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Frisky Colts are 2-0
Final score: Crawford 49, Julian 0.
Key plays: The Colts jumped to a 21-0 first-quarter lead Friday on 44- and 4-yard TD runs and a blocked punt returned 14 yards for a TD — all by RB/DL Brandon Thai. Teammate Musa Musa busted off 77- and 70-yard scoring runs (and was 7-for-7 on PATs) in the home win.
Key stats: The Colts finished with 365 yards rushing on 25 carries. Musa's big runs helped him to a 34-yard average (five carries for 171 yards).
Quotable: "We're proud," said Thai. "We're trying to go undefeated. Our heads are up there. Our mentality is up there. We're trying to go all the way."
Quotable, too: "Crawford hasn't been 2-0 in nine years, so this is what we wanted," said second-year Colts coach Michael Wright. "We wanted to show that we've improved a lot. We're a different team. We're a different Crawford."
Numbers game: Julian lineman Dustin Lytle, who also punts for the Eagles, suffered a serious leg injury 10 minutes into the first quarter. The game was stopped for more than 20 minutes for what was feared to be a broken left fibula. Lytle was transported by ambulance to Mercy Hospital. After the game, Julian coach Tim White said X-rays were negative. That was a break for a team whose 22-man roster was already down to 17 active players because of early-season injuries.
News flash: Julian's 55-mile drive to the game nearly ended before it began. "We almost got struck by lightning coming out of the parking lot," said White. It's been like that all week up on the mountain. "We only got on the practice field for about two hours this week because of lightning," said White. "It's a good rule by CIF. If we hear thunder or see lightning, you have to go inside until 30 minutes have passed (since the last strike). ... The thunderstorms start at 2:30 and we practice at 2:35. It's a perfect storm, no pun intended."
Weight and see: Only one Crawford player could bench press more than 200 pounds a year ago. Wright said 21 players can now bench more than 200 after committing to a weight program. "Our slogan this year is 'Hard Work Pays Off,' " said Wright. "We preached that from Day 1 and put it on T-shirts. We told them the payday was not going to be in April. It was not going to be in July. Paydays were not going to start coming until September." Two weeks. Two paydays. The 2-0 start is the team's best in a decade. One more win will give the Colts their most victories in a season since the 2004 team went 9-2.
Shudder bug: In last week's game against SD Southwest, Crawford yearbook photographer Peter Mekonnen realized how one can get lost in the moment looking through the camera's viewfinder. He nearly got plowed on a rushing play as ballcarrier and tackler swept toward the sidelines. "I had to stiff arm one of the players to get him off me," said Mekonnen, who still got the shot.


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Old Man Winter Not Giving Up YetMarch 22nd, 2014 at 8:32 pm by Tiffany Savona WAVY under Weather
It seems like our weekend pattern is on repeat as far as temperatures go. After looking over the temperature data for the month of March, I plotted the high temperatures for each Saturday and Sunday in March so far. Here is what I got…
One weekend day has been very warm and well above average, while the other weekend day has been much cooler or well below average. This pattern has continued this weekend too! Today we saw highs in the mid 70s and we will likely see highs in the upper 40s tomorrow. A cold front will move in around midnight tonight, switching our winds out of the northwest. Expect falling temperatures on your Sunday. We will likely see our high temperature early in the morning. With the a strong northeast breeze, it will feel even colder out there. Much different from the 70s we saw today!
We are also tracking the chance for rain showers tomorrow afternoon. Rain looks to move in after 12 PM, closer to 2-3PM. Showers will continue on and off through the afternoon and early evening. Showers seem to be most widespread between 3-6 PM. A few sleet pellets could mix in from time to time.
Even though the rain looks heavy, rain totals should only range from 0.1-0.25 inches. Now onto the bigger storm that will impact Hampton Roads on Tuesday. Most computer models are still showing a rain/snow mix on Tuesday. The European model is still the driest solution for us with the area of low pressure well offshore. This particular model has had a lot of run-to-run consistency meaning that it has consistently shown the low offshore with a little bit of precipitation for us. The Canadian model, which had the low closest to us last week is now trending more east. It also looks like the GFS is starting to push the low a little farther east as well. What does this mean? The heaviest precipitation, snow in this case, would fall just to the northwest of the low. If the low continues to remain well enough offshore, the heaviest precipitation could miss us completely. That doesn't mean we won't see rain or snow though. It just means we will not see the heavy snow or the heavy rain. Temperatures are forecast to be just below freezing Tuesday morning. We could see snow fall across some of our inland locations first early Tuesday before changing over to all rain.
Winds will be blowing in from the northeast. Water temperatures are in the mid 40s. Therefore, slightly warmer air will be moving into areas along the coast, keeping the precipitation mostly rain. High temperatures on Tuesday will be in the upper 30s to near 40°.
If any parts of Hampton Roads were to see accumulating snow it would be Tuesday evening. This is when temperatures will be falling close to 32 degrees.
Future Trak has a wintry mix across all of Hampton Roads. If there is more of a rain/snow mix, then the rain will melt the snow, which will really cut down on accumulations. But if some of this pink area is all snow, then we could see minor accumulations where temperatures have dropped below freezing. We have to keep in mind that ground temperatures are still very warm, especially after seeing highs in the 60s and 70s for three days in a row. If the ground is too warm, then it will be hard for the snow to accumulate. If the computer models continue to trend east with the low, then we are not looking at a big event across Hampton Roads. The exact location of the low pressure area is very important to this forecast. We are still 3 days away, so it is too early for snow totals right now. Stay tuned for more updates!
Don't pack away your winter coat just yet! You will need it tomorrow and next week.
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DATE & TIME: Thursday, October 4, 7:30 p.m. (et)
FACTS & STATS: Site: FIU Stadium (23,500) -- Miami, Florida. Television: ESPNU. Home Record: ASU 2-1, FIU 1-1. Away Record: ASU 0-2, FIU 0-3. Neutral Record: ASU 0-0, FIU 0-0. Conference Record: ASU 0-1, FIU 0-1. Series Record: Arkansas State leads, 5-2.
GAME NOTES: A pair of teams trying for their first win in Sun Belt Conference action face off on Thursday night, as the FIU Panthers host the Arkansas State Red Wolves.
After winning the conference championship in 2011, Arkansas State has gotten off to an 0-1 start in the Sun Belt this season after losing to Western Kentucky last week, 26-13, which snapped an eight-game conference winning streak. The Red Wolves are now below .500 for the first time since starting last season at 1-2.
The only win for FIU this year came at home against Akron (41-28). The Panthers have lost three games in a row, including their conference opener last week to Louisiana, 48-20.
Arkansas State leads the all-time series against FIU, 5-2. The home team has won each matchup dating back to 2007.
Arkansas State has shown an ability to produce big plays on offense (29.8 ppg, 480.8 ypg), but after scoring the first 13 points of last week's game, it was shut out in the second half by WKU.
Ryan Aplin continues to be one of the most efficient passers in the conference, completing 104-of-171 passes for 1,165 yards with seven touchdowns to just two interceptions. Opposing defenses also need to pay attention to him outside of the pocket as he has racked up 193 rushing yards and a score.
David Oku is the team's leading rusher, piling up 407 yards, which is already more than his first two seasons combined. He has also scored three touchdowns.
