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I doubt he thinks he did ANYTHING wrong. It was everyone else.
Jim exceeded a certain threshold with his decisions that begged for a response. Both on the floor with his decisions and off the floor with his statements. Borderline insanity that was enough to make a saint curse. Enough to make Tyler and Roy...both good guys...get a bit nasty....and rightfully so.
I'm not surprised. Bird almost had to force O'Brien to play Tyler in the first place. So then JoB would play Tyler, and not even dress Josh so that his "precious" stretch 4 Posey could still play.
On the flipside, Tyler is probably is literally ready to go run through a brick wall for Frank.
"Nobody wants to play against Tyler Hansbrough NO BODY!" ~ Frank Vogel
"And David put his hand in the bag and took out a stone and slung it. And it struck the Philistine on the head and he fell to the ground. Amen. "
So you guys ever going to get around to talking about the present and/or future? Figure you would get tired of having the same conversation over and over. I would just let you have your thread but most threads are still derailed by whatever this is. Noone cares what you think about JOB except other people that haven't figured out how to move on.
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We've bashed JOB enough. We have not bashed Bird enough for keeping him around.
"Look, it's up to me to put a team around ... Lance right now." Kevin Pritchard press conference
If I had to bet, I'd bet that Roy disliked Jim's public and continual bashing of players more than the fact that the guards and forwards shot a lot of threes.
Remember about this time last year, when Roy had a monster couple of months, and Jim went out of his way to say publicly that Roy wasn't playing very well? And how Roy's play fell off after that?
This space for rent.
adding to not aurguing:Bird really took a chance on Vogal, given his experience. I think people overlook that Job was a lame duck either way. JOB was hired to coach a crappy team and keep them from embarrassing the community while Bird basically rebuilt the team from scratch.(he wanted someone to crack the wip since Carlisle was kinda getting walked over).
Once we were ready to take the next step we were getting a new coach either way. I am glad Vogel got his shot, but believe firing the whole coaching staff to bring on new temps mid season would have only disrupted the team. I believe bird wanted to wait until the offseason to conduct a coaching search, which he ultimately did.
Something on topic: Its pretty sweet that Roy makes it a point to interact with fans like this. I am glad his game seems to be coming around, because the attitude and personality have always been stellar.
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Is Bird a genius for choosing Vogel as the replacement? I'm not sure I buy that either. Vogel more or less got the job by default really, both after Obie got fired and during the offseason when Bird couldn't get higher profile coaches like Sloan and Adelman. Of course Vogel and the Pacers have performed well since then, which makes the boss look good.
I do give credit to Bird for building a talented, balanced roster with a nice mix of veterans and youth. The roster is a rebuilding masterpiece IMO, about as good as you can expect without high lottery picks to nab a superstar or 2.


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Vienna State Opera is without doubt among the most prestigious operas of the world and also one of the oldest. Now Carnegie Hall will celebrate Vienne in two performances scheduled for 2014. On February 28th, Berg's deeply harrowing first opera will be performed by Vienna State Opera. The direction is by Daniele Gatti. Gatti is an Australian composer and is known for his uncompromising and brutal scores and subject matter that explore the hardships of poverty.
On 1st of March, the ground breaking masterpiece of Strauss, based on a story of revenge of John the Baptist will be presented. When it was performed for the very first time in 1905, it shocked the audiences. Today it has become a popular piece in the opera repertory. It requires the power and stamina that only a true soprano can provide. Delicacy and grace in a ballerina is essential to present the "Dance of the Seven Veils." The role is sung for Vienna State Opera's version by Gun-Brit Barkmin. If you want to check out if justice will be done to this masterpiece, be there at the Carnegie Hall on 1st March with Vienna State Opera tickets.
Carnegie Hall is one of the most famous concert venues of America and is located in the heart of the New York City. It was designed in 1891, by William Burnet Tuthill, and built by Andrew Carnegie, the philanthropist. It is considered as among the highest esteemed venues of the world for both popular as well as classical music. Apart from the concerts by famous singers, bands and orchestras, the hall has its very own creative team for developing and marketing of shows. It presents around 250 live performances every year. In total, the hall has 3,671 seats, which are divided into three auditoriums. Vienna State Opera's shows will be held at the Isaac Stern Auditorium.
Now one of the most prestigious opera houses of the world, Vienna State Opera is going to perform at one of the most prestigious Halls. This is going to be a season to remember. It is going to be the first appearance of Vienna State Opera in New York since decades. The opera lovers of the city are very excited. A large crowd is expected as two of the famous names are coming together for two of the most moving performances.
Vienna State Opera's history dates back to the 19th century. Originally, the opera house was named Vienna Court Opera. Later, in 1920, it was named State Opera after Hadsburg Monarchy was replaced. The Vienna Philharmonic's members are chosen from the opera house orchestra. Vienna Philharmonic is an independent society of its own, however closely linked to the opera house, since the members are recruited from there. The opera house manages to present around fifty productions every year. There is also a performance held almost every day for ten straight months of the year.
Vienna State Opera has been the venue of Vienna Opera Ball since many decades. The event is internationally renowned and is arranged every year on Fasching's last Thursday. The audience members include locals as well as people from other parts of the world. Some of the most prominent names in politics and business also attend these shows. The Ball receives special media coverage from all across the world.
The Vienna State Opera on the Ring Boulevard has over the years, become one of the landmarks of the area. The opera has seen a history filled with ups and downs, including the World War II, during which it was closed temporarily. Now this grand opera house is presenting two shows at the Carnegie Hall. Don't forget to attend the shows with Vienna State Opera tickets.

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Supermarket-anchored shopping centers haven't changed much since the invention of suburbia. Find a good location, sign a grocery anchor, get a construction loan and some inline local, regional and maybe national retailers, and you're in business.
Today, however, supermarkets are beginning to change, and supermarket-anchored shopping centers, of course, must follow along.
Why are grocers changing? Competition from all sides.
Big boxes like Wal-Mart, Target, warehouse clubs and drug stores are competing with traditional grocers for commodity dry-goods sales.
Specialty grocers such as Whole Foods Market are attacking from the high end with prepared meals and excellent service.
These trends arose before the Great Recession. Today, as recovery proceeds, so will the evolution of grocery-anchored shopping centers, looking for economic recovery and competitive weapons.
Here's an overview of the kinds of changes that shopping center developers and owners are seeing.
Crossroads Cos.
Evolution is natural
Mahwah, N.J.-based Crossroads Cos. owns, manages and leases five shopping centers in New Jersey and southern New York. The firm has developed some of its centers from the ground up and acquired others. So president and CEO Stephen L. Hittman has observed the grocery-anchored business from all angles.
"Supermarkets are constantly evolving based on size, customers, food products and price model," said Hittman. "The recession made companies close unprofitable operations and focus on operating efficiencies. Disposing of surplus real estate from the closings had a downward effect on rents, while job losses had a negative impact on profit margins as income levels and spending dropped."
Hittman's point: All of these kinds of pressures cause shopping centers and the industry to adjust, change and evolve.
The company's Crossroads at Somerset development in Franklin Township, N.J., offers an example of controlled evolution.
