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Grey water in the Bay Area
Article written about the new law change on Graywater all over the bay area. Including Contra Costa County, East Bay, North Bay, Marin County, South Bay, Santa Clara County, and the Peninsula.
The Goods on Graywater
Written by Deia de Brito Friday, 31 July 2009 22:18
In California, we are in the third year of a drought that has now risen to levels deemed "severe" by the state government. Precipitation, run-off, snow packs, and reservoirs are low, while water resources have been over-allocated. That's why everybody's talking about water conservation — from efficient showerheads, low-flush toilets, and limits on lawn-watering, to wastewater reclamation and rainwater catchment. One of the recent victories for the water conservation community has been the rewriting of an antiquated and draconian state plumbing code that dealt with the reuse of graywater.
Since state Senator Alan Lowenthal authored SB 1258 in July of 2008, stakeholders have convened several times in Sacramento to come up with a more user-friendly revision that eliminates the code's difficult and expensive permit requirements. Because of the governor's February 27, 2009 drought emergency declaration urging urban water users to cut consumption by 20 percent, the revised code was fast-tracked into effect — approved by the California Building Standards Commission on July 30 and implemented shortly thereafter, two years ahead of schedule.
Graywater is wastewater from bathtubs, showers, bathroom sinks, and washing machines that has not been contaminated by toilet water, bodily waste, or harmful chemicals. The average American uses about 100 gallons of potable (drinking quality) water each day — accounting for the highest residential water consumption in the world. By reusing graywater, a person can reduce the amount of potable water he or she uses by 50 to 80 percent.
There are no documented cases of anybody getting sick from graywater, but California's graywater law has made it nearly impossible for ordinary people to reuse graywater without breaking the law. Reasons for the code's strict requirements include health departments and building officials' concerns over direct exposure to graywater and the possibility of graywater surfacing and running off into neighboring yards and streams. However, research has shown that graywater, if applied properly, is a time-tested and safe method of irrigating gardens and lawns, which account for 80 percent of residential water use.
The result of the state's cumbersome graywater code has been telling: in California, there are an estimated 8,000 un-permitted systems for every permitted system. Graywater experts say there are 200 permitted systems in the state. Laura Allen, co-founder of the Greywater Guerrillas — a graywater advocacy group specializing in do-it-yourself systems — and co-editor and author of Dam Nation: Dispatches from the Water Underground, has played a major role in the proliferation of illegal systems, which amount to well over a million in the state. After graduating as an environmental science major at UC Berkeley 10 years ago, the fact that she didn't know where her water came from or where it went began to drive her crazy, so she enrolled in a basic plumbing class. She detached the sink drains and flushed the toilet with sink water and began draining her shower water into her backyard garden. Later, she built composting toilets to further extricate herself from the water grid.
Today, the Guerrillas teach sliding-scale workshops in which people actually get to install simple, low-tech graywater systems in someone's home. The total cost of all the supplies needed adds up to no more than $150. The old code required that all systems be high-tech — replete with filters, pumps, and tanks — and buried at least nine inches underground. As a result, a legal system can range in cost from about $2,500 to $4,500. With the costs of permits, inspections, geotechnical studies of groundwater levels, soil percolation tests, and professional plans, the total cost can add up to $20,000.
The new code will allow homeowners to install single fixture systems (which collect graywater from one plumbing fixture) as well as clothes washer systems without obtaining permits, as long as they follow 12 simple requirements, such as the prohibition of ponding or run-off and the disposal of home waste products. In general, graywater users should use all natural products that do not contain boron or salts and install a two-way valve than can divert water to the sewer if needed.
Allen, who has been participating in the stakeholder's meetings in Sacramento, believes the new code will allow cities, water districts, and organizations to promote and provide workshops on simple, low-tech systems. People won't feel like they have to hide it, she said. And professionals, who have long been burdened by the requirements for legal systems and often denied permits, will be able to install such systems.
Before 1992, there was no mention of graywater in California's plumbing code. All wastewater from homes was to be disposed of by sewer or septic tank. But during droughts in the 1970s and 80s, Santa Barbara residents began finding makeshift ways to reuse their graywater as a way to save water — filling up buckets with shower water, reusing dishwater. In 1987, the city became the first in the nation to legalize and create graywater standards. Several other cities and counties in California followed suit, but there lacked a statewide set of regulations. And despite local attempts to introduce graywater reuse, regulations were so inaccessible that according to Art Ludwig — graywater historian, inventor, and author of Create an Oasis with Graywater — in Santa Barbara, only 10 systems have been granted permits in the past 20 years.
In 1992, AB 3518 (Sher) directed the Department of Water Resources to write a statewide irrigation code as part of the California Plumbing Code. As the result of AB 313 (McDonald), the code was revised in 1997 to include multifamily, commercial, and institutional buildings in the reuse of graywater. But since the beginning, health officials were focused on the public health risks of graywater reuse, and local governments were afraid of liability.
"I originally wanted the code to be rational enough for normal people to be able to obtain a permit," said ReWater Systems designer Steve Bilson, who sponsored both assembly bills. "There's always been this bias that graywater is dangerous. The science just does not prove that."
Bilson lives in San Diego, which he says is one of the least water conservative cities on the planet. For three and a half years, he has been trying to obtain a permit for a residential graywater system, and has spent hundreds of thousands of dollars in the process.
Applicants in the Bay Area have not necessarily had it any easier. "I would still consider it to be very difficult to obtain a permit in Northern California," said John Russell, landscape architect and founder of WaterSprout, which specializes in graywater and rainwater catchment systems installation. "Up until very recently San Francisco was not permitting systems period. Berkeley, Oakland, Palo Alto, and Marin have been somewhat receptive. All of Contra Costa County has been very anti-graywater." Despite the difficulty in graywater permitting and the recent struggles of the landscaping industry, WaterSprout has been so successful in the past year and a half that Russell installs almost exclusively graywater and rainwater catchment systems. Russell recently began his first commercial installation job installing a rainwater catchment system on Alcatraz Island to water its historic gardens without barging potable water over from San Francisco.
When Arizona became the first state to create what Art Ludwig calls a "graywater revolution" in 2001 — granting general permits to all residential graywater systems that do not exceed 400 gallons per day as long as they follow 13 simple rules — graywater reuse became a more acceptable conservation measure. The Arizona model — followed by New Mexico, Texas, Montana, and Nevada — sparked a movement among environmentalists to rethink California's graywater code, and provided a successful example for the state to consider.
"Before it was legal, 13 percent — about 35,000 households — of single family homeowners in southern Arizona were already using graywater. We know that percentage has grown," said Val Little, executive director of Water Conservation Alliance of Southern Arizona (Water CASA), a consortium of water providers and users that initiated research into graywater reuse 11 years ago. The overwhelming number of illegal systems pressured water providers to revise the code.
In 2004, Water CASA worked with legislators to implement a tax credit program as an incentive for homeowners to install graywater systems. "Last year, Tucson implemented a requirement that all new single family households built after July of 2010 be plumbed to capture graywater. Other towns are doing the same thing," said Little. "Within the next year or two, I think there will be a national policy for graywater."
In early 2008, Carrie Cornwell, chief consultant for the state Senate's Transportation and Housing Committee at Senator Lowenthal's office, pushed for the revision of California's graywater code. "The Department of Water Resources said they didn't have the resources or the money. That would have killed the bill," said Cornwell. "My feeling is that they care about really big supply issues when it comes to water, and graywater is not a really big supply issue." The Department of Housing and Community Development, which has been developing green building standards, agreed to take over the graywater code for residential landscape irrigation from the Department of Water Resources.
