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Making it Safer to Ease On Down the Road
Research Centers and Institutes
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By Kathleen Kocks
Bethany Koetje, civil engineering master's student in NCAC, digitizes a crash test dummy.
In 2005 motor vehicle crashes were the leading cause of U.S. deaths for every age 3 through 6 and age 8 through 34. Released in April by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, the data are derived from the most current U.S. statistics on overall causes of death.
These facts underscore the importance of two transportation research centers at GW's Virginia Campus—the Center for Intelligent Systems Research and the National Crash Analysis Center. Operating within the School of Engineering and Applied Science, the centers research two prongs of traffic safety: preventing motor vehicle crashes and surviving when they do occur.
GW's transportation safety research began in 1992 with the founding of NCAC, which focused its research on improving vehicle crashworthiness. Today NCAC performs crash investigation and crash-test analysis that address vehicle crashworthiness, occupant protection, and safer roadway equipment, says professor Azim Eskandarian, NCAC's cofounder and CISR's founder and current director.
CISR followed in 1996 and was chartered to focus on emerging intelligent transportation technologies that could prevent crashes, Dr. Eskandarian says. "Today CISR researches intelligent in-vehicle devices as well as integrated traffic-management systems."
CISR conducts research within four laboratories. The Driving Simulation Laboratory and the Truck Driving Simulation Laboratory perform driver behavior studies using human subjects to develop intelligent in-vehicle systems. One simulator uses a real car and wide-angle visual system to generate scenarios. The truck simulator does not use a real truck, but its cabin, driver control functions, and visual system faithfully simulate driving aspects unique to commercial trucks.
The other CISR laboratories are the Traffic and Networks Research Laboratory and the Virtual Reality Laboratory. The former uses equipment found in Advanced Traffic Management Centers to study how sensor technology can benefit traffic-flow management. The Virtual Reality Laboratory creates an interactive 3D environment to simulate multifaceted traffic-system infrastructures.
Asked to depict what CISR research might bring to the future, Dr. Eskandarian describes an integrated traffic system in which every vehicle has intelligent sensors and wireless communication equipment. Every vehicle can transmit traffic conditions to a traffic-management center, which analyzes the data and transmits traffic information back to vehicles, where it is displayed to drivers. The transmission could report traffic congestion or crashes ahead, then display alternate routes to avoid the problem.
"Additionally, intelligent devices on vehicles alert drivers to developing conditions, such as detecting an impending crash. One such device already available is adaptive cruise control. It operates like conventional cruise control but senses the car ahead. If that car slows, the adaptive cruise control automatically slows its vehicle.
"Intelligent in-vehicle systems could have different levels of operation. Some could provide autonomous driving, where the vehicle autonomously goes from point A to point B. The basic scientific and engineering tools are available; however, we are very far from having a safe autonomous system," Dr. Eskandarian says. "Another level is semiautonomous control, where devices sense a current or developing problem and assist the driver to avoid it, for example, assisting the driver in an evasive maneuver before a collision occurs."
A recent CISR driver-assistance project using the car simulator tested an intelligent speed-adaptation system that helps drivers maintain speed limits.
"Earlier research by others looked at two approaches. One examined purely informative systems—the car warned drivers if they exceeded a speed limit. The other examined mandatory systems that prevented the car from exceeding a speed limit. Research revealed the former system wasn't effective, and the latter system was disliked by drivers, who would turn it off," Dr. Eskandarian says.
"We looked at a happy medium between the two, with an advanced vehicle speed-adaptation system. We tested drivers using no system to gather their slowdown and acceleration profiles and tendency to exceed the speed limit. Based upon their profiles, we developed a system that gave drivers two warnings—yellow as they approached the speed limit and red when they exceeded their own thresholds. We also made the gas pedal stiffer as the speed limit was passed, making it harder to accelerate further. Our post-experiment survey showed drivers preferred this system to the others."
Another CISR driver-assistance project addressed the problem of drowsy automobile and truck drivers.
"We've worked extensively on unobtrusive detection of drowsy drivers. Using both driving simulators, we tested individual car and truck drivers in alert and drowsy conditions and observed their performance to detect abnormalities as they tired," Dr. Eskandarian says.
"The most dominant trait is a difference in steering patterns when drivers are drowsy. Their lane-keeping ability degrades, and they steer to the left and right more often. The performance degradation occurs three to four minutes before they get into trouble, so this gives plenty of time to generate a warning and prevent accidents."
Other CISR research with drivers studied intelligent cruise control systems, vehicle rollover mitigation, active suspension controls, and collision avoidance. As part of the latter research, CISR is studying intelligent systems that activate when braking will not prevent an accident. The research involves driver-assistance in steering control and evasive maneuvers.
"Opportunities also exist for evaluations of distracted drivers," Dr. Eskandarian remarks. "This is a large area, with such distractions as cell phones, conversations with others, children in the car, and more. Intelligent in-vehicle devices could also distract drivers. How do we design these to avoid that?"
Regarding traffic-management research, CISR will soon study the communications side of the integrated vehicle/traffic-management network Dr. Eskandarian envisions for the future.
"With vehicles having wireless communication, GPS tracking, and other intelligent sensors, we can obtain a rich set of traffic information from them. If traffic management centers have this information, they would continuously know traffic conditions," Dr. Eskandarian says.
Such a network is akin to today's air traffic control system. Aircraft carry transponders that pinpoint their positions to ATC controllers and to other aircraft in close proximity to them. This information enables ATC to safely and efficiently manage air-traffic flow. Having each aircraft know the location of nearby aircraft also facilitates safety.
"We will simulate the entire communications environment, which no one has yet done. We are studying how to establish a traffic-management system that can monitor real-time traffic conditions and predict changes down the road. This system could enable optimization of lanes on our highways; for example, switching the direction of traffic in a lane to accommodate rush-hour traffic," Dr. Eskandarian explains.
"We're also researching what backups would be necessary if the system has a breakdown. The first stage will be to develop tools that simulate the details of the communications systems and can be integrated with traffic-modeling methods. This enables total simulation of intervehicular and vehicle-to-infrastructure communications, along with various traffic congestion and safety mitigation methods."
While CISR studies the potential for intelligent systems to prevent crashes and improve traffic infrastructures, NCAC takes a broader approach to improve crash survivability.
CISR researchers monitor characteristics of drowsy driving exhibited by truck drivers in the driving simulation lab.
An international authority in vehicle safety, NCAC is a cooperative effort among GW, the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), NHTSA, and industry experts—including top automakers. NCAC has the world's most comprehensive library of crash-test data, vehicle reports, and computerized finite element (FE) models of vehicles, crash dummies, and roadside equipment created by NCAC—all available to the public.
NCAC houses the Vehicle Modeling Laboratory, which uses reverse engineering of real vehicles to create FE vehicle models for simulation-based research. Another lab is the Hyundai-Kia Automotive Safety Research Laboratory; it is funded by a multiyear grant from the carmakers to improve crashworthiness of vehicles and child-restraint systems. The center also includes the High-Performance Computing Laboratory to support research projects. Additionally, NCAC operates a full-scale, outdoor crash test laboratory at FHWA's Turner-Fairbank Highway Research Center in McLean, Va.
Research covers three areas: vehicle safety and biomechanics, highway safety and infrastructure, and simulation and advanced computing.
Vehicle safety research concentrates on vehicle crashworthiness. NCAC uses real vehicles at the crash-test facility and FE vehicle models in simulated scenarios to analyze crashworthiness from pre-crash, crash, and post-crash perspectives. The research includes crashes of cars, light trucks, tractor-trailer trucks, and even motorcycles.
To accomplish this, NCAC has created 15 FE models of vehicles and more than 20 FE models of roadside equipment that accurately reveal damages during simulated crashes. More than 20 NCAC models are industry standards for automotive testing.
A relatively new vehicle project at NCAC addresses crashes between traditional sedans and the SUVs and crossover models that are more prevalent today.
"The federal government asked us to develop new test methodology to evaluate vehicle compatibility. This involves how vehicles interface with each other or with roadside equipment during impacts," explains professor Cing-Dao "Steve" Kan, NCAC's director. "We are working with automotive manufacturers to analyze different vehicle structures, simulate impacts, and evaluate how energy is distributed during impacts."
NCAC's biomechanics research brings in the human factor, studying different types of crashes to prevent injuries. NCAC uses sophisticated human, child, and infant dummies in its actual crash tests, and it has developed equally sophisticated FE dummy models for its crash simulations. This research has resulted in the addition of side-impact airbags and improved restraint systems in today's cars.
