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As you probably noticed, I didn't blog as often in 2011, let alone about foods I was cooking. There is no excuse for neglecting you, except I was focusing all my energy on baking a very special bun in my oven. I was pregnant. That alone is no reason to not blog as often, I know. But I was craving some crazy combinations and thought I'd ruin my reputation by posting my crazy cravings. I had the sense not to share a recipe for pickles with milk (yes, I ate that) or ramen noodles in miso soup (don't even try it, learn from my mistake). My favorite foods for much of the pregnancy were Buffalo wing sauce, watermelon (I ate a pound a day for three straight weeks), sushi (NOT sashimi), yellow mustard, pickles, milk, Bombay mix (Indian food in general), lemonade, scallops, and carrot juice. Half the foods that sounded brilliant to me received a polite but curious look from my husband. Definitely a case of my taste buds being a bit off. My stomach was repulsed by normal things like bread, butter, eggs, chocolate (yes, you read correctly), cheese, and beef (unless it was Cork spiced beef from Long Valley, Fenns Quay or English Market). I actually had heartburn with bread but not spicy foods. This made for a challenging time in the kitchen while I was expecting. For a week or two after giving birth, I'd still cringe at the sight of bread, cheese, and eggs.
I am going to share some of the stranger combinations I enjoyed last year then return to my usual enthusiastic habits of sharing what I've cooked lately and how you too can make it. For additional detailed or original recipes, check out my version of Greenes Chilled Beetroot Soup which is good with or without crazy pregnancy cravings.
Oh, you'll also notice that my food photography skills slacked off a bit in those months too. I was just too tired to set things up like I usually do. But much better again.


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No easy answers, but the discussion is necessary
CORPUS CHRISTI - We add our voice to the chorus demanding a meaningful discussion on how to prevent tragedies such as the mass murder in Newtown, Conn. Much of the discussion thus far has focused on gun control, less of it on how to anticipate and prevent a troubled young man such as Adam Lanza from becoming a murderer.
That's the more difficult issue: How do we recognize the signals and intervene with our limited resources? How do we intervene without violating the rights of people with mental illnesses or eccentricities? What turns one societal square peg into an Adam Lanza and another into a Howard Hughes? Indeed, these questions need to be explored, meaningfully.
Gun control is no easier an issue to solve but it has provided an easier means to vent. Everyone, including gun rights advocates, lament that Lanza gained access to his mother's guns and used them for this purpose. But how could we have cut off his access without restricting her right to own them?
Guns are too easy for deranged killers to obtain. Gun control advocates are right to seek a meaningful discussion of what to do about it. A better inventory of guns would go a long way. How to balance that against concerns about government intrusion is the challenge.
Gun control advocates need to be open-minded enough to consider gun advocates' point that things might have gone differently had the school principal been armed when she died trying to subdue Lanza. Any discussion of Newton and gun laws should include a reminder that Texas' concealed carry law was a response to a mass killing.
Suzanna Hupp, who survived the 1991 Killeen massacre, was a gun owner who didn't have her pistol in her purse that day. She blamed her parents' deaths on her decision to be law-abiding, and advocated successfully for the concealed carry law.
In riveting testimony to the Legislature, she said limiting the number of bullets in a gun's magazine would have been pointless. The killer emptied his clips and popped in new ones too fast to allow time to subdue him. Gun control advocates who are calling for a ban on semiautomatic AR-15 rifles with large-capacity magazines like the one used by Lanza need to Google Hupp's testimony.
She also told legislators that one reason people own guns is for protection against the likes of them. Many AR-15 owners are likely to say the same to those who want to confiscate them.
Those points and counterpoints on gun rights shouldn't be mere trumps to each other. The point of this meaningful discussion is not to determine winners and losers, but to achieve a goal shared by gun rights and gun control advocates — a safer society in which tragedies such as Newtown don't occur.
A safer, free, American society. This isn't France or Finland (a country that produces excellent hunting rifles). Our nation has a history and tradition of personal gun ownership. And it's a nation of regional differences. The part of the country where the massacre occurred is one of the more heavily regulated. In the Alaskan outdoors, firearms are a necessary protection against predatory wildlife.
In Texas, the governor said he'd be amenable to allowing teachers with concealed carry permits to take their guns to school. This will sound outlandish to people in some parts of the country. Not here.
We hope the discussion of how to prevent tragedies such as Newtown proceeds civilly to a reasonable outcome. There will be an outcome.
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Bob Casale, second from left, was Devo's guitar player.
Bob Casale co-founded Devo in 1973. He died yesterday. He was 61.
Below, one of my favorite Devo songs, "Mechanical Man," released in 1978.
If Mark had really liked Devo, he would have stopped listening to them to properly research type and proofread his post like a TRUFAN! And set it up for proper SEO, and included some listicles, for correct DEVOISM. And not push it out to an unforgiving world rife with errors displaying his deep-down DEVOHATRED.
Here's a google-search on BoingBoing posts by (or referencing) Mark and mentioning Devo. Doesn't mean he really liked them, though.
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Interim Sanctions
A. In certain circumstances, the Vice President for Student Affairs, the Assistant Dean for Student Affairs, or designee, may impose an Interim Disciplinary Suspension, Residence Hall Suspension, Mandated Room Reassignment or other restrictions prior to the hearing before a student conduct body.
B. In certain circumstances, the Director of Housing & Residential Life, or designee, may impose a Residence Hall Suspension, Mandated Room Reassignment or other restrictions prior to disciplinary action.
C. In all cases, Interim Sanctions will be imposed only:
1. To ensure the safety and well-being of members of the community or preservation of College property; or
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3. If the student/organization poses a definite threat of disruption and/or interference with the normal operations of the College; or
4. If the student/organization has violated the Code of Student Conduct or College policies while residing in summer or break housing.
D. During an Interim Suspension, students shall be denied access to the residence facilities and/or to the campus (including classes) and/or all other College activities or privileges for which the student might otherwise be eligible, as the Vice President for Student Affairs, the Assistant Dean, Student Affairs or designee may determine to be appropriate.
E. Whenever an interim sanction is imposed, the Office of Student Conduct shall convene a hearing at the earliest possible time, pending normal student rights requirements. The interim sanction may remain in effect until a final decision has been reached, including any appropriate appeals process, at the discretion of the Vice President for Student Affairs or designee.


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My place & yours:: blog HQ
Yikes! What a mess! Two macs, one vintage singer, and a load of papers:: children's drawings, photos, bills, seeds, books, magazines and notepads. Wallpaper, that I've tried to tear off to see what's underneath. Oh dear. It will go one day. We bought the trestle table at a junk shop and painted it. It runs the width of the room and makes a great work space when it's a bit more organised.The best thing about hq is the view from the window of our garden. Apple blossoms, garlic, strawberries and poppies. Very nice.
From Martha with love
When Martha (well, Martha Inc) emailed a recipe for these delicious cookies, well, I had to give them go. Who can refuse Martha? And Dulce de leche bat cookies sound so seductive. Plus having a truck load of the lush caramel languishing in the fridge, I felt a moral obligation to make them. I can't waste it now can I?
Despite not having a set of aspic cutters (do you?) handy to make the bat silhouette, nonetheless they were so gorgeous. It's a lovely chocolatey biscuit, so even without the ddl filling, you should give them a go. They're from Martha with love you know.
Into the wild
Overgrown grass, wild flowers, neglected old fruit trees. This was the type of garden I loved as child. Magic, secret gardens that you could play games in for hours at time. So I wonder why now, I feel so different about how a garden should look. Tidy edges, neat borders perfectly pruned roses. Maybe a topiary or two? Not quite. But my idea of a good looking garden lies somewhere in the middle. Although at the moment, I can't imagine ever taming my overgrown jungle into state that I'm completely happy with. Let alone have time for a bit of hedge clipping.