"The big difference is that the old code was written as a disposal code," said Bilson. "We needed an irrigation code." The first graywater code was written with the preservation of septic tanks in mind as well as the diversion of water from the sewage system, focusing on disposal rather than reuse through landscape irrigation. According to John Russell, the old code was adopted directly from the septic code, which requires water to settle into a gravel trench 17 inches underground. "For septic systems, you want to get rid of the water and make sure it doesn't surface at all, but with graywater, we actually want it to stick around," said Russell. The subsurface drip irrigation system — considered the best option for irrigation under the old code — requires a depth of nine inches, as well as filters, tanks, and pumps to prevent clogging. But most of the microbial ecosystems that filter graywater are in the top six to eight inches of soil.
The revision to the code makes graywater installation a lot easier and cheaper by permitting water tubing to be placed only two inches under mulch, rock, or soil. "Mulch is much more garden-friendly material because it breaks down into compost and it provides nutrients over time, whereas gravel just sits there and provides no nutrients to the landscape," said Russell.
"At EBMUD, 65 percent of water is used for residential use," said Dick Bennett, water conservation specialist at the East Bay Municipal Utility District — the water provider that serves 1.3 million people in 22 cities in the counties of Alameda and Contra Costa. "We've offered incentives for graywater reuse, but we've only had 10 systems over the last 15 years — it's way too expensive," said Bennett. "Under the new regulations, we can offer incentives to non-permitted systems."
But the new code clearly states that jurisdictions "may, after a public hearing and enactment of an ordinance or resolution, further restrict or prohibit the use of graywater systems." Even San Francisco — now taking the lead on water recycling, stormwater management, and rainwater catchment — could be taking up a stricter interpretation of the state graywater code. Michael Mitchell, senior plumbing inspector with the San Francisco Plumbing Inspection Division, says the city is discussing amendments to the new code that will require permits for all systems, even single-fixture systems and washing machine systems. The main concerns lie with alteration of piping and potential open sewer lines.
Since the graywater code revisions began, Laura Allen, along with other individuals and groups, formed the Greywater Alliance. One of its goals is to pass city ordinances that will direct the plumbing department to interpret graywater regulations in a graywater friendly manner and create a streamlined permitting process in Oakland and Berkeley.
"Right now, I try to get a graywater system permitted in Oakland and I ended up going to the building department and the first four responses of five people were 'what's graywater?'" said Nik Bertulis, a member of the DIG Cooperative, a worker-owned ecological design company that installed the first permitted graywater systems in San Francisco and Berkeley, including the Eco House. "There's bureaucratic ignorance and we need literacy about environmental issues for us to be able to move forward as a society."
While graywater legislation for residential landscape use is moving forward, Elizabeth Dougherty, organizer of the Northern California chapter of the American Rainwater Catchment Systems Association, says our conservation and reuse potential will not be complete until we achieve greater commercial and institutional graywater reuse and develop statewide standards for residential indoor use of graywater, which is currently left up to local jurisdictions. For now, places that lack backyards, like the majority of San Francisco, might be out of luck when it comes to graywater reuse. The city's main focus is not irrigation, according to Rosey Jencks, urban watershed management program planner at the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission, but it might be too early to interpret indoor graywater reuse. First, it needs to come from the state, she said. "But we're definitely going to be really interested in following that."
"What's happening is paradigm shift. People are going to become increasingly aware that there are multiple sources of water. We use our water once and throw it away. We could afford to throw away this water but we can't anymore," said Bilson. He points out that in the 1990s, when cities began to put out compost bins, everybody became a little more organic. He hopes to see cities take similar initiative with graywater incentive programs.
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My Favorite Tools from Harbor Freight
There is a place my friends, a place that artisan jewelers speak about with excited whispers. A place of amazement and temptation. Where do I speak of? Harbor Freight! Yes, this national hardware chain is a store that every wirewrapped needs to visit at least once...but I can promise you, once you step through those doors, you'll be back! Over the years, I've spoken with many artisan jewelers about their favorite tools to purchase at Harbor Freight. This is a consensus of what those "must have" tools are. Many of these are in my own toolbox.
Foam gripped pilers: In chainmaile you need at least two flat nose pilers. These are the ones that I use for chainmaile to this day. You can get the pilers for only $2 each. You'll need to sand them a bit to smooth them out, but they are comfortable and fit well in small hands. Yes, they also carry chain nose and round nose pilers too. They are great pilers for beginners while you save up for the lindstroms.
Digital Calipers: I got mine for $14. In a jewelry supply catalog they usually go for $30+. HF has them in two sizes. I got the small one. Digital Calipers are used to measure AR in rings, but it is a good general purpose tool to have in your tool kit.
Hammers: Of all shapes and sizes. Get yourself an assortment at low cost. Ball peens, rawhide or plastic mallets and regular all purpose hammers.
Copper Washers: They have a box of these pure copper washers for $10. They are useful in all sorts of projects. If you want to try stamping or are getting into texturing metal sheet, these are great.
Chicago Tumbler: Rock Tumbers are a must need item for most wireworkers. You can get a basic single barrel one at HF for around $20. Wait for a sale day and go for it. I've had mine for three years and it keeps on chugging away like a little workhorse.
Transfer Punch Set: For $10 you get an assortment of calibrated mandrels to wrap rings around. It only comes in imperial measurements.
Letter Stamps: These basic letter stamps are a good starter kit for stamping words onto metal. They are around $10.
Dapping/Doming Set: This is a little more expensive at $39, but wait for a sale and see if you can get it for less. No, the quality of this set is not top of the line, but if you only do a moderate amount of doming it should get the job done.
Wire Twisters: There is a grip tool that is designed to twist wire. You can get it cheap here.
Rolling Mill: People are going back and forth about this one. Some say the quality is not there and get the more expensive ones, others say that since they only use the rolling mill occasionally that this $350 one is more than enough for them. I don't feel a rolling mill is a "must have" unless you are big on texturing metal, but HF is a place to consider purchasing one as a starter tool. I'm including it in the list for completeness.
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In college and often in high school, we gain our first tastes of beer. These tastes usually involve room-temperature Bud Lite, red cups and ping-pong balls. As we mature to more refined brews to sip, we must also change the way we drank. No more table tennis balls covered in dust, no more binge drinking, and most importantly, no more Solo cups.
According to beeradvocate.com, there are about 10 different types of beer glassware: flute, chalice, pint, mug, weisen, tulip, stange, oversized wine, snifter, and pilsner.
The most common glass to be found is the pint glass, also known as a Nonic, Becker, or Tumbler. The American Tumbler holds 16 ounces and the Nonic holds 20 ounces. The Becker is the German equivalent of the pint and tapers at the top.


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Genre: Drama,
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Kate and Luke work together at a craft brewery. They have one of those friendships that feels like it could be something more. But Kate is with Chris, and Luke is with Jill. And Jill wants to know if Luke is ready to talk about marriage. The answer to that question becomes crystal clear when Luke and Kate unexpectedly find themselves alone for a weekend.
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|TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — The head of the Florida Democratic Party is contending that Republican Gov. Rick Scott's campaign broke the state's campaign finance laws by shifting money between accounts.
Election law complaints can be routine during an election year, but this one could be significant: If confirmed, it could result in a fine of as much as $82 million.
Allison Tant, who is the chairwoman of the state party, filed the complaint with the Florida Elections Commission late last week, naming both Scott and his political committee Let's Get to Work.
The complaint maintains that the campaign broke the law when the Scott campaign transferred nearly $27.4 million from one type of campaign account to another earlier this month.
"They have violated the law and the governor is supposed to uphold the law," Tant told The Associated Press.
John French, the chairman of Let's Get to Work, said last week the movement of the money was legal.
