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The 2010-11 academic year was exciting and memorable for Butler student-athletes, fans and friends. Butler claimed a Horizon League regular season or tournament title in seven sports: men and women's cross country, men's and women's soccer, volleyball, men's basketball and women's golf. For the second straight year and record-breaking eighth time, Butler captured the James J. McCafferty Trophy, which honors the Horizon League's all-sports champion.
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Off the field, the 2010-11 year saw Butler achieve high marks in the classroom. Eleven student-athletes were named Academic All-Horizon League for the fall semester, which was the highest of any Horizon League team. Four cross country runners, four men's soccer players, two volleyball players and one women's soccer player were honored. In addition, 24 student athletes earned a 4.0 GPA during the entire 2010-11 academic year. The university's student-athletes have been a great representation of "The Butler Way", which calls for athletes to demand commitment, deny selfishness, accept reality and seek improvement every day while putting their teams above themselves.
In addition to the commitment by our student-athletes, coaches and staff in the past year, an unwavering commitment was shown by Butler alumni, friends and fans. Bulldog Club membership reached record heights with nearly 2,800 members and men's basketball attendance reached an average of nearly 7,200 per game, which was the highest on record since the mid-1960's! Women's basketball, volleyball, football and soccer also saw some impressive crowds for home contests.
We have continued to try and make improvements to our student-athletes' experience over the last year. A few capital projects are still in the works. The resurfacing of the Hinkle Fieldhouse court is almost completed and looks outstanding with a larger Butler logo and the inclusion of one of our new corporate partners, Zotec. Also nearing the finishing stages is lighting and enhanced fencing for the Butler Bowl, while the resurfacing of our outdoor track in the Davey Athletic Complex will be finished in October.
With students back on campus and fall seasons just getting underway, this is a great time of year. We know there will be more outstanding performances in the next 10 months of NCAA competition; you just never know when those performances will happen. So we hope you will come out to our games and contests and witness our teams doing everything in their power to compete the right way - the Butler Way - for Butler. Just like you, everyone that works at Hinkle is excited to cheer on our Bulldogs!
Winning the right way IS the Butler Way!
2010-11 Program Highlights
Men's Basketball
Another undefeated record in the month of March helped the men's basketball team make an incredible run to the national championship game for the second year in a row. The squad was able to capture a share of the Horizon League regular season title through posting a 13-5 conference record, in addition to the Horizon League tournament title. The team has won three of the past four Horizon League tournament championships. Butler now has the second-best record in college basketball over the past five years (143-32 .822), which includes three Sweet 16 appearances, two Final Four appearances and two national championship appearances. In achieving a 3.77 GPA, Matt Howard was named CoSIDA Academic All-American of the Year, and was an academic All-American for the third straight year. His high GPA also earned him the prestigious Elite 88 award for the second straight year.
Women's Basketball
A second place Horizon League finish and another 20-win season allowed the women's basketball team to enjoy a successful season. For the third straight year, the team advanced to postseason play in the WNIT. Brittany Bowen and Chloe Hamilton earned second team All-Horizon League honors and Bowen was named to the all-tournament team. Head Coach Beth Couture picked up her 400th career win this season. Shewas honored at the NCAA Women's Final Four, with several other coaches, in the WBCA's Victory Club.
The Bulldog baseball team improved its win total in 2011 while five players received All-Horizon League recognition. Four seniors - Michael Letzter, Grant Fillipitch, Luke Duncan and Dom Silvestri - received second team All-Horizon League honors while freshman Patrick Guinane was named to the Horizon League All-Newcomer team. The Bulldogs, who had a winning record at home for the second straight season, also posted their 1200th win as a varsity program at Butler.
Cross Country
Butler men's cross country captured its 13th straight league championship, while the women's squad earned its eighth title in nine years. Katie Clark achieved a 3.94 GPA, which earned her individual recognition for both academic excellence and cross country Division I All-Academic status. Clark, along with men's runner Ross Clarke, were each named 2010 Horizon League Cross Country Athletes of the Year.
The 2010 year was an exciting one for Butler, as the team played in a renovated Butler Bowl. Senator Richard Lugar was present for the opening ceremonies in September, and the team now has a facility that will foster future success. Linebacker Jordan Ridley was named first team All-PFL, topping the league with 130 tackles on the season. Five other players earned second-team recognition: Zach Watkins, Mike Staniewicz, Ross Teare, Tadd Dombart and Michael Wilson. Seven Butler football players were named to the 18th annual Academic All-PFL team for the 2010 season. Butler's first team Academic All-PFL players were Andrew Huck, David Lang, Staniewicz and Wilson. Nick Caldicott, Ridley and Grant Hunter were honored on the second team.
Men's Golf
Butler captured the Big Four Men's Classic at Crooked Stick with a team score of 303, a full 25 strokes ahead of second place finisher Hanover. Ryan Wegeng gave three strong rounds of play at the Horizon League Men's Championship in Florida, which earned him a Top 10 individual finish.
Women's Golf
Butler's final championship of the school year came when the women's golf team captured the 2011 Horizon League Golf Championship, marking its fifth in the past seven years. The team advanced to the NCAA tournament for the first time in Butler women's golf history, and played in the NCAA Central Regional at Notre Dame. Michele Nash was named Horizon League Women's Golf Player of the Year and was voted All-Horizon League for the second consecutive season.
Men's Soccer
The 2010 Butler men's soccer team enjoyed its best year ever, boasting an incredible 16-1-3 record and an undefeated regular season. The team was ranked in the nation's top 5 at the end of the season and earned the No. 13 national seed and a first-round bye in the NCAA Tournament. The Bulldogs went 7-0-1 in Horizon League play and captured the Horizon League regular season and tournament titles. Ben Sippola and Matt Hedges were each named to the 2010 All-America team. Sippola was also named 2010 Horizon League Player of the Year before being drafted by the Columbus Crew in the MLS.
Women's Soccer
Butler enjoyed a share of the Horizon League regular season title, and allowed it to host the Horizon League Tournament as the number one seed. Head coach Tari St. John was named 2010 Horizon League Coach of the Year. Three players were named to All-Horizon League teams, while two others earned all-newcomer team honors. Katie Griswold and Jackie Hafele were honored on the first team, while Sarah Phelps was named to the second team. Hafele, the league's Newcomer of the Year, twin sister Nikki Hafele and Olivia Colosimo were honored on the newcomer team.
The softball team, led by first-year coach Scott Hall, had one of its best seasons ever. The Bulldogs finished 32-24 and advanced to the 2011 Horizon League Softball Championship final, but came up short to UIC. Additionally, the squad's 14 league wins were the most in school history and the Bulldogs had four players voted All-Horizon League. Jenny Esparza, Erin Falkenberry and Lauren McNulty were first team All-Horizon League players and Erin Jackson was a second-team selection. Esparza was named the 2011 Horizon League Pitcher of the Yearand second team all-region.
Women's Swimming
The Butler women's swimming team was given Scholar All-American team status by the College Swimming Coaches Association of America for the fall semester. The team posted a cumulative 3.46 GPA, which ranked 12th in the nation. The squad has been recognized for its academic achievement for 10 consecutive semesters.
The Butler women's tennis team was young in 2011, but that didn't stop the team from a successful season. The team finished with a 15-9 record and placed third in the Horizon League regular season standings. Natali James and Caroline Hendrick were both voted as second team All-Horizon League. Brandon Bayliss was honored as the Horizon League Men's Tennis Player of the Year and was named first team All-Horizon League. Bayliss and teammate Lenz Theodore were named CoSIDA Academic All-District, which honors top student-athletes who excel in the classroom.
