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Summer Box Office Predictions: 'Avengers,' 'Dark Knight Rises,' 'Snow White'
Where will 'Men in Black 3' and 'Prometheus' fall?
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Shaun (guest)Last year you were way off in underestimating Harry Potter and Captain America, and overestimating Green Lantern and Cars 2 as I recall, but I think your predictions this year will be pretty much spot on.
I'm not sure about Snow White though. I can't say I'm interested in it, and I don't think there's a whole lot of anticipation for it, but maybe I'm wrong.April 27, 2012 at 9:17AM ESTReply to Comment
bioject (guest)What is up with the guy who is writing the descriptions for these films on this site? Brave might not do too well because young boys won't see it? Prometheus might not do too well unless they can capture a female audience? Thoughts like that are why movies these days suck. Dumb marketing people categorize movies into slots thinking that certain movies will only appeal to certain kind of people as if women will only watch a film if it has a significant relationship in every movie. So instead bad marketers have the movie dumbed down to the lowest common denominator where it tries to appeal to everyone and just ends up being a sucky mediocre flick.April 27, 2012 at 9:23AM ESTReply to Comment
mmcb105Movies are a business. Acknowledging that fact does not necessarily mean you are perpetuating the worst aspects of that model.
Also, saying that Brave doesn't appeal to young boys or Prometheus isn't capturing female interest, doesn't mean they wouldn't like the movie, just that the marketing departments didn't target their commercials well enough.
I'm not saying that studios don't put out bad movies sometimes in an effort to appeal to everyone, just that this reviewer isn't causing or adding to any of the problems you mentioned.April 27, 2012 at 2:49PM EST
John (guest)Yeah I think your pretty spot on. The only one I'm second guessing is MIB 3. Not just because it's an old franchise but mainly because it's troubled development and script issues might mean it turns out to be a bad film. MI 4 had an overwhelmingly positive reaction from critics, which probably would have helped spark viewer interest. Not sure if MIB 3 will get the same reception.April 27, 2012 at 9:35AM ESTReply to Comment
jcpdiesel21Sadly, I think Battleship will crack the top ten list for the summer. It looks so terrible, but it will probably rake in a ton of money since it looks so similar to the Transformers movies.April 27, 2012 at 10:35AM ESTReply to Comment
Intellectual NinjaHorrible predicitons.
The Avengers is tracking for $500 million overall and TDKR will hit close to that number, too.
And your prediction for MIB3 may be the worst ever. Won't be ANYWHERE near the top-10 in grosses this summer.April 27, 2012 at 2:56PM ESTReply to Comment
Bitch pleaseAs of today, Avengers is already over 1 billion. Yeah, this prediction really underestimated the power of Joss Whedon.May 16, 2012 at 12:56PM EST
AundreThe Avengers is at $457 million. Not quite sure where you got a billion. We're looking at domestic performance, not worldwide.
But in response to the OP's statement about Men In Black, I'm gonna have to agree; it will do well, sure, but it won't make the top ten.May 22, 2012 at 10:30AM EST
Ian (guest)Even if the bad buzz coming from inside Sony itself sadly turns out to be true (that it's a stinker), I think Spider-Man will be luck to make $200 million. The lack of enthusiasm for it is deafening.April 27, 2012 at 3:32PM ESTReply to Comment
blue_flamesRebooting Spiderman is such a huge slap in the face, what's gonna happen when AG's completed his contracted films (trilogy?), reboot to Amazing/Ultimate? Sony, GTFO!April 27, 2012 at 4:29PM ESTReply to Comment
joeyjojo72 (guest)Uh why would you just look at North America? Worldwide box office is what matters. Its 2012 and we live in a global economy.April 27, 2012 at 4:43PM ESTReply to Comment
chitownWrite These predictions are not realistic. Avengers will only make $385 million when it's pre-sales are 150% more then all Marvel movies combined at this same time? The Avenger is going to either break Harry Potters $169 million record or come very close. The Avengers will have box office legs and easily make it to $400 million plus.
Also, there is no way The Amazing Spiderman is going to make $300 million when it is coming out 2 weeks before The Dark Knight Rises. It will definitely be the lowest grossing of all the Spiderman movies. It won't even sniff $300 million but might make $200 if Sony get's good word of mouth.April 27, 2012 at 10:31PM ESTReply to Comment
chitownThese predictions are not realistic. Avengers will only make $385 million when it's pre-sales are 150% more then all Marvel movies combined at this same time? The Avenger is going to either break Harry Potters $169 million record or come very close. The Avengers will have box office legs and easily make it to $400 million plus.
Also, there is no way The Amazing Spiderman is going to make $300 million when it is coming out 2 weeks before The Dark Knight Rises. It will definitely be the lowest grossing of all the Spiderman movies. It won't even sniff $300 million but might make $200 if Sony get's good word of mouth.April 27, 2012 at 10:31PM ESTReply to Comment
c fudge (guest)Where's Bourne Legacy even without Matt Damon that should do at least 150 millionApril 29, 2012 at 11:35PM ESTReply to Comment
darktwistedjojo (guest)as much as i love batman, i honestly think avengers will destroy it box office wise. i see batman ending up domestically around 360 mil and the avengers at 490mil, maybe more. Honestly the avengers could become the highest grossing movie of all time. I think to many people are under estimating how many demographics this movie appeals to. Us geeks, kids, adults, action movie fans, comic fans, fans of just the movies, and then just the audience who wants to see a epic summer movie. Look at the reviews for this film by the way, you can guarantee the word of mouth is going to be excellent, leading to amazing legs.April 30, 2012 at 5:31AM ESTReply to Comment
delfraMy friend you're future foresight is proving to be very right. I was saying the same thing before "The Avengers" opened. As i kept seeing box office projections of the film opening with 150-160 million, i kept thinking to myself that the numbers are too low. I started truly thinking the "Avengers" could be the first film to hit 200 million and it's opening weekend, i even have posts on Rotten Tomatoes, Yahoo and You tube i believe saying this before the movie opened. 500 million domestically now looks inevitable, and 600 million domestically highly possible.May 12, 2012 at 3:34PM EST
Kokolo (guest)Overestimating Amazing Spider-Man and Men in Black 3 IMO. MIB 2 had a substantial drop from the first one, this one had bad press with the script problems plus I expect a drop even from part 2 adjusted numbers.
Amazing Spider-Man - everybody reaction to this is surprise that they would adapt it. I don't see it going over 250 (and that would be a huge success IMO).May 1, 2012 at 4:17PM ESTReply to Comment
JoJo (guest)Am I the only one thinking that the R rating is going to sink Prometheus? Not saying it'll be a bad flick, I just feel it'll be hard pressed to crack the top 10 this summer, especially with Battleship and Bourne not making the cut.May 12, 2012 at 1:57AM ESTReply to Comment
delfraI don't think the 'R' rating will sink "Prometheus" at all, since from the beginning it was never advertised or promoted as a film for kids anyway. I believe the film will play extremely well to older audiences, who are very familiar with 'Ridley Scott's' work. These kids are'nt too familiar with 'Scott' anyway, so the film will do fine, i know i'm looking forward to it. I think it does 140-175 million domestically at the box office.May 12, 2012 at 3:47PM EST
delfra385 million? it looks like "The Avengers" will hit that mark by monday, in all fairness you did say it could go well past 400 million domestically. And now it's looking like "The Avengers" will far exceed even that amount. I think it can end up grossing as much as 600 million domestically, what do you know think it could end up grossing?May 12, 2012 at 3:40PM ESTReply to Comment
Josh (guest)I disagree with most of the commenters opinions on Spiderman, I think it will do really well and just because it's a reboot doesn't mean it will be bad.May 12, 2012 at 8:16PM ESTReply to CommentLike (1)Latest Likes:1 Anonymous
bcbthefilmbeast (guest)Notes:
Mib is way too high.
Spiderman too high.
Brave too high.
Prometheus too low.
