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Oh the hits keep on coming with Charlie Baker! He admits to being "absolutely am not smart enough." The reason? He doesn't want to give us an answer on where he stands in regards to tackling global climate change. This was his clarification, mind you, on a comment given at the Suffolk Law School.
Said Baker, "I can get eight professors from MIT on both sides of this issue and no one in this room will walk away understanding what they said about climate change."
Um, sadly, no, Mr. Baker. The professors at MIT are too smart not to look at the scientific evidence and conclude we are, by burning up carbon once locked away for millions of years, changing our planet's climate. There's a consensus in the science community, and if you can't get even a layperson's understanding of this issue, how the hell can we trust you'll do so for any other complex issue facing the Commonwealth? We don't need that kind of nonleadership.
I hereby challenge Charlie Baker to find 8 legitimate, tenured professors of climate science at MIT to come out and say they don't believe in man-made climate warming. Hell, I'll even open it to any non-religious, fully-accredited college in Massachusetts…
I love how the left clings on to these things as the rest of the world walks away.
Congress laughed at Obama when he mentioned climate change legislation during his SOTU. India has walked away. The "Nobel Prize" winning 2007 report has fallen apart due to poor (to no) science and advocacy rather than reporting.
Baker looks like he's actually talked to people about the issue, the left keeps pushing its talking points from a year ago.
Shawn, please, don't tell me you are serious.
Didn't two terms of "W" prove that "not smart enough" never stopped anyone?:)
Ryan, you're probably safe opening your challenge even to most religious schools, not the Bob Jones/Liberty variety, but plenty of Catholic schools like Georgetown U for example value real academics.
Shawn, I know you've been antitax and generally libertarian, but when did you go off the fact-free, conspiracy theory deep end?
I recommend you read Levitt's "Super Freakonomics". Interesting discussion on the global warming religion.
Recent "global warming" could just be the result of anti-pollution measures from the 70s combined with the end of most of the industrial revolution pollution (which caused cooling for over 150 years).
Easy, cheap solutions exists, but nobody wants to talk to those scientists.
But I know, I know.. you don't want to hear anyone else's facts.
Questions regarding choice of weather stations, suppression of competing information, manipulation of the peer review process.. nope.. nope.. don't look there.
All this doubt regarding the science, cause and effects.. and the first solution is to take hundreds of billions of dollars from the US and give it to third world dictatorships.. yeah.. I'm all for that.
This is all so silly. Don't you know that if you ignore global warming, it will go away?
I want to hear peer-reviewed facts, Shawn, not conspiracy theories. I don't listen to the liberals who espouse that the Bush administration was behind 9/11, either (of course it was bad enough that he totally ignored the warning signs).
I don't listen to debunked crap either, or cherry-picked screeds that aren't backed up by science.
It's already been shown that the "global cooling" in the 70s was nothing but a difference in the way temps got measured…when you adjust for that, the 70s continued the warming trend on average. Also, this:
http://voices.washingtonpost.com/ezra-klein/2009/10/the_shoddy_statistics_of_super.html Shoddy stats and misquoting abound.
Shawn, I know you are smarter than to believe this conspiracy crap. "Religion" - laughable.
BTW, climate change, a general warming trend, is basic MATH. When you start throwing the C02 that was in the atmosphere millions of years ago and was locked away since then, back up into the air, what you are doing is taking the planet backwards…back to its warmer history. Over millions of years, the earth generally cooled to more temperate climes, BECAUSE plants took in CO2, animals ate the plants (locked carbon) and both got buried and locked deep into the earth (where the pressure of the earth turned them to coal, natural gas and oil).
Now we are unearthing millions of tons of CO2 and discharging back to where it once was, millions of years ago. Except this time, instead of changing the climate over millions of years (cooling the earth as CO2 got locked into those forms slowly) we're doing the reverse all at once. The result is a climate which will increasingly become unstable faster and faster, instead of allowing plants, animals, and now, people, to adapt over those millions of years like what has been the history of this planet (on average).
Mind you, we've seen terrible natural upheavals in climate before - volcano eruptions and other phenomenon. Guess what? HUGE migrations of starving humans resulted…and there is significant evidence of the fall of great empires due to abrupt climate change.
Ask the low lying island nations if the sea isn't already rising - they will tell you. They are begging for help for their drowning nations. Ask the villages in the arctic circle which are sinking into the mud due to permafrost melt. See if you think they aren't believers in climate change.
You can put your fingers in YOUR ears all you like, but if you care about the future of your own family, you wouldn't.
I'm sure it's much more comfortable to believe in silly conspiracy theories and all, but it isn't going to help us adapt, and reverse the damage.
Lynne, people much smarter and knowledgable were laughing.. yes laughing.. at the president when he brought up the target during the SOTU.
You can play the "its all silly conspiracy theories" game.. but fact is, you're being left behind.
The Brown campaign showed that.
No, the Brown campaign showed that if you are totally vague about what you're really about, have an opponent who barely shows up to campaign, and get a ton of money from outside the state, you can win as a Republican.
If you think Brown won on "I don't believe in Global Warming" then I have a bridge to sell you in Brooklyn…
Oh, and only nonscientists are people who look at a single year ("gee, last winter was kinda cold!") and think that really means anything.
Good gawd. Don't we still teach science in schools??
"and get a ton of money from outside the state you can win as a Republican "
Your kidding with that one right? Who had a DC Fundraiser with Lobbyist?
Both sides took money from Outside the State. Even your pal Deval takes in outside state money. So don't try to pass off her election failure due to the flow of outside cash to Brown, she took in her fair share.
She lost the election because people are fed up with both Deval & Barrack and she took the hit for them.
Hey you wanna pay attention to what I actually posted? Did I say there wasn't money from outside on both sides? However, the money poured for Brown when the polls changed, and most of that was outside money. Especially from the Wall St types, BTW, which is damn scary given how Brown is and was dancing to that tune pretty well - of course, he's a partner at Goldman Sachs…I doubt he'll be voting for any decent reregulation of that mess anytime soon.
Gerry, you are totally ignoring a fundamental fact - then again, maybe that's just par for the course. Coakley did not campaign. Let me repeat: Coakley. Did. Not. Campaign. I should know, I was watching out for events and whatever that I could go to or cover. This would have been an entirely different race if, for instance, Capuano had won the primary. Pretending this was not a huge, if not THE, factor in her loss is to forgo reality. And it might be nice if you'd bother to spell the name of the President of the United States correctly, while you're at it.
God, if I had a nickel for every conservative who complained that we should all just RESPECT the office of the president when Bush was in office…even if we were questioning his actions and his policy…we were called traitors and worse…but now the shoe is on the other foot and it's perfectly OK to use derogatory words to refer to Obama or other Dems? Hypocrite, thy name is Republican…
Lynne please remember that you're arguing with a proud member of the No Nothing Party. They're back !
Lets keep our analogies straight. The No Nothing Party existed to deal with all those Roman Catholics flooding into the nation. We need a new term of derision for Republicans.
Re peer reviewed, one of the problems with the work out of East Anglia was the effort to suppress dissent, so that there wasn't any disagreement and that means that to some extent the AGW peer review process is discredited. That is not a good thing for any of us. That doesn't mean that AGW doesn't exist. It just means that the scientific base needs to be reviewed and revalidated.