The study of restraint systems is a large part of NCAC research. Helping fund this work is a multimillion dollar grant from Ford Motor Co. that mandates special attention to child safety research.
"As a part of that grant, we are developing a test methodology for child safety seats," Dr. Kan reports. "This is a difficult issue because you have to consider the vehicle structure, the interface between it and the child seat, and the child.
"We're working with automotive manufacturers, child seat manufacturers, and test dummy manufacturers on this project. One important recommendation we made speaks to the need to redesign pelvic areas of child dummies to better represent a child. We are also working with dummy manufacturers to develop adult and child dummies that mimic human movement during impacts from different impacting directions, improving upon today's dummies that are limited in their movement in just frontal and side directions."
NCAC also is researching the safety of elderly vehicle occupants, Dr. Kan reports. "Our research shows that elderly people are subject to different kinds of injury risks. To explore the topic fully, we are recommending that the government conduct research at vehicle speeds lower than the current 35-mph test standard."
For its occupant research, NCAC is developing additional FE dummy models. These models simulate a 50th percentile male, a 50th percentile female, a 3-year-old child, and a 6-year-old child. They are being used in simulations of frontal and side-impact crashes.
NCAC's research also benefits the medical community. Using its vast vault of crash data, NCAC can predict injuries caused by different types of accidents. For example, side-impact crashes often cause aortic injuries. If aware of this, emergency responders can immediately address the possibility of aortic injury and save lives.
Such findings fueled NCAC's participation in the Crash Injury Research and Engineering Network (CIREN). This NHTSA program involves eight Level 1 trauma centers working with academia, industry, and government safety experts to create a database of severe motor vehicle crashes, crash reconstruction, medical injury profiles, and treatment. CIREN's goal is to improve emergency processes and victim outcomes.
"We also coordinated with GW's Medical Center, emergency responders, and public health groups regarding emergency triage," Dr. Kan adds. "It is very important for doctors to understand injury risks following certain accidents. We've used computer simulation to educate rescue people to injuries crash victims could have. When the victim arrives at the emergency room, the medical staff already is aware of possible injuries."
NCAC's injury research may play a role in today's automatic crash notification systems. One such system, General Motor's OnStar, uses sensors to detect a crash and contacts the system's network to send help. Sensor data about the impact could be combined with NCAC crash-injury data to inform responders about possible injuries.
Other NCAC vehicle-research projects address rollover risk, airbag system performance, and automotive fire safety. However, one of NCAC's newest projects reflects the future direction of automotive design.
"We are doing research for Miles Electric Vehicles. They make small electric-powered vehicles that are used on large campuses or industrial sites, but they want to expand their line," Dr. Kan explains. "They developed a battery-operated vehicle prototype for roadway use and asked us to study the vehicle's safety performance and help them comply with safety requirements to make it street legal."
Sometimes it's not the car impact that causes injuries, but what the car impacted. NCAC's highway safety and infrastructure research addresses this issue by studying roadside hardware to reduce injury.
Roadside hardware is any equipment routinely found along highways. NCAC has researched designs of Jersey wall concrete barriers, heights for guardrails, impact effects of curb and medians, and designs of breakaway sign supports.
"We recently received a grant from the Transportation Science Academy to evaluate cable-medium barriers used nationwide. The designs vary greatly, with different cable tensions and configurations. We are investigating all available systems and contacting all state governments to survey which barriers they use. We will gather crash data from the states and perform computer simulations to evaluate the performance of different barriers. Working with the states, federal government, and barrier manufacturers, we will develop new design, installation, and maintenance guidelines for these barriers," Dr. Kan says.
NCAC's roadside hardware research attracted a new customer a few years ago—the U.S. Department of State. Following terrorist attacks on some federal government facilities, the State Department asked NCAC to test anti-ram protective barriers and other security equipment at federal sites. NCAC found the chinks in the armor, resulting in improved security to protect U.S. personnel and property.
The enabling technology for NCAC research is its advanced computing equipment at the High-Performance Computing Laboratory. The lab has a parallel-processing Silicon Graphics Origin 3800 server and more than 60 associated processors, a gigabit Ethernet network of SGI workstations, and a Force10 E300 switch/router. Compatible simulation and design programs include LS-DYNA, MSC software, MADYMO, and Hypermesh.
This equipment enables researchers to use 3D computer-aided graphics to develop FE models, create animated crash simulations, analyze damages, and determine design changes to reduce damage. The lab also provides digital media streaming for NCAC's massive library and operates computer, network, and email services for GW's entire Virginia Campus.
The expertise within NCAC attracts projects outside of its traditional research. One such project involves aircraft engines.
"The FAA wants to use simulation to certify new derivatives of existing engines. We are helping the FAA work with the analysis community and engine manufacturers to ensure standardized modeling techniques and consistent methodology are used for the simulation," Kan explains.
"For this multiyear research project, we are initially developing computer simulation of engine containment. This involves developing models of materials used inside the engines and using simulation to determine whether the engine's design will 'contain' these materials inside the engine's casing in the event of an engine fan breakout.
"The materials being researched include composites, aluminum, titanium, and Kevlar fabric. This work will eventually benefit our vehicle research activities," Dr. Kan adds.
Research at CISR and NCAC has already contributed much to roadway safety and efficiency. Given the capabilities and expertise at the two centers, the potential to do more is obvious.
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The All Blacks believe they have identified weaknesses in an Argentine defence which so frustrated them recently in Wellington.
Repeatedly repelled in the wind and rain at Westpac Stadium, it was only in the final quarter that the All Blacks scored their two tries through Julian Savea and Cory Jane. However, they are confident they are better prepared to take advantage of the Pumas' defensive strategy of leaving space and then quickly filling the gap.
Having the experience of Dan Carter back for Sunday's Rugby Championship test at La Plata, near Buenos Aires, will also help. Carter missed the 21-5 victory over the Pumas and 21-11 win over the Springboks in Dunedin due to a calf injury but has made a timely return in place of Aaron Cruden for what is expected to be an extremely tight and intense match at a ground - the Estadio Ciudad de La Plata - which the All Blacks haven't yet seen, let alone played at.
Conrad Smith is one of the men outside Carter who is preparing to run through a blue and white brick wall but said the All Blacks had learned plenty from their last encounter.
"We looked at it the last time we played them but it's a different thing to experience it ourselves," Smith said of the Pumas' effective defensive screen. "I think as players we understand it a lot better now. That's the big difference, and we've trained for it a lot better, having had that experience."
Carter said of Argentina's defence: "They present a few opportunities for us but they tend to cover those extremely well.
You almost have to earn the right to attack against them and be extremely physical with the ball in hand but also really smart. They like to slide and push you to the sidelines and we have to make sure we do the fundamentals well - catch and pass and run straight."
Carter's coolness and confidence is just what the All Blacks need, Smith said.
"Playing over here in what we expect to be a pretty hostile environment, just having his cool head is going to be big for us and we'll rely on him directing us around the field and not get too flustered if things don't work out or we get put under a bit of pressure which should be the case."
Apart from Carter's return to the No10 jersey, other changes include Aaron Smith returning to halfback, with Piri Weepu dropping to the reserves. Sam Cane comes on to the bench in place of Victor Vito, and Ben Smith replaces Tamati Ellison as outside backs cover.
Coach Steve Hansen said Cane's promotion was due to Richie McCaw's haematoma on his leg suffered late in the match against the Springboks. "It just gives us an option there if that flares up," Hansen said.
Hooker Andrew Hore has retained his place against Keven Mealamu.
The All Blacks will break with tradition tomorrow (Sat nzt time) and not have a captain's run at the stadium due to the travel required. La Plata, the capital of the Buenos Aires province, is about an hour's drive from the team's hotel. It means Carter won't get to kick for goal at the stadium until the day of the game.
"I would prefer to get there the day before the game but it's quite a distance and logistically it doesn't make any sense so it's something I'll have to get used to but I'm not that worried," he said.
All Blacks team to play Argentina at Estadio Ciudad de La Plata, kick-off 11am Sunday NZT is: Israel Dagg, Cory Jane, Conrad Smith, Ma'a Nonu, Julian Savea, Dan Carter, Aaron Smith, Kieran Read, Richie McCaw (captain), Liam Messam, Luke Romano, Sam Whitelock, Owen Franks, Andrew Hore, Tony Woodcock. Reserves: Keven Mealamu, Charlie Faumuina, Brodie Retallick, Sam Cane, Piri Weepu, Aaron Cruden, Ben Smith.
