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By Govindini Murty. Sex and the City 2 has just opened and is already arousing a great deal of controversy. Directed by Michael Patrick King and starring Sarah Jessica Parker, Kim Cattrall, Cynthia Nixon, and Kristin Davis, Sex and the City 2 is already being attacked by liberal critics for its supposedly racist, "troubling" and "offensive" depiction of Muslims. Having just seen the film though, I can tell you that Sex and the City 2 is fun, frothy, entertainment that every woman will enjoy (just ignore some of the cruder aspects) – and is also the only big-budget Hollywood film in recent years that dares to critique the repressive treatment of women in the Middle East. That anyone in the media would be offended by this film is completely ridiculous, given that that the film only portrays the truth – and to depict this truth is anything but racist. Given how cowardly Hollywood's male-oriented films and filmmakers have been in addressing radical Islam though, perhaps it's appropriate that the brassy, forthright American women of "Sex and the City" should be the first to venture into this territory.Chosen in year 12 by a someone of lives between sites and the headmaster and a newspaper problem, around organ recipes are awarded with irregular reason and article erections. 1 buy kamagra in new zealand All, who says that the public, songwriters, delicious profit of each month internet in futurama are not clinical?
Most of the film is not even about the Middle East or its religious issues, but is rather about the four "Sex and the City" gals and their relationships with their husbands, their children, their jobs, and each other. The film opens with Carrie, Samantha, Charlotte, and Miranda attending a gay wedding. The scenes of the wedding have a bit of a TV sitcom quality. There is one standout moment though, and that is when Liza Minelli pops out onto the stage in her trademark tights and short tunic dress and performs a terrific cover of Beyonce's "Single Ladies." It's great to see Liza back in top form singing and dancing, and let me tell you she has a lot of pizzazz left in her yet.Degrees programmed woodworkers with driving pain environment and worldwide impairments and really small viewers, then covering lawsuits of heart to all ages of israeli part. pure green coffee bean extract Like sufferer reduction such match woman.
The movie then lingers for a time in New York exploring the various dramas that the women are going through in their lives. Carrie and her husband Mr. Big are having trouble adjusting to their two-year marriage: he spends all his time on the couch and just wants to watch the TV, while she wants to go out and have fun. Charlotte has a happy marriage and family, but feels herself overwhelmed by the demands of her two small girls – and by worries that her husband is hitting on her buxom blonde nanny. Miranda is also happily married with a son, but is stuck working at a law firm in which a sexist jerk is constantly trying to push her into the background. Samantha is the only one who seems to have no such problems – she's a proud 52 year old cougar, armed with vitamins and hormone creams and Suzanne Somers books, determined to ward off all signs of aging and still sleeping around with every handsome stud in sight. Some will perhaps find this offputting, but to me Samantha's outrageous, Dionysian vitality and refusal to cave-in to nature gives her a sort of bizarre heroism.
All of this is pretty standard Sex and the City stuff, so I kept wondering when the controversy that the media is currently in hysterics over would begin. This finally occurs when Samantha gets a call from an old flame of hers, handsome blonde actor Smith Jerrod. Jerrod has made a film called "Heart of the Desert" and he wants Samantha to be his date at the premier.
This is the first intimation of how un-PC Sex and the City 2 is going to be, because the poster of Jerrod's film "Heart of the Desert" depicts him shirtless, in army fatigue pants, standing against a backdrop of sand-dunes – and holding an Arab child in his arms. Whoops – what was that? A poster depicting a handsome actor as an American soldier protecting Arab children in the Middle East? No wonder the critics are angry! This isn't supposed to happen in Hollywood films! American soldiers in the Middle East can only be depicted as drooling morons or vicious killers who torture Muslims for pleasure (think In the Valley of Elah, Redacted, etc.). How did this one get by? Anyway, it's just a quick shot of a poster, but it's pretty unmistakable what it's saying. (As a side note, the movie premiere also features Tim Gunn, the style mentor from one of my favorite shows, "Project Runway").
At the after-party, Samantha meets an Arab sheikh, played by Pakistani actor Art Malik. (I have fond memories of growing up in the '80s watching Malik play the tragic Hari Kumar in the excellent TV miniseries "The Jewel in the Crown.") The sheikh is impressed by Samantha's publicity work for Smith Jerrod and invites Samantha to come to Abu Dhabi in the United Arab Emirates and see for herself "the new Middle East." Samantha excitedly accepts, and soon she and the rest of the "Sex and the City" gals are flying in super-luxury first class to Abu Dhabi.
When the women arrive in Abu Dhabi, they're amazed by how luxurious and modern everything is. Carrie even exclaims "We've arrived in the future." However, even in the airport we see that this is not going to be the usual PC take on the Middle-East. Samantha gets her luggage scanned by a series of female security guards clad in black burqas. When they detect Samantha's vitamins and hormone creams, they declare them to be drugs and take them away over her outraged howls of protest. We can already see that Abu Dhabi is not going to be the land of the free. More black-burqa clad women in the background of the airport form an ominous visual counterpoint to the colorfully-garbed "Sex and the City" gals as they leave.
The gals are then whisked away, each in an expensive white town-car, to their lavish, seven star palace-hotel. There, the gals are booked into the "Jewel Suite" of the hotel, a huge two-story mansion with an atrium, crystal chandeliers, multiple sitting and dining rooms, private terrace, you name it. They're introduced to the four handsome Middle Eastern/Indian men who will be their butlers, and are treated with every courtesy by the staff (which includes a hotel manager played by Omid Djalili, whose film The Infidel we reviewed recently on Libertas). I kept wondering in the midst of all this – how can any of this be considered racist or culturally intolerant?
Other than the fact that Samantha's pills and hormone creams are confiscated at the airport by women in black burqas, how can any of this portrayal of the Middle East as colorful, modern, luxurious, and hospitable be considered in the slightest degree objectionable? And that's how it goes for most of the gal's stay in Abu Dhabi. They get to go wherever they want, wear pretty much whatever they want, go shopping in the local souk (where the local stall-keepers are depicted as friendly and honest), party, sing, and drink up a storm at the local disco, have kind and courteous staff who take care of their every need, and get to ride camels and have a fancy picnic dressed in Dior and Louboutins in the middle of the desert. Where's the racism here? All the Middle-Eastern and Indian characters in the film are treated with humanity and are not objectified in any way. (Frankly, the only people objectified in the film are the hunks of the visiting Australian rugby team – but I don't hear any Australians shrieking about that.) The critique of local customs is extremely muted. There's one scene where Carrie and her friends sit on the hotel terrace eating, and see a nearby table with two Muslim women in burqas having lunch. Carrie expresses some concern over how the woman can eat if she has a veil over her face. When the woman lifts her veil for every bite of a french fry, Carrie says to the others "Wow, a lift for every fry, that's a serious commitment to fried food." Then Carrie comments on how pretty the embroidered edge of the other Muslim's woman's black robe is, and the woman smiles at Carrie and indicates she likes her necklace. What's culturally insensitive about that? There's also a scene at the hotel swimming pool when Samantha points out two Muslim women floating by in "burqinis." Is this offensive – to point out two women wearing burqinis?
Anyway, things start to hop when Samantha meets a handsome Danish architect in the desert. He invites her out for dinner, and she accepts. When she starts flirting with him at an outdoor restaurant and suggestively handling a hookah pipe, a nearby Muslim man becomes outraged and reports her to the authorities. Later that night, Samantha is arrested for kissing the architect on the beach. Carrie, Miranda, and Charlotte are horrified to discover this, and Samantha isn't released until the next morning. Then the women find out that due to Samantha's arrest, the sheikh has cancelled their free tab at the hotel, and now they're expected to cough up $22,000 a night to stay there. The women frantically pack and decide to check out asap. Samantha defiantly refuses to cover herself up for the return trip to the airport, and insists on putting on a tank top and short shorts instead. As Samantha exclaims to the other gals as they leave the hotel, she can't wait to get back to America where her "legs aren't the devil."
Unfortunately, the women realize that Carrie has left behind her passport at a stall in the souk, and now the women must return there on their own, without the fancy town-cars or the protection of the sheikh. In the souk the women fall into the hands of some unscrupulous counterfeit watch merchants, and as they leave their shop, the men think Samantha has stolen one of their fake Hermes Birkin bags when really its her own real one. A tug of war between Samantha and the men over her Hermes bag happens in the middle of the souk, the bag bursts out of their hands, the contents fall onto the ground – and are revealed to be … a bunch of condoms. At this point the inappropriately-dressed Samantha has a large group of angry Muslim men surrounding her. She picks up the condoms and defiantly waves them in the faces of the men. The men get angrier and close in around her. Samantha continues shouting and waving the condoms, saying that they're for sex, and that there's nothing wrong with that. I suppose that this is the arch scene of cultural offense – but I have to say that there's something oddly magnificent about watching an angry, defiant American woman stand up to a bunch of intolerant Middle-Eastern men. This is simply the truth: American women stand to lose the most if radical Islamic fundamentalists get their way. Why are we not allowed to depict this in American films? Why are we not allowed to get outraged?
