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Review: EDGE OF TOMORROW
By Kyle Anderson on June 3, 2014
Ahh, the elusive intelligent sci-fi/action movie. Sometimes it's hard to remember there ever being one with the kind of loud and mindless things we get all too often. Doug Liman's Edge of Tomorrow looked at first glance like it might well have been the same type of overblown and dopey that has become the norm. But, oh, dear friends, it's so much more than that. Despite the backdrop of a global ground war against a nearly unstoppable alien enemy, this isn't merely a war film, nor an alien invasion movie, nor even a time travel film; it's a movie about an unworthy man trying over and over to succeed when everything in the whole world is telling him he probably won't. That's a story everyone can get behind. Add to it a lot of action, a lot of comedy, and one of the tightest scripts we've seen in forever and you've got, arguably, the perfect summer movie.
Based on a book and then a manga, both called All You Need Is Kill (I wonder why that didn't stay the title [I don't actually wonder that]), Edge of Tomorrow has a script written by the brothers Butterworth, Jez and John-Henry, and Christopher McQuarrie, who is no stranger to tight plotting seeing as he wrote The Usual Suspects and all. McQuarrie was brought onto the project by director Liman and star Tom Cruise to get the pacing right, but I also feel he had to have contributed a lot to the tone and the dialogue. It's a script that's continually funny without ever losing the dramatic tension.
But, I'm getting ahead of myself. The film begins as a hostile alien force, which humans have nicknamed "Mimics," have all but obliterated mainland Europe. An attack on London is imminent and the humans are staging a last-ditch, and supposedly surprise, campaign to storm into France and take out the enemy. The military's PR man tasked with making the war palatable is Maj. Bill Cage (Cruise), a former ad executive and coward who has finagled himself the cushiest job in the whole offensive. General Brigham (Brendan Gleeson) wants to send him into the war zone for good morale, but Cage not only refuses, he tries to blackmail the General when he's given a direct order. He's then tazed and dumped off at the staging area, stripped of his rank, and essentially made to be a grunt who dies right away. He doesn't QUITE die right away, of course, and is able to kill a particularly rare variant of the Mimic before getting its blood on him and dying.
Cage then wakes up and relives the same day over again, a few times even, always dying on the beach and always waking up again at the same place. The only person who believes him is Rita Vrataski, the highly decorated "Angel of Verdun," who achieved the closest thing humanity has had to a victory in the whole war. She knows what's happening to Cage because it happened to her too. Now, Cage must use his day-repeating powers to learn to become a soldier and work with Rita to destroy the one thing that can end the Mimics' domination once and for all. He's just going to have to die about a billion times to do it.
Probably easily pitched as "Groundhog Day meets Halo" or something like that, this movie is actually much, much deeper. We get to experience the annoyance, pain, anguish, and glimmer of hope in Cage as he gets further and further into the day without dying and start to understand his concern for Rita, whom he's seen die as many times as he's passed on himself. The beauty of all of this is that there isn't hokey and cheesy dialogue to explain the characters' feelings; it's explained through action and expression. You know, the way people would probably actually do it. There are really great moments between Cage and Rita and they're almost all done without the crutch of them telling each other things. "Show don't tell" is a very tired screenwriting adage, but it works, people. They begin to form a weird kind of relationship even though Cage has spent probably years of this one day with Rita and she's spent only a few hours with him, although he knows everything. (Sidebar: isn't it funny that the lead female character in both this and Groundhog Day is named "Rita"?)
Cruise and Blunt are truly spectacular. Cruise is always great in everything he's in, but when the material is as good as this and allows him to do what he's good at, he's all the better for it. Blunt portrays the toughest chick in the whole future totally and completely. She wields a helicopter blade, for the love of awesome! But she also shows moments of vulnerability and compassion for Cage, even when she has to shoot him in the head yet again. There are also some delightful supporting performances, most notably from Bill Paxton who relishes his role as the Kentucky-born Sgt. Farrell, who lectures Cage every (the same) day about why the military is so great.
And we would of course be remiss if we didn't mention the masterful direction by Doug Liman. What's most impressive about it isn't the frenetic action, the realistic CGI, or the way he weaves tender moments and comedic moments together so organically, though they are all quite impressive. What's most impressive is that once he establishes the concept of a man reliving the same day, he uses the pace of editing to convey how much time passes for our lead. We don't need to see every single attempt by Cage to do things. Show it once or twice and we get it. We also don't need to see the very first time he gets to a certain point since it's a lot more fun to see him know it inside and outside. It's an action movie where most of the exciting bits happen within a couple of seconds of repetition or slightly different variations on the same idea. To trust your actors and script in a movie about aliens and personal mech suits is pretty incredible.