The bourne Identity will replace something on this list, I think it will replace Brave.May 13, 2012 at 8:53PM ESTReply to Comment
DaveBourne Legacy you mean,
and i think your very wrong i dont think Brave will make that much but there is no way in hell bourne will replace it, i think if its lucky it will be a little over 100 million. No Matt Damon & an august release (some have down well, but ALOT have seriously flopped in august)May 16, 2012 at 8:40AM EST
DaveMaybe im wrong but i think bourne will be one of the summer flops along with Abraham LincolnMay 16, 2012 at 8:43AM EST
Travis M Comstedt (guest)I do believe the Avengers estimate will be rapidly defeated and I'll bet it beats out the Dark Knight Rises with the family friendly tones and appeal. Also, I'm betting that Prometheus will do better than predicted with, as you said, incredible marketing that's targeting not just geeks and nerds like myself. I'd also bank on Snow White doing worse than projected despite my interest in it. People just don't like Kristen Stewart or are a part of the rapidly diminishing Twilight crowd. That one will highly depend on the quality. Amazing Spiderman is about right, perhaps a little on the high side and I'm betting on Brave pulling through in grand fashion. I'm also praying that Madagascar and Ice Age fail. Some franchises just need to die.May 14, 2012 at 4:45AM ESTReply to Comment
JRWhen you say people just don't like Kristen Stewart, you are amongst a minority. She was just placed #3 on the Forbes list for most powerful actress in Hollywood, which measures a ton more than just the amount of money she makes. I know... you'll need to see the proof many times over before you'll accept it, but the plain truth of the matter is... Snow White and the Huntsman will top $700 million worldwide. summer.May 17, 2012 at 10:47PM EST
asbThe Knight will always "rise" after the sun sets. All of us has seen Mr. Chris Nolan's grey cells. He is capable of showing skills no director has shown.
Don't you think screen writers have borrowed elements from Hellboy 2 ( where the villain unleashes a golden army) and the Transformers franchise (where you have a Tesseract in lieu of a cube. Compare the portal stuff of T:DOTM with Avengers and you will get it!May 18, 2012 at 7:35AM ESTReply to Comment
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Mark (guest)Why is Spiderman wearing what looks like a silver high heel on one foot? And why is Batman's suit bright blue?May 18, 2012 at 11:50AM ESTReply to CommentLike (1)Latest Likes:1 Anonymous
Ben (guest)When the Dark Knight Rises, the Avengers disassembleMay 18, 2012 at 2:39PM ESTReply to Comment
Jason (guest)I think Prometheus will surprise as a larger hit than is now anticipated. I think it might open only at #2, but have staying power. It has a solid fan base. Moreover, there are few horror and non-super hero sci-fi movies. If there are good reviews and word of mouth it will have staying power pushing it to the 250 range.
MIB III? Is there really a market for this? It's goofy and I don't think people are looking for goofy. This will be the summer of dark, foreboding movies.May 18, 2012 at 3:14PM ESTReply to Comment
slim (guest)listen dude..u got the list all wrong..true dark knight rises..will top..then amazing spiderman..and then hobbit..then prometheus..but without doubt prometheus cud well be the best movie of the lot..dont underrate prometheus..its ridley scotts come back to sci fi..and my most anticipated movie of the year...May 19, 2012 at 2:44PM ESTReply to Comment
D. CrawfordSo wrong...The Avengers blew everybody and everything away this summer...$620 million domestic total, and $1.5 billion worldwide. I saw both the Avengers and The Dark Knight rises (TDKR), and liked both movies. But the diffence for me, like with everyone else it appears, I saw it more that once. Whereas, with TDKR, I could only take watching it once. Not to put TDKR down, but its just wasn't as entertaining to me personally.September 3, 2012 at 11:49PM EST
Fairfield (guest)This is the first website I went to and saw negative things about The Amazing Spider-Man, I personally think this movie looks amazing. I think it looks 12X better than the original spider-man movies. I am really hoping for good numbers on it. But I have noticed Sony is not promoting it well. Which lately seems to be sony's rate of doing things. If this movie bombs it will be because of the low marketing.May 22, 2012 at 3:15AM ESTReply to Comment


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To suggest Texas Tech coach Tommy Tuberville is impressed with West Virginia quarterback Geno Smith might be something of an understatement.
And Tuberville doesn't need a stat sheet to help him get to that conclusion. In fact, as of Monday afternoon, he hadn't even seen one.
"He doesn't throw any interceptions," Tuberville said. "I haven't seen any on film after watching it for the last 48 hours."
Tuberville, who lost a 34-17 decision to West Virginia as Auburn's coach in 2008, went to the Manning Passing Academy this summer with his own quarterback, Seth Doege, and came away astounded by what Smith was doing.
"No doubt he was one of the top quarterbacks at that camp," Tuberville said.
He expanded on that thought, having seen a ton of great quarterbacks in his day.
"This is about as good as it gets," Tuberville said of Smith. "I think he's pretty close to where (former Oklahoma State and current Cleveland Browns quarterback Brandon) Weeden was, but in different ways. (Smith has) great touch on the ball; he's got a lot of speed at receiver. He's got that knack at sitting in the pocket. He'll take a sack. He's not one of those that's going to turn the ball over. He understands there's going to be another play; he's not going to panic and throw it and throw it to someone else. He's very meticulous with the ball, and that's what makes a good quarterback. You have to take what they'll give you. He does that.
"He's a cool guy in terms of under pressure."
Heisman favorite Smith, with 204 attempts without an interception in 2012, is approaching Trent Dilfer's FBS single-season record of 271 consecutive passes without letting one land in the hands of an opponent. Digging deeper, Smith has 259 straight attempts without a interception dating back to last season, 120 shy of Russell Wilson's overall record, set in 2009.
West Virginia coach Dana Holgorsen says the reasons for Smith's outrageous numbers - 24 passing touchdowns, 1,996 yards, zero interceptions - have a little to do with the coaches and players around him but mostly his own abilities.
"You try to call plays in the proper situation," Holgorsen said. "You have to do a good job of (pass) protecting. The receivers have to do a good job of running routes to get open. When the ball is in the air, the receivers have to do their part and attack the ball and make sure they're the only ones that can catch it.
"This streak has a whole lot more to do with what the system is and how we coach everybody from a technique standpoint and an assignment standpoint than as much as it does the guy that's throwing it."
In Doege, a player Holgorsen helped recruit to Texas Tech, the Red Raiders have a pretty good quarterback in their own right.
He threw for more than 4,000 yards and 28 touchdowns last season and is well on his way to topping those numbers.
The seventh-ranked passer in the Big 12 (which is good for 23rd in the country) has completed 127 of 183 passes for 1,392 yards and 15 touchdowns, though he's coming off a three-interception game against Oklahoma. One was returned for a score. That doubled his interception total for the season.
"Talk about a determined kid that never gave up - and that's how he plays," Holgorsen said. "I'm proud to see him doing that and glad it's working out for him."
Texas Tech, which suffered its first losing season since 1992 last year and was picked ninth in the league's preseason poll, has a lot of balance at receiver with five players catching at least 15 passes. Eric Ward and Darrin Moore have 20 catches each to lead the way. They've combined for 489 yards and five touchdowns.
Those numbers are nice but they don't really fare favorably to West Virginia's top receiver, Stedman Bailey, who has 49 catches for 710 yards and 13 touchdowns. Tavon Austin has 58 catches for 662 yards and eight touchdowns. In fact, WVU's third-leading receiver, J.D. Woods, would be the Red Raiders' leading receiver. He has 29 catches for 284 yards and a pair of scores, giving WVU three of the top six pass catchers in the Big 12.
There's similar balance in the Red Raiders' run game where three players - Kenny Williams, Eric Stephens Jr. and SaDale Foster - have between 45 and 56 caries and 209 and 345 yards.
With a big performance against Texas, WVU's Andrew Buie is now the Big 12's third-leading rusher and the Mountaineers are suddenly the 64th-best rushing offense in the country, a fine complement to the land's second-best passing outfit.
"The thing a little different about Dana than some of these so-called "spread people" is he understands running the ball," Tuberville said. "That takes pressure off the quarterback. It's hard to execute every time throwing the ball, throwing it down the field. They do a great job of that, but they also do a very good sneaky job of running the ball. They're very physical with their running game."
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One weekend into the regular season, and Durango already has a championship.
The Durango High School boys basketball team topped Holbrook (Ariz.) 38-33 in the final after beating Snowflake (Ariz.) High School 49-36 on Saturday in the semifinals of the Tate�s Auto Group Shootout in Winslow, Ariz., giving the Demons a 4-0 start and something to brag about as the season rolls on.