And isn't there a particularly nettlesome MIT professor who is not on board with AGW?
Science is not a yes/no kind of thing, but more like a process, and this AGW process is far from over. See, for example, Lord Krebsin today's Times. Nullius in verba—"Take nobody's word for it".
If there is AGW, Cap and Trade is not going to deal with it. We are going to have to take drastic action. Like when Hap Arnold torched the hanger with the Barling Bomber.
Regards — Cliff
Getting back to the original subject of this post. I don't understand how someone could be running for Govenor of a highly industrialized state with a strong focus on renewable energy and not have an opinion on climate change. No candidates should be allowed to dodge those questions.
Watching Gerry try to suck up to a meme is comical. "people are fed up with both Deval & Barrack," really?
Gerry, you're candidacy-du-jour would be well served by diversifying your media sources and nodding politely while giving teabaggers the time of day.
Re the Mill Girl's question, energy independence is a critical issue for this nation regardless of Climate Change. Even if oil were to be readily available for the next 200 years, having such a large percentage coming from overseas makes us vulnerable to other nations trying to manipulate us. Granted, it is a two way street, in that they have to sell the oil somewhere, but what if Hugo Chavez really believed, as he states, that the US caused the earthquake in Haiti, so we could invade and occupy that part of the island. Would we want him as a source of our energy? And look what Japan did when we started to strangle their oil supply, back when FDR was President.
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Cintas Corp., founded by Richard T. Farmer as Acme Industrial Laundry Company in 1929, is currently being run by Scott Farmer who became the chief executive in 2003. The Cincinnati based corporation is known for its uniform-rental business used by McDonald's, Royal Caribbean and W Hotels.
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Tom Alciere who is in charge of utvoters.com, the site that posted the entire 1.5 million name Utah voter list to the internet, has seized on the exceptions written into Senator Karen Mayne's SB36 to ensure that he can continue publishing the voter list.
The utvoters.com website has been transformed from a "genealogical" site funded by advertising revenues to a purely political site with no advertisements or other commercial aspects.
According to the newly designed utvoters.com site:
This is a privately run political website providing voter contact details to grassroots activists who want to solicit votes for candidates who oppose underage drinking laws. By accessing this website, you agree not to use any information from this website for any other purpose than to solicit votes. Don't bother mining data, just download the list for free.
Thus, utvoters.com is now a site with a clear political purpose – to provide voter contact details to activists who oppose underage drinking laws. Consequently, it qualifies for all of the SB36 exemptions that accrue to those purchasing and using the Utah voter list for political purposes. These include:
- using information obtained from the list of registered voters to solicit a donation for political or governmental purposes.
- using information obtained from the list of registered voters to conduct a survey for political, scholarly, journalistic, or governmental purposes.
- reproducing the list of registered voters, or information obtained from the list of registered voters, for political, scholarly, journalistic, or governmental purposes.
Alciere has exposed SB36 for what it really is – an attempt to ensure that Utah's political parties and the media retain their total access to Utahns personal identifying information in return for allowing citizens to exercise their right to vote.
Mayne is reportedly revising her bill; however, unless all exemptions for political, journalistic and scholarly activities are deleted, it should be killed.
And even if it is "fixed," it should be held until HB302, which protects voters' birth dates and authorizes voters to designate their voter records as private, has passed both houses and been signed by the Governor.
If HB302 is not passed and signed before SB36 moves forward, Utah voters will wake up and find themselves in "Ground Hog Day" as the parties and media get what they want and the voters get nothing as occurred in 2012.
Three ways SB36 gives away all Utah voters' personal identifying information and allows it to be posted to the internet.
A "scholar," which is not defined by the bill, can buy the list in order to study the voting habits of various age groups. He can then publish his study and post the entire voter list to the web as the source material used for the study.
The bill authorizes journalists to publish the personal identifying information of Utah voters without any limits. Consequently, a "journalist" could post the personal identifying information of every Utah registered voter to a website as an addendum to an article. Because the bill does not define journalistic purpose, it appears that bloggers and members of the alternative media could purchase and publish the list.
When used for political, scholarly or journalistic purposes, the list can be copied and even posted to the internet under an exception written into Mayne's bill. Political purposes is not defined so parties, candidates, pollsters, campaign consultants, voter information consolidation firms, etc., can buy the list as long as they say it is for political purposes. Once in their possession they can do whatever they want with the list – make paper and electronic copies, leave it laying out where anyone can access and dispose of it without first shredding it or destroying electronic media.


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Eric Kiesau was named offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach on January 18, 2012. Kiesau came to the UW from California, where he's spent the 2011 season as passing game coordinator and wide receivers coach. He'd returned to Cal, where he'd previously worked from 2002-05, after having spent the 2006 through 2010 seasons at Colorado. Last season at Cal, Kiesau coached Bears wideout Keenan Allen, the No. 2 receiver in the Pac-12 in terms of receptions per game. Additionally, both Allen and teammate Marvin Jones finished in the top 10 in the conference in receiving yards. In his prior stint with the Golden Bears, Kiesau served as wide receivers coach and special teams coordinator. During those four seasons, Cal posted a 33-17 record, including four winning seasons and three bowl game victories. In 2003, Kiesau's second with the Bears, Cal broke a school record with 278 receptions and posted the fourth-best passing yards average in school history with 264.6 yards per game. Cal receiver Geoff McArthur earned second-team All-America and first-team All-pac-10 in 2003, when he was second in the nation with 115.7 receiving yards per game. McArthur set school records for receiving yards (1,504) and notched the second-best season in school history in terms of receptions (85). He finished his career in 2004 as Cal's all-time leader in career receptions and receiving yards. In 2005, Kiesau mentored Cal receiver DeSean Jackson in his freshman season when the future NFL All-Pro set Cal freshman records for receptions and receiving yards. In Kiesau's second season at Cal in 2003, the Bears broke a school record with 278 receptions and the passing game posted an average of 264.6 yards per game to rank fourth in school history. Prior to returning to Berkeley for the 2011 season, Kiesau was the passing game coordinator and receivers coach at Colorado from 2006 to 2008 before being named offensive coordinator and assistant head coach for the 2009 and 2010 seasons, working with quarterbacks each of those two years. At Colorado, Kiesau developed walk-on receiver Scotty McKnight, who finished his career in 2010 as the school's all-time leader in receptions (219), yards (2,588) and receiving touchdowns (22). Kiesau began his coaching career at Glendale (Calif.) Community College in 1998. His first Division I job came in 2000 at Utah State, where he was initially running backs coach before moving to receivers. He coached All-America running back Emmitt White, who led the nation in all-purpose yards in 2000, while at USU. In 2001, he coached receiver Kevin Curtis, the NCAA's leading receiver with 100 catches, to All-America honors. In 1996, Kiesau earned his bachelor's degree in communications from Portland State, where he played quarterback, starting in 1995. He began his college playing career at Glendale CC, where he earned All-America honors in 1992. A native of Pasadena, Calif., and a graduate of Glendale High in the Los Angeles area, he and his wife Wendy have two children.


