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I agree, drinking while armed is not a good plan. But it's just the tip of the iceburg. Choosing to be unarmed so one is free to exercise bad judgement in a room full of people more likely to exercise bad judgement doesn't seem like a winning self defense strategy to me.
I like the idea of staying in control of myself unless I'm at home, and I don't drink at home either, but that's just me.
Try not drinking a couple of times. You might be surprised at your reaction to the whole bar scene. There are a lot of things to do that are more fun than getting drunk. Drunks are awful company, they just don't know it.

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It has now been 4 years Lilly Mae, 4 years since we said goodbye.
I was looking at your pictures, you were and always will remain a beauty. The silly things you would do, you had a personality that was huge.
You and your first catnip; watching me do puzzles and knocking the pieces off with your tail; experiencing the water fountain for the first time; and how you would go in panther mode, when a glass of pop was sitting on the stand. You would begin to stalk the sound of the carbonation.
Lilly Mae you still bring a smile when I think about you. Even when the tears fall, I can still laugh at you and your antics.
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Gay marriages may not be performed in Rhode Island. But now, due to an executive order by Gov. Lincoln Chafee, an independent, all state agencies must recognize same-sex marriages performed in other states, including the two on its borders Massachusetts and Connecticut.
With New York, Vermont and New Hampshire, the Northeast is a hotbed for gay marriages. As married gays move out of that highly populated region and around the country with their families, more and more empathetic people in other states will sense the injustice in denying them rights that they once enjoyed.
It must be especially hard on children to learn that their parents are no longer married. I hope that even in Utah, each partner in a same-sex marriage who was legally married in another state but is now unmarried still will have full parental rights for their children.
In contrast to Mormon Utah, Mitt Romney supports allowing same-sex couples to adopt. In granting that right, he implicitly recognizes the validity of the couple. So why not support the family that adoption creates by recognizing the marriage?
In the long run, a total ban on recognizing gay marriages is just not sustainable in our mobile nation.
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Hey all. I am new to The Helmet. Praise be to ALL of those who finally made space here for us Customs! Thank you and may your children live long and wear armor. Anyways, here are some pics of my Mando... Comments are always welcome.
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Rascal Flatts Had Inspiration For Longevity
Rascal Flatts had clear ideas of who to look to for inspiration
Rascal Flatts has been making music together for 15 years, and they give credit for a lot of their success and staying power to their predecessors in country music who have had such tremendous longevity and staying power. Like who? Reba McEntire, George Strait, Tim McGraws and groups like Alabama "that have had longevity."
To ask Joe Don Rooney, this genre "probably has the biggest list of artists with longevity that there is" so it was easy pickins. "Early on in our career [we had peopl] to look up to and to have as inspiration," says Joe Don. "I believe that's part of the reason we're still here today."
Speaking of "15" - Rascal Flatts just celebrated the 15th #1 song of their career with "Rewind!" and they're hoping their latest single, "Payback," will be #16.


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By Adam Lucas
The first text message arrived at 5:57 this morning, waking up Carolina's director of player relations, Eric Hoots.
It read, "Have you heard anything yet?" It was from Sean May, the Most Outstanding Player in the 2005 Final Four, who is currently playing in Paris. May was the first of dozens of former players ("Marvin Williams has called three times," Hoots said) to check on the health of Roy Williams today.
That process was set in motion last night, when Hoots began trying to call all of Williams's former players before this afternoon's press release sent out the official news of the surgery to remove the coach's kidney tumor.
This is the reality Williams, and those like him, live in. They need to tell the people who inhabit their close circle of friends...but they can't tell people too soon, lest it leak too quickly and a loved one find out the wrong way.
Thus the small window of time Hoots had to contact all the bold-faced names from the past decade of Carolina basketball. Williams wanted each of them to hear it from the basketball office before they heard it anywhere else. "I don't know if people realize how much Coach means to those guys," Hoots said. "They were really shocked. The way they reacted-it made it a lot more difficult than I thought it was going to be."
The current Tar Heels had the benefit of having the rest of the coaching staff easily accessible for any questions or concerns about the health of their head coach. Assistant coach Steve Robinson, who has parented three college-age children, had a sage take on the way the players would process the news, which Dexter Strickland called "very emotional for me."
"In a situation like this, where someone has to undergo surgery, kids are going to be concerned until they know the outcome," Robinson said. "There's an initial shock that we'll work through with them. Then they need to know that everything is OK, and then they're going to move forward."
To that end, the first stop for the Tar Heel players on Wednesday afternoon was near court level, where they recorded individual "get well" messages for Williams that will be collected, burned to DVD and delivered to him soon. Then, they gathered on the court for one of the NCAA-permitted light workouts, taking the focus away from the basketball office and putting it back on the basketball court, where Williams doubtless wants it.
Now that the news is out and the surgery is completed, everything begins to get a little easier-for everyone except one person.
"We know what to do and our team knows what to do," assistant coach C.B. McGrath said. "We can function and the program can function in our normal lives, just like he has taught us to do. But I'm not sure he can function without his normal life."
Which brings up an interesting question. Williams proclaimed before the surgery that he expected to be released on Thursday, which seems a little optimistic for a significant surgical procedure. But even after he's released, he's been told to expect spending up to a week at home without coming into the office. A selection of basketball staff and players were asked what they think their head coach will do with all that free time. Managers Maggie Wooten and Teon Watson predicted puzzles, along with perhaps a dose of New York Yankees baseball (Williams is a big fan, proving everyone has their flaws). Other Tar Heel guesses about the head coach's use of a free week:
James Michael McAdoo: "By the time he gets back, I bet he's game-planned every game we're going to play this year."
Strickland (who spoke like a man with only one season left to play for Williams): "Get on his wife's nerves? Seriously, knowing the type of person he is, he'll probably be doing something to help us. He'll probably watch film or scout some other teams."
McGrath: "He's going to drive everybody crazy. He will probably be the worst patient of all time. I feel bad for the nurses."
Former video assistant-turned-UAB director of operations Bobby Frasor: "He's going to eat well, I know that. It'll probably be ice cream and brownies every night. He probably needs to catch up on his movies. The last one he has seen might have been Moneyball (note: Moneyball was released a full year ago), and that's just because it had baseball in it."
Reggie Bullock: "He's going to think about us every day. He's going to wonder what we're doing and if we're getting better as a player. Are we buying in, are we listening to the assistant coaches? He's not going to think about that surgery at all. He's going to be more worried about this team. Helping us become better basketball players is what he loves to do."
Former assistant and current UAB head coach Jerod Haase: "He'll watch every Clint Eastwood movie. Then he'll read each book. He might learn how to use an iPad. Then he'll use Skype for a second time (Harrison) to talk to his grandkids. Finally, he'll draw up plays for UAB."
Leslie McDonald: "Coach is such a passionate guy and basketball is his life. Sitting at home doing nothing is going to be hard for him. I guarantee he's going to end up doing something connected to sports."
But, Leslie, aren't you worried he might end up making a list of every mistake you've ever made as a Tar Heel, and he's going to come back with a lengthy to-do list for you?
"Look," McDonald said, "I don't care if Coach comes back with a long list of multiplication tables, as long as he comes back as quickly as he can."
Adam Lucas is the publisher of Tar Heel Monthly and the author or co-author of seven books on the Tar Heels. He most recently collaborated with Woody Durham on, "A Tar Heel Voice."