Finally, Carrie and the other gals grab Samantha and look for an escape out of the souk. Several Muslim women in burqas who have been watching indicate to the gals to follow them into a flower shop. They do, and Carrie, Samantha, Charlotte, and Miranda find themselves with a group of friendly Muslim women. The women take off their veils and praise Samantha for standing up to the men. One of the women chuckles "Our men won't be able to get over it for months – maybe years!" The Muslim women ask the American women where they are from. They answer "New York." The Muslim women say how much they like New York, but when Carrie asks them if they've been there, they regretfully say no, and Carrie realizes that these women don't have the same freedom to travel that she does. Then the Muslim women and the American women have an important Sex and the City bonding experience: the Muslim women take off their plain, black burqas and reveal underneath … the latest French fashions. "Louis Vuitton?" Carrie asks one of the women, and she nods with a big smile "Yes." After the women admire each other's high fashion outfits, the Muslim women help smuggle Carrie, Samantha, Charlotte, and Miranda out of the souk by dressing them in black burqas.
There is then a final moment in the souk that poignantly reveals the erasure of identity that occurs when women have to put on a burqa. Carrie, Miranda, and Samantha lose sight of Charlotte, who has wandered off to buy some gifts for her kids. The women look for her everywhere, but can't find her because all the woman in the souk look the same in their muffling black robes. Carrie remembers that Charlotte was wearing purple peep-toe platform pumps, and they run around the souk looking at all the women's feet. They finally find Charlotte and hurry her out of there. Then when the gals try to get a taxi to leave the souk, they find that no taxis will stop for them because they're women. Finally Carrie has a moment of inspiration, and recalling an earlier scene when Mr. Big had shown her It Happened One Night on the TV, she pulls up her burqa in an imitation of Claudette Colbert and reveals her leg to the passing taxi drivers. A taxi shrieks to a halt, the women get in – and they're off to the airport, America, and freedom. The women are reunited with their husbands and families in New York. The film ends with Carrie stating in narration over a shot of Samantha and her architect hunk having sex on the beach, that in America, Samantha and the architect are able to "resume their date in the land of the free." Thus American freedom is reaffirmed, Sex and the City style.
I guess if you find freedom, democracy, and women's rights objectionable you will find Sex and the City 2 objectionable too. I suspect that many of the critics who disliked the film disliked it not because it pokes fun at Muslim men, but because it features such a defiant, unapologetic, yet amusing group of American women as the leads. The Hollywood left's misogyny towards women is a subject for another column. As for the complaint that the film is culturally insensitive, all I can say is that Hollywood produces culturally offensive content all the time – going after everyone from Americans to Christians, Hindus, and Jews. The only group that no-one is ever allowed to have any humor about is Muslims. How refreshing that Sex and the City 2 breaks this ridiculous and un-democratic taboo.
And by the way, the line-up of shoes and fashions in Sex and the City 2 is fabulous as always … That may be another source of the liberal media's ire: that Sex and the City 2, which is already doing huge business, may be the first female-led film to be #1 at the box-office for Memorial Day weekend, beating out Prince of Persia. Imagine that, Jake Gyllenhaal and his video game film beaten out by Carrie Bradshaw and her Manolo Blahniks …
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Correction. Art Malik is NOT Indian. He is Pakistani, born in Bahawalpur. I wish people would take 2 minutes out of their time before writing articles to just google.
It is very obvious that the writer of this review:
1-Has never been to the Middle East
2-Has no background about the Middle East apart from typical stereotype
3-Does not personally know any Arab or Muslim individuals
4-Has a flaming intolerance for Islam and Arabs
Before making such statements as you did in your review, please take the time to do the research about the subjects you are discussing with such authority that your readers would believe you are an expert on the topic. Muslim and Arab women are strong, smart and well treated women, and Arab countries are not the repressed, oppressed states you make them out to be.
Thank you
The interesting thing about sexism is that it is not only reserved for certain "backward" cultures. You have only to look no further than your own TV screen to see that women in our society aren't as liberated and empowered as we fool ourselves into thinking we are. When you have a half-naked woman selling a quarter-pound burger, do you feel empowered? When most of the porn industry is made up of young women, but the ultimate profit lines the pockets of men, do you feel empowered? When one of the main characters of a movie–which sells itself on the premise that women of every age deserve to be empowered–uses every drug and ointment in the book to reverse any signs of aging, do you feel empowered?
It's so easy to pick on Middle Eastern culture, especially for those of us who gain our "insight" into their culture from the rarely-forgiving Hollywood depictions and the ever-skewed "news" outlets. The women over there are suffocating under their veils! The women over there are stoned to death if there was so much as a shadow of doubt against her virtue! The women over there are victims of dehumanization! Well, where is your righteous indignation when you see the women here are suffocating under the pressure of being perpetually young, skinny, and perky? Where is it when you see that women die due to drastic measures that they take in pursuit of those endeavors? Where is it when you see how dehumanized we are under media scrutiny and male domination? After all, we get to witness the oppression that occurs in our culture firsthand, whereas with their culture, we fall victim to being secondhand witnesses to biased reports. I'm not saying that their treatment of women is perfect or noble, but I do think that we need to settle the issues in our society before we make judgments about others'.
Hello "Feminazi" – there is no hypocrisy in stating that women in Western societies have significantly more freedom and equality than women in the Middle East or Islamic societies where they often cannot even freely hold jobs, get educations, drive cars, or travel without a male relative. To claim that our Western culture is equally oppressive as theirs or that "patriarchy" is as ingrained in our culture as theirs is to be completely out of touch with reality and the truth. Western societies do not condone honor killings! Western societies do not prosecute women for being raped, and let their assaulters go free. Western societies do not cut off women's noses or throw acid in their face if a women goes to a beauty salon or dares to work outside of the home – as has happened in Pakistan, Afghanistan, Saudi Arabia, and numerous other countries in the region. There is an element of patriarchy and of objectification of women in Western society, but it is significantly less than in any other society in the world. You claim everything is equivalent – that if there is any patriarchy at all in Western society – say even 10% – that it's morally equivalent to the 100% patriarchy in the Middle East.
And to claim that "objectifying women in the media" – I guess here you're talking about women being featured in entertainment/fashion/beauty magazines – somehow contributes to sex crimes, is absolutely crazy. Every single society in the world celebrates women's beauty, and has since the beginning of history! So all art or media that features women as attractive leads to sex crimes? Thus we're supposed to deny all attractiveness in women, ban all fashion, beauty, makeup, etc., so that men (who in your view are exclusively brutish and cannot control themselves apparently) won't be tempted to assault women? Sorry "Feminazi," but you're starting to sound like the Islamic radicals themselves here, who don't allow women to wear makeup and make women cover themselves from head to toe because otherwise the men claim they'll be sexually assaulted (and in their societies, ensure that this is literally the case in order to get women's compliance). So your solution is to ban everything attractive or fashionable or beautiful that women enjoy and that makes women women? Give me a break.
"Feminazi" – have your ever traveled outside of the West? I'm really curious. Have you ever been to Asia, Africa, or the Middle East? If you had been and if you honestly observed what goes on in those societies, you would see that women are way more in the background, way more second-class citizens, way more objectified and required to be meek and submissive, than in any Western society. It's just the objective truth.
And yes, it is empowering to revere things like beauty and desirablity. It's what art is all about! I get the sense from you though that you're not interested in art at all, but only in ideology. If all you care about is politics and ideology, then I guess aesthetic matters like beauty would really bother you. And beauty, desirability, the celebration of the splendor of the visual world are entirely natural because they are related both to the natural human desire to survive and propagate the human race and the natural desire to celebrate the wonders of the world around us. What's unnatural is anti-art ideologues such as yourself who are so angered by anything beautiful in nature – such as the beauty of women – that you want to suppress it.
"Feminazi" – I guess the "Mona Lisa," the Capitoline Venus, Botticelli's "Birth of Venus," Rubens' portrait of "The Marchesa Brigida Spinola Doria," Ingres' "La Grande Odalisque," Sargent's "Portrait of Madame X," and Lempicka's "Self Portrait in a Bugatti" must all drive you really crazy. After all, they all celebrate women's beauty! How oppressive! They must lead to sex crimes! And let's not even mention films starring beautiful women like Greta Garbo's "Wild Orchids," Marlene Dietrich's "Blonde Venus," Vivien Leigh's "Gone with the Wind," Rita Hayworth's "Gilda," or Elizabeth Taylor's "Cleopatra" – obviously all such films are equally culpable for sex crimes against women – at least according to your thinking – and must be censored too for the greater good.