Scott first set up Let's Get to Work back in 2010 as a way to help out his
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BOULDER - Each summer offers new hope and opportunities for both NBA franchises and players. Such is the case for three former University of Colorado athletes – Carlon Brown, Spencer Dinwiddie and Andre Roberson.
The former Buffs have been added to teams playing in 2014 NBA summer league competition taking place in Orlando and Las Vegas. Brown, Dinwiddie, and Roberson were each members of CU's 2012 Pac-12 Championship team and experienced more than a fair share of success during their respective CU careers. Now each is looking to continue that success at the next level.
Of the three, Roberson has the most NBA experience as a member of the Oklahoma City Thunder last season after being drafted with the No. 26 pick in the 2013 NBA Draft.
Roberson has already started two games for the Thunder in the Orlando league, averaging 29 minutes per game with 8.5 points, 9.0 rebounds, and 1.5 assists per game. Roberson has also recorded a +10.50 PIE (Player Impact Estimate) rating in his two games played.
According to NBA.com, PIE shows what percentage of game events the player was a part of; a player that achieves more than a 10 percent PIE rating is thought to be better than the average player.
Roberson highlighted his summer league play thus far with a ferocious two-handed slam in a game against the Philadelphia 76ers. Watch it here: http://www.nba.com/video/games/thunder/2014/07/06/1421400007-phi-okc-play3.nba/index.html
In his rookie campaign, Roberson played in 40 games, making 16 starts. He averaged 10 minutes a game with a .485 shooting percentage and a career high of eight points and seven rebounds.
Oklahoma City concludes its summer league play on Wednesday, July 9 vs. Indiana (1 p.m. MDT, NBATV).
Dinwiddie is on the roster of the Detroit Pistons summer league team, but is sidelined while still rehabbing his injured knee. The Pistons drafted the 6-6 point guard with the 38th overall pick in the 2014 NBA Draft. Dinwiddie passed up his senior season despite missing the final 18 games of his CU career because of the ACL injury suffered in mid-January.
Nonetheless, being a part of the Pistons summer roster provides Dinwiddie the opportunity to learn a new system and pace of the NBA while bonding and developing chemistry with teammates.
As for Brown, who was not drafted but has played both internationally (Hapoel Tel Aviv in Israel) and in the NBA D-League (Santa Cruz Warriors and Idaho Stampede), news just came that the Denver Nuggets added the 6-5 guard to their summer league roster.
Last season playing for Hapoel Tel Aviv, Brown averaged 19.6 points per game and will now look to demonstrate his scoring ability and overall athleticism against current NBA players.
Brown was named the most outstanding player of the 2012 Pac-12 Tournament when he led the Buffs to their first conference tournament title in program history.
The Nuggets will play in the Las Vegas summer league which begins July 11 at the Thomas & Mack Center and COX Pavilion on the University of Nevada Las Vegas campus.
Denver tips off its summer league action on Saturday, July 12 against the Toronto Raptors (4 p.m. MDT, NBATV). The Nuggets will then play Chicago on July 13 (6 p.m. MDT, NBATV), and conclude vs. Utah on July 15 (6:30 p.m. MDT, NBATV).


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Selection Camps for 2013 IIHF World Junior Championship teams are underway around the world and 42 OHL players are hoping for the opportunity to represent their country.
Final rosters for the tournament must be submitted no later than December 25.
The tournament begins December 26 in Ufa, Russia.
Here are the players who have been named to Preliminary Rosters:
Team Canada (18):
Jordan Binnington (Owen Sound Attack)
Anthony Camara (Barrie Colts)
Daniel Catenacci (Owen Sound Attack)
Frank Corrado (Sudbury Wolves)
Tyler Graovac (Ottawa 67's)
Dougie Hamilton (Niagara IceDogs)
Scott Harrington (London Knights)
Boone Jenner (Oshawa Generals)
Sean Monahan (Ottawa 67's)
Ryan Murphy (Kitchener Rangers)
Jake Paterson (Saginaw Spirit)
Adam Pelech (Erie Otters)
Brett Ritchie (Niagara IceDogs)
Mark Scheifele (Barrie Colts)
Ryan Strome (Niagara IceDogs)
Ryan Sproul (Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds)
Malcolm Subban (Belleville Bulls)
Tom Wilson (Plymouth Whalers)
Team Canada Selection Camp takes place December 10-13 in Calgary, Alberta.
Team Czech Republic (2):
Matej Machovsky (Brampton Battalion)
Radek Faksa (Kitchener Rangers)
Team Czech Republic Camp takes place in Rokycany, Czech Republic, with the final roster expected to be announced December 23.
Team Finland (3):
Olli Maatta (London Knights)
Mikko Vainonen (Kingston Frontenacs)
Henri Ikonen (Kingston Frontenacs)
Team Finland Camp takes place December 10-14 in Vierumäki, Finland.
Team Germany (4):
Dominik Kahun (Sudbury Wolves)
Tobias Rieder (Kitchener Rangers)
Sebastian Uvira (Oshawa Generals)
Nikolas Latta (Sarnia Sting)
Team Germany Camp takes place December 15-19 in Fussen, Germany.
Team Russia (2):
Nikita Zadorov (London Knights)
Daniil Zharkov (Belleville Bulls)
Team Russia Camp takes place December 7-20 in Novogorsk, Russia.
Team Slovakia (1):
Peter Ceresnak (Peterborough Petes)
Team Slovakia Camp opens December 10 at the Bratislava Ice Stadium.
Team Sweden (2):
Oscar Dansk (Erie Otters)
Rickard Rakell (Plymouth Whalers)
Team Sweden Camp takes place in Norrtälje, Sweden, beginning December 15.
Team Switzerland (1):
Tanner Richard (Guelph Storm)
Team Switzerland Camp takes place in Lenzerheide and Wetzikon.
Team USA (9):
Tyler Biggs (Oshawa Generals)
Alex Galchenyuk (Sarnia Sting)
John Gibson (Kitchener Rangers)
Ryan Hartman (Plymouth Whalers)
Connor Murphy (Sarnia Sting)
Stefan Noesen (Plymouth Whalers)
Patrick Sieloff (Windsor Spitfires)
Garret Sparks (Guelph Storm)
Vince Trocheck (Saginaw Spirit)
Team USA Selection Camp takes place December 16-18 in Greenburgh, New York.


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Athena is the goddess of war and Wisdom, and the deuteragonist of the God of War series, mostly appearing as an ally of Kratos.
She is seen as a neutral character in God of War II, and her place as deuteragonist was taken by Orkos in God of War: Ascension and by Gaia in God of War II. In the middle stages of God of War III, after Gaia betrays Kratos, Athena takes back her place as the deuteragonist, helping Kratos in the ways she can.
Greek MythologyEdit
Athena (also pronounced Athene), also referred to as Pallas Athena (Παλλάς Αθηνά; pronounced /ˈpæləs/), is the goddess of civilization, wisdom, war, strategy, craft, justice, and skill in Greek mythology. Minerva, Athena's Roman incarnation, embodies similar attributes. Athena is also a shrewd companion of heroes and the goddess of heroic endeavor. She is the virgin patron of Athens. The Athenians built the Parthenon on the Acropolis of her namesake city, Athens, in her honor (Athena Parthenos).
In the God of War SeriesEdit
Hunting the Marked WarriorEdit
Zeus, driven by fear after hearing an oracle's prophecy that the Olympian rule would end at the hands of a "Marked Warrior", sent Ares and Athena to capture the one believed to be the "marked one": a Spartan boy named Deimos. His older brother, Kratos, tried to stop the two, but was easily swatted aside by the God of War. Before he could strike Kratos, Athena stopped Ares, telling him they already have what they came for. Before she left, she gave one last look to the young Kratos and asked for forgiveness. This would set in motion the prophecy, as they unknowingly picked the wrong Spartan youth; it would be Kratos who would destroy everything Olympus stood for.