* Patrick McKendry flew to Argentina courtesy of LAN Airlines (www.lan.com).

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There are two venues through which TIPS may be submitted:
To submit TIPS regarding Child Abuse or to submit TIPS regarding all other crimes and/or suspicious activity. See below for detailed descriptions.
To submit TIPS regarding Child Abuse (click icon at left)
If you are reporting an EMERGENCY or a CRIME in progress, DIAL 911.
An EMERGENCY occurs when a CHILD or ELDERLY/DISABLED PERSON appears to face IMMEDIATE risk of abuse or neglect that is likely to result in DEATH OR SERIOUS HARM (without intervention).
The Florida Abuse Hotline will accept a report when there is reasonable cause to suspect that a child who can be located in Florida, or is temporarily out of the state but expected to return in the immediate future, has been harmed or is believed to be threatened with harm from a person responsible for the care of the child.
Any person who knowingly and willfully makes a false report or counsels another to make a false report is guilty of a felony of the third degree punishable by up to five years in prison. In addition, the department may impose a fine not to exceed $10,000 for each violation. Each time that a false report is made constitutes a separate violation. A false report is a report of child abuse, neglect or abandonment or adult abuse, neglect or exploitation that is made to the central abuse hotline which is not true and is maliciously made for the purpose of:
Harassing, embarrassing, or harming another person; Personal financial gain for the reporting person; Acquiring custody of a child or vulnerable adult; or Personal benefit for the reporting person in any other private dispute involving a child or vulnerable adult
To submit TIPS regarding all other crimes and/or suspicious activity. (Click icon at left)
If you are reporting an EMERGENCY or a CRIME in progress, DIAL 911.
Use this web tip form to provide information regarding crimes, criminals and/or suspicious activity. If you choose not to provide your name and contact information, you may still inquire and/or provide additional information on the tip you provided by logging in with the PIN provided to you during the tip submission process.
Please note: This tip system IS NOT monitored 24 hours a day and is not for emergencies.


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Below you will find the 2012 Interfraternity Council hosted Recruitment Events. Click here for more information on IFC and its member fraternities or here to sign up for the IFC Recruitment List. Below you will find links to each chapter recruitment schedule.
IFC is holding two showcases this Fall. Each showcase will give every IFC fraternity the chance to show you what they're all about, and give you the opportunity to meet members from every fraternity. Our first showcase will be held on September 5th and our second will be on Septembe19th in the University Center Ballrooms at 7pm. Dress for the events will be business casual (dress pants or slacks, a collared shirt, dress shoes).
We hope to see you out there! Going Greek is a huge decision in your life and attending one of these showcases will give you the opportunity to truly see which fraternity is best for you!
If you have any questions feel free to call or email Sam Mynhier (IFC Recruitment Chair) (615)482-4607 email@example.com.
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This adds the ability to close all documents and to close all other document except the current document for Dreamweaver MX.
This fixes a bug in Dreamweaver MX 2004, when you choose Close Other Files, it doesn't update the document tabs and displays an incorrect list of documents.
important: if you are upgrading from a previous version, make a copy of MMint.bak in Startup folder to a temporary folder, then install the new extension, move MMinit.bak to the Startup folder and rename it to MMinit.htm


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Weather affects Ducati development test at Jerez
Just a few days after the Ducati Desmosedici GP13's official unveiling at Madonna di Campiglio, the Ducati Development Team was already busy at Jerez for the first of a number of tests planned for the coming weeks in preparation for the new season. Read more.
Lorenzo goes rallying on ice before Asian tour
Yamaha Factory Racing's Jorge Lorenzo has taken one more hit of cold weather before embarking on his warmer Asian tour ahead of Sepang testing, as he took part in a rally on ice in Livigno in the Italian Alps. Read more.
Attack Performance returns for US MotoGP™ rounds with Blake Young
US racing outfit Attack Performance has confirmed that it will contest the State-side MotoGP™ races this year once again with its APR CRT project as a wildcard entry, this time featuring American rider Blake Young. Read more.


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"I think it's very hard to forgive," he says.
Even among students who have heard of the Tiananmen protests, some know nothing of the government's response. On China's Baidu search engine, a search for "June 4" turns up few results; one is from a state newspaper summary that reports criminals looting in the streets – but makes no mention of the government's deadly reply.
Some have worked to get past Internet restrictions to see images and videos of what happened. One student who did look confessed "shock." But the 23-year-old wasn't sure she believed it all: "I fear the victims were exaggerating," she said.
Others labour under false apprehensions instilled by professors offering a twisted tale of the past. In a military theory class, a 20-year-old geology student was told the tanks rolled over protesters because they had to get to a "very important military conference." If they were late, they would probably be dragged before a military court," he said. "Student behaviour seriously affected the military movements."
Twenty-five years have provided the Communist Party time to perfect skills in reshaping the past and muting dissent, in part by promising better days ahead. China's cities are plastered in cheery red posters promoting the "China dream," a notion many have latched onto. A rising sense of nationalism is among the most potent forces in China today and has been assiduously cultivated by propaganda that begins when children are young.
Peking University is among China's most liberal of institutions, with its most liberal of professorial corps. But state restrictions on what can be taught – including any mention of a free press in the classroom – have combined with a dramatic rewriting of high-school instruction. Over the past decade, China has installed a new national political-science curriculum that emphasizes it is a rule of law, where people have a democratic right to choose their leaders.
It is an attempt to "mould" – or, as a group of German and Chinese researchers who published a report in May suggested, "brainwash" an entire generation. China is a one-party authoritarian system that silences dissent, places authority in the hands of an elite few and holds the maintenance of its own power as its primary objective. In the textbook, it is presented as a responsive, constitutional government that draws its power from the people.
That message has been strikingly effective. The researchers studied students at Peking University, and compared those who studied the new curriculum with those still using old textbooks. The new books, they found, fostered less distrust in authority and a greater belief that China espouses freedom and democracy. "Around 20 per cent of students who would not have held the government's desired views in the absence of exposure to the new curriculum are estimated to change their views," the study found.
The study, published by the U.S. National Bureau of Economic Research, includes comparisons to educational propaganda attempts by the Nazi Third Reich.
One student at Peking University today puts her thoughts this way: China is getting "stronger and stronger," she says. "I think the rejuvenation of the nation will finally be realized."
Sometimes, the propaganda goes beyond textbooks.
A few years ago, Zhang Fengqiang, a 25-year-old sociology graduate student, received an invitation to an seminar organized by a local "think tank." Only a few students from the top Beijing schools were allowed to attend, and the meeting was short – just 30 minutes. Their message was simple, "to discuss how the Communist Party is niubi," Mr. Zhang says, using the local slang for "effing awesome."
When the meeting was over, each student was handed a sheaf of bills – the equivalent of $70 to $85 – just for attending and signing their name. (In Beijing, China's richest city, an average worker's disposable income is about $28 a day). "They gave you money and asked you to support them," Mr. Zhang says. The students first thought the cash was fake. When they found out it wasn't, "we ran fast," he says.
Mr. Zhang rates the Communist Party poorly – "I would give them at most a five out of 10" – but he is following advice long ago handed down by his father to avoid politics and religion. It's a path that avoids dangerous pitfalls, even if it creates a generation empty of the passion that 25 years ago led many to risk lives on China's streets.
"Everyone is smarter and not as silly as those people before," Mr. Zhang says. "If I were in Tiananmen and saw the military open fire, I would definitely run. To keep myself alive, and wait for the future."
The 1989 Tiananmen Square protests
- Tiananmen Square in central Beijing became the focal point of mass peaceful protests led by students and professors pressing for political freedom, dialogue with the Communist Party leadership and action against official corruption.
- Crowds started gathering in mid-April, 1989 on the day of the funeral of Hu Yaobang, a one-time party general secretary who had encouraged democratic reforms. By mid-May, the number of protesters had swelled to one million. At first the atmosphere was peaceful, but as time passed and the authorities labeled the demonstrators counter-revolutionaries, students started a mass hunger strike.
- Some in the government advocated negotiating with protest leaders, but leader Deng Xiaoping, who had earlier bucked hardliners by instituting economic reforms, ultimately supported their demands for a crackdown.