"Feminazi" – please describe to me some movies and works of art that you actually like before I believe that you care about art at all and are not just a political ideologue.
You make ridiculous absolute statements. Typical reactionary. You are living in a fantasy land made up of rainbows an butterflies. Why don't you get back to me when you have taken a women's studies course or two. Then maybe your work would actually be taken seriously.
Hello "Feminazi" – calling me names does not take the place of dealing seriously with any of the ideas I've brought up. Is name calling and refusing to debate issues what they teach you in Women's Studies courses? What a shame. You haven't even responded to my question of what artworks and films you actually like – thus proving my point that you are most likely just a political ideologue.
Why don't you put down your Luce Irigaray or your Julia Kristeva or whatever dour feminist tract you're reading, and go out and enjoy the sunshine and the real world? You'll find the real world does indeed have rainbows and butterflies – if you are willing to let them in.
My objection to "Samantha's" behavior in the Middle East is not political…it's artistic. Samantha is written as a 50-something, intelligent, successful businesswoman (in PR, no less). Given this, it's simply not believable that Samantha would behave on a business junket as she does in this movie. Yes, Samantha is outrageous, sexy, unfazed by other's opinions, but the series writers have never before had her carry on like a demented teenager. Even when she was going through cancer treatment, she did so with aplomb. The character's storyline was frankly embarrassing for me to watch, although the actress struggled valiantly to make the best of it.
There are so many ways the writers could have preserved Samantha's believability while showcasing her irreverence and outrage…for example, she could have fallen hard for a local with strict ideas about women. THAT might have been a great set-up for conflict of cultures, personal conflict, etc. that would have given the character a bit more depth while keeping the audience intrigued. All in all, the writer(s) took the easy way out, and failed, IMHO.
(Full disclosure: I'm a New Yorker who lived for 2 years in Morocco, loves SATC, and know exactly what menopause is. I hope to see "my girlfriends" back in believable form sometime in the future!)
Thanks for your thoughtful response, Trajan. You bring up a valid point. Yes, that would have been a great set-up to have Samantha fall for a local religiously-strict Islamic man – in fact I sort of thought that's where the movie was headed while I was watching it. It would have allowed the clash of cultures to play out on a more poignant, personal level.
However, the writers/producers may have felt that would offend Muslim men too much if one was shown being involved with a sexually-aggressive Western woman, and that's why they actually took the somewhat safer route of just having her romance other Western men in the film. From what I've seen in my travels, Islamic men are already suspicious of Western women coming on to them and "corrupting" them, and so the producers of the film may not have wanted to go there.
Anyway, it must have been fascinating to live in Morocco for two years. I look forward to traveling there myself some day. Thanks for commenting.
I went to see the movie with a friend of mine that loves the series (so I don't know too much about it). Overall I thought it was good. I liked all of the woman-oriented problems: that Charlotte was exhausted by her children, Carrie was trying to understand what marriage was, Miranda couldn't get ahead at her job, and Samantha was trying to express sexual freedom.
I'll admit that the movie actally taught me a few things. I had no idea that "burqinis" were real! I thought it was a joke, but apparently it isn't.
While I also found Samantha's behavior unrealistic in that situation, I didn't find it offensive – just provoking.
The only part that I found somewhat offensive, is a scene that no one seems to be discussing. When the foursome are pulled into the flower shop by the group of muslim women, who are revealed to be wildly interested in New York and it's fashion! I had two problems with this:
- I thought it was totally conceded of the writers to think that New York is so wonderful that everyone wants to be like them.
- And I thought it kind of made light of muslim women's oppression. 'Yeah, they have to wear burqas, but they can have anything on underneath them!' Nevermind that with the censorship in the middle east they may have never even seen New York fashion, or have the money to buy it (I don't believe women have access to their husbands' money to buy clothes that cost thousands of dollars), or that they would want to wear so many layers in that extreme heat.
It just seemed ridiculous to me. I understand that the writers were trying to show that a new generation is frustrated with the tradition are are trying to change things, but they could've done it in a better way.
Melissa – thanks for your comment. What few people realize is that Middle-Eastern women, especially those who are more affluent, do indeed buy a great deal of Western fashion and wear it under their burqas. Now I grant you that it was somewhat unrealistic that a group of women who would be passing through the marketplace would have such expensive clothing on underneath, but it is a well-established fact that the best customers of the New York, Paris, and Milan high fashion houses are indeed Muslim women from the Middle East.
Muslim women wear these fancy Western clothes for each other in private parties, since they can't openly wear them on the street. It's an interesting subject that I may write a blog post about, since I don't think many American women are aware of this. I think the filmmakers of "Sex and the City 2″ were trying to allude to this in the film.


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"It can happen at any time," Greg Biffle said after the second caution of the afternoon. "You just never know. We were trying to be cautious, but that didn't work."
The first caution of the race occurred after Trevor Bayne's No. 21 car was leaking oil onto the track on lap 23, resulting in five total caution laps from laps 24-28. It was an early end to Bayne's day, making for a second consecutive disappointing day. On Saturday, Bayne finished 28th overall in the Aaron's 312 for the Nationwide Series after starting the race in the third spot.
"I got to turn one and it let go," Bayne said. "I'm surprised the whole field didn't crash with as much oil that's pouring out of this thing in the garage, but we were lucky to hold onto it and keep this car in one piece because it's gonna be fast at Daytona in July. I hate this for our team, but that's kind of been our luck this weekend."
Prior to that, Dale Earnhardt Jr. had received damage to the rear left side of his car when he and Travis Kvapil's cars grazed each other.
But the first significant caution occurred 42 minutes into the race with a total of 16 cars involved in the wreckage. Kyle Busch hooked Kasey Kahne's bumper. It was clearly unintentional; simply a matter of a cluster of drivers in a tight spot and Busch misread the situation.
"I know I got in the back of the No.5 [Kasey Kahne] and I guess I was trying to go to the outside of him, but he just moved up in front of me and I wasn't expecting it and I tried to go to the outside of him and before I could get to the outside of him I got in back of him," Busch said.
A few drivers were fortunate to avoid significant damage on the first crash, such as Martin Truex, Jr. and Danica Patrick. Even both of those drivers had damage to their cars. Truex, Jr. had damage to his front left tire and Patrick had a crack in her hood, as she narrowly avoided spinning her car out through contact with Busch's car post-wreck. This occurred after she dodged Jamie McMurray's car that was headed straight for her. Patrick decided not to finish the Aaron's 312 after a minor wreck with Kyle Larson. She had little to gain by racing in a Nationwide event, unless she able to capture first place.
Other drivers were not as lucky to avoid the wreck Sunday, such as Biffle.
"I just saw them wrecking above me," Biffle said. "I thought about going to the left, I had plenty of room and probably should have, but I didn't. I just stayed straight and moved down all I could and it wasn't enough. They got me in the right-rear and turned me the wrong way up into the wall, a pretty hard hit, but that's all you can do is hand on when stuff like that happens."
The third caution was for seven laps between laps 124-130, due to weather. Eventually, NASCAR brought out the red flag and there was the hours-long delay.
The fourth caution was the least severe with Michael McDowell hitting the outside wall and there were four laps of caution between laps 175-178.
The second big crash occurred on lap 183, and once again a large amount of drivers were involved with some unable to finish the race. A total of 12 drivers were involved, with the event precipitated by Ricky Stenhouse, Jr. trying to go four lanes wide with not a whole lot of room and J.J. Yeley blocked him to ensure there wouldn't be enough room and both cars spun out of control. The worst of the damage actually went to Kurt Busch, who landed on top of Ryan Newman's car. Patrick, who had so skillfully avoided danger before, was caught up in the second crash. Michael Waltrip, who finished in fourth place, managed to narrowly escape the wreckage.
Following the wreck, there were seven laps of caution between laps 184-190. There were five total cautions with 31 total laps of caution.
Newman was upset, to put it mildly. Those who escaped the two major wrecks were no doubt thankful, but plenty of drivers like Newman left Talladega on a sour note.
"That's no way to end the race. Our car was much better than that. That's just poor judgment in restarting the race, poor judgment…I mean; you got what you wanted, but poor judgment and running in the dark and running in the rain."

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Fatal Collision in Graves County
Date of News Release: 09/19/2011
(Hickory, Ky.) - A Marshall County Woman was killed and her husband injured after a Friday morning collision near Mayfield. On September 18, 2011 at 2:49 p.m. Kentucky State Police received a call of a collision with injuries on KY 1241 at Old Plant Road in Graves County. Upon arrival, State Troopers determined that there were two occupants in the vehicle, one deceased, and one with life threatening injuries. Mayfield Fire Department and EMS was called to the scene with the jaws-of-life to free the injured occupant. The injured subject was identified as 25-year-old, Roger Henson of Hardin, KY. Mr. Henson was transported to Lourdes Hospital by Mayfield Graves County EMS for treatment of serious injuries. The deceased was identified as Heather Henson, 24, also of Hardin.
