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In this extract, Brian Sibley celebrates a century of Mervyn Peake in his introduction to Titus Awakes, the recently discovered manuscript of the sequel to the Gormenghast trilogy.
"I was handed, simultaneously, a generously measured gin and tonic and a typescript in a blue-grey folder, on the cover of which was written "Search Without End".
This was over 30 years ago, and Maeve Gilmore and I were sitting in what she called the "Petit Salon", an intimate room overlooking the back garden of 1 Drayton Gardens in Kensington, London – the last home she had shared with her late husband, Mervyn Peake.
Both were artists of considerable talent, and Mervyn was a remarkable polymath: in addition to being a painter and an illustrator (reinterpreting classics such as Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, The Rime of the Ancient Mariner, Treasure Island and Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde for the 20th century), he was also a novelist, playwright and poet.
The walls of the "Petit Salon" were hung with paintings and drawings, and along the back of the sofa was a troupe of knitted dolls made by Maeve that were vaguely reminiscent of Pierrot and Columbine figures, but also kindred spirits of the tall, spindle-limbed acrobatic dancers that frequented many of Mervyn's sketch-books. Here it was that, once a month, our conversation would range across a broad spectrum of subjects, from books and paintings to theatre and religion, inevitably returning again and again to Mervyn's work and Maeve's devoted endeavours to secure the memory of his reputation as an artist and writer of genius.
The typescript I had just been handed was rather more personal: Maeve's Search Without End was to be a continuation of the epic saga recorded in Mervyn's trilogy of novels, Titus Groan, Gormenghast and Titus Alone. In fact, the trilogy was never conceived as such, for the author's ambitious intention had always been to compose a cycle of novels chronicling Titus' life and travels, written in a style that is frequently categorised as a hybrid of fantasy and gothic fiction—but one which is unique to its author.
Begun in 1970, two years after Mervyn's death, Maeve's continuation and eventual completion of Search Without End was neatly written in sepia-ink, and filled four black exercise books. Although Maeve was initially not writing with a view to publication, the handwritten manuscript was transcribed into an ongoing series of typescripts, such as the one I read in the late 70s, each with its own amendments, deletions and additions. With Maeve's death in 1983, Search Without End was lost, eventually coming to light more than two-and-a-half decades later, when her granddaughter Christian discovered it in an unprepossessing cardboard box in the family attic.
Today, when sequels to classic books written by other hands are two-a-penny, it might be thought that Maeve had approached the task of continuing Titus' story with confidence. In truth, the writing began as an intensely cathartic experiment; a humble gesture of unconditional love and— rather in the way that Mervyn had once described the craft of drawing—as a hoped-for means of holding back astonishing and fantastical ideas "from the brink of oblivion".
As the writing slowly progressed, it evolved. What had begun as an act of homage—attempting to emulate Mervyn's narrative style—was now being expressed in Maeve's own distinctive voice, which had already found eloquent expression in her emotionally-charged memoir, A World Away (1970). The final result is a highly personal quest to understand her husband's tragic descent into illness in terms of his artistic and literary brilliance.
This quest finds fulfilment in the meetings between Titus Groan and an "artist" who unmistakably represents Mervyn. So, unexpectedly, the creator of Titus becomes a character within Titus' universe, and at the end of the novel he is the person who, in a mysteriously spiritual sense, gives purpose and meaning to Titus' existence.
These biographical episodes contain distressingly authentic details, such as the description of the austere institution where Titus works as an orderly. This was inspired by the Friern Hospital (formerly known as Colney Hatch Lunatic Asylum), where Mervyn was, for a time, confined. Less painfully, the depiction of the Abbey is based on Aylesford Priory, where he had earlier spent time working on Titus Alone before his illness claimed most of his senses. In the book, these locations appear in a reversal of the order in which they featured in Mervyn's life, almost as if Maeve were trying to turn back the clock, so that instead of relentless decline, the artist appears to be recovering, becoming a vibrant, life-embracing person once more, represented in the novel by the man waiting with his three children on the island jetty for Titus' arrival.
Islands are a recurring motif throughout the Titus novels, with Gormenghast castle being frequently compared to one. It is, perhaps, the sense of isolation—even captivity—that an island can engender that contributes to Titus' desire to escape. From Maeve's perspective, however, the island increasingly comes to represent for Titus the opposite of imprisonment: a refuge, a sanctuary, a safe haven from the vacant wanderings depicted in Titus Alone, a place where experiences and encounters can be safely circumscribed.
The book opens with words written by Mervyn Peake as he attempted to set out with his hero on another foray into the world that lay beyond Gormenghast. Maeve Gilmore chose to end the book by quoting Titus' mother, telling her departing son: "There's not a road, not a track, but it will lead you home."
What makes this coda so poignant is the realisation that home is not the crumbling, time-eaten towers and turrets of Gormenghast castle, but the mind and heart of the man who built it in his imagination."
The above is an extract from Brian Sibley's introduction to Titus Awakes (published by Vintage). Please go to www.vintage-books.co.uk for further information.
Brian Sibley is responsible for dramatising "The History of Titus Groan", a cycle of six one-hour plays adapted from the novels of Mervyn Peake (Vintage Classics).
The plays will be broadcast on BBC Radio 4 as "The Classic Serial", and are produced by Jeremy Mortimer. The cast includes David Warner, Luke Treadaway, Miranda Richardson, James Fleet, Paul Rhys, Adrian Scarborough, Mark Benton, Carl Prekopp, Tamsin Gregg, Olivia Hallinan, William Gaunt, Gerard Murphy and Maureen Beattie.
"The History of Titus Groan" can be heard BBC Radio 4 on Sundays at 3pm from 10th July, running until 14th August, and repeated on Saturdays at 9pm from 16th July, running until 20th August.
The episodes will be available on BBC iPlayer and subsequently for purchase and download.
For further information visit www.briansibley.com


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Full SubmissionImplementation of the Transboundary Environmental Impact Assessment principles into the Zero Draft document ? TEIA as a relevant environmental policy instrument for sustainable development Rio Principles on Transboundary Impact Assessment Should be Strengthened Achieving sustainable development will require enhancing international cooperation in assessing the environmental impact of economic activities, specifically the impact that may occur due to climate change.
Transboundary environmental assessment procedures are an opportunity for climate-vulnerable countries to consult with local governmental authorities during the planning phases of economic activities about possible impacts that may affect their sustainable future or even their existence.
With the aim to help mitigate the adverse effects of climate change and provide opportunities for vulnerable states to be heard, we call for global discussion on TEIA in relation to (1) climate change impacts, (2) the determination of the methodology and established threshold for triggering the transboundary procedures, and (3) the obligation for States to take action if there is a finding of negative transboundary impacts.
An Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) (or Strategic Environmental Assessment - SEA) is an important tool for making critical predictions about the costs, risks and benefits involved in a proposed activity. This tool can raise public awareness of the effects of climate change. It can also be a test in determining whether a state has fulfilled its duty of due diligence to avoid causing harm to another state. The importance of the TEIA was recently recognized also by the International Court of Justice judgment Case concerning Pulp Mills on the River Uruguay (Pulp Mills).
In order to improve global climate policy and decision-making with potential climate impact, we propose revisiting the Rio Principles concerning transboundary environmental impact. The principles should be strengthened and applied more consistently to encourage effective participation by climate-vulnerable states in impact assessment procedures. Practical Challenges in Conducting Transboundary Assessments
While TEIA is firmly established within international law and practice, there are several issues regarding its application.
Firstly, there are no clear and defined standards for the application of EIA in a transboundary context. There are no thresholds for the obligatory assessment setup, and the potential use of the TEIA is in most cases dependant on the national EIA legal provisions. Furthermore, in the context of climate change, there is no methodology on how to assess a project?s impacts on the climate.
