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Transformation (a.k.a. Transubstantial Transfiguration[1]) is the name given to a branch of Transfiguration that focuses on deforming the physical features of an object. It is not to be confused with Trans-species Transformation, though that is a type of transformation.
Transformation is the first branch of Transfiguration that students will learn at Hogwarts school of witchcraft and wizardry, begining with Match to needle in first year and progressing from there. It contains the following sub-groups all of which overlap with each other to varying degrees): human Transfiguration, defined by and named for the target being a human being; Switches, which simultaneously exchange features between organism; and the aforementioned Trans-Species Transformations, which refer to transformations that change organisms from one species to another.
Transformation can be achieved in a number of different ways, namely: Transforming spells[2], Animagi, Metamorphmagi and Lycanthropy.
Transforming spells
- Avifors Spell (Avifors): Transforms things into birds[3]
- Cat into tea cosy: Transforms cats, and possibly Kneazles, into tea cozies
- Cauldron to Sieve: Transforms cauldrons into sieves[4]
- Draconifors Spell (Draconifors): Transforms things into dragons[5]
- Hardening Charm (Duro): Transforms things into stone
- Ears to kumquats: Transforms a person's ears into kumquats
- Vera Verto: Transforms animals into goblets[6][7]
- Glass to sand shield: Transforms glass into sand.
- Incarcifors: Captures things[4]
- Lapifors Spell (Lapifors): Transforms things into rabbits[5]
- Match to needle: Transforms matches into needles
- Meddling Man to Monkey: Transforms a meddling man into a monkey[8]
- Piscifors: Transforms things into fish
- Raven to Writing Desk[4]
- Rock to dog: Transforms rocks into dogs
- Scribblifors: Transforms things into quills[4]
- Smoke to daggers: Transforms smoke into daggers
- Small Child to Rat[8]
- Snufflifors Spell (Snufflifors): Transforms things into mice[5]
- Steelclaw: Transforms claws into steel[4]
- Tentaclifors: Turns a person's head into a tentacle
Trans-Species Transforming spells
Human Transfigurations
- Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (video game) (PS1 version only) (Mistake)
- Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (Mentioned only) (Transforming Spells and Cross-Species Switches)
- Quidditch Through the Ages (real) (Mentioned only) (Mentioned as Transubstantial Transfiguration)
Notes and References
- ↑ Quidditch Through the Ages (real)
- ↑ Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, Chapter 22
- ↑ Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (video game)
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 Harry Potter Trading Card Game
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (video game)
- ↑ Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (film)
- ↑ Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (video game)
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (film)
|Professors: Albus Dumbledore · Minerva McGonagall
|Textbooks: A Beginner's Guide to Transfiguration · Intermediate Transfiguration · A Guide to Advanced Transfiguration
|Known practitioners: Emeric Switch · Circe · Falco Aesalon · Mirabella Plunkett · Thaddeus Thurkell ·
|Transfiguration spells studied at Hogwarts: Chair to cat · Match to needle · Snail to Teapot · Teacup to Rat · Switching Spell · Transforming Spell · Avifors Spell · Mice to Snuffboxes · Beetle Buttons · Rabbit Slippers · Vera Verto · Teapot to tortoise · Draconifors Spell · Lapifors Spell · Vanishing Spell · Owl to opera glasses · Guinea fowl to guinea pig · Hedgehog to pincushion · Small Child to Rat · Meddling Man to Monkey · Crinus Muto
|Branches of Transfiguration: Transformation · Vanishment · Conjuration · Untransfiguration


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The notorious self-censorship the hunting press showed
when "Outdoor Life" pulled biologist Tom Beck's article critical of
bear baiting leads to speculations by an outdoor writer on why
hunters are so thin-skinned about criticism.
Former "Outdoor Life" editor Stephen Byers, in his own
words, on what went wrong at the magazine.
A review looks at what's good and bad about the top five
American hook-and-bullet magazines.
A review of Ted Williams' "The Insightful Sportsman"
reveals a fiercely independent outdoor writer who is not afraid to
upset his fellow hunters.
The Wildlife Legislative Fund of America packs a lot of
clout among hunters and politicians.
A close encounter between a tribal biologist, a
self-described "tree-hugger" and a tentful of hard-drinking hunters
leads to surprising communication as each side overcomes its
Local rancher Martin L. Thomas, known as a good steward of
the land, is charged with opening fire on elk with an assault
rifle, killing or crippling at least 10 animals.
PEER's report, "Tarnished Trophies," documents how safari
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The Colorado Wildlife Commission has approved a nine-year
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One of Atlanta's most eligible bachelors is off the market.
Atlanta mayor Kasim Reed is officially engaged.
Multiple outlets announced that the engagement reportedly took place, over the weekend, in the Bahamas. The mayor's office confirmed the engagement on Monday afternoon.
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Born: July 16, 1927 in Fairbury, IL
Died: March 26, 2013 in Chenoa, IL
Age: 85 years old
Betty L. Wharton, 85, Fairbury, died at 6:30pm Tuesday, March 26, 2013 at Meadows Mennonite Retirement Community, Chenoa.
Funeral services will be held at 10:00am Friday, March 29, 2013 at the First Presbyterian Church, Fairbury with Pastor Spencer Homan officiating. Burial will be in Graceland Cemetery, Fairbury. Visitation will be 4:00 to 7:00 pm Thursday at Duffy-Pils Memorial Home, Fairbury. The family suggests memorials be given to the Alzheimer's Association; American Cancer Society; Meadows Mennonite Retirement Community, Chenoa or the First Presbyterian Church, Fairbury.
Mrs. Wharton was born July 16, 1927 in Fairbury, IL the daughter of Lester E. and Hazel Marie Butler Travis. She married Robert E. "Bob" Wharton on September 25, 1949 in Fairbury. He survives.
Also surviving is one son, Robert V. "Bob" Wharton and one daughter, Deborah Ann Augsburger, both of Fairbury, grandchildren, Benjamin Wharton, Jodi Wharton, Matthew (Jayme) Curl, and Jeffery (Bridget) Curl, great grandchildren, Cole Shawback, Dany and Sydnee Wharton, Katy, Tyler, Ellie Curl and baby girl Curl due this summer whom she so badly wanted to meet. Brothers and sisters, Goldie Carlson, Martin (Brenda) Travis, Martha (Bob) Beckley, all of Fairbury, Marvin Travis, Hudson; Maurice (Martha Lynn) Travis and Chester (Marilyn) Travis, Marshall, MI; Mary Rose Blodgett, Homer, MI; Shirley (Fred) Casper, Pontiac and Robert (Diane) Travis, Forrest.
She is preceded in death by one brother, Virgil Travis.
Mrs. Wharton was a 1945 graduate of Fairbury Twp. High School. After graduation she worked at State Farm, Bloomington and later as a bookkeeper for Fairbury Auto Parts and at their Standard Oil Service Station, Fairbury. She was a member of the First Presbyterian Church, Fairbury and the Presbyterian women. She was a gold member of the Fairbury American Legion Auxiliary and past president of Navy mothers.
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It took an attack on a Windows production server, not devotion to Apple, to put that provocative title on this entry.
On August 13 at 3:04 AM, a Windows server that I've been running for all of two weeks--it just replaced an Xserve G5--was attacked by a new strain of malware. This worm/trojan/backdoor/proxy/IRCbot/DDOS agent shared some characteristics with a known exploit, but it went well beyond what was described. I believed at the time of the infection, and even more strongly now, that this exploit's latent damage potential has been underestimated. I view the terse and vague update on the CERT site regarding the less tenacious strain of this beast with a sense of foreboding.
The attack I encountered occasioned a re-examination of a common question: Is Windows more vulnerable to malware than OS X? I've encountered no clearer or more definitive proof point than this attack. To set the stage, I'll describe the malware's methods. The only victim requirement is that a Windows system--client or server from 2000 and XP on up, 32 and 64-bit--be on an Internet-accessible IP address and listening for socket requests to the Windows Server service. The attacker connects to the Windows Server service, overflows a fixed-length buffer and tricks the service into executing code contained in a portion of the buffer. The attack edits the Registry to turn off the Windows firewall and packet filter, disables notifications that you're running with reduced security, and opens your system to anonymous access. It then uses the Registry to insert plant a pair of Windows services that run with SYSTEM privileges. Processes owned by that pseudo-user can literally do anything, unchecked, to the local machine. The malware services launch and announce your exploited system's presence via IRC and IM. After that, an IRC bot or (sub)human driver can make your system do whatever it wants, including making it a nest for more malware. In my case, it was so eager to scan the Internet for other systems to infect that it locked my server's CPUs at 100 percent and gave itself away.
To nail itself in place, two services watch for and regenerate each other even if their files are deleted. The malware adds an entry to Administrator's login script, and it watches for a privileged invocation of Windows Explorer (like Finder) and attaches a malicious thread to that.
I've been giving it great deal of thought, and I came up with a reasons pointing to the likelihood that Windows is at greater risk of catastrophic attacks. It's not easy reading, but it was either this dense packing or a book-length blog post.
