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Perspectives: Field Notes
Get Your Head Around Shutoff Head
Specifying control valves that may need to provide tight cutoff requires care
A data sheet for a reactor flow-control valve called for a "shutoff head." Given that this control valve handled ethylene oxide (EO), a highly volatile and reactive compound, the requirement gave me pause. Addressing it involved more than defining the pump deadhead pressure. Here're some thoughts to consider.
First, it's important to understand that a control valve isn't a shutoff valve. A control valve must provide precise adjustments to flow. Crunching down on the plug to block flow can cause damage. The actuator and linkage of a control valve aren't designed for tight shutoff; a shutoff valve's actuator is. If you want to prevent leakage, install a shutoff valve.
Unfortunately, no standards define control-valve shutoff head. A few describe leakage through the body of a valve; this leakage is categorized poorly as Class I-VI in ANSI/FCI 70-2, "Control Valve Seat Leakage." Valves also leak from their stems. For stem leakage, refer to ISO-15848, "Industrial Valves — Measurement, Test and Qualification Procedures for Emissions – Part 1..." This specification is best because it recommends helium as the test medium. API-622, "Type Testing of Process Valve Packing for Fugitive Emissions," also describes stem leakage but for methane.
However, we're concerned about defining the shutoff head for a control valve specification, not leakage. For this, understanding the limits of valve body type is important. Obviously, butterfly valves won't provide tight shutoff — although I have seen them used where leaking is acceptable, such as where thermal expansion is allowed. Be aware that thermal expansion could cause the valve seat to stretch or dislodge. In this case, the valve itself limits the shutoff head. Butterfly valves are available with shutoff heads of 175 psi and up, but, in practical terms, the limit is more like 50 psi or less. Diaphragm and other soft-seat valves have the same problem. Gate valves, with their exposed seats and metal-on-metal sealing surfaces, are a bad choice. Globe valves, while often most effective for control, are the worst option. Ball and plug valves probably offer the best choice for shutoff.
Lack of mechanical strength is a common problem with soft seats but less of an issue with hard, metal-on-metal seats. Soft seats are best for sealing against streams containing solids, such as slurries. Hard surfaces, polished smooth, work best at high temperatures, above 250°F, where polymers begin to break down or flow; solids quickly ruin polished surfaces. Fluoropolymers can extend the range of soft seats to 350°F. However, hard plastics retain memory and can be scratched just like metal; memory retention gets worse above 200°F. Partially-fluorinated polymers generally outperform polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) in fabricated liners but PTFE serves well as sheets. Ceramics offer a useful alternative to metal in erosive environments but not without sacrificing tight shutoff.
Enough about the peripherals, let's get down to specifications. Several scenarios can define shutoff head: 1) flow provided by a mover, e.g., a pump or compressor; 2) pressure isolation; 3) temperature control; and 4) safety, i.e., prevention of a chemical reaction. In the first case, use the deadhead pressure of the mover. (Deadhead is the extreme left corner on a pump curve.) For a pump, pick the deadhead for the largest impeller possible. For temperature control, use the regulator steam pressure — unless a significant risk is present and the steam is stepped down, in which case use the original pressure. Safety is a tricky subject.
If a chemical such as EO is involved, safety trumps a pump curve. EO leaking past the isolation valves to the reactor could lead to a release or worse. In this situation, as in the others requiring a tradeoff between control and isolation, don't rely on a control valve for shutoff: put automatic valves upstream and downstream of the control valve for isolation. Install pressure switches and pressure transmitters to monitor thermal expansion and use thermal relief valves to blow expanding liquids back to storage. Both switches and transmitters are valuable because transmitters are limited to <100-ms response time and switches don't trend.
Lastly, let's look at actuators. If a control valve is to function as a reliable shutoff valve, a positioner is an absolute necessity. Ideally, use one with a 0–100% position indicator. Specify an open-and-closed position indicator for all automatic valves used for shutoff. Take care in selecting the actuator air pressure and supply; evaluate the pressure reliability before selection; plan for 1 scfm of air per control valve or automatic valve that's 6 in. or less in size.
DIRK WILLARD is a Chemical Processing contributing editor. He recently won recognition for his Field Notes column from the ASBPE. Chemical Processing is proud to have him on board. You can e-mail him at firstname.lastname@example.com
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Jerian Grant's heroics in the final minute of regulation forced overtime, and Eric Atkins found his legs in the fifth overtime period to lead Notre Dame to a 104-101 win over Louisville on Saturday.
Atkins scored five straight points in the fifth overtime period to give Notre Dame a 103-100 lead with 15 seconds remaining, and the Irish were able to clinch the game from the free-throw line the rest of the way.
The Cardinals were down three, 27-24, at the half before opening the second half with a 11-2 run to take a 35-29 lead with 14:27 left in regulation.
Notre Dame's leading scorer Jack Cooley had 11 points and 11 rebounds before fouling out with 6:54 left in the game and the Irish down seven, 47-40.
Louisville extended its lead to 56-48 with 50.0 seconds left in the game before Jerian Grant scored 12 points in the last 47 seconds to tie the game at 60-60 and force overtime.
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Smith had another opportunity to break a 75-75 tie with 15 seconds left in the second overtime but missed a running layup as time expired to force a third overtime period.
Smith had a third opportunity to end the game with 3.7 seconds left in the third overtime and the game tied 83-83, but his floater in the lane hit back rim as the buzzer sounded to send the game to a fourth overtime period.