Siege of AthensEdit
Out of utter hatred and jealousy towards Athena, Ares summoned monsters from the Underworld and attacked the city of Athens to prove his superiority over her to Zeus. Since Zeus had forbidden the gods from battling each other directly, Ares himself led the attack on Athens, thinking that nothing short of a fellow Olympian could hope to stop him. Athena and the other gods sought to empower Kratos to save Athens and put an end to Ares' rampage once and for all. She guides him throughout the game to Pandora's Box.
After the death of Ares, she reveals that Kratos is forgiven of his sins, but the gods never agreed to relieve him of his nightmares; no mortal or god could ever forget the terrible things he had done. With all hope lost, Kratos felt abandoned and flung himself from the Suicide Bluffs overlooking the Aegean Sea, believing death was his only escape from his madness. However, Athena saved Kratos from falling to his death. The gods had not abandoned Kratos at all. Athena gave Kratos the throne of Ares and the title of God of War. She also granted him the Blades of Athena to replace the Blades of Chaos given to him (and taken away) by Ares.
The new God of WarEdit
As Kratos made his way to the Ambrosia once again, Athena tried to warn him about the many dangers on the path to the Ambrosia. Kratos simply shrugged off her warnings however, and moved on. Kratos later encountered her again, and was told by the Goddess that it is now the dead he must fear. Further on, Kratos found the dead Spartan Soldiers who he had abandoned many years ago. They returned from the dead, ready to fight Kratos and kill him in anger and vengeance. But Kratos defeated them.
After the events of God of War, Kratos set out on a journey to find his mother, an act which Athena tried to prevent. After the two debated on whether or not Kratos should abandon this quest, soldiers of Triton attacked the ship. After Kratos defeated Callisto in battle, he proclaimed to Athena that the Gods lied to him about his brother. After gaining no response to his proclamations, Athena finally answered, trying to warn Kratos and attempting to dissuade him. Enraged, Kratos destroyed the statue which Athena used to communicate with him. After the death of both Deimos and Thanatos, Athena came out of a portal, and attempted to empower Kratos to full Godhood. Kratos refused however, and swore the Gods would pay for the pain they had caused. After Kratos left for Olympus, Athena begged for his forgiveness, even going so far as to silently acknowledge him as her brother.
Zeus' BetrayalEdit
|Enough, Kratos! With every city you destroy, the wrath of Olympus grows, soon I will no longer be able to protect you.
Unfortunately, Kratos was a far more ruthless God of War than Ares ever was. Shunned by his fellow gods, and angry towards them for not ridding him of his nightmares (and the suffering his mother and brother went through), he turned to his Spartan army. Together, they began conquering all of Greece. Athena warned Kratos that if he did not stop his path of destruction, the wrath of Olympus would grow ever stronger and she would not be able to protect him. Kratos, disbelieving Athena, turned his back on her and went to the island of Rhodes where his Spartan army lay siege.
Athena was left with no other choice but to help rid Olympus of Kratos.
As a colossal god, Kratos tore apart the city of Rhodes until an eagle flew over him, draining much of his godly power and shrinking him down to mortal size. Kratos believed it was Athena's act of defiance against Kratos, until it was actually revealed to be the King of the Gods himself – Zeus.
During Kratos' journey through the Island of Creation, he came upon the Garden of the Gods, where a golden statue of Athena warned him not to listen to Gaia or the Titans (this warning would later prove to be a justified during the events of God of War III). She explained to Kratos that there were more important things besides seeking revenge and that Zeus did what he had to in order to protect Olympus. The King of the Gods did in fact fear Kratos. However, Kratos ignored the warning and destroyed the statue, continuing on his quest to the Sisters of Fate.
The warnings of Athena did not move Kratos, and he continued his path of vengeance until he faced Zeus once again. Taking the Blade of Olympus, Kratos stabbed Zeus with it repeatedly until Athena intervened. Angered by her interference, Kratos pushed her aside and struck at the fleeing Zeus. Athena threw herself in front of Zeus before he could be stabbed, and fell by Kratos' hand. Saddened by what he had done, Kratos asked Athena why she would sacrifice herself. Athena replied that Zeus must live so that Olympus could prevail. She also revealed that Kratos was the child of Zeus, compelled to destroy his father just as Zeus had done to Cronos. Athena's revelation had confirmed that Kratos was her brother and he was a demi-god. Sickened by this very fact and more vengeful than ever, Kratos claimed he had no father, leaving Athena to die in a spectacular burst of green light. Kratos proclaimed "If all on Olympus will deny me my vengeance, then all on Olympus will die. I have lived in the shadow of the gods for long enough! THE TIME OF THE GODS HAS COME TO AN END!"
Beyond DeathEdit
|I see truths where I did not before...
After falling from Gaia's back during the attack on Mount Olympus, Kratos wound up in the River Styx that lead him into the Underworld. There, Athena, now in a ghost-like state, appeared to Kratos, giving him the Blades of Exile and telling him that in order for him to defeat Zeus, he had to venture back up the mountain and extinguish The Flame of Olympus, which he would find on the other side of Hera's Garden. Athena also informed Kratos about Pandora's Box once he reached the Flame. When a skeptical Kratos inquired as to her sudden change in heart, Athena explained her death had brought about a change in her, an ascension to a level beyond that of the Gods, and how she understood more in this form than she did in the past. She stated Zeus' death was necessary if humanity were ever to be freed, and would aid Kratos throughout his quest.She did not die
After Kratos succeeded in killing Zeus, Athena stated it was time mankind heard her message and insisted that Kratos gave the powers of the Box back to her. Kratos however, sneered at her sentiments, citing the chaos ravaging the world and the fact that Pandora's Box was empty. Confused at first, Athena then realized that when Kratos opened the box to defeat Ares, it unleashed all the evils Zeus captured and infected the gods. Instead of drawing on the evil powers within the box as she had once thought, Kratos had in fact acquired the power of Hope, the power that Athena herself had sealed in the box, should it ever be opened again. During all this time however, Kratos had this power buried underneath all his anger, sorrow, and guilt, thus shielding it from everyone, including himself.
Athena insisted again upon Kratos returning the power of Hope to her, to have her restore the world and rule it as the new Queen of Olympus. Kratos instead decided to impale himself with the Blade of Olympus, thereby releasing Hope to mankind. A horrified Athena exclaimed mankind would not know what to do with such power, before expressing her disappointment in Kratos. Then, after having removed the blade from his chest, she vanished, leaving Kratos in a puddle of blood. It is widely assumed that Athena was infected with the evil of Greed, although it was not noticeable until after her death. Like her brother her current fate is unknown and it is difficult to learn whether to tell if either of them will return in any future game installments.
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Of all the Gods on Mount Olympus in the God of War series, Athena is arguably the least selfish and is in fact, very noble. As displayed not only by her deep love for her people and her horror of Ares' siege on Athens, but her deep concern and love for the rest of humanity - as in God of War III she states that she intends to "liberate" mankind with the power of hope. She also is seen as loving her family - particularly her father Zeus deeply, even sacrificing her own life to save him, although it's possible that she only did so to save the world, as the death of Zeus would mean the death of Olympus, and thus the destruction of the entire world.
She even cares greatly for Kratos, elevating him as a god, shielding him from Olympus' wrath, and guiding him on his quest, remaining his closest ally in all of the games. This is possibly due to her knowledge that Kratos is her brother.