- On the night of June 3 to June 4, tanks and troops advanced on the square, shooting and running down those who remained. By June 5, the protesters were gone – many thousands are believed to have been killed and arrested – and the hopes raised by the Tiananmen Square movement were crushed.
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Confident Pearson Steps Up For CTK Royals
Bob Oliva has been involved in the high school basketball scene for a longtime.
The problem the 26th year head coach had to solve at the Big Apple Basketball Public vs. Catholic School Challenge was how to contain Lincoln's sophomore standout Lance Stephenson.
Oliva had put his best but smallest defender, the 5 foot 8 Malik Boothe on Stephenson and he would dazzle his way to 13 first half points.
Lincoln had stretched their lead to 20 points by the third quarter so Oliva made a defensive switch. To contain the 6 foot 3 Stephenson, Christ the King junior forward Ryan Pearson stepped in.
Pearson is 6 foot 5 and though a slim and sinewy, as a defender he had the quickness and long arm span to harass Stephenson. He made not only their leading scorer but also their best passer work hard to create opportunities.
And the first steps of the Royals comeback were put in place. Pearson was a defensive stopper but also chipped in with 19 points and grabbed 11 rebounds. Christ the King stormed back to capture a 73-66 win at Baruch College last Sunday night in a marquee high school matchup.
"I might think of the pressure before the game but once I get out there, it's gone," Pearson said after scoring 19 points and eight rebounds in an 86-57 win over St. Mary's on December 7.
"I block out everything and I'm in the zone."
It's Pearson's cool confidence that gives him an advantage as well as his emerging talent. He also has the ability to run, and he will be doing plenty of it as Oliva calls this the quickest team he has ever coached.
With Erving Walker and St. John's University bound Malik Boothe, two quick speed demons pushing the ball, Pearson is going have to complete baskets throughout tradition. He will also have to man the post along with 6 foot 6 Andrew Gabriel.
"He (Oliva) told me to run the floor. Instead of staying outside, I got to get the defensive rebound because we are small," Pearson said. "He told me if I ever stop running, it will be the weakness in my game."
In the halfcourt, he is developing an array of post moves. He creates mismatches on the offensive end with his number of moves and a lefthanded delivery which is not easy to defend.
"I was always told that I'm awkward. It's always hard to guard an awkward lefthander player so they always told me to use that to the best of my ability,"
But most importantly, because he is adept at handling the large pressure of a tight ballgame, Oliva has no hesitation to place Pearson in a big game in just his first full season on the varsity.
"He's relaxed. He knows he's good. He just has fun. Some kids just don't have fun .out there. They fight it when they play. He just has fun," Oliva says.
"Mentally, they take all these expectations from other people with them onto the court, but Ryan just goes out there and just has a grand old time. "
But if the season had started a few months ago, Pearson would not have been able to compete.
"I was playing in an open practice. I came down and twisted awkwardly. I found out I just torn my cartilage in my knee. It didn't hurt much at first but I couldn't straighten my leg," Pearson said.
"I had this limp and about two or three weeks later, I had the surgery." Sitting around for two months and missing most of the AAU summer season with Team Odom, he continued to bite his nails while waiting to get cleared to return.
Now that he is healthy, Pearson needs minutes on the floor time to regain his stamina.
And is he once again playing the sport he is devoted to. Atattoo located from the top of his right shoulder to his right elbow symbolizes his love for basketball. In script, the word Leslie is the name for his mother which he holds dear to his heart.
Pearson had a good showing when he was brought up in mid-season from the junior varsity. He held his own as CTK went to the catholic city and state title games before losing both to Rice High School.
Along with the pressures of performing with a top 25 nationally ranked team, the 16 year old feels his team it's his team time to shine. Schools such as Memphis and St. John's have been interested and he'll get his dream to play at Madison Square Garden on January 14 against Wings Academy.
With a wide open CHSAA basketball league, the Royals are one of many contenders to capture the title. He believes his team is the top contender to beat. "I feel this team can get there," Pearson says confidently about his team's chances to win the CHSAA and New York State Federation championships in March. "I have no doubt. If we don't get up there, I'll be disappointed."
Artie Cox, the head coach of the Royals JV men's team and Team Odom, was disappointed to lose the Pearson midway through the campaign. But he feels that the Royals program was best served by the move and Pearson is more than ready to contribute his fair share. "The best thing about him is that he loves basketball. He could play everyday, 24 hours a day, seven days a week if he could. He's a smart guy," Cox said. "I can't wait to see the final product."


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National Potato Chip Day
When : Always March 14th
National Potato Chip Day celebrates the ever popular potato chip. Potato Chips are America's #1 snack food. But, its not just a snack food. Its the potato of choice for many lunchtime and dinner meals. Regular (or plain) potato chips are by far the most popular. Other popular flavors are barbecue, sour cream & onion, oil & vinegar, and ranch.
Did you Know? Potato chips were first made by Chef George Crum in Saratoga Springs, NY on August 24, 1853. Americans have been in love with them ever since.
Celebrating National Potato Chip Day is easy.... eat potato chips during meals and snacks.


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Don't know if I'm doing it right. Now suppose I'm creating a CameraSystem that operates on a Camera Component. I have to put another graphics pointer on the CameraSystem class? Could the ECS have acess and modify separeted classes like Graphics, Input, Timer etc. ?
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Really nice job Elizabeth!
Welcome to the Quilting Board!
Elizabeth-thanks for posting a pic of your mom with the quilt! I just knew she would love it. It is so gorgeous--the prairie points are awesome too!!
Thanks also for posting the link to the pattern. I downloaded and saved it! It is a great quilt!!
Thanks everyone. It is a clear and easy to follow pattern so anyone that wants to make one, don't hesitate! :) Doubling it it be big like mine, well just be careful. :D


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WILLIAMSBURG, Va. – The Marist College men's track team saw a 15-year-old school record fall on Saturday afternoon, highlighting competition at the Colonial Relays, held Friday and Saturday at the College of William and Mary.
Competing in the rarely contested 6,000-meter (4x1,500) relay, the team of Mark Vuono, Nick Salek, Charlie Ropes and Billy Posch placed seventh overall in 16:26.89, topping the 1998 mark of 16:39.38. Salek paced the team with the fastest 1,500-meter split of 4:03.5.
Earlier in the meet, on Friday, sophomore Ryan Scrudato placed second in the university division 5,000-meter run. Scrudato notched a personal-best time of 15:20.61. Later in the evening, senior Joel Moss placed 14th in a national-caliber field in the 10,000-meter run in 31:15.70. The time narrowly missed the IC4A standard of 31:08.00 in the event.
The men's track team returns to action next weekend at both the Bucknell Bison Invitational at Lewisburg, Pa., and the Metropolitan Championships at Mahwah, N.J.
Colonial Relays
College of William and Mary, Zable Stadium
Friday and Saturday, April 5-6
Men's results
100-meter dash
26. Jesse Aprile 11.35
37. Darren Bushey 11.77
40. Tyler Schwarz 12.32
200-meter dash
41. Jesse Aprile 23.14
55. Darren Bushey 24.75
800-meter run
44. Matt Panebianco 1:57.61
63. Bryan Buttigieg 2:01.64
1,500-meter run, University division
10. David Marthy 4:03.46 (personal best)
18. Nick Salek 4:05.65
27. Charlie Ropes 4:10.25
30. Mark Vuono 4:11.19
3,000-meter run
24. Ian Dorset 9:32.32
5,000-meter run, University division
2. Ryan Scrudato 15:20.61 (personal best)
13. Pat Rynkowski 15:46.64
15. Johnny Lee 15:51.45
10,000-meter run
14. Joel Moss 31:15.70
24. Billy Hild 32:48.32
110-meter hurdles
23. Alex Cunningham 16.60
400-meter hurdles
32. Zach Berzal 58.84
33. Rob Marone 59.09
1,600-meter relay
19. Marist (Berzal 53.1, Panebianco 53.9, Marone 55.2, Vanzetta 52.4) 3:34.81
Sprint medley relay
8. Marist (Jesse Aprile, Alex Cunningham, Matt Panebianco, David Marthy) 3:35.29
6,000-meter relay
7. Marist (Mark Vuono, Nick Salek, Charlie Ropes, Billy Posch) 16:26.89 *school record, old record, 16:39.38, set in 1998


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– Stephanie McMahon announced on Monday's RAW that Daniel Bryan will defend the WWE World Heavyweight Title against Kane at the Extreme Rules pay-per-view.
