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Probation search results in multiple drug-related arrests in ArcataWritten by Bob Froehlich
According to a press release from the Humboldt County Sheriff's Office, dated Feb. 15, 2012:
On Feb. 15, 2012, at approximately 11:00 a.m. the Humboldt County Sheriff's Office Community Response Unit conducted a probation search in the 200 Block of Alder Grove Road, Arcata. When deputies arrived at the residence they met with probationer Colin Baldridge, 31 years, along with Paul Cohen, 56 years and Jimi Suma 37 years. All three of the men lived in the residence.
Deputies searched the residence and located 171 growing marijuana plants, 200 pounds of processed marijuana bud worth an estimated $400,000, along with half a gram of cocaine, 1.5 grams of methamphetamine and 451 grams of Hash estimated to be worth $3000. Deputies also located packaging materials, scales, pay and owe sheets and over $3,000 of cash which is consistent with sales of marijuana and illegal drugs.
While conducting their investigation deputies learned Baldridge had another residence located in the 2400 block of Eye Street, Arcata. Deputies responded to that residence and located another 20 pounds of processed marijuana bud worth approximately $40,000. They also located three large garbage bags full of marijuana leaves, and two handguns, one which was reported stolen.
Baldridge was arrested and booked into the Humboldt County Correctional facility for being a felon in possession of a firearm, possession of marijuana for sale, cultivation of marijuana, possession of a switchblade knife, possession of concentrated cannabis, possession of stolen property, maintaining a drug house and possession of a narcotic. Suma was arrested and booked into the Humboldt County Correctional Facility for an outstanding felony warrant for violation of probation issued by Mendocino County Superior Court. Cohen was arrested for possession of methamphetamine.
Anyone with information for the Sheriffs Office regarding this case or criminal related activity is encouraged to call the Sheriffs Office at 707-445-7251 or the Sheriffs Office Crime Tip line 707-268-2539. If you live in the City Limits of Eureka the Eureka Police Problem Oriented Policing Unit can be reached at 707-441-4373
Attempted Home Invasion Robbery in OrickWritten by Bob Froehlich
According to a press rlease from the Humboldt County Sheriff's Office, Dated Feb. 12, 2012:
On Feb. 12, 2012, approximately 7:00 a.m. the Humboldt County Sheriff's Office was notified of an attempted Home Invasion Robbery which just occurred in the 100 block of Robinson Road, Orick. Deputies responded to the scene and met with two victims, a 26 year old female and a 35 year old male, both who reside in the residence. The victims told the deputies they were asleep with their three year old child, when two adult male suspects wearing all black, both around 5' 10" tall forced their way into their residence and bedroom. The suspects were armed with possibly a rifle or shot gun, and a handgun.
The suspects demanded money and the keys to the victims' car, and then fired off two rounds from a weapon. The male victim was able to obtain a handgun during the robbery attempt, which he fired several times at the suspects. The suspects immediately fled in an unknown direction and did not appear to take anything from the home. The victims and child were uninjured during the robbery attempt, and do not believe the suspects were injured. The victims were unable to provide any further suspect information to the deputies. Deputies found spent shell casings and damage to the residence, including bullet holes consistent with the victims account as to what occurred.
Anyone with information for the Sheriffs Office regarding this case or criminal related activity is encouraged to call the Sheriffs Office at 707-445-7251 or the Sheriffs Office Crime Tip line 707-268-2539.
$450,000 of additional funds allocated for Humboldt Harbor and Bay dredgingWritten by Bob Froehlich
According to a press release from Congressman Mike Thompson's Office, dated Feb. 10, 2012:
Congressman Mike Thompson (CA-1) today announced that Humboldt Harbor and Bay would receive an additional $450,000 for dredging. The funds come from the Army Corps of Engineers' discretionary account, and were awarded in order to address the operation and maintenance needs of Humboldt Bay.
"Humboldt Bay is a lynchpin of the North Coast economy, serving as hub for trade and commerce within the U.S. and internationally," said Thompson. "With these funds the waterways at Humboldt Bay will continue functioning at the depth level necessary for the only deep water port on the North Coast of California. It is important that we continue to maintain and improve this economic engine." "The Humboldt Bay Harbor, Recreation and Conservation District very much appreciates the commitment, hard work and advocacy that Congressman Thompson and his staff have done to help keep our harbor infrastructure maintained" said Mike Wilson, President of the Board of Commissioners of the Humboldt Bay Harbor, Recreation and Conservation District.
On an annual basis, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers determines the amount of funds required to maintain harbors and navigable waterways throughout the United States. The $450,000 is in addition to the $2.74 million previously requested by the Corps and appropriated by Congress last December for Fiscal Year 2012. Annual harbor channel dredging is critical to maintaining harbor entrance safety for our shipping and fishing feet as well as enhancing environmental protection such as the prevention of fuel barge accidents. This dredging effort is also essential in preserving Humboldt Bay as an important part of the north coast economy and transportation system and maintains our area's competiveness for exports to Asia.
Multi-Agency gang sweep nets 15 arrestsWritten by Bob Froehlich
According to a news release from the Eureka Police Department, dated Feb. 3, 2012:
On Feb. 1 through Feb. 2, 2012, investigators and agents from multiple federal, state, and local agencies participated in a two day anti-crime/anti-gang sweep in Humboldt County. The operation was planned and coordinated by the FBI's North Bay Regional Gang Task Force under their Safe Streets Violent Crime Initiative. ("SSTFs focus primarily upon street gang and drug-related violence and address specific violent crime problems through the teaming of federal, state, and local law enforcement officers and prosecutors.").