• All Windows background processes/daemons are spawned from a single hyper-privileged process and referred to as services.
• By default, Windows launches all services with SYSTEM-level privileges.
• SYSTEM is a pseudo-user (LocalSystem) that trumps Administrator (like UNIX's root) in privileges. SYSTEM cannot be used to log in, but it also has no password, no login script, no shell and no environment, therefore


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Jauchem & Meeh has developed the torch, called Le Torcia, that can be seen on many Broadway, Las Vegas, and regional productions. Le Maitre will manufacture Le Torcia and distribute it through its world wide dealer network. "It's a real pleasure to work with such an acclaimed special effects designer as Greg Meeh," says Adrian Segeren, president, Le Maitre Special Effects. "Greg has spent years perfecting the torch and it seemed like a natural fit to have Le Maitre manufacture and distribute it."
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MLB Daily Dish On Hiroyuki Nakajima, Jerry Hairston Jr., More
While I was off getting lunch, Tom Haudricourt's Twitter feed lit up with Brewer activity. MLB Daily Dish has more on these notes: - The team isn't going to bid on Hiroyuki Nakajima. - They are actively trying to sign Jerry Hairston Jr. - Melvin says he hasn't exchanged proposals with Scott Boras regarding Prince Fielder. - They're still considering several other infield options. - Chris Bosio and Bill Castro are as good as gone.


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Comment: Turing Test (Score 1) 122
A lot of comments mention that it would make sense to make a robot along the same pattern as a human: Can use same tools, access same spaces, etc. etc. My question is: if your {AI | robot} can't be distinguished from a real human, why can't you just use a (cheap, ubiquitous) human? Answer: we invent machines precisely to augment our abilities, to do what we aren't so good at: computing faster and less error-prone, be stronger, access spaces we can't, don't get bored, tired, damaged by some harsh environments, etc. etc.
I'm with Angle: see what job (or collection of jobs) your machine needs to perform, then build the best possible machine given the contraints, for that job/s. (Not that they have achieved it with the floor suckers, but hey...)


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I have to admit it. I'm a sucker for movies about romantic, well-dressed and just plain fucking cool revolutionary groups. The Black Panthers, the Weather Underground, the Situationists, Patty Hearst and the Symbionese Liberation army; wherever you stand on their politics and the morality of their actions, you have to admit there's a Robin Hood-esque attractiveness to all of them. Some of them also wore some very cool clothes.
The Baader Meinhof Complex isn't the first film I've seen recently about a terrorist group – I reviewed Steve Macqueen's Hunger a couple of weeks ago (some I'm probably on a Government watch list somewhere) – but where Macqueen's film is a profound, sombre picture of a men pushed to the edge, the Baader Meinhof Complex is as much about the sex and the style of the terrorists concerned as it is analysing their substance and their actions.
The film, directed by Udi Edel who also masterminded the controversial, but critically acclaimed Last Exit to Brooklyn movie and Madonna's woeful Body of Evidence, and produced and written by Bernd Eichinger who last brought us Downfall basically tells the story of the life of the group officially called the Red Army Faction, but became more popularly known as the Baader Meinhof group, after two of the Faction's leading personalities (Andreas Baader and Ulrike Meinhof).
The RAF (no, not them) saw themselves as a politicial group. History views them as extreme left-wingers – they used the Marx as a starting point and were influenced by, Rudi Dutschke – but really saw themselves as sitting outside the conventional ideological framework, so were inevitably described lazily as anarchists. They saw themselves as kicking against authoritarianism – they'd grown up with the Nazi legacy and were determined to do everything in their power to prevent Germany again falling foul of a similar police state nightmare. They did this through a series of revolutionary actions, mostly bomings of what they selected as 'legitimate targets'.
The Baader Meinhof Complex only pays lip service to the rights and wrongs of the Red Army Faction's campaign. Frankly, Eichinger and Edel don't need to, its been dealt with previously by countless documentaries including this fairly recent one from BBC4. This film is instead about the RAF's actions, its impulsiveness, its vanity, its glamour – what it did, rather than what it thought. In that sense, its an action movie in the truest sense of the word.
It's the group's fundamental vanity, that led to its eventual downfall – something defined in the film as the Baader Meinhof Complex and personnified in it by Ulrike Meinhof's breakdown. The group became less a band of revolutionaries than a killing machine – jettisonning Meinhof's theory for the guns and bullets and a love of live on the edge of society.
The Baader Meinhof Complex isn't as great a piece of art as Hunger, but that's not the point. It doesn't offer a critique of the RAF, but an intensely entertaining film. It is slightly longer than it should be, and suffers from some horrendous musical choices (Blowin' In The Wind over the ednd credits and My Generation earlier on – how cheesy can you get?!), but is definitely worth a couple of hours of anyone's time.
An interesting article from the Guardian on the cultural legacy of the Red Army Faction, here.
A useful Baader Meinhof resource.
I have to admit to being a bit confused as to what GSK Contemporary is all about. Is it a cynical attempt by sponsors GlaxoSmithKline to appear cool, edgy and relevant to the new intake of London-based students? Is it an effort by the Royal Academy to shed its image as the gallery of choice for the Daily Mail reader? Or is it something genuinely cutting-edge and artistically interesting. I'm not sure. I think its probably a mixture of all three, with the emphasis on the first two.
Monday probably isn't the best time to see a gallery at its best, especially not one that claims to focus on the links between 'art, performance and experimental theatre', but I was in the area and wanted to try and make sense of what the RA's latest initiative was all about. I'd seen some adverts and the flashy website, but was frankly a little bit bemused about what the show was trying to achieve. Was it a straightforward ICA-esque contemporary art show? Was is a cool bar/nightclub with a gallery attached? Was it a performance space? The promotion all seemed a little jumbled. Obviously, I had to check it out. Even after going, I'm still not sure.
Arriving at the space didn't immediately make things any clearer. Once I'd bought my ticket, GSK Contemporary was horrendously signposted; it wasn't until after wandering round the ground floor for a good few minutes that the real action was taking place upstairs.
As far as I can work out, GSK Contemporary (awful, awful name, who the hell in the marketing department agreed to that one?) is split into two phases. The first phase, called Molten States runs until mid December, with a second, called Collision Course, taking over afterwards. Molten States showcases the work of Olaf Nicolai, Julian Rosefeldt, Rene Pollesch and Catherine Sullivan. As well as functioning as a static daytime gallery, there's also a shed-load of evening events happening (think Late at Tate, Late Nights at the Whitechapel) with the likes of Bob and Roberta Smith and Martin Creed doing their things.
It was refreshing to see an exhibition in such a large space devoted to contemporary art – and new works by artists that I hadn't previously encountered. The first work, by Rene Pollesch, is an installation based on a German-language performance that took place on Halloween at GSK Contemporary and seems to be deliberately obtuse and confrontational. Lots of shouting in German. Olaf Nicolai's mechanical pole-dancer was disappointing – was I missing something or was the piece supposed to be presented in darkness – the main light was on?! Catherine Sullivan's work – which appeared to have something to do with colonialism (there were grand houses and period costumes that reminded me of Yinka Shonibare's Turner Prize nominated work) – was also disappointingly complex.
Julian Rosefeldt's three multi-screen video works were a revelation and the undoubted highlight of the show. I haven't encountered his work before. The Soundmaker, Stunned Man and The Perfectionist are all meditations on the absurdity of everyday life. They are simple, yet compelling and worth a visit.
My gut feel is that GSK Contemoporary is designed more as a club/gallery – a late night 'happening' space (open until midnight on Thursday, Friday and Saturdays) aimed at flogging booze to the monied London art school crowd, rather than a daytime gallery. As such, I'll be heading back to see how different it all looks after dark – and to check out the Rosefeldts again, of course. It's got me interested, but I can't work out if I like it. Hmmmmmmmmmmmmmm.
Check out this piece from Art Review.com.
Sunday afternoon seemed the perfect time to check out Tate Modern's new Mark Rothko show. Heading off to an exhibition of his large scale, meditative paintings is basically the art world equivalent of going to church. You can't help being inspired and not a little intimidated by the hugeness of his canvasses and his bold repetitions, much in the same way you are when you enter a large gothic cathedral (or massive football stadium, come to think of it). The problem is that everyone else seemed to have the same idea.
It is universally acknowledged that Rothko is a great painter. People that don't generally visit galleries, or profess any admiration at all for contemprary art – people that would probably run screaming when confronted with a Bruce Nauman or a Paul McCarthy - would most probably be able to identify the large blocks of colour that Rothko worked with.
As such, the Tate clearly has high hopes they are onto a winner with their current high-profile show. It's certainly has people flocking through the doors so far. It's not a retrospective, focussing instead on his late works and his 'works in series'. Whilst there is a respectful amount of space given to a couple of this series – his Black-Form paintings and his Brown and Gray work, for example – the show is built around the so called Seagram Paintings.
In 1958 Mark Rothko was comissioned to paint murals for the Four Seasons restaurant in New York's Seagram building. The pictures never ended up in the restaurant, but in the Tate's collection. These are displayed in the present show, together with pictures painted at the same time loaned from collections in the US and Japan.
