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Russell Wilson is taking his share of heat in Seattle with the Seahawks sitting at 5-5 following back-to-back Super Bowl appearances.
The Pittsburgh Steelers don't buy the criticism.
The sudden emergence of backup rookie running back Thomas Rawls aside, the Steelers know they must stop Wilson on Sunday if they are going to beat the Seahawks at Seattle, where Pittsburgh has not won since 1984.
"When things break down in the pocket, he knows how to scramble, to run around with the ball," cornerback Antwan Blake said. "Once he starts scrambling, guys try to get open. It's definitely hard to defend with a quarterback like that."
Steelers linebacker Jarvis Jones agrees.
"Some quarterbacks, you want to make them get out of the pocket," Jones said. "With (Wilson), you want him to stay in the pocket because he'll beat you with his legs as much as his arm."
The Steelers haven't played the Seahawks since 2011, the year before Wilson was drafted in the third round. Playing at home, Pittsburgh won 24-0 with Tarvaris Jackson at quarterback for Seattle, but coach Mike Tomlin knows his defense will have a tougher task this time.
"He presents many challenges: his arms, his legs, his eyes and his mind," Tomlin said of Wilson. "The things that he is able to do really stresses the defense. His ability to extend plays, his willingness and ability to escape yet keep his eyes downfield, which allows zone defenses to dissolve or break down, and his ability to move the chains, he can do it with his legs.
"His ability to read and diagnose things quickly, and his ability to make quick decisions make him a tall task."
Wilson was recently criticized by Seahawks offensive coordinator Darrell Bevell for poor play. However, he has completed a career-best 67 percent of his passes this year for 2,388 yards with 13 touchdowns and seven interceptions while also rushing for 385 yards on 73 carries.
The Steelers used third-stringer Mike Vick, once one of the best running quarterbacks in the NFL, to run the scout team in practice this week to simulate what the defense will see in Wilson.
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STONEWALL -- If news is the unexpected -- man bites dog, Lindsay Lohan drives sober -- then you will not find much in the way of news in this piece of sports journalism.
Because there are few things in this province more predictable then the following sentence -- Jennifer Jones will play Sunday afternoon in the final of the Manitoba women's curling championship.
Seven times since 2001 Jennifer Jones has played in a provincial final -- it'd be more, but lots of years she hasn't had to play because she had an automatic bye to the national Scotties Tournament of Hearts as Team Canada.
And in those seven finals appearances, Jones has won five -- including the last four. All of which is to say, it'd be news today if anyone other than Jones wins the final.
After advancing to yet another final Saturday night, Jones said whatever advantage her team might have in finals comes down to attitude.
"I think we just love to play, and win or lose, the sun will come up tomorrow. Yeah, we want to win, but it's not the end of the world if we lose. So we leave it all out there and hopefully it goes our way."
It sure did Saturday night. Playing in the 1 vs. 1 game against Colleen Kilgallen after both teams finished first overall in their round-robins, Jones grabbed a chance to advance straight to today's final (5 p.m., Sportsnet One) like a pitbull and never let go in what went into the books as an 11-2 throttling of Kilgallen in eight merciless ends.
If it was a fight, they'd have stopped it after Jones went up 4-0 in the second end against the overmatched Pinawa team.
But this one was on national TV and so Kilgallen had to endure a minimum of eight ends of abuse before she could finally retreat to the locker-room and lick her wounds in preparation for today's semifinal (noon, Sportsnet One) against Barb Spencer.
"That was rough," said Kilgallen. "I was obviously expecting for them to play great. And they didn't disappoint."
Spencer advanced to today in dramatic fashion with an 8-5 upset of second seed Chelsea Carey in the Page playoff 2 vs. 2 game last night. With the game tied 5-5 and Carey lying shot and looking like she was about to steal, Spencer authored a magnificent raise double-takeout for a three-ender that few saw coming, including Carey.
Carey explained afterward that in retrospect, she should have guarded her shot stone with her final rock of the end, but felt rushed by a dwindling time clock.
"She made a great shot, but we made the wrong call," said Carey. "We were a little worried about our clock and I wanted to come back down and look at it again, and Kristy (McDonald) wanted to talk about it again. I said, 'I don't think we have time for that' and so I just threw it.
"And it was the wrong call. If I throw a guard there, they get one."
Spencer lost last year's semifinal to Jones, but has the historical advantage against her in the Manitoba final, having won the only matchup between the two skips in a provincial women's final back in 2003.
Spencer was asked if she has the team to close the deal today with a shark like Jones still in the water waiting for the semifinal winner. "I don't know -- it's tough," said Spencer. "Jennifer Jones is a tough team and we're just going to have to come out and play our best."
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The Manitoba Curling Media Association announced the all-star team for this year's Scotties prior to Saturday night's Page playoff games.
Jennifer Jones lead Dawn Askin and second Jill Officer were named all-stars, as was Chelsea Carey third Kristy McDonald and skip Colleen Kilgallen.