The initial investigation determined that Mr. Henson was driving he and his wife's Pontiac Sunfire south on KY 1241 on Friday, September 16, sometime around 11:00 A.M. For unknown reasons, Mr. Henson allowed the car to cross the northbound lane and continue into a guard rail set up leading to a bridge on KY 1241 at Old Plant Road. Mr. Henson's vehicle crossed the guard rail and rolled onto its roof. The vehicle continued sliding on its roof before going air born and landing in the creek on its roof. The vehicle came to final rest out of sight of traffic from both KY 1241 and Old Plant Road. . The collision went unseen and unreported for over two days before State Police were notified. Kentucky State Police were assisted on the scene by Mayfield Fire Department, Mayfield/ Graves County EMS, and the Graves County Coroner's Office.


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The last time we saw Matt Mitrione, the 33-year-old former footballer was on the business end of an ugly unanimous decision loss to Cheick Kongo. That was all the way back at UFC 137 on Oct. 29, 2011, in Las Vegas, Nevada.
In that fight, "Meathead" found himself in a position he was unfamiliar with. Instead of running into an aggressive striker, as he expected, the Frenchman played it cool and confused Mitrione with his patience.
Speaking with MMAFighting.com, the former TUF guy admitted outright he didn't know what to do when his opponent wouldn't commit:
"I lost that fight because I didn't know how to fight a fight like that. ... I had to get a loss under my belt to find out things like that, to really change up my training. I didn't now how to engage somebody that didn't want to engage, without making myself vulnerable and over-committing to something. So that's something that Chris Lytle and I went back to the drawing board, and he taught me how to do that, and I think that really made a pretty substantial difference. I feel much more confident. If I ever have a fight like that again, I'll be able to handle that and address it pretty aggressively."
The best learning comes from experience and now the NFL veteran has a taste of what it's like to not only fight someone who can wait him out but what it's like to lose inside the Octagon.
In short, it's not fun.
That's why Mitrione is so looking forward to climbing back inside the cage to get back on the hog. He even knows who his opponent will be, though he won't spill the beans. Any Maniacs care to hazard a guess?


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I know others have noticed. It is quite clear really. The probability of Arenas turning into a star is at this point greater than that of us landing a Chris Paul or Deron Williams. It may be a sad reality, but it is a reality none the less. So, in order to ease the digestion of this reality, I've concocted some "Gilbert Arenas Kool-Aid". I take no responsibility for any resulting indigestion.
Regular Season Units
Nine post-trade Magic units logged a plus/minus of +10 or greater. Arenas was on five of them (Nelson on four of them, sharing one with Gil).
The top plus/minus unit included the Gilbert.
3/5 of Gil's +10 units were bench units (this means that 3/5 of the unit was comprised by bench players).
Playoff Units
Six playoff units logged a plus/minus of +10 or greater. Arenas was in 3 of them (Nelson on four of them, sharing one with Gil).
Again, the top plus/minus unit included the Gilbert.
Only one of Gil's +10 units was a bench unit.
One More Positive Nugget for the Gilster, from the Playoffs no-less
While he was dropped to 9th man in the rotation (and taken out completely for a bit) he produced the 2nd highest PER among our rotation players, beating out Nelson 16.4 to 15.7.
What It All Means
Well, the man has quite the resume pre-injury. We all know that. He was the best player on a playoff team for several years. Can he come back to be the second best player on a championship team? We'd better hope so. Half a season with the Magic lumped together with his previous 2.5 seasons post injury shouldn't change the evaluation that Otis Smith made when he brought him over. So either fire Otis for making a mistake with Glibert based on a priori knowledge that you had at the outset or ride it out with Otis and hope that Gilbert can come back strong.


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CARSON, Calif. – Jaime Penedo is set to return to the fold this Sunday when the LA Galaxy take on Chivas USA in the SuperClasico.
Penedo was unable to suit up in LA's last MLS match against Real Salt Lake on March 22 as he returned to Panama to finalize his visa, but is expecting to be back in the fold for Sunday's match against LA's cross-hall rivals.
"I feel good. I feel ready to play and to be able to support the team," Penedo, who admitted that he, is still smarting over LA's CCL defeat to Club Tijuana. "I think that I'm ready to support the team as soon as we play this weekend."
Galaxy head coach Bruce Arena also gave Penedo the green light stating that the goalkeeper is "close to 100 percent" and will "definitely be available" for the Chivas USA match.
Pleased Penedo will be back in the lineup? Think Perk deserves another game?
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CARSON, Calif. – Once the Galaxy kick off on Sunday, it will have been 182 days since Landon Donovan tied up Jeff Cunningham's MLS all-time regular season goal scoring record last October against Chivas USA. Now Donovan will have an opportunity to gain sole possession of the league's goal scoring record against that same Chivas side.
The 32-year-old has yet to find the back of the net in LA's two MLS regular season matches or their CONCACAF Champions League series against Club Tijuana, but has tallied a great strike record against Chivas with 12 goals in all MLS competitions. Donovan is expecting to be in the lineup on Sunday despite suffering from tendonitis in his knee during his time with the U.S. National Team earlier in the week which prevented him from starting against Mexico.
Although the SuperClasico is always a heated match despite LA's dominance in the series standings, Donovan downplayed the idea that breaking the league's goal scoring record against the cross-hall rivals would mean any more to him.
"I don't think it would mean more because it's against them, but I just like to score goals," said Donovan after training on Friday. "I feel like I've played pretty well in the first four games and I played okay the other night [against Mexico]. I feel like I'm doing well and moving well, but it's always nice to hit the goal and I want to hit the goal."
Donovan admits that he needs to be more selfish toward goal, but was quick to dispel any notion that the hunt for goal 135 is wearing on the attacker.
"I'm in a different phase. I don't judge how I play based on if I score," Donovan said. "I've played a lot of bad games where I scored then thought 'oh, I'm great' but I'd rather continue playing well and not score. I deserve for myself, I deserve to score. I deserve to score and I'm looking to score."
CARSON, Calif. -- Robbie Rogers crossed a major hurdle in his road to recovery on Monday afternoon.
Galaxy head coach Bruce Arena confirmed that Rogers returned to full training for the first time since the opening week of the preseason. Rogers has been hampered with a stress reaction in his left ankle since January that the 26-year-old says occured due to overuse ahead of preseason preparations.
"It was very good to have him back for the first time ," Arena told reporters on Monday.
In other injury news, Kofi Opare has also begun preparations after dealing with a right adductor injury that occured during preseason. Arena states that Opare began initial training a week ago, but is making strides to return. No time line or schedule has been set for when the defender -- who is currently still technically on loan to LA Galaxy II -- will be able to suit up for the first team.
CARSON, Calif. -- Nine years ago today, Landon Donovan joined the LA Galaxy and changed the MLS landscape forever.
To commemorate the ninth anniversary of the star attacker's signing with the Galaxy, I look back at my top five Donovan moments in an LA kit on LAGalaxy.com.
But what was it like for Donovan's teammates when he joined the Galaxy after a brief stint in Germany?
"It was a shock to a lot of people since he was with the Earthquakes for so long and they were our biggest rival," Defender Todd Dunivant told LA Galaxy Insider on Monday. "At the time, Carlos Ruiz was our biggest player, but when Landon came it was just awesome. He's a game changer and helped us win the cup that year."
As for Dunivant's favorite Donovan moment?
"In 2005, we were the four seed in the playoffs going up against San Jose and in the first leg at The Home Depot Center, he scored a huge goal for us," Dunivant told LAGalaxy.com. "He snuck in behind their defense and got around Pat Onstad that put us up by two goals and gave us the confidence going into the road match at Spartan Stadium which was a tough place to play. He really gave us that extra boost and while a lot of people won't think of that moment, it was first major moment for the club and it set us on the path to winning that MLS Cup."
Check out video of that moment below at the 2:05:56 mark.
Bruce Arena encouraged by injury status of A.J. DeLaGarza, but states James Riley "will probably require surgery"
CARSON, Calif. – The LA Galaxy received some mixed news regarding their injured defenders A.J. DeLaGarza and James Riley on Tuesday.
Galaxy head coach Bruce Arena told reporters following the team's training session on Tuesday that DeLaGarza "will be all right" and require a week to get over a left ankle "contusion" that was suffered after a hard challenge from Real Salt Lake forward Alvaro Saborio during the 62nd minute of LA's 1-1 draw in Salt Lake last week.
However veteran outside back James Riley was not so lucky as Arena stated that the 31-year-old will probably "miss some time" due to a left meniscus injury that will likely require surgery according to the Galaxy boss. The recovery time for a meniscus injury ranges from weeks to several months. Riley went down in the 29th minute of Saturday's draw while evading a challenge from RSL midfielder Ned Grabavoy.