Ultimately, and most importantly, Edge of Tomorrow is fun, all the way from beginning to end. Even as you watch the more deliberate beginning to set up the predicament Cage is in, there is plenty to keep you entertained until the constant death begins. It doesn't take itself too seriously, but it's good enough to be completely okay if it did. To have a fun summer blockbuster with good characters, good action, and a tight and exciting script these days is almost unheard of. The smart sci-fi action movie is back. Let's hope it happens over and over again.
Nice review! Was curious to watch it, now I can't wait! Tks!
Tom Cruise is great at whatever he's in? Really!?!?
We challenge you to name one movie where he was the problem.
Rock of Ages.
Brian, that wasn't the claim. The review doesn't say that Tom Cruise has never ruined an otherwise good movie, it says "Cruise is always great in everything he's in." Always? Everything? I can think of at least a few movies in which he gives a mediocre or downright bad performance (Eyes Wide Shut and Interview With A Vampire are two examples).
I can't speak to Interview having never seen it, but I think he's actually terrific in Eyes Wide Shut. Whether you like that movie or not is another matter, but there's nothing wrong with his performance in that.
Most of the time it comes down to a producer casting the role wrong for the sole purpose of bringing in some of Toms over zealous fan base, all three of them.
Its all marketing in the end.. however, I'm all for watching him die over and over again in a movie which is basically future "Dark Souls."
That said, it sounds like a fun movie and I'll probably go see it.
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Obviously you never read the book which is a shame because the book is excellent. Mech wielding soldier fighting aliens over and over again to his death is vaguely the plot. It's like the movie is only using the main idea from the book and not actually a movie adaptation of it.
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Marv's brain consists of three ATMEGA16 microcontrollers running programs written in C designed specifically to run the hardware associated with actuating the vibraphone keys. Since the MIDI protocol has already been extensively developed we decided it would be the best way for the user to interface with Marv. The programs have been written to respond to streams of MIDI information by sending logic signals to the microcontroller's I/O pins. All striker and damper circuitry react to these logical changes on the I/O pins.
The MIDI Protocol
MIDI stands for Musical Instrument Digital Interface. Many different instruments can either send or receive MIDI information and act in many ways. The MIDI protocol is just a way to communicate musical information digitally. On its own, MIDI does not have any sound, rather it is just a bit stream of digital information and because of this it can be transferred remarkably fast (31.25 kbits/sec). All MIDI information is transferred in a series of three bytes. These three bytes contain all that is needed to describe a specific musical function. An example of this kind of function would be: Turn On Note C#4 with a Velocity (intensity) of 100. Each byte in the series of three explains one part of the function. The first byte is the Status Byte, which indicates what kind of message is being sent. In the example, "Note On" is the Status Byte. Other kinds of Status Bytes are Note Off, Aftertouch On, or Sustain Pedal On, to name a few. The next two bytes are the Data Bytes. The byte immediately following the Status Byte contains the Note Name information. The Note Name in the example is C#4. The second Data Byte is the Velocity byte. This MIDI message contains information about how hard the note was played, which usually corresponds with the note's intensity or loudness. One generic MIDI message is shown in the figure below.
In Marv's case, we only care about two kinds of MIDI messages: "Note On" and "Note Off." In MIDI, a Note On starts a note playing which continues to play until a Note Off is received. The Status Byte of a Note On ranges from 0x80 to 0x8F. The 0 in the low nibble corresponds to MIDI Channel 1 and the F corresponds to Channel 16. In the same way, the Note Off Status Byte ranges from 0x90 to 0x9F. Alternatively, many programmers choose another way to indicate a Note Off status by sending a Note On Status Byte + a Note Name Byte + a Velocity Byte of 0x00. For example, to turn off the note F3 (on MIDI Channel 1) we would send the bytes 0x80, 0x35, 0x00. This is equivalent to 0x90, 0x35, 0xFF. (In the Note Off case, the Velocity Byte has no meaning.)
Strikers and Dampers
As described above, Marv needs only to respond to the MIDI messages of "Note On" and "Note Off." In response, Marv needs to run a sequence of events to either make the note sound or to quiet a note that is currently ringing. The code is written to change the voltage on the micrcontroller's I/O pins and we assume there is one I/O pin per striker or damper and a logic high on the pin indicates that the striker or damper is active and a logic low indicates the striker or damper is inactive. Each ATMEGA16 has 32 I/O pins, of which 2 are used for serial USART communication, which is how the MIDI signals are transferred. Each chip should be able to control 13 strikers and 13 dampers which leaves 4 I/O pins on each chip available for other functions. Since the Vibraphone has 37 keys, a total of three ATMEGA16 microcontrollers are used for the project.