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As I watched an angry and frustrated Mick Cronin barely touch his postgame meal after Wednesday's loss at Providence, I was reminded of the advice he used to get from his mother. As the wife of a long-time basketball coach, the late Peggy Cronin didn't necessarily want her son to follow in his father's footsteps.
"My sister has multiple degrees and is highly
educated and my mom - God rest her soul - told me to do better in school," Mick
told me recently. "I should have gone to
law school and then I would be able to eat and sleep at night."
But as a huge fan of the Godfather movies (the theme song is the current ringtone on Mick's cell phone) he is also quick to quote the fictional mobster Hyman Roth in The Godfather: Part II by saying, "This is the business that we've chosen."
Business has mostly been good for Cronin and the 17th-ranked Bearcats, but they came up short against a Providence team that is no pushover. The Friars are in the Top 100 of the RPI rankings and were coming off of a road win at Villanova on Sunday.
"People get the schedule at the beginning of the year and they go through it and say, 'There's a win,'" said Coach Cronin. "My brother loves to do that. I always tell him, 'I don't want to hear it, and I guarantee that it won't be close to what you think.' You can't think about March right now and you can't think back to November and December. You've got to try to get better each and every day and know that the minute you let up, you're going to lose in this league.
"That's how we clawed and scraped our way to rebuilding Cincinnati basketball. It's not because we have five NBA draft picks running around. We did it by staying focused on just winning the next game. My job is to make sure that the guys are focused on that and nothing else because if you go into a game thinking you're supposed to win, you will lose."
The Bearcats scored a season-low 50 points in Wednesday's defeat and have averaged just 54 points in their five losses this season. While UC has limitations on offense, ESPN's Jay Bilas says that the Bearcats are deserving of their national ranking.
"I think that Cincinnati is one of the Top 20 teams in the country and they grade out that way from an efficiency standpoint," Bilas recently told Mo Egger on ESPN 1530. "Defense is primarily carrying it for them. Cincinnati is an excellent defensive team and a really good rebounding team. Where the Bearcats can get into trouble is when they turn the ball over."
Bilas made those comments one day before the Providence loss and proved to be prophetic when Cincinnati committed 15 turnovers against the Friars.
"That really hurts us in a lot of ways," said Coach Cronin. "You can't score if you turn it over, and you might get an offensive rebound if you get a shot off. The turnover also fuels the other team's fast break and eliminates our defense. Just don't throw it to them and we might score. We have some guys that can play."
"Sean Kilpatrick and Cashmere Wright are their two
best offensive players, but JaQuon Parker does a terrific job when he gets the
ball in the right spots," Bilas told Egger.
"A lot of basketball comes down to ball movement and player movement. We can sit and talk about running this play
or that play but it's not plays - it's players.
I know that Mick Cronin tells his guys, 'Be a player, don't just run the
play.' The plays that he runs are all
really well-designed."
For the Bearcats to operate at peak efficiency on offense, they need Wright to play as well as he had before spraining his knee against DePaul. In four games since the injury, the senior point guard is 9-for-41 overall (22%), 5-for-24 from three point range (21%), and has as many turnovers as assists (9-9).
"He's been banged up and just can't catch a break," said Cronin. "He may not look as tough as (former Bearcat) Bobby Brannen, but he's every bit as tough. He's every bit as tough as any guy that I've ever been around as a coach.
"For him, it's just a matter of staying healthy and getting his rhythm back. The more he practices and plays games; he'll get back to being his normal self. If he can stay healthy, he's going to play well."
Wright and his teammates certainly don't have time to rest and recover. They begin a critical stretch of three tough home games in seven days on Saturday night against Pitt.
"The longer you're in this business - and this is my 10th year as a head coach - you come to realize that this is a game of survival," said Cronin.
His mother tried to warn him.
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Motherhood is not always easy. There is great joy along the way. I have gave birth to two boys. One died at the age of 18 due to muscular dystrophy. I have one remaining son who is now 17. I have trouble getting along with him. I really truly hate fighting with him, but it seems we fight more than we talk and relate to each other.
I have great guilt about it too. I often wonder if all the years I was caring for his handicapped brother, have I somehow neglected him. You know, maybe I was just so busy and preoccupied he felt ignored and left to figure out the world alone. It doesn't help that his father has nothing to do with him literally. His father didnt even make it to the funeral of his own son. Their father living maybe 5 minutes drive from the funeral home. I have a great deal of anger and probably hate over that one.
I do enjoy when my 17 year old is happy. I just wish he could be happier more of the time. He never talks about what is bothering him. He keeps everything bottled up inside. He dont talk to me or anyone else. I have had him in counseling 2 different times when he was in 5th grade and in 7th grade. He refuses to go back. He has this anger inside of him. I wish I knew how to help him. I know his father and his brother are surely 2 of the things that bother him. I am sure there more, but its a guessing game as to what-because he wont talk about it.
teenagers are like that, we all had our mood swings:) but You are a mother first and a friend later, just because he is sad and you want him happy, soon you will be doing anything to please him, by giving him whatever he wants, and that's a desaster waiting to happen.Don't let no one see's that they have that much controll over you.it's a growing pain......
give him time,as long as you always show him you love him regardless of the way he acts at times.I had major problems with my eldest son,im so glad its over and i know how terrible it is going through it all ,but my son and i are now very close,he has grown and matured with the help of a nice girl.he now tells me that it was the love i gave him that kept him from being lost forever,its hard but never give up on them and always make sure they know it.life can be tough for us so imagin how it is for them.your hurting over isues in your past,he's probably hurting over the same things and wether you believe it or not he's probably concerned that if all the people in his life that he loved have left him ,you may to.its silly i know but sometimes we hurt the ones we love because were scared.Im sure he also hates that your hurt and angry too.be patient and trust all will work out for the best,just give him the space he needs to work out his own feelings. regards Linda
Hi Mom

It seems you carrt a burden thats out of your control, you took a step to publish your thought on EP maybe you should encourage your son to express himself in a similar forum and after some time and trust has been built up you could can start to communicate via EP or a similar web site, sometimes kids get confused and are not prepared to talk to their parents so take it slow and he will find his way.

Maybe you should also start thinking about yourself, if you are alone you should try and make friends and talk about things that please you, remember that Love is the way, always show love and cast out the anger.
I am sorry to hear about your loss and everything else. He is probably just pissed off at the world right now. Just remind him that you are always there for him and that you are proud and compliment his strong points and tell him a little about you when you were younger and the stupid things you have done. Find a way to relate to him find a way to bond in some way. I am sure if you talked about some of the things that you both have been through but dont ask him how he feels let him know how you feel. then leave that door untouched until he feels he is ready to open it.
I would also have to add that his anger probably is about the male role model he is lacking but also because he is a teen and it is a confusing time.