Track and Field
Butler had several track standouts in 2010-11, as six different athletes won Horizon League individual titles in outdoor track. Katie Clark (5,000 meter run), Kirsty Legg (800 and 1,500 meter runs) and Lauren McKillop (10,000 meter run) each won women's league titles. Winning men's titles were: Kris Gauson (1,500 meter run), Craig Jordan (3,000 meter steeplechase) and Justin Roeder (10,000 meter run). Gauson and Legg advanced to the NCAA Track and Field Championships in the 1,500, earning honorable mention All-America honors. Gauson was also named to the Academic All-District V University Division team.
The Butler volleyball team had a season to remember, going 21-10 and capturing the 2010 Horizon League Volleyball Championship. The team made its first NCAA tournament appearance in 13 years and was second in the league's regular season standings. Jessica Wolfe became Butler's second two-time AVCA All-American, earning honorable mention honors for the second year in a row. She was also voted all-region and MVP of the league tournament. Katie Daprile and Maureen Bamiro were both voted All-Horizon League and Maggie Harbison and Claire Randich were named to the Horizon League All-Newcomer Team.
Barry Collier
Athletic Director
Butler University
The Butler Way... demands commitment, denies selfishness, accepts reality, yet seeks constant improvement while promoting the good of the team above self.
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Part 3: Slant Six Power and Track TestingWritten on May 1, 2003 Slant Six Power in the Buzzing Half Dozen Part Three
In our last installment, we assembled an aluminum block Hyper-Pak Slant Six packing 223.3 hp at 5,400 rpm and 280 lb-ft of torque at 3,700. It's got enough suds to run with the V8s and propel any 3,000-pound vehicle through the quarter in the mid-14-second range. This month, we put it to the test in a '62 Valiant and show you how to assemble a platform that will match our results.
We'll be the first to admit that before we built this little motor, we viewed the Slant Six as something to be yanked, making way for a V8 swap. But thanks to Doug Dutra and Clifford Performance, we've been converted. True, if you insist on maximum bang for your buck, build a 360 small-block. But if you want to blaze your own path and draw a crowd every time you pop the hood, build a Hyper-Pak Slant Six. Whether using a rare aluminum block or a common-as-nails iron block, if you follow our recipe, you'll have a car that idles at 900 rpm, runs great in traffic, delivers decent fuel economy, handles well, and blows minds when you mash the gas pedal and the rear skins explode in a cloud of tire smoke. Ladies and gentlemen, the Slant Six has arrived.
First Time Ever Aluminum vs. Iron Slant Six Drag Test
As far as we can tell, nobody's ever done this before. [Ed. note: That's a good enough reason for us to do it]. So, to find out what effect the lightweight block would have on dragstrip performance, we first tested the Valiant with an identically-prepared iron short-block. From its Engle KV-1 cam to its Enginetech cast-aluminum pistons and moly rings, every detail was duplicated for maximum consistency. We even used the same head, induction, headers, fan, and ignition, swapping them between the blocks. The only difference was the iron block's 232ci displacement (thanks to a .060 overbore versus the alloy block's .020 oversize bores and 227-inch measurement). Would the aluminum block's 70-pound weight advantage prove the old saw about every 100 pounds equaling a tenth?
We rolled up to the staging beams at the historic Carlsbad, California, dragstrip, former stomping grounds of Jim Nelson and the aluminum-blocked Dragmaster Dart Slant Six dragster. Tipping the scales at a svelte 3,025 pounds (2,790-pound vehicle weight plus 235-pound driver), the iron Hyper-Pak was ready. Each run was started by brake-torquing the Art Carr converter to maximum stall (2,700) and releasing the brake pedal as the last amber flashed. All upshifts were made by punching the Art Carr full-manual 904 TorqueFlite's buttons at 5,000 rpm. The 24-inch M/T slicks and 3.55 axle ratio put us over the finish line at a perfect 5,000 rpm. The best of several runs was an uncorked 14.695 seconds at 90.98 mph. Wow, our "lowly" Slant Six was turning e.t.'s comparable to a stock Street Hemi.
A few weeks later, we returned with the aluminum block resting under the hood. At 2,955 pounds (2,720-pound vehicle weight plus a still-non-dieting 235-pound driver) we hit the strip several times. Despite a slight jump in top-end numbers, the lighter motor failed to realize any clear-cut advantage. Why? The best we can offer is that a car like the Slant Six A-Body has excellent static and dynamic weight distribution, even with the iron block. Perhaps the reduced mass of the aluminum block is the answer to a question the car isn't asking at this level of performance. But jaws dropped when we yanked the fan belt and ran 14.190 at 94.26, improving the e.t. a full 1/2 second and 3 mph thanks to the elimination of parasitic drag. Many people left the track that day convinced that six really does equal eight.
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Our '62 Valiant four-door was originally equipped with an iron-block, 170-cube Slant Six, 904 TorqueFlite, and a tiny 71/4 rear axle. Before the Hyper-Pak transformation, we filled the 13-gallon gas tank, put it on a certified public scale, and saw 2,700 pounds even. Then we yanked the original stuff and installed the aluminum-block Hyper-Pak mill, beefed drivetrain parts, and eliminated unnecessary gee-gaws like the heater and AM radio. After the transformation, we were pleased to find that curb weight (again measured with a full gas tank) grew by a mere 20 pounds to 2,720.
Ritalin Not Required--It's A Hyper-Pak
Now that we've solved the mystery of the aluminum Slant Six, let's take on the equally-mystical Hyper-Pak. With the advent and popularity of the revolutionary new crop of Detroit compact models in 1960, NASCAR invited the automakers to compete in a series of highly-publicized endurance and road races. Ford (Falcon), Chevy (Corvair), and Chrysler (Valiant) took the bait, and each manufacturer quickly whipped up performance-enhancing goodies. Though Ford and Chevy efforts seemed half-hearted, Chrysler engineers really came on strong with a cam, piston, intake, and exhaust package for the Valiant's cast-iron 170-inch low-deck Slant Six (the 225 was not available in Valiants until 1961).
Although NASCAR sponsored several compact-car races through 1961, the two held in conjunction with the '60 Daytona 500 clearly demonstrated the effectiveness of the factory-hopped-up 170 Slant Six. The first was a 10-lap race over a 3.81-mile road course in which Valiants took the top seven spots, with Marvin Panch leading the way with an average speed of 88.134 mph. The second race, a 50-mile charge around the 21/2-mile Daytona tri-oval, opened some eyes. Again, Valiants dominated the top positions, with Panch's Valiant again claiming the victory with an astonishing 123.282-mph average speed. Panch got $1,900 for each win (a total of $3,800 for the day), and the legend of the Slant Six-powered Daytona Valiants was born.
In 1961, many (but not all) of the parts designed for the '60 Daytona Valiants were made available to the general public as a dealer/owner-installed kit for any 170 or 225. Dubbed the Hyper-Pak, it cost $403.30 and carried PN 2205573. Included was a hotter mechanical cam and lifter set (276/268 duration, 0.430 lift); stiffer pushrods; Carter 2951-S AFB four-barrel carburetor; low-profile air cleaner; two-piece cast-iron exhaust headers; high-flow single exhaust with bolt-on chrome tip; revised accelerator linkage; high-capacity clutch and pressure plate; and one of the wildest intake manifolds ever produced by Detroit.
By hanging the carburetor 2 feet away from the cylinder head, the streamlined 15-17-inch-long runners allowed Chrysler engineers (many of whom were members of the Ram Chargers during off hours) to take advantage of the pressure waves that pulse back and forth between the intake valves and carburetor, providing a slight resonant tuning effect at about 4,500 rpm. In essence, when the intake valves open, the incoming fuel air charge enters at a slightly faster rate than that created solely by the falling piston during the intake stroke. The result of this mild form of free supercharging is increased charge density and added power. Chrysler rated the 170 Hyper-Pak at 148 hp (as apposed to 101 hp in stock form) and the 225 Hyper-Pak at 196 hp over 145 stock.