Solenoids are used as the striker and dampers, but act in different ways to achieve their specific function. The striker solenoid is such that it needs to receive a very short electrical pulse to provide the force needed to accelerate the plunger enough to strike the key. If the applied pulse is too short the plunger does not accelerate enough to strike the key and no sound is heard from the instrument. On the other hand, if the applied pulse is too long then the plunger holds against the key for too long and actually begins to dampen the key. The difference between these two pulse lengths is the working range of the striker solenoid. An added benefit is that longer working pulses are louder than shorter working pulses. This fact is exploited and is the way the dynamic range of the music is preserved in Marv's performances. All dynamics in MIDI are encoded in the Velocity Data Byte and this information is converted to specific pulse lengths in the code to achieve different volumes. During calibration of the striker solenoids we determined that the working range is 1.2ms – 5.0ms (with 48V across the solenoid). This means that a Note On with Velocity 1 will apply a 1.2ms pulse to the solenoid and a Note On with Velocity 127 will apply a 5.0ms pulse.
The damper is much simpler in nature than the striker. It is normally pressed to the key by a spring and its solenoid operates in reverse when compared to the striker solenoid. Upon receiving a Note On message Marv first needs to release the damper from the key to be played. This ensures that the note will ring as loud as possible when the striker solenoid strikes it. The damper should be released from the key for as long as the user wishes to hold the note and should re-engage when the Note Off message is received. Since the damper only toggles in response to the On/Off messages, no predetermined pulse length need be applied.
The Code
MIDI messages can be sent to Marv at any time and Marv must be able to properly identify the message and respond accordingly within a time span that is imperceptible to the human listener. The fastest clock included internally in the ATMEGA16 package is 8MHz and this rate determines much of the structural format of the code. 8MHz is not terribly fast for a microcontroller and much of the processing code in turn takes a significant length of time to complete. This fact led us to an interrupt driven format of the code. Since so much MIDI data may be sent to the microcontroller in a short period of time we have created an interrupt routine that runs whenever a byte is received in the chip's serial USART input pin. This interrupt routine only scans the USART input and stores the byte into a temporary storage element. The storage of these bytes is very important since without it Marv would not know when to a play a key or which key or what! As this is done in an interrupt routine we need to ensure that nothing will conflict with it. Keeping the interrupt lean and mean will do that, which is why the input byte is only stored in RAM and no processing is done on it yet. Once the byte is stored locally on the microcontroller Marv can process this byte slowly if needed since this is done outside the interrupt and inside the main loop.
Most of the processing is done in the main loop of the code, but another interrupt is included for the striker and is explained below. The processing loop is meant to scan for a Note On or Note Off and respond appropriately if these messages are detected. Since all MIDI messages come in the series of three bytes described above, Marv can scan for the Note On or Note Off Status Byte and wait for the following Data Bytes to determine which key to activate and how long the pulse length should be for the striker. When a Note On is detected Marv should 1) release the damper and 2) apply a pulse to the striker with a length dictated by the Velocity Data Byte. The damper is released by sending a logic high voltage directly to the specific I/O pin connected to the damper circuit for the particular key indicated in the Note Name Data Byte. The striker pulse is implemented with another interrupt routine that runs regularly at specific intervals. This routine checks an array that describes the state of all the strikers. The array contains a number for each striker corresponding to how many intervals the striker should remain active. If the array contains a zero then the striker should be off and a logic low is sent to the striker's I/O pin. If the array contains a non-zero number then a logic high is sent to the I/O pin and the number is decremented. The value that is entered into the array is the pulse length divided by the interval length and this is set by the Velocity information. A specific equation converts the velocity byte (an integer from 1 – 127) to the number of intervals. During calibration, we found the shortest interval that the striker interrupt routine could run at without problems was 128us. This is the also the resolution of our dynamic range since volume is controlled by the pulse length which can only be an even multiple of 128us. The Note Off case is very simple and Marv only re-engages the damper solenoid by directly sending a logic low signal to the damper's I/O pin.
Bell or Whistle
Even though Marv can play from soft to very loud, most MIDI music does not use the entire dynamic range and therefore Marv typically plays in the higher volume range. This is because a typical velocity number of 100 is much louder than a rare velocity number of 1. To overcome this we decided to implement a volume knob to scale the loudness of the instrument. Each microcontroller has 4 I/O pins unused by the USART or strikers/dampers, and so we connected a 16-position, 4-bit switch to them as the volume control. Marv reads the logical values on these 4 input pins and converts them to an integer between 1 and 16. This number is used to divide the pulse lengths, which creates a lower volume. For example, with the switch at 16, we get the full range; ie, a pulse with length from 1.2ms to 5.0ms depending on the velocity information. However, with the switch at 1, we get a shorter pulse or 1.2ms to (1.2 + [5.0-1.2]/16)ms = a range from 1.2ms to 1.44ms. This still preserves the dynamic range encoded in the velocity byte, but reduces the overall volume. Unfortunately the volume resolution is determined by the interrupt interval duration of 128us and we lose some of this when we turn the volume down. This is still a good trade-off when there is a need to play at lower levels.