J.D. McKissic is about as sure-handed as they come at wideout, hauling in 34 balls for 328 yards and a touchdown, and he now has four consecutive games with at least six catches. Josh Jarboe (26 catches, 271 yards, two TDs) has also been a reliable target for Aplin.
The Red Wolves defense has been solid in terms of yardage allowed (384 ypg), but they have permitted opponents to score touchdowns on 16-of-21 trips to the red zone, which has resulted in a poor scoring defense (30.6 ppg).
Tim Starson has made plenty of plays in the backfield with 6.5 tackles for loss and 1.5 sacks. Eddie Porter has two forced fumbles and a fumble recovery, and Nathan Herrold is among the league leaders in total tackles with 44.
The FIU offense (25.6 ppg, 369 ypg) has been fairly consistent here in the early going, putting up 20 points or more in each of its five games.
Jake Metlock had been solid under center, throwing for 827 yards, four touchdowns and no interceptions, but he missed the last game with an injury. If he cannot play this week, E.J. Hilliard (25-of-36, 286 yards, TD, two INTs) will start again in his place.
Four different Panther rushers have gained 167 yards or more, paced by Kedrick Rhodes with 240 yards and two touchdowns. Darian Mallary (40 carries, 176 yards) becomes a big factor in the red zone, rushing in six touchdowns.
Wayne Times is the team's top receiving target, but averages less than 10 yards per catch (30 receptions, 288 yards). Rhodes is also utilized in the passing game with 10 catches for 130 yards and a pair of touchdowns.
The defense has shown very little with regard to stopping anyone, allowing nearly 40 points per game while surrendering touchdowns on 77 percent of visits to the red zone (20-of-26).
The unit has five interceptions by five different players. Johnathan Cyprien has a team-best 49 tackles and Tourek Williams has 5.5 tackles for loss.
With two struggling defenses, these teams should be in for a shootout. FIU should get a boost from the home crowd, but Arkansas State is far too talented to fall to 0-2 in Sun Belt play.
Sports Network Predicted Outcome: Arkansas State 38, FIU 31
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Located in: Bellingham, Wash.
Supplying PCC since: the late 1990s
Find it at PCC: Find a fragrant variety packaged and available in bulk, including single-origin roasts, blends, and decaffeinated options.
Certifications: Tony's is certified an organic processor by the Washington State Department of Agriculture, certified Kosher by Va'a HaRabanim of Greater Seattle and licensed to roast and sell Fair Trade Certified coffees by TransFair USA.
Time tested: Tony's Coffee has been roasting award-winning, sustainably-grown coffees in Bellingham since 1971. All twenty Tony's employees are passionate about making great coffee and love hearing from their customers.
Making a difference, one batch at a time
Established in Bellingham, Wash., in 1971, Tony's is one of the pioneers of coffee roasting in the Pacific Northwest. Over the decades, Tony's, under the leadership of president and chief executive Todd Elliott, has stayed true to its craft-style batch-roasting methods, which result in consistently satisfying brews.
Tony's Coffees prides itself on building direct relationships with coffee growing families, and supports organic, Fair Trade and shade-grown methods of coffee production and processing.
Direct relationships mean traveling the world in search of great beans. Coffee "beans," in their unroasted state, are green and firm, the seeds of cherries from the tropical shrub coffee arabica. Tony's coffee buyers sample hundreds of different kinds of green coffee from around the globe before buying their selections in bulk and roasting them in a way that brings out the very best quality of the bean.
Tony's also forges direct relationships with its extended community. The company purchases renewable energy equal to the amount of electricity used, which guarantees electricity from renewable resources is delivered to the regional power grid, reducing the need for electricity generated by non-renewable sources such as fossil fuels. Tony's also is a corporate sponsor of the PCC Farmland Trust, which preserves organic farmland from development for future generations.
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Samsung I7500 preview: First look
For today's show and tell, Samsung's first Android phone is serving Cupcake. The Samsung I7500 a.k.a. Galaxy is the first Google-powered device to come with a 5 megapixel camera and that's just the tip of much improved multimedia skill.
This is just a preview and it should serve to whet your appetite as the I7500 prepares to launch. As soon as we get our hands on a final version, we'll grab our tool bag and make an out-and-out review. For now, we'll just share our first impressions of the device.
Samsung I7500 Galaxy at a glance:
- General: GSM 850/900/1800/1900 MHz, HSDPA 7.2Mbps, HSUPA 5.76Mbps
- OS and CPU: 528MHz CPU with 128MB RAM running latest Android OS v1.5
- Form factor: Touchscreen bar, no keypad
- Dimensions: 115.0 x 56.0 x 11.9 mm, 119 g.
- Display: 3.2" capacitive OLED touchscreen, HVGA resolution (320 x 480 pixels)
- Storage: 8GB, hot-swappable microSD card slot (up to 16GB)
- Camera: 5 megapixel autofocus camera with LED flash and geotagging
- Connectivity: Wi-Fi, GPS, Bluetooth 2.1 with A2DP, microUSB v.2.0, 3.5mm audio jack
- Misc: Accelerometer sensor, Gesture lock
- Battery: 1440 mAh battery
The I7500 is Samsung's Google phone
Version 1.5 of the Android OS brings some very welcome refinements. The on-screen keyboard is obviously one of them, now that Android powers a full touch handset with no keyboard at all. Video recording and playback have also been included - both strangely missing in version 1. Stereo Bluetooth is aboard as well.
There's also some UI polish and plenty of work done under the hood. Extensive bug fixes and improved performance should make the OS even more enjoyable.
Before we begin, it would be fair play to note that in this preview we're using quite an early version of the device and it's not all shipshape. The most noticeable absentees are the camera samples, but the obviously undercooked Camera app does the handset no justice. A good 5 megapixel snapper is a valuable feature and we have every reason to believe Samsung will get it right before launch.
A few comparison shots with the iPhone
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Opthotech Boosts IPO Size to as Much as $152 Million
Sept. 24 (Bloomberg) -- Opthotech Corp., developer of eye-disease treatments, boosted the amount it plans to raise from a U.S. initial public offering to as much as $152 million.
The company is offering 7.6 million shares for $19 to $20 each, according to a regulatory filing today. Opthotech originally sought to sell 5.72 million shares for $16 to $19 apiece, based on a filing from September 9.
Investor interest in biotechnology companies is surging, with the Nasdaq Biotechnology Index up more than 50 percent so far this year. Other drug-related companies including Quintiles Transnational Holdings Inc. and Portola Pharmaceuticals Inc. also offered more shares in their IPOs to capitalize on rising stock prices.
Opthotech, based in Princeton, New Jersey, has no revenue and operates at a loss. The company plans to use the IPO proceeds to fund trials of its most-advanced candidate, Fovista, to treat wet age-related macular degeneration, or wet AMD. That disease, if untreated, can cause severe vision loss, according to the filing.
Quintiles, a provider of testing services to drugmakers, is up 6.5 percent since its May 9 debut. Portola, developer of treatments for blood clots, has surged 68 percent through yesterday since its IPO on May 22.
Morgan Stanley and JPMorgan Chase & Co. are managing the IPO. Opthotech plans to list on the Nasdaq Stock Market under the symbol OPHT.