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One of the best shows to ever hit TV. There are some pretty negative comments here, but I know why. Folks are angry that the show changed in the last few seasons and they are disappointed that it ended. The first three seasons you couldn't go to the water cooler if you had not watched the show and had some little tid-bit to say about what you saw. That spells great writing and fabulous performances to me. Calista Flockhart is a wonderful person and a terrific actress. She made the show work. without her, no Ally. There are episodes that are priceless. The dancing baby is unique and entertaining. No one had ever taken that kind of risk on TV. A computerized baby dancing with real people. Of course everyone's doing it now. I believe Ally Mcbeal to be a classic.
David E. Kelley's a talented man, no doubt about it (and since he's married
to Michelle Pfeiffer, many would add "sickeningly lucky" on top of that);
when you have a CV that includes writing for Steven Bochco shows and
successfully launching your own Twentieth Century Fox-affiliated company
(and let's not forget, "girls club" has been his only real flop on the tube
- even "Chicago Hope," which is doomed to be the Billie to "ER"'s Britney
Spears, still ran for six years), on top of being the primary writer for
your shows, it takes more than mere luck.
"Ally McBeal" was a delight for the first four years - though many claimed it would have been better without Calista Flockhart, I doubt it. True, the other characters and actors were of equal or better value - who'd want the show to be without Greg Germann as Fish, the world's most likeable inconsiderate wattle-obsessed dolt ("Ally, it's not my nature to be concerned about people, but what's wrong?") - but the show did clearly have Miss McBeal at its centre; and let us not forget that for all her insecurities, her looniness, and horrible luck in her personal life, she was in fact a pretty good lawyer when you think about it. Certainly better in court than Fish...
The people and writing were always funny and easy to take, apart from Lisa Nicole Carson as Renee* (in a TV special about the show, "This Life"'s creator Amy Jenkins said she thought Renee was smug. I agree), and adding the sultry and classy Lucy Liu to the cast was a chance that worked - her reduced role in the latter episodes, though understandable from her point of view, was a sad sign of the show's degeneration, but when Julianne Nicholson and James Marsden arrived and Peter MacNicol left that was it... and as for that child - spare me. The fun and the thrill were gradually seeping out, and Cage/Fish stopped being a place you wanted to visit. Episodes like the one where a man wanted to fly didn't help either - the toll of writing nearly every episode by himself must have affected Mr. Kelley. (Also note how that bar suddenly let people more famous than Vonda Shepard take a turn on stage. And as for Sting being allowed to act... although in fairness, Mariah Carey's episode was better than "The Bachelor" or "Glitter.")
In the end, I was searching my soul one night, and found there was so much more to life than watching a dying series. But one poor season after four good ones isn't a bad average. Thanks for the first 80%, David E. Kelley... youuuuu stinker! (He said affectionately.)
*About Lisa Nicole Carson; in all the articles written about how skinny all the women on the show were, nobody seems to have noticed that Miss Carson and Jane Krakowski are, as they say, really built.
I'm in the middle of season four as i write these words. It's been a
few years since the last time i watched Ally McBeal but somehow it was
time again to visit the old gang at Cage & Fish.
I absolutely fell in love with this show, it's characters and story's a few years ago and I'm falling in love all over again. This show, it's heart, gentleness and (sometimes)idealistic look at life and love can get me to weep like a little schoolgirl (and I'm a man, age 32).
The story's about fulfilled and unfulfilled dreams, lost loves, Christmas spirit, special friendships,The passing of time and meandering moments, etc. have me glued to my television once again.
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Where did it all go wrong? By the end of season two (which turned out to be the last genuinely great season of Ally ever), the show was getting 18million viewers per ep. As it limped to its series finale by 2002, it was only getting 10. Perhaps it all started to go horribly wrong in its third season. Or maybe its fourth? Or maybe the (sadly) dreadful fifth and final? Well, in my opinion things started to go wrong in its third season when Georgia left the firm (and appears very briefly in others after she leaves or just doesn't appear at all), Renee is absent for 6 episodes in a row, Billy is killed off and new character Mark Albert is brought in a hurry. Plus the rumours of anorexia that dogged Calista Flockhart and Portia de Rossi which couldn't have helped. The show was 'revived' in its fourth season with the addition of Robert Downey Jr but still doesn't improve (well at least until its second half where it gets a little better). Jokes that weren't even funny the first time are milked for all they're worth and main characters are neglected (which is very apparent in the final season). By the fifth season, the show was dismal. Bringing in about a hundred new characters didn't help (most were later dropped) and the constant references to 9/11 didn't help matters either. Come the last-ever episode, you feel more relieved than gutted. Maybe if we had discovered that the second season finale was its last-ever ep, i would have been gutted, but despite a few good eps throughout its third and fourth season (and very very few in its final), the show fell from grace permanently and should have been put out of its misery there and then.
Out of all the mediocre American comedy shows we were bombarded with in the
1990's, Ally McBeal was a fine piece of work.
It is a comedy set in the legal sector. As a former legal clerk, I found the show quite funny at times and all the stars performed very well in their roles.
Calista Flockhart was the main star. She was the intelligent lawyer who excelled in the courtroom but her private life was a shambles. There was a lot of history between her and another lawyer Billy (played by Gill Bellows) who was now with Georgia (played by Courtney Thorne-Smith). This led to some interesting scenes.
The head of the firm was Richard Fish played by Greg Germann. Fish was only interested in the almighty dollar and didn't take life too seriously. There was also John Cage played by Peter MacNicol who was an eccentric lawyer whose courtroom antics really entertained.
The show was brilliant for it's first few years but like most TV shows, it outstayed it's welcome and lasted longer than it should have. The later episodes were very average at times.
However, Ally McBeal was a decent show and I definitely recommend the earlier episodes.
TV critics are supposed to use their experience and knowledge to map
out the salient points of a TV series. Certainly on this side of the
Pond, the TV critics seemed to have lost the plot - if they had found
the plot in the first place. None of them liked Ally McBeal and they
failed to find the essence of the programme.
What was interesting from my point of view is that it poked fun at the litigation culture which is prevalent in the USA, and is beginning to gather momentum in Britain, where people can sue one another often for the most ridiculous reasons. But if you had been fired for the most ridiculous reasons - for having orange skin or for seeing unicorns or for thinking you are Santa Claus - the team of lawyers at Cage and Fish would fight your case for you. However ridiculous the case, the programme took the legal arguments seriously, and John Cage's summations were a work of art, as they should have been after spending the night pacing round his office in his bare feet.
Some of the funniest moments in TV or cinematic history come from this show. The scene where John Cage's blowtorch erupts in the courtroom had me laughing so hard that I was literally fighting for breath.
Counterbalancing the humour was a great deal of pathos involving the characters whose entire lives are lived under the aegis of Cage and Fish - even the bar where Vonda Shepard performs is in the same building as the office.
Over the years, there were inevitable personnel changes in the cast. One of the most successful ones I thought was the introduction of Jackson Duper - one sane man in Cage and Fish's mad unisex toilet.
I know a little bit about acting - enough to know that much of the stuff the actors were doing is very difficult, so the cast are to be commended. Calista Flockhart made something outstanding out of a character that is essentially a cipher. She is a terrific dancer, too. It is a pity that so-called professional TV critics home in on her short skirts and her long, slender legs. They seem to be unaware that she is actually playing a role.
Peter McNicol's is just brilliant as John Cage, a man who jaywalks the border between genius and insanity. Greg Germann is excellent as Richard Fish.
Perhaps series 6 was a bit of a disaster. Certainly the inclusion of Dame Edna Everage is a good reason for reaching for the off switch. But I shed no tears over it: it just goes to show that there are two times that a classic series can end: too soon and too late.
And this series is a classic. So enjoy the 112 episodes. Like the Molly Maguires. "we'll never see the likes of them again."
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I remember back in 1998 when I watched the 2 hour premiere of this show and
instantly I loved it. Ally was a fun character and her imagination was
entertaining, especially where you saw Elaines head expand when she talked.
An interesting love story also seemed evident as Ally goes to work at the
law firm that her high school ex boyfriend also works at. The fact that he
was married to Georgia made this very entertaining and had the audience on
the edge of their seats wondering if he would go back to Ally. The
characters were all interesting and different from each other and in time
new characters joined like Nelle and Ling. Both brought something to the
show and made it even better.
I think one of the starting points of Ally's downfall was when Billy (Ally's ex) died. That spelled the end for their relationship and that whole sequence leading up to his death was a bit wierd anyway, he went completely nuts, but I guess it was because of the brain tumour.