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Lindsay Lohan: New Mugshot to Her List
Posted by Native NYker in booking photo, celebrities, celebrity arrest, celebrity mugshot, entertainment, LiLo, lindsay lohan, mugshot on March 20, 2013
Poor ole Lindsay Lohan. She has just pleaded no contest to lying to the pigs investigating her reckless driving charges. And at this point in her illustrious career can we muster anything more than a yawn?
Not really.
It does seem like the legal system has all eyes on the one-time A-lister but can't say girl is making it hard for them.
We would say 'this too shall pass, Linds' but in all likelihood she will likely go and get herself into more trouble and just make a tom-foolery of it all.
Lindsay Lohan: James Deen Canyons Trailer
Posted by Native NYker in james deen, lindsay lohan, porn star, the canyons trailer on October 11, 2012
Lindsay Lohan's return to the big screen is the stuff of constant fodder. But the time has arrived and will mark a co-starring role opposite some two-bit hetero porn-wanna-be-starlet named James Deen. That his "stage name" is a jump-off of a more famous, somewhat controversial (for his time) 20th century a-lister and troubled individual doesn't get lost on us.
Not one bit.
That the Mean Girls star would reduce her waning chances at a true comeback by starring opposite someone so desperate from the word go to achieve infamy is where we stopped and can't seem to get passed that gear.
Out of curiosity we had to go and look up this out of shape self-proclaimed porn impresario and see if there were any redeeming traits to warrant benefit of the doubt.
Que drums!
What we found was not much to get a rise out of. His blog for instance can only be described as a lackluster experience. Even by hetero standards. The snatch he mainly features – as opposed to his own bodily parts – are beat up and resemble relics of passed around the bathroom stalls of dive bars on the West Coast type of snatch. And when you get to the bare essentials of his package – well – it hardly measures up.
Sure, some would say its nothing to send home but we measure from a whole different perspective.
Would it hurt him to do a push-up or two? Say nothing of a stomach crunch…
Suffice to say that American Gigolo he is not.
The movie trailer to her return project is as cheesy as it promises – we give it that. For sure the folks behind the Liz Taylor bio-pic, which looms on the horizon, are non-too pleased with what precedes their efforts.
But don't take our word for it. Take a look see for yourselves…
Christian Labella: Glad Charges Were Dropped
Posted by Native NYker in christian labella, club 1oak, LiLo, lindsay lohan, tmz on October 8, 2012
There are lessons one must learn the hard way. A rite of passage if you will. Like, let's say, not star-chasing the likes of Lindsay Lohan and taking unrequested cellphone pics in the hopes of grand standing with your friends about getting to visit the whirlwind craziness that is La-Lindsay. Especially pics she might be upset by…
It won't end well.
Case and point…? Well, Labella is just coming out of the vortex that is Lohan after he hooked-up with the troubled starlet at NYC's 1Oak and headed back to her W Hotel quarters.
Que suspense – as if y'all weren't aware of the story already…
You would think that getting to party w/ the likes of her crazy ass might suffice, but NO! Labella had to go and document his unsuspecting ring-leader in what has been said to be unflattering moments, and when Lindsay became aware of it, well, all hell broke loose.
Presently the latest news comes via TMZ who cornered the politico aspiring dumb-ass and he attempted to evade the attention. He relented and stated that he is "glad the charges have been dropped." Following up with "no, comment."
Oddly enough our Dictionary word of the day is Apophasis: Denial of one's intention to speak of a subject that is in fact named.
We bet that Labella will think twice before star-chasing again and may even wish to never revisit her name…
We still think hanging with her crazy ass would be a whole lot of booze induced fun! Call us girl.
Selena Gomez: Louboutin Letterman
Posted by Native NYker in david letterman show, LiLo, lindsay lohan, selena gomez on July 21, 2010
Selena Gomez has been in NYC doing a promotional blitz! For what I have no fuckin idea. I do know that she has been causing a comotion everywhere she is heard to be appearing.
I decided to forego speeding through the city streets in the scorching temps to simply wait on her at The David Letterman Show stage door and be done with it.
She breezed in with words of promise of a proper photo-op upon her exit. Hmmmm.
Ordinarily I would get bent over such – I do have a life! Damnit. But with the sun blaring, I opted to make due and I simply took off my shirt and caught some rays during the wait. You know, if life throws you lemons, sit your ass on the porch and have some lemonade. What can I tell you… It takes work to maintain a proper tan!
Ms. Teen Sensation exited sometime later and did not disappoint. In Louboutin's no less. Work it out diva.
But I couldn't help but think 'here is a seemingly "normal" kid – much like Lindsay once was perceived.' And on the tail end of La-Lohan being marched into a correctional facility – for appearances sake on the part of the legal system – my thought ran with it and I wondered 'should someone Gomez' age be in a pair of stillettos that cost more than some folks make in a weeks salary? Fierceness and all…
Well to look good is to feel good and Gomez put her finger on that! Thank you for the photo beauty.
Lindsay Lohan: 90 Day Sentence
Posted by Native NYker in dui, lindsay lohan, tmz on July 7, 2010
This is too much! Judge Marsha Revel has ordered professional party girl and sometime talented actress Lindsay Lohan to serve a 90 day sentence, reports TMZ.
I wake up bright and early Barcelona time to get to the beach, after getting in at damn near dawn, to find this outrage all over my emails.
90 days! As if La-Lohan had gone and raped some underage twink on a dancefloor in Vegas.
I for one find this an offensive travesty of justice. You just know that this Revel twat is grandstanding cuz she is getting press in the case.
LEAVE Lindsey Alone people. The world needs her level of crazy! She ain't hurting no one but her own one time a-list professional screen standing.
If girl wants to have a Vodka-Red Bull for breakfast – that ain't nobodies bussiness but hers and the promoters who are comp'ing them. A better lesson would be learned to leave her to her velvet-rope/VIP Room hopping ways until her liver protests!
Per court order Lohan must report back on July 20 to begin serving her time. Which you know will be like three hours… But still…
And of course there is video of the proceedings!
Lindsay Lohan: Self Portrait
Posted by Native NYker in fornarnia commercial, LiLo, lindsay lohan, self portrait, topless on June 16, 2009
And I luv it!
It is so retro Studio 54-ish it borders on inspired!
Work it out, girl!
Hilary Duff: Stays Cool
Posted by Native NYker in bmcc, britney spears, hilary duff, lindsay lohan, stay cool premiere, tff, tribeca film festival on April 25, 2009
While all the other child star couterparts of her generation are falling apart, Duff is busy moving on with her career.
She should write that shit down for Lindsay and Britney!
The film also stars Chevy Chase and everyones favorite hobbit – Sean Astin.
I for one loved her casual chic ensemble with the hint of sun kissed skin. The clutch is amazing!
Lindsay: I Need Me Time
Posted by Native NYker in eonline, LiLo, lindsay lohan, ok magazine, samantha ronson, samro on April 7, 2009
Reports screamed "It's War!" style headlines when Linds was kept out of a Ronson family party this past weekend – by force at that! Evidently it took five men to keep that bitch out of the party…
So how does Linds see this as being spun into? Well, an EOnline exclusive quotes her as stating that the duo are on a slight hiatus.
"We are taking a brief break so I can focus on myself."