Although international agreements about EIA exist, the legal provisions are fragmented and thus the use of EIAs and TEIAs varies from state to state. The application of the TEIA principles should no longer be dependent on national law only. It could be agreed that it is nearly impossible to establish a single comprehensive procedure for impact assessment ?[d]ue to variation in political regimes, natural systems, and cultural values.? Nevertheless, if uniform and consistent standards of TEIA are to be achieved among states, a multilateral cooperation is needed. Possible solutions include the development of TEIA treaties that explicitly cover climate change impacts and, as an initial step, for the states to consider becoming parties to the Espoo Convention and the Protocol on SEA.
Among these challenges another problem exists relating to the notification and consultation procedures. Once it is established that a TEIA is required for a proposed activity, the next challenge is to determine the scope of the EIA and to what extent ?affected states? should be involved in the process. There is no universal rule regarding the procedures governing the notification process and the extent to which an affected state is allowed to participate in the TEIA, if at all. The notification and consultation procedures remain vague for states that are not party to the transboundary agreements. Case Study: Transboundary Assessment on Climate Impacts
The low-lying island nations are among the states most threatened by climate change. A recent case has demonstrated a possible way for these nations to be included in the decision-making process of the major emitting countries such as the EU Member States.
In a landmark intervention in 2010, the Federated States of Micronesia (FSM) requested a TEIA of the Prun��ov II brown coal-fired power plant in the Czech Republic. It was the first-ever ?transregional? use of transboundary Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA). FSM asserted its right to be heard as a sovereign because the plant?s greenhouse gas emissions may contribute to potential and possible climate change impacts.
FSM was able to participate because the Czech EIA law uses a broad definition of parties eligible to initiate and participate in a transboundary EIA procedure. The Czech law allows any state whose ?territory can be affected by significant environmental impacts? to initiate and participate in a TEIA. In addition, the Czech EIA law requires a project?s developer to include, as an obligatory part of a project?s documentation, an assessment of the project?s climate impact.
While some of the other European countries ? for example, Germany, Netherlands, Austria, Norway, or Sweden ? have EIA laws with similarly broad participation rights, other countries restrict transboundary participation to signatories of the Espoo Convention or members of the EU (in the context of SEA). The island nations, therefore, have inconsistent access to transboundary procedures worldwide.
The Czech Ministry of Environment finally issued an affirmative EIA statement on the project. The statement declares that FSM submitted its viewpoint and it summarizes the fact that FSM expressed its disagreement with the climate protection and the Best Available Technique (BAT) compliance elements of the plan. An assessment of climate impacts of the plan took place and although FSM concerns were officially denied in the final statement, the developer of the plan, the CEZ company, is obliged to save over 5 million tons of CO2 emissions from its other projects over the next 25 years.
FSM?s involvement in the EIA process for the Prun��ov II Power Plant in Czech Republic is a unique example, and we believe it is important to build on this experience. Conclusion Climate change is a cross-cutting issue, and there is no common strategy on how to tackle it, nor there is established instrument for addressing its adverse effects. International agreements contain general commitments, but many questions related to mitigation of climate change remain. Needless to say, an easy solution is not in sight. Already, island nations such as FSM are threatened by tidal surges, destruction of food crops, coastal erosion, submersion of islands and reduced water supply to rivers. These environmental threats are likely to be exacerbated by climate change, and affected states cannot afford to wait.
It is our belief that the international community should give guidance regarding current obstacles to effective use of TEIA in the context of climate change. Moreover, in our opinion, TEIA as a cooperative transboundary tool should be firmly established in the system of the international law.
RIO+20 is envisaged as a Conference at the highest possible level having an impact on the whole globe. It is our belief that the promotion of the TEIA within this global forum has its place and can lead to the effective policy instruments that will help us towards a more sustainable future and climate justice. This concept falls under the focus of the Conference that will include the institutional framework for sustainable development. We suggest that the TEIA principles should be included in the Zero draft document and should be included in the later discussion and negotiations during the Conference. Contacts: Environmental Law Service / Ekologick� pr�vn� servis, Jan ?rytr, lawyer, firstname.lastname@example.com The Environmental Law Service (ELS)
ELS is a public interest law organisation founded in 1995 in Brno, Czech Republic. The vision of ELS is that of a free society that enables everybody to aspire to personal happiness while being aware of their responsibility to the public, including the state of the Earth. ELS lawyers support those who seek to protect their rights and the interests of the public. We protect human rights and advocate the rule of law, the transparency of state power, and the responsibility of corporations for consequences of their actions. ELS has represented pollution victims of ArcelorMittal steel plants, helped Polish municipalities to fight against relocation to give way to Europe's biggest coal mine, assisted Bulgarian grassroot organisations to craft legal strategy against the plans of Dundee Precious Metal company to use cyanide Technology in local gold mines, and tested the first ever trans-boundary environmental impact assessment based on climate change concerns, in the case between the Czech Republic and Federated States of Micronesia regarding the biggest Czech coal-fired power plant, Prun��ov.

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As promised in our October feature story, Your Mom's a Twihard, here are the highlights from our big interview with L.J. Smith.
Before there was Twilight, there was The Vampire Diaries.
L.J. (Lisa Jane) Smith's first teen vampire romance novel came out more than 20 years ago. She wrote four books for the series by 1992, before calling it quits for nearly a decade to help take care of family business.
When Stephanie Meyer's Twilight hit the shelves, Smith got a call that The Vampire Diaries books were mysteriously back on the bestseller list. So, she wrote three more books for the series and was set to write another trilogy when Alloy Entertainment Inc. and HarperTeen hired a ghost writer to finish the series with shorter books that fit the new The Vampire Diaries TV series better. The Secret Circle, another series by Smith, was also passed to a new author for the same reason.
Now, Smith warns aspiring writers to be wary of the words "work for hire," which she says helped "mutilate her child limb by limb and destroy it." Salt Lake magazine sat down with Smith, who has 20 plus books published, to get her thoughts on losing the series, her thoughts on the fans and what she's doing right now.
Let's start with the origin of The Vampire Diaries.
"I'm no longer writing them, but when I originally signed the contract, I had written two hardback books, which came out to good reviews and no sales because they had the ugliest covers of any book I've seen in my life. I was teaching public school, a kindergarten class with a lot of special ed kids, and I had these two books behind me when I got a phone call from a book packager. I didn't know what a book packager was, but they asked if I would like to write a vampire trilogy, and that became The Vampire Diaries. I guess one of their editors had read one of the books I had written, which were slightly scary, and thought I could do a trilogy for them with romance, supernatural elements and maybe even a little humor in it."
But you're not writing them anymore, why not?
"When they sent the contract, it said it was a work for hire. What it meant was I was giving up basically all the rights I'd have as a normal writer, including the right to continue writing my books. And Alloy Entertainment decided they wanted shorter books that were promoting the television series, and they simply informed me, even though I had already written a book called Phantom for them and given them all the information for that book and the next book, Moonsong, that my services were no longer required."
Today the shelves are filled with supernatural romance. Was it like that back when The Vampire Diaries started?
"When I wrote my books, back in the '90s, supernatural was in, but not supernatural romance. It was primarily frightening stories, and I was always a bit frustrated because even though my books were always bestsellers, they were always number two. Ahead of them were books by Christopher Pike, who wrote straight up supernatural stories for boys and girls, so he had double the audience I had, which was mostly girls."
Second or not, you obviously rubbed off on today's YA authors.
"There are a lot of parallels pointed out by fans between the Twilight books and The Vampire Diaries. I haven't read those books, but I've been told the love triangle aspect is similar and the idea of what I call the soulmate principle. It's imprinting in those books."
That's right, Jacob the werewolf imprints on Bella's baby in the last book.
"That can happen with the soulmate principle, too! You can meet your soulmate at any age."