The operation was hosted by the Eureka Police Department and the teams were led locally by the Humboldt County Sheriff's Office's Community Response Unit (CRU) and the Eureka Police Department's Problem Oriented Policing Unit (POP). Approximately 22 agents and investigators with the Federal Bureau of Investigation, California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation/Parole (CDCR), Humboldt County Probation Department, U.S. Marshall's Office, Humboldt County Sheriff's Office, and Eureka Police Department participated in the gang task force sweep. Over a two-day period, the task force executed a series of parole and probation searches at various locations within Humboldt County primarily targeting previously identified members of violent street and/or prison gangs. These targeted searches were designed to gather intelligence, identify gang members and gang associates, and make arrests as appropriate.
During the course of the operation, a total of 15 suspects were arrested for various offenses ranging from misdemeanor and felony warrants, possession of drug paraphernalia, possession of a controlled substance (heroin and methamphetamine), possession of marijuana for sale, and parole and probation violations. Approximately 10 of those arrested were documented gang members. Those arrested during the gang sweep include:
- Jeremy Dean Wildman (moniker: Looney"), age 35 of Eureka, was arrested for possession of marijuana for sale after investigators found nearly 5 pounds of processed marijuana and multiple digital scales in his apartment on the 100 block of West Del Norte Street, Eureka.
- Scott Ryan Campbell (moniker: "Droopy"), age 35 of Eureka, was arrested for a felony warrant alleging violation of his post release community supervision. Campbell was contacted with Wildman at his West Del Norte Street residence.
- Anthony Manuel Burgess (moniker: "Creeper"), age 19, was arrested for violation of his probation at a cottage on the 2900 block of California Street, Eureka.
- Corey Allen Cole (moniker: "Sinner"), age 29, was arrested for violation of his parole at the same cottage where investigators encountered Burgess.
- Zachery Jacob Chapman, age 34, was arrested in McKinleyville for a violation of his parole.
- Michael Thomas Meyers (moniker: "Flaco"), age 34, was arrested for violation of his parole at an apartment on the 700 block of 10th Street, Eureka.
Humboldt County residents are encouraged to call and leave crime tips using the following contact numbers:
- Eureka Police Department - Problem Oriented Policing Unit: (707) 441-4373.
- Humboldt County Sheriff's Office - Community Response Unit Crime Tip Line: (707) 268-2539.
- Humboldt County Drug Task Force: (707) 444-8095.
The photos below show the six suspects listed above:
Jeremy Dean Wildman (left) and Scott Ryan Campbell (right)
Anthony Manuel Burgess (left) and Corey Allen Cole (right)
Zachery Jacob Chapman (left) and Michael Thomas Meyers (right)


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Another EM5 Posting
I'm excited. I have bought a second EM5 body given the recent drop in prices. It's second hand but has a low shutter count. In fact I didn't want a new EM5 as I am going to get this one converted to Infrared.
When I had the GX1 converted I used a company called ACS. They did a good job but took an age to do the conversion. This time I have spoken to a company called ProTech who a friend has used for a few conversions.
I hope to take delivery of the camera this weekend and then it's off for the conversion. I hope to be able to report back in a few weeks time and make some comparisons regarding image quality.
Walking through History
With it being a Bank Holiday in the UK today and for once the weather not being terrible, I went for a walk. I like quite near to the Peak District National Park but for some reason I seldom visit. Today I decided I wanted a good walk in the hills so drove over to Ladybower reservoir which is about 50 minutes from my house.
When I first became interested in photography I remember seeing some old images of the dam at Ladybower and I thought these images were wonderful. The Victorians certainly knew how to engineer wonderful structures but the age of the images also made these more appealing.
I recall visiting the area about 10 years ago in the hope of being able to recreate these wonderful images but it wasn't to be. Today I was able to create something that I quite liked using my Infrared camera. But it wasn't until I took the image into Nik Analog Efex and applied a little emotion that the image came to life. Trying to create an image such as the one above was almost impossible for me 10 years ago but today it took minutes.
I wonder what photography will be like in another 10 years.
Infrared Filters
Over the weekend I published my spring newsletter. Those of you who subscribe and who have had an opportunity to read the latest issue will know that the main article explores the options for infrared photography (including some that cost very little). As I was writing this it got me thinking that I wanted to shoot some Infrared film using my Hasselblad XPan which I haven't used for about a year.
Choices for film are very limited these days so it was either Ilford SFX (which isn't really a true infrared film) or Rollei IR400. I purchased a few rolls but realised I didn't have a 49mm Infrared filter for the XPan lens, so needed to turn to eBay. I also realised I had sold my light meter thinking (incorrectly) that I wouldn't need it again, so ended up needing to buy another.
Anyway, whilst searching for a 49mm Infrared filter (720nm strength) I also had a quick look for an 850nm Infrared filter and found quite a few. For anyone who is unfamiliar with these filters they will block out light with a wavelength shorter than the filter strength. For example a 720nm filter blocks light with a shorter wavelength, effectively blocking visible light but allowing infrared wavelengths through.
The reason for wanting a 52mm 850nm IR filter (which incidentally only cost £10 including postage) was so I could use it with my Infrared camera. When I had the camera converted to infrared I had a choice of having it fitted with either 720nm filter or an 850nm filter. The 850nm filter gives a more dramatic effect and can only be used to produce black and white images. I opted for the 720nm filter as this allows you to create some false colour effects. By using a screw in 850nm filter on the lens it's like having my camera converted with the stronger filter.
When the new filters arrived I checked them. The 720nm filter made no difference to the IR camera but blocked the visible light from a standard (unconverted camera) so I knew it was a good filter. The 850nm filter when attached to a lens on my infrared camera caused a loss of about 2 stops of light making it very usable for handheld shooting. It also caused a colour shift to blue in the image but this is probably because I didn't bother setting a custom white balance. The blue tint was easily corrected during the RAW conversion.