Anchored by a 73,000-sq.-ft. ShopRite, the center has evolved in phases over the past five or so years, as the surrounding upscale suburban neighborhood has been producing and filling 4,000 new housing units.
"We have completed three of four retail buildings and expect to start construction on the remaining 25,700-sq.-ft. building this fall," Hittman said. "Upon completion, it will be a 120,000-sq.-ft. neighborhood shopping center, with a nice mix of regional, national and neighborhood tenants."
Phillips Edison
The industry is making better decisions
One of the largest privately held owners of neighborhood and community shopping centers, Cincinnati-based Phillips Edison & Co. manages a portfolio of more than 280 properties, works with industry-leading grocers such as Kroger, Publix, Safeway and Giant Eagle, and has a comprehensive overview of the industry.
How is the industry evolving from that vantage point? "The majority of our grocery-anchored growth is driven by acquisitions for Phillips Edison-ARC Shopping Center REIT," said Bob Myers, president and COO. "That said, I think people have changed more than the assets. Most everyone has learned from the difficulties that we all experienced during the recession, and this has resulted in improved decision-making.
"Shoppers are more strategic on where they spend their hard-earned dollars. Landlords are savvier about creating a more stable merchandising mix of quality tenants. Retailers are more sophisticated in developing their expansion plans. Lenders are more disciplined in their underwriting."
As an example, Myers pointed to the quality of the merchandising and location decisions made by the developer of a recent acquisition — the 148,963-sq.-ft. Kleinwood Center in Spring, Texas, a Houston suburb. "It is our first center with H-E-B as the anchor, and it is 93% occupied. Other key tenants include Starbucks, Hallmark, Jimmy Johns, TGF Haircutters, The UPS store, Little Caesars and Weight Watchers.
"We like this center because it is located at an excellent intersection with a growing population base."
Rely on long-standing relationships
Change comes easier to developers with long-standing relationships with blue-chip anchor tenants.
"Real estate is about relationships," said Don Casto, a partner with Columbus, Ohio-based Casto.
The company has been building relationships with grocers, retailers and communities for more than 85 years. It has a portfolio of more than 120 shopping centers in the United States and Puerto Rico. Of those, 90% include a supermarket or a big-box retailer with a large food selection.
"We have long-standing relationships with gold-credit tenants," continued Casto. "We partner with Kroger, Whole Foods, Harris Teeter and Giant Eagle. We include Wal-Marts and Targets with expanded food selections in the mix as well."
Casto also said that the recession caused grocery anchors to become more selective about expansion plans. "Still we benefited from strong relationships," he said.
"Our tenants trusted that if they committed, we would then be able to bring a nice tenant mix and achieve appropriate financing."
A recently completed center, the 121,177-sq.-ft. Memorial Commons, in Goldsboro, N.C., illustrates Casto's core thinking. "It all goes back to the old adage, 'location, location, location,'" said Casto. "Anchored by Office Depot and a 53,232-sq.-ft. Harris Teeter, Memorial Commons has an ideal location at the gateway to Wayne Memorial Hospital, Wayne County Community College and the highest concentration of high-end housing in Goldsboro."
Donahue Schriber
Leveraging a lack of new developments
In California, the recession brought supermarket-anchored shopping center development to a halt.
"With no new development and competition from discount grocers, we've seen our traditional grocers investing in their existing stores and developing new offerings," said Lawrence P. Casey, president and COO of Costa Mesa, Calif.-based Donahue Schriber. "If you're a developer, that's bad news. But for owners — and we own — it is good. By investing in their stores, they invest in our centers and drive more business."
Donahue Schriber owns and manages a portfolio of 79 shopping centers throughout California, Arizona, Nevada, Oregon and Washington. Not including Targets and Wal-Marts, the company has 39 grocery stores and 13 major names, including Safeway, Kroger brands, Raley's, Save Mart and Trader Joe's, according to Casey.
The lack of new centers makes it difficult for new grocers to break into the California market. They have to fit themselves into existing vacancies.
That's what happened recently at Donahue Schriber's Laguna Crossroads in Elk Grove, Calif. "At one time, an Albertsons shadow-anchored that center," said Casey. "When it closed, we bought the site and reconfigured the 60,000-sq.-ft. space for Stein Mart, Kirkland's and a 22,000-sq.-ft. Fresh Market, which was just entering the California market.
"In fact, Fresh Market is going into a former Borders in another center that we own."
Battling the commodity grocery discounters
Based in St. Paul, Minn., Paster Enterprises senses that powerful competitive challenges are beginning to buffet the industry. "How do we compete with big-box retailers getting into groceries?" asked Howard Paster, president. "Grocery folks from the low end to the high end realize that service is the way we differentiate ourselves from discounters."
Paster is working with his grocers — Aldi's, Cub Foods, Festival Foods, Jim's Market and Knowlan's Food Markets — to figure out a service formula at Paster Enterprises' half-dozen grocery-anchored centers.
With that question in mind, he is watching an experiment being carried out by Lunds & Byerlys, a regional Twin Cities grocer. In May of last year, the company opened a 20,000-sq.-ft. Lunds in downtown Minneapolis. "It has a smaller footprint, green construction, and 70% of the product is prepared foods," Paster observed. "They aren't selling groceries at a 1% margin. I think this is where a lot of the industry is heading."
Service isn't the only answer to big-box competition. Paster is beating the discounters at their own game in one of his centers. Aldi Foods co-anchors (with Chipotle and Half Priced Books) the 55,532-sq.-ft. Crystal Town Center in Crystal, Minn. "No one beats us on price there," he said. "You can differentiate with service at the high end and by price at the low end."
A cross-shopping trend
During the recovery, Peter Moersch has seen a number of new trends emerge.
Moersch, VP neighborhood and community center leasing with Irvine Co. Retail Properties in Irvine, Calif., has a good vantage point. Irvine has 30 grocery-anchored centers and a diverse roster of grocers, including Albertsons, Ralphs, Vons Pavilions and Gelson's, plus specialty supermarkets like Sprouts Farmers Markets, Trader Joe's, Whole Foods Market and Bristol Farms. Four centers have Wal-Marts or Targets with grocery stores. "We're seeing people shopping each of the different formats," Moersch said. "They will go to high-end outlets for meat and poultry and to discounters for commodities."
Moersch also noted that dual-income families seem to be seeking out more prepared foods. Woodbury Town Center in North Irvine illustrates both trends. Population within five miles is 233,188 and average household income is $129,611. If you think those demographics suggest a specialty grocer as anchor, you would be right. There is a Trader Joe's. But you would also be a little bit wrong, because Ralphs also anchors the center.
"Both are well shopped," explained Moersch. "In addition, we think that addressing all grocery needs in one center draws people in.
"We view our grocery stores as an amenity. Each grocer in each center fits the shopping habits of that particular community."


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Have you ever been chatting to someone who's not really listening? Someone with a glazed look in their eyes, who keeps checking their phone, keeps looking around at other things, as you attempt to expound the finer points of anthropoid limb dismemberment. You certainly get the feeling that they have better things to do than sit there talking to you. Just like many game developers fail to listen to their consumers. But not Coffee Stain Studios. I love those guys, because listening and learning is their speciality.