The results are very good. The code works great, but it wasn't always like that. The best diagnostic tool was a light board that represented the vibraphone system. Using this board we could visually see if the code was working. We used this board rather than actually hooking up the solenoids in case the logic signals stuck high and latched the solenoids. It was also easier to see if all the I/O assignments were correct. Once we found that the code worked on the light board we moved to the final assembly. At this point we found that the volume was not a gradient, but a binary state. The use of fractions in the code gave us issues and more clever equations were needed to get the gradient effect.
To improve the performance we could use a different microcontroller with a faster clock speed. This would allow us to process the MIDI information faster and theoretically reduce the timer interrupt interval. This would give us finer resolution of the pulse length and correspondingly the volume as well. This also might give us time to perform even more routines and add to the functionality of the instrument. Another issue with the ATMEGA16 is the amount of I/O pins. If we used a different chip with enough pins we could use just one chip to control all the strikers and dampers and reduce the number of PCBs to save cost. One other improvement could be to also implement a sustain action. MIDI has a status byte for the sustain pedal which can be used to disengage all the dampers to get an overall sustain effect on the keys. This would give the vibraphone a more natural sound when playing MIDI songs with any sustain pedal in it.
*** All Marv's Code is written and designed by Brock Roland


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Jacob Turner MLB debut vs. the California Angels
Jacob Turner made his Major League debut this afternoon, just one season away from pitching in Single-A with the Whitecaps, and two seasons out of high school. Turner is the 15th ranked prospect in all of baseball right now, so this shouldn't be too much of a suprise to those who've been following his career. He didn't disappoint, either, only giving up two runs against the talented Angels over 5 1/3 innings. He gave up three hits, walked three, and struck out six. Unfortunately, he took the loss, thanks to the efforts of Tigers relief pitcher Phil Joke Coke. Turner recieved a standing ovation from the sold-out crowd at Comerica Park for his efforts.
"Once they started cheering, I don't even know how to describe it," Turner stated. "My body felt like it went numb. That was probably the highlight of my day, to be honest."
The 20-year-old right-hander also impressed his manager as well as the Tiger fans in attendance and watching him on TV on Fox's Game of the Week.
"I thought he'd do well," manager Jim Leyland stated. "I wasn't sure he'd do quite as well as he did, to be honest with you. But I thought he'd do well.
Turner gave the Tigers a chance to win the game, but the thanks to the anemic offense and the struggling bullpen, he took the loss. He didn't stay with the Whitecaps too long last season, so we didn't get a chance to see him pitch down there. He was 2-3 with a 3.67 ERA, and 50 strikeouts with West Michigan in 2010. I look forward to seeing him on the mound in Detroit in the future.
Formers Whitecaps Wells and Furbush traded to Mariners
The Detroit Tigers traded Charlie Furbush, Casper Wells, Francisco Martinez, and a player to be named later to the Seattle Mariners for starting pitcher Doug Fister and relief pitcher David Pauley. Martinez is the Tigers 4th ranked prospect, but thought to be expendable due to Nick Castellanos' progress in West Michigan. The move gives the Tigers a solid number five starter and beefs up the bullpen at bit. It also give Furbush and Wells a chance to be Major League players in Seattle. So far this season with the Tigers, Furbush is 1-3 with a 3.62 ERA in 17 appearances. With the Whitecaps in 2007, he was 4-1 with a 2.17 ERA and 46 strikeouts. Wells started the season with the Tigers, batting .257 with four home runs in 64 games before being optioned to the Toledo MudHens (Triple-A). In 2008, Casper batted .240 with ten home runs in 50 games with West Michigan. I wish them both the best with their new club. They can join former Whitecap pitcher Luke French who was traded to the Mariners in 2009 in a brilliant move that brought pitcher Jarod Washburn (who?) to Detroit.
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A suprise out of this seasons Tigers spring training camp was pitcher Brayan Villarreal. The hard throwing right-hander was thrilled yesterday to find he made Detroits 25-man roster. After hearing the good news, the 23 year old from Venezuela immediately called his parents.
"This is the moment I've been waiting for for a long time," Villarreal stated. "It feels really, really good. I can't say how good I feel. My mom and dad were just so happy. They said 'You deserve it; you worked hard. I am proud'."
Villarreal pitched in five games for the Tigers this spring, earning one save, striking out four, and had a 5.06 ERA. I was able to see him pitch against the Peoria Chiefs back in 2009 while he was with the Whitecaps. In that outing he pitched five scoreless innings and had a measely 1.06 ERA at the time.
Also making the cut on Saturday are outfielders Casper Wells and Brennan Boesch. Niether player made last years team out of spring training, but did well when they were called up.
"This is tremendous," Wells said. "It's a stepping stone to what I hope to accomplish. And it's really nice to break camp with the team. I grew up following the Yankees, and went to games at old Yankee Stadium. This will be my first time at the new Yankee Stadium, and I can't wait."