You mentioned that you haven't read Twilight, but are there any YA books you do read?
"I read the YA books that I enjoyed when I was younger—classic books like David Copperfield, Tom Sawyer and Huck Finn. But honestly, I don't read a lot of fiction. I read a lot of non-fiction to do research for my own books and that takes up a lot of time. And I have a huge interest in science, so I read a lot of science. I don't even read my own books after I've written them."
But some fans have read them over and over and over. Do fans sometimes know the story better than you?
"Oh yes. They say things like 'In this book, the librarian is this person, and then you said it was this person.' I could have a whole encyclopedia of disconsistencies that fans have pointed out."
You must have a lot of grown-up fans now. How many of your fans would you say are older than 25?
"I'd say 25 percent of the fans I interact with. Since a lot of my books came out in the 1990s, that means I have fans from then, who either pick up the books for their kids or just remember the books from when they were young and read them again. It's nice to hear people say 'Now I can share it with my daughter.'"
Ever been surprised to find out someone was your fan?
"I've been surprised to actually find men over 30, really business-type men, who read the books. It always comes as a shock, because my dad worked as an engineer, and now he's an entrepreneur, and he's never read one of my books."
With a quarter of your fans adult, why not get into adult fiction?
"That's what I'm hoping for with a book I just finished writing called The Last Lullaby. Even though it's about younger people, it's a very serious book. So I'm not sure if it will be packaged as YA or adult, but I would prefer adult."
The Last Lullaby? Tell us about it.
"It's not about vampires or witches or anything like that. It's a stand alone book, and the working title is The Last Lullaby. It is much more serious and it doesn't have romance in it—it's just a good post-apocalyptic book about two girls of very different backgrounds who end up leading a revolution against the evil masters of the world, who happen to be dragons at the time. I'm actually feeling really good, because I never would have been able to do that book if I had gone on just doing vampire books."
You're moving with the market. Post-apocalyptic is in now.
"I didn't know that at all when I did this, because it began as part of the one book that I promised forever to my fans but still have not finished—the last book of the Nightworld series, Strange Fate. The Last Lullaby started out part of that. It started off as dreams the main character would have about what would happen if she failed her mission, but it took up so much space in my head that it became its own book."
I read online that you listen to music when you write.
"I really fell in love with the music by Avril Lavigne in the Alice in Wonderland movie. That would be an example of something I would listen to very loudly. And that also includes all the music of John Williams. I'm sort of a fanatic over him, so I might be listening to The Empire Strikes Back or Jaws when I'm writing. I also love plays, so the other day I was listening to Into the Woods, and I also love new age music and I listen to very quiet mantra music. So it's all kinds. I love Unwritten by Natasha Beddingfield."
Any messages for the fans?
"I adore them and thank them so much for their support, especially during the travails of The Secret Circle and The Vampire Diaries series being taken from me. I really appreciate the support of the fans, because that's my goal, to get through to them and it seems that if it weren't for them, I wouldn't be writing and wouldn't have anyone to write for."
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AS A JUNIOR IN 2013: Played all 22 games ... had three asssts ... attempted one shot vs. Iowa State ... picked up two assists at Saint Mary's ... attempted two shots and one on goal vs. LMU ... had an assist vs. Pepperdine ... attempted two shots on goal vs. No. 4 Virginia Tech in the Sweet 16.
AS A SOPHOMORE IN 2012: Started in 20 games and appeared in all 22 games … registered eight shots.
AS A FRESHMAN IN 2011: 2011 All-WCC Freshman Team ... appeared in 21 games while making 20 starts ... attempted five shots ... had two shots on goal.
HIGH SCHOOL: High school team was state quarterfinalists in 2009-10 and semifinalist in 2007-08 … a member of the USYSA Region IV ODP team in 2009-10 … an all-west region and All-Sunrise Sunset distinguished player … also ran track in high school.
CLUB: Played club for Neusport Soccer Club … club team was eight-time state champion and reached the quarterfinals of the USYSA Region IV tournament.
Personal: She will be studying in the School of Arts and Science.


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CSPI Study Reveals One in Five NAS Advisory Panelists Has Conflicts of Interest
Nearly one out of every five scientists appointed to a National Academy of Sciences (NAS) panel has direct financial ties to companies or industry groups with a direct stake in the outcome of the study, a report released at a Center for Science in the Public Interest forum today said. Moreover, the CSPI study found that 66 of 320 scientists on 21 NAS panels had a pro-industry bias due to their extensive financial ties to industry, while only nine were aligned with environmental or health-oriented non-profit groups. About half of the panels evaluated had some scientists with readily identifiable biases who were not offset by scientists with alternative points of view. "The NAS needs to be more transparent, work harder to find scientists without conflicts of interest and do more to balance its committees," said Merrill Goozner, director of CSPI's Integrity in Science Project and co-author of the report. Frederick Anderson, a frequent NAS panelist and a law partner at McKenna Long & Aldridge, said CSPI was engaged in a "witch hunt" against scientists with ties to industry and dismissed the report's findings as a "definitional problem." NAS does not consider a scientist as having conflicts of interest if his or her financial relationship ended before the start-up of the panel. CSPI used a five-year time frame for considering financial ties, which is comparable to the financial conflict-of-interest disclosure policy at the Journal of the American Medical Association.
One in Five FDA Scientists Asked to Manipulate, Exclude Data, Survey Finds
One-fifth of Food and Drug Administration scientists have been pressured to alter or exclude their findings for nonscientific reasons and forty percent said they are afraid to publicly raise concerns over the agency's public health policies, according to a survey released last week by the Union of Concerned Scientists. Nearly 1,000 out of 6,000 FDA scientists responded to the mail survey. Specific FDA departments, like the Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research (CBER) and Center for Devices and Radiological Health (CDRH), found approximately 75 percent of scientists were not at all or only somewhat confident that "FDA adequately monitors the safety of products once they are on the market." Sixty-one percent of the survey's respondents knew of cases where political appointees at FDA departments, such as Health and Human Services, had "inappropriately injected themselves into FDA determinations or actions." "These disturbing survey results make it clear that inappropriate interference is putting people in harm's way," said Francesca Grifo, director of UCS's Scientific Integrity Program. UCS recommended that the FDA increase the transparency of its scientific research and protect government employees who speak out about scientific issues.
Did FDA Rat Out Internal Whistleblower?
The Food and Drug Administration told Merck that one of its safety officials was about to go public with Vioxx' dangers a month before the drug was pulled from the market, according to internal FDA emails obtained by the Associated Press. The agency responded that such notifications are routine. Then, after the drug was withdrawn, the FDA's Brian Harvey recommended to Merck's Ned Braunstein that the company "issue an official rebuttal" to FDA safety officer David Graham's analysis that Vioxx raised users' heart attack risk. Last week, Sen. Charles Grassley (R-IA) asked the inspector general of the Health and Human Services Department to investigate. "That Dr. Graham was and is a critic of the FDA. . . does not mean the FDA should scheme with drug sponsors to discredit its own employees," Grassley wrote. The FDA must maintain a "clear, bright line between the regulated and the regulator."
Pro-Drug Slant Found in Industry-Funded Psychiatry Studies
Reports on industry-funded clinical trials that appear in the nation's four leading psychiatry journals are much more likely to show favorable results than reported trials not funded by industry, a report from Beth Israel Medical Center in New York showed. Dr. Robert Kelly Jr. and colleagues looked at 301 journal articles that reported clinical trial results for 542 drugs over a ten-year period. They found that industry-funded trials favored the sponsor's drug 79 percent of the time while independently-funded trials reported favorable results just 48 percent of the time. The survey was reported in the July issue of Clinical Psychiatry News.