But in God of War III, her motives have somewhat changed. For some reason, she now desires the death of Zeus and motivates Kratos's quest for vengeance. It is possible she was affected by the evil Greed when Kratos opened Pandora's Box, changing her motives for personal gain. However, she did not show any of that evil in God Of War II while she was alive. She also claims to have a message for humanity.
It is unknown what she ultimately had in mind, but it seems that she wished the destruction of the Olympians so she can rebuild the world and rule mankind as the sole all-powerful god. Furthermore, according to Erin Torpey, Athena's voice actress for God of War III, she considers Athena as "trying to do some good to the world, but ultimately wants to take it over," further lending to the possibility that she is not as benevolent as she presents herself to be.
Power and AbilitiesEdit
As a goddess, Athena was able to appear in many forms and was invincible. Like all other gods, she was Immortal and very powerful, only able to be killed by the power of the Blade of Olympus and Pandora's Box. She gave Kratos the Rage of the Gods in God of War to use to destroy his enemies. She bears two swords on her hips, which was used to stop Kratos from killing Zeus with the Blade of Olympus. She also had the power to communicate through various statue depictions of herself, usually doing so to guide Kratos. Like Ares, Athena could also forge powerful weapons of war, imbued with her own magic, and Athena remained able to do so in astral form. For example the Blades of Exile could ignite with flames, implying Athena's power over fire. The Blades of Athena could summon a destructive tornado, known as Divine Reckoning. Though she was never seen using any magic in combat, It can be inferred that her abilities were similar to Ares, as they were both Gods of warfare. It is not known if she is superior to Ares, although in the myths she bested him in a fight.
Relationships Edit
Athena was very devoted to protecting Olympus and her father, Zeus. She was favored by Zeus among the rest of his children, igniting the jealousy of her brother, Ares. Athena even went as far to protect Zeus from being killed by Kratos, though whether she did this to protect the world or out of genuine love for her father is unknown. Athena died by taking the strike meant for Zeus and the King of the Gods took this opprotunity to flee while showing no emotion for his beloved daughter despite favoring her but it could be that he had already been corrupted by the evils of Pandora's Box by this point, and his fear of Kratos may have overshadowed any grief for his daughter, however he did show some remorse for her death later on in the series.
After her death, something changed Athena. She claimed to see things where she didn't see before and believes that Mankind will suffer as long as Zeus lived. During the duration of the game, she does everything to help Kratos in order to succeed to kill Zeus. Athena never revealed herself to her father, possibly so he would not attempt to stop her or inform Kratos of her questionable intentions.
Athena always was the most caring God to Kratos. This stems from their first meeting during the Raid on Sparta. As Olympian forces (Centaur Generals), cleared the way for Athena and Ares, they grabbed Deimos. Kratos tried to revolt, but was beaten down by Ares. It was Athena who stopped Ares that day from killing Kratos. She saved the life of her brother and showed regret for what she and Ares had to do. In his 10 years of servitude to the gods, it was mostly she who told him which task was asked of him. Kratos was shown to care about her to a degree, since he was saddened by the fact that he killed her when he tried to kill Zeus. In direct contrast to Zeus who showed no emotion over her death, despite favoring Athena and fled afterwards. Kratos on the the other hand was shown to be grieving over the lost of his dying ally (later revealed to his sister) and asked her the reason for her sacrifice to which she revealed that it was to protect the world. But despite Athena's pleas for Kratos to stop his ambiton for revenge, he ignored her words and went on to state how he would destroy all of the gods who stand in his way and watched calmly as Athena died. Later on in God of War III when confronted by the specter of Athena, Kratos defended his actions stating his blade was meant for Zeus. He was doubtful about her desire to help him but later agrees to let her lead him to the flame. She tried win back his trust and she did at a certain point. In his psyche, Kratos came face to face with his past sins, one of which was forgiving himself for killing Athena showing that he was deeply tormented for killing one of the few people (besides his family) that stood by his side no matter what. But after revealing her true intentions, he felt betrayed once more, leading to an argument. He eventually repaid her by thwarting her plans by comitting suicide and releasing the power she craved the most. She was outraged and proclaimed to the dying Kratos "You disappoint me Spartan." She then pulled out the Blade of Olympus and soon left the area despite the fact that her brother was slowly "dying" and showed no concern for him as she disappeared. Kratos grinned before dying.
The relationship with her brother is quite complex. For a while, they seemed to be able to work together as both of them were deployed by Zeus to retrieve Deimos. But even when on a mission for Olympus, they argued. It was Athena that stopped Ares from killing their half-brother during the raid. With Zeus favoring Athena, Ares felt betrayed and as he estranged from Olympus, he grew jealous of Athena. Ares started his plans to overthrow Olympus, something he abandoned for a while after the death of the Furies. His jealousy led to him eventually to siege her city, Athens. It has to be noted that before his attack on her city, she had no intentions of having him killed. But afterwards, she never regretted his death as she considered him a threat to both Athens and Olympus.
The Other OlympiansEdit
In the first installments, Athena was quite protective of her fellow gods and spoke about them with great respect. She asked Kratos to stop angering them by pillaging their cities with his Spartan Army. But it was she who told Kratos, in her dying words, that every Olympian would be willing to put their life down in order to protect Zeus and if he proceed, they would try to kill him. Due to her words, she actually signed the death warrant of their fellow gods. In God of War III, she instead helped Kratos as he took out god after god and taught him how to use their weapons. In the end, it is implied she wanted them gone, so she could become the monotheistic ruler of the world.
- In God of War and God of War II, Athena is voiced by Carole Ruggier, who also voiced Athena in the video game Age of Mythology.
- In Chains of Olympus, Ghost of Sparta and God of War III, she is voiced by Erin Torpey.
- In God of War II, one of the Bonus Costumes has the player look like Athena, although the voice is still that of Kratos.
- She is the only Goddess that plays a major role in all of the games.
- With her death, both the original God and Goddess of war have died.
- Athena's weapon of choice are 2 swords though in mythology she used a spear and shield.
- The result of Athena's death was the loss of wisdom for all people. However, as she was associated with wisdom, but not the source of it, it is considered an abstract concept; it did not imply mortals suddenly becoming unwise or foolish because of her demise.
- Athena's sacrifice for Zeus has an ironic twist in Greek Mythology. When Athena's mother (the Titaness Metis) was pregnant, Zeus attempted to kill them both out of fear that the child would be the prophesized son to overthrow him. Later Zeus would attempt to kill Athena again by swallowing her but she would irritate him from within so badly that he calls for Hephaestus to crack open his skull and release Athena.
- Athena's death in God of War II is very reminiscent of Lysandra and Calliope's, since Kratos killed both his family, and Athena, by accident.
- Athena appears in PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale as a minion, she is unlocked by levelling up Kratos to rank 8.
- In Homer's Iliad, she is also called Athenaia, and is also called "Spoilgatherer".
- The color that seems to represent Athena most is green.
- In Kratos' psyche, Athena re-appears as she's stabbed by Kratos. As he returned to her, she explains that fear drove Zeus to kill his own father, Cronos. But this is a mistake as Cronos didn't die by the hands of Zeus but Kratos'; Zeus only wanted to punish Cronos as he did by sending Cronos to wander the Desert of Lost Souls.
- God of War: Betrayal, God of War II and God of War: Ascension are the only games not to feature Athena as the deuteragonist and she doesn't even appear in Betrayal or Ascension. In God of War Ascension, Orkos takes her place, in God of War II, Gaia replaces her, and in God of War: Betrayal there is no deuteragonist.
- Concept arts were made for Athena to appear in God of War: Ascension though she was cut from the game.