Firstly, they listened to what people did/didn't like about the first Sanctum. What was over-powered, what was useless, what needed streamlining, and even how people like to purchase any add-on content. Thus was born Sanctum 2. Yet far from releasing and retiring, Coffee Stain are still at the forefront of their fanbase, responding to feedback, and constructive criticism. Very shortly after launch, the rather unwieldy and unfair method of resource acquisition has already been revamped, in reaction to fan feedback. And the game is a much sweeter deal because of that.
For Sanctum virgins, the series is a tower-defense game, which is played in the first person. That means you get to build defenses to defend against the enemy swarms, then you get to fight alongside your towers as you attempt to stem the inexorable flow of fierce baddies that want to destroy your core (the heart of your base). Your input is certainly not negligible; your actions will be integral to bringing down some of the more powerful baddies when your towers are overwhelmed.
Sanctum 2 has brought a number of new features to the table. Firstly, your character gets RPG style level-ups, meaning they will get better abilities, and unlock some mighty fine weaponry and towers. There are also perks you can use to enhance the abilities of your character, and these little boosts can really help tip the balance in certain maps.
Resources to build towers are now kept separate from resources for tower bases. This simply means that you cannot set out a vast network of tunnels to channel the baddies down, right from the start of the level. Instead, owing to the limited resources which are slowly accredited as the level progresses, you must keep adjusting your setup with each round to maximize your available resources for each wave. It sounds like a small addition, but it works very nicely to keep the challenge high throughout all the waves, rather than just the later ones.
A splendid touch is the addition of bosses. These gargantuan creatures are generally far more powerful then common baddies, and will even start to destroy your previously invincible towers, should they so desire. Although the creatures themselves may be taken down, they could also knock a hole in your meticulously constructed tower path, leaving a shortcut for all the common baddies to gleefully scuttle straight through to your vulnerable core. So tower layout requires even more thought and planning.
Weapon upgrades have been removed as part of the streamlining process, meaning you can focus purely on your towers, and getting them as deadly and efficient as possible. At first this was a bit of a disappointment, as I enjoyed having uber-upgraded weapons of mass destruction in Sanctum 1. But after playing for a while, you can see that this omission does help to add consistency to the gameplay, especially in co-op mode, where players would have different ideas about what to spend their money on. Now with just towers to focus attention on, the skill is in getting the optimal tower build, rather then relying on over-powered weapons.
Having completed the game, you can replay each level with special difficulty modifiers enabled. These will make the enemies stronger, faster, and badder, which will ramp up the difficulty to create a challenge for even the most advanced Sanctumites.
Adding a little more structure to game progression, there is a story-driven campaign with comic-strip introductions to each level. Don't expect anything special, it is all generic sci-fi waffle which is eminently forgettable 5 minutes later. Something about codes, computers, fighting, and the square root of tedium. But nobody is playing Sanctum 2 for the storyline, so this is not really an issue.
Sanctum 2 is polished, and will become even more so as the devs keep tweaking and refining to edge the game even further towards perfection. The concept is simple, but with such a good execution, it will keep you playing for well beyond its natural shelf life. It is safe to say that this sequel has surpassed the original significantly, and in such a number of different ways that it truly does merit being a sequel, rather than a glorified add-on pack.
It is comforting to know that Sanctum 2 listens. It stares deep and lovingly into your eyes, and snuggles you with a warm embrace. When you bring down a colossus of an enemy within spitting distance of your core, when you set up the perfect tower arrangement to annihilate the hordes, when you frivolously dance between the boisterous baddies, you realize that Sanctum 2 is granting you a deep sense of fulfillment. It has tailored itself to be as much fun as it can be. I hereby request that you buy this game. You won't regret it, unless you have an abnormal aversion to fun.


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The gravitas of Bertha Oliva, the director of COFADEH (The Committee of Relatives of the Detained and Disappeared of Honduras), is built on 25 years of tireless work for human rights after having a family member disappeared by the U.S.-backed Honduran national security state. Since the 1980's, Bertha and her COFADEH colleagues have publicly denounced state sponsored human rights violations, including the tragically painful disappearances of relatives.
Recently, the COFADEH director told a group of solidarity delegates that if there isn't a team of international human rights workers on the ground in Honduras soon, activists of the country's inspirational, non-violent people's movement for democracy will be "cooked and served." With these words, Bertha Oliva threw the emerging Honduras solidarity movement in the United States a direct challenge in the context of the U.S. and Honduran governments' attempts to suppress the Honduran people's struggle for an authentically democratic society.
Honduras lives a transformational moment. The June 2009 coup against President Manuel Zelaya was predictable in many ways. A rancher elected as a candidate of one of Honduras' establishment political parties that have taken turns protecting the interests of the powerful in Honduras since the 1980's, once in office, Zelaya began moving policies and programs that benefited the poor majority (e.g. raising the minimum wage). He established close relations with progressive governments across Latin America in search of support to improve conditions for Hondurans living in desperate poverty. When he moved to facilitate a grassroots movement's call for consideration of a national assembly to rewrite the current Honduran constitution (which the elite had drawn up in the early 1980's to solidify their hold on power), he crossed a line and the coup was on.
The ruling elite of Honduras (known as "The Ten Families" because of the extreme concentration of wealth and power these extended family networks hold) teamed up with the U.S. School of the Americas-trained military leadership to remove Zelaya, abducting him and flying him out of the country from the U.S. military base at Palmerola. These events were tragically unremarkable given the history of local elites and militaries teaming up with the U.S. government and international business to undermine popular efforts for social justice in the Americas since the U.S. established the Monroe Doctrine in the 1820's.
What is remarkable about today's Honduras is the sustained, non-violent, popular resistance movement ("La Resistencia") that rejects the coup and continues the struggle for "La Constituyente," a national constituent assembly to write a new, progressive constitution that will include all of Honduras ' historically marginalized communities. La Resistencia is dynamic and inclusive, bringing together campesinos, unions, students, indigenous communities, artists, feminists, LGBT activists and intellectuals in a fluid, horizontal, colorful explosion of mass creativity.
While the movement includes dedicated, seasoned activists like Bertha Oliva, the spark for this surprising turn in Honduran history hinges on the emerging organizers learning as they go. When delegates met with high school and college members of the National Youth Platform, the students spoke openly about their lack of organizing experience and the fear they have for their own safety. The coup government and the "continuation of the coup" Porfirio Lobo regime's police and paramilitary structures have unleashed a vicious assault on youth in general and young resistance members in particular. In spite of the threats they face, the Youth Platform activists clearly articulated their role as protagonists in the formation of a new Honduras and shared plans to march publicly a few days later to challenge the government's anti-youth policies (including Lobo's plans to privatize high school education). They emphasized that despite the attacks against them, more and more young people are joining their efforts.
La Resistencia 's commitment to non-violence echoes some of the inspiring struggles of the last century, e.g. "Free India" from British rule, Equal Rights in the U.S. and People's Power in Bolivia . A Honduran high school teacher and union activist speaking to delegates said, "The elite of this country want to eliminate us. We do not want to eliminate anyone. We believe Honduras is everyone's country, including those who have had power historically. We are committed to a new national deal in which the fruits of our country are shared by all and not only the few historically privileged families."
