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Orlando probably has more theme parks per square mile than any other part of the country, but it never had a strong downtown area similar to those found in most major cities. That is, until the advent of CityWalk. Adjacent to Universal Studios Islands of Adventure, and part of Universal Studios Escape, CityWalk offers both tourists and residents a central meeting area designed for entertainment or just hanging out--without paying a cover.
Following the opening of the Hard Rock Cafe and Hard Rock Live in January 1999, CityWalk opened across the lake last February. Work on the project began about four years ago. The expansion included building a second theme park, several hotels, and complementary restaurants, clubs, retail stores, and a cineplex. As part of Universal's design, development, and construction team, technical manager Will Seton oversaw the architectural and theatrical lighting, as well as audio/video, project acoustics, and telecommunications.
"The project was loosely divided into two types of work," Seton explains. "The area development includes all the exterior--or common--areas. Then there are the interiors--all of the clubs, each of which were individual projects. For all the exterior areas, Norm Schwab/Lightswitch headed the theatrical lighting design team, and Joe Kaplan Architectural Lighting was the architectural lighting team. Of course, the individual clubs, restaurants, and retail applications all had quite a large number of people involved."
The theatrical performance lighting for the outdoor areas that Schwab designed included the main street thoroughfare and, originally, three outdoor stages and scattered performance areas throughout the park. "Four very large trusses span about 90' (27m) over the Promenade from one building to the other," Schwab explains. "We put a series of 24 ETC Irideon AR500s(TM) on them so we could light up the street in pools of light and color chases. The street actually banks up, and the gradual elevation change creates a very nice perspective of the street as you walk up the hill."
Lightswitch also added dimmers onto each truss and loaded them with PAR-64s to create a white base light for illumination between the AR500 gaps. "That also provided them with enough dimmers for special events; if they wanted to redirect the PARs, they would have that capacity to expand," Schwab explains. "We also put in some additional AR500s and some CSI PARs along the sides."
The Plaza stage is quite large: 30' (9m) wide and 20' (6m) deep. "They are going to use it for a lot of different acts," Schwab says. "It's good for live performances as well as being the perfect little area to do TV remote shoots. We put in a Tomcat stage that basically acts as a grid. We can hang our lighting system from it, and the Tomcat roof can also hold about 30,000lb, so others can bring in temporary lighting systems. We have about 72 lights for a really basic stage wash system that works for their day-to-day operations. The stage also has 96-channel dimmer racks, which are in for expansion. It is backed by a very pretty water feature--it's a sloping, cascading waterfall behind the back of the stage that's lit up, and two staircases that lead up from the Plaza to the Promenade meet up there."
The rest of the Plaza is ringed by eight structures called totems, 40'-tall (12m) poles surrounded by perforated metal. Coming out of the poles at various junctures are CSI PARs that throw saturated light into the center of the Plaza. "The towers are really gorgeous architectural structures," Schwab says. "Some of them are Escher-like, in that they almost don't look possible in terms of the folds. They are as visible as any icon Universal has right now from the freeway, and they've become a very important element."
John Johnston, an architect with interdisciplinary environmental design firm Sussman/Prejza & Company, Inc., designed the towers. Kaplan and Schwab helped to light them. "It was great working with Norm--I gave him an animation program I created for the wash lights that are within each totem and he really understood what I was trying to do," Johnston says. "Universal hasn't yet put the full program into effect, but we hope that will happen soon. Norm and I pulled about three all-nighters last July testing a lot of the ideas, which was really fun. When you change a fiber optic quickly from one color to another, we discovered that because it was on a wheel we had to go from white all the way around to the next one. You got a little blip of one of the colors before that, a really good effect that we put into the program because it was so interesting. The overlap of the disciplines in the towers gave us a chance to create something really unique."
Johnston also worked with Kaplan on the towers. "We worked with Joe to hide a lot of the fixtures in the entryway lamp posts," Johnston says. "He was really concerned about just having a light show. Joe did the more architectural lighting whereas Norm's focus was the show lighting, so they understood what we were trying to do, which was to have the light itself focused on, rather than the fixture."
As the project's overall architectural LD, Kaplan designed elements for the entire area development of the space and the interiors of a significant number of the venues, including Emeril's Restaurant, Jimmy Buffett's Margaritaville, theatres, and the cineplex. "Philosophically, the overall idea for the project's lighting was to create a hyper, three-dimensional environment, where the three-dimensional characteristics of the space have been played up to give it a fantastic feeling," Kaplan explains. "We want to engage the viewers and create an emotional response from them that we know comes from color, motion, and 3D--all of which we were able to incorporate into this job. When you add up all the elements it creates a level of visual excitement that is very important to an attraction.