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|Super Cub: STOL Made Simple
|Written by Bill Cox
Like most lightplane owners, I've had my share of conversations that began when someone asked, "Oh, do you own one of those Piper Cubs?" While an Aerostar owner might take exception to his half-million dollar investment being demeaned, most of us accept the reference to Piper's enduring little airplane as an expression of ignorance without insult.
In fact, the Cub has little need for apologists. It's a design that has stood firmly on its own three wheels for more than a half-century, and still remains in production today, if in modified form and no longer built by Piper. In fact, the Cub has been in production in one form or another for longer than any other airplane in the world.
Such longevity says something not only about the longevity of the original design but also about the Cub's reputation for reliability over the years. Add to that the unquestioned charisma of general aviation's first Model T, and you begin to understand why the Cub has been such an unqualified success.
No evaluation of a Super Cub would be complete without a look back at the original, so when a '77 Cub became available, I went looking for a comparable-condition original J-3. As it turned out, it wasn't necessary to look any further than the local chapter of the Antique Aircraft Association. Former AAA president Don Johnson is a dedicated antiquer who owns about a half-dozen airplanes, including a 1946 J-3.
Park the newer Cub next to the original, and you can see a strong physical resemblance despite the age difference. For one thing, the physical dimensions are practically identical. Both airplanes measure 35' 3" wingtip to wingtip, 22' 5" nose to tail and stand 6' 8" tall. Except for a fatter but more aerodynamically faired cowl on the Super, you'd swear the two were semi-identical twins.
Not quite. The Super Cub's mission bears little resemblance to that of the J-3. The first post-war Cubs were great little puddle-jumpers, ideal machines for basic flight training and inexpensive birds to buy and fly. The modern Cub is a far cry from the vintage version. It has evolved in both price and capability to a special mission airplane that regularly operates into airports and non-airports where other airplanes would fear to roll a tread.
Though Johnson's J-3 is probably far from typical of the early Cubs still flying, it's fair to say most of the other survivors are probably aging gracefully. More J-3s are being restored to near-mint condition every year, a trend that's elevated the price of old Cubs considerably. Beech may brag that a typical early model Bonanza has doubled or tripled in value, but a typical early, restored J-3 demands 10 times its original price.
In the air, the Super Cub and J-3 handle similarly but have dramatically different performance. I flew the later-model, 150 hp version first, and it was immediately obvious how it earned the name Super Cub. When it came to climb, the Super has practically everything going for it. Wing area is the same as the Cessna 310's, but the Cub has only 1750 pounds to lift, so wing loading is under 10 pounds/sq ft. That's among the lowest wing loading of any general aviation airplane.
Another common measure of climb is power loading, the number of pounds each horsepower must lift. Here again, the Super Cub's 11.6 pounds/hp gives it a leg up on just about anything else in its class except the Maule.
These two clinical mathematical calculations in combination with a low 37-knot stall speed provide the Super Cub with stunning short field performance and excellent climb. Experience suggests the Super will leap into the air in less than 300 feet and ascend at almost 1000 fpm. I spent six hours launching the airplane from a variety of airports, and I can attest that the numbers are correct.
The technique used to make the airplane really jump off the runway and leap into the sky is great fun and simple, as well: firewall the throttle, lift the tail immediately, pull full flaps at 45 knots and lever the stick into your lap. I made 20 such demonstrations during my flights, and it was a kick to watch the expressions of disbelief from onlookers below as the Super Cub climbed out at what seemed an angle normally reserved for the Space Shuttle. When the load is light, it's not uncommon to see an initial 1500 fpm on the VSI during a jump takeoff.
In view of the airplane's startling liftoff, it's not surprising that best angle speed is 40 knots, the number you'd use to clear obstacles. Best rate of climb speed is more like 65 knots, and the book recommends 78 knots for normal climb to reserve some semblance of over-the-nose visibility. At 40 knots, there is no view straight ahead, and even at 65 knots, there's little forward look.
The older Cub isn't nearly as spectacular when the throttle goes full forward, but its giant wing lifts it into the air sooner than you'd imagine. Despite the J-3's diminutive 65 hp Continental, engine noise at the 2350 rpm redline is deafening. The airplane breaks ground casually in 400 feet and starts uphill at no more than 400 fpm when loaded to gross. Best rate speed is 48 knots, a speed so low that any climb looks good.
As a result of the leisurely climb, J-3 pilots rarely cruise much above 3000-4000 feet. Speed has never been any Cub's forte, especially not the early J-3. Johnson's jewel indicated a shaky 68 knots with the two-cylinder A65 engine turning a max permissible 2150 rpm. Fuel consumption at this setting was practically non-existent compared to that of most modern airplanes.
Burn runs about four gph according to Don Johnson, and he should know. He's flown his airplane on several L.A.-Ottumna round-trips and is well aware of how long the J-3 can stay in the air on a full tank. To maintain a reasonable reserve, Don limits cross country flights to two hours at about 150 miles. That means 10 stops between Los Angeles and Ottumna.
If he'd been flying a Super Cub, he probably could have cut the stops to five. I ran the airplane both ways over a timed course and recorded 100 knots at optimum altitude with everything humming at max cruise. The airplane I flew sported 36 gallon tanks. Leaned barely to the smooth side of roughness, consumptions runs about 8.5 gph, enough to provide 3.5 hours endurance plus reserve.
Along with higher fuel consumption and more power to lift roughly the same wing goes a far better service ceiling. The Super Cub's is listed as 19,000 feet, while the J-3's spec is shown at 13,000 feet (the latter probably attained on a cold day in the Sierra wave with a JATO bottle.) Don says he's coaxed his airplane to 10,000 feet while solo, but he questions whether it would even reach that height when loaded to gross.
Fortunately, the true joy flying either airplane comes at 500-1000 feet AGL, whichever is legal. The true utility nature of the airplane defies high altitude and long cross countries.
Neither airplane provided the most comfortable accommodations for extended flights. Because the Cubs use tandem seating, cabin space is adequate, but seat adjustment isn't. The front seat in the J-3 is immovable while the forward chair in the Super Cub only provides fore and aft travel. The logic probably was that the airplanes weren't designed luxury haulers, so why elevate the price with cushy, comfortable seats.
In flight handling of the two Cubs is similar but far from identical. Perhaps oddly, the Super Cub, at 1750 pounds, has a quicker, lighter feel than the 1946 version certified at 1220 pounds. Aileron response isn't anything to write home about, and roll rate doesn't really get going until the stick hits the side stop. Predictably, the most powerful control is the elevator, and in combination with the airplane's huge, high lift wing, it assures a semblance of flare even at approach speeds that would be impossible or inadvisable in other bush planes.
Stall speeds for the J-3 and Super Cub are 34 and 37 knots respectively, but it's important to remember that the newer airplane has flaps while the old bird doesn't. Using the time-honored 1.3 Vs approach speed rule, a new cub floats across the fence at only 48 knots, while the vintage version approaches at 44 knots. Bush pilots typically adjust their speed to the situation, and that can mean flying final at 43 knots or less.
If you do plan to drag it in with power, stall characteristics are a major consideration. Both Cubs are gentle airplanes when the wing stops flying. There's rarely any wing drop at the break. More typically, the nose pitches gently toward the ground, and even that reaction can be forestalled with a power application.
