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9th April 2014, The Brudenell Social Club, Leeds
The Association of Independent Music (AIM) is excited to announce details of the next 'AIM Social', the regular gathering for the independent music community. This time The Social moves out of its regular haunt in London, to pay a visit to the vibrant music scene in Leeds on 9th April 2014 as part of Live at Leeds The Unconference's launch party.
To celebrate the wealth of label talent in the area, Live at Leeds, Leeds Metropolitan University and Leeds Inspired are teaming up with AIM for an evening bringing together local labels and self-releasing artists, taking place at legendary Leeds venue The Brudenell Social Club.
The evening will begin at 6pm with a panel on music business funding, looking at how local labels and artists can tap into funding including PRS for Music Foundation's Momentum Music Fund and British Music Abroad Scheme, Arts Council England funds and other industry focused grants and loans. Speakers will include: Chris Bye (Arts Council England), Laura Whitticase (PRS for Music Foundation) and Claire NcNeil (AIM), with Live At Leeds' own Whiskas chairing the session.
The AIM Social/Live at Leeds The UnConference Launch will then run from 7.30pm, featuring live performances from The Horn The Hunt and Hide and Seek's Post War Glamour Girls, plus the ever-popular Live at Leeds football draw. The evening will also include a DJ set from The Leaf Label's Tony Morley, giving a unique insight into the music that inspires the iconic Leeds label.
The AIM Social gives attendees the chance to network with other music businesses in the area, as well as meet the AIM team and find out more about the support they provide to independent labels large and small. AIM Socials are open to independent labels, self-releasing artists and the wider music industry. Whether you're running a label, working in digital music, or managing a self-releasing band or artist – come along!
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In his first public comments since sustaining a concussion when he collided headfirst into Cleveland's Ramon Session on Sunday night, New Orleans Hornets point guard Chris Paul said he was fortunate the injury wasn't as bad as it could have been.
Paul was taken off the court on a stretcher. He described the collision, which occurred as he was trying to recover a loose ball, as a freak accident. He said he did not see Sessions before the collision.
Paul lay on the court for more than 10 minutes with trainers and medical personnel attending to him.
"It's the scariest thing ever, and I'm glad that I'm past that, and I hope I never have to relive that again,'' Paul said. "I'm grateful for all the people that wished me well.
"This is something I never thought about, never had this injury, never been in an ambulance or anything like that. It's something to think about. I played football (in high school), and I felt like I've been hit way harder than I did the other night.''
Paul didn't lose consciousness, but said he had trouble catching his breath. He also complained of a sore neck after rejoining the team before it departed to Chicago on Sunday night.
After sitting out two games and going through a battery of neurological tests, Paul participated in a full-scale scrimmage Friday and might play tonight against the Sacramento Kings at the New Orleans Arena.
However, final clearance won't come until Paul undergoes a neurological exam that was scheduled late Friday. Hornets officials said they would not reveal Paul's status until today.
"He went through a full practice, but that's not the final call in this,'' Coach Monty Williams said. "He's got to go through a concussion test. But what I saw today was pretty good. He was Chris. But you hate to say anything about a guy when he hasn't been cleared yet, because you don't want to put any pressure on him or his family.''
Williams said they put Paul through everything he would expect to see in a game, including screens.
"I didn't try to run into anybody purposely; I just played,'' Paul said. "We played, and I don't think they were thinking about me, and I wasn't thinking about them.''
The Hornets have taken a cautious approach, hiring a neurologist to monitor Paul daily. NBA spokesman Tim Frank confirmed earlier this week the league is consulting with an independent neurologist and may establish a league-wide policy for handling concussions next season. The NFL and NHL already have policies in place.
"When they told me I had to sit out, it kind of made me mad,'' Paul said. ``I wanted to play. My goal going into the season was not only get to the playoffs and contend for a championship but I was trying to play 82 games.''
Paul is the Hornets' assists leader with a 9.6 average and their second-leading scorer at 15.9. If he returns against the Kings, Jarrett Jack will return to his reserve role.
Starting in place of Paul, Jack had averaged 22 points in the previous two games. Jarrett will return to the bench if Paul plays, and Willie Green, who got minutes at the backup point guard spot, will be shifted back to exclusively playing shooting guard, Williams said.
With 15 games remaining in the regular season, the Hornets are the seventh seed in the Western Conference, 2 1/2 games ahead of the Memphis Grizzlies. New Orleans plays a Kings team that features second-year guard Marcus Thornton, whom the Hornets traded before last month's deadline to acquire forward Carl Landry. Thornton is averaging 20.6 in seven games with the Kings, which includes three starts.
"It's going to be exciting. I'm sure Marcus is going to try and go for 50,'' Paul said. "But that's my guy right there. He's like a little brother to me. I'm interested to see how the crowd reacts when he comes into the game.''
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BOSTON – Gov. Deval L. Patrick has appointed seven members to the University of Massachusetts Board of Trustees, including his former transportation chief, Boston Mayor Thomas Menino's former chief of staff and several Democratic loyalists.
Six of the seven are UMass graduates.
The new trustees include former state Transportation Secretary Jeffrey Mullan, Massachusetts Bar Association President Richard Campbell, former Menino chief of staff Alyce Lee, and Lawrence attorney Zoila Gomez.
Other appointees include Lawrence Carpman, who worked for Patrick's campaign and has donated more than $2,100 to him, and Margaret Xifaras an attorney and so-called "superdelegate" to the 2008 Democratic National Convention where she backed Patrick's pick for president, Barack Obama.
They replace trustees who have completed their five-year terms.
Patrick also reappointed James J. Karam, chairman of the UMass Board of Trustees. Karam has contributed $4,500 to Patrick.
Mullan resigned as transportation secretary following reports earlier this year that his department delayed notifying Gov. Patrick about a ceiling light collapse in one the Big Dig tunnels in Boston.


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There are big hits and then there are BIG hits.
None loomed larger for Jesuit Tuesday night than catcher Trent Forshag's three-run double in the bottom of the fourth inning that plated the Blue Jays final three runs that proved decisive in an 7-4 victory against Baton Rouge-Central in the opening bi-district round of the Class 5A baseball playoffs.
Forshag's two-out, bases-loaded bomb into the left-centerfield gap of spacious John Ryan Stadium was the Jesuit junior's lone base hit in four at-bats and the third and final safety collected by the Blue Jays, who capitalized on three Central errors to score five unearned runs.
"Trent's hit was huge,'' Jesuit Coach Joey Latino said in placing special emphasis on the adjective. "You go from being ahead 4-1 to 7-1. You saw how huge it was.''
Forshag's hit scored courtesy runner Nick Ray, shortstop Alex Galy and leftfielder Scott Crabtree to give the Blue Jays what appeared to be a secure and comfortable 7-1 lead.
Thirtieth-seeded Central had other ideas, but ultimately not enough oomph to derail the Blue Jays from a regional-round date against their Catholic League rivals from Rummel.
"We're just taking a game-by-game approach,'' Forshag said. "We were squarely focused on tonight's game and squarely focused on getting timely hits and putting the ball in play.''
About his clutch basehit, Forshag said, "I really would have trusted anybody on our team in that situation. Everybody was confident in the dugout. All I was trying to do was put the ball in play. It was more just see the ball, hit the ball. My hands went through the zone and (the hit) just happened.''
Third-seeded Jesuit, 28-5, is scheduled to play host to No. 19 Rummel, 21-14, on Friday and Saturday in Class 5A's new best-of-three series format for the second and third rounds of the playoffs. Rummel defeated No. 14 Hahnville, 5-3, in 10 innings on Tuesday.
Central finished 17-17 as a District 4-5A wild card.
Latino said he is likely to propose a single game for early Friday evening followed by a Saturday afternoon game and if necessary a night game later in the day. The alternative would be two games on Friday and a third if necessary on Saturday. Both schools have to agree to the format.
The Blue Jays swept two regular-season meetings from the Raiders via shutouts by scores of 3-0 and 6-0.