Now here's the interesting thing, when I used the 850nm filter on the infrared camera, although the shutter speed was slower by 2 stops, the image quality was better. I didn't take sufficient images to check this out properly but across about 10 scenes, the 850nm images appeared to have sharper and finer detail in all cases. I can't explain why as in fact I had expected the opposite to happen. I'm going to keep a close eye on this as the light starts to get stronger and better for shooting infrared.
Friday image No.010
As some of you may already have gathered, I love Infrared Photography. It's much more frustrating than traditional photography to create good images but the challenge makes it more rewarding. It also opens up a new world of seeing as scenes can take on a completely different appearance. Also, when the time of day or weather isn't great for traditional photography you may find that it is great for Infrared.
Here's one of my Infrared images that I wanted to share. Captured last March on a trip to San Francisco (wow is it really almost a year ago). The scene is very ordinary and the light was a bit too harsh to create a good image. Looks much better in Infrared.
Have a great weekend.
The Friday Image 005
I missed sharing my Friday Image over the Christmas and New Year break so here is the first one of the New Year.
I shot this image back in March last year on a trip to San Francisco. I don't know the name of this building and the only location details I have are that I was in the Financial district (I think) when I shot it. The capture was made using a Panasonic GX1 that had been converted to shoot Infrared. I know most infrared images tend to involve trees, plants and water but it's easy to forget you can get some great results in the city.
I also plan to produce one of my fact sheets for this image, describing how it was processed because it makes quite an interesting study (well I think so at least). Because the image was shot on a digital infrared converted camera there really isn't as much information in the colour channels as you might expect from a standard colour shot. My plan is to produce an enlargement for printing at A2 so it will take some careful processing to achieve this given the nature of the image file. I will put a note on the blog once the fact sheet is available.
Have a great weekend everyone.
When more is less
So, I have done it. I returned the 14-140 lens for a refund and the money has gone against a Sony RX10. My first impressions are that this is quite a large camera. Actually, it's not a camera at all but a huge lens with a sensor stuck on the back.
You might feel that I am being unkind but this is exactly what I expected and even wanted. It reminds me so much of the beloved R1 that I sold a few years back. This camera oozes quality and the dials and buttons are a joy to use.
In terms of size, it's larger that my GX1 (which is now Infrared only) and it's even slightly larger than the EM5 (which I absolutely love). It's not however as large as either of these cameras plus the three lenses I would need to cover the same focal length as the 24-200mm lens. The lens also seems to produce great image quality across the entire focal and aperture range. It's early days yet though.
Annoying limitations at the moment are that I don't yet have a 62mm filter ring so I can't really shoot good landscapes. Lightroom also doesn't support the RAW files so I am having to use the dreadful Sony RAW converter (at least until Adobe release an update). I hated this software when I had an NEX5 and I still hate it now.
I'm looking forward to really getting out with the camera. It's nice that it's a sealed unit so less chance of dust getting in there. I also don't need to stop to change lens so I am thinking this is a great hiking camera for the hill and it should make for a great travel outfit also.
I will report back on the image quality when I have been able to put it through its paces properly.
Big Print from a Little Camera
Here's something that I have wanted to do for a long time, produce a large print from a Micro 43 camera. When I say large, this one is 62″ x 25″. As you can see from the picture here, the print is just a few inches short of the length of the Sofa (which is a 3 seater).
The image was shot in Death Valley and is actually 4 images stitched (with a 50% overlap). The images were shot using a Panasonic GX1 which was tripod mounted and the stitching was done in Hugin. In case you are not aware of Hugin, it's a freeware stitching application (that's the simplest way to describe it) which I absolutely love. Here is the resulting image which I have previously shared on this blog.
And in case you are interested, here is a section from the bottom right which is shown at 100%. This section has been taken after the image was resized to create the print above. This is approximately a 200% increase in the print size and was achieved using Akvis Magnifier.
I had the image produced by White Wall and I am very impressed with the quality and service. It's actually a Lambda print on Fuji Crystal Archive DPII. The print has then been bonded onto Aluminium Matt Acrylic glass and the whole thing has been framed. I have to say, I am impressed and can certainly recommend White Wall from my experience.
There are however a few things to watch out for when producing a print of this size as its quite an investment:
- Ensure that you download the colour profile for the paper/print process you are going to use. You should then soft proof your image and check for out of gamut colours. When I did this I found that some of my orange highlights were out of gamut and if I hadn't corrected this the image would have appeared flat.
- Sharpen your image at the final size before you upload it. The White Wall ordering workflow allows you to upload your JPG or TIFF image. It's then possible to select a larger image and have the system scale this for you. I preferred to scale my image first so that I could sharpen this for the final output.
- If you follow my approach and scale your image before upload, I suggest printing a number of sections from the finished image (at 100% resolution). This enables you to judge the quality of the finished image before committing to the transaction.
- Now that I have the print I have checked the sample print I made and can directly compare the sharpness and detail. The White Wall print is very good and compares favourably with the image sections I printed on an Epson 3880. The Epson is however slightly sharper. If I were repeating the exercise I would add a little more sharpening. At the time I used Nik Sharpener Pro which allows you to set variables such as viewing distance and resolution. I used a viewing distance of up to 2 feet and a resolution of 2880 x 1440. Looking at the results I should probably have set the viewing distance to "6 to 10 feet" or perhaps even used the Continuous Tone option at 300dpi. It might even be an idea to contact White Wall and ask for a little more information on the Lambda printer as well as recommended Output Sharpening levels.
The only regret that I have is that I picked the Matt Acrylic Glass. One of the things that prompted me to do this was a visit to the gallery of Rodney Lough Jnr. when I was in San Francisco. The images in the gallery appeared to use a similar process (although it was suggested they did this in house and it was unique – I doubt that).
My reason for choosing matt acrylic was to avoid reflections but it doesn't really. I really wish I had gone for the gloss and tried to counter the reflection with some good lighting – something I still need to invest in for this print.