I can attest that I had some trouble in my teenage life and instead of my mom yelling or screaming she would just tell me how beautiful I was and how much she loved me-- at the time I hated her, for no reason at all- I just did- but her love broke through, it truly did.

I believe very much in the power of words- just reaffirm your love for him, your belief in him and how amazing he is to you and how very proud of him you are! Even if he resists it and fights it or yells and screams at you-- just do it and say it over and over again-- it will get through to him I promise!

When it gets hard for you- get out the baby albums and remember the old days- when he would run to you and hug you- or look to you to kiss his boo-boos-- that kid is still there and he still needs you! :))

If you have wronged him, let him know how sorry you are- but you are still here and you always will be and you aren't giving up- just letting go- praise him for the man he is becoming! :))
it will take time.

Gradualy n tactfuly make him understand.

Always b nice wth him.
It really kills me how much parents beat themselves up over their teenagers. I really hope mine don't, although they probably do. I'm 19 now, and I can tell you with absolute certainty: it's not your fault. It probably has nothing to do with you. Being a teenager is just horrible and annoying, and there's nothing anyone can do about it. I always hoped I'd be done figuring myself out by 18, but I'm not even remotely done yet. It's frustrating, it really is. You really shouldn't blame yourself. There's nothing you can do about it.
First off I take my off to you and I bow honorably to you for giving, enduring, laboring, fighting, nurturing, giving, loving, caring, praying, standing, crying,warring...for your home, children, dreams, futures... I say the following to you and moms everywhere including my own...THANK YOU!!! I apologize to you and every woman who experienced. Hurt, brokeness and harm from the father of your children, the man you placed your hope in, the king you trusted who would defend the castle, the queen and all it encompasses. Please forgive me for playing with the great responsibility of leading, teaching, cultivating, loving, improving your life, home,family and future. I now ask that as a woman, mom, matrarch who desires even greater to please pray, encourage, speak positive to and address with respect men near and far to desire intimacy with God and to fullfill pursuinh purpose from this juncture forth. Inconclusion for Christmas view and give as gifts the movie: COURAGEOUS.
it wasn't until i was 19 or 20 that i really truly started to appreciate my mum & everything she sacrificed for me, & every day i'm realising just how much she did for me & what she went through because of me more & more.

i once told my mother i hated her - at the time i thought i actually meant it. she slapped me across the face when i said it, & i deserved it - that's a despicable thing to say to the woman whom your life depends upon, & who would sacrifice anything & everything (including her own life) for you. looking back i am absolutely disgusted at how i behaved towards her. & i've decided that from this day forward, for as long as we have left on this earth together, i am going to spend as much time as i can making it up to her & showing her how much i love her.

it takes wisdom, & wisdom comes with age.

the same went for my bro - he was so hateful to my mum. she even once said to me "i hate him. i know that's a terrible thing to say about your own son, but i really do". now it is completely different - they are like 2 pees in a pod. he's like a big loving oaf around her, & is really protective of her. & our dad was never around...i think it does have an effect - children's first image of what a man is comes from their father (so i can image that a dad is particularly important when it comes to boys).

a lot of the time when mum wanted to know about my business all the time, i just assumed she was nosey - that's natural for a teenager, i think (you know the typical "omg, mum you're ruining my liiiiiifffaaaaa!").

don't feel guilty. it's not you - it's him, & the wisdom he has right now (which is limited, not because you're a bad parent but because he is a teenager). all you can do is be there. persevere. my mum did & to me that makes her even more amazing, considering what i put her through (picking me up from hospital because i took drugs, or from some party half-concious in the wee-hours of the morning when i had snuck out after she thought i had gone to bed, not to mention the blatantly disrespectful words i hurled at her on a day-to-day basis, just to name a few things).

a single mother dealing with 2 young boys on her own, 1 of which is heavily handicapped - you're an amazing woman. you probably did show his brother more care - he was sick, he needed it & as his mother you gave it to him. i'm sure your other son will see that as he grows older.

to me, my mum is the most important woman to me on this planet. no matter what i have done, or how much i have hurt her, she has been there for me. at times she threatened to give up on me...but she never did. the only reason i can think of for this is that she loves me, & cares for me more than she cares for herself. i doubt anyone else on the planet is capable of loving a person like their mother.

don't feel guilty. please.


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Stepping out for an all-important event, Ryan Gosling was spotted arriving on the red carpet of the "Drive" premiere at the 64th Cannes Film Festival on Friday (May 20).
The "Blue Valentine" stud looked dapper in a dashing blue suit as he confidently posed for pictures certainly causing all the ladies to melt.
"Drive" is an action-thriller involving a psychotic stunt-car driver who discovers that a contract has been put on him after a heist gone wrong.
"I feel like we just wanted to make something that wasn't macho," Gosling said at a recent news conference. "To somehow make a film that was tough, but that wasn't posturing. It's why we made the titles pink."


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Some cool interior and exterior detail shots, too. Wonder when it will hit showrooms. Can't wait!


