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Malcolm Ludgate, ACS has the resume of a modern day adventurer. His far-flung treks have literally taken him to the edges of the Earth. IMAX® fans have seen his work in epic nature projects like Antarctica, and Australia: Land Beyond Time. Shark lovers have likely viewed the predators through the DP's eye in TV documentaries like The Fox and the Shark and Shark Tribe. This cameraman has also taken his lens into some of Australia's most unusual and dangerous places.
Ludgate loves the challenges that come with shooting in some of the world's most extreme places. So, it's easy to see why he was chosen for Hidden Universe 3D.
The giant-screen documentary takes audiences on an extraordinary journey deep into space, using impressive IMAX® 3D cinematography. The deepest reaches of the universe are brought to life with unprecedented clarity through real images captured by the world's most powerful telescopes. Audiences will explore the earliest galaxies and travel the terrain of Mars; witness images of distant celestial structures including stunning new views of the sun; and peer deep inside the universe's most mysterious nebulae where stars are born. These dramatic new images offer fresh insight into the origins and evolution of the universe, and have never been seen before on the giant IMAX® screen.
The images of deep space are complemented by Ludgate's large-format cinematography. "It really can be a bit of a nightmare filming at times when maybe you don't get the light you need or weather conditions change and suddenly your plans have to be completely scrapped," laughs Ludgate, who has won over 60 international cinematography awards and worked in more than 65 countries. "But then you find a way to make it happen, you change things a little, and you sometimes get something even better than what you'd planned."
Hidden Universe is made up of footage shot by Ludgate and his crew in a Chilean desert, as well as time-lapse photography of the stars moving through the sky, shot by director Russell Scott in another HD format. The movie also incorporates CG animation generated using information from radio telescopes.
While working in Chile for this project, Ludgate and his team used the specialized IMAX® Solido 65mm duel film strip 3D camera–one of just two working units in the world. They took the 320-pound camera along with their 65mm film and magazines loaded with KODAK VISION3 250D Color Negative Film 5207 and KODAK VISION2 50D Color Negative Film 5201 into the high plateaus of the Atacama Desert for several days where the air is known to be extremely thin and dry.
Scott had the crew go into the desert to show audiences how isolated the telescopes which record the movement of the stars must be. They need to be placed in some of the world's most remote spots to avoid light pollution.
"You find these ancient-looking landscapes in the Chilean desert, with all these reds and oranges, that make the place look like it could be another planet, like it could be the surface of Mars," says Ludgate. "It's not like anywhere else."
Scott also asked Ludgate to be mindful of not overshadowing the universe, which was to be the overall focus of the project. So the crew aimed for a kind of balance with all the images they captured.
"For a while, I was known as the Antarctica guy, the underwater guy, or the wildlife guy, because I'd done so much of that kind of work, so it's always good to have a new experience, because it improves everything you do," says Ludgate. "In this business you are constantly relearning your craft again, whether it's IMAX composition or understanding the many unique 3D considerations like the stereoscopic comfort zone and convergence."
Ludgate shot the Chilean footage using interchangeable fixed interocular lenses purpose-built by IMAX for the Solido camera. The Solido shoots left and right eye images simultaneously onto two rolls of 65mm film running through a single camera body housing two camera movements. The images from the each lens are captured on the film, slightly offset, so when they are later projected, the combined image is 3D. These lenses, combined with the Solido camera and high-performing KODAK 65mm film, thrilled the DP. "Film still has a warmth you don't get elsewhere," says Ludgate. "When you see film on the big screen, you get the most intimate kind of detail."
But there's something beyond the lenses, film stock and exotic locales that keeps Ludgate coming back time and again. "The best part about being a cameraman is that we always get sent to extremes," says Ludgate. "You go to the most beautiful or the most polluted places, or to the richest or the poorest places, to the highest mountain or the deepest oceans."
Hidden Universe is a December Cinema Productions film produced in association with Film Victoria, Swinburne University of Technology, and the European Space Observatory (ESO). It is executive produced by Emmy® Award-winning producer Tony Wright, and produced by Stephen Amezdroz, with writing and directing by Scott. Produced in association with MacGillivray Freeman Films, Hidden Universe is playing at select IMAX® theaters and giant screen cinemas.
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dan72 wrote:Not claiming it was intentional, but it was self inflicted. My job requires me to type on a keyboard. If I punch a wall and brake my hand and can no longer type, what do you think will happen to me. I'm pretty sure I would get fired.
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Hey everyone, my brother and I were recently certified in scuba diving, we are now doing the advanced class the next 3 tuesdays. I was wondering if anyone out there who is an experienced diver could tell me what gear they use and/or suggest, my brother wants to become a special operations combat diver and I to might be interested in that later in my army career. We have atomic masks,fins and snorkels. And we are currently trying to decide between the bare voodoo or the zeagle ranger bcd. The ranger is my current choice but my instructor says the new ranger is not as well made as it once was but he is also a rep for bare. Im posting on this forum because as military personnel I trust all of you much more than any civilian. And also because we arent just doing this for fun but to get used to what we would use in a scuba detachment. Also any suggestions on regulators,gauges, etc is much appreciated.
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Re: Scuba gear.