But today, when I was working in the garden, feeling somewhat overwhelmed at the enormity of it all, I watched the little ones playing. There were trees to climb, long grass to run through, flowers to pick. In summer there are strawberries, blackcurrants, raspberries and wild blackberries and hopefully this autumn, there'll be apples and cherries.
Hugo has plenty of sawdust pile to drive trucks through, flowers to pick and eggs to collect.
Elsa found a dinosaur bone (okay it was a rat skull but to her, it was prehistoric), built a home for a squirrel, helped plant some flowers and counted the garlic (74!).
Watching them play outside today, I realised, my wild and woolly garden is just how I like it.
Work to date
Here's one part of the kitchen after our mini makeover. We painted our floorboards the palest of greys and I am amazed at how much brighter everything looks. I feel like I'm living in Scandinavia!
I had to close the new door into the hallway though to hide all the boxes of stuff yet to find a new home. To explain, we knocked out a wall in the kitchen, and attached to that wall was about two thirds of the cupboards and bench space. But we didn't like it so it had go. All of it. Even though we don't have the budget to replace it. Better a third of a kitchen than whole ugly one, um right?
I had to close the new door into the hallway though to hide all the boxes of stuff yet to find a new home. To explain, we knocked out a wall in the kitchen, and attached to that wall was about two thirds of the cupboards and bench space. But we didn't like it so it had go. All of it. Even though we don't have the budget to replace it. Better a third of a kitchen than whole ugly one, um right?
Yours and mine :: bedside
I'm playing along with Pip's Yours and Mine meme, and this week's theme of Bedside is by Pottymouthmama.
So here is mine, a rustic bedside table made from an old kerosene crate and tin, one of a pair picked up from an antique store in Robe, where we had a beautiful holiday years ago before children.
There's a stack of books, currently The 100-Mile Diet and the gorgeous Kitchen Diaries by Nigel Slater, which I bought brand new off ebay for $US 3.00! There's some treasures left by little people, stones, a piece of shell and most importantly, lego instructions, a special treasure, which I must not lose!
Stop by Pip's place if you'd like to see more.
The end of the road
I was feeling slightly anxious as I crammed the little ones into the car and the three of us took off on our great southern camping adventure, leaving their dad behind to work on the house. Not the most experienced of camper, with just me, the children and one rather large tent, my mind was reeling with worst case scenarios. Although, I was meeting up with a group of friends, and I did take comfort from the fact that one of them is affectionately known as "Alby"
On arrival at Cockle Creek, my first thought was what took me so long to get here, (it's been on my "one day" list for years) and any thoughts of imminent catastrophe quickly evaporated as we took in the breathtaking scenery. A typical camping adventure, the highlight was a tinnie ride alongside dolphins and sea lions. Along with collecting driftwood and maireener shells on the beach, toasting marshmallows and sleepy babes drinking early morning hot chocolate. All over too quickly, but creating happy memories for the little ones. Can't wait to go back to the "end of the road."
On arrival at Cockle Creek, my first thought was what took me so long to get here, (it's been on my "one day" list for years) and any thoughts of imminent catastrophe quickly evaporated as we took in the breathtaking scenery. A typical camping adventure, the highlight was a tinnie ride alongside dolphins and sea lions. Along with collecting driftwood and maireener shells on the beach, toasting marshmallows and sleepy babes drinking early morning hot chocolate. All over too quickly, but creating happy memories for the little ones. Can't wait to go back to the "end of the road."
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I just love those old movies when the charachters arrived at some big old house with the furniture covered in dust sheets. This scene in the lounge room reminds me those old flicks.
Well, I've blown out my blogtoberfest a post a day challenge, but we're going to split town and will be back soon when the dust settles.
New stove!
Gas, induction, ceramic, electric, wood fired. There's an overwhelming number of options to consider when buying a new stove. And boy, have I researched, vox popped and tested a plethora of choices so I can make an informed decision before taking the big financial plunge.
I'm pretty happy with the model we have chosen. It's fairly compact, extremely energy efficient, has some well thought out features and I think its style sits well with the rest of the house. And this particular model comes with a stack of bonus accessories. I'm really looking forward to cooking up delicious treats with the smalls for years to come on this baby.
This post is dedicated to to Lexi, who gets me every time.
Tasmania's table
Super fun day yesterday. Cooking and styling for a photo shoot for a book cover. The book,Tasmania's Table highlights the amazing producers, chefs and providores around the state. It was a long day but so much fun. But of course, the best part was eating all the delicious food at the end!
Eye Spy - bed
Bed from junk shop, doona cover from Ikea, pillow case from the oppie.
Much loved Charlotte is from Santa and is dressed by little seedlings.
Thanks to Cindy for posting and Miss Muggins for this week's theme.
Day eighteen :: My place and yours
Still eating our way through the jam supply, that's moved to a new old cupboard. Mostly damson jam and tomato relish left now, and a new batch of marmalade.
There's also a few bottled peaches and cherries left.
Looking at this photo I suppose I should recover those old contact shelves. They look a bit shabby really. One day...
Playing a new photo game at Pips :: This week's theme is On the Shelf.
Are you playing?
Day sixteen :: the team
The dulcet tone of a chainsaw echoes across the valley, as Rodney works his magic on a massive tree stump that's been an eyesore on my rural idyll since we moved here. Earlier today, I was so grateful that Mal and Damien could get here so pronto to fix the septic. It was then that Tony arrived unexpectedly, with the spare part for the fridge. Five days early, you've got to love that.
What with Arne and Phil spending three days here earlier in the week with the interior makeover, Rob and Dean taking care of the rewiring, and Neil coming to take away everything they pulled out, it's been a bit like the agfest carpark here. Next week, Stevo will be here to do the plastering, and hopefully Pete can make it to finish some painting. Then we just need to wait for Wocko, Rick and Matt for some final touches and we'll just about have a new kitchen (oh, but we do need to save money to pay them, sadly this job will stretch over several weeks).
The cheque book's taken a beating. But we have a deadline to get the place shipshape before Christmas. You see, we're hosting the family this year, twenty six for Christmas lunch, and, as they're all coming from the mainland, well, they'll stick around for a few days. And that's when we can all relax and enjoy the efforts of our above mentioned renovation team.
Day fifteen :: from the garden
These daisies grow so well in our garden.
Their happy colours are so uplifting.
Which I could use today.
Broken fridge :: still.
No kitchen :: adapting.
Blocked septic :: bad timing.
And it's still raining!
Sneak peak
From the kitchen, looking through the new door. There's dust and crap everywhere. But already it looks so much better. More light, better flow. Tomorrow the builders will be finished. Did I mention they're also ripping out half the kitchen? Yes indeed. Hence the chaos. But it's looking amazing. Not good. Not great. Amazing.
Lath & plaster
I heart this.
Someone's handiwork from 100 years ago, revealed again today.
Beautiful. I love old houses.
Tomorrow :: open heart surgery
See the end of our hallway? Notice something missing? A door perhaps. Well, there was a door there, but it was sealed up probably years ago. It's always bugged me this sealed door. Because behind that wall is our kitchen. Having it sealed up like this feels like a blocked artery to the heart of our home. Bad feng shui.
Tomorrow. Seven thirty am. This faux wall has a date with a builder. With a big saw. And a soft touch. For our old girl. Wish her luck.
Eye Spy - a favourite corner in my house...
This isn't a corner so much as my hallway. I love the space here. From the filtered light of the front door windows to the clean white walls, it's a calming space to walk through. I've had the sideboard for years, a gift from a friend who no longer wanted it. The little Thonet chair I bought at auction when we lived up the road from here. When Elsa was a wee baby I'd walk her in the pram to auction day for a little bidding.
