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LOS ANGELES (AP) - Pac-12 title game-bound UCLA fell to No. 10 Southern California 50-0 on Saturday night.
USC's Matt Barkley passed for 423 yards and six touchdowns in and Robert Woods set the conference's single-season receptions record while catching 12 passes for 113 yards and two TDs.
Marqise Lee had 13 catches for 224 yards and two TDs during a showcase of offensive brilliance by the Trojans (10-2, 7-2), who are banned from postseason play under heavy NCAA sanctions. USC jumped to a 29-point halftime lead before posting its largest victory in the city championship game since 1930, the rivalry's second year.
USC won seven of its final eight games. The Bruins (6-6, 5-4), will represent the division at Oregon next week.
Kevin Prince passed for 261 yards for UCLA, which had won three of four heading into the city championship game. The Bruins unveiled an all-white look in a game usually played in both clubs' colored home uniforms.
Woods broke Keyshawn Johnson's 1995 record with his 103rd catch during the first half, while Lee joined Woods as a 1,000-yard receiver. Rhett Ellison and Randall Telfer also caught TD passes from Barkley, who had 29 scoring passes and just four interceptions in his last eight games.
Curtis McNeal added a 73-yard TD run as USC beat UCLA for the 12th time in the last 13 meetings.
The Bruins failed to score on three drives inside the USC 25 in the first half, with Prince throwing an end-zone interception to T.J. McDonald. USC's defense preserved its first shutout since Nov. 1, 2008, by stopping the Bruins on fourth down at the 7 with 2:48 to play.
USC hadn't shut out UCLA since 2001, the only other time since 1947.
Barkley drove the Trojans 92 yards early in the second quarter, throwing a 1-yard TD pass to Telfer - and the Trojans converted on a 2-point conversion pass to Xavier Grimble out of special teams coordinator John Baxter's unorthodox formation.
UCLA stopped the Trojans at the 3 on their next drive in the second quarter, but the Trojans faked a field goal and simply snapped it to Barkley, who hung in the pocket until finding Ellison with another TD pass. The Bruins reached the USC 24 late in the half, but ran out of time.
With 118 yards receiving on seven catches, Bruin receiver Nelson Rosario became the seventh Bruin, and first since Craig Bragg in 2003, to reach the 1,000-yard receiving mark for a season.


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Kids today
Love it or hate it; Hunger Games is here
By Tim Pompey 04/05/2012
The Hunger Games
Directed by Gary Ross
Starring: Jennifer Lawrence, Josh Hutcherson, Woody Harrelson, Donald Sutherland
Rated PG-13 for intense violent thematic material and disturbing images — all involving teens
2 hrs. 22 mins.
What kind of movie is this? Sci-fi? Futuristic thriller? Teen romance? Social commentary? I think the answer is yes to all of the above, but even these labels can't quite describe what you're watching. Hunger Games is a reality show — a cross between American Gladiators and Big Brother with some bloody death, coming-of age-romance and Man vs. Wild thrown in.
Set in a country called Panem, a post-apocalyptic U.S. that has been divided into 12 districts, the Capitol city looks futuristic and modern. And the upper-crust residents who live there? Well, let's just say they've been imbibing too much Parisian fashion. But the folks in the outback, the coal miners from District 12? They're straight out of the mid-20th century.
As the story goes, a former 13th District rebelled against the Capitol and was crushed. Now as punishment, each remaining area must hold an annual lottery drawing and choose two "tributes" between the ages of 12 and 18 to represent the district. It's a fight to the death held in the Capitol and televised nationwide, a gigantic bloody Super Bowl. Twenty-four kids are chosen. Only one will survive.
During the 74th annual drawing, Katniss Everdeen (Jennifer Lawrence) is horrified when her younger sister's name is called. She immediately volunteers in her sister's place and is whisked off to the Capitol to be trained for battle, along with her fellow 12th District tribute, Peeta Mellark (Josh Hutcherson). Together, they set off on a strange, deadly contest. It's Roman games for futuristic Romans.
This is a frustrating movie to watch. The premise — a movie about kids killing kids — is quite disturbing. Yes, it's a PG-13 film, but the idea of child warriors fighting to the death might lead some parents to wonder about the film's rating.
Furthermore, director Gary Ross has chosen to edit this film as if you were riding in the back of an old Rambler with bad shocks on a very bumpy road. The first 15 minutes gave me a headache.
And then there's the meandering plot. The film takes almost an hour to get rolling and raises more questions than it answers. For instance: Why exactly is this event called "the Hunger Games?" And why would parents willingly sit by while their children are chosen to slaughter each other?
Yet, in spite of these problems, there is at least one riveting reason to watch this film: Jennifer Lawrence.
Lawrence has a face born to be on film. Since her breakout performance in Winter's Bone, she has more than proved that she can convey resolute determination, anger and tenderness, all in a single shot. It's said the window to the soul is through the eyes. That's especially true in her case. She's tough, she's sweet, she's a fighter and a lover. In movie parlance, she's "it."
There are also some good performances by her co-stars, most notably Hutcherson as the love-struck Peeta, Woody Harrelson as a haunted Haymitch Abernathy and Donald Sutherland as Snow, the Machiavellian president of Panem.
Hunger Games does have insight, especially when it comes to the relationship between the television and its audience. Its roots are firmly planted in today's reality shows. And once it finally kicks into action, it does keep a good pace and finds a way to be entertaining.
Still, have you ever noticed people who bring too much baggage to the airport? You wonder how they're going to get all their stuff on the plane. So goes this film. It's loaded with baggage. If you can work around it, there are some good moments. But kids killing kids. If you're not disturbed by that premise, I'll bet you've fallen asleep in your seat.
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This is the latest installment of our monthly feature called, "Ask the AD." If you have questions for Saluki Director of Athletics Mario Moccia, feel free to submit them by e-mail.
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I read on SalukiTalk that once SIU Arena is remodeled, the donors who donate the most will have first priority on any seat in the arena. Even if you have sat in your seats for 30 years, you could lose your seat. The priority point system will only come into play when you are competing for seats with someone in the same donor level. Is this information accurate?
The thought I have at the present time is relatively simple, and many schools have implemented it in new construction. In effect, there would be two classifications of individuals (which I will refer to as Box A and Box B). Everyone making a gift to the capital campaign (Saluki Way) in the amount of $25,000 or more (this is payable over a five-year period of time) is placed into Box A and is eligible for first seat selection status. All the folks making a gift of this magnitude are ranked by the point system, and they will select seats according to their rank. As a real life example, when the $75 million Mizzou Arena was built, there were 300 people making a gift of $25,000 or more, and they were ranked 1-300 and selected their seats in that order. The $25,000 figure appears to be the industry standard giving level, according to the University Foundation at both Mizzou and SIU.
All remaining individuals would be placed into Box B and also ranked according to the point system. This is where donating to the SASF and the longevity of purchasing season tickets comes into play. In your question, the term "losing your seat" has some very "lightning rod" connotations. No individual, especially fans who have been there in the good and bad times, wants to change their seat. The reality, however, is that without donations, this renovation cannot take place, and the benefit for folks committing significant dollars to make it happen is seating, parking and naming opportunities. I can tell you first-hand that the prospect of all the "rich folks" eating up all the good seats never materialized at Mizzou. With the success of the Salukis for this many years, most of the folks who are "well-heeled" already have good tickets, so I don't anticipate this being a major issue here, either. I would encourage everyone with season tickets or anyone planning to buy season tickets to join the SASF now. Joining now will help you build up your points and be important when it comes time for seat selection in the retrofitted arena. In addition, your donation is approximately 80 percent tax deductible and goes solely toward putting Saluki student-athletes through school, which is a pretty worthwhile endeavor, in my opinion. There is a much to discuss about seating, and we will produce a brochure to explain in detail at the appropriate time.
