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Klaus can't really be gone... can he? One brother won't really leave town... will he? Matt doesn't really think he's like a ninja... does he?
All of these pressing Vampire Diaries topics, courtesy of the latest insanely awesome episode, "Before Sunset," are tackled below by your TV Fanatic Round Table team of Matt Richenthal, Steve Marsi, Dan Forcella and Eric Hochberger. Gather around and jump in now!
What was your favorite scene from the episode?
Matt: Call me sticky and pour me on pancakes, because I'm a sap these days. From last week's unanimous favorite scene - the group saying goodbye to Alaric - to this week's kitchen-based toast, I'm getting a kick out of seeing the friends gathering together so often. Too bad one of them will clearly be dead one week from today.
Eric: Can I pick the whole episode? Man, that was good! If I had to pick one, and this is damn near impossible in one of the best episodes in years, I'd say Klaus trying to get invited in. Damn funny that no vampire has thought of that prior. Soccer balls, propane tanks and picket fences are a winning formula.
Steve: Just because it was so unexpected and brutal, Alaric trying to coerce Elena to off Caroline. Beyond intense. Can you imagine if Elena became Dark-laric's apprentice? As a runner-up I have to second Eric's answer. It's like a light bulb went on in the writers' room and they realized that a vampire not allowed into someone's home could still, hypothetically, respond by wreaking havoc outside if they were so inclined.
Dan: As the lone member of Team Klaroline, my favorite scene was when my boy Klaus tenderly grabbed the blonde beauty, and made sure she got away from Dark-laric safely. How dare everyone treat him so poorly later in the episode!!!!
Is this really - gulp! - the last we've seen of Klaus?
Matt: For awhile. The show simply can pull an Alaric (and, no, Eric, by that, I don't mean be awesome) here. It can't essentially kill a character one moment and then just bring him back again so quickly. But eventually? You know what they say about Atlantic Ocean tides? They cannot contain a hybrid forever.
Steve: Did he burn up? Is he not one of the best characters on the show? Then no. At least I hope not, since I'm semi-convinced Dan Forcella was also sired by his bloodline.
Dan: Don't you ever say that again, Mr. Moderator! If this is the last we have seen of Klaus, I might as well never stop crying. He is too strong and powerful to be taken down so swiftly. If all the rest of these jokers can die and come back to life eight times over, I know Klaus will be back to put a smile on my face.
Eric: Of course not. Why do you think they merely desicated him? It wasn't just to keep Tyler and the rest of his line (do we believe him that it includes Stefan and Damon??) alive. It was so Julie Plec could bring back her second favorite original any time she wanted without a Ghost World crutch. And trust me, Transformers taught us burying super villain in the ocean does not work. Also, next time boys, use the Pacific. I'm thinking James Cameron style in the Mariana Trench.
More surprising development: Elena being tied to Klaus, the losing Salvatore brother leaving town or Matt actually thinking he could have helped?
Matt: Matt did help. He totally ganked that liquor from The Grill! I can't go with the sibling agreement, either, because I don't think it will remain intact. But I let out an audible gasp when Elena figured out the connection, especially after a certain member of this Round Table texted me last week and asked why Elena had to be present at Esther's Dark-laric ceremony. This anonymous fan will remain nameless, but you should have more faith in Julie Plec, Steve.
Steve: The Salvatores' overly rational, seemingly scripted discussion about when Elena decides. How could they just agree to that so matter-of-factly? I get that their bond has been stronger lately and that their joint love for her might keep things civil, but it was downright congenial, even a little upbeat. It felt forced, like a two-minute scene written with the sole purpose of hyping up next week's finale.
Dan: All surprising, but the most interesting was Elena being tied to Dark-laric. It was a great way to make it so this character could in fact die, but also a way to keep him alive. Nobody wants Elena to die, with the exception of some viewers, so figuring out how to beat Dark-laric will just be another challenge our favorite characters will have to face.
Eric: Please, another man tied to Elena? Hardly shocking on this show. Or really any decision a man makes involving her. Now Matt thinking for just one second he's useful? Ridiculous. You kill one little Original and suddenly you think you deserve in that round of celebratory shots?
Worse shot to take: blood or tequila?
Matt: Bloody tequila.
Steve: Blood. When I took some over the holidays the year before last I found the hangover was terrible, with an alarming lack of supernatural powers.
Dan: How about tequila after you lost that much blood? There is a possibility that one of the Salvatores fed her on the way home, right? But if not, that was about the dumbest thing Elena could have done. How about instead of celebrating with a party, you go get some rest?
Eric: Blood. Can never drink that stuff again after my spring break in Mexico. Now a nice glass of Herradura with a single cube? It's like a nice scotch you can have with a burrito.
Predict one death on the season finale.
Matt: The death of Stelena. She's going Damon. That's how I translate this TVD finale photo.
Steve: Matt, for obvious reasons. SPOILER ALERT: I just saw an ad for a full-time position at the Grill on Mystic Falls Craigslist.
Dan: My head says Dark-laric, due to Matt Davis' pilot for next fall, but my prediction will instead be Matty. What do we need him for?
Eric: Man, I hope I'm wrong, but my favoritest character ever on TVD: Alaric. Even in dark serial killer form, he's still a a great parent teaching Elena life skills. Now that's how you parent, Tanning Mom.
