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Tinted windows Photos
Hi Subaru owners -
I'm new to this site, got my 02 wrx a month ago and LOVE it!!! Always wanted tinted windows, so its gettin done on this now. I'm in SE PA, about 30 mi west of Philly. Ive researched the tinting laws (meaning NO TINTING is allowed pretty much, lol) Whatever. Anways, I'm stuck between getting either 20, or 30 % tint. The car is that deep midnight blue (nearly black) paint. Obviously, the less I get pulled over for stupid stuff like tint, the better (since I'll be getting pulled over more for other infractions ;) Id like to keep the car looking more sophisticated, and less like I'm still in Highschool, lol (no offense. But i'm 25 and that woulndn't be cool, lol)
Id like to ask the Subaru community here on WRXtuners, that if you have tint on your wrx, could you upload a photo of it into this thread, inlcuding in your post, what % the windows are? Id be a great way to expose the different levels of tint on the different models, paint colors, etc. Thank you everyone!!
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i have 20% on mine.
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I have executive tint on mine (the 07/first pic). Was just trying to keep with a them of the car being close to the same color(s). The second pic is my 05 with I believe 20% on it, not exactly sure as it was already on the car when I purchased it.
Wow. The 20 looks good. It really pops out on the white exterior. Makes it look like 10%, lol. Looks sick on the silver one too.
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Here's what 35% on all windows looks like.
On a sunny day, you can see right through it. On a cloudy day, it looks a little darker, but you can still see right through it. It matches the lighter colored tail light tint film pretty well and visibility at night isn't a problem.
Welcome to the site.
Back when I had 15% all the way around. Also had a 10% metallic reflectiveness.
Currently with 35% all the way around.
35% is more subtle if your going to have cop harrassment in your area. In my area.....they harrass and most of the local squads have a light gun they hold up to the glass that measures how much light passes threw it. If you're below their setting you fail. If your windows are dipped, you're SOL. If your tinted, they'll make you take the tint off, and have it re-inspected at the local officer station that issued you the warning. Failure to comply in a 15 days (i think), results in a ticket in the mail.
Yep had that happen to me with my mustang it was total BS for sure...still gonna get my WRX tinted though haha
Wow! All the tint jobs look sick! I'm likin the 35% too! Thank you so much everyone for sharing your expriences and photos! Unfortunately i got my first ticket, haha. It was a matter of time. At least I made it a month. Chester COunty cops are rough. So, I think I'll be more modest to avoid more ammo they could use against me, and opt for the 30-35% range. It gives it a nice smoked look, but still provides some privacy.
Thanks again !!! :))
LOL, it doesn't surprise me Niki. Good luck on the new tint.
35% on the sides. 20% on the back window only.
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here are a few of mine with 20% all the way around...sorry i have no photoshop skills to resize the pics
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I'm thinking about doing mine in the next week or two... Probably the min in front then fade darker to the rear... Probably end up at 43-35-25. Hopefully it won't have that clear to black look that some guys have between the front and rear windows. Probably go to either Hi-Fi shop or Auto Trim Design here in Ogden, UT. The first shop quoted me at 170 for all five windows any tint. Still have to get a hold of the ATD guys as they were closed when I went by, and I hear they do a better job.
Thanks again everyone! This was an awesome thread turnout with the help of everyone who uploaded your photos! I go in to ASAP in Conshy (Conshahocken) on Tuesday to have the tint done. I'll post pics when I get him back :)
Sounds awesome. Hope it turns out to your liking.
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Mthalane wins IBO flyweight belt
By Ron Jackson
In a hard-fought contest South Africa's Moruti Mthalane fighting with a badly swollen left eye from the first round won the vacant IBO flyweight belt when he beat Filipino Jether Oliva on a 12 round split decision at the Inkosi Albert Luthuli International Convention Centre in Durban on Saturday night. The scores were 117-112 and 116-112 for Mthalane and 115-113 for Oliva.
After a slow start Mthalane (50,74kgs) fighting from behind a tight defence weathered some heavy shots to the head that got through from Oliva 50,54kgs) in the early rounds to come on strong in the last four rounds to take a deserved decision.
The 31-year-old South African, who is ranked at number one by the IBO, received a harder fight from the number ninety eight ranked Oliva, 26, than expected.
Mthalane a former IBF flyweight champion improved his record to 30-2; 20 and Oliva saw his record drop to 20-2-2; 10.
The referee was Grzejgorz Molenda from Poland and the judges were Danrex Joseph V. Tapoa (Philippines), Allen Matakane (South Africa) and Terry O'Connar (UK).
On the undercard, in another hard-fought contest veteran South African middleweight champion Gideon Buthelezi ,42, was just too strong and experienced for the younger Giovanni Bushby, 28, as he won on a 12 round unanimous points decision by wide margins.
The scores were 120-111; 117-111 and 120-108.
Buthelezi takes his record to 22-13-3; 9 and Bushby's reported record drops to 4-3-1; 3.
The tournament was presented by Pat Molefe of Rainbow Promotions in conjunction with Thulani Magudulela.

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In North America, there are two videogame releases on a yearly basis that draw more crowds than any other game release. These happen to be NCAA and Madden football, which are developed and published by EA Sports. After a couple of lackluster seasons from both franchises, the teams at EA have bolted down and revitalized these two titles into a respectable state that you should be wanting to purchase come release night. Though a lot of gamers buy NCAA as their football fix and to help tide them over for the Madden release, that shouldn't prevent you from enjoying the $60 you spent to its full potential.
I've included below the best places to obtain fully named NCAA rosters, an opportunity to win Madden 2009 for free, and various other tips in creating the best bang for your buck come July 15.
Fully Named Rosters: Being a longtime NCAA football player, I've always hated playing the game with "RB #5" in the backfield and having numbers scattered all over the field. This year, EA Sports has included the ability to utilize the EA Locker to download completely named NCAA Rosters. Instead of seeing "QB #15" on the field, you'll see Tebow on the Gators taking a three-step drop. This is obviously a huge difference in providing an authentic college football experience and will make the game that much more enjoyable.
The problem with this is the fact that there will be so many options made available through the EA Locker that you won't know who is offering the best NCAA Roster download. That's where I come into play as I've been made aware of a recently created website that was designed with authenticity and accuracy in mind. FreeNCAA09Rosters.com is a site created by a handful of hardcore college football fans in order to provide other fans fully detailed rosters without the added expense of a price tag. Due to the fact they use these rosters themselves, you're sure to get a quality yet accurate roster for the low-cost of free. They expect to have their fully named rosters available upon the first week of release, as they've received a copy of the game early in order to get a head start. So stop on by to check out their EA Locker name for the PS3 that they'll be making available as the game draws near.
Championship Series: If you're buying NCAA 2009 in order to tide yourself over to Madden 2009, then you may be interested in earning the opportunity to win a free copy of the game. The guys over at Madden Wars are running their third annual Madden Wars Championship Series. This event pools some of the best str8/sim competition in football gaming together in order to find out who reigns supreme on the gridiron of college football.
If you're interested in taking part, you can click HERE and it'll take you to the information page where you can sign up and figure out if the event is your type of thing. If you're joining up from PlayStation Universe, make sure to represent us proudly and take home the title.
Get the Band Right: One of the coolest additions to NCAA 2009 was the ability to customize your stadium sounds and events. This means you can literally choose what sounds or melodies will play on that big 3rd & 1 or what band song will play after a huge touchdown drive. Regardless of if you'd like a realistic touch to your game or if you'd like to just go crazy and pick random songs of your own to enjoy, I've found a great resource to help you make your experience as authentic as possible.
NCAAStrategies.com has created an entire sub-forum for the stadium sounds and events. It is currently a work in progress and they have fans helping create the exact list of songs and events utilized for their favorite team's game moments. Chris Jacobs, one of the site's administrators has also been in contact with several schools who have helped out by giving out accurate lists of which songs play and where. This has helped make the section of their forum a great addition for college football fans nationwide. If your school's lineup still isn't filled in, perhaps leave a note saying you'd like help figuring the songs out and I'm sure they'll do their best in order to make it happen.
Highlight Reel: Next up you should probably be creating an EA Sports World account in order to upload your highlights from NCAA 2009 to show off to your friends. Stories are great, but nothing speaks louder than a highlight reel of impressive plays. EASW will allow you to download these videos onto your PC. While this may start to take up space depending on how great you are at creating plays worth keeping, you'll probably want to upload them to share with the world, right?
