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DURHAM, N.H. - Sophomore Brian Levey (Pittsburgh, Pa.) record eight saves, included three in double overtime, to preserve a 0-0 tie for the University of New Hampshire men's soccer team as they began the 2004 season against St. Mary's College (Ca.) in the opening round of the Nike Fall Soccer Classic. UNH and St. Mary's start the season 0-0-1 they will both play in the final round of the Classic on Sunday at Lewis Field.
Both squads could to little to generate offense in the first half as the teams combined for just three shots on goal in the half. UNH failed to capitalize on three corner kicks as Gael's goaltender Brian Mason made two saves off corners in the first half.
Adam Zielske led the offensive charge for the Gaels as he had four shots on net. Sean Valladon added three shots off the bench for St. Mary's.
UNH saw great productivity off the bench as reserves Michael Card (Amherst, N.H.) and Ross Fishbain (Racine, Wis.) each had two shots for the Wildcats. Captains Eric Masi (York, Maine) and Tyler Jackson (Amherst, N.H.) also had one of New Hampshire's nine shots for the game.
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Colony defense and behavioral differentiation in the eusocial shrimp Synalpheus regalis
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The sponge-dwelling shrimp Synalpheus regalis and several congeners exhibit monogynous, eusocial colony structures, and field data suggest that these social species may have a competitive advantage in crowded environments. We explored mechanisms of colony defense, a likely contributor to such a social advantage, by measuring responses of resident shrimp to conspecific and heterospecific intruders in experimental nests. To test for behavioral differentiation among classes of individuals, we compared responses of juvenile, large male, and breeding female (queen) S. regalis to each intruder type. Colony residents discriminated nestmates from both foreign conspecific and heterospecific intruders, making more aggressive snaps and fewer contacts with such intruders than with controls from the same colony. S. regalis colonies also exhibited behavioral differentiation among classes of individuals: most snaps against intruders were by large males. Thus, large males defended the colony, allowing juveniles and the queen to feed and grow unmolested. On a per-individual basis, intruders more frequently contacted the queen than either large males or juveniles, possibly indicating that signals from the queen provide information about colony status as they do in many social insects. Sampling of unmanipulated field colonies showed that colony reproductive output increased linearly, by a factor of 177 times, throughout the range in sampled colony sizes (2–356 individuals), whereas average per capita reproductive output decreased by only 61% over the same range. These data suggest that non-breeding colony members may gain inclusive fitness benefits by remaining in and helping defend the natal sponge. Differentiation among individuals in reproductive and defensive behavior may enhance the efficiency and productivity of S. regalis colonies and contribute to their apparent competitive advantage over less social congeners.
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Their newest collection, Selby, masterfully combines stripes, dots, flowers and links with a modern and carefully selected colour palette.
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Veteran House & Homer Michael Penney clearly feels the same about these colourful textiles. He recently shared his excitement about a new Pehr shipment to his store, Penney & Co. in Whitby, Ontario.
Available at stores across Canada and internationally, these charming textiles will inject some colour into any room. If you're ever stuck on what to get a gracious host who has invited you to the cottage, why not pick up a few placemats, napkins or a runner?
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So Labour failed on education, did it? Not so, says Mehdi Hasan
As usual, the conventional wisdom is wrong. So says the FT.
As usual, the conventional wisdom is wrong. So says the FT.
by Mehdi Hasan Published
Our education system isn't perfect. Far from it. But, in recent years, it has become fashionable to deride the performance of the schools and teachers in this country; in opposition, the Tories, aided by their cheerleaders in the right-wing media, spouted context-free statistics about the numbers of "functionally illiterate" children and talked down the educational achievements of primary and secondary school pupils. Nowadays, the conventional wisdom is that Labour failed on education, despite Tony Blair's famous pledge ("Education, education, education").
The conventional wisdom, as is so often the case, is wrong. In today's Financial Times, Chris Cook reports:
Poorer children closed the educational achievement gap on children from wealthier backgrounds during Labour's last term of office, according to a comprehensive Financial Times analysis of exam results achieved by three million 16-year-olds over five years.
When looking at a basket of core GCSE qualifications -- sciences, modern languages, maths, English, history and geography -- the FT found a sustained improvement in the results achieved by children from the poorest neighbourhoods. Between 2006 and 2010, after stripping out the effects of grade inflation, the bottom of the distribution shifted upwards: the gap closed by one-sixth of a grade in every one of these GCSE subjects. There was no significant change in the number of these subjects sat by these pupils.
The pink paper quotes Simon Burgess, professor of economics at the University of Bristol and director of the Centre for Market and Public Organisation, as saying:
We may have here the first evidence of a turning of the tide.
According to Burgess, the results suggest that
. . . declining social mobility is not an immutable force, but can be changed. Indeed, it seems that it was changed by the education policies of the previous government.
Nick Clegg, the Deputy Prime Minister, has said his mission in life is to improve social mobility. Perhaps, then, he could learn some lessons from those "backroom boys", Miliband and Balls, who he is so keen to deride and denounce.


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Complete Stats: NMSU 3, Lobos 1
New Mexico Lobos Volleyball -- At New Mexico State
Tuesday: NMSU Aggies 3, Lobos 1 (25-22, 25-18, 22-25, 25-17)
Thursday: UNLV at Lobos, 7 p.m., Johnson Center
By Richard Stevens - Senior Writer/GoLobos.com
LAS CRUCES, N.M. - For sure, you have to give the Aggie their dues. After all, New Mexico State beat the Lobos three games out of four and used solid net work to form a 3-1 win over New Mexico Tuesday night in the Pan American Center.