�Defense definitely stepped up for us,� DHS head coach Alan Batiste said of the final. �We�ll win a game 4-2 if that�s the case.�
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|Direct-Write of Silicon and Germanium Nanostructures
Nanostructured materials (nanowires, nanotubes, nanoclusters, graphene) are attractive possible alternatives to traditionally microfabricated silicon in continuing the miniaturization trend in the electronics industry. To go from nanomaterials to electronics, however, the precise one-by-one assembly of billions of nanoelements into a functioning circuit is required—clearly not a simple task. An interdisciplinary team from the University of Washington, in collaboration with the ALS and the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, has devised a strategy that could make this task a little easier. They have demonstrated the ability to directly "write" nanostructures of Si, Ge, and SiGe with deterministic size, geometry, and placement control. As purity is essential for electronic-grade semiconductors, the resulting patterns were carefully evaluated for carbon contamination using photoemission electron microscopes at ALS Beamlines 7.3.1 and 11.0.1.
Traditional nanofabrication strategies for integrated circuits often involve multiple lithography and alignment steps or complex wafer bonding procedures. In our pursuit of ever-smaller and more powerful electronic devices, scanning probes have emerged as attractive tools for nanofabrication in light of their ability to locally deliver desired stimuli or chemicals to a small area of a sample surface. Specifically, atomic force microscopy (AFM) has been employed in several nanofabrication schemes. However, until now, such techniques have been limited to writing carbon-based nanostructures that can be used as etch resists but do not add any other material functionality to the silicon substrate.
For solid-state nanostructures, high-field lithography is a true one-step scheme because the raw material for the nanostructures (Si and Ge—the main materials in circuit elements) is locally synthesized by a large electric field during writing, and post-patterning processing is not required. In brief, an AFM tip traces the desired shapes along the silicon substrate while immersed in an inorganic liquid precursor containing Ge or Si: diphenylgermane (DPG) for Ge and diphenylsilane (DPS) for Si. A moderate sample bias (~12 V) induces a large electric field (>109 V/m) between the AFM tip and the substrate. Electrons tunnel from the tip into the precursor molecules, which initiates a chemical reaction that fragments the molecules and deposits the desired material onto the substrate. The voltage bias that triggers the reaction can be easily turned on or off.
In this fashion, arbitrary shapes of silicon and germanium as small as 25 nm are routinely produced at a rate of 1 μm/s. Line widths are limited by the tip radius and are directly related to write speed and bias, with slower write speeds and higher bias generally producing wider and taller lines. Complex architectures of Si and Ge heterostructures can be easily fabricated in a single direct-write session without the need for tip–sample realignment. To increase the throughput of this process, the team now also uses nanostructured stamps to mimic multiple tips working in parallel.
When making small structures, materials characterization becomes a challenging pursuit. To this end, the researchers employed Beamlines 7.3.1 and 11.0.1 to perform near-edge x-ray absorption fine-structure (NEXAFS) spectroscopy. NEXAFS spectra are recorded by two photoemission electron microscopes (PEEM-2 and PEEM-3). PEEM can elucidate the chemical and elemental composition of the structures with a spatial resolution as good as 25 nm. For the fabricated germanium nanostructures, spectra collected with PEEM-3 show a strong peak that corresponds to the Ge L3-edge (1218 eV). Because carbon is an unwanted impurity in electronics fabrication, the carbon content of the silicon and germanium nanostructures can be estimated by comparison with structures made of pure carbon using PEEM-2. The peaks corresponding to graphite-like carbon (285.3 eV) and diamond-like carbon (290 eV) were analyzed. The results indicate that the germanium and silicon nanostructures contain at most trace carbon amounts.
Research conducted by J.D. Torrey, S.E. Vasko, A. Kapetanovic, V. Talla, M.D. Brasino, and M. Rolandi (University of Washington); Z. Zhu (Pacific Northwest National Laboratory); and A. Scholl (ALS).
Research funding: National Science Foundation, Intel, 3M Nontenured Faculty Grant, and University of Washington New Faculty Seed Funds. Operation of the ALS is supported by the U.S. Department of Energy, Office of Basic Energy Sciences.
Publications about this research: J.D. Torrey, S.E. Vasko, A. Kapetanovic, Z. Zhu, A. Scholl, and M. Rolandi, "Scanning probe direct-write of germanium nanostructures," Adv. Mater. 22, 4639 (2010); S.E. Vasko, A. Kapetanovic, V. Talla, M.D. Brasino, Z. Zhu, A. Scholl, J.D. Torrey, and M. Rolandi, "Serial and parallel Si, Ge, and SiGe direct-write with scanning probes and conductive stamps," Nano Lett. 11, 2386 (2011).
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Some Penn State players got loose on their Twitter accounts and expressed dissatisfaction over the program's fall to the TicketCity Bowl.
Did the players deserve to play in a higher-profile game?
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Running back?Silas Redd tweeted Sunday he's "excited to play against Houston and hopefully cap off this roller coaster of a season with a big win."
Is it understandable that they fell?
It's surprising that they apparently didn't understand that or weren't prepared for the inevitable - that lesser teams would be taken because sponsors didn't want to be aligned with Penn State this year.
Or maybe they temporarily forgot Twitter has no filter.
Given the negative national publicity that has surrounded the Jerry Sandusky/Penn State scandal, the players ought to be thankful for the TicketCity Bowl and a pretty intriguing matchup with a high-powered Houston team.
Consider: On the day before the TicketCity would announce its choice, Penn State's name was being further dragged through the mud when Sandusky decided to do a sitdown with the New York Times.
Based on that, can you really blame Meineke, which makes more money selling mufflers than it does catering to college football teams, for backing off?
To be sure, Dallas - remember last year's Super Bowl weather - is not the same reward as a trip to Florida.
But the Lions' bowl site is much less unfair than the situation the players found themselves in after the Penn State administration, with eight months notice of the pending allegations, appeared to be taken off-guard by the depth of the scandal.
That's where the blame lies - not with the bowls, many of which are already losing money.
You can be sure interim coach Tom Bradley, who has a Twitter account himself, will quickly nip any further negative feedback from the players.
Random thoughts ...
* I voted for Robert Griffin III for the Heisman Trophy on this logic: Not only were his numbers off the chart (72 percent completion percentage, 36-6 touchdown-interception ratio), but he did more to raise the level of Baylor football than the other candidates did with better supporting casts at places like Alabama, Oregon and even Stanford.
* Mike Ditka had the best line about the LSU-Alabama rematch. He wondered if LSU loses whether there will be a third game to decide the national title.
* With victories over No. 2 Alabama and No. 3 Arkansas, over Georgia in the SEC title game (in the Georgia Dome) as well as non-conference victories over Oregon (neutral site) and at West Virginia, if LSU rolls the Tide, it will be the most deserving national champion of all time.
* I would rather see Oklahoma State play LSU but must admit Alabama appears to be stronger than the Cowboys. Then again, had it beaten Iowa State - on the night after Oklahoma State's women's basketball coach and assistant were killed in a plane crash - Okie State would be in the BCS final. And we'd get to hear that Mike "I'm a Man!" Gundy rant a few more times.
* See where three Pitt assistant coaches are leaving Todd Graham's staff. That didn't last long.
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October 4, 2013
The streets of Elkins have been crowded this week as people streamed into town to enjoy the 77th Mountain State Forest Festival....
Hey True there's a difference between whining and telling he truth just because you live in a world where everything is old and white I'm sorry the times have changed and there are other cultures and races and diverse things in this world I know you only watch Fox and you think it's still the 1950's but news flash it's not ! So take your hood and go watch Fox and listen to Rush and prepare for the end!
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Antipoop....maybe your anger is caused by a 'medical condition.' Seek help. Could be that you're constipated.
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Seeker, you seem so unhappy. Please don't poison OUR water supply because YOUR life *****. Or if that request sounded to "whiny." Seeker, shut the #### up...
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Elkins....you want diversity? Go back where you came from whining moron. Only a liberal will go to the city and expect to see country folks and come to the country and whine because there's no gay city dwellers. I suppose you travel to Germany and expect to see Canadians??? You liberals aren't happy unless you can whine and cry about SOMETHING.
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Sorry I hit a button simple put MSFF is so lame thats why people think it's so lame, same families with their same children, with same good old boy events zero diversity . it's not the 1950's get into the times it's 2013!!!!