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News: Uncle Luke Freaks Off Jay-Z Haters, "You Don't See Him Going To Jail For Stupid Sh*t"
Wednesday, Nov 17, 2010 2:10PM
Rap veteran Uncle Luke has stood beside Jay-Z in light of him recently being cited as a secret devil worshipper and said the media targets Hov due to his level of success.
Writing in a Miami New Times column, Luke shared his thoughts on Young Hov.
"All Jay-Z has done is work his a** off. Back in the day, he was on my pay-per-view program "Luke's Freak Show." At that time, he was hanging with Biggie Smalls and observing how the late rapper dealt with fame. He learned from other rappers' mistakes, and that's why he has lasted so long in the business. Jay-Z is a loyal guy who is way ahead of the game -- you don't see him starting beef with other rappers or going to jail for stupid sh*t. But because he is so successful, and married to a very successful and famous woman (Beyonce), people search for something screwed-up to say about him." (The 305)
Luke also called the Jay-Z "devil worshipping" rumors humorous and false.
"I don't know any devil worshippers. And who knows, maybe Jay-Z and other rappers have some devil worshipers as fans. But that doesn't mean entertainers are sacrificing virgins for Beelzebub. I didn't even know who the Illuminati were until the Internet started buzzing that Jay-Z was one of them. It's ridiculous. Jay-Z is a cool cat. He ain't Hollywood. He is a regular guy. He is so f*cking grounded. It is a shame people want to link him to this conspiracy." (The 305)
This week, Jay explained that his 2003 Black Album "Lucifer" record was not an ode to Satan.
"I wanted people to have the proper context of rap, the generation, what we went through, these emotions behind these songs," Jay-Z told MTV News about his new book Decoded. "A song like 'Lucifer,' it's really about the struggle and really about dealing with death and having that feeling. The evil is inside of you, not this mythical character with pitchforks and things like that. Dealing with a feeling of wanting revenge." (MTV)
Recently, hip-hop icon MC Hammer has labeled Hov as a devil worshipper on his "Better Run Run" diss record and in a recent interview.
"Let's deal with it from his perspective. I have heard it a lot of people say; 'Why would Hammer get mad about the truth right - Jay didn't diss him, he said something that is true?' The same argument applies, why would you get mad if you're a fan of his? Did he not say - 'life begins when the church ends' [in 'Empire State of Mind']? Did he not say - 'Jesus can't save you?' Why you getting mad, have I said something that is not true? Did I put the video with bullets around the cross round Jesus in his ['On to the Next One'] video? Have I said something that is not true? I haven't said something that is not true. Where have I made up something. Any of the videos that you wanna put up, where I have said that he got satanic references to, I ain't saying nothing that isn't true either. So that logic applies across the board." (All Hip Hop)
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In English folklore, John Barleycorn is a character who represents the crop of barley harvested each autumn. Equally as important, he symbolizes the wonderful drinks which can be made from barley -- beer and whiskey -- and their effects. In the traditional folksong, John Barleycorn, the character of John Barleycorn endures all kinds of indignities, most of which correspond to the cyclic nature of planting, growing, harvesting, and then death.
Although written versions of the song date back to the reign of Queen Elizabeth I, there is evidence that it was sung for years before that. There are a number of different versions, but the most well-known one is the Robert Burns version, in which John Barleycorn is portrayed as an almost Christ-like figure, suffering greatly before finally dying so that others may live.
In The Golden Bough, Sir James Frazer cites John Barleycorn as proof that there was once a Pagan cult in England that worshipped a god of vegetation, who was sacrificed in order to bring fertility to the fields. This ties into the related story of the Wicker Man, who is burned in effigy. Ultimately, the character of John Barleycorn is a metaphor for the spirit of grain, grown healthy and hale during the summer, chopped down and slaughtered in his prime, and then processed into beer and whiskey so he can live once more.
The lyrics to the Robert Burns version of the song are as follows:
There was three kings into the east,
three kings both great and high,
and they hae sworn a solemn oath
John Barleycorn must die.
They took a plough and plough'd him down,
put clods upon his head,
and they hae sworn a solemn oath
John Barleycorn was dead.
But the cheerful Spring came kindly on'
and show'rs began to fall.
John Barleycorn got up again,
and sore surprised them all.
The sultry suns of Summer came,
and he grew thick and strong;
his head well arm'd wi' pointed spears,
that no one should him wrong.
The sober Autumn enter'd mild,
when he grew wan and pale;
his bendin' joints and drooping head
show'd he began to fail.
His colour sicken'd more and more,
and he faded into age;
and then his enemies began
to show their deadly rage.
They took a weapon, long and sharp,
and cut him by the knee;
they ty'd him fast upon a cart,
like a rogue for forgerie.
They laid him down upon his back,
and cudgell'd him full sore.
they hung him up before the storm,
and turn'd him o'er and o'er.
They filled up a darksome pit
with water to the brim,
they heav'd in John Barleycorn.
There, let him sink or swim!
They laid him upon the floor,
to work him farther woe;
and still, as signs of life appear'd,
they toss'd him to and fro.
They wasted o'er a scorching flame
the marrow of his bones;
but a miller us'd him worst of all,
for he crush'd him between two stones.
And they hae taen his very hero blood
and drank it round and round;
and still the more and more they drank,
their joy did more abound.
John Barleycorn was a hero bold,
of noble enterprise;
for if you do but taste his blood,
'twill make your courage rise.
'Twill make a man forget his woe;
'twill heighten all his joy;
'twill make the widow's heart to sing,
tho the tear were in her eye.
Then let us toast John Barleycorn,
each man a glass in hand;
and may his great posterity
ne'er fail in old Scotland!