1. Klaus getting in Gilbert's house! So funny!
2. I hope this time is the good one for Klaus. I'm so bored by him (except when he entered in Gilbert's house!), the character evolved so badly.
3. I think the only choice Elena has, is to become a vampire. It's the only way to her to survive and stop BadAlaric.
4. Blood
5. Alaric. As the death is described as emotionnal, I think it's gonna be him. And why not Matt, he's useless on the show.
I think they'll kill Alaric by turning Elena into a vampire, cause she will no longer be the doppelganger, like what happened to Katherine.
Also when Elena chooses one Salvatore, the other would go for Katherine(I hope)
Oh, one more thing. I'm very grateful that they FINALLY explained the whole Salvatore house situation.
Favourite scene - how about the entire episode? Man, that was GOOD. Seriously, I don't know which scene to choose. There's the obvious one: Klaus getting (kind of) killed. Powerful stuff. I also loved (high five, Steve) the scene where Klaus showed up at school and grabbed Caroline. He really has a soft spot for that girl, it's so sweet. Oh, and the scene when the gang was taking shots in Elena's kitchen - awesome. Is Klaus gone for good? Absolutely NOT! More surprising development - Elena being tied to Alaric. Btw, guys, don't be so hard on Matt, he has been helpful. He spied on Caroline at one point, he kind of committed suicide for the greater good, he killed an Original and he's basically everyone's best friend right now. Worse shot to take: blood or tequila? I'm with Dan here. Wasn't Elena like half-dead at that point? Predict one death - do we really have to lose someone? If yes, let it be someone totally irrelevant. Also, I agree with Matt - Stelena is going down.
I want to add about the agreement that was made by both Salvatores ( the one who lose has to leave town): 1st this agreement won't happen for a reason or another, 2nd it's like they say :it's easier said than done. Plus Damon had made it clear with his voice and his eyes look that even saying it or thinking about it is hard for him so how I'm I suppose to believe that his gonna leave Elena if she didn't choose him ( BTW I really hope that she choose him)!!!
1) 1st favorite: Damon's scenes, 2nd favorite: the rest of the episode
2) I don't think that this is the last we've seen of Klaus, I think that making him the original of the bloodline of all our beloved vampires and making him dead but not dead dead was to have the chance to bring him back if the storyline will need his appearance.
3) Actually it was funny to see Matt thinking that he could have helped to kill klaus, but the most surprising is Elena being tied to Dark-laric.
4) Both.
5) After 3X20 I really don't want anyone to die right now except the villans so I hope that Dark-laric is the one death of season finale.
LOL, if Klaus goes down, he will take the majority of the viewership with him!
Favourite scene was the brief Caroline - Klaus embrass - though I don't really saw what he did to save her, but she said thank you so nicely anyway.There IS something there-- that s why I dont get Caroline dismissing-celebrating his "heart arrest" so easily with some cheap tequilla party. And though I liked Tyler- his small town boyish (albeit the son of the mayor) I-broke-my-bones-100 times-for-the-girl-I-love- is a bit eye rolling..
I wish there was a way to keep Alaric - Light or Dark. I wish there was a way to get rid of Jeremy and or Bonnie and or Matt - BORING!
I loved the Klaus trying to enter the house scene! Really! I starting to l-I-k-E Klaus!
Dark-laric ruled like never before!
Loved the Klaroline connection scene!
I loved the scene were they explained how all Vampires can enter the mansion!
I was really surprised them making him a Sleeping beauty! For this season that was what we want from Klaus! But they will need him when the other bad evil comes along! :D
3.Surprise! Surprise!
I love the fact they made DarkLaric bound to Elena! It twisted the whole game! and can't wait to see what they will do next time!
U mean better!? hahahaha!
It would be time for Elijah to die! :D nothing personal! he coming and gone like Esther and Katarina is really silly! but Matt is a great possibility as well!
I´m gonna say... Jeremy. (and I´m gonna hope Bonnie) It coul be Matt but I´m thinking... Who would care? It just seems too random. Let´s kill the one character we havent found a greater purpose for. Nah...
Alaric would break my heart. I can just see the scene. While he dies, he´s so becoming the old Rick again. And I´m glad everyone thinks Klaus is coming back. I just... Didn´t even get to say goodbye - I never believed the could make it work.


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By Sam Walker on April 18, 2013
The light, extinguished since the morning of Sept. 28, 2009, was turned back on in a ceremony Thursday evening that included descendants of the keepers of the station located north of Oregon Inlet.
The National Park Service is limiting the number of people who can make the trip each day up the 214 steps to the top of the 156-foot tower, which was built in 1871.
Restoration started in late 2009 but was stopped in spring 2011 after significant new structural integrity issues were found in many of the main support beams under the balcony.
The additional repairs were too costly to finish in the original restoration project.
Funding requests were approved to complete the restoration work starting in March 2012, with a $1.89 million contract awarded to United Builders Group of New Bern.
The work involved restoring deteriorated metal and components on the lantern level, including support beams, masonry and railing, and replacing galley cornice segments.