Top Medical Journals Continue to Let Conflicts of Interest Slide
Two leading medical journals stated last week that they had failed to disclose authors' financial ties to drug and device makers when publishing studies about the products. The journal Neuropsychopharmacology said it plans to issue a statement correcting its disclosure lapse for the authors of a review favoring a new implant device to treat depression by administering electric pulses. Eight of the nine authors were consultants for Cyberonics, Inc., the company that makes the device. One of those authors was Charles Nemeroff, editor of Neuropsychopharmacology. He recused himself from the editing and peer review process. The ninth author of the review was an employee of Cyberonics. Meanwhile, the editor in chief of the Journal of the American Medical Association, Catherine DeAngelis, posted an online correction explaining the omission of six authors' financial ties to makers of heart and migraine-related treatments after publishing their study connecting migraines to heart attack rates in women. This was the third such occurrence at JAMA this year.
"If all leading journals agreed to punish authors who fail to reveal their conflicts by refusing to accept further manuscripts from them, a lot more authors would be inclined to fess up," the New York Times editorialized in response to the revelations. "Better yet, journals should try much harder to find authors free of conflicts. That is the best hope for retaining credibility with doctors and the public."


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Stuttgart City Council members Ruth Ann Trice, Jim Craig and Jonathon Reaves called in absent before Tuesday's regularly scheduled Council meeting. This made no quorum so no agenda items could be voted on officially.
Stuttgart City Clerk Mitri Greenhill made the call early before the meeting, but the meeting was called to order to make it official.
The Council had two items on the agenda including the decision to condemn a property at 702 W. Lincoln. The property, owned by New Bethel Lodge No. 301 Dixie, has been determined to be structurally unsound. The Stuttgart Police Department is asking for competitive bidding to be waived to purchase Taser equipment. The equipment is the only Taser equipment sold that meets police department specifications. If approved the department will be spending $30,105.13.
The next Stuttgart City Council meeting will be held at 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 21, at Stuttgart City Hall, located at 304 S. Maple St. Meetings are open to the public. To have an item added to the agenda call (870) 673-3535.
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Backpackers beware: Actor John Jarratt (left) as psychopath Mick Taylor with director Greg Mclean on the set of Wolf Creek 2 in South Australia. Photo: Mark Rogers
ON A blazing-hot day on the set of Wolf Creek 2, I'm sitting across a table from a man who looks a lot like Mick Taylor, the fearsome serial killer of the original, but who sounds much more like the man who plays him, John Jarratt.
In a few minutes he is due to head inside the abandoned farmhouse on scrubby grazing land an hour north of Adelaide, cock his .22 rifle and off a couple more victims. But right now, he is chatting away affably about the impact Wolf Creek has had on a career that was already three decades old when it was released in 2005 (''It's a door opener,'' he says).
Suddenly, he has me by the shirt front, lifting me out of my seat. He slaps me across the face.
Is it tricky, I ask, to switch in and out of character? He fixes me with that hard psychotic glare. ''What, you don't think I'm in character?'' he says, his voice shifting gear. ''What the f---!''
Suddenly, he has me by the shirt front, lifting me out of my seat. He slaps me across the face - a movie slap, just hard enough to be convincing for the camera but still a shock. ''Don't say f---ing shit to me like that, mate.''
He lets me go and I laugh, a little nervously. ''Bring the next one on before I kill this one, willya?'' he says to the publicist.
I can't help noticing there's a rifle next to the table. Do you shoot, I ask, in a misguided bid to change the topic. ''Yeah. I might start now.'' A pause. ''It's all right. There's no bullets in it.'' Phew, Mick has gone. ''I can always jam the butt in your face though.'' Er, maybe not.
In fact, Jarratt says, Mick Taylor has never been far away in the years since Greg Mclean's horror film about a serial killer in the Australian outback first put the wind up every backpacker who saw it. Made for $1.3 million, the film took $27 million at the worldwide box office, plus untold more on DVD.
Almost since the day it was released there has been talk of a sequel - the first draft was, in fact, written in 2006 - and Jarratt claims fans still stop him regularly to demand a photo or a snatch of Mick's trademark psychotic laugh.
Finding the character was traumatic first time round, but ''I turn him on pretty easily these days'', says the actor who was, for the best part of a decade, best known as the co-host, with former wife Noni Hazlehurst, of Better Homes and Gardens. ''He kind of lives with me now.''
Mclean says he did not want to be rushed into ''a cheesy sequel'', but nor did he expect the gap between films to stretch quite this far. ''If I'd known then what I know now about how long it would take to get this up, I'd probably have said yes to a sequel earlier.''
Mclean believes the first film resonated so much because there is a little bit of Mick Taylor in all of us, and the opportunity to explore that a little more was what drew him back.
''I'm not really interested in gore and blood and stuff,'' says the Melbourne-based director, whose second feature, the $25 million crocodile film Rogue, might suggest otherwise. ''I'm interested in why the character connected with Australian audiences. It's not about being a horror film - it's because Mick is about something else, something deep and dark in the Australian psyche.''
He might be right, but it is also likely that part of what made Wolf Creek so successful was that nobody expected such an accomplished piece of genre filmmaking from a first-time director. This time around, though, Mclean knows he is dealing not just with a much bigger budget - about $7 million - but also with a great weight of anticipation from the fans.
''I don't think there's been a home-grown Australian horror film sequel before,'' he says. ''No pressure.''
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Folks are also encouraged to donate cycling equipment for the kids. Pedals, shoes, helmets and smaller sized clothing is very helpful
This events is a blend of my two worlds... geeks and bikes! Some great local tech companies like Gnip, Lijit, Filtrbox, Techstars, are hosting a networking meeting at the Boulder Draft House this Friday from 4pm -6pm. Meet the two guys behind Real Geeks Ride and help the cycling students of Casey Middle School by making a donation, Catherine Powers will be there to personally thank everyone helping them out!
About Real Geeks who ride...
This ride across the USA, and the months leading up to it, is about their transition from 'geeks' into 'geeks with bikes'. They will be showing, through realgeeksride.com and various forms of social media, the challenges, myths, and culture of cycling, the way a geek would understand them.
Through their example, they hope to inspire (or potentially force) other geeks to change their commuting habits. If these two geeks can make it across the USA, it is foolish to think other geeks can not at least bike to work.
I will very likely be there so stop by to say hi and talk MVC frameworks or bikes... you know me


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Hoyle John Granger
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Height: 6-1 Weight: 225 lbs.
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Drafted by the Baltimore Colts in the 4th round (63rd overall) of the 1966 NFL Draft.
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July 2013
2013 in brief
You can access the calendar of the Council of Europe events scheduled in 2013 by clicking on monthly overviews.
1-5 July, Strasbourg - 17th meeting of the Group of Experts on Action against Trafficking in Human Beings (GRETA)
3-6 July, Kaluga, Russian Federation - International Dialogue Camp
10 July, Strasbourg - Grand Chamber hearing in the case Ališić and Others v. Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Serbia, Slovenia and "the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia", at 9.15 (European Court of Human Rights).
16 July, Zurich (Switzerland) - PACE ad hoc Sub-Committee on the Reform of International Football meets with FIFA President, Joseph S. Blatter.
PACE Resolution 1875 (2012), Report on good governance and ethics in sport, Addendum to the report
16 July, Strasbourg - European Court of Human Rights: 20 judgments concerning Bulgaria, Italy, Latvia, Republic of Moldova, Poland, Portugal, Romania, United Kingdom and Turkey.
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17-19 July, University of Minho, Braga (Portugal) - A delegation of the Venice Commission participates in the Summer School on "Political and Democratic Transition in the Arab World: Actors, Challenges and Policy Options for the European Union".
18 July, London - PACE rapporteur Jeffrey Donaldson makes a fact-finding visit as part of the preparation of his report on "Good governance of large metropolises".