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I'm enchanted by "Morgan's Tarot". I had never heard of this deck before getting an email from U.S. Games Systems, but after seeing it first hand, I don't know how I hadn't heard about this before. "Morgan's Tarot" was originally published in 1970; created by Morgan Robbins and illustrated by Darshan Chorpash. It was republished again in 1983, and it has just been brought back again. Anyone who has seen this deck in any of its printings knows what I mean, once you see it, you can't possibly forget.
Morgan Robbins created a 1970′s counterculture/new age deck of cards. Despite being called "tarot", the cards are not hippy reinventions of the traditional Major and Minor Arcana. Instead, they're fun, thoughtful, and mind bending cards that force you to look within to find their true meaning. I suspect the format would be called an "oracle deck" these days, where you draw a card and reflect on it's meaning. And yes, there will be reflection with this deck, it's impossible to avoid. With cards that say things such as, "It is not what you do that counts, it is…where your head is at.", "There is no you.", or "I come from a different planet.", there is nothing to do but look within for a meaning. Of course it does come with a little booklet that offers some ideas about the cards. However, even those require their own bit of personal interpretation. For example, the "I come from a different planet." card has a blurb in the booklet that reads, "Psychologically, the card might express the individual's feeling of alienation or separation from the environment." But that's straight forward you say to yourself. What on earth is Rebecca talking about? Well, the second part of it's blurb goes on to say, "In reality, of course, having come from Arcantmycin, the sixteenth planet in the Wycloxian systems of Andromeda, you are having great difficulty acting like an earthling, especially since your memory was wiped out at birth and you don't realize you're an alien. Still, knowledge of your origin might enable you to adapt to the ways of the natives." The 60′s must have been awesome! Speaking of the 60′s, a warning for you squares, you will find cards such as "Grass", "Mushroom", and "Drug Dragged" in this deck. The 60′s were awesome!
The booklet does give you instructions on how to basically do a tarot spread with "Morgan's Tarot", and I'm sure that would be a good time, but what I really love is the second suggestion given for a use of the cards. "With two or more players, shuffle and deal an appropriate number of cards (five or seven are excellent numbers). The first player leads any card he chooses. The second player lays a card on top of the first, perhaps as an appropriate comment on this card. The play continues with the remainder of the cards. The object of the game is for everyone to win!" This does deserve another round of "The 70′s really were awesome!", but I have to say in all honesty I thought this was rather clever. Certainly not for everyone's taste, but I found it appealing. Very Zen after a fashion.
I can't let this review end without taking a moment to discuss the art by Darshan Chorpash. All the cards are done in black and white in a very freehand ink style. Imagine the most endearing, darling art images you can muster from the 1960′s, times it by two, and you'll get the illustrations for this deck. The exact words I uttered, the moment I pulled the "Morgan's Tarot" box out of the mailer envelope, after seeing the "Love" card on the back were, "Oh my God, that is so cute." Not what my husband is used to hearing around the house he looked over at me, so I showed him the back of the box. Even he had to admit that it was charming.
When it comes to tarot, I'm a bit of traditionalist, which is hysterical since I'm horribly ignorant about the meanings and symbolism found in tarot. Yet I remain oddly snobbish. That said, maybe that's why I would call "Morgan's Tarot" my favorite deck, after the obvious "Universal Waite Tarot" and the "Smith-Waite Tarot" decks. It's an entirely different beast. It's whimsical and fun, but also makes you ask yourself difficult questions like "Who am I"? Or harder still, "Tomato, Potato, Eggplant." That's it, the 60′s were awesome.
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niall o' draignean on
February 11, 2010 5:01 am
wonderfull article rebecca..i can
remember '68, i was ten years old, sitting with the hippies in the park and feeling horribly
cheated because i was too young. i had my first radio and
sneaked it under my pillow to
listen to u.s. forces network,
playing all the best music from
the sixties..awesome..
bright blessings..niall
Roxanne Sterling on
September 8, 2010 11:04 pm
I grew up around this deck, it is amazing and full of pearls of wisdom.
The card "The Highway I think had hwy 9 on it, which runs through Santa Cruz Mts. where I lived for 30 years before moving to So. Oregon.
It's a dog eat dog food world… Does conciseness ring a bell? I think I'll make a Buddha, Drug dragged, and many more are all well known sayings in our home.
David Adkins on
February 13, 2011 3:05 am
I just ordered the deck. Rebecca I can relate. I was also too young/barely old enough. Turned 13 1969. I personally knew Morgan. He was a tall lenky man with a wizard like beard. Truly a deep thinker.
Roxanne I can relate too. I also lived in Santa Cruz, and now live in Eugene. Interesting how the geographic path is so similar for those of use living in that era.
Marsha Anderson on
January 12, 2012 2:37 pm
I actually received a deck of these cards in December of 1969, before they were distributed in 1970. I still have them and everyone in my family literally wants me to will these cards to them. But my niece, Renee will get them! These are the most awesome cards ever, a true reflection of the Hippie Era that I lived through and fondly reminisce on.
Tony on
January 17, 2012 5:02 pm
Still have my deck – got it in the early '70s – have given many readings using it – one of my favorites. Turned 18 in 1969.
Ed Jor-El Elkin on
March 28, 2012 2:46 pm
Re-studying Gestalt Tarot, I remembered with great fondness, my use of Morgan's Tarot many years ago, and wondered whether it was still known. Googling for it I was delighted to discover reams of information about Morgan's Tarot and am determined to
find a deck soon.