I suspect I will try another print but this time on gloss and not quite so large.

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Pretoria - Four objections received by the Electoral Commission of SA (IEC) will be finalised before results are announced, chairwoman Pansy Tlakula said on Friday.
"We are still dealing with these objections so we are unable to tell you about the nature of these," she told reporters at the national results centre in Pretoria.
A complaint was received from the Economic Freedom Fighters, one from the Democratic Alliance and two from the United Democratic Movement.
Earlier, Tlakula said the final elections results would be announced at 6pm on Saturday.
"With 97.96 percent of results captured, we are confident of being able to announce the official results tomorrow," she said.
"As we speak, we are in the process of finalising the capture of the results in the last few remaining voting districts."
Just before lunch on Friday, the IEC had finalised the capturing of results in four provinces - Mpumalanga, North West, Limpopo and Northern Cape, Tlakula said.
The five remaining provinces were almost complete.
Eastern Cape was 99.8 percent complete, Free State 94.7 percent, Gauteng 98.2 percent, KwaZulu-Natal 98.2 percent and Western Cape 98.3 percent.
Tlakula said 17.69 million votes had been captured nationally so far and 17.12 million provisionally.
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A dream is a dream is a dream..? I'm convinced there's more to most. In your opinion, What can be hidden inside a dream?
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How I became the sudden darling of right-wing media
By Tim Redmond
I've always wanted to be on national TV, and I've always felt eminently qualified: I seem to be willing to offer an opinion on any issue, whether I know anything about it or not. I have a thrift-store jacket and two ties. I talk too fast. I can't do a thing with my hair.
But somehow Ted Koppel never called me.
Not that I haven't tried: back when I was younger and drunker and stayed up late at night, I used to shout at the TV and fire off angry letters to various ABC executives informing them that all of the Nightline guests were lame and idiots and that they needed me. For some reason, they never wrote back.
And then, last week, I suddenly became the darling of right-wing media. It's an odd story that says something about how incredibly derivative all the national news shows are and maybe just a little about what it means to be a liberal in the United States today.
It goes like this: a couple of weeks ago, I got a call from Bree Hocking, a reporter at Roll Call, the Capitol Hill newspaper. She was doing a piece on how House minority leader Nancy Pelosi, whom columnist David Broder once described as "the near-perfect embodiment of a San Francisco liberal," was perceived back in her hometown.
Yeah, I had a few thoughts.
I've been writing about Pelosi for 17 years, I told Hocking, and could say without any hesitation that she's not in any way a "San Francisco liberal." Look at the record: Pelosi authored and pushed the bill that turned the Presidio National Park over to private real estate interests and gave that well-known pauper George Lucas a $60 million tax break to build a 900,000-square-foot office complex in the park. She's been mighty cautious about challenging Bush over the war in Iraq, and when several other Bay Area members of Congress, including Reps. Barbara Lee (D-Berkeley) and Lynn Woolsey (D-Sonoma) circulated a letter calling for the withdrawal of U.S. troops as quickly as possible, Pelosi's name was noticeably absent. When Mayor Gavin Newsom put San Francisco in the forefront of one of the most important civil rights battles of our time by issuing marriage licenses to same-sex couples, Pelosi ran for cover.
That, I told Hocking, is not the sort of behavior I would associate with the term "San Francisco liberal."
Well, Hocking wrote a fine article, quoting me clearly and accurately and next thing you know, I've got a producer from Fox News on the line, wanting to know if I'll go on the Hannity and Colmes show and talk about Pelosi. Sean Hannity is a right-wing nut and not exactly my kind of guy, and Alan Colmes is a kind of wimpy Democrat. I know they're looking to use me to try to make the Democratic congressional leadership look bad, but what the hell: Pelosi's doing a pretty good job looking bad on her own. And I'm always ready to meet the press.
And because I'm suddenly in the big time, Fox sent a limo to pick me up and ferry me to a modest little studio downtown for my date with media glory. It's very odd the way this works: You sit on a chair about the height of a barstool in the middle of a dark room, with a cheap print of a San Francisco skyline scene in the background, and face a bank of blazing white lights and a camera. They give you a single earpiece and a mic. You can't see the hosts (or anything else), and since the two gentlemen in question tend to talk quickly and interrupt the guests and each other, you never quite know who's talking when, or what you're supposed to say.
So I did what I do, which is to smile and wing it, and I told them the angry right-wingers of the world should stop excoriating Pelosi, who isn't as liberal as they think, and I talked about the Presidio and a few other things while Hannity tried to make fun of me, and then one of them finally posed the real question: Tim, what is a San Francisco liberal?
Funny you should ask.
A San Francisco liberal, I told the world of Fair and Balanced Fox, believes we should tax the rich to feed the poor. A San Francisco liberal believes we should protect the environment, including the urban environment, from the attack of greedy developers. A San Francisco liberal believes in civil liberties and civil rights, including same-sex marriage, and isn't afraid to say so. A San Francisco liberal, I would have added if they hadn't cut me off, thinks the invasion of Iraq was wrong, the occupation is a disaster, and the only sane approach now is to get the U.S. troops out of there.
A San Francisco liberal believes that money has ruined politics and that the answer is not for the Democrats to try to raise more than the Republicans.
A San Francisco liberal believes this city can and should be a force for progressive thought and set the standard for the rest of the country.
A San Francisco liberal isn't afraid to lose.
I'm just getting started too. The Hannity and Colmes show was barely over when a producer from The Laura Ingraham Show called. Could I do a phone interview at 6:30 the next morning?
Hmmm. Laura Ingraham. The conservative host who once clerked for Clarence Thomas and who Salon unkindly called "a clueless right-wing babe in a leopardskin miniskirt." Did I really want to be on the air with her?
Did I really want to discuss politics on the nation's fourth-largest radio talk show? And reach five million people?
I set the alarm for 6:15.