18 July, Strasbourg - European Court of Human Rights: 10 judgments concerning Croatia, Estonia, Liechtenstein, "the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia", Russia, Slovenia and Ukraine.
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18 July, Strasbourg - European Court of Human Rights: Grand Chamber judgment in the case of Maktouf and Damjanović v. Bosnia and Herzegovina.
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23 July, Strasbourg - European Court of Human Rights: 11 judgments concerning Cyprus, Malta, Republic of Moldova, Portugal, Romania, Russia and Turkey.
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25 July, Strasbourg - European Court of Human Rights: six judgments concerning Belgium, France, Russia and Ukraine.
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DENVER – The Western Athletic Conference recognized a pair of Vandals on Wednesday as its Verizon WAC Track and Field Athletes of the Week for their performances during the week of Apr. 2-8.
Vandal senior Erica Digby was honored as the Women's Track Athlete of the Week, while sophomore Andrey Levkiv was recognized as Men's Field Athlete of the Week. It's the first weekly honor in each athlete's career.
Digby, a distance runner from Vancouver, British Columbia (Kitsilano Secondary), ran the third-fastest 1500m time in Idaho history on Friday at the Stanford Invitational. Her time of 4:22.18 in the event is the fastest in the WAC by a five-second margin over teammate Hannah Kiser, and is the fastest by a WAC runner since Idaho's Dee Olson in 2006.
Digby's time is a 13-second career best and ranks 25th in the NCAA and 13th in the West Region so far this season. It also puts her at third so far this season in her home country of Canada. On Saturday, she followed up that race with a seven-second career best in the 800m of 2:13.46, which ranks eighth in the WAC so far this season.
Levkiv, a thrower from Renton, Wash. (Hazen HS), posted a career-best mark in the shot put for the third weekend in a row with a winning toss of 55-3.5 (16.85m) at the Northwest Scoring Clash WAR V meet at Spokane, Wash. His mark is the best in the WAC this season by a two-foot margin. Already this year, Levkiv has added nearly six feet to his former career-best mark in the event.
Also on Saturday, Levkiv hit a career-best 157-11 (48.13m) in the discus throw, which is second-best in the conference so far this season, and added a ninth-place finish in the hammer throw at 153-4 (46.75m). Levkiv has added more than 12 feet to his career best in the discus this year and 14 feet to his best in the hammer.
The honors give Idaho three so far this outdoor season, along with senior Andrew Blaser's Field Athlete of the Week honor last weekend. The Vandals claimed a WAC-high 10 Verizon Athlete of the Week awards during the 2012 indoor track and field season.


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Devils In The Minors
As ASU approaches the magical mark of 100 Major Leaguers, there are plenty of former Sun Devils working their way up the ladder of professional baseball. More than 30 players currently on Minor League rosters played at Arizona State, and several could be getting the call to The Show in the near future.
Second baseman Eric Sogard seems the most likely choice to be the next former Sun Devil in the Majors. Sogard, who played at ASU from 2005-2007, is currently with the Oakland A's Triple-A affiliate Sacramento. A second-round selection of the San Diego Padres in the 2007 MLB Draft (81st overall), he earned both Mid-Season and Post-Season All-Star recognition in the California League as a member of the Single-A Lake Elsinore Storm in 2008, as he hit .308 with 10 home runs, 42 doubles and 87 RBI. Sogard spent the 2009 season with Double-A San Antonio, hitting .293 and being named a Texas League All-Star. In January 2010, Sogard was traded to Oakland as part of a four-player deal, and he has not slowed down with his new organization. He is hitting .293 with 24 doubles and 49 RBI in 117 games this season, and he could be a candidate for a call-up to the big leagues when the rosters expand in September.
Another Sun Devil who is just one step away from the Majors is pitcher Jason Urquidez. A member of the Arizona Diamondbacks' organization, Urquidez has been with the Triple-A Reno Aces throughout the 2010 season. He played at ASU from 2004-2005, serving as an anchor of the starting rotation to help the Sun Devils to a third-place finish at the 2005 College World Series, and he was a 17th round selection of the Diamondbacks in 2005. After a shoulder injury caused him to miss the entire 2006 season, Urquidez has battled back to become an effective pitcher again. He made 50 total relief appearances while splitting the 2009 season between Double-A Mobile and Triple-A Reno, and this year he is 4-4 with a 5.11 ERA and four saves in 43 appearances for Reno.
More than 10 former ASU players are currently in Double-A, and one of them is Cleveland Indians' prospect Jason Kipnis. Kipnis, who starred for ASU from 2008-2009, was selected in the second round (63rd overall) by the Indians in the 2009 Draft, and he has had nothing but success thus far in his professional career. He hit .306 in 29 games with Single-A Short Season Mahoning Valley last season, and he began this season with Single-A Kinston. After hitting .300 with six home runs and 31 RBI in 54 games, he was called up to Double-A Akron. He has been even better there, hitting .339 with nine home runs and 34 RBI in 56 games so far. All his offensive success has come while making a significant position change, as the Indians have converted him from an outfielder to a second baseman. Kipnis could arrive in the Majors at some point during the 2011 season.
Several other Sun Devils are having success in Double-A as well. Outfielder Tim Smith (2007) is hitting .302 with eight home runs and 45 RBI and was a Texas League All-Star while playing with the Northwest Arkansas Naturals of the Kansas City Royals organization. Outfielder Matt Spencer (2007), now with the Chicago Cubs organization after being traded twice in his career thus far, has a .281 batting average with 15 home runs and 55 RBI for the Tennessee Smokies. Infielder Andrew Romine (2005-2007) is with the Arkansas Travelers of the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim organization, and he is hitting .280 with 16 stolen bases on the season. Right-handed pitcher Zechry Zinicola (2004-2006) has 11 saves for the Harrisburg Senators of the Washington Nationals organization, and left-handed pitcher Josh Satow (2005-2008) was recently promoted to Double-A Montgomery after going 4-1 with nine saves for Single-A Charlotte of the Tampa Bay Rays organization.
A number of other former Sun Devils are in either Single-A or Rookie League ball, including several who helped ASU to a Pac-10 title and a trip to the College World Series in 2010. Infielder Raoul Torrez is with the Yakima Bears (Diamondbacks), outfielder Kole Calhoun is with the Orem Owlz (Angels), pitcher Jake Borup is on the Williamsport Crosscutters (Phillies), and pitchers Merrill Kelly and Jimmy Patterson are both in the Tampa Bay Rays' system (Kelly with the Bowling Green Hot Rods and Patterson with the Hudson Valley Renegades). In addition, pitchers Seth Blair and Jordan Swagerty have signed with the St. Louis Cardinals and infielder Drew Maggi signed with the Pittsburgh Pirates, though they have yet to make their professional debuts.
So, it seems only a matter of time before Arizona State reaches the remarkable number of 100 Major Leaguers. Will number 100 be one of the many Sun Devils currently in the Minors? Will it be a current member of the ASU baseball team? Or will it be a future Sun Devil who gets ASU to the magic number? In time, we will have the answer, but there is one thing we know for sure. Almost anywhere you look in the world of professional baseball, you can find someone who once proudly wore the Maroon and Gold.


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Henrico names McDowell as fire chief
Anthony E. McDowell has been named the new chief of the Henrico County Division of Fire, effective Oct. 20. County Manager Virgil Hazelett made the announcement Oct. 10.
McDowell, who has been serving as battalion chief of administration in the Henrico Division of Fire, will succeed Edwin W. Smith, who retired in September after five years as fire chief.
As fire chief, McDowell will oversee a department with 539 employees, including more than 500 state-certified firefighters, and a budget of $49.6 million for fiscal 2012-13.