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Being born and raised in Colorado Springs, Co has been quite painless up to this point. Before the holy triumphant has been bestowed upon us again. Bronco fans would almost feel a faint sympathy for myself as a Seahawks fan, not anymore. Being a reader of this blog for quite some time I figure I would add some insight from a enemy's territory point of view. It all started when i was about 8 years old. Having a father who wasn't around very much due to owning his own business and being as young as I was. I did what any angry boy would do to spite his sports loving dad. I rooted against his beloved Broncos.
The easiest way for me to do that was to pick a team in said division and hope for the best. That is what I intended to do. But the way I chose obviously had no logic behind it so I went with the teams logo I liked the best. Boy am I glad that I somehow could give two shits about pirates, or giant arrowheads, or ugly horses and decided to go with the logo and color scheme that a drunken toddler sketched up on its free time. lets just say the beginning wasn't shaved taint pretty. It was more like a free loving 70s taint waiting to be groomed. Just like Russellmainia's golden locks.
To not bore you with things already known lets fast forward. The broncos win two super bowls. John Elway becomes a top 3 code word to start a circle jerk in these neck of the woods. Divisions re-align and we get a hawk who takes no shit. Nobody falls for it though as we are still labeled a "finesse" team. Superb owl XL happens forever making me hate even numbers and my shirt size as a never ending reminder. I balled my eyes out as a teenager giving my all to the team i loved for so long. They were all I had and all I could understand and relate to at the time. And that was the payoff, fuck my life(and the stealers).
But I am a quite stubborn fellow being a Scorpio and all. I was bitter for a while but it just made the ultimate goal that much sweeter in the long run. This journey is much more complicated than any other fan of another team can fathom. It's an emotional attachment that is as unexplainable as it is glorious and somber. Being a 12 to me isn't just a hobby or a random underwear spackling. It is a life style. A forboden trek down the rabbit hole of booze filled nights and an infinite stretching of the word hope. It will always be impossible for me to explain why I care so much about something that I am so called not a part of. That I am crazy for loving so deeply. Every time this topic arises though I am brought back to the number 12, and its immortal retiring for all of us who wear our hearts on our sleeves. And who in hand in mother fucking hand will rejoice after we get that sweet, sweet taste of the stoic big eyed bird that waits on the apex of sugar candy mountain.
Broncos fans are a very dedicated bunch. With my experiences these past 2 weeks I came to exact conclusions on why and how they are so disastrously over confident. In my opinion most bronco fans are just that. They watch the broncos on Sunday with an intense fervor. But that's it. This is not an insult to them but they are not "football" fans like we are. They do not pay attention to all the fine details of all the teams in the league like we do. They focus on the linear path at hand and there is nothing wrong with that. My point is that most of them have hardly caught a glimpse of a Seahawks game let alone really have a knowledgeable grip on how good we are. They have been taking what the terrible talking heads on the big networks have been feeding them. Then tried to piece it all together in a shit sandwich of conflicting ideals. So its easy for me to see why the picture they end up painting keeps ending with some sort of we have Peyton Manning statement.
I always knew that it would come down to this. I knew as soon as the playoffs began that the road to the promise land would be though my dads, and this states beloved team. We all we got we all we need sums up our beautiful chance at what we have been craving for so long. Not from a team rallying stand point. But a collective togetherness that this team we so luckily share takes our souls and fuses them together in a process that forms a earthquake inducing sound. A sound louder than Mike McCready ripping a face melting solo behind his head on top of a fighter jet. A feeling that we will hopefully get to remember for the rest of our lives. The fork in the road has arrived once more. This is how it has to be. The ending of a legendary career. The beginning of a glorious franchise. The universes ultimate plan will play out tomorrow on the biggest of stages(I do not believe Bruno Mars was a apart of the plan though. So the universe threw us some chilli peppers). We have tattooed our mark on the media as well as all the disbelievers that couldn't swallow the ferocious intensity that our team plays with. The galaxy will crown tomorrow as the greatest defense to play in a super bowl graces the gridiron(sorry 85 bears). A moment in our lives to forever cherish.
A few more tid bits. John Morgan will always be one of my favorite sports writers. And the reason I showed up so late to the party is because I am a horrible procrastinator. I'm sure there is grammar flaws all over the place. Sorry for that I hope you bared through it. Oh yea and one more thing, Go Hawks!


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Sadly the Italian beauty queen, a long-standing Juve fan, won't be lining up alongside the likes of Carlos Tevez and Andrea Pirlo for the Turin Serie A side next season however - she's been brought in to front the club's newly-launched JTV channel.
NEWCASTLE full back Danny Simpson says that his relationship with popstar Tulisa is giving him the X-Factor on the pitch.
The WAG - or should that be WAF - has given the footballer a love of life he hasn't had this season, he says.
The player said: "The papers are the papers and they say what they want. But everybody around me knows the truth.
"Sometimes when all of that is going on around you, it is the best time to play football. You go on the pitch and you can forget about everything.
"If anything, in the last couple of games I have really enjoyed it. I feel like I am getting back to my old self from last season. I am pretty pleased with that."
It's a unique form of coaching, for sure, but still, Tulisa for QPR manager, anyone?
LAST night's X-Factor threw up a shock in the form of Bianca Gascoigne.
Bianca, famous for her previous TV outing Celebrity Love Island as well as being the offspring of outrageously talented footballer and terrible comedian Paul Gascoigne, was auditioning for the TV talent show to break away from her public perception.
She said: "I've always been a singer, this is something that I've wanted to do and it's been years and years I've thought this through to do it and now I'm here I'm just like 'oh my god!"