It turns out that Ingraham is much nicer than Hannity and Colmes. I think she kind of wanted me to discourse on the failures of the Democratic Party, and instead I spent a lot of time talking about same-sex marriage. I even got in a little dig at conservative hypocrisy by pointing out that Justice Thomas's own marriage would have been illegal in 30 states not all that long ago. She promised she'd read the Bay Guardian next time she's in San Francisco.
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Katy Perry, Adele, Arcade Fire Songs Among 75 Advancing in Oscar Race
The new song from Tom Hooper's "Les Miserables" also has made the shortlist.
Seventy-five songs from eligible feature-length motion pictures are in contention for nominations in the Original Song category for the 85th Academy Awards, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced Tuesday.
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Among the artists included in the shortlist are Adele for "Skyfall" from the James Bond pic; Katy Perry's "Wide Awake" from her 3D concert film; Keith Urban's "For You" from Act of Valor; Mumford & Sons, who teamed up with Birdy for "Learn Me Right" from Brave; Arcade Fire for their song from The Hunger Games' soundtrack, "Abraham's Daughter"; and Dolly Parton's "Here to the Moon and Back" in Joyful Noise. Additionally, the new song from Tom Hooper's Les Miserables, "Suddenly," penned by legends Claude-Michel Schonberg and Alain Boublil, has made the list.
The original songs, along with the motion picture in which each song is featured, are listed below in alphabetical order by film and song title:
"For You" from Act of Valor
"Metaphorical Blanket" from Any Day Now
"Let It Rain" from Being Flynn
"Learn Me Right" from Brave
"Touch the Sky" from Brave
"Airport" from Brooklyn Brothers Beat the Best
"Come on Girl" from Brooklyn Brothers Beat the Best
"Someday" from Brooklyn Brothers Beat the Best
"Protect the King" from Brooklyn Castle
"California Solo" from California Solo
"Casa De Mi Padre" from Casa De Mi Padre
"Del Cielo" from Casa De Mi Padre
"Yo No Se" from Casa De Mi Padre
"No Other Plans" from Celeste and Jesse Forever
"Before My Time" from Chasing Ice
"By the Light of the Moon" from Crossroad
"The Sambola! International Dance Craze" from Damsels in Distress
"When You Comin' Home" from Darling Companion
"Death by China" from Death by China
"Delhi Safari" from Delhi Safari
"Ancora Qui" from Django Unchained
"Freedom" from Django Unchained
"100 Black Coffins" from Django Unchained
"Who Did That to You?" from Django Unchained
"How Bad Can I Be?" from Dr. Seuss' The Lorax
"Let It Grow" from Dr. Seuss' The Lorax
"Thneedville" from Dr. Seuss' The Lorax
"Ain't No Train" from Downtown Express
"You Don't Have to Be a Star" from Fame High
"Jose's Martyrdom" from For Greater Glory: The True Story of Cristiada
"Strange Love" from Frankenweenie
"Voodoo" from Halloween Party
"Luna Nascosta" from Hidden Moon
"Song of the Lonely Mountain" from The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
"Abraham's Daughter" from The Hunger Games
"Master of the Seas" from Ice Age: Continental Drift
"We Are" from Ice Age: Continental Drift
"Looking for a Sign" from Jeff, Who Lives at Home
"From Here to the Moon and Back" from Joyful Noise
"He's Everything" from Joyful Noise
"I'm Yours" from Joyful Noise
"Wide Awake" from Katy Perry: Part of Me
"Cosmonaut" from Lawless
"Beaten Up and Broken Down" from Least Among Saints
"Suddenly" from Les Miserables
"Pi's Lullaby" from Life of Pi
"When I Grow Up" from Losing Control
"Love Always Comes as a Surprise" from Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted
"Ladies of Tampa" from Magic Mike
"The Baddest Man Alive" from The Man with the Iron Fists
"This Gift" from The Odd Life of Timothy Green
"Still Alive" from Paul Williams Still Alive
"Dotted Line" from People Like Us
"Snake Eyes" from Promised Land
"Razors.Out" from The Raid: Redemption
"I'm Not Leaving" from Re:Generation
"Still Dream" from Rise of the Guardians
"Undercover Love" from Rock of Ages
"Big Machine" from Safety Not Guaranteed
"I Be Here" from Saint Dracula
"I Have Secrets" from Saint Dracula
"Skyfall" from Skyfall
"Breath of Life" from Snow White and the Huntsman
"Gone" from Snow White and the Huntsman
"One Wing" from Sparkle
"Not Running Anymore" from Stand Up Guys
"Feel Love" from Struck by Lightning
"Everybody Needs a Best Friend" from Ted
"Never Had" from 10 Years
"Dull Tool" from This Is 40
"She Won't Let Go" from Until They Are Home
"Kiss Me Goodbye" from Virginia
"Anything Made of Paper" from West of Memphis
"Hashishet Albi" from Where Do We Go Now?
"When Can I See You Again?" from Wreck-It Ralph
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Maynard or Edgar vs. Penn? It's a gray area
By beating Nate Diaz at UFC Fight Night 20, Gray Maynard was supposed to control his own destiny. While the fight wasn't explicitly for the No. 1 contendership to BJ Penn's lightweight title (there certainly was no pre-fight indication that Nate Diaz would have entered the title picture, even with a win), the consensus was that Gray Maynard could convince the UFC brass to give him the next crack at the 155-pound title with a strong victory.
The good news, for Maynard, is that he won the fight. The bad news is that by most early indications, the UFC is now leaning toward Frank Edgar for a lightweight title bout vs. Penn.
Maynard hasn't lost an MMA fight yet. He even beat Edgar via unanimous decision way back at UFC Fight Night 13 in 2008, which remains Edgar's only professional loss. UFC president Dana White has said in the past that while the promotion encourages exciting fights (and rewards fighters financially for them, via an assortment of fight night and "locker room" bonuses), the single most important statistic in deciding who gets a title shot is victories.