The gear you'll want to purchase depends heavily on what, exactly, you'll be using it for. Are you going to dive deep? Go on vacations and travel with your own equipment? Dive in cold or warm water? Etc. All of this plays a part in what reg and gauge/computer you'll want. Your local dive shops are excellent sources of information as I guarantee you they're all divers.
Don't focus so much on brand names as you do on features and specifications.
Congrats on your cert, have fun, and log some dives. It's a blast!
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Thank you MPThink, I will definately do that. I live in FL so most of the time it will be pretty warm at the ocean(80) but we also have some amazing springs too and they are really cold (72-74). The deepest spring we know of by us is 95 feet at one point. And the ocean is around 80-110 we actually cant go deeper than 70 with just our basic cert but after our advanced class we can go up to 110 feet. 95% of the time we wont have to travel at all really, hour drive at most. I really like the ranger and have seen great reviews from alot of people but our instructor said the past couple generations have been made in china and not well made, just not really sure who to believe. And yes its the coolest thing ive ever done. Thanks again
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Scuba Equipment for recreational diving is best sought after by fit and comfort of use as opposed to brand name (of course technical diving requires more specialized gear and training). Atomic is a great manufacturer of dive equipment, but there are a lot of options and choices available to you. The old version of the Zeagle Ranger was great, but there was an issue as they were using an actual Ranger tab on the gear, and that was made to change (by an obvious group). Important to note is that the Zeagle Ranger is a rear lift BCD, while there are other types that are bottom lift, and combination - which is better for you, well that is subjective, so try different versions in a pool, or via rental and see which type is best for you.
Recreational diving and military diving are two different animals altogether. First and foremost is the fact that a majority of mil dive ops are with rebreathers - so you may want to consider geting an advance certification on the Dreager or similar system - but note that no matter what civilian certivications that you have, they will not transfer to military training (perhaps give you a "heads up" if you are able to attend that training). No matter what, if you do any military dive training you will start at the beginning with everyone else, your civilian dive certs will not change that, nor advance you in any way - you will do the complete and full training program starting at zero.
The recreational dive tables are also not used in military diving - so you may want to seek out and learn the Navy Decompression Tables, which will cover standard and multi-depth in-water decompression (among other things).
Do not worry about making your personal civilian dive gear match what the military uses - it just will not give you any better performance than a civilian model - time in-water blowing bubbles is good no matter what. In getting prepped for a goal of working in a combat dive team your best bet is two things, first, get in, and maintain, a high level of physical fitness and ability to long distance surface and sub-surface swims without any gear; as well as be able to do extreme distances just using mask, fins, and snorkle. Second, pursue civilian certifications and experience in night diving, underwater navigation, search and rescue, and equipment specialist (as good top choices, there are a great number of classes and additional certs you can get that will give you a lot of good training and underwater time). You can also try swimming and treading water in clothing and shoes/boots in a controlled area (like a pool) to simulate drown-proofing like that done in the military.
Although you can purchase the old standard fins for both combat swimming and combat diving, you really gain nothing by doing so. I started with the USD Rocket fins back in 1980 (the standard military fins - not that I knew that at the time), like putting board on your feet, but they are heavy duty and take a lot of abuse. The two combat swimmer fins really do nothing for you that a good fin wont do (except for being flimsy and compact and pricey for no reason if you try to buy new). I dive with two sets of fins, one open foot (Mares Avanti-Quatro) and a full foot set (Mares Avanti L). Mask is also personal preference, I prefer a model with a black skirt and moderate profile (I personally do not like low-profile masks) - some like the clear skirts as they let in more light.
Maybe try to find the combat diver television program on Surviving the Cut on Discovery Channel, it might give you a little more insight. As well there is a lot to SCUBA, and it is good that you are getting trained and certified!
Since I did not stay at a Holiday Inn Express last night, it is fair to mention that I am a PADI Divemaster (started Open Water in 1980, first cert in 81.. and kept on going from there...) No matter who you are certified with (PADI, NAUI, SSI, etc) the training all meets a standard, and is all top notch!Last edited by LRSU_Dog; May 21st, 2011, 04:22 PM.


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'You can't really describe what they are. It's just good music'
EUGENE, Ore. - Illuminated under a stream of yellow and blue stage lights, the acoustic guitar begins to play like a slow operatic movement.
And then come the strings, which enter into the melody one after the other, the bass, the cello, the violin and the mandolin all gracefully flowing together to create a harmony that engulfs the room.
And then, after only a few moments, the acoustic operetta of Betty and the Boy welcomes its most treasured guest; a voice that echoes across the W.O.W hall with amazing force and beauty.
It isn't until the final strings are plucked and when Betty's voice grows increasingly faint that the audience is finally able to collect their thoughts and return back to the reality that they had so recently and easily vacated.
Bettreena "Betty" Jaeger and Josh "the boy" Harvey first met in Montana on myspace.com back in 2008. At the time, Josh was a singer/songwriter/musician who was looking for an addition to his one-man band. And then he heard Betty's voice. From that point on, he couldn't rest until they met. He was resilient in his pursuits, sending a variety of off the wall messages and comments in an attempt to get her attention. Until one day, fed up and exhausted but also a little bit curious and intrigued, she responded.
Once together, they soon began to realize that there were a series of other sounds and instruments that could accompany them which could amplify their music. They began to recruit other musicians. Soon they had their bassist, Jon Conlon, their cellist, Nanci McDonald, and their violinist, Michelle Whitlock.