The Hyper-Pak kit was discontinued in 1963 after a few hundred were produced. At over four bills, it cost nearly one quarter the price of a stripped Valiant or Lancer. But Chrysler wasn't concerned with volume; all it needed was for NASCAR to acknowledge the Hyper-Pak as a factory option so it would be legal for racing. Today, the legacy of the factory Hyper-Pak kit lives on in Clifford's repop intake manifold. Then, as now, it never fails to blow minds whenever the hood is lifted.
A Cheap Way to Quicker E.T.'s - Pull That Belt
We'll be the first to admit that fan-belt removal is a risky means of improving dragstrip performance, but if you're looking for a killer timeslip, it's a sure bet. With only the crankshaft pulley spinning, external parasitic drag is eliminated. Successful risk management comes down to pushing the car through the staging lanes (bring lots of friends), starting the engine at the last possible moment before the race, limiting the burnout to the absolute minimum, staging right away, and using a quality mechanical temperature gauge. We always make certain our Valiant's Autometer temperature gauge is at zero when the engine is first started. If the opponent is taking too long to stage, we shut it off and wait. The idea is to limit total running time to 60 seconds or less. If we see anything above 160 degrees at a quarter-mile track or 180 degrees at an eighth-mile track before the light turns green, we abort because temperature climbs rapidly from this point.
If you do it right, surprising results are the norm. What else can you call six-tenths? That's like a six-car-length advantage at the finish line. By the end of a typical beltless race, our Slant Six reaches 200 degrees. To prevent damage, we get off the track as soon as possible and shut the motor off on the return road so the fan belt can be re-installed. Once the pump is turning, coolant temperature falls back to 160 within 20 seconds, and no harm is done. As for the charging system, as long as the battery is in good shape, our MSD 6AL never misses a beat, even when the alternator isn't spinning.
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Here's the iron 232 six shooter prior to installation. With the Hyper-Pak induction and headers, it weighs about 450pounds and gives nearly 50/50 weight distribution. Working from such a favorable starting point, we weren't surprised the aluminum 227 didn't show any appreciable advantage despite its 380-pound total mass.Thanks to the sticky Carlsbad launch pad, we inflated the tiny M/T 24.5-9.0/13 slicks to 25 psi to reduce rolling resistance. The 2.0-second 60-foot times are impressive considering the 3.55 axle ratio and modest 13.2:1 lb:hp ratio. Both engines caused 3 inches of front suspension rise, ensuring plenty of weight transfer.Taken on February 5, 1960, these Petersen Archive photos show race winner Marvin Panch's Daytona Valiant before the big race. Panch refused the extra weight of a roll bar, citing factory rollover crash-test data showing the Valiant to be exceptionally safe. If you're wondering why a two-door wasn't used, it's because the '60 Valiant was only produced as a four-door sedan or station wagon. Two-door sedans and hardtops weren't introduced until 1961.The hand-assembled 170-cube iron block Daytona Valiant race motor featured high-compression pistons and wilder cam specs than those later released for the over-the-counter Hyper-Pak kit.Chrysler specifically designed the long-ram-intake manifold to boost power at about 4,500 rpm to aid acceleration out of turns like the one shown here.If a four-door was good enough for Marvin Panch and Lee Petty, it's good enough for us. As a hedge, we had the talented Larry Fator brush on some nostalgic lettering to cheat the eye away from the second set of doors. It's patterned after the lettering applied to a Valiant giveaway car awarded to AHRA Top Fuel champions in 1962. Plus, with four doors, it's twice as hard to get your doors blown off. The AMT logos on the front fenders came about from our observance of the many model kits that helped get us involved with cars.Simple interior treatment minimizes weight but keeps the driver informed. The stock accelerator pedal and linkage use a complicated system of rods and bellcranks that require massive reworking with Hyper-Pak intake. Instead, we used a '67-up A-body hanging-pedal unit. Position it where it fits best, drill four holes in the firewall, and tighten the studs. An accelerator cable from a 2.2 minivan connects the gas pedal to the carburetor. A little grease on inner workings of the reverse-pattern push-button gear selector (left of the steering wheel) restores smooth operation. Proper shift-cable adjustment is best made with the transmission pan removed and a helper. Have one person fully depress the neutral button while the other turns the adjuster wheel at the transmission case. When the shift detent lever aligns perfectly with the neutral safety switch, you've got it. The MSD ignition mounts to the firewall. The brown wire must be snipped for six-cylinder operation.

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By Gianmarco Segato, Adult Programs Manager
For Episode 28, the "Decline and Fall" edition, we welcome back Alia Rosenstock, Associate Artist Manager with Dean Artists Management; Western Canadian opera presenter and journalist, Stephan Bonfield and, opera journalist Joseph So. Gianmarco Segato, the COC's Adult Programs Manager is your host. It's a new opera season, and along with it, we're following a flurry of hot opera topics!
• Western Australia Opera cancels their Carmen citing concerns for their audience's health – must be all that heavy onstage smoking!
• Why are all of European opera's highest profile music directors quitting?
• In crisis once again, Rome Opera dismisses its orchestra and chorus…
• To leave or not to leave …our panel reveals their own secret walking out of a show stories!
Are you listening? Let us know your thoughts, opinions and suggestions by contacting us on our blog, Parlando, Facebook, Twitter (@CanadianOpera) or by email (firstname.lastname@example.com).
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Explore our production of Madama Butterfly through our latest infographic, delving into the productio's costumes, makeup, and wigs, and featuring exclusive interviews with Costume Designer Susan Benson and Wig and Makeup Supervisor Sharon Ryman.
Madama Butterfly is one of Giacomo Puccini's greatest works and one of the most popular operas in the world. The opera tells the tragic story of Cio-Cio San, a Geisha, who falls in love with B. F. Pinkerton, a U.S. naval officer, while he is stationed in Japan. Formed through layers of symbolism, musical history, and diverse cultures, the opera is filled with unique elements from the costumes to the arias that help make it a favourite of opera goers both old and new.
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Madama Butterfly, a timeless tale of love, loss and devotion, is one of the world's most popular operas. From New York City, to Rome and Finland, our globe-trotting Madama Butterfly artists have performed in opera houses and festivals around the world. We asked them to share their favourite stories, memories and behind-the-scenes tidbits from this beloved opera.
I had one of my most memorable Butterfly experiences when I was working, for the first time, with a certain singer notorious for slowing down the tempo in performances – but in rehearsals, this singer asked me not to slow down his part. When it came time for the performance, the Concertmaster (who had known this singer for years) asked me if I was sure about keeping the quicker tempo. I replied confidently, "Of course! Rehearsals have been going well!" But when the performance started, the singer was in a completely different world, singing his part much slower and making it impossible to go at the speed we'd rehearsed. When I looked down at the pit, I received a beautiful, knowing smile from the orchestra. These things are part of the fun of opera!
My best Butterfly stories typically involve my various "Troubles." The situations I've dealt with have been hilarious, heart-warming and sometimes exhausting! The best moments seem to occur during "Dormi amor mio" at the end of Act II. I am always a bit tired at that point and, apparently, so are my Troubles! On more than one occasion the child has actually fallen asleep, and, I must remind any of you who are unaware, a sleeping child is MUCH heavier than one who's awake! So to carry a child AND sing becomes more challenging. Once my little Trouble actually snored during the entire exit and I had to physically rouse her to wake her up when we got offstage! In a recent production, I also had the great pleasure to work with a lovely little boy whose mother informed me that he had referred to me as his "adult girlfriend."