This commitment to non-violence has been met with tactical brutality designed to hide the Honduran and U.S. governments' assault on this unexpected eruption of mass, nonviolent activism. Examples abound of U.S. and Honduran government inconsistency with official support for democracy and human rights. While one of Lobo's ministers travels abroad to proclaim "advances" made in human rights, activists from resistance-affiliated groups suffer threats, assassinations and disappearances. During U.S Undersecretary of State Maria Otero recent visit to Honduras , Otero publicly congratulated Lobo on his work on human rights. The same week, an elite police force violently occupied the national university to shut down protests by students and employees. Days earlier, U.S. Ambassador Hugo Llorens expressed concern for the killing of Honduran journalists this year. Meanwhile, the U.S. has increased its financial assistance to the regime, advocated vigorously for Lobo's government in diplomatic forums and established two new military bases on the Caribbean Coast .
Why is the U.S. government AGAIN on the wrong side of history and justice in Central America ? Activist Doctor Juan Almendares explained that the U.S. government, local elite and multinational corporations have a plan for Honduras that includes huge concessions to international mining, bio-diesel, energy and infrastructure companies and the reinforcement of strategic U.S. military positions in the Caribbean (hence the two new bases). The Honduran people, their inspiring struggle and their dreams for a participatory, democratic, dignified society are in the way of the power players' blueprint. Given the strategic interests at stake, as La Resistencia organizes to withstand this onslaught, people of justice everywhere have an opportunity and an obligation to respond to Bertha Oliva's request for international activists to head to Honduras and stand alongside its courageous people's movement.
Michael Ring is an activist with the Honduras Solidarity Network and US-El Salvador Sister Cities (www.elsalvadorsolidarity.org). For more information on the situation in Honduras , see: www.resistenciahonduras.net or http://hondurasresists.blogspot.com/


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Courts Versus Arbitration in Settling Disputes among States
States have different options for settling disputes with other states. Arbitration and international courts are two ways of setting disputes, but each has its own benefits and drawbacks.
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Under what conditions are two states likely to seek the help of a third party to settle a dispute?
Legal scholars Eric A. Posner and John C. Yoo identify three conditions where states might seek outside help:
However, given these conditions, there are different forms that an international tribunal can take:
Each of these forms of dispute resolution offer both benefits and problems.
Single Arbitrator
Arbitrators are selected by the states after the dispute arises. The job of the arbitrator is to settle the dispute only with reference to the issues at hand. Decisions of arbitrators do not extend beyond the particular dispute—they do not create a binding precedent nor do they have any necessary implication for other aspects of the states' relationship.
It may seem odd to think that states could agree on a third party arbitrator when they cannot agree on the issue at hand. However, the criteria for selecting an arbitrator with the relevant expertise and neutrality are different than the criteria for solving the dispute.
It is common for the head of a third state to serve as an arbitrator for a dispute among two other states. While a single arbitrator may be biased toward one or the other state, this potential for bias is decreased somewhat by the fact that the arbitrator will have to deal with both states in the future.
The single arbitrator is also very likely to decide the dispute in such a way that it is acceptable to both states (or, at least more acceptable than the alternative of war or coercive sanctions). If the arbitrator makes a decision that is not acceptable to both states, he not only damages his reputation as an arbitrator, but could also make relations between the states worse.
Potential Problems
Bias is a potential problem with a single arbitrator. There are a number of ways that a state can influence the decisions of an arbitrator. For instance, the arbitrator might be bribed or might be offered an important or lucrative position in the future by one of the states.
While the reputation of the arbitrator is an important governor on bias, there is, nonetheless, an incentive for bias if the arbitrator can act in the interest of one of the parties while still appearing to be neutral.
Three or More Arbitrators
One way of getting around the problem of bias with a single arbitrator is for each state to nominate an arbitrator and then these two arbitrators nominate a third, neutral arbitrator. While each of the state arbitrators act in the interests of their state, the third, neutral arbitrator acts as a tie-breaker.
It may be that the state official who is responsible for addressing international conflicts is not familiar with the legal and factual details of the dispute. The government minister may also not know any neutral arbitrators. In this case the states would give their appointees the ability to work together to select a third, neutral arbitrator.
The benefit of this tack is that the state appointed arbitrator may have more expertise and information in identifying the best third arbitrator.
Potential Problems
State appointed arbitrators may not carry out their job (that is, act in a state's best interest) either because they are outwitted by the other state appointed arbitrator, or because they receive some benefit from the other state. When a state appoints an arbitrator to protect its interest, it cannot be sure the arbitrator will do the best job in furthering the state's interests.
International Courts
Unlike arbitrators, courts exist before the dispute occurs. Courts also are charged with making decisions based on justice and the rule of law. The particular interests of the states are less important than the legality of the court's decision.
Courts Can Save Time and Effort
It takes work for two states to set up arbitration: the arbitrator (or arbitrators) must be agreed to and the range of acceptable outcomes have to be identified (at least implicitly). In addition, the shear logistics of carrying out the arbitration can be costly.
States can avoid many of these costs by using existing courts. Courts already exist and do not have to be recreated for every dispute.
Compulsory Jurisdiction May Help Some States
If the states have agreed to compulsory jurisdiction of the court, one state can compel another to address the dispute within the court. So, submitting to compulsory jurisdiction can actually provide a state with a bit of leverage in conflicts with other states.
For example, weak states may gain an important advantage from agreeing to the the compulsory jurisdiction of an international court. If a weak state has a grievance against a very strong state, it may have very little ability to do anything outside a court. However, if both the weak and strong states have agreed to compulsory jurisdiction, then the small state can "force" the strong state to address the grievance by using the court.
Courts May Decrease the Potential for Bias
When negotiating over an arbitrator, either state has veto power over the identity of the arbitrator. A state will not agree to an arbitrator that it does not trust. However, in a court, neither state has veto power over the selection of the judges even though they may not trust the judges to act in the state's best interests. In some situations, a state may have the right to have one of the judges be a national, but this judge may be outvoted by other non-national judges.
An independent court provides far less possibility of bias.
Courts Develop Institutional Memory
When a court exists over time (unlike arbitration situations) a body of case law begins to develop. Principles may be applied across different issue areas and across different international relationships. This provides a degree of coherence to international law.
Courts Embody the Liberal Ideal of the Rule of Law
Politicians and ordinary citizens may see adjudication and the rule of law as an ideal alternative to international conflict. People may believe that international relations governed by the rule of law based on universal values may reduce the likelihood of negative outcomes like war. Justice, not power, should govern international relations. International courts are a key part of the international rule of law.
The creation of international courts in the past century has often followed a major war. During these periods, when the costs of war are most acutely felt, people may be more likely to support international courts as an alternative to war.
Potential Problems
From a state's perspective, the greatest risk from settling a dispute in a court is that the court is not designed to act in any state's selfish interests. When deciding a case based on established law, it is possible for a court to render a decision that is not satisfactory to either party.
When a state does not find a court decision acceptable, it may delay complying with the court's decision or it may reject the decision out-right. Ignoring a court's decision may jeopardize the reputation of the country, but it also calls into question the legitimacy of the court.