There are pussy willows in a vase from a neighbour's paddock and our spring display. One day, I'll find the just the right piece to hang on the wall above. No hurry. All in good time.
We're doing a little renovation in here. Well, more of an un-renovation really. Replacing an original feature that was removed who knows how long ago. I've been waiting for the builder since March, and he said he's coming this week. Fingers crossed! Stay tuned for some before and afters.
Thanks to Cindy for hosting and see some more favourite corners right here.
Day ten::from the garden
Today finally felt like spring had arrived. At last. Time to celebrate sunny blue skies with our first outdoor lunch for the season. First job is to sweep away the remains of winter cobwebs and wash down the table. Lot's of helpers for that job.
Another use for the spurtle :: stirring lemonade.
Elsa picked flowers from the garden to decorate the table.
Simple pasta with tomato sauce and greens from the garden.
Made all the more delicious when served in the sunshine.
Did you catch some sun today?
Day nine::from the kitchen
From the kitchen, this is the view to the living room.
Good bye cedar French doors...
Day eight::from the valley
The view from our verandah - snow for blogtoberfest.
Day seven::from the garden
When the sun made an all too short appearance this afternoon, Hugo and I made a dash for the garden. Him for some digging and general chook chasing, me for my daily workout of pulling out cocks-foot and cape weed.
Midwinter, I planted some broad beans and peas in the hope that the smalls would munch them straight off the plant come spring. Ever so slowly they've grown through the cold months and are now in flower, but not yet ready to pick. Or so I thought. It was a lovely surprise to see peas dripping from the underside of the plant when I pulled it back today.
Midwinter, I planted some broad beans and peas in the hope that the smalls would munch them straight off the plant come spring. Ever so slowly they've grown through the cold months and are now in flower, but not yet ready to pick. Or so I thought. It was a lovely surprise to see peas dripping from the underside of the plant when I pulled it back today.
from the kitchen::from the garden::from the valley
My theme for Blogtoberfest::a post every day in October
Day six:: from the kitchen
It's bitterly cold here today. The smalls are tired, adjusting to daylight savings and both suffering colds. Time for a cozy inside pajama day in front of the fire. The perfect opportunity to try one of Amanda's projects from her new book :: Calvin's papier-mâché bowls. Easily made with stuff we already have, they are just the ticket to store all the treasures the children collect, leaves, rocks, shells, pine cones etc.
This activity kept them amused for some time, from tearing the newspaper while I cooked up the glue, to smoothing the final layer was almost an hour!
Note to self: please remember not to leave these outside overnight. My last papier-mache attempt, a pinata, was left outside and entirely eaten by hungry possums. Oops! Fresh from the city, I had to chalk that one up to a foolish, city-slicker mistake at Elsa's third birthday party.
from the kitchen :: from the garden :: from the valley.
Eye Spy - my front door...
Cindy's weekly Eye Spy game and this week's great theme is by Karin.
We don't use the front door much, even guests tend to come to the back door, shooing chickens out of the way as they approach. But I do have a thing for front doors. I love brightly painted old, four panel doors. Saying that, ours looks a bit dull and boring. I'm not overly fond of the colour scheme of our exterior and look forward to painting it one day. That's when we can paint our door something bright, like red, or green or blue. Actually, looking at this photo maybe I'll just do it soon anyway, it's screaming out to be painted, even if it will clash with our putty coloured house. Head over to Cindy's to see some more front doors.
Day four :: from the valley
...and some daisy chains...
from the kitchen :: from the garden :: from the valley.
Day three :: from the garden
here. I grow mine by the back door, ready for snacking at a moments notice. They are really mild, not at all like the red radishes and delicious sliced thinly and served with plenty of butter and salt on bread.
from the kitchen :: from the garden :: from the valley.
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One of the most widely used cloud computing software known as "Google Apps" has gain tremendous following because of the close resemblance to the well-used office software like Microsoft Office Suite and the open sourced application "Open office". Their widely used Gmail mail system spearheaded the Google Apps and created an application that rivals the software based mail application like Outlook and outlook express. And as Google acquired Writely, and other companies that created software for office application, they were able to create a web based application that can rival office suites like Microsoft Office and Open Office Suites. As the number of users' increases, Google Docs was merged with its Gmail application services and created Google Apps on February 2007. This increases the effectiveness of all its apps and serves as an all in one cloud computing business tools.
Emails and files sent with attachment can be stored on Google servers with no cost at all if the total amount of storage is less than 10 GB. Because of this free access to the first 10GB email and file storage on Google servers, it pushes its popularity to individual users and small businesses that want to store and share their data with remote users or allows them to download the files and data in any computer, laptops, tablets and even smartphone as long as it has internet connection and application that can read the file format that is compatible with Google docs document. If no application installed in the user's computer that can read the file, you can still open and read it using the Google apps sites.


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Doctor Who Dalek Attack (1992) | MS-DOS game
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Doctor Who Dalek Attack (1992) | MS-DOS game (Size: 1.11 MB)
To play this you will need a DOS emulator
Dalek Attack is a computer game based on the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who, in which the player plays the Doctor and fights the Daleks.The player can play as the Second, Fourth or Seventh Doctor, and a second player may play as the Doctor's companion (Ace or a UNIT soldier. K-9 also makes appearances later in the game as does Davros, creator of the Daleks in the TV series, as the final end of level boss.
Developer: Admiral Software
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To start the game, mount it then load drwho.exe
Alternatively if you want unlimited lives, load train.com (a trainer by Razor 1911) and enable the cheat
Once you have started the game,
To do 1 player game: Zero (0)
To do 2 player game: Space then zero (0)
Player 1:
Up, Down, Left, Right = Respective arrow keys
Fire = Zero (0)
Grenade = Hold Zero (0)
Player 2:
Up = Q
Down = A
Left = O
Right = P
Fire = Space
Grenade = Hold Space
Note: Once in game press F10 to load the options, from here you can change the sound/music options and switch P1/P2 controls.
Don't use esc to pause as you can't resume, use F10 instead
Credit/Thanks goes to: Razor 1911, Red Wizard
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The following post was published on the Knowledge@Wharton website on December 20, 2011.
Procter & Gamble CEO Bob McDonald is a man with a plan. Last year, he and his company declared a bold vision — one that includes making all products and packaging with recycled or renewable materials, and ensuring that no waste from P&G products touches a landfill. Prominent in the vision, too, is powering all plants with renewable energy. Because all of this will take decades to achieve, P&G also declared a series of shorter-term, 10-year goals to guarantee that the company is making progress. The 2020 renewable energy goal is to power 30% of P&G's energy needs for 180 plants worldwide with renewable sources.
It's a tall order. How do corporate strategists and engineers — expertly tuned to the production of some of the world's leading consumer brands, such as Bounty, Pampers and Clairol — achieve an ambitious goal in an entirely different discipline, and achieve it fast? As more companies recognize the need to transition to non-fossil fuels, corporate managers in many industries will face this same question.
P&G knew the company needed an innovative approach to reach its goal. To do this, it wanted to partner with the best experts in the field to uncover new solutions to this complex sustainability challenge. From July 26 to July 28, 20 P&G managers and engineers gathered at a company facility in Cincinnati. Their secret weapon: an innovation tournament. With the help of George Favaloro, managing partner at Viridis Strategy Group in Waltham, Mass., and Karl Ulrich, Wharton vice dean of innovation and author of a book on innovation tournaments, P&G held a two-day innovation tournament with external experts to brainstorm and develop plans for plants in Cape Girardeau, Mo.; Mariscala, Mexico, and Kuantan, Malaysia.