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thing's very wierd. IMEI can be seen,everything is fine, when plugged in my orange sim card it just said "mobile network not available". The signal strength is fine and can be seen. I tried an O2 sim card, a talktalk (vodafone) sim card and they both worked fine. both of my 2 orange sim cards didn't work on this phone, but they worked fine on my other 2 phones.
latest update, just flashed orange stock rom KJ4, got the same problem.
tried manually connect to orange, got notice that "unable to connect, try later".
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every time when I flashed a new rom, always a notice saying "can't access to "/system/csc/ORA/system/". Tried *#272*imei#, there was no optional CSC available.
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@klikli said: do not have a persistent file system
Yes and there are the problems i could read online about AppFog * Confirmed: You can't buy more storage (yet). It's a priority for them, though. * An app's instances don't all see the same copy of the filesystem. That's less of a problem than the fact that: * Your writable filesystem isn't persistent. AppFog recommend it be devoted strictly to * your codebase, with any static assets being placed on something like S3. * Confirmed: They don't provide cron. I attempted to use web2py cron in my AppFog app, but I can't make it work. I haven't tried very hard to figure out why.
Their roadmap states persistent file storage as their top priority
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This course will focus on the competing goals of the White House communications operations and the White House press corps, their conflicting agendas, and the strategies both sides use to accomplish their goals.
Students will learn about the organizational structure of the White House communications operation, including the role of the press secretary and other key White House players. We will study the range of White House communications tools, and learn how journalists try to get beyond the White House "spin" in their reporting. We'll also explore how various types of media cover the presidency.
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Marie Louise Henriette Jeanne de La Tour d'Auvergne
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|Marie Louise Henriette Jeanne, *15.8.1725, +guillotined 1793; m.19.2.1743 Jules Hercule Meriadec de Rohan, Pr de Guemene, Duc de Montbazon (*25.3.1726, +10.12.1800); she also had issue by Charles Edward Stuart
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About Marie Louise Henriette Jeanne de La Tour d'Auvergne
Marie Louise de La Tour d'Auvergne (Marie Louise Henriette Jeanne; 15 August 1725 – 1793) was a French noblewoman and member of the House of La Tour d'Auvergne. She was the Princess of Guéméné by marriage.
Marie Louise was the first child born to Charles Godefroy de La Tour d'Auvergne and his wife Maria Karolina Sobieska, grand daughter of John III Sobieski and an older sister of Clementina Sobieski, wife of James Francis Edward Stuart. She had a younger brother Godefroy Charles Henri who succeeded their father as Duke of Bouillon.
A great-granddaughter of the John III Sobieski, she was also an exceptionally wealthy heiress. Because of the latter, Louis XV of France took a great personal interest in her marriage prospects.
Mademoiselle d'Auveregne was a proposed bride for the Honoré III, Prince of Monaco. He was the son of the late Louise Hippolyte, Princess of Monaco and her consort Jacques Goyon de Matignon. Even though marriage plans were announced to the court on 26 January 1741, the end the marriage never materialised.
Eventually, she married Jules Hercule Mériadec de Rohan, Duke of Montbazon, Prince of Guéméné.
The couple were married in Paris on 19 February 1743 when she was not yet seventeen. He was the son of Hercule Mériadec de Rohan, Duke of Montbazon, Prince of Guéméné (1688–1757) and Louise Gabrielle Julie de Rohan[1] (1704–1741). Two years later a son was born.
Through her mother, Marie Louise could count a Holy Roman Empress and Electress of Saxony as cousins. Her aunt, Anne Marie Louise de La Tour d'Auvergne had already married into the House of Rohan, who ranked as Foreign princes at the court of Versailles. As such, this gave them the style of Highness and the right to out rank certain other member of the court.
In November 1746 Marie Louise contracted smallpox which, in those days, was often a fatal disease.
During her convalescence, her family received a sympathy note from her first cousin, Charles Edward Stuart, also known as the Young Pretender. Having recovered, in August 1747, the couple met and Marie Louise passionately fell in love with this first cousin, who returned her feelings, and they began an affair.
In Louise's circles adultery was widely accepted so long as it was done discreetly. However, as neither Marie Louise nor her husband had been unfaithful before, her mother-in-law kept a very strict eye on her as her husband was with the French army in Holland and her servants had been ordered, by her mother-in-law, to guard her virtue. Marie Louise and Charles then resorted to secret midnight coach-rides; however, her mother-in-law had alerted the Paris police who reported what went on.
After a while, Marie Louise found herself pregnant and resorted to sleeping with her returned husband to make him believe he was the father, but this enraged the jealous Charles into creating a scene.
Yet Marie Louise's husband did nothing and gossip began to spread. In January 1748, confronted by her own father as well as her mother-in-law, Marie Louise was forced to write to Charles ending their affaire. Nevertheless, Charles was still allowed to visit her and her family in order to refute the gossip about their affair.
In despair, Marie Louise wrote more letters to Charles, threatening suicide if he didn't come to see her. He did so some three months later, again in a midnight assignation, but only to tell her he had a new mistress, Clementina Walkinshaw. Clementina later gave birth to Charlotte Stuart, Duchess of Albany,[1] the only one of Charles' children to survive infancy.
On 28 July 1748, Marie Louise gave birth to a son, who was baptised Charles Godefroi Sophie Jules Marie de Rohan. It was her mother-in-law who wrote to Charles's father, 'Old Pretender', in Rome to tell of the news, but not that this child was his grandchild. Despite having been accepted as a member of the Rohan family, several genealogical books note the fact that the Rohans fail to mention this child again.
Louise lived at least another thirty-three years and apparently was never unfaithful again. To all appearances she was a good wife and mother to her first-born but never had another child. She made occasional appearances at court, then later in life became religious and devoted much of her time to charity.
When she died she, too, was buried in the convent des Feuillants together with her second child. However, there is uncertainty as to exactly when she died: either naturally in September 1781, or on the guillotine in 1793. The latter is widely accepted.
It is through Marie Louise that the present Princes of Guéméné are pretenders to the Duchy of Bouillon.
Marie Louise Henriette Jeanne de La Tour d'Auvergne's Timeline
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The East Gippsland Catchment Management Authority coordinated the development of the Gippsland Lakes Ramsar Site Management plan on behalf of the Victorian Government.
In the first stage of its approval process, the Gippsland Lakes Ramsar Site Management Plan was approved by the board at its meeting in August 2015.
The Plan was then presented to the Victorian Government, and it was approved by the Minister for Environment, Climate Change and Water on October 22nd, 2015. The Victorian Government has now forwarded the Plan to the Australian Government for approval.
When approval is granted, the Australian Government will present the Plan to the International Ramsar Convention for final approval.
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Through the process of developing the management plan, the East Gippsland Catchment Management Authority and the West Gippsland Catchment Management Authority, other agencies, traditional owners and the community, demonstrated their willingness to work together to set the management priorities for the Ramsar site. This provides a strong foundation for continuing to work together to implement the plan and achieve real outcomes over the next eight years.