This Seagram room is stunning. It is dimly lit, to encourage respectful contemplation, and the pictures are hung high on the wall (as Rothko himself demanded when the murals were displayed at a previous retrospective), making them even more imposing. The combination of the vast space, easily the biggest space in the Tate Modern at the moment apart from the turnbine hall itself, and the intensity of his works combine to produce an emotionally dramatic effect.
Given the drama of the Seagram room, its a little surprising that I came away from this visit feeling a little disappointed rather than emotionally uplifted. The hangover probably didn't help, but the space was just so unbelievably crowded, it destroyed any effect that the Rothkos should have created. Now, I normally put up with a bit of gallery overcrowding (its inveitable when you've got a place as fantastic as Tate Modern), but the single most important thing about Rothko is how his work makes you feel. It isn't about uncovering hidden midden, he isn't a political artist, his work is visceral and concerned with the sensation created when you are standing in front of the picture. It's all about the interraction you have with the work in the gallery. If something disturbs that, then the power of the work is lost. That's what has happened here.
How can they sort it out? Limiting the number of people that can be in the gallery at one time would be a start, if an unpopular move. Tate Modern has been staggeringly successful, but when it starts letting success compromise the visitor experience its going to have problems. Definitely go and see the show, but go first thing in the morning if you want to be truly touched. Otherwise, well, you'll just be looking at pictures…
Rothko, The Late Series runs at Tate Modern until February 1st 2009.
Hunger is a terrifying film. It's the debut feature film from Steve McQueen, best known for beating Tracey Emin to the Turner Prize in 1999. It tells the story of Irish republican inmates holed up in the Maze prison, Belfast protesting against not being treated as political prisoners – specifically the highest profile protestor, Bobby Sands. McQueen is an accomplished video artist, and he's made the move from galleries to cinemas with arguably the most difficult subject matter he could have selected; the Northern Ireland political situation has been covered impressively in the past, and the instinctively physically repulsive nature of the prisoners' protests isn't one that lends itself naturally to your local multiplex. You won't want to bringing popcorn to this one.
McQueen, however, has suceeded in bringing the story of Sands and the protestors to life in an unflinching, yet visually compelling way. In short, the film never pulls away from showing the brutality of the prison officers and their treatment of the prisoners, or the full horrors of the dirty protests and hunger strikes. Since his death in 1981, Sands has been something of a romantic figure in popular folklore, he's slightly romanticised here (its certainly a synpathetic portrayal), but its also a warts and all picture of a man pushed to the edge of reason.
It's refreshing to see a film that takes a new approach to cinematography. Visually, its obvious that McQueen has broached the subject matter as a visual artist, every scene is perfectly composed. Impressively, he never lapses into self-indulgence as one might expect from a video artist – the film comes in at an impressively concise 96 minutes, despite one of the longest one-take scenes in cinema history (this is worth the price of the cinema ticket alone – acted by Michael Fassbender as Sands and Liam Cunningham as his priest).
Hunger is terrifying because of its relentless honesty – there's no airbrushing (although the naked prisoners did look a little too well toned at times!), no distracting sub plots, no smart-arsed conceits. It's a naked, uncomfortable but gripping film. Anyone with even a passing interest in British or Irish politics needs to go see it.
Florian Zeller is scarily young for a novelist. He's younger than me, so is only ever going to be younger than me, and eternally scary. That's a sobering thought for a Wednesday night.
More recently, he's become more renowned for his emerging presence on the French theatre scene (as playwright and director), but Neiges Artificielles, his debut novel was published in 2002.
Zeller is often bracketed together with one of my favourite novellists, Michel Houellebecq, so it made sense that I check him out. Whilst there are a number of similarities between the two – both show an inherent cynicism and could easily be bracketed together as Nietzschean, neither shys away from the overtly erotic, both are urban and ultimately contemporary, there are a number of telling differences betweeen the two. Benchmarking Zeller against the his older contemporary is probably unfair because he doesn't (yet?) bring the same real world baggage to his work and hasn't (at the time of writing this) hasn't evolved fully as a writer.
Neiges Artificielles (Artificial Snow) is a coming of age novel for both the first person narrator of the tale and Zeller himself. In fact, the story does seem to be largely drawn on Zeller's romantic experiences as a young adult. (Hmmm the fact the narrator is called Florian Deller is probably a bit of a giveaway). Location-wise, its set in the types of places in Paris a young, relatively well-to-do Frenchman would be likely to hang out. Bascially, he's living a good, vibrant life, filled with booze and sex, but like any intelligent, over-educated young man, he's psychotically unhappy.
As a result, he's finding it terribly difficult to get over a failed relationship with his beloved Lou. The novel is a testament to him struggling with this, as well as his own place in the social structure – days spent wandering the streets and Metro of the French capital do little to make him feel any better, despite the box cutter permanently in his grasp. To this extent Zeller is obviously more Romantic than Houellebecq. The obvious recurring motifs, the missed underground train, the images of birth, the mud and of course the snow of the title bear witness to that.
Neiges Artificielles is clearly a juvenile work, but one that is well restrained, focused and emotionally powerful. The personality insights we get at towards the end of the book are particularly evocative. I'll definitely be checking out more of his work. And not just for the rude bits.
The all-singing, all-dancing Warhol jamboree rides into town, tossing witty barbs, terrifying the cops and the upholders of common decency as it gallops. Kind of.
The Andy show has hit the Hayward gallery fresh from a stint in Amsterdam, home of drugs, sleaze and tulips. It's a firm crowd-pleasing move from the Southbank Centre who have clearly invested heavily in bringing the travelling collection to Waterloo, but one that seems to overlook quality in favour of footfall.
It's split into four main sections – Warhol trivia (his time-capsules, his polaroids, his doodles), video and audio of the sights and sounds of the Factory, a collection of the shows he produced for MTV and his better known larger scale video/film work. The collection makes good use of the Hayward space, some might argue too good use as the works do seem to be a little crammed into the lower floor of the gallery (there's a different exhibition on upstairs at the moment).
I'm generally a big fan of the Hayward, some of their recent exhibitions, Undercover Surrealism and Laughing in a Foreign Language in particular, but as a someone who is hugely interested in the work of Warhol (I'm a shameless Velvet Underground afficionado, and really appreciate the importance of his large scale screen prints), I think they've got it wrong with this collection.
I came away from Other Voices, Other Rooms with a deeper understanding of Warhol the curator, the archivist, rather than him as an artist. Now, I know that part of Warhol's talent lay in the way he was able to capture and transform the banal into art, but there's too much of the untransformed banality in this exhibition to make it really worth a visit (hey, times are tough, you can't afford to go to every new exhibition!)
The video clips of life in and around the Factory, for example, are just plain dull. Sure, they are interesting for a couple of seconds (but once you get beyond the haircuts, the clothes, the fashion shows, the glimpses inside Studio 54 there's very little of any real value left). Now, you could argue that this is in itself Warhol's artistic judgement, but I'd just say that you were being a smart arse, and I think you'd be wrong.
Warhol's MTV films, are again interesting from the perspective that they document the excess of the late 1970s and 1980s, but they shine only as…well….MTV programmes…and there's just so much of this mediocrity, spread very thinly at that.
The one opportunity the show has to redeem itself is the final gallery, showing some of Warhol's longer fully-fledges film works on a succession of dramatically large screens, flanked by some impressively comfortable foam sofas. It all just feels a little cramped – surely these works would have been better digested at the BFI's season of Warhol films last year The layout of the gallery means it feels like you are being channeled through, so its not really condusive to stopping and watching. So a a little bit of scandal (banana sucking ahoy), and you are spat out into the shop. Ahh the shop, looking better stocked than I've ever seen it before. Maybe that's what this exhibition was about all along….
Andy Warhol: Other Voices, Other Rooms shows at the Hayward Gallery, London until January 18th, 2009
Image:© The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, Inc
There's a danger that bands playing psychedelic, introspective music that focuses so heavily on externalising inner space lose track of their audience. It's something the Brian Jonestown Massacre are always in danger of, something that Sonic Boom/Spectrum can be guilty of, and something My Bloody Valentine stay (just) the right side of.
For me, listening to music at home, or through headphones on the way home from work is a very different experience than seeing a gig live. Rocking out on my own, or in my own space can be a solitary, meditative thing – akin to experiencing a novel. Heading out to a gig (again apart from the social aspect of seeing friends and people-watching) is less about contemplation, about decyphering the secrets of the cosmos than it is about being transported to another place, dancing around like a loon and having a bloody good time.
The Asteroid #4 and The Quarter After at The Dream Machine gig at Herne Hill's Half Moon was the archetype of everything a cracking night out should be about; it had a great, friendly crowd, a landlord that wasn't hung-up about curfews, and, most importantly, two bands that were focussed on producing a crowd-pleasing show.
