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College Hockey:DeSalvo's three goals help Bowling Green upset Ferris State
BIG RAPIDS, Mich. — Dan DeSalvo is rapidly becoming a player to watch in the CCHA tournament.
The Bowling Green freshman forward scored his first career hat trick in a game that saw the Falcons take a 4-3 overtime win against the top-seeded Ferris State Bulldogs in game three of their CCHA quarterfinal series.
With the win, Bowling Green advances to the CCHA championship at Joe Louis Arena in Detroit.
DeSalvo has 10 goals and three assists for 13 points in his fist CCHA tournament so far. The freshman had just four goals in the regular season.
"When we recruited Dan, we were told he has a knack for scoring big goals and boy, has he ever," said Bowling Green coach Chris Bergeron.
While Bowling Green came out on top, it was Ferris State that jumped out to an early three-goal lead.
With the game just underway, Matt Kirzinger picked off a lazy clearing attempt by the Falcons and found Jordie Johnston down low to put the Bulldogs on the board.
Then after a series of penalties, the Falcons found themselves fighting off a 5-on-3 power play, but they held Ferris State off the board to kill the first penalty. However, the Bulldogs would score as the power- play continued with Simon Denis finding Derek Graham at the front of the net for Ferris State's second of the night.
As the first period came to a close, Jason Binkley scored his first collegiate goal with a dump-in from the red line that found its way past BGSU goalie Andrew Hammond.
"The guys were saying on the bench 'Let's not let that goal be the game-winner.' You could tell that's the one he [Hammond] really wanted back," said Bergeron.
With the game seemingly in hand, Ferris State came out flat to start the second period and the remainder of the game saw everything go Bowling Green's way.
"The message after the first was you owe it to yourselves and to each other to not quit," said Bergeron. "Our focus was to go out and win the second."
Ryan Carpenter got the ball rolling for Bowling Green with his 10th of the year before DeSalvo took over the game.
Ferris State had chances throughout the second two periods, but could not capitalize on anything.
"We were up three goals and playing a pretty solid game," said Johnston. "We let off the gas a little bit and they showed what happens when you do that."
DeSalvo put up his first of the game early in the third by picking off a lazy pass in the Bulldog zone and putting a hard wrist shot past Taylor Nelson.
He added to his tournament total with the tying goal late in regulation with a deflection.
Then, in overtime, he finished the Bulldogs with another deflection to end the game and series.
"Proud is not even good enough to tell you ho we feel about these guys," said Bergeron. "I just don't know where these guys get it."
Bowling Green will take on Michigan in a CCHA semifinal matchup next Friday night at Joe Louis Arena in Detroit, while Ferris State awaits the selections of the NCAA tournament committee.
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Save Money – Create Jobs – Protect the Planet
P.O.W.E.R. is one of the core partners on developing and implementing New Bedford Energy Now!, a city initiative that offers 3 programs for New Bedford residents to save money on their energy costs – NB Efficiency Now!, NB Solar Now! and NB Challenge Now! The idea is to offer something to everyone and to create a simple and centralized process to access programs that can help people and the planet. NB Energy Now incorporates over a dozen community groups, NSTAR and several for-profit companies. This diverse collection of partners is working in collaboration to save residents money, create local jobs, and protect the planet through energy efficiency and renewable energy. NB Energy Now! offers free MassSAVE home and businesses energy assessments and all the incentives provided by MassSAVE, free solar energy assessments for your home or business and special financing for local residents, and access to the SouthCoast Energy Challenge, all through one entry point. The program makes it easy to track your energy use, use less energy, save money and help support local jobs.
P.O.W.E.R. is leading the outreach strategies, training new partners and data management. Our data team built a specialized data platform through Salesforce to manage all of the program's data for the City. We are also working with our partners to make sure that the jobs created through this work are accessible to local residents and to people with barriers to employment. To find out more about NB Energy Now! visit: http://newbedfordenergynow.com/ or call: 1.855.NB.NOW.4.U (1.855.626.6948).
New Bedford Energy Now! builds on the success of the Community Mobilization Initiative. Beginning in July 2010, the Green Jobs Green Economy Initiative, P.O.W.E.R., the ESHU² Collective, the City of New Bedford, NSTAR and YouthBuild's Urban Energy Solutions launched the first Community Mobilization Initiative (CMI) in the state. The initiative aimed to lower energy costs for residents and business owners, create jobs and reduce carbon emissions by using the strength of community relationships to offer access to and education about energy efficiency and environmental sustainability. P.O.W.E.R. reached over 3000 residents and businesses, connected hundreds of them with free energy assessments, created new local jobs and reduced 1000s of pounds of carbon from the atmosphere through insulation, airsealing, heating system replacement and changing light bulbs and thermostats. The initiative also taught us a lot about what is needed to improve energy efficiency. Stay tuned for a full report of the outcomes and lessons learned from the CMI coming in the summer of 2012.

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Lurid pulp novel covers, comic books, vintage pin-up girls, rock n' roll album covers and posters all sound like a teenage boys wet dream. These were the images that heavily influenced Dylan T. Speeg, from an early age when he was a teenager attending The School for Creative & Performing Arts and The Art Academy for college, even to the present day. Looking back on his work has given him a greater understanding and perspective of who he was, and where he came from as a person, as well as an artist. Gil Elvgren, Frank Miller, Raymond Pettibon, Robert Williams and Robert Crumb are the collective supremacy in his artistic sphere.
"Art is dictated by limitations, but I would say my art is dictated by my limited patience and constant need to communicate."
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FX Math: Trading The Weekly Jobless Claims Numbers
By Stephen L. Bernard and Vincent Cignarella
An unlikely trade using a currency from the other end of the world is proving to be the safest bet ahead of weekly U.S. jobless data.
The Australian dollar stands out as the one near guarantee in a couple of glaring trends that have crystallized in the past two months around Thursday's weekly jobless data. These consistent pairs include both the U.S. dollar against the Japanese yen and the Australian dollar against the U.S. dollar, but the better bet is playing the Aussie.
Since the beginning of March, a trader holding a short position in the Australian dollar going into the data isn't likely to lose. When the weekly jobless claims report falls short of forecasts, the Australian dollar has weakened. When the data top forecasts, the currency barely moves.
Bottom line: being short the Australian dollar ahead of the weekly claims report is at worse an even bet.
The dollar-yen also has presented a profitable recurring trade over the past two months each Thursday morning at 8:30 a.m. ET — the time the report is released. Within one minute after the release of the jobless claim numbers, the dollar-yen reacts twice as much when it's declining because of a miss than it does when it gains thanks to the data beating forecasts.
The move steadily continues beyond the initial one-minute quick reaction. In seven of the past nine reports, the move has widened in the 15 minutes following the release of the news, with the only two times the move wasn't extended occurring when the data topped forecasts.
In short, stay short dollar-yen going into weekly jobs data. The odds are 2-to-1 that bet will win over a long position.
The reason why the data reaction is concentrated in these two currency pairs highlights the markets infatuation with the "risk-on, risk-off" trade.
In the case of the Australian dollar, the market is showing how investors around the world are already positioned. Traders are clearly long and biased for the currency to move higher. Positive news is priced in while negative news, which suggests a slowdown in global growth and a weakening Australian dollar, is not. Therefore, a negative surprise brings a bigger response.
With the dollar-yen reaction, the story is similar. The market is currently biased in favor of dollars over the yen, and the Japanese currency is seen as the safety play. So while good news from the U.S. helps the dollar, the market is not really braced for disappointment. That leads to a bigger move from missing expectations than exceeding them.
The jobless claims report has missed forecasts for three straight weeks. If that happens again Thursday, the U.S. dollar is likely to fall against the yen and rally against the Australian dollar, placing these bets in the money.
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The appeal will be heard by a 3-judge panel in St Louis. They have traditionally rendered decisions that are "pro-business"
The NFL only has to persuade one of the three to vote in their favor to overturn the ruling and resume the lockout.
That seems like a real possibility. But we'll see next week.
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Available for Adoption:
Miss Kitty
Miss Kitty now goes by Savannah
9 Years
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Pet ID Number: F-17087
How to adopt
All pets over 12 weeks are spayed or neutered.
