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c2o wrote:MSUDawg wrote:c2o wrote:OarChambo wrote:Any Ole Miss fans in the house? Kansas?
Not a Kansas fan, but I'm a Turner Gill fan. I'm conflicted.
Can I ask why you're a Turner Gill fan? Are you a Nebraska fan or Buffalo fan?
Nebraska fan.
Gotcha. That was rough for him yesterday. I still think he needed to stay at Buffalo or a lower tier school for a little while before making a jump like that. I'm not sold on him as a head coach at a BCS school yet, we'll see what happens.


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It's only early April, yet a picture is emerging of the New Zealand conference being a two-team race - with the late-season clashes between the Crusaders and Chiefs likely to determine first and second place.
Those games - in rounds 15 and 19 - will probably do more; they will most likely determine which of the two heavyweights takes home advantage into the play-offs.
Predictions are always dangerous but it is hard to see past these two; one will win the title, the other will come close. As Blues coach John Kirwan said: "The Chiefs are the best football team in the competition. They strangled us and they are very good at it."
Last weekend illustrated why the Chiefs and Crusaders are beginning to pull away - both won tough games without significant numbers of first choice players. Super Rugby has ceased to be a sprint and big names alone can't carry a side to the title. It's not like Super 12, when it was all about who had the best starting XV. No one really worried back then about the second tier in the squad - they were maybe given a run against the bottom side but other than that, barely used.
The Chiefs and Crusaders have best adapted to the new mindset that the second tier are critical. They believe the back-up has to be highly capable, as the longer season makes injuries and fatigue inevitable. The back-up is going to be used, and often in crucial games.
It says everything about the calibre of the Crusaders that they were able to win in Cape Town with their third-choice first-five and second-choice halfback. They were also without Kieran Read, Richie McCaw, Owen Franks (he limped off early) and Israel Dagg. It was a victory that shattered this age-old notion that one franchise hoarding a log-jam of players is not to be encouraged.
That may once have been true but not now. The likes of Tyler Bleyendaal, Willi Heinz, Tom Marshall and Luke Whitelock can be confident that, despite the world class performers ahead of them at the Crusaders, they will have an opportunity to showcase their talents and feel they are making a meaningful contribution.
It's the same at the Chiefs, where they made a handful of voluntary changes against the Blues and cruised home without drama. They lost aspiring All Black Ben Afeaki and were able to replace him with another, Ben Tameifuna. They could inject Sam Cane off the bench when the game was virtually theirs and it would seem competition is so intense at lock that captain Craig Clarke can't be certain of his spot.
They Chiefs could swap out Bundee Aki and Richard Kahui in their midfield and not lose anything by bringing in Andrew Horrell and Tim Nanai-Williams. They have reached their first bye with the equivalent of seven wins from seven games and are expecting to welcome back Mo Schwalger and possibly Robbie Robinson from injury.
"We are pretty fortunate to have some depth in that area," Chiefs coach Dave Rennie said of his front-row stocks. Of Tameifuna in particular: "He's in a lot better nick than he was this time last year and, with Ben Afeaki getting injured, he's going to be really important to us. We need to be at our best at the business end of the competition and I think we're building."
Building and peaking are critical and the Crusaders and Chiefs have the best chance of doing both as they are able to manage the workloads of key players while still winning.
In comparison, the Blues made several changes to play the Bulls and not only lost but played poorly. The gap between their best players and second tier was obvious. Angus Ta'avao is some way behind Charlie Faumuina. Baden Kerr at first-five is not yet operating as consistently as Chris Noakes and wing Waisake Naholo struggled to deal with the high ball and not-so-high ball.
The Blues don't have the depth to rotate effectively. That has to be their goal over the next two seasons - build a squad of 30 genuine Super Rugby players.


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Butterfly Bush (Buddleia Lo and Behold® 'Blue Chip') Zones 5–9
Buddleias are easy-care plants, but they're invasive in some areas. Look for sterile cultivars 'Blue Chip' (shown) and 'Purple Haze,' which don't set seed and therefore don't run wild. "They're shorter and more compact, and because they're sterile they have a much longer flowering season," Staddon says. "Get them going in the garden and they'll quietly take care of themselves."
Flower Carpet® Groundcover Rose (Rosa cultivars) Zones 5–10
If you've skipped growing roses because the very thought of pruning and fighting leaf spot makes you too tired to go outside, your dreams have come true. Flower Carpet® roses are a groundcover alternative to fussier rose varieties — disease-resistant, drought-tolerant and unintimidating, they're guaranteed to come in a color you love. "There's no special way to prune them," Staddon says. "Even if you take a pair of shears to them in the middle of the growing season, you'll have new buds in 20 to 25 days."
Katrina® African Iris (Dietes x 'NolaAlba') Zones 8–11
African iris is a true beauty — but one that gives gardeners fits because it tends to succumb to crown rot in areas with high humidity and heavy soils. Until there was Katrina®, that is, an exotic-looking variety that tolerates these problems gracefully and flowers over a very long season. The clean bloom outlines and strappy foliage fit well in both traditional and contemporary garden schemes.
Itoh Peony (Paeonia 'Keiko') Zones 4–9
Itoh peonies, which are crosses between herbaceous peonies and tree peonies, grow well over a wide range of climates and feature stunning foliage, giant blooms and a bounty of available colors. "I have come to be an enormous fan of them," says Nicholas Staddon, the director of new plants for plant breeder Monrovia. "The flowers are to die for. People think they're hard to grow, but it's absolutely not the case — peonies outlive most of us. When you're pushing up daisies, your peonies will still be pushing up blooms." All they need is a good organic mulch and you're off to the races.
Beesia (Beesia deltophylla) Zones 6–8
This groundcover grows about 18 inches high and is perfect for dappled shade. But its best attribute is its heart-shaped gunmetal blue foliage, which is offset by masses of snow-white flowers in spring. "The color is just striking," Staddon says. "Plus this plant is very easily maintained and not at all invasive."
Red-Flowered Yucca (Hesperaloe parviflora 'Perpa') Zones 5–10
This drought-tolerant favorite is a showstopper, shooting up six-foot red flower spikes over succulent blue-gray foliage. "This plant does fabulously well in high heat and is unbelievably hardy," Staddon says. "It establishes itself quickly and can double its size in a year." The new cultivar Brakelights® features blood-red blooms rather than the traditional coral red and attracts droves of hummingbirds and butterflies.
'Ivory Prince' Hellebore/Lenten Rose (Helleborus x hybridus 'Walhelivor') Zones 4–9
More vigorous than other varieties of hellebore, the creamy blooms of 'Ivory Prince' signal the end of winter in the woodland garden. What's more, the plant is practically problem-free. "If you want a hellebore, this is the one to try because you'll be successful with it," Staddon says. "It carries the day when it comes to hardiness."
Midknight Blue® Agapanthus/ Lily of the Nile (Agapanthus x 'Monmid') Zones 6–10
If you've grown agapanthus before, you may have been frustrated getting these lovely South African natives to flower consistently or to overwinter successfully. "Many people give up," Staddon says. "But Midknight Blue® is different — if you live in hardiness zones six through ten, you'll have success with this plant. It establishes itself well, it has a nice deep green fleshy leaf, and the flower color is striking — it's the deepest blue of any agapanthus."