Jesuit's winning pitcher in the two complete-game performances was senior right-hander Brandon Sequeira, who earned the victory Tuesday night against Central.
Sequeira, 8-1, pitched five innings, allowing four hits, three runs, two of which were earned, while striking out five and walking one. The Tulane signee was replaced by fellow right-hander Glenn Hyer, who allowed four hits and one earned run during the final two innings.
"It's definitely a different atmosphere in the playoffs,'' Sequeira said. "They definitely are an aggressive hitting team. They swing the bats. But our defense played so fundamentally sound me.''
Galy's play was superb for the Blue Jays on the left side of the infield as the junior made several dazzling plays.
Jesuit parlayed a Wildcats throwing error on a sacrifice bunt and a wild pitch to score three runs in the second inning that answered a single Central run in the top of the first.
Third baseman Spencer Miller and designated hitter Stephen Sigle scored on the throwing error of an attempted sacrifice bunt by first baseman Dan Edmund, who then scored on a wild pitch.
Jesuit followed with a four-run fourth in which the Blue Jays knocked out Central starter Preston Fondren, 5-7, and sent 10 hitters to the plate in batting around. Pinch runner Clayton Deron, subbing for Edmund, scored the inning's first run on another Central throwing error on an attempted sacrifice bunt.
Central collected four hits off of Sequeira and Hyer to score three times in the top of the sixth. Pinch hitter Dillon Dantin, third baseman Jordan Wilkins and shortstop Cole Edgens collected the RBI.
Wilkins and Edgens' had two-out singles before Hyer retired centerfielder James Schopp on a comebacker to the mound with the tying run at the plate and runners at first and second.
"I thought we battled to the end,'' Central Coach Mike Forbes said. "When you're playing a top five opponent, you have to play as perfect as you can. We had a couple of innings that we let it get away from us. We had a couple of opportunities to get some runs and we didn't. When you do that against a top five team, you're going to pay for it.''
For Jesuit it's now time to bring on the Raiders.
"We're just going to take it game by game,'' Forshag said. "It's just another game on Friday. We're going to play it by the process. They always say it's difficult to beat a team three times or just more than once. They know you and you know them.
"I think either way the juices are going to be flowing for both teams. It's a playoff game. We're both going to be ready to roll.''
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MARSHALL - With the regular season winding down, the Marshall girls' swimming and diving team took advantage of its second-to-last home meet, scoring several more section cut times as well as personal best swims in a 111-72 win over Montevideo.
"We had nine new section cuts tonight. That's a pretty big night for us," said Marshall head coach Nicole Peterson. "I'm extremely proud of them tonight. They swam faster than I would have expected, to be honest.
"We had a lot of girls that were trying for section cuts, trying to get personal bests, and they went out and attacked it."
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Marshall's Elizabeth Roseland swims the final leg of the 200-yard freestyle relay for her team during Tuesday's dual against Montevideo at Southwest Minnesota State University.
It wasn't only the varsity squad that was seeing success on Tuesday night in Marshall. Four section cut times were made in the junior varsity meet - two by Kelsey Appel and two by Kelsey Pieschke.
"Some of our younger kids, like Kelsey Appel, qualified for the first time, a few other girls that had maybe made one section cut, tonight made another one or two," Peterson said. "It was really exciting."
On varsity, the Tigers were strong all night, finishing first in every event except two and taking the top two spots in seven events.
Cassundra Krogen hit PR finishes in both the 200-yard freestyle and the 100 freestyle for Marshall.
"We've been working really hard at practice the past few weeks trying to get up our yardage before sections," Krogen said. "Meets like this, it is good to get out there and try and swim your best."
Kylie Vermeire also had a pair of first-place finishes on the night, capturing the 50 freestyle and the 100 backstroke.
"I usually swim the longer distances, so I was really excited with the time (in the 50 freestyle). I'm excited going into sections," said Vermeire. (The 100 backstroke) is a personal best, so I was super excited after that."
McKenzie Vermeire also came away with a pair of top finishes in the 200 individual Medley and the 100 breaststroke. Blythe Bell captured the final individual first-place finish in the 500 Freestyle.
The Tigers came away with wins in the 200 medley relay and the 200 freestyle relay. In the 400 freestyle relay, Marshall swam as exhibition, but came away with the two fastest times in the meet.
The Tigers hope to build off the momentum going into their final dual and home meet of the season, next Friday against St. Peter, and get ready for sections.
"The girls really played into the wins, were very supportive, cheering each other on, getting excited for each other," Peterson said. "It just builds momentum for the next meet."
Marshall 111, Montevideo 72
200 Medley-1. McKenzie Vermeire, Abby Surprenant, Ashley Dunn, Kylie Vermeire 1:59.81; 4. Kelsey Pieschke, Kaylie Ginocchio, Sabrina Perrault, Tori Arzdorf 2:25.56.
200 Freestyle-1. Cassundra Krogen 2:11.64; 2. Abby Blanchette 2:13.73; Ashley Schotzko 2:21.19.
200 Individual Medley-1. M. Vermeire 2:16.44; 2. Dunn 2:23.98; 3. Surprenant 2:26.75.
50 Freestyle-1. K. Vermeire 26.25; 2. Laura Mitlyng 28.01; 4. Elizabeth Roseland 28.39.
Diving-4. Marissa Wood 88.10; 5. Libby Stoutland 83.75.
100 Butterfly-3. Perrault 1:26.17; 4. Juilie Brunnschweiler 1:35.92.
100 Freestyle-1. Krogen 1:00.27; 2. Blanchette 1:01.51; 4. Blythe Bell 1:02.21.
500 Freestyle-1. Bell 5:55.33; 2. Mitlyng 6:11.57; 3. Surprenant 6:17.54.
200 Freestyle Relay-1. Kelsey Appel, Bell, Krogen, Elizabeth Roseland 1:52.15; 2. Blanchette, Pieschke, Schotzko, Mitlyng 1:56.79; 5. Sameh Hedlin, Heather Sawchak, Janae Wood, Tori Arzdorf 2:19.54.
100 Backstroke-1. K. Vermeire 1:03.91; 2. Dunn 1:05.34; 3. Schotzko 1:17.46.
100 Breaststroke-1. M. Vermeire 1:15.13; 4. Arzdorf 1:24.36.
400 Freestyle Relay-Ex. Surprenant, Mitlyng, Cassundra Krogen, M. Vermeire 3:57.55; Ex. Blanchette, Bell, Dunn, K. Vermeire 4:03.20; Ex. Schotzko, Roseland, Perrault, Hedlin 4:36.16.


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The Pelham City Council held individual interviews for 10 applicants for the vacant Place 2 council seat at a special work session Monday.
The 10 applicants are:
--Thomas Davidson, special needs transportation, Shelby County Schools.
--Rick Hayes, president and chief executive officer Ingenuity Inc.
--David Ladewig, president, The Cambridge Agency Inc.
--Mildred Lanier, instructor, Jefferson State Community College.
--Maurice Mercer, Mid-South Council of the Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union.
--Jim Phillips, retired.
--Ron Scott, executive director, Economic Development Association of Alabama.
--Bob Sullivan, retired.
--Rick Wash, vice president of operations, Event Operations Group.
--Harold Watson, retired.
The Place 2 seat opened up Dec. 30 when Councilman Mike Dickens resigned to become the Pelham Municipal Court Administrator.
According to city policy, an applicant must be a Pelham resident, at least 18 years old and a registered voter.
Pelham City Council members are scheduled to fill the vacancy at Monday's regular meeting at 7 p.m.
Council vacancies are filled by a majority vote, which would be at least three of five member votes. Balloting continues until a candidate receives a majority vote.


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Syracuse -- The appointment of Lisa Smith as managing director of Syracuse Opera last week completes a staff shakeup that began in the spring. Smith fills one of the two top leadership positions with SO. She and Douglas Kinney Frost, producing and artistic director, will oversee the company. Frost was elevated from music director to his current post in June. He oversees the entire operation with attention to the artistic end. "I have all the business side, if you will, managing the staff, managing the finances, generating the income, fund development as well as marketing and promotion," said Smith.