Betty and the Boy have a unique way of expressing themselves. Some call them a Bluegrass band; others, Americana or perhaps classical with operatic leanings. But to classify them as anything except uncommon and rare would be off target. And that's because they simply cannot be categorized.
The precision and the finesse of Betty's voice might lead someone to assume that she's classically trained, but she's not. And the delicate powers of the strings that accompany her add an even deeper and ethereal feeling to it all.
"I feel like a lot of the time, when I first starting playing music, I was confused on what kind of style I was," Josh explains. "I think for me, it was a lot about letting go of that… I don't really like thinking about what kind of genre I am. It's whatever people hear, I guess… but it's all types of music. And for me it's just what I do."
And it hasn't gone unappreciated. In 2011, the Eugene Weekly named Betty and the Boy The Next Big Thing in Eugene. On top of that Betty and the Boy has garnered praise and reviews from some of Eugene's most notable newspapers. The Register Guard called their music "Darkness amid beauty" and the Eugene Weekly wrote that they were "Nothing short of entrancing."
Just this past year Betty and the Boy submitted a video for a competition to join an annual Bluegrass cruise with the Grammy award-winning band The Steep Canyon Rangers. Woody Platt, the lead singer and guitarist, described his reaction to hearing their tape among a sea of others. "It was just so different. Her voice and the texture of her voice along with the instrumentation which was kind of like this mini classical thing on one side and a mandolin and bass, more of a bluegrassey thing, on the other side, and then her. She was sitting on a stool in a dark theater and it was just striking. You can't really describe what they are. It's just really different. It's not bluegrass. It's just good music."
And this is the very thing that Betty and the Boy strive to be. Honest musicians who want nothing more than to entertain and play good music.
"Music, to me, is something that I understand really well," Betty said. "It's like people who are good at math. I get music. And the only other thing I know that I get as well is poetry and writing. It just clicks for me."
Betty and the Boy play for themselves as much as they play for their audience. For them, it's an opportunity to not only pursue art for art's sake, but to seize upon their own innate abilities to create something beautiful and worthy and true.
The JAM Workshop — Journalism Arts Multimedia — is a brand new class taught at the University of Oregon's School Of Journalism and Communication. Conceived by Prof. Tom Wheeler, the JAM Workshop brings together student writers, photographers and videographers to profile local artists — musicians, painters, dancers, sculptors, art photographers, and more.
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Digital Domain is canceling it's $100,000 per year agreement for naming rights on the Mets' stadium in Port St. Lucie as part of it's corporate restructuring in bankruptcy court, according to Ballpark Digest.
Earlier this month, Digital Domain, a special effects company in Port St. Lucie, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection and reached a deal to sell its main business to a private investment firm for $15 million.
According to the report, Digital Domain is already behind $50,000 in payments for the naming rights on the stadium, an agreement they originally signed in 2010.
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The new Helper Yard sign, behind the pitcher and below the new scoreboard, was unveiled in a short ceremony Saturday morning.
The other sign does not make people happy.
It was the best of signs. It was the worst of signs.
The one, a brand-new broadside on the fence of a brand-new ball park, reads "Helper Yard, Est. 2011."
The other, a faded, aging billboard just south of the Poplar Street exit on U.S. 6, greets drivers with a friendly, "Welcome to Helper."
There's a story behind each.
The Little Leaguers playing on the groomed and manicured diamond at Saturday's game were pitching and swinging on what was a wasteland less than a year ago.
It was a remnant of the former Pony League ballpark, abandoned years ago and left to decay. What was left of the fences was rusted, the bleachers were rotted and the five acre field was lumpy and covered with "native plants."
In mid-summer 2010, attorney Sam Chiara decided to do something about it. He formed Heritage Ballparks, a non-profit foundation designed to raise funds and volunteer support to resurect the park from ruins.
Chiara raised funds from the Recreation/Transportation Special Service District and from corporate and private donors. He studied ballfields and designed plans.
But, perhaps most tellingly, he got the muscle power of the people of Helper and surrounding communities behind the project.
Helper City kicked in with public works assistance to work on water and electric supply.
And at summer's end, more than 100 volunteers showed up to cover the entire field with donated sod. By spring, new concrete dugouts were visible, the parking lot was graded and graveled, and the signage recognizing the donors who made it possible went up.
Chiara estimated Saturday that the whole project cost $120,000 - or would have cost that much if the volunteers had been paid and city support tallied.
As for the other sign, and its sister on the other side of town, there are changes in store.
"It's negative advertising," declared Mayor Dean Armstrong. "We're advertising a run-down, faded out, tired out community."
"I've stopped even looking at it," added Councilman Robert Bradley at Thursday's council meeting.
Noting that city ought to intensify its efforts to bring people off the highway and into the heart of town, the council agreed to appropriate not more than $3,300 for two new signs to let drivers know that it's worth slowing down and taking either exit into the city.
As to what should go on the signs, well, that's to be decided. Whatever goes up, it will have to be artistic, short, sweet, and to the point, advised Dave Gerrard of SignEdge.
It is also a good idea to change the message from time to time to keep it from getting tedious, he added.
Given all that Helper has to offer - parks, a pool, a museum, shops and restaurants, as well as performances at the Rio Theatre, car shows, the Arts and Music Festival and the Light Parade, that's a lot of promotion.