Balboa Sunset® Trumpet Vine (Campsis radicans 'Monbal') Zones 4–11
This plant wants no babying — no extra fertilizer, no water, no love at all. "I once heard the plantsman Michael Dirr say, 'If you can't grow Campsis, you should go and sell shoes,'" Staddon says. Leave this climber to its own devices near a trellis or fence and it will reward you with vigorous growth and a bounty of trumpet-shaped red blooms. (One area's vigorous vine is another area's invasive nightmare. Be sure to check with your local extension office before growing trumpet vine.)
Diabolo® Ninebark (Physocarpus opulifolius 'Monlo') Zones 2–7
This is a classic, long-lived garden choice that's been around for many years, but many gardeners are still unfamiliar with it. "Diabolo® is a great four-season plant," Staddon says. "She's got great reddish foliage and will set white flowers in late spring that will turn into berries you can make jellies from. When she loses her leaves you've got amber-colored exfoliating bark to look at. And she's absolutely bulletproof."


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rubicon rear end question
my 35 in the rear blew so i found a rear end from a tj rubicon..will it just bolt in? and will it work with my 15" rims.. cuz i know it uses different brakes
It should bolt right being that they are both TJ's. There may be two problems though: A Rubicon has disc brakes and a Rubicon has 4.10 gears so you'd need to regear the front to match. The brake problem should be able to be solved by converting the front to disc. Hopefully someone else will chime in on exactly how to convert the brakes.
IT is a walk in the park. It should take ya like 2 hours to toss that axle in the jeep. It is a direct bolt on/in. The driveshaft will need a new joint, 1310 to 1330. Then you might run one more issue with the driveshaft being a little long since the dana 44 diff is about a inch longer.
alright so it seems like it isnt too too much work to make it work.. but do 15" rims clear for the disk brakes..it alread has disk infront. and since i have 307 gears now i would be driving 2wd only cuz i cant regear the front
Your 15" wheels will fit. That is what I am running on my Ruby. Make sure you get the ebrake cables with the new axle. (the ones going to each side) Also the locker in the ruby axle uses very low air pressure to activate. You may have to do some research on that. Or just buy a compressor that is made for a Rubicon axle.
cool :)
thanks everyone for the help!
You can make the ebrake cables work from your drum brakes to the disc brakes just fine. I did. To make the locker work it takes about 5psi to lock them. You can run a normal compressor with a valve on it for the locker. You can also get the ruby pumps (simple to wire up)
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P3AT with either CD or the Zombie bullets. Backup to my 642, although I don't feel undergunned if only carrying the .380. :)
This is a discussion on 380 ammo within the Defensive Ammunition & Ballistics forums, part of the Defensive Carry Discussions category; Walther PPK/s with PDX ammo. NOT my EDC however....
Walther PPK/s with PDX ammo. NOT my EDC however.
Best way to win a gun fight? "That's easy, don't show up." --Wyatt Earp
--If youre carrying a gun for self-defense, dont practice like a marksman. Practice like a gunfighter.
--Always be nice until it's time to not be nice.
P3AT with either CD or the Zombie bullets. Backup to my 642, although I don't feel undergunned if only carrying the .380. :)
Best .380 I found for is Speer's Gold Dot JHP, tested through denim, hogs head w/ meat and 2 water jugs. That's what I run in my backup .380
Always Carry, Never Tell. Stay Safe.
.45 ACP, .40 S&W, .380 ACP, .357 Mag, .22LR, 5.56
Beretta 84FS, Remington Golden Sabre 102 grain.
Generally speaking I don't think the small .380s and JHP ammunition mix well. The short barrels bleed off some of what little velocity the .380 ACP starts with, and little tiny guns tend to have more functioning issues in general, and specifically with non-ball ammunition (in my experience anyway). For a larger gun like the 84FS, which is boringly reliable and has nearly a 4" barrel, I think JHP of one form or another is fine. If I carried a mini-.380 like a LCP, P3AT, SIG 238, etc., I'd carry 95 grain ball.
"The Engine could still smile...it seemed to scare them" -Felix
380 95 Gr flat nose steel door 21 feet It also went through the 7/16 ply wood behind that.
Once apon a time I carried my LCP loaded with Hornady Critial Defense. Then my Kahr CM9 came along and I carry it loaded with Hornady Critial Duty. Then when it is really cold and I feel really strong I carry my Beretta PX4 SC .40 cal. again loaded with Critical Duty ammo. If it is really HOT out and I have draw string shorts and t-shirt on that is the only time I do the .380 thing anymore. The End.
Kahr CM9, Beretta PX4 SC .40, Ruger LCP/LM, Dan Wesson .357, Beretta 21A .22, Four Aces .22, H&R .22, Marlin .22 rifle and 1946 Remington 12 gauge.
As for the crop of mini-9mm pistols, they are just enough bigger in most cases that I am not comfortable pocket carrying them. Something about the shape of an autoloader just doesn't work for me with pocket carry. I have no trouble carrying a small revolver in my pocket. My usual pocket gun is a S&W 642.
I really like the Beretta 84FS for the gun that it is. I accept the cartridge it is chambered for because there isn't a 9mm the same size that offers what the 84FS does: compact size, metal construction, 14 round capacity, DA/SA trigger, usable sights, extreme reliability and a grip that fits me like a glove. If Beretta could make it exactly the same size but in 9x19 I'd buy three. Until they do, I'll stick with the 84FS.
So, my two usual carry guns are the 84FS and the 642. I have a M&P45 4" that I carry from time to time when the mood strikes me, but it just doesn't have the character or feel that I like so much about the 84FS.
"The Engine could still smile...it seemed to scare them" -Felix
I carry a Bersa Thunder with CorBon Power Points. The CorBon power points have good stats but only in a full size 380.
The number of people killed because they didn't have "enough gun" is dwarfed by those who had none at all.
Buffalo bore is my first choice, 267 ft lbs, double tap is a distant second at 200ft lbs in .380 for me.
I think gold dots or cor bon dpx would be pretty good as well but i dont run them.
I had the critical defense for a couple of years but had 3 ftf out of 50 recently so i quit carrying them.
Swapped my LCP for a sig 238 and find shooting the heavy loads much more controllable and accurate now.
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Hornady CD or Speer Gold Dot in my P238.
I think if Buffalo Bore run thru your gun reliably that's probably what I'd carry.


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Clever Arguments, Atrocious ScienceJohn Carey
Intelligence and Class Structure in American Life
By Richard J. Herrnstein and Charles Murray
Free Press 845pp $30
At the core of the American psyche is the belief that hard work, education, and perseverance can overcome any disadvantage of wealth, background, or class. It may even be true. The history of the U.S. is filled with individuals rising from rural poverty or immigrant ghettos to gain affluence, political power, or Nobel prizes.
These successes are even more striking given the public prejudices arrayed against many of these people. After the great wave of immigration from eastern and southern Europe in the early 1900s, for instance, a Denver Post columnist warned that New York City had become "a cesspool" of "immigrant trash." Social scientists "proved" that the new Americans, many of them Jewish, would drag down the nation's average intelligence, since they scored lower on IQ tests.
But a funny thing happened on the way to the future. Within decades, the "trash" was not only rising through society but also was showing remarkable gains in the supposedly fixed measure of IQ. In fact, Jews now score some 10 points higher than the white average.