The inclusion of James Le Gros' character seemed completely pointless and by the 4th season there were too many characters and not enough storylines to go around. John became just too weird (the room behind the toilet was just far-fetched and stupid) his girlfriend (played by Anne Heche)lived in an old elevator - totally lame! For the entire 4th season I felt stupid watching this show because the storylines were just too out there. The only thing keeping the show alive was Robert Downey Jr's drug scandals and being fired from the show, that made headlines around the world. The fifth season hasnt aired in Australia yet, I doubt channel 7 will be in a hurry either. I will watch it when it finally does air, but I dont expect to see much of an improvement.
It is sad to see that this once great show has completely hit rock bottom and in the space of only one to two years! The blame can only be pointed at David E. Kelley. He had a good thing going - this show won awards. I think he became too greedy, he wanted to do as many shows as he could by also having The Practice and then Boston Public. He lost interest in Ally McBeal and let it turn to absolute crap! I heard that when the cast and crew were told that the show had been axed Calista jumped for joy - she was glad it was over because she saw how bad it had become.
If you ever come across the re-runs of the 1st 2nd and 3rd seasons I recommend you to see them because you will find them funny. But forget the rest, it isnt really worth watching.
Season 1-3: 8/10 Season 4: 3/10
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How can Ally McBeal be easily described? Well it actually can't because
it works on a huge variety of levels. The characters are likable and
funny, the dialogue is interesting and quirky and the stories vary from
downright silly to incredibly moving.
I guess I'm mostly referring to the first four seasons of the series rather than the travesty that was the final one. The first four seasons were fantastic to watch and I really enjoyed every episode. Yes there were one or two duds scattered here and there, but that is only to be expected with that many episodes. But there could be some really moving moments. When Ally has to inform the office that Billy has died the acting by Calista Flockhart was superb because the whole situation was totally underplayed which made the announcement almost real and that much more moving. The final scene of the season one episode "Boy to the World" was heart wrenching That said the sheer comedy moments were also wonderfully played out. Ally getting stuck in a toilet, her fear of murderers, her trial for statutory rape are all a joy to watch.
But how could it all go so wrong after so much right? I won't say I watched the entire 5th season, it was just to painful to see such a decline. We were missing Renee, Ling, Georgia, Billy and Larry, it just couldn't be the same. And after that ridiculous daughter storyline happened, the series was doomed. It's a huge shame it had to end the way it did because of Robert Downey Jr's forced exit from the show. The character of Larry Paul breathed new life into the series and the hasty rewrites at the end of the 4th season are all to evident, yet even these are much better than anything much that passed for the 5th season.
But I can't condemn a series for one flawed final season when it brought me so much joy with the 4 previous ones. All in all I loved Ally McBeal for what it was, and I shall continue to watch my first 4 season DVD's for long time yet
When "Ally McBeal" premiered in Australia in July 1997, I by perchance taped
the pilot episode, not even knowing what it was about. It was that sole
episode that drew me into "Ally" magic, which quickly dominated a dull
Monday night, 8:30pm timeslot.
As a teenager who gives the typically teenaged aim of "Dawson's Creek", "Felicity" and "Charmed" a miss, "Ally" was a complete relief, despite the fact then I knew little about the law.
As expected from David E. Kelley, the characters and the actors portrayals of them are simply first rate. By far the best of the ensemble, Calista Flockhart in the title role is sensational as the insecure, uptight lawyer of Boston. The Ally character is bound to become a future cultural icon of the 1990s.
Peter MacNicol, as the weird John Cage, Greg Germann as the legally unaware, unsympathetic boss Richard Fish and Lucy Liu as the moody, bitchy Ling are the forefront supporting actors of the cast. Jane Krakowski as the snoopish, inventive secretary Elaine is pretty good too.
However, it is the weaker characters of Nelle (Portia deRossi), Georgia (Courtney Thorne-Smith), Billy (Gil Bellows) and Renee (Lisa Nicole Carson) that have begun to show their wear and tear in the second series. Merely, they seem to be paid for standing around looking pretty. Hopefully David E. Kelley will develop these characters more in the coming seasons, otherwise they will continue to be dominated by the stronger cast, looking like beautiful people dressed up with sex to look better than they really are.
The "Ally" cast, and their continuing ongoing struggles in the court room and in their personal lives in a dream of a law firm has been for the majority of the season, one of the most entertaining of the shows on the air today.
However, Kelley's creativity and imagery that goes into each special treat of an episode is excellent. For once, plot and character seem to go hand in hand. By breaking the barriers and creating a show that is neither four parts drama to one part comedy, or four parts comedy to one part drama, was the just the beginning of his dealing with controversial issues.
Since the cross over episode with Kelley's even better show "The Practice", I have graduated from little league law to the darker, grittier side of Boston which has now replaced "Ally" as my favourite show. But the allure for more "Ally" is still there.
As long as Kelley can continue to separate sex and controversy entirely from a show of pure genius, "Ally" will be continue to be fresh and by all means, a great show.
For David Kelly the creation of this law firm must have come to him as he
envisioned what L.A.Law would've been in it's most bizarre form. If you told
viewers beforehand some of the quirks and cases the main character, and the
firm, would entertain I'm sure the "test" audience would have responded with
a collective thumbs down. This is why the success and following of the show
is all the more astounding.
I have watched from the first episode and look forward to it every week. From the first time we saw Ally get sexually harassed in her old firm, to her first sighting of the baby cupid on roller skates with a bow and arrow we have embraced her quirks and her flaws. We have hung on every "theme song", everytime she saw Al Green and most recently Barry Manilow, and we have learned to clutch onto all the zaniness of the other characters as well.
Be it John Cage stuttering(pa..pa..pa..poughkeepsie), to the great "Fishisms" of his partner Richard Fish, to Billy's Robert Palmer girls, to Elaine's face bra, etc. etc. These characters are now part of our tuesday conversation at the water cooler. And in America that is when a show has made it!
Season three had it's mindnumbing sameness to it, but the introduction of Robert Downey Jr. has brought new life to a stagnant show. At the time of this writing it was announced Downey Jr. had signed a new 8 episode deal so it should be interesting to see where the show goes.
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Map and Directions
Driving from Los Angeles -
South on Hwy 5 past Hwy 52 and before Hwy 8, take Sea World Drive and drive west till you cross a bridge over water. Look for Ocean Beach sign and fork to the Right. This road should be Sunset Cliffs Blvd. The 10th street is Newport Ave. Turn right and go to 4961 Newport (1 1/2 block on the left).
From the Greyhound Station, walk to the nearby Trolley (Train) stop. Catch the GREEN line and exit at Old Town Transit Center. Walk to the Bus Terminal and take Bus #35 to Ocean Beach. Exit at Cable St./Newport Ave. We are 1/2 block down on the left side. Cost $7 for local transport day pass or $2.25 each way.
Amtrak Train-
Exit at Old Town Transit Center. Walk to the Bus Terminal inside station and take Bus #35 to Ocean Beach. Exit at Cable St./Newport Ave. We are 1/2 blk down on the left side. Cost $2.25 one way.
Super Shuttle-
Follow signs in the airport for Ground Transportation and Shuttles. The Super Shuttle is a Blue van for a shared ride into town. Approximate cost $14 + tip.
Follow signs to exit the Airport towards Point Loma. Make a right onto Harbor Drive, then a right onto Nimitiz Blvd. Take Nimitiz Blvd. to Point Loma Blvd, make a left. When you hit Newport Ave., make a right. We are a block and half down on the left side. Street parking only.
Take Bus 923 West from Terminal 1, exit at Newport Ave. and Cable St.. We are 1/2 block down on the left side. Cost $7 for local transport day pass or $2.25 each way.
For Route times, maps and fare information, click here.
Hop a Taxi from the Terminal for a quick and easy arrival. Cost approximately $22 + tip.


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"Living in the grey is about doing what you love and loving what you do. So when you think about what you love and what you are passionate about, think about skills. What processes do you love to do? Do you love to teach? Do you love to write? Do you love to strategize? Do you love to manage logistics?
Once you think about the skills you have and what you are passionate about doing, the world opens up and you can then think about how to apply those skills to whatever subject – or industry – you'd like, whether it's office supplies or middle school math."
From Seth Godin via Living in the Grey
What matters is becoming bigger than yourself. Once you do, you learn that you have a purpose in life.