Girl, even in lesbian terms the changing of locks bares some major significance. Move the fuck on. For sure there is other snatch to munch – younger, prettier and even butchier looking than Sams! Perhaps you should try a snatch with a little more Hollywood clout! Or just go back to dick – I always do…
And the thot plickens. Word coming out via Ok Mag is in the form of restraining orders. Charlotte Ronson – Sam's sister, and the clan have taken it to the Beverly Hills Police Dept., apparently telling cops that, "[Lindsay] was trying to get into [their] party this weekend. We had to tell security to keep her out. Then she booked a room at the Chateau Marmont. Her room was right below… She also followed our brother Mark around."
This shit has more drama than a Lifetime movie!
Linds – maybe, just maybe, you could take heed of your own words and focus on getting that shit act of yours together and salvage your career! Washed up at twenty-two ain't cute!
Lindsay Wrecks Car Again
Posted by Native NYker in car accident, fender bender, LiLo, lindsay lohan, samantha ronson, wreck, x17 on March 24, 2009
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Warrant Out For Lohan
Posted by Native NYker in dui, hollyscoop, LiLo, lindsay lohan, warrant, west coast, west hollywood on March 14, 2009
Girl has the LAPD looking for her ass!
Rather than be pressed looking for LiLo – who can be found shopping, lunching or leaving a handful of hot spots in WeHo round 2 in the morning – why can't they take themselves down to Compton or Downtown LA and clear out the heathens loitering on the street…
Seriously, WTF?


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College Hockey:Turnaround has Miami one win away from an improbable NCAA tournament berth
MINNEAPOLIS — Two weeks ago, Miami was 12-19-3, in last place in the NCHC, in the bottom half of the PairWise Rankings and without much hope of avoiding a disastrous season.
But somewhere between the regular season finale in Denver and the playoff opener in St. Cloud, something clicked in a big way for the RedHawks.
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"I was thinking on the bench, sometimes you have to have a little faith in your team," Blasi said. "And a month ago, I don't think any of you guys would have picked us to be here in this position."
Inexplicably, the team that went 3-12-1 in the second half of the regular season found its stride at the most opportune moment. Friday night, the RedHawks got themselves one step closer by beating North Dakota in dominating fashion 3-0.
One could chalk this sudden success to the return of Blake Coleman, who returned to the lineup from injury Feb. 21 and has nine goals and two assists since. His goal at 11:24 of the first period set the tone for the RedHawks Friday night.
One could chalk it up to Ryan McKay, who shut out North Dakota's offense just five weeks after getting chased from a 9-2 train wreck against the same squad.
Or it could all boil down to a team — which, by the way, was picked before the season to be conference champions — that put together all the pieces and grew up.
"I'm really excited and proud of our team," Blasi said, "not because they won tonight, but because of they way they've gone through this little journey. It's not easy. We're a better team for it and now tomorrow night we're going to play for a championship."
"I think we've believed in one another and that's one of the key points right there," captain Austin Czarnik said. "We knew what kind of team we had and we've been showing it lately."
Miami had no shortage of rough times this season. Four separate times, the RedHawks found themselves in a four-plus-game winless streak. They were swept five times.
"It's been tough, but I think we've got a really mentally strong team," said Coleman. "Something we've focused on all year is having each others' backs. When everybody doubts us, we don't doubt ourselves and we've pushed through together. That's the only way to get out of a slump like that is to band together and use each other to get out of it."
And so the RedHawks banded together, and after three impressive — if not absurdly improbable — victories, here they are.
"I don't think any of us in this room are privileged to what's going to happen in the future," Blasi said. "You just got to go through the journey. Sometimes you go through good times and sometimes you go through some tough times. What you learn in those tough times is probably the most important thing in life."
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You love looking at the different colors in your spice rack. You love the very idea of a spice rack. But the only jars you ever seem to reach for are cinnamon, celery salt, and the premixed Italian Seasoning.
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Cuvée Catharine
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We have maintained a time honoured tradition by naming our sparkling wines after the widow and matriarch of the family. Named after Catharine Smith, Henry (Smith) of Pelham's wife, Cuvée Catharine is a hand-picked, bottle fermented sparkling wine that sees lengthy aging.
There are two non-vintage wines in the portfolio, a Brut and a Rose Brut, both of which are made from Chardonnay and Pinot Noir (and vice versa, respectively). They see aging en tirage for an average of 30 months, meaning that it takes up to 3 years from harvest to finished wine, exceptional in New World sparkling wine production at the non-vintage level.
In 2013 a vintage dated Blanc de Blanc (all Chardonnay) wine was added to the portfolio as a tête de cuvée for our 25th anniversary of winemaking. This wine saw 54 months of bottle aging after partial barrel fermentation.
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All football season we live by Monday when the BCS posts the new standings, in the hopes of improving our fantasy teams and seeing who's going to the National Championship. This year it's an SEC showdown and we're ready. His and hers 2012 National Championship LSU shirts. His is a vintage tee, hers a fantabulous scoopback. If you want to add either to your closet, see below for how to enter:
Check out our Facebook page and answer the question: Why do you love LSU?
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Instead of blowing a lot of hot air waxing poetic on your favorite candidate at your next holiday gathering, you should encourage the next generation to get in on the political action with these vintage ROCK THE VOTE tees. We have a women's and a men's style and you can win one today. Whichever you choose is up to you, but we're glad to help you make a fashion and a political statement. Care to win? See below for how:
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Having trouble finding the perfect gift? Or just wanting a little something for you? Well we're here to help. We're loving our feather earrings from Heidi Roland. There are multiple unique styles in-store, including the died peacock feathers below. Want to win a pair? See below for how:
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Check out a little Gameday Style brought to you from our fabulous Gameday Interns, Alyssa, Janna and Jordan. They're a stylish trio so we're glad to have them dishing out their fashion advise.
Check out Gameday Cloth for all the team options featured as well as many, many more.
Team Spirit
Sport the women's burnt orange v-neck tee with a pair of wide legged jeans to keep you warm in the cold weather and opt for brown/neutral boots.Top the whole outfit off by accessorizing with gold bangles and a gold men's style watch.
Hit the street in something comfortable but stylish at the same time. Spice the basic v-neck tee by adding a long necklace, feather earrings, and chunky bracelets. On a warm day pair the tee with a jeans mini skirt, and on a cooler day pair the tee with a dark pair of skinny jeans . Finish the whole outfit together by wearing wedged heels, glittery TOMs, or flip flops.
One of the most comfiest and most popular Tee's at GameDay Cloth! This oversized v-neck tee can be worn in various ways. Pair the tee with skinny jeans and flats, boot cut jeans and flip flops, wide legged jeans and heels, and leggings and boots. Complete the look by accessorizing with a scarf matching the team colors, chunky jewelry, feather earrings, and a swing pack.
The chilly weather outside calls for something comfy yet cute. Wear the grey and blue hoodie with a white tank underneath with the zip half way and a pair with your comfy jeans. Add a pop of color by adding a hot pink, turquoise blue, or purple scarf.
On a lazy day pair the hoodie with navy blue sweats and sneakers and go for the sporty look.
More and more, fashion is getting comfortable. Celebrities and fashionistas have found a way to make oversized stylish - whether paired with skinny jeans, leggings, jeggings or shorts, loose is in. Why should you look cute six days a week and look like a generic fan on day seven at the game?