She left her position as regional vice president of the American Cancer Society after 16 years to join the Syracuse Opera. She said past board chairman Andrew Hagen approached her about applying for the position. Their conversation started her thinking about life and career directions, she said. Smith has no previous experience working with an arts organization, nor has she attended any Syracuse Opera performances. In interviews with the board and staff, Smith said she was open in discussing that lack of experience. Syracuse Opera had conducted a national search for the executive position.
Smith believes the board was interested in her other talents. "One of my strongest skill sets," said Smith, "is really relationship building and creating collaboration in the community." Smith said her experience in collaborating on different levels with different people in the community will be useful in her new role.
The new managing director, who is 54, begins her first full week on the job today. She listed as her priorities strategic planning, board development and "workable" committees and assessment of the organization's financial picture. She said she will review some of SO's smaller presentations to determine if they are cost-effective and attract audiences. She also is interested in exploring new opportunities for funding.
Syracuse Opera's reorganization was set in motion when Catherine Wolff, general and artistic director, abruptly resigned in April. The new management structure is not entirely new to Syracuse Opera. In 1974, an artistic director and general manager ran the company. Syracuse Opera operates with a budget of about $1 million. It presents three main stage productions a year and its resident artists tour throughout Central New York performing and visiting schools with an introduction to opera program.
Other additions to the organization include Sue McKenna and Bari Tassinaro, who both previously worked at Syracuse Opera. McKenna has been hired as director of marketing and public relations. Since leaving SO five years ago, she was director of marketing and public relations at the Jewish Community Center of Syracuse. Tassinaro returns as technical director. Previously, she was the director of operations for Syracuse Opera.


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June 1972 | Volume 23, Issue 4
There's no great mystery to the success saga of Rudy Vallée, although for some reason I still have a hell of a lot of trouble getting it across to the powers in show business who should know better. The lucky timing was the advent of radio, which few people wanted to take seriously at that time. But there were lots of bands performing on radio before I started, and they didn't go anywhere to speak of. What the Yale Collegians offered from the very beginning was something different , a new sound that wasn't only my singing solo, although most bands had a trio in those days. Actually, we would have had a trio if we had had a bass and a tenor.
Can you describe the difference?
It's a little technical and maybe confusing to nonmusicians, but basically it consisted of playing only choruses, not arrangements as all the bands did, and of never playing two tunes in a row in the same key. I trained my band to follow signals that I gave with my right hand when it wasn't creating notes on the saxophone. As we went into the next song, we would raise the key, and the subtle effect of these increasing and dynamic upward changes proved electric. I doubt if most of our listeners really understood the tingling effect this had on their spines and nervous systems.
Our radio shows were different in other ways, too. When we began, WABC couldn't afford an announcer, and I leaped at the chance to run the whole show. I inherited a simple gift of speaking easily and fluently, and while the band played softly in the background, I'd introduce the next medley with little anecdotes about the songs and their composers. The result was very relaxing, it was entertaining, and, as it turned out, quite popular.
Were you at all surprised by your sudden rise to fame?
No, damn it. That's one of the most pernicious myths about show business. As the letters poured in, only an idiot wouldn't have realized that something terrific was going to happen. Certainly it was radio that made us famous almost overnight, and I've always credited our great success to the tremendous impact it had on its vast audience of millions who lived for it and loved it. What nobody wants to consider—and, I think, I get the impression it's worse today—is the tremendous amount of hard work after one arrives! Ten years ago when I was in How to Succeed on Broadway, people kept talking about Rudy Vallée's great comeback. Comeback, my ass! Prior to How to Succeed I had turned down an offer in 1951 to helm the Kraft TV show which Perry Como later accepted. I had recently appeared in six major films and had played in hotels and nightclubs thirty weeks a year and made numerous television appearances on major shows.
If you knew as a young man that you wanted to be an entertainer, why did you go to Yale?
A college degree was an awesome thing in those days. I enjoyed my freshman year at the University of Maine, but for a variety of reasons, including an unsuccessful love affair, I had decided to leave. But I couldn't make up my mind whether to go on to Yale, as my folks hoped I would, or to transfer to a band school at Ithaca, New York. So I asked the advice of my idol, Rudy Wiedoeft, the great saxophonist, whose style I had adopted and whose first name—because I was constantly playing his records—had become my nickname. Wiedoeft said flatly that I could go to band school anytime, but a college education only came once.
There is a familiar photograph of you in a raccoon coat, as leader of the Tale Band in the fall of 1926, your senior year.
I worked my way through Yale, studying very hard. I was a Spanish major—in between my music jobs. For two years I got my meals free by playing with a student orchestra in the Yale dining hall. The dance five with whom I played at Yale had about three to five jobs a month. I still have vivid memories of the times I would get back to campus from these one-nighters in time to change my clothes and go to class. And then there were the weekend tea dances in hotels and country clubs from New York to Boston. Exhausting as it was, it was great experience. But how I managed to exist on so little sleep, I'll never know.


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KALAMAZOO, MI – Opportunities to meet and network with representatives from more than 100 companies are expected to make this year's Engineering Expo at Western Michigan University the largest ever for job-seekers in engineering and applied sciences.
"Networking with potential employers is a natural part of career planning," Christopher Sell, WMU assistant director of Career and Student Employment Services, said in a press release. "Any chance students have to highlight their course projects, leadership activities and co-op experience strengthens their job prospects."
A range of job opportunities for engineers will be showcased at the recruiting event, set for 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Thursday (Sept. 27) in the main lobby of the Engineering and Applied Sciences Building on WMU's Parkview Campus.
The campus is south of the intersection of Parkview Avenue and Drake Road.
The expo is geared for WMU's students and recent alumni in engineering-related fields, but it is free and open to the public. It is not necessary to pre-register.
Sell said employers are routinely impressed with the quality of students and alumni at WMU.
"Those participating in the upcoming expo will have the first chance this recruiting season to see our interns and future graduates," he said.
Many participating employers are expected to conduct informal interviews during the event and some may schedule next-day follow-up interviews at the Bernhard Center on WMU's main campus.
Companies recruiting for internships and full-time, part-time and co-op positions include the 2012 expo sponsor, Parker Hannifin, as well as Chrysler, Compuware, Consumers Energy, Domtar, Ford, Gentex Corp., Georgia Pacific, Kellogg, Nissan North America, Perrigo, Skanska USA, Stryker, TowerPinkster, Walbridge and Whirlpool.
Jobseekers attending should dress appropriately and bring copies of their resumes. More information is available at wmich.edu/career or call 269-387-2745.
A calendar of WMU career events is available at http://wmich.edu/career/docs/2012-13CalendarofEvents.pdf


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|Sega GT
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|Wow Entertainment[1] / TOSE[2]
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Sega GT, released in Japan as Sega GT: Homologation Special (セガGT ホモロゲーションスペシャル?), is a sim racing video game co-developed by Wow Entertainment and TOSE, and published by Sega for their Dreamcast home console.[2] The game was released in Japan on February 17, 2000; in North America on August 28, 2000; and in Europe on December 1, 2000.[1] A Microsoft Windows version was published the following year—in North America by Activision, and in Europe by Empire Interactive.
Sega GT was intended by Sega to rival Sony's popular Gran Turismo racing series, which was driving the strong sales of the PlayStation console and raising interest in the Dreamcast's closest competitor, the yet-unreleased PlayStation 2.[3] While Sega GT was met with positive reception, sales were only modest, and the Dreamcast was given little traction against its competition. Despite this, Sega would continue the series on the Xbox with a sequel titled, Sega GT 2002 following the demise of the Dreamcast console.
In Sega GT's Championship Mode, the player competes in various races across 22 different tracks in an effort to gain licenses and win cups. Collected prize money can be used to buy additional cars and mechanical parts. The game also features a car creation mode where players can build a custom vehicle from scratch using acquired parts, or can modify any of their existing vehicles.[4]
The game features over 130 selectable cars from manufacturers such as Dodge, Ford, Toyota, and Mitsubishi, with the handling of each being based on the specifications of its real-life counterpart.[5] The European version of Sega GT would include additional cars from Alfa Romeo, Fiat, Mercedes-Benz, Audi, and others.