But Lobo Coach Jeff Nelson also blamed another team for UNM's loss to Aggies. He blamed the Lobos.
"We came out with no intensity, really flat," said Nelson of the 25-22, 25-18, 22-25, 25-17 loss to the Aggies in front of a crowd of 1,669. "They're (Lobos) just not bringing it.
"They (Aggies) outworked us. I think they wanted it a lot more than we did."
The first game was a crowd pleaser, a nail-biter that saw both teams push the scoreboard into the 20s. A few tiny shifts in momentum and an Aggie edge at the net allowed the NMSU to escape with a 25-22 win. The Aggies ended up with a slight edge in kills: 13 to 11 and a 4-0 edge in blocks.
That was pretty much the difference in the first game which so often is pivotal in a volleyball match.
The second game was pure Aggie domination as NMSU pounded the Lobos 25-18, pretty much coasting to that win which sent UNM into the locker room down 2-0.
The Lobos seemed to come out of the break fired up. Nelson credited improved serving and that was true. But there also was a bit more fire in the Lobos and better production at the net.
The Lobos won that game 25-22, but there also was a turning point in that game that fired up both Aggies and their crowd.
An official's reversal of a point changed the scoreboard from 16-19 in favor of UNM to 15-20 in favor of UNM. That shift ignited both the Aggies and their supporters and UNM had to cling on for the win as the Aggies used their crowd's anger to spur a rally.
In the fourth and final game, the Aggies came off the bench after a tongue lashing from their coach and threw out a convincing 25-17 win - the most decisive game of the night. The Aggies were told during that break to "watch No. 4" -- UNM's Ashley Rhoades, who was looking at an Aggie double block most of the night.
"I don't feel we brought our game," said Nelson. "It's disappointing because we had worked hard to get on the right side of the rivalry. We have to get back to work."
The loss dropped UNM to 9-6 on the season heading into Thursday's 7 p.m. Mountain West battle with UNLV set for Johnson Center. The Lobos also play host to San Diego State at noon on Sunday.
"We'll get back after it," said Nelson. "We'll get `em prepared. It's an emotional thing."
The Lobos were led in kills by senior Ashley Rhoades with 17 off a .250 hitting percentage. UNM hit .158 for the four games. NMSU got 20 kills from Meredith Hays and 10 from Kelsey Brennan.
UNM also got 10 kills from Kelly Williamson and 10 from Elsa Krieg. Mariah Agre had 34 assists and 13 digs. Allison Buck, who battled through a mild stomach ailment, had 16 digs and Miquella Lovato had 14 digs.
"I don't like to call kids out, but right now (Williamson) needs a kick in the butt," said Nelson. "Kelly has to step up."
The Aggies got 45 assists from Jennah DeVries. A big advantage for NMSU came at the net with 16 total blocks to six for the Lobos. The Aggies hit .234 with 19 errors and 53 kills. UNM had 28 errors and 51 kills.


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Improving Power and Programming: Keys to the Exascale Kingdom
Virtually all those attending this week's
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Where they would disagree is what it will take to get there.
NVIDIA's Chief Scientist, Bill Dally, tackled this issue in the ISC conference keynote address he delivered at the big event, entitled 'Future Challenges of Large-scale Computing.'
Presenting to some of the high performance computing (HPC) industry's foremost experts, Dally outlined challenges the industry needs to overcome to reach exascale by the end of this decade.
It boils down, in his view, to two major issues: power and programming.
It's About Power, Forget Process
Theoretically, an exascale system ' 100 times more computing capability than today's fastest systems ' could be built with only x86 processors, but it would require as much as 2 gigawatts of power.
That's the entire output of the Hoover Dam.
On the other hand, the GPUs in an exascale system built with NVIDIA Kepler K20 processors would consume about 150 megawatts. So, a hybrid system that efficiently utilizes CPUs with higher-performance GPU accelerators is the best bet to tackle the power problem.
Still, the industry needs to look for power efficiencies in other areas.
Reaching exascale, according to Dally, will require a 25x improvement in energy efficiency ' 50 gigaflops(or billion floating point operations per second) per watt vs. the 2 gigaflops per watt from today's most efficient systems.
And, contrary to what some believe, manufacturing process advances alone will not achieve this goal.
At best, this will only deliver about a 2.2x improvement in performance per watt, leaving an energy efficiency gap of 12x that will need to be reached by other means.
Dally believes that a combination of more efficient circuit design and better processor architectures can help close the gap ' delivering 3x and 4x improvements in performance per watt, respectively.
Dally's engineering team at NVIDIA is exploring a number of new approaches, including utilizing hierarchical register files, two-level scheduling, optimizing temporal SIMT, and other advanced techniques ' all designed to maximize energy efficiency in every way possible.
Programming is a 'Team Sport'
Dally says that second big challenge to overcome is making it easier for developers to program these large-scale systems.
This is not to say that parallel computing is hard. Rather in Dally's view, parallel programming is easyâ?¦but 'we make it hard.'
He explained that programmers, programming tools and the architecture each need to 'play their positions.'
For example, programmers should focus on designing better algorithms ' and not worry about optimization or mapping. Leave that to the programming tools, which are much more effective at these types of tasks than humans.