The two bands have been touring together around the UK and Europe for a couple of weeks and this was their first London show since Psychodahlia at The Fly. First up were the QA who brought their Byrds/Springfield/Sabbath-influenced jangle pop to South London for the first time. Led by the Jonestown's Rob Campanella, the band were noticeably enjoying themselves (even Campanella who normally looks a slightly concerned/panicked figure onstage with Newcombe's gang looked happy to be kicking back). Hell, Christoph, the bands third guitarist/keyboard player looked like he'd stepped right out of the Rolling Thunder Revue with his sideburns and lace-up jeans. Yes, you read that right – lace-up jeans. Closing their set with the majestic Too Much To Think About, the Quarter After brought smiles aplenty to this part of London.
Tonight was all about the Asteroid #4, however.Touring to promote their blinding new album 'These Flowers of Ours', it took them a couple of songs to hit their stride, but once they got going, they moved the evening from a gig…to a happening, man. For me, they a shining example of everything a neo-psychedelic band should be – they've cherry picked some of the best sounds from the 60s and the Paisley Underground and fused them with a post Spacemen/Spiritualized drone. Crucually, they never lose sight of the fact its all about putting on a show; they've got the rockstar attitude (swigging from bottles of wine on stage), the mind melting lightshow but they clearly give a fuck about the crowd having a cracking time (like various audience members being dragged up on stage to play percussion. You know who you are).
Highlights all seemed to blur into one for me, but standout tracks were Ask Me About Pittsburgh and a Rain Parade cover (I Look Around – I got a little bit overexcited by that one!) Hell, even the Quarter After were into it (even after a few weeks of touring together). Special mention must go to QA singer Dominic Campanella's inspired dancefloor moves. Oh yes.
In short, tonight was a celebration – not only of the Dulwich Dream Machine record shop and all who sail in her, not just for Masonic Boom and her artwork (it was the opening of her show tonight), but of just how much fun the nu-gaze, post-Jonestown, neo-psych..whatever..'scene' can actually be. <a href="http://urbanlandfill.typepad.com/.shared/image.html?


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Chef Mark Abernathy Loca Luna Red Door
This is particularly good on poultry, pork and lamb. Do not marinate the lamb for more than 1 hour. Remove and store in Ziplock.
Mix all ingredients together:
½ cup Worcestershire Sauce
½ cup Soy Sauce
1 cup pineapple juice
1 cup crushed pineapple with juice
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(WMC-TV) – Before the Baltimore Ravens and Collierville native Morgan Cox could hold the Lombardi Trophy, Cox's father said his son had to make one of the most important snaps of his career.
"We were on pins and needles right there until the very end," Wright Cox said
But just like at Evangelical Christian School and the University of Tennessee, Cox got off the snap and helped seal history in front of his entire family.
"All we could do is look at each other, hug each other and we both burst into tears," Cox said.
Wright and Cindy Cox are driving back from New Orleans playing the memories over in their head.
"We think back to this small little fella playing out in the yard," Cox added.
Cox's yard eventually became the field at ECS where coaches are still beaming.
Michael Oher even played against Cox while the two were in high school before both ended up on the same Ravens team.
"I remember him telling me, coach I'm going to be a long snapper for Tennessee and he did it," ECS coach Alan Durham said.
Cox's Aunt Ann Murray wasn't able to make the trip to New Orleans, but she's seen all the pictures.
"It was just a great celebration and to see all the confetti falling on his head," Murray said.
There are several pictures of Cox in the confetti, one that he posted on twitter with a message his father said he learned while on this ECS field here in the Mid-South.
"What he posted under it, to God be the glory, great things he has done," Cox said. "You're trying to soak it all up, but it's hard to take it all in."
The Cox family said they've been overwhelmed by all of the phone calls, text messages, and social media posts.
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Earlier today, SpikeTV revealed the nominees for its upcoming Video Game Awards show for 2010. Despite lacking one of the biggest titles released this year entirely, the other nominees are very well chosen but tainted by the lack of Gran Turismo 5. Sony and its lineup of exclusives did a pretty good job this year landing two nominees in Best Graphics and one in Game of the Year. Other than that, the rest of the nominees are pretty much expected as well.
Check out the list below.
Studio of the Year
- BioWare
- Blizzard Entertainment
- Bungie Studios
- Rockstar San Diego
Best Wii Game
- Donkey Kong Country Returns
- Kirby's Epic Yarn
- Metroid: Other M
- Super Mario Galaxy 2
Best Xbox 360 Game
- Alan Wake
- Fable III
- Halo: Reach
- Mass Effect 2
Best PS3 Game
- God of War III
- Heavy Rain
- ModNation Racers
- Red Dead Redemption
Best PC Game
- Fallout: New Vegas
- Mass Effect 2
- Sid Meier's Civilization V
- StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty
Best Handheld Game
- God of War: Ghost of Sparta
- Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker
- Professor Layton and the Unwound Future
- Super Scribblenauts
Best Shooter
- Battlefield: Bad Company 2
- BioShock 2
- Call of Duty: Black Ops
- Halo: Reach
Best Action-Adventure Game
- Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood
- God of War III
- Red Dead Redemption
- Super Mario Galaxy 2
Best RPG
- Fable III
- Fallout: New Vegas
- Final Fantasy XIII
- Mass Effect 2
Best Multiplayer Game
- Battlefield: Bad Company 2
- Call of Duty: Black Ops
- Halo: Reach
- StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty
Best Individual Sports Game
- EA Sports MMA
- Shaun White Skateboarding
- Tiger Woods PGA Tour 11
- UFC Undisputed 2010
Best Team Sports Game
- FIFA Soccer 11
- Madden NFL 11
- MLB '10: The Show
Best Driving Game
- Blur
- ModNation Racers
- Need For Speed: Hot Pursuit
- Split/Second
Best Music Game
- Dance Central
- DJ Hero 2
- Def Jam Rapstar
- Rock Band 3
Best Soundtrack
- Def Jam Rapstar
- DJ Hero 2
- Guitar Hero: Warriors of Rock
- Rock Band 3
Best Song in a Game
- Basket Case by Green Day
- Black Rain by Soundgarden
- Far Away by José González
- GoldenEye by Nicole Scherzinger
- Replay/Rude Boy Mashup by Iyaz & Rihanna
- Won't Back Down by Eminem
Best Original Score
- God of War III
- Halo: Reach
- Mass Effect 2
- Red Dead Redemption
Best Graphics
- God of War III
- Heavy Rain
- Kirby's Epic Yarn
- Red Dead Redemption
Best Adapted Video Game
- LEGO: Harry Potter: Years 1-4
- Scott Pilgrim vs. The World: The Game
- Spider-Man: Shattered Dimensions
- Star Wars: The Force Unleashed II
- Transformers: War for Cybertron
Best Performance by a Human Male
- Daniel Craig as James Bond
- Gary Oldman as Sgt. Reznov
- John Cleese as Jasper
- Martin Sheen as Illusive Man
- Nathan Fillion as Sergeant Edward Buck
- Neil Patrick Harris as Peter Parker/Amazing Spider-Man
- Rob Wiethoff as John Marston
- Sam Worthington as Alex Mason
Best Performance by a Human Female
- Dame Judi Dench as M
- Danica Patrick as Herself
- Emmanuelle Chriqui as The Numbers Lady
- Felicia Day as Veronica
- Jennifer Hale as Commander Sheppard
- Kristen Bell as Lucy Stillman
- Tricia Helfer as Sarah Kerrigan
- Yvonne Strahovski as Miranda Lawson
Best Downloadable Game
- Costume Quest
- Lara Croft and the Guardian of Light
- Monday Night Combat
- Scott Pilgrim vs. The World: The Game
Best DLC
- BioShock 2: Minerva's Den
- Borderlands: The Secret Armory of General Knoxx
- Mass Effect 2: Lair of the Shadow Broker
- Red Dead Redemption – Undead Nightmare
Best Independent Game
- Joe Danger
- Limbo
- Super Meat Boy
- The Misadventures of P.B. Winterbottom
Most Anticipated Game
- Batman: Arkham City
- BioShock: Infinite
- Gears of War 3
- Portal 2
Game of the Year
- Call of Duty: Black Ops
- God of War III
- Halo: Reach
- Mass Effect 2
- Red Dead Redemption


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R. Rubio / L. Ridnour / J. Flynn
M. Webster / W. Johnson / W. Ellington
M. Beasley / D. Williams / L. Hayward
K. Love / A. Randolph / A. Tolliver
D. Milicic / N. Pekovic / A. Tolliver
Assuming the Wolves don't make any signings or trades and make the smart, BPA selection with the #2 overall pick, this is the roster the Wolves will be running with for the 2011-12 season. That's a starting lineup that consists of five top-6 draft picks, and a group of backups that features three top-6 draft picks from the past three drafts.
At least in theory, this team should have the pieces it needs to be competitive. You have the prodigal distributor at PG with a solid shooter/defender complementing him at SG, a high usage, high scoring wing at SF, a glue guy who stretches opposing defenses and cleans up the glass at PF, and a rim-protector with reasonable offensive skills for a 7-footer at C. The backups have a nice mixture of athleticism, experience and offensive/defensive ability. This is why I believe David Kahn thinks the roster just needs some "fine-tuning"...at least on paper it all ought to mesh together fairly well. The problem is that our two best players might not really want to be here, two of our other starters need major attitude adjustments, and our coach is, to put it politely, an idiot.