When I sang my first Butterfly, I was quite young for the role. The general consensus is that you should wait until you're older and more established because it's so difficult. I sought out a lot of advice and basically everyone said "No." But I'm a little headstrong and decided I wanted to do it. And the biggest factor for me – other than that when you're a young singer, you're crazy to say no to anything – was that Colin Graham was directing it. He was such a well-known director, and he spent a large part of his life in Japan and knew a lot about the culture. So I knew that if I took this opportunity to do that Butterfly with him, I would really learn a lot. And sure enough I did. I learned about Japanese gesture and culture. And I just loved that man to death. I wound up doing a good handful of operas with him. My husband and I even ended up naming our son after him.
The first time I sang the role of Pinkerton was in a beautiful city: Rome. It was 2002. In addition to the huge emotions about making my debut in such a great theatre, I was also curious about the other singers. Cio-Cio San was African, Kate Pinkerton was Korean, the American Consul Sharpless was Uruguayan and I'm an Italian playing an American. It was a very interesting situation! That's the beauty of music – it's a universal language! It was an extraordinary experience.
ANDREA CARÈ (Pinkerton)
I arrived in Finland in mid-June from Italy, where it had been 34 degrees and sunny. Finland was cold, windy and rainy. No one spoke to me because my English was really bad at the time and I didn't know even one Finnish word. After 10 days of rehearsal, the weather changed and the sun started to shine on the wonderful castle of Olavinlinna and I fell in love with the woman who was to become my wife! She was acting as an extra in the production, where she actually played a ninja. The newspaper version of our story is that I fell in love with two wonderful blue eyes jumping out from a black ninja suit, while I was singing in a romantic and breathtaking castle in the middle of Finland. The truth is that I started to "stalk" that ninja during rehearsals that took place in a much more modest and less romantic place: a gym. A few months later, I found myself spending much more time in Finland than in Italy, and that summer that ninja married me.
I have had the pleasure of working with both Kelly Kaduce and Patricia Racette in Madama Butterfly. Kelly was my first Butterfly at Santa Fe Opera. One evening, after we had finished scattering petals during the "flower duet" and the news of Pinkerton's return had been delivered, a storm blew in. As the drama intensified on stage, the wind picked up the flower petals and swirled them onstage while lightning flashed on the horizon. Mother Nature provided us with stage effects that no amount of money could buy! That production also understood the importance of all of the characters. Suzuki is so much more than a servant; she is Butterfly's one true friend. And the audience sees and feels what Suzuki does – a silent worry and attachment to a young girl who stands to lose everything for love. My most recent Butterfly was with Patricia Racette at San Francisco Opera, and while visually stunning, it called for the singers onstage to be truly substantial actors and actresses so that the story didn't become lost in the vivid setting. Pat was just the kind of dramatic force needed to lead the cast. It is a pleasure to revisit our roles together again at COC!
Most recently I was in a performance at the Met and took out my prop glasses to read the letter to Butterfly in Act 2. The glasses had gotten bent while in my pocket and they wouldn't stay on, so I had to incorporate broken glasses into that beautiful, intimate moment but they kept popping off. I finally put them away and pretended to read the letter holding it far away like I do in real life. It was distracting, but these things happen... and they are the things you always remember.
I was scheduled to debut the role of Sharpless with Vancouver Opera in November 2004; however, that summer, while attending a friend's wedding in British Columbia, Opera Lyra called to request that I replace their Sharpless who had cancelled due to a family crisis. Rehearsals were to start in 10 days, so I returned to Toronto and got to work. After four furious days of memorizing and coaching sessions, I was ready for rehearsals to begin. I was pleased with my performance and, if the reviews were any indication, the show was a huge success. Ten seasons later, I'm excited to reprise the character of Sharpless and I am grateful to have more than 10 days to prepare!
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The fallout from the radiation would create mutations and kill huge portions of the population. Those weakened by the fallout will fall prey to the cold weather. The earth will be blasted and barren. It's possible that a new ice age would change the landscape through glaciation. You could set your world after the ice age lifted, or during the ice age itself.


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Wellllll.... I think this might be a cool challenge!
This month's challenge is a bit of a crossover. I was first made aware of Dwarf Fortress via /r/worldbuilding over at reddit. I then found guyanonymous made a post about it over here: http://www.cartographersguild.com/so...your-maps.html
Dwarf Fortress is a single-player fantasy game. You can control a dwarven outpost or an adventurer in a randomly generated, persistent world. The worlds are generated using a very intense and detailed procedural process that involves mapping, erosion, history, etc.
Your challenge this month is to go over to Bay 12 Games: Dwarf Fortress and download Dwarf Fortress. You must then install it, and use it to generate a world in ascii. This ascii map can be saved as an image from Dwarf Fortress and you must use this map as a starting point to create your own artistic interpretation. You may use any of the custom parameters Dwarf Fortress allows for generating a unique world, and you may incorporate any of the actual elements from the Dwarf Fortress game that you wish.
If you can't utilize Dwarf Fortress to generate a world, you may use one of the four worlds attached to this post. A Legend can be found here: v0.31:Map legend - Dwarf Fortress Wiki
Try not to get addicted to Dwarf Fortress until after your challenge entry is completed!
All entries should be started in a new thread titled April Challenge Entry - <name of your entry>. This challenge will close on or around the 29th of April followed by a period of voting. All work in progress thumbs must include a ### Latest WIP ### tag.
Best of luck to you all!
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Wellllll.... I think this might be a cool challenge!
Hello gentlemen. For those of you who prefer to skip the ASCII, there's an isometric visualizer available as well. You can get it here:
IsoWorld - And Isometric worldmap viewer.
Additionally, I'd like to draw your attention to the small box at the bottom of the map legend's page, particularly the Advanced Word Generation. There's a wealth of information and tools to massage the type of world map you get, if you're inclined to learn to use it.
And Toady (the creator of Dwarf Fortress) linked this thread from the dev log, so I reckon you might be seeing a bit of new traffic in this thread, though I'd not be surprised if most folks are more interested in the finished products than anything else.
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Splendid idea. Great challenge. I'm in. Time to dig up that continent that completely splattered my dwarven civilization I almost conquered. Fun times, fun times.
Hello Cartographers guild
I am a Dwarf Fortress player, and can not wait to see some of the awesome stuff created by this community. Dwarf Fortress is very indepth on many levels, and not simply the map itself, but also the game play aspect as well. The type of stone, minerals and ores you find is very accuratly represented. For example, you will find obsidian near volcanoes. A qoute from the DF wiki, "The geology and stones of Dwarf Fortress are based on real-world geology and mineralogy. To understand the terms used here, you may want to crack open a geology textbook (a high school one should suffice). If you don't happen to have one close by, the Wikipedia articles for geology, mineralogy, or the terms in question might help."
Good luck everyone!
I am so afraid...I just know this is going to suck me back in and I'll end up playing this game all over.....ahhhhhhhh. I'm already worrying about my little dwarves and if those rangers will be safe out there. Can I dig through this wall or will the water come rushing in and drown us all? Oh this one tasks me.
When its over and you look in the mirror, did you do the best that you were capable of? If so, the score does not matter. But if you find that you did your best you were capable of, you will find it to your liking. -John Wooden
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LOL Jax! I feel the same way about various games. Civilization: Call to Power I'm looking at you...
I often recall a statement by Brandon Sanderson when he was asked about how he handled his enjoyment of playing video games. He said, "You have to want to write more than you want to play video games." I too want to make art more than I want to play video games but I do still enjoy a good game now and then. I just have to be careful.