Work also entailed painting interior and exterior masonry, replacing windows and glass on lantern level, repairing the oil house marble floor and roof and installing new windows, painting all newly installed metals and wood, installing a fire detection and suppression system and rehabilitating electrical power, plus installing stair strengtheners.
On Thursday, media members were given a guided tour of the lighthouse, from the oil room and keeper's office on the ground level, to the top of the steps in the lens room.
This allowed a view only a select few have ever had: Standing within inches of the hundreds of prisms that make up the first-order Fresnel lens, which produces a light that can be seen from 19 miles away.
The lens room will not be open to the public, who will be limited to a short stay on the observation deck just below.
But on a clear day the view from there does not disappoint, stretching at least 15 miles.
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It is a stunning 360-degree panorama that includes not only the pristine marshland that makes up the southern end of Bodie Island, but also an uninterrupted view of the Atlantic Ocean, Roanoke and Pamlico sounds, and Oregon Inlet.
Then there is the scene of the Oregon Inlet Fishing Center, the village of Wanchese, the towns of Manteo, Nags Head and Kill Devil Hills, all laid out to look almost like a model train display.
The public was able to climb to the top Friday at no charge.
Tours start every 35 minutes and are 45 minutes long. Each guided tour is limited to 22 people. Children must be at least 42 inches tall, and kids under 12 must be escorted by a person at least 16 years old.
Starting Saturday, and continuing seven days a week until Columbus Day on Oct. 14, the charge to climb the lighthouse will be $8 per person, and $4 for senior citizens 62 or older, children 11 years of age and under, and for those holding a National Parks and Federal Recreation Lands Access Pass.
Half of the daily tickets for climbing Bodie Island will be available on a first-come, first-served basis at the Visitors Center in the keepers quarters.The other half will be available for reservation by phone at 252-475-9417 from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m, seven-days-a-week. The reservation center will open April 22.
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Revolted by the butchery of the 1914 World War, we in Zurich devoted ourselves to the arts. While guns rumbled in the distance, we sang, painted, made collages and wrote poems with all our might. We were seeking an art based on fundamentals, to cure the madness of the age, and find a new order of things that would restore the balance between heaven and hell. We had a dim premonition that power-mad gangsters would one day use art itself as a way of deadening men's minds.Jean Arp
Since Jesus Christ is a servant, looking to Him cannot mean looking away from the world, from men, from life, or, as is often said, from oneself. It cannot mean looking away into some distance or height. To look to Him is to see Him at the very centre, to see Him and the history which, accomplished in Him, heals everything and all things, as the mystery, reality, origin and goal of the whole world, all men, all life. To look to Him is to cleave to Him as the One who bears away the sin of the world. It is to be bound and liberated, claimed, consoled, cheered and ruled by Him.Karl Barth
On the dedication page of the rebellion, we see the words To Clementine. A fine sentiment, miscellaneous organ music next, and, turning several pages, massed orange flags at the head of the column. This will not be easy, but neither will it be hard. Good will is everywhere, and the lighthearted song of the gondoliers is heard in the distance.Donald Barthelme
These descents of mine beneath the sea seemed to partake of a real cosmic character. First of all there was the complete and utter loneliness and isolation, a feeling wholly unlike the isolation felt when removed from fellow men by mere distance ... . It was a loneliness more akin to a first venture upon the moon or Venus than that from a plane in mid-ocean or a stance on Mount Everest: no whit more wonderful than these feats, but different.Charles William ("Will") Beebe
Looking back at Batman from a distance after all the hype has dried up and the franchise has at least temporarily been abandoned it's easy to see the movie for what it is: a moderately diverting motion picture that should have been shorter and better paced. There are a lot of things wrong with Batman, but it still makes for decent entertainment in the fine tradition of the typical low-intelligence summer movie. The best thing that can be said about Batman is that it led to Batman Returns, which was a far superior effort.James Berardinelli
The distance from the contemporary and its high seriousness that students most need in order not to indulge their petty desires and to discover what is most serious about themselves cannot be found in the cinema, which now only knows the present.Allan David Bloom
I see not a step before me as I tread on another year; But I ve left the Past in Gods keeping,the Future His mercy shall clear; And what looks dark in the distance may brighten as I draw near.Mary Gardiner Brainard
In magicand in lifethere is only the present moment, the now. You cant measure time the way you measure the distance between two points. Time doesnt pass. We human beings have enormous difficulty in focusing on the present; were always thinking about what we did, about how we could have done it better, about the consequences of our actions, and about why we didnt act as we should have. Or else we think about the future, about what were going to do tomorrow, what precautions we should take, what dangers await us around the next corner, how to avoid what we dont want and how to get what we have always dreamed of.Paulo Coelho


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Villa-K by Cell Space Architects
Cell Space Architects designed the Villa-K in Karuizawa, Nagano, Japan.
This site is located on a hilltop in one of the eminent Karuizawa villa areas. All directions around the site are clear for view in winter.The villa consists of four parts of floors and four parts of roofs around a central pillar. The four floors placed on different levels are connected to the surrounding out space through windows in order to give diverse views for the residents. The inner spaces are divided into four parts and, on the other hand, are connected in a spiral around the central pillar. The four roofs are connected with different angles one another. Sunlight coming through the slits between the roofs highlights the division of the inner spaces.
