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En flot lille film lavet og produceret af Martin Svaneborg, om Quite A Mission's sejr i DFDS Dansk Derby 2013!
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Det nærmer sig
At Galopsæssonen starter igen. Vi glæder os alle. Spændende med alle de nye heste, og bare generelt er det jo netop tegn på lysere tider, når sæssonen starter. Det kan dog være djævelsk koldt det første stykke tid, men vi hestefolk er ikke sådan at slå af pinden – eller ukrudt forgår ikke så let – vælg selv 😉
Om ikke andet, så har Martin Svaneborg lavet denne skønne video med dejlig musik til for at vise lidt forårsstemning på banen. Rigtig fin er den – det håber jeg også, du synes!
Mens der ventes – Irske og Engelske hingste
Jeg ved, at der er "nogen", der venter meget spændt på fotos fra Irland. og jeg gør, hvad jeg kan. Som sagt, så skal jeg passe lidt på helbredet og tiden slår bare ikke til. Men de er på vej, og jeg tror roligt jeg kan love inden Jul ihvertfald.
Mens I venter, kan I kigge på nedensiddende publikation – International Thoroughbred. Decembernummeret handler om – Engelske og Irske hingste. Det kunne vel dårligt være mere aktuelt – right? Jeg kan afsløre, at i magasinet, er bl.a. en af flere hingste vi så – Galileo! Enjoy!
It's time again…
It's spring and dentist time for horses 😉 I knew that Johnny was about again, and Hanne had said that she thought he might come by yesterday. He might have been, but I wasn't there. But I was lucky enough to meet him, as the first almost this morning. Always nice to see him, and give him a hand, when he needs it.
Here he's at it with William Tell who obviously didn't make Johnny's job easy. Both his jaws and tounge was all over the place, but the job got done in the end.
Photo favorite: Lois Lane and Susie
Today I was looking through my photos and I stumpled upon this, which is a favorite. To lovely girs who has gone on their winter break. One has gone and the other is leaving tomorrow and I'll miss both of them. The photo is from 16th. June this year before one of their trips to Sweden. With this I want to wish Susie a lovely holliday!
Alan Munro on Copenhagen Racecourse
Jacob Johansen on Kronhjort, who has Alan Munro riding him Sunday after Jacob has been put on the ground for 6 weeks
Since Jacob Johansens has been grounded for 6 weeks after a unfortunate incident in Sweden several weeks ago now, trainer Bent Olsen is without his first jockey for 6 weeks, and had to find a replacement, not the least for Sunday, where "big battles are going to be fought". He chose Alan Munro, and from what I've found, he made a good choice. He has ridden all over the world and has won buckets full of races and of course The Derby as well.
There is much more about Alan Munro – who will be 40 this year – on the following links:
Alan Munro på Jockey's Room.com – here you can see all the races he has participated in and where. That's a lot.
Alan Munro på Wikepedia – A somewhat more accessable view over his most important wins.
Sunday he is riding the following horses:
Skandinavisk Opdrætningsløb
Copenhagen Golden Mile
Scandinavian Open Championchip
Dan Tucket
Very exciting to see this jockey "in action". Another of many thrills for the racing day Sunday.
I hope Alan will enjoy his rides on Klampenborg Racecourse!
Spot on Big Brown before the Derby
Fantastic horse – have a look! My lovely friend Susie send it to me!
Long John Maiden Race 2200 m
Beautiful Lady Hjort and sweet Susie in the paddock
Cathrine Weilby on her way up on"Mama", helped by Susie and Trainer Hanne Bechmann
Cathrine is up – she knows "Mama", but she is a big horse
Rockn' Roll has passed here, and it's here Lady Hjort makes use of her ekstra gear and gives all she's got and comes in second – it's her at full speed far right. From the left: Manuel Santos on Cheitah, Nicholas Cordrey on Little Nellie (in yellow) behind Martin Rodriguez on Clauses Cherie, Carlos Lopez on Aquila Flyer
Luis Villaroel on Rock'n Roll and Cathrine Weilby on Lady Hjort on the way back to the winners paddock
Cathrine Weilby, Lady Hjort and Susie on the way to the winners paddock
Cathrine and Susie helping each other with the saddel
Majbritt and Kate Hjort (Taarbæk Kro), Lady Hjort and Susie after the very fine 2. place
The first race of the day was ever only about one horse seen from my point of view. Lady Hjort. It was her second start this year, but only her 3. in all. First time this year I didn't see, so friday was my first that way. I helped Susie get her ready and walked with them to the track. She was simply and angle. In the padock she was very nice too, but did speed up a bit. But not more than I was able to get some lovely pictures of her and Susie as you can see. Horses can be more or less photogenic as I have mentioned before. I don't have to tell you that this one is a right little model 😉 She's ever so beautiful and on top she has a nice way about her.
She didn't win this race, but she got a very fine 2. place for which she really fought. We are very proud of her and so was her owners too as you can see. Congratiolations to them!
Also a big congratulations to our neighbours with Rock'n Roll (Final Appearance – Relate), owned Racing Team, trained by Søren Jensen and was ridden by Luis Villaroel, the following were Cathrine and Lady Hjort, Manuel Santos and Cheita, Martin Rodrigues on Clauses Cherie and Nicholas Cordrey on Little Nellie.
A beloved face
I properly don't have to tell you who this is 😉 Finish First, at his most beautiful. Can you blame me for haven fallen for that lovely face?
By the way he's the best "watchdog" you can imagine as I can always tell from his behavior, when the others are 5-10 minutes from home.
I excuse for the ugly green thing, but when the snow was here it prevented it from getting into his (and his neighbour) box.
Louise light on her toes
Cathrine and Louise (Lois Lane) were going for a trip in the woods. I wanted to take a few pictures. That didn't suit Louise very well – I could take all the photos I liked but demanding her to stand stil was a whole other matter.