There are a couple of sites worth mentioning in order to do this. The most obvious choice is YouTube.com as it is very user-friendly and known by all. However, some of the lesser known possibilities are Fliqz.com and MyMaddenPad.com. Both of these sites will allow you to upload as many videos as you'd like to keep on file. From there you'll be able to embed them on forums or your blog to further push the experience.
Online Dominance: Take advantage of the Online Dynasty feature to its full potential. Don't waste your time signing up for random leagues, find a good group of individuals from a forum or out of your real life friends and create something special. Nothing proves you're better than them like hosting a virtual championship in your favorite video game. Competitive gaming has been going on for decades now and it is finally possible to take down real life Longhorn fans in a season even if they live 1,000s of miles away.
The online dynasty offered by EA Sports is looking like it will be a complete success. So take advantage of it the best you can and enjoy the college football season ahead.
Following these five simple steps will better help you on your way to getting the most out of your $60 purchase. PlayStation Universe will have a full NCAA 2009 review up by the midnight release. Even though I'll personally be in Los Angeles keeping tabs on E3 for you guys, I'll be sure to have our NCAA 2009 review done in time. So get ready for those war chants, throw on your team's colors and march onto that virtual gridiron and claim what's yours – victory.


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LimeWire wins limit on damages to record labels
By Jonathan Stempel
NEW YORK (Reuters) - A federal judge limited the potential financial liability facing the operator of LimeWire, a once-popular file-sharing service found liable for copyright infringement, at an upcoming damages trial.
Rejecting an argument that could have led to "trillions" of dollars in damages, U.S. District Judge Kimba Wood agreed with Lime Group LLC that the 13 record companies whose works were infringed by LimeWire deserve one award per work infringed.
The record labels had argued they deserved one award for each infringement by individual LimeWire users. Sony Corp and Vivendi SA own various of the labels.
Wood's ruling allows the labels to recover between $7.5 million and $1.5 billion of "statutory" damages from New York-based Lime Group and other defendants, including LimeWire founder Mark Gorton.
This sum is based on $750 to $150,000 of possible damages for each of roughly 10,000 post-1972 recordings infringed through LimeWire. The labels are also entitled to "actual" damages for infringement of about 1,000 earlier works.
The 13 record companies include Arista, Atlantic, BMG Music, Capital, Elektra, Interscope, Laface, Motown, Priority, Sony BMG, UMG, Virgin and Warner Brothers, court records show.
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Shutting down rumors that cropped up over the weekend, Eminem is denying that he lip-synced on " Saturday Night Live" (November 2).
It has been a busy week for Kerry Washington, and it all came together in a hilarious way on the November 2 episode of "Saturday Night Live."
The newly pregnant "Scandal" star wasted no time getting down to business as First Lady Michelle Obama in the cold open, a shot at the recent complaints that the show does not have a regular female African American cast member.
Going blonde again is only the lesser of world renowned rapper Eminem's news. He's about to release his brand new album, Marshall Mathers LP 2, and he is finally opening up about it.
"I don't know if I ever feel totally great about a record when I put it out," he told Rolling Stone when asked how he feels about the release of his new album. "With every record that I put out, someone has literally got to come pry it from me because when I listen to my own music, I just hear flaws in it."
She's seen weekly on her hit series, "Scandal," but this week fans will get an extra dose of Kerry Washington as she hosts "Saturday Night Live."
The 36-year-old actress looks stoked about the opportunity in a couple of new promos for the show, which features musical guest Eminem.
Hoping their chemistry returns for another hit, Eminem teamed up with Rihanna for his new song, "The Monster."
Previously, the duo found success with the 2010 tune, "Love the Way You Lie" off of Slim Shady's seventh album, Recovery.
Making her debut on a late night classic, Kerry Washington will host the November 2 episode of "Saturday Night Live," NBC announced on Wednesday (October 16).
Joining the "Scandal" star for the show will be Eminem, who will serve as the night's musical guest.
Delivering the healthy dose of egotism that is so prevalent in rap music, Eminem released his new tune, "Rap God" on Monday (October 14).
Sharing the exciting news on Twitter, Marshall Mathers tweeted, "Earlier than expected, #RAPGOD is here. It will be available on iTunes Midnight ET tonight."
Sure to please fans and listeners with the release of his brand new album, Eminem just released the cutting edge track list for the much anticipated Marshall Mathers LP 2 today (October 10).
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Rieger Tuning Program for New Audi A5 & S5 Decidedly OE+ with RS Look
by George Achorn on 1 July 2012 in Aftermarket & Tuner News
Let's face it. The body kit business can be hit or miss. Where as at one time Testarossa cheese grates or cut-to-fit mesh grilles were acceptable, today's expectations by owners are nothing less than OE fit or a look complimentary to a car's original design. Selling the truly avant garde body kits in markets like Russia or the middle east may still be possible but tastes in markets like Europe or the USA are also decidedly more factory.
Some companies have caught on to these trends faster than others. OE-looking kits aren't entirely new concepts, but they're a bit of a departure for European Audi tuner Rieger. In the past, Rieger has stayed on the wilder side of the business, going for brash looks but also staying consistent in their design for an established "Rieger look". The firm's latest approach to the facelifted A5 and S5 models though breaks new ground as it brings the firm decidedly into the realm of factory (or factory-inspired) design.
Look beyond the very un-factory looking wheels and also the side vents on the white car in these photos and you'll find an overall design surprisingly consistent with the Audi Design Team. At the front the fascia looks like a factory RS 5, even using what looks like factory RS 5 grille inserts. At the rear valance the look is more obviously aftermarket, but still decidedly factory inspired. The optional decklid spoiler even borrows heavily from the trunk-mounted spoiler of the TT RS with its trademark V-shaped vertical struts. Only the stylized side skirts really give this away as an aftermarket kit.
In a lot of ways, we think Rieger has really hit a home run with its new A5/S5 treatment. The overall look is decidedly more bold if not wild like the usual Rieger treatment. Still, we think it will be accepted by the wilder crowd, where the OE+ fanatics should also embrace it in varying degree – either whole body kit or stand-alone sales of that chin or decklid spoilers.
Read more of the official information from Rieger below.
Audi A5 facelift by RIEGER
Relaunch for the big, strong Audi.
The people from Ingolstadt gave the A5 a facelift. Reason enough for the modeling department of RIEGER to start to work for more. The result is really impressive. Sporty dominantly the A5 is showing with a complete RIEGER front bumper, side skirts and a rear-skirt-extension. Optionally, the latter one as well as a spoiler splitter are also available in carbon look and the whole bodykit as usual by RIEGER with mounting kit and free for MOT. For driving, the Eggenfeldener tuner gave the vehicle 21-inch Corniche Challenge wheels combined with Dunlop Sport Maxx GT tires. The suspension is replaced with the quality of H & R sport springs. As an upgrade for highest butterflies feeling provides the RIEGER exhaust system with original RS5 blindness.
Further information on www.rieger-tuning.de
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Contra dance categorization
April 29, 2004
Here's an interesting thread on rec.folk-dancing, dealing with categorizing contra (and other) dances. Someone has a database of contra dances (this sounds familiar, I have one also), and is looking for a way to find "similar" dances within the database. Check it out: Characterizing Contra Dances.


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"Having the opportunity to travel abroad was incredible. I was able to gain perspectives that I would not have been able to get any other way."
-Kevin Turco, MBA 2007
At the Eberhardt School, studying abroad is just one way we prepare you to understand business in global markets. You will travel overseas with your cohort and two faculty members as part of the required MBA Global Business Competition course. In recent years, groups from Pacific have traveled to the following international locations:
BUSI 268. Global Business Competition (3) Today, all levels of business operations are becoming global. Business people must consider additional parameters when they enter the global sphere. The rules of the game such as laws, customs, theories, and business practices may be different. This course works on business problems and strategies within the global environment in which U.S. businesses compete. The key objective of this course is to analyze the operation of global firms, to analyze various types of entry strategies into foreign countries, impacts on host and home countries, and the powerful flexibility of global systems. Prerequisite: BUSI 211 or BUSI 255 with a "B" or better or permission of instructor and the MBA Director.


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Miners Increase Workload to 100 Plays in Second Scrimmage of the Spring
April 10, 2010
Robert Soleyjacks had a fumble return for a touchdown on the very first play of UTEP's second scrimmage of the spring, while quarterbacks Carson Meger and Tim Curry each threw for scores on a sun-soaked morning in the Sun Bowl.
The Miners ran 100 plays in Saturday's scrimmage, an increase from 80 the previous week. Meger hit Evan Davis for a five-yard touchdown pass, and Curry hooked up with Pierce Hunter for an acrobatic 20-yard grab to conclude the scoring.