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Photography by Masao Nishikawa
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Tamara on 24 Jan 2011 at 5:16 am #
Clean, spacious, light, simple…can't get better than that. Beautiful work.
frednetick on 24 Jan 2011 at 5:35 am #
Ces ouvertures géantes vers l'extérieur sont somptueuses, elles donnent une légèreté gracieuse qui me plait bien. Great !
M Brown on 24 Jan 2011 at 6:16 am #
Some elegant lines, but its looking a little sparse inside.
I wouldnt be surprised if they experience a fair bit of subsidence with so many trees encircling the house
Craig on 24 Jan 2011 at 8:56 am #
Wow.. The only think I don't like is all the white on the inside. Well, all of the white/light colors. But, the design is amazing! Thank you for posting this!
tyler on 24 Jan 2011 at 9:27 am #
Gorgeous.. To my eye there isn't much lighting in the space for evening.
AMR Design on 24 Jan 2011 at 2:58 pm #
Beautiful clean space and I can just imagine myself working at the long desk. Had the same question though – where is the lighting for non daylight hours?
imobiliarias alegrete on 24 Jan 2011 at 6:49 pm #
I wouldnt be surprised if they experience a fair bit of subsidence with so many trees encircling the house
Captain Obvious on 29 Jan 2011 at 3:17 am #
In regard to the lighting…
The main photo seems to show a well lit house.
A combination of uplights and wall lights are visible, but I also wonder if there is lighting hidden in that large beam in the 2nd last photo.
As to me, it seems to serve no other real purpose.
bill hodges on 29 Jan 2011 at 5:54 am #
love her designs and website..wish i can get her to do my new house in new york..but she's in japan..so sad for me….
hamilton on 10 Feb 2011 at 7:11 am #
Very nice. The staging makes it look sparse I think, but it is all well thought out. This look is hard to achieve. This house may look quite different in another environment.
Morgan Hansen on 28 Feb 2011 at 4:07 pm #
I would have opened up the ceiling a bit, in order to let more light in. I can easily imagine the beautiful patterns the shade from the trees would have made, and It would be a shame not to use what is already there.


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The January RPI was down 0.8% from December 2010, but still marked the fourth time in five months that the RPI was above 100, signifying expansion in the index of key industry indicators. The RPI is a monthly composite index that tracks the health of and outlook for the U.S. restaurant industry.
Capital spending continued at relatively steady levels, the report said, with 39% of operators reporting they made an expenditure for equipment, expansion, or remodeling in the last three months, roughly on par with levels in the last two monthly surveys.
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"That such a man could go so far toward realizing his ambitions—that is a phenomenon the world will ponder for centuries to come."Born in 1889 in Braunau am Inn in Austria, Hitler was a man with an unhappy childhood. His fathernote beat him frequently, inculturating young Adolf into violence and domination, before having the courtesy to die around his son's eleventh birthday. Adolf spent the rest of his childhood in Vienna with his mother, who led a Bohemian lifestyle, and his younger siblings, whom he bullied and bossed around. With his mother dead and himself rejected from art school twice (which he blamed on Jews and modern art), he avidly took up arms in World War I and fought on the front lines, but joined the Imperial German army instead of the Austrian one, since he didn't want to fight side by side with Slavs. He was decorated with an Iron Cross for bravery, wounded, returned to the front lines, blinded by a gas attack, and returned to the front again. His war experiences would remain with him his entire life. Except not really. Hitler fabricated much of his war record, with the help of a few cronies who either were there with him or pretended to be, and the Nazis viciously sued anyone who remembered things differently for slander. He didn't join the Austrian army because when they caught up to him (he fled Austria to avoid conscription), he was rejected for being medically unfit; and he claimed rather audaciously that he had to get the personal approval of the King of Bavaria in order to serve in the German Forces (neither he, nor the hundreds of other Austrians in Bavaria who joined up, did or needed to do such a thing). Notably also, the famous picture of "war euphoria" (that was taken by Hitler's future personal photographer) where Hitler is seen cheering in the middle of a crowd was carefully edited to put him more centrally than he was, and most of the square was actually empty. War euphoria did happen and Hitler was just one of thousands who volunteered after it broke out, but it was also exaggerated, and the Nazis helped to do that for their own ends. He served as a Regimental messenger runner (as opposed to the far more dangerous Battalion messenger runner), which meant he spent most of the war behind the front lines in relative comfort with regimental command. His Iron Crosses were almost certainly due to his proximity to a command position as many genuinely brave and heroic soldiers were overlooked where he was not, and many recipients had subsequently testified to that reality, that contacts determined reward. Most of the soldiers in his regiment hated him as a layabout, self-righteous sycophant and he avoided all but one of his regiment's reunions (the one where they made it clear they still didn't like him), though to be fair they weren't fond of any of anyone safe and secure in regimental HQ and only really turned on him when he started rising to power and began spreading lies about his military career and the war. He also displayed a callous, frankly psychopathic indifference to the suffering around him in his letters from the period (to his landlord and his landlord's family- he had next to no contact with his siblings, except for money his sister sent him). His rank during this time is often mistranslated as Corporal, but was actually more equivalent to a high-ranked Privatenote ; despite an old myth, Hitler was offered promotion several times in spite of the belief of his superiors that he "lacked leadership qualities", but always turned it down