The Division of Fire provides fire protection and prevention services and is the primary provider of emergency medical services in Henrico. The department manages 20 fire stations and a training facility and covers an area encompassing 244 square miles. It also operates a regional hazardous materials team and provides technical rescue, ground search and water rescue. The Division of Fire responded to more than 39,000 calls in fiscal 2011-12.
McDowell joined the Division of Fire in 1997 as a firefighter. He later rose to fire lieutenant and fire captain before becoming battalion chief of administration in 2011. He holds a bachelor's degree in geography from Virginia Tech and a master's degree in public administration from the University of North Texas. He is a member of the International Association of Fire Chiefs, Virginia Fire Prevention Association, Virginia Chapter of the International Society of Fire Service Instructors and Central Virginia All Hazards Incident Management Team. He is certified as an executive fire officer by the U.S. Fire Administration and a chief fire officer by the International Association of Fire Chiefs.
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Henrico County Recreation and Parks will present "Red, White, and Lights" at Meadow Farm Museum/Crump Park July 4.
Henrico County has hosted a Fourth of July celebration annually since 1981, but this year's event will offer a later start time and expanded hours and be highlighted by new entertainment.
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The Tuckahoe Family YMCA and ReEstablish Richmond will host the third-annual Refugee Community Resource Fair Saturday, June 18, from 10 a.m. to noon at the YMCA, 9211 Patterson Avenue in Henrico. The event is designed to provide refugees in the region information about jobs, local businesses, housing, health care, education and more.
As part of its strategic plan, the YMCA of Greater Richmond works to identify, address and eliminate economic, geographic and cultural barriers. > Read more.
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Shabbat Service at Temple Har Shalom
Temple Har Shalom, 3700 Brookside Ct., will hold Shabbat services every Friday through Feb. 22, 6:30 p.m.. Shabbat is the Jewish day of rest where the congregation will remember the traditional creation of the heavens and Earth. Rabbi Joshua Aaronson will officiate. For more information, visit http://www.templeharshalom.com.
Weekend Wine Series
The Fox School of Wine will hold weekend wine series sessions, known as "educational happy hours," every Friday and Saturday at the Silver Baron Lodge, 2880 Deer Valley Dr., from 6 p.m. until 7 p.m. Participants will taste and learn about five wines that have been chosen for the weekend theme. Cost is $25 per person. Reservations are required and all who participate must be age 21 and older. To RSVP, call Kirsten Fox at (435) 655-9463.
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Before lunch, the "Newspaper Club" puts out copies of their newspapers on the tables. I sat down and saw one, and lo and behold, this is what I saw (picture taken with cell phone):
In case you can't tell, it says "Pokemon Battle of the Week". I was quite full of joy when I saw this and began telling my friend next to me alllll about Raichu and Electebuzz. Unfortunatley they did not take me seriously, they thought I was trying to be funny! My friends cannot appreciate a good Pokemon Battle, it is a very sad thing!
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Gardening Articles: Care :: Soil, Water, & Fertilizer
Graywater For Gardens (page 2 of 2)
by Robert Kourik
Keep Graywater Underground
The current approach emphasizes no "daylighting," or surface puddling. If the graywater-irrigated soil doesn't get moist on the surface, then nobody can come in contact with pathogens or parasites it may contain. Thus, in a modern graywater system, the graywater goes directly to the roots of trees and shrubs via subsurface distribution, either a shallow leachfield or buried drip irrigation.
A leachfield system utilizes a perforated pipe set 18 inches deep, surrounded by a trench of gravel and covered with nine inches of soil. Each perforated pipe should be set level and be no longer than 10 feet. (By comparison, a septic leachfield is four to six feet deep.) Best suited to watering trees and shrubs, this system features three main benefits: It's simple to operate, doesn't clog and works well if downhill from a gravity-feed system. Limitations include the difficulty of installation among existing plants, relatively inefficient use of water, uneven distribution and unsuitability for upward slopes.
Drip systems have several advantages. They apply graywater close to the soil surface for more aerobic "digestion" of its organic matter and nutrients. They spread the graywater over a large area, and deliver it to the largest number of plants with the greatest amount of control. Finally, a drip system is best if you're designing a system around slopes and grade changes, or simply dealing with heavy clay soil that's slow to accept water.
California's Appendix J requires that the in-line-emitter tubing (black plastic tubing with emitters installed inside the tubing at regular intervals, with an emitter flow of no more than 1/2 gallon per hour) be buried nine inches below the surface to prevent daylighting. The best tubing is made by Geoflow and is called Rootguard Emitter Line. A mail-order source is The Urban Farmer Store, 2833 Vicente St., San Francisco, CA; (800) 753-3747. A 100-foot roll costs $51.
The chief limitations of graywater distribution by drip are that the systems are more costly and complex, and inadequate filtration is a disaster. The lint, dirt and oils in graywater act like large logs, huge boulders and oil slicks in tiny in-line-emitter openings. Some systems filter the graywater with a fine-meshed bag, some with self-cleaning canisters of clean sand and others with paper-cartridge chambers. Most require diligent and frequent cleaning of the filter medium. A failed filter can permanently ruin the entire drip system in a very short period of time. And drip is not well suited to most gravity-feed graywater systems because they need some water pressure, at least 10 pounds per square inch (psi) of water pressure, the equivalent of a 23-foot drop in elevation.


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Miami Dolphins face long odds to draft quality QB – at least according to NFL draft history
So I haven't been on the Dolphins beat for too long. One thing I've picked up fairly quickly, though, is that there are a lot of you out there hoping Miami uses the upcoming NFL Draft to bolster its quarterback position.
Thing is, though, the Dolphins are in a tricky spot. Top quarterback prospect Blaine Gabbert — who could go No. 1 overall — will long be off the board when Miami's 15th pick rolls around. Cam Newton, generally regarded as the second-best quarterback prospect, is likely to be off the board, as well.
So that, of course, leaves options like Florida State's Christian Ponder (who I think can be a very solid NFL quarterback if he can avoid injury – stay tuned for a post with more detail on that), TCU's Andy Dalton, Nevada's Colin Kaepernick and Washington's Jake Locker.
Question is: Are any of these quarterbacks in the supposed second tier worthy of being picked 15th overall?
The Dolphins have critical needs elsewhere – the interior of the offensive line, at running back – so they can't afford to take a quarterback at No. 15 that they merely like. They have to be 100 percent committed to the guy. They'd have to believe he'd be good enough to lead this franchise for years to come. And it remains to be seen whether they'll endorse a quarterback enough to pull the trigger on one at No. 15.
Trading down is in option and one that makes a lot of sense – especially if Miami can reacquire a second-round pick. Certainly, the majority – if not the whole – of the Ponder-Dalton-Locker-Kaepernick crowd should still be around late into the first round and at least through early in the second.
The deeper into the draft it gets, though, the less likely it becomes that a team will draft a difference-maker at quarterback. Sure – that kind of reasoning might sound too master-of-the-obvious. Even so, you might not realize just how rare it is to find a good quarterback beyond the top 10 overall picks – or even the top 5 overall picks. Eleven starting quarterbacks from a season ago – more than one-third of those in the entire league – were among the top five selections of their respective drafts.
Six of those players – Peyton Manning, Michael Vick, Carson Palmer, Eli Manning, Alex Smith and Sam Bradford – were No. 1 overall selections. Then there were the other top-5 draftees. Donovan McNabb went No. 2, Matt Ryan and Vince Young No. 3, Philip Rivers No. 4 and Mark Sanchez No. 5. Six more starters from a season ago went later in the first round.
So that's 17 starting quarterbacks who went in the first round.
Which isn't all that surprising. What might be, though, is just how much second-, third- and fourth-round quarterbacks have struggled. During the past 15 NFL Drafts, 50 quarterbacks have been selected in rounds two through four. Of those 50 quarterbacks, only one – Drew Brees – has played in multiple Pro Bowls. Aside from Brees, four others – Brian Griese, Jake Plummer, David Garrard and Matt Schaub – have played in one Pro Bowl.