"The offense and defense both came in with more intensity and enthusiasm (than last week)," UTEP coach Mike Price said. "I'm pleased that we're improving every day, but we're not where we want to be. We're playing better on defense and we got a lot of kicking in today."
Kevin Lopez and Mike Scott each connected on a couple of field goal tries for UTEP, which has nine spring practices in the books and six remaining culminating with the annual Orange and Blue game on Saturday, April 24.
The only bad news for the Miners on Saturday was the loss of starting tight end Jonny Moore for the remainder of the spring with a dislocated shoulder. Elijah Goldtrap filled in with five catches for 32 yards in the scrimmage.
"Moore is a huge, huge loss," Price said. "Goldtrap went the whole day, and we'll probably move Hunter (from wide receiver to tight end). He's not a great blocker, but he's 235 pounds and he'll be able to split out as a tight end."
While Donald Buckram was "a little sore" according to Price and missed the scrimmage for the second straight week, a stable of young running backs filled in capably. True freshman Cameron Choice paced the ground game with 14 carries for 65 yards. Choice, junior Blake Dubose and senior Jason Williams each reeled off runs for double-digit yards.
Meger completed 15-of-24 passes for 185 yards, and Curry finished 11-of-23 for 105 yards. The receiving leaders were Russell Carr (4-83), Lavorick Williams (2-45) and Kris Adams (3-42).
True freshman Hunter Nix led the stop troops with 10 tackles, while Jeremy Springer added eight and DeShawn Grayson was credited with seven.
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BMW Reveals the M6 Coupe and M6 Convertible for a Summer Release
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One look at the new M6 and you'll be hooked on the thought of driving one around this summer (June 2012 for the convertible, late summer for the coupe). There is a lot to get your mind racing when it comes to the latest ///M car from BMW.
Maybe it is the high-revving V8 engine with M TwinPower Turbo Technology pumping out 560 horsepower and 500 lb-ft of torque. Maybe it's the new aggressive and elegant styling that features a combination of lightweight materials including a Carbon Fiber Composite roof on the Coupe version. Or maybe it's the fact that BMW has found a way to combine power, elegance and luxury into this next generation M6 coupe and convertible.
Either way, we think the M6 is going to be a real winner for those who can take delivery of one. Here are some of the highlights of the car that you will want to know
BMW M6 Power and Performance
The new engine is shared between the M5 and the M6 and has the highest output
generated by an ///M car. The 4.4-liter V8 engine features M Twin Power technology and features a ton of power.
Horsepower peaks out at 560 horsepower at 5,750 - 7,000 RPMs and 500 lb-ft of torque is available between 1,500 and 5,750 rpm
Power output is up 10%, maximum torque is up 30% and the car consumes roughly 30%
fuel than it's E63/E64 predecessor
0 to 62 is achieved in 4.2 seconds in the coupe and 4.3 second in the convertible
0 to 124 takes 12.6 seconds for the coupe and 13.1 for the convertible
Standard Front brakes measure in at 15.7 inches with the rear brakes just a hair smaller at 15.6 inches
7-Speed M Double Clutch (and possibly a 6-speed manual?)
7-Speed double-clutch transmission is specially designed to handle the extreme torque and high revving engine (now redlining at 7,200)
Available modes include automatic (D) and manual (S). Shifting can be performed manually through the shift paddles on the M leather steering wheel if so desired
M DCT with Drivelogic offers three shift programs for both automatic and manual shifting. D1 is standard and is designed for efficiency, D2 provides gear shifts based on engine revs and load. D3 delays gear changes until an ever higher rev range is achieved for a sportier feel. Manual modes include S1 for comfortable gear changes, S2 for faster shifts with a kick at higher revs and S3 is for maximum driving performance and is required when using launch control
Launch control coupled with stability control being disabled allows the car to achieve maximum acceleration from a standstill
Have no fear 6-speed fans. Our sources also indicate a 6-speed is under serious consideration inside BMW headquarters. Given the M5's 6-speed option, we are hoping that the M6 will follow suit
Active M Differential
Electronically controlled multi-plate limited-slip differential
Control unit is connected with the Dynamic Stability Control (DSC) system to cross check data collected with the DSC feedback and uses that information to calculate the locking force required to deliver optimum traction and stability
Data is also collected from the position of the accelerator pedal, the rotational speed of the wheels and the car's yaw rate to handle each unique driving situation
M Carbon-Ceramic Brakes (Optional)
The first BMW M cars to offer option M Carbon-Ceramic brakes (with 20-inch M light-alloy wheels) to offer unparalleled stopping power
Front brakes measure in at 16.1 inches with the rear brakes at 15.6 inches
Carbon fiber ceramic compound gives owners a 42.8 lb weight savings from stock while providing exceptional resistance to wear and extended operating life
Six piston fixed radial calipers in the front teamed with single piston floating calipers in the rear
M Carbon-Ceramic brakes are identified by special gold colored calipers
Design Highlights
Newly designed M kidney grille bearing an M6 badge as an homage to the first generation M6 with paired kidney grille slates taking a design cue from traditional M double-spoke wheels
Flared front wheel arches highlight the 1.2 inch increase in track width over non-M 6 series cars
LED accent lights on top of the adaptive xenon headlights and three dimensional LED corona rings give a brilliant effect to the lights. Optional LED adaptive headlights are also available
The lightweight dark colored carbon fiber roof on the coupe allows for a lower center of gravity and distinctive and aggressive look
The M6 convertible features a high quality soft top roof that can be opened or closed using the comfort access system
Available in a single non-metallic and eight metallic paint finishes - four of which are M exclusive. The soft top is available in Black, Beige or an optional Anthracite Silver effect
The M6 coupe will make it's world debut at the Geneva Auto Show this March and the M6 convertible will premiere at the New York Auto Show in April. The convertible version will be on sale in June 2012 and the coupe will be released in the late summer of 2012 as a 2013 model.
You can read the entire Press Release with many more pages of details at the following link:
All-New 3rd Generation BMW M6 Coupe and Convertible Press Release
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And heres a link to the tutorial on installing bittornado under Linux. Also, you can edit this link below to get to their main page of their forums if you happen to have problems installing. Also...I think just ran it under wine maybe??? Can't remember...but I do remember that I got it to work on BT2.
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The great ski technician Willi Wiltz has been known tosay, "The fastest thing I can put on your skis today is YOU!"While that may be true, ski racers are now turning theirthoughts toward finding any edge they can in the speedevents that are sprinkled throughout the schedule for thenext six to eight weeks. Sure, a handful of elite athleteshave already trained and raced speed events on the NorAmcircuit, but for most of the ski racing community, speed is aJanuary-through-March endeavor.And by attending to some little details, you can, indeedhelp get your skis running their best.Let's start with the most obvious — have your skis beenproperly prepped? (See previous issues to learn more.) It'sperfectly fine if you're on used skis, even preferable. Justmake sure they've been prepped properly by a true profes-sional service technician — shaped; second and third edgespulled back; sanded smooth; grind applied for your region;bevels set correctly; and fully waxed-in.A word on hot boxes: They are terrific for getting a lot ofwax in to a ski, but they are not a replacement for the fol-lowing listed below. Also, research has shown that skisfresh out of a hot box are actually slower. Skis are fastestabout five to 10 wax/ski cycles after a hot-box treatment.


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LAWRENCEVILLE--The Rider University women's tennis team won its first match of the season with a 5-2 non-conference victory over Philadelphia U. on Thursday afternoon.
"It was good to win a match after a few losses in a row," said head coach Ed Torres. "The two stars, as expected were the number one and two singles players, Marly (Roche) and Michelle (Caravaglio)."
For Rider, senior Marly Roche Sussex/High Point Regional) won 6-2, 6-3 at first singles with sophomore Michelle Caravaglio (Manalapan/Freehold) posting a 6-0, 6-3 win at second singles.
Roche and Caravaglio combined for an 8-4 victory at first doubles.
"Marly is one of the top players we've ever had at Rider," Torres said. "She probably ranks in the top three singles players in my 18 seasons at Rider. She is also an excellent doubles player and I will miss her when she graduates. And Michelle, I expect her to take Marly's place as the number one player next season. Michelle is a terrific athlete (a left-hander) and hits the ball very hard."
Also for the Broncs, freshman Cynthia Vlad (North Hunterdon) won 7-5, 6-0 at fourth singles and sophomore Leonora Paul (Hackensack) was a three-set winner (6-1, 5-7, 10-8) at sixth singles.
Vlad and senior Alexa Manforti (Toms River/Toms River HS South) helped Rider gain the doubles point with an 8-1 win at second doubles.