"I'd cut my soul into a million different pieces just to form a constellation to light your way home. I'd write love poems to the parts of yourself you can't stand. I'd stand in the shadows of your heart and tell you I'm not afraid of your dark."
Lilith Fair, can you hear me?
But like, these lyrics.
There's more than one answer to these questions
Pointing me in a crooked line
The less the I seek my source for some definitive
The closer I am to fine
I've had this open in my browser for a few days (I'm a self-admitted tab hoarder), and can't stop thinking about it. Isn't it reassuring to know that more than one solution exists?
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That led me to The Art of Happiness, which is essentially a 300-page interview of the 14th Dalai Lama, trying to get to the bottom of how we can all lead happier lives. I started watching Oprah's Lifeclass, and then I moved onto Super Soul Sundays, another show on OWN. This dude named Mark Nepo was on, talking about something he wrote called The Book of Awakening. So I started reading that. He also mentioned Eckhart Tolle, who wrote a bunch of books on self-improvement, spirituality and enlightenment, and so I went to the library and got The Power of Now, which I'm currently reading. Some of it isn't my thing, but it's pretty cool to learn how other people look at and experience life.
Why does self-help stuff get such a bad rep? I'm digging it.
Blogging is 80s. But lately I've been craving a space to otherwise divulge my life thoughts. So, here we are.
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An impressive 5000 of our countrymen and women have trekked to the mother country to see Australia's (and specifically Victoria's) champion mare Black Caviar, among others, run at Royal Ascot.
On Tuesday night the now-famous Inglis car park party kicked off at 6pm where 400 revellers and racing fans – mainly Australians but also including a few British hangers-on – descended after the last race on day one of the carnival.
By 9.30pm, the crowd was barely thinning, so Inglis bloodstock manager Jonathan D'Arcy politely instructed that the marquee be taken down. But you'd be right in thinking even with no marquee, rapidly fading light, and all the hors d'oevres eaten, the Aussies partied on undeterred, simply sitting on their last beers.
Notable characters on the bitumen included senior Mac bankers Michael Burn and Anthony Green and Master of the Queen's horses Lord Sam Vestey. Black Caviar's connections were embedded in the fray, along with some 150 of their family and closest friends, including ABC presenter
Black Caviar's half owner, Sydney property developer Neil Werrett, can also count on support from his good mate, Lend Lease's
Organisers at Ascot are this year in awe of the Black Caviar travelling groupie circus that has made the pilgrimage to see her go for 22 wins straight on Saturday. While upbeat, it's clear that Black Caviar's team are feeling the strain and – as the perfect antidote – Rick Jamieson will spend most of Wednesday on Wentworth golf course.
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In 18th-century England, the Earl of Sandwich liked to eat thin cuts of meat cushioned between slices of bread. The idea was to keep grease off His Excellency's fingers while he played cards. If only the earl's chefs had slathered the bread with a spicy sauce and slapped the sandwich on a fiery grill. His card game might have gotten a little messy, but his taste buds would have celebrated a culinary royal flush.
Hot sandwiches are an expression of the world's regional cuisines, whether toasted, grilled or fried. They are also one the perks of living in the 21st century: Hungry aristocrats and commoners alike can get a taste of these influences pretty much any time.
For example, at Sonny's Diner in west Fort Worth, there's a delectable concoction known as a banh mi, a hot sandwich with Asian flavors that pays tribute to the French-colonial culinary influence in Vietnam.
Want to try what many consider the best Cuban press sandwich this side of Miami? Take a quick drive to North Richland Hills, where inside a bright-pink building, the daughter of a Cuban refugee carries on her family's culinary tradition.
Ah, and then there's Lili's Bistro on Magnolia Avenue in Fort Worth, where the grilled Italian sandwich is slathered with marinara and bedecked with sliced pepperoncini that'll slap your sinuses silly -- and leave you begging for more.
As the weather cooled down in Tarrant County, my mission was to eat my way through panini, croque-monsieurs, Monte Cristos and other such creations (no tacos or pitas, please), to find some of the best examples of hot sandwiches of the world. And what I found would make the Earl of Sandwich proud -- and hungry.
The Cuban at Cuco's
6650 Glenview Drive, North Richland Hills
What's hot: Cuban press sandwiches -- long sub-style rolls filled 2 inches thick with ham, pork, salami, Swiss cheese, pickles and mustard, then smashed mercilessly to less than an inch thick by an industrial-looking and steam-belching metal pressing machine -- have been a smash hit here since 1991. Founder Julio Neira opened the place and proudly served classic fare from his native island until his 2007 death; today, other family members keep the place open in his memory.
I visited on a Saturday afternoon with my wife, 15-year-old daughter and 9-year-old son. The four of us shared two 12-inch deluxe sandwiches ($7.69 each), which included the usual Cuban press ingredients plus lettuce, tomatoes and onions. Sandwiches were cut diagonally, and served in paper-lined baskets. It was plenty of food for four people, and we each washed it down with one of the best canned drinks ever created, a 12-ounce Tropi Coco Coconut Water ($1.09 each). Lunch for four came to a bargain $21.
What else: Cuco's is in a stand-alone pink building surrounded by well-trimmed hedges in the older part of North Richland Hills. A word of warning: Bring cash or a check. Cuco's doesn't accept credit cards.
More: 817-284-1692
Bánh Mì at Sonny's Diner
6220 Camp Bowie Blvd., Fort Worth
What's hot: It turns out that a toasted French roll is just the vehicle to deliver a load of Asian flavors to your mouth. A bánh mì is a Vietnamese baguette sandwich, and at Sonny's Diner, these gems are served with the customer's choice of tofu or marinated meats -- chicken, pork, beef steak, beef tenderloin or shrimp. I chose the tenderloin sandwich, which arrived at the table on a white, square plate. The baguette is nearly 8 inches long, and there are a minimum 20 cubes of steaming meat stuffed in there. The sandwich is also topped with shredded carrots, cucumber coins, several large cuts of fresh (and pretty darn hot!) jalapeño slices, a cilantro sprig and a homemade mayonnaise infused with ginger and other Asian spices.
What else: A cup of mushroom soup is a palate-cleansing side item for only $1. Also, I couldn't resist ordering a jasmine milk boba tea -- a fun drink featured in many Asian restaurants that often includes a heaping pile of tapioca balls in the bottom of the cup (and an oversized straw to suck them out). The sandwich, soup, boba tea, tax and tip came to $14.
More: 817-732-7754; www.sonnydiner.com
Ultimate Grilled Cheese at Olenjack's Grille
770 Road to Six Flags E., Arlington
What's hot: The ultimate grilled cheese sandwich, $8, is an exercise in simplicity, really. I took a seat at the bar on a recent weekday afternoon and ordered the sandwich ($8) and a Diet Pepsi ($2.25). The bartender offered a side salad instead of fries, and I gladly accepted. About 10 minutes later, the sandwich arrived on a square white plate, with the salad in a stainless-steel bowl.
There isn't much to the sandwich, and that's a compliment. Two pieces of white bread were medium-toasted. Between them was a quartet of cheeses -- Gruyere, white cheddar, fontina and Cotija -- each of which brought a different level of pungency, firmness and texture to the party. I was especially interested in the Cotija, a hard Mexican artisan cheese that I don't think I'd ever had before. I'm not sure, but I think the Cotija gave the cheese blend saltiness, and its hard character probably helped keep the ingredients together during heating.
What else: Lunch for one was $14, including a generous tip for a friendly and helpful barman. The side salad was tasty, too, and featured greens bathed in a tomato vinaigrette and speckled with candied pecans -- love that little touch!
More: 817-226-2600; www.olenjacksgrille.com
Grilled Italian at Lili's Bistro
1310 W. Magnolia Ave., Fort Worth
What's hot: The grilled Italian sandwich, $9, is a panini-style masterpiece that starts with two pieces of focaccia bread, stuffed with ham, salami, pepperoni, lettuce, tomatoes and pepperoncini (pickled peppers). The house marinara serves as a tangy yet velvety dressing. Everything is put together between the focaccia slices, then slapped onto the same fiery grill that's used for steaks, salmon and other fare.
The sliced pepperoncini give the sandwich a signature, surprising kick. The decision to use that ingredient was purely experimental, Lili's owner Vance Martin said.
"My distributor sent them to me by accident, and I tried to find a use for them," he said. "I tried them on the Italian sandwich, and it just worked."