Gameday Cloth is your self-proclaimed Tailgate Fashion headquarters and I (Jana) am your Tailgate Stylist. This week?
The Boyfriend Tee
Check out our stylish examples and then find your team and wear it well.
Wear a pocket tee like Audrina Patridge with skinny jeans, sandals and a cocoon wrap like the Alternative Apparel one offered in-store at Gameday Cloth. Top with your favorite accessories like Audrina's choice in hat and sunglasses. (Tattooed boyfriend optional)
Or be stylish like Blake Lively and layer a scarf with leggings and cute flats. You can find lots of scarf colors, patterns and styles in-store at Gameday Cloth.
And don't forget the ever-stylish Rachel Bilson. She looks effortless in distressed jeans, sandals and the loose fit pocket tee. You can find cool sunglasses from Randolph Engineering in-store at Gameday Cloth as well to complete the look.
Here's just a few of the teams we offer in this stylish shirt. We have a ton more online and in-store so if you don't see it, just let us know. Send us a message at email@example.com:
Occasionally we run across some products we feel are part of our lifestyle brands that have a cool story to tell. Several months ago we came across a sunglass company in Vegas, previously suggested by a friend - Randolph Engineering (RE). RE is based out of Randolph, MA, and has been the standard issue equipment to the US Military and Air Forces all over the world since 1982. Each pair is made here in the USA, in Randolph, MA, with over 200 production steps, mostly by hand. Each pair comes with a lifetime guarantee.
If the whole "standard issue equipment" isn't enough for you, they're quite fashionable as well. Don Draper sports the Gold Aviators with the Gray Polarized lenses and bayonet temples in Mad Men. As they say, how can Don Draper be wrong? As well, fashion designer, Michael Bastian, has been using RE's on all his runway models for years.They are the true all american look.
RE's have now caught the eye of many fashion forward designers, movie stylists and celebrities. The reason being that Randolph Engineering is still a family owned company, carefully dedicated to the original style of the aviator at an unbeatable quality.
We've each already selected our favorites - Scott the Aviator and Jana the Concorde, as they are a truly uni-sex style. We love finding new things that fit with the quality and style you've come to expect from us. And we'll always keep looking. Plus, keeping things made in the USA is always important to us. But right now, we're excited to share Randolph Engineering. We've got them in the store. Come check them out.
"Texas-Bred" Collection now available at Gameday Cloth located at The Shops at Legacy North.
We've added Dr Pepper, Lone Star Beer, Pearl Beer and 7-Up to our expansive sports collection.
Great fit, super soft and stylish for men and women. These aren't your average cotton Tshirts, and they give the non-sports fan something to love about Gameday Cloth.
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Already thinking about Valentine's Day, and don't know if something's really wrong or really right with us. We'll drool at the Eileen Kirby Red Games and Gossip Dress ($479) as a neurosis distraction. A sweetheart neckline, tasteful amount of tulle, and floppy petal-like skirt are a recipe for love. This is what we call a knock-their-socks-off-dress.
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Over the past five years, there's been a lot of debate around the topic of net neutrality and while there have been a few examples where internet providers have tried to favor their own services over the competition, by and large this has turned out to be little more than a boogey man. Don't get me wrong, I think that it's important to keep the playing field level, but I also believe that there are bigger issues where consumers are being harmed.
While many media companies would like to see the first sale doctrine done away with, ever since the supreme court established the doctrine in 1908, consumers have enjoyed tremendous benefits from it. The concept, which was later codified into law in 1976, allows businesses and individuals to resell goods that they've legally purchased. Without it, companies like Ebay, Craigslist and Blockbuster Video wouldn't even be possible.
Having the right to resell goods benefits consumers in two major ways. First, it reduces the risks that consumers have to take when making purchases. This ultimately makes things cheaper for all of us, because companies are forced to compete with their own products and consumers have a way of recouping part of their initial expense.
When I first purchased my TiVo series 3 for example, I spent over $800 on the product. While this may seem like an insane amount to spend for television, I was able to justify the cost in part, because I sold my original TiVo on eBay for $200 and knew that one day I would be able to resell my Series 3 (currently worth approximately $400 on Ebay) to recover part of my expense. As a result, I've been able to enjoy a premium DVR experience for about 1/3rd what it would have cost me to rent an inferior DVR from my cable company.
The second benefit to the consumer is that by having a robust resell market, it allows more businesses/middlemen to participate. This ultimately increases demand, stimulates innovation, and drives down prices. Redbox for example is able to rent you a DVDs at 1/20th of the cost or what it would cost you to buy the actual DVD thanks in large part to the first sale doctrine. Because Redbox knows that they can get more than 20 people to share the same product, it enables consumers to save money, the media companies to sell more DVDs and for Redbox to still earn a tidy profit in the process.
While the first sale doctrine has been a huge benefit for consumers over the last 100 years, these benefits are rapidly being eroded as media moves digital. Because the first sale doctrine was based on physical goods, it hasn't aged very well in the digital realm. As a result, consumers have been forced to endure awkward DRM implementations, limited availability of digital content and higher prices for media services.
As the top media conglomerates have sought to seize more and more control over the distribution of their products, they've shifted from a world where you have the ability to "own" your media, to one where you only have the option to "license" your content.
For a lot of consumers, this distinction may not seem important, but it has profound implications on the future of digital entertainment. Since firms aren't allowed to buy products at a wholesale price and rent them to multiple consumers, they've been forced to negotiate agreements one by one. This is a costly and time intensive process that has limited how quickly media can migrate online. It has also given the media conglomerates monopolistic control over prices. Instead of being forced to compete in an open environment, they are able to take their ball and go home, when they haven't liked the terms and conditions that innovators offer them.
The result of this transition from ownership to licensing has increased costs for consumers even beyond the price of media. Take for example, the various hardware devices that we've seen released over the last five years. If you want to watch digital copies of old movies and TV shows, you can do it through Netflix, but only if it's on a device that has a business relationship with them. When Sony decided to release a digital copy of Cloudy with a chance of meatballs at the same time the movie was in the theaters, consumers could only participate on select Sony TVs.
If you prefer to watch new releases from Apple's iTunes store, you'll need to buy an AppleTV to easily watch that content on your TV. If you want to watch a DivX file that you purchased from CinemaNow, you'll need to illegally hack your AppleTV or purchase a DivX certified device instead. It's fantastic that consumers have the ability to record HD cable TV through TiVo, but if you subscribe to AT&T or Dish Networks, you'll need additional (proprietary) hardware to decode their signals.
While many of these businesses have come a long way towards opening up their systems and fulfilling the digital dream, they've all been limited by what content holders allow. As a result, consumers must face a digital minefield where DRM and file formats are used to limit what you can do with the content that you've paid for.
As we continue to move forward into the digital world, I think it's important that consumers shouldn't have to abandon the first sale protections that have served us so well over the last century. What I propose is a new set of rules that would allow media companies to control their prices, but would also give consumers (and businesses) a way to move past some of these restrictions.
While the DMCA has been a mixed blessing for tech companies and consumers, it is in desperate need of an update (and one that isn't written by the lobbyists.) For example, currently, it's illegal for consumers (or businesses) to circumvent DRM, even if consumers are being harmed by the DRM. This has led to situations where people who have purchased media, later lost access to those rights because a provider went out of business. Situations, where companies are unable to offer lifetime licenses in the cloud, because of exclusivity clauses in contracts with pay TV channels.