"Certainly there are other places where people can go to a nightclub, or a restaurant, or shop, or the movies," Kaplan continues. "Our aim was to create a special atmosphere to develop an attraction where the total is greater than the sum of the parts. Then people would come just to experience being there, above and beyond what they go there to consume. That was very important to us. The design of the space and the general architectural character of it was very conducive to excitement. We did everything that we could to support that idea and we did it using energy-efficient sources that have reduced maintenance intervals--we're trying very hard to be the environmental good guys. We just wanted to make it exciting, good-looking, energy-efficient, and easy to maintain, and I feel we achieved that."
While Kaplan concentrated on making exciting architectural statements for the clubs' exteriors, Lightswitch designed the theatrical lighting for four of the indoor clubs. "We did The Groove, a dance club; Bob Marley--A Tribute to Freedom, a reggae club; CityJazz, and also Margaritaville," Schwab says. "The Groove has a fairly nice lighting system in it: High End Systems Cyberlights(R), Technobeams(R), Dataflash(R) strobes, and PAR cans. It's laid out in a fairly repertory club environment with as much of the equipment spread out in as many places as you can physically put them. There's also a stage which originally was put in for acts, but now they use it more for dancing, which is incredibly popular, because people love to just get up on a stage and show off their 'thang.' "
Lighting board operator John Clark worked on the programming with Lightswitch. "We also coordinated the lighting with a video display that they put in on the stage," Schwab says. "They took up most of the stage with a scaffolding-type structure that holds studio monitors and strobes and lights, and the people who put together the video do a stunning job. The DJ, the video director, and the lighting operator are so much in tune that it's helped make The Groove on the weekends one of the most popular clubs in Orlando. There is also a weekend street dance party for people that are too young to get into the clubs, which is pretty cool."
The reggae club, which is actually a brick-by-brick recreation of Bob Marley's house in Jamaica, is also quite popular. "It's got an outdoor courtyard, and we put some lekos there that spatter palm tree gobos around," Schwab says. "So it feels like the light has been filtered through the trees as you sit in the courtyard, and the lighting system has a three-color wash."
Over at Margaritaville, the stage was designed to look like a lighthouse buoy. "We had to design the lighting system to fit within the structure of this lighthouse," Schwab says. "There were some intricate structural mounting details there, but we were able to get some lighting in there. And CityJazz is a truly gorgeous space with a big proscenium--I just wish we'd been able to put in more lighting."
With all these different projects within a project, technical manager Seton worked to create a standard system of control throughout the area. "The common areas at CityWalk were conceived to be a little different than the common areas in most other projects," he explains. "Whether they be theme parks or casino general areas, most common areas are designed to look or sound a certain way and to stop right there. Then there are totally separate areas that are show areas, with technicians who run them, and the sound, lighting, and video systems are made to be versatile and responsive to the needs of a show. So there are two separate issues: common areas and show areas."
At CityWalk, the common, exterior areas were designed to do both. "They are designed to look pretty, to have flashing lights, and have the sound and the video appropriate to common areas, so it looks attractive," Seton says. "But besides that, those areas are also somewhat interactive. A technician could take the architectural lighting on a 100'-tall (30m) architectural tower and make that lighting flash on and off, or do specialized cues on an ad-hoc basis.
"Now there are technicians in charge of the common area's lighting and sound each night. They can raise the volume of the sound in different areas, they can change the musical source that is fed to those areas, and they can change the lighting cues," Seton continues. "There are always new ideas for how each area can be used nightly. They look to the flexibility of those systems to help provide crowd control, attract people, and drive them into the clubs."
Working with design/build contractor Barbizon Electric, with input from Lightswitch and Kaplan, Seton created what he calls the CityWalk Exterior Theatrical Lighting System, or LCS. The LCS is characterized by an extremely flexible control scheme that enables the operator to transition smoothly between pre-programmed events, pre-recorded presets/cues, and live action control of any and all channels in the system.
"The paradigm shift concerns this exterior area that needs to look pretty but also has to be flexible and respond to operator and owner needs at a moment's notice," Seton explains. "We were looking for a system that would operate on its own if no one touched it, but also for a simple, non-threatening way for a person to operate it nightly. So we installed a push-button panel that could execute very complex cues very simply. There's even one big escape button on the board that, if the operator gets himself into trouble by doing something they didn't want to do, he can hit this one button, and it would go back to the automated procedure. Besides that, we wanted a highly competent user to also be able to execute very complex ad-hoc cues.
"We've got three levels of system operation--automatic, very simplified, and very complex--all operating simultaneously," he continues. "Any source can control any load on a channel-by-channel basis at any time. To my knowledge, that's a whole new paradigm, to have all three of those operating simultaneously. I had a lot of help putting it all together from Norm and Lightswitch as well as the electrical engineers from Cosentini Engineering and our Orlando-based consultant, Cam McCormick."