While P&G has been able to reduce energy intensity by 52% over the past nine years, these three facilities represent the company's highest energy-consuming businesses in different regions of the world. "We can use our scale to apply the learning from those sites to most, if not all, the other sites and also across different regions," says Willie Johnson, P&G's product supply sustainability leader. One of the company's largest power users, the U.S. plant makes paper products, including Bounty, Charmin and Pampers. The Mexican site produces beauty products, such as Pantene, Head & Shoulders and Clairol through processes requiring heating and cooling. The Malaysian facility makes raw materials for detergents, such as Tide and Dawn.
Inviting a Broader Circle of Participants
In the search for green energy to power these sites, P&G's use of an innovation tournament itself may not represent a new phenomenon. But its successful management of the process is an art that many organizations are seeking to master. Done well, an innovation tournament can escalate an organization's ability to find innovative solutions by opening up the process to a broader circle of participants, notes Ulrich. Just as the TV show "American Idol" auditions a quarter million aspiring pop stars, filtering down to one winner, and the X-Prize Foundation awards prizes for the best proposals solicited worldwide to solve global challenges, innovation tournaments solicit a large number of ideas and filter them down to the most exceptional.
Instead of a far-flung event like X-Prize, P&G chose a more controlled process, inviting seven external experts to propose and brainstorm solutions with a team of 20 internal experts. Common among corporations that need to protect proprietary information, this format also made sense in P&G's case "because a lot of it was about process innovation," says Favaloro. "We wanted to engage people in an ongoing process that involves interaction between internal and external teams. They needed to be steeped in the process itself, instead of the next big widget."
In many ways, the tournament's success turned on P&G's mindset. Since 2007, through its Connect+Develop program, P&G encourages employees to create ongoing relationships with outside experts, recognizing that internal resources alone may not provide all the answers. At the Cincinnati tournament, "the P&G experts who live and breathe these problems as their jobs were very open minded," notes Ulrich. "There was no territorial pushback, which you often see."
Moreover, significant spadework at the outset resulted in a fast-paced, productive final round in late July. To start, P&G's internal teams delivered in-depth briefs via webinar to bring the external experts up to speed on the plants so they could frame more workable, tailored recommendations. Then the outside experts submitted 150 ideas, which the internal and external teams together winnowed to 45 via online voting. By the time the groups met in person, "it was a supercharged environment," says Favaloro. "Everyone was up on the problem and had already worked on it independently." Adds Stefano Zenezini, P&G's family care product supply vice president: "One hour into the discussion, [and] you're already discovering new things."
One of the first "eureka" moments came when external expert Ian Bowles, managing director of Rhumb Line Energy LLC in Boston, informed the group that the Malaysian government had instituted incentives for solar and other renewable energy. Bowles, who was formerly Massachusetts secretary of energy and environmental affairs, brought government policy insights that the P&G team may not have considered. "This immediately opened up opportunities for solar and biomass," notes P&G's Zenezini. In addition, the internal P&G team had originally suggested using biomass from residue from the palm industry, and that also became a major solution for the Kuantan facility.
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Hit the streets. Please do! Discover and enjoy life while at B"Charme. From flirting with Palladio to taste the lovely bubbly prosecco. Or stroll the Antique Market of Piazzola and get a new Vintage look! Even better..get lost in Venice...
Where I can go eat 2night? Suggested Trattorie and Restaurants and Agriturismo walking distance from B"Charme and on Berici Hills. Typical regional food and Pizzerie in Vicenza.
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Lindsay Lohan may officially be in London to participate in a charity auction after tonight's BRIT awards (she'll be giving herself to the highest bidder), but the fact that Ungaro's own is out of the US during NY Fashion Week may not be a coincidence. A source tells the New York Daily News that Lohan wasn't invited to Jill Stuart's show because the one-time actress is starting to be seen as a "brand damager." "A lot of designers, and especially Jill's camp," says the insider, "don't think she's worth all the press she'd get their show." Stuart denies the claim, but with Charlotte and Samantha Ronson keeping a high profile at the week's soirees, Lohan may have felt a cold shoulder all the same.
Thankfully, London's club scene is welcoming her with open arms—after Lindsay's opera escort imbroglio last week, she must have shown up at the airport extra early! Watch the star head to the club Bungalow in a faux fur and bowler hat last night in the gallery below.
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It was tutto buono for Salma Hayek and husband François-Henri Pinault this weekend.
The happy couple, who made it legal on Valentine's Day, retied the knot in front of about 150 family members and superstar friends Saturday at the opera house La Fenice in Venice, Italy.
Per People, which first confirmed the second pronouncement of husband and wife, Hayek wore a Nicholas Ghesquiere-designed Balenciaga gown and a long veil and carried a crystal-studded bouquet of orchids and stephanotis.
The newlyweds' 19-month-old daughter, Valentina Paloma, acted as flower girl and Pinault's 10-year-old son, François, and 8-year-old daughter, Mathilde, from his first marriage participated as well.
Guests such as Hayek's longtime gal-pal Penélope Cruz and Bono started pouring into town Thursday to take part in the multiday celebration.
Also on the list Saturday were Ashley Judd, Edward Norton, Charlize Theron and Stuart Townsend, Woody Harrelson, Olivier Martinez, Gael García Bernal, Enrique Murciano, David Blaine, Ziyi Zhang, Vogue editor-in-chief Anna Wintour and former French president Jacques Chirac and his wife, Bernadette.
Friday's rehearsal dinner at the Punta Della Dogana, situated at the south entrance to the Grand Canal, was a Carnival of Venice-inspired masked ball, a theme that carried over to today's black-tie affair, where attendees started off the evening wearing black and gold masks.
Hayek and Pinault's first go-round was a surprise (to us) civil ceremony at the 6th Arrondissement City Hall in Paris. At one point they had publicly called off their engagement, but perhaps that was just to throw us off the scent...of money.
But whether or not the elaborate celebration cost Hayek and her luxury-goods-mogul hubby $2 million, as some speculated, her father-in-law made sure that the family left a hefty piece of their fortune behind when the party was over.
According to People, Pinault's father acquired the lease to the historic Punta Della Dogana and has spent more than $70 million renovating the property, which will open to the public June 6 as the Pinault Foundation Centre for Contemporary Art.


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"I wasn't always the best player growing up. I was lucky they let me play on the Triple-A teams and stuff. I don't know if I would say I was a star. I just took each level as it came. I was 15 and I started getting a little bit of attention from scouts at the major-junior level. For me, at that age, that was my whole focus, wanting to get drafted to move on and play major-junior. There were a few guys from the island that went on to play major-junior that I really looked up to. I got drafted to Sudbury of the Ontario Hockey League and, at 16, moved away from home. That wasn't easy coming from a close-knit family and a small town. That was a tough decision but something I needed to do to give me the chance to play major-junior. Fortunately, I was able to make the team and my NHL Draft year was my second year and I got a little bit of attention from scouts again and then I was drafted to Columbus. It was probably at that point, when I got drafted to Columbus that your focus shifts and you start thinking that maybe you can make a go of it and start working toward that."
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There is an important story in today's Wall Street Journal that says a lot about how the Middle East is changing in the era of smart diplomacy:
Syrian President Bashar Assad's government has transferred long-range Scud missiles to the Lebanese Shiite militant group Hezbollah in a move that threatens to alter the Middle East's military balance, Israeli and U.S. officials alleged. …
Officials briefed on the intelligence said Israeli and American officials believe Lebanon transferred Scud D missiles to Hezbollah that were built with either North Korean or Russian technology.
The Scuds are believed to have a range of over 430 miles, placing Jerusalem, Tel Aviv and Israel's nuclear installations at Dimona all within range of Hezbollah's military forces. …
Israeli officials said this week that Scud D missiles were "game-changing" armaments that marked a new escalation in the Mideast conflict. They charged Mr. Assad with further fusing Syria's military command with Hezbollah's and Iran's and breaking clearly defined red-lines established by Israel's defense forces.