I wonder if it would allowed for one of these fine gamers from Bay 12's forums who already has a world going and would like to see said world come to cartographic life, to post an image here that one might use for the basis of this challenge? That way I'm not in as much danger
When its over and you look in the mirror, did you do the best that you were capable of? If so, the score does not matter. But if you find that you did your best you were capable of, you will find it to your liking. -John Wooden
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Interesting challenge, think I'll give this one a miss. Too many late night neglecting my wife with the last challenge to jump straight into another
Check out: My Mar 2014 Challenge Submission: The Ballad of the Bonny Bards' Booty
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wow this looks interesting, though the maps are giving me a 'matrix code' headache looking at them!
I like Jaxilon's idea of using an ongoing world to create a map.
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When I am hunting deer in antelope country or antelope in deer country, I use the term "goat" to distinguish an antelope buck from other deer. I know it is not correct but it saves confusion in the field.
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KLEM Local Schedule (week of May 2)
MONDAY RESULTS - May 2
(G) Le Mars finished first and Gehlen Catholic was third in the Le Mars JV Invitational. Le Mars got first place finishes from Andrea Urban in the shot put, Andrea Kelly in the 3000-meter run, Hannah Steen in the 400, Morgan Ohm in the 100-meter hurdles and the Lady Bulldogs won the 4X800 relay, the Shuttle Hurdle relay and the Sprint Medley. Gehlen got a first place finishes from Mariah McCarty in the High Jump and Leah Ellensohn in the 800. Boys results were not available.
(G/B) Blackhawk Invitational (makeup)
GIRLS RESULTS: Gehlen finished third behind Hinton and Remsen St. Mary's. The Lady Jays won the Shuttle Hurdle relay in a time of 1:10.48 with Kaitlin Roberts, Emily Holtgrewe, Katelin Langel and Nicole Ryan ... Steph Rohe won the 100-meter hurdles in a time of :16.05 ... Molly Wankum won the 1500-meter run in 5:34.52 and the Sprint Medley relay was first in a time of 2:00.64 with Emily Holtgrewe, Katelin Langel, Steph Rohe and Nicole Ryan.
BOYS RESULTS: Gehlen finished second behind Hinton and just ahead of Akron-Westfield. Gehjeln's Jordan Langel won the 100-meter dash in a time of :11.95 ... Michael Whitehead won the Long Jump in a jump of 19'11 1/2" and Devin Groenhagen won the Shot Put in a toss of 47' 7 3/4".
(B) Le Mars 8 Spencer 1 (BULLDOG RESULTS: In singles, Mike Ahlers won 6-0, 6-0, Kent Hasselquist won 7-6(7-5), 1-6, 10-3, Eric Havey won 6-4, 7-5, Keegan Driggs won 6-0, 6-0, Colin Brooks won 6-4, 6-0 and Aaron Ruden won 4-6, 6-4, 10-5. In doubles, Ahlers/Hasselquist won 6-2, 6-1, Havey/Driggs lost 4-6, 2-6 and Brooks/Ruden won 6-4, 6-4)
(G) Le Mars 7 Spencer 2 (LADY BULLDOG RESULTS: In singles, Carolyn Ahlers won 10-3, Erica Westhoff won 10-0, Stephanie Young won 10-1, Catie Meis won 10-3, Hannah Lang lost 4-10, Sophie Arens lost 7-10. In doubles, Ahlers/Westhoff won 10-2, Young/Meis won 10-8, Lang/Arens won 10-4.)
(G) Gehlen Catholic 212 Marcus/Meriden-Cleghorn 243 (MEDALIST: Gehlen's Mollie Nemmers with a 49 with Shannon Smith earning runner-up honors with a 53. Lauren Sitzmann also shot a 53 for the Lady Jays, Megan Tentinger had a 57 and Rachael Heuertz shot a 58.)
(B) Gehlen Catholic 176 Marcus/Meriden-Cleghorn 181 (Gehlen scores: Dylan Kneip and Johnny Ruden had 43's, Derek Bretey a 44, Austin Juhl a 46, Dustan Kneip a 51 and Chad Langel a 53.)
(G) Le Mars 218 Estherville/Lincoln Central 219 Storm Lake 239 (MEDALIST: ELC's Taylor Henrichs with a 51. For Le Mars, Steph Betsworth, Madie Baack & Karly Hoss all shot 54's, Erin Kommes had a 56, Ashley Phelan a 64 and Emily Pick a 67.)
(B) Estherville/Lincoln Central 172 Le Mars 179 Storm Lake 188 (MEDALIST: Max Brashera of E-L-C with a 39. For Le Mars, Parker Rolfes a 42, Eric Cline 43, Coleton Brown a 46, Michael Brandenburg a 48, Chris Palmquist a 56 and Michael Sauer a 58.)
TUESDAY RESULTS - May 3
(G) Le Mars finished second behind Spencer in the Tornadoe Relays at Storm Lake. Taking first place for Le Mars, Emily Anderson in the 100-meter hurdles in a time of :17.28 ... Meredith Rand in the 1500-meter run in 5:22.49 ... the Sprint Medley relay in 1:57.83 with Lindsey Wichers, Ebony Stone, Kirstie Ruhland and Jenna Prieksat ... the 4X800 relay in 10:39.2 with Meredith Rand, Yashila Permeswaren, Hannah Steen and Nikki Sluiter ... and the Shuttle Hurdle relay in 1:12.35 with Emily Anderson, Megan Schwartz, Morgan Ohm and Kirstie Ruhland.
(B) Le Mars finished third behind Spirit Lake and Kuemper Catholic in the Tornadoe Relays in Storm Lake. Paxton Strub paced the Bulldog first place finishes with a victory in the High Jump at 6' and 110 High Hurdles in a time of :15.74. Strub also anchored the Shuttle Hurdle relay to a first place finish in a time of 1:01.86. Chris Hatting, Chris Eckstaine and Hunter Rohde also ran on the Shuttle. And the Bulldogs 4X800 relay team of Joe Herzberg, Brennan Buss, Rodrigo Cobian and Kyle Borchers took first in a time of 8:26.86.
(G) Gehlen Catholic finished third behind Hinton and Unity Christian in the War Eagle Conference meet at Marcus. Gehlen's Shuttle Hurdle relay team of Steph Rohe, Katelin Langel, Kaitlin Roberts and Nicole Ryan took first in a time of 1:08.99 and Steph Rohe won the 100-meter hurdles in a time of :16.32. The Lady Jays had five second place finishes.
(B) Gehlen Catholic finished fourth behind Unity Christian, South O'Brien and Hinton in the War Eagle Conference meet at Marcus. Devin Groenhagen won the shot for Gehlen at 45'11 1/2" and Jordan Langel won the 110 High Hurdles in :16.79.
(B) Le Mars 8 Spirit Lake 1 (BULLDOG RESULTS: In singles, Mike Ahlers won 6-1, 6-4, Kent Hasselquist won 6-4, 6-4, Keggan Driggs won 6-2, 6-0, Eric Havey won 6-4, 5-7, 10-6, Colin Brooks won 6-2, 4-6, 10-4, and Aaron Ruden won 6-7 (7-5), 6-3, 10-5. In doubles, Ahlers/Hasselquist won 10-2, Driggs/Havey won 10-3 and Brooks/Ruden forfeited due to injury.)
(G) Spirit Lake 8 Le Mars 1 (LADY BULLDOG RESULTS: In singles, Carolyn Ahlers lost 1-10, Erica Westhoff lost 4-10, Stephanie Young lost 2-10, Catie Meis lost 4-10, Hannah Lang lost 0-10, and Sophie Arens lost 510. In doubles, Ahlers/Westhoff lost 2-10, Young/Meis won 10-7, and Lang/Arens lost 0-10.)