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Lefty says he's fine physically, but club concerned about dip in velocity
ARLINGTON -- There were no escape hatches for Felix Doubront on Friday night against the Rangers.
After deftly navigating his way out of jams in his first four starts, Doubront was leveled in this one, as the Red Sox suffered a 7-0 loss at Rangers Ballpark in Arlington.
Despite less than spectacular results, Doubront came into this game with a 3-0 record.
Eventually, a pitcher is going to pay for his mistakes, and Doubront (3-1, 5.67 ERA) did just that in the fourth inning as the Rangers erupted for five runs to take a 6-0 lead. All of the runs came with two outs.
"It was one of those games where I tried my best but nothing happened," Doubront said. "You just put this game behind and move forward."
More troubling than the sheer results were the radar readings.
Doubront's fastest pitch was 92 mph. His fastball -- which frequently got into the mid-90s last year -- averaged 90 in this one.
"Little bit of a concern," said manager John Farrell. "Physically though, he doesn't express any restrictions or any tightness, any soreness. When he tries to get his better velocity, that's when he starts to really lose command. I know he'll acknowledge where the ball's not coming out of his hand as it's been in the past. We have to go by [the fact] that there's no aches or no stiffness or soreness."
Is Doubront concerned by his lack of heat?
"Not really," Doubront said. "I have to keep working and know it's pretty much down. I have to do something about that. I'm going to start working, playing catch, long toss and do something about it. It's not a concern now. Like I said, just move forward."
For the Red Sox, this was a rare ugly performance amid a 20-9 start. Perhaps it shouldn't be surprising that it came against the talented Rangers, a team that is 26-12 against Boston since 2009.
"They have a great team," said Rangers shortstop Elvis Andrus. "They are playing really well. It's a great challenge and you have to elevate your level and be ready to go."
The only bright spot on the night for Boston was David Ortiz hitting safely yet again -- extending his streak for the season to 11 games and 23 overall dating back to July 2, 2012.
The start was one of the worst of Doubront's career, as he gave up 12 hits and six runs over 3 2/3 innings, walking one and striking out two.
"Overall, he was just lacking a finishing pitch," Farrell said. "I think he had nine guys with two strikes, and eight of those guys got on base. A number of their hits came with two outs in an inning, so it wasn't just a matter of finishing off an individual guy. It was as much finishing off an inning."
The story of the night for the Rangers was Adrian Beltre, who broke out of his early-season slump with four hits.
The Boston bats had no answers as Rangers lefty Derek Holland put on a clinic. The Red Sox didn't have more than one baserunner in any of the first five innings.
"He did a great job pounding the zone," said catcher Jarrod Saltalamacchia. "He was throwing his offspeed pitches for strikes and his fastball in. A guy that throws that hard and commands the zone, you just have to battle."
However, the Rangers had far more successful battles against Doubront.
Andrus started the scoring in the fourth with an RBI single. Lance Berkman drew a walk to load the bases. Then came the biggest hit of the game, a bases-clearing double to left-center by Beltre.
"Like I said, it wasn't my day, man," Doubront said. "I was trying my best to put them away in those situations. It was hard for me to put them away, to throw strikes."
For a while, it seemed like Doubront's high-wire act would be successful again. He weaved in and out of trouble through the first three innings, somehow trailing just 1-0 despite giving up eight hits over that span.
Meanwhile, Texas padded the lead to 7-0 in the fifth when Ian Kinsler belted an RBI double against Alex Wilson.
The Red Sox never even offered a hint of a comeback in this one.
Ian Browne is a reporter for MLB.com. Read his blog, Brownie Points, and follow him on Twitter @IanMBrowne. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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January 19, 2011 – New York Rangers 7, Toronto Maple Leafs 0 (Game No. 48, Home No. 24)
• The Rangers defeated the Toronto Maple Leafs, 7-0, tonight at Madison Square Garden to improve to 27-18-3 overall, including a 12-10-2 mark at home. New York has registered a point in 22 of their last 33 games (20-11-2), and is 10-5-1 in their last 16 games at home.
• The Blueshirts completed the season series against Toronto with a 3-0-1 record, out-scoring the Maple Leafs, 14-5, in four games. Over the last two seasons, the Rangers have posted a record of 6-0-2, and have out-scored Toronto, 32-12, in eight games.
• New York's seven-goal margin of victory tied their season-high, set on December 12 vs. Washington (7-0). The Rangers tallied four goals in the first period of tonight's contest, which also tied a season-high (Nov. 14 vs. Edmonton, Second Period; Dec. 12 vs. Washington, Second Period).
• Five Rangers registered multi-point efforts, and seven Blueshirts posted a plus-two or better rating.
• Marian Gaborik tied his career-high (2002-03) with his third hat trick of the season, and 13th of his career, with four goals, added one assist, and posted a plus-three rating and a game-high, seven shots on goal. Gaborik's three hat tricks is the most by a Ranger in a single season since Jaromir Jagr posted three hat tricks during the 2005-06 season. The last Ranger to tally four goals in a game was Radek Dvorak on Mar. 29, 2001 at Long Island, and the last Blueshirt to register five points in a single game was Mike York on Jan. 23, 2002 vs. Boston (two goals, three assists).
• The Rangers have now registered four hat tricks this season (Derek Stepan, Marian Gaborik – 3), which is the most for the team since the 2005-06 season (Jaromir Jagr – 3, Martin Straka).
• Henrik Lundqvist turned aside 22 shots to record his seventh shutout of the season, and 31st of his career. He improved to 20-14-3 overall with an 8-7-2 mark at home, and is now 13-6-2 with a 1.69 goals against average, a .940 save percentage and five shutouts in his last 21 games. With the shutout, Lundqvist passed Jon Ross Roach for third on the Rangers' all-time career regular season shutouts list (31), and moved ahead of Mike Richter for fourth on the Rangers' all-time career shutouts list (regular season + playoffs) with 34. He is now tied for the league lead with seven shutouts on the season. The seven shutouts also ties Lundqvist's career-high (2007-08).
• Lundqvist also registered his 20th win of the season, and has now posted at least 20 wins in each of his six NHL seasons. He is the third goalie in NHL history to record 20 or more wins in their first six seasons (Bill Durnan, 7 seasons from 1943 to 1949; George Hainsworth, 6 seasons from 1926 to 1931). Lundqvist now owns the second longest active streak of 20-plus win seasons (six), behind Vancouver's Roberto Luongo (eight).
• Artem Anisimov tallied a career-high, four assists, and tied his career-high with a plus-three rating to capture second star honors. His four assists were the most by a Ranger since Marian Gaborik recorded four assists on Jan. 19, 2010 in an 8-2 win vs. Tampa Bay.
• Sean Avery tied his career-highs with three assists and a plus-three rating. He has now registered 14 points (six goals, eight assists) and a plus-11 rating in 14 career regular season games vs. Toronto. The Rangers improved to 117-74-30 in 221 games with him in the lineup since originally being acquired on Feb. 5, 2007.
• Marc Staal tied his career-high with two assists, including the primary assist on Boyle's power play goal at 12:45 of the first period, was credited with four blocked shots and posted a plus-four rating. He now leads the team with a plus-12 rating on the season.
• Wojtek Wolski registered two assists, including one on Gaborik's power play goal at 14:44 of the second period. He has now recorded five points (two goals, three assists) in five games as a Ranger, including four points (one goal, three assists) in the last two contests.
• Mats Zuccarello capped off the game's scoring with the Rangers' seventh goal of the contest, at 0:53 in the third period, to extend his scoring streak to three games (two goals, two assists over the span).
• Brian Boyle notched a power play goal at 12:45 of the first period, and has now registered 13 points (six goals, seven assists) in the last 21 games.
• Ruslan Fedotenko registered an even strength goal at 15:40 of the first period, before leaving the contest in the second period with a shoulder injury. The Rangers improved to 8-0-1 when he tallies a goal, and are 12-2-2 when he registers a point.
• Derek Stepan and Brandon Prust each recorded an assist in the contest. Stepan extended his assist/point streak to three games, registering one goal and three assists over the span. Prust has now tallied two assists in the last three games.
• Dan Girardi led all skaters with six blocked shots and posted a plus-two rating in the contest.
• Dale Weise was credited with a team-high, seven hits and logged a season-high, 12:53 of ice time.
• New York Rangers President and General Manager Glen Sather announced tonight that forward Brodie Dupont has been recalled from the Connecticut Whale of the American Hockey League (AHL). Dupont, 23, has registered eight goals and 12 assists for 20 points, along with 54 penalty minutes in 40 games with Connecticut this season. He has tallied eight points (five goals, three assists) in the last 11 games, including three goals in the last five games. He is currently tied for fifth on the Whale in goals and sixth in assists, and ranks seventh in points. The Russell, Manitoba native was originally selected as the Rangers' third round choice, 66th overall, in the 2005 NHL Entry Draft.
• The Rangers will begin a three-game road trip when they face-off against the Carolina Hurricanes tomorrow, Jan. 20, at RBC Center (7:00 p.m.), to conclude their back-to-back set. The game will be televised live on MSG Network and can be heard on 1050 ESPN Radio and newyorkrangers.com.
John Tortorella on tonight's game… "Obviously Gaby (Marian Gaborik) getting on track here, hopefully will help his confidence. Obviously the penalty kill early in the game is something we want to do. Everybody contributed."
Marian Gaborik on scoring four goals tonight… "It feels good, especially after you get the first one. It was a big relief to get the monkey off my back and it kept rolling. We talked about getting off to a good start and we did. Have to give a lot of credit to the guys – Aves (Sean Avery), Artie (Artem Anisimov) and Hank (Henrik Lundqvist) were unbelievable. It is a huge win for us."
Henrik Lundqvist on tonight's game… "Once we scored our first two goals we took over the game completely. We did a good job. Our penalty kills were really good. It was a great win and a great way to bounce back from two tough losses."