The Scud-D has been around for decades; why is it being transferred to Hezbollah at this particular moment? There are two likely reasons: (1) the White House has become the most prominent Western critic of Israel, and Syria is confident that President Obama will not do much to either punish an Israeli enemy or speak clearly in Israel's defense. (2) Under the Obama Doctrine, many enemies of America are treated with kindness in order to prove that they should not fear us, under the theory that once the fear is gone, there will be very little to obstruct the progression of smooth relations. The engagement policy thus requires the overlooking of all kinds of bad behavior.
Syria, it appears, has made an accurate calculation on both of the above counts.
Remember how critics of the Bush administration always said that the neocon cowboys in the White House clung stubbornly to failed policies out of ideological conviction? Here's the final paragraph of the WSJ story:
U.S. officials stressed, however, that the White House wasn't second-guessing its engagement strategy and was pushing forward with Mr. Ford's nomination. "Sending an Ambassador to Syria who can press the Syrian government in a firm and coordinated fashion … is part of our strategy to achieve comprehensive peace in the region," the White House said in a statement.
I'm sure Mr. Ford is a talented diplomat, but is there any chance that his presence in Damascus would have stopped the transfer of long-range missiles to Hezbollah?


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Filed to ESPN: Dolphins have arranged for Matt Flynn to visit Miami after his visit to Seattle. Miami's chances of landing Peyton dwindling.
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Filed to ESPN: Dolphins have arranged for Matt Flynn to visit Miami after his visit to Seattle. Miami's chances of landing Peyton dwindling.
Stevie don't send your jet it is a waste of Jet Fuel!
The above post is not subject to penalty under the TOS I declare the Hayden Fox defense. " It is impossible for the staff to know my context therefore I cannot be penalized"
Looks like he may be much cheaper than originally thought. I say bring him in to compete with Moore. get a bunch of Wrs and TEs in draft along with a pass rusher
dolphins still have shot at peyton thats bs they are still in it
At least we planned a visit and we stopped sitting on our hands for the right price I figure around 5 million a year he will sign with us
Good news, I was getting worried Miami was going to lose him to Seattle. Get him into Miami, and don't let him leave the building. The nice thing is that he likely won't be getting the $8-10 million a year deal that most expected before the start of free agency. Probably more in the $4-6 million a year range, and make him prove himself.
Let's get our QB this weekend Ireland. We could also still use a draft pick on a guy in the 3rd round to develop and be the #2 once Moore's contract expires after this year.
Just so there's a fair TC competition, unlike Henne being handed the job last season .. maybe costing the team a game that could have represented more than just being a jest spoiler in 16, then I'll be fine with signing him.. let the best QB win.
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Good to hear. Maybe Manning finally let Ross and Ireland off the hook and told them its over.
Die hard Dolphins and Devils fan.
I like it lets go... Finally get this thing rollin!!!!!!!!!
Unless Peyton just informed Miami that they were no longer in the running, I don't understand the timing of this visit.


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GLEN COVE, N.Y. - Brittany Marchand and Augusta James each won in match play to advance at the US Women's Amateur Championship at Nassau Country Club.
Marchand and James each played 36 holes and made the cut into match play, and now are among 32 players remaining in the tournament. Marchand defeated China's Yunjie Zhang 2-up and James won 2-up over Sarah Burnham, a player at Michigan State.
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I think this Model is better. The claws are more accurate and they look nicer.
This is a hard decision? Do both: masks on claws and on the back; utilizing different masks on different variations of the rahi.
Or use both full models. Adds more variation
one in blue and one in purple.
Have you considered adding throwing disks by using the bow and arrows? You could make the bow invisible, and make a skin for the arrows that turns them into disks. And then when disk launchers come in you could turn crossbows into launchers and the bolts into disks with magic effects.
I think it would be good idea to use both models, making this one bigger, and the second one smaller (like Frostbite Spiders). But if i had to choose the best design, I'd say this one's better
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Ok, so I'm good with dog and horse behavior, but cats are beyond me.
My boyfriend and I have a six-month-old male kitten named Cosmo. He's not neutered yet, but we're planning on having that done in the next month or so.
Anyway, here's what's stumping me. Cosmo really usually acts like a dog. He's always been that way and we've had him since he was eight-weeks-old and we found him as a stray. He's litter box trained and is very good about using it, or going to the bathroom outside (he's only out when we're home and he stays in the yard with the dog). He's horrible about stealing the dog's bed, but the dog lets him. Anyway, in the past week and a half, Cosmo has popped on Cash's bed twice. He does it when our backs are turned, but both times I've happened to catch him in the act. He acts like he's trying to cover it up, like he would in a litter box. And he's only done it when the dog has been outside. We checked his litter box both times and it was clean.
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Hello (Lionel Richie song)
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|February 13, 1984
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"Hello" is a song by Lionel Richie. Taken as the third single from Richie's multi-platinum album Can't Slow Down, the song was released in 1984 and reached number one on three Billboard music charts: the pop chart (for two weeks), the R&B chart (for three weeks),[1] and the adult contemporary chart (for six weeks). The song also went to number one in the UK Singles Chart.[2] The song later inspired a lawsuit by songwriter Marjorie Hoffman White, who accused Richie of plagiarizing her composition "I'm Not Ready to Go".[3]
The song is memorable for the line "Hello, is it me you're looking for?". That phrase started the song's composition, as James Anthony Carmichael visited Richie, and once the singer greeted him that way Carmichael replied "Finish that song." Richie had certain contempts doing the lyrics, feeling that "this is REALLY corny. This is not going to do well.", amd even considered discarding "Hello" from Can't Slow Down, but ultimately "by the time I finished the verse, I fell in love with the song again."[4] The guitar solo on the song was played by session guitarist Louis Shelton.
The song is written in the key of A minor. The verses follow the chord progression of Am9—Cmaj7/G—Fmaj7—C6/G—Fmaj7. The chorus features a Neapolitan chord (Bb).[5]
Music video[edit]
The music video, directed by Bob Giraldi, features the story of Richie as a theater and acting teacher having a seemingly unrequited love for a blind student (Laura Carrington) until he discovers she shares the feeling as demonstrated by the discovery that she is sculpting a likeness of his head. The infamous bust used in the video, which bears little resemblance to Richie, has been parodied in popular culture.[6][7] Richie himself complained to the video's director, Bob Giraldi, that the bust did not look like him.[8]
|Chart (1984)
|Australian Kent Music Report
|Austrian Singles Chart
|Dutch Top 40
|French Singles Chart
|West German Singles Chart
|Irish Singles Chart
|Norwegian Singles Chart
|Swedish Singles Chart
|Swiss Singles Chart
|UK Singles Chart
|U.S. Billboard Hot 100
|U.S. Billboard Adult Contemporary
|U.S. Billboard Black Singles
Cover versions[edit]
- In 2011, American bachata singer Berto La Voz covered the song which was released as the first single from his debut album Llego La Voz.[10] This version peaked at #11 on the Billboard Tropical Songs chart.[11]
Appearances and references in other media[edit]
- Richie's version of "Hello" has been featured in the films Bitter Moon (1992), The 40-Year-Old Virgin (2005), Herbie: Fully Loaded (2005), Scary Movie 4 (2006), Are We Done Yet? (2007), Shrek Forever After (2010),[12] and Paddington (2014).
- In February 2013, Taco Bell used a Spanish version of the song, sung by Coffey Anderson, in their Cool Ranch Doritos Loco Taco commercial.[13]
- Australasian beer company Lion paid Lionel Richie to appear in an advertisement for its Tap King line of home micro-kegs during the 2013 Ashes broadcasts. The commercial shows a man peering into his fridge to see Lionel Richie performing the song at a piano, and pouring the man a beer.[14]
See also[edit]
- List of number-one singles in Australia during the 1980s
- List of RPM number-one singles of 1984
- List of Dutch Top 40 number-one singles of 1984
- List of European number-one hits of 1984
- List of number-one singles in 1984 (New Zealand)
- List of number-one hits of 1984 (Switzerland)
- List of number-one singles from the 1980s (UK)
- List of Hot 100 number-one singles of 1984 (U.S.)