Sega GT received mostly positive reviews. Critics praised the game's generous content and customization options, but found that the controls could sometimes be difficult.[3][4] The game currently holds a Metacritic score of 84% based on 25 reviews.[6]
In Japan, Famitsu magazine scored the Dreamcast version of the game a 33 out of 40.[7]
See also[edit]
- ^ a b c d e f g "Sega GT Release Info". MobyGames. Retrieved 22 April 2012.
- ^ a b "Sega GT Release Data". Gamefaqs. Retrieved 22 April 2012.
- ^ a b "Sega GT Review". Gamespot. Retrieved 22 April 2012.
- ^ a b "Sega GT Review". IGN. Retrieved 22 April 2012.
- ^ "Sega GT Car Info". IGN. Retrieved 22 April 2012.
- ^ "Sega GT Review Aggregator". Metacritic. Retrieved 22 April 2012.
- ^ ドリームキャスト - Sega GT Homologation Special. Weekly Famitsu. No.915 Pt.2. Pg.40. 30 June 2006.


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The Washington Nationals reportedly acquired Gonzalez from the Athletics late Thursday in exchange for four top prospects. The Tigers were among a handful of teams linked to Gonzalez this offseason.
Oakland will receive prospects A.J. Cole, Derek Norris, Brad Peacock and Tom Milone in return, according to ESPN.com's Keith Law.
It's a steep price to pay for the talented young southpaw, who finished 16-12 with a 3.12 ERA and 197 strikeouts in 202 innings pitched this season. Baseball America ranked Peacock, Cole and Norris among Washington's top ten prospects.
The Tigers expressed interest in Gonzalez in early December at the Winter Meetings in Dallas, but talks dissolved after A's general manager Billy Beane reportedly asked for highly touted prospects Jacob Turner, Nick Castellanos and Drew Smyly in return.
ESPN.com's Buster Olney reported the Boston Red Sox made a significant push to acquire Gonzalez, too, but may now focus their attention on reliever Andrew Bailey.
The Texas Rangers, Tampa Bay Rays, Florida Marlins, New York Yankees, Toronto Blue Jays and Seattle Mariners were also reportedly interested in the 26-year-old.
Turner and Smyly are top pitching prospects who are said to be in the mix to make the rotation for the Tigers coming out of spring training. Both are expected to compete alongside southpaws Casey Crosby, Andy Oliver, Duane Below and Adam Wilk for the club's fifth spot in the rotation.
Baseball America ranked Castellanos the club's No. 2 prospect and the 65th best overall prospect. He hit .312 with 36 doubles, three triples, seven home runs and 76 RBIs for Single-A West Michigan last season and is projected to be the club's starting third baseman in 2013.
First impression? Beane was looking for a pool of talented pitching prospects in return for Gonzalez and he wasn't going to settle for Quadruple-A talent.
The Nationals made a heavy investment in acquiring Gonzalez, but it could pay off immediately. Their rotation now features youngsters Gonzalez, Stephen Strasburg and Jordan Zimmermann -- a trio poised for immediate and future success.
But for the Tigers, it was simply an investment that Dombrowski likely deemed too expensive. Dombrowski appeared unwilling to sell the farm for an established lefty with a handful of young prospects that he has labeled capable of competing for the fifth spot this spring.
It's still possible the Tigers will try to acquire a veteran southpaw, but it will likely be a long-relief candidate signed to a one-year deal and willing to make the occasional spot start. At least that's what Dombrowski has continued to suggest this winter -- and, so far, he hasn't wavered from his offseason blueprint.
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Central Apartment Near Alexanderplatz
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Площадь67 м²
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The apartment which is bright and comfortably furnished features 2 double bedrooms and a twin bedroom. The kitchen is fully equipped enabling guests to prepare meals and drinks in the apartment. The living room contains a sofa, flat-screen TV and a dining area.
Situated in the Mitte district of Berlin, the local neighbourhood is family friendly and is home to a range of amenities including supermarkets and restaurants within 5 minutes' walk of the apartment.
Heinrich-Heine-Strasse Metro Station is just 2 minutes' walk from the apartment. The city's major tourist attractions including Alexanderplatz Square, the Brandenburg Gate and Berlin Cathedral are all under 10 minutes' away via metro.
The apartment is on the 7th floor, the elevator goes to the 6th floor.
Be respectful of the neighbours and keep the noise to a minimum after 10pm.
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I stayed with five friends in this appartment. The appartment had a nice location and was very clean.
It's located nearby the centre of Berlin.
Great apartment in a great neighbourhood in a great city. Nice and clean, and in walking distance of the city centre. Kreuzberg is a dynamic area with lots to do, good restaurants, interesting places.
Organisation of Wimdu was great too, very thoughtful and active people.
Very average experience: the apartment was simply ok (pictures make it much better than it really is) in a low quality building (it seemed a 1970's students residence) in a non very nice area (though not far from Akexanderplatz or Museums Island).
Overall somewhat overpriced
Good location. Well equiped and clean appartment. Perfect service and 100% value for money.
Excellent appartment. Central placement, U-bahn just outside the door. 4 rooms and a kitchen including all the nescessary gear. 3 bedrooms with each 2 beds. Problems with the WiFi, we did not ask the landlord to fix it because we only stayed for 3 days.
Apartment was fine, furniture were quite good. The location is very interesting since it is very central and close to a U-Bahn station and to a supermarket, walking distance (20 mins) from Alexanderplatz.
The apartment is very basic but everything was ok and it's very close to the tube. Thank you for hosting us.
Huge apartment, there's really space for 8 people!!! I warmly suggest it, it's good value for your money, especially if you are a large group ;) Furthermore it's very close to the metro station and to AlexanderPlatz.
Wir waren mit sechs Personen in der Wohnung und waren sehr zufrieden. Zentrale Lage, U-Bahn vor der Tür, ideal für einen Berlin-Aufenthalt mit Familie. Kommen gerne wieder!
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Temperatures jump into the lower-50s once again today. Perhaps not quite as over-achieving as yesterday's high of 58, but we'll take it. Mostly sunny skies dominate again as well. A lot of people will be very anxious for spring over the next two days.
Clouds will be on the increase tomorrow afternoon ahead of our next system, but it's still looking like a decent March day with highs near 50 degrees. A cold front will deliver widespread rain to the region on Tuesday.
Behind that front, temperatures will become a little more seasonal for the second-half of the week, perhaps even a little too much on the chilly side by next weekend.
Today: Mostly sunny, mild, high 51.
Tonight: Mainly clear, mild, low 32.
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Somebody is going to have a very Merry Christmas and its not the South Carolina Democratic Party.
On Monday, Gov. Nikki Haley said she wouldnt tie the hands of whomever she appoints to the U.S. Senate seat that Jim DeMint is abandoning two years into a six-year term.
That means she wont require her appointee to be a caretaker who promises not to run for the rest of the term in the 2014 special election.
I do not want the effectiveness of our states new U.S. senator to be undermined by the fact that he or she will automatically be leaving the office such a very short time after assuming it, Haley said.
Sometimes not always governors who get this opportunity find a retired politician to fill in temporarily. The idea is that no one should have an advantage when election time rolls around.
Thats a nice sentiment, and Haley will be criticized by some for doing it this way. But shes the governor and can do what she wants.
And, truth is, its not a bad call.
Lame duck?
Haleys argument boils down to this: How effective is a senator if everyone knows he or she is leaving office in two years?
Not very. A caretaker is a lame duck from day one no pull and no influence. For South Carolina, it in essence would be like having only Lindsey Graham representing our interests.
Kind of like it is now.
Sure, Haleys move politicizes the situation more, if thats even possible. She will give someone a huge leg up in the 2014 election to fill the remainder of DeMints term. Thats worth millions, not just in news coverage and name recognition, but also in fundraising.
But the governor can justify doing it this way by claiming shes looking out for the states best interest. And this probably is in the states best interests, whether or not you approve of Haley or her appointee.