We give a free spay/neuter certificate to those adopting kittens or puppies.
| Hi, I'm Savannah. I was named for the Savannah Desert and Grasslands because of my beautiful coloring. I have short thick fur and love to be brushed for short periods of time. I purr very quickly and am easily pleased. I'm looking for a quiet home with a ready lap for sleeping. I am perfectly happy to be the only cat or I can live with one other cat but I am easily stressed around more than one other cat. No dogs, please; they scare me. I'm a senior citizen about 10 years old. Because of my age, I have a few health issues but they are all under control. Most of my medicine is given as treats so it is easy. I'm a big gal, so I need a large litter box. And, when I'm not on your lap, I like sleeping in an enclosed box. My foster mom let's me sleep in a large carrier. It might take me about a week to get used to you and your house, but once I'm comfortable, you will love having me as your new best friend.
Miss Kitty is a loving and gentle lap cat, she likes being brushed and would make a great companion cat.


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With the release of the fantastic game Threes, recently covered here, a new genre of matching games was born. Those unfamiliar with gameplay details should probably consult said article first.
One would think the match-three genre had already exhausted all possibilities; however, we can be happy that wasn't the case. Not only did Threes introduce a new type of puzzle, it did so with flair, polish, and a most excellent soundtrack.
Though Threes lacked nothing in its carefully crafted medley of puzzle, action, and strategy, it is no longer alone. Seeing similar games spring up in its wake is nothing new – Angry Birds and the more recent Flappy Bird both caused an avalanche of spinoffs of every possible variety and theme. But once in a great while, one of these contenders strikes a new chord.
Such is the case with the puzzle 2048. It seems the match two genre is really starting to take off – trying out both puzzles leaves one honestly wondering, which is better?
While most spinoffs bring nothing new to the table, aside from different graphics or a pay to win approach to the same basic puzzle, 2048 is literally a game-changer. With two simple changes, this new entry really does have something unique to offer puzzlers. It may not be as robust or mature as Threes, but it lacks little in that.
Threes has an initial hurdle of sorts; paired matches cannot take place until at least one three has been created, from a one and a two. In 2048, there is no such hurdle. Twos match to make fours, which match to make eights, on up to even higher powers of two. This would make the puzzle far easier, if it weren't for the other change.
The second twist is that a single swipe slides all cards as far as they can go, unlike Threes where they only move one space at a time. Besides that, if there are multiple matches that can be made with a single move, all of them happen. In Threes, only the first available match occurs on each line.
The end result is a puzzle that is refreshingly new, yet surprisingly familiar. The strategy is similar, but not identical. This opens a whole new can of worms for both deep thinkers and casual puzzlers alike.


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Supervisor Training Program
The Department of Children, Youth and Families' vision states, "As active members of the community, we share a vision that all children, youth and families reach their fullest potential in a safe and nurturing environment." Supervisors play a critical role in supporting this vision by providing leadership, education and support. Acknowledging the value of this role, the Child Welfare Institute and the University of Rhode Island Center for Human Services has developed a structured core supervisory training program which will build skills in these areas. The program is practical, hands-on, and incorporates relevant skill building in the following areas:
- Supervisory Roles and Responsibilities
- Building Positive Relationships
- Educational Supervision
- Supervising for Continuous Quality Improvement (CQI)
- The Competent Supervisor
- Setting Goals and Performance Practices
- Planning and Organizing
- Change Management
- Personnel Issues
- Stress Management
- Using RICHIST for Supervision
- Legal Liabilities
- Conducting Agency Clearances and BCIs Using Available Tools
- Search Tools to Locate Parents/Kinship Resources
- Values Clarification
- HIPPA and Confidentiality
- Family Court Juvenile and Adult Banner
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A staged reading of Michael Frayn's Copanhagen will take place at 7:00 p.m. at the Laboratory Theater of Florida on March 31.
Copenhagen centers on a real life mystery: Why did Werner Heisenberg, head of the German nuclear program, and Niels Bohr's erstwhile protege visit Bohr and his wife Margrethe in Nazi-occupied Copenhagen in 1941? Both are thrust into the moral and practical quandaries of deciding if an atomic weapon should ever be used,, assuming of course, if could be successfully built. Not only do these longtime friends find themselves fundamentally opposed to certain aspects of developing an atomic bomb, they also tackle the politics and philosophical complications of their research as World War II unfolds in Europe.
This staged reading is a wonderful opportunity to join in on a discussion with the cast and director about science and religion and the morality questions the play presents. Admission is $5 at the door. Sorry, no reservations. The theater is located at 1634 Woodford Ave. Fort Myers, 33901.
The Laboratory Theater of Florida is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization that is dedicated to the promotion of the performing arts through live performance, education, community outreach, experimentation and the development of ensemble work. The company features ensemble productions, produces classic works, takes artistic risks and features and challenges local performers of various skill levels. Stay up to date with its news and events on Facebook and Twitter @LabTheaterFL. For more information, please call 239-218-0481.
Suggested Links
- Just a few more performances of Lab Theater's 'Altruists' remain
- Laboratory Theater announces Summer Season open auditions
- Lab Theater announces summer season schedule
- Lab Theater's 'Death of a Salesman' intense, emotional, cathartic
- 'Death of a Salesman' opens at Laboratory Theater of Florida on January 10


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Kat Candler's acclaimed coming-of-age family drama "Hellion" starring Josh Wiggins, Aaron Paul and Juliette Lewis will screen at SXSW on March 9.
"Hellion" premiered at the Sundance Film Festival and will be featured at this year's SXSW.
Paul plays Hollis, a grief-stricken widower and mostly absentee father to two young boys. The eldest, Jacob (Wiggins) is a troublemaker and the younger seems to be on the same path.
Nothing is easy for this family, and things just continue to go downhill for them when the state steps in.
The film offers a stark portrait of a family on the brink of dissolution set against the haunting backdrop of the refineries of Southeast Texas.
Sundance Selects acquired the North American distribution rights for "Hellion" and plans to release the film on VOD and in theaters later this year.
A brief clip from the film can be seen at: http://vimeo.com/88307680
Here's the full SXSW synopsis:
Obsessed with heavy metal music and motocross, the actions of 13-year-old Jacob has begun to raise concerns, especially when it starts to involve his little brother Wes. While the boys' father Hollis loves his sons, he is still reeling from the loss of their mother, spending more time at the bar or working on his damaged beach house than with them. When the authorities catch wind of the increasingly volatile situation, Wes is taken into custody by his Aunt Pam. In Wes' absence, Jacob becomes increasingly driven by two things: winning a motocross race and getting his brother back.
For more info visit: http://schedule.sxsw.com/2014/events/event_FS15000


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Unexpected details make a room really special. The Tweety Curtain Rod & Holdbacks from Land of Nod (from $25) add a sweet touch to a grown-up space. The antiqued white birds sit at the ends of the metal curtain rod and at the tip of the holdbacks. These vintage-inspired gems are sure to be noticed for the extra touch of whimsy they add to any room.
Where canI buy this tweety curtain rod, where is your showroom ?
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The past week I have been experimenting heavily with dynamic simulations inside of 3D studio Max using Reactor (which is the engine that processes object interactions). The image above is a test for an FX shot I'm working on where a freeway over pass collapses. By using the fracture node, you can group objects together and have them break apart when they collide. What is great about this is this is the object will only break when an impact affects that area.
The truth is I'm somewhat overwhelmed. I have a fair amount of experience with these type of simulations but now that I'm looking at it from a teaching perspective, I have to dig deeper and really understand what is going on so that I can explain it better. By doing this , I'm learning a great deal more than I ever thought I knew. Every time I feel good about teaching one aspect, I come across more new features…
I'll get my head together and share some more tests. In the meantime do a youtube search for "reactor simulation". Inspiring stuff.
1st place I want to thank you for all your'e tutorials and the time you took to make them, i wanted to ask if you can explain how fracture node is working. Because I'm working on a project right now, and i need a building to collapse if a tank is driving true it.