- List of number-one adult contemporary singles of 1984 (U.S.)
- List of number-one R&B singles of 1984 (U.S.)
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 492.
- ^ Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. pp. 434–5. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
- ^ A Long Island song writer has filed a $1 million lawsuit against pop singer Lionel Richie, accusing him of stealing the melody for the hit song, 'Hello.'
- ^ Lionel Richie recalls early distaste for 'Hello' as hit song turns 30
- ^ "Unsupported Browser or Operating System". Musicnotes.com. Retrieved March 29, 2014.
- ^ http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/scottish-news/student-blindfolds-himself-bids-recreate-3592938
- ^ http://blogs.dallasobserver.com/dc9/2014/02/lionel_richie_hello_video.php?page=all
- ^ http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/lionel-richie-on-hits-tour-gibberish-lyrics-and-the-legend-of-hello-20140529
- ^ Jaclyn Ward - Fireball Media Ltd. - http://www.fireballmedia.ie (October 1, 1962). "The Irish Charts - All there is to know". Irishcharts.ie. Retrieved March 29, 2014.
- ^ "Llego La Voz - Berto La Voz". Allmusic. Rovi. Retrieved June 17, 2012.
- ^ "Latin Tropical Airplay 2011-12-31". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. June 17, 2011. Retrieved December 31, 2012.
- ^ http://reelsoundtrack.wordpress.com/2010/05/30/shrek-forever-after-soundtrack
- ^ Unterberger, Andrew. "Sing Más: Talking to the Guys Behind the Taco Bell Ads with the Spanish-Translated Pop Songs". Retrieved April 5, 2013.
- ^ Eamonn Duff (June 27, 2013). "Lionel Richie's cash splash in beer commercial". The Sydney Morning Herald (Sydney: Fairfax Media).
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|Preceded by
"99 Red Balloons" by Nena
|UK number one single
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|Succeeded by
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- 1984 singles
- Lionel Richie songs
- Billboard Hot 100 number-one singles
- Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs number-one singles
- Billboard Adult Contemporary number-one singles
- Dutch Top 40 number-one singles
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- Number-one singles in Australia
- Number-one singles in New Zealand
- Number-one singles in Switzerland
- RPM Top Singles number-one singles
- UK Singles Chart number-one singles
- Music videos directed by Bob Giraldi
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Week 14 Sleepers and Start'ems for 2013
Week 14 Sleepers and Start'ems for 2013
Playoffs! Playoffs? Can you believe that we're already in the home stretch? Trade deadlines are passed, teams will be forced to build through waivers which isn't such a bad thing. The time is upon us to strengthen our benches and prepare for the worst. Nobody can predict the unpredictable and injuries can happen at any second of any game. Solidifying your bench is a must at this point in the game.
Week 13 Sleepers/Start'ems RECAP
DA GOODZ (Recommended starts that made us look good)
Carson Palmer Ari @ Phi – 24 of 41 for 302 yards 3TDs and 2Ints
Alex Smith KC vs Den – 26 of 42 for 293 yards 2TDs and 1Int
Josh McCown Chi @ Min – 23 of 36 for 355 yards 2TDs
Ryan Fitzpatrick Ten @ Indy – 21 of 37 for 201 yards 1TD and 3Ints with 8 carries 54 yards 1TD
Running Backs (Rec = Reception)
Fred Jackson Buf @ ATL – 11 carries 42 yards 1TD and 4rec 36 yards 1TD
Shane Vereen NE @ Hou – 10 carries 38 yards and 5rec 37 yards 1TD
Andre Brown NYG @ Wash – 14 carries 35 yards 2TDs and 3rec 23 yards
C.J Spiller Buf @ ATL – 15 carries 149 yards 1TD and 2rec 8 yards
Chris Johnson Ten @ Indy – 18 carries 69 yards and 6rec 32 yards 1TD
Wide Receivers ( Rec = Reception)
Larry Fitzgerald Ari @ Phi – 5 rec 72 yards 1TD on 8 Targets
Michael Floyd Ari @ Phi – 5 rec 99 yards 1TD on 10 Targets
Kendall Wright Ten @ Indy – 6 rec 77 yards on 11 Targets
Anquan Boldin SF vs STL – 9rec 98 yards on 14 Targets
Harry Douglas ATL vs Buf – 6 rec 73 yards on 15 Targets
Alshon Jeffery Chi @ Min – 12 rec 249 yards 2TDs on 15 Targets
Tight Ends (Rec = Reception)
Vernon Davis SF vs STL – 4rec 82 yards 1TD on 5 Targets
Rob Gronkowski NE @ Hou – 6 rec 127 yards 1TD on 12 Targets
Not so goodz. (Recommended starts that made us look bad)
QB Tony Romo Dal @ Oak – 23 of 32 for 225 yards 1TD
QB Andy Dalton Cin @ SD – 14 of 23 for 190 yards 1TD and 1Int
QB Colin Kaepernick SF @ STL – 19 of 28 275 for 275 yards 1TD
QB Matt Ryan ATL vs Buf – 28 of 47 for 311 yards 1TD
RB Giovani Bernard Cin @ SD – 14 carries 57 yards and 1 rec 9 yards
RB Marshawn Lynch Sea vs NO – 16 carries 45 yards and 3rec 12 yards
RB Danny Woodhead SD vs Cin – 7 carries 22 yards and 2rec 13 yards
WR Jarrett Boykin GB @ Det – Statless
WR Nate Burleson Det vs GB – Statless
WR Rueben Randle NYG @ Wash -3 rec 20 yards on 4 Targets
WR Terrance Williams Dal @ Oak – 3 rec 23 yards on 6 Targets 1FL
WR Stevie Johnson Buf @ ATL – 5 rec 55 yards on 8 Targets 1FL
WR Dwayne Bowe KC vs Den – 3 rec 56 yards on 7 Targets
WR Rod Streater Oak @ Dal – 3 rec 57 yards on 4 Targets
TE Tim Wright TB @ Car – 2 rec 17 yards on 3 Targets
TE Coby Fleener Indy vs Ten – 3 rec 50 yards on 5 Targets
TE Jordan Cameron Cle vs Jac – 4 rec 43 yards on 7 Targets
TE Delanie Walker Ten @ Indy – 1 rec 5 yards on 2 Targets (Concussion)
WEEK 14 SLEEPERS and START'ems for 2013
Tom Brady NE vs Cle – I know Brady isn't a "sleeper" per say, but he is my MUST START QB of the Week! Brady has regained his mojo after a terrible run. He has completed 70 percent of his passes with 10 touchdowns and just 2 interceptions in the last 4 games. The Browns pass defense, which had been strong most of the year, is collapsing. They have just 2 sacks and have yielded 8 passing touchdowns in the last 3 games.
Nick Foles Phi vs Det – The Eagles are 5-2 since he was moved into the starting lineup. He has completed 124 of 196 passes for 1,791 yards, 19 touchdowns and – get this – 0 interceptions. He has even added 145 yards and 2 scores on the ground. More encouraging this week is that he is playing at home against pass-happy Detroit and a high-scoring game should result. The Lions rank 26th in the NFL in passing yards allowed (3,147) and 19th in touchdowns yielded through the air (21).
Cam Newton Car @ NO – Newton completed 18 of 29 passes passes for 263 yards. He also led the team with a season-high 68 yards rushing on 5 carries, including a 56-yard scamper midway through the first quarter that he might have taken all the way if a defender hadn't tripped him up from behind. Newton has now scored multiple touchdowns in 3 straight games.