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The steps that parents should take to ensure that their children are safe and act responsibly in today's digital world will vary dramatically on how old their children are and how much influence technology has on their particular child. However, there are some basic things that parents can do whatever the age of their child. Here are some tips to get started:
- Get In The Game! Make an effort to understand the basics of the technology that your child is (or will be) using on a daily basis. Technology is such a big part of their lives, no parent can afford to just step away from their responsibilities in this area. You may be doing a fantastic parenting job in all other aspects of your child's life but without understanding at least the basics, you cannot be part of their ever-expanding digital world. It's not difficult to grasp some fundamentals and get up-to-speed. Plus, it's fun and educational - that's why your kids love it so much.
- Open a dialogue. Talk to your kids about technology and in particular about Internet safety. Agree on a set of rules for using the computer and going on the Internet. Surf the web together. Stay involved, your child's tech and online activity will increase and become more complex as they get older and technology continues to evolve. Keep the conversation going.
- Be informed. Know what technology your child uses, what games they play, which web sites they visit, and with whom they are communicating. For young children, give them an approved list of web sites.
- Be interested. Ask your child what they are doing, what programs they are using, what sites they are visiting. Ask them to show you how their tech toys work and what they and their friends do with them.
- Help your child understand what inappropriate behavior is. If you or you child encounter inappropriate behavior, whether it's violent video games, cyber-bullying, or online predators, don't just let it go. Act on it, whether it's talking to your child, bringing the subject up with another child's parents or reporting it the appropriate authorities.
- Buy a family computer and keep it in a public place in the home. Encourage your children to regard it as a resource for everyone to use. Give each of them separate IDs and passwords, so they have a sense of ownership and privacy.
- Never give out personal information over the Internet. Explain to a child that he or she must never give out personal information over the Internet. Family e-mail addresses, phone numbers, names, birth dates, home addresses, family details, photos, etc. should all be jealously guarded. Although social networking sites ask for and encourage sharing this information, your child should know that protecting their own and their family's identity should be one of their top priorities.
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SAINT LEO, Fla. – The College Swimming Coaches Association of America announced its 2013-14 CSCAA NCAA Division II Men and Women Swimming and Division All-America Teams, supported by Speedo, and six Saint Leo University standouts made the list.
The Lions had four men and one woman named All-America, in addition, they also had one All-American Honorable Mention.
Matheus Assis – the Sunshine State Conference Swimmer of the Year – joined Patrick Ceddia, Gabe Keown and Milton Alberto-Requejo as men's All-Americans, while SSC Freshman of the Year, Nicole Weber, earned All-America honors on the women's side.
Stephanie Martinez was tabbed an Honorable Mention All-American.
The Sunshine State Conference had a total of 33 swimmers named All-America, while 13 more conference swimmers were named All-America Honorable Mention.
For more on the Saint Leo University men's and women's swimming team's team visit SaintLeoLions.com. Also be sure 'Like' the Lions on Facebook and 'Follow' the Lions on Twitter and Instagram.
2013-14 CSCAA Division II All-America
Marco Aldabe, Nova Southeastern
Khalid Aldaboos, Tampa
Matheus Assis, Saint Leo
Jordan Augier, Tampa
Runar Borgen, Tampa
Karl Burdis, Tampa
Patrick Ceddia, Saint Leo
Zach Edwards, Florida Southern
Raul Garrastazu, Florida Southern
Allan Gutierrez, Florida Southern
Martin Hammer, Tampa
Gabriel Keown, Saint Leo
Edson Lima, Florida Southern
Franco Lupoli, Florida Southern
Jesus Marin, Florida Southern
Thomas Nguyen, Florida Southern
Philip Nordenberg, Tampa
Jeremy Parker, Tampa
Milton Alberto-Requejo, Saint Leo
Luis Rojas, Florida Southern
Spencer Rowe, Florida Southern
Robbie Swan, Florida Southern
Juan Tolosa, Florida Southern
Heather Burns, Florida Southern
Alli Crenshaw, Florida Southern
Heather Glenday, Tampa
Kelsey Gouge, Florida Southern
Alexandra Hipolito, Tampa
Cassandra Ley, Florida Southern
Briana Murphy, Tampa
Erin Plachy, Tama
Lauren Reynolds, Florida Southern
Nicole Weber, Saint Leo
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Oscar Aldabe, Nova Southeastern
Cameron Chambers, Nova Southeastern
Diego Gimenez, Florida Southern
Zane Hranac, Tampa
Shane Kleinbeck, Nova Southeastern
Magnus Lundgren, Nova Southeastern
Florian Mehlan, Nova Southeastern
Damen Phieffer, Tampa
Esau Simpson, Nova Southeastern
Honorable Mention (Women)
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Thalie Carmigniani, Lynn
Stephanie Martinez, Saint Leo
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CAMERON Meyer's honour roll is as long as it is varied, but he never expected to add national criterium champion to it, even when he was in the midst of staging the feat.
Waking at 4am in Perth on Thursday in order to travel to Ballarat for a street circuit race that night, the exercise was supposed to provide a useful stretch of the legs before Sunday's elite men's road race at the Australian road championships.
Meyer's early break on a field of 78 was designed to put his Orica-GreenEDGE teammate Leigh Howard in the best possible position to claim victory at the end of a 44-kilometre race. Setting the pace, Meyer would get his hit-out and, according to the pre-race strategy, Howard and GreenEDGE would collect another national gong.
As it eventuated, the field didn't catch the five-time world track champion who finished a slightly bewildered, though wholly jubilant, winner.
With 13 laps to go in the 40-lap race, Meyer had worked up a 23-second advantage. With 11 laps remaining, the 24-year-old's lead was down to 17 seconds.
But about that time Meyer heard his GreenEDGE team manager, Matt Wilson, barking instructions from the sideline. His message was to go for gold, and by five laps to go Meyer had stretched his lead to 29 seconds - an advantage that left everyone, including Howard, who had to settle for third, in his wake.
Steele Von Hoff, entering his first year with professional team Garmin, finished second in the dash to the line, 16 seconds behind Meyer's winning time of 59 minutes, 49 seconds.
''Sunday was the big priority for me,'' Meyer said after riding what was effectively an individual time trial, albeit with a pack in pursuit.


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From The Plasma Universe theory (Wikipedia-like Encyclopedia)
(Redirected from Gravito-electrodynamics)
- See also: Dusty plasmas: dynamics
Gravito-electrodynamics is the physics of the influence of gravity and electromagnetic forces on particle. The motion of solid particles in a plasma follows the momentum equation for ions and electrons:
where m, q are the mass and charge of the particle, g is the gravitation acceleration, mvcv is due to viscosity, and f respresents all other forces including radiation pressure. q (E + v x B) is the Lorentz force, where E is the electric field, v is the velocity and B is the magnetic field.
Then depending in the size of the particle, there are four categories:
- Very small particles, where q (E + v × B) dominates over mg.
- Small grains, where q/m ≈ √G, and plasma still plays a major role in the dynamics.
- Large grains, where the electromagnetic term is negligible, and the particles are referred to as grains. Their motion is determined by gravity and viscosity, and the equation of motion becomes mvcv = mg.
- Large solid bodies. In centimeter and meter-sized bodies, viscosity may cause significant perturbations that can change an orbit. In kilometer-sized (or more) bodies, gravity and inertia dominate the motion.
- Kikuchi, Hiroshi, Electrohydrodynamics in dusty and dirty plasmas: gravito- electrodynamics and EHD (2001) Publ. Kluwer Academic Publishers, 2001, xx, 207 p. Astrophysics and space science library (ASSL), Vol. 258. ISBN 0792368223
- Mendis, D. A.; Houpis, H. L. F.; Hill, J. R., "The gravito-electrodynamics of charged dust in planetary magnetospheres" (1982) Journal of Geophysical Research, vol. 87, May 1, 1982, p. 3449-3455
- Mendis, D. A. "Gravito-electrodynamics and the structure of planetary ring systems" (1984) Indian Academy of Sciences, Proceedings (Earth and Planetary Sciences) (ISSN 0370-0089), vol. 93, Aug. 1984, p. 177-188.
- Mendis, D. A.; Hill, J. R.; Houpis, H. L. F., "Charged dust in Saturn's magnetosphere" (1983) In: Lunar and Planetary Science Conference, 13th, Houston, TX, March 15-19, 1982, Proceedings. Part 2. (A83-21281 07-91) (Full text online)