Thank you for your time, and sorry for my English (I'm from Holland)
With kind regards,
Aernout Ottens
read entries that are 9, 7 and 5 above your entry.
http://www.blender.org/features-gallery/features/feature-videos/?video=imaging > Tutorials > Greenscreen
I have always thought Reactor has huge possibilities in regards to media animation. However, trying to find decent training materials on it has been difficult. I really look forward to some tutorials on this.
By the way, I really like your training style. The pace of your tutorials is perfect and your humor throws in a good laugh every now and then! (waaay better than the guys over at TT, if you know what I mean).
Also, you probably already know about the MAX2AE plugin. Matt over at Boomerlabs.com is really cool... You guys should work out a deal if you use it in a tutorial.
I would like to see something like this "kramerized" haha
I'm glad to see you're from socal as well... it would have been cool to meet you at DV Expo but I went on Thurday. Well, keep the great tutorials coming!
blender fluids:
blender particles/ explode node:
particle system has been revamped today (11.Nov). The good thing about blender is that it's constantly being developed by a huge community, it's fun alone to see how it gets better everyday, like coming to videocopilot and see what amazing stuff you can learn here for free!
I love the internet!
Just a reminder to keep Bobby Hommel on staff, I truly love the fact that you are even considering some 3-D tutorials or whatever but please spend the money needed to make it worth (the viewing audiences) our pleasure, I truly hate short comings when it comes to "Instructions" so make it complete and as "Detailed" as
As usual, Thanks for all your efforts and tutorials!
You make life easy for most of us wanting to learn VFX.
Go to youtube and look what blender can do for you. Type:
Blender demolition reel (yes, there's a bridge in too)
Blender physics
Blender array
For everyone who watches this and wants to learn, go to:
www.blendernation.com > videotutorials
ww.blenderunderground.com (great beginner videotutorials)
its like there giving away crack at this site
good stuff though, can't wait... if only i had MAX's...
Keep up the good work! Thanks!
Adrian S.
Im shure you will get a lot of critics from the AE only cracks because this 3d stuff is really hard for an AE User (like me :) )
I am wondering if AE someday can do some real 3d...that would be the real deal!
I just have a little question. You said something about AME2 a few weeks ago. Will it contain wounds, like bullet wounds and such? That would really help ;)
Looking nice :) !!
I would love to see a tutorial about this 3D stuff! and it would be nice to step further. Like interpolating some 3D objects into a video.
Bye K.K
ah... and i heard that liquid animation take a lot time to render (i read somewhere 5 sek vid. took 6 hours of rendering. it showed a glass full of water that was flowing in.
does it really take so long?
Its not that hard to use either. At least not for basic things like whats in the picture at the top
I'm starting now with max, too, & your tutorials are very innovative & easy to understand... great training for me!
Crysis IS amazing, but the single player is weak. I hear that they are going to release the "real" storyline sometime next year. Still though, there is nothing that even comes close to the Crytech engine. You just can't beat killing your opponent by shooting a palm tree and having it fall and crush them. Lots of fun.
I cant wait to see the collision detection tutorial, and hopefully it will incorporate that tutorial I have always been asking for; to matchmove the 3d-models into live action footage. That would make my day.
or even a tutorial in 3d studio max
Can we see some of your films? Are you still making some?
Roll on Mr Kramer, roll on....
But it has also one of the best physics engines in the world so far.
Oh, and the simulation thing you've got going=nice ;) keep it up with! And dont forget to update the viewers!
I was looking at your videos several times, all of them are quite good but I thin that your knowledge about 3d graphic need more improvements.
If we're talking about your work in 3D..
This are some basics stuff, moves and tips - come one, creating text in 3dsmax take 30sec, text + shell modificator, some edge chamfer and a bit of turbosmooth and its done, playing with reactor is quite simple ass well. Btw from version 7.0 of 3dsmax (where the reactor wass really good one) its start being sucks, so I dont thin you can create some good physics there, also collision parametr is not too good there.
You should take a walk over the net and learn look for something.
Go and try maybe with Nextlimit RealFlow - its really nice app that allow you to play with collision ang physics in 3dsmax, its give better possiblities and better results.
Theres a lot of better software then the reactor - belive me - I work in this indrusty from 5years and I know whats better.
So I dont think that the using default reactor from 3ds give you so good results like the realflow (or any other one)
Wish you my best.
Check out what Crysis can do.
It would be cool for you to convey your style of teaching to this and other 3ds max techniques...then I may stick with it longer!
(3d camera tracking and 3ds max reactor could make for an awsome tutorial on "how to destroy a wall/building"...that would be matched to live action footage.)
Checkout my first proper test with PFtrack/3ds max:
I would love how to get some realistic reactor 3d elements going for a collapsing wall for a short film idea that I have. :)
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Even on a hot day one sometimes has the craving for a nice light red wine. One such wine that hit the spot perfectly on a balmy day in Los Angeles was Little Black Dress Wines 2011 Pinot Noir.
The Pinot Noir is a deep red color but has a lighter quality to it. Produced in California, the wine has the bouquet of fragrant berries and is a very understated feminine wine with notes of cherry and hints of mild spices like clove and allspice. As the evening wore on the wine really opened up. I recommend letting this wine breathe for a good twenty to thirty minute before consuming.
So often we look for an inexpensive Pinot Noir that can be considered an everyday wine. We are looking for the kind of wine we can kick back our shoes and just relax and enjoy. Little Black Dress Wines' Pinot Noir is just that type of wine as it is not overpowering and can complement almost any type of cuisine.
The winemaker of Little Black Dress is Zidanelia Arcidiacono, known a Z, was born in Texas but moved to Mendoza, Argentina as a child. Studying enology at the university in Mendoza, Zidanelia worked at Bodega Cruz de Piedra after which she did an internship at Les Vignerons du Pays d"enserune in France's Languedoc Roussillon. When Zidanelia's relocated to California she began her career at Sonoma Cutrer. Later Dennis Martin of Fetzer wooed her because of her knowledge of micro-oxygenation, a winemaking process that can mature and soften red varietals if done properly. Little Black Dress Wines is part of the Fetzer family of wines and when Concha y Toro acquired the company in 2011, it was only natural to make Zidanelia the winemaker putting the feminine touch on wines that cater to women.
If you are looking for a fun lively wine either the Little Black Dress Wines Pinot Noir or Divalicious Red (reviewed previously) are ideal choices. Although Little Black Dress Wines seems to cater to women, men will certainly enjoy them too.
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What effect are mobile phones having on your adolescent's brain?
A new British study just announced today will investigate whether the use of wireless technologies might affect children's cognitive development. To date, scientist say they remain uncertain as to whether children's developing brains are "more vulnerable than adults' brains, due to their developing nervous system, enhanced absorption of energy in head tissue, and increased cumulative exposure over their lifetime."
The independent three year study led by researchers from Imperial College London starts in September and is the largest of its kind. Named the Study of Cognition, Adolescents and Mobile Phones (SCAMP), scientists plan to measure memory and attention in approximately 2500 students from more than 160 secondary schools in the London area starting at ages 11 to 12 years old.
According to researchers in the UK, 70 percent of 11 to 12 year olds and 90 percent of 14 year olds own a mobile phone. Professor Paul Elliott, Director of the MRC-PHE Centre for Environment and Health at Imperial College London, and co-investigator of the study, says "Scientific evidence available to date is reassuring and shows no association between exposure to radio frequency waves from mobile phone use and brain cancer in adults in the short term (less than 10 years of use). But the evidence available regarding long term heavy use and children's use is limited and less clear." Researchers say only two European studies have focused on childhood cancers and mobile phone use. One reported no association and the other is ongoing.
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Big Boi Soundclouded this remix for Amy's "Tears Dry On Their Own", which never was approved or released by the label.
Nappy Roots & Organized Noize drop the first single "Congratulations" from their upcoming collabo album Nappy Dot Org. Nappy Dot Org hits stores June 20th. LISTEN: Nappy Roots – "Congratulations" (prod. Organized Noize)
Donnis checks in with the first single from his Atlantic debut, Southern Lights. The story here is that the song samples Mista's track of the same name, originally produced by Organized Noize. Crada had the idea to sample it for Donnis' track, so then they got with Organized and knocked it out. LISTEN: Donnis – [cont.]
