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PARACHUTE, Colo. - Samples taken from monitoring wells near an oil-like leak close to a Williams Midstream natural gas plant show high benzene levels near Parachute Creek.
Monitoring wells showed benzene at a range of 5,800 parts per billion to 18,000 ppb, Colorado Department of Natural Resources spokesman Todd Hartman said Thursday..
The monitoring well with the highest concentration (18,000 ppb) is nearest to the recovery trench and current area of source investigation. These levels are significantly above the state health standard for benzene of 5 ppb, Hartman said. Operators are currently drilling another set of monitoring wells about 10 feet from Parachute Creek to further delineate groundwater impacts, the Colorado Dept. of Natural Resources said.
Numerous samples of surface waters in Parachute Creek, including samples taken by the Colorado Oil and Gas Conservation Commission, have shown no evidence of contamination. Both the COGCC and consultants for the operators have analyzed groundwater elevation data and find that Parachute Creek is a "losing stream" in this area, which means the creek serves to recharge groundwater, as opposed to groundwater feeding the creek. Hydrological consultants for the operators concluded this to be the case from data gathered March 22 and March 27.
In addition, pumping from the recovery trench is enhancing groundwater flow away from Parachute Creek. Since the onset of this event two weeks ago, operators have removed 4,200 barrels of groundwater and 142 barrels of hydrocarbons.
Williams and state officials say there's no evidence of contamination in Parachute Creek, which flows into the Colorado River.
More monitoring wells will be drilled about 10 feet from the creek to get more details on groundwater impacts.
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In the following months, claims complaints soared. Salerno's customer-service bureau had handled about 200 phone calls a day when Blue Cross managed the program. That number jumped to 900 a day under Unisys. Letters went from 25 a week to almost 300.
Customers complained that doctors wouldn't treat them because Unisys hadn't paid earlier claims. Some customers were being hounded by collection agencies threatening to ruin their credit because of unpaid bills. Others, like Ellen Zulka of Pompano Beach, had spent months trying to straighten out billing errors. In her case, Unisys paid five surgery-related bills totaling $8500 -- only they were sent to the wrong hospital. When she called Unisys to complain, she was told the claim was lost in the system.
"It got to the point where they had over 300,000 claims that were backlogged in the system at one time," Salerno said. "Some of those sat in there an inordinate amount of time, not a matter of 20 or 30 days; some of them were there 120 or 180 days, and nothing was done with them. Whether it was incompetence or a willful decision made on their part to just not deal with them, I can't say."
As the problems got worse, state officials began receiving what Salerno calls "some very unusual reporting by Unisys with respect to the number of outstanding claims.... The numbers never added up. It sometimes became very difficult to know whether they were being devious or just ignorant. Some of the numbers they gave us they couldn't even explain. We weren't sure whether their statistics were wrong because they just didn't know any better or because they were trying to do a cover-up."
Salerno worked side by side with Unisys employees for more than a year, trying to improve the company's performance. In 1997, when Unisys was finally forced out, so was Salerno -- in retaliation, he says, for his criticism of the Unisys contract award. "It cost me a job," he said. He resigned in July after his duties were reduced from supervising complaints to simply answering telephones.
"The ones who created the problem are still riding high and free," a bitter Salerno said. "The ones who tried to resist what turned into a really expensive donnybrook for state taxpayers, we got the ax. I would just love to see the truth come out."
As complaints mounted against Unisys, so did the investigations. An outside audit by Coopers & Lybrand documented a string of problems, including a claims-error rate that exceeded industry standards and computer software that wasn't performing as promised. The state began withholding a portion of its payments to Unisys as punishment for poor performance. Those penalties eventually totaled about $2 million.
Legislative anger exploded, with one senator complaining to reporters, "they sold us a pig in a poke." Sen. John Grant (R-Tampa) thundered: "Either this is the most monumental bureaucratic blunder in quite a while, or it's some kind of massive scandal."
In May 1996 the Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE) opened a criminal investigation. Based on critical audits and statements from at least two fired Unisys employees, the FDLE looked into what it later called "improper billing practices and criminal conspiracy by Unisys." One of those practices allegedly involved the shifting of claims among computer mailboxes to obscure how long they'd been in the system. "They knew they were falling short of the contract requirements," Arnett Ross, a former quality-assurance worker for Unisys, told the Tallahassee Democrat at the time. "When they knew they couldn't do it, they turned around, and they manipulated the data." Unisys strongly denied the allegations and, responding to media reports on the FDLE investigation, said, "We have found absolutely no evidence of any criminal wrongdoing."
As the investigation progressed, FDLE Director James T. "Tim" Moore complained that Unisys was providing "substantially less than full cooperation." Deputy Attorney General Peter Antonacci was blunter. "This is not the clean-hands crowd," he said. "You have to wonder what else they are up to when they are treating their customers this way."
By the end of 1996, the Chiles administration was in retreat. Cook admitted to reporters that the Unisys contract was "a tragedy of errors... a nightmare for all of us." The following spring, as the administration negotiated surrender terms with Unisys, the state legislature also acted. It took control of the health-insurance contract away from the AHCA and added a provision actually requiring future bidders to know something about running a health-insurance system.
On May 29, 1997, Chiles announced the pullout agreement with Unisys and admitted the AHCA bid process was a mistake. "Unisys underbid that contract an awful lot," the governor said. "The Blues knew a lot more about what they were doing when they put the numbers to it, in hindsight."
Two months later, with the revised bid-rules in place, Chiles announced his new health-insurance management company: Blue Cross/Blue Shield of Florida. "I hope I never have to deal with this again," the governor said.