Consider another group of "new" Americans, the newly freed blacks of the late 1800s. Historians say they shared the immigrants' belief in education as the path to advancement. By World War I, Northern blacks were outscoring Southern whites on Army IQ tests. Haverford College's Roger Lane has found that black literacy rates in Philadelphia quadrupled in the 1890s. Rising achievement led to blacks' first major political demand--that the city award jobs based on written exams.
But even though blacks performed better than white rivals on the tests, achievement didn't open doors. Philadelphia refused to hire accordingly, leaving "trained black doctors working as bell-hops," says Lane. "As a result, the hunger for education got beaten out."
These facts are only hinted at in The Bell Curve, the controversial new book by conservative American Enterprise Institute Fellow Charles Murray and late Harvard psychologist Richard J. Herrnstein. The authors admit "immigrants have sometimes shown large increases" in IQ, and that a lack of education can cause poor test performance. But their thesis is exactly the opposite: IQ scores, they say, are largely immutable and represent innate intelligence.
The ranks of the cognitively inferior, they assert, are disproportionately filled with blacks, Latinos, and today's immigrants. And that's a serious disadvantage, because low IQ--not education or opportunity--is the key factor underlying problems ranging from poverty and criminal behavior to out-of-wedlock births and being a bad parent. "Success and failure...are increasingly a matter of the genes that people inherit," the authors warn. That people can get ahead by plain hard work is "no longer true."
Worse, they add, growth of the dumb population may already be dragging America down. All of this is "uncomfortable" truth that the authors purport to be bravely revealing. To deny it, they say, is to cave in to political correctness.
There are grains of truth--and much cleverness--in this argument. People differ in a wide range of talents and abilities, and being smart is unquestionably an advantage. Moreover, the authors deserve credit for venturing provocative statements about social problems. They argue persuasively that many schools fail to challenge students, that affirmative action has undermined the perceived legitimacy of college degrees for minorities, and that America is increasingly split between haves and have-nots.
But The Bell Curve's message--that IQ is destiny--is not just politically incorrect, it's a breathtakingly wrongheaded interpretation of the underlying science. In fact, there's a grim sport for sharp-eyed readers in spotting the weak links, misrepresentations, and logical inconsistencies that riddle the supposedly objective analysis of the data.
Consider the book's assertion that IQ scores reflect fundamental cognitive ability and can be equated with "maturity...and personal competence." That's a huge reach. A number of social scientists, brusquely dismissed by the authors, say intelligence is many-faceted, and that IQ represents but one component. Yale's Robert J. Sternberg, for example, has constructed tests to measure "practical intelligence"--how well people deal with real-life situations. Scores on these tests predict job performance better than IQ tests--and scores don't differ among ethnic groups. What does IQ really represent? As the authors themselves point out, it seems to measure thinking speed.
Murray and Herrnstein forget to note other uncomfortable truths. Most of their key data come from a long-term study of some 12,000 people who once took an Armed Forces aptitude exam. But Pentagon scientists who administer it say the test isn't even an IQ test. Scores rise with the amount of schooling test-takers have, notes Bernard M. Baruch College's June O'Neill, who uses the test to study such issues as workplace discrimination. So it's no surprise that scores predict school performance.
Those who probe the statistics will find that many of the book's claims for the predictive power of IQ are dubious at best. If the average IQ of the U.S. drops just three points, the authors warn, poverty will jump 11%, crime 13%, and single motherhood 8%. But that assumes that all these measures change with every point difference in IQ. In fact, such negative outcomes rise only with increases in the number of people with very low scores--borderline retarded and below. Even then, they rise only modestly. For the vast majority, big differences in IQ lead to virtually no difference in such key measures as income. After all, the average IQ difference between any pair of siblings is 13 points, about the same as the black/white spread.
Even if we suspend reason and accept the book's belief in IQ, The Bell Curve founders on contradictions. Social scientists agree that IQ scores of all groups have risen some 15 points in the last 40 years--and the gap between whites and blacks has narrowed. So how can Murray and Herrnstein argue that growing social ills are partly caused by an increase in dumb folks? They admit that disadvantaged children adopted into more affluent and stable families can show big increases in IQ. So why do they insist IQs can rarely be changed? How can they say coaching doesn't raise scores over the long term, then dismiss a big long-term increase in a Milwaukee program as merely a product of coaching? And how can they denigrate the college degrees earned by blacks who matriculate despite lower SAT scores without saying that whites with the same SAT scores--the disadvantaged, perhaps, or children of alumni--are equally undeserving?
What's more, when it comes to key facts such as the high rate of blacks on welfare, the authors have to admit IQ isn't the explanation. They concede, for example, that data suggest "that blacks differ from whites or Latinos in their likelihood of being on welfare for reasons that transcend both poverty and IQ."
There are two inescapable conclusions. One is that IQ scores are not destiny, especially for the vast majority of us--of whatever color--who are not retarded. The other is that The Bell Curve is a house of cards constructed to push a political agenda--an attack on affirmative action, the welfare system, and schools that fail the gifted. Those views deserve airing. As Herrnstein and Murray argue, a forthright discussion of these issues might even lead to better social policy.
But to couch their opinions as scientific truth is downright dangerous. The Bell Curve could trigger insidious discriminapion. A century ago, doors closed on people striving for a better life just because of the color of their skin. Now, the slamming will be justified on the grounds of lower intelligence. That's not the kind of America we want to create.


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Located in Senigallia, Hotel Duchi della Rovere is minutes from Rocca Roveresca Castle and Palazzo del Duca. This 4-star hotel is within close proximity of Bagni M48 and Rotonda a Mare.
Make yourself at home in one of the 51 air-conditioned rooms featuring minibars and LED televisions. Complimentary wireless Internet access keeps you connected, and digital programming is available for your entertainment. Bathrooms have showers and hair dryers. Conveniences include phones, as well as safes and desks.
Pamper yourself with onsite massages, body treatments, and facials. You can take advantage of recreational amenities such as an outdoor pool and a 24-hour fitness center. Additional amenities at this hotel include complimentary wireless Internet access, wedding services, and a television in a common area.
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Re: December Suggestions
Ooh I became a Princess mostly by using passionate kisses. I suggest that we will be able to have the passionate kisses in X7. It's a more up close and personal kiss. Not a toddler one. So if you can do it in the winter game then you can do it at X7. Also since Granzella is making more intimate type of beds there is no reason that X7 bed should stay less intimate. You can go ahead and upgrade the beds in X7 to do animations and get as intimate at least like the Granzella bed. And there should be updated rewards. Also I think you should introduce the ability to slow dance with another avatar. Arm in arm, cheek to cheek.
Re: December Suggestions
A Cape Or Cloak preferably in Black and Red, one sold separately in which you can attach it to clothing items like a one piece outfit and maybe a black eye mask to go with it similar to the eye mask that was sold with the villains outfit back in February 2010.
Re: December Suggestions
as always i suggest a pool hall personal space, not w/ VeeMee tables though w/ the tables from the pool hall/bowling alley public space, preferably the tables y'all had a yr ago but the tables there now would work fine,. a pic cubehouse posted a few days ago about the arcade machine app had what looked to be a hall/alley personal space in the background, if y'all already have 1 in the works let me know & i'll quit asking lol
Re: December Suggestions
Many people would like to have a personal computer for browsing within Home. The London Pub shows that a browser is possible. Xi did the same thing. Either as an individual item or baked into a personal/clubhouse space. That way many of us would not have to log off of Home in order to use the PSN browser.