Back for its 7th year, the "2010 VH1 Hip Hop Honors" will celebrate the achievements of hip hop with a little southern twist. This year, the showwill celebrate the music, the influence and the artists from The South. Previously announced, Jermaine Dupri, J Prince of Rap-A-Lot Records, Luther "Luke" Campbell and The 2 Live Crew, [cont.]
- Raekwon Sets A Release Date For "F.I.L.A." Album
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- Action Bronson "Mr. Wonderful" Cover Art and Tracklist
- Juicy J "Blue Dream & Lean 2″ Mixtape Cover Art & Release Date Revealed
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- Lord Hakim – "Brass Knucklez" (feat. Vast Aire & Phizz Ed)
- IAMSU! – "Hella Good" (feat. Tyga)
- DJ Kay Slay – "I Declare War" (feat. Styles P, Sheek Louch, Vado, Raekwon, & Rell)
- Maverick Sabre – "We Don't Wanna Be" (feat. Joey Bada$$)
- Cannibal Ox – "Blade: Art of Ox" (feat. Artifacts & U-God; prod. Black Milk)
- Asher Roth – "Blow Your Head" (prod. Nottz)
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Hydroecology of Intermittent and Ephemeral Streams: Will landscape connectivity sustain aquatic organisms in a changing climate?
Dryland streams play a vital role in shaping the hydrological, biogeochemical, and ecological structure and function of arid and semi-arid ecosystems in the American Southwest and elsewhere. Perhaps most importantly, they provide hydrologic connectivity within the landscape during bouts of stream drying and wetting by linking ephemeral, intermittent, and perennial reaches to create a patchwork of habitats at different locations and times during the year. Amphibians face a particularly tenuous existence in desert environments. Suitable habitat patches (i.e. surface water) are often fragmented, ephemeral, and shrink during periods of prolonged droughts (Jaeger and Olden 2012). The opportunity to disperse between habitat patches may occur primarily during rare months with above-average precipitation or during episodic floods. Thus, even small differences in climate and water management are expected to have significant impacts on the disturbance regimes and hydrologic connectivity in dryland streams. This in turn may result in population loss and fragmentation, range shifts, phenological changes and extinctions of species.
A project led by Julian Olden and graduate students in the School of Aquatic and Fishery Sciences uses aquatic invertebrates and amphibians as a model system to ask how flow intermittency and connectivity influences the structure and function of dryland streams in the Madrean Sky Islands of southern Arizona (Figure 1). Specific objectives include: (1) modeling stream flow to quantify flow permanence and hydrologic connectivity at multiple spatial scales; (2) characterizing the distribution and abundance of obligatory aquatic organisms in relation to hydrology, riparian vegetation, and geomorphology; (3) evaluating population structure (gene flow) of insect and amphibian species with contrasting life-histories along a gradient of flow permanence and hydrologic connectivity; and (4) forecasting the responses of obligatory aquatic species to climate-induced changes in flow permanence and hydrologic connectivity. We are working with the Department of Defense and Fort Huachuca, and our sampling efforts over the past three years have centered on the Huachuca Mountains and surrounding valleys and mountain ranges (including the Santa Ritas, the Whetstones, the Dragoons, and the Mules).
Jaeger, K, and J.D. Olden. 2012. Electrical resistance sensor arrays as a means to quantify longitudinal connectivity of rivers. River Research and Applications. DOI: 10.1002/rra.1554
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The long awaited puppy mill ordinance for Anderson County, South Carolina has now been passed, Fox Carolina reported February 4.
The new ordinance passed four votes for and two against at the final reading at the Anderson County Council meeting held Tuesday night. This passage has made Anderson the first county in the state to approve a puppy mill ordinance.
County Council held a meeting in August 2013, and it was decided the ordinance would have to benefit the dogs and the community, while not making it impossible for legitimate breeders to sell.
Anderson County Council will base the new ordinance on a plan that will be in compliance with the American Animal Hospital Association, where proof of vaccinations and treatment of intestinal parasites much be presented before a dog or cat can be sold.
Anderson leaders are hopeful the new ordinance will cut down on the number of seriously ill dogs, many of whom are offered for sale by backyard breeders.
Dogs being sold in poor health at the Anderson County Jockey lot, especially the highly publicized raid of the Starr property belonging to Donald Black, Sr. More than 150 malnourished dogs were seized from the breeder back in August.
While the rules and regulations to enforce the new law haven't been worked out as of yet, this is a major victory for animal advocates in the Anderson area. This upstate community has grown tired of animal cruelty and neglect as dogs are raised for sale in unsanitary, inhumane conditions.
Anderson County Administrator stated in an interview with Fox Carolina back in August, 2013
"You have to look at it in a way that you do not hurt honest business people who do that for a living."
Please thank Anderson Council members Tommy Dunn, Tom Allen, Gracie Floyd, and Ken Waters, who supported the ordinance
Most animal advocates encourage shelter and rescue adoption. But since dog breeders are out there, it's good to know they will soon be regulated to ensure the health of the animal.
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Nokia Lumia 710 will be available in the UK on February 1
The Nokia Lumia 710 will finally be joining its sibling, the already available Lumia 800, on UK shelves on February 1. Nokia itself made the announcement, so it doesn't get more official than this. Expect the smartphone to show up at a myriad of retailers, online or not.
At one point in the past, we thought it would be out on January 6, yet that obviously hasn't happened. But last we heard anything about this, it was going to launch in "late February". So compared to that, it's going to be early.
The Lumia 710 is the more affordable of Nokia's Windows Phones, and depending on how it will be priced, it may become a best seller or be relegated to "expensive novelty" status.
Oh, and it will also be sold by Three and Orange at some point. Those are all the details we have now. It's unclear if the operators will also start selling it on February 1 or at a later date. We'll have to wait and see.
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To legions of people in Fresno and all over the world, the name "Godzilla" carries with it quite a legacy. Debuting in the 1954 Japanese classic Gojira, the character is considered the genesis, and still most iconic example of, the Japanese giant monster (or kaiju) genre. The monster, partially inspired by such 1950s atomic monster films as The Beast From 20,000 Fathoms and the original King Kong film, was originally envisioned by director Ishirō Honda as a direct metaphor for the destruction Japan suffered from due to the atomic bomb. Indeed, in Honda's mind, the monster was a physical manifestation of the bomb itself, after all, the film came out only a decade after the bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki.
The original film was an extremely serious and topical with the rampage of this supposedly ancient creature awakened and superpowered by the repeated testing of the H-bomb. By rising from the depths of Tokyo Bay, Godzilla (as he would come to be known in the English translation) brings back the horrible memory of what Japan suffered through during World War II. The original film, featuring then groundbreaking special effects techniques pioneered by Japanese special effects legend Eji Tsuburaya involving an actor in a dinosaur costume filmed against miniatures to create the image of a 50 meter tall monster with atomic breath, was a huge success in Japan that paved the way for an entire genre of kaiju films, of which Godzilla starred in many of them.
In 1956, the original film was dubbed and released in the United States under the title Godzilla, King of the Monsters!, however, this version was heavily edited in order to include new footage of actor Raymond Burr as an America journalist named Steve Martin, who is now present during all of the key events of the film to provide constant narration and even interacting with the original cast through editing tricks and body doubles. While the anti-nuclear aspect of the story was still present, it was less pronounced than in the original version, resulting in the Americanization of the film being considered a above-average example of the typical atomic monster movies released during the 1950s, while the original Gojira is still considered a classic. Sadly, it would not be until 2004 that the original Japanese version of the film would see a release in theaters and the full weight of Godzilla's potential to frighten and even deliver a political message would be realized both by critics and the American public.