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The parade was so disppointing this year. What used to be a 4-5 hour parade was a 2 hour parade this past Saturday. No horses, the Canadian Police Motorcycles were not here. We really couldn't even tell for a little while that the end of the parade was really the end. Not many entries at all and it was very disappointing. So two floats of directors and assistant directors, what exactly do they do??? Whatever it is, it didn't work this year! The weather was perfect and there seemed to be an over abundance attending - and finished the end of the week with a lousy parade. I certainly have many fond memories of the parade but not this year. You, the MSFF board, is letting a great tradition for Elkins die away quickly! Very, very sad!
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Diversity would be finding ONE liberal ranting idiot with even HALF a brain and 1/4 of common sense.
Pull up your big boy pants elkins....your whining is embarassing. OMG! WHittle wiberals whining......natural phenomenon. geez. grow up would ya??
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Elkins....you the next liberal to go off and lose your mind? Sure does sound that way. Boo-hoo. Go call mommy; she's the only one who cares.....or does she???
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The MSFF is so predictable it has zero diversity how many non white Queen Syliva's can you name zero and all of the red coats are always the same the just switch places no diversity how about invited some different people in and expanding to reach out to others. it's time to bring it into the modern era. Even Elkins is changing and more people of different backgrounds live here. It's time the MSFF gets it
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Fees can add up quickly for owners of the roughly 100 vehicles a day towed to the Dallas Auto Pound.While writing a column about how Alice Lowry of Frisco couldn't get information about whether her car was still located at the impound lot in West Dallas, I found that storage fees there are $21.65 per day. Add in a tow fee of roughly $120 and a notification fee of $50 and it costs a car owner substantially more to have a vehicle sitting at the city-owned impound lot than it does to park it at city-owned Love Field where short-term parking peaks at $14 for 24 hours.
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It's hard to make musical sense of 2012, and we really shouldn't be counting on the Grammys (tonight at 8 on CBS) to do so for us. After all, there was no true zeitgeist-capturing movement, no radical new strain of popular music that felt like it absolutely had to happen; there was no huge shift in the collective consciousness that suggested any sort of cross-generational bonding over music. It all felt … well, random.
There was great music made. And there was PSY, the Korean rapper who answered the oft-posed question, "Is it possible to craft a song even more annoying than, say, 'Who Let the Dogs Out?' or 'You Can't Touch This?' " Apparently, the answer is "Yes, it is." Thanks, PSY.
The Grammys have not acted as a reliable barometer of what's happening in music for at least a decade – and that's being generous. They occasionally get it right – not nominating "Gagnam Style" in the Record of the Year slot was definitely a smart move, as was offering a tip of the cap to the beautifully weird Tom Waits in the Best Alternative Album category. More often, the Grammys get it wrong, whether by ignoring a vibrant new artist – say, Kendrick Lamar in the Best New Artist category, not that I'm suggesting he's some sort of genius or anything – or by acting as if a true record-making genius like Steven Wilson doesn't exist.
The problem, as has long been the case, can be pinpointed to the Academy of Recording Arts & Sciences' difficulty in living up to its own mandate – to honor the most creative and artistically valid music made in a given year, over and above that which is merely commercially successful. It's also tough to gloss over the fact that the Grammy Awards are a television show seeking ratings and advertising dollars. How does one honor music that displays the highest degree of creative integrity while still commanding a massive audience? Most of the time, one doesn't.
It's not all grim. For the 55th annual Grammy Awards, some great albums also happened to garner enough mainstream acclaim to make it into the coveted categories. And if there are, as ever, unpardonable omissions, there are deserving recordings in the running for high honors this year. Let's have a look, shall we?
Album of the Year
The Nominees: The Black Keys, "El Camino;" Fun., "Some Nights;" Mumford & Sons, "Babel;" Frank Ocean, "Channel Orange;" Jack White, "Blunderbuss."
Likely outcome: The academy is likely to go with Jack White. "Blunderbuss" is a strong record, but perhaps more important, White is an artist who has retained his underground credibility despite consistently flirting with the mainstream. That makes him a win-win in this category.
In a perfect world: There is no way the pedestrian pop/arena-folk of the hopelessly cloying Mumford & Sons should be in the running. My choice? Of those on offer, I'd go with the Black Keys.
Record of the Year
(Awarded to an individual song)
The Nominees: The Black Keys, "Lonely Boy;" Kelly Clarkson, "Stronger (What Doesn't Kill You);" Fun., "We Are Young;" Gotye, "Somebody That I Used to Know;" Frank Ocean, "Thinkin' About You;" Taylor Swift, "We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together."
Likely outcome: Lord help us, the academy might go with Swift. She deserves a Grammy, in a category that doesn't yet exist – "Worst Song Title of the Year." But Record of the Year? No. If that nagging Grammy Mandate is a factor, then the battle will likely be between a pair of well-done novelty songs – Gotye's cloyingly earnest "Somebody That I Used to Know" and Fun.'s homage to Freddie Mercury, "We Are Young."
In a perfect world: Bruce Springsteen's "We Take Care of Our Own" was the only mainstream-affecting song that offered any commentary beyond the narcissistic flogging of relationship-based clichés that plagues most of these nominated songs. Of the available, I'll go with the Black Keys corker "Lonely Boy." Great tune.
Best Rock Album
The Nominees: The Black Keys, "El Camino;" Coldplay, "Mylo Xyloto;" Muse, "the 2nd Law;" Bruce Springsteen, "Wrecking Ball;" Jack White, "Blunderbuss."
Likely outcome: With the Black Keys and Jack White already showing up – and likely to win something – in other categories, the academy could choose to honor Springsteen's "Wrecking Ball."
In a perfect world: Springsteen is the most deserving here. That said, I think Rush's "Clockwork Angels" is a far superior album to everything on this list. Trey Anastasio's "Traveler" should not have been overlooked, either.
Best Rap Album
The Nominees: Drake, "Take Care;" Lupe Fiasco, "Food & Liquor II;" Nas, "Life Is Good;" the Roots, "Undun;" Rick Ross, "God Forgives, I Don't;" 2 Chainz, "Based on a T.R.U. Story."
Likely outcome: I predict the academy gets it right in this category, by honoring Philadelphia's soul-funk-R&B-hip-hop collective the Roots.
In a perfect world: I'd be happy with a win for the Roots, and equally happy with a nod for Nas, although it seems downright ludicrous that Kendrick Lamar's "Good Kid, M.A.A.D. City" was overlooked in this slot.
Best New Artist
The Nominees: The Lumineers, Alabama Shakes, Fun., Hunter Hayes, Frank Ocean.
Likely outcome: Fun. will most likely grab the golden gramophone.
In a perfect world: The Alabama Shakes and Frank Ocean both made excellent records this year, and both represent a breath of fresh air, musically speaking – the Shakes for their female-fronted acid-garage-soul-blues, Ocean for his uber-creative neo-soul.
Best Pop Solo Performance
The Nominees: Adele, "Set Fire to the Rain;" Kelly Clarkson, "Stronger (What Doesn't Kill You);" Carly Rae Jepsen, "Call Me Maybe;" Rihanna, "Where Have You Been."
Likely outcome: It will be all about Adele. She's exactly the sort of deeply talented, middle-of-the-road artist the academy tends to love.
In a perfect world: This category could be far less yawn-inducing. These songs are all pretty lame, whether they happen to be well-sung, or otherwise.
Best Hard Rock/ Metal Performance
The Nominees: Anthrax, "I'm Alive;" Halestorm, "Love Bites (So Do I);" Iron Maiden, "Blood Brothers;" Lamb of God, "Ghost Walking;" Marilyn Manson, "No Reflection;" Megadeth, "Whose Life (Is It Anyways?)."
Likely outcome: The academy might take a chance here, since no one is likely to be paying too close attention to this traditionally untelevised category. They just might go with the Lizzy Hale-fronted fem-metal outfit Halestorm. That would not be a wasted choice.
In a perfect world: Iron Maiden's live "Blood Brothers" is simply epic, a powerhouse marriage of prog-rock and metal. It's a beast.
Best Alternative Album
The Nominees: Fiona Apple, "The Idler Wheel…;" Bjork, "Biophilia;" Gotye, "Making Mirrors;" M83, "Hurry Up, We're Dreaming;" Tom Waits, "Bad as Me."
Likely outcome: Gotye, I'm guessing. They'll want to give the guy something to take home, and he's not likely to beat out the competition for Record of the Year.
In a perfect world: Not only would Tom Waits be grabbing the Grammy, Tom Waits would also be president.