However, even with those caveats, this is a team that (barring injury) ought to be able to approach 30 wins. I'm assuming here that Ricky plays at an at least league average level for his rookie year and that increased chemistry from time spent together will help our exceptionally young squad play like an actual team. I think it's safe to say at this point that we know what we're getting from Beasley/Darko/Webster, but I'm hopeful that either Wesley Johnson or Derrick Williams will step up and justify their draft position with a productive season.
So, this is the status quo. With that in mind, how do people think we can realistically improve this team? What do we really need? Perhaps we get rid of Darko, but who do we replace him with? Where can we find a legitimate, 7-foot rim protector with a skillset that translates to a triangle offense? Is Andre Iguodala enough of an upgrade over Martell Webster to justify the loss of assets/cap flexibility that bringing him over would entail? What type of shooting guard do we really want to put next to Rubio? Beasley already scores enough from the wing - if we acknowledge that our assets are limited, is it worth it to replace him with a more efficient player? If Rambis is really the problem, who can we bring in who can mentor Rubio while ensuring that our other core pieces continue to improve? If the triangle isn't the best fit for this team in the long run, what offensive system would be ideal? Is it smart to invest in a defensive-minded coach when our offense sucks too?
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Our guided 3.5 hour food and drink walking tour explores some of the most historic and gastronomic neighborhoods of Santa Barbara. Combining some of the oldest and newest eateries with local history, culture and architecture, you'll experience seven distinct tastings of food, beer and wine while strolling the off-the-beaten path. Appealing to both visitors and locals alike, our tour aims to provide a fun, unique perspective of the American Riviera. This under 2 mile walking and tasting tour is suitable for all ages and fitness levels. So, if your taste buds and toes are interested, please join us for a delectable afternoon stroll among the red-tile roofs of Santa Barbara!


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Liz Hogan, female lacrosse player, answered the Athlete of the Week Question over at SUathletics.com.
When asked what her favorite sports movie, she said, "Remember the Titans."
Doesn't she know that the only acceptable answer now and forever, for any Syracuse athlete, has to be "The Express?!!" Unbeleivable!
But it got me wondering about our own preferences here on NunesMagician.
So with that being said - other than The Express - what is your favorite sports movie of all time? It can be drama or comedy, football, basketball, or baseball.


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Arredondo trying to pitch way back to 'pen
Recovering from elbow inflammation, reliever thriving in Minors
KANSAS CITY -- Reliever Jose Arredondo continues to pitch well for Triple-A Salt Lake and the Angels are still searching for ways to stabilize the back end of their bullpen.
So it seems logical that Arredondo, who had a breakout season in 2008, could be joining the Angels' bullpen shortly.
"Jose needs to get his game together, maintain it, and if he gets it back, he's obviously a guy we're gonna need to take a look at," Angels manager Mike Scioscia said before Tuesday's doubleheader against the Royals.
Arredondo, who is recovering from right elbow inflammation, has looked sharp in recent appearances. He's worked 3 2/3 scoreless innings in three outings in the last week.
The 25-year-old reliever has a 1.98 ERA in 10 appearances at Triple-A Salt Lake, allowing just two earned runs in 11 1/3 innings.
If he continues to pitch well, Arredondo could be the Angels' best in-house option to shore up the eighth-inning role.
Arredondo, who worked primarily as a seventh-inning specialist last season, was 10-2 with a 1.62 ERA in 52 appearances.
"He's making strides, but like we said, I don't know if it's a situation where we're looking day-to-day with anybody down there," Scioscia said.
The Angels have struggled at times to find a consistent setup man for closer Brian Fuentes. After losing Scot Shields to season-ending knee surgery, Scioscia has used a long list of pitchers in the seventh and eighth frames.
The club could still look to acquire a reliever from another organization, but at the very least, Arredondo's recent success is an encouraging sign.
"We have guys in-house that can fill those roles or fill those voids right now," Scioscia said. "Some of them are starting to pitch a little bit better. Some of them -- we're seeing some guys go a long way toward filling that. So Arredondo is certainly one of the guys in that mix."
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Richard "Biff"
Williams is Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs.
Williams received a bachelors degree from Weber State University in
Utah, a master's of science in athletic training from Indiana State, and
a Ph.D. in curriculum and instruction from New Mexico State University.
Prior to being named dean at Indiana State in 2008, he served for 10 years
in numerous capacities at the University of Northern Iowa including associate
dean of the College of Education and founding chair of the Division of
Athletic Training where he developed three athletic training education
programs at the undergraduate and graduate level. He has also served as
a high school teacher and head athletic trainer in Texas and as a
co-head athletic trainer at Sullivan High School while in graduate
school at Indiana State.
He has published numerous articles, manuscripts and abstracts, has presented at national conferences and garnered several external grants. Williams has served in several leadership positions within the National Athletic Trainers Association, and in many state leadership roles related to health care and education. Williams co-chaired the strategic steering committee for the State of Indiana Healthy Indiana Plan 2020, is on the Indiana Area Health Education Center Advisory Board and serves as a member of the Indiana Health Centers Inc. ad hoc committee on Workforce Recruitment and Retention. Locally, he serves on the board of the Rural Health Innovation Collaborative (RHIC) and Hospice VNA of the Wabash Valley and Better Health Wabash Valley.
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Humana Cares, a division of Louisville, Ky.-based health insurer Humana, has placed more than 1,600 interactive remote monitoring devices to monitor Humana Medicare members living with congestive heart failure.
Sterling, Va.-based Trapollo installed the Health Guide devices from GE and Intel, which allow RNs to track key vital signs daily. Rollout began in January of last year and also includes A & D Medical blood pressure monitor and weight scale peripherals.
In addition to the devices, Trapollo provides data integration, project management, customer and technical support, asset management, clinician training and program financing.
"Partnering with Trapollo has allowed our nurses to focus on the important clinical issues while Trapollo managed the logistics of installing the equipment in our members' homes as well as training them and providing technical support to all of us," Kate Marcus, program manager for Humana Cares, says in a statement. "We are further delighted that our members have responded so positively when rating their install, and training experiences."


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DIY Kit
Started By ganjero , Jun 11 2011 06:22 PM
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Posted 11 June 2011 - 06:22 PM
Posted 12 June 2011 - 02:46 PM
The only thing you would need is a fan/AC adapter to run the fan, and of course some tools like a soldering iron/solder, and a way to get the heatsink to stay inside the hood. The hardest part is going to be getting the heatsink inside of the hood, which will likely require some drilling of the heatsink and using screws to hold the heatsink in place once it's inside.
If i get one of your premium 12leds kits and the predrilled heatsink, what else do I need to get this going? how difficult is to finish this? I'm plannng on retrofitting this in my nanocube 12dx


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The Fierce Power of Vulnerability: Open Heart Retreat.
With bestselling author Susan Piver. Our world suggests that when we open our heart, we risk tremendous sorrow and pain. Thus, we are encouraged to keep the tenderest part of ourselves hidden—but this is also where love, creativity, and magic reside. It is dangerous to open your heart, but only if you fear sorrow and pain. When we become unafraid of the darker, sweeter, and more piercing emotions and learn to embrace them instead, we discover the source of power and its inseparability from vulnerability.
This retreat will be focused on making friends with our emotions, not to judge, improve, or transform them, but simply to feel and be with them in a dignified way. Doing so, we discover a path to confidence, joy, and gentleness.
We will practice mindfulness meditation and loving kindness meditation. In addition, there will be journaling and small group dialogue to explore the incredible world that arises once we agree to taste our own hearts.
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The Democratic People's Republic of Korea, commonly known as North Korea, is a country in East Asia, occupying the northern half of the Korean Peninsula. Its capital and largest city is Pyongyang. The Korean Demilitarized Zone serves as the buffer zone between North Korea and South Korea. The Amnok River and the Tumen River form the border between North Korea and the People's Republic of China. A section of the Tumen River in the far northeast is the border with Russia. (Source: Wikipedia)
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The Syrian government on Tuesday agreed to Russia's proposal to hand its chemical arsenal over to international control, Russia's ITAR-TASS and Interfax reported citing the Syrian Foreign Minister Walid al-Muallem who is visiting Russia.
Walid Muallem said "Yesterday [Monday] we held a round of very fruitful negotiations with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and he put forward an initiative regarding chemical weapons. Already in the evening we accepted Russia's initiative," Meanwhile, a press release of the Russian Foreign Ministry quoted members of UN Security Council meeting about human rights in Geneva, Switzerland on Tuesday as saying that evidence on chemical weapon use in Syria is falsified. Participants stressed that the chemical weapon use scenario without UN Security Council's agreement is a gross violation of international laws and said that the US leaders must take responsibility for military strike threat. Besides, Russia noted that military intervention from outside will cause civilian casualty and a humanitarian disaster to Syria and the Middle East as a whole. The same day, US President Barack Obama and top security officers continued campaigning the use of force but temporarily spend time to pursue the Russian proposal to control and then demolish Syria's chemical arsenal. Jay Carney, Spokesperson for the White House admitted there were some developments but the US is observing the details of Russian proposal. Philippe Lalliot, Spokesperson for French Foreign Ministry said France is ready to amend the draft resolution of the UN Security Council asking Syria to give up its chemical weapons or face military attack.