How the council and the artists and poets of Helper decide to handle it will be visible by mid-summer.
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A food drive put on by the Boy Scouts helped bring in 8,321 pounds of food to the shelves of the Carbon County Food Bank, according to program manager Collette Freestone.
While the amount came up short compared to the food drive last year which brought in 10,000 pounds, every bit of food will be put to good use, Freestone said.
The Boy Scouts food drive is one of the many local drives that go to help stock the shelves of the food bank. While there is not a current food drive going on at the moment, that doesn't mean food isn't being collected. Freestone said the Food Bank is always accepting money donations and food donations which can be brought to the Food Bank, 75 N. 300 E. in Price.


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This Easter, my friend and I are hoping to spread the word of the true cause of the holiday, The Flying Spaghetti Monster. As some of you are perplexed with this notion, let us explain. Many, many years ago, The Flying Spaghetti Monster came down, and created a hill, a tree, and a midget. This monumental occasion shaped the world, and life as we know it. Now this may be the first time you have heard this story, but it is how it actually happened. You see, when you are great followers of The Flying Spaghetti Monster, like my friend and I are, he comes into your home at night, and touches you with his noodly appendage. When he touches you, you see everything in him, everything he created, and everything he stands for. He is our God, and he should be yours too. So please, this Easter, remember the true reason for the season, The Flying Spaghetti Monster, and get touched by his noodly appendage, and maybe one day, you too, will reside in our heaven, which is a beer volcano and a stripper factory.
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text: At the Terra Madre world meeting of food communities in October, 2010, a distinctive focus will be given to indigenous peoples, with representatives from some of the most significant indigenous communities in the world delivering speeches in their native languages at the opening ceremony. In this way we hope to direct public and media attention to the multiplicity and variety of their languages and cultures, the precious diversity—including biodiversity—and knowledge they uphold. Slow Food is determined to support and defend these values, which involve sustainable lifestyles, closely linked to nature and with respect for its resources. Many representatives of indigenous peoples will be present at Terra Madre: from the Sami of Northern Europe and Berbers of North Africa to the Maori of New Zealand and Mapuche of Chile, from the Guarani or Sateré-Mawé of Brazil and Seri of Mexico to the Peul and Konso of Africa. For many years, Slow Food has been involved with several of these indigenous groups, such as in the case of the Sateré-Mawé people, with whom two Presidia have been created—for canudo nectar and for native waranà, who will also be present at the event. Guaranà, or waraná in the indigenous language, means "the beginning of all knowledge". It has been grown for hundreds of years in Brazilian Amazonia, in an area between the Rio Tapajós and the Rio Madeira. Here primordial forest still prevails, where the native Mawé indians live in symbiosis with a plant species, a liana we know as guaranà. The Mawé do not actually cultivate waranà, and would be more accurate to call it semi-domestication. The Mawé honor the "Mothers of Waranà" in the forest, wild lianas that can reach a height of 12 meters, and collect the seedlings growing from seeds that have fallen to the ground. They then transplant them in forest clearings and grow them into bushes which can then produce. Another story entirely exists for the canudo nectar. Ancient native legend has it that when Anumaré Hit, a figure in Sateré-Mawé mythology, went to heaven, he transformed into the sun and invited his sister Uniawamoni to follow him. She initially hesitated, but eventually decided to stay on earth in the form of a bee so she could look after the sacred forests of guaranà together with the Sateré-Mawé people. The legend has been handed down over generations, describing what the ancient Mawé already knew and what we are now rediscovering: that wild stingless bees are responsible for pollinating at least 80% of the plant species of Amazonia. Without their patient work, the forest would risk disappearing. However the colonies have always been targeted for their valuable honey (an entire colony is destroyed for every half liter of plundered wild honey). Many years ago the Sateré-Mawé decided to follow the ancient traditions of Mayan meliponiculture, but using some more modern techniques. The Mayans protected the bees by raising them in tree trunks, while the Sateré-Mawé keep them in hives of stacked drawers made of local wood. The Presidium was created to safeguard the canudo bee and the Amazonian forest, and also to give the Sateré people a new economic resource. There are many more stories such as these. Behind each of them lies an ancestral culture inseparably linked to a particular area and its traditions.


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|Ashton Woods Homes – Ashton Woods builds new homes, townhomes and condominiums in Arizona, Texas, Georgia, Florida, North Carolina and South Carolina. Founded in 1975 in Toronto, Canada, Ashton Woods Homes is a subsidiary of the Great Gulf Group of Companies and a top 100 U.S. home builder. Homes by Ashton Woods start in the mid $100s; Ashton Woods builds new homes for buyers in every price range. The Ashton Woods Homes United States corporate headquarters are located in Roswell, Georgia. www.ashtonwoodshomes.com – 2012 Builder 100 Ranking: #20 with 1,802 closings. Ashton Woods USA rose five ranking positions and closed more homes than in 2011, when the builder managed to conduct 1,210 closings.
|Toll Brothers – Luxury Home Builder, Toll Brothers, builds new luxury homes in 20 states throughout the U.S. The Toll Brother's corporate office is located in Horsham, Pennsylvania. Toll Brothers (TOL) is a public company traded on the New York Stock Exchange and has been building high-end luxury homes for more than 40 years. Homes by Toll Brothers range from the $200s to over $1 million. www.tollbrothers.com – 2012 Builder 100 Ranking: #13 with 3,286 closings. Toll Brothers dropped a position in the rankings, though the builder closed more homes than the 2,611 closings in 2011.