(G) Le Mars finished third behind Spirit Lake and Okoboji in the Sibley-Ocheyedan Invitational. MEDALIST: Leah Hilpipre of Spirit Lake with a 41. For Le Mars, Emily Pick shot a 49, Karly Hoss a 50, Steph Betsworth a 52, Erin Kommes a 53, Madi Baack a 56 and Ashley Phelan a 58.
(B) Spirit Lake 155 Spencer 166 Le Mars 169 (MEDALIST: Scott Hummel of Spirit Lake with a 35. For Le Mars, Parker Rolfes shot a 39, Justin Tilley a 41, Michael Brandenburg a 44, Michael Sauer a 45, Eric Cline a 46 and Coleton Brown a 47.
WEDNESDAY RESULTS - May 4
(G) Le Mars finished second behind Spirit Lake in the Lakes Conference meet (makeup from April 30th). Le Mars' Erica Westhoff was the conference champion at #2 singles, going unbeaten on the day. The doubles teams of Catie Meis and Stephanie Young and the #2 team of Sophie Arens and Hannah Lang both finished third.
At the conclusion of the Lakes Conference Tournament, Le Mars finished their suspended dual with Cherokee from April 25th and won the match 5-3. Stephanie Young rallied to win her singles match 10-7 ... Hannah Lang lost 8-10, and Sophie Arens lost 8-10. The first three singles matches had been finished back on April 25th. In doubles, Stephanie Young and Catie Meis won 8-2 at number two doubles and Sophie Arens and Hannah Lang lost 8-5 at number three. The number one doubles were not played since Le Mars had already clinched the victory.
THURSDAY RESULTS - May 5
(B) Le Mars won the team title at the Spencer Relays with 142 points. Spencer was second with 93. (BULLDOG RESULTS: Paxton Strub won the high jump at 6'2" and the 110 High Hurdles in :15.12 ... Hunter Rohde won the Long Jump at 19'11" with freshman Levi TeBrink finishing second at 19'10" ... Kyle Borchers won the 800 in a time of 2:03.95 ... the 4X100 relay was first in :45.35 with Zach Reed, Hunter Rohde, Bryce Dahm and Brady Lancaster.)
(G) Le Mars won the Lady E-Hawk Relays at Emmetsburg, bettering Western Christian 136-132 in the Class A team race. (LADY BULLDOG RESULTS: Katelyn Ewing won the shot put at 35'6" ... Ebony Stone won the Long Jump at 15'1 1/2" ... and Meredith Rand won the 1500 in a time of 5:24.82.)
(B) Le Mars 7 Storm Lake 2 (LE MARS RESULTS: In singles play, Mike Ahlers won 76 (7-4), 6-4, Kent Hasselquist lost 4-6. 6-4. 6-10, Eric Havey won 6-1, 6-2, Keegan Driggs won 6-0, 6-2, Colin Brooks won 6-1, 6-3, and Aaron Ruden won 6-2, 7-5. In doubles play, Ahlers/Hasselquist lost 3-6, 2-6, Havey/Driggs won 6-0, 5-7, 10-8, and Brooks/Ruden won 7-5, 6-2.)
The Bulldogs also finished a suspended match with Storm Lake from April 18th and won that match 7-2 for a double win over Storm Lake.
(G) Le Mars 6 Storm Lake 3 (LADY BULLDOG RESULTS: Carolyn Ahlers won 10-0, Erica Westhoff won 10-2, Stephanie Young lost 6-10, Catie Meis won 10-5, Hannah Lang won 10-5, Sophie Arens lost 2-10. In doubles, Ahlers/Westhoff won 10-2, Young/Meis won 10-3, and Lang/Arens lost 1-10.)
(G) West Sioux 191 Gehlen Catholic 204 (MEDALIST: Marlee Ericson of West Sioux with a 42. For Gehlen, Shannon Smith shot a 49, Mollie Nemmers & Ali Galles had 50's, Lauren Sitzmann a 55, Megan Tentinger a 61 and Rachael Hueretz a 66).
(B) Gehlen Catholic 179 West Sioux 192 (MEDALIST: Dylan Kneip of Gehlen with a 40. Other Gehlen scores, Austin Juhl shot a 45, Derek Bretey a 46, Johnny Ruden a 48 and Chad Langel & Dustan Kneip 49's.)
FRIDAY RESULTS - May 6
(G/B) Rebel Relays at Sloan
GIRLS RESULTS: Gehlen finished second behind Ridge View. The Lady Jays got a first place finish from Alli Sitzmann in the 1500-meter run in 5:28.50 ... Molly Wankum in the 3000-meter run in 12:31.25 ... Mariah McCarty in the High Jump at 4'6" ... and the Shuttle Hurdle was first in 1:09.36 with Steph Rohe, Emily Holtgrewe, Katelin Langel and Nicole Ryan. Gehlen also added second place finishes in both distance races with Christa Meinert in the 3000 and Wankum in the 1500 ... Steph Rohe in the 100-meter hurdles and the Distance Medley, the 4X800 and 4X400 Relays finished second.
BOYS RESULTS: not available at this time
(G) Gehlen Catholic 204 Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn 217 South O'Brien 232 (Gehlen results: Mollie Nemmers had a 49, Lauren Sitzmann a 50, Ali Galles a 51, Megan Tentinger a 54 and Shannon Smith a 59)
(B) South O'Brien 172 Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn 174 Gehlen Catholic 182 (Gehlen scores: Dylan Kneip had a 40, Johnny Ruden a 46, Derek Bretey and Ross Ruhland 48's, and Austin Juhl and Chad Langel shot 49's)
SATURDAY RESULTS - May 7
(B) Le Mars Invitational (M-O-C/Floyd Valley won the team title by one stroke over Maple Valley/Anthon-Oto, 319-320. Le Mars finished third with a 328. Gehlen finished ninth out of 12-team field. Kingsley-Pierson was tenth and the Le Mars JV was 12th. Medalist honors went to Cherokee's Jake Spindler, who won a three-hole playoff from Ryan Salsberger of Maple Valley/Anthon-Oto after both finished with 74's. Ryan Christy of MOC/FV shot a 75. For Le Mars, Parker Rolfes shot a 79, good for 8th place, Voleton Brown had an 80, Mason Prieksat an 84, Michael Brandenburg an 85, Michael Sauer an 87, and Eric Cline a 90. For Gehlen, Dyaln Kneip shot an 83, Johnny Ruden and Chad Langel had 90's, Derek Bretey had a 92, Ross Ruhland shot a 97 and Austin Juhl had a 100. For Kingsley-Pierson, Colin Henrich had an 85, Brandon Bainbridge an 88, Austin Rollefson a 92, Robby Mercer a 94 and Levi Mahrt a 113. Chris Palmquist led the Le Mars JV with a 90.)
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The Chase County 4-H Market Beef Weigh-In is set for Saturday, February 4, 2012 from 9:00 to 11:00 a.m. in Imperial at Imperial Livestock Auction Market.
All Chase County 4-H and FFA members planning to exhibit market heifers or market steers in a 4-H show this year are required to weigh-in, tag and identify their projects at this time.
Any youth planning to exhibit at the Nebraska State Fair or Ak-Sar-Ben Livestock Exposition will also be required to collect hair samples for DNA purposes. There will be a $6.00 handling fee for each animal identified to exhibit at these shows.
If you cannot make it to the market beef weigh-in in Imperial, you need to make arrangements to weigh, tag and identify at one of the other beef weigh-ins within the Southwest Four Counties. Please call Kimberly Cook, Extension Educator at your local UNL Extension Office if you need to make these arrangements.