Edgar's got six UFC wins. Maynard has seven. If they were tied, as they were prior to this fight, Maynard might earn the title shot due to beating Edgar in 2008. But while Maynard's win over Edgar matters, there are a number of other issues at play when considering Edgar for the title shot.
Among them:
Lightweight parity. While there are a number of skilled, hard-working fighters at 155, they have all struggled to separate themselves from the pack as a true championship-caliber fighter. Nobody will dispute the ability of Maynard, Edgar, Diaz, Clay Guida, Diego Sanchez, Joe Stevenson, Kenny Florian, or about a half dozen other UFC lightweights that could, on their best day, probably score a victory over the rest of the contenders. Some have more victories than others, of course. But for the most part, there isn't a lightweight in the UFC right now that has been smashing opponents with so much authority that they're on a clear collision course with Penn. The closest we've come to that in the past two years is probably Kenny Florian, who already gave Penn his best shot in 2009.
Penn's dominance. In the lightweight division, there is simply nobody close to the level of BJ Penn in terms of overall ability. The UFC lines them up, and Penn knocks them down with ease. Past challengers like Stevenson, Florian and Sanchez have looked impressive in earning their title shots, but when they fought Penn, he made them look like comparative amateurs. And these guys all had a legit claim to being the top contender when they fought Penn. Part of the problem with choosing the best challenger for BJ Penn is that right now, nobody looks like a challenge at all, let alone a serious threat to "The Prodigy."
Marketability. It's the elephant in the room that nobody wants to mention. Especially since in the pure sporting sense, a fighter's Q rating should have nothing to do with whether he deserves a title shot. But fight promotion is a business. If nobody wants to watch a certain fighter, the promoter is basically conceding to a poor gate, a subpar PPV buyrate or a weak TV rating by putting that fighter in a main event.
Here is where Edgar begins to look like a better choice than Maynard, despite his loss to Maynard two years ago. Despite being unbeaten in the Octagon, Maynard is a relatively bland interview and not a particularly exciting guy to watch. Edgar is a little more exciting and a little more "sellable" in terms of putting him on a countdown show or sending him on media junkets. Edgar is likable. Maynard isn't exceptionally likeable, nor is he overtly easy to hate (which arguably sells more PPVs than likeability does -- think Tito Ortiz or Brock Lesnar). In terms of connecting with viewers, in comparison to Edgar, Maynard is just sort of... there.
There are also considerations for things like fighter availability (Penn will fight when he's ready and if a middling title contender can't go at the time, that contender is probably out of luck), fight location (not an issue for this particular situation), contract status (one fight left on your deal = no title shot until you renew) or a bigger-money fight trumping a title shot (think Rampage vs. Rashad).
Does Maynard deserve a title shot? In comparison to the rest of the 155-pound field, yes. He's as worthy as the rest of them, and moreso in most cases.
But as Fight Night 20 showed, sometimes gutting out a win via decision just doesn't cut it when there are so many other factors casting a shadow over the matchmaking process.
Category: Mixed Martial Arts
Tags: BJ Penn, Fight Night 20, Frank Edgar, Gray Maynard, Nate Diaz, UFC
Posted on: December 5, 2009 11:41 pm
Edited on: December 5, 2009 11:57 pm
TUF 10 Finale live results: Nelson vs. Schaub
Roy "Big Country" Nelson fights Brendan Schaub in the heavyweight final of the TUF tournament.
Winner gets a UFC contract, but history tells us that the loser will most likely be back, too. Although probably at a far different pay scale than the winner.
Roy Nelson walks to the cage to the Michael Jackson parody song "Fat" by Weird Al Yankovic. I am not making that up.
Round 1: They both tag each other with jabs to start. Nelson tries for a takedown but Schaub stuffs it, separates, and unloads with strikes, but nothing that seriously damages Nelson. Nelson with a takedown and Schaub takes half guard. Nelson works for an Americana. He passes to side control, and here is where he usually applies the crucifix. Schaub escapes to his feet. They both throw haymakers, with Nelson missing and Schaub grazing Nelson with one of them. Nelson misses, Schaub connects with a right. Nelson again with a combo, and Schaub's hands are just that much faster. Nelson cracks Schaub in the jaw with a big right hand, but Schaub answers with counterstrikes. Schaub throws a right jab that misses, and Nelson absolutely smashes him with a right counterpunch that knocks Schaub out cold. Nelson hops up onto the cage wall and caresses his gigantic potbelly in celebration.
Winner: Roy Nelson defeats Brendan Schaub via KO due to strikes at 3:45 of Round 1.
Category: Mixed Martial Arts
Tags: Brendan Schaub, live results, Roy Nelson, TUF 10 Finale, UFC
Posted on: December 5, 2009 11:00 pm
Edited on: December 5, 2009 11:14 pm
TUF 10 Finale live results: Hamill vs. Jones
Up next is the non-TUF main event, pitting Jon "Bones" Jones against Matt Hamill at light heavyweight. So they're saving the TUF tournament final for last.
Round 1: Jones misses on a teep kick to the jaw. Interesting placement. Jones with an overhand right, but Hamill blocks and connects on a counter. Inside leg kick by Jones. Jones with a right hand. Kick to the body by Jones. Outside leg kick by Jones. Hamill working for a single leg takedown and Jones stuffs it. Jones fakes and goes for a spinning back elbow, but it misses. Leg kick by Jones, head kick follows, and then a leg trip takedown with authority. Jones gets full mount and goes absolutely nuts with a flurry of fists and elbows. Jones throwing an incredible number of strikes right now. Hamill can't do anything to escape because he's busy trying to block strikes. Jones throwing cross elbows to Hamill's brow, but referee Steve Mazzagatti stops the flurry and deducts a point from Jones for a downward, 12-to-6 elbow strike, which is illegal. Mazzagatti asks Hamill if he's done, and he is, so the fight is over. Hamill's face is a bloody mess.