What I purpose is that if media companies want DMCA protection for their content, it should come with strings attached. In crafting new rules for a modern first sale doctrine, I would require content owners to set a wholesale price that all businesses would be allowed to buy content at. They could still require minimum purchases sizes and would have complete control over what they wanted to charge for that content, but they shouldn't be allowed to sell a license at one price to one company and then exploit another company for political reasons.
What this would do is create a level playing field for all of the digital retailers. If UMG wants to charge $50 for a download, they would have the right to do this, but they couldn't favor one vendor over another and they couldn't punish innovators for being successful or passing on value to the consumer. This would also bring welcome competition to the pay TV market because media companies wouldn't be able to play MSO's off of each other.
For example, I'd love to be able to see every NFL game each season, but I can't unless I'm willing to subscribe to DirecTV for service. Instead of making consumers fight and choose over exclusive content, everyone should be given fair access to that content. If cable companies don't want to pay the price of admission, they would be less competitive with consumers. The end result would be more demand for NFL content by consumers and more competition for their dollars. If we allow media companies to continue with exclusive content in the digital realm, it will only makes it more expensive for everyone.
I also think that if the media wants to continue to have DMCA restrictions on their DRM, that they shouldn't be allowed to use that DRM to discriminate between hardware partners. It's great that I've got the ability to record HDTV on my TiVo, but since cablecards don't work with satellite or U-verse, it essentially gives Comcast a monopoly on pay television for TiVo households.
As a result, Comcast is able to provide abusive cablecard support without having to worry about competition. If they knew that they had to actually compete for the $50 – $200 a month that they charge, it would encourage them to provide better service and to continue to innovate, (even if consumers decide not to use Comcast's equipment.) Instead we've seen cable companies limit the ability for consumers to take their programs on the go and prevent consumers from accessing VOD services on DVRs that aren't rented from them, all without having to worry about repercussions.
The same is true for digital downloads. If Apple wants to use DRM to help protect their content partners, they should be allowed to, but not at the expense of consumers. If other hardware manufacturers want to build support for iTunes' product they should be allowed to license the DRM (at cost) from Apple. This would prevent Apple from offering exclusive downloads that lock consumers into their own hardware ecosystem. The end result would be more devices that could play Apple content and more competition among set top box manufacturers. This competition would cause prices to drop and would encourage Apple and others to be innovative with the features and services that they offer to their customers.
While some may be content to let the media industry continue to grow inside of these walled gardens, I'd like to see a world where someone can legally purchase media and play it on any device that they want to. By creating new laws to help better regulate the abuses of our current licensing system, consumers, businesses and the online video industry as a whole, would be allowed to flourish across many different platforms. Instead of being forced to buy the same content over and over and over again, consumers would be allowed to license their media under fair and reasonable conditions.


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Registration will open on October 15, 2016 Employer Registration
Two-day career fair coordinated by Career Services and co-sponsored with the College of Engineering on February 3.
January 31: Business, Agricultural Consumer and Arts and Sciences, Environmental Science Liberal Arts, and Health & Social Services
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New Mexico State University is a comprehensive land-grant institution of higher learning, dedicated to teaching, research, and service at the undergraduate and graduate levels. NMSU is a NASA Space Grant College, a Hispanic-serving institution and is home to the very first Honors College in New Mexico. U.S. News and World Report ranks NMSU in the top tier among Best National Universities. Employers attending this career fair will be interacting with quality candidates who would like to learn more about their career field or obtain a position as an intern, co-op, summer, or regular employee. NMSU offers 90 bachelor and 50 graduate programs. Though each day focuses on specific career fields, employers and candidates are encouraged to attend both days to maximize their networking opportunities.
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Each year, as days grow shorter and trees become bare, the world outside seems to slow and darken. But for children, this time of year is magical. The frosty air crackles with play and laughter. There's a sense of excitement as snow and cold weather make for outdoor adventures that aren't possible any other time of year.
This charming picture book, the latest in National Geographic's popular Picture the Seasons series, is a vibrant celebration of winter traditions. Winter means family, as loved ones travel many miles to visit. Holiday events bring a spark of warmth and togetherness that seems to happen only in winter. Twinkling lights and colorful displays bring cheer and goodwill. Glowing candles invite visitors to share a festive meal. Frosty weather outside draws lacy patterns on the windowpanes.
With this beautifully photographed book in the home or classroom library, children will return time and again to see, feel, and learn about the magic of winter. An excellent choice for teachers wishing to celebrate the season, as well as for grandparents who seek a meaningful gift for their little ones.
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A wonderul introduction to winter
By Claudia
from Muskegon, MIchigan
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What an enjoyable read this turned out to be. I bought this for my granddaughter who loves winter. She keeps it under her pillow so she can read it when she wants to any time of day and sometimes she sneeks a flashlight into her bedroom so she can read at night. Too cute. Love the book.
Bottom Line Yes, I would recommend this to a friend
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BETA TEST: Bast Castle SIEGE
Hi All,
I am seeking 6 additional testers to play test my Bast Castle SIEGE map. As I would like to make this map as polished and professional & fun as possible.
(See this thread http://126.96.36.199/showthread.php?s=&threadid=123214 for more info & screenshots)
Testers will be required to test the map for technical issues and more importantly sort out problems related to playability - Objective completion, chokepoints on map, team balance etc.
I specifically require people who are willing to test as a team - communicate with others in the team and bring all the issues to my attention for fixing / altering / adjustment.
A readme will be posted to successful testers detailing my exact testing needs - as well as issues I am already aware of.
A FAST internet connection would be helpful.
I AM NOT looking for people who are only interested in downloading the map early (Especially since it still contains many minor things that require adjustment/fixing)
Since Andy867 has been kind enough to host the map for download and set up a server, it will be primarily up to him to choose testers.
Priority will go to people who have tested reliably for us before...
However, if anyone else is willing to host the map on a server for testing, (and tha map for download) I think we may be able to open up a second team of 6.
ALL feedback on the map should be posted to this thread.
A list of testers will be posted when all positions have been filled.
The next round of testing will begin next week as I am currently adding some fixes and changes to the current map that Andy867 & I tested last night.
Thankyou for your help. :D
Monsoon, there is no questio about it, I would love to actually TEST your map, and this is not a gimmick just to download it early.
I am also very honored to be the first to sign up for beta testing.
THX as always monsoontide.
Seemed like a great map when I first saw it.
Just to ensure that the map is 'pnutmaster worthy' (j/k;)), I'd like to give it a thorough run through.
If this turns out the way i'd like it to, it could be the next biggest and most played Siege map out of all.
So with that, I'm up for some beta testing.
email, if you need it:
OK... Two in the draw so far... ;)
as ive said before id happily help out this testing a new siege map, jka always needs more
i got plenty of time usually to play online, so id rather do it for a good purpose
oh and andy you'll know me as killee, ive played asteroids against u a couple of times, though results dont matter... :p
Need at least 3 more...
I'm game
Not sure if you remember me, but I tested several of your vehicles...but yea. I wouldn't bind helping you. I am email@example.com
Four and counting....