Bottom Line
Under certain conditions, states may seek outside help to settle disputes. States may use an arbitrator, a panel of arbitrators or an international court. While both forms of arbitration are attractive because the arbitrator is charged with coming up with a solution that is acceptable to both states, arbitration is open to the potential of bias. International courts, while less susceptible to bias, are not bound to decide cases in a way that congruent with states' interests.
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AVATAR 2 - James Cameron Will Use Underwater Motion Capture
We already know that the Avatar sequels are going to revolve around the underwater universe that James Cameron has created for Pandora. I've been really curious to see just how Cameron was going to pull that off. According to producer Jon Landau it will include underwater performance capture. Here's what he said at the NAB Technology Summit...
We have kept a team of digital artists on from Avatar in order to test how we can create performance capture underwater. We could simulate water [in computer graphics] but we can't simulate the actor's experience so we are going to capture performance in a tank.
We want to take advantage of the technology that people are putting out there to make the next two movies more engaging and visually tantalizing, and wrap up the story arc of our two main characters.
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Athena (maternal grandmother; deceased)
Attina (maternal aunt)
Alana (maternal aunt)
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Aquata (maternal aunt)
Arista (maternal aunt)
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Princess Melody is the main protagonist in Disney's 2000 direct-to-video feature film The Little Mermaid II: Return to the Sea, the sequel to the 1989 film in the saga. She is the daughter of Ariel and Prince Eric, and the only known grandchild of King Triton and Queen Athena.
Melody has a sassy and headstrong personality which reflects upon the personality of her mother in her younger years; but her insecurity around others and socially-awkward tendencies seem to stem more from her father. While Sebastian states that Melody is "just like her mother" in The Little Mermaid II, many similarities exist between Melody and her father, Prince Eric. Her sense of adventure, curiosity, and willingness to take risks exist in both Ariel and Prince Eric; but her mild shyness stems from a sheltered upbringing and her father's personality. Melody's curious nature leads her to collect all sorts of items from the sea, a parallel to her mother at age 16. Melody's swimming proficiency and ability to hold her breath for long periods comes from her mermaid heritage. She is also shy around boys, becoming quite flustered when a mer-boy she found attractive tried befriending her. While she also goes to the sea despite her mother telling her not to, Melody doesn't know why she isn't allowed and is against rules that make no sense or doesn't have a good purpose to follow it.
Physical appearanceEdit
Melody is a 12-year-old tomboyish princess of average height and build for her age. She has straight/slightly wavy black hair, often tied back with a green hairtie in a ponytail, and blue eyes. Melody seems to have inherited a fairly even blend of traits from her parents. Her hair is the same color as her father's, and she inherited her mother's eyes, smile, nose, and facial structure. It is also possible that Melody inherited Ariel's beautiful singing voice, as the two were heard side by side in "For a Moment", a duet between Melody and her mother. Eric also gave her his skin tone and black hair and eyebrows. For most of the film, Melody is seen barefoot and in her underclothes, which is a separate pair of frilly white calf-length pantalettes and a matching button-front camisole with a green bow; the pantalettes cover the bottom half of her stomach and is seen barefoot while in this outfit. As a baby, she was wearing a pink and white dress and her bow also has the same colors. While in mermaid form, Melody retains her camisole, but her pantalettes and legs are replaced by a pink tail. She also has a pink and white ballgown and a yellow casual dress both with short puffy sleeves. Since she found it, she wears her locket that has her name on it.
Melody with her familyEditWhen Melody is an infant, her parents sail out to sea and is presented to King Triton. When the proud new grandfather sees her he instantly loves her, calling her "His precious Melody", and gives her a seashell locket, which, when opened, plays the melody of "Down to the Sea" and shows a moving image of the underwater city of Atlantica. The celebration is interrupted by Ursula's sister, Morgana, who threatens to feed Melody to the shark Undertow if Triton does not hand over the trident, which Triton almost agrees to do in order to save her. He ends up not having to when Ariel grabs Eric's cutlass and cuts the hatch to knock out Morgana and he retrieves Melody. When Morgana escapes, Ariel decides that until Morgana is found, the sea would be too dangerous for Melody and vows to keep all knowledge of the sea from her, including her grandfather, late grandmother, and her aunts. Ariel, heartbroken, gives her father the locket he had given to Melody. A baby Melody looks back at her sad grandfather who then asks Sebastian to watch over Melody (just like he had done for Ariel).
Melody grows up banned from entering the sea, and isn't told the reason why. This causes a misunderstanding to exist between her and Ariel, who refuses to explain the truth to Melody, making Melody believe that Ariel hated the sea and could not or would not understand her love of it. By her 12th birthday, she had been regularly secretly sneaking out to swim in the sea against her mother and father's wishes. When Melody finds her locket on the day of her 12th birthday she finds her name on it and the image of Atlantica when she opens it. Melody begins to question Ariel as she had told her Atlantica was "just an old fish tale." Ariel, however, panics when she hears this and yells at Melody for her disobedience that it was dangerous in the sea (like how her father had yelled at her). Melody ends the argument by telling her mother "How would you know? You've never even been in it!" Melody then runs off from her room, and both Ariel and Eric decide that they can no longer hide the truth from her. However, Melody runs away from home before they can tell her the truth.
Melody eventually is coerced by Undertow to go and meet Morgana, who uses Melody's love of the sea against her. Morgana promises her that she will be a mermaid forever if Melody will retrieve the trident from Triton, claiming that he stole it from Morgana. Wanting to be a mermaid forever she agrees to get it, not knowing she would be stealing from her grandfather. Morgana then gets a potion and drops it on Melody's foot. A green light then goes around her foot and spreads to both of her legs. She is then lifted in the air as her legs change. She is then set back down, and the green light disappears, revealing her tail.
Unknown to Melody was the fact that, as the granddaughter of King Triton, she had the power to retrieve the trident from its resting place when Triton did not have it on his person. While searching for the trident, Melody befriends a penguin named Tip and a walrus named Dash, and they join her in her search. They manage to sneak into the Atlantican royal palace and make off with the trident. Melody returns to Morgana at the same time that her mother Ariel, who's been turned back into a mermaid, arrives. Melody was shocked and upset saying "All this time...and you never told me?", when Ariel told her she wanted to protect her, Melody angrily says "by fencing me in!?", believing her mother was ashamed of her mermaid heritage. Before Ariel has a chance to fully explain, Melody, angered at Ariel's decision to hide Melody's mermaid heritage, building the wall to keep Melody from the sea and for lying to her all these years, gives Morgana the trident.
Afterwards, Morgana reveals her true colors to Melody and also tells her that she had stolen from her grandfather. Morgana then takes Ariel hostage, and traps her in an ice prison. As she is trapped, Melody begins to blame herself for this and starts to cry. Soon afterwards, the sun sets and Morgana's spell on Melody wears off. Melody begins to grunt and moan, as she doesn't understand what is happening to her. She continues to scream as her transformation happens. Melody's tail splits and forms into her legs, with her pantalettes on. When the transformation finishes, Melody yells for help, but immediately starts to choke. Melody then tries to find a way out while she is holding her breath. She stops and starts banging on the ice. No longer able to hold her breath, Melody becomes unconscious starts to drown.