As a hard-core Saluki Fan, I want to take a moment to drop a line about the way the basketball tickets went this year. It seems to me that in order to get tickets to the big-time games, you have to either 1) pay a lot of money to the SASF, or 2) buy season tickets. Don't get me wrong, the season ticket is the way to go, but some of us have jobs that require us to work 24-hour shifts. In my opinion, I think allowing season tickets holders another chance to buy more tickets is totally wrong and makes it hard for others such as myself to get tickets to the big games. Comments?
First, thanks for being a big Saluki fan! Our season tickets exploded this year from around 3,500 total to more than 4,600, which is a massive increase. Our biggest reason for pushing season tickets so hard and leveraging individual game purchases in order to sell season tickets was primarily a need for guaranteed revenue. In addition to raising men's basketball salaries last year, we have also increased salaries for our women's basketball coaches and football assistant coaches, as well as several other initiatives. The bottom line is that we are spending more money each year as the price of poker goes up (keeping quality coaches and staff members to ensure our best chance for on-field/court success.) We must continue to provide incentives to join the SASF as well, because the cost for tuition keeps going up. We raised $850,000 for scholarships through the SASF, an increase of $250,000 over the previous year. However, tuition went up, also. Remember that when we give Jamaal Tatum a scholarship, we have to turn around and pay the University for this, so when tuition goes up, it affects us big time. At the end of the day, we were ahead just $12,500! We had to have a record year to barely keep our head above water.
I know these issues make it harder for the average fan to purchase tickets, but I do know that the general public still had a chance to get tickets to the IU and Creighton game, and there are tickets available for all remaining games on the schedule, and I hope you will come to as many as you can. Thanks for your past support.
Why do you want to build the new football stadium next to the arena on land that is already occupied by tennis courts and ball fields? Wouldn't it be cheaper and more practical to build in the parking lot or rebuild a new stadium in the current location?
The decision to build in this location was in the original plan created a few years ago and is part of the overall campus master plan. The plan has the stadium lining up, from a linear standpoint, with some of the premier buildings on the main campus. The first part of the project will be the building of the new rec fields and tennis courts, followed by the football stadium. I believe we are doing things as economically and efficiently as possible. A big factor in the stadium location and new building addition is the opportunity to utilize value engineering and economies of scale.
I have seen the pre-season rankings, and the Salukis are ranked high in the polls this year. My question is, do you think they have the talent to be ranked as high as they are? I remember what happened to Wichita State last year, and I don't want to see the same thing happen to the Salukis this year.
I definitely think we have some good talent. As we all know, a team is only as good as the chemistry that it has, and with a new team, we shall see how the guys gel together. With several returning players, it seems like we will have an opportunity to be solid ,but having to find an alternative for Tatum and Young will be no easy task. With our strength being predicated on defense as opposed to one or two "star" players, I believe that even if a 29-win season doesn't happen, we also won't totally fall on hard times.
I have heard that Brown Dog is in disrepair. The foot is held on by brown duct tape, there are burn marks on knees, holes in the gloves and all kinds of other problems. I have personally heard people young and old asking what's wrong with the costume. Is there a reason that there isn't a new costume on the way? Is there anything in the works already? I know that these things are not cheap, but with something like this, it seems it would be worth the money. I do also understand that it's not as easy as just going to the store and getting one.
First off, I hate to see something that represents our University in shoddy condition. However, my near-term goal is to alter the costumes next year in conjunction with a new children's logo that has yet to be designed. With costumes being so expensive, I didn't want to spend the funds for just one year of a new mascot. I'd like the new Brown and Gray dogs to take on a little more animated look, as most of the children I've encountered (especially within our athletic department staff) are terrified of the current look. So, I am holding out hope that the current Brown and Gray dogs can make it through one more season. The new dogs would make their debut in August of 2008.
We have played Murray State every year since I can remember. Why aren't they on the football and basketball schedule? I went to SIU, and my wife went to Murray. Has the tradition come to an end?
I met the Murray State AD, Allen Ward, at our last basketball game, and we got along well. I can't speak to the past history of football, but with the addition of North Dakota State and South Dakota State to the Gateway Conference and us playing one Football Bowl Subdivision team and a DII team each year, it makes scheduling a non-conference FCS team a little more complicated. We have a contract with SEMO and are looking to expand that series. I have had discussions with Murray State for a football game, but it wouldn't take place until 2011 at the earliest and perhaps as late as 2013. Playing the Racers certainly makes sense, because they are a familiar opponent for our fans. Plus, Murray is a bus trip as opposed to a flight, which is a huge budget strain. As far as basketball, we couldn't make the date work this year. We decided to back it up a year, which then threw off both schools' scheduling, so we ultimately decided to take a hiatus. There were no hard feelings involved, and we both pledged to try to get back on each other's schedules as soon as we can work it out.
Myself and a lot of other Saluki alums around the county would love to see SIU football step up and compete at a higher level. When, if ever, do you see SIU stepping up to play at the FBS level? The basketball program has done wonders for the school's reputation, and I'd love to see that happen for our football program as well.
Well, at the outset, the NCAA has issued a moratorium on teams moving to different divisions, so at the earliest, we couldn't jump to the FBS until 2012. With all the costs involved, there would need to be a University financial commitment for a stated goal of success in this subdivision. I think many schools just add it to say they added it, but there needs to be a huge commitment across the board. In addition, there needs to be a natural conference to move into, and I would think the only two coming to mind would be the Mid-American conference and the Sun Belt conference. However, neither of them would take us as a football-only member, and I'm not sure they would be a good fit for all of our sports.
Do you think the MVC will move the Valley Basketball Tournament to Kansas City? Also want to say keep up the great work. Just please change the dawg head logo.
The tournament was a topic of discussion at our Missouri Valley Conference fall meetings in St. Charles, Mo. this week. Our main goal is to provide a first class event for our student-athletes and fans. With the tournament coming off a phenomenal year, and our contract winding down at the Scottrade Center, it was incumbent on the league to put the tournament out to bid. In addition to a financial component that is very important to all schools, we need to remember there are some schools to the west and north of us that would love this tournament in their "backyards" as well. We should have a final answer on this by mid November.
As for the logo, I have heard many comments about this both positive and negative, and it is also on my radar. We have some other pressing issues, but our brand is a very important item, and when we do have time to put some energy behind it, we will definitely engage a wide range of constituents to get their opinion.


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Hockey Falls to Boston College, 3-2, in Overtime
Feb. 1, 2002
AMHERST, Mass. - Boston College freshman Ryan Shannon scored 1:12 into overtime to lift the Eagles to a 3-2 victory over the University of Massachusetts in Hockey East action tonight at the William D. Mullins Center. Shannon scored off a feed from Dave Spina, who stole the puck in the right corner.
Boston College opened the scoring when Spina fired home a wrist shot at the 12:22 mark of the first period. Spina controlled a Minuteman turnover in the neutral zone and skated in before shooting top corner. Freshman Ned Havern was credited with an assist on Spina's ninth goal of the season.