But singing Mary J Blige's I'm Going Down, she failed to make the cut and left with four 'no' votes from the panel.
Gary Barlow said: "In general it was a bit of a mediocre audition."
And Rita Ora said: "I just think we've seen better singers."
MANCHESTER City look dead set to snaffle up yet more young homegrown talent in the form of Swansea City's Scott SInclair - as his other half is "bored" of Wales.
The winger, who scored in the 5-0 Swans win on the opening day, looks likely to move to Manchester rather than sign a new contract.
The Welsh club's first-team coach Alan Curtis admitted yesterday: "He's not really interested in signing a new contract and I think Man City have made a bid.
"So it's just a matter of time now before it happens and it's good for both parties."
However the surest confirmation yet has to come from Helen Flanagan AKA Rosie from Coronation Street, who is Sinclair's partner.
She tweeted: "Started to get bored now, been in Wales too long, Lol.
"Must take action."
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WOLVES WAG Danielle Lloyd's dream of "nicer boobs" for her wedding to Jamie O'Hara went bust - after her breasts exploded.
The model had her first boob job seven years ago, and decided to go under the knife again ahead of her wedding to the midfielder.
But the operation left her breasts swelling out of control, until one day she woke up to find one had burst due to the new mum producing milk under the implants.
She said: "I was terrified. I lost over a litre of blood.
"Afterwards I needed an emergency blood transfusion because I had half the haemoglobin level of a normal person. I was in hospital for five days."
The problems continued and a second operation was needed.
But despite the ordeal, the wedding is still set to go ahead in May. Danielle said: "The wedding is happening - with or without boobs"
THE coveted Foxy Bingo Mum Of The Year award has shortlisted a large WAG contingent for 2012.
Among those up this year for the title, previously won by the maternal likes of Stacey Solomon and Jordan, are Abbey Clancy, Danielle Lloyd, Nicola McLean, Victoria Beckham, and, er, Natasha Giggs, if she counts as a WAG.
I'll ask my lawyers.
Anyway, fingers crossed for a WAG winner - it'll be another poor excuse for posting a nice photo.
FIREFIGHTERS were called out to Emile Heskey's home after his other half, Chantelle Tagoe, set the kitchen alight.
The WAG - a former Come Dine With Me contestant, no less - set a roast pork joint alight while practising ahead of preparing the Aston Villa man's Christmas dinner.
She tweeted: "OMG set the fire alarm off + almost burnt me pork! Smoke evrywer! SHAAAME the firemen av turned up."
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DON'T mess with Roberto Mancini's missus!
The wife of Manchester City's manager Federica Mancini single-handedly chased off a trio of masked gem thieves from the couple's luxury island villa in Sardinia.
The WAG confronted three men believed to be part of a gang who have knocked out a string of previous victims with sleeping gas - hitting an emergency alarm after hearing them break through a door before shouting at them.
The gang fled empty-handed.
CROATIAN WAG Nives Celsius - famous for having sex with her husband Dino Drpic in the centre circle of a stadium in Zagreb after an international match with England - is set to turn the tables and take part in a men's football match.
The raunchy model has been added to the Slaven Belupo squad taking on Zagreb FC in a pre-season friendly tomorrow.
And although Celsius - who earlier this year released a single talking about her fantasies of romping with famous footballers like Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo - is starting on the bench, it has been promised she will come on as a sub.
Nives Celsius - making strides for women's equality. There's a sentance I never thought I'd write.
WAG Victoria Beckham has given birth to a baby girl - the first daughter for the former Spice Girl and her footballing husband David.
The baby, named Harper Seven, was delivered yesterday at Cedars Sinai hospital in Los Angeles.
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The Beckhams, who married in 1999, already have three boys - Brooklyn, 11, Romeo, eight, and Cruz, five.


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"I just couldn't believe it. We have been trying to trace back the lineage of the road race," Paula Lannon said.
Lannon organizes the Crowley Road Race, one of the oldest road races in New England. For decades she has been searching high and low for historical artifacts, but has only recovered a few newspaper clippings and a single photograph. Until now.
The fine details and aged inscriptions gleam in the sunshine on a piece of Rutland history that was believed to be long gone. But 85 years later in a Michigan attic, the original Crowley Road Race trophy was found.
"For the Crowley Road race, I think this trophy really brings it all together for us. It makes everything tangible for everyone who is involved in the race," Lannon said.
What began as a friendly competition in 1928 between Crowley and famous marathon runner Clarence DeMar has slowly evolved over the years into a full weekend affair. Lannon says in the early years the race would have just a few dozen runners. And this year, there are nearly 1000 registered participants. The race still starts in Proctor and ends in Rutland.
Mike Lannon helps his wife organize the event, but is the runner in the family. He says this trophy will mean a lot to fellow racers.
"Runners run for a lot of different reasons, primarily their health. But runners run for trophies, they run for prize money, they run for tradition. This trophy will definitely generate a lot of interest because it is a traditional race. We have a lot of people come back year after year," he said.
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CENTRAL, LA — Police are searching for a would-be thief who caused about $1,600 in damage to the Geaux Clean Car Wash attempting to break in to the pay stations using an acetylene torch.
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Did anyone watch the all-star game at the beginning when Dwight was talking to the audience of the allstar game?
It really sounded like it was a farewell to all the magic fans that were watching and that were there.
i do not know if anyone thought that also but that is what i thought.
kind of like he knows he will be traded or plans to be traded.