But the Unisys fallout continued.
In July the FDLE charged two Unisys health-insurance employees with stealing more than $840,000 by diverting claims money to a phony address. In November two more employees were arrested in a copycat scheme planned after the first arrests. One, LaTonia Brennan of Fort Lauderdale, was charged with swindling $23,000 by accessing the Unisys computer network, then changing the addresses of legitimate health care providers to reflect a bogus address. When Unisys hired Brennan for her computer job, she already had a lengthy record of arrests for grand theft, credit card fraud, forgery, and writing bad checks.


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This conference is designed to assist healthcare providers, hospitals and healthcare systems with closing the gap between clinical guidelines and the inpatient and outpatient care of patients with stroke and to achieve measurable increase in the integration of scientific clinical guidelines for stroke prevention and intervention into clinical practice.
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he series is set in the near future, where aliens known collectively as Votans have come to Earth seeking a new home after their star system was destroyed. However, upon reaching Earth they found that they were not welcome. The Votans waited in orbit for six years as prolonged negotiations with Earth governments for settlement on the planet ultimately proved fruitless. With supplies on their ships running low, eventually in desperation the Votans began a war with humans to force the issue and make Earth their new home. During the war, Votan ships shot down by human militaries accidentally released terraformer technology, which made haphazard and radical changes to the biosphere and even the geology of Earth, making the planet dangerous to both humans and the aliens. The earth was scorched, chasms opened in the ground, and the surface of the planet was covered with dust and debris. After decades of war, both sides had fought to the point of mutual exhaustion, and a ceasefire was declared. Few organized governments remained for either the humans or the aliens, and both sides factionalized as their members began looking out for themselves. In several areas, local human and Votan militias began to band together when they realized that they had to cooperate if they hoped to survive on this new, almost alien planet.
The series largely revolves around the character of Jeb Nolan. Jeb was only ten years old when the Votans arrived and he served in the military during the war. With the war now over, he returns to his hometown of St. Louis to find that it is no longer the city he left; it is little more than a refugee camp renamed "Defiance." Deciding that his services are needed, Jeb takes up a position as the Chief Lawkeeper in Defiance, so he can protect the town from dangerous clashes between humans and aliens, military scavengers and other dangerous visitors who occasionally enter the town
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Oh you haven't heard that one before? I don't mean this in a mean-spirited way, sorry if it comes across as such, I just know that you're a very big Blizzard fan so I'm a bit surprised.
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MARBLE HILL, Mo. (KMOV) – Police in St. Louis arrested a man early Friday morning after he allegedly stabbed his girlfriend in southeast Missouri then ran away with her children.
Authorities tell News 4 the incident started when a 9-1-1 call was placed in Marble Hill for a stabbing at 11 p.m. Thursday night after a female was reportedly stabbed by a 32-year-old male.
The actual location where the stabbing happened was not immediately known and there was no word on the victim's condition.
Police said after the confrontation, the suspect fled the scene with the female victim's two children and headed towards St. Louis.
Somewhere along the way, the suspect dropped the children off at an unknown location. Police say the children OK and under the care of family members.
After leaving the kids, the suspect traveled to the Courtesy Diner on S. Kingshighway and Arsenal. Officers traced his cell phone to that location.
Officers responded to the diner and took the suspect into custody outside the diner around 2:30 a.m.
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As promised, the Queens kid's new project is here! Tracklist/download link after the jump.
DOWNLOAD: Bryant Dope - Queens Kids (Mixtape)
Posted in Mixtapes/Albums | Tags: bryant dope
Artwork looks aight and ain't remember hearing anything from this guy before, ima give it a spin.
youngin on his grind! this tape is def getting him to where he gotta be!
***closer to where he gotta be
I saw him perform in Flushing, Queens...it was a decent performance...
proud of u bro
Come on 2dbz I look to you guys for good music, I'm a kid from queens & I'm not feelin this...at all
Just for the record track 3 is produced by J FIZZ not fazz... ill producer from Oakland, CA. Fucking people these days cant even put the right name on there own tape. Straight disrepectful
@ C-Villain, yes J Fizz is part of your Nomad crew but I'm pretty sure J-Fazz is a separate dude with his own catalog. If you know Fizz produced this, then my bad.
BTW, fellow UO student here. Keep reppin the EUG and Oakland, you have some serious talent.
Hesis thanks man ima keep put out music for the town.. but Faded is a Fizz beat cuz i was in the studio when he made. just wanted to set the record straight. bryant dope was sposed to fix the typo and didnt so im giving my brother the props he deserves. One


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Bam Margera In Hot Water For Posing With A Gun To His Puppy's Head
NY Post – He's truly a "Jackass" — or worse, a really sick puppy. Bam Margera, of MTV and "Jackass" fame, found a new and offensive way to shock, by tweeting a picture of himself threatening to shoot his small dog. The Pennsylvania resident Margera held what appeared to be a gun at pit bull puppy Penny's head, with an in-picture caption: "Penny pooped in my bed. Not too fond of that. If it happens again, Penny goes Bye Byes." Margera insisted he loves animals and would never actually harm a four-legged pal. The gun used the picture was fake, he insisted. "I feel like every follower I have on Twitter [ more than 800,000] knows my `Jackass' joking kind of humor," Margera said in today's Philadelphia Inquirer. Margera said he's well aware of resident, shocking cases of animal cruelty near his Chester County home. He posted the controversial puppy picture last Wednesday. A day later, Margera posted a similar photo, this time holding a gun to a friend's head. "I think those people need to go down," said Margera, who also has eight cats to go along with his 8-month-old puppy Penny. "Just hurting another animal is rude, crude, and more."