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Gov. Andrew Cuomo today announced that the state will take part in a national moment of silence Friday at 9:30 a.m in remembrance of last week's Connecticut school shooting.
State Education Commissioner John King earlier Thursday asked New York schools to participate, in solidarity with Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn., where a gunman murdered 26 people last Friday, including 20 children. He also killed his mother and himself.
"Last Friday, 26 innocent lives were lost to a senseless and horrific act of violence," Cuomo said in a statement. "One week later, we will honor those victims — many of whom were young children — with a moment of silence.
"Our thoughts and prayers are with the people of Newtown as we continue to mourn the loss of these precious lives. During this time of tragedy, I, along with all New Yorkers, stand together with Governor Malloy and the people of Connecticut to remember the victims and help bear the pain of their community."
Cuomo received a letter from Connecticut Gov. Dannel Malloy this week asking New York to join Connecticut in honoring the victims.
Cuomo has requested that places of worship and government buildings ring bells 26 times in honor of the lives lost in the massacre.


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nlike many 16-year-olds, Maisie Williams has seen her father beheaded, been imprisoned twice, lived part of her life as a boy and, oh yeah, there was the one time she killed that dude in the woods. An integral part of George RR Martin's epic A Song of Ice and Fire series, Williams' Arya Stark has the distinction of being the only character to have at least one POV chapter in each of the five existing books. Continuing the Game of Thrones marathon at Martin's Jean Cocteau Cinema— that last week hosted a Skype-in with show producers Dan Weiss and David Benioff—Williams is set to make a special, live appearance at the Jan. 20 screenings.
In a candid chat with SFR, bubbly Williams talks twit-posals, Joffrey and GoT: The Musical?
MW: I've heard some other cast members have encountered crazy things, but being in the UK for most of the time, I don't meet too many, like, hardcore fans and I've never had anything too weird. The weirdest stuff is usually on Twitter—like, strangers asking you to marry them—I haven't had anything too strange actually in the flesh, so I've been one of the lucky ones. I guess it's easier for people to say stuff on the Internet, because it's like you're talking to a screen rather than an actual person.
What are you looking forward to the most during your visit to Santa Fe?
I'm looking forward to George taking us out to loads of cool restaurants because he's got a habit of picking some amazing places to eat.
What's your relationship with George RR Martin like?
I met George for the first time back home when we were shooting the pilot episode, before anything had ever been commissioned. He's such a mastermind; it's kind of crazy how he has all this stuff in his head. I take my hat off to him because I get confused and I have a script by my side and I'm being helped through the story by someone else. To actually make this up, I think that's just phenomenal. He's a really lovely guy and I don't see him as often as I would like to, but when I do see him and we happen to catch up, he never tells me anything about Arya's upcoming storyline—which is kind of annoying—I'll just have to wait and see it alongside the rest of the world, I guess.
Is it fair to say you're over the Red Wedding blues by now?
Yeah. People who had read the books, I guess, knew it was happening a long time before, but when it actually happened, we had to stick to it. It's tough for a popular TV series to kill off its main characters, that's kind of risky, but I'm cool with it. It is sad that I don't get to see Michelle [Fairley] or Richard [Madden] anymore, but it's great for the story, I think, because it keeps people interested and it takes you away from that cliché of the good guy always winning. Also, just because there are books written, it doesn't always mean that we're gonna stick to that in the series. It is an adaptation, so really, no one is safe.
I haven't read the books, but I know roughly what happens up to book four. I'm not sure what happens in book five, and obviously, the end no one knows.
What arc in your character's storyline are you most shocked by?
How ruthless she's become. She's always been a fan favorite because she's kind of funky and she says what she thinks and feels and stands up to some pretty evil characters—I think that's kind of sweet. And then you get to see this other side to her, where she becomes more brutal and a lot more ruthless—I think it's a little risqué because this lovable character that you used to know is now taken away and she's not quite as appealing anymore, maybe. She's a little bit more…scary.
And proud?
Ooh, I think escaping Harrenhal was a big thing for Arya. She'd gotten away from King's Landing, but she couldn't have done that without Yoren's help and, I think when she got away from Harrenhal she managed to do it not on her own, but she managed to work her way around people and reason with people and argue with people. When she finally got free from there, she thought that maybe she could be on her own and do what she wants to do. That was a big step and a proud moment.
Care to advance what the OMG moment of season four is?
I can't tell you, can I? [Laughs dubiously]. The thing about seasons one through three is that we've always had a big finale. Now, we're going to have more things throughout rather than just at the end. More, kind of, iconic bits, so it's not just a big finale this time. So yeah, there's not one specific point. There's quite a few and I hope people enjoy it.
Is Braavos a good place to summer?
That would be fantastic! I keep asking David and Dan what's gonna happen on that bit or if they're gonna change it, but they're keeping very tight-lipped about it. I could use a little sun, really. That's all I want.
Have you started the High Valyrian lessons yet?
I haven't, no. I'm kind of nervous about all of that. I keep hearing that's a thing that could happen, but who knows what's gonna happen.
If The Hound were to create an OkCupid profile, how would it read?
"As long as you don't talk to me before breakfast, I'm a sweet guy."
What's the one thing people would be surprised to learn about Jack Gleeson, aka King Joffrey, the most?
That he's just the most funny, sweet guy of the cast, I'd say. I think people expect him to be evilin real life or whatever and he doesn't do any of the fan things, because of the kind of reception he always gets. People are always hating on him and stuff but he's the sweetest guy ever. I take my hat off to him; he's doing a fantastic job. But it is sad, the rest that comes with it.
You've showcased your mad dance skills on Vine. Any chance of a musical episode of Game of Thrones?
That'd be great. It'll actually come at the end, that's the big finale—all of us dancing and singing.
Spoiler alert!
We can bring Drogo and Ned back and everyone who's died along the way and we can have us all a party.
And Hodor can have a sweet solo.
That would be perfect!
Complete this sentence: Winter is __________ .
Um, let me think. Nearly here.
7 pm Monday, Jan. 20. Free.
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A PROJECT has been launched to honour the 4,213 Burnley people who died in the First World War.
Schoolchildren will lay crosses in memory of each of the borough's fallen soldiers to coincide with the centenary of the start of the conflict. The scheme also includes ambitious plans to plant one million poppies by 2018.
Representatives of Burnley Pupils' Parliament met with Towneley Hall curator Mike Townsend last week to kick-off Little Children Week.
The project, backed by the Heritage Lottery Fund, will see 3,900 crosses planted at Towneley Park, with the remainder spread throughout the borough's memorial parks.
Council leader, Julie Cooper, said: "This year is the 100th year anniversary of the start of the First World War.
"During that war which lasted for four years, over 4,000 men from Burnley and Padiham were killed in action. It is important that we come together as a town to remember.
"Burnley Council has been working with our military covenant partners to organise a range of activities. These will include the planting of a million poppies, the placing of a named cross for each of those who gave their lives and exhibitions at Towneley Hall.
"Schoolchildren will be encouraged to 'adopt' a former soldier to learn more about the First World War and its impact on the soldiers and on the families back home."
Individual crosses will bear the names of the 4,212 men and one woman from the borough who lost their lives in battle between 1914 and 1918.
Representatives of Burnley Pupils' Parliament will have the honour of laying the first crosses in a special ceremony.