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At DePaul: Played the 2010 season at DePaul before transferring to Butler in January 2011...played in 113 sets, averaging 2.32 kills and 1.08 digs per set...second on the team with 308.0 points...Blue Demons finished 4-26.
High School: Earned all-state and all-county in 2007, 08 and 09...posted a .403 hitting average during her high school career...led high school team to a 33-3 record in her senior season and advanced to the 4A IHSAA semifinals...named Kessler Tournament Player of the Year...two-time Central Grove Offensive Player of the Year and Metro South Player of the Year...played club volleyball for Team Indiana.
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Here's a link to his setup: Here
So I built something similar to what he has. I used 1 1/2in door hinges and 1 1/2 in by 1/8 in thick steel for the actual spreader. I cut the pieces of steel at 10in length. After some cutting, drilling, cussing, figuring stuff out, and with help from my dad I have a new tripod spreader.
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Awesome, sounds like alot of fun. Best of luck to everyone that participates. I can't because my computer can't handle even the minimum size (a bit depressed about that ). However, I will keep up on all the maps that do get posted.
Well this my first time in posting a Challenge, as well as sponsoring one! For those who don't know, I own and operate Gamer Printshop specializing in printing RPG maps in full color large format prints that are laminated and shipped worldwide. I make maps too, of course!
This month we want you to design a map that is fitting to hang on your wall, or grace the gaming table with. I will print in full color the full size map of the Winning Entry, laminated and shipped to their address, worldwide.
The Winner will receive their map printed and included in the Cartographers' Guild section of my Ecommerce site for sales to the public. $2.00 from each purchase will be donated to the Guild.
The theme is Create a Map for your RPG campaign or fantasy novel - create a map that best fits your needs! Anything goes, this is a FREE FOR ALL theme. Do you need a city map, a regional map, and encounter map for your next gaming session? Anything qualifies.
Post a "placeholder" map to show WIP progress if you can.
The minimum criteria for the final map is at least a 100 ppi JPG sized at 24 inches by 36 inches (at least 2400 x 3600 pixels). This map is intended for print, so it has to be big. Maps are not limited to 100 ppi, however, I will accept maps up to 300 ppi, but this is not a requirement.
To make this challenge more special than one with a Prize, we hope to get many participants. Because I am the sponsor, I cannot participate.
Good Luck, everyone! I hope you're the winner, so I can print you a map!
PS: once a winner is chosen, I will contact them and make arrangements to obtain the file for printing purposes. I will respond to any questions that you may have in this thread.
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Awesome, sounds like alot of fun. Best of luck to everyone that participates. I can't because my computer can't handle even the minimum size (a bit depressed about that ). However, I will keep up on all the maps that do get posted.
Since its still early, I could amend the map criteria to 18 x 24 (1800 x 2400) but I really don't want to get smaller than this - lets get some more responses to this for a final consideration.
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Awesome ! I've been working on mine for two months (since the idea has been announced) and mine is almost finished, now ! The PS file is 10800 x 7200 at 300 dpi (or ppi, or whatever).
I'll post it very soon... I can already tell you it is the map of Lorac, my own D&D world, and I designed it in a "clean and clear" way.
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In the interests of preserving board space and bandwidth, wouldn't it be a better idea to post a smaller map for judging and then the winner to send you the full sized map for printing?
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It ruins millions of Americans' lives every year. And that's not counting just the people that get their credit card info swiped and charges rung up without them even knowing it.
When it happened to me, it took about two months before I could use my card again, which is annoying to say the least.
But just like everything in life that can wreck a person's existence, it's pure comedic fodder for Hollywood.
Jason Bateman ("Juno," "Horrible Bosses") plays Sandy Patterson, a normal everyman trying to raise a family of two with his pregnant wife and a crappy job where no one respects him, especially his boss.
One day, he answers a phone call and learns that his identity was almost stolen and that he can sign up to a prevention program for free.
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The person on the opposite end of the phone is none other than Melissa McCarthy's ("Bridesmaids", "Mike & Molly") Diane, who uses Bateman's unisex name, Sandy, as a way to steal his identity.
Diane goes on a shopping spree that would make Paris Hilton blush, buying everything from jet skis to massaging recliners, all on Patterson's bill.
She also runs up thousands of dollars at a bar, buying round after round for everyone in the place.
She gets out of control and gets arrested.
Meanwhile, Patterson, feeling that his job is going nowhere, decides to join some co-workers who are leaving the company to form their own financial management firm.
But when the firm discovers that Patterson's credit is shot and that he has a warrant for his arrest, he discovers that someone is pretending to be him and making a mess out of the life he so carefully micromanaged. That's when he decides to take matters in to his own hands and bring Diane in on his own.
Oh, and throw in a couple of gangsters that she double-crossed and a crazy old bounty hunter hot on their trail just for good measure.
Jason Bateman plays the normal, down-on-his-luck husband very well.
In fact, he and Paul Rudd have made a late career out of it.
He plays it straight, which is his forte, and meshes well with McCarthy's style of over-the-top physical humor.
Melissa McCarthy seemingly came out of nowhere when she did "Bridesmaids," but she did have the TV show "Mike & Molly" (I have still yet to watch an episode) already going strong.
She's almost the female equivalent of Chris Farley; she just needs a few more movies to cement her in that aspect.
The movie as a whole is just your basic, run-of- the-mill comedy. Nothing really stands out, and it seems the picture was made because all the talent involved had a few months open in their schedules.
But that doesn't make it bad – just bland.
The jokes are only made funny by the two leads, who play great together.
The director, Seth Gordan, made a masterpiece of cinema once upon a time with his documentary "The King of Kong: A Fistful of Quarters" about a husband hellbent on beating the all-time Donkey Kong arcade record.
Now that is what he should be doing. The drama he captured in that documentary is far better than anything he's done after.
He's seemingly become a gun for hire, shooting mediocre comedies like "Four Christmases" and "Horrible Bosses," which, in their own right, aren't bad features. They just seem wasted on him as a very talented storyteller.
As I mentioned before, the story is basic. Once the movie starts, you can guess where it'll end up and how everything will eventually tie together in a neat little bow with everyone learning life lessons and a little more about themselves.
There are a few cameos that did make the audience laugh.
One of the gangsters who's chasing the duo is none other than rapper T.I., who turns out to be quite hilarious, even though he's relegated to a few moronic quips sprinkled throughout the film.
The old lunatic bounty hunter is played with deranged zeal by Robert Patrick of "Terminator 2: Judgment Day" fame.
Let's just say the actor has seen better days, but he still drew many laughs with every appearance he made in the movie.
And then there's John Cho, Harold of "Harold and Kumar" fame, who...well, he doesn't do much except play the founder of the new company and Patterson's new boss.
Who says he can't play a regular guy every once in a while?
Overall, the movie's enjoyable.
The twists and turns can be seen from a mile away, but the acting is solid.
The humor is there in spades, even if the plot hits and misses.
But, let's be real. You don't go to see a comedy like this and expect to be blown away by the story elements or plot points.
It's a fun jaunt underutilizing a grade-A cast, but it gets the job done.
On the other hand, I can't wait for Bateman to return to "Arrested Development" territory, where he's given some real meat to chew on and some solid, unconventional comedy bits to swallow.
The two leads in the film are well worth the price of admission, so do yourself the favor of catching them together in this, because they may never be seen on screen together again.
Unless a sequel's on the horizon.
It did pretty decent box office numbers this weekend, so you never know.