And that's it.
What's that tell us? That, historically, quarterback prospects who have been considered to be in the tier just below the top tier – the kind of prospect the Dolphins might be strongly considering – haven't exactly lit it up in the NFL.
Which isn't to say that a team can't pull off some unexpected draft day magic. Before Tom Brady was Tom Brady, he was tom brady, a 6th-round selection few people outside of Michigan had ever heard of. Matt Hasselbeck was a sixth-round pick before becoming a dependable and longtime NFL starter. Matt Cassel and Ryan Fitzpatrick both started a season ago – and both started their NFL careers as seventh-round draft picks. In fact, there were as many starting quarterbacks in the league a season ago from the sixth and seventh rounds (five) as there were from the second and third rounds.
If the Dolphins use the 15th pick on a quarterback, what's the best they can hope to replicate? Maybe a Joey Flacco, whom Baltimore drafted 18th in 2008. Or, if you dare to dream, an Aaron Rodgers, who lasted until the 24th pick in 2005. Those picks turned out well.
More often than not, though, NFL Draft history has told us – over and over – that teams rarely strike quarterback gold outside of the top 10 overall picks. Not for lack of effort, of course. But, it seems, for lack of quality depth.


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March 29, 2011: Justin Bieber's hair is on display at Lucky Strike Lanes and Lounge in Miami, Florida. While on display, fans who make a donation for towards Japan Tsunami Relief are given the opportunity to pose for a photograph with the hair.


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I'm new with HTML5 canvas and Box2DWeb and I'm trying to make an Asteroids game. So far I think I'm doing okay, but one thing I'm struggling to comprehend is how positioning works in relation to the canvas. I understand that Box2DWeb is only made to deal with physical simulation, but I don't know how to deal with positioning on the canvas. The canvas is 100% viewport and thus can vary size. I want to fill the screen with some asteroids, but if I hardcore certain values such as bodyDef.position.x = Math.random() * 50; the asteroid may appear off canvas for someone with a smaller screen? Can anybody help me understand how I can deal with relative positioning on the canvas?
To expand on Markus's comment, here is some code from my game. In this code, princeData.width & princeData.height are the width& height of my character in BOX2D.
I keep all dimensions (sizes and positions) in the game as coordinates in the Box2d world, I only need to convert when drawing.
The on-screen size & position will need to change as the browser window gets bigger or smaller. I have some other code which keeps the aspect ratio of the canvas constant, so I only need to worry about one scaling factor (screenScale).


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In September, Put Me On It premiered a new mix series called Last Night On Earth, and kicked things off with Eric Lau. In mid January, the series resumed with a mix from Robin Hannibal (Quadron, Boomclap Bachelors, Owusu and Hannibal, Louie, Rhye).
The theme of selection is based around music that the artist finds dearest to him or her. As Robin put it, "welcome to my selection of songs that I couldn't live without."
Stream below. And head on over to Put Me On It for Robin's notes on each track. Shouts to miss Amelia Ideh for always keeping it funky.
Last Night On Earth Mix #002: Robin Hannibal by Putmeonit on Mixcloud


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Casey Myers' Honors and Awards
1998 Freshman All-American (Collegiate Baseball/Sporting News) 1998 Third-Team All-American (NCBWA) 1999 GTE/CoSida Academic All-American (University Division) 1999 Pac-10 All-Academic 2000 Pac-10 Player of the Year 2000 Academic All-American of the Year (University Division) 2000 Pac-10 All-Academic 2000 National Defensive Player of the Year (Collegiate Baseball) 2000 Johnny Bench National Catcher of the Year Finalist 2000 First-Team All-American (Baseball America, NCBWA, Sporting News) 2000 Second-Team All-American (Collegiate Baseball, ABCA, Baseball Weekly) 2001 Pac-10 Player of the Year 2001 National Player of the Year Semifinalist (Rotary Smith/Dick Howser) 2001 Johnny Bench National Catcher of the Year Finalist 2001 Verizon Academic All-American of the Year (University Division) 2001 First-Team All-American (The Sporting News) 2001 Second-Team All-American (Collegiate Baseball/Baseball Weekly/NCBWA/Baseball America) 2001 ABCA All-West Region Catcher 2001 Pac-10 All-Academic 2001 Pac-10 Medal Award Winner Three-time Pac-10 Player of the Week (1998-99)
MLB Draft: Returned for his senior season after being drafted by the Milwaukee Brewers in the 30th round of the 2000 draft... improved his draft status dramatically after stellar senior season, moving up 21 rounds to a ninth round selection (282 overall) by the Oakland Athletics... joins brother Cory, a first-round pick of the Arizona Diamondbacks in 1999, who is currently playing in South Bend (Single-A), and his father (Clint) as family members to play professional baseball... assigned to Vancouver in the Single-A Northwest League.
Arizona State: One of ASU's most decorated players who became only the third Sun Devil in history to pass 300 hits in a career... second in ASU and Pac-10 history with 275 career RBI... finished seventh in ASU history with career .384 batting average, tying former Sun Devil great Bob Horner... his 39 career RBI ranks sixth in school history... his 64 doubles also rank fourth in the ASU record books... intelligent behind the plate ... hits with power to opposite field ... shows good knowledge of the game ... excels in the classroom... drafted in the 30th round of the 2000 draft by the Milwaukee Brewers... a first-team preseason All-America selection by the NCBWA and Collegiate Baseball... third-team All-American as chosen by pro scouts in Baseball America.
2001 (Senior): Became only the third player in Pac-10 history to earn Pac-10 Player of the Year Award in consecutive seasons... named 2001 Academic All-American of the Year for second consecutive year... a first-team All-American by The Sporting News... a second-team All-American by Collegiate Baseball, Baseball Weekly, Baseball America and the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association... first-team all-West Region by ABCA... finalist for Johnny Bench National Catcher of the Year Award and Dick Howser Player of the Year (NCBWA)... semifinalist for Rotary Smith Player of the Year Award... led the Devils at the plate with a .395 batting average, going 88-for-223 with 17 doubles and seven home runs... led ASU with 29 multi-hit games... second in the Pac-10 with 69 RBI... recorded a hit in 44 of ASU's 58 games... had 20 multi-RBI games in 2001... recorded his 300th career hit in his 200th career start vs. Tennessee (5/1).
2000 (Junior): Pac-10 Player of the Year ... Baseball America National Player of the Year candidate ... selected as an All-American by Baseball America (2nd team), Sporting News (1st team), Collegiate Baseball (2nd team), Baseball Weekly (2nd team), NCBWA (1st team)... GTE/CoSIDA District VIII Academic All-America selection and Academic All-American of the Year... Johnny Bench National Collegiate Catcher of the Year semifinalist... named the Easton/Redline Defensive Player of the Year by Collegiate Baseball... listed as the nation's top junior in Baseball America's mid-season update ... led the team in hits (98), RBI (97), doubles (19), batting average (.412), and on-base percentage (.502) ... calls all pitches behind the dish ... one of only three players to start every game in 2000 ... longest hitting streak was 14 games... led the squad with 31 multiple-hit games and 29 multiple-RBI games ... hit .466 with runners in scoring position ... was a .453 hitter vs. lefties ... hit four homeruns in three games vs. Arizona (5/19-5/21) ... had two multi-homer games... finished third in the NCAA with 1.64 RBI per game ... was also ranked 30th nationally in batting average ... ranks 6th in career RBI in the Pac-10 with 206
1999 (Sophomore): Started in 46 of 51 games ... hit .329 on the year with 51 RBI (third-most on squad) ... saw time at catcher and as the designated hitter ... notched 17 extra base hits ... tallied 13 multiple-RBI games and 14 multiple-hit games ... put together a career-high 18 game hitting streak ... hit .447 vs. lefties ... hit .352 with runners on base ... GTE first-team Academic All-American ... hit .368 with runners in scoring position ... hit a team-leading six sacrifice flies ... GTE District VIII first-team Academic All-American ... named Pac-10 Player of the Week for Mar. 29 ... tied for fifth in the league in hit by pitches (11) ... went 3-for-5 with a career-high seven RBI and two homeruns vs. California (3/28) ... turned in a 4-for-5 performance with four RBI at Arizona (2/27) ... went 3-for-4 with two runs scored and two doubles vs. Oklahoma (3/14).