Seton also oversaw Barbizon partnering with ETC in both the design phase, and the second phase: the infamous Universal FAT Test, or Factory Acceptance Test. "That means that for their control system, all of the components literally have to be assembled at the factory into a working, functioning system, and the planning that goes into creating that is what's known as the FAT Test Plan," Seton says. "The actual FAT Test at the factory, the assurance that all this will work long before it's installed in the facility, went very well.
"We had lots of problems and lots of discoveries, which is normal when you're creating a prototypical system like this," Seton continues. "Those steps became very important, and from the president of Barbizon on down, they were all absolutely supportive that, at any cost, Barbizon would partner with Universal, ETC, and deliver whatever was needed for the system to work. So hats off to them."
From a lighting technology standpoint, the approach that was used in all of the venues is that the architectural lighting loads, the theatrical loads, and the architectural control stations and theatrical control consoles were all commingled into one system. "There are one or more dimmer racks, and the theatrical console and the architectural control stations all talk to the same dimmer rack, and all of the lighting loads were in the same dimmer rack. We established that as a project-wide policy."
By all accounts, this "beyond state-of-the-art" system has provided a widely successful end result. While Universal may still tinker and add more to the designs, the overall sense of accomplishment is certainly felt throughout all of CityWalk. "It has become a great gathering place that isn't a mall," Schwab concludes. "Well, maybe in a way it is a mall, but it's more like European social gathering places. You see people meeting people they never knew before and dancing with them, until the place turns into this wild street party--that's not a bad thing. It's an especially good place for kids to go to if they can't get into clubs--they can go there to dance or just to have fun."
Technical manager Will Seton
Theatrical lighting Lightswitch/Norm Schwab, Brad Malkus, Jim Holladay, Mark Hoover, Laura Markovitz Robert J. Laughlin & Associates/Robert J. Laughlin Lucci & Associates/Ken Lucci
Architectural lighting Joe Kaplan Architectural Lighting/Joe Kaplan and Chris Coe Sussman/Prejza and Co./John Johnston
Lighting design contractor Barbizon Electric
Mechanical, Electrical, and Plumbing Cosentini Associates/Lee Walker A.K. Scruggs & Associates/Tony Scruggs H.C. Yu & Associates/Jim Summers
Project managers Michael Havener, Thomas Michaud
Project Architect Greg Burnett
Selected lighting equipment Promenade (36) ETC Irideon 700W AR500s with custom perforated tophats (24) Sterner 1,200W CSI PAR-64s (48) LTM 1kW exterior PAR-64s
Plaza (24) Sterner 1,200W CSI PAR-64s (24) Stonco 500W PAR-56s (48) LTM 1kW exterior PAR-64s (48) High End Systems Dataflash AF-1000 units
Towers (148) Stonco 500W PAR-56s
Control (1) ETC Obsession console (1) ETC Unison control system (7) ETC Sensor 96x2.4kW dimmer racks
The Groove (12) High End Systems Cyberlights (8) High End Systems Technobeams (24) ETC Irideon AR5s (2) ETC Irideon AR6s (36) High End Systems Dataflash AF-1000s (96) Tomcat PAR-64s (36) ETC 26-degree Source Four ellipsoidals (1) Flying Pig Systems Wholehog II console with expansion wing (1) ETC Sensor 96x2.4kW dimmer rack
Bob Marley--A Tribute to Freedom (24) ETC 26-degree Source Four ellipsoidals (18) ETC Source Four PARs (24) LTM 1kW exterior PAR-64s (1) ETC Express console (1) ETC Sensor 48x2.4kW dimmer racks
CityJazz (24) ETC 26-degree Source Four ellipsoidals (24) ETC Source Four PARs (1) ETC Express console (1) ETC Sensor 48x2.4kW dimmer racks
Margaritaville (12) ETC 26-degree Source Four ellipsoidals (24) Tomcat custom white PAR-64s (1) ETC Express console (1) ETC Sensor 48x2.4kW dimmer racks


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The Dallas Mavericks entered Thursday's game against the Utah Jazz on minimal rest and without positive momentum, but used great performances from both Shawn Marion and Rodrigue Beaubois to earn a hard-fought 94-91 road victory. While Dirk Nowitzki and Jason Terry combined for just 22 points on 8-26 shooting, Marion set a new season-high with 22 points on 10-17 shooting and Beaubois added 17 points on 6-9 shooting. With the Mavs sporting the No. 2 points in the paint defense and the Jazz relying heavily on their No. 2 points in the paint offense, as noted on the TNT broadcast, something had to give. In this case, both teams asserted their strengths at different points in the game, but Dallas saved their power grab in the paint for the second half.
The Mavs came into Thursday's action losers of their last two games, and they didn't arrive at their hotel in Utah to wrap up a back-to-back until 3:16 a.m., but showed no signs of fatigue in the first half. Shawn Marion (7-10 for 16 points) and Delonte West (3-3 for 6 points) helped fuel 58.5 percent shooting as a team in the first two quarters, while Dallas also dished out 14 first half assists and only turned the ball over four times on their way to a 59-50 halftime lead.