How stupid are people who don't understand you can't fuck with dogs? You just can't do it. Now I myself am a dog lover. But even if you're not, you gotta at least have the basic understanding this day and age that you fuck with dogs and you're done. Doesn't matter if you're in PETA or you hunt for fun, you gotta know dogs are untouchable. You can bounce back from drugs and domestic violence quicker than you can from joking about dog abuse. You can legitimately kill a human and catch less heat than you will for messing with canines. Donte Stallworth went to jail for 3 weeks for killing a human drunk driving. Mike Vick went to jail for 2 years. The NYPD shoots and kills a person one day, people are taking pictures of the blood stain on the street. Shoot a dog a week later and the city goes insane. Post a twitter picture messing with Penny the pup trying to get some laughs and the world immediately hates your guts. I mean don't get me wrong the world hates Bam Margera's guts because he's just a colossal douche but the dog thing just puts it over the top.


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Blessed Silencio as Campaigns Go Dark
When they say no campaigning in Mexico, they mean it. Federal law here requires a three-day pause for "reflection" prior to Sunday's vote, meaning Internet sites are dark, candidates are hunkered down and the airwaves are blissfully free of the political rat-a-tat-tat.
Pollsters had to clam up a week before Election Day and in many parts of Mexico City, volunteers were pulling down signs late Wednesday to comply with what I like to think of as the peace-and-quiet rule.
In case you doubt me, click on any of the candidate Web sites and you'll see a screen with just a short message explaining that in compliance with election laws, "this site has been disabled," as Robert Madrazo's states.
Felipe Calderón took a slightly more sophisticated approach, directing cyber surfers to the Web site of his National Action Party, or PAN.
Just to recap what many are describing as the most competitive election in Mexican history, there are five candidates vying to succeed Vicente Fox and three have a real shot at winning. The two frontrunners in polls over the past 6 weeks have been Calderón, a conservative running as Fox's heir, and Andres Manuel López Obrador, the former Mexico City mayor who is running on a platform of aiding the poor through massive social programs.
Madrazo, the candidate of the once-dominant Institutional Revolutionary Party, or PRI, has trailed in every survey, and the discussion of late in Mexico is just how low he will go.
Calderón has spent far and away the most of radio and TV advertising, and Madrazo's PRI is believed to still have the most impressive national, political machine.
But it is López Obrador who has been generating the most excitement.
"For two years López Obrador and his supporters have been preparing for this moment: the homestretch of a campaign in which thousands of grass-roots volunteers and a seasoned party apparatus have the chance to make history and bring the left to power in Mexico for the first time," writes Hector Tobar, describing rural activists and Mexico City senior citizens as two of AMLO's "secret weapons."
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Now all eyes are on the Instituto Federal Electoral, or IFE, which is in charge of administering the election. A primer for English speakers posted on the IFE Web site outlines how campaigns are financed, the registration process and the counting on election night.
The agency recently announced that its computer system had withstood a rigorous test by hackers. It has also authorized 357 volunteers from 41 countries to observe Sunday's election.
There had been early anxiety that Mexico was headed for a U.S.-style recount, but those fears seem to have subsided. Arturo Gallardo, editor of MySanAntonio.com closes the campaign season on a relatively optimistic note.
"The most important aspect of this election will be the transparency of the process itself, for without it, suspicion will arise and the winner of the presidential election cannot claim a true mandate from the people," he writes. "If the election is not handled credibly, with honor and integrity, the candidates and parties will feel the right - if not the obligation - to contest the results.
"Fortunately, the Federal Electoral Institute, or IFE, has progressed significantly since the questionable presidential election of 1988, offering enough transparency - at least until now - to prevent flagrant irregularities.We will see. This electoral process should be more than a test of good and effective campaigning; it should be a true examination of the IFE and its ability to handle a close, and possibly contested, presidential race."
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Do Men Like Fat Women, Find Out Why?
If your a bigger, curvier lady, and you just want to know if any men out there actually are interested in you, you are certainly not alone. There are men out there who genuinely do prefer bigger girls over skinnier ones. You just have to understand what guys will understand you better, if you go after the wrong guys, chances are you aren't going to get optimal results either.
The most attractive quality a man looks for in a woman is sexiness and confidence. The two really go hand in hand. If you believe you are sexy, you have confidence. If you have confidence, men are more likely to find you sexy.
Most younger, more self absorbed guys will not like fatter women. They won't find you all that attractive, and really, it makes sense. If they are conscious about their body, work out constantly, watch what they eat, etc., it means they care about their appearance, so they probably will care about their partners' appearance too.
Also, when you are wanting to go for a guy, pay attention to whom he surrounds himself with. If he surrounds himself with cockier, rude, self absorbed people, even if he's nice to you, that says something about his character. Of course, he could still be interested in you, just as a general statement, pay attention to his friends.
Also, if you are dating a man, it isn't fair to expect him to have perfectly chiseled abs, unless you are working towards that yourself. Be fair to him. If he finds you attractive as you are, you really should find him attractive the way he is.
Of course, some men prefer bigger women, while some don't. Even mature men will have their preferences. Some men simply do find curvier women more attractive. They say they like the feel of them in bed. While some other men just like the skinnier girls. It is honestly all personal preference as far as what they like in a woman. Some men are really open minded to all women. To impress these fellows, confidence is key. If you walk into a room like you own the place, whether you are bigger or skinnier, people will look at you. If you have a low self esteem, many men find that as a big turnoff. They want to tell you your beautiful without you having to contradict them every five seconds about how your not. That doesn't mean you need to be cocky though.