The Super Cub's big flaps make short field approaches almost ridiculously easy. After flying the airplane and using full flaps on practically every landing, I'm convinced they're probably the major reason for the airplane's totally predictable slow flight characteristics. Max deflection is a whopping 50 degrees, and that really drops the nose toward the ground. There's no way a pilot complain about over-the-nose visibility with all that spoiler hanging down.
The little Cub also makes a good showing in the pattern and over the fence. Its 65-knot cruise lets it mingle comfortably with everything up to Cherokee Archers and Cessna Skyhawks, yet its low stall speed allows ridiculously short rollouts, even without using brakes.
That's as it should be, because most original Cubs don't have much in the way of brakes. The expander-tube-style stoppers used on many early lightplanes have always been high maintenance and low efficiency. Most Cubs share those atrocious heel brakes that most pilots who know better have come to hate. While it's admirable that Piper has tried to preserve the original design, a change to toe brakes would eliminate the unprintable comments made by pilots flying heel brakes for the first time.
The inconveniences of Cub flying, old or new, are far outweighed by the advantages of an airplane that can probably take you to places you never dreamed possible. The mini-Pipers first produced in the early '30s as the airplane for the little guy and still available today as the ultimate, two-seat, production, bush plane, will probably endure long after the more modern variants have passed into history.
Like most lightplane owners, I've had my share of conversations that began when someone asked, "Oh, do you own one of those Piper Cubs?" While an Aerostar owner might take exception to his half-million dollar investment being demeaned, most of us accept the reference to Piper's enduring little airplane as an expression of ignorance without insult.


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A hallmark of Leonard's work with The Story of Stuff Project has been her keen recognition that solving environmental crises requires working across a wide range of movements to fix economic and political systems that are currently dominated by corporations at the expense of people's health.
Leonard currently serves on the boards of GAIA and Public Citizen and has previously served on the boards of the Grassroots Recycling Network, the Environmental Health Fund, Global Greengrants India, Greenpeace India, and the International Forum on Globalization. She earned her undergraduate degree at Barnard College, Columbia University and has a Masters in City and Regional Planning from Cornell University. During Leonard's tenure at Greenpeace, she was arrested for protesting a business that was exporting hazardous waste to South Africa under the apartheid regime, and dumping it in a black community.
Leonard began her career at Greenpeace International in 1988 and has returned now to help the organization inspire and mobilize millions of people to take action to create a more sustainable future together. She is based in the San Francisco Bay Area and will lead the organization from Greenpeace's San Francisco office.


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New snaps of Liam and Teresa have emerged online, showing them getting up close and VERY personal for their upcoming flick 'Love and Honor.'
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A licensed practical nurse and a registered nurse face some frightening complicated ethical issues in their career of public service. When a nurse has expanded her career into the field of nurse practitioner, the ethical issues he or she faces increases tremendously.
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NFL Betting: NFL Matchups for Week 3
- Updated: September 22, 2011
Here at Bang the Book, we have all of the top matchups of the 2011 NFL betting campaign covered! Today, we're taking a look at the matchups for Week 3!
San Francisco 49ers (1-1 SU, 1-0-1 ATS) @ Cincinnati Bengals (1-1 SU, 2-0 ATS)
Spread: Cincinnati -2.5, Total: 40.5
Paul Brown Stadium, Cincinnati, OH – Sunday, 1:00 ET
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The Bengals and 49ers aren't exactly the cream of the crop this year in the NFL, and it's amazing to think that one of these two teams is going to be 2-1 at the end of the weekend. The combo of rookies in the Queen City, QB Andy Dalton and WR AJ Green are starting to really get on the same page, and that's good news for the futures of Bengals football. Head Coach Jim Harbaugh and company still have to be reeling after blowing a big lead late to the Cowboys last week and will want to make amends.
Miami Dolphins (0-2 SU, 0-2 ATS) @ Cleveland Browns (1-1 SU, 1-1 ATS)
Spread: Cleveland -2.5, Total: 41
Cleveland Browns Stadium, Cleveland, OH – Sunday, 1:00 ET
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We don't quite think this would be the end of the road for Head Coach Tony Sparano if he were to lose this game, but it'd be hard to see how he keeps his job much longer if the team starts 0-3. The Browns though, know that they have to get back on their feet at home, knowing that they lost their first game of the year at the Dawg Pound to a far worse foe… the Bengals. Another loss would be inexcusable, and for a team that thought it was a potential playoff team this season, starting 1-2 without playing the Steelers or Ravens yet is bad, bad news.
New England Patriots (2-0 SU, 2-0 ATS) @ Buffalo Bills (2-0 SU, 1-1 ATS)
Spread: New England -8.5, Total: 53.5
Ralph Wilson Stadium, Orchard Park, NY – Sunday, 1:00 ET
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This has to be as excited as the city of Buffalo has been in a long time for an NFL betting battle. A first place tie with the Jets (or the outright lead in the division) is on the line in this one, and it'd be amazing to think that the Bills truly could start a season 3-0. QB Ryan Fitzpatrick has been gunning the ball all over the place, but there isn't a better gunslinger in the land right now than QB Tom Brady, who already has over 900 yards! Don't be shocked if this is one of the highest scoring games of the season, as these two teams both have some real defensive problems and have some high octane offenses. After all, Buffalo did score TDs on its last five possessions last week to beat Oakland.
New York Giants (1-1 SU, 1-1 ATS) @ Philadelphia Eagles (1-1 SU, 1-1 ATS)
Spread: Philadelphia -9, Total: 48
Lincoln Financial Field, Philadelphia, PA – Sunday, 1:00 ET
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The Eagles and Giants are in the mosh pit at 1-1 in the NFC East, and one of these teams is going to feel a heck of a lot better than the other come Sunday afternoon's final gun. QB Michael Vick is still up in the air after suffering a concussion last week, and if he can't go, it'll be up to third stringer, QB Mike Kafka to win in his first career start. The G-Men still have secondary problems, as QB Sam Bradford ripped this unit to shreds last week as well, and QB Eli Manning is going to be down two receivers in all likelihood with WR Mario Manningham and WR Domenik Hixon both on the sidelines.
Detroit Lions (2-0 SU, 2-0 ATS) @ Minnesota Vikings (0-2 SU, 1-1 ATS)
Spread: Detroit -3.5, Total: 45
HHH Metrodome, Minneapolis, MN – Sunday, 1:00 ET
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What respect the Lions are getting all of a sudden! We think that this team is as overhyped as could be right now, knowing that wins over the Bucs and Chiefs are… well, whatever they're worth… and not a lot will likely be settled with this game in Minneapolis either. We know one thing about this one though, and that's that the Vikes have to have it if they think they're getting into the postseason. QB Donovan McNabb and company choked up a 17-0 halftime lead last week against the Bucs, and this is a team that should be a heck of a lot stronger playing from ahead than behind. But alas, that's two straight weeks that the men in purple were leading, but gave it away in the end.