Massachusetts evened the score just 1:12 into the second period when freshman Josh Hanson (Medford, Mass.) scored on a rebound. Hanson knocked in a loose puck from just outside the crease to tie the game, 1-1. Senior Toni S?derholm (Helsinki, Finland) and sophomore defenseman Nick Kuiper (Beaconsfield, Quebec) assisted on the goal. The goal was the second in three games for Hanson, who has recorded at least a point in all three games with the Minutemen.
Massachusetts took the lead when freshman Greg Mauldin (Holliston, Mass.) scored on a breakaway at the 10:28 mark off a feed from freshman Tim Vitek (Dresden, Ontario). Mauldin skated in alone before firing a wrist shot just under the crossbar for his ninth goal of the season.
The Eagles tied the game, 2-2, late in the third period when Ty Hennes scored off a feed from Ales Dolinar at the 16:09 mark. Andrew Alberts also assisted on the goal.
Senior goaltender Mike Johnson (Excelsior, Minn.) made 32 saves for the Minutemen, while Matti Kaltiainen made 25 saves for the Eagles.
Massachusetts returns to action on Saturday, Feb. 2, when it takes on Hockey East rival Providence College at the Mullins Center. The game is slated to begin at 8:00 p.m.
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Silent Valley engagement shoot | Kathryn + Timmy
I'm so looking forward to shooting Kathryn and Timmy's wedding next month. Our photo-walk down Silent Valley was a lovely way to spend an evening. The valley was tranquil and calming. Banks of misty cloud rolled over the slopes above, whilst the water beneath us shimmered with sky-blue hues. Something tells me the atmosphere at the wedding will be a little different, mind you. I'm getting my dancing shoes ready – I have a hunch that these two know how to throw a party. Roll on June 🙂


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It's a bird, it's a plane, it's Superman? No, it's Supergirl! This Supergirl TV Series Statue features the likeness of actress Melissa Benoist and stands about 12 1/2-inches tall. Sculpted by Adam Ross, this is one statue no Supergirl fan will want to miss out on!
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"Book Five"
Writer: Geoff Johns
Penciller: George Perez
Inker: Scott Koblish
Colorist: Hi-Fi
Cover Art: George Perez & Tom Smith/George Perez & Hi-Fi
Reviewed by: Barry Freiman
Prime pounds the Earth-1 Wildfire and ruptures his suit while another Earth's Wildfire contains the rupture.
Old Man Prime taunts Superman in the future asking if he wants to know how Lois dies or what Luthor does to Ma Kent when he finds out Clark is Superman. Young Prime promises Conner he will return to the 21st Century and kill Wonder Girl. Superboy and Superman hit their respective Primes at the same moment each one telling Prime they feel sorry for him.
Superboy heat visions a slash through Prime's "S" brand. At the end of time, the slash suddenly appears across old man Prime's chest too. The Legion realize things aren't set in stone. Brainiac 5 theorizes that Prime couldn't possibly see every permutation of how things would go that day among all the alternate realities, and that in fact the Time Trapper may not always be Prime but a constantly changing sentient alternate reality rebelling against the Multiverse.
At the end of time, the three original Legionnaires devise a plan using their powers simultaneously to draw every reality's Legionnaires to the end of time to battle old man Prime.
Meanwhile, White Witch faces off against Mordru. She uses a spell to absorb Mordru into herself and she becomes the Black Witch. Blok is in shock. The Witch takes down most of the Legion of Super-Villains. Bouncing Boy and Duplicate Damsel show up out of nowhere. After the events of "Countdown" when her final doppelganger (there were three of them at one point) died, she has found herself able to create an infinite number of duplicates.
At the end of time, the Legions attack old man Prime - including Supergirl and L.E.G.I.O.N. The full frontal attack works and old man Prime is knocked out. Brainiac 5 tells Gates to open a portal to the end of time so Saturn Girl, Lightning Lad, Cos, Superman, and old man Prime can return to the 31st Century - Brainy has a desperate plan. Right before the Legionnaires leave, they look up and see themselves in their original costumes from their original missions. The young Legionnaires realize R.J. Brande's dream becomes a reality.
In the 31st Century, Prime faces Prime. Young Prime is so obstinate and narcissistic and whiny he doesn't believe the old man is his future self and he strikes him (with Brainiac 5 saying "What an idiot.") and as the two selves touch, young Prime seems to devolve from the printed page into a pencil drawing and the Trapper's robe just floats off.
Superman's reunited with Conner. Kid Flash senses something at home has changed and thinks it could be Max Mercury returned from the dead.
It turns out the Legion didn't kill Prime - and thus break their Legion Code - but he essentially got himself sent to the past without his powers and put back where he belongs on Earth-Prime (which was apparently re-created with the rebirth of the Multiverse). Prime Clark lands outside his old house - he runs inside looking for his parents. His parents and girlfriend Lori are sitting around the kitchen table. They are horrified by him and Lori runs out terrified. They've got a table full of the Final Crisis: Legion of 3 Worlds series and have read what their son did.
The 31st Century rebuilds, the Legion memorialize their dead, and the newest Karate Kid refuses to speak with the Legion. Mon and Shadow Lass return with Sodam to Oa. Sodam sends off a bunch of GL rings in hopes of finding fearless sentient life - the GL Corps lives again. Sun Boy returns to the land of the living.
On Mordru's world, the Black Witch walks down a cavern with what looks to be the Justice Society themselves encased in the walls. She apologizes for not being there to help them and assumes the throne.
In the 21st Century, Starman orders fast food and puts down a huge wad of money. He says he's there on a top secret mission executing a dead man's wish. He appears to be in possession of a Will that is written in Interlac.
Back to the future, Brainy announces that the Mark Waid Legion (the most recent incarnation prior to the Legion story in the Superman books) is the Legion of Earth-Prime. Part of their new mission is in ensuring that Clark Kent of Earth-Prime behaves in the past.
The survivors of Earth-247 decide to go out in search of other members of the Earths like Earth-247 that weren't re-created in the new Multiverse that Shikari senses may still be out there. They call themselves the new Wanderers.
The Brainiac 5s use the Allen cousins to power up two Cosmic Treadmills sending the Legions where they wanted to go.
Back in the 21st Century, Superman reunites Kid Flash and Superboy with the Teen Titans and Supergirl. Superman smiles.
On Earth-Prime, crazy Clark has his parents cooking his food and cleaning his clothes while he lives in the basement. Crazy Clark is talking - to the people he knows are listening because they're reading the comic book. He signs onto the DC Message Boards and thinks he can get his revenge that way.
Story - 4: This book has the Final Crisis trade dress but perhaps a more apt trade dress would be Finally Crisis. The story opens at the end of time - you know, about when this issue came out.
The series ends with a whiz-bang and I really enjoyed it. And, in 20 years, nobody is going to remember this book was so late. But right now I'm painfully aware. The delays took a series that had real momentum - unlike the main Final Crisis - and ground it to a halt.
Geoff Johns does the cliffhanger ending like nobody else - ever since his Flash days. A Johns-penned story is the last comic book story in the world that should experience significant delays simply by virtue of the strengths of his writing style.
I understand the delays may have had something to do with an extended illness that artist George Perez had. I understand and am sympathetic to that. But then it becomes the job of an Editor to make a determination of how to proceed. When DC has Phil Jimenez, an artist on the payroll whose style is virtually indistinguishable from Perez's, they should have at least considered bringing him in to help Perez get the book out on time. People get sick on the job all the time. I would guess many of you who work understand that protracted time off the job doesn't mean your work waits for you - it usually means it gets re-assigned until you return. Perhaps that should've been done here, perhaps not. But it is something to think about.