In 36 games last season, Wells batted .323 and manager Jim Leyland stated he had the second best outfield glove on the team behind Austin Jackson. Boesch batted .256 last season, and led all American League rookies with 14 home runs and 67 RBI's.
Boesch stated, "It's the first time breaking camp with the team and that's cool. It's and honor and everything. But I fully expected to be here. I did a few things last year, but I also know competition is good for the organization, and I never have a problem with competing."
These players join former Whitecaps Alex Avila, Brandon Inge, Joel Zumaya, Ramon Santiago, Don Kelly, Ryan Raburn, and Will Rhymes (who won out the second base job) on Detroit's Opening Day roster. That's a pretty impressive list of former 'Caps. Good luck to all these guys, as there success should be wins for the Tigers.
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Cellar Dwellers: Yes, 'Caps fans, it's true. As of last night West Michigan is in last place of the Midwest League East Division with a record of 20-31. This young team is just way too inconsistant at bat and on the field to get the job done. Manager Joe DePastino better set the ship right, or the 'Caps will be making a rare absence from the playoffs.
Solid on the Hill: One bright spot for the Whitecaps this season has been the pitching. Trevor Feeney was named the MWL Pitcher of the Week ending 5/17. On the 10th of the month, Feeney hurled a complete game against the South Bend Silver Hawks in route to a 3-1 WM victory. The one run scored was unearned, as he struck out seven and issued only one walk. He only threw 107 pitches in the game and gave up six hits. In his eight starts this season he's 4-3 with a 3.38 ERA. Also steady on the mound is nineteen-year-old Giovanni Soto. Last week facing the first place Lake County Captains, he struck out two and only walked one batter in a 3-1 victory. This season Soto is 3-3 with a 2.11 ERA, which is in the top ten of the Midwest League.
Pitching In: On May 13, Whitecaps players and staff participed in the second Whitecaps Day of Service with Habitat for Humanity of Kent County. The players and staff painted a large house in Grand Rapids for a single mother of six children. Helping out on the project were Billy Alvino, Mike Gosse, Kenny Faulk, and Jacob Turner(pictured). The Whitecaps players volunteer their time all season long for various engagements such as visinting kids in children hospitals and schools.
Tigers GM in GR: Detroit Tigers General Manager Dave Dombrowski was in town to visit the Class A Affiliate and check out the prospects. The good news for Whitecaps fans is that it looks like Turner is staying in Grand Rapids for the time being. Dombrowski told the Grand Rapids Press: "There are no immediate plans to move him. I don't know about later in the year, but at this point, this is a good place for development perposes. Right now, I think our thought process would be to keep him here and let him continue to develop and get the ball every five days. Will things change as the year goes on? Perhaps. But it won't be in the near future." The eighteen-year-old Turner is 0-2 with a 4.15 ERA in 26 IP so far this season. Domrowski continued: "We like what we'ver heard and our people like what they've seen. We're very happy with him, and he's going to be a very good pitcher for us in the future." He also commented on the young 'Caps team struggles: "It's a younger team than in the past, but we like a lot of the players here. I think it's the type of club that will get better as the year continues because you look for younger players to improve. They have a good work ethic and a good staff."
Alumni Up and Downs: Outfielder Brennan Boesch continues to contrubute to the Tigers, who are trying to keep pace the Twins in the AL Central. In 25 games Boesch is batting .340 with 22 RBI's and a .617 Slugging Pct. He was also named MLB Rookie of the Month for May. Due to his performance, second baseball Scott Sizemore has been sent back to the Toledo Mud Hens for more conditioning. He's batting .250 with four doubles and two RBI's in his seven games of Triple-A ball. Dombrowski also commented on Sizemore: "It's tough to break into the big league level. Many very good players come up to the big leagues that (struggle) and are optioned out and come back to be real good players. It's an adjustment up there." Also making his Major League debut with the Tigers this month was Casper Wells. In four games he's hitting .222 with one double and a pair of RBI's. Wells was a MWL Mid-Season All-Star with the Whitecaps in 2008 before being promoted to Double-A Erie. He set a Midwest League recond on May 2 of that year by getting hit by a pitch four times by Quad Cities. He's a native of Grand Rapids, MI, and it's a proven fact that great men are born in GR.
Roster Moves: Memorial Day weekend will be kicking off with a new look roster for the Whitecaps. With there current record, some knew changes would be coming, with four players joining the team and five being removed. Joining the team from extended Spring Training are second baseman Chris Sedon and shortstop Jimmy Gulliver, both 2009 draft picks. Sedon played college ball for Pitt and was named to four different All-American teams, including the Louisville Slugger First Team and Baseball America Second Team. Gulliver is a product of Eastern Michigan, was born in Detroit, and grew up in Allen Park, MI. His father Glenn was drafted by the Tigers in 1976. Also Joining the team are pitchers Jared Wesson and Zach Samuels. Both were signed by the Tiges after going undrafted last summer. The lefty Wesson made a solid impact in his first outing over the weekend. He threw six shut-out innings and gave up only three hits in a 7-4 victory over the Dayton Dragons. Wesson told the Grand Rapids Press how excited he was: "Playing in front of a crowd was great and they were really energetic. I like the home fans, and I'm just trying to help the ball club as much as I can." He played college ball for Mississippi State and underwent Tommy John surgery in 2005. Leaving the 'Caps for extended Spring Training are infielders Luis Plalacios and Elvin Soto, and pitchers Melvin Mercedes and Luis Sanz. Mike Gosse was given his release from the Tigers organizantion.