When will this be? 'cause I might not have the time (I'll check and tell you if I can't). But count me in, I love anything that has to do with siege.
i guess that means 1 more until anything else happens, i thought there would have been a mad rush to help here...
I report in, I've always liked to beta test games and maps to be of any useful help. I'm in
Well... thats 6... :)
Anyone else interested?
I'm away for the weekend... Map is compiling latest version, which should be ready by Monday.
Will let you know where to get it when it's ready...
No-one else? :(
ill go in
... got plenty of time
... got some experience :>
... got a 1.5 Mbit Connection and an average Ping of 25 (about 80 on US Servers)
... count me in if you like
email@example.com for MSN communication.
I'd love to help if you still need some one.
I would be glad to help beta test the MAP. My email address is firstname.lastname@example.com and I have a cable conection. If not no big deal and good luck with your map.
OK... Will let the testers know when the updated download is ready + server details...
So is it ready? And who made it in for testing? oh and just to remind you my email is firstname.lastname@example.com
I would assume he will let us know via e-mail...but thats just me. Then again, we have to keep in mind we ARE working with Monsoontide...so don't be suprised if a jawa shows up at your front door carying the secret information...
If theres still room....email@example.com
I think the easiest thing at the moment is to PM whoever is testing. Then you can send me contact details later...
Just registering your interest in this is great!
Slight delay til Tuesday though... I was reworking some parts of the map and had it all compiled but one of the objectives stopped working. Have fixed that, but it will take another 24 hours to compile...
However, have added/fixed a few more things. The smaller pair of Turbo laser turrets no fire at the Jedi team, making the objective of turning them off now more imperative than ever!
Mostly fixed the shader on the Sith Holocron too.
OK... Compiling begins.... NOW! :)
Hi, my name is Mongo, and i see that you need some beta tester? I own 2 16 person servers and i would be happy to host this map and post it on my downloads page for beta testing...A few individuals in my clan and i have beta tested several maps made by some of our members and let me tell you we are a team! I could definitely host this map on one of my 16 person servers and make a detailed list of bugs and critical errors....If you need my help just email me at firstname.lastname@example.com or AIM me on Mortalmort and my msn is email@example.com
I appreciate your effort towards this wonderful map,
"At last we are getting results." - Nute Gunray
Well i cant wait for this to get underway, i just hope im included in the testing. Your very generous to offer your services mongo, im sure he'll want other testers, as more testers mean better quality...usually.
Oh and my email is email@example.com if u wanna contact me monsoontide :p
yeah, and if we got more testers, we could get more accomplished in less time.... So that would be awesome..
Still Compliling :( (Lighting Stage)
So do you want me to host my server?
Yes! That would be great Mongo05.
Can I upload the files directly to you when it's ready???
PM me with details...
Fingers crossed it'll be done when I get home from work.
So hopefully, that will make two servers running it
Andy867' s & Mongo05's
Then two teams of six testers + anyone else the server admins want to add in.
(I'll keep it at two teams of six just so I can keep track of feedback from everyone as well as who has the map + 2 server admins makes 14)
So I think we can fit everyone
Then I guess, we'll need to set up some times for games - it's a little pointless playing by yourself on a team.
I did bot route the map just for testing purposes - though the bots don't go for the objectives. They can surprise you though!!!
Andy867 - can I upload the updated map to the same place???
So did everyone make it into testing and when and where can I download to begin testing?
"He will LEARN patience" - ObiWan Kenobi ;)
Still Compiling :(
Will check when I get home. Then upload tomorrow if all goes well...
wow this is gonna be big :D
anyway try to post game times in times for different time zones
ie i live in australia, so EST for me ;P
Just updating the pk3 and making sure it works - then I will upload it tomorrow morning.
Mongo05 - Do you have somewhere I can upload to?
Andy867 - CA I still upload to same place (Overwrite the one alrady there?)
yes I do! And i would be happy to let you use it just contact me by email.. email@example.com or email@example.com
The page i can upload it to is on my clans site www.clantds.tk and its the download page link....
Almost Ready...
Well, the map tested fine... (Apart from a few minor things I have to work on - mostly messages displaying to the wrong team - that sort of thing)
Mongo05 - I've sent you an e-mail. YOu can reply with the necessary details and I will upload it from work tomorrow.
Andy867 - I haven't heard from you for a bit - but will try the upload tomorrow. (Will try PM'ing you as well)
Well, its still OK by me to upload to my site, since it has plenty of space for the file.
Andy whats your site that you are gonna upload it to?
I'm thinking the upload info will be sent via PM's?
Stomach Virus
Sorry guys... another delay - I came down with a nasty stomach virus that's had me in bed all day... Starting to feel better and should be fine to go to work tomorrow where I can upload the files.
Will PM all the testers... Am just trying to write a quick readme so you'll know what sort of things to test for.
Thanks for your continued interest/patience :)
OK - Back to bed again...
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College Hockey:Bowling Green holds off Wilfrid Laurier
BOWLING GREEN, Ohio — It was merely a dress rehearsal, but a new era of Bowling Green hockey was unveiled Sunday night at the BGSU Ice Arena.
Making his coaching debut as a Division I coach, Chris Bergeron's Falcons delivered an exhibition win, 4-3, against Wilfrid Laurier.
"Great, that was really exciting, officially brings the preseason to a close, it was nice to get that first one behind us, and for me and the staff it was nice to get out there," Bergeron said.
Bergeron, who served as an assistant at Miami for the past nine seasons, took over this summer and immediately put his fingerprints on a program that hasn't had a winning season since the 1997-98 season.
Wearing new uniforms, which resemble the ones the Falcons wore during the 1983-84 NCAA championship season, Bowling Green struck just 1:24 into the game when Brett Mohler finished a centering pass from rushing defenseman Max Grover.
Jake Sloat doubled the lead during a five-on-three power play just over 10 minutes later when his blast from the point found its way through traffic and past Ryan Daniels.
"It's exciting to get those early chances; we still have to tighten it up, but it's getting there," Bowling Green captain David Solway said.
One night earlier, Daniels had put on a stellar display, holding the Rochester Institute of Technology to just three goals on 47 shots; against Bowling Green he was beat for the third time on just the tenth shot of the night with 6:53 remaining in the first period.
Despite allowing three first period goals, Daniels played well, stopping 27 of 31 shots he faced.
After limiting Wilfrid Laurier to only six shots in the first period, the Bowling Green defense had its first breakdown of the game just 3:30 into the second period. A bad giveaway gave Mitchell Good the puck all alone in front of the net, who easily beat Falcons' goalie Nick Eno.
That goal proved to the lone mistake of Eno's evening, as he stopped 11 of the 12 shots he faced before giving way to Andrew Hammond halfway through the second period.
With Hammond in net, BG added to their lead with a third period power-play goal by James McIntosh. Bryce Williamson and Mohler picked up assists.
McIntosh's goal was Bowling Green's third on the power play, capping a strong special teams effort that included keeping Wilfrid Laurier scoreless on five opportunities.
"No matter what weekend it is, special teams is going to be a difference; we're going to work on it, and hopefully keep putting it in," Bergeron said.
However, the three-goal cushion was quickly cut to two when Thomas Middup and Ryan Bellows combined for a pretty two-on-one passing play to beat Hammond glove side.