With the short rest for the Mavs, home court advantage, a sellout crowd and a day of rest to prepare, the Jazz couldn't have had more going for them. The low-post, rim-attacking brand of basketball that helped them win eight of nine games heading into the matchup still emerged at times, but sloppiness in other areas undermined the overall effectiveness of the style. Al Jefferson still got his in the paint early on (6-9 shooting for 16 points), but the home team recorded seven turnovers along with just seven assists in the half. The highlight of the game came in the first quarter when Utah swingman C.J. Miles blew past Marion and switched hands in midair to throw down a spectacular dunk in the face of Lamar Odom. The TNT announcing crew didn't exactly rise to the occasion in describing the moment, but that was another interesting storyline for the night (see the video below).
By the time the third quarter rolled around the travel finally caught up with the Mavs, as Utah started to push the ball in transition and earn easy baskets on the fast break. Both teams stumbled out of the gate after halftime, but the Jazz managed to get it together and erase the 9-point deficit to even the score at 71-71 heading into the final period. Things got chippy near the end of third. Earl Watson tried to slap the ball away from Dirk during a dead ball situation and picked up a technical foul, then Derrick Favors got ejected after throwing the ball away in frustration after a questionable call on the ensuing possession. Dallas actually had more personal fouls called on them (20) during the course of the game than the Jazz (19), but the crowd did take exception to several benefit-of-the-doubt type calls the defending champs may have received on the night.
In the final period, Brendan Haywood matched up on Al Jefferson and flexed the Mavs' ability to prevent points in the paint. Haywood played with a strong base and pushed Jefferson out of the paint for wider catches, forcing big Al into jumpshots and limiting him to 1 point of 0-5 shooting during closing quarter. The Jazz continued to push the ball in transition and make the most of Dallas turnovers, but after an lackluster third, Dallas head coach Rick Carlisle turned to his role players to win the game. Beaubois sliced into the paint for 10 points on 4-6 shooting, while Marion added 4 points on 2-3 shooting,and it proved to be just enough to edge out Utah in the end. The battle for points in the paint favored the Mavs 48-38, and Paul Millsap and Al Jefferson needed 34 combined shots to get 38 points, so it turned out that Dallas' interior defense did it's job just a little bit better than Utah's interior offense. Dallas will now look to start a winning streak when they meet the New Orleans Hornets on Saturday, while the Jazz hope to rebound from their loss when they host the Minnesota Timberwolves on Saturday.
Interesting note: by far the strangest moment in TNT's broadcast of the game came when play-by-play man Kevin Harlan referred to Delonte West as a "bag of potatoes." In the first quarter, Al Jefferson used a drop step and pump fake to draw a shooting foul on Delonte West. As West got caught up in the air on the move, Jefferson reflexively reached up to break his fall and caught the Mavs guard on his shoulder to prevent him from falling awkwardly. In the heat of the moment, Harlan described the action like this: "oh that's right, lift that bag of potatoes if you've got to inside. That's some heavy lifting in there...ride 'em cowboy." It was...weird. Take a look and a listen:
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If you lacked a peaceful, easy feeling Wednesday, you weren't alone.
Throughout the day, media outlets were abuzz with breaking news: A massive line of storms was heading across the Midwest, and Michiana was in its path.
Some of us learned a new word Wednesday: derecho. Sounding like the name of a snack chip or mythical beast, a derecho is actually a storm of strong, straight-line winds. A derecho is to a typical thunderstorm what your grandmother is to Mike Tyson in his prime.
The skies grew ominously dark over Goshen in the early evening. And then it was here, the fearsome event — which turned out to be little more than a garden variety, late spring thundershower.
Goshen lucked out. But what gives? Why the hype?
Truth be told, the media thrives on excitement. "Nothing much to see here" is an invitation to consumers to switch channels, click on another website or pick up a different newspaper.
In Tornado Alley, the prospect of a massive storm is big news. And news outlets latched onto a story Wednesday that proved anticlimactic.
After a while, people turn a deaf ear to dire warnings. Time and again they've been told to take cover from a catastrophe that never arrived. The risk is that they will be tragically ill-prepared when a massive storm does hit.
Consider Wednesday's storm. Even diminished, it did significant damage to a couple of buildings in downtown Mishawaka. The South Bend Tribune reports that funnel clouds were spotted near the St. Joseph-Marshall county line, with others seen southwest of LaPaz and near North Liberty.
Consider, too, that violent storms are no stranger to Elkhart County. Ask anyone living in Nappanee in October 2007, when an EF3 tornado ripped through the city. Recall the horrific Palm Sunday tornadoes of 1965. Around here, damaging and potentially deadly storms are a matter of when, not if.