"We used our experience and kept the ball in play," Torres said. "It was nice to get a win."
Rider lost at Philadelphia U. 9-0 last spring.
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LONDON (Reuters Life!) - Amputation, post-traumatic stress, bravery, camaraderie and the unique life of the British soldier is painstakingly documented in a new show at London's National Army Museum.
"Conflicts of Interest" explores more than three decades of soldiering by examining the role of the British Army across the globe and the impact on the lives of the men and women who sign on to serve Queen and country.
Photographs, blown-up images of newspaper front pages, touch screens, machine guns, rocket launchers, uniforms, a raft of facts and figures, thematic wall and floor decorations and even a piece of shrapnel which cost one British soldier his arm, tell the tale of sacrifice and danger in the British Army.
The exhibition focuses on key international conflicts from Northern Ireland and the Falklands to Iraq and Afghanistan, while debating domestic issues and the modern military.
The show doesn't flinch from the less painful aspects of army life, the hardship of enduring rapid turnarounds from one conflict zone to the next and the terrible price that many pay when their careers end in tragedy or after leaving the army.
Curator Mairead O'Hara said the museum tried to portray army life behind the recruitment posters, and said the Army exercised no editorial control over the exhibition.
"I felt it was important that we presented a very rounded perspective of these conflicts," O'Hara said.
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LAKELAND, FL (January 31, 2012) -- Long-time Parks & Recreation employee Bill Tinsley, who has served as Department Director since 1993, including service for the past two years under a Conditional Employment Agreement following his retirement, has been appointed to a newly established part-time position as Special Liaison to the Detroit Tigers / Manager of Community Resources Development. His successor as Director of Parks & Recreation will be named within the next two weeks following completion of a selection process involving internal candidates.
Tinsley will become the City's primary representative to start working on a new Detroit Tigers Spring Training and Minor League Operations Use Agreement. The current agreement is scheduled to expire in 2016. The position will also include responsibilities for solicitation and organization of private sector funding for special City projects and initiatives.
"Last year the City and the Detroit Tigers celebrated our 75 year Spring Training relationship - the longest in Major League Baseball and they hold a special place in our hearts. The Tigers organization and the City have already started discussions about their future capital and program needs and it is our goal to officially start the process in an effort to negotiate a successor agreement that can be added to the current agreement before it expires," said City Manager Doug Thomas. "Bill's history and unique understanding of their operations is an invaluable asset as we work with the team on the successor agreement. Bill has also demonstrated tremendous abilities as a fundraiser and Lakeland has benefitted greatly through the partnerships he has developed over the years."
Thomas added, "Several community park projects enjoyed by area residents, many of which are the envy of other cities, were only possible through the generous individual, corporate and organizational contributions which now total in the millions of dollars. In today's challenging economic climate, it is our plan to build upon the historical fundraising successes of the Park & Recreation Department and provide an organization-wide focus for public-private partnerships for future capital projects and initiatives."
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· Coordinate community events and related activities with the Tigers organization.
· Concentrated legislative efforts at both the local and state level to secure financing commitments.
· Coordinate with the Florida Grapefruit League host cities to develop a comprehensive understanding of their respective municipal baseball facilities and explore strategies to help maintain a sustainable Major League Baseball Spring Training Season in the State of Florida.
· Secure private sponsorship dollars for public/private collaborative projects.
· Coordination with the Lakeland Area Community Foundation in support of private contributions.
· Develop annual report that records all in-kind contributions, leveraged grant dollars and all endowments.
Tinsley was first employed by the City of Lakeland in 1971 and has served in a variety of positions before his appointment to the Director of Parks & Recreation in 1993. He graduated in 1971 from the University of South Florida with a degree in Physical Education, Health, and Recreation. He is a Certified Public Manager and he has been a Certified Park & Recreation Professional for almost 40 years. Tinsley will be paid an annual salary of $79,900 in his new position.


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Arsenal and Birmingham will renew a season long battle in the final of the Continental Cup, after both sides triumphed in this weekend's Semi-Finals.
Arsenal stalked Birmingham for most of the regular campaign and with just games to go leapfrogged the season long league leaders to scoop the inaugural FA WSL title.
Now the two teams will go head to head once more at Burton Albion on Sunday 25th September with Arsenal looking to seal a remarkable treble whilst Birmingham will be out for the final say of the summer's Super League football.
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"And the last shall be first." - The Gospel of Matthew
Things may not have changed all that much since biblical times. Some of the biggest recent stock market winners were among last year's worst performers. Four that were almost universally despised include Blackberry (BBRY) – formerly called Research In Motion – Best Buy (BBY), Radio Shack (RSH) and Hewlett Packard (HPQ). Some analysts went as far as suggesting that these companies might not even be around at all over the long term.
This is how you fared if you actually bought that unloved quartet exactly six months ago.
It would have taken a strong stomach to own the companies listed above. All the news looked bad and the risk appeared very high. They were all cheap for good reasons. Each provided a great trading opportunity that played out well within months.
Four far less troubled names may provide similar upside with much less fundamental downside than those "pigs" of 2012. Three of the four provide decent yields. Each trades for well off its 52-week high and at a low multiple.
There's no doubt that this group will survive. All have solid profits and good prospects. Yes, even Staples. Who would have called Dell (DELL), Office Max (OMX) or Office Depot (ODP) as good candidates for LBO's or mergers one year ago?
Chasing extended stocks with the broad market near all-time highs is a dicey proposition. Owning shares of quality companies at bargain prices seems much more rational. The meek may not inherit the earth, but these orphaned companies are likely to find good homes in value-oriented portfolios.
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Brittney Buell is blazing an impressive new trail for herself as the first member of her family to graduate from high school.
The Crittenden County High School senior stays busy through her involvement with athletics, clubs, leadership positions and working hard to maintain her high academic standards. Buell, who is the senior class president and a four-year member of the student council, said she enjoys leading her class and implementing positive change to her school.
"I love listening to people's ideas and then being the one who carries them out," she said.
Buell, daughter of Donald and Kimberly Buell, is the Mid-Continent University Teen of the Week. Each Monday, the Sun features a different teen selected from nominees submitted to the Sun by guidance counselors throughout western Kentucky and southern Illinois. Mid-Continent University will provide each Teen of the Week with a $2,500 annual scholarship to its university, which is renewable for four years.
In the spring, a Teen of the Year will be chosen from the weekly winners. The Teen of the Year is eligible for a full four-year scholarship to Mid-Continent or a cash award of $2,500, paid through the Paducah Sun, if the student selects another college to attend.
Buell is actively involved as a four-year member of the Pep Club and Fellowship of Christian Athletes, as well as a three-year member of the Family Career and Community Leaders of America and the Future Educators of America clubs. She also has been involved with the Future Business Leaders of America, Peer Medication Team, Sportsman's Club and Beta Club. She is also a three-year member and current assistant editor for the Rockette yearbook staff.
"It's fun to be creative and design the layout and theme of the yearbook and then to see people's faces light up when they open it," she said.
Buell lists her favorite extracurricular activity as Pep Club, because it allows her the opportunity to show off her love for the high school. She also received the Most School Spirit Award and was named 2013 fall homecoming queen.
The Chicago native moved to Marion as a baby. She excels at sports, playing six years of softball as center fielder and first baseman, four years of volleyball, and three years of cheerleading. She served as the captain for both softball and volleyball during her senior year, was named all-district in both sports, and honored as overall most athletic by the senior class.
"Winning all-district was one of the best moments, because it was what I had been working my entire career for," she said.
She said her love of athletics began at home with her father, who played multiple sports. Buell donated much of her time to teaching all three sports to younger students. She also spends her free time giving back to the community through her church, Life in Christ Church's Food and Paper Box Ministry, which provides food and necessary home products to the elderly community and sponsors local children through the Community Christmas program each year.
The 3.97 grade-point average student, who has earned honor roll every year since sixth-grade, said her favorite class is mathematics, as she enjoys the satisfaction that comes along with solving a difficult equation. She plans to attend the University of Arizona in Tucson and major in biology and then continue to medical school for a future career as an anesthesiologist or pediatrician. Buell is looking forward to the independence associated with a college career in a new state.
She became interested in the medical profession at home while helping care for her nieces and nephews. That interest was fostered by volunteer hours spent at the Crittenden County Hospital through the Junior Auxiliary Program which allows students to shadow careers in the medical profession.
"High school has flown by, but now I want to branch out and be independent," she said. "If I can get through being away from my family and not knowing anyone, then I can get through anything."