Yes, there is an advantage to Haley here. She can choose someone who draws the sort of voters who like her, giving her additional help in her re-election. But hey, those are the perks of office.
Its not like the other side wouldnt do the same thing.
Someone on the ball
Now, some people Democrats, mainly will think this is unfair. The advantage of incumbency, blah, blah, blah.
But its not like the Dims actually have a shot. The last time this seat was open, the party in its infinite boneheadedness nominated Alvin Greene.
Fact is, if there is any good news for the Democrats, it is the knowledge that they will know who they are running against by the end of this month. And that person has two whole years to screw up.
Of course, when DeMint was up for re-election, he had shown people how he rolled for six years, and that included sabotaging Charleston Harbor. And the Democrats couldnt take advantage. No reason to believe they will in 2014.
So it would be in our best interest for Haley to appoint someone who has something on the ball, and cares about South Carolina not just some pseudo-celebrity.
Because the truth is, whomever the governor picks, they are probably going to be with us for a long time.
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Through April, we will be publishing a series of videos of Washington County commissioner candidates talking about issues such as Gain Share, transportation and development.
This week, we have Washington County Chairman Andy Duyck and his opponent, retired Intel analyst and land-use activist Allen Amabisca. The election will be May 20.
The issue: An analysis by The Oregonian has shown that the tax abatements Washington County and Hillsboro are extending to Intel are affecting schools statewide. Through the Gain Share program, local governments offer property tax breaks to corporations and in return receive a share of the income taxes generated by the companies' expansions.
Washington County has budgeted $6.1 million Gain Share funds for local schools during the 2013-2015 biennium. Together with contributions from Hillsboro and other smaller jurisdictions, school districts are expecting to receive $10 million Gain Share funds during the biennium. The money has helped restore school days in Hillsboro, reverse teacher layoffs in Tigard-Tualatin, and add staff and a school day in Beaverton.
But the county expects to receive almost $104 million from the program over the next five years, and critics say more of that should go toward schools.
The question: How do you see the county's role in relation to school funding?
What the candidate has to say: Amabisca launched his candidacy by saying he would work for "schools and sidewalks" as opposed to special interests.
He said the county should invest more Gain Share funds in schools instead of an events center and Veterans Memorial Plaza at the fairgrounds, for which the county has budgeted $20 million over the next five years.
He said the county should also build partnerships with businesses and nonprofits for in-class and after-class programs.
What his opponent says: Duyck said the county should support the school system through health centers, learning councils and Gain Share funds. See what he has to say about the issue in a separate video.
-- Simina Mistreanu


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- 'No song comes my way today'
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Gotye's songs grab their inspiration from fences, breakups and Indian call centres
There's nothing about Wouter 'Wally' De Backer that screams star. He's reed thin with a scraggy hairstyle and a beard that hides most of his face. But it's the eyes that give him away. It's the same pair of eyes that stare out of the video, Somebody that I used to know.
Watched by more than 370 million people around the world, STIUTK turned Wally into the sensation now known as Gotye. It took the Belgian-Australian singer-songwriter from playing in empty bars to headlining music festivals, a non-stop two-year world tour and three Grammy nominations, including one for record of the year. Wally may still drive the same Ford Focus and live in the same house with the same girlfriend, but now the 32-yearold is a star who, on February 10, will attend his first ever Grammy ceremony.
Shared by millions on social networks and sung at every karaoke bar around the world, Gotye's life has come to be defined by the quintessential breakup song. "I don't mind, " he smiles. "I think of it as a challenge sometimes. I think there are portions of maybe every audience we play to who don't know much of the other music other than this single, but I do get a sense that the majority of the audience does know more than just the song, or if they don't, then they seem to enjoy other parts of the show."
In Delhi for the Oz Fest finale, Gotye and his band - Michael Iveson (drums), Tim Shiel (keys), Ben Shapiro (guitars) and Lucas Taranto (bass) - played to a young audience at blueFROG who was more than familiar with his body of work.
Gotye, who began his music career with an Australian band Downstares, released his debut album as a solo artist, Boardface, in 2003. Like Drawing Blood was released in 2007 and Making Mirrors took another four years to see the light of day. Always feted as an exciting musician in Australia, it was STIUTK that introduced him to the rest of the world and helped Making Mirrors top the charts in Australia and reach the top ten in several other countries.
Gotye moves with the assurance of a man who knows people pay to watch him. Layers of sounds and samples score his music, and amazingly, he and his band are able to replicate tracks live exactly as they sound on the album. Even when the computer crashed on Wednesday night - apparently the first for them on a world tour - just before Gotye was about to sing Seven hours with a backseat driver, he dealt with it like a seasoned performer.
Has he always been comfortable in front of large crowds? "I think I have got better on stage, " says the singer who moved to Australia in 1982. "One of the things that I've learned over the past two years is that you do have to find the right people to work with. So I would really credit some of the fantastic crew on monitors and front-of-house sound that have allowed those improvements to happen in terms of stage craft. But also it's just been experience and getting more comfortable in my own skin on stage. "
The 18-song long setlist was a treat for both Gotye's fans and casual listeners who hadn't heard anything apart from STIUTK. There were hit songs like Eyes wide open, State of the art, Hearts a mess, Easy way out and also little known gems such as Dig your own hole, Feel better and Thanks for your time, which incidentally, is inspired by India's call centres. "You know I've thought about doing a Bollywood-style version of Thanks for your time, but I'm not sure it would come out the right way. It would need an Indian call-centre accent, " he laughs.
Sampling sounds is something Gotye does with a passion. He reintroduced the xylophone into the musical lexicon when he used it on STIUTK. On Eyes wide open, he recorded the main bass line on a fence. "I was with my old band called The Basics - and Winton is home to this phenomenal thing called the Winton Musical Fence, " he explains. "It's a large fence made out of metal strings stretched between posts, and you can pluck it and play it with all sorts of different materials. It makes these amazing bass sounds so I sampled some bits there in 2008 and they made it into the single. "
His trip around the world has added new instruments and sound effects, including a chicken shriek to his repertoire. "I've been indulging in a bit of ebay... what's the word... desire quenching. I bought the EX42 Yamaha organ I was looking for. Just recently, I was in Japan and I bought a bunch of new instruments. My personal favourite is a large shrieking rubber chicken. "
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The Eat'n Park restaurant in the Banksville area of Pittsburgh was robbed early Thursday morning.
Pittsburgh police said a man entered the store on Banksville Road before 2 a.m. and passed a note demanding money.
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In the world of automotive self maintenance, there are few jobs that can be performed as easily as changing your own oil – particularly in a 2nd generation Dodge Ram pickup. Unlike some vehicles that sit low enough where you have to fuss around with jacking them up and such, the Ram (in stock form) […] More »
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(Update: Correcting to show that the Freedom Ohio board, not Ian James, has offered board positions to Equality Ohio and Human Rights Campaign officials.)
By Bob Vitale
The campaign to put marriage equality on the Ohio ballot in 2013 has operated largely so far on small donations and free help.
According to campaign-finance disclosures filed with the state, Freedom Ohio raised less than $32,000 in its first nine months of operation. More than $620,000 was donated in services, supplies and equipment, though, from the group's founder and other supporters.
Is that enough of a start for a statewide campaign that some estimate could cost $10 million or more?
"That's the question: Is it?" asked Elyzabeth Holford, executive director of Equality Ohio, a statewide LGBT advocacy group that doesn't want to put marriage equality up for a vote in 2013.
A 2009 amendment to approve casinos in Columbus, Cleveland, Cincinnati and Toledo cost the winning side $47 million. An unsuccessful effort last fall to change legislative redistricting in Ohio cost supporters $7 million.
But Ian James, a Columbus political strategist who started Freedom Ohio with his husband, said the marriage-equality campaign is further along than he thought it would be at this stage.
"The cynics are saying the same thing they said about Barack Obama in 2007 when he was 30 points behind," James said, referring to the early stages of the Democrats' 2008 presidential nomination fight when Hillary Clinton was leading in polls and fundraising.