Houston Texans (2-0 SU, 2-0 ATS) @ New Orleans Saints (1-1 SU, 1-1 ATS)
Spread: New Orleans -4, Total: 53.5
Louisiana Superdome, New Orleans, LA – Sunday, 1:00 ET
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This is the game that we are going to find out whether the Texans are for real or not. QB Matt Schaub and company have really put a ton of points on the board these last two weeks, and the defense has only allowed two total TDs and has a bunch of forced turnovers, but this is a totally different test, especially on the road. The Saints know that this won't be easy by any stretch of the imagination, but they also realize that this is a game that they should win with all of those offensive weapons, even if WR Marques Colston is still on the sidelines. It should be a third straight 3+ TD game for QB Drew Brees.
Denver Broncos (1-1 SU, 0-2 ATS) @ Tennessee Titans (1-1 SU, 2-0 ATS)
Spread: Tennessee -6.5, Total: 42.5
LP Field, Nashville, TN – Sunday, 1:00 ET
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The Titans are the new "team du jour" right now in the AFC South, as they are the only outfit that many think can stand a chance of toppling the Texans. However, a win against the Ravens doesn't make up the whole season even though it was impressive, and we tend to think that this has become an overhyped unit. The Broncos came off of their first win of the year last week as well, though this is their first trip away from Sports Authority Field.
Jacksonville Jaguars (1-1 SU, 1-1 ATS) @ Carolina Panthers (0-2 SU, 1-1 ATS)
Spread: Carolina -3.5, Total: 43
Bank of America Field, Charlotte, NC – Sunday, 1:00 ET
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Though we have a slew of rookie quarterbacks that have the capability of starting games this year, this is the first time that two of them are going to be playing against each other. Neither the Jags nor the Panthers are going anywhere this year, and they've turned the ball over to QBs Blaine Gabbert and Cam Newton respectively. Newton has had two straight 400+ yard passing performances, as scary as that is, and the Jags are hoping to get just half of that from the former Missouri Tiger… something that seemed impossible over the past two weeks with QB Luke McCown.
Kansas City Chiefs (0-2 SU, 0-2 ATS) @ San Diego Chargers (1-1 SU, 0-2 ATS)
Spread: San Diego -14.5, Total: 45
Qualcomm Stadium, San Diego, CA – Sunday, 4:05 ET
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Can you really blame survivor pool players for all flocking towards the Chargers this week? After all, San Diego is coming off of a bad loss against the Pats on the road, and it gets to come home and play against a team that has really had its number in recent years. The Chiefs have been outscored by whopping margins of 41-7 and 48-7 this year, and now, they have to play the best team that they have taken on all year? Still, we know that nothing is for sure in the AFC West, so we aren't ready to just chalk this up as a win for the Bolts yet, even though RB Jamaal Charles is now done for the year with an ACL injury.
Baltimore Ravens (1-1 SU, 1-1 ATS) @ St. Louis Rams (0-2 SU, 0-2 ATS)
Spread: Baltimore -4, Total: 43
Edward Jones Dome, St. Louis, MO – Sunday, 4:05 ET
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Is this the second straight trap game in a row for the Ravens? They were knocked off last week at the Titans, and now, they've got to contend with a St. Louis team which has lost two in a row to start off its season. There is still a question about RB Steven Jackson and whether he's good to go this week or not, and QB Sam Bradford still really hasn't had a game with a good completion percentage yet. Buyer beware on either side of this game.
New York Jets (2-0 SU, 1-1 ATS) @ Oakland Raiders (1-1 SU, 2-0 ATS)
Spread: New York -3, Total: 41.5
O.co Coliseum – Sunday, 4:05 ET
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No offense to the O.co Coliseum, but this place should always be known as Oakland Alameda County Coliseum… Regardless of what you call it, it'll be the first time that the Black Hole is open for business this year. The Raiders should br proud of their 1-1 split on the road, as if they keep that up, they're going to be in fine shape for the rest of the season. The problem here? Oakland has won eight straight games in division… and has gone just 2-9 in its last 11 outside of the AFC West. Last time we checked, the Jets weren't playing in the AFC West…
Arizona Cardinals (1-1 SU, 2-0 ATS) @ Seattle Seahawks (0-2 SU, 0-2 ATS)
Spread: Arizona -3, Total: 42.5
Qwest Field, Seattle, WA – Sunday, 4:15 ET
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Are we really ready to say that the Cardinals should be road favorites against anyone in the NFL at this point? If not for a rather fluky 73-yard TD pass to WR Larry Fitzgerald last week, the Redbirds are likely dogs in this game, as they probably would have ultimately been blown out in the second half against T-Rex and company. That being said, the Seahawks just flat out suck, for lack of better terms. They're still waiting for their first points from last week, and QB Tarvaris Jackson and the gang just look absolutely atrocious. The only upside for Head Coach Pete Carroll and company? Next year at this time, Andrew Luck might be his quarterback!
Green Bay Packers (2-0 SU, 1-1 ATS) @ Chicago Bears (1-1 SU, 1-1 ATS)
Spread: Green Bay -3.5, Total: 45.5
Soldier Field, Chicago, IL – Sunday, 4:15 ET
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The last time these two teams met here, QB Caleb Hanie was trying to pick up the slack for the injured (and soon to be vilified) QB Jay Cutler in the NFC Championship Game. The Packers were favored that day, and they proved to be worth the price of laying points on the road. Worth it again? Chicago looks to be a better side this year than most thought, and though it was blown out at the Superdome last week in the Bayou, we still aren't ready to hand over this game and the NFC North title to the defending champs quite yet. Remember that the Pack did struggle last week with Carolina.
Atlanta Falcons (1-1 SU, 1-1 ATS) @ Tampa Bay Buccaneers (1-1 SU, 1-1 ATS)
Spread: Tampa Bay -1.5, Total: 45.5
Raymond James Stadium, Tampa Bay, FL – Sunday, 4:15 ET
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Many might immediately look up and wonder why the Bucs are favored in this one. However, we have to remember that the loss against Detroit in Week 1 here at Ray Jay might not be as bad as we all originally thought, and that this team the very next week, after sleepwalking through the first half and digging a 17-0 hole, clawed all the way out by scoring 24 points in the second half… Without WR Mike Williams catching a ball… The Falcons are one hit to QB Michael Vick not happening away from being an 0-2 team with a lot of explaining to do. We just don't buy this Atlanta defense right now, which has now been torched by both the Eagles and the Bears.
Pittsburgh Steelers (1-1 SU, 1-1 ATS) @ Indianapolis Colts (0-2 SU, 0-2 ATS)
Spread: Pittsburgh -10.5, Total: 39
Lucas Oil Field, Indianapolis, IN – Sunday, 8:25 ET
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And the "Suck For Luck" sweepstakes continues for the Colts this week, as they are almost certainly going to drop to 0-3 and shouldn't be all that much of a factor for anything but the top draft pick going forward. The Steelers do look sort of mortal though, as the offense hasn't looked all that great in spite of the fact that it did race out to a 24-0 shutout last week against Seattle… but then again, it's still Seattle for crying out loud!