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, July 30, 2010 --
Ford and TechShop, the world's first and largest membership-based do-it-yourself (DIY) workshops, announce a collaborative effort to open a communal work center in the Detroit area for individual inventors Ford is the first automaker to matchup with TechShop, marking the latest move in a series of open-innovation initiatives lead by Ford to empower the crowds to help create the next must-have automotive technologies and features Technical leaders will discuss Ford's overarching vision for future automotive innovation and information exchange at the Detroit edition of the event that sparked the joint effort in the first place, Maker Faire, to be held in Dearborn at The Henry Ford, July 31-August 1
Ford and do-it-yourself (DIY)-based TechShop have kicked off a collaborative effort to open a workshop in the Detroit area that invites innovators, from backyard tinkerers to software engineers, to come on in and invent the next must-have in automotive technology. A membership-based open-access concept started in 2006, TechShop (http://www.techshop.ws) offers creative minds of all kinds affordable access to space, tools, and machinery so they can dream up, design and develop prototypes of their latest inventions. To date, TechShop has locations in California and North Carolina, with more than 800 total members.
Ford and TechShop first met up in May at the largest DIY event of its kind, 2010 Maker Faire in San Mateo, Calif., where Ford was invited to show off its "American Journey 2.0" open- innovation vehicle app project with University of Michigan students. That gathering ignited the idea for the matchup that has taken form in less than three months.
"Ford has taken a leadership role in tapping ideas from outside the automotive space, including with academia, consumer electronics and information technology companies, to help create powerful first-to-market technologies such as Ford SYNC. Why not extend those opportunities to individual inventors and the maker community as well; asking them to embrace the vehicle as a possible platform for their ideas," said K. Venkatesh Prasad, group and senior technical leader, Ford Infotronics Research and Advanced Engineering.
Ford technical leaders will share the company's vision on individual inventive contributions and how Detroit-area entrepreneurs can play a part during the Detroit Maker Faire held at The Henry Ford in Dearborn this weekend.
"The talent pool and level of skill and knowledge in and around Detroit is incredible," added Bill Coughlin, president and CEO of Ford Global Technologies, the domestic auto industry's only internal licensing group. "TechShop can provide a physical hub for this inventive community, allowing us to connect with them in a way never done before."
Ford is the first automaker to collaborate with TechShop, said Mark Hatch, TechShop CEO. "We are thrilled that Ford wants to work with TechShop to create a game-changing innovative workspace in Detroit, a market area full of a talented community of makers, hobbyists, backyard mechanics and general tinkerers that we have been trying to enter for more than a year."
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In recent years, Ford's outreach to automotive outsiders for ideas has included a who's who list of academia, suppliers, consumer electronics and information technology companies. That list also includes more unlikely suspects, such as consumers and software developers. Last spring, for example, Ford actively engaged consumers to submit, share and suggest ideas and technologies on the "Your Ideas" section of the Ford brand interactive consumer Web site, www.thefordstory.com. The pilot session generated some 3,600 submissions, giving consumers the ability to participate in a community-based setting where they could review and rate posted ideas and track what people thought about their own suggestions.
More recently, Ford announced the creation of a virtual community to engage software developers to innovate around SYNC. Interested developers can visit the SYNCmyride website (www.syncmyride.com/developer) and click to submit their innovative ideas, and sign up for the latest information and news about the upcoming SYNC application programming interface (API) and software development kit (SDK). Through July, nearly 800 app developers have signed up.
In theory, the collaboration with TechShop is an easy extension of the individual engagement fostered by open-source initiatives such as "Your Ideas" and the new SYNC developer network.
"With TechShop, we are bringing the concept of individual involvement to life in a physical space where people can develop their ideas, create prototypes and display them," said Coughlin.
Ford also hopes that the TechShop will inspire its own Detroit-area engineers, designers and scientists to innovate on their own time.
"Inventors don't have access to the same type of equipment or tools during off-hours as they do during work hours," said Hatch. "We want to offer them an affordable place to go that has the necessary equipment and resources to make their inventive ideas a reality."
A leader in licensing technology, Ford also sees the broader business potential of TechShop and streamlining the process for inventors looking to not only make physical prototypes of their ideas but license their technology to the masses.
"We want to create a mercantile exchange of innovations and ideas - a one-stop shop where makers can dream, design, develop and license their innovations for the real world," said Coughlin. "We want those dreams to come to life right here in Detroit."
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Founded in October 2006, TechShop is a membership-based, do-it-yourself (DIY) workshop and fabrication studio that provides access to a vibrant community of creative makers and millions of dollars' worth of facilities, equipment, tools and software in each location. Based in San Jose, Calif., with locations globally, TechShop offers classes, workshops, instruction and training for people of all ages and skill levels to build whatever they can dream.For information on memberships and course listings, visit www.techshop.com, email email@example.com or call 855-TECHSHOP. You can follow TechShop on Twitter at @TechShop and on Facebook as TechShop Incorporated.
TechShop currently offers a number of investment opportunities. For more information, or to RSVP for one of our upcoming live webinars, visit invest.techshop.com.
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Like most of the other positions on the baseball field, second base offers a wide range of outcomes for the Mets.
The version where Daniel Murphy stays healthy and can hold down the position defensively is actually a potential boon to the team on par with Johan Santana regaining his ace form or David Wright swinging like it's 2007. His offense last year- a .320/.362/.448 line in 423 plate appearances- was as good as nearly any second baseman in the game. And his range has always been strong- only the ability to stay on the field is in question.
Anyhow, that all makes ranking the Mets at this position awfully difficult, so I've ranked them both if Murphy stays healthy, and if he doesn't. That would leave the job in the hands of either Justin Turner or Ronny Cedeno, and the deficiencies of both will be reflected in that ranking.
1. New York Mets (with Murphy): I know, I'm as surprised as you are. But let's say Murphy holds down the position adequately. His OPS+ was 125 last year, so even a small regression leaves him ahead of Dan Uggla's 109. And Murphy would have to be so massively awful in the field to surpass Uggla's futility, I think it is fair to assume to do so he'd have to pass out in May and lie prone at second base for the remainder of the year, only stopping balls physically hit into his body.
2. Washington Nationals: Danny Espinosa over Chase Utley? We'll get to why in a moment, but first, Espinosa. He posted a respectable 102 OPS+ last year on a .236/.323/414 line, and he'll be just 25 in April, so further improvement is distinctly possible. His defense is probably the best in the division at the position, too. Espinosa has a home on several of my fantasy teams. Shouldn't you find a place for him, too?
3. Atlanta Braves: Dan Uggla does few things well. But one of them is hitting home runs, and that's good enough to push his rate value up considerably. And the other is to stay on the field, which maximizes the total value his teams get from that rate. His play at second base probably induces nausea in Bill Mazeroski's relatives. But no one said it had to be pretty, except possibly Joan from Mad Men.
4. Philadelphia Phillies: There's an argument to place Utley last. The next guy, Omar Infante, is a fine fielder, due for a bounceback year, and is a year removed from a 111 OPS+ and an all star appearance. But I just can't. Utley slipped to a 109 OPS+ last year, appeared in 103 games, and his general manager seems to have no idea if or when he'll play this year. But from 2005-2009, Utley was probably the best player in the National League other than Albert Pujols, with an argument based on position to be made for Utley. And I have this feeling he's got a Carlos Beltran 2011 renaissance in him if he gets back that will make this ranking look foolish. Otherwise, it's Freddy Galvis, and Infante laps him in performance.
5. Miami Marlins: Like I said above, Infante is a solid second baseman. If the Marlins fail to reach expectations in 2012, it won't be because of Infante.
6. New York Mets (without Murphy): Oh, it'll get ugly. Turner does not hit well for a second baseman, and his fielding is deceptively poor. Cedeno's OPS+ last year was 76, and is 68 for his career. To put that in perspective, Brooklyn Dodger great Don Newcombe's OPS+ for his career was 85- and he was a pitcher.
I guess what I'm saying is, pray for Daniel Murphy.