As you can see, she dosen't have time for that, and when we tried anyway, she might as well show us, that she has qualifications as a dressage horse too. We decided to drop it, and do it when they came back, but we never got round to it. We will another time – but as it is, we hardly have any photos of these two as it is 😉


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Over the course of this week I've been adding a whole bunch of new inventory to my Etsy shop.
Those metallic gel pen drawings combined with paper cut work are now in the shop under a brand new section of Drawings.
These two small altered book pieces recently came back into my possession, and they are marked down along with all the altered books in my shop.
I will no longer show any of my old altered book work and would really love to find them all a "forever home".
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Forty three pieces of extraordinary costume designs by Londons leading costumiers, Cosprop, will be featured in an exhibition at the Boca Raton Museum of Art from January 19 to April 17, 2011. The twelve-week long show will transport visitors to such places as opulent nineteenth-century Paris (The Phantom of the Opera) and twentieth-century colonial Shanghai (The White Countess).
The costumes for the exhibition CUT! Costume and the Cinema focus on 1700 1900 era films, many of which will be on display at the Boca Raton Museum of Art. These award-winning costumes (BAFTA and Oscar among others) were created by designers John Bright, Jenny Beavan, Penny Rose, Michael OConnor and more.
Lara Flynn Boyle wore this 21st century evening gown inspired by Christian Dior as First Lady in Land of the Blind (2006), Costume Design by Phoebe de Gaye
The exhibition will be laid out chronologically based on the time periods when the movies were set. Therefore, one could see an actor repeated in each subsequent 18th, 19th and 20th centurys costumes. For example, a Kate Winslet fan could find her costumes in the year 1800 as Marianne Dashwood in a simple cotton muslin dress for Sense and Sensibility and also the year 1903 as Sylvia Llewelyn Davies in a cream silk nightdress and robe inspired by the Arts and Crafts Movement for Finding Neverland.
Period dramas are adored for both the intricacy of their costumes as well as for the sheer multiplicity of costumes seen on-screen. Indeed, costume designer John Bright explains the costumiers dilemma, With the Golden Bowl we provided the lace and sequined dresses for the principle artistes. For Uma (Thurman) 28 outfits; Anjelica Huston had 15 and Kate (Beckinsale) 20. Of those we had to make about 25 and at least 3 of the costumes were very time consuming.
Often, a costumier will have to imagine creative solutions to production problems such as an extremely limited budget. The famed Ivory-Merchant films often worked with small budgets but still managed to produce sumptuous settings, clothes, and props to suspend the viewers belief and transport them to a bygone era.
About the Merchant-Ivory films, Bright says
the budget on their films is low so we have to get the costumes from stock. On Howards End we made some of Emmas (Thompson) costumes, but others we just dyed and re-sorted out clothes to bring them into the concept wed worked out. In most instances, it is relying on the real clothes that exist and pushing them around rather than starting from scratch.
Visitors will get to see Brights handiwork on platforms that will circumambulate the gallery with small catwalks jutting off to highlight especially large costumes, such as Lara Flynn Boyles turn-of-the-21st-century gown from Land of the Blind.
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will the cinematic illusion of time travel stand up personal scrutiny? Lets chat about it!
A lot of the fun of going to see an exhibition can come from the inspiring ideas that an artist gets when they see anothers work. I know that at Art Basel Miami Beach last week, a lot of people were discussing how they could utilize new techniques and materials they saw there, in their own work, which is why it is so valuable to have The Art School working in collaboration with the Boca Raton Museum of Art.
Open to the community, The Art School offers classes in all manner of fine arts disciplines:
This December 12th from 12:30 3:30 PM, The Art School will be hosting its Open House. You can come and meet the teachers and see examples of work from their previous classes.
The classes are quite affordable and many are taught by working artists who have earned their M.F.A. It is important that the teachers be active in their respective circles. For example, Susan Hanssen won The Gold Award from the Florida Watercolor Society for their 2010 exhibition.
Either beginner or professional can take part in one of the 100 weekly classes or lectures, as well as 40 weekend workshops. Lifetime learners and weekend warriors alike can benefit from the flexible schedule and broad spectrum of classes. The Adobe Photoshop classes are a special favorite of creative professionals looking to expand their repertoire.
In a nutshell, The Art School is a valuable facility that anyone can enjoy. The classes are small enough that an aspiring student can get the attention they need in a supportive atmosphere. Many students return year after year for both the opportunities provided and to become a part of the dynamic creative environment. There is no better place to learn about art opportunities than from the gossip of fellow artists!
Definitely stop by the Open House and rediscover the excitement of working alongside fellow creative minds, spark ideas and invigorate your creating side.
DUANE HANSON (American, 1925 1996), Security Guard, 1990, autobody filler (fiberglass and polyester resin) polychromed in oil, mixed media, with accessories, 72 x 32 x 15 inches. Loan, courtesy of Mrs. Duane Hanson
Meet the Boca Raton Museum of Arts newest world traveler: Security Guard.
This lifelike sculpture that is normally installed next to the actual security guards office in the museum has traveled all the way to Baden-Baden, Germany. He isnt seeking to claim a new position at the Museum Frieder Burda but rather was loaned to be part of the exhibition Duane Hanson/Gregory Crewdson: Uncanny Realities.
From November 27, 2010 to March 6, 2011, Security Guard will be part of a larger exhibition comprised of 25 Hanson sculptures and 20 Gregory Crewdson large-scale photographs that deal with the human abyss.
In conjunction with the stark, eerie photographs, the Hanson sculptures will create a dialogue about the American middle-to-lower classes and the disappointments of the American dream that are buried within them. Hansons unique ability to capture every imperfection in the sculptures physiognomy adds to the feeling of verité, therefore prompting a feeling of empathy on the part of the viewer.
Other sculptures that appeared in the Boca Raton Museum of Arts exhibition, Duane Hanson: Sculpture and Photographs 1978 1995 are Children Playing Game, Housepainter, and Man on Mower.