And the architecture ' well, it just needs to provide the underlying compute power, and otherwise 'stay out of the way.'
On top of this, Dally notes that tools and programming models need to continue improving, making it even easier for programmers to maximize both performance and energy efficiency.
Potential improvements Dally is investigating in this area include using collection-oriented programming methods, which will continue to make the process of programing large-scale machines quicker and easier.
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"The Best at What We Do" – by Daniel Holliday of Tampa Bay Damage
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-Daniel Holliday #23
At the beginning of the year we felt all eyes were on us to see if we would still be top contenders after losing all our non-Florida players. So It would come to no surprise that at the start of this year we had a lot to prove to our sponsors, fans and most of all ourselves. The entire team felt confident returning to our core roster with Bryan Smith coming back and our longtime friend Raney Stanczak.
In 2013 we wanted to 1, cut down the roster to a size where the best players play the most. 2, prove to everyone in the paintball media that even though the majority of Damage players are not considered "loud, self-hyping players", we still know how to win. Lastly, we wanted develop our existing players skill level so they could play anywhere on the field. I think it's fair to say we've accomplished this.
After three 2nd place finishes in a row and 1 horrific 6th place, we all knew that the West Coast Open was a deciding factor of whether Tampa Bay Damage would still be a top tier team. Everything was going well for us the first day of prelims and we won both of our games with ease. All we needed to do now was beat one of the new challenger's team to seal our spot on Sunday and that would free us up to have a practice finals session against Edmonton Impact.
Despite the paint shooting awesome out of our DM13's, we just played bad the entire day. I honestly thought before our last prelim game against Impact that we would be out if we didn't beat them. Luckily this was not the case, I was told in the pits before the preliminary Impact game that it did not matter won or lost. So it did indeed look like we would get our free finals practice against impact as the game had no bearing on whether or not we moved onto to the semi-finals.
Saturday night the team's morale and confidence had never been higher despite Bryan Smith not being able to play as he became ill and had to be taken to the E.R. the night before our finals day. I really thought he was going to be a big contributing factor for us at the West Coast Open. Nevertheless we spent our entire lives proving people wrong and we were ready to put anyone into the dirt if they got in our way of winning.
Finally we admit to the truth, we are the best at what we do.
Oddly, winning the West Coast Open brought more relief than excitement; it reinvigorated our passion for the sport and completely dissolved that burned out feeling of constant travel and time away from our families. I am happy and excited that we won but unfortunately this feeling only lasts for about 6 weeks until we prove ourselves one more time at World Cup.
When you win World Cup, the feeling doesn't just last a few weeks, it lasts a lifetime.
On behalf of the Damage organization I'd like to say thank you to all the great people and companies that have stuck by us throughout the years and made this whole dream a reality -
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When I was growing up, my mom had a quirky little needlepoint sign in the kitchen that read, "Life is uncertain. Eat dessert first." It wasn't meant to be taken literally—this, after all, was a woman who used only whole-wheat flour for baking and wouldn't buy breakfast cereal if sugar was one of the first three ingredients. No, it was simply a quaint carpe diem reminder, and when my mom passed away in 1996, we put the little sign on display at her service.
If my days were numbered, what would I do? I guess I'd, indeed, eat dessert first.
It's been awhile since I've been to The Big Kitchen in South Park (3003 Grape St.), and that's solely because if I go, I'm compelled to order the coffee cake. With its thick, crumbly topping and moist cake with a layer of cinnamon and sugar baked into the middle, it's the best damn coffee cake on the planet but probably exceeds my breakfast calorie limit by a factor of three. Unlike previous visits, I won't remove the big dollop of butter and instead let it melt over the top.
Next up, an outdoor activity. It's been years since I've been snorkeling, which is a shame because it's such a beautiful, foreign experience that reminds you there's a whole other world besides the one you know. I've always wanted to try snorkeling in the San Diego-La Jolla Underwater Park, which stretches from La Jolla Cove up to Scripps Pier and includes a marine-life refuge and ecological reserve where you can see bright-orange Garibaldi, rockfish and maybe a (harmless) Leopard shark. Since it's fall, the water will be a bit less crowded (and colder) than in the summertime. But I'll skip the wetsuit; hell, maybe I'll skip the bathing suit, too.
Nothing soothes an impending sense of doom like waterfront dining. At lunchtime, I'll head to The Fish Market (750 N. Harbor Drive, Downtown) for a Fish Market Bloody Mary enjoyed on the outside patio (one of San Diego's best-kept secrets), with views of the bay, Coronado, Point Loma and the Midway. Made with Absolut Peppar vodka and a house-made Bloody Mary mix and garnished with a chilled prawn, olives, celery and pickled green beans, the drink's practically a meal in itself. To accompany it, I'll order the sushi sampler with Japanese hamachi, ahi and two pieces each of the straightforward-yet-tasty California and spicy tuna rolls.
After lunch, I'll jump in my car and head east to El Cajon to pick up my custom-made guitar from the Taylor Guitars factory. I designed it online using their SolidBody Configurator—a nifty feature that allows you to select a body shape, color, pick-guard material, pick-ups and bridge style. Mine is the classic-body guitar with a single cutaway in sage green. To that I've added a tremolo, aged-white pearl pick-guard and two vintage Alnico humbucker pick-ups. It's almost too pretty to play, but I'll take it home, plug in for a while and jam with my husband on drums. Screw the neighbors.