because he liked where he was (and probably wanted to avoid too many responsibilities). When he did take part in combat, he displayed reckless bravery and got wounded at least 2 times: October 7, 1916 - Battle of the Somme, leg wound and October 14, 1918, Wervik - poison gas. His blinding after the gas attack was diagnosed as psychosomatic by the doctors. Maybe wounded a 3rd time on September 28, 1918, when Private Henry Tandey (future Victoria Cross recipient) had him in sights, saw him limping from a wound and refused to shoot him. Despite his hopes, the war was lost... and lost in a way which did not see the German Army fully defeated in the field, but, in not only Hitler's mind but also those of the many who would later follow him, via the cowardly surrender of the nation's politicians. In the aftermath, the nation was forced to make concessions that would damage it for decades. German lands were stripped, and areas with German citizens who spoke German and wanted to remain German were seized and occupied. Germany refused to pay the reparation debt, and turned to inflationary monetary policy to pay Germans who refused to work in the occupied territories as a reward/incentive. And a few years later, the Great Depression came, plunging entire nations into hyperinflation and bringing Germany closer to being a Nation Half Empty. Long story short, Germany was a nation with a huge chip on its shoulder; the only thing it needed was a charismatic leader to stir up its xenophobic nationalism and get a really focused rebuilding effort started. Hitler was that man, and in 1938 he was named Time Magazine's Man Of The Year in recognition of his highly successful and (supposedly) peaceful reconstruction policies. Of course, this was before anyone knew he was a genocidal fuckhead (well, except paranoid scaremongers who read Mein Kampf, published 1925-26, and took it at face value), and, as always, it's worth noting that Time's "Man of the Year" designation recognizes a person's influence on the world and is not an award for good behavior. Hitler believed in one of the since-disreputable major assumptions of the late-19th century eugenics movement, that of the supposed inherent genetic superiority of the North Europeans supposedly descended from pseudo-historical "Aryan" forebears; he really, really believed in it. At the time, genetic science was in its infancy and was poorly understood even by the finest minds in the emerging field. The Nazi leadership in fact sent sample collection teams to Tibet on the theory that "Aryan" seeds would result in crops that were hardier, more resistant to disease, and more fruitful than non-Aryan seeds. The general idea that the strong had to conquer, subdue and/or kill the weak was the foundation of Hitler's thinking. But it's not entirely clear what he imagined to be the purpose of this conquering and killing. A better world for the strong? The birth of a "superior" species? The fulfillment of some natural law? He said different things at different times. There can be no doubt that Hitler loved Germany — or at least, the Germany of his imagination. The tribal Germany that smashed the Roman Empire and superseded it, the Germany of pagan myth — strong, respected, and grandiose. He commissioned great public works in Berlin seeking to dwarf the capital cities of other nations. Hitler's dream Germany was pure and unsullied, strong in body and mind, without Jews or blacks or homosexuals or gypsies or Poles or communists or disabled people or "asocials" or "loose" women or jazz or... well, you get the idea. Adolf was obsessed with notions of purity. Racial purity, political purity, even religious purity. Everything and everyone that was less than perfect by Hitler's standards, simply had to go. And he saw himself as a hero, a savior, perhaps even something like a god. When he finally realized he had lost the war — about a year after everyone else in the world realized it — he wanted to go out in a blaze of glory, and take all of Germany with him. At the end of the war, Hitler killed himself just as his greatest enemies, the Soviets, were advancing to within a stone's throw of his bunker. The whole thing must have seemed to him like Richard Wagner's G�tterd�mmerung come to life. To the rest of the world, it seemed like an apocalyptic effort to take down a sort of Lucifer-esque figure — a madman who believed himself superior to everyone and everything. When he shot himself with a Walther PPK—the very same one his niece killed herself with (or possibly / probably, the one he killed her with), the remaining senior Nazis burnt his body, but didn't do it successfully. When the Red Army arrived, they finished the job off and chucked the ashes in a river, deciding that they didn't want a shrine to the guy (though they did keep fragments of what they believed was his skull archived somewhere in Moscow... and they seemed to have been mistaken.) An estimated 29 million people died because of him, and his genocidal insanity is legendary to this day. There are at least 553 published works of written fiction involving him, as well as over 10,000 nonfiction works of differing levels of detail. Hitler might have been TIME magazine's first choice for Person of the Century, as the most influential single human being in the twentieth century, dismissed either due to political influence or a criterion technicality. Compare/contrast to Josef Stalin. See Benito Mussolini for his less famous and considerably more incompetent Italian counterpart, and Hideki Tojo for his Japanese ally and partial counterpart. See the Nazi Germany page for the rest of the most (in)famous Nazis. In contention for the "worst person in the world" award, as is Darth Vader. Here is where you go to watch the two rap battle, and here is the rematch. Some side notes:
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Bollywood's first superhero needs a break too!
So on Saturday, June 9, the superstar left Indian soil for a vacation of sorts with wife Suzanne and sons Hrehaan and Hridaan, all the way to the pristine Maldives. "Hrithik was constantly shooting for Krrish 3, which isn't an easy film. As a result he just couldn't spend enough time with his kids and wife. Plus his back problem was troubling him. So, at the first opportunity, Hrithik decided to sneak out quietly," informs a source close to the actor.