Of course, Terms of Service limitations would apply.
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item i would like to see, would be the straw edo hat that irem used to have, but i think granzella is sending one to the US soon so ill be fine then. some cool features i thought of whle on home today, being able to set where you go when you exit the door of your house (like in the harbor studio, how you can portal to the hub), i also would like to be able to orginze my personal spaces, i have a good 30 or so, and its kinda hard to find where i want to go sometimes. i would also REALLY like to see a club house like the japanese tea house, only with more ppl able to join, every one that has been there with me has agree'd that they really liked the feel of the place, and we plan on partaking in it more offten, but its hard only having a few ppl there at a time, a club would be really nice, mabe do a few houses? or atleast a japanese style caslte, or building that is that detailed, and with options like that.
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Ski and Ride Safety - Helmets
HELMETS - Questions & Answers
Q: Does NSAA promote the use of helmets?
A: Yes. Helmets may help reduce the incidence and severity of head injuries in the event of a blow to the head. The National Ski Areas Association promotes the use of helmets and encourages guests to educate themselves on the benefits and limitations of helmets. If you choose to wear a helmet, it is important to ski and ride as if you are not wearing one. Helmets should not be perceived as a panacea for slope safety. What's most important is for you to follow the Your Responsibility Code, the safety rules of the slopes. Slope safety education and personal responsibility are key to long-term slope safety. Helmets should be viewed as a second line of defense. Skiing safely and in control is the first line of defense.
Q: If I fall or hit a tree while skiing, will a helmet protect me from getting hurt?
A: A helmet can make a difference in reducing or preventing injury and many skiers and snowboarders today are choosing to wear them. Helmets are designed to reduce the severity of head injuries, but they are most effective at providing protection at speeds of 12 mph or slower. If you hit a tree, object or another skier at moderate or high speed, a helmet may not prevent or reduce a serious injury.
Q: I see that many children enrolled in ski school are wearing helmets. Will my child be safer if she wears a helmet?
A: Whether or not your child is enrolled in ski school, a helmet can make a difference for your child in reducing or preventing injury from falls or other impacts. They are most effective at slower speeds. Be sure to have your child properly fitted for a helmet if you decide that he or she should wear one. And don't forget to teach your child to ski or snowboard responsibly.
Q: Are skiing and snowboarding as safe as they used to be? Few people used to wear a helmet. Is a helmet a key piece of safety equipment in this day and age?
A: Skiing and snowboarding have always had some risks, but they also have an excellent safety record. Your chances of being seriously injured or dying on the slopes is less than one in a million. Each skier or snowboarder's behavior has as much or more to do with the safety of the sports as does any piece of equipment. Following "Your Responsibility Code" is the key to promoting your and others' safety. If you choose to wear a helmet or use other types of equipment to protect yourself, be sure you understand the limits and proper use of that equipment. Don't let any safety equipment give you a false sense of security.
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A: A helmet designed for recreational snowsports. There are a variety of helmets available that conform to the American Society of Testing and Materials (ASTM) standard F2040. It is important that any helmet be properly fitted and that it not uncomfortably restrict your vision or hearing. Read the helmet manufacturer's information and learn about what level of protection a particular helmet will provide. All models are not the same and do not provide the same level of protection.
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A report by analysts PwC has estimated that shale oil could boost the UK's economy by up to £50 billion by 2035. Shale gas production could account for almost 12% of the world's total oil supply by 2035 – equivalent to 14 million barrels of oil per day.
The economic boost would be due to significantly lower oil prices as the world taps into the energy held in shale rock, cutting costs faced by businesses and consumers. The Chancellor unveiled tax breaks for shale exploration in the UK in December 2012, and ended a moratorium on the controversial 'fracking' process, imposed after the technique caused two small earthquakes of 1.5 and 2.2 magnitude in the Blackpool area in 2011.
Fracking, or hydraulic fracturing, is a technique designed to recover gas and oil from shale rock, by using hydraulic pressure to split open the layers in shale rocks and release gas or oil 10,000 feet underground.
OptaSense has developed a breakthrough technology for fracture monitoring which can manage the fracturing process by listening to an optical fibre in a cable attached to the well itself. The OptaSense Distributed Acoustic Sensing (DAS) system provides wells with their own nervous system, enabling operators to react to events as and when they occur.
The hydraulic fracture monitoring service enables real-time monitoring of fracture fluid injection locations and provides an estimate of the volume of water and proppant (a material similar to sand , used to keep fissures created by the hydraulic pressure forced open) uptake at these locations. The system can monitor that the proppant and fluid that is injected into the borehole gets to the right place and, if not, it can provide information to enable the operator to modify the process immediately.
The ground-breaking OptaSense technology is enabling operators to monitor the entire well bore in a safe, cost-effective manner, providing real-time measurements including seismic activity.
It is enabling businesses to monitor the before, during and after fracking process. Real-time fracturing monitoring is a vital enabler for safe and effective shale gas and oil production and OptaSense is proud to be the custodian of this innovative technology. Shale gas and oil will be a huge opportunity for the UK economy and now is the time to act.


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In the midst of a difficult start to the season for the Warriors, Ngani Laumape has been a breakthrough bonus.
The NRL rookie enjoyed an outstanding debut in an otherwise forgettable day at Cronulla and gave another assured display on the wing in last week's vital victory over the Cowboys.
Today he lines up at centre against the fearsome Rabbitohs backline - a rapid rise for a 19-year-old who had barely played league until his late teens.
"He's definitely been a surprise packet for us," Warriors assistant coach Andrew McFadden tells the Herald on Sunday. "We had no expectations on Ngani - he was a young, raw kid. But he trains the house down and he is one of very few young players to have this fearless mentality - things don't seem to faze him. Whatever gets thrown in front of him, he sees it as a challenge and has a crack. His personality and attitude is the reason why he is doing so well."
"I don't know how I found myself here," jests Laumape, as he looks around the plush new Warriors gym after a long training session.
"It was a massive step up from the under-20s in terms of intensity and work ethic. But I was chasing something I really wanted to achieve.
"My hard work has paid off so far. I know I am nowhere near there yet but I have enjoyed it and hope I'll be sticking around."
Two NRL games doesn't make a career but Laumape has made a solid start. He looks comfortable when other debutants before him have been overawed. He has been solid in the air, forceful in possession and strong in defence.
Today's selection is a big call; playing just your third NRL match in arguably the most defensively challenging position, against probably the most free-scoring team in the competition.
While the unavailability of Dane Nielsen, Ben Henry and Dominique Peyroux has created a vacuum in the centres, the selection of Laumape when other, more experienced options were available demon-strates both the level of faith in the youngster and a commitment to the development strategy espoused heavily since 2012.
"A lot of young players get overawed or intimidated going out against big names but he just sees it as another person and that's the way it should be," says McFadden. "He has really stepped up to the challenge and has earned his spot."
"I want to challenge myself," says Laumape. "I wasn't going to back down to anyone just because they have a big name. I want to be myself; I know I have worked hard to get to where I was and had to believe in myself."