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@FGCU_SandVB Snaps Streak at FIU Surf & Turf Tournament
MIAMI BEACH, Fla. – Despite falling to UNF to open the FIU Surf and Turf Tournament, the FGCU sand volleyball team defeated FAU to snap a 13-game losing streak and move to 2-13 on the season. The Eagles fell to UNF 1-4 before defeating FAU 3-2 Friday afternoon on Miami's South Beach.
The Eagles faced Atlantic Sun foe North Florida in the first match of the weekend in a nonconference bout. After being swept by the Ospreys in two matches last weekend, the Eagles picked up their first set win over UNF this season but ultimately fell 1-4.
The no. 3 pair of Karina Mambuca (Naples, Fla./Gulf Coast High School) and Vanessa Benke (Toledo, Brazil/College of Central Florida) took its match to three sets to claim the win. The duo fell 21-16 in the first set before tying the match with a 21-15 win in set two. The teams fought for the advantage in the decisive set and tied at points seven and eight before the Eagles produced a rally to take the lead. FGCU scored seven-straight points to earn a 15-8 set win and earn a 2-1 victory in the match.
All other FGCU pairs fell to UNF by scores of 2-0.
In the match against FAU, the Eagles earned wins in the top three positions to seal a team victory.
Mambuca and Benke earned their second win of the day with a three-set battle against FAU. The pair won set one, 21-17 before falling in set two, 21-16. In the decisive set, the duo earned a 15-8 win to take the Eagles' first win of the match.
The no. 2 pair of Elenora Kazarian (Tibilisi, Georgia/College of Central Florida) and Caroline Jordan (Orlando, Fla./William R. Boone High School) also fought to three sets against the Owls. Kazarian and Jordan fell in extra points to open the match, 24-22 before responding with a 21-17 win in set two. The duo took a 15-5 win in set three to put the Eagles ahead.
The no. 1 matchup of senior Kaitlin Holm (Fort Myers, Fla./Fort Myers HS/Marshall) and junior Whitney Masters (Muncie, Ind./Wapahani High School) rounded out the day with convincing wins in two sets. The duo outscored FAU 21-12, 21-16 for the win.
The Green and Blue fell 2-0 at the no. 4 and no. 5 spots.
The Eagles will continue action at the FIU Surf and Turf Tournament on Saturday with two matches. FGCU will face LSU at 8:30 a.m. and will take on host FIU in a 2:30 p.m. bout.
North Florida 4, FGCU 1
1. Dagnija Medina/Kimberly Hildreth (UNF) def. Kaitlin Holm/Whitney Masters (FGCU) 21-12, 21-12
2. Cari Whitmire/Anna Budinska (UNF) def. Caroline Jordan/Elenora Kazarian (FGCU) 21-18, 21-17
3. Karina Mambuca/Vanessa Benke (FGCU) def. Tanner Garbutt/Cameron McGuire (UNF) 16-21, 21-15, 15-8
4. Britt Claessens/Julie Trembley (UNF) def. Marlene Moeller/Madi Wilcox (FGCU) 21-12, 21-13
5. Emily Strack/Allison Shirley (UNF) def. Shelby Joslin/Katie Gutmann (FGCU) 21-14, 21-10
1. Whitney Masters/Kaitlin Holm (FGCU) def. Darija Sataric/Natalie Fraley (FAU) 21-12, 21-16
2. Caroline Jordan/Elenora Kazarian (FGCU) def. Lauren D'Amato/Beth Shoaff (FAU) 22-24, 21-17, 15-5
3. Karina Mambuca/Vanessa Benke (FGCU) def. Gabby Pyle/Andie Glainis (FAU) 21-17, 16-21, 15-8
4. Megan Knapp/Mandy McIntosh (FAU) def. Marlene Moeller/Madi Wilcox (FGCU) 21-7, 21-15
5. Kristi Tekavec/Lexi Rhein (FAU) def. Shelby Joslin/Katie Gutmann (FGCU) 21-13, 21-9
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Saturday Sports Summary
WAXAHACHIE, Texas -- Southwestern Assemblies of God University had three home games on a hot and sultry day and each were decided by the least margin possible; one point.
Both the women's and men's soccer teams hosted Sterling College (Ks) while the football team entertained #24 ranked Bethany College at Lumpkins Stadium.
The Lady Lions yielded two quick goals before battling back. They came up short in a 2-1 setback to fall to 0-2 on the young season. Sterling upped their mark to 3-0.
The Lions appeared to have a firm grip on a 1-0 lead against Sterling. A breakdown on defense yielded the equalizing tally with a minute left. SAGU recovered and scored just three minutes into overtime for a 2-1 triumph.
With 98 degree heat bearing down on the astroturf surface, Southwestern battled #24 ranked Bethany College (Ks) tooth and nail.
The Lions held the Swedes to only 238 yards and forced four turnovers. Four drives that combined for 175 yards all ended in field goals and a 12-7 lead late in the game.
A costly penalty led to a short punt that put Bethany on the Lions 35 yard line. It took just three plays to score and BC held on for a 13-12 victory. Their two TD drives combined for only 72 yards, but it was enough to rally past the Purple Pride.
A full report on each game will be posted here this weekend, complete with action photos. Check back regularly.


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|Pulmonary hypertension (PH), defined as elevated pulmonary artery pressure, is common in the general population and associated with increased mortality. Accordingly, physicians commonly encounter patients with dyspnea, exercise intolerance, and/or right heart failure who have elevated pulmonary artery systolic pressure (PASP) on echocardiography. Although pulmonary arterial vasodilators may often be considered in this setting, these drugs have been predominantly tested in the subset of PH patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH). Elevated PASP alone is not sufficient for the diagnosis of PAH, and secondary causes of PASP elevation, most commonly left heart disease, are far more prevalent than isolated PAH. Treatment of this more common group of patients with PH due to left heart disease is challenging because there are few evidence-based treatment options, and pulmonary vasodilator therapy may lead to worsening symptoms. Therefore, improving symptoms and avoiding adverse outcomes in patients with PH requires the following: (1) understanding the optimal use of echocardiography for the diagnosis of PH; (2) recognizing the utility and proper interpretation of invasive hemodynamic testing prior to starting pulmonary vasodilator therapy; (3) differentiating PAH from pulmonary venous hypertension due to left heart disease; and (4) understanding the appropriate treatment strategies for PH and resultant right heart failure.
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Tuesday, June 28, 2011
once upon a time... (part 2)
Once upon a time in a land smack-dab in the middle of the desert it was announced that a temple would be built. The people in the land round about were delighted. They loved temples. They loved the spirit that they could feel when they visited, or even passed by.
The preparations began.
Those preparations blossomed not only with the assembly of rock and steel that was hauled to the temple site, but preparations blossomed within the hearts of the people who were so glad for the temple to rise in their midst. They were determined to build up their goodness, their service, their spirits, right along with the physical building of that temple.
Through the grapevine some of the ladies in the stake primary heard of a great idea: have the children in the area write their name and possibly a little bit of what they believe on their own "temple rocks" to be put in the foundation of that temple. Part of what was in their hearts would be the bedrock of what that temple would become. When they passed by that temple in years to come, even when they were shrunken little grandparents far off in the future, they would know that part of "them" helped to support what that beautiful symbol of their faith.
Well, it so happened that these ladies who had heard the idea happened to be pretty good friends with the temple builder. And he kindly consented to let them add those rocks to the bedrock.
And so through much planning and ado on the part of the builder and the church leaders in that area, those rocks were written on, gathered, and placed right as part of that temple foundation.
Some very lucky families got to take part in the placement of the rocks (the thousands of people in that area couldn't very well fit in the space provided). One lady lucked out because she always had her camera attached at her hip. She was asked to photograph the whole thing. And she got to bring her lucky daughter with her:
Everyone delighted in the spirit of the occasion. They all caught the idea that they were taking part in something so much bigger than themselves.
The feeling of love and enthusiasm was palpable.And just like that, the testimonies of hundreds of children gained strength and vigor.
As did the foundation for a temple.
39 comments:
- Vanessa & Tyler said...
what a wonderful idea with the rocks! such a beautiful blog you have :)
-vanessa from inevergrewup.net
- June 28, 2011 at 7:49 AM
- Cheryl said...
this gave me chills!
- June 28, 2011 at 7:57 AM
- ellen said...
Very cool idea.
- June 28, 2011 at 8:01 AM
- Susan R said...
What an amazing thing to do and to be a part of.
There's a story for the grandchildren.
- June 28, 2011 at 8:04 AM
- LAYTON FAMILY said...
- June 28, 2011 at 8:20 AM
- Chelsea Coon said...
I LOVE this!
- June 28, 2011 at 8:35 AM
- charity said...