|Meritage Homes has been building new homes for families in America for 25 years; during that time, they've delivered more than 65,000 homes. Meritage builds offers housing opportunities in 6 states (AZ, TX, CA, FL, CO, NC & SC) and in 16 different markets. In Arizona, they offer active adult living in 4 communities with active-lifestyle residences starting from the mid $100s. Meritage is a public builder traded on the NYSE under ticker symbol MTH and their corporate offices are located in Scottsdale, AZ. www.meritagehomes.com – 2012 Builder 100 Ranking: #9 with 4,238 closings. Meritage Homes went up one place in the rankings, however the builder closed on several hundred less homes than the 3,268 in 2011.
|David Weekley Homes is a private home builder with new homes for sale in hundreds of communities across the nation; they've been building new homes since 1976. Today, they operate in more than 15 cities throughout the United States with new homes and communities in Colorado, Texas, Arizona, Florida, Georgia, Indiana, South Carolina and North Carolina. Fortune often includes David Weekley Homes on their list of the "100 Best Companies to Work For". New Houses by David Weekley Homes start in the $100s and offer 3 different warranties: 1-year limited warranty, 2-year mechanical systems warranty, and a 10-year warranty covering major structural defects. www.DavidWeekleyHomes.com – 2012 Builder 100 Ranking: #17 with 2,476 closings. David Weekley had 1,926 closings in 2011, but still managed to keep their position from that year.


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Terry would like Kelly Shoppach to return next season
Terry Collins told reporters he would like Kelly Shoppach to return to the Mets next season.
Collins said he likes Shoppach's defensive game as well as the way he's handled the pitching staff and getting them to pitch inside more.
Shoppach has hit .250 with three home runs and nine RBI in 44 at-bats over 16 games since joining the Mets last month.
Shoppach signed a one-year, $1.35 million contract with the Red Sox last winter – he can become a free agent this winter.


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When: Friday, Oct. 26, 2012 at 5:30 p.m.
Where: Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh - Downtown
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Plunge into the unearthly realm of Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre's Giselle with a pre-show event at the Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh - Downtown. Experiment with the eerie effects of stage makeup, movement and music that push this ballet production beyond the grave. Emerge as a member of the walking undead and join in a procession to the Benedum Center, where you'll watch the 8 p.m. Giselle production from special tweet seats. Document the undead experience along the way with apps, photos and video using equipment from The Labs @ CLP, and bring your smartphone to tweet live during the show. A limited number of portable devices also will be available at the event. Refreshments will be provided at the pre-show event.
Permission forms are necessary. Download one here or sign the night of the performance.
Join the library for a follow-up video editing session using The Labs @ CLP equipment and software to learn iMovie basics and create your own "Dance of the Undead" video on Saturday, October, 27, from 12 to 2 p.m. at the Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh – Main (Oakland). Snacks will be provided. Register online here.


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Submission Chrome OS Remains Undefeated at Pwnium 3->
hypnosec writes: Google has announced that its Chrome OS has managed to remain undefeated during the Pwnium 3 event that was held alongside Pwn2Own. Announced by Google on January 28, 2013 the Pwnium 3 event carried a prize money of $3.14 million. Researchers were asked to carry out attacks against a base Samsung Series 5 chromebook running the latest stable version of Chrome OS. It turns out security researchers were not able to come up with winning exploits even after the competition's deadline was extended. Google Chrome Team has revealed that partial exploit entries have been filled in but, no other details have been released.
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|DeBerry Elected To College Football HOF
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Fisher DeBerry, who spent nine years as an assistant coach at Appalachian State University, has been elected to the College Football Hall Of Fame.
DeBerry, who worked under the late Jim Brakefield at ASU from 1971-1979, is the winningest coach in Air Force history. He led the academy to 169 wins and 12 post-season berths during his 23-year stay from 1984-2006. DeBerry, who had a career record of 169-109-1 at Air Force, was a conference coach of the year three times, and was named National Coach of the Year in 1985. He also produced 16 All-America and 11-Academic All-America players.
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When David C. Sherman joined Guilfoyle Ambulance two decades ago, he became a member of a business with about 40 employees and a few ambulances in a well-suited, centrally located facility on Newell Street.
Today, the ambulance service employs 120 people, including 11 in management positions, and has a fleet of 26 vehicles, including 14 ambulances and five wheelchair vans. With all these people and rigs, the Newell Street headquarters, Guilfoyle's home since 1974, "was bursting at its seams," said Mr. Sherman, now the company's general manager.
A move was necessary, and that came Jan. 4, when the company's home became a much more spacious, remodeled and modernized structure on Faichney Drive. In a project with a cost approaching $2 million, the former Covidien building purchased from Tyco Health Care Group LP of Mansfield, Mass., has become Guilfoyle's showplace.
"I'm in my glory down here," said Charmaine G. Wright-Rowsam, president and chief executive officer. "I'm looking at this facility as an honor to my late husband to provide job opportunities and the future education of emergency medical technicians."
Her late husband, Bruce M. Wright, was sole owner of the ambulance service from 1973 until he died suddenly on Nov. 12, 1993.