Dinner's tough. I'm all about non-fussy dining, and my two fave spots are Cantina Mayahuel and Amarin Thai. In a feat never before accomplished, I'll hit up both. First up, Cantina Mayahuel in Normal Heights (2934 Adams Ave.) for the grilled-chicken taco with its magical topping of salsa, crema and spicy aioli. With an order of chips and salsa, you get a small bowl of chopped-up Serrano chilies, allowing you to customize the salsa's spice level. They also make great house margaritas.
To work up an appetite for my second dinner, I'll bike to Amarin Thai in Hillcrest (3843 Richmond St.) on the Amsterdam Classic from Vista-based Electra Bikes. Fortunately, Cal Coast Bicycles (3020 Adams Ave.) is an authorized Electra dealer. At Amarin, I'd order my three go-to dishes: the yellow curry with chicken, basil eggplant and the Amarin Crater—jasmine rice stir-fried with egg, shrimp, pineapple, chicken, raisins and cashews and served in a hollowed-out pineapple.
Next, I'll hit up Voz Alta Project. In 2007, the gallery was kicked out of its East Village location —conveniently located next to Landlord Jim's—when San Diego City College demolished the block to build new classrooms. Fortunately, Voz Alta found a small, charming space in Barrio Logan, at 1754 National Ave., and, since then, has consistently featured dynamic shows of works by upcoming and established urban artists. Though it's a modest space, there's something about it that's always familiar and welcoming. There's often a live-band or DJ, and you can grab a can of Tecate (for a small donation) while you hang out.
After Voz Alta, I'll head Downtown to The Propagandist (835 Fifth Ave.), the underground bar that serves the Mango en Fuego—fresh-pressed mango and lime juices, Tito's vodka and muddled habanero peppers and basil. Sure, there are lots of great places in town to get a cocktail, but there's something I love about this cocktail in particular, with its balance of sweetness and bite.
Since the world's ending and I don't have to worry about the consequences of my actions, I'd wrap up my day by hopping the fence at the San Diego Zoo to visit my pals, the fishing cats. Yes. Fishing cats. Cats that fish. Webbed paws and fondness for water aside, they look like domestic spotted tabbies. They're also coy little critters that tend to spend daytime hours sleeping out of public view. As anyone who's been to the summer Nighttime Zoo knows, it's prime for fishing-cat viewing.
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Also, my English textual studies teacher wouldn't have warned us before our test on Monday that "he was not out to trick us" if he didn't believe other professors were out there doing so, or that he had the ability to do so (see music teacher example). His test was fair, and honest, like he is...
Guys, let me get this straight. I'm not getting a job to buy more cymbals. I'm not getting a job to own a thousand stacks I won't use on stage. I'm getting a job so I won't starve my art, the one thing in life I'm best at. So before you assume I'm passive about drumming, and willing to put it off for a career in something I'm
interested in, think twice. Drumming is one of the most important aspects in my life. It is priority number one, and the "ends" to my happiness. School is just a means. And by no means can I stand for the crap I take in school. It's not right, and therefore I consciously decide to step out of that sphere and be my own man, not some cog out designing things for a body of people I've never met. Don't get me wrong, engineering is beautiful, but not as beautiful as it could be. Music on the other hand, will remain as beautiful as it can be forever. On that note, I'd like for everyone to know I am very thankful for your participation, but you need to stop thinking that college is perfect. In some cases, including mine, it takes luck and a stronger sense of passion (and sacrifice there of) to get through it. Humility is key, sometimes more than smarts.
ALSO, I'd like everyone to know that this is a school versus music thread, NOT a bash college, your opinion is wrong thread. Make comments as you please, but please respect the opinions of others. If you don't, be prepared to receive a rebuttal. The point of this thread is the conflict between music and schooling in a student's life, and whether or not it is worth it. Some people are addressing this point directly, others decide to take another approach attacking the opinions of others and not answering the question of which side's pros/cons list outweighs the other's.
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My first order felt a little big. The shorts were not very snug, but the skirt looked great. I tried a size smaller and the shorts fit better (more snug/compressed) but then the skirt material was so tight that you could see my underwear seams. Love the idea! I just wish the shorts were a bit tighter and the skirt a bit looser or thicker.
the color was not the color the picture showed. additionally i was very disappointed to know i couldnt return it once i tried it out. i have no way of knowing if it fits comfortably until i try running in it. so i am returning it without knowing. very disappointed in that aspect.the shorts seem to fit ok, but the waist of the skirt seemed too lose. this could be my build! not a skirt issue, but again, unsure how it would be to run in.
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"What holiday is next?" is a question I get asked quite a lot. Brady's at the age where he's starting to understand holidays and the anticipation surrounding them. And, of course, he's ready to party all the time. So when he posed this question after New Year's I had to pause and think for a second...yep, Groundhog Day is next.
Now, Groundhog Day doesn't carry very many traditions with it, beyond looking for good ole' Phil on the news. But I thought that this year maybe we could do something a little more. We've been reading The Big Snow at our house and on the last page the groundhog pokes his head out of the ground and sees his shadow. Which gave me the idea to make Groundhog Day Cupcakes.
I designed the cupcake toppers and made them into a PDF for you to download and assemble. Just print the groundhogs, cut them out and sandwich them together with a little glue and a toothpick in the middle. And remember to save one of your groundhog paper trimmings. You're going to need it if he sees his shadow this February 2nd...