Germany isnt the first place that Security Guard has traveled. Hes been no slouch on the sightseeing front. Prior to the Boca Raton Museum of Art's exhibition, he visited the Albright-Knox Gallery of Art in 2004 for Bodily Space: New Obsessions in Figurative Sculpture, and the James A. Michener Art Museum in Doylestown, Pennsylvania from 2006 2007 for Duane Hanson: Real Life.
While Security Guard is in Germany enjoying the culinary delicacies and winter weather, the museum here in Boca will be filling our galleries with costumes from Cosprop, the London-based costumery for film, television, and theatre. CUT! Costume and the Cinema opens on January 18th 2011.
VALERIO ADAMI (Italian, born in 1935 - ), Metamorfosi [Metamorphosis], 1982, acrylic on canvas, 76 1/2 x 95 3/4 inches. Courtesy of Fondo Adami, Fondazione Europea del Disegno.
Mexican writer and Nobel Prize Laureate Octavio Paz writes about artist Valerio Adami in The Narrative Line, an essay included in the exhibition catalogue for the Boca Raton Museum of Arts retrospective of Valerio Adami. Looking at Adamis work as an exercise in line, narrative and color, Paz uses these 3 elements to help the reader better understand Adamis paintings. Space is created through color, a story is created through the inclusion of text, and the line can teach us about time.
For instance, about space and color, Paz writes, For Adami, colour cannot be separated from space. And so space is born out of his drawing. An unfelt transformation of the line, creator of spaces, into great blocks of colour.
In terms of text in Adamis artwork, Paz writes, As an intelligent artist, Adami also writes. That is nothing unusual: writing is another art born out of silence. Naturally, he is not a professional writer; he writes on the margins of his painting, as a comment, or, more exactly, as an accompaniment
his notes are not an answer; but a way of approaching these paintings and hearing their question more clearly.
Towards the end of his essay, Paz addresses line in Adamis work, Whether a poem, or a novel, whether a play or a review, every text is a succession of words; whereas the line is a succession of points, or rather, a succession of bridges between one point and the other. Time is linear, and, as it turns out, people have invented nothing better than a line for representing time. The forms drawn by Adami, with his unique, rapid and secure, free and elegant movement of his hand, are closed forms. Or, more exactly, forms closed in themselves. They talk among themselves and provoke within me an indefinable unease.
If you enjoyed his prose, check out Octavio Pazs 1990 Nobel Prize speech.
Pazs entry is one of many in the catalogue in praise of Adamis use of line, color, and text to create intense canvases that stimulate both the mind and the eye. Other eminent writers included in the catalogue are: critic Dore Ashton, journalist Italo Calvino, essayist Carlos Fuentes, poet Alain Jouffroy, and academician Antonio Tabucchi. It is truly one of the Boca Raton Museum of Arts most prolific compilations of writing.
Valerio Adami catalogues are available online or in the museum store for $39.95.
Photography has become ubiquitous in the digital age, giving everyone the tool for
documenting everything from the moment one wakes up. Every look is captured,
every event saved, every thought recorded. Although this power to record and disseminate
expands the empowerment of each individual to affect history, the longevity of
this visual narrative has yet to be determined.
Michael A. Smith, Chicago, 2008, 8 x 20 inches, gelatin silver chloride contact print. Courtesy of the artist
As a medium for affecting a global audience, photography as an art form and
journalistic tool indeed presents us with the groundwork for discussing the actual
longevity of this exploding movement. In doing so, consider what elevates a
photograph and touches the aesthetic of the public psyche.
The renowned photographer Robert Adams talked about the three truths of landscape
photography. According to Adams, Landscape pictures can offer us, I think,
three verities geography, autobiography, and metaphor. Geography is, if taken
alone, sometimes boring, autobiography is frequently trivial, and metaphor can
be dubious. But taken together, as in the best work of people like Alfred
Stieglitz and Edward Weston, the three kinds of information strengthen each
other and reinforce what we all work to keep intact an affection for life.
The photographs of Michael A. Smith and Paula Chamlee currently on exhibition at The Art School
of the Boca Raton Museum of Art exemplify these truths and give us, the
public, an opportunity to determine how one can achieve a lasting visual
comment. They have spent their lives finding those images, those moments, those
interpretations of their visions. Much of their work is landscape in nature
with a unique interpretation of the subject, motive and truth of the lens.
Considering the impact of the medium today in our
everyday lives, from Facebook posts to digital scrapbooks, the individual
interested in expanding their skill to document a personal history that will
exist beyond the visual byte would be well served to consider these three
truths (geography, autobiography and metaphor) when they click the shutter and
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Actor James Franco has compiled an impressive list of accomplishments since his notable performance as Daniel Desario in Freaks and Geeks, most recently winning an Independent Spirit Award for Best Supporting Male for his role as Scott Smith in Milk. With disarming charm and the acting chops for anything from drama to comedy to action pics, Franco pretty much has his pick of roles.
Before heading off to Ireland to star opposite his Pineapple Express co-star Danny McBride in Your Highness, Franco will star in the indie film In Praise of Shadows, written and directed by Jay Anania, head of the directing program at NYU, where Franco just completed his first year of graduate school. Franco is also producing the film through his Rabbit Bandini Prods. banner. Said Anania about Franco:
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September 1999
Using Monte Carlo experiments, we examine the performance of nonparametric kernel regression methods. With cross-validated bandwidths and normal kernels, our experiments find that the kernel estimator fails a simple test that should be passed by classically unbiased estimators. The implicit functional form of the nonparametrric kernel regression, in finite, realistic sized samples, is actually quite restrictive; it fails to capture well either a classical OLS model or a simple discrete outcome model with multiple regressors. We also find that nonparametric regression techniques tend to overfit data for sample sizes common in microeconomic analyses, and we present two measures that help researchers to gauge the extent of the overfitting. Researchers should be exceptionally wary of interpreting estimates from the nonparametric regressions as conditional expected values in multivariate settings.