"But [Obama] had a grassroots movement of people who said, 'You know what, we want change,'" James said.
If Freedom Ohio's proposed ballot measure goes forward, Ohio voters would be asked to approve a state constitutional amendment that would guarantee civil-marriage rights for gay and lesbian couples but would let churches refuse to perform weddings for couples of the same gender. The measure would overturn an amendment approved by voters in 2004 that limited marriage rights to Ohioans in heterosexual relationships.
Freedom Ohio is working to collect the 385,000-plus signatures needed to get a marriage-equality amendment on the statewide ballot this year. It has been gathering endorsements as well from political and business leaders around the state.
Although their contributions are relatively small, Freedom Ohio's donor rolls include more than 700 supporters. The group began its effort in March 2012.
Just 19 people gave more than $100. The biggest single cash contributor was the group's other co-founder, Stephen Letourneau, James' husband and president of the couple's business, the Strategy Network. He gave a total of $5,025 last year.
The Strategy Network donated $275,000 in consulting work, data, equipment and supplies in 2012, according to campaign-finance reports filed with the Ohio secretary of state's office. The most recent report, covering the second half of the year, was filed Thursday.
James said the cost of that work and those materials won't be reimbursed to his company. Other businesses and people donated IT services, communications and public-relations expertise, and other work.
James hasn't ruled out the possibility, though, that his company might eventually be hired by the campaign that he and Letourneau founded. That's something critics point to as a reason they've not embraced this particular marriage-equality effort.
James said hiring decisions will be made by a nine-member Freedom Ohio board. The board has offered spots to Equality Ohio and Human Rights Campaign officials, but they have declined them.
Equality Ohio, though, isn't backing a 2013 ballot initiative, Holford said. Although two polls last fall showed at least a plurality of Ohioans in favor of marriage equality, she and others say they're not convinced the issue can win at the ballot box just yet.
Wealthy LGBT Ohioans who would be counted to write big checks for a marriage-equality campaign have been sitting out as well.
James said the campaign hasn't reached the point where it's calling on big donors. He likened potential big-money donors to investors who want to see that they're betting on a likely winner.
That grassroots 2008 campaign for Obama was built initially on a large number of smaller contributors who sent in $10, $20, $25 at a time, he said. Freedom Ohio is doing the same thing.
"This is all about building a foundation," James said. "Now we're in the growth phase."


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Self-assessment Questions for Teens
Before students can start working on a plan for their futures, they first need to evaluate where they are today. All of us have both positive and negative assets. To help improve the negative assets, it is important to first recognize what they are. This can be done through a self-assessment. Some example questions students can answer during a self-assessment are:
~What are some things I want to improve about myself
~My biggest challenges or things I worry about are
~I am most grateful for
~Things I like to do
~My friends would describe me as
~I would describe myself as
~The most positive people in my life are
~The most negative situations in my life are
Winning Futures mentors help students students evaluate these types of questions along with guiding them in setting new/realistic goals in the areas in which they wish to improve on.
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Hello I am in a Doctor of Nursing Practice program doing a project where I am looking at the health status of adolescents. I was wondering if you have a self assessment tool that has been tested that gives information on how teens view their own health. The sample questions that you have listed are great. Do you have this as a complet assessment that I could ue for my project?
Thank you in advance for your assistance with this.
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Hip Hop Charts 19th April To 26th April
Posted on April 19, 2008 by Jamie Slaughter
Rick Ross returns to number one with Trilla forcing Trina down to number two after a brief one week stint at top spot, no longer Tha Baddest. Snoop Dogg remains at number three, whilst Flo Rida again appears at four. Rocko's Self Made drops two to seven and Jay-Z re-emerges into the top 10, jumping three positions to number nine with American Gangster. Sheek Louch once again completes the top ten.
Lil Wayne remains in pole position whilst Rick Ross' The Boss boosts two places to the number two slot. 2 Pistols slips one place to three, and the infectious Low falls one to four after 30 weeks on the chart. Plies Featuring Ne-Yo shoots up three places to number nine courtesy of Atlantic Records and Flo Rida's Elevator remains at number ten to conclude a familar looking singles chart.
Top Hip Hop Albums
1. Rick Ross
2. Trina
Still Da Baddest
3. Snoop Dogg
Ego Trippin
4. Flo Rida
Mail On Sunday
5. Shawty Lo
Units In The City
6. Webbie
Savage Life 2
7. Rocko
8. Lupe Fiasco
Lupe Fiasco's The Cool
9. Jay-Z
American Gangster
10. Sheek Louch
Silverback Gorilla
Top Hip Hop Songs
1. Lil Wayne Featuring Static Major
2. Rick Ross Featuring T-Pain
The Boss
3. 2 Pistols Featuring T-Pain & Tay Dizm
She Got It
4. Flo Rida Featuring T-Pain
5. Webbie, Lil' Phat & Lil' Boosie
6. Shawty Lo
Dey Know
7. Fat Joe Featuring J. Holiday
I Won't Tell
8. Rocko
Umma Do Me
9. Plies Featuring Ne-Yo
Bust It Baby (Part 2)
10. Flo Rida Featuring Timbaland
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Due to heavy charges ranging range $72 million and $145 million GM is planning to sell Saab and this sale will affect the models announced to be coming from the platform of Saab. Earlier we were having doubts on the sale of Saab but the GM's recent action shows the whole world that this brand is going to move away from GM's hands. Now the official announcement by GM says that they have appointed two officials to wind down Saab and this winding would on the other hand wind down 9-5 and 9-3 forever.


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Korea shows America its lost intimacy
By John M Rodgers
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"Somewhere in Asia"… "Under west China"… "Northeast of Japan." Among a classroom of 18 college freshmen, these were the three best answers I got when I asked the location of South Korea. Asking if they knew anything about the country, the
Korean War and Psy's song
Gangnam Style
were the only things anyone could summon. This constituted my return to the US classroom - speaking to a series of college philosophy classes about my experiences in Korea. It was a rough landing.
In Korea, I taught at a respected prep school where the students had to arrive before 8 am, clean their classrooms, sit through lectures until 5 pm and then self-study under the guise of a stick-wielding hall monitor until the final bell at 10:20 pm. The kids were study machines. They had to be, or else. They'd been molded for a decade of more to fit into the desk, to consume and digest information and to, in as rapid a period as possible, ace an exam on that information.
In addition, though it started to decline in my final years, they exhibited reverence for the teacher and his or her subject of expertise. Attention was the norm, not the exception. If I were a bit late to class, I'd find a student at my office to see if everything was OK. In the hallways, students bowed to greet me. On Teachers' Day, a holiday still taken seriously, students would join in song, honoring the teacher, flowers were often given along with numerous other gifts (though the administration forbid any kind of money or expensive gifts due to a historical problem with bribes nationwide).
The respect for the teacher and learning in South Korea, at least where I taught, helped bring life (and order) to the classroom. If you know you're going to arrive at class with ready students, it tends to put a little skip in your step. Moreover, it helps to know that there's a desire to exercise knowledge. Ask a class full of Korean students where Sri Lanka or Tuvalu or Ecuador is and it's a good bet many have an idea.
My first chance to enter an American classroom post-Korea occurred when an old philosophy professor suggested I speak to his freshman seminar class "On Doing Good and Living Well" about "intimacy," and the collective consciousness/unconsciousness as they related to my journey to and life in Asia. "Great," I told him, "I'll get something together right away." At home I eagerly pieced together a presentation full of images from my years abroad mixed with keywords and anecdotes.
Naively expecting a classroom full of attentive kids, I arrived early for my 2:30 pm class in a blue dress shirt with an old red tie and khakis. I double-checked the technology, uploaded my PPT file and made sure everything was in order. Not seeing the professor, I walked to his office where he began riffing on the French intellectual Georges Bataille's
Theory of Religion
. Noticing the clock (and me), the professor gathered himself and we strolled to class; "lost intimacy," he said as walked into the classroom. It was a Bataille thing.