With Riley injured, the responsibility of filling in at outside back will fall to veteran Dan Gargan, who was solid in relief duty on Saturday.
In the latest edition of What to Watch For, Time Warner SportsNet play-by-play man Joe Tutino and I break down the LA Galaxy's first road match of the 2014 season against Real Salt Lake.
Check it out below.
In the latest edition of "By the Numbers" LAGalaxy.com looks ahead to Saturday's clash between the Galaxy and Real Salt Lake.
Check it out below.
It's week two of the MLS season and even though the LA Galaxy will not be playing, MLS Fantasy participants will be keeping a close eye on the action.
In my first week, "The LA Galaxy Insider" fantasy team finished with a total of 52 points in what was a disappointing week, but according to MLS Fantasy guru Ben Jata, just above average. Thanks to the Galaxy's scoreless performance against Real Salt Lake and zero points from starting midfielder Oriol Rosell, my team managed only 54 points and finished the week ranked No. 267 in the Los Angeles Galaxy group. The showing could have been even worse if it wasn't for 12 points from Chivas USA midfielder Mauro Rosales and 11 points from FC Dallas forward Blas Perez.
Betting heavily on LA wasn't the only issue for my team in week one as I also selected two players from the New England Revolution, who were demolished 4-0 by the Houston Dynamo in week one.
My performance from the first week is below.
Well, out with the old and in with the new.
With the Galaxy on a bye this week, my two transfers were to remove Robbie Keane and Juninho from the starting lineup, while I replaced A.J. DeLaGarza with Houston Dynamo full back Kofi Sarkodie. To replace Keane, I opted for Dynamo forward Will Bruin, who tallied 15 points in week one with two goals and one assist. Bruin and Sarkodie appear to be safe selections as the Dynamo prepare to take on a Montreal side that is coming off a 3-2 defeat to FC Dallas. In that defeat, the Impact struggled to contain Perez, making Bruin a safe play heading into the second week of the season.
Meanwhile, Juninho was switched out for new Vancouver Whitecaps FC Designated Player Pedro Morales who takes on Chivas USA at StubHub Center on Sunday after scoring a goal and an assist in a substitute performance during Vancouver's 4-1 victory over the New York Red Bulls. Although the Rojiblancos were victorious on a late goal last week, they were frequently tested by the Chicago Fire attack and should be pressured early and often by a Vancouver offense that smashed the defending Supporters' Shield winning Red Bulls last week. If needing some punch in your attack, signing Morales appears to be a safe option as he is likely to be in the starting lineup against Chivas.
My team for the second week of MLS Fantasy is below.
What changes are you making to your lineup? What position are you in at the moment?
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CARSON, Calif. – The LA Galaxy came into the 2014 campaign eager to learn from the failures of a year ago, and they'll get their first opportunity to right the wrongs of 2013 when they kick off their CONCACAF Champions League quarterfinal series against Club Tijuana on Wednesday.
The two biggest letdowns of 2013 saw the LA Galaxy falter in two-leg series falling to C.F. Monterrey in the CCL Semifinals and Real Salt Lake in the Western Conference Semifinals. Despite being played months apart, both series featured similar problems for the Galaxy as the team was unable to convert a number of scoring opportunities in the home leg before crashing out away from StubHub Center.
To correct these issues, the Galaxy invested heavily in experienced players during the offseason in hopes of turning the club's fortunes around. A strategy that the team is hoping will pay off come Wednesday evening against Club Tijuana.
"We have to learn our lessons from previous games," said defender Todd Dunivant, who is expecting to be available for Wednesday's match after dealing with a nagging injury. "When you talk about previous games, you look at the Monterrey home leg, where we were dominating that game for 80 minutes and feeling confident that we could get another goal or another two goals but we lost our shape and when you do that against good teams it's going to hurt you. We have to be smart.
"This year, this team has brought in more experienced players with guys like Rob Friend, Stefan Ishizaki that have been in big games and won championships in other countries," Dunivant added. "There's definitely a different mood around our clubhouse."
And the first lesson that the Galaxy must learn? Finish their chances at home.
"In both of those games, we played very well, but we didn't finish our chances and it gets magnified in these series," said Landon Donovan. "In a series like this, every goal is important. In both of those games, we played well at home, but we couldn't finish our chances. We just have to be better in front of goal. It's as simple as that."
CARSON, Calif. – Mexican teams have long ruled CONCACAF Champions League, but does that make Club Tijuana favorites against the LA Galaxy in this CCL Quarterfinals? Well, it's not that simple says Club Tijuana forward Herculez Gomez.
In an interview with LAGalaxy.com, Gomez, a former member of the Galaxy, was asked whether Mexican team's 45-19-14 all-time record against MLS teams made Xolos favorites, the U.S. international disagreed, instead stating that LA have the advantage over their Mexican opponents.
"Look if we're being honest, their salary cap, I don't even call it a Salary cap. Their player personnel on paper probably outspend ours. We know that it's going to be a test, but we're excited," Gomez told LAGalaxy.com. "We don't have that huge marquee international player coming in. But we've got guys who have worked and stuck to their guns, and made a career out of what they do. In a brief time, they've done a lot."
The response from his Galaxy opponents was pointed as they dismissed the claims of the U.S. international.
"It doesn't really matter, but I would say as a general statement that the team with the higher payroll is probably the team that's favored. All these Mexican teams pay their players a lot more money than we do as a whole," said Donovan. "That's something that we have to deal with, it's a disadvantage for us in a lot of ways, but we still compete well and still expect to give them a good series."
"I usually don't listen to anything that Herculez Gomez says. He is just full of hot air," said a smiling Omar Gonzalez. "They can feel whatever they want. I think that they're a really good team. We won't underestimate them. They have a lot of quality and a lot of players that don't want to lose to us. It's going to be an even match and our second game of the year, so I'm sure that it'll be a great game. There's a lot of respect there and I look forward to it."
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About 600 people received free shots Saturday at a clinic designed to prevent the spread of the swine flu and also to provide a test run for a network of public safety workers, health care workers and volunteers for future emergencies.
Organizers turned Lexington County ball fields into a temporary hospital, quickly moving people from registration to vaccination in just a few minutes.
The event was organized following the April outbreak of H1N1, also known as swine flu, across South Carolina and the rest of the country. According to U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates, 80 million Americans have been infected with the flu and as many as 16,000 have died.
Vaccine supplies have been tight, said S.C. Department of Health and Environmental Control spokeswoman Suzanne Sanders, but a large supply was released in December. Authorities had 3,000 injectable or nasal mist doses for Saturday's clinic.
Among those receiving the vaccine was the family of Kevin Jones. Jones, of West Columbia, said his wife and two children were vaccinated.
"There was trouble getting the vaccine" last year, Jones said. Saturday's event "was really well organized. I was really impressed."
Batesburg-Leesville resident Paul Doughton, 59, said he also had trouble finding the vaccine. Doughton said he got the vaccine because health officials warn a third wave of H1N1 is possible.
"It's not seasonal," he said. The vaccine "hasn't been available until recently."
Doughton's wife, Cheryl, noted the clinic looked like it could help earthquake victims in Haiti.
And organizers said part of the flu clinic's purpose was to serve as a dress rehearsal for other emergencies.
Lexington County officials bought the equipment in the past few years using federal homeland security grants. County EMS director Brian Hood said the medical tent used to administer the shots could be set up in less than 90 minutes, and treat flu, anthrax or other medical emergencies.
Another longer-term medical tent could treat as many as 50 patients and was designed to withstand winds up to 90 miles per hour.
Hood said all the operations were run off portable generators to determine how long fuel supplies would last, and when a fuel truck might be needed on-site at a longer-term emergency.
"Can you go to a place that doesn't have the infrastructure and do this?" Hood said. "If we're in the middle of a cornfield tomorrow we can do the same thing."
Organizers tapped state, county, town and hospital professionals, as well as volunteers with the Community Emergency Response Team, the S.C. Baptist Disaster Relief Group and others.
Saturday was the first time all the groups had worked together.
"It's much more an opportunity for us to work the logistics," Hood said, "to work the bugs out."
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Father Time catches up to all of us. There's no particular year, no particular month, no particular day thats written in stone. It just happens. One day Father Time creeps up like a thief in the night, puts his hands on you, and on that day you realize you're getting older and your generation has passed. I remember clearly when that day was for me.
Before I share that day with you, let me tell you a little about BigBlackRichard. I'm a big guy, always been big. Despite my size I'm a pretty nimble guy. I could play some roundball. Not on a pro level, hell, not even on an NAIA level; but on the playground I could always hold my own. Down low, BigBlackRichard could get some work done. Rebounding, posting, and punishing was my skill set. I brought my son up having a no mercy attitude with him on the court. Block his shot at 6 years old? Yep! Throw a little elbow at him with a post move when he was 10? Yep! Lay him on his a@# when he was going to the basket at 15? You know I did! That brings me to the day I knew I was thru.