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Who is Baron Ambrosia? That's what many folks are wondering as his new series, The Culinary Adventures of Baron Ambrosia, premieres this Friday at 10 ET.
His background is not exactly… straightforward. So we caught up with Baron and asked a few questions to get a better picture.
Cooking Channel: Baron, how did you get started chasing after exotic foods?
Baron Ambrosia:
It started out on a very primal level. For most children, their first way of exploring the world is through taste, whether it is a poisonous berry, an action figure or a stick of cherry ChapStick. The question "what is this?" can usually be answered by "let me taste it and find out." I guess in that sense, I have had a failure to launch.
COOK: Can you tell us more about cà cuõng? How did you hear about it and why is it the world's most expensive condiment?
Cà cuõng is a pheromone produced by lethocerus indicus (the giant water bug). The liquid is produced by males to attract females. It has been part of Vietnamese cuisine for hundreds of years. Due to the near extinction of the bugs in Northern Vietnam and the incredible amount of labor involved in extracting the minuscule amount of liquid, true Cà cuõng is considered the world's rarest condiment. A few drops in some chilled vodka makes for one hell of a martini.
COOK: What other places have your culinary interests taken you?
There are many ports of culinary pleasure I have had the honor to visit. Monrovia, Liberia is one of my favorite cities. Few feelings can compare to a sultry night on Broad Street, burying one's face in a bowl of turbaghee. In terms of Arabian intrigue the old city of Sana'a is second to none. Anything can happen in a city where every man worth his weight in salt wears a jambiya dagger and most carry a Kalashnikov. I can usually be found in the corner of the qat market sipping a sizzling bowl of silta.
My true sister city to the Bronx however is Port Au Prince, Haiti. Until you dance through the street at midnight with a rara parade, a bottle of klerin, and a container of griot with pikliz you really don't know what Haiti is all about.
COOK: Can you shed any light on your background? How did you acquire your Baron title?
What began in a land beyond a dark forest has been my ongoing tale of tragedy and triumph. Oceans of adventure and eons of flavor have left my body a ravaged roadmap of scars yet left my heart burning alive with passion. The title of Baron carries a hefty responsibility; it is far more than sipping rare spirits in plush parlors. One must be ready and willing to push your body to the absolute limits to discover the highest levels of both gastronomic and physical pleasure all in the name of culinary consciousness. Through the very gates of hell I shall enter with infinitesimal chances of emerging back to the sun, if the research demands it.
COOK: Is that a chandelier in the back of your car?
The P-Rex is not simply a pleasure craft, it is armed with many highly lethal accoutrements, for when duty calls. With a hidden safety release, the chandelier and chain can be detached from the car and used as a battle flail. On quieter nights the chandelier provides soothing lavender luminescence for a slow soar down the Grand Concourse with a Bronx Empress.
COOK: What is The Explorer's Club and how did you become a member?
The Explorer's Club was founded in 1904 and continues to be at the forefront of scientific exploration of land, sea, air and space. Members' accomplishments have included being: first to the North Pole, first to the South Pole, first to the summit of Mount Everest, first to the deepest point in the ocean, as well as first to the surface of the moon. To be elected and selected to be amongst these men and women of such diligence is both inspiring and humbling. I hope in time I may prove my worth to their mighty legion.
COOK: How will the new show allow you to further pursue your interests?
I have spent many years digging my teeth into every inch of the Kingdom of the Bronx. It was strange to realize that I have seen more of the rest of the world than I have of my adopted home of America. I am thrilled to dig deep to uncover the flavors that await from sea to shining sea. No stone shall go unturned.
And now, a few questions from fans.
Violet Mathews: What's with all the purple?
Violet I think a more important question is what's with all the gray around us? I see so many veiling their inner fire in shrouds of mediocrity. If we accept the false fashion etiquette we have been dealt we will never know the burning euphoria of life's bacchanalia. We must take to the streets in the imperial hue of passion and feel the exaltation in celebrating its divinity. Purple powers activate!
Lacee Brandon: What is the first unique thing you cooked?
I recall in the days of my youth, childhood friend Shifty Pellegrino and I would compete to see who could concoct a more sensuous reduction sauce. In our adolescent outrageousness we would combine unconventional ingredients in attempts to make the world's most powerful aphrodisiac. The competition went on for years. Did we ever find the sorcerer's stone? That is a secret I will take to my grave.
Violet Benny: Where have you had the best pizza in your life and where did you have the worst? I dare you to name and fame and name and shame.
Violet, pizza has become as relative a term as hamburger. With so many interpretations I think it would be impossible to declare one variety the say all, be all, end all. However, in terms of classic thin-crust pizza, I have spent much time in New Haven, Connecticut. Frank Pepe's is a place I have always returned thanks to their oblong, paper-thin, charred pies covered in sweet briny littleneck clams, all washed down with a frosty Foxon Park White Birch Beer. In my mind, does the pizza please a nostalgic hunger as much as a culinary one? Perhaps.
The worst pizza…well I won't say the city and I don't remember the name of the offender. My PTSD allows me to recall arriving early to a wedding and being on the verge of starvation. I wandered into a neighborhood pizza parlor and order a large mozzarella topped pie. What I was presented with was a really ghastly scene. It was like a giant piece of crumbling white bread submerged in ketchup water. Atop the pool sat a slippery flotilla of cheese-flavored rubber. The chef was smoking a cigarette out front with bleeding lips and a wet cough. Over the years I have been on fire twice, stuck beneath the ice, buried alive, and had several guns pointed in my face. This was by far a much scarier experience.
Judy Haley: Where did you get that hairdo?
Judy you will witness my locks formulating many a manifestation. The architect of this particular 'did' was a salacious Sri Lankan librarian named Upeksha.
Lisa Hightower Austin: What is your favorite go-to meal?
Lisa, there are so many dishes that play key roles in my repertoire. One is Yukhwae (육회) a Korean dish of chilled raw beef cut into noodle-thin strips. The mountain of red flesh is sprinkled with sea salt and sesame oil. It is then tossed with slices of Asian pear and a raw egg. Many of my most desired dishes are rich, spicy and quite heavy (i.e., goat nachos, Liberian palm butter, green curried duck). Yukhwae, on the other hand, is light, protein packed and empowering. It is the perfect dish to eat before a night of tango, street fighting or carnal intrigue.
Cathy Hornberger: Love the show! Where can you find the best Mexican in the Bronx?
Thanks Cathy. The Bronx has a cornucopia of exquisite Mexican eateries, from Coqui Mexicano to Xochimilco. An evening at Xochimilco starts out innocently enough with two Micheladas and a plate of chilaquiles rojos buried under a mound of juicy-wet barbacoa. Next thing you know the lights dim and I'm slow dancing between a "cemita de milanesa" and a "huitlacoche quesadilla" to El Debarge's unplugged album.
Alan Moskowitz: Is it true, that there exist secret DNA results, proving that, foppish and reclusive actor, Johnny Depp, is your twin, from whom you were separated at birth, and that you both share the same fleur-de-lis shaped birthmark?
Half of that information is nothing more than a vicious lie.
Tune into the premiere of The Culinary Adventures of Baron Ambrosia tonight at 10 ET.