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Hiya. :3 I'm new to this site so, excuse me if this topic is out of place. D:
Well, heres my situation, I'm a freshmen and at my school for homecoming week were having a character day, and being a well known brony at my school I wanted to obviously dress up as Twilight Sparkle.
Here's the thing, I want to keep it simple. I already have what I want to do down except what to wear? I first wanted to just go with a purple skirtish/tutuish thing if I could find one, and then maybe just a plane shirt with her cutie mark. o: But after looking at some cosplays of her most are a bit more nerdy. x) And true to her character. (I'd want to wear pony ears, as well as get a pink streak for my hair, maybe pink and purple. I might have a horn depends.)
So I was wondering if any of you have any ideas? :D Thanks! Also I need to stay in dress code. (which is basically no shortshort stuff, or tanktops.)
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As the all-time winningest coach in NCAA collegiate basketball history, University of Tennessee Lady Vol head coach Pat Summitt has won her fair share of awards over the past 38 years.
Today, Summitt joined an elite group of sports superstars when it was announced by Time Inc. Sports Group editor Terry McDonell that she, and Duke's Mike Krzyzewski, are the 2011 SPORTS ILLUSTRATED Sportswoman and Sportsman of the Year.
"Obviously, this is a tremendous honor," Summitt said. "I am so privileged to share it with such a great coach in Mike Krzyzewski. During our careers, we have both been fortunate to work with so many talented student-athletes who were driven to excel both on and off the court.
"For me, this recognition is a direct reflection of the outstanding young women who have worn the orange and white Lady Vol jersey of the University of Tennessee; the coaching staffs I have worked with throughout my career and the supportive administration at UT."
Summitt and Krzyzewski, the NCAA's all-time winningest women's and men's basketball coaches, join an elite group of sports immortals, including Muhammad Ali, Arthur Ashe, Derek Jeter, Michael Jordan, Billie Jean King, Jack Nicklaus, Bobby Orr and Pete Rozelle to receive this award.
The magazine's editors have chosen each honoree based on the principles established in 1954, when runner Roger Bannister was honored as SPORTS ILLUSTRATED's first Sportsman: "While the victory may have been his or hers, it is not for the victory alone that he or she is honored. Rather, it is for the quality of their effort and manner of their striving."
Says McDonell: "The voices of those who have been inspired by Pat Summitt and Mike Krzyzewski echo from everywhere and will continue for decades. What they have achieved through their coaching and, more importantly, their teaching places them among history's transcendent figures. It is an honor to now include them in the select group of Sportsmen and Sportswomen."
In this year's Sportswoman/Sportsman feature, basketball Hall of Fame senior writer Alexander Wolff writes that the legacy of Summitt and Krzyzewski goes far beyond their record-breaking victory totals: "More than that--so much more--are the roads each has traveled over the course of careers that can be measured in Presidents Met on White House visits with Team (four in her case, three in his). For their endurance, for their adaptability, for their genius for hatching from adversity even more success, and for their willingness to take up causes beyond the comfort of their own campuses--indeed, for modeling what it means to be public diplomats as well as great coaches--we honor them as SI's 2011 Sportswoman and Sportsman of the Year."
Summitt and Krzyzewski join UCLA's John Wooden (1972) and North Carolina's Dean Smith (1997) to round out a veritable Mount Rushmore of college coaches who have received this award. In 1972, Wooden, who had won his eighth national title in nine seasons, was selected along with Billie Jean King. Smith was honored in 1997, the same year he set the then NCAA wins record and announced his retirement. Other coaches named Sportsman include Joe Paterno (1986); manager Terry Francona (2004, with the Boston Red Sox); Herb Brooks (1980, with the U.S. Olympic hockey team) and Tony DiCicco (1999, with the U.S. Women's soccer team).
In his story Wolff collected an array of perspectives from those whose lives have intersected with the coaches to weave a narrative that reveals several commonalities: Relationships, a willingness to evolve, deep parental influence and humanity. Wolff sums it up by concluding: "In the end it may simply come down to this: Pat Summitt is a woman secure enough to draw from her masculine side. Mike Krzyzewski is a man secure enough to draw from his feminine side. In their respective modulations, they've chosen not to overlook half of what it means to be human. And by doing so they double the chance that they'll unlock what human beings are capable of."
Wolff's piece also includes a captivating tableau of anecdotes detailing factors that shaped Summitt's and Krzyzewski's legendary careers. For Summitt, much of her demeanor is traced back to her father, Richard Head, who raised Summitt with a tough-love approach on a farm in rural Tennessee. When Summitt was 10, her father "left her alone in a field with a tractor and a hay rake and orders to figure out how to use them." For several years after taking over the Tennessee women's program at the age of 21, Summitt ran her teams with a similar approach. But it wasn't until she started channeling the gentler ways of her mother, Hazel, and made a genuine effort to understand her players' emotions and vulnerabilities, that Summitt brought the Lady Vols--and women's basketball as a whole--into the national spotlight.
Krzyzewski, meanwhile, has always believed in the power of imagery and metaphor in unlocking the full potential of his players. That approach has not only guided his Blue Devils to four national titles, it has also allowed the current cohort of American pros to reclaim ownership of their country's national team program at a time when it was floundering. Krzyzewski says to Wolff: "I've always felt a kid needs to see things, not just hear them or read about them. People remember stories and examples better than words."
For Summitt, this marks her second Sports Illustrated cover. She was featured on the cover of the March 2, 1998 issue, "The Wizard of Knoxville."
The coaches will be honored in New York City on Tuesday evening, where they will be joined by fellow Sportswomen and Sportsmen Chris Evert (1976), Sugar Ray Leonard (1981), Wayne Gretzky (1982), David Robinson (2003) and David Ortiz (2004). The following is the complete list of Sportswomen and Sportsmen.
All-Time Honorees
1954 - Roger Bannister, Track
1955 - Johnny Podres, Baseball
1956 - Bobby Morrow, Track
1957 - Stan Musial, Baseball
1958 - Rafer Johnson, Track
1959 - Ingemar Johansson, Boxing
1960 - Arnold Palmer, Golf
1961 - Jerry Lucas, College Basketball
1962 - Terry Baker, College Football
1963 - Pete Rozelle, Pro Football
1964 - Ken Venturi, Golf
1965 - Sandy Koufax, Baseball
1966 - Jim Ryun, Track
1967 - Carl Yastrzemski, Baseball
1968 - Bill Russell, Pro Basketball
1969 - Tom Seaver, Baseball
1970 - Bobby Orr, Pro Hockey
1971 - Lee Trevino, Golf
1972 - Billie Jean King, Tennis
John Wooden, College Basketball
1973 - Jackie Stewart, Auto Racing
1974 - Muhammad Ali, Boxing
1975 - Pete Rose, Baseball
1976 - Chris Evert, Tennis
1977 - Steve Cauthen, Horse Racing
1978 - Jack Nicklaus, Golf
1979 - Terry Bradshaw, Pro Football
Willie Stargell, Baseball
1980 - U.S. Olympic Hockey Team
1981 - Sugar Ray Leonard, Boxing
1982 - Wayne Gretzky, Pro Hockey
1983 - Mary Decker, Track
1984 - Edwin Moses, Track
Mary Lou Retton, Gymnastics
1985 - Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Pro Basketball
1986 - Joe Paterno, College Football
1987 - Athletes Who Care
1988 - Orel Hershiser, Baseball
1989 - Greg LeMond, Cycling
1990 - Joe Montana, Pro Football
1991 - Michael Jordan, Pro Basketball
1992 - Arthur Ashe Tennis
1993 - Don Shula, Pro Football
1994 - Bonnie Blair, Speed Skating
Johann Olav Koss, Speed Skating
1995 - Cal Ripken Jr., Baseball
1996 - Tiger Woods, Golf
1997 - Dean Smith, College Basketball
1998 - Mark McGwire, Baseball
Sammy Sosa, Baseball
1999 - U.S. Women's National Soccer Team
2000 - Tiger Woods, Golf
2001 - Randy Johnson, Baseball
Curt Schilling, Baseball
2002 - Lance Armstrong, Cycling
2003 - Tim Duncan, Pro Basketball
David Robinson, Pro Basketball
2004 - Boston Red Sox
2005 - Tom Brady, Pro Football
2006 - Dwyane Wade, Pro Basketball
2007 - Brett Favre, Pro Football
2008 - Michael Phelps, Swimming
2009 - Derek Jeter, Baseball
2010 - Drew Brees, Pro Football
2011 - Pat Summitt, College Basketball
Mike Krzyzewski, College Basketball


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Early Day Motions (EDMs) are formal motions submitted for debate in the House of Commons. However, very few are actually debated but are used to draw attention to events or campaigns. They test the support of MPs and may raise the interest of journalists.