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KNOXVILLE, Tenn. - Freshman Nathaniel Maggio delivered a walk-off single to left field on a full count with two outs in the ninth to lift the No. 25 Vols over No. 4 Vanderbilt, 10-9, in a wild game at Lindsey Nelson Stadium on Saturday night. The win evens the series between the in-state SEC rivals.
Tennessee (20-9, 4-7) was behind 9-8 with two outs and down to its last strike when the lefty, who had just two hits in his last 27 at-bats, drove one the opposite way off one of the nation's top closers in Vandy's Carson Fulmer. Maggio, who was brought on as a defensive substation in the top of the ninth, delivered UT's third walk off of the 2014 season.
The victory snaps a six-game skid against Vanderbilt (25-7, 6-5) and gives the Vols their first win over a top-five team since beating Florida, 5-4, on April 14, 2012.
"This was one of the wildest games I've ever been a part of," said head coach Dave Serrano. "There were a lot of great things that happened; there were a lot of really bad things that happened, but I think you can hear over my shoulder 34 guys that just had 1,000 pounds lifted off their shoulders. They're young men that love each other, are fighting for each other, want to win for each other, and want to win for all the alumni and this great university.
"We've hit a rut, and I think something like tonight, hopefully I'll look back years from now and say that on April 5, 2014, an ugly, but great victory over Vanderbilt was the turning point. I know it's just one game and I'm not trying to play it up bigger than it is, but we needed that at this time. We needed that as a team and I can't predict what's going to happen tomorrow but I know there will be a lot of guys that show up excited to put on that uniform and come out and compete."
Tennessee started the ninth with a leadoff walk drawn by Scott Price, but he was quickly thrown out at second when pinch hitter Jeff Moberg grounded into a fielder's choice. Vincent Jackson came on to pinch run for Moberg and Christin Stewart drew a full-count walk to put runners on first and second for UT. Tyler Schultz wore a fastball in the first pitch he saw to load the bags for Maggio. The Alpharetta, Ga., native fell behind 0-2 in the count in his first at-bat of the night, but fouled two off and saw three balls before winning the battle against Fulmer. With the runners on the move, Maggio's single brought home Jackson to tie it and Stewart to win it as the throw from Vandy left fielder Bryan Reynolds sailed high.
The Orange and White got a career night out of sophomore outfielder and Knoxville native Derek Lance, who was 2-for-4 with two runs scored and four RBIs in his second start of the season. Senior Will Maddox was 3-for-4 on the night with two bunt singles, while Stewart went 2-for-4 with a pair of runs scored. Parker Wormsley, who made his first start of the season, was 1-for-2 with two runs scored as well.
After hitting six doubles on Friday, the Commodores opened the scoring on Saturday with a pair of doubles in the second inning. Vanderbilt scored two runs off the two-baggers and a Tennessee error to take the early 2-0 lead.
Vandy added its third run of the game in the next frame as sophomore Xavier Turner blasted his first career home run over the left field wall on the first pitch he saw.
The bottom of the order got things going for Tennessee in the third inning as Wormsley led off the frame with his first hit of the season - a single into left center. Wormsley moved to second on a passed ball and Lance picked up his first RBI of the season with a single up the middle. Wormsley beat out the throw home with a head-first slide.
Maddox added UT's third-straight single, dropping down a bunt to give the Vols their 16th bunt single of the season. With runners on first and second, A.J. Simcox laid down a sac bunt that Vandy's starting pitcher Jared Miller threw wide of first base. Lance came home on the play to cut the deficit to 3-2.
Vanderbilt hit its second home run of the game and third of the series to lead off the fourth as Vince Conde smashed one over the wall in dead center. The Commodores added another on a wild pitch to extend their lead to 5-2. Conde finished the game 4-for-5 with three runs scored and two RBIs.
Tennessee had a huge fourth inning - its biggest of SEC play - as the Vols put six runs on the board to take an 8-5 lead on the Dores. UT only had two hits in the inning - a bases-clearing three RBI double down the left field line by Lance and another bunt single by Maddox. The Vols got a lot of help from the Vandy defense as it committed three errors. Lance brought his RBI total to four in the game with his first double of the campaign.
The craziness continued in the fifth inning as Vandy scored four unearned runs to regain the lead at 9-8. The Commodores had three hits, including their fourth double of the night and 10th of the series. Tennessee committed its second error of the game in the inning. In total, 11 of the game's 19 runs were unearned. The teams combined for eight errors.
The late innings ran scoreless until Maggio ended the 3-hour and 54-minute affair.
Bret Marks (2-0) earned the win in relief for the Vols, while Tennessee handed Fulmer his first loss of the season.
The battle for The Volunteer State continues on Sunday at 2 p.m. ET at Lindsey Nelson Stadium. Tennessee will start freshman right-hander Kyle Serrano (2-1), while the 'Dores will send out righty Tyler Ferguson (5-0).