We really admire how actors are balancing their family-filmy lives. It's not just Hrithik who has opted to break away from the schedule clutter to enjoy time with family, even Shah Rukh Khan's known to have tagged his family along for shoots abroad, for a break for himself and Gauri, Suhana and Aryan. This time, the wife and kids will join him on sets of Yash Chopra's untitled production. Arjun Rampal's already booked for the end-of-month's trip to Bali with wife Mehr and daughters Mahikaa and Myra. The Bachchan Jr clan- that is, Abhishek, Aishwarya, and baby Aaradhya may be flying to the US or the UK for a holiday, and the Devgns- Ajay, Kajol, Nysa and Yug are set to join them there.
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Mesa Community College men's basketball assistant Mike Grothaus will be the next coach at Basha.
Grothaus has been with the Firebirds since the 2008-09 season and was previously a graduate assistant at Grand Canyon University.
He won a state championship as a player at Gilbert in 2003 before playing collegiately at Jamestown (N.D.) College and Grand Canyon.
This will be his first head coaching gig, but athletic director Brent Rincon said Grothaus has worked under some of the state's best coaches and deserves the shot.
"We're very happy to have him," Rincon said. "He brings great passion and enthusiasm for the game. He's been mentored by probably some of the greatest basketball coaches this state has ever produced in Tom Bennett and Royce Youree. We feel very fortunate to get him and look forward to a long, long career with Mr. Grothaus at Basha."
Grothaus will teach physical education at the school beginning in July. He plans to meet with the team on Friday afternoon.
He said the timing and opportunity felt right for his first foray into head coaching.
"Working with Sam (Ballard) the last five years, he really let me do more than an assistant should," Grothaus said. "It was a phenomenal experience. This opportunity presented itself and I couldn't say no."
It has been a tumultuous calendar year for the Bears. Brad Pinter was forced to resign after 2011-12 when a team with state title aspirations underachieved. High-profile stars Torren Jones and Jaron Hopkins transferred following the hire of former Mesquite and Highland coach John Burns, and Basha went just 9-18 this season. Burns resigned at the end of the season and will coach at Columbia (Mo.) Battle next year.
The Bears have been a perennially strong program, and return four of their top five leading scorers, including Nathan Markovich (13.5 points, 4.0 rebounds, 1.7 steals). Basha must replace Virginia Tech-bound Maurice Kirby, who averaged 15.6 points, 11.5 rebounds and 1.8 blocks per game.
"The pieces are in place," Grothaus said. "I think coach Burns did a good job there. It's going to be fun to get in there and work hard."
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Arizona Cardinals' Larry Fitzgerald reminds us patience is a virtue
It's been a tough season for the Arizona Cardinals. They got off to a hot start at 4-0 but have stalled ever since, losing eight straight games.
If it's been a challenge for the team, the fans and the organization, just imagine what it's been like for perennial Pro-Bowl wide receiver Larry Fitzgerald.
Since 2009, Fitzgerald has played with six different starting quarterbacks and he's since seen his production and the amount of times he's targeted drop each of the past couple seasons.
How does he keep his composure and not let his frustration boil over?
"I'm human. I know that my teammates look to me as a captain to be a leader," Fitzgerald said. "It's easy to be a leader when things are always going your way and you got a hundred yard games and a lot of wins and scoring touchdowns, it's easy to lead. It's much more difficult to lead when things aren't going your way."
In 2010, he had 90 receptions and was targeted 174 times. He saw that number drop in 2011 to 80 receptions and 153 targets. In 2012, the numbers will likely decline again. With just four games remaining, Fitzgerald has just 56 receptions and has only been targeted 120 times during the first 12 weeks of play.
"This has been a learning experience for me," Fitzgerald stated. "Patience my dad use to always tell me that patience is a virtue and definitely my patience has been tested."
On Thursday Fitzgerald was asked about his ability to keep his composure this season as balls continuously sail wide and high throughout each and every game. He showed his leadership once again by turning the focus from himself to his team.
"I'm not the only one," Fitzgerald said. "A lot of guys on this team are having to deal with the adversity that we're having to face so I'm not in it by myself."
This weekend the Cardinals head to Seattle to face a Seahawks team that is 5-0 at home this season. It's also a place that Fitzgerald said is the toughest place he's ever played at any level.
Arizona is going back to John Skelton and his 64.4 passer rating and 54.7 completion percentage to try and find Fitzgerald on the field and get the "W" they so desperately need.