Generally, more mature men will be the ones to go for. They have lived long enough to know that looks aren't everything. Most bigger girls actually have the best personalities. If you have a good attitude and are a positive person, many men will appreciate that. They will like you more (even if they are more attracted skinny girls) than a skinnier girl who is vain, self absorbed, and cold. No one wants to be around someone who complains all day. Men like a woman who acts like she can handle anything and everything.
Difference Between Being Curvey and Obese
There is a difference, from being curvy and downright obese, women who often wonder do men like fat women are often confused by this. If you are actually very obese, even if some men do find you attractive, if would probably be best for your health to get rid of some weight. You don't have to become a size 0, that's unrealistic, you would just like to be at a healthier weight. The fitter you are, the less likely to get certain diseases and conditions, a heart attack especially. If you are simply curvy or a few pounds overweight, don't worry. You are fine.
If you are a fatter woman who is only attracted to younger, hotter, and fitter guys, you may be setting your sites a little too high. Younger men who are more hormone driven, may not see through your body. They may only see an overweight girl, without paying any attention to the person that's underneath it all. While they may date you and be nice, they may cut offensive jokes at you about your body. And no one deserves to feel insecure in a relationship like that.
So basically, some more mature men do like bigger women. But lots of younger men prefer fitter and skinnier girls. Their opinions may change as they age, but most younger men would rather have a skinnier girl in bed. It's a personal choice. Believe it or not, the main thing men look for in a long time partner is a nice face. So your body may not be the focal point of many mens' attention. But if you want any man to be attracted to you, have confidence. Confidence is attractive to everyone. So, show that off, and you will have a partner soon enough.


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If you would like to learn how to become an Emergency Medical Technician (EMT), then you're at the right place. Presented below is a set of general requirements you have to complete before becoming an EMT. Read the requirements and decide if this profession is right for you.
Let's start off with the most basic requirements:
- Have a high school diploma or its equivalent
- At least 18 years of age
- Must possess a current driving license
The first and third are definite requirements. I have not seen any EMT careers that don't require a high school diploma, or its equivalent (GED), and a current driving license. As for the second requirement—being at least 18 years of age—some municipals do accept applicants who are at least 17 years old. If you are 17, you will need a parent's/guardian's written consent.
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To be an EMT is a two-part process:
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Training involves a series of lectures, coursework, and any in-class activities. But most importantly training involves practical on-the-job training. This includes riding along in the ambulance and assisting actual EMTs in performing their duties. You are required to participate in the on-the-job training for a set amount of hours to fulfill your requirement. Not all states require the same amount of hours, and the hours can depend on what level of EMT certification you are pursuing (Basic or Intermediate).
EMT Basic Training
At the basic level, you will develop emergency skills. You will learn how to manage respiratory problems, provide emergency childbirth assistance, control bleeding, handle trauma and cardiac emergencies, and how to assess the patient to provide the proper care. Additionally, you will be instructed on how to use and maintain emergency equipment such as stretchers, oxygen delivery systems, splints, and suction devices.
EMT Intermediate Training
The intermediate level of training is more involved than the basic. At this level you can expect to take 30 to 350 hours of training depending on the depth of the practice. You will be taught advanced skills as they pertain to advanced airway devices, intravenous fluids and some medications. Once training has been satisfactorily completed, you are ready to go for your certification.
EMT Certification
Certification is the result of passing the EMT exam. Once you have submitted your credentials to take the exam, including proof that you have completed training, you are allowed to take the exam, which is both written and practical. The exam is a culmination of everything you have learned. Given the serious nature of the profession you are wishing to enter, please take the certification process seriously. Some of you may have had bad test-taking habits when you were in high school. Drop those habits, study, apply yourself, and good luck!


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Corey LongThree-star athlete Janarion Grant (Dade City, Fla./Pasco) parlayed a strong senior season into a recruiting battle between Rutgers and hometown program South Florida. On Tuesday, the 5-foot-10, 165-pound senior made his decision. Grant committed t...
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Corey LongFive-star linebacker Matthew Thomas (Miami, Fla./Booker T. Washington) is fresh off of a visit to Alabama, but questions linger about whether the nation's sixth-rated prospect will head to Miami (Fla.) or USC next. Booker T. Washington head coach...
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Corey LongThree-star linebacker Rayfield Dixon (Loxahatchee, Fla./Seminole Ridge) is down to six schools and is currently waiting for some answers from a few of them. The 6-foot-3, 192-pound senior took an official visit to Purdue earlier in the year but wi...
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Corey LongA month ago, it seemed like four-star linebacker Jeremy Benjamin (Hollywood, Fla./McArthur) was prepared to make a commitment. But as we approach November, the 6-foot-2, 220-pound senior is still uncommitted and it's unlikely he'll make a commitme...
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Zorba's opened at 11 AM and already there were customers in front of me and a line formed behind me as I scanned the menu board.
The gyro meat is not highly spiced or particularly infused with flavor. Like most of the food I've had in Pittsburgh, it leans on the bland side. The tzatziki sauce helps boost the flavor. The tomatoes were on the unripe side and the lettuce could have been shredded finer. A few more onions would have been nicer. The pita was the best part of the gyro. I would rate the gyro good to very good.
Portion sizes are generous. The service is fast and efficient but cold.
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A unique alphabet book of contortion and acrobatics by Kaci and Katie of AcroEntertainment. Read more
A unique alphabet book of contortion and acrobatics by Kaci and Katie of AcroEntertainment.