Shawn, this TOTALLY made me cry. What an awesome thing to do. Can't wait to see the new temple, but even more cant wait to see you next week!!!! Love you
- June 28, 2011 at 8:41 AM
- Jen said...
Thank you for sharing! What a sweet experience for those children involved! Thank you so much for your blog. I read it faithfully ~ it is so inspiring!
- June 28, 2011 at 8:58 AM
- Amy said...
That is so cool and amazing you got to participate in!!!!
- June 28, 2011 at 8:59 AM
- Jennifer said...
What an amazing experience! Love all the pictures. Thanks for sharing!
- June 28, 2011 at 9:22 AM
- SydneyMin said...
Very cool, Shawni!! We can't wait for our Philadelphia Temple to get going :) Groundbreaking is in September!! Woo hoo!
- June 28, 2011 at 10:07 AM
- Dennis Tribe said...
I have been following your blog since Mother's Day (when I recieved your adorable book as a present) and I love it! When I was in primary, we wrote our names on gold leaf paper and then it was placed in one of the granite blocks in the Bountiful temple. Like I said, I was in primary. I am now 28 with 3.5 kids and I still remember what a testimony builder that was. Plus now I get to tell my kids about it. They think it's pretty cool and will often ask what block it is in. We have fun guessing!!
- June 28, 2011 at 10:08 AM
- Ingrid said...
Wow. Wow. Wow. Awesome. Just awesome.
- June 28, 2011 at 10:12 AM
- stacy said...
my two older kids did this at the newport beach temple and their rocks are in the foundation under the baptismal font. the newport temple was actually funded by us members in that district so the whole experience was SO personal the kids know that that temple is ours because we paid for it and their rocks are under the font. i would have LOVED for my two little girls to have that kind of connection to this temple especially since it's only a mile from us. i wonder why my ward didn't do rocks? hmmmm. :) i'm so excited for you girls that you were able to participate in this...SO great!
- June 28, 2011 at 10:16 AM
- Daisha said...
Wow, what a special experience. I love it. Thanks for sharing!
- June 28, 2011 at 10:19 AM
- Lynn said...
That is SO cool to see!!
Our city wide Stakes just did that for all the primary children last year here in Calgary. Can't WAIT for our temple to be finished. They just started putting up the stone on the walls this past week. YAY!
- June 28, 2011 at 10:57 AM
- Jamie said...
Just like "DennisTribe" I was one of those primary kids who wrote on the copper tablets. Those tablets are now in the spire of the Bountiful temple and each time my husband and I pass it I say, "I'm in there. I always will be!" How special!
- June 28, 2011 at 11:08 AM
- Heather said...
What an awesome idea! My favorite picture was the close-up of the rock pile where you could even make out some of the things that were written on the rocks. So neat!
Your paralyzed friend,
- June 28, 2011 at 11:14 AM
- Cindy said...
LOVE! What a beautiful idea!
- June 28, 2011 at 11:46 AM
- Lynne said...
Oh now this is a small world kind of moment -- I live in Illinois, but a college friend of mine lives in the Phoenix area and I'm pretty sure it's her daughter's name written on that rock in one of the pictures (but it's not her daughter holding it!). My friend is Nichole Barney and her daughter is Kiley...I'm going to tell myself it's the same one for fun. haha
- June 28, 2011 at 12:10 PM
- Megan said...
This made me cry. What a sweet memory and moment! I love this idea. What an unforgettable experience all those youth will have to treasure forever!
- June 28, 2011 at 1:27 PM
- Jill said...
- June 28, 2011 at 1:28 PM
- Jessica :) said...
What a beautiful idea and special opportunity to be there to witness everything happening. Thank you for sharing this special experience in your lives.
- June 28, 2011 at 1:31 PM
- kara jayne said...
i love knowing that each of my kids have a rock in there - and me too!! they let me do one since i was in the primary presidency. i must admit that i'm jealous i couldn't be there to witness it. so glad you documented it through pictures!
- June 28, 2011 at 2:09 PM
- ChrisKatieKelly said...
This absolutely gave me chills and made me tear up. The picture of the all the rocks with what the kids wrote just makes me smile. How neat!!!
- June 28, 2011 at 4:19 PM
- The Wonderful World of Wampler said...
Seeing all of those rocks made me smile. :) What a great idea.
- June 28, 2011 at 5:26 PM
- MegJill said...
What a beautiful idea and experience!
- June 28, 2011 at 6:33 PM
- Kelli said...
Love this idea! I drove past the Brigham City Temple being built a couple of weeks ago, and it's so crazy thinking that such a special place is soon going to be there!
- June 28, 2011 at 8:23 PM
- Holly Decker said...
holy moly that is awesome.
- June 28, 2011 at 9:02 PM
- The Longnecker Zoo said...
I have chill bumps. What a wonderful thing for a childs testimony to grow everytime they see that building. Love it!
- June 29, 2011 at 6:21 AM
- Brooke said...
Is this blog launched? Well, I guess that doesn't make any sense. I guess the only way to ask my question is this: do you make money off of your blog, or is it just a hobby?
I'm just curious! :)
- June 29, 2011 at 8:13 AM
- Natalie said...
WOW - that is so amazing and touching - what a simple and yet marvelous way to create a lasting memory. I love it!
- June 29, 2011 at 2:57 PM
- Annessa said...
That is super cool! Our children were able to do that for the Sacramento temple and, though I didn't think they remembered it because they were tiny, they mention it every time we pass Sacramento or talk about temples. "My rock is under there!"
- June 29, 2011 at 7:27 PM
- Corinne said...
What a beautiful idea! Made me cry at the end.
- June 30, 2011 at 4:26 PM
- lori said...
What a fabulous idea, i agree with many others on here, this made my heart smile and my spirit soar! This should be a tradition, just think of all the temples being built and the kids that could be declaring their testimonies in the foundation, WOW!!!
- June 30, 2011 at 6:35 PM
- Jeanne said...
Oh my goodness I have tears- how very very special for those kids!
- June 30, 2011 at 11:58 PM
- shawni said...
Lynne, that totally is Kiley Barney. Nichole and I live in neighboring neighborhoods and were actually college roommates for a little bit so I wonder if you and I ever crossed paths? Anyway, What a small world!
- July 1, 2011 at 3:25 PM
- Eyrealm said...
What a terrific idea! Can I use your pictures for a DN blog?
- July 1, 2011 at 6:46 PM
- Lizzie said...
What a beautiful post.
- July 4, 2011 at 6:58 PM


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Church briefs, 3/10
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Forms also are available in the newsroom's Community News Department from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday. Deadline for submission is 5 p.m. Wednesday before the date of publication.
Dates, times, address and a publication number are required.
First Christian
First Christian Church (Disciples of Christ), 29 N. Oakes St., will host Sabrina Porter, president of Juliette Fowler Homes, a Dallas-based affiliate of the Disciples of Christ that provides services from seniors and foster children, at the 9 a.m. and 11 a.m. worship services Sunday. Porter will bring the message of 120 years of service as portrayed in the Vision and Mission statements. A brunch will be served between services to provide fellowship opportunities.
Gethsemane "The Garden"
Gethsemane "The Garden", 1720 Martin Luther King Blvd., will hold a Pre-Anniversary musical celebrating the Rev. W.J. McClendon's 37th pastoral anniversary with gospel choirs from the community at 7 p.m. today.
At 3:30 p.m. Sunday, Pastor Elmer Blaylock of Jesus Christ Church in Ballinger will lead the anniversary celebration for McClendon. Dinner will be served following the service.
Information: 325-227-8916.
Antioch First Missionary Baptist
Antioch First Missionary Baptist Church, 301 N. Martin Luther King Blvd., will hold its annual Pre-St. Patrick's Day Tea from 3 to 6 p.m. Sunday for fun and fellowship.
Information: 325-655-5179.
Sierra Vista United Methodist
Sierra Vista United Methodist Church, 4522 College Hills Blvd., will continue to visit with characters from the book "In His Steps" at the 8:30 and 11 a.m. worship services Sunday, this week featuring Virginia Page, the rich heiress.
At 10 a.m. Tuesday, the senior adult Circuit Singers will meet at the church to visit and sing at two local nursing homes. The bus will return to the church after the group has lunch in town.
Information: 325-944-4041.
Belmore Baptist
Belmore Baptist Church, 1214 S. Bell St., will baptize two people at the 6 p.m. service Sunday.
The W.I.C.K.S. Mission study group will meet at 9:15 a.m. Tuesday.
Golden Oldies for Adults 55-up will meet at 6:30 p.m. Thursday for a meal and a program.
Information: 325-651-4661.
First United Methodist
First United Methodist Church, 37 E. Beauregard Ave., will host the Rev. Leigh Lloyd, pastor of First United Methodist Church Sonora, speaking on "Abundance" for the Mid-Week Lenten Worship Series, "The Bread of Life," at 12:05 p.m. Wednesday in the Sanctuary. Matt and Charlotte Lewis, members of the San Angelo Chamber Singers, will provide special music for the service. After each Mid-Week service, a meal catered by City Café & Bakery will be available for $6 per person in Celebration Hall.