If it happens to be cloudy on February 2nd and Phil doesn't see his shadow, you can always just slide the groundhog into a plain frosted cupcake. They'll be just as adorable. And such a great excuse to eat cupcakes.
What do you do to celebrate Groundhog Day? Any predictions as to whether or not spring will come early this year?


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Heck, dumping on PERS has become practically a professional sport in Oregon. Always fun to take a free kick at something that does not affect you or your family. Now, why don't we dump on Nike's benefits program and all of their largess to UO athletics. That doesn't result in any benefits to me and is presumably funded by what we pay for Nike clothing and shoes. (oh, but that's voluntary you say - evidently so are public school programs judging from the unwillingness to fund them)
"Because he is a Republican. The Oregonian knows and understands that Republicans do not put up with that kind of behavior."
Sounds good to me. Now the Republicans can go do something about it.
As Portland clearly fumbled the ball on the future of minor league baseball, I'm glad to see that Hillsboro can put an idea together and make it happen. Good on them!
It is fine to point out that cost controls including tort reform need to be part of our trajectory in healthcare reform. It is not FINE to imply that healthcare reform is misguided. What is wrong with it so far is that it has not gone far enough. Healthcare for all Americans is not optional or something we can put off for a few decades. Our healthcare system is broken and must be addressed now! Any Republicans who want to step up and help out are welcome. All Americans who want to step up and help out are welcome. Anyone who just wants to rant about Obamacare is cordially invited to emigrate to Somalia or someplace else that does not have a functional government.
The Max and the Streetcar are convenient, fun, and cost-effective. All of us who ride them should be willing to contribute something toward their operating costs.
I suspect this issue is driven more by the news media than by possible impacts on ouir financial future. The idea that the Dow should yo-yo up and down based on the future of the Greek deficit is fairly laughable.
Why? Because no one other than an old, white, anglo-saxon male would ever be a Republican. For your sake, that had better not be true.
I may not have heard of what? Debris drifting across the Pacific? I have said every way I can that it is a natural process and it has been going on for a long time. No particular reason to believe that human activity has accelerated this natural phenomenon (unless you want to talk about plastic debris). Or I have not heard of zebra mussels (or other freshwater invertebrates) drifting across the Pacific alive? I haven't because it has never occured to the best of my knowledge. Or I haven't heard of saltwater resistant seeds drifting across the Pacific? This one I have heard of, and is a well documented natural occurance. How else did coconuts spread across the tropical Pacific?
"Look up zebra mussels to understand what an invasive species can do and why the locals are appropriately concerned with decontaminating debri known to have come from Asia."
Indeed, do look up zebra mussels and do a little reading. They are certainly a problem invasive species. They are also a freshwater mollusk and did not get here by floating across the Pacific on debris. Freshwater and estuarine aquatic invasive species most commonly get to the US in bilgewater from ocean going vessels, but can get here along with other aquatic materials that have been shipped here. One way they don't get here is by drifting across the open ocean for 1-2 years or more.
As even the article identifies, this piece of debris was simply incrusted with gooseneck barnacles. They are common on any material drifting on the open ocean for any length of time and are not considered an invasive species. In other words - there was nothing to "decontaminate".
Actually there is quite a bit of evidence of debris drifting across the Pacific in the past - wood and other floating materials. Wood of Asian origin has been identified by species that do not grow in the NW, but the most obvious examples are fishing floats including the glass ones that have been so prized (and have now mostly been replaced by plastic floats).
What I advocate is spending our limited transportation dollars in ways most likely to address our most critical transportation infrastructure needs. Any idea of the cost of a new 6 to 8 lane interstate highway from Salem through Yamhill and Columbia Counties to Longview, including a new higher capacity Longview Bridge? Do you honestly think that is the best use of billions of dollars in public funds? A concept has been on the table for years to build a west side bypass through Washington County that would make far more sense than a new corridor further to the West. That one hasn't gone anywhere because of the large cost estimates and the substantial amounts of land involved. Heck, we can't even afford the oft discussed Newberg/Dundee bypass - let alone a project that would cost more than a NASA mission to Mars.
I am certainly not "universally dismissive" of invasive species concerns. I am suggesting that we differentiate between natural causes and human-caused increases in dispersal rates. Then focus our attention, and limited resources, on problems where we can actually make a difference. (hint: a half million dollar study of how a wooden dock could drift across the Pacifc isn't one of them)
Well' yes I have. Artificial dams, locks, and canals allowed access of Atlantic lamprey to the Great Lakes and it's populations of Lake trout. What is the connection between the consequences of major modifications to a river system and the nautral process of debris drifting across an ocean?
Brilliant. Now, how many people and how much goods want to travel from Kaiser to Longview. There is a reason why the I-5 corridor does not bypass Seattle either. Where did you come up with the idea that it should bypass metro Portland. And these idiotic 10/12 lane CRC ideas don't come from a desire to have a light rail link between Portland and Vancouver. They come from a hopelessly unrealistic view of just how much passenger and freight traffic the I-5 corridor will carry in 20 or 30 years.
Anyone care to guess how many thousands of tons of debris drift across the Pacific every year? Any guesses about how many millions of years that has been going on? We are talking about a natural process that is hardly being accelerated by one piece of dock. How about a little perspective, a little common sense, and a little sound science instead of all this "chicken little" nonsense in an effort to invent news or seek funding for a pet project.