Delays aside, this series rocked and the final issue lives up to the hype - even if many of the revelations of the last two issues were spoiled by other books that did come out on time.
I loved the concept of Earth-Prime even when it brought about things like the writers of the old Justice League of America becoming guest stars in a JLA-JSA crossover. As a kid, it made me feel like, in some way, I was a part of the DC Multiverse.
Earth-Prime got its first super-hero Ultraa in the late 70s and the Prime Clark Kent realized he was more than a namesake for the fictional character but a Kryptonian himself. Unfortunately that realization came at the onset of the first Crisis and Prime lost out on the chance to be his Earth's heroic Superboy. When Earth-Prime got its own heroes, it obviously deviated from purely our Earth but that was OK because it remained a place where everything else in the DC Universe was imagination.
I'm of two minds on the ending which makes Clark just another whiny fan boy living in his parent's basement posting obnoxious messages on the DC boards. On the one hand, I think it's kind of genius. Since Infinite Crisis, Prime has been portrayed as a whiner who mainly whined about the state of the DCU. On the other hand, coming from the writer of a book that was so, so late, it feels a little too self-righteous. It's as if Johns is making a negative commentary on fanboys and fangirls at just the wrong time: when, quite frankly, they - we - have a valid gripe about this book's release schedule.
Art - 5: Perez is almost - if not for Jimenez - one of a kind. His two page spread of every Legionnaire attacking Prime is jaw dropping in its beauty and detail. It almost makes the wait worthwhile - almost.
Cover Art (Dawnstar) - 5: "Gypsies, tramps, and thieves." For some reason I always think of that Cher song whenever I see Dawnstar. Back in the 70's, it was always assumed Dawnstar was inspired by Cher who was just about the only real-world person who dressed like that. Dawny had long black hair like Cher. It's too bad Dawny wasn't at the battle at the end of time. It would have been a funny homage to the joke that the only things that will survive nuclear winter are cockroaches and Cher.
Cover Art (Sliver Cover) - 5: Kon-El, it's good to see you again.
I was never a fan of the Final Crisis sliver-dress and I'm even less of a fan now that the main series has been over for months. As if the lateness of this book wasn't annoying enough, the trade-dress, which is only partly morphed to what it looked like by the end of Final Crisis, screams the book's tardiness.
The trade-dress sliver cover is so wrong for this book in so many ways. Why cover 2/3rd of the cover space when you have a cover artist with the talent and attention to detail of Perez?
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A permit to hunt and kill an endangered black rhino in Namibia, Africa was auctioned off in Texas during the late evening on Saturday, January 11, 2014. According to breaking news reports yesterday afternoon, organizers for the Dallas Safari Club auctioned the permit to an unnamed buyer for $350,000 despite massive protests and death threats that are currently being investigated by the Federal Bureau of Investigations.
An estimated 1,800 of the world's black rhino population currently lives in Namibia. Only three to five hunting permits are issued every year and this is the first time such a permit has ever been sold outside of the Africa country. Advocates are claiming that the auction is sending a bad message and makes light of conservation efforts to save the black rhino from extinction. According to Jeffrey Flocken, North American regional director of the Massachusetts-based IFAW:
"This auction is telling the world that an American will pay anything to kill their species. This is, in fact, making a spectacle of killing an endangered species."
In defense of the auction, Ben Carter, executive director of the Dallas Safari Club, explained that the permit was issued for the hunting and killing of one specific old male rhino that has become aggressive toward other wildlife.
Black rhinos are critically endangered due to illegal poaching because its horn is highly coveted in Asian nations for use in medical remedies and ornamental carving. As of February 2013, it was believed that a total of 4,880 individual rhinos existed in its natural habitat.
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Stages Repertory Theatre took audiences back in time Friday night with the premiere of "Pete 'n' Keely". The play takes audiences to a NBC stage for the reunion of the singing duo Pete and Keely.
Director Kenn McLaughlin brings this unique musical to the stage. Taking audiences back to the TV days when shows like "The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson" and variety shows were the rage, this musical is the ultimate throwback. Musical direction by Steven Jones keeps the tunes swinging. The simple yet impressive stage design by Kevin Holden provides the perfect background for the projections during the various musical productions. Given that the stage is literally supposed to be a TV studio, there are strategically placed "applause" signs that light up giving the audience guidance each time they need to clap. It provides both humor and relief that the audience simply needs to follow the instructions provided by the applaud signs.
(Spoiler Alert: Discussion of plot below)
Really, a two-person show, this musical is the "reunion" of the former couple and singing duo, Pete Bartel (David Wald) and Keely Stevens (Susan Koozin), and the whole production is sponsored by Swell shampoo. Surprisingly enough, the sponsor plays a rather humorous and clever part in the ultimate outcome. This dynamic duo apparently stole American hearts with their love and voices. As the musical opens, it's more than obvious this once happily ever after isn't so happy anymore.
Keely is obviously the scene-stealer and more ambitious of the duo. She takes her mark and makes her presence known. Pete appears the cool, debonair guy content to steam things up but then be on his way. He takes the audience back, as much of the first act is dedicated to Keely's backstory. It tells how she came from a small town, growing up on a farm and she performed her way to stardom.
"Sesame Mucho" the duet that highlights when the pair got their big break is a pivotal performance. It highlights both of the powerful and smooth voices from each Koozin and Wald. Throughout the first act, audiences get to see both the tender and playful side of each actor and their voice. "The Cross Country Tour" which highlights their biggest tour, the pair sing their way through it and provides an up tempo and fun end to a rather turbulent first act.
I didn't feel instantly drawn towards the disjointed pair yet as the music played and the duo relived their stormy history, audiences will find themselves pulled in, as I did. Koozin perfectly plays Keely, the ambitious, charming and obliviously heartbroken struggling star and Wald plays the charming crooner Pete who seems like a player but still has a soft spot for his now ex Keely. I found myself drawn in by this duo and by the top of the second act completely engulfed in the 1968 reunion special as if the actors before me were really struggling to maintain their careers and to renew a lost love.
As the second act opens, audiences are taken back on a flashback of a miserably failed Broadway musical the duo stared in, the boom operator doesn't even attempt to care to keep it out of the audience's view. Proving that the antics don't stop at just the singing pair, the "TV crew" gets involved as well. As Pete belts out "Lover Come Back to Me", there is a trapped crew member desperate to get off the stage without being noticed. Both instances provide the needed Murphy's Law feel for a TV set.
During what should be a happy Christmas song, "Too Fat to Fit" Keely has enough and calls out the womanizing Pete. It's the obvious climatic build as the audience has now completely been engrossed by the spatting lovers and we anxiously wait to see if the love had, can be again.
Surprisingly, this musical, full of antics and laughs, completely comes together and the pair steals your heart. I found myself fighting a tear as they sang "Wasn't It Fine" and "It's Us Again- Reprise" and spoke about how they truly felt towards one another. The emotions that drive this musical are what will keep audiences coming back and re-watching. Koozin and Wald are the perfect vocal and stage pair to draw the audience in and keep them glued to their seat until the end. You feel almost transported in time as you watch this musical on stage and get lost in the atmosphere, amazing set and wonderful swinging, jiving vocals; it's hard to remember you are in 2014.