Bellows and Middup stuck again a mere 2:31 later, when on a similar passing play they once again were able to sneak a shot past Hammond.
Hammond ended the night with 11 saves.
Bowling Green will open the season next weekend, when they host No. 4-ranked Michigan at the BGSU Ice Arena. Face off is scheduled for 7:05.
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Soutron Global announced on Tuesday, January 21, 2014 that aftermarket semiconductor manufacturer Rochester Electronics, LLC has selected Soutron "to securely manage the Intellectual Property Archives at Rochester Electronics." Rochester Electronics is headquartered in Newburyport, Massachusetts and has sales offices throughout the United States, Europe, and Asia.
"The management of the Intellectual Property Archives at Rochester Electronics requires an extremely flexible database with strong security. Soutron Global did not flinch at our requirements and was genuinely interested in the success of our very non-traditional library," stated Teresa Powell, IP Archives Technical Librarian of Rochester Electronics. "I am confident that our partnership will result in the robust catalog and tight access control that we have promised to our clients."
Soutron Global stated it "provides a flexible, yet secure Digital Access Management Solution for storing digital assets such as Intellectual Property materials that do not conform to a typical catalogue record. Fields can be defined and added at any time, allowing meta-data specific to the digital asset to be recorded and assigned as needed."
"Any type of digital content can be described to the system quickly and easily without any need for IT support," stated Graham Beastall, Soutron's Managing Director.
Soutron Global provides a variety of configurable security settings to control the request and use of content such as protection for viewing and downloading material.
"The capability to securely manage digital assets is built into the core of Soutron," stated Soutron Global President & CEO, Tony Saadat. "Rochester's selection of Soutron Global confirms that when you partner with Soutron to manage your library transformation, you will witness our passionate commitment to your success."
On the company's Web site, it states, "Soutron Global Cloud is a comprehensive hosting service that provides end-to-end managed care for all types and sizes of libraries and information resource centers. It offers streamlined, scalable, fully managed library, knowledge and information management systems within a highly secure IT network and storage facility. Corporate libraries and information centers of all sizes have chosen Soutron Global's Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) managed "cloud-based" hosted solution as they seek to improve service quality, become more efficient, and reduce costs."
Rochester Electronics describes itself as "the world's most comprehensive solution for mature and end-of-life semiconductors. Authorized by more than 60 leading semiconductor manufacturers, Rochester acquires all remaining finished devices, wafer/die, and available intellectual property in order to manufacture the exact same device and provide a reliable, continuing source of semiconductors used in critical systems worldwide — in any quantity and for as long as needed. All components are 100% manufacturer traceable and certified. Rochester's product offering includes 300,000+ Rochester-manufactured device types, from commercial to space-level; complete, authorized device re-creation, as well as billions of die and finished devices, in stock and ready to ship. Rochester is certified to ISO-9001:2008 and QML MIL-PRF-38535, as well as AS9120. Rochester is privately held."


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Besides adding a Blu-Ray section, I've added five new films to my "Favorite Films" portion of my Amazon store. (If you don't know what I'm talking about, here's the backstory.)
- Whip It (directed by Drew Barrymore), with my remark, "Google 'Bechdel test'. This is how it's done. Also the best roller derby film ever made. By far."
- Licence To Kill (directed by John Glen II), with my remark, "Really the best under-appreciated Bond film. And has Pam Bouvier, my favorite bond girl (not just beautiful but funny, capable, has real skills and actually calls bond out on his shit)."
- Howl's Moving Castle (directed by Hayao Miyazaki), with my remark, "Second best Miyazaki film ever [the first being Spirited Away]. Steampunk + magic + surprisingly moving story of friendship and self-discovery. You won't ever have seen a film quite like this."
- The Whisperer in Darkness (directed by Sean Branney), with my remark, "The same production company nailed it again, this time producing another Lovecraft classic by mimicking a 1940s talkie," referring to the entry now immediately before this one, the excellent Call of Cthulhu silent film.
- Beyond the Black Rainbow (directed by Panos Cosmatos), with my remark, "This bizarre 80s noir scifi film is an artistic masterpiece, but requires multiple very careful viewings to see why (and to understand all the nuances of what's actually happening)."
The last of those requires a bit more explanation. It's definitely now one of my favorite films, but for reasons that will be quite mysterious to someone who sees it for the first time and gets frustrated wondering what the hell. (It's worse if you watch it in a lit room with background noise, then you'll be totally confused and not at all in the right mood. So…don't do that. Darkened room, quiet, no interruptions. Best viewed on whiskey at 1am.)
The most fascinating thing about Beyond the Black Rainbow is how superbly well it captures the entire feel of a 1980s noir scifi film–it's literally made as if it were produced in 1983 (right down to the minutest detail of the cheesy faux-80s pop song playing incongruously over the closing credits, exactly as you'd find if this really had been made in 1983), while trying to top Video Drome, Warriors, and Repo Man for weird atmospheric but totally excitingly bizarre cult classic (while also not being at all like any of those films). The music alone is teleporting and evokes a feeling of odd nostalgia–as if you had seen this movie thirty years ago and had forgotten about it. But even such things as a shag carpet, a plastic faux-futuristic chair, the look and sound of a 1980s computer keyboard, are emphasized masterfully by the director to evoke the feel, the sights and sounds, even–I honestly have to say–the smells of that bygone era.
The script is minimalist and the shooting impressionistic, so you may have too watch the whole movie multiple times to understand what's going on and what the point is behind every bizarre choice made by the director (and there are a lot of bizarre choices–this movie was made well outside the box of mainstream filmmaking cliches). But even on first viewing you'll be stuck to your chair, mesmerized, wondering where on earth this is going and what on earth is happening.
The product description is apt but nowhere near captures the reality:
Held captive in a specialized medical facility, a young woman with unique abilities seeks a chance to escape her obsessed captor. Set in the strange and oppressive emotional landscape of the year 1983, Beyond the Black Rainbow is a Reagan-era fever dream inspired by hazy childhood memories of midnight movies and Saturday morning cartoons. From the producer of Machotaildrop, Rainbow is the outlandish feature film debut of writer and director Panos Cosmatos. Featuring a hypnotic analog synthesizer score by Jeremy Schmidt of Sinoia Caves and Black Mountain, Rainbow is a film experience for the senses.
I caught this by accident on uVerse On Demand some time back, where the preview was so weird and nostagia-evoking I just had to see the thing. My wife and I have been weirdly drawn to this film ever since. We later explored the net looking for takes on the film, which ranged from outraged disgust to fawning admiration for its genius (just look at the wild inverted-bell split in the Amazon customer reviews). Overall, I find the people who hated it didn't understand it (and don't have the patience for suspense). Whereas I've found more and more depth and genius to the film the more times I watch it and realize why the director did what he did at each particular moment, and what it was supposed to evoke or communicate. I love art like that. But it's not for everyone.


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Truth rating: 10
The master illusionist is set to marry longtime girlfriend Sandra Gonzalez after proposing in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico, on September 7. He popped the question with a 5-carat diamond and platinum ring he designed with jeweler Idayne Kaye.
A rep tells Gossip Cop, "The couple is ecstatic."
No wedding date has been set.
Angel and Gonzalez met on the set of his television show "Mindfreak" four years ago.
Congrats to the couple!