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Jacob gets his Turn in West Michigan
The Detroit Tigers announced on Thursday that they will be assigning Jacob Turner, thier first round pick of the 2009 draft (9th overall), to the West Michigan Whitecaps (Low A). The 18-year-old pitched for the Westminster Christian Academy High School in St. Louis last season. Whitecaps CEO and managing partner Lew Chamberlin told the Grand Rapids Press, "Turner represents the future of the Tigers, and I hope people would want to come out here and see him." He has had an impressive spring training, and can hopefully keep it up at this level. I hope to get a chance to see him pitch before he's moved up to Lakeland(high A) or even Erie(AA), which is a possibility.
Also, some former Whitecaps have been on the move this weekend as well. Optioned to the Triple-A Toledo Mud Hens were outfielders Casper Wells, Brennan Boesch, and Ryan Strieby, as well as right handed pitcher Alfredo Figaro. Infielder Audy Ciriaco was been assigned to Double-A Erie Sea Wolves, while short-stop Gustavo Nunez has been sent to Minor League camp and has not been assigned yet.
Good luck this season to Turner and the West Michigan alumi in the Tigers organization. Looks like it will be an exciting year, especially seeing how Scott Sizemore does at the MLB level in Detroit.
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D.C. United's ownership group, players, and staff served lunch at SOME (So Others Might Eat) today. The club's mission is to "Win championships and serve the community."
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Voices from the Gaslands is a series of short videos of people whose lives and businesses have been damaged by the coal seam gas industry in Queensland. The videos showcase the harrowing stories of individuals who have suffered a range of impacts from health effects, stress and depression, to loss of production and water bores… Read more »
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Fossil Fuel Development in the Arctic is a Bad Investment
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How Roundup® Poisoned My Nature Reserve
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At this very moment in this loneliness I can feel the silence, the cold, the wind, mixed with the peace and purity of this magnificent place. I can feel that there is still hope on this planet, which is pure, and because I am sure that down below, where the human being is protagonist, there is still a door to open. From up here, from the highest mountain of the American continent, I send to all humanity an altruistic message so that never again will there be shut doors. From one of the highest points in the world, on this day and in name of all women and children, giving voice to those who suffer daily in silence the violation of their rights, I proclaim my message of faith, of hope, of peace for all human beings. I plead for the equality of mankind, without discrimination of race, ethnicity, age, religion, language, sex, physical or mental incapacity, social condition, political opinion or any other discriminative type of condition. I invite all to form the round of love and unity and, at this precise moment of the change of millennium, let it be known that we wish to proclaim also a message that awakens all that is still pure in the human race, a message for all the children of the world – our substance for the new dawning of the human race. For you, children, may your illusions never die, may each day be better, may you understand that there is nothing impossible if done with love. There are many Aconcaguas to climb. you can and must try to do it… because "Love is the sustentation of life", and "The end is the beginning at great heights".Peace on the 6 Continents.
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Cage Match: Ruth Bourdain vs. Pim
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The Twitterverse is getting all hot and bothered over the latest Ruth Bourdain stunt. Some are wondering: food blogger and celeb Pim, should you "watch your back"?… and if so, what does that mean in the online world? Ruth Bourdain–a widely followed (4,652 as of 3 p.m. PST on April 8) and mulled over Twitter account is a funny and glam parody combo of two famous personalities: the well respected food Editrix Ruth Reichl and Culinary Bad Boy Anthony Bourdain. This week, Ruth Bourdain's identity is under closer speculation after some online Twitter mudslinging with blogger Pim Techamuanvivit of Chez Pim fame. On Thursday, Raphael Brion reported on Eater that "After blogger Pim Techamuanvivit tweeted '@ruthbourdain was funny for about a day. No parody comes close to @restaurantgirl,' Ruth Bourdain dropped the hammer, tweeting: '@chezpim Don't mess with me. Watch your back. Seriously. Because I will kick your ass, cure it, slice it thin, and eat it with baguette.' "
To us, the Ruth Bourdain tweet sounds like it's an attempt at something straight out of a teenage horror flick. The intended target does not seem scared. Pim told Bay Area Bites, "I didn't reply anything back (to Ruth Bourdain's tweet). I got offline and didn't read it 'til later today… I think it's funny." Pim added, "I don't take it seriously at all. I know it's all an act. I am familiar with Internet trolls."