Best R&B Album
The Nominees: Robert Glasper Experiment, "Black Radio;" Anthony Hamilton, "Back to Love;" R. Kelly, "Write Me Back;" Tamia, "Beautiful Surprise;" Tyrese, "Open Invitation."
Likely outcome: This category is pretty well stacked, but I'm predicting the academy goes with the weakest of the bunch – R. Kelly's popularity remains immense.
In a perfect world: The Grammys, along with the rest of the world, would bow down and acknowledge the forward-looking brilliance of the Robert Glasper Experiment.
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Arizona State University (ASU) - Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law
Environmental Law, Vol. 34, p. 1123, 2004
On December 8, 2003, the United States Department of the Interior issued proposed amendments to the regulations governing livestock grazing on over 160 million acres of western public lands managed by the United States Bureau of Land Management (BLM). According to the Federal Register notice proposing the amendments, they are designed to 'improve working relationships with permittees' and to 'protect the health of rangelands.' However, the amendments would exclude the non-ranching public from critical BLM decision making by deleting requirements for consultation with interested parties when BLM issues, modifies, or renews grazing permits. The amendments would also repeal some environmental standards applicable to public rangelands, delay implementation of others, and impose data collection requirements that would render most such standards unenforceable. Finally, by allowing livestock ranchers to hold title to range improvements and water rights on public lands, the amendments would limit BLM's ability to manage these lands for public purposes including wildlife conservation, recreation, and watershed protection. An internal draft of an environmental impact statement (EIS), prepared by BLM staff, revealed some of the negative environmental consequences of the proposed regulatory amendments. However, before it could be released to the public, the internal draft was replaced by a sanitized draft EIS with the critical portions removed. This article exposes the degree to which the proposed regulations close the door to improved management of the public lands, and encourages reconsideration of those regulations before they become final.
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Construction on a new $20 million library expansion in Ames, Iowa, will begin in January, but first crews must move 300,000 books, in alphabetical order, to a temporary location.
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COLUMBIANA - Another head coach is under scrutiny in the city school district.
Wendy and Kevin Pancake approached the board of education this week with concerns about varsity girls basketball head coach Ron Moschella and the teams' Sunday practices.
Until recently their daughter played on the team but opted to quit, they said.
"I can't force my belief on other people, but seven days a week, they are overwhelmed," Mrs. Pancake said.
She added that while Moschella has "done a great job" as coach she believes the athletes are being pushed too far and losing opportunities to study and "just be a kid."
Several times during the meeting the Pancakes said they are displeased with the "mandatory" Sunday???practices, although Superintendent Don Mook and Moschella later stated those practices are not mandatory, and never have been.
Board member Tony Roncone, whose daughter plays on the team, also said during the meeting that it was his understanding the Sunday practices were not mandatory.
The Pancakes claimed they were not making a fuss because their daughter is no longer on the team, but were more worried about a precedent being set that would force all students participating in extra-curricular activities to be involved seven days a week with no time to be a child, spend a day with their family or keep up with their studies.
Mrs. Pancake went on to say that their family has always made it a point not to allow their children to participate in sports or events on Sundays. Her daughter approached Moschella about the Sunday practices, but he continued with them anyway, she said.
As a result, her daughter fell behind because she was not present to go over the new plays with the team on Sundays, she added.
Moschella was not at the board meeting, but when contacted later said he was already aware of their concerns and had met with them prior to the meeting and believed that the issue had been laid to rest.
Mook, whose sophomore daughter Baylie participates on the team, also said he was aware the coach had met with the Pancakes.
Both men said they would never "hold it against" any athlete that opts not to participate in voluntary Sunday practices for any sport or extra-curricular activity.
"For the board and myself, we have never advocated mandatory (Sunday) practices for athletics or extra-curricular activities ... we absolutely, positively respect anybody in any faith and would never punish them for not participating," Mook said.
As for the Pancakes' request that a policy be put in place to prohibit Sunday practices, Mook said it can't be done.
He and Moschella pointed out that girls' basketball games in the Inter Tri-County League (ITCL) are held on Mondays and Thursdays while boys' games are held on Tuesdays and Fridays.
Mook said coaches should be able to have the option to hold voluntary practices on Sundays for athletes wanting to brush up on their skills before a game the next day.
He and Moschella also pointed out that fourth-, fifth- and sixth-grade ITCL basketball games are always held on Sundays. Mook said that Sunday practices will "never" be mandatory for the upper grades, however.
From a parent standpoint he said that he typically plays sports with his kids on Sundays, although he understands why some families may choose not to do that.
"At no point are we trying to minimize anybody's family beliefs," he said.
As for Moschella, Mook said, "I feel fortunate enough in this case I have a coach willing to work with my child."
The board hired Moschella in April, upon Mook's recommendation. Moschella had just stepped down from a 31-year coaching career in Boardman a few months prior. While there, he led the Spartans to 546 wins, making him one of the winningest girls basketball coaches in Ohio history.
He also led the Spartans to 19 Steel Valley Conference championships and Federal League titles in 2004 and 2005 and was recognized as Northeastern Ohio coach of the year five times, the Mahoning County Basketball Coaches Association coach of the year 23 times and was named the Ohio High School Basketball Coaches Association coach of the year in 2001.
Between 1991 and 2011, he led teams that captured 14 district championships, reached the regional final five times and qualified for the Division I state finals in 2005 and 2008.
The coach did not wish to respond to the Pancakes' claims that his conduct on the court is not always appropriate.
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Vickery's Shem Creek Bar & Grill plans to reopen Friday for happy hour after a small fire over the weekend caused it to close for repairs, according to general manager Geof Wisdom.
The fire started Saturday at about 1 a.m. in a kitchen sauté area. Flames spread through a wall and into the insulation, Wisdom said. A gap in sheet metal allowed fire from a stove to get into the wall.
Employees and patrons got out with no injuries reported, and Mount Pleasant firefighters quickly extinguished the blaze, Wisdom said. The damage from the fire was minimal, but water and smoke damage required some clean-up and repairs, he said.
New sparkle
Moon and Lola, a North Carolina-based jewelry, accessories and lifestyle brand known for its monogrammed and personalized accessories, will open its third company-owned retail location Friday at 322 King St. in the former Robot Candy Company store.
The new 1,525-square-foot shop will carry a full line of jewelry, accessories and gifts. Hours will be 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday through Saturday and noon to 5 p.m. Sunday.
A grand opening celebration will take place Aug. 17. It will include hors d' oeuvres, music, a raffle drawing and surprises throughout the evening.
The shop was founded by pharmacist-turned-jewelry designer Kelly Shatat in Raleigh, N.C.
Scent of success
The France-based retailer of body, face and home products, L'Occitane en Provence, is now open at 246 King St. It took over the shop previously occupied by Yves Delorme linen shop in the Shops at Charleston Place. Yves Delorme is opening at 197 King St. later this month.
Popping up
Sylvan Dell Publishing will open a pop-up shop for South Carolina's tax-free weekend in Citadel Mall Friday through Sunday, offering discounted prices on children's books for the back-to-school shopping weekend.
The company produces fun science- and math-themed books filled with animals and connections to nature. The shop will be in the main mall area.
Food line
Bonefish Grill at 5041 International Blvd. in North Charleston will open Monday. It's the first location in the Charleston area for the Tampa-based restaurant.
Out of gas
The Hess station at 853 St. Andrews Blvd. in West Ashley has been debranded. No word on what will go back on the spot.
Gone dark
China Gourmet at 2051 Sam Rittenberg Blvd. near Citadel Mall in West Ashley appears to have closed.


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When it comes to the best possible sonic performance, you can't beat the monoblock approach of dedicating a separate amplifier to each channel of your system. And when it comes to monoblock amplifiers, you simply can't do any better than a Bryston at any price.
"The performance / price ratio here is off the scale," marvels Canada's Inner Ear Report (Volume 15, Number 1). "Bryston has outdone themselves with the 7B SSTs, offering powerhouse amplifiers with sonic finesse comparable to low-powered single ended vacuum tube amps."
"The mighty Bryston 7BSST2 is in many respects an owner's delight with its ample power, solid construction and immensely reassuring warranty," notes Paul Miller in the July 2010 issue of England's Hi-fi News magazine. Miller goes on to praise the "sophisticated, grain-free sound from a package undaunted by any speaker."