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What She Does for Love: Debbie Lombard
Shares the Gift of Theater with Exceptional Students
by Julie Levin | printable version
Fall 2009 | Volume XXII, Number 3
What began as a volunteer effort to help a friend teach a drama class has grown into a passionate way of life for Debbie Lombard. And for the students who come through her Exceptional Theater Drama Class at the David Posnack Jewish Community Center in Davie, the experience is no less moving.
|ETC Actors Trica & Nikki
It is miracles happening on stage, said Lombard of Coral Springs, who runs the class and is also the executive director of the Exceptional Theater Company.
Like the company, the class is an innovative theater arts programs for people with any sort of special need, whether it be physical or developmental. Some of the actors, who range in age from 5 to 21, are in wheelchairs and have difficulty moving, or even speaking. The goal of the class is to get them to express themselves on stage in whatever way they can. We work with all abilities. There is no such thing as a disability with us, said Lombard, the recipient of an Education and Community Development Grant from the Broward Cultural Council.
The class, made up of 15 students, meets twice a week for most of the school year. The students learn techniques in improvisation, movement and music. The program also enhances verbal skills, movement, self-confidence and socialization while encouraging free thinking. Their first production each year is a talent show, where the students get to pick their own numbers, costumes and choreography. For first-timers, it is a way to ease them into the spotlight.
It gives them an opportunity to get in front of an audience for the first time and perform something they know and feel confident about, said Lombard.
The young actors and actresses also performed a production of Beauty and the Beast earlier this year. They rely on the help of high school-age volunteers, called shadows, who are with them onstage helping with lines, gestures and anything else that is needed. The volunteers receive community service hours.
Audience members are taken with the enthusiasm and emotion the actors put into their unique performances. The joy and love and talent that pour out of the actors are amazing. When those lights go on and they take the stage, you are moved, Lombard said.
Lombard has been teaching theater to the special needs community since 1991. She started out helping her friend Nanette Mikes, who taught a special needs drama class for high school students at the Quest Center in Hollywood. Mikes eventually moved on, but Lombard stayed and saw a need to open the program to the whole community. The non-profit Exceptional Theater Company was eventually born and has since grown to more than 200 students of all ages. This past summer, ETC offered programs in at least 10 local facilities.
It has spiraled in the best of ways, said Lombard. A mother of four children and grandmother of two, Lombard, has been married to her husband, Scott, for 34 years. She has spent much of her life involved in community theater, summer stock, commercials and movies, and is very much the driving force behind both the company and the Exceptional Theater class. It is not unusual for her to put in 12 to 14 hours a day, long hours she doesnt consider work.
I get to play every day of my life. I do this for the love, she said. She said the grant for the Exceptional Theater Class is vital because it provides special needs youth a way to grow and express themselves while immersed in all aspects of theater. Several times a year, they students attend other local theater productions, so they can experience the joy of theater from yet another perspective. Lombard said many times the students come back gushing with details about what they had seen and heard. It opens their minds to new possibilities. That is what theater does, said Lombard.
The Exceptional Theatre Company will host its 2010 benefit show on February 20 at Archbishop McCarthy High School, located at 5451 S. Flamingo Rd. in Southwest Ranches. The company will perform Cinderella.


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Hope A5's will work too, just updated my 4s
Great work! Ill try it as soon as its released.
I'm hoping as well for an A5 jailbreak soon. I know a bunch of people still use the iPhone 4 but a lot of people are using the latest devices as well.
Jailbreaking the new iPhone 4S untetheredwill probably take a long time. I just hope we get it before the next version of the iPhone.
The first article said that Pod2G claimed it would work. This article says that Pod2G has a working untethered jailbreak on his iPhone 4.
So the first one was based on word, this one is based on a working tangible iOS 5.0.1 device.
Since there is a possibility of a software unlock on the 4S, I would hold off updating as well. 5.0.1 updates the baseband to 1.0.13.


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If you followed Bethesda Blog leading up to the release of Fallout 3, you may recall a series of blog posts from David Hodgson, author of the Fallout 3 Game Guide. After the amazing work David did for Fallout 3, it was a no-brainer to work with him again for Fallout: New Vegas. Beginning today and in the coming weeks, David will discuss the New Vegas game guide, which you'll be able to pick up in both regular and collector's edition flavors when the game releases.
Without further ado, here's David…
Part 1, New Vegas: New Guide
Since I was lucky enough to be asked back to write the official guide for Fallout: New Vegas, I've been working constantly since late May, clocking in around 1,200 man-hours, and trying to trim my word count to within the 300,000 range. During the course of these blog posts, I aim to list some of the guide's most helpful aspects, so you can see the differences this new adventure brings. To begin, here's an overview of the Training chapter of the guide:
The Training section is familiar to those who have utilized the Fallout 3 official guides. While much of the way you create your character remains the same, a lot has changed, and flagging each instance with an icon for easy reference was important. After an overview of Attributes and Derived Statistics, there's a section on Skills, including the all-new Survival Skill, and tweaked Guns Skill, which folds much of the Big and Small Guns Skills into one, and provides a Strength rating for each weapon (which, naturally, are given for everything you shoot). Traits are covered, along with advice on picking the ones best-suited to your play style. Then comes the text tsunami known as "Perks", which lists every single one of them. Although I can't spoil your anticipation of Perks just yet, there are some memorable, amusing, and astonishing accoutrements you can add to your Wasteland warrior.
Meet Gary 666: The Incandescent Death. He's an archetype for those craving an Energy Weapons-wielding heavy trooper, who lives for melting foes into piles of ash and goo.
How's your social game? Interacting with Factions, whether it's helping them out, or massacring their forces, affects your adventure in many different ways, especially if you're dressed in specific attire.
The rest of the Training deals with creating a character that isn't going to collapse after a Fiend sneezes on you. How all of the Attributes, Skills, and Perks interact with the clothing you wear and the Followers you find are all extremely important (and overwhelming), so a special Character Archetypes section was created. No matter what your play-style – from the social outcast Sniper to a mountain man bred specially for Hardcore Mode – there's a character for everyone. We even included the best weapons, outfits, Perks, Skills, Implants, and Followers to compliment each Archetype. One Bethesda employee was said to remark "that's pretty freakin' sweet." Speaking of Hardcore Mode; the training continues with advice on thriving in this most inhospitable of climates. Then there's updated information on Karma, mapping, and other activities before we delve right in to Reputation, and explain exactly how everyone reacts to everyone else, and how you fit in. What is initially confusing political and societal idiosyncrasies is broken down into something understandable; and more importantly, something you can act on during your entire adventure.
Checking out a game of Blackjack in the swanky Ultra-Luxe Casino. The guide even lists the criteria for the Floor Manager comping you gifts!
But Training still isn't over; there's information on Damage Threshold (a new way the game calculates strikes on armor), weapon types, and a tutorial on modified your weapons. There's a deluge of information on scavenging, plant life in the Mojave, and most importantly, Crafting. Whether you're cooking up a juicy Gecko Steak, or skinning the Gecko's hide to tan and sell, you'll need to know how to use a Campfire, Reloading Bench, and Workbench effectively, what Skills are needed, and just how many ammunition types you can modify to pierce armor. Now, this wouldn't be a guide on New Vegas without a mention of gambling. Fortunately, this is much more than a mention; there's effective ways to win at Blackjack, and more importantly, a crash-course in the game of Caravan, which includes sample decks created after months of playtesting. Note these decks work both in-game, and in real-life Caravan games, too! Oh, and we also break down the rules of Lucky Horseshoe, in which you challenge a robot cowboy with a wandering eye to a game similar to Blackjack, but with one important difference: You usually lose.
This colossal Training chapter concludes with a look-see at the different Followers you can find. Not only are their locations listed, but their Perks, associated Quests, strengths, weaknesses, partners, and how best to "combo" them with a character style, along with some tried and tested general strategies for crucial companionship. Training concludes with a look at the different Collectibles in the Mojave Wasteland, which range from Caravan Cards to Hollowed-Out Rocks, Legion Ears to Skill Magazines. This is the perfect start to a comprehensive guide.
Next time: I delve deeper into Crafting, live off the land, and decide what poisons to coat my Melee Weapons with.
We'll return next week with another post from David. In the meantime, for more details on the Fallout: New Vegas Game Guide, visit Prima's website.