Thomas Mroz is a professor of economics at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and a fellow of the Carolina Population Center. Timothy Savage is a Senior Associate at Charles River Associates, Inc. The authors thank Hyungtaik Ahn for his programs, data, and advice. Ron Gallant, two referees, and the associate editor also made important contributions to this paper.


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WILLIAMSBURG, Va. (March 17, 2011) -- St. Patrick's Day couldn't have been any better. Temperatures hovered around the low to mid 60s. A few clouds and bright sun seemed to put a spotlight on the newly blossomed dogwoods and forsythia. And Pfc. Brian Murphy, sporting a sparkling green hat, green T-shirt and jeans, seemed to devour the moments in large gulps.
"I love Virginia because I love history," said the 20-something Soldier. "This is an awesome place to be."
Colonial Williamsburg was that place. The 18-century outdoor museum with its rich heritage served as an unlikely backdrop for Army resilience training March 16-18, but it was perfect for nine attendees who sought a break from the daily stresses of military duty, said Chaplain (Capt.) Chris Wallace, chaplain,16th Ordnance Battalion, 59th Ord. Brigade.
"These Soldiers have been deployed, and they are at a high operational tempo with the (advanced individual training) students," he said. "This gives them some rest and relaxation - a break."
The break Wallace referred to is part of the Strong Bonds Program, administered by the Department of the Army's Office of the Chief of Chaplains. It is a chaplain-led effort that teaches single military members, single-parent members and married members how to be resilient amid multiple deployments and the turbulence associated with them. The training often takes place at well-known tourist destinations. Food, lodging and admission are free to participants. Wallace said Strong Bonds is one way to help Soldiers tackle life beyond the Army.
"The Army prepares Soldiers for combat," said Wallace, who has deployed himself. "This is something that says that Soldiers are people, that their personal lives are important. We have relationships and other major events in life, and all of those are part of who we are. You don't want a Soldier who is not whole and well in theater, in combat."
The program agenda began Wednesday at a hotel in Williamsburg proper. Participants were shown "Restreppo," a documentary about a U.S. Army infantry platoon and its time in Afghanistan's Korengal Valley and how platoon members coped with an array of issues.
"We talked about the losses that people experience during combat," said Wallace, "and how to come back home to family and friends and live with that, endure and do what our country asks us to do."
That teaching format - lightly guided and using engaging discussion - made a fan of Murphy, who lost a friend during a deployment. The Michigan native has participated in other Strong Bond trips at other installations, but those were not as memorable, he said. "They really didn't teach me anything," said the Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 59th Ord. Bde. Soldier.
"It was just a few videos, and the chaplains didn't talk too much.
"Here we watched a video and had a discussion about it," he said. "That's the kind of stuff that I like. It was more interactive than sitting around taking notes."
Wallace said the trips are centered on the military member and his or her well-being, but is not religion-based. "This is not a religious retreat," said Wallace. "We focus on relationship skills - skills for resilience, perseverance and endurance. It's not a church service, is open to all and everyone who comes enjoys it and has an outstanding time."
Wallace, who looks younger than many of the participants, said he is careful not to project himself too much. He favors a leisurely approach to the way the trips are conducted. "We enjoy talking about what happens on deployment; we enjoying talking about relationships," said Wallace. "People deal with challenges in their own way and we enjoy hearing how everyone else deals with it."
On the second day of the trip - St. Patrick's Day - the participants were free to individually explore the sights. Some set about doing so in pairs, strolling down Duke of Gloucester Street, dipping in and out of the historical shops and snapping photos.
A discussion about relationships was scheduled for the third day.
Wallace was enthusiastic about the trip's outcome and said it was a success.
"It went really, really well," he said.
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Mikulski leading statewide vote-getter
Re-elected Democratic Sen. Barbara A. Mikulski was Maryland's top vote-getter in Tuesday's midterm election, outpolling Gov. Martin O'Malley and other statewide candidates in contested races.
However, her victory margin dipped from past elections, according to unofficial, nearly complete returns. In capturing her fifth six-year term, she received about 62 percent of the vote, down about seven points from the average of her three previous re-election races and the lowest since her initial election to the Senate in 1986.
Except for freshman Rep. Frank Kratovil, who was unseated by Republican challenger Andy Harris, other incumbent Democrats also tallied re-election percentages of more than 60 percent. All saw slippage in their winning margins, a reflection of voter unhappiness with Democratic governance in Washington.
Rep. Roscoe Bartlett, the state's lone Republican in Washington until Harris is sworn in next January, bucked the downward trend. The Frederick congressman pulled 62 percent of the vote, up from 58 and 59 percent in the last two elections, when Democrats were ascendant.
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When it comes to finishing oak, cherry, or maple projects, "paint" sounds like a dirty word. But for inexpensive, less attractive woods, such as pine, poplar, and aspen, a little cover-up can do wonders. Painted finishes give you a rainbow of options to complement your home's decor. Easy to maintain and repair, they stand up to direct sunlight far better than clear finishes, too.
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NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) -- Shan Foster and A.J. Ogilvy nearly beat Wake Forest by themselves.
Foster tied a season-high with 26 points, and Ogilvy tied a career-high with 23 points to give Vanderbilt (No. 25 ESPN/USA Today, No. 23 AP)an 83-80 win over Wake Forest on Wednesday night.
Ogilvy made a hook shot with 30 seconds left, and Foster's late 3-point shooting sealed the game and kept the Commodores unbeaten.
"I've been practicing that shot a lot, so I knew it would go in," Ogilvy said. "It's my favorite move."
The duo has scored in double digits every game this season for Vanderbilt (8-0), which is off to its best start since the 2003-2004 season -- when they reached the regional semifinals of the NCAA Tournament.
Even Vanderbilt coach Kevin Stallings said he has been surprised out how well Ogilvy, a freshman from Australia, has played with Foster.
"I'm just kind of learning," Stallings said. "It's been pretty good this season."