Predicting weather is an inexact science, but meteorologists do their best with the experience and technology at hand. They also get paid whether there's a funnel cloud or not a cloud in the sky. When they sound a warning, we should listen. Weather watchers work to keep the public safe.
So what to do when the next big storm is on its way? Preparedness, not panic, is the best approach.
Rather than scramble during an emergency, have your family's area of shelter selected beforehand. Keep water, medical supplies, blankets and a charged cell phone handy. Keep updated on reports from the National Weather Service (yes, this may involve the imperfect news media) and listen for warning sirens.
Ultimately, Wednesday's storm was a nonevent. But what about next time? Elkhart County residents should know not to take chances.


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Report: Falcons' Snelling arrested
(SportsNetwork.com) - Atlanta Falcons running back Jason Snelling was arrested early Friday morning and charged with possession of marijuana after a traffic stop in which he allegedly attempted to eat some of the drug, according to a report.
The Barrow County News reported Snelling was charged with possession of less than an ounce of marijuana, possession of drug-related materials and several other traffic violations.
"We are aware of the situation concerning Jason Snelling and are in the process of gathering additional information," the Falcons said in a statement. "Because this is an ongoing legal matter, we will have no further comment at this time."
Snelling didn't practice Friday. His status for Sunday's game at Tampa Bay is unclear.
According to the report, Snelling was pulled over around 3:35 a.m. after he was observed to be unable to stay in his lane. An officer for the Winder (Ga.) Police Department noticed "a strong odor of marijuana" coming from the car Snelling was driving.
Snelling told the officer he had smoked marijuana earlier in the evening and said there was a grinder -- used for breaking up marijuana -- in the console of the car that contained a small amount of the drug, according to the report.
Another officer talking to Snelling who noticed the player was repeatedly swallowing asked him to open his mouth and observed green leafy particles inside, according to the report. Snelling denied eating marijuana.
Snelling was arrested at 4:20 a.m. and transported to the Barrow County Detention Center, according to the report.
He was also charged with driving with expired or no license, failure to maintain lane, failure to maintain insurance, improper use of dealer license plate and no registration.
Snelling, 29, has rushed 36 times for 132 yards and a touchdown in eight games this season. He has 19 catches for 159 yards and two scores.
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BALTIMORE (AP) - Baltimore Ravens wide receiver Jacoby Jones is the newest contestant to join TV's "Dancing With the Stars."
Jones was the first contestant announced Sunday night for the show's new season. The announcement came during a commercial that aired during ABC's telecast of the Academy Awards.
The other new contestants will be announced Tuesday on "Good Morning America." The show premieres March 18. Jones is known for his dance moves in the end zone after a touchdown. Three other NFL players have won the competition: Emmitt Smith, Hines Ward and Donald Driver.
Jones was one of the Ravens' stars in their Super Bowl victory, scoring two touchdowns. He began his NFL career when he was drafted by the Houston Texans in 2009. He was signed by the Ravens last year.
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In an interview just a few days ago Jon Jones made a quote that I am having hard time agreeing with, no matter how great the young champions short career has been. Jones said:
"Me and Vitor Belfort are from different generations of fighting. I really believe that in my short career, I've already fought a lot tougher opponents than he has. I feel like I've had more championship caliber fights than he has."
Granted I have said it many times in the past, the current run Jon Jones is on is truly remarkable. He has beaten 4 straight former UFC light heavyweight champions. They were in order, Mauricio "Shogun" Rua, Quinton "Rampage" Jackson, Lyoto "The Dragon" Machida, and "Sugar" Rashad Evans. He even more impressively finished 3 out of the 4 and his unanimous decision win over Rashad Evans was pretty dominant to say the least. Now he is facing another former UFC light heavyweight champion in Vitor Belfort to try to extend the streak to five. I am not taking anything away from that streak at all, but to say he has fought a lot tougher competition than Belfort sounds a little naive to me.
Over Vitor Belfort's almost 16 year career he has fought a true who's who list of UFC and MMA legends, hall of famers, and future hall of famers.
- Starting in 1997 he TKO'd Tank Abbott at UFC 13. Abbott is not a HOF but was one of the early pioneers of the sport who had deadly punching power.
- He fought UFC HOF Randy Couture 3 times. At UFC 15 and UFC 46, and UFC 49. Couture won the trilogy 2-1 with all fights resulting in TKO's.
- He TKO'd Wanderlei Silva at UFC Brazil.
- Belfort lost a decision to Japanese legend Kazushi Sakuraba at Pride 5.
- He lost to UFC HOF Chuck Liddell by decision at UFC 37.
- Vitor lost to UFC HOF Tito Ortiz by decision at UFC 51.