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One Of Those Losses That Doesn't Feel So Bad
Anyone hates to lose. There's no way around that. But when it's a close, comeback loss to the top ranked team in the league, it's not nearly as bad as it would be to lose to, say, Reno (who we thankfully beat last week). I was hoping the Jam didn't deserve that number one spot. I was hoping that spot belonged to Golden State's Richard Hendrix (who sadly was waived by the team) and DeMarcus Nelson. I was thinking I would come back after the game and rant and rant about how they aren't nearly as good without those two guys. From what I saw last night that's really not true.
Before I get into my game rant, I'll talk a little about some things in the league that have happened recently. I don't know how I didn't mention this in my last post, but I saw Toree Morris at the local Target a few days before Christmas while I was out with the lady. What aisle was he in? The sport aisle! Of course! And a message to Jeff Potter (or as my girlfriend affectionately refers to him: "Tall Guy"): UPDATE YOUR DAMN BLOG! It was a good read! I can name plenty of people who agree and would love to see something new up there. Just take five minutes and write something up!
I thought it was interesting to find out that the Bakersfield used to belong to the new ABA (which I just found out has no affiliation with the original ABA) as the Long Beach Jam, and during the 2003-2004 won a championship on a team that included one Dennis Rodman. He was trying to make a comeback into the league after all of his crazy wrestling exploits and ridiculously embarrassing tenure on the Mavs. Interesting tidbit. Now, the Jam, as I mentioned above, are the number one team in the league according to power rankings, with just two losses in twelve games. 6-1 on the road always looks nice. However, they did have two Golden State draft picks on the team: Nelson and Hendrix. Nelson was leading the team in PPG and Hendrix in rebounds. Obviously important parts of the time. Well, Golden State recalled those guys, and from what I can tell this doesn't bother the rest of the Jam at all. Center Nick Lewis was averaging 15.3 ppg and 7.3 boards a game coming into last night's game and Trey Johnson followed closely behind with 15.2 ppg. Johnson was briefly signed to the Suns over the summer with our very own Coleman Colins. The teams' starting point guard is former Michigan State star Mateen Cleaves, leading the team with just under 8 assists a game. His number was retired at MSU; sadly his success didn't translate over to the NBA and he's been a journeyman ever since. Derrick Byars is averaging 14.8 ppg, and was cut by the Thunder this preseason.
The Toros picked up our former point guard, Brian Morrison on Christmas day. That's nice to see. I wish Brian the best. Chris Alexander left Sioux Falls, which I find odd. Alexander was a key ingredient to that team, one of my favorite D-League teams to watch. Now BIG NEWS. The Mad Ants waived Vernon Hamilton and signed DAVID BAILEY! This came as news to me. No official news was released, but apparently this all happened on Christmas Eve. Now, I must admit that I'm kinda sad that Hamilton never really got a fair chance with the team, but Bailey is simply a better point guard. I loved watching the 5-8 beast play for the Skyforce last season, and seeing him in yellow last night was just lovely. Also, Hamed Haddadi was recalled from the Wizards by Memphis. This baffled me as it didn't look like Haddadi was getting too much playing time with the Wizards. I'd probably expect him to be waived by the Griz soon. Poor guy. I saw him play a preseason game in Indy with the Griz and he didn't look all too bad. I was expecting him to be a star for Dakota. Also, the News Sentinel (local newspaper) reported that when the Pistons send down Ackers and Sharpe to the Ants in January, that they're only expected to play four games for us. Anyone got any more word on this? That's kinda disappointing. Oh well, I suppose the Pistons can do what they want haha.
Okay, now onto the game! I took a lot of notes on this one as I was trying not to talk all too much (wisdom teeth still bothering me, haven't eaten solid foods in a long time – I've been living on milkshakes and soup!). I've never seen such a big crowd at a Mad Ants game before. That was nice to see. Bailey was looking really glad to be here before the game. He just seems like a really pleasant guy. I'm very glad to have him on our team and he didn't disappoint last night. Hawkins started over Scott, a decision I'm starting to come around to. Hawkins is a great defender when he locks down, and Scott not so much. He shocked me to find that Nick Lewis was a white guy haha. I just wasn't expecting that. Chris Hunter had a great first quarter but was in foul trouble early and ended the game with 12 points and seven boards. Trey Johnson didn't let up the entire game. This kid can play. He moves very well without the ball and he's ridiculously athletic. He dropped 33 points on us and sealed the win with a deep 2 with just four seconds left on the shot clock to increase their lead to 5.
There were a lot of bad calls in this game. Yes, it may just be because I'm a huge Ants fan, but I feel that our team gets shafted a lot. There are always moments when you wonder if the refs are watching the same game you are, and I found myself wondering this quite often last night. We had 30 fouls called against us. There's a point where these guys just need to play basketball. Constant fouls really subtracts from the enjoyment of a game. I know a foul when a foul's due, and there were many instances when they just weren't due. Some of the officiating in this league is maddening. I see bad calls called on the other teams as well. It goes both ways, but I especially notice it when it's in our direction.
I was watching Bailey closely tonight (and it's hard not to – he's the 5-8 guy with crazy hair) and he came in with about two minutes left in the first quarter and provided immediate energy. This guy can draw fouls like nobody's business and it's great to see that. He's a great passer and cut the Jam's lead down to 6 at the end of the first. Byars had 10 on the quarter. One example of the fouls getting out of control: 13/15 FT for the Jam. Nearly half of the Jam's first quarter points came from free throws. Ridiculous. Johnson had 15 of his 33 from the charity strike.