The company was named for Dennis E. Guilfoyle, an undertaker who began running a patient-transport service here about 105 years ago.
With all the comforts and conveniences provided in the new facility, on a street running south of and parallel to Coffeen Street, Mr. Sherman acknowledged one disadvantage: Newell Street offered a more central location in the city than the new facility. To compensate, the company is experimenting with a roving ambulance detail, he said. An ambulance travels in the Public Square sector and even parks at the old home on Newell Street, ready to respond to a call. When that rig is dispatched, a backup unit is sent to fill the Public Square patrol, he said.
On any given day, Guilfoyle can have up to about 45 people on duty, Mr. Sherman said. That includes two dispatchers per shift, EMTs, shift supervisors, drivers and mechanics. For their use are two lounges with flat-screen TVs and easy chairs, bunk rooms and shower facilities.
The 77,000-square-foot building provides enclosed parking for the service's entire fleet, and a neighboring mechanic shop which, although now in operation, still awaits completion.
And the company expects half of the building to be an additional revenue source: the Bruce M. Wright Memorial Conference Center. There are two huge multipurpose rooms, the larger measuring 4,600 square feet, available for weddings, receptions, craft fairs and any other community events. A third room, 2,390 square feet, provides similar uses. The three rooms provide the potential for simultaneous and separate events with seating for up to 725 people with chairs and tables, or up to 1,575 without tables. Also in the convention center wing are two classrooms, restrooms and a vending area.
Booking for events is going well, Mr. Sherman said, even though advertising for availability is just now getting under way.
Anticipated revenue will fund future projects and expansion of the ambulance service, he said.
Rough drafts of how the former factory would be sectioned off were drawn up by Mr. Sherman and Jeffrey J. Call, director of administration, and were reviewed by Ms. Wright-Rowsam at weekly meetings before being presented to the project engineer, GYMO of Watertown.
Guilfoyle Ambulance Service is not the actual owner of the facility. Wright Brothers LLC — consisting of Bruce, Toby and Travis Wright, who all associated with the ambulance service — is the official property owner.
Mr. Sherman attributed Guilfoyle's growth to three things: a contract with the federal government to maintain a presence at Fort Drum ranges during training, an overall increase in call volume and assumption of services formerly provided by discontinued volunteer units. In the latter case, Guilfoyle has satellite stations in Alexandria Bay and the town of Brownville.
Non-administrative personnel at Guilfoyle are represented by Service Employees International Union Local 200 United.
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There was a nice piece this morning from from Dan and Jeff in the Sun. It specifcially was highlighting the 2007 draft class and wondering out loud if it were the best draft from the Orioles.
Matt Wieters and Jake Arrieta are already up and look to be long term guys. Maybe neither become the All-Star's that were invisioned, but two locks of 10 year type players in one draft class is a huge WIN for Joe Jordan.
Joe Mahoney and Matt Angle could be situational role player at the very least. I think people are selling Mahoney short because of his size, athletism, drooling raw power tool could make him a strong power hitter. Both guys need to make another jump to be considered everyday type players. I remember people saying the same exact sentence for Brian Roberts and this turned out fairly well.
Brandon Cooney should be a lock for the 7th inning role one day. Say what you will, but this is high praise for an after thought 30th round selection.
Tim Bascom may not be the future starter I once thought in 2008, but he could be a long arm out of the pen and you never know. The talent is in his arm to be a back of the rotation guy. Still way too young to give up on his potential.


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TROY - The Vermont Secretary of Education Armando Vilaseca has thrown his weight behind attempts to pass a school bond for the Troy Elementary School.
In a letter to North Country Schools Superintendent Dr. Robert Kern, Vilaseca reiterated the list of items sought to be improved by the school board, including traffic flow, drainage problems, a poorly insulated roof, aging heating and ventilation systems, non-compliance with safety codes and security directives, an old sprinkler system, and an electrical system badly in need of upgrades.
Vilaseca said that a member of his staff visited the school and reported the deficiencies back to him. The secretary said he was encouraged that members of the public decided to bring the bond up for vote again, on March 28.
To view the letter, go to page 9 of Thursday's edition of The Newport Daily Express for March 28, 2013.


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|A construction worker drives nails at the new Utah Division of Natural Resources building on Carbonville Road. Construction makes up a major segment of the area's businesses. According to surveys, owners and managers of the construction companies project significant growth for the next year.
According to surveys conducted in the last year by the Business Expansion and Retention Program, many businesses expect the local economy to grow despite a downturn in the national ecomomy.
The BEAR program was set up two years ago to provide technical assistance to individual businesses.
The program focuses on identifying trends and issues in the business community, targeting resources where they will do the most good in local economy and providing a public relation advocate for the local business base.
The BEAR survey asked detailed questions of owners and managers of nearly 400 businesses in the Carbon and Emery counties.
With home-based establishments included, there are an estimated 1,600 businesses operating in the area.
"We still have a long way to go to get all the businesses interviewed. But this is a good start and has shown some significant trends," said Delynn Fielding, the economic development director for Carbon County. "When we printed out all the reports the software could generate on what we have we had quite a large stack of paper. Now we have to drill down into those reports and find out what is pertinent and what that date means in terms of growth, employment and many other economic factors."