Tip and Dash trick Undertow, who has been restored to his original form, into ramming into the ice. They look down and see that she in on the floor, still not breathing. They quickly take her to the surface, where she then wakes up and coughs out water. A battle ensues, which is eventually ended when Melody retrieves the trident from Morgana. Morgana grabs Melody's foot and tries to take the trident but Melody pierces the trident through one of her tentacles. She throws Triton his trident. Morgana pushes her off afterwards which sent her falling and screaming. Tip and Dash save her and she becomes unconscious once more. When Triton catches the trident, he proceeds to encase Morgana in ice, and falls in the water.
When Melody wakes up, she apologizes to her mother for her actions, and tells her she hoped that she'd be a better mermaid than a girl, while Ariel and Eric apologize for lying to Melody about her mermaid heritage, keeping her from the sea and not telling her the truth about Morgana. Ariel then tells her that it didn't matter if she had fins or feet. That they loved her for what she was on the inside, their very brave little girl, and her grandfather decides to add in "Just like your mother." Melody then runs and hugs her happy grandfather, who offers to allow her to be a mermaid permanently. Melody however turns it down, as she had thought of a better solution. Opting instead to destroy the barrier wall that separated the royal palace from the sea in order to reunite both sides of her family, where they could all be together. It's also hinted Melody and the mer-boy, Alex, are starting to like each other more.
In the film, Melody sings in the songs "For a Moment", "Tip and Dash", and the finale song "Here on the Land and Sea". Melody is also a playable character in the PlayStation game, The Little Mermaid 2, which is based on the two movies.
- Melody is the first human/mer-person hybrid.
- Melody express the same worries as her mother when she wants to be a mermaid, while her mother, in the first movie, wishes to be a human.
- Like her mother, Ariel, Melody goes to a sea witch for the transformation.


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If he starts showing other symptoms, such as lethargy, anorexia, vomiting or diarrhea, then you should have him seen by his vet, but at this point nothing that Riley has going on is setting off any warning signs for me.
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2 million voices support African agriculture
As African Union's Heads of State meet in Malabo to discuss agriculture and food security in Africa, more than two million African citizens have called on their leaders to "Invest in our farmers, our food and our futures," and make progress on the Maputo Declaration.
Second Ugandan community reaches agreement with British company
In September 2011, Oxfam profiled a land deal in Uganda in which villagers were being evicted to make way for timber plantations.
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Bahati Muriga is the new Female Food Hero in Tanzania. She won the first prize of the 4th edition of a national reality TV style competition which raises awareness in Tanzania of the many incredible achievements of its women food producers.
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Increasing pressure on land and other natural resources in Darfur is adding fuel to the fire of ethnic tensions in the region.
New Paraguay land campaign aims to deliver public lands to rural families and young people
Oxfam in Paraguay today announced its involvement in a campaign to get "public lands" into the hands of landless young people. 1980 Nobel Peace Prize-winner Adolfo Perez Esquivel is supporting the campaign, co-organized by local communities and the Articulacion Curuguaty (Curuguaty Network).
Building a New Agricultural Future
Agro-ecology applies ecological concepts and principles to the design and management of sustainable agriculture.
Strong new agricultural investment rules needed to protect small-holder farmers
Big agricultural companies need a "gold standard" set of global rules to guide their investments after a new Oxfam report showing that even supposedly "responsible" deals can hurt poor farmers.
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Case studies of large-scale agricultural investment in Paraguay, Guatemala and Colombia show how monoculture expansion is displacing communities, undermining smallholder livelihoods and worsening l
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Even some of those folks who call President Obama a secret Muslim socialist still like First Lady Michelle Obama, judging by her always high approval ratings. Maybe it's because she does well in comedy sketches with comedians like Jimmy Fallon, Jimmy Kimmel, Ellen Degeneres, and David Letterman. Or maybe it's because she's got crazy buff arms?! Those are "guns" the President won't take away. Here are 7 funny videos starring Michelle Obama:
Let's Move w/ Jimmy Fallon
The road to winning the White House starts by winning potato sack races.
Michelle Obama Gets Jimmy Kimmel To Vote
Megaphones > Alarm Clocks
Can Ellen Do More Push-Ups Than Michelle Obama?
No fair. Michelle's probably got Army officers to coach her.
Michelle Obama Officially Endorses Her Husband For President
I hear she was on the fence between Obama and Romney.
David Letterman Top Ten: "Fun Facts About Gardening"
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FIGHT FOR IT: The annual battle over how to allocate Florida's school recognition funds ensues at Hernando schools.
SUE YOU: A Countryside High wrestler who was injured in a school fight sues the Pinellas school district, saying it failed to provide a safe environment.
TOP OF THE CLASS: At the Parent Institute, adults can get schooled in how to help kids • Springstead homecoming carnival puts the fun in fundraising • Sertoma foundation conducts annual speech and hearing tests at Pasco schools
SETTLED: The FHSAA has settled a lawsuit with a group that complained its move to reduce athletic contests discriminated against girls, the Naples Daily News reports.
SOLVING A MEDICAL PROBLEM: Florida International's new medical school focuses on increasing the number of primary-care doctors, Time reports.
LEARNING CURSIVE: Some Collier parents and educators lament that cursive writing doesn't get the attention it deserves as kids learn keyboarding instead, the Naples Daily News reports.
OFFICIALLY THE BIGGEST: UCF officially has more students than any other Florida university, the Orlando Sentinel reports.
CURRICULUM PROBLEMS: Monroe officials blame their curriculum for high school students' strong showing on state tests but poor performance on national ones, the Keynoter reports.
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It is a Buddhist tradition to offer donations to monasteries and nunneries with requests to do specific prayers. These donations help to support the monks and nuns and bring spiritual benefit for the sponsor. Prayers can also be requested for removing obstacles and creating auspicious circumstances.
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"Space Cadets" was unveiled as the theme of Elk River Dance Team's high-kick for this season, with good results in its debut, Monday evening.
The ERDT placed first among five teams while hosting a Northwest Suburban Conference meet, dressed in silver and purple space suits and dancing to "Out of this World."
The theme and uniform were chosen by head coach Alyssa Sha and her assistants. A group of ERDT leaders worked out the choreography.
Centennial placed second in ERDT's group. The other five-school group was won by Maple Grove.
ERDT was hosting a conference meet for the first time since 2008-09.
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The completions and maintenance company is now engaged in its ninth corporate conversion of a Bombardier Canadair Regional Jet (CRJ) Series 200. It sees large potential for similar modification of larger CRJ variants, and has been approached about similar work on other regional jet designs. Flying Colours also is expecting to be appointed the preferred installer on Bombardier Global-series aircraft of granite-skinned floor panels produced by Germany's List Components & Furniture.
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The Canadian company had expanded with the 2009 acquisition of Missouri-based JetCorp Technical Services, which provided additional maintenance and completion capacity and, more importantly, a much-sought U.S. presence.
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It's happened to most of us: Sitting at home or in a car, a friend plugs a phone into the stereo aux cable and turns on what ends up being the jam or the summer or a new all-time-favorite album. We're taking that concept of new music discovery one step further with our Beats Antique "Beats for a Friend" giveaway.