EDM 1297 was tabled on April 20, 2009 by our Chairman Austin Mitchell MP and reads as follows:
That this House, observing that the intention of the founding Act of the Bank of England in 1694 was `that their Majesties' subjects may not be oppressed by the said corporation', notes that those subjects have been seriously oppressed by the Bank's failure to control the greed, risk-taking and speculation of the banking system over which it presides; and therefore suggests that this oppression should be dealt with as the Act provides by fines three times the value of the abusive trading.
The same text was retabled as EDM 597 on July 22, 2010 in the new Parliament.
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The fact is buy-out rumours have been there from the start. In February Nokia and Microsoft first announced their deal to produce Windows Phones. At Mobile World Congress just days later Nokia CEO Stephen Elop had to deny rumours of a buy-out. More than that, having been recruited from Microsoft – he was head of the business division – Elop himself had to deny being a Trojan Horse. As we commented at the time: "we're not so sure".
Our argument was simple: "As it stands the Nokia/Microsoft deal places all the risk with Nokia. If it succeeds, Microsoft succeeds. If it fails, Nokia fails and Microsoft walks away. In the meantime the phasing out of Symbian will inevitably reduce Nokia's market share and significantly lower its value."
This stands true today and we'd be more surprised if Microsoft hadn't looked into the viability of buying the division. There is no rush, however, the plans to phase out Symbian will take two years and during that time Nokia's value is only going to reduce. Make Windows Phone exclusive, combine it with Nokia's hardware expertise, buy the lot and suddenly Microsoft has a similar business model to Apple, RIM and HP.
The sad element to all this is Nokia is now making the right moves, but it is making them too late. It needed a fresh platform, but caused a developer walk out by canning Symbian without consultation and backing MeeGo too late. It opened up to a third party platform though in desperation, rather than freely choosing Android or having the foresight to buy Palm for webOS. It has this week dropped Ovi and successfully streamlined its brand, but only at a time when questions are being raised whether its mobile phone brand may disappear altogether.
Back in July 2010 we asked: What's Going Wrong at Nokia? 10 months later the answer is clear: the company does move, just not with the times.


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|Student Organizations
Safety Patrols
Peer Mediators
Selected 5th grade students are trained by the Cadena-Reeves Justice of Bexar County as Peer Mediators. Student selection is made by the Safety Committee and the office of the Guidance Counselor. Peer Mediators are trained to be good listeners and fact finders. They are trained to be fair, trustworthy and confidential. Peer Mediators are students who help people in feeling safe to talk. Peer Mediators help disputing students reach an agreement and assist in rebuild friendships. The sponsor of the Peer Mediators is E. Fears.
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The Story (continued)
Raging Bull (1980)
Freeze-Frame Title Over an Image of their Touching Boxing Gloves:
La Motta vs. Middleweight Champion Marcel Cerdan Detroit 1949
(Sixth Fight Scene)
Beautifully choreographed, the film delivers only a few seconds of some of the rounds, graphically presenting in some intense, punishing images the determined and bruising fighter La Motta. The fight is declared a TKO at the start of round 10, and La Motta wins back the title belt. Flashbulbs clink as he acknowledges the accolades of the crowd, although a counterpoint of sad music plays on the soundtrack.
Title card: Pelham Parkway New York 1950
While on the top of the boxing world, Jake obsessively self-destructs in a scene in his living room, where he appears overweight (his beer-gut stomach hangs over his shorts and partially blocks the TV screen) and he stuffs his face with a hero sandwich and a beer. His food binges have replaced sex with his wife. Insanely jealous, he believes that Vickie has been sleeping with Salvy. He even turns on his own brother, convinced that he has been betrayed.
He admonishes Joey for kissing Vickie on the lips when she comes into the house from shopping: "Ain't her cheek good enough for you?...All of a sudden you're like a romance." And then, insanely jealous, he cross-examines Joey for an incident now two years old - the night at the Copacabana when Joey beat up Salvy. Ominous-looking, Jake is intent on having Joey admit that he 'violated' his wife. He misunderstands his brother's loyalty and interprets it as deception [in the process of questioning, Jake violates his own brother-brother relationship]. Joey's refusal to answer the repulsive, perverse questions intensify Jake's suspicions, and make him look guilty:
Jake: I heard some things...Did Salvy f--k Vickie?
Joey: What?
Jake: Did Salvy f--k Vickie?
Joey: Now Jack, don't start your s--t...
Jake: Joey I asked ya, didn't I ask ya to keep an eye on her?
Joey: And I did keep an eye on her, yes I did.
Jake: How come you give him a beatin'?
Joey: I told you that. I told you what that was all about. That it had nothin' to do with you. He, he thinks he's a wise guy now.
Jake: Joey, don't lie to me.
Joey: I'm not lying.
Jake: What do I look like to you, huh?
Joey: Hey, I'm your brother. You're supposed to believe me. Don't you trust me?
Jake: No I don't.
Joey: Oh you don't? That's nice.
Jake: I don't trust you when it comes to her. I don't trust nobody. Now tell me what happened.
Joey: I told you exactly what happened. He got out of line, I slapped him around. Tommy straightened it all out, and it's all over.
Jake: Don't you give me that look, Joey. I gotta accept your answer, you know. But I'm tellin' you now, if I hear anything, I swear on mother, I'm gonna kill somebody. I'm gonna kill somebody Joey.
Joey: (rising to his feet) Well, go ahead and kill everybody. You're the tough guy. Go kill people. Kill Vickie. Kill Salvy. Kill Tommy Como. Kill me while you're at it, what do I care? You're killin' yourself the way you eat. You're a fat f--k. Look at ya.
Jake: What d'ya mean? I don't understand. What d'ya mean, kill you? You?
Joey: Me. Kill me. Start here. Kill me first. Do me a f--kin' favor, 'cause you're drivin' me crazy...
Jake: Excuse me, what d'ya mean by 'you,' though?
Joey: So? What does that mean? It don't mean nothin'.
Jake: You don't even know what you meant by 'you.'
Joey: Don't mean nothin'.
Jake: Joey, that meant somethin'. You mentioned Tommy, you mentioned Salvy, you mentioned you. You included 'you' with them. You could have said anybody but you said 'you' and them.
Joey: You really let this girl ruin your life. Look at ya. She really did some job on ya. You know how f--kin' nuts you are? Look what she did to you.
Jake: You f--ked my wife?
Joey: What?!
Jake: You f--ked my wife?
Joey: (insulted) How could you ask me a question like that? How could you ask me? I'm your brother. You ask me that? Where do you get your balls big enough to ask me that?
Jake: (cooly) Just tell me.
Joey: I'm not answerin' ya. I'm not gonna answer that. It's stupid.
Jake: You're very smart Joey. You give me all these answers, but you ain't givin' me the right answer. I'm askin' ya again. Did you or did you not?
Joey: (frightened but controlled) I'm not gonna answer. That's a sick question, you're a sick f--k, and I'm not that sick that I'm gonna answer it. I'm not tellin' ya anything...I'm not stayin' in this nuthouse with ya. You're a sick bastard. I feel sorry for you, I really do. You know what you should do - try a little more f--kin' and a little less eatin'. You won't have troubles upstairs in your bedroom and you won't take it out on me and everybody else. Do you understand, you f--kin' wacko? You're crackin' up! F--kin' screwball, ya.
Left alone with Vickie, with all his rage bursting and seething to come out, Jake goes upstairs to their bedroom where she is making the bed. As he gently strokes her hair and poses paranoid questions about where she went (she answers that she went to her sister's and to the movies to see Father of the Bride), his questions turn toward the night at the Copa. He pulls on her hair, slaps her, and then asks: "Did you f--k my brother?" She breaks free and locks herself in the bathroom. He keeps asking: "Why did you f--k Joey?" He knocks down the door and physically assaults her again, slapping her as he demands: "Why'd you do it?"
To break the tension and offer him the psycho-sexual relief from the pressure that he desires, Vickie mock-'confesses.' Ironically, she gives him what he wants, but drives him mad by exploiting his male chauvinism:
I f--ked all of them! What do you want me to say?...I f--ked all of them - Tommy, Salvy, your brother! All of them! I sucked your brother's cock, what do you want me to say?...I sucked his cock and everybody else on the f--king street, too. What do you want? You're nothin' but a fat pig, selfish fool! (He viciously slaps her again) His f--king cock is bigger than yours, too!