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Via the Orlando Magic: The Orlando Magic have signed free agent guard Chris Duhon, General Manager Otis Smith announced today. Per team policy, terms of the deal are not disclosed. "Chris (Duhon) provides depth, leadership and stability to our backcourt," said Smith. "He takes care of the basketball, defends well and can hit the open shot. …
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Jul 08
Preview: Oklahoma City Thunder vs. Orlando Magic
1:00 EDT | NBA TV 50-32 @ 59-23 Pythagorean Record: 51-31 Pythagorean Record: 61-21 Pace: 93.1 (12th) Pace: 92.0 (18th) Offensive Rating: 108.3 (12th) Offensive Rating: 111.4 (4th) Defensive Rating: 104.6 (9th) Defensive Rating: 103.3 (3rd) RDV Sportsplex | 2010 Orlando Pro Summer League
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Wednesday's Magic Word
Tania Ganguli of the Orlando Sentinel: "Stan Van Gundy likes that the Orlando Magic have the right to match any offer sheet restricted free agent SG J.J. Redick could sign with another team. Because Redick has played four consecutive seasons with the Magic, he's considered a "Bird" free agent, meaning the Magic can pay him up to a …
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Recap: New Jersey Nets 94, Orlando Magic 91
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Preview: New Jersey Nets vs. Orlando Magic
5:00 EDT | NBA TV 12-70 @ 59-23 Pythagorean Record: 17-65 Pythagorean Record: 61-21 Pace: 91.4 (24th) Pace: 92.0 (18th) Offensive Rating: 100.6 (30th) Offensive Rating: 111.4 (4th) Defensive Rating: 110.5 (25th) Defensive Rating: 103.3 (3rd) RDV Sportsplex | 2010 Orlando Pro Summer League
Jul 07
2009-2010 Free Agent Evaluation: Chris Duhon
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Jul 06
Tuesday's Magic Word
Josh Robbins of the Orlando Sentinel: "The Orlando Magic's agreement with free-agent point guard Chris Duhon could make it far more difficult for the team to re-sign popular small forward Matt Barnes. Magic General Manager Otis Smith said that he plans to use part of the team's midlevel exception to acquire Duhon rather than package the …
Jul 06
Recap: Utah Jazz 78, Orlando Magic 73
AP Photo/John Raoux BOX SCORE In a thrilling game that went down to the wire, the Utah Jazz were able to defeat the Orlando Magic by the score of 78-73 on the second day of the 2010 Orlando Pro Summer League. Gordon Hayward, the Jazz's lottery pick, led the way with an efficient 14 points …
Jul 06
Source: Orlando Magic to Sign Chris Duhon to a Four Year, $15 Million Contract
Photo by Chris McGrath/Getty Images Via Josh Robbins of the Orlando Sentinel: Otis Smith's persistent interest and the Orlando Magic's chance to win now helped lead Chris Duhon to reach an agreement with the defending Southeast Division champions, Duhon's agent, Kevin Bradbury, told the Orlando Sentinel minutes ago. […] The agreement — first reported by ESPN.com's Chad Ford — …
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Preview: Utah Jazz vs. Orlando Magic
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RIO DE JANEIRO -- Petrobras' P-55 FPU, the largest and the first of this kind entirely built in Brazil, is on its way to the Roncador field, Campos basin, where it will be installed in a water depth of 1,790 m.
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Two former leaders during Argentina's military rule, Jorge Videla and Reynaldo Bignone, have been found guilty of overseeing the systematic theft of babies from political prisoners.
"Truth is like opening a Pandora's box in Latin America. And once you have the truth you have power to move towards justice."
- Peter Kronbluh, a senior analyst at the National Security Archive
The case concerned 34 of the more than 400 babies stolen from parents while they were held in detention centres.
Videla assumed power in the military coup of 1976 and ruled the country for five years. He consolidated the position of the right-wing regime by commencing what is known as the dirty war, in which between 10,000 to 30,000 of the dictatorship's political opponents were killed.
Videla's conviction has been greeted with relief by the victims of the regime. But Argentina's punitive approach stands in contrast to the approach of other countries in the region in confronting their brutal pasts.
"I believe that we have to have justice and truth in order to have a better society, a better democracy ....What we have learned and what we have seen during these years is that people or victims are not just satisfied with the truth, that a truth commission can give them, they need a judicial proof."
- Katya Salazar, the executive director of the Due Process of Law Foundation
Brazil, which was ruled by a military dictatorship between 1964 and 1985, has set up a truth and reconciliation commission but no one is set to face criminal trial for their crimes.
There is also the question of the US's key role in supporting a continent wide campaign of political repression and terror, but should American politicians and officials be formally held to account for their actions?
And what can other Latin American countries learn from Argentina's punitive approach?
Inside Story Americas is joined by guests: Peter Kornbluh, the director of the National Security Archive's Chile Documentation project. He has played a key role in the campaign to declassify key US government documents relating to the US government's role in Latin America; Juan Mendez, an Argentinian lawyer, who has represented many victims of Argentina's military dictatorship and was tortured and detained in the 1970s. He is currently the UN Special Rapporteur on Torture; and Katya Salazar, the executive director of the Due Process of Law Foundation, who previously worked for the Peruvian Truth Commission.
"My origin is horrible. To find out that I was born in a clandestine detention center, that my mother was probably killed the day I was born, that the people that adopted me did not adopt me but robbed me. There is a lot of pain in that story but there is also happiness. I learnt that with the Grandmothers of Plaza de Mayo that everything you do you have to try to find joy in it and that sometimes help pain to go away. These Human Rights trials help the scar to close."
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ANAHEIM – Peter Bourjos said he will likely not travel with the Angels to Detroit to begin a six-game trip and will visit with a specialist Monday about his bruised left thumb.
The center fielder left Sunday's loss to the Pittsburgh Pirates in the fourth inning after hurting his thumb on a successful attempt to break up a double play earlier in the game. The Angels scored two runs on the play.