As I stood in front of the class of 18, the first thing I noticed were electronic devices on almost every desk or in hands - cell phones, an iPad, a few laptops - and a look of "are you more important than this device" on many faces. If I'd been in Korea I would have torn into a lecture about manners and grades and responsibility, berating the students along the way. But it wasn't my class so I just began with some images followed by general, what-the-heck-do-you-know-about-Korea questions.
Within two minutes one boy was messaging under his desk and two students were typing on their laptops (I don't think they were taking notes). "Do you guys mind?" I asked, looking at the perpetrators who only slowly returned their eyes, a look of apathy on their faces. But, minutes later, I'd lost them again so I just carried on. Subsequent classes differed little.
In the professor's office after classes, I told him what would've happened in Korean classes, how those distracted delinquents would've had their clocks cleaned. "It's unacceptable that they think it's acceptable to act that way," he said slowly. "And it doesn't matter if you ban them or not … they find a way to use them," he said referring to the devices. Having taught 37 years, the professor said this newest assault on learning (and manners) troubled him deeply. "When I retire I am going to write a book about the collapse of the American university," he sighed.
As I left his office, my day complete, I once again heard him say, "loss of intimacy" and knew he was telling me something about the day, my presentation's examples of overcoming obstacles to become closer to Korea and Koreans, the inability of many students to understand this because they were in another place, and the general state of the American classroom (and perhaps America itself).
Ambling across the quiet campus, I breathed in the late autumn air, thinking of my intimacy with Korea, with friends, the land, the culture, my students. I thought of how students in Korea are forced to be intimate with school and teachers, spending most of their days with both, cleaning the place where they learn, respecting the people who instruct them, and taking their work seriously. Surely, the American classroom could use a dose of such intimacy and austerity.
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Skip to comments.Man shoots self with pillow gun
Posted on 01/01/2012 5:23:43 AM PST by JoeProBono
ORANGE CITY, Fla.- Authorities in Florida said a man who awoke to the sound of his dog barking grabbed a gun from beneath his pillow and accidentally shot himself in the arm.
The Volusia County Sheriff's Office said John Ebberts of 16th Street, near Orange City, told officers his dog woke him up by barking at 2:32 a.m. and he apparently accidentally hit the trigger while pulling his Bond Arms Snake Slayer .410 shotshell/.45 Colt derringer from beneath his pillow, The Daytona Beach News-Journal reported Thursday.
Ebberts shot himself in the left forearm with a .410 shotshell. He was taken to Halifax Health Medical Center in Daytona Beach by EVAC ambulance for treatment.
He should count his blessings. That could have been his head.
What a maroon.
Thanks a lot, jerk.
After reading the article, I am disappointed that this story does not involve a gun that fires pillows.
That's why I clicked on it.
I thought some guy created a way to shoot pillows at a velocities. I was expecting to have friends shoot pillows at him, and just for laughs, one of his friends puts a brick in a pillowcase and hit him.
And once he recovered from the hospital, they'd all laugh and laugh.
Loaded guns, knives, tomahawks, grenade launchers, ICBMS, swords or weapons of any sort in the bed with me seems risky. Somewhere where I can get them safely seems better and more comfortable. If someone made it all the way into the house undetected by the dogs and are standing over me when I prop open my eyes, the dogs would have some serious explaining to do.
I cannot believe you found a photo of an actual "pillow gun"! How'd you do that?
"Bond Arms .45 Colt/ .410 Shotshell Snake Slayer: The Derringer Perfected"
Note to Bond Arms Marketing Dept. - Let's rework the tag line.
Interesting gun. I don't have the time but I plan on checking it out. Being a revolver you would think it would have a pretty firm trigger pull. Could he have had it cocked under his pillow?
A cocked derringer under my pillow? Really? I don't think so
Is it "OK" because it chambers a .45?
Commander? Hammer should be back and that little thingy on the left in the up position. ;-)
If the pic is of the right gun, it's not a revolver. It's more akin to a derringer. Although, it's the first derringer I have seen with a trigger guard, not a bad idea though. Derringers are typically single action which means this dude was either sleeping with a cocked gun under his pillow or he inadvertently set it off while cocking it. Dumb acts both....
Nice conversation piece but that is about it. Look at that hammer! Ready made to snag on just about anything.
.38 special revolver would be a much better choice for a small piece if that is what the owner was looking for.
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Do you know if that thing fires rimless ACP's or is it the same ammo as the .45 revolver? Must be a nasty little thing to shoot. Both hands needed. Probably can't hit jack squat with it greater than a few yards but is will scare the bejeezus out of 'em.
Or marshmallows!
You are right. We sleep with 4 dogs in our room, no one is going to sneak up on us. The smallest one (15 lbs) wakes up and barks when a car pulls up in front of the house. This morning a bird bounced off the window and they all went nuts.
Sounds like a Rule 3 violation to me.
Nice gun, but he's still an idiot. Darwin almost got him.
I'm with you on the .38. And I am not putting it under my pillow...even though it is hammerless. My dogs will give me plenty of time to put my hands on it!
Hammerless is good. I was going to recommend that to the guy who posted a week or two ago who was looking for something other than his big .40 for CCW and was thinking .380.
I think these days people simply forget about wheelguns as a viable option for a small, light, convenient piece, especially 2-3" .38s
Have you got all the stuffing up one end?
Best idea I've heard in a while! Do you know where I can git me one o' them seal guys?
It is considered legal if the barrel is rifled. Shotguns have no rifling and any thing with a barrel length under 19 inches is verboten. But with a rifled barrel it is sold as a handgun and viola, a damn good home defense weapon. If you know how to use it.
Long Colt
Re Ur Derringer pix...that thing has one hell of a kick
Firing a .45 cal derringer must be nasty.
That's what I'd call an AOW......even though it is older than dirt....
There's an accident waiting to happen.
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Carter and Green on the team — sort of
The last roster spots have been finalized, with the exception of the Brad Penny/Clay Buchholz decision.
Chris Carter and Nick Green, if everything stays the same, will be with the Red Sox on Opening Day at Fenway on April 6. However, general manager Theo Epstein and manager Terry Francona cautioned both players that a waiver transaction or trade is always possible in the last few days of camp.
Jeff Bailey was informed he won't be on the team, and I'm sure it was a bitter pill to swallow, considering that he has played 1,111 games and came so close to making the club.
As far as the fifth rotation spot, Buchholz will make his final start of the spring today. Brad Penny pitches on Thursday, at which point the Red Sox will know for sure if the righty is ready to begin the season on the active roster.
Lowell and Rocco ready
When the spring started, two of the biggest question marks from a health standpoint were Mike Lowell and Rocco Baldelli. Lowell, of course, coming off hip surgery. And Baldelli dealing with channelopathy, which causes excessive muscle fatigue.
Both players essentially gave themselves clean bills of health heading into 2009.
Lowell is especially enthusiastic with one week left before Opening Day.
"I feel fine," said Lowell. "I'm
actually further along than what I thought I'd be in a sense of, I thought this
week was going to be a final test of me bouncing back but I answered that a
week or 10 days ago. I'm really not worried about the season at all from the surgery
standpoint. I'm really happy. I'm actually ready to get out of here. It's been
a long spring."
As for Rocco, he belted a home run to left, his second in his last two games.
"I mean, I feel
alright. I could always be seeing the ball better, making more hard contact
consistently," said Baldelli. "But I feel pretty good, and I'm happy with how Spring Training is
going so far."
It speaks volumes that Baldelli is speaking more about specific baseball adjustments than his health.
"I would have been
very pleased to come in and just get on the field consistently, and just get in
some kind of baseball shape, and I think I have, and I feel good," said Baldelli.
More from Fort Myers on Tuesday, when Clay Buchholz pitches against the Rays. Speaking of that, it really is starting to feel like Buchholz will make that April 12 start in Anaheim — and perhaps even another start after that — before Brad Penny takes that spot. The Red Sox have made no such announcement yet, but I'm starting to get that feeling. We'll find out soon if I'm right. There's no doubt about this — Buchholz has earned that start or two.