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EnjoyTheMusic.com honored the Bryston with a "Best of 2009" award in its April / May 2009 issue. "My experience with the Bryston 7B SST2 amplifiers was nothing short of breathtaking," raves Anthony Nicosia. "These were amplifiers that if I had been told were $10,000 a pair, considering all they had to offer, I would have thought them still to be competitively priced."
The Inner Ear Report critic revisited the 7B for the new 7B SST2 version, and he likes what he hears. "My memory banks fail when it comes to names, model numbers, and a whole lot of other things, but, surprisingly, I remember sound quite well. Thus, I remember the sound of earlier 7Bs and I can attest to the sonic changes and admirable improvements of the new 7B SST Squared."
A New Degree of Transparency And Musicality
The Bryston 7B SST2 single-channel amplifier employs a balanced-output design that reduces THD and IMD to unprecedented low values (typically 0.001% or less).
With a low noise floor (typically below -118 dB) and excellent signal tracking characteristics (slew rate of 120 Volts per microsecond), the 7B SST2 monoblock assures a new degree of transparency, musicality, and ease of listening.
Capable of delivering a truly prodigious 600 Watts continuously into 8 Ohms, and with tremendous power reserves, the 7B SST2 offers virtually perfect freedom from overload on any type of speaker or music.
Bryston SST2 C-Series Upgrades
Bryston's SST2 C-series amplifiers are the direct results of the company's ongoing quest to improve its already legendary SST C-Series product line.
For over 30 years, Bryston has committed itself to designing and manufacturing the most accurate and reliable audio electronics. The performance, value, and reliability of Bryston amplifiers, and the unrivaled warranty, have earned the company critical acclaim and awards worldwide.
Bryston maintains an extensive research and development program, constantly investigating techniques, technologies, and devices that promise improvements to all aspects of its amplifiers. The Bryston SST2 CSeries is the direct result of this ongoing quest, and represents a significant step forward in the art and science of audio amplification.
The SST2 C-series answers the need for today's increased dynamic range and clarity in recordings and movie soundtracks. The end result surpasses the parameters of the most demanding material available.
Upgrades over the previous series include new power supply transformer design plus a new power supply board, push on/off power switches, enhanced chassis design, new 'Soft-Start' circuitry, and new balanced input stage. This series also offers a bridging mode performance improvement, reduced point-to-point wiring, reduced circuit board count, and a redesigned output choke.
Design Philosophy Ensures Sonic Superiority
From input to output, all the circuitry has been optimized for the most accurate performance possible. All analog signal circuitry is fully discrete to avoid the compromises, phase shift, and non-linearities inherent in IC's. The amplifiers incorporate an innovative gain stage topology, which yields a substantially lower noise floor through the use of low-impedance pathways within the amplifier, and has strong advantages in reducing overall distortion.
Bryston's computer controlled distortion analyzers confirm that IM distortion of less than 10 parts per million (below 0.0009%) are typical for this new circuitry. All SST amplifiers use Bryston's proprietary output stage, which we call "Quad-Complementary." The Quad-Complementary topology improves linearity to a new standard of accuracy, while virtually eliminating aggressive higher harmonic distortion products.
The overall harmonic distribution of Bryston's Quad-Complementary output stage closely approaches an ideal Class-A output, except that the overall distortion is actually much lower. (True class-A output stages suffer from relatively high current-induced distortion levels, consisting of mostly lower-order harmonics).
The listening characteristics display a high degree of transparency without harshness or grain. The annoyances previously ascribed to 'transistor sound' are absent, and the amplifier seems to combine the seductive lushness of tube equipment with the focus and accuracy of solid-state.
Modular Design/Independent Power Supplies
No matter how good an amplifier's signal path may be, it's meaningless if it's starved in the power supply, an all too common way of cutting costs. One of the things that makes the Bryston SST Series unusual is the company's insistence that every amplifier in the line have a completely separate and independent power supply for each channel, including its own toroidal transformer.
Bryston's research has shown that separate power supplies provide the best imaging, clarity, and dynamic range , all attributes that are especially crucial given the emerging and demanding high resolution digital sources. The power supplies employ multiple filter capacitors per channel, rather than single pairs of larger filter cans, allowing improved high frequency response, and reducing overall losses in the supply.
Superior Ingredients
Bryston uses only the finest components, such as 0.1% metal-film resistors, polypropylene capacitors, custom-wound toroidal transformers, and hand-matched transistors, to reduce noise and distortion to the absolute minimum. Gold-plated balanced or single-ended (RCA) input connectors are standard as well as gold-plated 5-way loudspeaker binding posts, to eliminate possible causes of distortion from corrosion. As befits products intended for use on stage as well as in the home, the SST chassis are extremely robust.
Feature Flexibility
SST amplifiers offer feature flexibility. For example, all allow a choice of input connection balanced XLR-F, balanced 1/4" phone, or single-ended RCA jack together with a switch to select gain settings. A trigger input allows system-wide on/off control. Overall, the SST Series itself facilitates flexibility in putting together the total system through a variety of channel and power output.
Unique Burn-In Procedure
For Each and every Bryston audio product undergoes an extensive quality control "burn-in" procedure. Following a complete operational checkout, every amplifier is placed on a test-bench and run for 100 hours at full output (one-hour on/one-hour off for additional thermal stress), with a high frequency square-wave input and a capacitive load. This extremely rigorous burn-in quickly "matures" components and weeds out any potential premature failures. The result is reliable trouble-free performance for many years.
"Best of 2009" Award Winner - EnjoyTheMusic.com
"My experience with the Bryston 7B SST2 amplifiers was nothing short of breathtaking... The amplifiers had a very tube like magical transparency that gave the music a live 'you are there' type of effect."
"Put them in the proper listening environment, with the right associated equipment plus some good cables and get ready to re-listen to some of your old selections as if for the first time. I like amplifiers that can create good depth to the soundscape and here once again the Bryston's delivered."
"Now at only $3995 each ( $7990 a pair), they felt bargain priced with their quality of construction, engineering designs, ample features, long warranty, attractive faceplate and ability to create a 'you are there' type of musical experience at both low and high volume levels. These were amplifiers that if I had been told were $10,000 a pair, considering all they had to offer,"
- Anthony Nicosia, EnjoyTheMusic.com, April / May 2009
"The mighty Bryston 7BSST2 is in many respects an owner's delight with its ample power, solid construction and immensely reassuring warranty. But like any audio product, it will only give long-term listening satisfaction if it makes music as you like to hear it. In the 7B's case, this means a sophisticated, grain-free sound from a package undaunted by any speaker."
- Paul Miller, England's Hi-fi News magazine, July 2010
"All in all, we feel Bryston has outdone themselves with the 7B SSTs, offering powerhouse amplifiers with sonic finesse comparable to low-powered single ended vacuum tube amps. Price in high-end territory is usually in accordance with performance, but the performance / price ratio here is off the scale."
- Canada's Inner Ear Report, Volume 15, Number 1
"My memory banks fail when it comes to names, model numbers, and a whole lot of other things, but, surprisingly, I remember sound quite well. Thus, I remember the sound of earlier 7Bs and I can attest to the sonic changes and admirable improvements of the new 7B SST Squared."
"These amplifiers are the best Bryston ever made since the inception of the 7B series a couple of decades ago. In my opinion, the only amps that will outperform the new 7BSST Squared units are the 28B monoblocks I have reviewed about three years ago (review is posted in out archive section). Both sets of amplifiers have delightful sonic characteristics that cannot be categorized easily. Both designs boast what solid state is all about loads of kinetic energy, great dynamics, speed and control. However in addition to those elements, these amplifiers have a warm blossoming quality that is customarily found in (expensive) tube gear. As the 7B Squared amplifiers offer a bit of both, they may be the solution to achieve a high degree of musicality with any loudspeakers rated under 90dB efficiency. They will, however, sound great with any loudspeakers under the sun. They are still offered at a very reasonable price, which, in my opinion is not indicative of their performance in the high-end category of the audio industry. They may well be the least expensive high-end monoblocks on the market."- Canada's Inner Ear Report, Fall 2009


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You would give up just about anything to be the same weight you were when you were younger, right? Believe it or not, you need not give up too much. But you do need to make some changes, which may actually be easy to do.
Although metabolism plays a large role in controlling weight, it can't take all the blame. Genetics play a role, too. But genetics are predetermined, and cannot be changed. Lifestyle is not predetermined and can be modified.