1998 (Freshman): NCBWA third-team All-American ... The Sporting News first-team Freshman All-American ... batted .400 at CWS with three runs scored and one homer ...made 26-man roster for the USA Baseball National Team this summer ... Collegiate Baseball/Louisville Slugger Freshman All-American (first team) ... named Pac-10 Southern Division Player of the Week twice during the season, during the weeks from March 30th-April 5th, and April 13th-19th ... named an All-Pac-10 Southern Division Honorable Mention ... started in 48 games this season and played in 51... third on the team in RBI ... spent time at the DH spot and saw time at first base ... hit .386 on the season with eight home runs, 17 doubles and 58 RBI ... went 3-for-4 with four runs scored and two RBI in game against Florida International ... had 21 multiple-hit games this year ... went 5-for-11 in series at Washington, with four RBI including a home run, and three runs scored ... went 9-for-14 in sweep of Arizona, with five RBI and five runs scored ... had 16 multiple-RBI games (second most on squad) ... went 6-for-12 in sweep of UCLA, including seven RBI and six runs scored ... longest hitting streak of the year was seven games ... in series with Arizona at home, went 7-for-12 in three games with five RBI and three runs scored ... in game against New Mexico went 4-for-5 with two runs scored and a season and career-high five RBI ... named the Newcomer of the Year at team banquet ... batted .286 during the Midwest Regional with two RBI.
High School: A 1997 graduate of Casa Grande High School in Casa Grande, Ariz. ... four-year letterwinner ... USA Today 1997 Arizona Player of the Year ... batted .500 with 43 hits, 40 RBI, 48 runs scored and 11 homeruns for Class 5A semifinals ... set 5A state records for hits in a season (62 in '96), career hits (164), career RBI (121), career homeruns (24), base on balls (91) and runs scored (129) ... played on the Junior National USA Olympic Baseball team which won the bronze medal in Cuba ... batted .436 for Junior National Olympic team ... first-team all-region and all-state his senior year ... selected to play on the Team One National Showcase in '96 ... Arizona Interscholastic Association Scholar-Athlete 1995 and '96 ... 1995 team MVP ... named to the all-tournament team at the Grand Slam Invitational in '96 ... valedictorian of his senior class ... ASU Medallion Merit Award selection ... recorded a perfect score on the math portion of his SAT.
Personal: Majoring in mathematics ... parents are Clint and Katie Myers of Phoenix, Ariz. ... has one brother, Cory (19) who currently plays for the Arizona Diamondbacks organization ... father, Clint, was a catcher at ASU from 1970-73 and played for the St. Louis Cardinals from `73-'75... he is the head coach at Central Arizona CC ... born October 23, 1978 in Mesa, Ariz. ... enjoys golfing, traveling and reading ... full name is Clinton Casey Myers.
Year AVG GP-GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB-ATT 1998.... .386 51-48 184 35 71 17 0 8 58 20 36 1-1 1999.... .329 51-46 170 39 56 11 0 6 51 25 24 1-4 2000.... .412 59-59 238 71 98 19 0 18 97 34 24 4-5 2001.... .395 58-58 223 53 88 17 0 7 69 37 19 2-3 TOTALS.. .384 219-211 815 198 313 64 0 39 275 116 103 8-13


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Robert Nelson Morrison of Dover passed away Tuesday December 4, 2012 at the Delaware Hospice Center, Milford. He was 35.
Rob was born October 6, 1977 in Wilmington, Delaware to Patricia Ellen Hurlock Morrison and the late Thomas Morrison, Jr.
He had worked as a maintenance supervisor for Parson Thorn Apartment Complex in Milford. Rob enjoyed fishing, carpentry, remodeling, and reading especially Psychology and love for helping others. He was a member of the Masonic Union Lodge #7.
Rob is survived by his sons, Issac Elkins of Spring, TX, Logan Lynch of Laurel, DE' mother, Patricia Morrison of Dover; brother, Thomas Morrison and his wife Kimberly of Dover; sister, Heather A. Morrison of Magnolia; nieces and nephews, Christina, Mary, Thomas and James Morrison; five uncles and four aunts.
A Celebration of Life will be held 2pm Sunday December 9, 2012 at Torbert Funeral Chapel South, 1145 E. Lebanon Road (Rt.10), Dover. Friends may call one hour prior.
In lieu of flowers the family suggests contributions be made to Delaware Hospice Center, 100 Patriots Way, Milford, De 19963.
Letters of condolence may be sent, and guestbook signed at torbertfuneral.com.
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Men's Squash Advances To Hoehn Cup Semifinal With 8-1 Win Over Bates
A sweep from the trio of Dylan Ward (No. 3), Michael LeBlanc (6) and Ben Leizman (9) laid the foundation for a strong Princeton performance. The Tigers all but ended Bates' hopes for an upset with a quick 3-0 lead, and the trio of Tyler Osborne (2), Taylor Tutrone (5) and Ash Egan (8) clinched the outright victory with a sweep of the second shift.
The third shift provided the most drama, as all three matches went to a fifth game. Both David Hoffman (4) and Sam Ezratty (7) had to overcome lost fourth games, but both came back with victories to close out 3-2 wins. Junior Samuel Kang tried to fight back from a deficit against Ahmed Abdel Khalek, but he ended up falling 3-2.
Princeton did not play Navy this season, but it did earn a 7-2 victory at Dartmouth in the middle of January. The Big Green played that match without its No. 1 player, Xander Greer, so many of the matchups could be different. The lone rematch, based on the lineups announced by both teams, would be at the No. 6 spot, where Mark Funk topped LeBlanc in three close games in the first meeting.
The semifinal will take place at 9 am on Courts 4 and 5, as well as the glass court at Harvard. The other semifinal will also take place at 9 am on Courts 1-3.
1. Ahmed Abdel Khalek (B) d. Samuel Kang 3-2
2. Tyler Osborne (P) d. Ahmed Hatata 3-0
3. Dylan Ward (P) d. Kristian Muldoon 3-0
4. David Hoffman (P) d. Darrius Campbell 3-2
5. Taylor Tutrone (P) d. Nabil Saleem 3-1
6. Michael LeBlanc (P) d. Caran Arora 3-1
7. Sam Ezratty (P) d. Andy Cannon 3-2
8. Ash Egan (P) d. Jason Shrubb 3-0
9. Ben Leizman (P) d. Carlos Ames 3-0


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An annotated overview of 98 astronomy applications for smart phones and tablets has been published in the on-line journal "Astronomy Education Review." The listing includes a variety of apps for displaying and explaining the sky above you (some using the GPS function in your device); a series of astronomical clocks, calculators, and calendars; sky catalogs and observing planners; planet atlases and globes; citizens science tools and image displays; a directory of astronomy clubs in the U.S.; and even a graphic simulator for making galaxies collide. Compiled by Andrew Fraknoi (Foothill College), the list features a brief description and a direct URL for each app. It may be especially useful for everyone who got a phone or tablet for the holidays and is looking for something fun or educational to do with it.
The article is available (for free) at http://dx.doi.org/10.3847/AER2011036.