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Good question! A voter ID law, specifically a strict photo identification requirement as a prerequisite to eligibility to participate in the electoral process, is something that I cannot support. Many individuals seem to think that this type of law is absolutely necessary to prevent voter fraud. But think about it, what type of fraud is a voter ID bill suppose to correct? In-person voting fraud? Academics and research organizations have consistently analyzed election data, combing through thousands of local, state, and national data sets in order to determine the magnitude of voter fraud throughout the United States. There is simply no empirical evidence suggesting that voter fraud is a serious problem, and to the contrary, the data seems to suggest that in-person voting fraud is almost non-existent. I'm sure most of those who follow politics closely are familiar with the saying or existing data point which suggests that individuals are more likely to be struck by lightening than they are to engage in in-person voting fraud, the specific type of fraud that voter identification laws are suppose to stamp out. Although it is difficult to measure the potential effectiveness that a voter identification law may have in terms of preventing voter fraud that, at least empirically, does not exist, it is a comparatively easier task to determine the extent to which such a law might facilitate the political demobilization of specific constituencies of voters. More than 600,000 North Carolina residents lack government-issued identification cards. Many of these different constituencies have, in recent decades, supported the Democratic Party. Thus, it becomes apparent for many, and highly plausible for others, that electoral contraction in a way that confers an electoral advantage to the Republican Party might be the principal reason for why these types of laws are almost invariably passed by Republican legislative majorities and opposed by Democratic legislators and Governors in the states that have adopted strict photo identification requirements for voting.
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Bobbi Kristina's Aunt Shoots Down Engagement Rumors
Whitney Houston's daughter Bobbi Kristina is not walking down the aisle any time soon, the teenager's aunt recently announced.
According to ABC News, a recently released clip from the Houston family's new Lifetime reality series "The Houstons: On Our Own" sent Internet blogs into a frenzy, leading many to believe that the 19-year-old was engaged.
In the clip, Brown flashes a sapphire ring that belonged to her late mother and announces to her family that she and childhood friend Nick Gordon are engaged. Rumors of the pair's engagement have been circulating since the summer.
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text: Nature's backup: The Global Seed Vault Global Seed Vault 12 October 10 by Michael Hodges This article was taken from the November issue of Wired magazine. Be the first to read Wired's articles in print before they're posted online, and get your hands on loads of additional content by subscribing onlineThe Global Seed Vault is a £6 million bet against climate change. But can it save us from the threat of worldwide famine?A gangly 60-year-old American stands in front of a stark concrete wedge on the screelittered slope of a mountain deep in the Arctic Circle. The architecture is abstract, the surroundings bleak and windswept. Yet the curly haired man is animated. "There is a passion and intensity in the work we are doing here, an almost religious fervour," says Cary Fowler. "Because we understand why preserving biodiversity is so vital."Fowler's remit, as executive director of the Global Crop Diversity Trust, is "to ensure the conservation and availability of crop diversity for food security worldwide". Or, more bluntly, to stop the world from starving as its crop varieties lose the ability to adapt to climate change. So, 1,000 km north of the Norwegian mainland, Fowler's trust is storing the seeds of varieties that may be able to overcome the new conditions. "The work we are doing under here will save diversity that will otherwise become extinct," he says. "That's why it feels so good to walk into this vault. The seeds we store in here are not lost, and that will literally save millions of lives. The alternative is unimaginable -- what do you get if you lose your biological foundation?"And with that he pulls open the steel door and enters the Svalbard Global Seed Vault -- an almost unfeasibly remote outpost engaged in the vital business of preserving humankind's ability to put food on its plate.The Global Seed Vault opened in 2008 after engineers spent a year drilling and blasting through the sandstone, siltstone and claystone of Platåberget Mountain to create a system of subterranean chambers on the Advent Fjord's southern flank that could store 4.5 million seeds. The $9 million (£6 million) construction costs were paid for by the Norwegian government, which also contributes a $150,000 annual grant. The trust -- a UN-affiliated body funded privately and by donations from sovereign states (including the UK) -- meets other costs and runs the vault, which is why Fowler is in Longyearbyen today. A spectacled, rangy American with tight curls of reddish hair, he has an air of distraction coupled with sudden enthusiasms that suggests a powerful yet abstract intelligence. But he is also supremely practical -- as he needs to be, concerned, as he is, with the survival of the human race.The threat to food crops from climate change is alarming scientists. "At a recent conference I attended, forest geneticists were predicting that we have already moved seed zones [the altitude bands in which individual plant species thrive] up one zone in the past 50 years," says Dave Ellis from the National Centre for Genetic Resources Preservation in Fort Collins, Colorado. "This is truly astonishing." The band shift shows that higher elevations are getting warmer, affecting which plants can grow there. The Seed Vault offers at least a backup option. "Svalbard is vital to global efforts to preserve the genetic variation found in our crops and their wild relatives," says Tim Wheeler, professor of crop science at the Walker Institute for Climate System Research at the University of Reading, and one of the UK's preeminent experts in the field. "Maintaining this genetic diversity for use in crop-breeding programmes gives us another option in tackling major challenges to our food crops, such as from pests, diseases and climate change."When the vault opened, media coverage suggested that its mission was biblical -- Fowler was a modern-day Noah saving plants rather than animals -- or focused solely on the building: the vault as the lair of a James Bond villain. "It would be kind of neat if they did film one here," Fowler says wryly as we leave the airport. "I'd like to meet the Bond girls."He got used to what he calls "the usual corporate conspiracies. The claim that we're going to put half of the Norwegian population in the vault, wait out a cataclysmic event and then repopulate the world," sighs Fowler. "Half the population. That's two-and-a-half-million people. There's only one chemical toilet."He laughs, but the doubters pain Fowler. "People all over the world are packaging up their seeds and sending them here for us to conserve," he says. "We are solving a problem, and I think it is a commentary on our times that some people can't imagine that something good and positive is going on."The Global Seed Vault is not intended to be a "Doomsday" plan, ready to replant the world in the event of a major disaster (although with the seeds of 526,129 crop varieties now safely stored, it could go some way to fulfilling that role). Instead, it operates as a secure storage space for samples of other collections that are at risk. The samples remain at all times the property of the depositors, the only proviso being that the originals must be freely available to researchers and breeders under the terms of the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources. There have been deposits from every continent: 3,710 species in total, from 29 crop institutes representing 226 countries.Over the past few years the need for a secure storage facility has become ever more urgent. A typhoon in the Philippines in 2006 caused a flood that left the national crop gene bank under two metres of water. "And," adds Fowler, "war in Rwanda, Burundi, the Solomon Islands, Iraq and Afghanistan has destroyed seed collections -- and the Pavlos station in St Petersburg, Russia's biggest field collection, is threatened by property developers."Ruaraidh Sackville Hamilton, head of the gene bank at the International Rice Research Institute, also in the Philippines, makes the point graphically: "Our facility is earthquake-proof to force seven, bomb-proof, typhoon-proof, flooding-proof, with multiple backup power supplies, and our seed-handling and storage procedures are designed to keep rice seeds alive for 100 years," he says. "But what if we have a force ten earthquake? What if the dormant volcano three kilometres away erupts and buries us? We will lose our facility."More prosaically, diversity tends to be eroded in far less dramatic ways -- a seed bank's power supply failing can be enough to lose a variety. The disappearance of biodiversity is a slow-motion crisis: it's not the big bang of a nuclear bomb, but rather a gradual process that has the potential to be devastating. How much have we lost already? "We can't say," Fowler admits. "We didn't know for sure how much we had in the first place. But we lose something every day. The public is aware of the loss of a species, but not diversity within a species. Why do things become extinct? There is habitat loss, yes, but also when a species has lost its ability to evolve to meet new conditions. Agricultural survival is in our hands. We chose crops and he raw material is diversity. Lose that and you lose options. Read page 2 1234 Read on one page Latest on wired.co.uk