X-rays on the thumb were normal, but Bourjos is scheduled to visit with hand expert Dr. Steven Shin at the Kerlan-Jobe Orthopedic Clinic on Monday.
"I was just trying to go in there hard and break up the double play and obviously I was able to do that," Bourjos said. "I thought I just slammed my thumb on the ground until I saw the replay. I guess when it hit the bag it went numb pretty quick."
Bourjos said the thumb was "pretty sore." He had been leading the team with a .372 average since returning June 10 in Baltimore from a six-week stint on the disabled list.
That stint, for a strained left hamstring, cost him 38 games. He said he didn't expect this injury to have a similar effect.
"Hopefully I'm back in a couple days," Bourjos said.
Three other players won't be with the Angels as they travel to Detroit and Houston this week: left-hander Sean Burnett (elbow) and right-handers Ryan Madson (Tommy John surgery) and Robert Coello (shoulder).
All three pitchers will head to the team's training complex in Arizona to receive continued treatment for their ailments.
Only Madson has hopes of throwing off a mound soon, but even he is limited to flat-ground tossing for now while nursing continued soreness in his surgically repaired right elbow.
Angels manager Mike Scioscia acknowledged for the first time Sunday that Madson's season could be fully lost.
"As the calendar turns, it becomes more of a possibility," Scioscia said. "I know Ryan is frustrated. It's definitely frustrating for us."
The 32-year-old Madson was signed to an incentive-laden $3.5 million deal in the offseason with the stated hope of returning near the start of the season.
He appeared to be on track to return in late May and even pitched in a minor-league rehab game, but he hasn't had a pain-free stretch since then.
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Kahaani (Hindi)
Release Date:March 09, 2012
Vidya Bagchi arrives in Kolkata from London to find her missing husband. Seven month pregnant and alone in a festive city, she begins a relentless search for her husband. With nothing to rely on except fragment from her memories about him, all clues seem to reach a dead end when everyone tries to convince Vidya that her husband does not exist. She slowly realizes that nothing is what it seems. In a city soaked in lies, Vidya is determined to unravel the truth about her husband – for herself and her unborn child even at the cost her own life.
Balan is a breeze of fresh air in Bollywood, suffering from the curves of furniture heroines and "Kahaani", another robust step after the recent "The Dirty Picture" towards reinforcing the position of heroines in a traditionally hero-driven Bollywood. The subtlety with which the soul of the city has been interlaced in the screenplay, while not losing grasp on the flow of the story even for a moment, is a testimony of effectual storytelling.
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Watch for sure, preferably in theatre.
An extremely quirky atmosphere is created by the camera, the narrative, the sound, the music and Vidya Balan. An experience that might seem incomplete if not watched on the big screen.
Bidda Bagchi arrives Kolkata from London in search of a man called Ornob Bagchi whom she claims as her husband. Fails to learn anything substantial about him, she is supported by a policeman Rana (Parambrata Chatterjee). Look into Vidya's character, she seems stubborn, a fighter but somewhere you expect her as a typical Indian woman with melodrama to burst out as she grows. And she proves you wrong everytime! She is a computer programmer, fixes bugs of police database system and boils up when sees a old rugged hardcopy records at the guest house. This is a subtle way of her characterization that she is way beyond intelligent than we expect!
As soon as the story moves ahead, with its pace set to engage you and the characters infuse into the plot, you are given with many dots to connect. Solve the riddle. Say that you predicted the entire story. The movie still has things unrevealed to fool you. I bet. It's a smart & witty tale if you ignore some doubtful flaws and get carried away.
GuttuEditor Mar 14, 2012 19:07
Do you remember the times when your grandma used to tell you stories? Your eyes and ears focus to grandma and nothing else. You'll watch this movie in the same manner. This movie isn't a narration but it's still a Kahaani.
Brilliant and engaging story, Powerful performance of Vidya Balan, Over the top climax, Top notch direction. Kahaani shouldn't be missed.
Swapan Dasgupta , senior journalist had once quipped that "Calcutta is a great city to get out of". Director Sujoy Ghosh ,however, gives us more reasons than one to explore the city drenched in Durga Puja frenzy along with its lead character 'Bidya' Bagchi .
Kudos to Ghosh for not overselling the city and for not undercooking the plot. The ingredients seem just right for a gripping tale of suspense and intrigue.
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Dear SEMS members,
At the start of this New Year, the SEMS officers, first of all, want to wish you all the best for a prosperous and healthy 2012. This holiday period has allowed us to reflect on the accomplishments of our Society over the last year and to make new plans to further grow our Society in both membership and maturity in the upcoming year. Read more
Finalists of the SEMS Best Paper Competition at the IERC 2011 Engineering Management Track
The Society for Engineering and Management Systems for many years has organized a Best Paper Competition among all the accepted papers of the Engineering Management Track of the Industrial Engineering Research Conference (IERC). In the November newsletter, we abstracted the first two of the six finalists. This issue includes the second set of two finalists:
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In a survey of SEMS members last year, 63 percent of the respondents indicated that they joined SEMS to stay informed about developments in the field of engineering management (EM). Another 52 percent stated that they joined to have access to publications and educational programs. What this seems to indicate is that access to information is important to us. Read more
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