As more and more films were made by Godzilla's parent company, Toho, both the tone of the films and the character himself went through an enormous evolution during his 60-year film career. Beginning as a destructive force of nature embodying the destruction of the atomic bomb, he soon found himself fighting other kaiju monster in almost every single film that has come out since, transitioning from villain, to anti-hero, and eventually a straight-up superhero defending the very country he once decimated single-handedly from other giant monsters on a seemingly regular basis. The original series of film, called the Shōwa series, lasted for fifteen films that became more and more juvenile as the series played out, ending with 1975's Terror of Mechagodzilla, after which Toho retired their icon for nearly a decade. Then, in 1984, the King of the Monsters returned in The Return of Godzilla, which brought the character back to his villainous roots along with improved variations of the signature suitmation technique of the series. This film was also significantly re-edited for the America release to become Godzilla 1985, both to once again star Raymond Burr reprising his role from the original, and also to capitalize on the Cold War tensions of the time; for instance, in the original, the Russians launch a missile at Godzilla, but in the American version, the scene is re-edited to appear that their are deliberately launching the missile at Tokyo. This film began the more sophisticated and grown up Heishi series, which lasted for seven films until 1995's Godzilla vs. Destoroyah, which saw the death of Godzilla...for a little while.
But then, in 1998, America decided to not just settle for dubbing and/or re-editing the Japanese films. That year, TriStar released a brand new, fully American remake titled simply Godzilla, directed by Roland Emmerich and starring Matthew Broderick. The film was incredibly hyped, but ultimately disappointed audiences and critics alike for it's thin plot, acting, and directing while fans of the previous films targeted the film's drastic reinvention of the titular character, which included a radical redesign and departure from the source material. Because of this, plans for a sequel were scrapped, save for an animated series that continued the story.
In what seemed like retaliation, Toho then released their own Godzilla film in 1999, known as Godzilla 2000, which confused some people who did not follow the films, but fans understood was the real deal. This film launched the Millennium series, and third continuity of film that all had one thing in common: they were all created to be their own separate continuity that each acted as a direct sequel to the 1954 original. This series lasted six films, ending in 2004's Godzilla: Final Wars, which was a massive crossover film that saw the big guy fighting nearly all of the other monsters developed over the course of the series (including, humorously, the American version of the character, now dubbed by Toho as "Zilla"...Godzilla defeats him very quickly).
My point in doing this history lesson is to clarify how long Godzilla has been around and how much he's changed over the years. For those who would like to learn more about the history of the character and about each individual film, this examiner highly recommends James Rolfe's 2008 web series Cinemassacre's Monster Madness: GodzillaThon. But regardless of whatever run of the character certain fans may prefer, it seems unanimously agreed upon that the 1998 American version that might serve okay just as a cheezy 90s popcorn movie, but was an abominable rape of this character's good name. But now, in the summer of 2014, coinciding with the 60th anniversary, Godzilla has returned to American cinemas once again. But, has Hollywood learned it's lesson from last time, or is history doomed to repeat itself?
The film begins with film reels showing the preparation and detonation of a nuclear bomb at Bikini Atoll. A huge figure with jagged spikes rises from the water when the bomb is detonated. It then jumps to the year 1999, where scientists Ishiro Serizawa (played by Ken Watanabe) and Vivienne Graham (played by Sally Hawkins) are called to a quarry in the Philippines where there has been a discovery of a colossal skeleton and two egg-shaped pods. Soon after realizing one of the pods has hatched, the Janjira Nuclear Plant near Tokyo, Japan suffers an explosion and radiation leak, an accident that causes plant supervisor Joe Brody (played by Bryan Cranston) to loose his wife (played by Juliette Binoche) in the accident. The event, attributed to an earthquake, results in the evacuation and quarantine of the Janjira area.
Fifteen years later, Joe's son Ford (played by Aaron Taylor-Johnson) is an explosive ordinance disposal officer in the United States Navy, living in San Francisco with wife Elle (played by Elizabeth Olsen) and son Sam (played by Carson Bolde). After Joe is arrested for trespassing in the quarantined area, Ford must travel to Japan to assist him. But Joe is still haunted by his wife's death and has become obsessed with uncovering the true cause of the disaster. Convincing his son to go with him to Janjira, they discover no signs of radiation in this so-called quarantine zone, and are arrested and taken to a secret facility built within the ruins of the power plant. It turns out the facility is built around a massive chrysalis similar to the one found in the Philippines, which is now being studied by Serizawa and Graham. The chrysalis suddenly hatches and releases a gigantic winged creature that devastates the facility and flies off; tragically, Joe is fatally wounded in the attack. Serizawa, Graham, and Ford joins a US Navy team to track the monster, using the aircraft carrier USS Saratoga as a base of operations.
Aboard a U.S Navy ship, Ford is told by Serizawa and his team that the creature he saw at Janjira was a M.U.T.O. (Massive Unidentified Terrestrial Organism), an ancient creature from a much earlier time that feeds off radiation and radioactive material. As the earth's radiation subsided the creature moved underground and put itself in a cryptobiotic state. The M.U.T.O., in turn, is being hunted by a much larger animal that was awoken during a deep sea expedition in 1954, its existence having been continually covered up after multiple failures to kill it with nuclear weapons; they call this creature" Godzilla." Ford finds himself trying to get back to his family in San Francisco, but also right in the middle of the military's plans to contain the M.U.T.O. , or rather two of them, after the second pod in the Philippines hatches into a larger female M.U.T.O. that devastates Las Vegas before heading west. Serizawa believes the two creatures will meet to breed. And then, in the wake of of all of this, Godzilla appears to confront both monsters, helping lay waste to the world in doing so. Does this pending duel of the monsters mean the end of the world as we know it?
Much like in my review of The Wolverine, to say that this film is an improvement over the Roland Emmerich version is an understatement. When die-hard Godzilla fans went into theaters in 1998, this is the film they hoped they would see...more or less. This story gets very serious and does treat the monsters' destruction like the enormous disaster that it really is. It cannot be argued that thousands of people are getting killed in this film, but unlike is, say, Man of Steel, that kind of collateral damage is expected; no joke, if I go into a Godzilla movie and I don't see a city get decimated when the monsters start fighting, I want my money back!
But I'm getting ahead of myself; after all of the hype surrounding this project, Godzilla delivers, as IGN elaborates, a successful blend of sequences rich with heartbreak, visceral thrills, fear, better-than-a-cage-match fights, and awe-inspiring visuals. The opening thirty minutes of the film offer plenty of human drama, nearly all of it originating from Bryan Cranston's character as he is forced to seal the door preventing her wife's escape from radioactive death for the sake of the rest of the island. The tension we see between the father and son feels real as we understand how Ford must look at his father's ever-growing obsession with proving the supposed conspiracy that led to his wife's death. There is also a convincing fear factor to this story. The existence of giant monsters that attack a city is not treated as a joke or peppered with a bunch of sight gags. It is treated like a real, ongoing series of disasters that we are powerless to prevent.
The visualization of the monsters, mainly Godzilla himself, is fantastic. There has been a lot of complaining by some fans that this design makes Godzilla look "too fat." I will certainly agree that he looks noticeably bulkier (and taller) than I am used to seeing in his various rubber suited forms, but I welcome the change because it is still clearly Godzilla and meets all the requirements of that character, as opposed to "Zilla" from the 1998 movie. This monster looks solid, scaly, literally larger-than-life, and oh so glorious in IMAX 3-D glory. When he finally makes his full appearance in the film, after all of the build-up they give him, it was impossible for me not to get a giant smile on my face when he lets out that trademark roar for the first time.
Even Godzilla's character is well realized and multi-faceted. This creature is not just a force of destruction like in the original film, nor is he a straight-up superhero either. What I mean is that yes, this Godzilla emerges from the depths to challenge the threat posed by the M.U.T.O. as their predator, but when he appears out of the water he still causes a tidal wave that nearly sinks an entire city, killing who-knows how many people. We care about this guy and root for him whenever he does something truly amazing, yet we are never allowed to forget what kind of living force of nature we are dealing with either. Its an impressive balance.
As for the other monsters...well, let me elaborate on this a bit. Normally when we get the first film of a Godzilla series, the big guy is usually portrayed as the villain, the only monster in the film, as he was so famously in the 1954 original, the 1984 film and even the Emmerich version. So I would not have been surprised if the movie decided to go that way in this new installment, but when it was discovered that Godzilla would in fact be fighting other monsters, I was excited. However, anybody going in hoping to see such classic adversaries as Guidorah, Mothra, Rodan or Mechagodzilla will be disappointed as instead the producers had to invent their very own kaiju, and the M.U.T.O.s, well, their pretty much just the Cloverfield and Super 8 monsters again, with the head of the bugs from Starship Troopers. Don't get me wrong, they are still very dangerous and threatening, but while the CGI on them is impressive, the designs can't help but feel generic, suggesting, as James Rolfe implied in his review, that maybe we Americans just don't have the right kind of imagination for truly unique and creative kaiju monsters the way the Japanese do.