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This past Sunday our dojo had it's 41st annual black belt promotion ceremony. That's quite a few years (and generations) of students across many different styles. This time around we had black belts promoted in Battodo (swordfighting), Praying Mantis kung fu, Matsunoryu Jujitsu, and Hiraido (Mixed Martial arts). I'm proud to say two of my own sword students, Andrew and Stephen, have just become black belts, and another sword student of my instructor was also promoted. Both my students came through the middle/high school classes and dedicated part of their time over the past four years or so to learn battodo. They started out at around age 14 and matured just as much as developed their skill.
I also was promoted to sandan rank (3rd degree black belt) for years of teaching and training students. It'll be years more before I see another rank. There are also skill competency standards as well as teaching requirements at the higher black belt ranks. For the sword class, it may be a while before we get another person to sandan because of the physical strength and agility difficulty. For example, you have to perform the three basic cuts nearly perfectly across multiple targets at least 90% of the time you try. We have even simplified some of the testing requirements but it still takes a lot of practice to reach that level.
All the same, if you measure across the time, on average for every 10-20 students we have each semester, we get perhaps one or two who stay the road to achieve the first black belt rank. It's a fairly rigorous system in our school; the aim is not quantity necessarily, but proficient students.
I've not uploaded the photos from the recent tests, but if you are interested, you can see many other photos and videos on our battodo social site.
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rawn 100000R0P5 Marcações:  swordfighting 2.154 Visualizações
Man, too many projects for me to inspect all coming up at the same time with this new job. Not enough time to blog in depth. I have two jobs to do simultaneously right now and it's definitely keeping me busy.
Meanwhile: take a look at this site I put together for my swordfighting students. This should link to our site on ning.
Back to swordfighting regularly again
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With the school semester back in session, I now have three battodo (swordfighting) classes a week, two of which I have to teach. They basically span all levels now. There's the regular class that my sensei--who has recently been promoted to shihan (master) after 25 or more years practicing and teaching hundreds of students (possibly over a thousand) in a number of different martial arts--on Saturday's at our headquarter dojo that I attend primarily for practice. It's students of all skill levels but all adult. On Friday's I have the class at the Univ of Arizona for college students. Finally, there's a middle-school/high-school level class to teach, full of students from 12 to 17 years of age and of many ranks.
The college class is really more a club and it just started again this Friday, with the addition of three new students. We're lucky in that the university has a very good recreational/sports center with plenty of rooms (with beautiful polished wood floors). We currently use the racketball courts since they are the easiest to reserve ahead of time, but my sempais (senior students) are looking to getting one of the larger rooms which also have the padded mats to work on.
The mats are great but I was surprised just how much they cost (up to $500 for a 5' x 10' section). They're also kinda heavy and not easy to move around, so it's best to have them available in one room permanently. We can use the mats for doing rolls, and kneeling work.
The high-school class has yet to start but I have been the assistant teacher for several years, and each semester we get about ten to twenty students. Some of the students have been with us for years. In fact, two of my college students spent 4 years or more learning at the high-school level and eventually became black belts before they even started college. There is another batch which are nearly approaching that level as well.
What I've seen over the years is that most people either really like the sport, or they give it a shot for a few weeks and then quit. The ones that practice for a long time but leave are usually adults with busy lives. The high-school class certainly helps capture their interest at a young age, which is when they are most able to grow mentally and physically into the sport. We've had many an aimless and largely distracted individual that finds their focus through the practice.
We're also going to return to cutting targets on a bi-weekly basis on the weekends outside of the class which is the real fun part. It takes some time of practice to get to that level but it's something that is in the reach of most people. The cutting practice however, takes several hours of time even for a small group of a dozen people, especially when most of them don't have their own swords and have to share the class one. After years of use and without sharpening my primary katana is getting pretty dull. I need to work on it, or send it for sharpening (which is almost as costly as buying a new starter cutting sword).
For me, three times a week will certainly help me get back in shape, although I have to make sure I practice as well as teach. It's not easy to do a hard and fast sport, while talking and teaching simultaneously. Even when you build up stamina and breathing pace, to get real practice you have to push beyond your own limits.
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If Jedi are like Samurai, what are the Sith?
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A philosophical fantasy question and not one anyone may have been asking anyway I agree, but it's what I was contemplating when I looked at my father's day present: a Darth Vader bust cookie jar.... "[Look]... I am your father..'s day present..."
The headgear of Darth Vader is almost certainly based on the the war gear of samurai lords: their kabuto (helmet) and their mempo (face mask). In samurai days, these were both fanciful and practical. They were usually fairly artistically designed for the daimyo (lord) usually to inspire reverence or fear, as well as to indicate clan symbols. The fearful mask therefore is very apt for a Dark Lord of the Sith.
But that brings me back to my question, how would you equate the Sith in samurai terms. First of all, let's get some historical facts right, the samurai did have a strong sense of honor, but this did not generally make them benevolent. In today's terms, you might even call them single-minded and ruthless. Their sense of chivalry is not the idealistic romanticized version of Arthurian legends and European myth. In fact, those ideals are closer to the Jedi; the very clearly defined, although fairly blase, "good" side of the force. Samurai had the right to kill anyone of a lower class (farmers, artisans, merchants) and did not even need to have a motive. They fought the wars against other samurai based on what their lord indicated, and often that meant devastation to the rest of the population. So you can hardly call them similar to the Jedi. By rules of logic that invalidates my original premise but leaves the second part unanswered.
The Sith are the opposite of the "good" forces of the Jedi, bent on qualities we consider evil: absolute domination by force. In Arthurian legend, there generally was not an evil counterpart that was formalized to such a degree. Rather there were individuals like Mordred, who fought against Arthur, and therefore was considered the "evil" power-hungry opposite. So in principle there were equivalent there.
In Japanese historical culture there were three other categories: the ronin, warrior monks, and the ninja. The ronin were simply the "masterless ones", when a samurai lost their lord and hence no longer had someone to pay the bills or give allegiance to. Because there was such strong clan-alignment, it was unlikely you could simply be picked up by another daimyo, and therefore, without anything but their military skill, they often turned pauper or worse (in the old Japanese class system), into farmers or workers for the merchant class. Some did turn to crime but none of it is an institutionalized practice as the Sith model.
The warrior-monks were generally just a separate rank of folks in the clergy and by Zen ideals and pacifism, could hardly be considered "evil" like the Sith.
The ninja are perhaps the closest in a way. They were often paid for hire warriors who did the dirty and dishonorable work like assassinations and mayhem. A better description is perhaps outlaw not in the Jesse James in the the Cowboy-West sense, but as people who made their own rules separate from the rest of the law of the Japanese society (which in truth was very restrictive in history). They were an institution too in the form of ninja schools of thought and practices that trained an army of folks over the years. Yet, the goal of the historical ninja (versus TV-ninja or Internet-Ninja) tended to be more of mercernary intent rather than megalomaniacal domination like the Sith.
Looking back at other historical cultures, the Mongols, Chinese, Romans, English, Persians, and others were certainly bent on world domination (or at least their definition of the "world"), but one person's evil overlords are another's great and wondrous leaders, and vice versa.
So Vader, Sidious, and all Sith going back into the fantasy culture do not have an easy comparable. In fact, in terms of good writing, the black-and-white metaphorical comparison of Sith to Jedi, is quite overly simplistic and trite as concepts. It's fit for teenagers and kids but as you get older you realize there is a lot of grey and even good people do bad things at times, or vice versa, or are labelled bad or good depending upon who you ask.
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I was reading over the Association for Renaissance Martial Arts site the other day on The Myth of Thrusting versus Cutting swords and What did historical swords weigh? Both are excellent pieces from a european weapons background. The first describes the classic question of swordfighting on which attack style was more effective. European swords diverged early in the medieval period into war weapons and lighter weight day weapons, until the Rennaisance era espoused the benefits of a light thrusting point as the most effective in terms of speed. This light weapon which we today see in the rapier, epee and foil became the weapon of choice for the gentry; nothing as crude and barbaric as a heavy war weapon. In modern terms, it's the equivalent of arguing on if you are Heavy Truck Guy, or if you prefer nimble sports cars.
In terms of effectiveness, the thrust can be quite a damaging attack since it sinks deep, can puncture multiple layers of tissue and organs. It creates a small open wound (rather than the blood-splurting everywhere Quentin Tarantino/John Woo-sytle), but without modern medicine, a strike at the torso could easily become lethal. On the other hand, if you don't hit an important spot, the opponent is still there. This works great for gentlemenly duels but not very practical in actual combat.