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On Saturday, June 16, I will be racing prone on a 14ft. Joe Bark paddleboard around Absecon Island, home of Atlantic City, among other Jersey Shore communities. Last year, the paddle initially took us out the inlet and down the Atlantic where we had a side/back wind and swells to ride, but then got punished with an outgoing tide and a headwind in the back bays. It's a tough paddle, where weather, tides, biting flies, and the race component of it all challenge you to your max. Then again, it's nothing compared to what those with cancer go through.....physically, emotionally, and financially. This paddle is not about me or the paddlers, but raising money for those in need of support. The foundation didn't hesitate to offer my wife and I assistance when they learned she had breast cancer last year, which we declined, knowing there are countless others who demonstrate a greater need. But the fact there is such an organization such as the DRCF out there to offer support when you need it most is a blessing.

The fact that it's on a Saturday this year and I don't have to deal with northbound traffic on the Garden State Parkway, which can be worse than the paddle in terms of pain and frustration, is awesome.

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DAYTON, Ohio (AP) -- The U.S. Department of Defense is delaying unpaid-leave notices for its civilian workers, including thousands employed at Ohio's largest military installation.
The Pentagon said Thursday that it's putting off sending the furlough notifications until on or around April 5. That gives time for officials to analyze the effects that pending federal funding legislation could have on the Defense Department.
An estimated 13,000 employees at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base near Dayton are expected to be among those furloughed for 22 days as a result of automatic defense budget cuts.
The furlough notifications were to be sent beginning in the next few days.
Defense officials say the pending legislation could affect the number of furlough days needed, if it's signed into law. But they say no decisions have been reached.


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While Microsoft and Sony are exploring motion-based gaming for the first time this holiday season, Nintendo's already been there and done that for years. While the Wii debuted in 2006 with its iconic Wii Remote, an upgrade to the Wii Remote technology called Wii Motion Plus was unveiled last summer, adding true 1:1 mapping to Nintendo's motion controller via a $20 white dongle that plugged into existing remotes. The device came packed in with Wii Sports Resort and offered some promise for future Wii games, but it also added weight and length to the Wii Remote.
Nintendo's latest iteration of the Wii Remote is called the Wii Remote Plus, and it integrates the new technology as seamlessly as we always hoped it would. Third-party manufacturers have already taken a stab at their own controllers with integrated Motion Plus, including Nyko's Wand+, but their construction quality has varied compared with the relatively rock-solid first-party Nintendo hardware.
At first glance, the remote looks indistinguishable from a standard Wii Remote. Button placement and overall design are identical, except for a curved logo on the bottom identifying it differently. The weight's even exactly the same as a regular Wii Remote, at 0.3 pounds. Even after all these years, the Wii Remote's design remains both striking and effective, but we'd prefer a bit more ergonomic consideration for the tiny 1 and 2 buttons, which are used for an increasing number of games.
AA batteries load in the back the same way batteries did before; Nintendo hasn't made any other engineering improvements to the Wii Remote as we know it. That also means it's compatible with third-party charging accessories such as battery packs and docks, which is welcome news.


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A new centre manager has taken over at Otley Courthouse.
Rachael Savage, previously head of hospitality and events for Sheffield Cathedral, has succeeded Chloe Perry in the role.
Her most recent projects included working with Welcome to Yorkshire to bring some of its community arts events to the cathedral during the 100 day build up to the Tour de France.
She said: "I am delighted to have joined Otley Courthouse, a building full of history where there is never a day when there isn't something going on.
"I am really looking forward to becoming involved in the new autumn programme and bringing many new productions and events to the Courthouse to make it even more successful."
Katie Stitson, meanwhile, has also joined the venue to fill the newly created role of marketing and development worker - a position introduced in recognition of the Courthouse's growing popularity.
She said: "It is a fantastic place to work..
"Apart from Rachael and myself, everyone else who works here does so on a voluntary basis and it is great to work somewhere where everybody is so committed to providing a great venue for everyone to enjoy."
The Courthouse's programme for the autumn season, whose highlights look set to include Otley Science Festival, Ilkley Literature Festival, and a new movie matinee programme, is now on sale. Details can also be found at


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Megan Fox is f-cking batshit in Rolling Stone
Megan Fox covers the October 1, 2009 issue of Rolling Stone where she reveals she's pretty much a ticking time-bomb of crazy that's going to shoot Brian Austin Green in the leg. Not even joking:
On cutting herself:
"Yeah, but I don't want to elaborate. I would never call myself a cutter. Girls go through different phases when they're growing up, when they're miserable and do different things, whether it's an eating disorder or they dabble in cutting."
On if she had an eating disorder:
"If I did talk about it, I'd be taking on a role-model status, and I'd have to choose my words very carefully, and I'd have to make sure I reveal it in a specific way, and I don't want to do it."
On her insecurities:
"I'm really insecure about everything. Self-loathing doesn't keep me from being happy. But that doesn't mean I don't struggle. I am very vulnerable. But I can be aggressive, hurtful, domineering and selfish, too. I'm emotionally unpredictable and all over the place. I'm a control freak."
On how she's going to eventually murder Brian Austin Green:
"I've had to say to Brian, 'You have to go and stop talking to me, because I'm going to kill you. I'm going to stab you with something. Please leave. I'd never own a gun for that reason. I wouldn't shoot to kill. But I would shoot him in the leg, for sure."
I love how Megan Fox admits she'd randomly shoot Brian Austin Green in the leg for no reason, and yet he still sticks around to have sex with her. He's basically banging a landmine with awesome breasts which, let's be honest, kicks way more ass than dying of something stupid like cancer. Or old age. That's for chumps.


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Tenikwa is a wildlife centre located in the rural area outside Plettenberg Bay and only 40 minutes from the popular town of Knysna on the pristine Garden Route in the Western Cape, known for its many natural attractions, protected National Parks, and neighbouring animal sanctuaries.
Tenikwa grew from humble beginnings in 2002 when the owners started rehabilitating injured birds in a wooded shed behind their house. Today it is one of the largest active wildlife rehabilitation centres in the Western Cape, attending to a diverse variety of animals accepting both terrestrial and marine species.
To fund the rehabilitation work and to raise awareness of the conservation issues in South Africa, Tenikwa offers various, small group programs throughout the day, catering for all ages and fitness levels with a focus on providing a conservation-based, informative tour. Guests learn about the indigenous wild cats of South Africa and why they are disappearing from our landscape. Though the various conservation activities that Tenikwa undertakes, we employ 30 full time staff members from the local community, contributing significantly to the economy of the area.
Guests are charmed by the sincerity of Tenikwa, the friendliness of our staff and the way in which Tenikwa's passion for conservation shines through.
A variety of indigenous birds, such as Blue Cranes, Marabou Storks and waterfowls frequent the gardens of Tenikwa, the extent of which covers some 8ha with the balance of the 46ha set aside for the wild animals occurring in the area.
Whether you visit us for a day, or for an hour, , "Come with an Open Mind, Tread with a Lighter Step, Leave with a Change of Heart"