Information: 325-655-8981.
First Baptist
First Baptist Church, 37 E. Harris Ave., will host its Missions & Ministries for Women's M&M University presentation from 6:30 to 8 p.m. Monday, March 26, in Fellowship Hall on "What Does Health Care Reform Mean to You?," presented by Floyd Petitt, president and CEO of Floyd C. Petitt Insurance.
Keenagers, a senior adult group, will meet at 11:30 a.m. Thursday, March 29, in McBride Fellowship Hall, 37 E. Harris Ave., for lunch and a program by the Cokesbury Christian Singers from First United Methodist Church. Cost of the meal will be $4.
Information: 325-655-4101.
New Jerusalem
New Jerusalem Church of God in Christ, 1515 N. Chadbourne St., will hold a Koinonia evening worship and praise service at 6:30 p.m. Sunday, March 18, featuring Men of Praise and words of encouragement by Pastor Henry Green of St. Luke Baptist Church of Laredo. Special guest speaker will be Missionary Dorethea Mayberry.
Information: 325-212-1022 or 325-653-7972.
Lake View Baptist
Lake View Baptist Church, 306 E. 39th St., will host a meeting of Sister Chicks Women's Ministry at 6:30 p.m. Monday. Desserts will be provided and participants will be asked to bring a covered dish for a time of fellowship followed by a Bible study led by Nikkii Key.
Information: 325-655-1858.
Diocese of San Angelo
The Catholic Diocese of San Angelo will host the "Gospel of Life Conference" from 2 to 4 p.m. Saturday, March 24, at Sacred Heart Cathedral School, 20 E. Beauregard Ave. The conference will be led by Bishop Michael Pfeifer of the Catholic Diocese of San Angelo, and will include presentations by Vicki Thorn of Project Rachel, a post-abortion healing ministry she founded in 1984, and members of the Sisters of Life, a religious community founded in 1991 by Cardinal John O'Connor, archbishop of New York. The invocation will be delivered by the Rev. John Pope, pastor of Galilee Missionary Baptist Church in San Angelo. The conference is co-sponsored by the Knights of Columbus, a Catholic fraternal organization founded in 1882 by Father Michael McGivney, a parish priest, in New Haven, Conn.
Information: 325-651-7500.
St. Luke United Methodist
St. Luke United Methodist Church, 2781 W. Avenue N, will hold a Taizé service in the sanctuary from 12:15 to 12:45 p.m. Wednesdays through April 4. The Lenten season service will include song, prayer, Scripture, silence and Holy Communion each week.
Information: 325-959-1545.
Christian Baptist (Mature) Singles
Christian Baptist (Mature) Singles will meet at noon Saturday, March 17, at the Baptist Retirement Center Clubhouse, 902 N. Main St., for the annual Potato Party. Baked potatoes and all trimmings will be furnished as well as dessert for $3. Games to follow.
Information: 325-657-0027.
Calvary Lutheran
Calvary Lutheran Church, 3231 College Hills Blvd., will hold a series of Lent services titled "The Valleys of Our Lives Where Christ Meets Us" at 7 p.m. each Wednesday until Easter. A soup and potluck supper will be served prior to the service, from 6 to 6:45 p.m.
Information: 325-944-1116.
Eldorado First United Methodist
ELDORADO — First United Methodist Church, 15 N. Divide St., will host a Woman's Club meeting at noon Tuesday in the fellowship hall.
The Men's Breakfast will be held at 6:30 a.m. Wednesday in the fellowship hall.
Martha's Angels will meet at noon Thursday in the fellowship hall.
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More than 120 educators, psychologists, speech and language pathologists and parents were in Hattiesburg Thursday, attending the first day of a two-day conference at Southern Miss which is focusing on Dyslexia.
The 16th annual DuBard Symposium: Dyslexia and Related Disorders is taking place at the Thad Cochran Center.
Dyslexia is a learning disorder causing abnormal difficulty in reading and spelling.
Attendees are discussing the latest research and educational techniques designed to help children overcome that disorder.
"There are people who are here who really want information about what we can do to change the situation for individuals who struggle with reading," said Dr. Maureen Martin, director of the DuBard School for Language Disorders at Southern Miss.
"Whatever you figure out with your child or your children, it's going to be a long journey up a high, tall mountain, but you never quit," said Diane Lyon, chief operating officer for Synergistic Education Solutions. Lyon, who suffers from Dyslexia, was one of the featured speakers at the symposium.
Lyon has a son who has also struggled with the disorder.
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A strange odor led to a meth lab getting caught in the act in a local town and the cookers are on the run.
Neighbors called the McLennan County Sheriff's office at around 10 p.m. Tuesday night for a suspicious smell. When deputies got a search warrant, they found a working meth lab on Dalrex Road in Lorena.
Deputies questioned and released two people who were inside a front trailer. Multiple other people were also in a trailer behind that, but the Sheriff's Office says they got away and are still at large.
McLennan County Sheriff Parnell McNamara says the lab was like one that could have been found decades ago and is different from the current trend of making meth. He says he was surprised to find a working lab.
Investigators though say they're happy to get rid of this lab that could have been producing for more than a year.
"You're going to make the community just that much safer. These people are dangerous people, they're putting poison out there on the street and we're going to do what we can here at the Sheriff's Department to stop it."
A Dallas hazmat unit came down to take a part the lab Tuesday night. Deputies and the unit worked for nearly ten hours to clear the scene.
The Sheriff's Office also seized an undisclosed amount of meth, weapons and one car.
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Madrigals rememberBy John Berger
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When Kavin Higa died last year, the other members of the Honolulu Madrigal Quartet wanted to do something to commemorate his passing. Delores Mark, leader and manager of the group, is a persistent woman. It took almost a year of planning by Mark and her fiance, Jerry Chambers, but Higa will be remembered Sunday with a concert, "Christmas in Paradise" at the Hawaii Theatre.
Willie K and Amy Hanaiali'i Gilliom, the Society of Seven, Jay Larrin, Randy & Gay Hongo, and the Honolulu Madrigal Quartet are among the 16-plus acts that will perform. One-third of the ticket revenues will go directly to the Life Foundation.
"You have to pay attention to the details," Chambers said Tuesday. "Like, if you put up a sign about the show, you can't assume that it'll stay up there." He was fielding calls at the couple's office while Mark took care of last minute details elsewhere.
Chambers and Mark met several years ago when he was helping organize a benefit concert for another organization. They clicked as a couple and discovered a shared interest in charity work. After successfully producing several small charity events, they took a deep breath and started on "Christmas in Paradise," their biggest production by far.
"We want to give people as much variety as possible, so every seven minutes or so there'll be something different," Chambers said. "We're opening with Pico Payne and the Punahou tap dancers doing 'It Don't Mean a Thing If It Ain't Got That Swing.' The second act is Delores' quartet singing a capella, and then Dita Holifield singing country songs. There will be some big changes in tempos and styles -- like the Ed Sullivan Show when I was a kid."
Chambers adds that producing a charity event isn't as simple as it looks in those old movies where Mickey Rooney and Judy Garland start with nothing and end up staging a Broadway revue in an old barn. Local charities are naturally cautious about working with unproven promoters. Entertainers hesitate to block out a date without assurances that the sponsors are legit ("We're paying everyone a nominal fee, no one is being asked to perform for free," Chambers says). Venues, sound and light companies, and the advertising media generally want the money up front when working with concert promoters; Mark and Chambers have put up a lot of their own money to cover the start-up costs of staging the show.
Some things are beyond their control. There are only so many December concert dates. The couple discovered that Jim Nabors and the Honolulu Symphony are doing shows at the Hawaii Theatre the same weekend.
Chambers and Mark remain undaunted. He says ticket sales have been satisfactory thus far.
"We've got all of our advertising coming out this week and we're hoping for a (last minute) rush. People in Hawaii usually wait until the last minute.
"It's a lot of work and a lot of stress but we still enjoy doing it."
Christmas in ParadiseWhat: Concert presented by the Honolulu Madrigal Quartet and Gerard Chambers in association with Fox 2
When: 7 p.m. tomorrow
Where: Hawaii Theatre
Tickets: $20 - $37.50
Call: 528-0506


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Epsom firefighters struggle to cut off steel ring
12:00pm Tuesday 11th December 2012 in Bizarre By Alice Foster, Reporter
Firefighters had to be called in to cut a ring off a man's finger after hospital staff were defeated by its very hard steel.
The middle aged man tried on a Tunsten steel ring at a jeweller, in Epsom, but could not get it off and his finger swelled up.
A few days later, on November 29, he went to Epsom Hospital for help.
Staff there are used to dealing with gold and silver rings but the steel proved too much for them and firefighters had to be called in.
Even they had a struggle to cut it.
Watch manager Michael Orchard, at Epsom fire station, said the man's finger was double the normal size and he was in a lot of discomfort.
Mr Orchard said: "We were called to A&E to assist because they had already tried their cutters.
"It was really, really hard and our cutters couldn't cut it initially."
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