Harvey Hale and James Johnson led Wake Forest with 18 points apiece, but late fouls cost Wake Forest.
Johnson put the Demon Deacons (5-2) ahead 78-76 with 1:45 to play for their first lead since 5-4. Ogilvy then scored six-straight points, and Jermaine Beal hit a free throw to give Vanderbilt its second consecutive win over an Atlantic Coast Conference opponent. The Commodores also defeated Georgia Tech 92-79 on Saturday.
Wake Forest kept it close, but couldn't take advantage of some great opportunities in the closing minutes.
"We had a chance to steal it at the end," Wake Forest coach Dino Gaudio said. "And we let it slip."
He's not kidding.
Ishmael Smith tied the game at 72 on a pair of 3-pointers with just over five minutes to play. But the Wake Forest guard slipped on a breakaway layup with less than four minutes to play and also missed an open dunk earlier -- two baskets Wake Forest desperately could have used.
"The kid is crying his eyes out in the locker room," Gaudio said. "He's devastated."
Wake Forest players did not come out of the locker room after the game, and Gaudio said the loss will be hard to swallow.
Each team was in the bonus the final 11 minutes, but Wake Forest failed to capitalize. The Commodores shot 23-for-27 from the stripe, while the Demon Deacons were just 13-for 20.
Vanderbilt's first game as a ranked team proved to be its toughest, as Wake Forest was trying for its first road win against a ranked foe in two years. The last time the Demon Deacons defeated a ranked opponent on the road was Jan. 22, 2005, when they took down No. 20 Cincinnati.
Vanderbilt, which is off to the fifth-best start in school history, still wasn't satisfied with its effort.
But before conference play begins in January, the Commodores could likely roll out to 15-0, as they should be favored against their remaining weaker nonconference opponents.
"It feels great," Foster said of the fast start. "At the same time, I think we could be so much better. There's so much potential on this team. We are still making a lot of mistakes. If we cut down on those, we could really be dangerous."
Vanderbilt never led by more than six points in the second half, and the teams traded baskets nearly the entire game.
Ogilvy scored Vanderbilt's first eight points to help the Commodores build an 11-5 lead. After Vanderbilt went ahead by double digits, Wake Forest went on a 10-2 run capped by consecutive 3-pointers by Hale that closed the deficit to 25-23.
Foster answered with consecutive scores from beyond the arc to stretch Vanderbilt's lead to 33-25, but the Demon Deacons tightened the game to 35-31 by half.
"We need to win when those guys score 49 points," Stallings said. "And they've been pretty consistent all season."
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CLEVELAND -- Roy Halladay got shelled for the third time in six starts, giving up three of the seven homers the Phillies' pitching staff allowed in a gruesome 14-2 loss to the Indians Tuesday night at Progressive Field.
This is only the fourth time in the last 97 years the Phillies have given up seven homers in a game.
Halladay (2-3) allowed three two-run homers, including two in the first inning for the first time in 383 career starts, and failed to get out of the fourth inning after allowing eight earned runs.
Carlos Santana and Mark Reynolds smacked two-run homers in the first, and Lonnie Chisenhall added another in the fourth against Halladay.
Ryan Raburn and Michael Brantley added two-run homers in the fifth off Chad Durbin, and Raburn and Drew Stubbs went back-to-back in the seventh off Raul Valdes.
The Indians' seven homers tied the third-most ever in interleague play. The Tigers hit eight in 2006 against the Cubs and the Rangers hit eight in 2005 against the Astros. The only other teams with seven in interleague play are the Angels with seven against the Expos in 2003 and the Twins with seven against the Brewers in 2001.
The Indians became the first team since the 2005 Rangers vs. the Angels to hit five two-run homers in a game.
The Indians' 14 runs are the most the Phillies have allowed since a 15-13 loss to the Braves last May 2.
The Indians had hit just eight home runs in their first eight home games. They nearly doubled that Tuesday.
The Tribe pounded out 17 hits against four Phillies pitchers.
This was the first time Halladay has allowed eight or more earned runs in less than four innings since May 5, 2000, facing the Indians in Toronto. It only happened one other time, in 1999 for the Blue Jays vs. the Angels.
At the plate
Delmon Young hit a solo homer in the second in his first at-bat as a Phillie, and Chase Utley hit his fifth homer of the year, also a solo shot, in the sixth.
Young, activated earlier in the day, reached base his first three plate appearances. He also was hit by a pitch and singled.
Starting pitching report
Halladay allowed nine hits and eight runs, all earned, in just 3 2/3 innings.
It was the first time since he gave up eight runs to the Indians while with the Blue Jays on May 5, 2000 -- nearly 13 years ago -- that Halladay allowed eight or more earned runs in less than four innings. The only other time it happened was April 29, 1999, when he gave up 11 earned in 2 1/3 innings against the Angels.
Halladay, who allowed 12 earned runs in 7 1/3 innings in his first two starts this year, was coming off three consecutive strong outings, allowing just four earned runs in 21 innings vs. the Marlins, Cards and Pirates.
This is the first time he's allowed seven or more earned runs twice in the same month since April 2007.
Halladay's ERA ballooned from an already ungainly 5.08 up to 6.75, fourth-worst of 109 major-league pitchers this year.
Indians starter Zach McAllister went seven innings, allowing five hits and the two solo homers, winning his ninth major-league game.
Bullpen update
Durbin's ERA shot up to 7.00 with four earned runs and four hits in 1 1/3 innings. Valdes pitched the sixth and seventh, giving up two solo shots, and Phillipe Aumont pitched a scoreless eighth.
In the field
Indians shortstop Asdrubal Cabrera made a terrific play to throw out Michael Young in the fourth. He charged in and to his left and barehanded a slow roller, firing to first just in time to get Young.
Where is everybody?
Announced attendance was 10,841. It looked like about half of that.