The BEAR surveys show that 70 percent of the local companies report recent growth and 44 percent project an expansion rate of more than 10 percent in the coming year.
Only four percent of the companies said they thought product and serives sales would decline in the next year.
One eye-opening aspects of the report was the use of e-commerce, noted Fielding.
The majority of companies use some type of e-commerce in the businesses. Examples include using e-mail, having Websites, buying or selling products and conducting surveys.
Only 16 percent of the companies surveyed indicated that they did not use e-commercel.
Eastern Utah's economic baseThe interpretation of the BEAR surveys conducted to date in the Castle Valley region indicates the following:
Large industrial companies are becoming a less significant portion of the overall business community.
The area is predominately characterized by retail and service based industries - 45 percent.
The community, as a whole, is relatively business diversified.
Of the companies surveyed, 329 or 92 percent have headquarters in Utah. But while most companies have a Utah orientation, few are headquartered locally.
"It appears, when you tie these figures to growth and decline in businesses, that the companies that have having no growth or declines are the ones that are not using any kind of e-commerce," said Fielding.
Tied to that. 79 percent of companies report they have some kind of high speed connection (DSL or better) with which to do business.
Businesses reported no real problems with getting high speed Internet access from providers.
The highest growth sector in the area (with significant numbers of companies involved) is the construction business.
Nine of 17 companies in the construction trades projected a 25 percent increase in business.
In the next year, the construction companies, as a whole, expected to hire 110 more people.
The BEAR report indicated that manufacturing of all types of goods anticipate having to hire 104 and the retail businesses in the area will want to hire 160 people.
But the local unemployment rate remains low and many of the positions that will need filling are skilled jobs.
There continues to be a growing demand for workers with skills and a decline in employment for people with few skills.
"We have one retail outlet in the area that is authorized to have many more people than they have on the payroll, but they can't find the people to hire," said Fielding. "We have a problem here we haven't had for a very long time."
BEAR program consultants are going to keep interviewing businesses with the end in mind to have data about every business in the area on the books.
When that happens, the program will be able to have a much truer picture of what it takes to grow local businesses and to project trends.
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The Calgary Regional Health Authority offers an attractive salary and benefits package. Here are the highlights: The current annual salary range for a registered nurse is 23.75 to 30.11 per hour (Cdn). Registered Nurses who have completed courses, diplomas and degrees relevant to exclusive nursing practice are also eligible to receive educational allowances ranging from $.35 - $1.75. Shift differential is $1.75 per hour. Weekend premium is $1.75 per hour.
Calgary is a great place to live. Wages are competitive, unemployment is low, housing is affordable, people are friendly and the lifestyle opportunities are unmatched. In fact, Calgary was recently named the best place to work in all of Canada (which was named the best country in the world to live by the United Nations).
Calgary is located in Alberta, Canada, about an hour's drive East of British Columbia and the Canadian Rocky Mountains, and about three hour's drive North of the U.S. border. Sitting approximately 4,000 feet above sea level, and nestled in the foothills of the mountains, Calgary benefits from a moderate climate and some of the freshest and cleanest air in North America.
Calgary has grown to a world-class city of almost 900,000 people. Maybe our mountains give us perspective, but whatever it is, we've gained an international reputation for our western hospitality and positive attitude.
Calgary is a big city with small-town friendliness and accessibility. You'll find a thriving arts scene with live music, theatre and visual arts, an incredible array of sporting opportunities, an international airport, plenty of festivals, special events, an NHL team and of course, the world-renowned Calgary Stampede. All this is complemented by a wide selection of shopping venues, including a vibrant and active downtown, as well as restaurants and nightlife to meet any taste or budget. With no provincial sales tax, these activities are even more affordable. Calgary also offers unmatched outdoor recreation opportunities. Here, healthy lifestyle is more than just a phrase. Within Calgary, we have more golf courses per capita than any other city in Canada, one of the longest pathway systems in the country (following alongside the scenic Bow and Elbow rivers), parks, swimming pools, tennis courts, two very large natural parkland areas, and even an indoor soccer facility. Within easy driving distance, Calgarians have access to world-class skiing & snowboarding, unmatched camping, biking, hiking, whitewater rafting, internationally ranked fishing, adventure recreation and two of the most famous national parks in the world, Banff and Jasper.
Further information about Calgary is also available in the following websites: Calgary Inc. (promotional agency) www.calgary-promote.com; Calgary Convention & Visitors Bureau: www.visitor.calgary.ab.ca; Calgary Economic Development Authority: www.ceda.calgary.ab.ca; Calgary Municipal Government: www.gov.calgary.ab.ca; Calgary Real Estate Board: http://realtors.mls.ca/calgary


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The MA gave me my love affair with the short story, as we discovered Carver, Proulx, Trevor and many more. They say people don't buy collections as much as their longer relative. They also say the short story is having a revival, which is exciting. I've been meaning to blog for ages about why some voracious readers of fiction hardly go near collections. Perhaps I will now. For me, they've perhaps just not read the best out there – always a good place to begin. This might be a good time to direct you to Salt, then. That is one funky website. Their books (and I've said this before last night) are stunning, beautifully presented - the finest new literary fiction out there. Have a look; there's even a sale on at the moment. Buying a book from Salt, you also get to feel a smug warmness inside that you're supporting an important venture, a publishing trailblazer amid the morass of mainstream commercial silt that is washed our way. (Come the summer, you'll be able to buy mine (#removes trumpet from mouth#).)