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Katie and Kaci, better known as AcroEntertainment, have been working together since 2007. The two joined Kickstarter to launch their book: ACRO An Alphabet Art Book. The whimsical cadence of agile A and balanced B presents the contortions of two bodies in alphabetic poise. High quality photos by Christopher Donald reveal a unique font of human proportion. This book can be appreciated and enjoyed by children and adults alike, spotlighting the human body and it's numerous applications. The book launch party is scheduled for December 7th at Cirque de Vol for December's First Friday in downtown Raleigh.
This project was inspired in part by the audience-- always commenting on Katie and Kaci's movement and formations, picking out letters and symbols inherent in the body shape. Katie and Kaci took it as a challenge to create the entire alphabet, using only the numerous configurations of their bodies. Kaci sketched possible arrangements and the two tested out each letter, before setting up a photo shoot with one of Carrboro's finest photographers, Christopher Donald. Perfect for a coffee table, bed time story, or afternoon read, we want our book to inspire others to move, turn, twist, play, and find balance in the chaos.
Support this project with a pledge-- help AcroEntertainment launch their book and get awesome rewards in the process!!
Katie and Kaci got their start street performing in downtown Raleigh on the corner of Blount and Martin, entertaining crowds with jaw dropping stunts and acro humor. The dynamic duo have been scheming ever since, co-collaborating on events like Maximus Circus, Revolution Raleigh, and the annual PBaRt Show. Co-visionaries of circusSPARK, part of Raleigh's SPARKcon, Katie and Kaci have dedicated the past four years to uniting and refining the Raleigh circus community.
Katie and Kaci teach Acrobatic Play at Cirque De Vol on Wednesday nights at 7:30pm. The two share a passion for green smoothies, cats, veggie foods, and play. You can find them upside down, performing at various events all over the Triangle.
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...and see the making of ACRO: An Alphabet Art Book...it really was a lot of work!
Risks and challenges
We are eager and motivated to self publish our first book! There are and have been a lot of unique challenges and risks along the way. We have invested hours and hours and hours and hours into our project and we're in the final steps of completion-- but we need YOU to pledge your support! Help us make our dream a reality!
Here are some of the challenges we've encountered already, and ones we see on the horizon:
Our first challenge in this project was envisioning all the possible poses to create the alphabet. This required creativity and ingenuity! We worked first to sketch each pose on paper and how it might possibly work with our bodies. Many nights of speculation and imagination gave us the courage to bring our ideas to physical practice.
With sketches in hand, we spent a while physically working in these poses and checking to see if they actually made each letter-- sort of equivalent to "product research." We put our own bodies at risk, as we experimentally moved through the alphabet, doing acrobatic configurations we had never done before. Outside of our comfort zone, we pushed ourselves to try new things and attempt new poses.
We found that while some of the configurations were spot on "letters", some were just not working. We went back to the drawing board to figure out which body configuration could make the entire alphabet a reality. We spent lots of time in difficult and awkward poses that just didn't produce the letters we wanted, so we continued to re-work until we felt we had a solid letter base.
With our acro alphabet in tact, we faced another challenge: the photo shoot. Challenges during this session involved capturing the letters at their best angles, while getting the best lighting and staying within the backdrop. With the varying heights of each pose, it meant lots of re-working the lights, maneuvering angles that kept the shot within the white backdrop, and avoiding unwanted shadows because of the combination of two bodies.
On top of the photo challenges, we faced an extreme physical challenge: having to hold each pose for multiple photos in hopes of the perfect "A" or perfect "L." Tweaking after each shot to make an arm a little straighter or lift a leg a little higher. Like we mentioned before, some of these poses we had never done before and therefore tapped into new muscles, places of held tension and un-refined balance. After a long day of re-working backdrops and lights, we went home tired and sore, but excited about the photos captured.
The next major challenge is deciding format and layout for our book-- something we are still doing NOW! This being the first time we've published a book, we are rookies. We've looked into numerous self publishing companies and the options available. We've learned more about saddle stitch, perfect bound, and case wrapping than we ever thought possible. It has been challenging to adjust our vision to the specifications of self publishing requirements and decide on layout and format of our vision. We are also facing monetary risk, as we need to print some trial books to decide on the final look and feel.
Without your support, we will take a major risk financially to publish this book. Regardless of if we reach our goal, we plan to publish the book, as well as a unique art exhibit of the alphabet. At December's First Friday Art Walk in downtown Raleigh, NC, we've already booked a venue for our exhibit and promised to fill the walls with framed art, based on our book.
In order to reach our Acro Book Launch Party deadline of December 7th,, we will have to order our books BEFORE our Kickstarter is complete. That being said, we won't know if we've reached our goal when we place our book order.
Looking forward, we have high hopes of seeing our book on library shelves and public venues. We are currently reaching out to local businesses and art galleries to secure venues to sell our books and unique posters and postcards. It has been challenging to convince business owners in the community why they should take a chance on our book and promote our endeavor. Luckily, there are lots of Raleigh business owners that value local art and support local artists, so we hope to see our book in many of the Raleigh shops.
Our future goals involve registering our own Acro font so anyone can "write" in us from their personal computer. This is an ongoing challenge as we research how to become a font. We're entering uncharted areas, as we've never seen other fonts using pictures as the letters, rather than graphic design based images. It's unique in that each letter is an actual picture, rather than a simple image. With no prior knowledge in this area, we are seeking consultation from local computer geniuses and individuals privy to font requirements and specifications.
In conjunction with the book launch, we want to embark on a five city book tour to sign copies, perform, and promote our most recent creative endeavor. We hope you'll support us in our challenges and risks and pledge your support. Thank you so much!