There aren't a whole lot of big monster fights in here, but when we get to the last 30 minutes, oh boy do we ever get what we paid for. In my review of Pacific Rim, I had said that director Gareth Edwards and crew had a lot to live up to after what was accomplished in that movie; well, I have no idea whether Pacific Rim was an influence or not, but the final act of this film totally give you all of the Godzilla action you expect. Okay, it is all happening at night, but it is all clearly there on the screen and it look glorious!
But now I need to get into the negatives of the film. For a story called Godzilla, the big guy appears on screen surprisingly rarely. Most of the early scenes are focused on the human characters and while this is to be expected from one of these movies and is easily handled better than in, say, the Transformers films, the amount of time Godzilla is held back may become tedious to some viewers. In fact, if feels like the film is spending noticeably more time with the M.U.T.O.s than with Godzilla himself.
The human story lines are okay, but these plots lose a core emotional weight once Bryan Cranston's character is killed off after the first M.U.T.O. attack. The heart is still there and we do want to see Ford get back to his family and that arc is strong, but the same kind of emotion just isn't there the same way it was at the beginning. As a result, the film seems to drag in the pacing at points, even with all the action the M.U.T.O.s are doing. I fully agree that we need to have a human eye into this fantastic concept, but too little investment or cause for interest on that and we just find ourselves counting the minutes until the next monster appearance.
The other big problem is that there is a lot of teasing Godzilla and the fight he provides without ever actually showing it. For instance, when Godzilla finally makes his entrance, it is a very cool entrance as he is clearly there to throw-down with the M.U.T.O., but then we immediately cut to Ford's family watching the fight in progress on live TV, without ever seeing it in person. This goes on for quite a while until we finally arrive at the finally and they at last give us the big kaiju extravaganza we paid to see. For those with short patience or just don't have much interest in the human element, then that may get on your nerves.
Oh by the way, I realize that we human don't have many weapons that can take out giant monsters like this, but considering that Godzilla and the M.U.T.O.s feed off radiation in this film and especially that Godzilla was originally created to be a metaphor for the atomic bomb, using a superpowered nuke to take out all three monsters is probably not the best strategy; just saying.
The performances here are all well-attempted, but still hit-and-miss. Bryan Cranston easily delivers the most powerful performance in the film as Joe Brody, delivering a crying performance more at home in a cancer drama than a monster film (its no wonder he was prominent in so much of the advertising). Had he been in the film far longer, so too would the human element of the story had been stronger, but ultimately he is killed off prematurely; too bad, but an excellent performance nevertheless. Aaron-Taylor Johnson carries the bulk of the film on his shoulders as Lt. Ford Brody, and I have to agree with IGN that while he is not terrible in this role, he does read as a bit flat, especially compared to Cranston's performance. Ken Watanabe also brings a welcome aura to this project as Dr. Ishiro Serizawa, though there are times when he seems to bee looking off into space and his faith in Godzilla as a savior is touching from the perspective of a fan, but comes into debate when you have to look at it form the logical perspective of giant monster fighting in the middle of a major city. By the way, his character's name is a direct reference to the ultimate protagonist of the 1954 original who had the same name, even though Watanabe's character serves a very different purpose than in the original film. Elizabeth Olsen is likable and has a great presence as Elle Brody, but sadly the script does have much for her to do. Juliette Binoche is convincing as Sandra "Sandy" Brody and she works well with her scene with Cranston, the result being a very tragic loss with her death early in the film. Sally Hawkins appears as Dr. Vivienne Graham, mainly there to help deliver a lot of the key exposition, but sadly there is not a whole lot more to say about her character. David Strathairn plays Rear Admiral William Stenz, but while he is a good actor, this role is essentially the same type of well-meaning, stern military leader we've come to expect. Other performances include Patrick Sabongui as Master Sergeant Marcus Waltz, Victor Rasuk as Sergeant Tre Morales, Richard T. Jones as Captain Russell Hampton, Jared Keeso as Jump Master, Al Sapienza as Huddleston, Brian Markinson as Whalen, CJ Adams as young Ford Brody, and Carson Bolde as Sam Brody, Ford and Elle's son.
Overall, Godzilla is a wonderfully made example of the kaiju genre that successfully redeems America's credibility in adapting this sort of material, and this character in particular. Whether it lives up the legacy of everything that has come before it is up the the viewer, but it knows what it wants to be and does so spectacularly. There is some room to improve since some may not find the human element of the story as engaging as it should be, though not for lack of trying, and the leniency in actually letting the big guy on screen may annoy some fans. But when the time comes to give audiences what they pay for, it certainly delivers. Will it lead to any more Godzilla films? Hard to say at the moment, but this examiner can say that watching this film I got that same feeling of wonder and and fun I had watching those old movies as a kid. For that, this examiner is giving it a low four stars.
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As a Junior (2012-2013): Fall: Posted wins in singles, 6-2, 6-4, and doubles, 8-5 with Chantal Swiszcz, at Connecticut (10/17)... Achieved victories in both singles, 7-5, 6-0, and doubles, 8-2 with Swiszcz, at Providence (9/27)... Defeated pairs from UConn, Fairleigh Dickinson, Quinnipiac, and Fordham to capture the Flight A doubles title with Swiszcz at the West Point Invitational (9/21-9/23)... Advanced to the Flight A doubles quarterfinal with Swiszcz at the Harvard Invitational (9/14-9/15)...
As a Sophomore (2011-2012): Spring: Against Army in Amherst (2/18), notched an 8-5 win from first doubles...Grabbed a victory from first singles, 4-6, 6-4, 6-1 at Duquesne (2/12)...Posted a win from first doubles, 8-4 at St. Joseph's (2/11)...At Temple (2/10), along with Chantal Swiszcz recorded a win from No. 1 doubles 8-4...Fall: Defeated St. John's Joanna Zwirbulis in straight sets, 6-2, 6-1, at the Big Green Invite (11/4-11/6)...Also notched a doubles win at the meet along with doubles teammate Chantal Swiszcz...Along with Chantal Swiszcz, advanced to the double's Round of 16 at the ITA Regionals (10/26) at Yale...The pair defeated #4 seed Penn in the first round 9-7 before going on to top Binghamton 8-4 in the second round...In the Round of 16 at the ITA's, lost to #9 seed Cornell 8-6...Defeated Erin McCarthy of Marist, 8-3 in a consolation bracket match at the Eastern Collegiate Invitational at Army (9/23-9/25) ... Advanced to the Flight A doubles final with Chantal Swiszcz at the Harvard Fall Classic (9/16-9/18) ...
As a Freshman (2010-2011): Was victorious in her doubles match with Chantal Swiszcz against Albany and won in straight sets in the No. 2 singles match (3/5) ... Won her doubles match with Chantal Swiszcz (8-1) against Charlotte in the A-10 Championship (4/10) ...Won both, her doubles match with Chantal Swiszcz and the No. 1 singles match agianst Quinnipiac (2/27) ... Defeated UConn in her singles and doubles match with Chantal Swiszcz (2/23) ... Won her doubles match 8-1, and defeated Bryant in the No. 1 singles 6-4, 7-5 (2/20) ... Beat Fairleigh Dickinson in her doubles match with Chantal Swiszcz 8-4 (2/20) ... Defeated Army with Chantal Swiszcz in doubles 8-1 (2/18) ... Teamed up with Chantal Swiszcz to win 9-7 against NJIT in doubles (2/7) ... Made it to Semifinal round of play in Flight A singles at the West Point Eastern Invitational before falling to St. John's Joanna Zwirbulis (9/26) ...
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Are you a Christian musician who has been searching for a recording studio that will compliment your faith? Perhaps you are a praise and worship leader of a church and have been contemplating recording your team, professionally.
Whatever your recording goals are, there are many recording studios around to choose from but one size does not fit all, especially when it comes to Christian music.