Carson Palmer Ari vs STL – This was the 3rd consecutive game with 300 or more passing yards for Palmer. He also has thrown at least 2 touchdown passes in 5 straight games. Palmer had just 119 passing yards in the first half, but with the team down 17-7 at the half, the Cardinals began throwing more, giving Palmer the extra boost. The Cardinals face the Rams in Week 14. Palmer passed for 327 yards and two touchdowns when the teams first faced each other in Week 1.
Other Quarterbacks with nice matchups – Mike Glennon TB vs Buf, Ryan Fitzpatrick Ten @ Den, Matthew Stafford Det @ Phi, Joe Flacco Balt vs Min, Alex Smith KC @ Wash
Running Backs
Shane Vereen NE vs Cle – Vereen is my MUST START RB of the Week! He missed most of the season because of a wrist injury he suffered in the season opener, posted his first touchdown with a 9-yard reception in the 3rd quarter. Vereen came very close to a 3-touchdown game Sunday. Vereen took a 12-yard catch on the opening drive of the second half down to the 1-yard line. He was pushed out of bounds before he got a chance to stretch the football across the goal line. One play later, James Develin had a 1-yard touchdown run. In the 4th quarter, Tom Brady threw a perfectly placed pass to Vereen in the end zone, but the 15-yard touchdown went through Vereen's hands and bounced off his chest for an incomplete pass.
Andre Brown NYG @ SD – Brown gained just 35 yards on 14 carries, an average of 2.5 yards per carry, in the Week 13 win at Washington. But he satisfied his Fantasy owners with two touchdown runs, giving him 3 scores in 4 games since returning from a broken leg. Brown ripped off a 23-yard touchdown in the 2nd quarter. Early in the 4th, he lunged across the goal line on second effort for a 1-yard score. Brown caught three of the five passes thrown his way for 23 yards.
Eddie Lacy GB vs ATL – The Falcons have been terrible defensively and have only gotten worse in recent weeks, allowing 149 rushing yard to the Bills' C.J. Spiller in Week 13 and 163 rushing yards to the Buccaneers' Bobby Rainey in Week 11. Overall, the Falcons rank 30th against the run, allowing 135.4 yards per game. They've given up the 6th-most Fantasy points to running backs.
Bobby Rainey TB vs Buf – Running backs are averaging 108.1 rushing yards per week. Running backs have also totaled 5 rushing touchdowns in the last 3 games against Buffalo. The trend has started to change against Buffalo, as running backs have averaged 24 standard Fantasy points the last 3 weeks. Even though Rainey is coming off 2 bad games, the Bucs continue to feed him the football. The last time he had a favorable match-up, he went off against the Falcons. Rainey could be in for another good game Week 14, so Fantasy owners have to give strong consideration to starting him.
Other Running Backs with nice matchups – Ben Tate Hou @ Jac, Steven Jackson ATL @ GB, Giovani Bernard Cin vs Indy, BenJarvus Green-Ellis Cin vs Indy, Le'Veon Bell Pit vs Mia
Wide Receivers
Vincent Jackson TB vs Buf – V.Jax is my MUST START WR of the Week! The NFL's 6th-most targeted wide receiver coming into the game had only 3 receptions, but because of a 60-yard grab along the sidelines early in the 2nd quarter, he led the team with 75 yards. Jackson also led the team in targets, but he had only 5 on a day when QB Mike Glennon attempted just 21 passes.
Andre Johnson Hou @ Jac – Johnson had a strong performance Sunday, totaling 8 receptions for 121 yards. His longest catch went 29 yards and he failed to haul in just 1 of 9 targets. Johnson had 2 receptions of 20-plus yards Sunday. Johnson has 5 games this season with at least 100 receiving yards, with 3 coming in the last 5 games.
Torrey Smith Balt vs Min – Smith has now scored in 3 of his last 5 games and has produced 74-plus yards in 3 of those 5 games as well. He continues to be Flacco's No.1 target with 4 games of 8-plus targets in the last 5 weeks as well.
Keenan Allen SD vs NYG – Allen has cracked the century mark 3 times over his last 5 games. He has 32 receptions for 444 yards and a touchdown over that 5-game span and continues to be heavily involved as Rivers No.1 target especially on third downs.
Nate Burleson Det @ Phi – It's the first time this season Burleson hasn't caught 6 or more passes in a game. And it's his first game without a catch since November of 2009. I would consider this to be the exception and not the norm going forward, especially since fellow receiver Kris Durham suffered a shoulder injury in the game.
Other Wide Receivers with nice matchups – A.J Green Cin @ Indy, Alshon Jeffery Chi vs Dal, DeSean Jackson Phi vs Det, Brandon LaFell Car @ No, Kendall Wright Ten @ Den, Jacoby Jones Balt vs Min
Tight Ends
Greg Olsen Car @ NO – Olsen is my MUST START TE of the Week! He was held out of the end zone for just the 2nd time in 6 games Week 13 against the Buccaneers, but he made his mark in another way, leading the team with 5 catches for 85 yards. Olsen has been averaging 8.0 targets in his last 3 games compared to 4.3 in his previous 6 weeks.
Jason Witten Dal @ Chi – Witten is the No. 5 Fantasy tight end but has disappointed lately, catching 9 receptions for 117 yards and a touchdown over his last 3 games. He's on pace for 109 targets, which would be his fewest since 2006. But, yup there's a but! The Bears give up the 3rd most receiving yards per game (70.8) to tight ends and rank 22nd in Fantasy points allowed to the position.
Heath Miller Pit vs Mia – Miller appeared to score a 20-yard touchdown in the 4th quarter, but was ruled to have been taken down at the 1 yard line after review. That ruling extended his scoreless streak to six games, though he did finish with a season-high 8 catches for 86 yards. Miller has been his usually dependable self after recovering from knee surgery, but he has found the end zone just once, after scoring 8 times a year ago.
Other Tight Ends with nice matchups – Julius Thomas Den vs Ten, Rob Gronkowski NE vs Cle, Martellus Bennett Chi vs Dal, Coby Fleener Indy @ Cin, Garrett Graham Hou @ Jac
ATTENTION TEAM OWNERS – Make sure you stay up to date with the most wanted and needed stats, facts and info to dominate your league and its all in one place at FFLockerRoom.com also on the go with Twitter@FFLockerRoom. You can also follow Jonathan at @JNardone87
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Thanks to a lot of silly jargon and awkward phrasing, a large chunk of Final Fantasy XIII-2's conversations elevate it into the "wouldn't want anyone to watch me playing this" category, alongside titles like Star Ocean: The Last Hope and any Tales game.
"Become an arrow through time and speed your way to Serah," one of the game's characters says in the game's intro sequence. Other bits of dialogue are similarly awkward, mixing metaphors, dropping strange proper nouns and completely confusing whoever's playing (read: me).
(Another choice line: "If the paradox is eliminated, spacetime will return to normal.")
Of course, it'd be unfair to only pick on the latest Final Fantasy for this issue. Japanese role playing games -- even moreso than other game genres -- are not known for their fluid, witty dialogue. JRPG scripts are more infamous for mistranslations ("This guy are sick.") than smart or clever bits of writing.
But does it matter? Can a JRPG still be awesome even if its dialogue sucks?
For starters, let's be clear on something: It is difficult to tell whether a JRPG script's problems draw from its translation or its source material. Since we Yankees are seeing somebody else's interpretation of the writers' original work, we don't know who's messing up along the way.
But while I don't know who is at fault for the silliness of Final Fantasy XIII-2, I do know that proper localization can completely overhaul the quality of a game. Games like the Lunar series and XSEED's The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky stand out because their scripts are stuffed with charm, nuance and subtlety. The humor can be hit-or-miss, depending on your taste, but the effort always shows.