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"FOR SCREENING ONLY". I have a feeling these words are going to be in my dreams for the next several nights. Apparently, this is how far things have sunken since the Hollywood screener's scandal. For those of you unacquainted with this mess, it seems that the screener or preview copies of recently released movies which are distributed to critics and other industry personnel have been finding their way onto the internet and other places where they can be viewed by nefarious ne'er-do-wells. Various measures have been taken, such as limiting the number of screeners given out, and inserting watermarks on the footage. Today I watched my first watermarked tape. Care to guess what the watermark said?
The worst part of the watermark was its placement just north of dead center on the screen. Besides serving as a constant distraction, it also effectively blocked the actor's faces in several of the scenes. If there is to be an up side to this experience, it's that I have been reacquainted with the importance of actor's eyes. Whether the audience realizes it or not, the eyes are where we most key in to an actor's emotions and motives. Without this cue, the audience will be lost. Filmmakers and film distributors, please keep this in mind if you do feel the need to include watermarks in your works.
Some things in nature are so ugly that they're cute. Take for example, pugs. The same principle applies to movies so embarrassingly awful that they're somehow enjoyable. Incidences of this phenomenon include all of Ed Wood's movies and anything that ever came on Mystery Science Theater 3000. Some may want to add "Ziegfeld Follies", Esther Williams' aqua musicals, and "Showgirls" to this list, but I'll still take a pass. Regardless, there are some movies that are so bad that they're still just bad. "Rice Girl" is in this latter category.
Through the bombardment of absurd slapstick jokes that most often go absolutely nowhere, the main story of "Rain Girl" is the misadventures of a Chinese immigrant would be actor, Windy Yee. Turns out she wants the role of the head hooker in the upcoming film, "Hooker X" and is advised that she needs to become the role if she wants to get the role. Method acting jokes, never seen that before. At any rate, Windy takes to the streets and through a series of coincidences a slue of zany escapades ensue. The question is whether she'll be able to get the experience she needs to land the job before she gets arrested for prostitution. The real question is whether you'll still be awake by the time the movie ends.
There's nothing wrong with slapstick comedy. Who hasn't enjoyed a laugh at movies like, "Johnny Dangerously", "Caddyshack", and "Scary Movie"? The promo material for "Rice Girl" touts itself as an Asian "Dumb and Dumber". Unfortunately, it plays out more like a version of that movie without the comedy. The difference is that the Farrelly brothers, though over the top, had cleaver comedic settings and timing. "Rice Girl" noticeably lacks these elements. Also, "Dumb and Dumber" and the other examples were all at least a little raunchy at times. "Scary Movie" was vulgar from start to finish and was hilarious. In contrast, "Rice Girl" is a Christian movie. It even gives thanks in the credits to Jesus and The Holy Ghost. Now, I have no problem with thanking Jesus, but somehow it just doesn't jibe next to the third world nation sized surgically enhanced boobs on the star of the movie. If my college roommate were here, he'd probably rumble something about false advertising and how "Rice Girl" is the most sterile movie about a hooker he's ever seen. At any rate, the lesson to be learned is that slapstick needs vulgarity.
Adding to the myriad problems that plague this movie are its technical shortcomings. At times the dialog is difficult to discern to such a degree that left me wondering what language the actors were speaking. Then there's the issue of different shots in the same scene having a completely different look and color. The audio is admittedly hard to do much with once it's recorded poorly, but the color differences could and should have been corrected. Most consumer desktop video editing systems could have accomplished this feat. I could also mention the overplayed soundtrack, seemingly the product of a $30 Casio keyboard circa 1985, but I think you get the general idea.
At this point I really wish I could say something positive. But, at the end of the day, the watermark proved both unnecessary and ambitious.
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kpthomson | White out above Camp Hazard Date Climbed: Aug 1, 2005 | |
Was in the Kautz Ice chute when clouds, snow descended down to 12,000'. Waited to see if it would clear, did not. Rapping down on bollards. Watch out for the penetentis (spelling???) | ||
Posted Aug 12, 2008 4:02 pm |
RModelli | DC 2008 Date Climbed: Jun 19, 2008 | |
Very interesting route despite the crowds, the route was all snow covered.. | ||
Posted Aug 9, 2008 5:08 pm |
joepa | Tahoma Glacier Date Climbed: Jun 26, 2006 | |
Climbed Tahoma glacier with Dan and Ben. Great climb, good conditions and huge cravasses! Only 2 other parties on the route. | ||
Posted Aug 8, 2008 7:52 pm |
SFMountaineer | Wow Date Climbed: Jul 29, 2008 | |
Wow! What a mountain. Weather blew in as we climbed above 13,000 feet. I made the definition of a "summit" by making it into the crater, but I did not have the time and energy to cross the crater to Columbia Crest. I needed at least a 15 minute break for that to be physically possible for me and the guides were in a hurry to go right away because of the weather, so I remained in the crater to rest while a few in our group reached the true highpoint. Most of us did the same, we were exhausted from a tough climb. The guides had pushed us hard because of the storm blowing in. With cold, wind, and zero visibility, I don't think I missed much, it does mean I need to return sometime in the future to get the actual highpoint. I will be happy to do this, and climb by another route of course, the steep rocky sections of the DC route weren't too fun with crampons. | ||