Washington Redskins (2-0 SU, 1-1 ATS) @ Dallas Cowboys (1-1 SU, 1-0-1 ATS)
Spread: Dallas -5.5, Total: 46
Dallas Cowboys Stadium, Arlington, TX – Monday, 8:35 ET
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The Cowboys and Redskins are hated rivals, and this goes back several decades. This battle probably didn't look this interesting at the start of the year, but no one really figured that Dallas would be this beat up and that Washington would look just this darn good. The Redskins are throwing the ball all over the field this year with QB Rex Grossman, and there is a real chance that he could have over 900 passing yards after this week. Really! That being said, the Cowboys are a M*A*S*H* unit, with WR Miles Austin out, WR Dez Bryant not looking good, QB Tony Romo unable to breathe, and both TE Jason Witten and RB Felix Jones hobbling around out there as well. This could be an interesting home opener for the Cowboys, to say the least.
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Catholics in Nigeria will, today, join their counterparts across the world to observe Ash Wednesday which marks the begining of 40 days fasting and praying.
Lent is a season of penance, reflection, and fasting which prepares Christians for Christ's resurrection on Easter Sunday.
Ashes used on Ash Wednesday are made from the blessed palms used in the Palm Sunday celebration of the previous year. The ashes are mixed with Holy Water and are scented by exposure to incense. While the ashes symbolise penance and contrition, they are also a reminder that God is gracious and merciful to those who call on Him with repentant hearts.
Speaking on the significance of Ash Wednesday, Director of Communications, Catholic Secretariat of Nigeria, Rev Fr Ralph Madu said Ash Wednesday signified the beginning of the Lenten Season.
He explained that the practice of Ash Wednesday is taken from Old Testament teaching when ashes were used as a sign of repentance from sin, and stress that when ashes are blessed and put on the individual's forehead, they become a sacramental as the prayers offered for the blessing of the ashes gives them the power of healing.
Fr. Madu further stated that the Lenten Season is significant in the sense that it marks the 40 days period preparatory to Easter when "we are called upon by the church to mortify ourselves, practice penance, alms giving and other such acts of Christianity."
He added that if not looked at within the context of Easter which reminds us of the death of Christ on the cross for the sins of mankind and his resurrection, Ash Wednesday and Lent lose their meaning and become mere practices.


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Hockey: Olympic medal stars back with a bang for Leicester club
Posted: November 14, 2012|
Leicester welcomed back three of their Olympic bronze-medal stars for their clash with University of Birmingham – and then turned on a golden performance to win 4-1.
For the first time this season, Great Britain trio Hannah MacLeod, Chloe Rogers and Anne Panter featured in their Investec Premier Division campaign.
A special presentation to mark the achievement was made to the trio by the Lord Mayor of Leicester, Councillor Abdul Osman.
It was Panter who made the first impact in the match against Birmingham, at Leicester Grammar School, by scoring from a penalty corner on six minutes.
The visitors hit back and levelled the scores with a 17th-minute strike from Xenna Hughes.
Leicester regained the lead early in the second half through Katie Long. Jo Hunter made it 3-1 and Long rounded off the scoring with her second.
After a sluggish start to the season, when they drew two and lost one of their first four matches, Leicester have run into form, reeling off four straight wins.
It means the reigning champions now lie second in the table, just one point behind Canterbury, the only team to have beaten them so far.


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The northern section of the Blue Ridge Parkway follows a narrow crest with views both east, to the Virginia Piedmont, and west, over the Shenandoah Valley toward the Allegheny Mountains. The Buena Vista Overlook (one of 275 along the drive) is well worth a pause to see its grand panorama of endless wooded ridges and hills — bringing to mind a waving green sea.
Take a moment here, too, to contemplate the geological processes that created these scenic marvels. Among the earth's oldest mountains, the Appalachians once were as tall and sharply peaked as the far younger Alps and Rockies. Since their uplift hundreds of millions of years ago, erosion — that most patient and persistent of sculptors — has smoothed their shapes into the gently rounded contours you see today. The resulting profile may be less spectacular than those elsewhere, but like a venerable family patriarch, the ancient Appalachian Range is dignified by its worn and weathered countenance.
4. James River
In a looping descent, the parkway reaches its lowest elevation (649 feet) near the James River, a placid ribbon of blue flowing through a densely wooded gorge. In the mid-1800s a canal was dug along 200 miles of the James, the beginning of a proposed waterway intended to link the Ohio River with the Atlantic Ocean. (The original plan, some historians say, was conceived by none other than George Washington.) Modern travelers can see a restored portion of the project via a footbridge from the James River Visitor Center. Mules and draft horses laboriously pulled barges along the canal, pausing now and then while a lock raised or lowered the vessel (at this lock, for instance, the vertical distance is 13 feet). It's no wonder that the freight-hauling efficiency of railroads eventually doomed the ambitious scheme to extend the canal.
5. Peaks of Otter
Climbing again, the road reaches an elevation of 3,950 feet at Apple Orchard Mountain, its highest point in Virginia. The "orchard" that gave the mountain its name is really a forest of low, gnarled oaks, stunted by bitter winter winds on these exposed heights (the dwarfed woodland reminded early settlers of an old, neglected apple orchard).
Ten miles south, the drive reaches the valley between Sharp Top and Flat Top — the twin Peaks of Otter that mark the headwaters of the Otter River. Since the days of the Indians, the valley has been a favored stopping place for travelers. They are drawn not just by the refreshing water of a nearby spring, but by the beauty and serenity of the entire scene. Wagonmasters camped here in Revolutionary War times, and an inn was established on the site as early as 1830. Today the Peaks of Otter Lodge is a favorite among parkway regulars for its hospitality and cuisine — and for the vista across Abbott Lake to Sharp Top, so named because its summit tapers to a rocky point.
Along the Elk Run Trail, a short loop behind the Peaks of Otter visitor center, the loudest sounds are likely to be the excited squeaks of chipmunks or the cackling "laugh" of a pileated woodpecker clinging to a tall tree. Nearby Fallingwater Cascades Trail is more strenuous, but its exquisite waterfall is an enticement to hikers. Along the trail in spring, legions of purplish-pink rhododendron blooms create a striking contrast with the dark foliage of the stately, towering hemlocks.


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Good grief! Burial options vast
Being turned into jewelry, tree fertilizer among choices
Posted: November 3, 2013 at 2:08 a.m.
People who don't want a typical funeral are in luck when it comes to disposing of their remains, because funeral directors now offer more options than ever.
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Homeless high school valedictorian delivers inspirational graduation speech.
This weekend nearly 900 Wichita Falls I-S-D students will walk across the stage to pick up their diplomas and begin the next step in their lives.
Earlier this week the district held its annual Scholars Breakfast recognizing the top students at each high school.
Top students to walk the stage this weekend in their high school graduations.
Walking across the stage to accept a high school diploma is an accomplishment that's 12 years in the making.But only two students can claim the top two academic achievements of Valedictorian and Salutatorian.


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Originally released in the U.S. as FIVE FINGERS OF DEATH by Warner Bros., KING BOXER today is a landmark martial arts movie blockbuster recognized both for being the first kung fu movie hit in America and for helping to chart the course for the entire genre for years to come.
KING BOXER is a masterfully crafted martial arts movie from visionary Korean director Jeong Chang-hwa, the mighty Shaw Brothers studios and the action directing team of Lau Kar-wing and Chan Chuen. It's also the first and greatest starring role in a kung fu movie for the late Lo Lieh, who became one of the greatest and most prolific non-martial arts-trained kung fu stars of all time.