Winner: Matt Hamill defeats Jon Jones via disqualification due to illegal elbow strikes in Round 1.
What basically happened there is even though Jones manhandled Hamill and was well on his way to a very impressive win, the illegal strikes were the final strikes before the stoppage, and the rules state that a fighter can't win via stoppage on illegal strikes. Hamill couldn't continue, so Jones loses via DQ.
Category: Mixed Martial Arts
Tags: Jon Jones, live results, Matt Hamill, TUF 10 Finale, UFC
Posted on: December 5, 2009 10:26 pm
Edited on: December 5, 2009 10:49 pm
TUF 10 Finale live results: Kimbo vs. Alexander
Up next is Kevin "Kimbo Slice" Ferguson vs. Houston Alexander in a 215-pound catchweight bout.
Food for thought: One year ago, Dana White referred to Kimbo Slice as a fraud and considered it an embarrassment that he was in a main event of a major televised MMA show.
Round 1: Alexander looked amped for this one. Alexander misses a leg kick. He's circling on the outside very quickly. He keeps circling and the fans are now booing. Alexander might be trying to draw Kimbo into lunging in and getting countered, but so far, Alexander is circling too fast for that to even become a possibility. Alexander is throwing the occasional leg kick, some connecting and some not. If Alexander were crab-walking right now, it would be Antonio Inoki vs. Muhammad Ali all over again. Three minutes in and Kimbo finally finds his range and throws some strikes. Alexander takes a Muay Thai clinch but misses on his strikes. Neither guy does much damage from the exchange. Alexander uses good head movement to avoid Kimbo's strikes but misses another knee attempt from a clinch. Alexander isn't circling anymore. Inside leg kick by Alexander. And a few more. Kimbo with a pair of jabs. Kimbo needs to open up here, because those kicks are going to do some damage eventually. The round ends. 10-9 Alexander based on more strikes that connected (pretty much all leg kicks).
Round 2: Kimbo is almost stationary, and Alexander is back to circling quickly. The fans boo, and the referee asks for action. Inside leg kick by Alexander. Kimbo lunges and catches Alexander with a left hand as he circles. Kimbo manages to clinch Alexander and takes him down with a body lock. Full mount by Kimbo Slice. Alexander escapes to his feet and gets decked with a right. Alexander slips on a leg kick attempt and Kimbo pounces with fists. The tie up at the fence and Kimbo crushes him with a body shot. Alexander actually goes for a leg and Kimbo stuffs him. Kimbo achieves full mount again. If he had any jiu-jitsu he would have submitted him with a guillotine 30 seconds ago. Alexander gets to his stomach and Kimbo puts the hooks in. Kimbo is going for a rear naked choke but he's at a bad angle. Kimbo takes full mount again. Kimbo trying to neutralize Alexander's arms to open up striking opportunities. Alexander escapes to his feet. Alexander with a leg kick and Kimbo with an uppercut as the round ends. 10-9 Kimbo.
Round 3: Alexander still looking for leg kicks. They duke it out with both guys landing straight shots and jabs. Alexander is bleeding from the nose and looking the worse for wear. Kimbo waves Houston in to engage. Alexander misses with a right and Kimbo's counter connects squarely on his jaw. They're both taking it slow. Alexander sweeps Kimbo off his feet with an outside leg kick and Kimbo gets back up. Kimbo takes Alexander down and works from half guard. Fans are cheering Kimbo's name. Alexander looks totally gassed out, hanging on to that leg to avoid getting mounted. The ref stands them up due to inactivity. Alexander's weak leg kicks are fewer and farther between. Kimbo engages with 14 seconds left and probably got the worst of the echage, with Alexander landing an elbow. I give the final round to Alexander 10-9, because as inactive as he was, Kimbo could have had his way with him, and simply didn't. At least Alexander threw a weak kick here and there.
Winner: Kevin "Kimbo Slice" Ferguson defeats Houston Alexander via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 30-27) after three rounds.
Category: Mixed Martial Arts
Tags: Houston Alexander, Kimbo Slice, live results, TUF 10 Finale, UFC
Posted on: December 5, 2009 9:40 pm
Edited on: December 5, 2009 9:53 pm
TUF 10 Finale live results: Edgar vs. Veach
Up next is Frankie "The Answer" Edgar vs. Matt Veach at 155. Edgar was originally slated to face Kurt Pellegrino. In a way, this is a more dangerous fight in that a loss to Veach is a much greater professional setback for Edgar than a loss to Pellegrino would have been.
Round 1: Veach throws a right to the gut and uses it to shoot in for a takedown. Edgar stuffs it. Veach takes a single leg but Edgar shakes that off, too. Edgar with a head kick. Veach lifts Edgar up onto his shoulder and slams him on his back for a big takedown. Rather than pull guard, Edgar actually fights to his knees to attempt an escape. Veach slams him back to the mat, and Edgar is still fighting to get vertical again. Edgar gets free and lands a right jab. Veach ties up the arm afterward but misses a counterstrike. Edgar with a body punch. Veach connects with a left hook and Edgar lands a countering right to the ribs. They both connect on jabs, with Veach's packing a little more power. Veach misses a left, Edgar connects with the countering jab. Veach whiffs on a Superman punch. Edgar blocks a left hook and throws a kick to the body as the round ends. Very close round. Slight edge to Edgar in standup, slight edge to Veach on takedowns. Since takedowns don't finish fights, I'll score it 10-9 Edgar.