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The decree for an improved version of the R-36M with a new ten warhead MIRV bus, better guidance system, increased throw-weight, and increased range was issued on 16 August 1976. The draft project was completed in December 1976. A revised decree of 16 August 1977 may have included engine fixes urgently required for the deployed base of R-36M's. Flight trials began on 31 October 1977 and those with the new 15F183 warhead were completed in November 1979. On 18 September 1979 the first missiles were installed in replacement of R-36M's at Dombarovskiy, Uzhur, and Zhangiz-Tobe. On 17 December 1980 the first variant with the 15F183 bus was put into service. By 1983 all earlier R-36 and R-36M's had been replaced, and the R-36MUTTKh reached its peak deployment of 308 missiles. It seems a single-warhead version was never deployed. The R-36M was to have been replaced by a new missile in the 1990's, but the break-up of the Soviet Union resulted in severe financial constraints. Therefore, although the original rated storage life was ten years, evaluation of in-service rockets resulted in continual extension, to as much as 23 years. A test firing of an R-36MU that was 19 years 6 months old was made on 17 April 1997. On 21 April 1999 an R-36MU that had been stored for 20 years 9 months was successfully fired as a Dnepr space booster.
The 15F183 bus was 2.9 m in diameter and 8.1 m long and powered by a four-chamber liquid propellant engine.
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Nov. 8, 2013
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NEW ORLEANS - The Tulane football team returns to the road for the second straight week to close out a two-game road swing against Conference USA newcomer UTSA on Saturday, Nov. 9 at the Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas. Kickoff is slated for 1 p.m. CST and the game will be broadcast live in New Orleans and surrounding areas on WHNO-TV 20.
Saturday's contest will be broadcast live on the flagship radio station or Green Wave football - WMTI 106.1 FM "The Ticket" - and audio streaming will be available on the web at TulaneGreenWave.com to paid members of the All-Access Pass. Live game stats are also available on-line for free via GameTracker.
Despite its setback last week at FAU, which snapped a four-game win streak for Tulane (6-3, 4-1 C-USA), the Green Wave remains in first place in the C-USA West Division and is currently sitting in a three-way tie with Rice and North Texas, while UTSA is in fourth place.
As a team, Tulane enters the contest against the Roadrunners averaging 299.7 yards of total offense per game (120.6 rushing, 179.1 passing) while giving up an average of 376.2 yards on defense (125.7 rushing, 250.6 passing). Senior tailback Orleans Darkwa leads a balanced ground attack with 514 yards and seven touchdowns on 121 carries while junior fullback Rob Kelley is close behind with 368 yards and two scores on 78 totes.
Junior quarterback Nick Montana leads the Green Wave with 1,187 passing yards and 10 touchdowns after completing 109-of-205 tosses in seven starts. Redshirt-freshman Devin Powell, who started for an injured Montana in two games this season, has thrown for 424 yards and four scores on 46-of-81 passing.
Senior wide receiver Ryan Grant leads the aerial attack with 57 catches for 737 yards and seven touchdowns. Junior wideout Justyn Shackleford is next with 30 grabs for 318 yards and five scores, while fellow junior receiver Xavier Rush has 148 yards and a touchdown on 14 receptions.
Defensively, Tulane has 23 sacks among 75 tackles for loss while forcing 26 turnovers courtesy of 16 interceptions and 10 fumble recoveries. Junior strong safety Sam Scofield leads the team with 76 tackles (54 solo) and is second in stops for lost yardage with 8.5, while sophomore cornerback Lorenzo Doss leads the squad and ranks second nationally with six interceptions. Senior nickelback Derrick Strozier leads all players with 10 pass break-ups.
Senior defensive tackle Julius Warmsley paces the unit with 12.5 tackles for loss while sophomore defensive end Royce LaFrance paces the team with 4.0. Sophomore defensive back Jordan Batiste ranks second in the country for forced fumbles with four.
UTSA (4-5, 3-2 C-USA) is coming off a convincing 34-15 victory at defending C-USA Champion Tulsa last week and, coupled with its 52-31 win over UAB two weeks ago, has now won back-to-back games for the first time this season. The Roadrunners are 1-3 overall at home this season, including 1-1 in league play.
Quarterback Eric Soza leads the UTSA passing attack with 1,991 yards and 11 touchdowns through the air this season. Soza has completed 63.3 percent (179-of-283) of his attempts but has been guilty of nine interceptions. He also ranks second in rushing touchdowns with four and has ran 75 times for 299 yards (4.0 avg.).
Running back David Glasco II leads the rushing attack with 494 yards on 94 carries (5.3 avg.) and has five touchdowns. Receiver Kam Jones is tied with Soza for rushing scores with four.
Jones also leads the team in receptions (27) and receiving yards (284), while four different players share the team lead in touchdowns with two each.
Defensively, safety Triston Wade leads the squad with 68 tackles (34 solo) and a pair of interceptions while defensive end Codie Brooks is tops on the team in sacks with 5.0.
Saturday's game marks the first-ever meeting between Tulane and UTSA on the gridiron. TU has already faced four schools for the first time this season and has a mark of 2-2 in those games. The Wave downed Jackson State (34-7) and North Texas (24-21) but fell to South Alabama (41-39) and at FAU (34-17).
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Singer-songwriters Debbie Andrews and Mike Blaxill front this quintet that's equal parts Poco and Posies; great harmony-laced pop with a touch of 1970's California. Infectious songs like "Feel You" and "Running Past Rosetta" should be drop-kicking inferior tripe off radio playlists everywhere. They have everything—singalong hooks, strong harmonies, efficient but great guitar solos. Especially "Rosetta"; it's as if someone found the great lost Buckingham/Nicks track and turned it loose.
Classical/jazz-influenced Debbie Andrews' work on Wurlitzer and Hammond B3 just as often adds a hip and dreamy edge to the material. She sings lead on only one track, but her harmonies with guitar troubadour Blaxill are picture-perfect. Backed by experienced session musicians whose resumes range from Blood Sweat & Tears to Duncan Shiek, these two opposites attract and blend their styles well together. Most of the material, solidly written, straddles the void between melodic countryish pop (Fleetwood Mac and the early Eagles) and modern Americana artists like The Jayhawks. It's well produced, earnest pop that is appealing on many layers.
But Blaxill's vocals (a playful Lyell Lovett crossed with a funky James Taylor?) might be at least as valuable to the mix. When he's singing lead, you're left wondering where you heard that voice before. Then you realize that you haven't—it's just that you can't imagine someone with pipes like that not being better known. Ditto this band, and ditto this record. Gladshot is one of the nicest surprises I've had all year.
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It's a unique thing, as even some psychedelic trippy weird cinema from the 1960's that never got a fair shake at the screens, can now be seen on Blu-Ray for the very first time...and having a Beatle do what is essentially the first ever solo project from the Fab Four doesn't hurt it either. "Wonderwall" is a trippy ode to obsession and love that doesn't always make sense but has a pretty killer soundtrack.
Let your mind wander in the London of the swinging 1960's, as a reclusive professor (Jack MacGowran) becomes infatuated with the beautiful model Penny Lane (Jane Birkin), the girlfriend of a Svengali like photographer (Iain Quarrier). The professor decides to embark on a noble quest to become her champion and rescue her. To do so, enters the magical realm of the "Wonderwall" and returns to his laboratory and completely changed man.
While very obviously a movie that the ingestion of various illegal drugs that I don't recommend is almost required for the movie's enjoyment, there is still some charm in "Wonderwall" as we go daydreaming down the primrose path with this love struck professor.