Of Tongan heritage, Laumape grew up playing rugby and starred for the Palmerston North Boys' High 1st XV, mainly at centre but also in the back row. During his final years at school, he turned out for the Feilding Falcons ("once I had my first league game, I loved it") and was recruited by the Warriors for the 2012 Toyota Cup season. His Junior Warriors debut was delayed as he came back from a serious knee injury but he soon prospered and became an ever-present, scoring 16 tries in 20 games last year.
He was brought into the Warriors NRL train-on squad and after some early struggles began to find his feet.
"Our first impression wasn't very good and day one on the track [during pre-season], he probably didn't perform that well," says McFadden. "But he knew where he was back then and where he wanted to be."
He impressed in the trials against Gold Coast and Penrith (Warriors coach Matt Elliott said after the Hamilton match that Laumape "looked like a first grader, didn't he?") and was solid for the Vulcans before getting his chance in round three.
"After Matt Elliott told me [I was playing], I wanted to get off the phone and pinch myself to see if it was real or not," says Laumape. "I was overwhelmed. I couldn't believe it, as it came round so fast."
Apart from his own ambitions, Laumape has had an additional motivation to succeed - his two-year-old daughter Maria, whom he had to leave behind when he signed with the Warriors.
"I had to move away and leave my daughter in Palmerston North," says Laumape. "Once I was here, I knew there was no turning back. I didn't want to waste a year or two years being away from her and going back to Palmerston North with nothing. I knew I had to make the most of it."
The 1.78m, 98kg Laumape is known as 'Little Nugget' around Mt Smart, a reference to his similarity in build, running style and approach to compatriot Konrad Hurrell, who carries the 'Nugget' moniker. As Hurrell discovered last year, things get tougher after your first few games, as NRL teams are quick to analyse and dissect capabilities.
"No one knows about him now so it will get harder," agrees McFadden. "Teams will figure out how to defend him and if there are any weaknesses in his game. But he wants to learn and he will adapt to that. As long as he is playing good footy, he will stay in the mix. He has the right attitude."


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I first discovered Clothes on Film 8 months ago when looking for details pertaining to James Bond's wardrobe. Since then I've been a huge fan of Chris Laverty's blog.
His attention to detail, wide range of clothing reviews, and smart wit make learning about men's style through the silver screen fun and entertaining.
3 Reasons you should give Clothes on Film a look over:
- Chris' detailed analysis and breakdown of a character style is unmatched anywhere on the web. If you've ever wonder just what type of tousers Sean Connery wore as James Bond in Dr. No, look no further then Clothes on Film.
- The interviews with the costume artists gives you an inside view on the meaning they were trying to convey with color and cut. Learn from this and apply it in your own personal style.
- Clothes on Film gives you a new perspective to the same old movie – you'll find yourself paying attention to the details of Carey Grant's wardrobe in the movie To Catch a Thief, looking for how he takes an ordinary jacket and trousers and wears them in an extraordinary way.
I really enjoyed Clothes on Film's take when it comes to casual wear. Below you can see where he starts to go over Daniel Craig as James Bond wearing casual clothing on the streets of a rougher neighborhood – but Chris also covers unlikely style inspiration found in movies such as "The Big Lebowski" and the 1970s Cult Classic "The Warriors"
Finally, I need to say that this is not a review encouraging you to copy a particular actors style. Rather the intent here is to encourage you to pay attention to the details by learning from people (the costume designers) whose profession is conveying message through non-visuals.
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Clothes on Film Learning Style from the Silver Screen
Hi. This is Antonio over at Real Mean Real Style. And today, I'm going to be talking about the blog "Clothes on Film". And I feel that this is a neglected blog, one that is been putting out great content and is not getting as much traffic as it deserves. I'm sure a lot of…a lot of clothing designers, a lot of costume designers, people that pay attention to film and what people are dressing are paying attention to this website.
But I thought, it's going to be a smart decision for a lot of my audience, men who are simply looking to improve their personal style to come check out this website because, you know, first view, like we see this thing up here about "Captain America" and the First Trailer. Being a movie fan, I don't mind the-this is a bit of entertainment. But, it goes a lot deeper than this but let me-I'm getting ahead of myself. This blog was started by a gentleman named Chris Laverty.
And I've spoken-well, I've emailed and tweeted with him-a standup gentleman and he has a lot going on. But, you know, why should the average guy come to this website and check out clothes on film? Well, I'm about to show you. So, he gets into the, I mean, the nit gritty details of men's styles as we see on television shows and movies. And so, here is "Mad Men" on John Slattery and he goes-okay.
I've written actually an article very similar to this and which I break out, you know, the Mad Men's individual style. But, this is taken to a whole, another level. And he really goes into very, very deep detail as to what makes this particular character looks sharp. He talks about the double breast. He talks about, you know, the fit of the jacket. He talks about the fabric. He talks about the cut. All of the little details he goes into.
And that's just the start because then he goes over to a popular movie like "Inception". And we learned about Jeffrey Kurland and his costume and what, you know, what they were thinking when they put this together, what they wanted to portray. And I think that's very interesting. That's something about film. I don't think there are many other industries where you are going to see so much talent paying attention to such small things.
And all of it is recorded for you to observe. So, you can go to this website and you can learn about the costumes and the movie "Inception". And you're going to look at this film differently and I think that's something pretty powerful. You're going to start paying attention to those small details. What initially drew me to this website is I think I saw somewhere-it was reposted that he had basically broken down James Bond's style.
So, here he talks-we've got, you know, the latest James Bond film and some casual pulls from there. But, you know, where was I going to go with this? I think the one that I was really impressed with was this one-the Sean Connery in "Dr. No". And he breaks them, all of the pieces, how Sean Connery dressed in all of the movies and even talks about how-when he would actually re-wear certain outfits. Really, a great job.
I haven't seen anyone else do this, even breaks it down to, you know, whenever he takes the jacket off and all of these great details. Actually talks about the Dac [0:03:42] [Phonetics] trousers which, you know, who is paying attention to this stuff? I can tell you, you know, Chris is doing a-gosh! A great job and he, you know, just a little bit more about him. He has created clothes. He created clothes on film and he writes most of the content here.
And, yeah, overall, you know, a really approachable guy, very easy to get a hold of on Twitter. Okay. So, we talked about the James Bond. Here's "Live And Let Die". He gets into Roger Moore's Chesterfield Coat and then he pulls up some photos of the actual coat and he gets into great detail and shows how this, you know, we see how it looks in the movie and he pulls out photos of how it looks in real life. He also talks about, of course, Michael Douglas and his shirts.
And what's funny is then he revisits the latest Wall Street movie and talks about, you know, how things have changed and the new designs that we see here. Then, he goes into Michael Kane, which if you're not a fan of film, you know, Michael Kane used to, you know, be a huge star like on-not so much anymore, but he was very much a tough guy and has some great looks. And then he gets into a more modern movie, "Eastern Promises".
Then, he starts getting a bit casual. And this is where actually I feel the website is great for casual style because it starts giving us ideas. Now, normally, I wouldn't recommend the double-breasted with a turtleneck, but he shows how Mark Strong pulled this off and actually does a pretty good job. I, you know, not my cup of tea. I surely like this lower look, this great two-button, single-breasted, dark tooth check suit which he goes in a great detail and allows you to see a look and perhaps you can incorporate this into your personal style.