A line drive finale for Lowell
Yes, Terry Francona did say before the game that "Mikey is going to get two at-bats today and DH."
As it turns out, Lowell wanted a chance to run out of the box, which he didn't get while striking out and popping up in his first at-bats.
The final at-bat, taken in the bottom of the seventh inning was far more successful. Lowell watched a ball, then looked at a strike before raking a hard, clean, line single over the head of the shortstop and into center field.
FYI, Buchholz was absolutely lights out today, three perfect innings.
The return of Mike Lowell
Yes, Mike Lowell is in the Boston batting order for the first time since Game 3 of last October's Division Series against the Angels. He will be batting fifth, serving as the DH.
Last time we all saw Lowell play a game, he was hobbled, and a shell of his normal self.
I'll give you pitch-by-pitch updates of Lowell's at-bats for those of you who can't watch live.
Also, I'll fill you in on Clay Buchholz's start and any other interesting happenings of the game.
Looking for a Mr. Camp? The early nominee is Nick Green. The 29-year-old veteran journeyman — who has 275 games of Major League experience and a lot of service time in the Minor Leagues — is hitting .478 with two homers and five RBIs over 23 at-bats.
Unfortunately for Green, it's hard to imagine a roster spot will be open to him unless there is a trade of a certain veteran shortstop, which is highly unlikely.
Buchholz and crisis management; Pap breaks out slider
While the star of the day was top prospect Daniel Bard and his 100-mph fastball (I'm not sure poor Mike Aviles ever saw it), Clay Buchholz and Jonathan Papelbon also had interesting outings against Puerto Rico.
Buchholz got into jams in both of his innings, and got out of them. This is significant because this is the same type of thing that would just sink him last year, be it in Spring Training or the regular season.
"First inning, two
guys on, nobody out. Last year, it would have just snowballed and there would
have maybe been three runs at the least," Buchholz said. "My thought process was alright, make a
pitch right here, get a groundball. I struck somebody out and then pop fly,
nobody advances. Last guy I struck out. That first inning made me go in the
dugout and just take a deep breath and say, OK, once again, I've been in that
position and I knew how to do it more [now].
"And second inning, right off the
bat, bases loaded, nobody out. From then on, my mindset was minimize and get a
groundball or get a flyball and I came out lucky and got a double play and then
ended up getting out of it with just one run."
As for Papelbon, he is making a concerted effort to integrate the slider into his mix this season. Of course, Papelbon already has that lethal fastball and split, but the slider can give him a new wrinkle.
Papelbon said he hasn't thrown it much since converting to reliever for good in 2006.
"Today, I felt
like I wanted to go out there and throw my slider more and I was able to do
that well," Papelbon said. "Just because,
for me, I feel like it's time to kind of give those hitters something else to
look at. For me, adding another pitch will just, I feel like, make me better. I
felt really good today and I'm really pleased about it."
Grapefruit League rotation; Ortiz returns to practice
We have a pitching order, at least for the first few games.
Ace Josh Beckett will be the first Boston pitcher to take the mound in Spring Training, when he faces Boston College at City of Palms Park on Wednesday afternoon. Tim Wakefield pitches that night at the Twins' complex.
Jon Lester pitches at home against the Pirates on Thursday, followed by Michael Bowden at Port Charlotte against the Rays on Friday. Lefty Kris Johnson, a Minor Leaguer, starts against Northeastern on Saturday afternoon, and Clay Buchholz pitches that night at City of Palms against the Reds.
And to come back in and answer Julia's question. David Ortiz's shoulder is fine. He was back out there taking BP today after missing two days of workouts.
Papi stays inside
For the second straight day, David Ortiz did not participate in outdoor drills with his teammates. Is it Papi's knee that was surgically repaired after the 2007 season? Is it that left wrist that kept him out for seven weeks last year?
Relax, you Red Sox Nationers. It's nothing of that sort. Ortiz merely had a bit of a sore shoulder and will be back out there for a full day of drills on Saturday.
"He's a little better," said Red Sox manager Terry Francona.
"Actually, a lot better. We held him back one more day. I think he probably just overdid
it the other day a little bit. He's not a guy that's probably done a ton of
throwing coming into camp. We go out there and he does the groundballs with
everybody and then he went home and fell asleep on it but I think tomorrow he'll
be fine. It's his left shoulder. It's sore. It's nothing that anybody has had
any concerns about."
To give you an idea of how slow camp has been the last few days, Ortiz actually drew a crowd at his locker to talk about the nagging shoulder. He completely downplayed it, saying that he was fine and that he expects to be back on the field tomorrow.
"It's just the kind of thing that happens and you have to do what you have to do, you know?" Ortiz said.
After the workout, Ortiz, still in workout shorts and a Red Sox sweatshirt, could be seen sitting in the drivers seat of his red ferrari. Nice ride!
In other news, Josh Beckett threw his first live BP of the spring and looked pretty impressive in doing so.
"Thought Beckett
did well," Francona said. "[He] kept the ball down and stayed in his delivery."
Clay Buchholz, Jon Lester, Tim Wakefield and Justin Masterson were some of the other significant pitchers to face hitters.
Stay tuned Saturday, as Francona will unveil his early Grapefruit League pitching rotation at that time. I know, it doesn't quite compare to the Kevin Garnett knee injury in terms of news value, but interesting to pent-up Sox fans nonetheless.
Buchholz working on the mental game
Nobody has ever questioned the gift that Clay Buchholz has in his right arm, from the mid 90s fastball to that sweeping curveball to the changeup that freezes hitters. But obviously something led to his 2-9 record and 6.75 ERA last year, during his stints in the Major Leagues. It was the mental side, which Buchholz acknowledged in a session with the media on Thursday, official reporting day here at Spring Training.
"You live and learn, and I learned a lot from last year," Buchholz said. "It's definitely
mental. Physically I worked pretty hard this offseason, throwing a lot more. I
feel like I'm in better shape. The mental side of it, I've always heard, it's
90 percent mental and 10 percent physical. I know have the athletic ability to
do it but if you don't have the right frame of mind to go about it, I don't
think you'll succeed so that was a big part of it this offseason."
To get a handle on the mental aspect, Buchholz met with former Major Leaguer Bob Tewksbury, who is the sports psychology coach for the Red Sox.
had a couple of meetings with Mr. Tewksbury, and he just helped me on some
little things to go out there and think about," Buchholz said. "If you have negative thoughts
going through your head when you're on the mound during a game, you sort of
have to step off the mound, take a breath and try to make a pitch instead of
worrying about the next batter the inning before. That was my deal last year."
What will Buchholz's deal be this year? The Red Sox have Josh Beckett, Jon Lester, Daisuke Matsuzaka, Tim Wakefield and Brad Penny slated for the rotation and John Smoltz pegged for a spot once he is given medical clearance.
Buchholz isn't thinking about that right now. He's just thinking about getting his own game back on track. Last year was an utter nightmare. It's hard to forget the sight of Buchholz just completely losing it at Camden Yards that night in August in what proved to be his final Major League start of the season. From there, he went to Double-A, and then to the Arizona Fall League. This from the kid who tossed a no-hitter the previous September.
"I'd get in a jam last year and I'd try to make a pitch perfect instead of just
making a pitch and that's where I got behind in the count all of last year.
that was exactly my mindset in the bullpen that I just threw. Really easy and
try to hit the third of the plate, instead of right on the black, and that's how
I'm going to go about it."
In other news, knuckleballer Tim Wakefield held court with the media this morning and expressed optimism about working with Josh Bard again.
said that three years ago that I never had somebody work as hard as he did to
try to catch me and do the right things," Wakefield said. "He was truly a professional — his attitude
and his preparation for the way he went about his work and I look forward to
working with him again."
Theo Epstein and Terry Francona will do their annual opening of camp address to the media at noon. It won't be the same this year without the annual question of asking whether Manny is expected to arrive in camp on time.
Lastly, please e-mail me a few more questions at firstname.lastname@example.com. I'm hoping to post an in-box — formerly known as mailbag — by tomorrow.
All for now.