Director Joe Massot who maybe best known for directing the very popular Led Zeppelin concert doc "The Song Remains The Same" at least has a good sense of space and timing as they trippy experience keeps us rubbing our eyes wondering if this is the 1960's or some sort of drug inspired day dream and it flows well enough, as this thread bare story holds all these fantasies and delusions together. If not for what could only be described and an epic musical score, this would have easily fallen on to the dung heap of forgotten experimental films.
As his first venture into film composing, George Harrison was trepidacious to enter this world until Massot more or less gave him carte blanche to create what he wanted. The results are a fascinating experimentation into the realms of Indian music that Harrison was obsessed with at the time and it only adds to this vibe of lost love and lost innocence that Massot and his cast were trying to capture.
Jack MacGowran was a well established character actor at the time and this as one of his few leading roles was an interesting little experiment into the worlds of "mod" cinema as he played a cranky but obsessive scientist. Iain Quarrier and Jane Birkin truly didn't have a lot to do as this free form cinematic experiment did tend to drift a little more than the standard fair but all in all MacGowran was a decent anchor who did manage the occasional laugh.
The picture quality on this remastered Blu-Ray is fine as I can't imagine the original negative being in superb shape as the restoration team at Pinewood studios did an admirable job but the sound was top notch as Harrison Indian sounds were rich and vibrant throughout. The special features on this Blu-Ray includes a re-edited director's cut featuring music never heard before and the original theatrical cut. There's also "Reflections of Love" a 1966 short film from Joe Massot, a publicity gallery and text, a look at the art in the film, a poem by John Lennon, Music Video, Theatrical Trailer, an outtake and a Collector's Booklet detailing the story of "Wonderwall".
Not a traditionally good movie by any means, but "Wonderwall" is certainly enough of a historical curiosity to recommended it to those who love the time period or George Harrison as its stunning soundscapes carry us through any messy plot points.
3 out of 5 stars.
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ELYRIA — Robin Jones retired Tuesday as director of the county's 911 Call Center, an agency she has led since first being named acting director in 1998.
Jones, 58, started as a part-time dispatcher a little more than 23 years ago, one of the first group of dispatchers to hold that job.
"I'm really proud of this place," Jones said during a send-off party her staff threw for her Tuesday.
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Tracy Slagle, the 911 supervisor whom Lorain County Administrator Jim Cordes has recommended to replace Jones, said she's been with the agency for 19 years and has worked closely with Jones since she started.
"Robin has been very dedicated to this agency," Slagle said. "She has done great things for this agency."
Jones said the call center on North Gateway Boulevard has grown from having one computer monitor to multiple computer stations. She's overseen converting the technology to field wireless 911 calls and taking over dispatching for county Sheriff Phil Stammitti.
In total, 911 has a staff of 20 dispatchers, an administrative assistant and two supervisors, Slagle said, although as the county takes over dispatching services for other area police and fire departments, that staff is likely to grow.
There's also the issue of Next Generation 911, a more advanced system that will allow dispatchers to better triangulate the locations of mobile phone callers.
That new system, coupled with the aging of the current location, likely will require the county to renovate the building or construct an entirely new call center, Cordes said. He said the county's current backup 911 site at the Golden Acres Nursing Home is also showing its age.
Jones said she's going to miss coming to work every day, but is pleased with the idea that the 43-year-old Slagle will likely be taking over.
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Fastdraw - .564 second!
Signed up for the Fastest Gun Alive - World Championship of Fastdraw. That is the first weekend in October. Would like to break into the 4s. So far fastest time is .502. That is only .003 of a second away. Might be an eternity!!
So have about 8 weeks to heal up and get my draw down into 4s. Will see. It is possible but not likely. Goal. Everyone needs goals!
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Read a SI article that the best human reaction time possible is 200 milliseconds. I have tested and the fastest I can do is 219 mls, with my average being about 225 mls. I made the shot videoed above in 564 mls. Looking at the video it appears that there was about 6 inches of rear gun movement and then about 10 inches of forward gun movement for a total gun movement of 16 inches. That would mean that I averaged about 21 mls per inch of gun movement assuming average reaction time. (Speed of bullet is include in this average.)
My new draw is fashioned after Thristy's draw. I have only rear movement of the gun of about 6 inches. I do that regularly in practice and if I can duplicate that in competition, the calculations would be 225 mls reaction time, then 6 times 21 mls for 126 mls or a total of 351 mls. That would be super fast, faster than the fastest gun in the club who shoots consistently 375 mls. I really don't think that is possible BUT I do think with this new draw I might actually slow down and shoot faster. Even if I slow to say 30 mls per inch, if I maintain my movement to 6 inches I would be 225 plus 180 for a time of 405 mls which is 100 mls faster than my best time of .504 of a second. I do think I am capable of getting into the 400mls range. The 3s are a bit much for an oldie.
Looking at photos, videos and watching all of the fastest guns, they shoot without any or little forward motion. Thirsty explains that he draws (rear motion) and when the gun clears the holster the elbow is locked prior to any forward motion. That is the time to shoot. That is also a good time for accuracy since the arm and elbow are somewhat locked or braced. We will see. Will start practicing with live ammo tomorrow.
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Bernanke Puts New 'Twist' on Old, Failed Policy
"Operation Twist" is the name that's been given to the Federal Reserve's program to move hundreds of billions of dollars of the Fed's investment portfolio into longer-term debt, but critics say it's a new twist on an old policy that failed in the 1960s.
Ironically, three Federal Reserve economists in 2004 wrote, "Monetary Policy Alternatives at the Zero Bound: An Empirical Assessment," which reviewed the 1960s Twist operation and concluded it was a failure.
One of the three authors of that report was Ben S. Bernanke, the current Federal Reserve chairman who in 2004 was a member of the Fed's Board of Governors.http://www.federalreserve.gov/Pubs/FEDS/2004/200448/200448pap.pdf
"Launched in early 1961 by the incoming Kennedy Administration, Operation Twist was intended to raise short-term rates (thereby promoting capital inflows and supporting the dollar) while lowering, or at least not raising, long-term rates. (Modigliani and Sutch 1966) . . . ," they wrote. "The two main actions of Operation Twist were the use of Federal Reserve open market operations and Treasury debt management operations. Operation Twist is widely viewed today as having been a failure, largely due to classic work by Modigliani and Sutch."
Bernanke Thinking Bigger is Better
Bernanke and his co-authors said the failure may have been due to the small size of the operation: $8.8 billion. A key aim of today's much larger Twist operation, much like the one 50 years ago, is to move the Federal Reserve's money from short-term to long-term debt, thus driving down long-term interest rates. Bernanke announced the contemporary version of Operation Twist on Sept. 21, after the Fed's Open Market Committee voted 7-3 to approve it.
"The Committee intends to purchase, by the end of June 2012, $400 billion of Treasury securities with remaining maturities of 6 years to 30 years and to sell an equal amount of Treasury securities with remaining maturities of 3 years or less. This program should put downward pressure on longer-term interest rates and help make broader financial conditions more accommodative," the Fed said in its official statement.
The statement added, "To help support conditions in mortgage markets, the Committee will now reinvest principal payments from its holdings of agency debt and agency mortgage-backed securities in agency mortgage-backed securities. In addition, the Committee will maintain its existing policy of rolling over maturing Treasury securities at auction. The Committee also decided to keep the target range for the federal funds rate at 0 to 1/4 percent . . . ."
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Robert Wenzel, editor and publisher of EconomicPolicyJournal.com, noted in a blog post at his site, "Yes, the current Fed chairman is the man who wrote that the first Operation Twist was a failure and that it was possibly so because it wasn't large enough -- and he is now testing the US economy to see if a greater size Operation Twist will work differently! Since I have long contended that Bernanke is something of a mad scientist, using the United States economy as his personal laboratory, this move by Bernanke has just exploded my Bernanke mad scientist detector. I repeat, for all practical purposes, he is running a test on the entire economy to determine if, as suggested in his 2004 paper, Operation Twist might work out differently if run on a grander scale."