Posted Aug 1, 2008 10:39 am |
pyerger | Big Date Climbed: Jul 25, 2000 | |
Thank to the Guides, for all the latters they set up. | ||
Posted Jul 30, 2008 11:17 pm |
msihl | Mt. Rainier, DC route Date Climbed: Jul 27, 2008 | |
This was my third attempt. Summitted (Columbia Crestand Point Success) early morning 7/27 with Paul Walter and Yafis Barlas after a 6 hour climb. Beautiful weather! We descended to Camp Muir and then to Paradise the next morning. | ||
Posted Jul 28, 2008 5:58 pm |
SundanceKid203 | Summit Success Date Climbed: Jul 26, 2008 | |
Our 4-person team summited via the DC Route. We left at 1AM under a calm cloudless sky and could not have asked for better weather or route conditions. After reaching the summit we climbed down to Muir, packed up, and headed down to Paradise the same afternoon. A great climb! | ||
Posted Jul 28, 2008 1:45 am |
Nefsek | Denali Prep Date Climbed: Apr 13, 2008 | |
8-day Denali Prep through Alpine Ascents....had the time of my life! Awesome guides, awesome partners, lots of suffering! | ||
Posted Jul 28, 2008 1:06 am |
Schuetzenweber | Windy DC Date Climbed: Jun 21, 2008 | |
Climbed it with my friends Paul & Denise, no guides. Great snow on the DC route. The cold weather made it easy to cross crevasses but it got very windy. It was a whiteout on top and certainly not a Kodak moment. The most challenging part was heading back down into the high winds at Cathedral ridge. Couldn't wait to wash the grit out of my mouth back at Muir. Looking forward to doing it again next year and hoping for better weather. | ||
Posted Jul 21, 2008 5:54 pm |
supermarmot | dc Date Climbed: Jul 19, 2008 | |
skied to muir and did the dc. good conditions... | ||
Posted Jul 20, 2008 9:59 pm |
kheegster | DC in perfect weather Date Climbed: Jun 15, 2008 | |
Lots of snow still down to Paradise, but bluebird days. Early start from Camp Muir (~1am), summited at 6.20am. Got back to Muir and hiked back out the same day. | ||
Posted Jul 19, 2008 2:15 am |
Sierra Ledge Rat | Traverse: Success Cleaver to Disappointment Cleaver | |
We were caught in a surprise lightning storm on the summit. Our glasses were humming, as were our packs and ice axes. We were both electrocuted numerous times. | ||
Posted Jul 17, 2008 11:11 pm |
EverydayExplorer | On to the summit Date Climbed: Jul 10, 2008 | |
DC with wicked wind on the summit. | ||
Posted Jul 17, 2008 10:51 pm |
Lenny72 | This time, SUCCESS!!! Date Climbed: Jul 19, 2008 | |
Was turned back in 2001 due to avalanche conditions. Not this time! We made it to the summit on Saturday morning via the DC in perfect weather. Felt very strong all the way to the summit. The trail was in absolutely perfect condition. There was, however, a significant amount of rock fall and one climber on another team was hit in the face by a large rock. He had to be choppered off the summit. Luckily, he survived. | ||
Posted Jul 16, 2008 8:16 pm |
eruselow | Perfect day on the Cleaver Date Climbed: Aug 27, 2005 | |
Climbed Rainier via the Disappointment Cleaver route with RMI back in '06. Perfect two days, great rope team, and to top it off, we made the true summit. RMI is a great service, but they do not go lightly on the pace. | ||
Posted Jul 16, 2008 11:26 am |
Mots010 | Emmons Glacier Date Climbed: Jul 11, 2008 | |
Fantastic trip. Weds evening, hike to Glacier Basin. Thurs, climb to Emmons Flats. Friday, summit. High winds on the approach up to Emmon's Flats, but died down for the summit bid at 2am. Reached summit at about 620am and chilled at the summit for 2.5 hours on the hot rocks on the crater rim. Our group was the only to summit from Emmon's Glacier this day, while we witnessed dozens of the guided groups who came up from the DC route. Truly a different experience from our Colorado mountains. One in or group took a crevasse fall up to his chest but was able to pull himself out. Route was in great shape. | ||
Posted Jul 14, 2008 11:48 pm |
sbkelley | DC Date Climbed: Jul 7, 2008 | |
Route was in great shape, had great weather (minus the high winds), and a great group. Pretty cool experience, to say the least. | ||
Posted Jul 12, 2008 10:02 pm |
CODave | DC Date Climbed: Jul 7, 2008 | |
Great climb and near perfect weather. | ||
Posted Jul 9, 2008 2:06 am |
Casey Bates | Squeezing in the weather window Date Climbed: Jul 2, 2008 | |
Via the Emmons. Reached the summit at around 9am to beautiful clear but hazy skies. Massive thunderstorms hit the mountain the night before our approach to Emmons Flats. Within an hour after returning to our tents after the climb a massive thunderstorm hit that lasted well into the night. So much rain fell that my deadman anchors were completely exposed by morning. Private party of six. Great group. | ||
Posted Jul 4, 2008 10:05 am |
zoink | Emmons Date Climbed: Jul 1, 2008 | |
Climbed to Schurman on the 31 then after a breezy evening (ranger said 80-90mph gusts)we got up at 1:30 but ended up waiting until 3:00 not wanting to be the first group up as neither of us has been on the hill before. We still ended up being the first to summit from Schurman. A few snow bridges are getting iffy (easily avoidable though), but the bridge over the bergschrund was still big and solid. | ||
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John and Furnish intend to be open with both their boys about the circumstances of their births (they also used the same egg donor and, as with Zachary, did not want to find out which of them is their son's biological father).
"We kept a scrapbook for Zachary with all his scans, emails with the surrogate and key moments from the surrogacy, and we are doing the same for Elijah," explains Furnish. "We want the boys to understand the spirit and love that was at the heart of the process."
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The Nissan LEAF electric car (pictured) has already been something of a record breaker, having scooped both the European Car of the Year and World Car of the Year titles in 2011 – however, now it aims to show that even when it's going backwards, it's going forwards.