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Cliff Lee (2-1, 3.03) faces right-hander Trevor Bauer at 7:05 p.m. Wednesday. Pitching matchups for Miami: Kyle Kendrick vs. Alex Sanabia on Thursday, Jonathan Pettibone vs. Ricky Nolasco on Friday, Cole Hamels vs. Jose Fernandez on Saturday and Halladay vs. Kevin Slowey on Sunday afternoon.


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I had great progress on the story yesterday, adding around 2500 words (and shaving two pages off what I had previously written). The story is now at the halfway mark, which actually comes right before the midpoint—since the second plot turn is essentially a moment of decision, rather than a scene unto itself, it just going to be folded into the finale. That means:
First Half: meet the characters, set the scene, introduce the conflict and villain.
Second Half: craft plan to defeat villain, plan fails, hero overcomes his personal problems and saves the day.
Writing the villain was great fun: he's an old cowboy necromancer named Gideon Price, known to the town as just a criminal refugee who lives in the wilderness and comes into town every now and then to buys supplies and leer at women and creep people out. He arrives at the town social in our story because he's preparing for an especially dark ritual that requires some sacrificial virgins. ("That's what I love about Mormons: you have plenty of virgins, and you love getting them all together on one place.") His character ended up being very verbal and irreverent, probably as a natural reaction to writing about a reverent, taciturn hero. He arrived at the social with a group of reanimated dead, though the people couldn't tell that right off the bat; the hero just referred to them as "pale men," and described how creepily they looked and moved.
I wanted to escalate the tension even further, so the first time a girl gets taken the bad guy pulls out a pistol and shoots one of the rescuers in the back. This ramped up the consequences very quickly and helped portray the townsfolk as innocent and helpless—they have guns of their own, but they left them outside in their wagons. They have nothing to fight back with…except the hero's superpower.
The bad guy's guns worked especially with the superpower. First of all, once he finally realizes the only way to survive is to turn into stone, the bad guy's weapons are now suddenly useless—he fires at the hero, but the bullets bounce right off. It's a fun hero moment, and we get to watch the hero smash some zombies and rescue one of the girls, and it looks like things are turning around. Then the villain gets an idea: instead of shooting at the hero he shoots at his mom, distracting the hero long enough for him and his zombie thugs to get away with the rest of the prisoners. It was a great way to follow our outline (ie, kill the mother) while showing that the hero is still vulnerable AND giving him a plausible excuse to blame himself for his mom's death. I didn't plan the pistols, but I had planned everything else and I knew what needed to happen, so when the pistols showed up I could fit them in easily.
You may ask why, if this guy's a necromancer, he uses guns instead of magic. Three reasons: first, this is a western, and I need a gunslinger; when combining genres you have to balance each side's needs carefully, and in this case I choose western over horror. Second, I don't see necromancer's as having a lot of combat powers—they can, but in this story they don't. Magic necrosis-missiles or whatever would make his magic seem too easy, and I want the big ritual he's planning to have the proper weight. Third, I wanted to keep the fight scene simple: I'm already introducing, in one scene, zombies and stone transformation, and if I get too much wilder than that it could be too much, especially in a short story. I toyed with giving the bullets magic effects, like having anyone he shoots rise from the dead, but that would mean his Mom would rise from the dead, which I think is too much—we already have the "I blame myself for killing her" trope, and using the "family member rises from the dead" trope wouldn't be adding anything to the story, just repeating that same trope again when he has to kill his zombie Mom. In a short story, where space is at a premium, we definitely don't need both, though honestly I'd hesitate to do it in a novel, too.
My one worry is that the hero's transformation in this scene might be too heroic, which will make it hard to follow in his second, more climactic transformation later on. However, I never want to tone something down because it's too awesome—I'd rather come up with something incredible for the second scene than de-cool-ify the first one.
Last night, after writing, I did something horrible to my back, and today I have medically instructed not to bend at the waist if at all possible. That means no chairs, which means no writing. I should be back into it tomorrow, and I'll be sure to tell you how it goes.


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Night had descended hours ago. He wandered a dark wilderness that was almost void of form. The sound of musket fire and the shouts of his pursuers had faded in the gathering storm. Now a mounting wind moaned and whistled, snapping off branches and rattling trees as thunder rumbled in the distance. The ice-cold rain, driven by angry gusts, fell in stinging sheets that raked his cheeks and turned the ground beneath him slick and treacherous. Thick oily mud squelched under his feet, gulping greedily at his ankles and clutching at his boots, and the torn bits of cloth wrapped tight around gashes in his arm and thigh were heavy with water, mud and blood.
He labored forward, fighting the elements and his own fatigue. His ragged breath strained in his ears. He clasped his injured arm tight against his chest, protecting it and the battered leather pouch strapped snug beneath his shirt. It was an unconscious act. For the past hour, all his attention had been fixed on a lonely flicker of light, wavering in the distance. Friend or foe, for now it was his only beacon. His exertions had opened his wounds. He was losing blood and heat and soon he would lose consciousness.
He limped to a halt at the edge of a small clearing. The rain had eased a bit, though the wind still battered in sudden whooping squalls. The feeble light had resolved itself into a warm glow that cast just enough illumination to coax shape and substance from the shadows. It emanated from the windows of a substantial cottage. His eyes flit here and there, coolly assessing. Isolated, two stories tall, built of brick and tidy stone; it was fitted with a solid slate roof and bay windows, and was too fine to belong to a simple farmer. A wealthy merchant or a gentleman's hunting retreat perhaps, and potentially dangerous depending on who was at home.
He listened intently. The house was quiet. No shouts, no laughter, no sounds of brawling or signs of horses, supplies or armed men. No signs it had been commandeered by Cromwell's forces. His teeth flashed in a predatory grin and the fingers of his good hand twitched, then reached to caress the hilt of his saber. He needed shelter. Weapon drawn, keeping to the shadows, he crept forward.