The last thing you want is to be recording your vocals on new song about the power of grace and walk out of the vocal booth only to hear the engineer chatting to his assistant about the girl he had the night before in explicit detail. How can one go about finding the right studio?
Joey Stuckey of Shadow Sound Studios in Macon, Georgia, understands this dilemma all too well. "Christian musicians want to record in an environment that is conducive to both their music and spirtuality." - says Stuckey. "Partying and swearing doesn't fit into that equation."
Stuckey - an award winning blind guitarist, composer, recording artist, producer and engineer - offers Christian artists state of the art technology combined with his vast experience in recording and production. In addition, Joey also provides songwriting, production and arrangement services through people who are connected with Christian music and understand the genre.
Well known in the musical community, Stuckey is the youngest appointed member of the Georgia Music Hall of Fame Advisory Committee. He was voted The Atlanta Society of Entertainer's Jazz Artist of the year from 2001-2008 and in 2006, Joey was appointed the Official Ambassador of Music for Macon, Georgia by its mayor and council. He graduated Highschool at 14 and is currently a guitar instructor for Mercer University in Macon.
Some of the most notable Christian bands to record at Shadow Sound include The Blessed Blend - a sound born of native and celtic union. This Christian-based duo creates a unique sound of celtic new age and tribal music from Native American and Celtic cultures. Their album "Journey's Through The Mist" was nominated in 2008 by the 10th Annual Nammy Awards (the Native American equivalent of the Grammy's) for Best Gospel/Inspirational, Best World, Best Historical and Song of The Year. Stuckey and many of the session players he typically works with can be heard throughout the album.
Others include Strong Tower worship leader Deborah Hightower, a 2007 and 2008 ICM (Inspirational Country Music) Award Nominee who recorded her debut album at Shadow Sound Studio in 2005. Worship Him Alone was produced in-house and three songs were composed especially for Hightower. One of the three - "Believe," - peaked at #3 on the Loudcity.com Christian charts in 2006. It had been aired on radio and performed on CTN (Christian Television Network) in Nashville and shown in other markets including Knoxville Tennessee, Palm Beach, Tallahassee, Fort Meyers and Pensacola, Florida, Macon, Georgia and Cedar Rapids, Iowa.
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Father of All-Hugh Hession (2009)
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STANFORD, Calif. -- The Oregon Ducks shot three-over as a team today and enter the final day of the U.S. Intercollegiate in Stanford, Calif., in fifth place.
Stanford leads the tournament through two rounds by double digits. Oregon has compiled a two-day total of 565 (282-283) to stay within striking distance of another top-five finish.
Jonathan Woo led the Ducks today with a two-under 68. He is one-under for the tournament and in a tie for 11th overeall. Rak Cho follows Woo at even-par for the tournament (T16th) and Ryann Ree posted Oregon's second-best score of the day with a one-under 69. Zach Foushee and Sulman Raza shot a 74 and 73, respectively, to wrap up the day for the Ducks.
Stanford's Patrick Rodgers and TCU's Paul Barjon lead the tournament at eight-under.
The U.S. Intercollegiate concludes tomorrow with 18 holes of golf. Live coverage is available at golfgamebook.com.


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Atheist Groups Abound:
Big List At American Atheists
G. Wesley Bennett
From: G. Wesley
To: Positive Atheism
Sent: Wednesday, June 27, 2001 1:26 AM
Subject: Positive_Atheism_Letters_Section
I noticed an e-mail from [name removed] making an inquiry to you regarding any "chapters" in her area. I just want to inform her that there is a fairly active atheist group not too far from her. Their address and contact person can be found at www.atheist.org [American Atheists] under the "Affiliation" link. Thanks for passing this to her.
Wesley Bennett
From: "Positive Atheism" <email@example.com>
To: "G. Wesley"
Subject: Re: Positive_Atheism_Letters_Section
Date: Wednesday, June 27, 2001 5:04 AM
Many are just looking for any group of atheists and live in places where we take what we can get -- if there's anything going on at all! I refer these to the Local Section of our Web Guide, which lists as many local and regional groups as we've been able to get our hands on.
Others seek an alternative to what usually constitutes an atheist group. Positive Atheism's target audience consists, in part, of atheists who choose not to be part of a group. Some who reject the group scene tend to see atheist groups as being dominated by Liberals. Others do not like the tendency of an us-versus-them mentality that often forms when people band together behind an ideology. Most, though, just aren't joiners. Group affiliation or no, we active atheists definitely have our work cut out for us, and just because one person doesn't see fit to join a group doesn't mean that person thinks others ought to shun them. It is our hope that those who belong to groups will grant independent activists the same dignity.
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"Positive Atheism" Magazine
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JWC TO TC ; 12 August 1858; DOI: 10.1215/lt-18580812-JWC-TC-01; CL 34: 122-124
Bay House / Alverstoke Thursday [12 August 1858]
Oh my Dear! How little it takes to "dash the cup of Fame from one's brow!" Yesterday morning being "intangled in the details"1 of a bit of tough toast (aristocratic toast always is tough, as you know!) a foreign substance improvised itself in my mouth, which on private investigation proved to be half of a tooth! Not a front one thanks God!2 a quite unimportant tooth, back most but one, and useless to eat with these two years! The accident therefore was of the most trivial; but the part of the tooth left in my head was broken in the manner of a saw and in process of time cut into my tongue! and a miserable day and miserable night were the consequence of this trumpery little misfortune! If I had been within reach of Stokes3 the thing could have been rectified in a minute—but I needed to draw inspiration from desperation before I went in search of a file and proceeded to act upon the tooth myself— Mrs Mildmay, who has everything, had the requisite little file—and in spite of the pain, I filed down the jagged points, and now I am all right and can speak without my mouth filling with blood!
I am glad the meeting with Lord A came off, and so successfully. But what of the "man with a yacht"? such a lot of yachts are doing nothing in Portsmouth harbour!— I have been on board a man of war and shown every corner of it by the Captain. Mrs Mildmay hearing me say I had never seen one, immediately recollected that the Captain4 of The Renown5 had been her husbands Lieutenant and took me on board it. Another day, she stops the carriage on meeting a certain Capt Hamilton,6 and made him come in—and I found it was that he might accompany us there and then to the Camp, which I had expressed a wish to see, and could not go to without a male escort. I never saw a more goodnatured woman, or a more lively. She never lets Emily and me stagnate. She was telling us a deal about the Duke of Malakoff our present Russian Ambassador7—a great Bear, and a great Profligate. He was dining in company with Lady Jersey8 who happened to assert, in her affected way, that she for her part regretted nothing—"Pas vrai," said Malakoff, "Pas vrai Madame! vous regrettez bien de choses! vous regrettez d'être veille9 femme!! vous regrettez beaucoup beaucoup votre beauté fletri!!! [Not true, Madam! you regret many things! you regret being old! you regret very very much your fading beauty!!!]
There is a most improper female whose name very properly is Skittles10 (!) she road11 alone in the Park12 every day this summer, and was I dare swear one of those "perfectly respectable Ladies" whom you remarked riding without escort. On her way to the Park she passed before the windows of Malakoff—"Ah! Said he, voila Mademoiselle Skittles! Je voudrais bien la regardez pres [I would very much like to have a closer view of her]"! (I am not sure of my French but you see what I would say) and thereupon he ordered his aid de camp to go, and bring Mademoiselle Skittles to him! A nice commission for a gentleman! which however the aid de Camp felt bound to execute. But Miss Skittles being politely stopt and told the Duke's wish, answered scornfully; "say to the old Brute if he wants to see me he may come here"! and set off at a gallop!
After all, there never was or will be such a man as Larkin! My watch took to stopping about the time I was leaving town, and I gave it him to see if any thing could be done to it, to keep it going on till there should be time for having it cleaned— He brought it back going—having "had a touch of oil"—and it went till the morning after I came here—and stopt—dead.
I told this to Larkin when writing to him for Charlotte; and the other morning arrived a little box registered containing a nice little gentleman's watch—his own most likely, or somebody's that is inconvenienced by lending it to me! and such a pleasant letter with it—
Lady Sandwich, supposing me still at Chelsea, wrote to invite me to Addiscombe. I should have liked to go, had I been disengaged; for I think the benefit would not there as here have been "with the reciprocity all on one side"13— She must be dull at Addiscombe alone—
Good by Dear— I have covered a stock14 for you here— Would you like it sent?