The cut or slash takes more strength and physically takes a greater distance of sword travel to be effective, but if it didn't totally amputate something it would eviscerate the muscle and probably break the bones, essentially disabling that body part. You may need more strength with this but that depends upon your weapon's weight and fighting styles.
European heavy weapons were not generally huge and weighty but ranged around 3 pounds and certainly less than 6 pounds for most backswords, broadswords, and such. This is still more than most katanas that are around 2.5 pounds. Also the katana is primarily a two-handed weapon, thereby balancing the weight more evenly, whereas a 3lb backsword is still much heavier to carry on one hand, even 2.5 pounds.
I've never weighed my own primary katana precisely but it's probably about 2.5 lbs, maybe a little more. I do cut single handedly with that but it takes a lot more control with finer muscles. Two hands gives not only more strength but also more importantly better control of the weapon. While the first article talks about the katana being a very effective thrusting weapon, we primarily teach only a single type of thrust or tski.
I was watching National Geographic Channel the other day, a show called Fight Science. This was a really good show but when it came to the bit about the dynamics of swords, I was again disappointed by the poor technique they presented. The thrust for example was shown as an underhanded (rather than overhanded) one, and with the elbow even bent some. This technique simply ignores the skeletal structure, body positioning and only uses muscle to power the thrust. In other words, it takes more strength than necessary to be effective. Thus it would take an extremely fit 200 lb man to deliver the same blow as something a medium fit 100lb middle-schooler could do. (We have had both 300lb 26yr old football players and 80lb 15yr olds in our class, and they both can do almost the same level of attacks). One thing we tell our students is not to waste energy if you don't need to. All you need is one really good hit.
I was really impressed with their Kyudo (archery) demonstration in the show. I'm unranked in Kyudo since I never carried the practice very far, but it looked very serene. Yoga joke: After many hours of yoga practice in a full room, the one person that remains still standing on one leg tree-pose shouts out: "I AM THE SERENEST!" :)
Unfortunately the martial arts world is full of people with heavy egos. The dedicated ones feel slighted if you debate with them, but their intentions are still true: they want to interest and excite more people into their field of study. Even the own style I learn could do a lot more than focus on good cutting techniques. It could do well with more stamina building, more groundwork, more balance work, more disarms and trips, etc. All in good time and there's plenty to learn from. It should be interesting as we go to start an entirely new class/club at the U of Arizona this Fall.
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new battodo graduates, and japanese sword edges
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I wanted to send congratulations to our newest black belts, Monica,Stephanie and Bianca (you know who you are :). After about 3-4 years,three of our students from the middle school/high school class haveachieved their first black belt level of proficiency. They have alsobeen consistent over the years of study. Unlike other schools ourstakes quite a while of training to get to this level (in the US) andthen more years to go beyond. We also tend to focus on fewer kata andtry to increase our proficiency on them, starting with just the woodensword (bokuto) practice to eventually being able to perform all thesekata on live targets with a shinken (live sword).
The high school level students don't get as much practice with the livesword even after a few years unfortunately, depending upon theirparental approval to do so. Even though it takes more skill thanstrength to cut targets with a shinken, you still need a degree ofcontrol that only comes with swinging the shinken over time.
The weights of the wooden and live sword are very different and thistakes getting used to. The bokuto tends to be uniform weight along itslength (although holding the handle still makes it tip heavy), whilethe live swords have more metal forward of the handle. Unlike someEuropean and other swords, Japanese swords are not counterweighted:other swords sometimes have extra weight in the form of a pommel orrounded ball (I think from the French "pomme" - apple) at the end ofthe handle. This moves the fulcrum (balance point) closer towards themiddle of the handle. They did this because the weapons were heavier(4-15 pounds, sometime even more) because of the metalworking andthicker blades (I'll explain why later), and the pommel made it easierto hold it in balance.
Japanese swords did not introduce the counterweight. More of the weightis in the blade portion, so it adds to the cutting power as that weightfalls down. The blade overall is also lighter (2-5 pounds), which makesit easier to hold. Thus, they focused on stronger, lighter swords butwith more forward weight to aid in cutting.
Their edge (the ha) is alsoconsidered sharper in general. You might hear it called a 'razor'sedge'. This is more to point out the shape of the edge if, you take across section. The shape is more like a really long wedge starting atthe middle or thickest part of the sword and coming to thin point;although it looks like a straight wedge, it really is rounded thecloser you look. When hitting soft targets (flesh), it is much easierto slide right through with the target. The rounder the cross-section,the greater its ability to cut into harder targets (and not dull ordent the edge), but you sacrifice how easily it bitesinto the target and how much strength you need. You'd need morestrength anyway to hit a harder target, but you also need the rightshaped blade to do so.
Knife-edges on the other hand, are triangular in cross-section near thetip, if you look carefully. What this does is take the older Europeansword edge route, of trying to hit hard targets (say plate mail ormetal chainmail). When hitting a hard target, it is easier to bashthe surface armor in hopes that it will break open, and then try to cutflesh. This edge is also easier to create, and does not require as muchwork to produce a sword. On the other hand, this edge would last muchlonger than the thinner wedge which needs more maintainence over itslifetime. Of course, it also depends upon the metals and craftsmanshipof the sword, whichever type it is.
This is also why we tell our sword students to never try to use a knife sharpener or take it to The Knife Storeto get it sharpened. What you end up with is the wrong kind of edge andthis only makes it harder to cut the soft targets, requiring morestrength to do the same amount of work as a wedge shape.
Each was made for the type of combat it "typically" encounters. Justsomething as small as this difference also leads to differentapproaches on how to fight an enemy.
PS: The first black belt testing requires the ability to cut a fulltarget in several different ways. At its thickest, it is said to be thedensity of a person.
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I went back to our Japanese swordfighting (Battodo) classfor middle and high school kids on Tuesday, for the first time thisyear. I really enjoy helping to teach that class since kids do goofyfunny things. This time around, we practiced rolling on the floor andit was quite the sight. Our o-sensei(instructor) is a long-time Jujitsu teacher as well--actually he knowsat least 4 different martial arts. He wanted to show the kids some verybasic rolls, throws and disarms. These can be very dangerous if done imporperly or carelessly.
You may or may not be surprised that most people don't know how to rollon the floor in a safe or coordinated manner. As we grow older, this isprobably one of the last things we do on a normal day but it's one thatcan be really helpful on rare occassions (e.g., taking a dive off abike, or even just tripping). In any case, it can be fun and even alittle exercise.
You'd think kids would have an easier time doing this. Almost. We hadabout 20 of them of various sizes from half my height to those over sixfeet (who'd have just as much trouble as I did originally), all rollingdown the mats on the floor getting woozy and running into each otherfrom time to time.
First they learn the basic roll from a squatting position, then from astand-drop-down-to-a-squat, and then just from a stand. Eventually, itbecomes one flowing motion. After they learn know how to roll, we canshow them some basic ways to throw people. After that, some sworddisarming and throwing techniques.
Rather than roll head-over-feet (gymnastics style), the idea they firstlearn is from squatting with one knee down (say your right knee down,left up), putting your arms in a diagonal line (left elbow pointing upabove the raised knee, the other pointing down), and then rolling overyour (left) shoulder. This is much safer that head over feet, sincerather than landing on your neck, you land on the meaty tricep,shoulder and back muscles.
I could make a business-philosophical quip about "learning to roll withthe flow properly and stay on track", but I think just actually rollingaround is fun. :)
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(2) Lincoln Memorial 522, (1) Washington Monument 210.
(6) National Seabee Memorial 683, (1) U.S. Marine Corps War Memorial 326.
(4) Jim Henson and Kermit statue 547, (7) Dante Alighieri statue 199.
(7) National Fire Dog Monument 691, (1) Second Division Memorial 238.
Underdogs? What underdogs? Top seeds continued to fall -- hard -- as the Washington Monument, U.S. Marine Corps War Memorial and Second Division Memorial were all emphatically bounced in the Elite 8, while one of the tournament's most obstinate, hardship-hardened contestants was drubbed by a singing frog. Who knows what will happen in the final four?
The matchups that follow are the tournament's Final Four. Polls are now closed. Voting for the championship round is open through Monday.
(2) Lincoln Memorial vs. (6) National Seabee Memorial
The Washington Monument proved no match for Lincoln, who put forth an honest effort in toppling the convalescing obelisk in the Elite 8's marquee matchup. Meanwhile, the unheralded Seabees surprised the Marines, living up to their "Can Do" mantra in building a convincing upset against a top seed. So here we are: the Rail Splitter vs. shipyard builders; a long, lean Kentuckian vs. muscle-bound might. It's Lincoln vs. the Seabees for a spot in the Monument Madness title matchup.
(4) Jim Henson and Kermit the Frog statue vs. (7) National Fire Dog Monument
The top-seeded Second Division Memorial had good reason to fear the seventh-seed National Fire Dog Monument: After all, if there was anyone in this field capable of outmaneuvering a giant flaming sword, it was a canine who sniffs out fires for a living. Sadie knew exactly how to exploit the sword's weaknesses and did so to dominating effect. The fire dog's semifinal opponents have proven fearless so far: After outsmarting Einstein in the Sweet 16, Henson and Kermit pulled off another Great Muppet Caper to win a laugher that practically gives new meaning to "The Divine Comedy."