Officially, Reichl and Bourdain consider the Ruth Bourdain account to be something of a mystery just like the rest of us. Bourdain and Reichl speculated last month on the gender and identity of the Ruth Bourdain Twitter account on Bourdain's Turn and Burn SIRIUS radio program, that was co-hosted by Chef Eric Ripert. Bourdain said, "It is kind of genius. I love it. I'm a total addict. I'm hooked already and, frankly, flattered and disturbed in equal measure." Anthony Bourdain told Bay Area Bites over email on Thursday, "(I have) no idea who Ruth Bourdain is –though I really enjoy her work." Perhaps there's more to that comment? Is Bourdain calling the Twitter holder a female, or falling into using "her" because the name Ruth Bourdain sounds female?
Cynics may point to the fact that Ruth Reichl has a new book out this week, titled For You Mom, Finally. If Reichl knows or is a part of the Ruth Bourdain Twitter account act, this latest dust up can only be a boon for people thinking about her and perhaps wanting to buy the latest tome. Or, she may just be having fun reading and thinking about it like the rest of us.
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Brunt rested for New Zealand tour
Selectors today named a 15-player squad for England women's tour of New Zealand in February.
Beth Morgan, who was called up to replace Katherine Brunt during the successful South Africa tour, is included in the party, but Holly Colvin remains unavailable for selection due to university commitments.
Brunt will be rested and remain in England, giving young seam bowlers Georgia Elwiss and Anya Shrubsole an opportunity to impress.
England will play a five-match Twenty20 series and three one-day internationals against the White Ferns.
The first three T20 matches will be televised on Sky Sports and be played directly before New Zealand men take on South Africa.
Clare Connor, head of England women's cricket for the ECB, said: "The England women's team has had an exceptional 2011 and their dominance continued during their recent, unbeaten tour to South Africa.
"It was especially pleasing to see younger players taking their opportunities and senior players contributing with match-winning performances.
"The next 18 months provides an exciting schedule for international women's cricket with the ICC World Twenty20 in September 2012 and the ICC Women's World Cup in 2013.
"After their month tour of New Zealand the squad will start preparations for two NatWest Series against India and a later NatWest T20 series against West Indies in September, all ahead of the ICC World Twenty20 which takes place alongside the men's event in Sri Lanka.
"The upcoming tour to New Zealand will provide both formats of limited-overs cricket and give the players every opportunity to impress and retain their place for the upcoming ICC global events. I wish the entire tour party every success."
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Charlotte Edwards (captain, Kent)
Jenny Gunn (Yorkshire)
Tammy Beaumont (Kent)
Arran Brindle (Sussex)
Georgia Elwiss (Sussex)
Lydia Greenway (Kent)
Isa Guha (Berkshire)
Danni Hazell (Yorkshire)
Heather Knight (Berkshire)
Laura Marsh (Kent)
Beth Morgan (Middlesex)
Susie Rowe (Kent)
Anya Shrubsole (Somerset)
Sarah Taylor (Sussex)
Danni Wyatt (Staffordshire)
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February 19: 2nd T20, Seddon Park, Hamilton
February 22: 3rd T20, Eden Park, Auckland
February 25: 4th T20, Queens Park, Invercargill
February 26: 5th T20, Queens Park, Invercargill
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March 3: 2nd ODI, Bert Sutcliffe Oval, Lincoln University
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text: Learning a foreign language is a attractive task, so many students spend their entire lives trying to achieve native-like fluency. They spend much time studying vocabulary, phrases, pronunciation, structure, and so on from textbooks. However, despite their efforts, they still can not speak the language fluently. NACOS began to analyze the reasons for this and found some typical problems: Students have only a vague goal or reason for learning the language, which inevitably leads to a lack of motivation to study it. Also, even if students do have a clear goal, but they study from a textbook, they will have these same results. They lack motivation because the topics and situations are focused on the textbook, not on the individual students. (It is interesting to note that even many advanced language learners are not confident about what to say or how to react in some cultural situations). Therefore, NACOS works together with individual students to help them find a clear direction for their studies and express themselves in their own personal style. This creates the necessary motivation for a life-long language experience. Students do not realize the difficulties of learning a foreign language. At first glance, it looks attractive and easy to obtain, but actually the language world stretches very far. There seems to be an endless amount of information to be learned. When language students see all of this information, they become overwhelmed and feel that they can gain confidence only after learning all of it. So, NACOS chooses a small piece of that information which is related to the student in some way and uses it as a focus to study the new language. Also, many students can not organize their notes and want to acquire new information quickly. Because of this, their valuable experiences and hard work disappear with time. So, NACOS organizes the activities of each student into a text booklet and advises them how to use it in their daily lives. Based on this analysis, in order to solve these problems, the student's mind set is important. Therefore, they need some time to think about these problems and find some workable solutions. At NACOS we address these issues in an individualized Orientation, which helps students realize that learning a foreign language can be enjoyable as well as meaningful. |


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Fourth Annual Emerging Markets Forum:
Negotiating History, Culture, and Institutions in Emerging Markets
Friday, April 25, 2014
Conference: 10 a.m. – 4 p.m.