- Was submitted by former K1, Dream, and Strikeforce heavyweight champion Alistair Overeem at Pride: Total elimination 2005. Also lost to Overeem in 2006 by decision at Strikeforce: Revenge.
- Lost a decision to future HOF Dan Henderson at Pride 32.
- Belfort TKO'd possible future UFC HOF Rich Franklin at UFC 103
- Was KO'd by future UFC HOF Anderson Silva at UFC 126.
Now I know the majority of those fights resulted in losses for Belfort, and his fight with Jones will most likely end that way too but to say you have fought a lot tougher competition than Belfort is simply wrong in my opinion. I give Belfort credit for moving back up to 205 to take this fight on short notice but to pull off an upset in this fight he will have to channel all that big fight experience and reach down deep and land that perfect left hand to the chin of Jones and if he rattles his cage try to go in for the kill. Crazier things have happened in this sport.


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Good one Casper! I think I will get a 12 pack tonight to help keep alive the hopes and dreams of some brewery workers.Green Bay police station toilet stolen.
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This is from a sign I saw in an Irish pub (or more accurately, a US version of an Irish pub):
The Irish don't have a drinking problem. We drink, get drunk, fall down, no problem.
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I can't wait to be drinking some good ol' beer in the twin cities this weekend to also help support those poor brewery workers with hopes and dreams!! Cheers all!!
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on Dec 11, 2012 at 10:28 pm
It's not sequential day. That would be 10/11/12. Don't know what 12/12/12 would be.
on Dec 11, 2012 at 10:42 pm
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There will be an 11/12/13, well unless that whole December 21st thing is real.
on Dec 12, 2012 at 1:28 am
I believe 12/12/12 would be a "compounded" date.
BUT, in honor of the compounding / repetitive nature of the date, I decided to honor both the date and myself by creating a new platform of life.
I want to live without burden, without disruption and distraction. I do not want to be marginalized by fractional thinking and politics. I want to create a "back in the day" ambiance in my head. I want to go the Farmer's Market on Saturday and enjoy where I live. I want to walk down Main Street and appreciate that there are very few places left like this on the planet. I want to keep a balance in my life between work and my wife screaming at me to do things I don't want to do. I want my kids to live their own life so that I can live mine (except on Holidays when I want them to visit ... and other days when I miss them and they miss me). I want to see the turkeys in my back yard, and the deer walking down the street. I want to drench in the books at the Pleasanton Library even though they don't give out plastic carry-out bags (now, I drop my armful of books walking to my car). I want to live like a king, even though my mortgage is hefty.
I pledge myself all these things (and more at a later date) because it's a good place to be on 12/12/12
Gesh, I am truly glad I said that.
on Dec 12, 2012 at 7:35 am
It has been stated, Milo, that poetic words as you've provided are the mark of artistic genius. I am deeply touched. You've now officially heard it on the grapevine.
on Dec 12, 2012 at 9:09 am
What about 01/01/01 (2101) or 02/02/02 (2102) etc.....?
on Dec 12, 2012 at 10:02 am
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Ben, Are you counting on being around on 01/01/01?
on Dec 12, 2012 at 10:20 am
Your actions do portend your name.
on Dec 12, 2012 at 10:22 am
What about 1/1/11 or 2/2/22
on Dec 12, 2012 at 10:23 am
Disregard 1/1/11 - but 2/2/22 is still happening!
on Dec 12, 2012 at 10:51 am
There is a 20 point gap between 2 and 22. Today is 12/12/12.
on Dec 12, 2012 at 11:09 am
Milo--loved your post!
A suggestion for the library books--take a bag with you (a cloth bag will usually fold up small enough to put into a pocket)!
on Dec 12, 2012 at 1:07 pm
I just wanted to post on 12/12/12! I typed it - too cool!
on Dec 12, 2012 at 2:06 pm
@milo. LOVED your post. It made my day. BTW, I was at the Library yesterday, saw people coming out with plastic bags, but I do not know if they brought them or the Library supplied them.
on Dec 12, 2012 at 5:01 pm
How fun! Today is my birthday...it's amazing that I am alive and amazing that this has been an unusual day.
on Dec 12, 2012 at 9:17 pm
In "our" lifetime, meaning anyone old enough to read this? Certainly someone alive today will see 12/12/12. On December 12, 2112 that is.
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Cain was preceded in death by her husband of 71 years, Richard Cain.
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NORFOLK, Va. (AP) — For a coach whose team just got outrebounded 66-33, shot 28 percent from the field, missed all eight of its 3-point tries and 13 of 26 free throws, Karen Barefoot could hardly have sounded happier.
"We set the tempo of how we were going to play this game," Barefoot said after the Lady Monarchs pulled within four of No. 10 California with 8½ minutes left, then didn't score again in a 63-47 loss.
"It was just hard-nosed defense and we made them get uncomfortable," the second-year coach said.
Barefoot wasn't the only one smiling.