Both Bailey and Walker Russell started the second quarter, and we saw this lineup a few other times throughout the game. Jackson was playing small tonight, and I liked what I saw out there. Sonderleiter was in for the second quarter, but we never saw him again after quite a productive five minutes off the bench. The game was within four points with 50 seconds left, but Terrance Thomas drained a three, we turned it over, and Thomas drains a drop two from nearly the same spot to increase the lead to 9 at the half.
We came out in the second half playing really tight D. Both teams were defending really well last night, but it looks like the Jam got the best of it. The Jam increased their lead to 16 with six minutes left in the quarter, but the Ants are known for a good rally or two and they didn't disappoint. Ron Howard was having a pretty off night, but managed to score 16 on 12 shots. Chris Hunter was getting noticeably frustrated with all the fouls against him; fouls that he definitely did not deserve. All of our big guys were in foul trouble yet we only see Anthony Kent come in for 30 seconds (a half minute where he missed a shot and called for a foul). I would have liked to see some more Kent out there. Just 30 seconds? Third quarter just wasn't our quarter. We weren't getting good looks and Nick Lewis was starting to show his stuff (he finished with 21 and 10). Russell was missing lots of layups during this stretch and Scott wasn't hitting for a while. However, we manage to make a run for it and get their lead down to 6 at the end of the third.
The fourth quarter was the best basketball I've seen all season thus far. We came out with Bailey, Russell, CC, Scott, and Hawkins all playing really tough D. Nothing was falling early for Russell. CC dunks over Lewis to bring the game within one point with 10 minutes left in the game. The Jam were starting to look worn out at this time, and Russell even got us a one point lead at one point. Scott looked great in the 4th and tied the game at 101 with a deep trey from the corner. The Jam then go on to score seven straight led by Johnson. Russell really started playing at the end of the fourth, bringing the game back within five at 1:46 left. Russell is at the foul line; we're down by 5. He makes the first. Misses the second, but CC rebounds it and puts it back up and gets the bucket AND 1. Beautiful to see. Just like that it's a one point game with 50 seconds left. Here is where Johnson drains that deep two to get the jam up three and put us away. We bring the ball down the court and Russell puts up a three but it's not a good look and it just doesn't go. 117-115 Final score. Jam win.
And of course I'm sad over the loss, but there's a big part of me that's happy with the way this one turned out. We played some great ball and gave the Jam a run for their money. But I do have some complaints (I'll stop whining about the refs for now haha). The Jam had 18 turnover to our 12. How did we not capitalize on this? Also, the Jam had 48 boards to our 38. I understand we had a small lineup out there, but I saw many instances where no one even bothered to TRY. You've got to box out and go for the boards. You can say we lost the game just looking at that statistic.
Cleaves shot just 33% but managed to get 15 pts and 8 dimes. Collins had an off shooting night, getting 18 pts on 18 shots; but grabbed nine nice boards. Scott was a beast tonight, going 6-11 from treyland for 22 points. Bailey and Russell finished with 8 dimes apiece and I love the one-two punch these two points provide. I'm really looking forward to seeing them out there together more often. Overall great game. And I need a better way to be more concise in my writing and note taking. This is ridiculous! Have a great New Year everybody.


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I think he was mostly poking fun to be honest. He comes off as far more of an asshole here than he usually does in interviews.
This is pretty much how I'd read Batman, too. In a lot of older and more martial cultures, your domestic, romantic, and/or marital life weren't considered as central to your existence as your role on the battlefield and your relationships to your comrades in arms. Old epics have a bunch of examples of male warriors forming extremely close friendships with one another, which often get played up to what seems like an extreme degree to modern eyes (we're the culture that created the term "bromance" as a thing; we've still got some weird hang-ups about how close male friendships are supposed to be).
A lot of pulp heroes, Batman included, are sort of throwbacks to this kind of attitude. So it puts them out of step with the heroes that take the more modern attitude towards living (find job, find partner, have kids), and just happen to moonlight as a vigilante.
I think he was mostly poking fun to be honest. He comes off as far more of an asshole here than he usually does in interviews.
So is he trying to say that anyone who chooses to put his career first is gay?
"Sh - no - brick"
I think people need to stop treating every single thing Grant Morrison says about superheroes as some sort of gospel that needs to be parsed out at length. A) It's not nearly as important as the actual stories he writes; and B) the man is getting very tiresome.
Oh, please.
Grant is just fucking with people. That's not obvious?
But I think when you look at how many bromances he's in and how they're deeper than his relations with women, the gay argument begins to crystalize.
I see people at Bleeding Cool blaming Adam West and Wertham for the Batman/Robin thing...
But Batman and Robin were sharing a bed and showers together for years before that.
And it's not pedophelia because, on a symbolic level, Batman is an adolescent boy like Robin is.
Batman is thematically a Yaoi franchise.
On a literal level, yes, he's heterosexual and Robin is his son figure. On an archetypal/psychoanalytic/magical level, Batman is a total Yaoi franchise about adolescent boys' love for one another.
To me, Batman is all about a little boy trying to make the world *fair* and settling for trying to make it just.
His best villains reflect this, as Joker is all about unfairness, but then the Riddler plays "fair" but he beats Batman at it, and Two-Face is at war with justice within himself.
I'm not sure I'd characterize his trappings as any more or less "gay" than any other superhero.
A Jewish seamstress in a steampunked Victorian London hires a consulting detective to solve a magical murder mystery.
--The Curse of the Brimstone Contract by Corrina Lawson
I'll crosspost what I said on Robot 6 and say that while I think there's an argument to be made that there's a homoerotic undercurrent in superhero comics in general, his specific points about Batman are pretty trite.