Finally some common sense on an uncommonly confused issue. Let's kill the current bloated CRC plan. It is too expensive, fatally flawed, and never going to happen. Now let's get on with a serious look at more feasible and affordable approaches such as this that recognize that the present I-5 bridge spans are completely usable for the indefinite future.
Sure, beat up on the VA medical system. Everything is someone else's fault, right? Never mind that the few large VA medical centers pretty much have to be in large metro areas. Never mind that the VA has built a number of community clinics and has arranged shuttle services from many areas to their medical centers. Never mind that vitually anyone has to go to a medical center in a large metro area for some types of complex medical treatment - veteran or not. They don't do heart transplants in Bandon after all. I used to live in Gold Beach. At that time there wasn't even a doctor there. Living in a remote area is a personal choice. If you are unwilling to accept the consequences of having many types of services at some distance, why do it? Yes, getting seriously ill is a difficult thing. Yes, paying for major healthcare is a difficult thing. But why blame all that on the VA? Who do you blame it on if you are not a veteran?
Certainly harvest of forage species needs to be actively managed based on best scientific information. That is not the same thing as saying that there is something inherently wrong with harvesting at this level in the food chain though. Harvesting salmon and tuna at the top of the food chain is simply a way of accessing a very large number of forage fish in a very "tasty package". We could actually share more of the bounty of the sea if humans ate more forage fish species and fewer top canrivores from the food chain. Yes, you still have to manage populations and healthy ecosystems, and no you can't look the other way about large catches of forage fish for fish meal. It is a matter of understanding what is available in a biologically sound management framework and what uses realistically come first. Resource management is all about tradeoffs - both in the present AND in the future.
No, that isn't the real question. John Ludlow doesn't "lead" SMART and never has. As jamesblazen observes, it has been 20 years since John Ludlow was mayor of Wilsonville in any case.


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The Tournament (film)
|The Tournament
Theatrical poster
|Directed by
|Scott Mann
|Produced by
|Keith Bell
Glenn M. Stewart
Gina Fegan
|Written by
|Gary Young
Jonathan Frank
Nick Rowntree
|Robert Carlyle
Kelly Hu
Ian Somerhalder
with Liam Cunningham
and Ving Rhames
Sébastien Foucan
Scott Adkins
|Music by
|Laura Karpman
|Emil Topuzov
|Edited by
|Rob Hall
|Distributed by
|AV Pictures (worldwide)
Dimension Films (US)
Entertainment Film Distributors (UK)
Release dates
Running time
|97 minutes
|United Kingdom
|Box office
The Tournament is a 2009 British independent thriller film,[3] marking the directorial debut of local filmmaker Scott Mann. The film was conceived by Jonathan Frank and Nick Rowntree while at the University of Teesside with Mann. The script was written by Gary Young, Jonathan Frank, and Nick Rowntree.
The Tournament was partially filmed in Bulgaria, and numerous locations around Northern England (where the film is set) and Merseyside. The film stars Robert Carlyle, Ving Rhames, Kelly Hu, Sébastien Foucan, Liam Cunningham, Scott Adkins, Camilla Power and Ian Somerhalder. The film received additional funding internationally, from Sherezade Film Development, Storitel Production and others, earning the film a budget of just under £4,000,000, and the film also features a renowned international ensemble cast.
However, numerous problems involving production, finance (the budget ran out twice), and securing a distributor, meant the film was not released until two years after filming, in late 2009.
A group of the world's wealthiest and most powerful men, who are themselves tied into law enforcement agencies and criminal underworlds alike, and who also control the international media with their billions, have devised the ultimate entertainment for themselves – simply referred to as "The Tournament" – which takes place at intervals of every seven or ten years in an unspecified location, usually a large city.
"Contestants" volunteer, but due to the nature of the tournament are some of the toughest or craziest individuals on the planet – they are expected to kill, and only the last surviving combatant will win the cash prize of £10 million offered by William Randolph Hearst. The men and women running the tournament not only view it as entertainment, but also bet high stakes on the outcome as a huge gambling tournament, serving as the source of excitement also for the millionaires.
For each tournament, combatants are selected from the world's special forces, serial killers, athletes, trained contract killers and assassins. The last combatant standing receives not only the cash prize, but also the glory and reputation of having the title of World's Number 1, and which itself carries the legendary million-dollar-a-bullet contract killing price tag. Each of the contestants carries a tracking device, embedded under their skin, allowing the observers to monitor their movements, and the contestants to track each other. The tournament lasts twenty-four hours, and if no-one has won, then the tracking devices will explode.
The mayhem which takes place is passed off as natural disasters, terrorist outrages, accidents, or put down to rampages committed by lone madmen. The unsuspecting towns where the tournament takes place are randomly selected, and the public never know of its existence. This year, the latest tournament has come to Middlesbrough, a town in the United Kingdom – the country with the most prevalent mass surveillance in the world – so that the events of the tournament can be easily followed and recorded through the ever-present CCTV as well as satellite surveillance. They also jam the communications of the emergency services, completely taking over the electronic infrastructure, and the stage is set by.
The current Tournament becomes complex due to the actions of the organisers and competitors; not only has Joshua Harlow – the winner of the last Tournament – been convinced to return because his wife was murdered and he's informed that the killer is in the Tournament, but another contestant, the Frenchman Anton Bogart, manages to remove his tracking chip, dropping it in a cup of coffee just in time for Father Joseph MacAvoy, a priest struggling with alcoholism and a crisis of faith, to drink it. With his only ally assassin Lai Lai Zhen, seeking to escape the game after her last kill, MacAvoy must race to survive before the timer runs down.