Networking reception: 4 - 6 p.m.
Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center – Pavilion Room
1300 Pennsylvania Ave. NW
Washington, DC 20004
HIGHLIGHTS: Emerging Markets Forum Looks Beyond Arab Spring
Arab uprisings that started in 2010 will continue to reshape the region, even if political reform does not come quickly, a University of Maryland researcher said April 25, 2014, at the Emerging Markets Forum in Washington, D.C. The fourth annual event, hosted by the Center for International Business Education and Research (CIBER) at the University of Maryland's Robert H. Smith School of Business, featured panelists and speakers with expertise on a range of Middle East topics.
The Center for International Business Education and Research (CIBER) at the University of Maryland (UMD) presents the 4th Annual UMD Emerging Markets Forum, "Negotiating History, Culture, and Institutions in Emerging Markets."
To prosper and thrive in emerging markets, executives need to successfully negotiate the distinctive history, culture, and institutions that prevail in these contexts. Addressing the challenges requires more than simple understanding of etiquette, language, and a short list of do's and don'ts. At the fourth Emerging Markets Forum, participants will hear from some of the world's leading scholars on the subject of how culture, history and institutions shape the business environment. A particular emphasis of the conference is on the Islamic World. Participants will gain critical insights on doing business in the Middle East and elsewhere in the Islamic World. Discussions at the conference are intended to contribute to a more constructive engagement – commercial as well as social – with this quarter of the world's population.
The Emerging Markets Forum is free for all UMD students, faculty, staff and alumni, $25 for non-UMD students, and $50 for professionals. The cost to attend EMF 2014 includes a catered lunch and a networking reception immediately following the forum, sponsored by the MBA Emerging Markets Association. Drinks will be provided.
View the complete forum agenda here and join us on April 25th for EMF 2014. Register now, as space is limited!
Morning Keynote Speaker Dr. Michele J. Gelfand, Professor and Distinguished University Scholar Teacher, Department of Psychology, University of Maryland Dr. Gelfand's work has explored a range of topics including cultural influences on conflict, negotiation, justice and revenge as well as theory and methods of cross-cultural psychology. Currently she is the Principal Investigator for a multi-university research effort studying culture and negotiation in the Middle East. |
Lunch Keynote Speaker Dr. Shibley Telhami, Anwar Sadat Professor for Peace and Development, University of Maryland Dr. Telhami is an educator, author, and foreign policy advisor who currently is a Senior Fellow at the Brookings Institute's Saban Center. He is a member of the Council of Foreign Relations and serves or has served on a number or boards including the Human Rights Watch and the United States Institute of Peace. Dr. Telhami discusses his new book, The World Through Arab Eyes, in a recent interview with the University of California television channel. |
Afternoon Keynote Speaker Ambassador Edward S. Walker Jr., Christian A. Johnson Distinguished Professor of Global Political Theory, Hamilton College, Clinton, NY and Adjunct Scholar, Middle East Institute; former Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern Affairs Ambassador Walker has a distinguished foreign policy career with concentration on the Middle East. Some of his foreign appointments include: Ambassador to the United Arab Emirates, Ambassador to the Arab Republic of Egypt and Ambassador to Israel. He is currently a Professor of Government at Hamilton College and Adjunct Scholar for the Middle East Institute. |
Confirmed Panelists include:
- Ms. Lobna Ismail – Founder and President, Connecting Cultures, Inc.
- Dr. Peter Mandaville – Director of the Ali Vural Ak Center for Global Islamic Studies & Associate Professor of Government, George Mason University
- Dr. Gerald McDermott – Associate Professor, Moore School of Business, University of South Carolina
- Dr. Carlo Pietrobelli – Lead Economist, Inter-American Development Bank & Professor of Economics, University of Rome
- Dr. Patricia Sloane-White – Director of Islamic Studies & Associate Professor of Anthropology, University of Delaware
- Dr. Paul Vaaler – Associate Professor, Carlson School of Management, University of Minnesota
The 2014 Emerging Markets Forum is hosted by the Smith School's Center for International Business Education and Research (CIBER) with major support from the Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center and the George Washington University CIBER.


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…Didn't register this before now, but Tony and Erik would have blown up Erik's organ, didn't they? This thought terrifies me. We all know how protective Erik is of his organ. Then again, it's partially his own fault, so no murder sprees caused by this hopefully. >>
Hopefully Tony managed to find the right type/model of organ to replace Erik's then, otherwise I think we're going to have one unhappy phantom on our hands.