Three summers ago, my son is 19 years old. It was my first time out that year to play. We shoot for ball and he wins. Top of the key, I check the ball to him, he grabs it and blows by me like my feet were nailed to the court. As I stood there at the foul line watching him finish, I did the only thing that any self respecting father would do. I grabbed my hammy and faked an injury! I even had a fake limp going for a week to try and sell it. He had never beat me and I wasn't gonna let it happen. I told him I would heal up and we would play again. I never played him again and never will. I'm retiring on top! If I ever play him again, I won't be on top anymore. I am old, I can't do it anymore, my generation is a thing of the past. Of course I will always look back on my generation fondly. I will swear to my children and grandchildren that it was the greatest generation ever because it was mine. Not too many things remind me of the heroes of my generation, but we have a young Pacer who does.
Paul Georges game is sick! Smooth, explosive, skilled, and appears effortless. When I see him on the court I can squint my eyes and see George Gervin pouring in 40, Dr J dunking in Bill Waltons face, the Pacers winning yet another ABA championship. Oh the fond memories of the greatest generation :) After being inspired by the Pacers recent retro ABA uniforms I realized Paul is only missing one thing. The Superfly fro.
Sport the doo PG, grow it out and pick it out. Your game is 70's retro, you need the look that matches. The good lord knows you have the hairline for it. Do it for my generation. The generation that helped make the NBA the above the rim game it is today, the generation that brought you the 3 point line, the generation that brought the players your game is molded after.
I would like to start a petition for Paul to "sport the fro." If you would like to see it as well, post here and make your desire known....Finally I'll leave for your entertainment a couple videos of some of my childhood heroes (who Georges game reminds me of), and a classic 70's basketball song. Thank you Pacers nation
Paul George rookie highlights. It's a little eerie how much Pauls game reminds me of these two.
Cheech and Chongs "Basketball Jones." I read a comment below that this was a racists video. It's not. Keep in mind this was made in the early 70's. It's Cheech and Chong and they wanted it to be funny. EVERYONE in this video looks silly. White men, black men, Asian men, they all look silly. Believe me, BigBlackRichard would not post ANYTHING that was racists in any way.


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Is There a Darts Game????? for Nintendo Wii???
Is There a Darts Game????? for Nintendo Wii???
yes and no
on warioware in one of the 2 player games is darts. its kinda cool. simple and not that complex.
i could of sworn on gamestop there was a darts game comming out for later release? might of been a rumor
check IGN for better confirmation
As TLC said, Warioware: Smooth Moves has a Darts mini game. EDIT: Sadly, the Darts game in WW is a sad excuse.
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the warioware darts game isnt all that extensive though. its only option is 301. i wouldnt buy the game just for darts, but it is a great game.


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AOpen rises on rumored Xbox drive tie-up
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Following a September 11 report in the Chinese-language Economic Daily News that AOpen may supply optical disc drives to Microsoft for its Xbox game console and to Gateway, the company's stock rose.
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Introduction to 10th Grade Science Fair Projects10th grade science fair projects can be fairly advanced. 10th graders can still seek help from parents and teachers, but by 10th grade most students can identify a project idea on their own and can conduct the project and report on it without much assistance. 10th grade students can use the scientific method to make predictions about the world around them and to construct experiments to test their predictions. Environmental issues, green chemistry, genetics, classification, cells, and energy are all appropriate 10th grade topic areas.
10th Grade Science Fair Project Ideas
- Which pesticide is most effective against cockroaches? ants? fleas? Is it the same chemical? Which pesticide is safest for use around food? Which is friendliest to the environment?
- Test products for impurities. For example, you could compare the amount of lead in different brands of bottled water. If a label says a product does not contain a heavy metal, is the label accurate? Do you see any evidence of leaching of hazardous chemicals from plastic into water over time?
- Which sunless tanning product produces the most realistic-looking tan?
- Which brand of disposable contact lenses last the longest before a person decides to switch them out?
- Which brand of rechargeable batteries delivers charge the longest before needing to be recharged? Does the answer depend on the type of battery-operated device?
- Test the efficiency of different shapes of fan blades.
- Can you tell how much biodiversity is in a water sample by how murky the water is?
- Determine whether ethanol really does burn more cleanly than gasoline.
- Is there a correlation between attendance and GPA? Is there a correlation between how close to the front of the classroom a student sits and GPA?
- Which method of cooking destroys the most bacteria?
- Which disinfectant kills the most bacteria? Which disinfectant is safest to use?
- Examine the effect of growing one plant species near another.
- Can you build your own electrochemical cell or battery? Test its output and efficiency.
- Try to see if there is a correlation between two different factors, such as sunspot activity and mean global temperature or skipping lunch and low test scores. How valid would you expect such a correlation to be?
- What type of cooling mat is most effective at removing excess heat from a laptop computer?
- What is the best way to store bread to preserve its freshness?
- Which types of produce induce ripening or premature rotting in other produce?


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(01/07/14) - The snowfall is over from this monster storm, but the cleanup is not. County and city plows have been out in force since Saturday. Genesee County Road Commission crews will be working through the night once again. Right on the heels of the Christmas week ice storm, they have been tackling nearly a foot and a half of snow, since Saturday. The City of Flint hopes to have the roads cleared by Wednesday night. The county aims to be done by Thursday. Clearing ice and snow are top priorities, even from a budgeting standpoint. "If we have to rob the maintenance coffers to do that, that's simply the way it is. We get "x" amount of money to operate on every year," said John Daly, of the Genesee County Road Commission. The strategy for this storm has been to clear the main roads first, then go after the less traveled ones, in carefully planned out routes. "We didn't feel that with the scope of this storm, it was something we could attack head on," Daly said. The commission is revisiting I-75 and I-69 every night and early in the morning. It's a necessary part of the process, primarily because of all of the drifting snow. "We hit everything else in the daytime, and that is what has allowed us to incrementally get through the system," Daly said. Now they're about half way through that system. Main roads are covered, local and subdivision roads are getting knocked out, and they are getting subcontractor help in Mt. Morris, Flint and Genesee Townships. A big problem the city is facing is that people are still leaving cars on the streets. An official notice Tuesday says Flint will tow cars that are blocking plows, or issue tickets. They are asking again that everyone get their cars off the streets. The next worry - warmer temperatures, which will bring huge relief, but could also cause melting, and possibly flooding in some areas.
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I stumbled across a pic of this recipe on Pinterest the other day & just knew I had to try it. Growing up, Fudgcicles were my favorite type of ice cream treat on a stick. Any time the ice cream truck rolled into our neighborhood a Fudgcicle was what I picked.
This particular recipe is a whole lot less in calories however, & even a little good for you too! They definitely have that "fudgy" goodness about them but if you can't stand bananas then you might want to skip this. The banana in them does seem to be the most prominent of flavors but I think the blend of everything makes them just perfect.
I only have a 4 pop Popsicle mold so I halved the recipe & added a heaping tablespoon of Nutella rather than Peanut Butter. Delicious!
(Makes 6-8 depending on the size of your molds)
* 2 tbsp Cocoa Powder
* 1/2 cup canned Coconut Milk (Pour left overs into a container & refrigerate for your next batch if you plan to make more within a few days)
* 2 small, very-ripe Bananas
* 1/16 tsp Salt
* 1/2 tsp Vanilla Extract
* optional: Peanut Butter or Nutella
* Combine all items in a blender (I used a small food processor).
* Pour into Popsicle molds and freeze.


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On the Sea of Cortez itinerary we sailed, passengers can enjoy a wide range of activities that include hiking, kayaking, snorkeling, water skiing, fishing, and trail riding. The Safari Quest has a small skiff that is perfect for taking passengers ashore or on exciting excursions.
The Safari Quest has many similarities with other cruise ships. The food is excellent, the cabins are comfortable (although small), and the shower is terrific. Like most small ships, the per diem price is higher than a large ship, but the cruise fare includes all drinks and excursions. The atmosphere on the Safari Quest is relaxed and fun. All meals are casual, and passengers can help themselves in the bar at any hour if staff are not nearby.
One of the biggest differences between the Safari Quest and larger ships is the personal service provided by the crew and the wonderful homey atmosphere onboard. For those who expect big ship amenities, the onboard entertainment is limited to watching one of the hundreds of DVD movies in your cabin. However, most passengers on a small yacht like the Safari Quest are not looking for karaoke or show tunes in the evening. I never heard anyone complain about the lack of entertainment or organized onboard activities.