This is a film, that at the time of its release shocked audiences with a level of graphic violence never before seen in martial arts filmmaking. Although arterial blood sprays had recently become a staple of swordplay in chambara and wuxia filmmaking, KING BOXER made martial arts violence more personal by showing bloody, bone-crushing strikes to the forehead, painful torture of limbs and eyes graphically plucked from their sockets. For the first time, the human body itself was being displayed as a weapon capable of inflicting damage as gruesome and effective as any bladed instrument or gun.
Adding potent weight and visceral magnitude to the film's action sequences are a number of unusual special effects, some of which became widely used many years later while other may seem more quaint. The glowing red hands of Lo Lieh simulate the accumulation of his qi energy from Iron Palm training. Clouds of fine dust, often referred to today as "power powder," explode from floor boards as fighters come crashing down or blast forth from bodies to accentuate the force of an attacker's blow. Fists and various weapons fly at the camera, sometimes on wires. With the camera cranked to slow down playback speeds, fighters leap into the air to clash in a fury of blows above the ground. This was Jeong's interpretation of Chinese martial arts, partly an adaptation of more fantasy-oriented wuxia lore and partly an experiment in redefining the human body as a lethal force. It was a far cry from the conventional choreography that had once defined kung fu on screen in the long-running WONG FEI HUNG serial.
It isn't all about graphic violence. At its heart, KING BOXER is a traditional story of one man's struggle to honor his two martial arts masters in a time of crisis within the martial arts world while remaining true to his first love. Unlike many of the action filmmakers who would come to dominate kung fu moviemaking in years to come, Jeong was a complete martial arts filmmaker, as concerned about character and plot as he was the physical action. In KING BOXER he clearly understands the need to build character in order to give greater potency to the violence.
Representing the everyman kung fu hero in a rural part of early 20th-century China is Chao Chih-hao (Lo Lieh), a filial student beloved by his adoptive father and kung fu master Sung Wu-yang (Goo Man-chung). A scuffle with a rival kung fu school and the reappearance of an old student whose skills have improved under a new master reveals the limits of Sung's abilities and he reluctantly sends his favorite pupil away to train with Master Suen Hsin-pei (Fang Mien).
After Chih-hao is forced to leave his childhood sweetheart Ying-ying (Wong Ping) behind, he comes to the aid of an attractive street performer (Wong Chin-feng) by battling thugs from another rival school.
Thanks to his unwavering diligence and innate skill, Chih-hao gradually earns the respect of Master Suen, much to the resentment of the master's senior pupil Han Lung (James Nan). This problem isn't helped much when Chih-hao's unwillingness to fight against the same students, from the school belonging to Meng Tung-shan (Tien Feng), is misinterpreted as cowardice by Nam.
Chih-hao proves otherwise by defeating Meng's hired fighter, the iron-headed Chen Lang (Gam Kei-chu) following the fighter's disrespectful treatment of Master Suen. This is turn causes Meng to hire three vicious professional Japanese fighters led by a ninja master named Okada (Chiu Hung).
Realizing his need for a successor, Master Suen begins training Chih-hao in his secret Iron Palm technique. Jealously causes Nam to collude with Master Meng in hopes of getting rid of the upstart who has succeeded in becoming his master's favored student. The fear of both men is that Chih-hao will be selected to represent his school in an upcoming martial arts tournament.
Meng sends his Japanese fighters to capture Chih-hao and cripple his hands so that he will be unable to fight. Thanks to his training and support of both the street performer and a fellow student, Chih-hao recovers to defeat Nam in a sparring session to determine who will represent Suen's school in the tournament.
In response, Meng orders the Japanese to kill Chih-hao before he can reach the tournament grounds. An unlikely ally intercedes on Chih-hao's behalf, allowing him to fight in the tournament.
Yet little does Chih-hao know that both his old master Sung and his new master Suen have both been marked for death by the treacherous Meng. The tournament becomes a sideshow to the real conflict when a furious Chih-hao musters the strength of his Iron Palm skills to take care of Meng and his hired thugs. At the same time, a betrayed Nam prepares to strike back against Meng with the aid of the street performer.
This story is unusually sophisticated by kung fu movie standards as it contains a host of fleshed out supporting characters and sub-plots, all tightly wound together. On the surface there is the standard revenge theme, but it doesn't come to that until Jeong has had time to develop the circumstances that lead to it.
I would favorably compare this movie to Chang Cheh's BOXER FROM SHANTUNG as a prime example of a dramatic, story-driven kung fu movie. It started with Jimmy Wang Yu's A CHINESE BOXER, ironically with Lo Lieh playing a Japanese villain, yet it took more skilled directors like Jeong and Chang to fully realize the potential of kung fu for gripping drama. Hereafter, the action improved in kung fu movies but the storytelling generally declined. For this reason, KING BOXER remains a vital classic despite its slightly crude and exploitive, wuxia-inspired fight work.
That's no slam against Lau Kar-wing or Chan Chuan though. These very talented guys perform magic with a cast mostly made up of actors with little or no formal martial arts training. There are a few notable exceptions in supporting and stunt roles that include Yen Shi-kwan, Yuen Shun-yee and Hsu Hsia, the latter being best known for his stick fighter role in DRUNKEN MASTER. The most famous among the stunt actors in attendance is Bolo Yeung, who briefly shows up as a Mongolian fighter working as a street performer.
KING BOXER receives superb treatment in its production from Shaw Brothers. It represents some of the best filmmaking the studio had to offer at the time, from the gruesome make-up effects to dynamic and stylized cinematography from Wang Yung-lung. Wang was previously responsible for shooting some of Shaw Brothers' top wuxia classics of the '60s including Chang Cheh's THE MAGNIFICENT TRIO.
Music in classic kung fu movies has always been a hot topic, for its obvious plagiarism of other film soundtracks and in some cases for helping to define the movie for Western audiences. KING BOXER is a prime example with a distinctive clarion call during Chih-hao's glowing Iron Palm scenes being taken from the theme song to TV's 1967 detective series IRONSIDE. Why IRONSIDE? Besides having a cool, early synthesizer theme song from R&B pioneer Quincy Jones, the series also enjoyed a guest appearance from Bruce Lee during the episode "Tagged for Murder. In 1972′s Hong Kong, anything to do with Bruce Lee was pure gold, even from a studio that had foolishly let the superstar slip from their grasp.
The importance of KING BOXER in the history of martial arts filmmaking cannot be overstated. This was the first kung fu movie ever screened in the U.S., several months before Bruce Lee's FIST OF FURY (aka THE CHINESE CONNECTION) arrived. Its violence, dynamics and martial culture thrilled audiences at the time.
Years later, the movie's diminished shock value in the face of far more realistic violence and the martial arts action, dependent on what looks today like crude wire work and sometimes rough editing, hasn't made the movie any less entertaining today. Lo Lieh wasn't the next Bruce Lee and lacked both the same real-life skills and charisma that the film's gory violence and simple light effects try to make up for. But still, in the tradition of great genre moviemaking, director Jeong Chang-hwa and Shaw Brothers studio made the most of their medium to create a true kung fu classic that has stood the test of time.REVIEW: King Boxer (1972),
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DPRK-China Intergovernmental Agreement Inked
| Pyongyang, November 24 (KCNA) -- A DPRK and China intergovernmental agreement on cooperation in the public health and medical science was inked at the Mansudae Assembly Hall on Wednesday.