There was no watchman, not even a mutt to raise an alarm. The only thing guarding the place was its solitude and a heavy wooden door. The latch seemed simple enough. He tried it with his free hand, but there was no strength in his arm and his numb fingers could barely feel to lift it. Cursing under his breath, he sheathed his sword and began working the latch with both hands as he pushed with his shoulder. The damned thing would not budge. His exertions were taking their toll. A wave of dizziness assailed him and he leaned back, letting the door take his weight as he waited for it to pass.
He lost his balance anyway, whirling to right himself, scrambling for his sword and fighting to stay on his feet as the door swung open suddenly on its own.
"Most people use the knocker or pull on the bell."
He gaped in astonishment. Her voice was calm with a hint of irony, her demeanor self-possessed, but her fine gray eyes were as wide and startled as if she had just seen a ghost. Straightening and swallowing his own surprise, he looked carefully about the room as his heart steadied.
"Other than a handful of servants, I am here alone."
Leaning against the doorjamb for support, he examined her as thoroughly as he had the room. She was a tiny thing, dressed in drab woolens and wrapped in a shawl she hugged close to her breast. Her hair was drawn into a severe bun hidden tight beneath a linen cap, accentuating a pale face that looked worn and tired. Her gaze was probing and wary. She reminded him of a brave little bird, torn between curiosity and the impulse to take flight. Collecting himself, he removed a wide-brimmed hat with a rain-soaked plume, and performed a courtly bow. "Good evening to you, madam. My apologies for the rude intrusion, but I've traveled as far as I may this day, and 'tis wicked cold outside."
She noted his height, his disheveled appearance, his sodden bandages, and his cavalier's clothes. Her eyes met his…searching…and then looked pointedly at his sword.
He sheathed it as if at her command.
A gust of wind slammed the door against the wall and sent a sheet of water spattering across the flagstone floor. She took another step back and motioned with her hand. "Come inside. I'll give you shelter from the storm." He let go of the doorjamb, took one step, then another, and toppled into her arms.
He awoke sometime later resting precariously on a dainty settee that was all but dwarfed by his length. Covered in warm blankets and settled in front of a cheerful fire, he was no longer cold, but his arm throbbed in time with his pulse. His leg burned like the fires of hell, and he ached all over. Grimacing, he tugged at his coverings, pulling them back to survey the damage, only to find he had been stripped of breeches and shirt, and other than a clean dressing and his boots, he was naked underneath. His lips quirked in amusement and he scanned the room, searching for his nurse.
She sat in the corner in a well-appointed chair, haloed by candlelight, frowning in concentration as she stitched his shirt. He watched her unobserved, smiling when she bent her head, lips parted, and snipped the thread with sharp little teeth. Though her hair and clothing made her appear severe, that unguarded gesture made her seem younger than he had first imagined. I doubt she's any older than I am.
She was not so plain as that, either. Long a veteran campaigner in the lists of love as well as the field of battle, he was somewhat of a connoisseur. Sometimes the quiet ones burned brightest. The little abbess had full lips, a becoming pout, and a mouth that begged to be kissed. Fine cheekbones would serve her well in old age, and he was fascinated by her eyes, intent now on her sewing. They changed in the light when he tilted his head, from a smoky gray to hints of stormy blue. Sirens' eyes. A daughter of the sea. He smiled, wondering what she would look like with her hair unbound.
His sex stirred and he grinned, forgetting for a moment the gnawing pain in his bicep and the angry stinging in his leg. What is she doing here by herself? No father. No husband. She can't be married. No man would be so foolish as to leave her unprotected in these dangerous times. Perhaps she's been widowed by the wars. Perhaps he should release her stays, loosen her hair and pull her down for a tumble. How long had she been alone? What depths of fire and passion simmered beneath that prim exterior, just waiting to ignite? He chuckled to himself and shook his head. He must be jaded indeed to imagine a houri from his tight-bound little wren. Still…there was something about her—
His heart lurched in his chest as he suddenly remembered his mission. Tossing blankets and pillows aside, he began a frenzied search for the pouch that could mean so much to his king. He subsided in relief as suddenly as he had started, when he found it still strapped to his side, but his movements alerted the little wren, who looked up curiously from her stitching.
"I am not in the habit of rifling the belongings of sleeping guests. Your secrets are your own."
His secrets. She had no idea. He thought back to the chaos and fury of the young King Charles's stand at Worcester nearly seven years ago and the mad scramble as Charles's loyal cavaliers and Scots strove to defend him, then fought to give him time to escape. The king was amiable, informal and an easy man to love, but at six foot three he had not been an easy one to hide. Dependant on the help of royalist supporters and a network of Catholic sympathizers versed in moving wanted men, they had lived as commoners for six weeks, eluding Cromwell's ferocious grip. They had experienced life in a way kings and courtiers never did, and grown close in a way only those who shared adventure and danger ever could.
He had bonded with Charles, not only as king to subject, but man to man. There was nothing he wouldn't do for him and no task more important than seeing him safe to France, but none of them had expected their exile to last for years. When they had crossed the channel to France he had been filled with hope and pride. He would help his king fulfill his destiny. They would reclaim the throne that Cromwell and his ilk had stolen from him in an unimaginable act of regicide. But when they had arrived in Rouen, bedraggled and spent, they had to borrow money and clothes before an innkeeper would rent them a room. It was a theme that had characterized their years in exile.
Despite his charms and graces, Charles had become the poor relation who embarrassed everyone, and no one knew what to do with. He lived on credit, charity and promises, until the goal was no longer to raise an army, but simply to pay for their bread. William had been sent repeatedly to different places in halfhearted efforts to gain support. It was a humiliating and dispiriting task, one for which he was ill suited. So when he tired of being kept waiting in the great halls of Europe, or seducing women and playing cards, he left for England and took to the roads. It was a welcome distraction at first. One that provided himself and his grateful king with some much-needed funds, but lately he had grown as weary of it as he had of everything else. The sense of purpose he'd felt as a fugitive cavalier protecting his outlawed king was with him still, but the idealism and sense of exhilaration had long since waned.