Senior Jackie Cook has never been part of a Lady Monarchs team that beat a ranked opponent, and came away from the game with the idea that the once-elite program is on its way back up the ladder. Seeing a lot of Old Dominion's tendencies in the way California plays the game only enhanced that viewpoint.
"They played great defense. That's what we want to be as a team. We want to be that physical. We want to be bangers like that," she said.
Layushia Clarendon scored 15 points for the Golden Bears (6-0) and keyed the game-ending 12-0 run. Brittany Boyd added 11 points and Gennifer Brandon had nine points and 17 rebounds as California won despite committing 25 turnovers and missing 16 of 32 free throws.
Old Dominion (4-1), which opened with four wins for the first time since the 1998-99 season, trailed almost throughout, but pulled to 51-47 on a free throw by Galaisha Goodhope with 8:26 to play. Goodhope missed the second, but the Lady Monarchs maintained possession until Clarendon stole it for Cal.
The senior made a pair of free throws at the other end, and the Lady Monarchs didn't score again.
They made an impression, though, on Golden Bears coach Lindsay Gottlieb.
"I'm really impressed at the turnaround they have made in a year," she said, referring to last season when the Lady Monarchs finished 11-21. "This team's going to win a lot of games."
Junior college transfer Shae Kelley led Old Dominion with 21 points and seven rebounds.
The Golden Bears led 31-20 after a sloppy first half.
Cal used a 9-0 run to break away from an 8-all tie and led the rest of the way. The taller, more athletic Golden Bears could have all but put the game away before halftime because they dominated the boards, outrebounding ODU 38-18 and grabbing 14 on the offensive end, but they missed repeatedly from in close. They scored 22 points in the paint in the half, but just 10 off second-chance opportunities.
Brandon was especially dominant with 14 first-half rebounds, but made just 3 of 12 shots.
The Lady Monarchs closed to 19-13 with just under seven minutes to play in the opening half, but Brandon had six points in a 12-5 run that rebuilt the Golden Bears' lead to 31-18.
A late basket by Myeisha Hall nudged the Lady Monarchs above 20 percent shooting in the half. They finished 6 for 29 (21 percent), while the Golden Bears were 12 for 33 (36 percent).
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The IRB has a two tiered structure comprised of (A) Department Representatives and (B) the Executive Committee.
Department representatives are responsible for the initial review of all research proposals submitted to the IRB by SJC faculty, administration, staff, or students. Each academic department in which research with human participants is deemed likely must provide at least two faculty members, with at least one from each campus, to serve as representatives to the IRB. Departments anticipating a high volume of reviewable research may elect to provide more than two representatives.
1) Each department can establish its own procedures for determining who will serve as its representatives.
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5) Representative Training - Prior to reviewing any submitted research proposals, department representatives must satisfy each of the following requirements:
(a) Read the regulations and procedures of the SJC IRB;
(b) Read the Belmont Report [HEW] and Code of Federal Regulations (Title 45, Part 46) [HHS] provided through links at the Training Site for IRB Members and Faculty.
(c) Submit to the IRB chair a signed Training Declaration indicating they have read and understood these materials.
(d) Complete the NIH administered online training program for Protecting Human Research Participants (Office of Extramural Research) provided through the link at the Training Site for IRB Members and Faculty and submit its certificate of completion to the IRB chair.
6) Conflicts of Interest - Department representatives must recuse themselves from the review process of any research proposals in which they have interest as investigators, consultants, or faculty supervisors; or of any research proposals for which they cannot provide unbiased and impersonal reviews. In such cases, review applications must be transferred to non-conflicted representatives.
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(1) reviewing research proposals from SJC faculty, administrators, staff or students which have been submitted for Full Review by the principal investigator or forwarded for Full Review by a department representative;
(2) reviewing any research proposal from a non-affiliated investigator that employs SJC students as subjects or uses SJC facilities;
(3) reviewing investigator appeals of adverse IRB dispositions:
(4) keeping abreast of changes in ethical standards for human subjects research;
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The Executive Committee includes the following seven members;
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(2) Two community based representatives unaffiliated with the college, one in Brooklyn and one in Long Island, who are solicited by the administration for three year renewable terms. Participation of each community representative in Full Reviews of research proposals is limited to projects originating at or being conducted at their respective home community campuses. Both representatives participate in Full Reviews of proposals for research spanning both campuses.
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The IRB Chair is drawn from the Executive Committee through mutual consensus of the elected members of the Committee, assuming the position no later than September 10 of each academic year. The Chair is responsible for calling all meetings of the Executive Committee, setting their agenda, and insuring compliance with all IRB regulations and procedures.