Emotionally-charged and poisoned by his inner rages, Jake takes off down the residential sidewalk toward his brother's house. There, in front of his family, Jake goes beserk and accuses his loyal and helpful brother of sleeping with his wife. He pulls Joey from the table and cathartically brutalizes him [a sublimation of the sexual act] as an expression of his unresolved feelings for him. The two wives try to pull him off. He slugs Vickie (the first time!) and knocks her out, and then charges out, finding himself later in his living room in front of his television set without a picture. Vickie returns home, goes upstairs, and begins packing to leave. He comes to her and humbly begs for forgiveness: "I'm a bum without you and the kids. Don't go." At her dresser, she embraces him.
Title card: La Motta vs. Dauthuille Detroit 1950
(Seventh Fight Scene)
An abrupt jump cut explodes the silence as a punch hits La Motta in the jaw. In the arena, La Motta wins a close, jaw-breaking contest in the final thirteen seconds of the fifteenth round.
In the corridor of the arena after the fight, Vickie tries to patch things up between the two brothers - but the effort fails. She urges Jake to phone Joey to apologize and "tell him you're sorry. You miss him. He's your brother. You have to talk to him sooner or later." With a big black eye under his hat, Jake takes the receiver in the darkened phone booth, but he cannot speak [and is unable to resolve his emotions for Joey]. Without knowing who is on the other end of the line, Joey lets loose invectives toward the unidentified caller:
Salvy, this ain't funny anymore. Is it you? I know somebody's there. I can hear you breathin'. You listenin'? Your mother sucks f--kin' big f--kin' elephant dicks. You got that?
(Eighth Fight Scene)
In another championship title defense fight, the televised (Pabst Blue Ribbon Beer telecast) fifth bout between La Motta and Sugar Ray Robinson, La Motta looks defeated between rounds. His broken body is sponged off with bloody water from his trainer's pail. Mouthpieces are offered to the fighters like communion wafers. [The images are religiously ritualistic - a metaphorical portrayal of Jake's final defeat and crucifixion.] Far away, Joey and his wife watch the fight on television.
As he loses the climactic battle, he stoically stands against the ropes with his arms helplessly at his side. Determined not to be knocked down, to remain on his feet, to be unconquerable, and to prove his self-worth, he is senselessly battered and attacked with a volley of endless punches, but he endures it all. Blood covers his face, and blood is spattered all over his legs. Flashbulbs explode and hiss like mortar fire. After an eerie pause and silence in the fighting, a final punch sprays La Motta's blood onto the ringsiders in their seats. The referee stops the fight in the 13th round ("the hard-luck round") and Sugar Ray Robinson becomes the new world middle-weight boxing champion.
Defeated by his life-long nemesis, a mangled, beaten-to-a-pulp Jake cries out and taunts his victorious black rival Sugar Ray in his corner:
Hey, Ray, I never went down, man! You never got me down, Ray! You hear me, you never got me down.
As the ring announcer enters and announces the winner by TKO, a massive close-up shows Jake's blood dripping off the ropes.
Title card: Miami 1956
Poolside at the La Motta house in Florida with Vickie and his kids, Jake is now older and fatter, bloated by about fifty additional pounds. He tells a reporter that he has retired from boxing:
It's over for me. Boxing's over for me. I'm through. I'm tired of worryin' about weight all the time. That's all I used to think about was weight, weight, weight. After a while, you know, you realize other things in life. I mean, I'm very grateful. Boxing's been good to me: I've got a nice house, I've got three great kids, I've got a wonderful, beautiful wife - what more could I ask for?
Spent and used up, Jake owns a seedy nightclub on Collins Avenue that he has dubbed "Jake La Motta's": "It's a bar, a package store, everything." After a drumroll and the playing of the "Gillette Blue Blades" theme song, Jake takes the spotlight and the microphone in the lounge, fancying himself as a stand-up comedian with rambling, unfunny one-liners and numerous obscenities. With self-deprecating, pitiable, and partially hostile humor peppered with sexist rude jokes, he welcomes the crowd in his disjointed, clumsy nightclub act: "I haven't seen so many losers since my last fight at Madison Square Garden." When a cocktail waitress brings him a drink on stage, he describes her as:
...that's the kind of girl that you want to bring home to your father - especially if he's a degenerate.
He quickly changes the subject after the foul joke:
Ah, seriously folks, it's a thrill to be standing here before you wonderful people tonight. Well, in fact, it's a thrill to be standing.
Then, he announces that he will be celebrating his 11th wedding anniversary with his wife Vickie, and then is reminded of a joke that reflects his continuing psycho-sexual anxieties - of two male friends who share one woman:
That reminds me of two friends of mines. One was married, one was single. The married guy tells the single guy: 'Oh, what's the matter with you? What's the matter with you? Look at me. And look at you. And look at me. And look at you. (Laughter) Let me get on with it. When I come home at night, my wife's at the door with a tall drink in her hand. And she gives me a nice hot bath. Then she gives me a nice rub-down. Then she makes passionate love to me. Then she makes me a nice dinner. What more could you ask for? You oughta try that.' The other friend says: 'Hey, that sounds great. When does your wife get home?'
Then, the nightclub comic repeats the verse that was being rehearsed in the film's opening sequence.
At a table where he is introduced to State's Attorney Bronson and his wife (spilling a drink down her lap when he takes liberties with her), he rudely jokes about sharing Vickie, revealing his whole life's distrust about men with his wife:
What do ya think, I'm gonna bring her around here and let you bums get involved with her?
At the bar after his vulgar but mesmerizing on-stage performance, he permits two under-age women to give him sophisticated kisses to 'prove' that they're twenty-one so that they can order alcohol: "I know what a twenty-one-year old kisses like." He pours champagne into five stacked glasses, even after hearing that Vickie is outside waiting for him. Outside in the light of the early morning as she sits in a waiting Cadillac with the car running and the window only slightly cracked open, she tells him that she will be leaving him, and will take custody of the children: "Look, Jake, I got a lawyer, we're gettin' a divorce. I'm gettin' custody of the kids...I already made up my mind. I'm leavin'. That's it. The kids are gonna be with me. And if you show your face around, I'm gonna call the cops on you, all right?"
Now separated from his wife, La Motta is awakened in the next scene by deputies from the DA's office, and arrested on a morals charge for soliciting clients with prostitutes in his nightclub - he allegedly allowed an underage fourteen-year-old (one of the girls professing to be twenty-one years old) into the club to pimp - he "introduced her to some men." La Motta claims that he is an innocent middleman:
I introduce a lot of people to a lot of people. Why'd you tell me I introduced her to men? (He points at one of the deputies) I introduced him to men - but I don't say nothin'.
After being taken "downtown" and then let out on bail, he goes to Vickie in their home and asks for permission to "pick up one thing" - his championship belt from the mantle (propped up in front of the picture of the two brothers 'playing' at boxing). With $10,000 in bribes, he has been told by his lawyer that he can get the case dropped. He noisily hammers the jewels from the belt, knocking dishes from the cupboard. At the jewelers, Jake refuses an offer of $1,500 for the jewels (without the belt). When he can't raise the money, he is detained in the Florida stockade.
Title card: Dade County Stockade Florida 1957
Jake is wrestled into a jail cell like the animalistic 'Bronx bull' he has always been compared to. He slams his head, fists, and then his arms into the cinder-block cell wall - his shadow-boxing with his own self brings pain and suffering and a new self-awareness. [Reduced to nothing, ultimately beaten ("down" in boxing terms) and losing everything, and sacrificed for his own sins, Jake's soul has a redemptive religious/spiritual awakening.] He cries out over and over again about his pathetically damaged, alienated life. He wails pathetically:
Why? Why? Why?...Why'd you do it? Why? You're so stupid...I'm not an animal. Why do you treat me like this? I'm not so bad.
Title card: New York City 1958
Voice-over from the previous scene is a joke that Jake tells as a stand-up comedian in a nightclub "comeback" at the Carnevale Lounge of the Hotel Markwell in New York City:
Guy comes home, finds his wife in bed with another guy. The wife says, 'Look who's here. Big mouth. Now the whole neighborhood'll know.'
Now out of jail, he introduces strippers, such as "Emma 48s" in the seedy New York Bar. In a chance meeting outside the Hotel, he spots Joey across the street and catches up with him in a parking garage. Now mellowed with age, Jake hopes for a reconciliation but Joey ignores him:
C'mon, be friends. C'mon. You're my brother. Be friends.
La Motta begins to find redemption from his primeval brutality. While hugging, embracing, petting, and kissing his brother, Jake buries his head in Joey's neck, and implores Joey to return his love. He affectionately gives him an Italian-American greeting:
Kiss me. Give me a kiss...Just kiss me. C'mon, c'mon, c'mon.