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He is scary slimmy YUCK!
Well you know which Pokemon scares ya. If only that Marowak ghost can be used hehe.
I am a double specialist. 3DS FC: 2878 9875 2043 and my friend safari consists of Shuppet, Phantump and Dusclops. Feel free to add my FC and please message me yours too! Greenwich Mean Time+8
"I battle to have fun, thus I battle to lose." (sizida's philosophy)
Thanks dratinitamer for the kickbutt siggy!
Purp and I are alone D:
Usersigs made by estormwrath on DA.
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RIP Ice Grabbers
Super Smash Bros. Melee - Super Smash Bros. Brawl
Nana you're too smart for a 3DS.
*credit to PurpleBlitz for drac stuff*
Man everytime I get over 1600 on the ladder I just drop down :/
Hello all, im gonna give up Wifi OU for now...anyone plays lower tiers?
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RIP Survival Island, you were the best <3
I'll give it a go :] I can UU and NU.
Cool, who in da clan uses PO?
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RIP Survival Island, you were the best <3
After some thinkins....i decide 2 leave this awesome clan, bc school is gettin hard nowadays, and i will need time 2 study next weeks, but i will keep on PO...i think i would like 2 meet more dracaena people, bc this is a great clan....i wanna say a last thing....: Very Good Luck with da clan :')...
Platinum. (Kylo)
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RIP Survival Island, you were the best <3
Entire Clan is PO.
In Fearful Day, In Raging Night, with strong hearts full, our souls ignite. When all seems lost in the War of Light look to the stars--For HOPE BURNS BRIGHT!
I don't care about my pokemon other than their battling potential. If they aren't good at battling, I'm not going to use them. If I have to spend time getting my pokemon to be perfect, so be it. I'll battle your pokemon that are "raised with love" anytime, and you know what? I'll probably win.
Yay I won my very first PS tournament \o/! Victory!


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County Formation in Acts of Tennessee > Dyer County
"An Act to establish two new counties west of Tennessee River."
SECTION 2. BE IT ENACTED, That for the due administration of justice in the said county of Hardeman, the circuit court, and court of Pleas and Quarter-Sessions, for said county, shall be held at the house of Thomas M'Neil, at the following times, to-wit: the court of Pleas and Quarter-Sessions, in said county, on the third Mondays in November, February, May, and August, in each and every year; and the circuit court, in said county, on the first Mondays in May and November in each and every year; at which place and times the said courts shall be holden, until otherwise provided for by law, under the same rules, regulations and restrictions, and shall exercise the same power and jurisdiction, that are now possessed by the said court respectively in other counties of this state.
SECTION 3. BE IT ENACTED, That the sheriff of the said county of Hardeman shall hold an election at the house of Thomas M'Neil, the place of holding courts in said county on the second Thursday and succeeding day in February, for the purpose of electing field officers of the militia for said county, under the same rules, regulations, and restrictions, as are pointed out by law in similar cases; and the militia of the said county of Hardeman shall compose the eighty-first regiment, and shall be attached to the __ brigade.
SECTION 4. BE IT ENACTED, That it shall be the duty of the commandant of the said eighty-first regiment, having first been commissioned, and sworn according to law, to divide his regiment into such number of companies as he shall think best for the convenience of said companies; and it shall be the duty of said commandant, to issue writs of election for company officers according to law.
SECTION 5. BE IT ENACTED, That this act shall go into effect from and after the passage thereof.
SECTION 6. BE IT ENACTED, That a new county, to be called and known by the name of Dyer County, be and the same is hereby established on the west side of the Tennessee River, and shall be bounded as follows, to wit: beginning at the north-west corner of the first county west of Carroll County, running thence south with the first range line, to the south boundary of the thirteenth district; thence west with the district line, to the western boundary of this state; thence on said western boundary, to the fifth sectional line; thence east with the said line, to the beginning.
SECTION 7. BE IT ENACTED, That for the due administration of justice, the courts of Pleas and Quarter Sessions shall be held at the house of John Warrens, in said county, on the fourth Mondays in December, March, June, and September; the circuit courts shall be held at the same place, on the first Mondays of June and December, until otherwise provided for by law.
SECTION 8. BE IT ENACTED, That it shall be the duty of the sheriff of said county, on the first Thursday and Friday of February next, to open and hold an election for field officers in the regiment of militia in said county, which shall compose the ___ regiment and be attached to the ___ brigade, and said election shall be held under the same rules and regulations as are by law provided in similar cases.


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Ron and Kim Williams are pleased to announce the marriage of their daughter, Sierra Lynn Williams to Forrest Wayne Yorgason, the son of Floyd and Tammy Yorgason.
The couple will be married on Saturday, March 8 at the Manti Temple. A reception will follow that evening from 7 to 9 p.m. at the Wellington Stake Center, 935 East Main Street. An Open House will be held in their honor Saturday, March 15 at the Timpview Chapel, 850 Quail Valley Drive, Provo, Utah from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m.
Sierra graduated from Carbon High School in 2012. Forrest is a 2009 graduate from Timpview High School, he then served as a full-time missionary for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, in the Vina del Mar, Chile Mission.
The couple will make their home in Provo, Utah where they are both attending Utah Valley University.