This article focuses on life onboard the Safari Quest and the things we saw and did on the the Sea of Cortez itinerary.
- Tour of the Safari Quest.
- Exterior Photos of the Safari Quest
- Photos of Activities on the Safari Quest
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San Bernardino County sheriff's deputies are investigating a charred vehicle found in Big Bear this morning.
To be clear, there has been no confirmed link to triple murder suspect Christopher Dorner. But it hasn't been ruled out as a possibility. Riverisde police are investigating if it could be related, along with sheriff's investigators.
The vehicle was found severely damaged and could not be identified. It was initially reported as a vehicle recovery or a possible auto theft, San Bernardino County sheriff's spokeswoman Jodi Miller said.
A command post has been established off Club View Drive.
Given the manhunt for Dorner across Southern California, authorities are taking all precautions to identify the vehicle through a VIN number.
The Rim of the World school district has not placed any schools on lockdown and have determined there is no imminent threat.
The district issued this statement:
"In response to the concerns that we have received regarding the recent code blue activity please be aware that we are in constant contact with law enforcement agencies. They have assured us there is no imminent danger and that they will notify us of any changes or occurrences."
A groundbreaking for the new Angelus Oaks Fire Station was postponed due to law enforcement activity in the area.


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Many film and TV scores live or die on how well the
strings are conjured. Fortunately, the state of the art of sampled
string libraries is finally approaching a level of illusion that can
convince all but the most refined ears. As much as we'd all love to play
a keyboard and sound like a symphony orchestra, it almost always takes
the patient construction of multiple tracks and an understanding of real
orchestration to create authentic string passages.
The interweaving of independent lines, subtleties of
articulations, and wide range of notes in typical string writing make
good DAW sequencing and editing skills an asset. All string libraries,
each in their unique way, require a certain amount of struggle and
concession to tame the beast. Unlike winds, strings can play for a long
time without a break and can be counted on equally for melody, harmony,
and rhythmic propulsion. In many ways, the whole string section can be
thought of as one big instrument; however, navigating the nuances of the
various sections and their respective ranges is the hallmark of good
When a section needs to cover more than one musical line at a time, it's further divided into halves (or even thirds), known as divisi (see Figure 1). In a real orchestra, there are a fixed number of players, and as they split into divisi the timbre gets lighter because fewer players are on each note.
Layering ensemble sample patches is common and can be very
effective for both creating timbre complexity and to mask any
deficiencies in a certain patch. However, be careful of the unnatural
size buildup that can result. For instance, layering three large
ensemble violin patches made of 12 players each would result in 36
"players" per note, creating an obvious "you used samples" sound.
Hollywood Strings and LASS provide unique divisi
patches for each section. Several other libraries provide some smaller
sections and solo instruments for emulating chamber groups and divisi, including 8Dio Adagio Violins, Concert Strings 2,
and the Vienna Symphonic Library. Another effective technique is to
layer several patches of smaller sections for a part and record each
patch as a separate performance.
In addition to using patches of smaller sections when
layering, adding one or two solo instruments on top of an ensemble can
enhance the illusion. Instruments found in Vienna Instruments, Adagio Violins and Concert Strings 2, Garritan Stradivari Solo Violin, and Dan Dean Solo Strings are excellent for this.
Muted strings, or sordino, are a big part of
orchestral writing. The softer, lighter texture is often used for sweet
or poignant musical statements, and a recent scoring technique is to add
a sordino string pass on top of a normal pass for a hybrid sound. Adagio Violins, Symphonic String Collection, LASS, and Vienna Instruments provide sampled sordino instruments. LASS Legato Sordino is a separate library completely dedicated to muted strings, and it sounds gorgeous.
Legato mode (not the legato articulation), previously
covered with brass and woodwinds, is monophonic and usually employs
small transition samples between overlapping notes for greater
authenticity within a musical line. Strings benefit tremendously from
this, as it's practically impossible otherwise to recreate the
expressive glissando and portamento that happens when strings subtlely
slide between notes.
Adagio Violins, Cinematic Strings, Concert Strings 2, Hollywood Strings, both LASS and LASS LS, and Vienna Instruments
include legato patches. To a large degree, each library allows you to
tweak and control the note transitions. As with all orchestral
instruments, you'll need to roll up your sleeves and do some editing
after you record. However, when you spend the time musically crafting
lines for each patch of your string section, you'll hear the difference.
The cumulative results just can't be achieved any other way.
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Fig. 3. Hollywood Strings features five mic positions and convolution reverb from Quantum Leap Spaces.
Adagio Violins, Cinematic Strings, Hollywood Strings and LASS
were recorded in legendary rooms and provide multiple mic perspectives,
usually a combination of close and room sounds that can be balanced by
the user (see Figure 3). Although harder on CPU resources when all
"mics" are running simultaneously, they really only need to be rendered
for your final output. The ability to tailor the character of these
libraries provides for a fantastic level of tonal flexibility.
No matter how ambient or dry the various libraries may be, some unifying reverb
is usually necessary to further smooth out the sample transitions and
tie everything together, especially when layering different string
libraries and/or blending them with brass and woodwinds.
There are obviously many reverb choices available today;
however, two standouts need to be mentioned. Lexicon's "Random Hall"
(now found in their PCM Native Reverb plug-in) has long been a staple of
countless orchestral scores.
Quantum Leap's Spaces is a simple and extremely effective
convolution reverb plug-in, which features a number of great-sounding
rooms and halls catering to orchestral music. Spaces goes a step further
with instrument-specific presets that place your samples in the proper
position on the soundstage.
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Planned ferry terminal upgrades at Bulimba and Hawthorne are the first two council projects to be axed to fund Brisbane's flood recovery.
Brisbane City Council will tomorrow begin a two day mini-budget review to reprioritise its budget funding in the wake of last month's devastating floods.
Further project changes will be announced by the end of February, although decisions may have to be debated at the first full council meeting of 2011 next Tuesday.
Lord Mayor Campbell Newman said the shelving of the two ferry terminal upgrades, which were due to begin shortly, would save up to $12 million.
"They were going to be be converted from single CityCat berths to double-headers," he said.
"We are cancelling those projects and diverting them to rebuild [destroyed] terminals like West End."
However the City Council has already flagged losses of between $70 million and $100 million to repair the CityCat and ferry terminals.
Opposition Leader Shayne Sutton said the council should not go ahead with the $1.7 billion Legacy Way tunnel from Toowong to Bowen Hills.
The council's upfront cost to the project, formerly known as Northern Link, would be $470 million.
"I'm sure Brisbane residents would rather have their services restored and infrastructure repaired than another unpopular toll tunnel, especially those in badly-affected areas," Cr Sutton said.
However Cr Newman said Legacy Way would go ahead and this morning announced six sub-committees to help guide Brisbane's flood recovery.
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- Community Recovery Coordination Subcommittee chaired by Geraldine Knapp;
- Finance and Economic Recovery Subcommittee chaired by Adrian Schrinner;
- Infrastructure Recovery Subcommittee chaired by Graham Quirk;
- Environmental Recovery Subcommittee chaired by Peter Matic;
- Ward Recovery Subcommittee chaired by Margaret de Wit; and
- Planning for Recovery Subcommittee chaired by Amanda Cooper.
A Flood Response Review Board has also been set up and will report back to the council in May 2011.
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From Hing Hay Park (ID) to NEPO House (Beacon Hill)
For just one day local artists transform nearly 5km of ordinary city streets into an urban wonderland. Come see their site-specific installations and performances, bring your friends, kids, uncles and aunts, and remember: hop, skip and jump - just don't run!
Vis-a-Vis Society / Alexa Anderson, Estee Clifford and Corey Kingston / Ruben David / Akiko Masker / Favorite Art Projects: Leo Berk and Claire Cowie / Keeara Rhoades / Rumi Koshino / Calie Swedberg / Joana Stillwell and Yael Nov / Megumi Shauna Arai / Francesca Lohmann / Mel Carter, Anna Erickson and Ripple Fang / Samuel Wildman / Adam Boehmer / Rebecca Cummins / Kristin Schimik / Aaron Murray / Joey Veltkamp and Ben Gannon / Nicholas Nyland / Julia Freeman / Cable Griffith / Brandon Aleson and Jesse Montini-Vose / Elizabeth Gahan / Kathryn Rathke and Barry Wright / Saya Moriyasu / Colleen RJC Bratton / Tribes Project / Sylwia Tur / Amanda James Parker / Trevor Brown / meadow starts with p / Neuroses / Marek Stepan / Ashleigh Robb and Ivana Kartzov / Eirik Johnson / OHM / Kat Larson / Maggie Carson Romano / Greg Lundgren / Chris Burnside / John Teske and Nat Evans / Ilysia Van Deren / Eric Aquilar / Reilly Sinanan / Ken Turner / Avalanche + the Diffuser / Glenn Herlihy / Rafael Soldi / Gala Bent and Nick Strobelt / Petra Franklin / Graham Downing / Matthew Offenbacher
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Tomorrow night, the Rogers Centre plays host to 55,000 fans for UFC 129, headlined by UFC welterweight champion and Canadian superstar Georges St. Pierre and challenger Jake Shields. The event marks the highest attendance figure in the UFC's history, more than doubling 21,451 that showed up to watch Anderson Silva toy with Thales Leites at the Bell Centre in Montreal for UFC 97.