Even gets into more of a casual stuff here. We've got-what is it, "Knight and Day". And we can see Tom Cruise here on what looks like either…I think it's a denim button up but pays closer attention to the buttons. And we can see how that looks on a man. And then, he gets into some really casual things. I mean, who would have thought you could pull inspiration from "The Big Lebowski".
But, he does that and he talks about Jeff Bridges's sweater, an entire article on this sweater and basically more detail than you would have thought. But it really brings up, you know-hey, if you want to incorporate a cardigan, it's very good article read to help build a foundation. And he even touches things like "The Warriors". Now, I'm not advocating you out to get a leather vest with Warrior on the back.
But I can tell you that wearing a vest creatively can add a lot to a man's individual style. I've written about it and I like where…I like where Chris takes this. It is a overall, a very well-written blog that is very strong on visual images and it is well worth your time. He's got the Archive over here so you can just click to that and you will be taken to three years of articles. A lot to look at here.
Again, this is Antonio Centeno over at Real Men Real Style and I highly advice you check out the blog, "Clothes on Film". Have a great day. Bye-bye.
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Jacob Kaambak is a crocodile hunter. Not, you understand, a crocodile hunter in the mould of the late Steve Irwin, who wrestled with reptiles and put them in a zoo.
Kaambak prefers to slip up behind a crocodile in his dugout canoe and stab it between the shoulder blades with his iron-tipped spear. "Then I cut its head off with an axe to kill it."
Later he removes the skin to sell, the meat to eat and even the teeth which can be used as ornaments (though for some reason they seem less highly valued than dog or pig teeth).
His friend Philip Laklom also hunts crocodiles, but he prefers to catch his prey on a fishing line first. "When you have them hooked, you can pull yourself up close for the kill with the spear and then the axe."
These are characters who are used to life in the raw, where nature is respected, even worshipped, but also fought against in the battle for survival.
There was something comforting about having them show me the mighty Sepik River, which snakes its way 1226km through the heart of Papua New Guinea, home to one of the largest populations of the huge saltwater crocodile in the world.
As it happens, during the time I spent with them cruising the river in a dugout canoe I didn't see a lot of crocs because, Philip told me, "They don't like the main river because it is too busy, too noisy, so they stay in the lakes where it is quiet."
That presumably, is why it is safe for the small children who seem to spend much of the day splashing in the river.
During an early morning trip across one of the lakes that sprawl across the river's 70km-wide floodplain we did a couple of times spot red eyes reflected in the torchlight. "See there," said Philip. "That is a crocodile."
Unfortunately we didn't have time to investigate - we had a pre-breakfast date with a bird of paradise - but my interest was noted.
"You can come with us on a crocodile hunt if you wish," said Jacob later. "We have taken other tourists.
"You can watch while we catch the crocodile and kill it and skin it. You can eat some of the meat if you want. There will be many good pictures."
Unfortunately I didn't have the time to take up their offer - though I did later get to eat crocodile meat, which I thought was a little bland - but it does indicate how quickly the Sepik River people have recognised the chance to make a little money by letting tourists get a glimpse of what for them is just a part of daily life but for us is exciting and exotic.
Indeed, Sepik Adventure Tours, with which I was travelling, was started for exactly that reason.
Alois Mateus, Philip's cousin, was working for the Government when his fellow Gala clansmen approached him to complain that the - very few - tourists to visit the Sepik never went to their village of Meno.
"I looked at what some of the tourist companies were doing," he recalled, "and I thought, `I can do that'. So I started this company."
Sepik Adventures now takes about 200 people a year on trips up Papua New Guinea's second largest river, exploring local villages and wildlife in a place where daily life continues much as it has for hundreds of years.
To join one of their adventures you fly into the coastal town of Wewak where Alois, a big man with a bushy beard and an infectious smile, has his base at Surfside Lodge, opposite the airport and on a beautiful swimming beach.
Then there's a four-hour drive, over mostly good roads, through mysterious jungle-clad hills and lively villages with busy roadside markets, to Pagwi, where the road ends - and, with it, most traces of civilisation - and the mighty river begins.
Waiting there were Philip, the company's chief guide, Ivan, our canoe skipper, Kenneth, the cook - all relations of Alois - and the dugout canoe which would be our base for the next few days. This canoe was about 10m long and 1m wide, made in traditional fashion from the trunk of a single tree, but powered by a non-traditional outboard motor and with equally untraditional cane chairs to sit in.
It's a marvellous way to get around, the wind and spray of the journey disguising the crushing humidity and temperatures of around 40C, and the chairs comfortable enough to doze off in.
Not that I did doze off because there were always things to see.
The river is the highway in this region, so it is always full of canoes, a few also powered by outboards but most relying on old-fashioned paddle power; many with just one occupant out fishing, others carrying whole families on an outing; some laden with goods being transported between the roadhead and a village; now and then clusters gathered in the shade of a tree so the occupants could share a smoke, a beetel nut and a chat.
At regular intervals along the way were villages. A few, near Pagwi, have an iron roof or two, much prized for facilitating the collection of drinking water, but the overwhelming majority of houses are built in traditional style, on stilts with palm leaf roofs and woven panel walls.
There was plenty of wildlife - fish eagles diving for prey, turtles popping up their heads for a quick glance, graceful white herons and egrets stalking delicately along the river's edge, songbirds trilling from the trees and fish jumping for insects.
There was an even greater abundance of insect life, especially mosquitoes, many of which carry nasty diseases. This meant I was permanently smeared with a thick layer of repellent (I still got bitten, but I didn't catch anything).
The banks were lined with tall reeds or with what looked to be jungle but was often some family's garden, as many of the lofty trees had been planted for their food, and plots of vegetables were growing underneath.
From time to time we stopped to check on some activity, interesting to me, but part of humdrum daily life for my guides.
When Philip showed me his home at Meno, for instance, a man was doing bark painting, meticulously putting a traditional design on a huge sheet of bark using red, yellow and white clays, watched by an admiring crowd of youngsters (or were they watching the white visitor watch the painting?).
At Aibom village a woman called Alexia was using her powerful hands to knead lumps of clay into pots, ranging from huge fireplaces designed to allow fires to be burned inside the huts to smaller decorative vessels in a design based on an eagle's beak. After completion, she explained, the pots were cured in smoke and baked in the sun. "It makes them very strong."
As we passed Kamanjau village a woman was sitting on the bank washing sago - the staple food in this area - but she was shy and hid behind her dress when I gestured to my camera.
Downstream a family group were taking it in turns to chop the pith out of a sago palm. They weren't shy at all and posed enthusiastically for photos while their pigs took the opportunity to scoff any scraps.
On the edge of Sambri village I spied a man called Lawrence making a canoe with an adze, an axe and a couple of planes. He didn't want his photo taken either, saying, "No, not me, only the canoe, if you want to".
When we arrived in Joseph's village of Palimbe, where he joined us to provide local knowledge, the women had just returned from a fishing expedition and the children were gutting and washing the dozens of fish caught.
After doing their work the children gave a delightful demonstration of how the outside world is reaching even this remote corner by playing a game of "What's the time, Mr Wolf?"
Surprisingly, although fish and sago are the main food in these parts, I was never offered any.