"Pete 'n' Keely" runs through August 31 at the Stages' Yeager Theater. While attending "Pete 'n' Keely", be sure to stop by the box office for tickets to the held over "Xanadu". This show runs until July 20th and you don't want to miss it. For ticket information concerning all Stages current and upcoming productions, visit their website at stagestheatre.com, call the Stages box office at 713-527-0123 during the hours of Monday-Saturday: 12:00 pm-6:30 pm or Sunday: 12:00 pm- 4:00 pm or pick them up by visiting the box office at 3201 Allen Parkway.


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When NATO took charge of the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) for Afghanistan in 2003, ISAF conceptualized its mission largely as a stabilization and reconstruction deployment. However, as the campaign has evolved and the insurgency has proved to more resistant and capable, key operational imperatives have emerged, including military support to the civilian development effort, closer partnering with Afghan security forces, and greater military restraint. All participating militaries have adapted, to varying extents, to these campaign imperatives and pressures. This book analyzes these initiatives and their outcomes by focusing on the experiences of three groups of militaries: those of Britain, Canada, Denmark, the Netherlands, and the US, which have faced the most intense operational and strategic pressures; Germany, who's troops have faced the greatest political and cultural constraints; and the Afghan National Army (ANA) and the Taliban, who have been forced to adapt to a very different sets of circumstances.


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Duct air moves according to three fundamental laws of physics: conservation of mass, conservation of energy, and conservation of momentum.
Conservation of mass simply states that an air mass is neither created nor destroyed. From this principle it follows that the amount of air mass coming into a junction in a ductwork system is equal to the amount of air mass leaving the junction, or the sum of air masses at each junction is equal to zero. In most cases the air in a duct is assumed to be incompressible, an assumption that overlooks the change of air density that occurs as a result of pressure loss and flow in the ductwork. In round ductwork, the law of conservation of mass means a duct diameter can be recalculated for a new air velocity using the simple equation:
Diameter2 = Diameter1 (Velocity1 / Velocity2)0.5
or the air velocity for a different diameter can be calculated using:
Velocity2 = Velocity1 (Diameter1 / Diameter2)2
Velocity = (Flow) / (Free area)
Conservation of mass is often referred to as "conservation of flow," which is confusing because of the change of flow that can result from change in pressure and temperature (air density). Only the best commercially available computer programs such as T-Duct (1994) can perform mass rate balancing instead of flow balancing. These programs will show that volume air-flow rates at the fan suction and the fan discharge are not equal because of the pressure and temperature differences, but the mass flow rate is constant.
It is convenient to calculate pressures in ducts using as a base an atmospheric pressure of zero. Mostly positive pressures occur in supply ducts and negative pressures occur in exhaust/return ducts; however, there are cases when negative pressures occur in a supply duct as a result of fitting effects.
Airflow through a duct system creates three types of pressures: static, dynamic (velocity), and total. Each of these pressures can be measured. Air conveyed by a duct system imposes both static and dynamic (velocity) pressures on the duct's structure. The static pressure is responsible for much of the force on the duct walls. However, dynamic (velocity) pressure introduces a rapidly pulsating load.
Static pressure is a measure of the potential energy of a unit of air in the particular cross section of a duct. Air pressure on the duct wall is considered static. Imagine a fan blowing into a completely closed duct; it will create only static pressure because there is no air flow through the duct.
Dynamic (velocity) pressure is the kinetic energy of a unit of air flow in an air stream. Dynamic pressure is a function of both air velocity and density:
Dynamic pressure = (Density)x(Velocity)2 / 2
The static and dynamic pressures are mutually convertible; the magnitude of each is dependent on the local duct cross section, which determines the flow velocity.
Total pressure, the sum of static and dynamic pressures in a particular duct cross section, is:
Total pressure = (Static pressure) + (Dynamic pressure)
Pressure loss is the loss of total pressure in a duct or fitting. There are three important observations that describe the benefits of using total pressure for duct calculation and testing rather than using only static pressure (Williams, 1995):
The law of energy conservation states that energy cannot disappear; it is only converted from one form to another. This is the basis of one of the main expression of aerodynamics, the Bernoulli equation. Bernoulli's equation in its simple form shows that, for an elemental flow stream, the difference in total pressures between any two points in a duct is equal to the pressure loss between these points, or:
(Pressure loss)1-2 = (Total pressure)1 - (Total pressure)2
Conservation of momentum is based on Newton's law that a body will maintain its state of rest or uniform motion unless compelled by another force to change that state. This law is useful to explain flow behavior in a duct system's fitting.
As mentioned above, pressure loss in ductwork has two components, frictional losses along duct walls and dynamic losses in fittings and duct-mounted equipment.
Frictional losses in duct sections are result from air viscosity and momentum exchange among particles moving with different velocities. Frictional losses are calculated using the Darcy equation:
Frictional loss =
where Friction Factor depends on: duct surface roughness; duct diameter; joint type and spacing; and the Reynolds number, a hydraulic criterion, which specifies the laminar or turbulent characteristics regime of the air flow.
Air in HVAC ducts generally becomes turbulent where the Reynolds number is larger than 4,000. There are many formulas for calculating friction factor for turbulent conditions. Colebrook (1938 ref168) developed the best-known formula, which requires iterations, in 1938. A simplified theoretical formula for calculating friction factor in turbulent conditions was developed by Altshul and modified by Tsal (ASHRAE, 1997). This formula does not require iterations.
The easiest way of defining frictional loss per unit length is by using the Friction Chart (ASHRAE, 1997); however, this chart should be used for elevations no higher of 500 m (1,600 ft), air temperature between 5°C and 40°C (40°F and 100°F), and ducts with smooth surfaces. For different ranges and/or greater accuracy, use the Altshul-Tsal equation.
Dynamic losses are the result of changes in direction and velocity of air flow. Dynamic losses occur whenever an air stream makes turns, diverges, converges, narrows, widens, enters, exits, or passes dampers, gates, orifices, coils, filters, or sound attenuators. Velocity profiles are reorganized at these places by the development of vortexes that cause the transformation of mechanical energy into heat. The disturbance of the velocity profile starts at some distance before the air reaches a fitting. The straightening of a flow stream ends some distance after the air passes the fitting. This distance is usually assumed to be no shorter then six duct diameters for a straight duct. Dynamic losses are proportional to dynamic pressure and can be calculated using the equation:
Dynamic loss = (Local loss coefficient) (Dynamic pressure)
where the Local loss coefficient, known as a C-coefficient, represents flow disturbances for particular fittings or for duct-mounted equipment as a function of their type and ratio of dimensions.
A local loss coefficient can be related to different velocities; it is important to know which part of the velocity profile is relevant. The relevant part of the velocity profile is usually the highest velocity in a narrow part of a fitting cross section or a straight/branch section in a junction.
A large number of tables, charts, and formulas are used to calculate local loss coefficients [Brooks, 1993]. The most advanced work in developing and collecting C-coefficients was done by Idelchik and Steinberg (1994) ref184. A Computer Duct Fitting Database (DFDB) was developed by ASHRAE in 1993 (ASHRAE, 1994). The DFDB includes 228 fittings organized by fitting function (supply, exhaust, common), duct shape (round, rectangular, flat oval), and category (entries, exits, elbows, transitions, junctions, obstructions, fan and system interactions, dampers, hoods, and duct-mounted equipment).