Metabolism is the amount of energy — in this case, calories — that the body burns to maintain itself. You're always burning calories, even when you're sleeping. Your basal metabolic rate (BMR) is the number of calories your body uses at rest. How many calories you burn depends on your BMR, exercise, and the body's muscle-to-fat ratio. Muscle cells burn more calories than fat cells. Muscular people, with less body fat, have a higher metabolism. Everyone's BMR is different. It depends on genetics and other factors.
After the age of 45, it is estimated that the average person loses around 1% of muscle mass per year. To compensate, you may need to become more active than you once were.
Resting metabolic rate (RMR) regulates body weight, body composition, and daily energy needs. Resting metabolic rate decreases with age in women. The terms BMR and RMR are often used interchangeably.
If you eat more calories than you burn, the excess is stored as fat, and weight gain occurs. According to the CDC, a 1-pound weight loss represents about 3,500 calories. For a weight loss of 1 to 2 pounds per week, caloric intake needs to decrease by 500 to 1,000 calories every day, depending on how much exercise you engage in.
To jump-start your metabolism, you must regain and then maintain your muscle mass. The most efficient way to do that is to develop and stick to a regular exercise program.


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Merit-based aid is available at the college as a tuition award. Scholarships are awarded to recognize academic achievement. Consequently, these scholarships are awarded on the basis of merit and do not have to be repaid.
Some scholarships are established to recognize special groups such as non-traditional students, single parents , program of study, part-time students, and others. Although specific criteria vary, scholarship applicants are generally required to maintain good academic standing as outlined in the college's Academic Standing policy. Scholarship awards are made for the academic year only (Fall and Spring semesters). The total annual award will be divided equally between Fall and Spring semesters.
All admitted applicants will be considered for most merit-based scholarships automatically upon submission of the admissions application. Awards are made on a rolling basis until funds are expended. For Fall semester, to be considered for the full range and amount of merit-based academic scholarships, freshmen applicants should submit the admission application before March 1. Please contact our office for information regarding additional departmental and athletic or talent based awards which are set annually and subject to change.
To be considered for need-based financial aid, students must file the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) form. For Fall semester, the FAFSA form may be filed as soon after January 1 as possible. In order to qualify for the full range of programs available, your FAFSA must be processed by April 15 as a priority date. The FAFSA is available online at www.fafsa.ed.gov. The FAFSA code for Westminster College is 003681.


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You've heard us rave about the Koji Korean BBQ truck, maybe you've even waited an hour to try it (OK we only waited 40 minutes but still…) or follow them on Twitter. the city is filling up with excellent meals on wheels to please a variety of foodie palates and they have discovered Twitter is an excellent tool to increase followers… and business.
List of new food trucks: LA Times put together a good comprehensive list of the major "nouvelle food trucks" roaming our city
California Taco Truck: there's even a blog dedicated to taco trucks and food truck news: http://bit.ly/SxFIO
Looking forward to trying some of the more unusual ones: Like Marked5, based on my old fave from Tokyo days, Mos Burger. Their Schtick was a chicken teriyaki burger on a bun made of rice! Their motto was something like: "Of course, it always tastes so good!" Marked5 seems to be an homage to Mos, with dishes like Katsu Pork on a rice bun, and the Shoosh Salmon Sandwich. They recently launched and haven't been great about putting locations on their site or on their twitter in a timely manner so I haven't been able to track them down yet.
Another truck worth chasing is Lets be Frank in Culver City near Helms Bakery and in Glendale, specializes in gourmet, natural hot dogs. Find them on twitter.
Dosa Truck, with an Indian snack-inspired menu, sounds good too, although we haven't caught up with them yet either. Twitter: @dosatruck
Let us know if you have found one of these or another creative food truck worth sharing info about.
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In just about every way you could measure it, the Nuggets had the league's best offense this season. They led the league in points per game (107.5) and offensive efficiency (109.5). In terms of eFG% they were second at 52.56 percent. They topped the league also in free throw rate (36.7).
But in the three games versus the Thunder? That offense hasn't been anything close to what it was.
In the three games thus far, the Nuggets are averaging just 95.3 points per game. Their overall field goal percentage is down almost six percent, their offensive efficiency is just 98.76 and while their free throw attempts have held firm, they're making way less.
Stop and think about that. The top offense in the entire league is scoring more than 10 points fewer per 100 possessions. In a game where things are getting slowed down to around 90 possessions a game, that means the Nuggets offense is simply being suffocated.
The Thunder reestablished themselves as a good defensive team after the Kendrick Perkins trade but this is just ridiculous. The Nuggets were universally praised for their ball movement and team play after the Carmelo Anthony trade but against OKC in these three games, they just haven't found any sort of rhythm. Really the best they looked was the opening minutes of Game 1 where they started 7-7 from the field. After that, they're shooting close to under 40 percent.
What's been the big deal? Why have the Thunder stifled Denver's high-powered, balanced attack? I think it's pretty simple. OKC has done two things: slowed the Nuggets down and let them run their offense.
What do I mean by the second one? I think it's been a subtle plan by the Thunder to allow the Nuggets to try and run their usual stuff. The Nuggets love to work inside-out and run weakside screens to free up shooters, while also using penetration to score at the rim. The Thunder haven't necessarily tried to shut that down. The reason being because Oklahoma City knows it can stop what the Nuggets are good at.
Look at the numbers. Denver has attempted 80 shots at the rim in these three games (26.6 per game). By comparison, OKC has taken only 56. Denver has taken 25 shots in the paint (OKC 26). Where Denver isn't getting shots is in the mid-range where its only taken 64.
So OKC is letting Denver get shots inside, but here's the interesting part: the Nuggets are shooting just 58 percent at the rim and only 28 percent inside the paint. Absolutely nothing is easy for them right now. Between Serge Ibaka's giant paw swinging at everything tossed up inside and Kendrick Perkins' pushing people down everywhere, scoring in the paint is not easy versus the Thunder.
Perk's foul on Wilson Chandler to start Game 2 said it all. You won't walk to the rim against us. During the regular season, Denver shot 60 percent at the rim and 38 percent inside the paint. In terms of mid-range, the Nuggets haven't been that much off their normal numbers. The 3-point line though, is another story. During the series so far, the Nuggets are shooting just 30.9 percent from 3. From the non-corner spots, just 29 percent. And like I said, this is a team that loves its 3-point shot.
What's been so impressive is how the Thunder have been able to plug the paint and contest everything inside, while also recovering on shooters. That's the gift of Perk, really. He handles Nene one-on-one and everyone else stays home on their shooter. Look at Ty Lawson. He hit 10-11 from deep in a game the last week of the season. So far this series, he's only taken four 3-pointers. Danilo Gallinari is just 3-9. Raymond Felton, 2-10. Even with his little streak to end Game 3, J.R. Smith is only 4-13.
Like I said, the Thunder have sort of embraced what the Nuggets do well and just stopped them from doing it well. Scott Brooks saw that the matchups favored his team and instead of trying to outsmart George Karl with some genius adjustment, he just put his guys out there to stop Denver from what it does.
The Thunder's defense is the reason this series is 3-0. Kevin Durant and Russell Westbrook won Game 1. The defense took 2 and 3 pretty much entirely. I re-watched the fourth quarter from Game 3 and it's just unbelievable how confused the Nuggets look in trying to run their offense. There is just no open man to be found anywhere. Everything is contested. Everything comes after three or four perimeter passes that lead no where.
OKC held Denver without a point for almost five minutes in Game 3. And quietly on the other end scored a basket here and made a free throw there. The lead suddenly was eight with four minutes to go. That's what good defense does and that's the reason people talk about it winning things. And right now, the Thunder's playing the kind of defense that can win things.


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The Stetson lacrosse team (0-2) continues its seven-game home stand to start the 2013 season on Sunday, hosting UC Davis (0-1) at the Athletic Training Center. The Hatters and the Aggies are scheduled to begin at 1:00 p.m.
Stetson has opened its inaugural season with two home losses to Liberty and San Diego State. The results haven't been what any player, coach, or team is looking for, but first year head coach Nicole Moore knows there is more to building a program than getting early win.
"We're not getting the results that we want quite yet, but we do have our goals of developing this program, and the individuals within the program," Moore said. "The team has done a wonderful job embracing that and going after it.
"The most noticeable positive is the fact that our team isn't giving up," Moore went on to say. "They have each other's back, there's that solidarity to the team, and for a program that has only been alive for less than a year, to see that makes me very proud as a coach."