In the film's final scene, a return to the scene at the film's opening, a sandwich-board sign (at the Barbizon Plaza Theatre) announces La Motta's nightclub act - a series of dramatic readings - in 1964:
An Evening with Jake La Motta
featuring the works
Paddy Chayefsky
Rod Serling
Budd Schulberg
Tennessee Williams
Tonight 8:30
Close-up images fill the screen, as beer-bellied, swollen-bodied Jake rehearses his verbal recitations from great authors in his seedy, backstage dressing room. The room has a bare lightbulb with chain-link pullswitch, a wall plate light switch, a payphone with a graffiti-covered wall with phone numbers, and dangling wooden and wire hangers on a coat rack. Jake is seated at a mirror, reflecting his own image. He is dressed in his tuxedo and shirt (unbuttoned at the top) and brandishes a cigar.
He speaks about the famous "I coulda been a contender" scene in On the Waterfront (1954), a scene that has indirect parallels to his own boxing career. Jake speaks of the Marlon Brando / Terry Malloy role of "an up-and-comer who's now a down-and-outer" who confronts his brother Charley, "a small-time racket guy," with intellectual and emotional honesty in a lament delivered in the back seat of a taxicab. In a similar way, Jake realizes how his brother Joey played a crucial role in his own life.
In a wooden, flat, stiff manner without emotion or passion, he recites the lines - by rote - while staring at himself in the mirror [the scene recalls the mirror scene from Scorsese's Taxi Driver (1976), with a loner talking to himself in a mirror]. The words of regret are far from expressing his own torturous struggles, actions, experiences, defeats and degradations toward self-realization and redemption that were presented in the observed images and patterns of the film:
It wasn't him, Charley. It was you. You remember that night at the Garden you came down in my dressing room and you said, 'Kid, this ain't your night; we're going for the price on Wilson?' 'remember that? 'This ain't your night?' My night. I could've taken Wilson apart that night. So what happens? He gets a title shot outdoors in the ballpark, and what do I get? A one-way ticket to Palookaville. I was never no good after that night, Charley. It was like a peak you reach, and then it's downhill. It was you, Charley. You was my brother. You should've looked out for me a little bit. You should've looked out for me just a little bit. You should've taken care of me just a little bit instead o' making me take them dives for the short-end money. You don't understand. I coulda had class. I coulda been a contender. I coulda been somebody instead of a bum, which is what I am. Let's face it. It was you, Charley. It was you, Charley.
A stagehand [director Martin Scorsese in a brief cameo, and whose shoulder is visible in the mirror] announces that Jake has five minutes. He fastens his tie, and sends himself off with shadow-boxing into the entertainment arena: "Go get 'em, champ." As he grunts off-screen while punching make-believe opponents, the film's final shot closes on the empty mirror as he leaves, mumbling:
I'm the boss, I'm the boss, I'm the boss, I'm the boss, I'm the boss...(I'm the) boss, boss, boss, boss, boss, boss.
The final title commemorates Jake's "once I was blind and now I can see" salvation and new understanding:
Final Title:
So, for the second time, [the Pharisees]
summoned the man who had been blind and said:
"Speak the truth before God.
We know this fellow is a sinner."
"Whether or not he is a sinner, I do not know,"
the man replied.
"All I know is this:
once I was blind and now I can see."
John IX. 24-26
the New English Bible
Remembering Haig P. Manoogian, teacher.
May 23, 1916 - May 26, 1980.
With Love and resolution, Marty.
[Director Martin Scorsese's dedication to his NYU film teacher.]


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[2026 WORLD CUP] Canada has not qualified for the World Cup finals since its only appearance in 1986, but soccer is definitely on the upswing north of the border with three MLS clubs (Toronto FC, Vancouver and Montreal) plus two teams in the NASL (Ottawa joins FC Edmonton this season). Canada will host the 2014 Under-20 Women's World Cup and 2015 Women's World Cup, and it has set its sights on the big prize: 2026 World Cup, or the "the granddaddy of them all," as CSA president Victor Montagliani called it.
"The process has to start now," said Montagliani on Thursday of a Canada 2026 bid.
The 2015 Women's World Cup, the first FIFA women's tournament with 24 teams, is expected to draw huge
crowds -- the goal is ticket sales of 1.5 million -- at six Canadian venues. It will be the first coast-to-coast event Canada has ever held -- across all five time zones, including Moncton, in New
Brunswick, which is on Atlantic time zone. (Toronto will not be a host city because it is hosting the Pan-American Games in 2015.)
Montagliani said he was "astonished" with the results of
a CSA survey that 92 percent of all Canadians were aware of the tournament, and 1.5 million tickets were expected to be sold for the event. (The landmark 1999 Women's World Cup that took the USA by
storm attracted only 1.2 million fans for what was albeit a smaller tournament.)
"We're the only G-8 nation to not host the World Cup," Montagliani said on Thursday. "We've hosted almost
every other event. I think it's time for Canada to step up to the plate."
There has been no timeline for the awarding of the 2026 World Cup -- or even guidelines on what FIFA will be
looking for from bidders -- but the United States is expected to be the favorite -- if it bids.
In October 2013, U.S. Soccer president Sunil Gulati
said in London that the bidding process would need to be very different to what it has been and the rules would need to be clearer and tighter if the USA to was to bid.
During the 2013
Gold Cup, Concacaf president Jeffrey Webb said North America must host the 2026 World Cup, insisting that the backing of the next FIFA president would be one of
conditions of Concacaf support in the 2015 election. Webb said the United States was best suited to
host the tournament, insisting that the U.S. market needed to grow. (Much of Concacaf's funding comes from the Gold Cup, which the USA has hosted in whole or part since its launch in 1991.)
FIFA had abandoned the rotation system by which Concacaf would have been in line for the 2022 World Cup that controversially went to Qatar. If FIFA's current bidding rules are maintained, European
and Asian nations would be ineligible to bid since the 2018 and 2022 tournaments will go to Russia and Qatar. That would put the Concacaf entrant -- there would likely be an agreement within Concacaf
on which country to put forward -- in competition against only countries from Africa, South America and Oceania, a much easier competition.
To throw in another wrinkle, though, FIFA has
proposed having all 209 association members -- not just the 25 voting members of the executive committee -- choose the World Cup host.


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FLORENCE, S.C. – Francis Marion University will celebrate Homecoming 2009, Wednesday through Saturday, Feb. 11-14. This year's theme is "We're Still Having Fun and You're Still the One!"
The events will kick off Wednesday with Comedian Roy Wood & Street Drum Corp performing at the University Center at 8 p.m. Admission is free. Also beginning this year's events is a wine and cheese reception for School of Education alumni Thursday at 4:30 p.m. at The Cottage on the FMU campus.
As part of this year's Homecoming festivities, the School of Business will hold an alumni leadership breakfast at 9 a.m. in Erving Dining Hall on the university campus, Friday, Feb 13. At this event, business alums have an opportunity to network with colleagues old and new.
On Friday night, festivities continue with an FMU Alumni Night at New York Butcher Shoppe at 8 p.m.
Saturday's festivities begin at 11 a.m. with the women's basketball alumni game in the Smith University Center gymnasium followed by the men's basketball alumni game at 11:30 a.m.
The PatriotFest feast of pizza will begin at 12:30 p.m. on the lawn in front of the Smith University Center featuring live music and entertainment.
A baseball game between the Patriots and Davis & Elkins College will begin at 1 p.m. on the FMU softball field. The women's tennis team will match up with Brenau University at 9 a.m.
As part of homecoming celebrations, the FMU Athletic Department will sponsor a silent auction from 1:30 to 5 p.m. in the Smith University Center. All proceeds from the auction will support Patriot athletics. Also on Saturday, the Patriot Bookstore in the Smith University Center will offer special Homecoming sales and discounts from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
The Patriots will take on Columbus State University with the women's game beginning at 2 p.m. and the men's game at 4 p.m. Admission to the games is free. A Hall of Fame induction will be held at 3:45 p.m. The 2009 inductee is former baseball outfielder Anthony "Chico" Lombardo.
A native of Chattanooga, Tenn., Lombardo played two seasons at Francis Marion (1978 and 1979) after transferring from Motlow State Community College in Tennessee. He earned a B.S. degree in sociology from Francis Marion in 1979, and later did post-graduate work at Winthrop University. Lombardo now resides in Shelby, N.C., with his wife and two children, and he is entering his 18th season as head baseball coach at Limestone College.
For more information, call Kim Turbeville, FMU director of alumni affairs, at 843-661-1228.
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