Pressure loss in a duct section is calculated as the sum of frictional and dynamic losses using the Darcy-Weisbach equation:
Pressure loss = ( Frictional loss + ΣC ) (Dynamic pressure)
where, ΣC is the sum of all C-coefficients for fittings and duct-mounted equipment in a single duct. A single duct that has the same shape, cross section, and mass flow is called a duct section or just a section.
For ducts with shapes that are not round, an equivalent diameter is used to calculate pressure loss. The three types of equivalent diameters are "by friction," "by velocity," and "by flow." Dynamic pressure must be calculated using air velocity based on the equivalent by-velocity diameter, and friction loss must be calculated using the equivalent by-friction diameter. For non-round ducts, the Darcy-Weisbach equation should be used instead of the friction chart, and equivalent by-friction diameter should be calculated using what is called the hydraulic diameter, which applies to any duct shape. It is calculated as:
Hydraulic diameter = 4 (Free area) / (Perimeter)
In general, the function between pressure loss and flow can be represented by the following parabola:
Pressure loss = (Hydraulic constant) (Flow)2
where "Hydraulic constant" depends on duct shape, size, length, material, air density, and the sum of C-coefficients. All of these variables are presented in the previous equations above.
A similar function between pressure loss and diameter holds true for round ducts where the pressure loss can be approximated by the following equation:
Pressure loss = (Constant) (Diameter)n
n = between 4 and 5.
Following is the recommended procedure for calculating total pressure loss in a single duct section:
An excellent way to analyze the hydraulics of a ductwork system is to utilize pressure gradient diagrams to show the pressure-loss characteristics of the system in the design phase [Graham, 1966]. The diagram will also pinpoint critical factors when a system is not operating properly.


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Four Tigers Advance on Day 1 as NCAA East Regional Begins
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (5/24/12) - Four Princeton track & field student-athletes have advanced in their respective events as the 2012 NCAA East Regional began today, May 24 at the University of North Florida.
Senior Trevor Van Ackeren was the first to qualify in the men's 1500. Van Ackeren ran 3:47.99 in heat three to finish in the top five which advances him to the quarterfinals. Midway through the race at 700 meters, Van Ackeren sat in fourth place and at 1100 meters he had moved into second place. He will compete against 23 others in the quarterfinal round on Saturday at 6:30 p.m. The top five from each of two heats plus the next two fastest times will advance to the semifinals in Des Moines.
Junior Greta Feldman qualify in the same event on the women's side. Feldman won her heat at 4:23.76 and had the 12th best time out of the 48 competitors. In heat two, junior Alexis Mikaelian ran 4:32.70 and Molly Higgins ran 4:28.25 in heat three. Feldman was in the middle of the pack at 1100 meters but turned on the heat in the final lap running the best time in the field to cross the line first. The quarterfinals is set for Saturday at 6:45 p.m., with the top five from each of two heats plus the next two fastest times moving on the semis in Des Moines.
Sophomore Michael Williams qualified for the quarterfinals of the 800 after finishing second in heat 1 in the first round. Williams ran 1:49.56, the seventh best time out the 48 competitors. Williams made his move after the first 400 meters moving into fourth place with 200 meters to go and edged up two more places in the final 200 meters. The quarterfinal of 28 is slated for Friday at 7 p.m. The top three in each of three heats plus the next three fastest will advance to the semifinal next weekend.
The first Tiger to reach the championship final is senior Brian Leung in the 10,000. Leung ran 30:17.64 to finish eighth out of 48 in the semifinal. He is one of 24 who will run for the national title on June 6. Sophomore Alejandro Arroyo Yamin and senior Thomas Dialynas clocked in at 31:20.32 and 32:11.61, respectively.
Also competing in the first round were sophomore Tom Hopkins and junior Russell Dinkins. Hopkins ran 47.19 to finish fifth in heat 1 and Dinkins was sixth in the same heat at 47.31. Sophomore Kacie O'Neil clocked in at 2:08.32 in the 800 to finish fifth in heat 6.
Day 2 of the NCAA East Regional kicks off for the Tigers at 10 a.m., when the national leader in the hammer throw sophomore Conor McCullough competes in the semifinals.


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Cover date: June 2009
"Power and Weakness"
Writer: James Robinson
Penciller: Renato Guedes
Inker: Jose Wilson Magalhaes
Reviewed by: Neal Bailey
After the battle, Guardian and Mon-El discuss the Kent secret identity, and Mon-El indicates he's vibrating his face so that people can't see him distinctly. As he flies back to headquarters, Parasite watches from an alley.
In Project 7734, Sam Lane sees Mon-El and wants to know more about him once he learns that he's not Kryptonian.
Black Lightning dispatches a group of toughs calling themselves the Untouchables, a cadre of folk who seem intangible until fried with lightning.
The Prankster watches Lightning from a computer console via a rat with video eyes.
Atlas visits with John in the sewers of Metropolis, and invites him for a tour. John is still unaware that it's Atlas.
Jimmy Olsen interacts with Zatara, trying to find out what the mysterious beam that hit Krypto and Supergirl was. Zatara agrees to help, begrudgingly. As they discuss things, Parasite happens upon them and considers the idea of magic as a solution to his unnamed problem.
Jim Harper dresses down and introduces the members of his staff, calling them all worthy members. He explains the protoplasmic entity he spoke to with his mind, and suggests that they seek it out now that they're the Science Police, given that Harper was told the Science Police would find the creature.
Mon-El flies off after stopping another villain, thinking to himself that he's done well so far. As he gets higher into the air, his powers disappear.
Story - 3: So confused! Heh. But in a kind of good way. I think Robinson is finding his feet. The problem is, he's become so obsessed with the tertiary characters in his world that he's forgotten to tell a story here. Maybe in the longform it'll read better, but for now, it reads like "11 situations at two pages apiece!" The good thing is, most of them are at least interesting. But some aren't. This reads kind of like a weaker 52, to a degree, where a whole bunch of things that would take a long time to unravel are being introduced. Problem? This book has twelve issues a year, and for the last three we've been meeting the situation instead of seeing it in motion.
There were also many things in this script that were just flat irrelevant, if cute at times. The scene with Black Lightning. The scene with John Henry and Atlas (their relationship is pretty much already established). The second Mon-El capture. The second introduction of all of the Science Police members.
Zatara served an end, at least, and I'm intrigued at the possibility of Parasite absorbing magic. Sam Lane's scene and his encountering Daxamites intrigued me, though one would assume that by now the government might have heard of them. I don't get the Prankster angle, but maybe that's just because it's repeating the theme of camera viewing. Too many similar things in the script bog it down.
Then, there is the list of characters that appear in 22 pages: Shrapnel. The Untouchables. Harper. The Science Police. Jimmy. John Henry. Parasite. Zatara. Atlas. Sam Lane. Prankster. Black Lightning. Protoplasm guy. It's hard to argue that anything palpable can be said about that many characters in that little space, and to my mind, nothing was, even if intriguing plots were started in motion.
And the ending, like many of Robinson's so far, seems to come out of left field and be rather strangely arbitrary, unrelated to the plot. I like a finish that's a culmination of the comic at hand, and while the dilemma here is a decent one, it's also led into with thought bubbles. Ugh on that. What's the real difference between a caption thought and a bubble? Not much. But one has become (rightly or wrongly) an anachronism that draws you out of the comic. Sorry Kurt. Sorry James. Sorry Bendis. It takes a heck of a justification to bring them back for me. This didn't seem like a good reason. It could have been structured much differently.