Round 2: They resume the standup duel for a bit, then Veach shootsin for a single leg. Edgar stuffs it but Veach tries to use his power to force it. Edgar breaks free. Edgar fakes left and connects with a nice straight right. Veach moves in and Edgar smacks him with a right hook, and Veach falls to his knees. Edgar hammers away on the ground as Veach tries to get his bearings. Veach rolls to his belly, and Edgar slaps on a rear naked choke for the submission.
Winner: Frankie Edgar defeats Matt Veach via submission to a rear naked choke at 2:22 of Round 2.
Category: Mixed Martial Arts
Tags: Frankie Edgar, live results, Matt Veach, TUF 10 Finale, UFC
Posted on: December 5, 2009 9:15 pm
Edited on: December 5, 2009 9:30 pm
TUF 10 Finale live results: Jones vs. Mitrione
Up first is the grudge match between former NFL players, as Marcus "Big Baby" Jones takes on Matt Mitrione.
Jones has officially adopted "Big Baby" as his nickname. For those that did not follow TUF this season, his fighting nickname had been "The Darkness," but the rest of the TUF cast members christened him "Big Baby" due to his being highly sensitive and emotional, for such a physically imposing dude.
Also for the benefit of those that didn't follow this season: The grudge here is that Mitrione inadvertantly caused an eye injury to Scott Junk during their fight on the show. Junk was initially told by doctors that his fighting career was over, and that he was in jeopardy of losing his eye. Marcus Jones flipped out when he heard the news and nearly came to blows with Mitrione (who had no idea why he was angry) outside the cage.
Incidentally, Scott Junk is said to be fine now. He had eye surgery, and while doctors still told him he probably shouldn't fight anymore, he at least has the option.
Round 1: Jones with a leg kick and he quickly takes Mitrione in a body lock and takes him to the canvas. Jones is already looking to tie up Mitrione's arms and begin ground and pound, which was his specialty on TUF. Mitrione wisely traps his leg in half guard and fights his way back to his feet. They separate and Mitrione swings with a pair of fists. Jones answers with a pair of wild swings. Jones takes a single leg but Mitrione whizzers his left arm to neutralize the takedown attempt. Jones can't get the takedown so they separate. Jones with an inside leg kick. Mitrione stumbles forward as Jones tries for a Muay Thai clinch and Jones slaps on a guillotine choke. Mitrione escapes and Jones tries for an arm, but Mitrione shakes that off too. Mitrione throws kicks as Jones' legs while he lays on his back, hoping to bait Mitrione back to the mat. Mitrione lets him up and Jones scores a takedown. Mitrione once again powers to his feet. Mitrione swings and nails Jones with a couple of haymakers. Jones looks wobbly, but it may also be fatigue. The round ends, and it's probably 10-9 Jones based on aggression and Octagon control.
Round 2: They touch gloves at the start of the round, and Jones looks really tired. Jones swings and misses, and Mitrione nails him with a left hand that puts Jones face-first on the canvas. Both guys looked very green here, and both would have a long way to go to hang with a decent mid-level UFC fighter. But for whatever it's worth, Mitrione gets the victory.
Winner: Matt Mitrione defeats Marcus Jones via KO due to strikes at 10 seconds of Round 2.
Mitrione actually just referred to his and Marcus's power as "retard strength" on live television. Not the most appropriate way to call yourself a strong athlete. Maybe they didn't go over acceptable phraseology at the UFC fighter summits a few weeks ago.
Category: Mixed Martial Arts
Tags: live results, Marcus Jones, Matt Mitrione, TUF 10 Finale, UFC
Posted on: December 5, 2009 8:52 pm
Edited on: December 5, 2009 9:04 pm
TUF 10 Finale undercard results
Here are the quick undercard results from the Ultimate Fighter 10 Finale at The Palms in Las Vegas:
Back in a few minutes with the live round-by-round coverage of the main card.
(Updated with result of McSweeney vs. Schoonover.)
Category: Mixed Martial Arts
Tags: live results, TUF 10 Finale, UFC, undercard results
Posted on: December 5, 2009 11:56 am
Edited on: December 5, 2009 11:56 am
UFC 'TUF 10' Finale live blog
I'll have a live round-by-round blog of the main fights from tonight's finale of The Ultimate Fighter 10, beginning at roughly 8:45 p.m. ET.
Here's the main card:
Undercard bouts not scheduled to air on Spike (unless the main fights end quickly and they need broadcast filler):
-- This is the first time Kimbo has ever had to cut weight for a fight. He successfully did so, but apparently was so miserable doing it that it may not become a regular thing for him.
-- MMA Fanhouse recently reported that Schoonover has been called back to service in the military for another year-plus tour. Schoonover said in the Fanhouse story that he suspects he's headed to Afghanistan. Win or lose, this will probably be the last we see of Schoonover in MMA for a very long time. Here's hoping he goes out with a bang, and returns home safely from wherever he is deployed.
-- Jones is one of the UFC's fastest rising stars and is also one of the more exciting guys to watch lately. He's still a little green, but he's got crazy athleticism to make up for it. Either way, a healthy Matt Hamill is no joke, and will definitely test Jones's MMA progress.
Incidentally, Jones is from Endicott, N.Y., the home of one of the most delicious foods ever invented: The spiedie .
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Tags: live results, TUF 10 Finale, UFC


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The issue isn't about our assumptions, but the Klingons' assumptions. As stated in the first post, "Suspicions" seemed to indicate that the Klingons themselves hold scientists in low esteem; and as I pointed out, "Judgment" pretty much said outright that pretty much all non-warrior classes in the empire have come to be marginalized and given less respect than the warriors. So it's not about whether we think warriors can be inventive; it's about whether the Klingons as a culture respect engineers and scientists. And there seems to be evidence that they don't, at least not during the points in their history that we've seen depicted onscreen.
That I do completely agree with. The onscreen appearance does not seem to suggest any respect for science. Though oddly enough Klingon Opera seems to be well respected even out side the empire?
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