A co-worker joining me for lunch went with a different sandwich, a grilled corned beef accompanied by a generous portion of fontina cheese, grilled red onion and sauerkraut tucked between grilled rye bread slices. The $9 lunch entree was delicious, my pal proclaimed, although toward the end the bread was soaked with corned-beef juiciness and fell apart.
What else: No matter what you order, treat yourself to a side of waffle fries served under a pile of gorgonzola, an Italian blue cheese ($1.50). The thought of squirting ketchup on this delightful combo of perfectly fried potatoes and crumbly, veiny cheese will never cross your mind. The two of us ate sandwiches with sides and sodas, and including tax and tip, the bill came to $31.
More: 817-877-0700; www.lilisbistro.com
Chef Point Cafe
5901 Watauga Road, Watauga
What's hot: Nigerian-born Franson Nwaeze has mastered the art of comfort food at his near-legendary Chef Point Cafe, situated in a Conoco gas station. But his version of the Monte Cristo sandwich is so huge it can make you downright uncomfortable if you try to eat it all. That's not to say his creation isn't delicious at all levels (it is). Three slices of whole-wheat bread come topped with half-inch-thick layers of medium-sliced turkey, ham, Swiss and American cheeses. The whole thing gets deep-fried, cut into quarters, dusted with powdered sugar and placed on a plate with a bonfire-shaped mound of fries and a cup of berry jam. The whole thing is only $9 -- and it's truly enough food for two adults.
What else: I visited with my wife -- this is her favorite place -- and she ordered a cioppino soup that I couldn't ignore. I talked her into a trade: I gave her a fourth of my sandwich in exchange for just a sample of her Italian fish soup, with its hot tomato broth and big chunks of scallops, mussels and other ocean fare. It was a terrific trade for me, because I was on such a sugar rush from the Monte Cristo and needed something warm and nostril-teasing to settle down.
More: 817-656-0080; www.chefpointcafe.org
Croque-monsieur at Main Street Bread Baking Co.
316 S. Main St., Grapevine
What's hot: A croque-monsieur is the closest the French ever got to embracing fast food. A few slices of ham and Swiss cheese are placed between slices of pugliese bread. Top it off with a brushing of béchamel sauce and more cheese (shredded this time), and you've got a tasty treat. Main Street Bread Baking Co. serves this sandwich for $10, including a bistro side salad that featured greens, feta cheese, grape tomatoes, pine nuts and a perfectly balanced lemon vinaigrette. In a tip of the cap to the hurried American lifestyle, a footnote on the menu warns patrons that the dish takes 10 minutes to prepare.
What else: This place features about a half-dozen seats inside a comfortable little bakery with pleasant salmon- and cream-colored walls, and several seats outside, where you can watch the world go by on Grapevine's historic Main Street. I stopped by at 10:30 a.m. on a Friday, and the people behind the counter were happy to make me an early lunch, even though everyone else (mostly workers from nearby Grapevine businesses) was sipping coffee, eating pastries and working on their laptops.
The croque-monsieur with the salad and coffee, with tax, came to about $14.
More: 817-424-4333; www.themainbakery.com
Lobster Roll at Daddy Jack's
353 Throckmorton St., downtown Fort Worth
What's hot: On a recent weekday, I was walking by this New England-style seafood place in downtown Fort Worth and noticed that a lobster roll was the lunch special. I couldn't stop, but that same evening I paid a visit and asked about the sandwich. The bartender said the lobster roll wasn't on the dinner menu, but the kitchen was happy to make it, so I got comfortable at the bar with a Sam Adams draft beer.
The lobster roll arrived in about five minutes and featured a toasted wheat bun and a generous portion of cold lobster salad with mayo, celery and parsley that gave the whole thing a nice clean taste.
What else: I have to admit my own ignorance here. Not being a Yankee, and having visited New England only once, I envisioned the lobster roll as a hot dish. I later learned that serving the lobster meat hot, usually with a generous splash of clarified butter, is mostly a Connecticut thing -- and in Maine or Massachusetts, a cold lobster salad is the way to go. I'm not complaining. The lobster roll, a delicious cup of New England clam chowder and the beer came to $26, including tax and tip.
More: 817-332-2477; www.daddyjacks.org


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Harvard University Press announced the publication of "Entomology: A World of Insects," a compendium of excerpts from some of the most well-known entomology books ever published by the Press.
Two commemorate the publication of this book a pair of entomologists discussed the nuances of communication and temperature regulation in honey bees at a presentation hosted recently by the Harvard Museum of Natural History.
Professor Naomi Pierce, Curator of Lepidoptera at Harvard's Museum of Comparative Zoology, moderated the event, telling the crowd of over 200 people packed into the Geology Lecture Hall that much of entomology's value lies in detailed field work.
"What you find here are not just landmark stories describing animal behavior[...]what is clearly evident in this book is a rich collection of natural history, something not taught as much at Harvard in this genomic age," Pierce said.
Pierce introduced the evening's speakers, Cornell University neurobiology and behavior professor Thomas Seeley and University of Vermont biology professor Bernd Heinrich.
Heinrich, a dark horse winner of the Boston Marathon in 1980, is known for his studies of ravens, where he drives a truck with carrion in the trunk in order to study the communication methods of the ravens that follow him.
Seeley first discussed the behaviors of bees relating to honey production and hive organization.
He emphasized the view of bee colonies operating "like a factory" whose input is nectar and whose output is honey."Different individuals [do] different jobs in the overall process," said Seeley. "There is a division of labor."
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after chatting to the i site lady yesterday we knew hot water beach was where we were heading... the road from tairua rises up in places and is very windy but has great views back over tairua and pauanui.. we had lunch on hahei beach a beautiful white sandy bay with quite a few little islands as a back drop..and pohutukawa trees for shade..
we arrived at hot water beach in time for the low tide..here down on the sand we dug down about 30cms and built ourselves a pool and waited for it to be filled with almost boiling water... this is only possible for the two hours either side of low tide so loads of people were doing the same ... it was true the water was very hot and kept bubbling up but mixed with a bit of sea water was just right...amazing experience and we sat and enjoyed our hot mineral bath until the tide came back in.
then stayed at the top 10 campsite nearby.
monday 26th
we set off for cathedral cove apparently one of the best walks in new zealand..it is a 90 min return trip over the cliff top, along rugged coast line and down to the beautiful bay..where a large cave leads to another white sandy beach. with awesome clear skies today the sea was a perfect azure blue with trees on the beach and all the little out crops of islands it was very picturesque..
after lunch on hahei again as its so pretty we drove on to cooks beach, guess who landed here, then on to coroglen, where two artists live, design and sell pottery from their house. a very interesting house and garden which we looked round, i suppose eccentric really with clay birds and obscure statues everywhere..
we stayed in whitianga in a POP
tuesdsay 27th
after a chat to the lady who owned the house we explored the town..a busy hub for marine based activities so not much here for us and so we moved on up the narrow coast road and on to otama beach..
wednesday 28th
we woke up next to the river with a sunrise and blue skies again..we drove along the little used very narrow single track gravel road to grays bay and rings beach, a magical mix of white sandy bays, holiday homes and little else, ending up in matarangi where the golf course is the main event..!!.. surrounded only by a huge estate of mostly expensive houses ..
on to whangapoua where the river meets the sea in a large sweeping estuary of clear water and sandy beaches... after lunch we did the 2 hour walk to what has been voted one of the best beaches in the world...!!..it is only accessible on foot after wading through the river, so very secluded white sands with a cliff backdrop..yes very very picture postcard..but one of the best....hmmm..not so sure...we did more sunbathing but no swim for me...
then headed on to coromandel town..the road goes from one coast to the other east to west over the mountains to a summit viewpoint over the town... we had a puncture but were so lucky as we were only 500m from a garage when it happened and we spent the night in their back yard...as it was after closing time.
thursday 29th
garage man arrived and ordered us two new tyres and while we were waiting we walked around the town..a haven for craftsmen and alternative lifestylers with many therapy and arty shops fine victorian buildings and some gold mining relics..we were all sorted by 1pm and headed north to see the deserted coromandel peninsula..described as the unspoiled paradise we drove up the off the beaten track road...
the island studded coastline of amodeo bay and cliff top roads were spectacular before the road wound inland rising over the summit to unsurpassed views of the rugged green valley of colville which was home to the 1970 s hippy culture and now houses the mahamudra buddist retreat centre which we had a look round..we spent the night at papa aroha campsite with a plot right on the beachfront..awesome few days...
by the way has anyone noticed the distant pics of the van...?