Economist and financial advisor Robert Genetski said the Fed's statement "was extremely disappointing. The Fed announced plans to buy $400 billion of long-term debt and sell an equal amount of shorter-term securities. This action is more likely to create additional problems for financial markets and the economy. "
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Genetski said "the same Keynesian framework that created the financial meltdown continues to guide Fed policy. Keynesian economic theory tends to promote manipulating interest rates to control the money supply and liquidity. Fed policymakers overwhelmingly subscribe to this theory" and "have not learned anything from the mistakes they made leading up to the financial crisis."
He said the level and shape of the yield curve for interest rates are the consequence of complex forces to which markets have responded.
"The Fed has decided it knows better than the market where specific interest rates should be," Genetski said. "As such, the Fed's announced action is a form of price controls. Bureaucrats at the Fed have decided to replace the market's judgment of where specific interest rates should be with their own judgment. Given the complexity of markets, attempts to override the market's judgment with those of bureaucrats are more likely to have negative than positive consequences."
What to Make of Desperate Policies?
Economist Mark Thornton of the Mises Institute in Auburn, Ala., said the Fed's second round of "quantitative easing" that was launched in 2010 to buy $600 billion of Treasury debt "hurt the dollar and helped stocks, while Operation Twist helps the dollar and hurts equities. What are markets to make of all these desperate policies of Bernanke?"
He also said with the Fed owning so much debt, it must hold interest rates low to avoid hurting itself.
"Higher rates would be a problem for the Fed because it would decrease the market value of its bond and mortgage holdings considerably. I saw this possibility coming a couple of years ago. Apparently so did the Fed because it changed its accounting rules so that they would not be required to write down the accounting value of its holdings and therefore could not be embarrassed by going into bankruptcy status."
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OXFORD, Ohio — Miami struck first — at 1:23 in the first period — and went on to post a 6-1 victory Saturday over visiting Bowling Green at Goggin Ice Arena.
The RedHawks took advantage of several of Bowling Green's 13 penalties, scoring on 4-of-7 power plays in the game, to finish with a series sweep of the Falcons.
"Their power play was the difference," said BGSU coach Scott Paluch. "Us taking some unnecessary penalties put us in the hole."
Miami's first goal was one of its two even-strength goals on the night and came off of the stick of Mike Kompon at 1:23.
Several minutes later, Bowling Green freshman Brett Pilkington went flying into the boards and had to be helped off the ice; he would return later in the period. Soon afterwards, sophomore Alex Rogosheske took a five-minute major penalty and a game misconduct (5:44) that put the dangerous RedHawks on the power play for five minutes.
It took Miami over two minutes, but it capitalized with a power-play goal from Nick Jardine at 7:58. The scored stayed that way at the end of the first period. Miami held a 13-5 shot advantage in the opening period.
Miami then scored four second-period goals, including three power-play tallies, to extend its lead to 6-0.
Senior Tyler Masters was in net for BGSU, registering 43 saves on the 49 shots he faced. Miami's David Burleigh had 24 saves on 25 Falcon shots.
"They have some guys that can finish and they took advantage of it," Paluch said of Miami.
BGSU drops to 2-7-0 overall, 0-6-0 in the CCHA. Miami improves to 8-2-0 overall and 5-1-0 in the CCHA.
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Marvel Studios President Kevin Feige has gone on record saying the long-rumored aliens — or, more accurately, invaders — glimpsed in The Avengers Super Bowl are, in fact, not Skrulls. However, photos of an upcoming Avengers-based board game from Hasbro snapped by MTV Geek over the weekend at Toy Fair sure seem to argue that point.
Sure, they're tiny, rubbery interpretations of aliens, but those point ears and prominent chins sure look familiar. Compare them to the blurry screen cap taken by io9 and make your own decision. One reason Marvel might be dodgy about labeling these invaders as Skrulls is because they originated as Fantastic Four characters and might actually be tied up in Fox's deal with Marvel to make movies based on that franchise.
Directed by Joss Whedon, The Avengers stars Robert Downey Jr. as Iron Man, Chris Hemsworth as Thor, Chris Evans as Captain America, Mark Ruffalo as the Incredible Hulk, Jeremy Renner as Hawkeye, Scarlett Johansson as Black Widow, Samuel L. Jackson as Nick Fury, Clark Gregg as Agent Phil Coulson, Cobie Smulders as Agent Maria Hill and Stellan Skarsgård as Dr. Selvig. It opens May 4.
It's amazing that they've been kept under wraps this long since the movie comes out in less than three months.
I'm hoping it's actually the Badoon.
I think it's not the Skrulls but the Badoon. An alien reptilian race that actually conquered the earth in a alternate timeline. And those "pointy ears" and "prominent chins" in the admitedly blurry screen cap could in fact be some kind of helmet.
If they are tied up in litigation, they can't even use the likeness, so that part of the theory is out.
If it's the Badoon then I want Channing Tatum to play Starhawk. If he's not available, Steve Buscemi.
I think its much more likely that Loki is drawing upon help firmly rooted in what has been established in the Thor film.
It would be cool to see Loki on some sort of cosmic journey seeking help, meeting with beings like Thanos and Kang.
My biggest concern so far is that the film still feels so….small, despite the carnage seen in the trailers.
I think they're probably the Badoon. It has been rumoured that Marvel intend to make a Guardians of the Galaxy film in the future, and the Badoon would be a good way to tie them into the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
The frame from the trailer looks like tiny Annihilus clones if anything, although I guess that would be tied up in the FF license as well. Is the Negative Zone attached to the FF? Maybe that's how Loki got back to Earth. A less powerful version of the Space Phantoms, maybe? Loki could have run into them while floating around the space he fell into in Thor, I guess.
The badoon could be a good bet – aren't there plans for a GotG movie? They're pretty well-tied to their lore.
While I think the Skrulls, or any other threat, are still a possibility, the foe depicted in that screencap are frost giants. I don't think it's unreasonable to assume that Loki would be marshaling forces from a variety of places.
It's not unheard of for them to add charcters to board games and video games that weren't in the movies, I recall them doing that for some of the Spider Man games that were suppose to be tied into the movie. Wouldn't read too much into it.
Its not the Badoon or Skrulls. You can see the skull-design on the barbarian style armor if you slow it down. They're Rock Trolls from Asgard; the costume is identical to Ulik's from the old-school Thor comics.
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Jenny McCarthy apologises for suggesting Hillary Clinton is a lesbian
Panellist Jenny McCarthy has apologised after she suggested Hillary Clinton was a lesbian on U.S. talkshow The View.
The panel were discussing a new book about former President Bill Clinton which claims he has a mistress, when host McCarthy chimed in: "Well, maybe he has his girlfriends and she has her girlfriends. You never know. Maybe they have an arrangement?"
The joke obviously played on McCarthy's mind as she has since apologised, penning an article for the Sun in which she referred to her comments as "shameful," labelling herself a hypocrite.
"It's one thing to say something 'funny', but then to turn around and be a hypocrite is another thing.
"An upcoming book claims this mistress would see Bill on a regular basis and I made the joke that Bill has girlfriends and so does Hillary. The audience laughed and we moved on.
"That night, as I lay in bed and reflected on my day, I realized I was a hypocrite. How could I make a joke like that and then five minutes later preach about female empowerment?"
McCarthy joined the View in 2013, but has since left reportedly to concentrate on her own show.
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