The Hatters welcome UC Davis to DeLand in the third of seven straight home games to start the season. The Aggies finished 2012 with an overall record of 6-10 and were 2-5 in the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation season. UC Davis opened this year on Friday, falling at Florida by a score of 16-4.
Sophomore Samantha Akl leads the Hatters with two goals so far this season, while freshmen Melanie Fredericks and Paige Levesque have each tallied one through just two games in 2013. Freshmen Whitney Meyers and Caili Guilday have shared time in goal, recording 14 and three saves, respectively.
A live stream of Sunday's game will be available on HatterVision. Live Stats at GoHatters.com, the @StetsonLacrosse Twitter feed, and Hat-Alerts will also be available for in-game updates.


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An eager crowd of about 30 to 40 supporters, including La Plata County Commissioner Kellie Hotter, waited in the Town Plaza Shopping Center parking lot late Sunday morning for the arrival of the Mitt Romney campaign bus.
When the bus arrived, the group cheered and applauded, but the real cheers came when the two main occupants of the bus gave their speeches.
�We want our country back,� Hotter said before introducing the first guest speaker, state Rep. Ray Scott.
Scott, a Grand Junction Republican, said President Barack Obama has majority support in only three counties in Colorado, and the Romney campaign wants to make sure the rest go for their candidate.
He also asked how many people felt they are better off today than three years ago when President Obama took office, and how many felt their children would be better off. The crowd responded negatively.
�This is an important election,� Scott said.
He then introduced the fiery speaker of the event, state Sen. Steve King, who represents Mesa and Garfield Counties.
�Colorado is not going to be a fly-over state,� Sen. King said, referring to the fact that Colorado plays an important role in this year�s election as a swing state.
He cited the �$16 trillion deficit� and what he called the failed stimulus legislation as just two reasons to vote for Gov. Romney instead of Obama.
King said that �$87 billion went to shovel-ready Bridge to Nowhere� projects.
Romney targeted Obama in May for $150,000 for repair of a 19th-century New Hampshire stone bridge, now part of a park development project. The funds come from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, The Recovery Act has an estimated cost of about $830 billion through 2019.
The Bridge to Nowhere that was part of the 2008 campaign would have been built in Gravina, Alaska, and was expected to cost about $398 million before the item was removed from earmarks. The proposal for the Alaska bridge was made as an �earmark� proposal from Republican Alaska Sen. Ted Stevens and Republican Rep. Don Young during the Bush administration.
King also said under Obama, the �full faith and credit� of the country was downgraded and there have been 42 months of unemployment above 8 percent. That 2011 credit downgrade by ratings agency Standard & Poor�s (S&P) resulted from what that organization called unstable politics in Washington, D.C., according to Reuters news service. That instability was caused by budget squabbles between the president and Democratic legislators on one side, and Republican senators and congressmen on the other, S&P said.
King called on the crowd to oust Obama.
�Don�t be a sunshine patriot,� he said.
But La Plata County Democratic Party Chairwoman Denise Bohemier said the Republicans are blaming the president for what started in the Bush administration.
�It�s hard to undo eight years in three,� she said.
She said the two wars in Afghanistan and Iraq were started by Bush in response to the attacks Sept. 11 and were �unbudgeted� wars that created the deficit.
�I guess people have a short memory,� Bohemier said.
Romney campaign adviser Chris Walker said the bus tour, sans candidate, is a chance to rally supporters and look for more volunteers, especially since Colorado is a swing state.


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Police and wildlife officials searched an area of John Day for over six hours Friday afternoon after three cougars were spotted, and two were shot and killed, with a third eluding them.
Officers and Oregon Department of Fish & Wildlife workers searched the area of a John Day city park and athletic facility after the three cougars reportedly were seen in the area, inside John Day's city limits.
An Oregon State Police trooper shot and killed the first cougar and a second one was killed about four hours later.
According to OSP Master Sgt. Gordon Larson, around 12:15 p.m., a John Day resident called 9-1-1 to report a cougar was in a dugout at the John Day 7th Street Complex, a park and athletic facility. Shortly after the first report, another resident who lives next to the complex reported two cougars in his backyard.
OSP troopers from the John Day office responded and found one cougar near the ball field dugouts.
ue to the close proximity to homes and people using the park, an OSP Fish & Wildlife Division trooper shot and killed the cougar. ODFW Biologist Ryan Torland estimated the cougar weighed 25 to 30 pounds and appeared malnourished.
OSP, John Day police, Grant County Sheriff Glenn Palmer and ODFW officials searched for the other two reported cougars, with the assistance of hound dogs. Police and ODFW officials found signs of two other cougars in the area, consistent with reported sightings from citizens and searchers.
A second cougar, similar in size to the first, was shot and killed in the area of the baseball complex around 4:30 p.m. The third cougar was spotted, but searchers have lost sight of it.
Larson said no evacuations were necessary. Local radio station KDJY broadcast warnings to residents and advised them to have their pets stay inside while the search took place.
ODFW, OSP and local law enforcement urge area residents to contact 9-1-1 if they spot any cougars in the John Day area.
Cougars seen repeatedly in daylight or around residences or other structures are considered human safety risks. Still, the risk of a cougar attack is very low and there has never been a confirmed cougar attack on a person in Oregon.
ODFW offers the following safety tips if you encounter a cougar:
* Cougars often will retreat if given the opportunity. Leave the animal a way to escape.
* Stay calm and stand your ground.
* Maintain direct eye contact.
* Pick up children, but do so without bending down or turning your back on the cougar.
* Back away slowly.
* Do not run. Running triggers a chase response in cougars, which could lead to an attack.
* Raise your voice and speak firmly.
* If the cougar seems aggressive, raise your arms to make yourself look larger and clap your hands.
* If in the very unusual event that a cougar attacks you, fight back with rocks, sticks, tools or any items available.
Additional information is available on ODFW?s Website at http://www.dfw.state.or.us/wildlife/living_with/living-with-cougars.asp.


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Areader contacted me recently about an unusual goldfinch visiting his bird feeder. He asked: "Do any goldfinches get extra large?"
What he thought was a bigger-than-usual goldfinch I am certain was in reality an evening grosbeak. This species does have the yellow and black appearance of a goldfinch, but it is much larger, almost twice the goldfinch's length and four times its weight. The evening grosbeak is not just bigger, it is a robust bird with an especially thick bill for seed cracking. Another adjective appropriately applied is plump.
As I write this, reports are coming in from across the region of these birds appearing at feeders, and birders are excited to have them visit. The reason: For almost 30 years they have been rare winter visitors here.
For several decades before that, evening grosbeaks were rather common at bird feeders in winter. And after a few days, birders often were ready to shoo them away. They consume amazing amounts of sunflower seeds and clean feeders out in a matter of minutes. When they are available in nearby woodlots, the seeds of the ash-leafed maple or boxelder serve as an alternate food source.
The longer-term history of this species in the East is interesting. Originally a bird of the Western United States and Canada, the species slowly spread eastward, the first in the eastern Great Lakes region appearing in Toronto in 1854. Until the winter of 1889-90, however, it was reported as "almost unknown in the East." That winter there was a significant eastward movement and the species was even recorded on the Atlantic Coast.
Although evening grosbeaks breed south into the forests of Western states and even into Mexico, in the East they mostly nest in Canada and in the High Peaks area of the Adirondacks. Exceptions: On the 2000-2005 state breeding bird survey, individual nests were found in Wyoming and Chautauqua counties.
Almost exclusively, however, evening grosbeaks appear here in winter and then not regularly. From the 1950s through the early 1980s, they were common winter birds, and during migration, flocks of up to 2,000 were occasionally recorded. But then their numbers dropped off. On May Counts that cover all of the Niagara Frontier, the average number of evening grosbeaks recorded each year in the 1970s was 127; the same number for the early 2000s was five.
I have also recently found them less common on their breeding grounds. After the mid-'80s, I rarely saw them when climbing in the Adirondacks or while on canoe trips in the Minnesota Boundary Waters.
These birds are well worth watching because, despite their heavy bills, they take care in handling seeds and are very adept at feeding.
Evening grosbeaks are not the only uncommon birds retreating to the region this fall. The early predictions of a good winter for finch incursives are being borne out. Good numbers of redpolls, white-winged and red crossbills, pine siskins and pine grosbeaks are being recorded.
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