Present at the signing ceremony from the DPRK side were Minister of Public Health Choe Chang Sik and officials concerned and from the opposite side members of the Chinese government public health delegation led by Minister of Public Health Chen Zhu, Ambassador Liu Hongcai and staff members of the Chinese embassy here.
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Six months ago, talk of the recession would have barely registered with 13-year-old QocTavia Shabazz of St. Paul. "When I think of the economy I relate that to politics, government," she says. "I think, 'That's not my problem. Why do I have to deal with it?' But it is my problem."
Her perspective changed after Twin Cities artists worked with QocTavia and three other teens to connect what's happening in the economy to what's happening in their personal lives, and then to express those experiences through song and video.
QocTavia, her sister Aunrika, Jalil Shabazz (no relation) and Tony Gonzalez met weekly with spoken word artist Desdamona and multi-media producer Patrick Pegg. The artists helped these young people to make sense of the economic downturn's devastating impact on their lives through art. The project, called My First Recession, is a unique collaboration between Animating Democracy, a program of Americans for the Arts that fosters civic engagement through arts and culture; American Public Media's Public Insight Journalism initiative at Minnesota Public Radio, which cultivates diverse voices that deepen and enrich news coverage; and Neighborhood House, a multi-cultural center in Saint Paul. It was funded by the W.K. Kellogg Foundation. Read the rest of this entry »


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Synesius of Cyrene
Mosaic depicting an angel. Museum of Ptolemais
of Cyrene (c.370-c.413) was a Neo-Platonic
philosopher who became bishop of Ptolemais
in the Cyrenaica.
He left behind a small corpus of texts that offer much information
about daily life in Late Antiquity, and about the
of the Roman world.
Letter 2, written in 407, is offered here in the translation by A. Fitzgerald.
Letter 2: An InsultTo Joannes
To be free from fear one must fear the law, but you have always been ashamed even to seem to fear them. At all events fear your enemies, and with them fear the judges if they are incorruptible. Nay, they are still to be feared even if they are open to bribery; for such ones, if your purse is not of the longest, are full of zeal to defend the laws once they have found a paymaster into the bargain.
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Interview: Queensrÿche
Posted: October 10, 2013|
IN the late 80s and early 90s, one of the bands at the forefront of progressive metal were riding high, both critically and commercially.
Queensrÿche had three consecutive platinum-selling albums, Grammy nominations and a loyal and growing fan base.
Fast forward to 2012 and a chasm that had been developing between the vocalist and the rest of the band finally exploded with allegations and counter allegations of violent altercations, unrest and a final split.
They are now, officially, in two camps, with singer Geoff Tate creating a band on one side and original members Eddie Jackson, Scott Rockenfield and Michael Wilton on the other – but they're both called Queensrÿche.
As a result of protracted and acrimonious legal proceedings, both bands have been allowed to use the name until a court decision is made January 2014.
After the initial split, the Wilton/Jackson/Rockenfield camp had to decide on their next steps. Bassist Eddie Jackson explains how the process developed: "The three of us got together and once we'd made the decision to continue we started to map out the future. Geoff (Tate) had been working on solo stuff for a while, so Queensrÿche had been shelved for a while so we'd been developing a side project called Rising West with the three of us, Parker Lundgren who was with us for the last couple of albums and Michael knew [new vocalist] Todd La Torre through another side project.
"When things went the way they did, we decided to return to the Queensrÿche name."
A return to the name has also seen a return to their roots.
"We always wanted to revisit the older material, even back to our original EP from 1983. But for whatever reasons, we were never allowed to do it.
"With the energy we have now, the songs all stand the test of time. It's been fun to go back."
Alongside the reflectiveness of their setlist, the band's 2013 self-titled album has seen a return to a trademark sound.
"For a few years, we haven't felt we've had the chance to express ourselves musically, but on the new album, all five of us contributed equally," says Jackson.
"With the first five or six Queensrÿche albums, the group of us created our own sound and if you bring in a bunch of different musicians, even if the songs are the same, they won't sound the same.
"We have our own styles and techniques that make up our sound and I thought that was missing from the last few albums.
"With (former producer) Jimbo Barton, this album is a return to our characteristic sound. Lots of fans have commented that the album sounds like it could have been released after [their most successful album in 1990] Empire.
"We had so much fun making it. The key word for me throughout this whole process has been freedom."
And Jackson says that this freedom has breathed new life into the band...
"With no one controlling things, we're just free to express ourselves and musically we can be who we are.
"So much has gone on, but we just want to play music – the passion is still there and with the new line-up it genuinely feels like a rebirth.
"We can play songs from our entire history and that freedom is inspiring!" he enthuses.
And for anyone who hasn't seen this, or any other version of Queensrÿche, what can the audience expect from the La Torre-fronted version?
"Heavy, hard rock, melodic excitement. There's such an energy in the band the now and we're revisiting a lot of the songs the fans have been asking for so we'll have a setlist reflecting the entire history of the band."


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Maryland Home Warranties
Home warranties are important considerations for all prospective home buyers. In some cases, the seller may pay for a policy. A home warranty will help pay for any major problems after the sale is finished. For example, if a hot water heater breaks down, many new homeowners may not have the cash in hand to fix it. However, a home warranty will provide enough financial coverage to make the repair or replacement affordable. When researching home warranties, it is important to also research the companies providing them. Be sure to select one that is licensed by the state of Maryland. To research licensing information, contact the Department of Insurance. Choose a company with a good history. In addition to researching a company's reputation, be sure to find out what their fees are. Policies that are more expensive usually have smaller service fees. Most homeowners choose to pay the extra amount upfront to enjoy the lower long-term costs. If the policy must be used, this decision is very beneficial. Carefully analyze a policy before deciding to buy it. The verbiage should clearly indicate coverage for the specific desired items. Some policies have more inclusions than others. For example, while one policy may include refrigerator repairs, another company may offer this item in a supplemental policy. Keep in mind that supplemental policies come with an extra cost. It is also important to be aware of any caps the policy may have. These determine maximum amounts of coverage for specific incidents. Although they are sometimes overlooked in the purchasing process, home warranties have been around for many years. Home warranties are still successful in attracting buyers and protecting sellers from any unexpected issues occurring after closing. These peace-of-mind products are also helpful in attracting buyers who are uneasy about any home inspection issues.


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Bandy Heats Up Cold Day
Freshman Provides Offensive Spark For Shiloh Christian
Posted: April 3, 2013 at 5 a.m.
Fans went crazy in the Shiloh Christian parking lot, flashing their lights and blowing their car horns, after freshman Caroline Bandy scored her third goal and completed a hat trick.
Girls Prep Soccer
Shiloh Christian 3, Greenbrier 1
Greenbrier 0 1 — 1
Shiloh Christian 0 3 — 3
Second Half
SHI — Bandy, 39:12
SHI — Bandy 26:28
GRE — Johnson, 20:22
SHI — Bandy, 17:20
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Get used to the word "phony." It's one of Holden's favorites. He uses it to show how he really hates conforming to society's standards.
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