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I think his takes on Superman and Wonder Woman are spot on. I also agree that his take on Batman seems more tongue in cheek. It is kind of interesting that if you look at Wonder Woman's history, how often has she owned her sexuality? Or even been sexual? I feel like Gail was starting to introduce some of that when she was employing her Amazonian courting ritual, but there has always been, at least since Marston, something extremely virginal about the character. Virgin Mary meets Mary Tyler Moore does describe a long stretch of her history.
With Wonder Woman, I kinda feel that Power Girl -- particularly the Palmiotti/Connor take -- usurps her role as a brassy, funny alpha female. The kind of woman who could tell dirty jokes and challenge people to arm wrestle.
Even though that take ended decades before I was born, I feel like it resonates with me more and you see it, albeit less comical, in the Cooke Wonder Woman.
I would love it if Wonder Woman was the one person in the JLA who had a mouth like a sailor. (Hal's the closest but he's an uptight flyboy who uses a forced show of bravado.) Maybe in terms of a modernized take, closer to Marvel's Hercules.
I think it'd be great if every third line out of Diana's mouth had to be bleeped.


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FILE - This Dec. 1, 2010, file photo shows John Graham, a Canadian, arriving for a pre-trial hearing in Rapid City, S.D. The South Dakota Supreme Court on Thursday, May 31, 2012, upheld Graham's murder conviction and life sentence in the 1975 slaying of a fellow American Indian Movement activist. John Graham was convicted in December 2010 of taking part in the killing of Annie Mae Aquash. (AP Photo/Steve McEnroe, File)
PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — The South Dakota Supreme Court on Thursday upheld a Canadian man's murder conviction and life sentence in the 1975 slaying of a fellow American Indian Movement activist, ruling that the state had jurisdiction to prosecute him.
John Graham was convicted in December 2010 of taking part in the killing of Annie Mae Aquash. Prosecutors said Graham and two other AIM activists, Arlo Looking Cloud and Theda Clarke, killed Aquash because they suspected she was a government informant.
Graham, a member of the Southern Tutchone tribe in Canada's Yukon Territory, argued that the government should not have been allowed to move his case from federal to state court after his extradition to the U.S.
However, the state's highest court ruled unanimously that the state had jurisdiction to prosecute Graham and that prosecutors presented sufficient evidence to convict him. Graham's sentence of life in prison without parole also is not grossly disproportionate to his crime, the justices said.
"Indeed, the evidence reflects that Graham was involved in Aquash's initial kidnapping, in ensuring that she was kept in captivity, in transporting her to her place of death, and in the ultimate shooting," Justice Steven Zinter wrote for the court.
Graham's lawyer, John R. Murphy of Rapid City, said he and Graham are disappointed in the ruling but will pursue secondary appeals.
"We are going to continue to pursue relief both in the courts in the United States as well as seeking to address certain matters regarding the propriety of the extradition in Canada," Murphy said.
South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley was traveling and not immediately available to comment on the ruling.
Aquash's body was found in a remote area in southwest South Dakota in February 1976. She was a member of the Mi'kmaq tribe of Novia Scotia. Federal agents investigated the case for years but didn't bring an indictment until March 2003, when Denver police arrested Looking Cloud.
Looking Cloud was convicted in federal court of first-degree murder in 2004 and sentenced to life in prison. A federal judge signed an order in August reducing Looking Cloud's sentence to 20 years.
Clark, who was never charged, died in October.
Graham was arrested in December 2003 in Vancouver, British Columbia, on federal charges in Aquash's killing. Two courts ruled that the U.S. government lacked jurisdiction to try Graham because he is not an American Indian. The case was eventually moved to state court.
Graham was acquitted of premeditated murder in the state trial, but was convicted of felony murder and sentenced to life in prison without parole. The felony murder charge alleged he was involved in a killing while engaged in another felony, kidnapping.
Graham argued that the state lacked jurisdiction to prosecute him for felony murder because he was extradited from Canada on a different charge, premeditated murder. He contended that his conviction should be overturned and he should be allowed to return to Canada to challenge his extradition.
But the Supreme Court said Canada consented in February 2010 to Graham's prosecution for felony murder.
"Graham has not argued that Canada did or would object to Graham's prosecution for felony murder. On the contrary, the only record evidence reflects Canada's express consent to the prosecution," the court said.
Graham also contended that several witness statements should not have been allowed at his trial, including those made by Looking Cloud about an alleged 2002 telephone conversation between Looking Cloud and Aquash's daughter, Denise Maloney, in which Looking Cloud said Graham shot Aquash with Looking Cloud and Clarke present.
Graham said Looking Cloud changed his story to negotiate a reduced sentence.
The Supreme Court said Looking Cloud's testimony was admissible because it was consistent with his prior statement to Maloney in the telephone call.
The appeal also questioned the inclusion of another person's testimony about a conversation in which Leonard Peltier — who is serving a life sentence after being convicted in 1977 of shooting two FBI agents — accused Aquash of being an FBI informant. The Supreme Court said that person's testimony was impermissible hearsay, but that its inclusion in the trial was a harmless error because it would not have affected the verdict.
AIM was founded in the late 1960s to protest the U.S. government's treatment of Indians and to demand the government honor its treaties with Indian tribes. The group grabbed headlines in 1973 when it took over the village of Wounded Knee on South Dakota's Pine Ridge Indian Reservation, leading to a 71-day standoff with federal agents that included the exchange of gunfire.
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