Instead Kenneth used his spirit stove to whip up what I imagine is seen as white man's food: bacon and eggs for breakfast, chicken, onion and salt sandwiches for lunch and dinners of rice, a few packet vegetables and chicken legs or pork steaks.
We slept one night in the relative sophistication of Ambunti Lodge, which Alois' company owns, where I enjoyed a room with its own shower, toilet, fan and electric light, though the power goes off at 9.30pm.
There is, I was told, a Government power generator in the village which theoretically provides round-the-clock electricity but rarely has fuel. The lodge prefers to use the supply provided by a local church which is more reliable but sensibly shuts off at night.
Otherwise, accommodation was in village guesthouses, pretty much like ordinary huts except that we had the added comfort of sleeping mats, mosquito nets and the cane chairs from the canoe. It's not luxury but it's perfectly adequate and I certainly never felt unsafe.
In Palimbe they had even dug a visitors' toilet, with a plastic surround and a wooden seat over the hole, and because it was in a swampy area and infested by mosquitoes, one of the locals insisted on running ahead and spraying it each time I set out to pay a visit.
As that indicates, the people on the Sepik River are very keen indeed to attract more tourists, because of the money they bring.
"We don't need money for food," explained Philip, "because we can grow or catch that for ourselves. But we do need money for school fees and to buy outside goods like petrol for our outboards, clothes and tools. And if you live here, there are not many ways to get money."
* Jim Eagles visited the Sepik River as guest of Air New Zealand, Air Niugini and the Tourism Promotion Authority of Papua New Guinea.


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CINCINNATI – The Yellow Jackets won their second-consecutive match on Friday, as the men's tennis team traveled to Mount St. Joseph for a Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference showdown. The Purple and Gold were never threatened by the Lions, as DC won by a final of 7-2.
Defiance set the tone of the match early in doubles' play, as the Jackets swept all three matches to jump out to a commanding 3-0 lead. The number one team comprised of Ryan Nelson and Cord Speelman easily disposed of their opponents by a score of 8-1, and the three duo of Michael Vanderkolk and Justin Walker coasted to an 8-3 victory. Craig Bills and Mike Ross teamed up at the two spot to win by a final of 8-5 in DC's closest doubles' competition.
The team used the momentum from doubles to fuel its performance in singles' play. Nelson and Speelman won in straight-set fashion at the two and three positions to secure the DC victory.
Vanderkolk recorded a win in the closest match of the day at the six position, as the sophomore split the first two sets and prevailed in a super tiebreaker by a score of 10-5. Walker also notched a win, as the sophomore won by default.
With the victory, the Jackets even up their record in the Heartland at 1-1, while improving their season mark to 3-6. The Purple and Gold return home for a non-conference match against Central State on Tuesday, April 2. The contest is scheduled to begin at 4:00 p.m.
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Heather Skolnick, a philosophy, politics and law major, has helped construct houses for people in places from Binghamton to the Gulf Coast to Indonesia.
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There's the obvious stuff that earns graduating senior Heather Skolnick recognition: Phi Alpha Theta History Honor Society, Phi Beta Kappa Honor Society, Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society and making the dean's list every year she's been enrolled at Binghamton University. She's even the undergraduate representative on the Task Force on Undergraduate Education for the Digital Generation.
But to win the President's Award for Student Excellence and the SUNY Chancellor's Award for Student Excellence, there needs to be something more, an unusual commitment to life beyond books and the classroom.
Since she was in high school, Skolnick has traveled the world building homes for people in need through Habitat for Humanity and the Fuller Center for Housing. She's built homes near Bayside, Queens, where she grew up, in Binghamton, up and down the East Coast, in the Gulf Coast after Hurricane Katrina, in Armenia, and in Indonesia after a tsunami in 2010.
"I guess it's kinda my thing," the philosophy, politics and law major said a bit sheepishly. "I really like that the program gives you the opportunity to build and interact with the future homeowners. You're not just building with contractors. It's unlike any other type of community service because you can just see how grateful the family is that you're there helping them."
"And a house is a basic necessity. Kids can't do well in school if they don't have a stable home to sleep in and study in."
Not surprisingly, Skolnick, the president of Binghamton University's chapter of Broome County Habitat for Humanity, plans to keep building after graduation, at least in the short term. This summer she's riding the Fuller Center Bicycle Adventure from Seattle to Washington, D.C. With a group of about 20, she'll cover 50 to 100 miles a day and stop once a week to help build a house.
In the fall Skolnick has an offer to work in corporate philanthropy, though she refused to say at which company or even in which city for fear of jinxing it. She plans to work the next couple of years while preparing for law school, where she wants to study nonprofit law.
Assistant Professor Stephen Ortiz, who had Skolnick in his Latinos in 20th Century U.S. and U.S. Diplomacy in 20th Century classes, isn't surprised she's pursuing a branch of law that isn't the most lucrative. He pointed out that Skolnick wasn't required to take his Latinos in 20th Century U.S.; she did so to help her community service, which goes beyond building to include volunteering for political campaigns in her hometown, where Latinos are a growing population.
"She wanted to go beyond just going out and speaking the language," Ortiz said. "She wants to understand long-term issues facing the community. She knew it would be an important tool for her and her service work. That is a very forward way of thinking."
Ortiz believes Skolnick's rare combination of exceptional intelligence, strong work ethic, passion and engaging personality, "which are traits that often don't go together," will drive her beyond corporate work and into the heart of where change happens.
"She might disagree with me now, but I really see her moving into politics, either electoral or policy formation at some level because it's a way to effect change around her," he said. "She's someone we will hear a lot from in this state."
When it's pointed out to Skolnick that she could make a lot more money in another field of law, she responds quickly, "definitely," and then smiles. "The understatement of the century. But this makes me happy, so it's more worthwhile."
As she looks to her future, Skolnick realizes that building homes probably won't play the big role in her life that it does now, that work will have to come first. Although, she said, "Where there's a will, ...
"If my work schedule allows it, I'll keep doing it. But international builds are two weeks and I feel that having the opportunity to have two weeks off is a rarity now. But locally you can spend the weekend building. I do it at home all the time." And then she added with a laugh, "It's like a Saturday morning activity."


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Wings of Desire
Wings of Desire: gorgeous, luminous and haunting.
Wim Wenders' gorgeous, luminous and haunting reverie looks wonderful on this DVD version.
Wings of Desire is the story of two angels (Bruno Ganz and Otto Sander) who visit Berlin and observe the lives and thoughts of its people. As he watches a beautiful circus performer, gradually one of them decides that he want to leave his angelic existence and assume the life of an ordinary person.
With its rich sonic and musical texture, and piercingly beautiful images - shot mostly in black-and-white by Henri Alekan - the film manages both to take flight and to keep its feet on the ground.
In his commentary (supplemented by a few words from Peter Falk, who plays a former angel) Wenders explains the film's spontaneous genesis and swift development: financial pressures compelled him to film quickly, extemporising throughout. He gives some telling reflections on scenes, images and creative decisions.
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This choir is presented in North America under the name THE BULGARIAN WOMEN´S CHOIR; however, there is a more internationally renowned "Bulgarian Women's Choir" which is the private choir formed from the ashes of the old State Television Choir by the State Choir's manager Tanja Andreeva.