The opening scene was brilliant. I dug the fight. It made Shrapnel seem like an actual threat, and shows what the Science Police can mean. I'm still not sure why they're the Science Police and not the SCU, though. Are the SCU still around?
Generally enjoyable as a read, but when you start to look at it, it begs the trade. It's closer to 3.5 than three, in my opinion.
Art - 5: Awesome in most respects. Great fights, distinct characters. I'm really liking the Parasite, and Harper is really starting to become a presence for me.
Cover Art - 4: A little cartoonish, but in that Bogdanove kind of way, which I like. Why his eyes are glowing, I don't know, and why it covers characters (Steel) that don't appear in this issue are another, but that's been a fairly consistent problem on this book of late. There's even an air of Eric Powell in there to a degree. Not too bad, actually, even if it doesn't say anything symbolically.
Still loving that triangle.
January 2009
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EUGENE, Ore.-- The Oregon Ducks won their first Pac-12 match of the season as they defeated the USC Trojans 1-0 in overtime at Pape' Field. Freshman Kristen Parr scored the game-winning goal off of a rebound of a Kira Wagoner shot that bounced off the crossbar. Also falling to UCLA in a close match last weekend, the Ducks are now 6-6-2 overall and 1-3-1 in the conference.
The 7-4-2 Utah Utes will be hosting the Ducks this Friday in Salt Lake City for Oregon's only match of the weekend. The Utes are 2-3-0 in conference play and 5-2-0 at home this season. Utah owns the all-time series record over UO 5-1-1.
Head coach Rich Manning is in his eleventh season as the Utes' head coach and has amassed a 120-72-20 record through his career. After defying preseason predictions and leading the Utes to a fifth-place finish in their inaugural year in the Pac-12 Conference, Manning and the Utes look forward to continuing their winning ways and climbing the Pac-12 ladder.
The Ducks return home to Pape' Field to host Arizona and Arizona State on Friday, Oct. 19th and Sunday, Oct. 21st, respectively. Arizona is currently 5-6-3 and 1-2-2 in the conference, while Arizona stand at 6-7-1 and 1-2-2.
Freshman forward Kristen Parr now holds the honor of scoring the first and second goals in the history of the new Pape' Field. It didn't take long to put a point up on the scoreboard, as Parr put the ball in the back of the net in the fourth minute of action off of assists by sophomore Bri Pugh and fellow freshman Mariah Powers. Freshman Maryn Beutler assisted Parr on the second goal in the 60th minute. Goalkeeper Abby Steele recorded all five of her saves in the first period.
The first crowd at the facility was recorded at 758 people under sunny skies and perfect 66 degree weather. The current record is now 944 people at the UCLA game on Oct. 5th.
A strong class of newcomers, including forward Kristen Parr who has scored six of Oregon's goals thus far, has helped boost the team's depth this season. "The biggest strength for us right now is strength in numbers. Before, on average I would play just under fifteen players a game and I think this year's average is going to far exceed that because of the depth we have," said head coach Tara Erickson.
Six players have now scored goals for the Ducks, including four freshmen. Freshman goalkeeper Dana Connors started her first collegiate match against Seattle U after starter Abby Steele was given a red card in the previous match. Connors recorded her first win as well as three saves.
Senior midfielder Scout Libke is now in sole possession of ninth place on the all time goals list as her eleven career goals now surpass Kristi Morris' total of 10 from 1996-99.
Libke is also currently eighth place on Oregon's all time points list with 30 points off of 11 goals and eight assists throughout her illustrious career.


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Just because you're retired, you now have the time to write an anthology of the greatest writers in daily newspapers (or in one great newspaper) on the subject you love. For example, a retired Indiana University (IU) professor's 2010 textbook uses the best science writing from the New York Times. Produced with the full cooperation of the New York Times, the collection contains nearly 50 science stories from fields covered regularly by the paper, says the June 15, 2010 news release, "IU professor's new textbook uses the best science writing from the New York Times." For decades, The New York Times has been one of the nation's premier outlets for stories about science.
Now, that retired Indiana University journalism professor has put many of those stories together in a unique collection aimed at students of science writing. Though intended for the classroom, Discover magazine blogger Carl Zimmer, and a contributor to the volume, has written that the collection, The New York Times Reader -- Science and Technology (Congressional Quarterly Press), is an anthology of science writing "that can stand on its own."
Anthology of great science writing published the New York Times
What makes science writing in daily newspapers great? Lead author S. Holly Stocking, a professor emeritus of journalism at Indiana University (IU) and a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, said the book also may benefit scientists who find explaining their research to be a challenge.
"There are a lot of scientists out there who really want to see their science get across to the public and don't know how to do it. This collection should get them started," Stocking added, according to the June 15, 2010 news release, "IU professor's new textbook uses the best science writing from the New York Times."
Produced with the full cooperation of the New York Times, the collection contains nearly 50 science stories from fields covered regularly by the paper -- including biology, physics, medicine, astronomy, psychology, environmental and science
They include news stories about emerging discoveries and scientific meetings, explanatory features, narrative interviews, Q-and-As, profiles, trend and issue stories, extended narratives, reviews, personal essays, columns and blogposts. "The ideas was to create a reader of the kinds of stories that don't always appear in commercial collections of science and nature writing, but that model common narrative paths taken by science writers in a variety of media," Stocking said in the news release.
The Reader assumes that good writers are good readers -- it includes many pointers for reading in ways that can help writers new to science writing learn how to structure their stories. Checklists and annotated stories also offer tips for explaining science and technology clearly and engagingly, without hype or distortion -- as do five New York Times writers interviewed for the book -- Natalie Angier, Denise Grady, Amy Harmon, Dennis Overbye and Andrew Revkin.
Stocking regards the collection as a kind of "legacy" project built on more than two decades of teaching science writing at IU and prior work as a journalist at the Los Angeles Times, the Minneapolis Tribune and other media outlets. She hopes the book will help the next generation of science writers -- wherever their work appears, in a newspaper, magazine, blog or elsewhere.
"The need for responsible science writing has never been greater," Stocking said in the news release. "Science has important implications for all of us -- for individuals' health and wellbeing, for relationships between groups and nations, for the environment, for our appreciation of our place in the cosmos, and for so many other things.
Does the public confuse science with politics when the science is published in mainstream media? "But many people in the public tend to see scientific claims as just more political claims. Sometimes they are, but that's all the more reason why those who communicate about science need to do it in such a way that it promotes public understanding," she said, according to the news release.
She adds that both scientists and journalists are needed to sort out the wheat from the chaff for a public that can grow confused by or frustrated with claims that conflict with one another or that clash with their own beliefs and understandings
That the volume arrives during a time of major upheaval for traditional media -- and a round of losses of science and environmental writers from major media, including The Times -- may strike some as a puzzle. But Stocking sees much of the gloom-and-doom in an historical light.
"There is a lot of hand-wringing in science writing circles right now, it's true. But you heard the same sorts of things from magazine editors when television came along," Stocking said, according to the news release. "Magazines survived for a very long time, just in a different form, and unless I'm wildly wrong, science writing too is going to survive, even if it assumes a different guise.
"The United States still spends more money on research and development than any other country in the world, and investments in science are growing by leaps and bounds in other countries, so science writing isn't going to die any time soon."
Whatever the future holds for science writing, science writing educators have heralded the collection as a unique and valuable resource in the field of science communication
Deborah Blum, a past president of the National Association of Science Writers, a Pulitzer Prize winner and co-editor of The Field Guide for Science Writers, has called the book "really the perfect combination: work by some of the best science journalists in the world analyzed by one of the most respected experts in the field of science communication."