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Re: Algorithm Analysis Course: Should I use Mathematica for projects?
On 14 Jul 2012, at 21:12, Richard Fateman wrote:
>> But Mathematica is the only tool.
> I would hope that people taking such a course would also use pencil, paper, and brains.
Well, of course they do. One of the main differences between our computer science students and those in the US is that our students know a great deal more mathematics, and for that brains (and to a much lesser extent pen and paper) are still required. I don't know if this has anything to do with the fact that no US university won this ICPC title in this century but it might.
>> We also have a yearly Mathematica project contest (with prizes from the Dean of Mathematics and the Dean of Computer Science).
> That sounds silly.
The idea is to solve or attempt to solve a mathematical problem with the help of Mathmatica. I am not surprised this sounds silly to you but the dean of computer science was one of the judges at the last contest and liked it enough to offer to fund an additional prize.
>> As for the university, it is the largest university in Central Europe and its computer science students just won the silver medal in the World Programming Championships ;-)
> Is there some reason you are trying to keep the name anonymous? I thought you were in Japan.
Nothing lasts forever. Also (in some sense) I have always lived in more than one country and still do.


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Citation: Jackson, T.J. 2005. Satellite soil moisture remote sensing. In: Aswathanarayana, U., editor. Advances in Water Resources Technologies. A. A. Balkema Publishers. Rotterdam, The Netherlands. p. 91-96. Interpretive Summary:
Technical Abstract: Hydrological, weather, and climate modeling can be improved through observation of the current status of soil moisture. Better predictions from these models will lead to improved forecasts of floods and other phenomena. Soil moisture products are now feasible using a new generation of microwave remote sensing satellites. The quality of these products will continue to improve as new sensors are launched over this decade. Microwave sensors are of particular value because they respond to the amount of moisture in the soil. There are several methods that have been shown to be capable of providing soil moisture information. Each has unique capabilities (i.e. temporal coverage, spatial resolution) that must be matched with specific types of applications. In the past, options have been limited by available satellite systems. Investigators have demonstrated the potential of these data in hydrologic studies using ground and aircraft systems. However, efforts to use the less than optimal available satellite systems have had very limited success. In recent years and continuing over the coming decade a wide range of new and significantly improved satellites will be launched that will offer new opportunities.


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Keen to keep whetting subscribers' appetites with a flow of original content, Netflix has announced a new original series, Sense8. Due in late 2014, it's being developed by the Wachowskis of The Matrix, V for Vendetta, as well as J. Michael Straczynski, creator of Babylon 5.
Details are very thin at the moment, but the press release promises a gripping global tale of minds linked and souls hunted with a ten episode run for its first season. You can find the press release below.
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Coming in 2014 from Georgeville Television, a new science-fiction thriller from the acclaimed directors of Cloud Atlas and The Matrix Trilogy and the creator of Babylon 5
BEVERLY HILLS, Calif., March 27, 2013 /PRNewswire/ — Netflix will bring Georgeville Television's Sense8, a gripping global tale of minds linked and souls hunted, exclusively to its members to watch instantly in late 2014.
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The 10 episode season one of Sense8 marks the first foray into television by the Wachowskis, the creative geniuses behind Bound, The Matrix, The Matrix Reloaded, The Matrix Revolutions, V for Vendetta, Speed Racer and Cloud Atlas, and is the latest project from veteran show runner J. Michael Straczynski, creator of the Hugo Award-winning Babylon 5 TV series and whose film credits include Changeling, Thor and Underworld Awakening,
"Andy and Lana Wachowski and Joe Straczynski are among the most imaginative writers and gifted visual storytellers of our time," said Netflix chief content officer Ted Sarandos. "Their incredible creations are favorites of Netflix members globally and we can't wait to bring Sense8 to life."
"We're excited to work with Netflix and Georgeville Television on this project, and we've wanted to work with Joe Straczynski for years, chiefly due to the fact his name is harder to pronounce than ours, but also because we share a love of genre and all things nerdy," said Andy and Lana Wachowski. "Several years ago, we had a late night conversation about the ways technology simultaneously unites and divides us, and out of that paradox Sense8 was born."
"We are proud to be working with Netflix on this new series," said Straczynski. "Lana, Andy, and I are fans of each other's creations, and have been looking for something to do together for nearly a decade."
Sense8 is being produced by Georgeville Television, in association with Studio JMS. Georgeville Television is a Reliance Entertainment company and independent television studio, formed by veteran film and television producer Marc Rosen, in partnership by Motion Picture Capital's Leon Clarance and Producer Deepak Nayar. Formed in 2012, Georgeville Television currently has two series in pre-production, including NBC's Crossbones starring John Malkovich. Rosen, Clarance, and Nayar will serve as executive producers on Sense8.
Studio JMS, launched last year by Straczynski and CEO Patricia Tallman, was founded to produce a wide range of film, television, comics and other media properties. In addition to The Flickering Light, Straczynski's feature directorial debut, and Sense8, Studio JMS has created a new comics imprint, Joe's Comics, published in partnership with Image Comics. Its first series, "Ten Grand," will debut in May. In addition to Sense8, Motion Picture Capital is producing The Flickering Light, which begins filming in Berlin later this year.
"Sense8 is a dream-come-true creatively, and we look forward to working closely with our new partners at Netflix, with whom we could not be more excited to bring the Wachowski's first TV series ever to life," said Rosen.
The Wachowskis are starting production next month on their new sci-fi adventure Jupiter Ascending for Warner Brothers, starring Channing Tatum and Mila Kunis.
"We're delighted to once again partner with Joe, and have the opportunity to work with Lana and Andy, two of our movie-making heroes, on their television debut," said Clarance. "They have created a brilliant concept, which will be a wonderful story to produce, and a rich conceptual world for viewers to experience."
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By Sam Farber / Inland Empire 66ers
San Jose, CA -The Inland Empire 66ers (63-63, 26-30) played three fantastic games against the San Jose Giants (72-54, 29-27) but have no wins to show for it after a 2-1 defeat Sunday at Municipal Stadium. Alex Keudell's quality start ended in a no decision after a walk off bases loaded walk in the 9th.
Alex Keudell played his part trying to help the 66ers end their road trip with a win. The former Oregon star allowed just one run in seven innings for his fifth quality start in nine outings this year.
Offensively Inland Empire got an early run when Chance Ross delivered a two out RBI single in the 2nd to give the 66ers a 1-0 advantage. But the Giants tied it up in the 3rd and the team's matched zeroes until the ninth when a hit batter, pinch hit single and an infield single loaded the bases with two outs. Hitless on the series, Trevor Brown did not need to make contact to win the game, drawing a bases loaded walk to bring home the winning run.
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