This is the choir for whom Phil Collins recently wrote the song "Transformation," featured on the soundtrack and DVD of Disney's "Brother Bear" hit movie; in Europe, they add 'Angelite' ("The Angels") to their name---however, in the U.S., this is the choir that has always been known as "The Bulgarian Women's Choir."
This artist needs to be split up and/or merged with either the Bulgarian State Television Female Vocal Choir or The Bulgarian Voices "Angelite" artists. Confusingly, the Angelite choir has the rights to this name in North America, while in Europe, the State Choir has the rights to "Bulgarian Women's Choir"
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A roundup of best-of-the-year pieces
• The Oregonian's Steve Duin names his Top 10 comics of 2009, including Joe Sacco's Footnotes in Gaza, Jeff Lemire's Sweet Tooth, and Adam Rapp and George O'Connor's Ball Peen Hammer.
• Joe Gross of the Austin American-Statesman lists his Top 13 comics of the year, including The Incredible Hercules, by Fred Van Lente, Greg Pak and others, and Wasteland: The Apocalyptic Edition, Vol. 1, by Antony Johnston and Christopher J. Mitten.
• Jerome Maida of the Philadelphia Daily News rolls out a curious, and DC Comics-dominated best-of list whose categories range from writer of the year to heroine of the year. DC/Vertigo's Scalped gets top series honors.
• Greg Hatcher at sibling blog Comics Should Be Good! looks at the best reprint collections of 2009.
• David Allen Jones, aka Johnny Bacardi, names his favorite comics of 2009, including Evan Dorkin and Jill Thompson's Beasts of Burden, Adam Warren's Empowered and Bryan Lee O'Malley's Scott Pilgrim vs. the Universe.
• At the Forbidden Planet International blog, writer Mike Carey and cartoonist David Baillie chat about comics (and other entertainment) of 2009.
• Dave Ferraro names the best superhero comics of the year, from Captain Britain and MI13 to Agents of Atlas to Batman and Robin.
• Tom Spurgeon continues his holiday interviews with writers discussing comics that are emblematic of the decade: Chris Allen on Powers; David Welsh on MW; and Robert Clough on ACME Novelty Library #19.
• Jason Yadao of the Honolulu Star-Bulletin looks back at the year in manga, and spotlights the growth of free online manga and Twitter.


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During the American Revolutionary War, the Mohawk leader Joseph Brant (1742-1807) was given the rank of captain and fought on the side of the British. This portrait was painted on the occasion of Brant's trip to England to negotiate the role of the Iroquois Confederation of the Six Nations in the conflict. He wears the silver gorget (a piece of armour for the throat) presented to him by George III. His Mohawk name, Thayendanegea, means "two sticks bound together", denoting strength. Frame: running moulding with carved ornament, gilded. Britain, second hald 18th century
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Traffic stopped as Tauranga residents marched through the city centre yesterday.
The rally aimed to highlight concerns at a loss of democracy in New Zealand. It was one of several marches held around the country yesterday at 2pm.
Rally leader Noel Peterson said the Government had bulldozed its way to change laws without consulting the public.
The event was about making sure opposing voices were heard, he said. "We don't get to say what we want to say on things. They're just done. It's time we ... took a stand."
Despite placards and a megaphone, the event was not a protest but a "demo for democracy" Mr Peterson said.
"We've got the democratic right to come together and voice our concerns. That's a democratic right to speak."
The rally began at Tauranga's waterfront and marched across Devonport Rd to Mid-City Mall where Mr Peterson and others spoke to the crowd of about 40.
Event organiser Michael Morris, who is standing for the Tauranga City Council at large in next month's local body elections, said the rally group comprised people representing concerns for several different issues but the overarching theme was the wish to be heard. Issues included animal testing as part of the Psychoactive Substances Act, changes to the Environmental Act 1986 and corporate greed.
"There's been a breakdown of democracy in New Zealand," he said. "Perhaps greater awareness will help. Also it's an election year. Hopefully people will get out and vote. Young people don't really seem to vote in the local elections, and they should."
Democrats Tauranga candidate Katherine Ransom said people needed to know how much democracy had already been lost by the Government. "We've lost the whole concept of 'power to the people'. [The rally] is about trying to get that back," she said.
Senior citizens Ron and Maureen said the Government appeared to be more concerned with making money than protecting people's rights. "The Government aren't listening to people," Ron said.
Maureen said demonstrating their concerns was important for their grandchildren. "I'm here for my grandchildren. Their lives aren't going to be good for them if it keeps going like this," she said.


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And You Shall Know Us by the Trail of Our Vinyl: The Jewish Past as Told by the Records We Have Loved and LostBy Roger Bennett & Josh Kun | Crown | 240 pages | $24.95
Bennett and Kun, who came of age musically as '80s teenagers, here pursue the "lost" history of their ancestors through vinyl collected from the '50s through the advent of CDs. But it goes back even further than vinyl to the cantorial "pop" stars of the '20s and '30s and Al Jolson's jazz singer — "a history of Jewish life in America not found in newsreels, history books, or organizational archives." So Bacharach, Manilow, and Streisand are here — but in the context of Met opera star Jan Peerce's Cantorial Masterpieces, Irving Fields's Bagels and Bongos, a million filthy comedy albums by Jewish comedians other than Lenny Bruce, and Israeli Prime Minister David Ben Gurion's somber spoken-word What Is a Jew? For every Jewish folk singer you may have heard of (Theodore Bikel, whose early career established Elektra Records), there's a name lost to time (folk star Gadi Elon). There's "Jewish music" sung in Yiddish or Hebrew, or secular music that just happens to be sung by Jews (Bobby Zimmerman, anyone?), or Jewish music sung by Gentiles (Connie Francis Sings Jewish Favorites). And absolutely everyone does Fiddler on the Roof, including Cannonball Adderley. Illustrated with scores of kitschy album covers and commentary from the likes of Neil Sedaka, Sandra Bernhard, and Ann Powers, Bennett and Kun have fashioned a parallel history of post-war American pop culture, as profound as it is quease-inducing.
—Jon Garelick
Araki Gold
Edited by Filippop Maggia | Skira | 239 pages | $55
The Japanese photographer Nobuyoshi Araki may have a notorious reputation — he favors partially undressed young Japanese women in various stages of bondage — but he's got the soul of a formalist. Nudes and bondage form only part of the new career retrospective collection Araki Gold but they are the most carefully composed work here. The fact that many of his models are dressed (or undressed) in kimonos, that almost all of them meet the camera with their own preternaturally calm gaze (Araki isn't turned on by distress), and that their gowns have been carefully color-coordinated with the surroundings, give the photos a sense of quiet, deliberate composition. But Araki's fascination keeps his subjects subjects instead of objects (and the little rubber dinosaurs and lizards he's fond of putting in the frame strike a note of whimsy).
Elsewhere there are conventionally "poetic" photos of flowers and some black-and-white shots from 1965 taken in Tokyo's Ginza district (many without the photographer having first looked through the frame) that suggest a stylized, rushed social realism. It's the women, though, who receive most of the photographer's love. My favorite photo is of his current favorite model, Kaomi, shot from the waist up as she stands with her hands behind her head. By printing the photo sideways, Kaomi looks to be floating in the air — and Araki's loving, deadpan camera treats the scene as if this is just what a muse could reasonably be expected to do.
—Charles Taylor
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