That's because the Nissan LEAF will attempt to complete the famous Goodwood hill-climb course at the Goodwood Festival of Speed in the fastest time possible – but in reverse.
Its aim is to shatter the Guinness World Record for the fastest time travelling over one mile in reverse.
It is believed that with the drive coming from the electric motor in its wheels, the Nissan LEAF is capable of achieving the same speeds going backwards as it does going forwards and with its batteries located under the floor of the car, its low centre of gravity should make it very stable with little body roll under cornering. It also has fewer moving parts than a conventional car, which should help it avoid any mechanical issues.
The record-breaking attempt will be part of Nissan's Big Turn On campaign, which aims to spread the message of electric vehicles across Europe by proving that they are not only environmentally friendly, but also safe, economical, practical and fun.
Terry Grant, a professional stunt driver, will attempt the LEAF record and he believes it will prove a real challenge.
"The LEAF Reverse Record isn't going to be easy and will be very challenging," he said. "I'd prefer to do it on a nice straight and level strip of tarmac rather than on Lord March's drive. The hill not only climbs, but is also full of twists, turns and obstacles.
"It's a hugely technical test of speed and concentration. But despite the risks, the strength and integrity of Nissan LEAF's design gives me confidence. Whatever happens, I know I'm going to finish the weekend with a serious crick in my neck!"
The Goodwood Festival of Speed takes place this weekend – June 29-July 1.
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"Pete could play any position on the team better than the person we had playing it — in fact, in most cases better than anyone else in the country." – Indiana University Coach, Bo McMillan
Longevity – 4
Pihos spent his entire career in Philadelphia, 9 seasons from 1947-1955
Peak – 4
Pihos played both sides of the ball (WR/TE and DE) and was undoubtedly one of the best players in the NFL when he played. In his 9 seasons, he made 5 1st-team all-pro teams. He led the NFL in receptions 3 times, yards twice, and receiving TD once. In 1952, he played primarily DE, and was an all-pro at that position as well.
Popularity – 2
For the most part, people associate Chuck Bednarik with these teams, leaving Pihos in the background.
Team Success – 4
The Eagles won 2 NFL championships with Pihos in 1948 and 1949. During his 9 seasons, they went 63-41 and also made it to another championship game, that they lost to Chicago.
Awards – 4
He was 1st-team all-pro for more than half of the seasons he played, on both sides of the ball.
Stats – 3
Another hard one with no defensive stats for his time at DE. On the receiving end of things, Pihos finished with 5,619 receiving yards and 66 TD. He was the first Eagles WR/TE to have over 1,000 yards in 1953, which he did in a 12 game season. A 16-game season would have put his 1953 numbers at 1,400 yards and 13-14 TD. He is 4th all-time for the Eagles in receiving yards, and receiving TD.
Historical Standing – 3
Pihos was elected to the pro football hall of fame in 1970.
Excitement – 2
I get the sense that Pihos was more of TE type player, big and bruising, but not necessarily flashy. The fact that he went both ways, and did it well, gives him an extra point here.
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Pihos recently passed away at age 87 so people have had a chance to learn more about him in recent weeks. Here is a quote from George Allen that I think encapsulates Pihos.
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Catherine Hardwicke will not be directing the Twilight sequel.Summit issued a nice statement about how unfortunate it is that scheduling conflicts will keep Catherine from directing, but Nikki Finke says that Summit fired her because they found her "difficult" and "irrational" during filming. They also thought she was terrible at filming action sequences, which there will be many of during the next film. Other rumors say that Summit thought the film was too arty and that they want a director who can give it more mainstream appeal."Twilight" scripter Melissa Rosenberg handed in a draft of "New Moon" the weekend that "Twilight" opened. Hardwicke wanted more time to work on it; Summit announced it was going ahead with "New Moon" on November 22, with no director attached. Negotiations lasted two weeks before Hardwicke formally passed on the film Saturday.
As word spread through Hollywood agencies that the talks might not result in Hardwicke's return, reports surfaced that Summit was checking out other directors for the "Twilight" franchise while they insisted they were still negotiating with Hardwicke, who delivered the biggest opening weekend ever for a woman. (CAA denies that they were soliciting other directors.) The movie is still going strong as the director and cast promote it overseas; it came in second this weekend with $13.2 million, grossing a total $138.6 million.
The problem that stalled negotiations was that Hardwicke had strong opinions about what to do with the next installment, and so did Summit. The debate was how to focus the adaptation of the second book, which deals more with giant werewolves than vampires, as well as the long depression of Bella Swan (Kristen Stewart), after her vampire lover (Rob Pattinson) leaves her. One issue was how to get more of teen heartthrob Pattinson into the film. (Rosenberg has figured out a device to achieve this.) But Hardwicke, burned out from her "Twilight" labors, simply wasn't willing to jam this movie with a script that still needed months of development.
"I am sorry that due to timing I will not have the opportunity to direct 'New Moon,'" said Hardwicke. "Directing 'Twilight' has been one of the great experiences of my life, and I am grateful to the fans for their passionate support of the film. I wish everyone at Summit the best with the sequel -- it is a great story."
Nikki also reports that Chris Weitz (The Golden Compass, About a Boy, American Pie) has been offered the director's chair for the next two films in the series. Twilight had the biggest opening box office numbers for any female director. We certainly don't recall another situation where a film did really well, so the studio immediately turned around and fired the director. But perhaps it's true that the studio's and Catherine's visions (and timetable) for the next film were quite different. No doubt Summit wants the sequel to be released as fast as possible.
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