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text: When the Bison Sports Arena opened in 1971 it was viewed as a jewel, a state of the art venue for college athletics. Tons of memories have been made in the old building and former Bison men's head basketball coach Erv Inniger has more than his fair share. The all time winningest coach in program history picked up quite a few victories in the BSA thanks to a musical strategy he came up with: In the 1970's and 80's it was still legal for the pep band to play during game action and Erv took full advantage.


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Widely regarded the birthplace of the NYC punk rock scene, CBGB & OMFUG has served as the launch pad for the Ramones, Talking Heads, Blondie, Patti Smith and countless others over its nearly 32 years.
Recently, the legendary East Village nightclub was issued an eviction notice by its landlord, the Bowery Residents' Committee. CBGB is in the midst of several months of benefit shows to excite public support and, hopefully, gain a legal decision that allows the club to remain in its original location at 315 Bowery Street.
The list of artists stepping up to assist the intimate 260-capacity room is quite impressive, including many old-school acts like the Misfits, Dead Boys, Circle Jerks, and The Exploited mixed in with newer talent like Ted Leo, Thursday, Chevelle, and numerous others. As expected, all benefit shows so far have been completely sold out with lines of hopeful patrons stretching down the block well into the night.
Over the years, CBGB has been a loyal Soundcraft user, starting with its purchase of a 16-channel Series 1S mixer in the mid-'70s when club owner Hilly Kristal decided to build a proper stage at the back of the room and put up the venue's first real PA system. Since that time, a Series 2 and subsequent K3 have been the desks responsible for bringing original music to the masses seven days a week–usually with eight bands a night, each performing half-hour sets.
In recent months, the venue's sound engineering team noticed that the never-ending stream of performances was starting to take its toll on the K3, which went in more than ten years ago for the club's 20th anniversary bash. With so many high-profile acts on the books for the coming benefit shows, sound engineer Josh Wertheimer contacted Soundcraft to see if the manufacturer would be willing to assist CBGB by lending the club a desk, to which Soundcraft responded by immediately arranging a loan for a newly-launched 32-channel MH2.
"This MH2 is awesome; we're so happy that Soundcraft is letting us use it," says CBGB sound engineer Jamie Gorman, who has been with the club for 14 years. "Their willingness to help us out really shows how symbiotic our industries can be; we've been supporting Soundcraft for many years by buying and using their products, and now, in turn, they're generously supporting us. It's really wonderful.
"Of course, the MH2 has been a real hit with all of the touring engineers. When they come in and see this beautiful brand new board equipped with VCAs, tons of aux sends, dedicated effects returns, and fully sweepable EQs, they're pretty damn happy. And this desk sounds so good. Everyone's smiling; it's really changed the mood in here."
According to Tom Der, Soundcraft's national sales manager, "CBGB holds the same status in my heart as the Cavern Club does for Beatles fans. It is a defining institution and the start of a movement whose impact is still felt and heard today. Not to mention that they've been turning to Soundcraft consoles for nearly as many years as we've been making them, so we were more than happy to assist them in their fight to maintain their historic landmark residence."
If all goes well, Gorman is hopeful that CBGB's management will opt to purchase the MH2 rather than return it. He adds, "We've recently bought a high-end backline as well as significantly upgraded our recording facility, so, being hopeful that we'll still be here once the dust settles from our legal disputes, I and the rest of the engineers would really like to see the MH2 stay. After all, it would be really hard to give this desk up now that we've all fallen in love with it."
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UFC on Fox is scheduled for August 4th in the Staples Center in Los Angeles, and has suffered the same fate as many of the UFC's other summer cards. The main event was originally scheduled to see former Bellator middleweight champion Hector Lombard take on Brian Stann, but a Stann injury forced some major changes. To beef up the starpower, former UFC light heavyweight champion Mauricio "Shogun" Rua was moved to the card to take on Brandon Vera in the main event. The co-main is another top light heavyweight bout, with Ultimate Fighter winner Ryan Bader facing off with former champ Lyoto Machida.
The card only has three confirmed main card bouts right now, but another bout (likely from the undercard) will be moved up soon. Here's how the card looks right now:
August 4th, live on Fox from Los Angeles, CA:
Main Card:
Mauricio Rua (20-6) vs. Brandon Vera (14-5)
Ryan Bader (14-2) vs. Lyoto Machida (17-3)
Travis Browne (13-0-1) vs. Ben Rothwell (32-8)
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Joe Lauzon (21-7) vs. Jamie Varner (20-6-1)
Cole Miller (18-6) vs. Nam Phan (17-10)
Phil Davis (9-1) vs. Wagner Prado (8-0)
Rob Broughton (15-7-1) vs. Matt Mitrione (5-1)
Philip De Fries (8-1) vs. Oli Thompson (9-3)
DaMarques Johnson (15-10) vs. Mike Swick (14-4)
Josh Grispi (14-3) vs. Rani Yahya (16-7)
Manny Gamburyan (11-7) vs. Michihiro Omigawa (13-11-1)