Oakland-based Beats Antique is taking its fusion of old-world sounds and electronic music on the road with a U.S. tour that will take the group across the country and back. We're giving away a pair of tickets for any tour stop (festivals excluded) to one lucky winner. Travel expenses not included.
The winner of the tickets can keep them or gift them to a friend who lives near one of the tour stops. Leave a comment with your favorite song of the summer to enter. We will randomly pick a winner on Sept. 5 by 5pm.
Beats Antique are touring in support of their latest release Contraption Vol. 2, an EP featuring eight tracks (some bands would call this an LP) including "Skeleton Key," featured below:
Learn more about Beats Antique with our interview from earlier this year.
View the complete list of tour dates HERE.


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A 60-year-old Hamilton man, who was traveling southwest in a Ford Ranger pickup, told police he saw the car enter his lane and tried to avoid hitting it by going into a roadside ditch. The two vehicles collided, with the pickup coming to rest on the right side of the road, the statement said.
Handy's car, meanwhile, spun counter-clockwise and came to rest in the southwest-bound lane, where a Chevrolet Blazer with a tow bar struck her car in the rear, the statement said.
Handy sustained fatal internal injuries. The 60-year-old Hamilton man was hospitalized with a compound fracture in his right lower leg or ankle, while the third driver, a 44-year-old Angola man, was unhurt, the statement said.


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December 15, 2003
Zircar Zirconia, Inc.'s 1700C laboratory furnace, the HOT SPOT 110, can simply be plugged into a standard 110V 20A outlet. This breakthrough front-loading box furnace is made possible by a unique combination of zirconia and alumina insulation. The zirconia insulation incorporated in the HOT SPOT 110 has the lowest thermal conductivity of any commercially available high-temperature insulation. The alumina insulation is a newly developed, state-of-the art material with exceptional hot strength. The furnace insulation package is industry standard multi-layer construction. However, the door is constructed with a unique interlocking design that isolates the hot face from the cold face without the use of reinforcements, which often act as heat sinks and draw power out of the furnace to the shell.
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Roadside bombs have killed eight Afghan soldiers and a U.S. service member in separate incidents in Afghanistan, officials said Friday.
NATO confirmed the American died Thursday in eastern Afghanistan, but provided no other details.
Also Thursday, an Afghan army vehicle hit a roadside bomb in Uruzgan province in central Afghanistan. Army commander Abdul Hamid said eight soldiers who were inside the vehicle were killed as they were returning from the provincial capital of Tarin Kot.
In Logar province, south of Kabul, two local intelligence guards were killed Friday at a dog fight in the provincial capital of Pul-e Alam, said Mustafa Mosseini, chief of police in the province. He said a suspected suicide bomber entered the dog fight and opened fire, killing the two guards. Other intelligence officers killed the gunman, who never detonated his alleged cache.
In western Afghanistan, three rockets were fired Friday night at the new U.S. consulate office in Herat, but no casualties were reported, said Akramueein Yawar, the commander of the Afghan National Police in the western region of the country. He said three rockets were fired, but only one hit the building housing the consulate. No U.S. staff were inside the building at the time of the attack, he said.
The U.S. ambassador to Afghanistan, Karl Eikenberry, on Dec. 16 signed an agreement with the governor of Herat province to lease a hotel to be used as a new U.S. consulate in western Afghanistan.
Caitlin Hayden, a spokeswoman at the U.S. Embassy in Kabul, said she could not confirm the attack on the former hotel.
"The local authorities are investigating," she said. "The U.S. has leased this property for use as a new consulate in Herat, but we are not currently occupying the building."
In southern Afghanistan, NATO said Afghan and international forces on Friday found a truck filled with 10 tons of fertilizer containing ammonium nitrate, a chemical often used in making explosives. The troops destroyed the fertilizer in southern Kandahar province, returned the truck to the owner and compensated him for the fertilizer.
The government of Afghanistan gave the coalition force permission in September 2009 to confiscate any supplies of ammonium nitrate fertilizers being kept or transported in the country; farmers are urged to use fertilizer containing urea nitrate instead.
Separately, NATO said Friday that a local Afghan citizen turned over 68 Russian mortar grenades at a provincial reconstruction team compound in western Afghanistan. Since Oct. 1, about 150 Afghans have received cash rewards for providing information about weapons caches or tips leading to the recovery of multiple weapons, NATO said.
Earlier this week, NATO said international air and ground forces recovered more than 6,000 pounds (2,700 kilograms) of illegal drugs in the Maywand district of Kandahar province.
Before dawn on Wednesday, scouts in two helicopters observed a suspicious vehicle that was trying to evade them. Two people inside the vehicle fled when nearby soldiers tried to intercept the truck.
Inside the truck, the soldiers found more than 5,300 pounds (2,400 kilograms) of processed opium, more than 1,000 pounds (450 kilograms) of wet opium paste, about 50 pounds (20 kilograms) of heroin and multiple firearms with ammunition.
The suspects were detained and the drugs were destroyed on site, NATO said.


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Glory Days
Stanley Kubrick's 1957 anti-war flick Paths of Glory was the first of his films to really showcase the potential of one of the cinema's greatest artists. This film virtually wallows in the trenches of World War I Europe, and you can almost smell the rot through the screen. The focus of the movie is the bizarre practice of the French army randomly executing their own soldiers as a misguided motivational technique to get the rest of the soldiers to fight harder. There was definitely some weird shit going on in those days of trench warfare, and Kubrick captures it with a painter's eye and a pacifist's spirit. Kirk Douglas is perfect as the conflicted Colonel Dax, and his performance here most likely led to his role in Kubrick's next film, the homoerotic masterpiece Spartacus. It is a rare opportunity to see this movie on a big screen. The use of black and white film creates a more claustrophobic and realistic feel to the ugly, muddy fields and trenches of WWI Europe. Check it out 9 p.m. Wednesday at the AllGood Café, 2934 Main St. Visit allgoodcafe.com for info.
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Ardrishaig ACTion Fund
There is now an 'Expression of Interest' form available for the Ardrishaig ACTion Fund. This form can be submitted at any time to register your interest. You can download it from here: ACTion Fund EoI. Printed copies are also available in the North Hall, or you can email or write to us and we'll send you a copy.
Allt Dearg Windy Bus Tour
The very successful bus trips to Allt Dearg Community Wind Farm are taking place again during 2016. There are trips on 4th June, 2nd July, and 6th August. Tickets are free, but should be booked in advance at the Peter Law & Son store in Ardrishaig.
We're working with the Ardrishaig Community Council. We support the Heart of Argyll Tourism Alliance.


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We hear a lot about new technologies when they emerge, but, often, small businesses are left wondering exactly how to leverage a new technology and incorporate it into their existing business.
We asked three small businesses to tell us how they are using new technologies to the best advantage.
Technology: Mobile App
Northeast Equine Services, a veterinary clinic out of Pittsburg, Texas, launched a mobile app last month to educate horse owners on colic, which is the most common killer of horses.
Keith Taraba, the application developer and head veterinarian at Northeast Equine, said that by using information from the app, owners can better communicate with veterinarians on possible colic symptoms their horses may have. He has plans for other mobile applications as well.