Yours ever
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According to the report entitled Gaining Ground: Corporate Progress on the Ceres Roadmap for Sustainability, "companies with strong accountability systems – board oversight, clear policies on human rights and environmental management, active stakeholder engagement and disclosure – in many cases also have strong results on greenhouse gas emissions, use of renewable energy, strong work with suppliers, as well as driving sustainability into product and services."
For example, a fifth of executive cash compensation at Alcoa is tied to safety, diversity and environmental stewardship in the form of greenhouse gas emission (GHG) reductions and energy efficiency. Meanwhile, Coca Cola has reportedly improved the efficiency of its water use by 20% and has identified the need for third-party evaluation of its water management approach.
The Ford Motor Company is working with its suppliers to establish GHG emission reduction and energy efficiency targets, while General Electric has enlisted its human resource department in integrating sustainability into the company's culture via its hiring practices and training, as well as employee wellbeing programs.
Not to be outdone by Coke, PepsiCo presents its sustainability strategy and goals during its annual shareholder meetings and identifies core sustainability challenges – such as climate change, water scarcity and public health issues – in its annual financial filings. At its own 2013 shareholder meeting, Starbuck's CEO Howard Schultz described the company's efforts to accelerate investments in sustainable farming and its goal of ethically sourcing all of its coffee beans by 2015.
As for Wal-Mart, the retail giant has committed to doubling its truck fleet efficiency in the US by 2015 by replacing nearly two-thirds of its fleet with more fuel-efficient trucks, including hybrids. Other companies singled out for their sustainability efforts in the Ceres report include Adobe, Bank of America, Brown-Forman, Dell, Exelon, General Mills, Johnson and Johnson, Nike, PG&E, Procter and Gamble, and Xylem.
To obtain a copy of Gaining Ground: Corporate Progress on the Ceres Roadmap for Sustainability and learn how your business can become more sustainable, click here.


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SATURDAY'S WHL MATCH-UPSSat Nov 17
OIL KINGS WELCOME RAIDERS – Michael St. Croix and the Edmonton Oil Kings (13-5-1-2) host Leon Draisaitl and the Prince Albert Raiders (14-6-0-2) for a battle between two top Eastern Conference clubs in Western Hockey League action on Saturday.
The Oil Kings have been off since posting back-to-back wins in Prince George last weekend, and currently sit tied for first place in the Central Division. Edmonton is 7-2-0-2 on home ice this season. St. Croix (12g-17a) sits tied for seventh in WHL scoring with 29 points this season.
The Raiders edged the Hurricanes 3-2 in Lethbridge on Friday night, snapping a three-game losing streak on the road, and currently sit in first place in the East Division and Eastern Conference. The Raiders' power play is clicking at 20.9% efficiency on the road this season. Draisaitl scored twice on Friday, and ranks second on the Raiders with 18 points this season.
It's the third meeting of the season between the Oil Kings and Raiders. The Raiders won both previous meetings, including a 4-1 victory in Edmonton on October 4th.
Elsewhere on Saturday night, Kohl Bauml and the Everett Silvertips (7-14-0-2) host Kale Kessy and the Vancouver Giants (7-13-0-0).
The Silvertips were shut out 5-0 in Victoria by the Royals on Friday night for their eighth defeat in nine games, and remain in fifth place in the U.S. Division. The 'Tips have just one win at home this season.
The Giants managed a 4-3 shootout victory over the visiting Regina Pats on Friday night for their second straight shootout win, and currently sit in fifth place in the B.C. Division. The Giants' power play has struck just once on 29 chances through their first eight road games.
In Kamloops, B.C., JC Lipon and the Kamloops Blazers (18-5-0-1) host Colin Jacobs and the Prince George Cougars (7-11-1-2) for a B.C. Division battle on Saturday.
The Blazers downed the visiting Portland Winterhawks 6-4 on Friday, snapping a four-game losing skid, and currently sit in first place in the overall WHL standings. Lipon enjoyed a five-point outing on Friday night, as did his line mate Colin Smith.
The Cougars were blanked 4-0 by the visiting Saskatoon Blades on Friday night, stretching their losing skid to six games, and remain in fourth place in the B.C. Division. The Cougars have been shut out four times this season.
In Cranbrook, B.C., Sam Reinhart and the Kootenay Ice (6-12-1-0) host Alessio Bertaggia and the Brandon Wheat Kings (9-10-2-1) for the second straight night on Saturday.
The Ice pulled off a 5-3 win over the Wheat Kings on Friday night for their second win in a row, but remain in sixth place in the Central Division. Four of Kootenay's six wins this season have come on home ice.
The Wheat Kings suffered their third straight loss with Friday's defeat to the Ice in Cranbrook, and currently sit in fourth place in the East Division. Bertaggia picked up a goal and an assist on Friday, giving him 14 goals and 27 points this season.
In Portland, OR, Brendan Leipsic and the Portland Winterhawks (16-4-1-0) host Hunter Shinkaruk and the Medicine Hat Tigers (11-11-1-0) on Saturday.
The Winterhawks saw a 12-game win streak come to an end with a 6-4 loss to the Kamloops Blazers on Friday night, but remain in first place in the U.S. Division. Leipsic has scored nine goals and 21 points over the course of a nine-game point streak.
The Tigers dropped a 4-3 decision to the Seattle Thunderbirds on Friday night in Kent, WA, for their second straight loss. Shinkaruk scored twice on Friday night, giving him 17 goals on the season.
In Red Deer, AB, Matt Dumba and the Red Deer Rebels (10-11-1-1) host Adam Lowry and the Swift Current Broncos (9-9-3-2) on Saturday.
The Rebels have been idle since wrapping up a western road trip with an 8-1 loss in Kelowna last Friday, and currently sit in fifth place in the Central Division. Rebels' owner and general manager Brent Sutter takes over as interim head coach after the Rebels parted ways with former coach Jesse Wallin earlier in the week.
The Broncos edged the Wheat Kings 3-2 in Brandon last Sunday for their second win in a row, and currently sit in second place in the East Division. The Broncos' power play is clicking at an impressive 36.8% clip on the road.
In Kent, WA, Alex Delnov and the Seattle Thunderbirds (10-10-1-0) host Mitch Holmberg and the Spokane Chiefs (14-7-0-0) for a battle between U.S. Division combatants on Saturday.
The Thunderbirds edged the visiting Medicine Hat Tigers on Friday night for their second win in a row, and currently sit in fourth place in the U.S. Division. Delnov scored twice on Friday, giving him eight goals on the season.
The Chiefs have been off since suffering a 9-1 drubbing at the hands of the Portland Winterhawks last Saturday, and currently sit in third place in the U.S. Division. The Chiefs are 4-5-0 on the road this season.
In Kennewick, WA, Justin Feser and the Tri-City Americans (14-7-1-1) take on Myles Bell and the Kelowna Rockets (12-7-1-1) for the second straight meeting between the teams.
The Ams posted a 3-2 victory over the visiting Rockets on Friday night, erasing a 2-0 deficit in the third period, and currently sit in second spot in the U.S. Division. Feser scored the game-winner on Friday night, and leads the Ams with 15 markers this season.
The Rockets saw a five-game win streak snapped with Friday's loss in Kennewick, and currently sit in second place in the B.C. Division. The Rockets are 5-5-1-1 on the road this season.
In Victoria, B.C., Alex Gogolev and the Victoria Royals (11-10-0-0) host Lane Scheidl and the Regina Pats (9-12-1-1) on Saturday.
The Royals shut down the visiting Everett Silvertips 5-0 on Friday night for their second win in a row, and currently sit in third place in the B.C. Division. Gogolev netted his team-leading ninth goal of the season on Friday night.
The Pats dropped a 4-3 decision in a shootout in Vancouver on Friday night for their second setback over their last three games, and currently sit in fifth place in the East Division. Scheidl scored and set up two more on Friday, giving him a team-leading 27 points this season.