This time, though, there was news. The Old Pretender Cromwell was rumored to be gravely ill and his son ill equipped to grip the reins of power. There was talk of rebellion, offers of support, and a very important missive from a man who could help put Charles back on his throne. His pursuers thought they were chasing another of the hundreds of disgruntled cavaliers turned highwaymen who bloomed like wildflowers along England's roads since the end of the civil wars. If they had known what he carried they would have—
"Here. Take this." Gentle fingers brushed back his hair.
He blinked up at her in surprise and reached out to accept a tumbler full of brandy. She had snuck up next to him, bearing gifts, and her casual touch suggested she might offer more. I need to rest and regain my strength. I'll stay the night, and be on my way by morning. He grinned and nodded his thanks, then tossed back the sweet liquor. It tasted of apples and warmed his insides, spreading through him like liquid heat, and he handed her the glass, motioning for more. She refilled it and watched in silence as he emptied most of it in one swallow.
His gaze quickened with interest and his lips curved in a slight smile as he noted a stray tendril of hair that had escaped its bonds to tumble down her cheek. It gleamed in the lamplight in fiery hues. Something stirred within him, akin to faint remembrance. Mesmerized, he reached a finger to tuck it back but she stepped abruptly away. His smile widened to a grin. Fire and ice, bound tight in a plain brown wrapper. How intriguing! I wonder what she'd look like clothed only in jewels. I am grown fanciful. It must be loss of blood.
He tugged the blanket aside, baring his leg, and she lifted the dressing, probing gently, her fingertips brushing his naked flesh as she checked the wound. He hissed on indrawn breath and she looked up, concerned.
"I am sorry. Am I hurting you?"
He reached for her hand and held it a moment, his fingers stroking her palm as his thumb caressed her knuckles. "I am swollen and aching, little bird, but I feel certain your touch can relieve me."
She looked at him uncertainly, tugging her hand to free it.
With a knowing smile, he let it slide from his grasp.
"That is some very fine stitch work. You are skilled at nursing, madam. You did it while I lay sleeping?"
"I tended the sword wound while you were unconscious, yes. You were very lucky. You've lost a fair bit of blood but 'tis not as bad as I feared. The cut missed any major arteries and it appears to have bled clean. Provided there's no infection, you should be fine. I will tend to the swelling soon."
He choked on what remained of his drink, covering it with a cough. When he had recovered himself, he raised his empty glass and gave her a charming grin. "Won't you join me in a toast first, to my speedy recovery and your formidable skills?"
"I don't think that would be wise," she said primly.
"Come, lass. Share a drink with me. It's a bitter night and just the two of us here, cozy by the fire. There's no one to know," he coaxed.
She snatched his glass away and set it on the mantel. "I've seen to your leg. I've yet to attend to your arm. There's a bullet to be removed and more stitches, I'm afraid. Surely you would prefer I attend to it with a steady hand."
"Yes, actually, I would. But one wonders why you didn't complete the task whilst I slept…instead of darning my shirt."
She pursed her lips, a little put out by his ingratitude, but managed a patient reply. "Attending to your leg took longer than expected, and I was afraid you would regain consciousness while I worked on your arm. Any sudden move would be…well…best avoided. Now that you are awake, we can start. This may sting a bit, but I need you to cooperate and stay very still."
He nodded, holding out his hand for his glass. She refilled it and waited while he took another swallow. He closed his eyes and offered her his arm, nodding again for her to begin. She knelt beside him, the soft curve of her breast brushing his shoulder, and his lips curled in a smile as he settled his head against her bosom. He could feel her heart beating, slow and steady beneath his cheek, and he thought he detected a faint scent of lavender. Perhaps it was her soap. She stiffened, and he opened one eye to see her regarding him suspiciously.
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Dogs are prohibited on all state-owned game management areas, between March 15 and July 15 of each year; except that dog training is permitted on designated training areas. Only a pistol, revolver or other gun shooting blank cartridges shall be used while training dogs during closed seasons. See section titled "Dog Restrictions" in the
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Menu: Thick and tasty Maa Chole Di Dal with finger licking good Butter Chicken both served with rotis or naans and rounded off with Gajar and Khajur ka Halwa.
Shopping list
1 ½ kg carrots
1 kg tomatoes, roughly chopped
400 grams boneless chicken
150 gms dates
100 gms khoya/mawa
100 gms each split black gram with skin & split Bengal gram
25 gms each cashewnuts & almonds
1 small bottle mustard oil
1 packet lal deghi mirch powder
1 packet kasoori methi
1 small bottle honey
1 packet fresh cream
For faster preparation
Soak and pressure cook the dals. Marinate the chicken pieces. Prepare the gravy.
Prepare the halwa.
How to go about it
Place the chicken in the grill. Cook the dal and make the rotis. Then prepare the butter chicken. Just before serving, heat up the halwa.


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Polygons can also be processing all psimultaneously:
Axis-Aligned Bounding Boxes (AABB):
a rectangle with diagonal corners (xmin,ymin), (xmax, ymax).
These AABB's have some inefficiencies: e.g., around a diagonal needle.
Also, with every (rotated) use in a hierarchy, the AABB may grow.
to Bounding Boxes:
Optimally oriented bounding boxes (OOBB): are more efficient but more difficult to determine.
Bounding circles or spheres: have rotation-independent size, but are not so easy to find either.
Convex hulls: can be constructed efficiently, but may have many vertices, --> loss of efficiency.
Hierarchy, transformations, and bounding boxes will important
in Assignment #3.
Similarly, how many DOFs are there
for the specification of all
Both must be done individually.
Assignment #1 is due (electronically submitted) before Thursday 2/5, 11:00pm.
Assignment #2 is due (electronically submitted) before Thursday 2/12, 11:00pm.
I strongly recommend that you should be done with your assignments by Wednesday,
so that you can then focus on the new one and pay attention to what I might say in class about it.
The "extension" to Thursday should only be seen as an emergency measure.