"I'm going to have an update that includes colic prevention and shows ways people can prevent colic," Taraba said. "I'll also have another app that will be an RSS feed to a blog I'm starting with updates on how to help your horse (with diseases) and information on the recent outbreak of equine herpes virus."
Taraba said he isn't able to measure the success of the app based on the number of people who have downloaded it and their feedback just yet, but he hopes this venture will be as successful as Northeast Equine's website, which provides similar information.
"Just trying to stay on the forefront of technologies is helpful," Taraba said. "Ten years ago, websites for veterinarian practices were a pretty new thing. Those with online stores drove more business throughout their stores. Now, the iPhone and Android market is like the new Internet. If you can get into it early, you can establish yourself as a gold standard before all of your colleagues."
Technology: Online Video Sharing
As in the case of Northeast Equine, technology is being used to enhance the services of an already existing company. In other cases, the technology has made the company possible.
Such is the case with a company called Technique Doctor. The website, which just launched, uses online video-sharing technology to allow musicians and athletes a chance to get professional coaching from the company's stable of experts.
Users upload videos to be viewed and critiqued by the coach of their choice. Fees are paid directly to coaches and vary from $25 to more than $100 a review.
Brian Kaskavage, founder of Technique Doctor, said the website is used to supplement the coaching athletes receive by helping athletes and musicians improve their technique from virtually anywhere.
"They don't need anything other than their computer," Kaskavage said.
"One goal is to show that you can have quality coaches anywhere," Kaskavage said. "This is going to add value to (the athlete's) performance. Also, the consumer gets to select these coaches, and that's inspiring to them."
Technology: QR codes
QR codes have gotten a lot of attention lately as a new marketing tool, but small businesses have been slow to deploy their use.
Denver-based Butler Maps is using QR codes to provide avid motorcyclists with both print and mobile versions of its road trip maps. Motorcyclists can use their smartphones to scan QR codes on Butler maps, which will provide them with information on where to eat, sleep and explore.
"By using QR codes, we can link to sites that are relevant to motorcyclists," said Justin Bradshaw, Butler Maps' owner. "It also gives some other social features, like live updates on road hazards, police activity and traffic important and instantly available to riders."
Bradshaw said the business' largest map with QR codes is the Texas Hill Country version, which he released last month. Approximately 1,000 of these maps have been sold, and the feedback from customers has been positive, although some motorcyclists are still hesitant to explore the use of QR codes .
"A lot of people are skeptical about technology, which is why we print a paper map in the first place," Bradshaw said. "But we can combine the two and have the reliability and comfort level of the piece of paper and a map, but also have the open-endedness of the Internet and all of the features that come along with technology."
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Maurice LaMarche
From Guild Wars Wiki
Credited characters[edit]
Maurice LeMarche is credited for providing the voice for Vekk and Lork in Guild Wars Eye of the North.
- One of his most notable characters is The Brain, an intelligent but diminutive mouse, in a similar vein as Vekk. This fact is paid tribute by Vekk's idle phrase, "Are you pondering what I'm pondering?"
- He also voices numerous characters in the cartoon series Futurama and as the robot Gus in the cartoon series Tripping the Rift.
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Lots of calculations to predict when WRAL ice will melt
Posted June 25, 2015
Science is everywhere, even in a kiddie pool outside the front door of the WRAL Studios where more than 1,800 pounds of ice is currently melting.
It's been there since Todd Dawson arrived around 4:30 a.m. By 6 a.m., it was ready for its big debut.
When do you think the base made up of 6 10" x 20" x 40" clear ice blocks weighing 300 pounds each along with the 50-pound WRAL ice logo will be gone? The answer lies in science of course. Watch live feed of the ice melting then tweet your estimate with hashtag #itsmeltingWRAL or share it on Facebook.
Melting occurs when the energy taken out of the water to freeze it is returned. Ambient heat in the air, increases in surface temperature from sunlight as well as heat in the water surrounding the block return energy to the ice, changing its state back to liquid. Other factors including wind, any precipitation and heat transferred from below will affect the melt time, though the ice is resting on a sheet of foam core which provides some insulation.
We can make reasonably accurate predictions about the changing temperature Thursday. As long as the sun is up, the surface of the sculpture will receive additional energy in the form of sunlight. Thursday's overcast skies will temper that energy though and cloud cover is difficult to predict on the small scale required here. Wind will also impact the rate of ice loss, not just to melting but will also cause some of that water to evaporate.
Another factor you may not have considered is the sculpture's location, less than 200 feet from busy Western Boulevard. The sculpture is also adjacent to the entrance to a building and will be passed by hundreds of Capitol Broadcasting employees and visitors throughout the day. Each will kick up dust, known to absorb sunlight. When deposited on the sculpture that dust will radiate that heat.
On a much larger scale, recent research found that dust and soot, particularly from forest fires in Russia and North America, were among the main drivers for a significant melt event. In 2012, 97 percent of the Greenland ice sheet experienced melting. This widespread of a melt event had not been recorded since at least 1889.
So, how long will it take for the 50-pound WRAL logo plus the 1800-pound base to melt? After just 3 hours the WRAL logo was mostly gone, but that serif font has a lot of surface area. The larger block will take much longer, but any ice submerged in water in the pool, both from melted ice and any precipitation will melt faster because water is a much better conductor of heat energy than air – about 20 times better.
With all of that plus the forecast for Thursday and Friday, I'm going to guess the entire block will take a total of 24 hours to melt.
Why my estimate could be wrong
All measurements above are approximate, and I made a lot of assumptions, perhaps too many. Before the sculpture even had its big debut, the WRAL logo started dripping, so the actual start time is difficult to pinpoint. Also, the ice is doused with water to clear off any shavings or tool marks, which immediately raised its surface temperature and hastened melting.
The biggest challenge in estimating when this sculpture will complete its transition to puddle is the abundance of variables, most of whih can only be predicted within a few percentage points at best. Any precipitation we might get on Thursday is very difficult to predict and could have a big impact.
At some point, the ice will crack, maybe even shatter. This will increase the surface area and hasten melting. When and how much remains to be seen.
Will the pool overflow?
Another interesting question that Mr. Hamstra's 5th grade math class took on while watching the ice melt online today is: will the kiddie pool overflow?
The inside of the pool measures approximately 100" x 70" x 25" a volume of about 100 cubic feet. This is very approximate because the bulging sides of this inflatable pool will reduce that volume, but we'll ignore that for now. It takes approximately 1 pint of water to make 1 pound of ice. The 50-pound WRAL logo along with 1,800-pounds of ice in the base required approximately 230 gallons that will melt down just over 30 cubic feet of water to the pool.
The completely melted sculpture will not overflow the pool.
But what if it rains? The surface area of the pool is 48.6 square feet, so an inch of rain would add just over 4 cubic feet to the pool (assuming no evaporation). I think the WRAL meteorologists will back me up in predicting that 17" of rain is unlikely before this experiment is over.
Tony Rice is a volunteer in the NASA/JPL Solar System Ambassador program and software engineer at Cisco Systems. You can follow him on twitter @rtphokie.


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