Joshua Harlow finds out in the course of the film who murdered his wife. It was Lai Lai Zhen, who had been commissioned by the organiser Powers. Harlow blows himself and Powers into the air at the end of the film. Lai Lai Zhen and Father MacAvoy are the only survivors of the game. At the end of the film we see that Father MacAvoy is once again working as a priest and has defeated his alcohol addiction.
- Robert Carlyle as Father Joseph MacAvoy
- Kelly Hu as Lai Lai Zhen
- Ving Rhames as Joshua Harlow
- Liam Cunningham as Mr. Powers
- Sébastien Foucan as Anton Bogart
- Scott Adkins as Yuri Petrov
- Ian Somerhalder as Miles Slade
- Andy Nyman as Tech Eddie
- Iddo Goldberg as Tech Rob
- Craig Conway as Steve Tomko
- John Lynch as Gene Walker
- J.J. Perry as Montoya
- Camilla Power as Sarah Hunter
- Nick Rowntree as Eddy Cusack
- Rachel Grant as Lina Sophia
- Bashar Rahal as Asaf
- Dustin Ingle as Bill Gaytes
- Eric Macharia as African Drug lord
- Malcolm Embree as William Randolph Hearst
In July 2007, Entertainment Film Distributors acquired UK rights to distribute The Tournament by first-time director Scott Mann. Filming began in Bulgaria on July 11, 2007.[4] The Tournament was also filmed in the United Kingdom in Manchester and on Teesside in the town of Middlesbrough and the surrounding area, including Newton Aycliffe and Billingham the roof top scenes are filmed in the town St.Helens.[5] Like most independent movies, The Tournament has not been without hardship. Despite running out of money twice, once leaving the director stranded in Bulgaria, it eventually got enough funding to finish filming completely and finally complete post-production.[6]
The film has been chosen to open the Screamfest Horror Film Festival in the Mann's Chinese Theatre on October 16, 2009.[7]
Laura Karpman composed the musical score, with additional music by George Acogny, John Hunter and James Edward Barker. The film also contained music from: Ruth Jacott, Fabian "R-CANE" Schlosser, Kevin Hissink and El Rod.[citation needed]
Critical reception[edit]
Staci Layne Wilson, of Horror.com, gave a positive review for the film, noting that the plot and script lacked originality and could be compared to films such as Smokin' Aces and The Running Man. She wrote: "[The Tournament] truly lives up to its "non-stop action" premise... ...the only other two recently released movies I can think of to top it in that arena would be the Crank films and the absolutely awesome Shoot 'Em Up."[8]
- ^ http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0471041/business
- ^ http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/intl/?page=&view=bycountry&id=_fTHETOURNAMENT02
- ^ Bencic, Sandra. "The Tournament". Allmovie. Retrieved November 10, 2012.
- ^ Jaafar, Ali (2007-07-06). "Entertainment grabs 'Tournament'". Variety. Retrieved 2007-07-18.
- ^ "Tyneside backdrop for new movie". BBC News. 2007-10-18. Retrieved 2007-10-18.
- ^ THE TOURNAMENT (Film Review)
- ^ "Screamfest '09 To Open With The Tournament". shocktillyoudrop.com. 2009-09-14.
- ^ http://www.horror.com/php/article-2616-1.html
External links[edit]
- Official website
- The Tournament at the Internet Movie Database
- The Tournament at Rotten Tomatoes
- The Tournament at AllMovie
- Interview: Scott Mann at www.KillerFilm.com


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I'm sorry, but I'm also not sorry about the need to talk about this some more.
Julie wrote something last night that brought tears to my eyes: your silence is protection they do not deserve. If you have not read this, and if you have not read Jessica Olin's piece about not being sorry linked above, please do.
I've been thinking about those two posts and at the same time, I've been thinking about what it means to be likable or unlikable, as Reynje wrote about last week, and as I've linked to before where it relates to fiction. Both of these pieces are tied inherently to our social beliefs about gender and gender roles.
Every day I struggle personally with being nice. I believe in being critical, in being thorough, in being thoughtful -- and being critical sometimes comes across as being mean and negative, even when it's not. Sometimes being critical means being unlikable. This isn't just in a reading and book context. It's not just about how people are going to react to or take in what it is I choose to write about on my blog, in my space. It's in a bigger, social, I'm-a-person-living-in-this-world sort of way. I'm critical of everything because I see being critical as being part of a conversation. This doesn't mean I'm dissatisfied all the time (though I believe wholeheartedly in the ways that dissatisfaction can be motivating). It means that when I've got a stake in the game, I'm going to give it my all. I'm going to find those things that need to be discussed and discuss them. It may be in my own introverted way, but I am not shy about speaking up when I need to.
Sometimes this makes people not like me. Sometimes it makes me not like me. Writing and posting a critical review gets me wound up and makes me question what I'm doing and whether or not it's even worth it. I'm not beholden to anything nor am I obligated to speak up and share my thoughts. But I do it anyway, even when it hurts sometimes. Even when I know there are consequences to be had.
And sometimes those consequences suck.
But a conversation doesn't end when you choose to bow out. A conversation doesn't always end when you feel as though your own needs have been met.