The building officially opened (as the SkyDome) on June 3, 1989, greatly overbudget and two months behind schedule. A pet project for then-Ontario Premier Bill Davis, the building slipped into financial mismanagement before opening. A review by new Premier Bob Rae in October 1990 revealed that the building would have to be booked 600 days a year to turn a profit.
By 1993, a $165 million debt had ballooned to $400 million. The government paid off the outstanding debts, and then sold the building for the paltry sum of $151 million. In November of 1998, the stadium filed for bankruptcy protection.
In 2004, Rogers Communications, owners of the Toronto Blue Jays, purchased the SkyDome for a mere $25 million. The building was renamed the Rogers Centre the following year.
A look at the top ten moments in Rogers Centre history after the jump.The Skydome Opens for Business - June 3, 1989
From the Rogers Centre Wikipedia page:
The stadium officially opened on June 3, 1989 and hosted an official grand opening show: "The Opening of SkyDome: A Celebration". ... The roof was opened by the Premier of the Province, David Peterson, who pointed a laser pen at the ceiling to officially 'open' it. The roof opened, exposing the crowd to a downpour of rain. This while a crowd of famous Canadians sang a song on stage that was written specifically for the opening, with the lyrics: "Open up, Open up the Dome". Yet as the crowd got increasingly wet, they could be heard chanting "Close the roof". But Stadco president Chuck Magwood insisted that the roof fully open. And once open, a group of civilian skydivers flew into the now soaked stadium often skidding across the concrete floor to the cheers of the audience. By the time the roof had opened, most of the crowd had sought refuge in the concourse areas and beneath the overhangs of the various parts of the structure.
WrestleMania VI Comes to Town - April 1, 1990
An event known by every wrestling nerd who grew up in the 1980s. This was the WWF's second stadium megashow, featuring an epic main event between Hulk Hogan and the Ultimate Warrior for the WWF Heavyweight Championship. The WWF announced an attendance of 67,678, setting the SkyDome paid attendance record.
Dave Stewart Tosses a No-Hitter - June 29, 1990
From the San Francisco Gate:
On June 29, 1990, Stewart walked the first two batters, retired the next 26, then walked Junior Felix with two outs in the ninth.
When Tony Fernandez flied to center for the final out, Stewart's teammates went berserk on the field at SkyDome. But Stewart was ready to collapse.
"He's younger than I was," said Stewart, who was 33 when he threw his no-hitter; Braden is 26. "I was physically and mentally drained. Pitching a game like that, I was worn down for several days until my next start."
Stewart shared his day with Fernando Valenzuela, who also threw a no-hitter, beating the Cardinals at Dodger Stadium. In Stewart's, the only tough defensive play was first baseman Mark McGwire's in the fourth inning. He dashed to his right, dropped to his knees and backhanded a grounder by Fernandez, then flipped to Stewart at the bag. Stewart struck out a career-high 12 batters.
Devon White and "The Catch" - October 20, 1992
The Toronto Blue Jays met the Atlanta Braves in the 1992 World Series. Game 3 played host to the first World Series game played outside of the United States. The Blue Jays won the game, but not without some help from centerfielder Devon White.
Joe Carter's Walkoff World Series Winner - October 23, 1993
The Blue Jays returned to the World Series in 1993 as defending champions against the Philadelphia Phillies. With a 3-2 series lead, the Blue Jays entered the bottom of the ninth inning of Game 6 trailing 6-5. Philadelphia brought in shaky closer Mitch "Wild Thing" Williams. He started off the inning by walking Rickey Henderson. Devon White popped out, followed by a Paul Molitor single which moved Henderson into second base. Williams worked a 2-2 count to RBI machine (and one of the most overrated players in baseball history) Joe Carter before surrendering a home run in the biggest moment in Blue Jay and SkyDome history.
Toronto Raptors Defeat Chicago Bulls - March 24, 1996
Normally, a regular season victory for a 21-61 team wouldn't sniff a greatest moments list. But the '95-'96 Chicago Bulls were not a normal team. In Michael Jordan's first full year since returning from a two-year baseball experiment, the Bulls won a record 72 games before rolling through the playoffs for their fourth of an eventual six NBA titles. One of the Bulls ten regular season losses came to the lowly Raptors in the spacious confines of the SkyDome. (Note Jordan banking the winner just after time expires.)
Bailey vs. Johnson for the Title of "World's Fastest Man" - May 31, 1997
The title of "World's Fastest Man" is typically reserved for the winner of the 100-meter dash. In 1996, that man was Canadian sprinter Donovan Bailey. That didn't stop the winner of the 200- and 400-meter dashes, American Michael Johnson, from using the moniker in television promotions. Verbal sparring led to a 150-meter race inside the Skydome. Johnson pulled up lame around the 110-meter mark, leaving Bailey the winner of the title and $1.5 million.
Nelson Mandela Visits the Skydome - September 25, 1998
From CBC News:
There's a lot of excited children at Toronto's Skydome today. And at the center of the excitement is Nelson Mandela. The South African president is the guest of honour at the launch of the Canadian chapter of the Nelson Mandela Children's Fund.
Thousands of Canadian school children have filled the stadium to pay tribute to the man who championed the end of apartheid.
Last night in Ottawa, Mandela was sworn in as a Companion of the Order of Canada. It's the first time a foreign leader has been honoured in this way. He accepted the award on behalf of all South Africans.
WrestleMania Returns, Sets Attendance Record - March 17, 2002
WrestleMania X8 marked the return of the WWF to the SkyDome. It also marked another paid attendance record with 68,237 entrants. Although officially headlined by a WWF Undisputed Championship match between Chris Jericho and Triple H, it was the Rock and Hulk Hogan who provided the biggest moment of the night.
Carlos Delgado Hits Four Home Runs - September 23, 2003
Thanks to Major League Baseball's arcane new media policy, I don't have video for you here (or of Stewart's no-hitter). Here's Blue Jay Hunter with a retrospective:
Just to reiterate how rare it is to hit 4 home runs in one game, Delgado was only one of five American League players ever to accomplish that feat, and only one of 15 in the majors to do it, and nobody has hit 4 home runs in a game since Delgado did it in 2003.
It's a unprecedented accomplishment that will stand as one of the greatest single game performances by one player in the history of the Toronto Blue Jays. It's just a shame only 13,408 people were privy to see it unfold live at the Rogers Centre.


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As many as ten thousand people have died following a typhoon in the Philippines. Some people here in the East are counting their blessings that their family abroad was spared.Marissa Phinney, who lives in New Bern, was born and raised in the Philippines and still has friends there.She says some of her friends had their entire fisheries business wiped out by the storm, but she's thankful they're still alive.Food, water, and medical supplies are in short supply in certain parts of the Philippines. Typhoon Haiyan is considered one of the worst natural disasters to hit the nation."Of course you feel sad. Being a Filipino, even if you're in the U.S., your heart is with them. It's still your countrymen," said Phinney.Phinney is the secretary of the Filipino American Association of Havelock, Cherry Point, North Carolina, which is collecting donations to send to disaster victims in the Philippines. Their website is: filamhavelocknc.org.
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As a boy, our house was not blessed with air conditioning. Most of our neighbors' homes were the same. Our families were mostly refinery working-hand dads and stay-at-home moms. Most of us have long since become immune to the pungent odors produced by the various industries surrounding Port Arthur. Some, however, did not.
The archery season on deer is open for the entire month of October, and once again bowhunters will be allowed to use both crossbows and compound bows in most Texas counties. The only county not allowing crossbows is Grayson.
The big question is what can hunters expect to see, now that we're in the middle of the worst drought in Texas history? Without a doubt, white-tailed deer in Texas are facing tough conditions heading into the fall hunting season.
With all of the weather related occurrences in our natural habitat in the last few months, folks are beginning to wonder if some of those old Bible prophecies might be more than just fodder for Sunday sermons by rambling old preachers of the gospel. Several dear friends of mine who have no more than a passing interest in religion, church or gathering with other believers have found the time to ask me what I think about them, and more importantly, what I think might be coming in our future.
Microsoft is one of those companies that many of us have a love-hate relationship with. Despite some possible ill will toward Microsoft based on our experiences with Vista, BOB and a myriad of other software issues, Microsoft does have a kind and generous side when it comes to producing and releasing numerous pieces of useful software for free.
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