The importance of proper localization cannot be overstated. In an interview last year, XSEED senior editor Jessica Chavez told me about the complex process that goes into translating Japanese games. Needless to say, it's a crucial part of making JRPGs work.
"To produce a good localization of a JRPG," Chavez said, "you need 1) to stay as true to the intent of the original script as possible, 2) to remember the audience and 3) to have fun where fun can be had." Chavez also says a bad translation can turn a fresh game rotten, though that isn't always the case. Games like Illusion of Gaia and Suikoden (one of my personal favorites) are riddled with localization errors, yet they succeed on the merits of their other features.
Sometimes, weird translations can even make a game more charming. Just ask Ted Woolsey, whose oft-liberal translations of games like Final Fantasy VI and Secret of Mana have been mocked across the Internet for ages. Lines like "Son of a submariner!" and "You spoony bard!" add a type of quirkiness to those games that you just won't find anywhere else.
I don't mind that. I love embracing silliness in videogames. But games like Final Fantasy XIII-2 seem to ignore Chavez's rule #3: Have fun where fun can be had. The reason I'm disconcerted by its script is that it takes itself too seriously, throwing around terms like "paradox" and "L'Cie" without a trace of the self-awareness found in a game like Final Fantasy VI, where both the player and game are cognizant of just how ridiculous everything is. FFXIII-2 is a silly game that doesn't realize it's silly.
And ultimately, isn't that silliness one of the reasons we play JRPGs? Their stories, their scripts -- while sometimes over-the-top and nonsensical -- are hard to find elsewhere. Bizarre dialogue isn't such a bad thing. As long as it doesn't take itself too seriously.
Jason Schreier is a freelance writer/editor based out of NYC. He's a contributing writer for Wired.com and occasionally writes for a number of other sites and publications, including Edge Magazine, the Onion News Network and G4TV. You can follow him on Twitter at @jasonschreier.
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Published: Oct 13, 2011
Daniel Huber, assistant professor of biology at The University of Tampa, will set the stage for a big-screen showing of "Jaws" at the Tampa Theatre with a presentation on the behavior and biomechanics of shark feeding.
The presentation and screening, which is part of the Tampa Theatre's "Science on Screen" series, will be on Thursday, Nov. 17 at 7:30 p.m.
In the wake of recent shark bite incidents off local Gulf coast beaches, Huber will give a 20-minute presentation on the facts and fiction of shark feeding behavior and biomechanics as they are portrayed in "Jaws." He will explore the probabilities of shark attacks, how sharks use different senses when finding prey, white shark behavior leading up to a strike and biomechanics of the jaws during biting.
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Huber and his colleagues are the first to have successfully measured voluntary bite force in free-swimming sharks, which provides a glimpse at the behavioral basis of evolutionary diversification in chondrichthyan feeding mechanisms. His research is conducted at UT, as well as at the University of South Florida and the Mote Marine Laboratory Center for Shark Research.
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The other "Science on Screen" grant recipients are: California Film Institute, San Rafael, CA; Cinema Arts Centre, Huntington, NY; The Loft Cinema, Tucson, AZ; Maiden Alley Cinema, Paducah, KY; Oklahoma City Museum of Art Film Program, Oklahoma City, OK in conjunction with Circle Cinema, Tulsa, OK; Real Art Ways, Hartford, CT; and SIFF Cinema, Seattle, WA.
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By Rudi WilliamsAmerican Forces Press Service
WASHINGTON, April 14, 2003 Arianna Peel, 23, is grieving over the dire prognosis for her husband's full recovery from severe injuries suffered in a tragic vehicle accident in Saudi Arabia.
Merle A. Quinsaat, 45, is tormented about the severe injuries her son suffered when an accused soldier tossed a hand grenade into the tent where he was sleeping, then shot him, in Iraq.
But the two women set their grief aside for a while and smile, even laugh, when five clowns from the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus visited them at the Fisher House on the hospital grounds.
The clowns had visited wounded patients from Iraq and the pediatrics department before coming to the Fisher House.
Quinsaat said her son, Army 1st Lt. Gian Amorsolo, 27, thought he was too old for a clown visit. "But I'm delighted to see some people other than people here at the Fisher House, where you talk about grievances and heartbreaking news every day," said Quinsaat, a real estate sales associate in San Diego.
"At least for a change we have some other group that comes in and makes us smile. It's like getting away from it for a while."
Quinsaat said her son left for the desert on March 9 with the 1st Brigade, 101st Airborne Division, from Fort Campbell, Ky. He was wounded in the March 21 incident.
"It's a miracle he's alive," said the distressed mother, who has been living at the Fisher House for two weeks.
Quinsaat's mental pain was soothed a bit when her son was released from Walter Reed on April 11. He's being transferred to the Naval Medical Center in San Diego.
Twenty-three-year-old Arianna Peel isn't so lucky, but she, too is praying for a miracle. Her husband, Army Spc. Dennis R. Peel, 30, suffered brain injuries, broken vertebrae, broken wrist and other serious injuries in the vehicle accident. He left Fort Bliss, Texas, for Saudi Arabia on Sept. 7, 2002. His wife moved to Phoenix, Ariz., to live with a friend while he was in Operation Iraqi Freedom.
"He's going to be hospitalized a long time," said Peel, who arrived at the Fisher House on March 23, two days after her husband arrived at Walter Reed.
Calling the Fisher House and its staff, "awesome," Peel said, "They've done nothing but help me. They've provided me all the things that I had no idea they could. They've been very supportive, kind and warm people.
"I'm very thankful that Fisher House is here because I'm broke, and I could barely afford to come here," she said. "But I wanted to be with my husband."
Fisher Houses allows families of patients receiving medical care at major military and Veterans Affairs medical centers to stay in a family environment close to the patient. There are 31 Fisher Houses in the United States and Germany.
Fisher House manager, Vivian L. Wilson, pointed out that guests are charged only $10 per day for accommodations and they're provided "everything they would have at home." Wilson managers the Fisher House on the hospital grounds and the one at the Forest Glen section in nearby Silver Spring, Md.
"We provide them with staple items to get them through the evening or through the week until they get a chance to go to the commissary and procure real food dinner-type food," Wilson noted. "We provide them with laundry detergent, washing machine and dryer anything you'd have in a regular household.
"It allows them to have normalcy in an otherwise very tumultuous time of their lives," she said.
When guests arrive at a Fisher House, all they have to do is go to bed in a room outfitted with a private bath, cable TV and a telephone with voice mail. They can stop in the kitchen in the morning and have a bowl of cereal, toast and other breakfast items free of charge.
"We even have fresh fruit for them so they can just grab something and head out the door for the hospital," Wilson said. "We also provide them with phone cards so they can call their loved ones, and stationery so they can write their loved ones and thank-you notes. If they need financial assistance, we refer them to the Army Emergency Relief."
Guests with children are provided toys, and the staff will set up childcare for them. "And we have volunteers who can take them shopping or will baby sit for them," Wilson noted. "We also provide them with certified checks for the commissary where they can get food at no cost to them. We provide for all the needs they have while they're here."
She said the average length of stay for guest is six to eight weeks. "We cater to all the ICUs (intensive care units), but our populace is predominantly cancer patients," Wilson noted. "Of course, right now, there're mainly family members of soldiers wounded during Operation Iraq Freedom."
Fisher House arranged the clown's visit to Walter Reed. "By bringing in the clowns, I'd like to think we lifted their spirits for the day," Wilson said. "I know it's very difficult for them on a day-to-day basis to go in and out of that hospital to visit their loved ones. I know it's difficult for them to keep that smile going every day.
"Having the clowns here allows them to have a little happiness during a very tragic time," Wilson said. "Hopefully, we're lifting their spirits."