There's no need to rehash the gender in librarianship conversation again. But maybe there's something worth thinking about in this conversation about the way we're having the conversation. About the way we have conversation more broadly.
What is the line between being dramatic and having a serious, sustained dialog? Is there one? I'm legitimately curious about what happens when a hypothetical male librarian, who has earned a reputation for being a partier or for being a rock star or for being well-known in the field, states his case and a female librarian states a similar case but finds herself being labeled as jealous or dramatic for raising the same issues. Wherein she's hysterical for wanting to be critical about something and wanting to bring to light some of the thoughts she's having. Worse, why is it she gets bullied for having those thoughts?
And again, let's remember for the record that there are thoughts and there are feelings. Sometimes one can impact the other, but never is a person, male or female, having thoughts that should be dismissed as feelings. Thoughts are informed by feelings, as feelings can be informed by thoughts. Both are legitimate. Both are okay to have. Neither are worthy of dismissal, period.
Let me be clear about something else, too: bullying someone for their thoughts has come from both males and females. Both are equally responsible for downplaying the thoughts and the larger dialog going on right now.
Both are equally responsible for suggesting these conversations are "kerfluffles." That this dialog more broadly is about being dramatic, about being sore losers, about not putting one's time in yet.
Why is it that when the discourse is itself about discourse that the arrows are sharpened? When a woman stands up for herself and says she's tired of being treated this way and that she's tired of having to constantly defend her own thoughts and actions, she's called a host of names. She's seen as unlikable. She's seen as someone who is nothing but drama. She's so often talked down into silence. Worse, she's talked into feeling as though she has something to be sorry for, even when there is absolutely nothing to be sorry for.
And when a lady doesn't apologize, help us all.
There are people this field who stand up and admit to saying things simply to get a rise out of people, even if it means taking other people down in the process. It ups their stats. They continue to earn time in the spotlight and draw attention to themselves and they do so without so much as being called what they are: a troll.
A line can be drawn between playing devil's advocate and being an asshole. We all know where that line lies. Even those who participate know. They just choose to continue acting on one side of the line and not the other.
Because they have the privilege to do so.
I've been chewing these thoughts over in light of Julie's post about silence. I've been chewing it over in terms of being an introvert and about how sometimes, silent time with someone else is the most intimate and most revealing time. It's satisfaction and comfort.
Silence is nice.
Silence is likable.
The only way to change the conversation and the only way to change the broader dialog is to keep having it. The only way to enact change is to be an agent of change, to keep speaking up and to keep calling people out.
It's not a matter of jealousy -- no one is jealous of "rock star" status because we're all rock stars at what we do by simply doing it every day and constantly striving to do it better. These conversations start because people want to do it better. But by belittling someone's passion, by telling them they're being silly or are being dramatic, the dynamics of power and privilege shine through loud and clear.
Just because you got yours doesn't mean everyone did. Just because you got yours, it doesn't mean the conversation is over. And just because you're tired of having it, that doesn't mean other people are.
Sometimes, the conversations will never end -- sometimes, the conversations about gender, about power, about what it means to be seen as a leader or what it takes to earn recognition don't have an end point.
But it doesn't stop them from being important.
What we do at this point is keep talking. We keep lifting one another up, and we keep celebrating the achievements made through the course of living our lives day to day. We continue to support and encourage one another to speak up and out and do so in the exact way that they need to do so -- that we acknowledge the value in and of speaking, of conversing, of approaching this dialog as a dialog. Because it's not only about what's being said. It's also about how it's being said.
I'm not tired of lifting people up yet.
I'm also not sorry for keeping this dialog going.
Anonymous comments are off. You can own your words.
Friday, March 1, 2013
A conversation doesn't end when you bow out
I'm sorry, but I'm also not sorry about the need to talk about this some more.
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Another outstanding post that keeps the dialogue up top and out there. You go girl!ReplyDeleteReplies
Keep on fighting the good fight!Delete
Let's all keep talking. As I noticed, we've been talking for a good 20 plus years on being a woman in the library workforce, and what it means. Let's keep it going.ReplyDeleteReplies
Your post yesterday was fantastic and enlightening and, at the same time, incredibly sad. What can we do other than continue to talk and continue to keep it going. That's the only way we make progress, right?Delete
This is such an excellent post, Kelly. As an introvert, someone new to blogging, and someone who suffers from social anxiety, I've been giving a lot of thought lately to what I say and how I say it. In the past, I've found myself stepping out of conversations, or not speaking up, because I'm afraid to rock the boat. Or because I'm afraid to have my opinion thrown back in my face, or being called "too sensitive" (because I'm a woman, of course), or "too critical". I'm trying to change that, to learn to speak when I need to speak, and not apologise for it, when I think it's important.ReplyDeleteReplies
It's not easy at all. I still apologize. I still step back when I could step forward. I get afraid to say things all the time because of the potential consequences, even though the GOOD consequences are often worth the short-term uncomfortable ones. I don't think it's a fear/challenge that ever goes away. You just...keep trying.Delete


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Tom Fogerty's exit started CCR's decline
Chronicle archives Creedence Clearwater Revival, from left, was Stu Cook, Tom Fogerty, John Fogerty and Doug Clifford. Hard on the heels of Creedence Clearwater Revival being voted the world's top rock vocal group by Britain's New Musical Express, founding member Tom Fogerty announced in January 1971 that he was leaving. A brief item in the […] [Read More]
First Album" put ZZ Top on the road to stardom
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