Susanna Hornig Priest, editor of the journal Science Communication, wrote that "this collection -- created by one of the most thoughtful and insightful journalism academics around -- reminds us of what we stand to lose if we lose track of the importance of connecting science to society." For more information about The New York Times Reader: Science & Technology, a table of contents and a biography of the lead author, go to the College Publishing Group, Congressional Quarterly Press (CQ Press) site.


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Begin the day with our marvelous breakfast, rich with the flavors from the Farm House before taking a walk or excursion in the surround countryside.


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At ABT, an Albrecht's Last Dances
By Gus
Solomons jr
Copyright 2006 Gus Solomons jr
NEW YORK -- When the
peasant maiden Giselle dies at the end of Act I in American Ballet
Theatre's version of the perennial classic -- which opened for a
week's run on Monday -- it's from a congenital heart condition,
aggravated by the stress of unfulfilled love for Count Albrecht,
who captures her heart, disguised as a peasant, Loys. Her secret
admirer Hilarion (in Monday's cast, Gennadi Saveliev), the village
huntsman uncovers Albrecht's deception, and Giselle's excitement
at being chosen Queen of the Wine Festival compounded by the devastation
of learning that her love can't be consummated causes her to succumb
to her fragility. This scenario is more dramatically convincing
than older versions of the Jules Perrot/Jean Coralli classic (book
by Vernoy de Saint-Georges, Theophile Gautier, and Coralli), where
Giselle seems to go suddenly, strangely mad and die of a "broken
Artistic director Kevin
McKenzie strives to reanimate the classics by heightening their
dramatic plausibility. He also casts each ballet with three sets
of principals, insuring depth of quality. The only shortcoming of
the opening night cast of "Giselle" -- and it was a minor lapse
at that -- was in the title role. Xiomara Reyes is the perfect size
to be partnered by Julio Bocca -- who is dancing his swan song with
ABT this season -- and she's capable of the technical demands of
the strenuous part. But as an actress, she really hasn't the gravitas
for the role.
When in Act I Giselle
realizes Albrecht is lost, she stands motionless for a long time,
absorbing the shock. Such a moment, swathed in Adolphe Adam's dramatic
music, should embody all the mental anguish she's feeling, but Reyes
doesn't have the force of presence to keep the moment from looking
"directed" rather than emotionally inevitable. In Act II, her entreaty
to Myrta, Queen of the Wilis (Gillian Murphy), to spare Albrecht
from his sentence of dancing himself to death for invading their
sanctuary is not altogether convincing.
Murphy, however, as
Myrta gives her customary technically flawless rendition, but she
is also dramatically riveting as a fairy not to be trifled with,
guarding her flock of Wilis -- young women who died before losing
their virginity. Her presence is so commanding that when she's onstage,
she rules the scene, along with Stella Abrera and Veronika Part
as Moyna and Zulma, her two adjutants.
Murphy's kinetic attack
has post-modern release quality, as she virtually dives into a series
of rocking side to side extensions; yet she remains classically
precise. And she shows sophisticated musical phrasing doing a series
of piqué turns that accelerate to outpace the tempo of the
music at their peak, and then subside into a breathtakingly controlled
multiple pirouette and serene finish.
As a "danseur noble,"
Bocca eschews bravura in favor of technical precision, finesse,
and truthful dance acting. As Albrecht, he is buoyantly youthful
and passionate, yet regal. His masterful partnering gives Giselle
the requisite weightlessness of a spirit, and his variations shimmer
with refined grace and expressive power. He is leaving ABT at the
top of his game.
The production lived
up to the high standards the troupe brings to the Metropolitan Opera
House. (Would that they had a home of their own!) Gianni Quaranta's
lush but unobtrusive foliage became a natural halo-like frame around
the dancing, lighted with her customary magic by Jennifer Tipton,
who made costume designer Anna Anni's pristine white tutus luminescent,
while keeping the surrounding atmosphere mysteriously obscure.
Conductor David LaMarche
set a brisk pace for the Act I peasant dances, pushing the petite
allegro of the stellar corps to its limits and giving the folksy
tombé pas de bourrée steps an exciting brio. He was
also enormously sensitive to the phrasing and tempos of Reyes in
Giselle's Act II variations, ebbing and flowing with her every breath,
carrying the first-rate orchestra with him. And the female corps
de ballet deserves special praise in Act II for its faultless unison,
arrow-straight lines, and perfectly symmetric formations.
Julio Bocca and this
cast dance "Giselle" again tonight at the Metropolitan Opera House.
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Tour of the Ramparts (Eguisheim)
rue du Rempart-Sud F - 68420 Eguisheim
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D 14 F - 68420 Eguisheim
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La Ferme du Pape Hostellerie
10 Grand Rue F - 68420 Eguisheim
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101 rue du Rempart-Sud F - 68420 Eguisheim
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16 rue des Trois-Châteaux F - 68420 Eguisheim
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CENTER VALLEY, Pa. - Thirty-four student-athletes have been named to this year's Patriot League Men's Golf Academic Honor Roll, including 2013 Scholar-Athlete of the Year Chris House of Navy.
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The Jist Of
How To Seperate
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From: The Kidd
To: "Positive Atheism" <email@example.com>
Sent: September 07, 2001 7:05 AM
Subject: WebMaster:_Positive_Atheism_Index
I have not read eveything but I get the jist of things.I noticed on your front page you ask to deal with truth and truth only.I would like to know if you have time to explain were you recieve your absolute truth and how you seperate truth from lies.I am sure you have recieved 1000 e-mails like this but I am kinda new at this.Have fun trying to explain yourself.
See ya
Thanks, I will be waiting.
From: "Positive Atheism" <firstname.lastname@example.com>
To: "The Kidd"
Subject: Re: WebMaster:_Positive_Atheism_Index
Date: September 07, 2001 6:35 AM
explain were you recieve your absolute truth and how you seperate truth from lies
I don't know what you mean when you say "absolute truth," so I cannot answer that question.
You are welcome to read my responses to the Forum questions and watch me in action while I separate truth from lies. That's why I do it, so people can read it for themselves so I don't have to explain it to them. Unfortunately for lazy people, they aren't going to learn much by reading only the disclaimer on the front page, next to the link that makes the Subject line say, "WebMaster:_
I have written a piece called "Sophistry: Logical and Rhetorical Fallacies; Faulty Reasoning" which explains a couple dozen of the tricks I use in doing this, and you are welcome to read that as well.
I am also pretty skilled at determining if the person writing to me is just a cocky asshole trying to make life tougher for his fellow humans than is necessary.
Case in point:
Have fun trying to explain yourself.
See what I mean?
Have a nice life. As far as I can tell, this is the only one we get to live at all. At all, at all. Period. Think about that possibility for a moment and then ask yourself what you want to do with your only opportunity to experience what must certainly be the most charishable event in the entire universe: consciousness.
I will spend mine trying to grant dignity to my fellow humans whenever I can -- whenever I can justify doing so without compromising truth.
Unfortunately I am only human and have my limits.
Therefore, I have entered your e-mail address into our 505 Registry. Any more e-mail that you send to this domain will go directly to the Great "Deleted Items" Folder In The Sky. Nothing personal, I just don't like dealing with cocky assholes, that's all.
Again, have a nice life.
Cliff Walker
Positive Atheism Magazine
Six years of service to
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