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PHILADELPHIA - The University of Pennsylvania men's basketball team has one more Ivy League weekend to go, as the Quakers travel to Brown and Yale this Friday and Saturday. Tip time for both games is 7 p.m. Penn can move into third place in the Ivy League standings with wins this weekend, as both the Bears and the Bulldogs enter the weekend 6-6 in conference play while Penn is 5-6.
GAME 29 - (PENN 8-20, 5-6 Ivy) at BROWN (12-14, 6-6)
Friday, March 8, 2013 * 7 p.m.
Pizzitola Sports Center (Providence, R.I.)
TV: MyRITV (Eric Murphy, Abu Bakr) / BrownBears.com (there is a charge for this service)
RADIO: WXPN 88.5 FM (Matt Leon, Stan Pawlak)
Saturday, March 9, 2013 * 7 p.m.
John J. Lee Amphitheater (New Haven, Conn.)
TV: YaleBulldogs.com (there is a charge for this service)
RADIO: WNTP 990 AM (Leon, Pawlak)
Penn Game Notes (PDF)/ Brown Game Notes (PDF)/ Yale Game Notes (PDF)
The Brown-Yale Trip
Penn has made this Brown-Yale trip 56 times in Ivy League history. The Quakers have swept this road weekend 26 times, split it 24 times -- including last year -- and been swept six times (though not since 2003-04).
The Brown Series
*The Quakers and the Bears have met 123 times, with Penn holding a 102-21 series lead. (Game-by-game info on page 45 of Penn's 2012-13 Fact Book.)
*Penn has won the last four games played between these two teams at the Pizzitola Sports Center, including a 54-43 win last year and an 80-78 overtime victory two years ago.
*Penn defeated Brown earlier this season, 71-48, at The Palestra. Miles Cartwright scored a career-high 28 points in the win, while Tony Hicks added 15. For Brown, Matt Sullivan scored 15 points and Sean McGonagill added 12, while Cedric Kuakumensah had seven blocked shots.
The Yale Series
*The Quakers and the Bulldogs have met 217 times previously, with Penn holding a 146-71 lead in the series. (Game-by-game info on pages 50-51 of Penn's 2012-13 Fact Book.)
*Penn has long struggled at the Lee Amphitheater; in fact, the Quakers are just 5-6 in New Haven since 2002. Last year, Yale gained a 60-53 win here in Connecticut.
*Yale escaped the Palestra with a 68-59 win earlier this season, using a 10-0 run to break open a tie game late. Armani Cotton led four Yale players in double figures with 15 points. For Penn, Henry Brooks scored 12 points, Tony Hicks had 11, and Dau Jok scored 10.
Ivy Honors For Hicks
Freshman Tony Hicks has been named Ivy League Rookie of the Week each of the last two weeks, becoming the third different Penn player to earn the honor this season (after Jamal Lewis and Darien Nelson-Henry). Hicks has been simply outstanding over Penn's last four games, averaging 23.8 points per game and shooting 35 of 63 (55.6 percent) from the field in that time.
He'll Take The Charity
Junior Miles Cartwright started the season by going 12-of-19 at the foul line-unusual, given that he began the season at almost 80 percent for his career. Since then, however, he has returned to form-in fact, he has surpassed it. Cartwright enters the weekend having gone 115-of-131 (.878) over his last 23 games. He had made 26 in a row, dating back to Jan. 23 at Temple, before missing his first free throw on February 15 at Harvard; he also had a streak of 21 straight free throws earlier this season that ended at Wagner.
The Latest to 1,000
Cartwright scored 15 points at Cornell on Feb. 22, and in the process he moved past the 1,000-point mark for his career. He is the 38th player in Penn history to reach the milestone, and the first since Tyler Bernardini did it during the 2010-11 season. Cartwright enters this weekend with 1,034 career points.
It's Worth Noting...
*Penn has had nine different players lead it in scoring in a game this season, and eight different players have led the team in rebounding in a game.
*Eleven different players have had a double-figure scoring game for Penn this season.
*Penn is 6-0 in the Jerome Allen era when holding an opponent below 50 points, and 23-6 when holding its opponent below 60.
*Penn has had more assists than turnovers six times in the last 12 games, after accomplishing that feat just twice in the first 16 contests.
*Penn has matched or outrebounded its opponent five straight times, six of the last seven, and 10 of the last 16 games after doing it just twice in the first 12 contests.
*Five of Penn's last 10 opponents have shot below 36 percent from the field; the Quakers lead the Ivy League in conference field-goal percentage defense (39.9 percent).
*Freshman Darien Nelson-Henry has scored at least eight points in 11 of Penn's last 15 games, with nine double-figure scoring performances during that period; he had a double-double against Harvard last Saturday, his second this season.
*Nelson-Henry also has averaged 6.2 rebounds per game the last 14 contests, after averaging 2.5 rpg in his first 14 appearances; he had nine rebounds in both games last weekend, at Cornell and Columbia.
*Junior Dau Jok entered this season with nine career points and seven rebounds; he entered the January 5 game at La Salle with 37 career points and 29 career boards; in the last 16 games, he has scored 75 points and snared 41 rebounds.
*Junior Cameron Gunter entered the Harvard/Dartmouth road trip two weeks ago with 10 points and 10 rebounds for the season; he has 20 points and 16 rebounds in the six games since then.
*Gunter made three free throws at Dartmouth; amazingly, they were his first made free throws in almost exactly a year, as the last time he made one was Feb. 17, 2012 against Cornell.
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The term REM-related obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is used loosely by sleep clinicians when the polysomnogram (PSG) reveals obstructive apneas and hypopneas that occur predominantly or exclusively during REM sleep. In addition to being poorly characterized, various set of criteria have been used to describe REM-related OSA.1 It is therefore not surprising that the reported prevalence of REM-related OSA is quite variable, ranging from as little as 10% to as much as 36% of the patient population with OSA undergoing PSG.1–5 Despite the wide variation in prevalence, studies have consistently shown that REM-related OSA occurs more commonly in younger individuals, women, children, and in patients with mild or moderate OSA.1–6 More importantly, the clinical significance of REM-related OSA remains controversial.7 Although a few studies have reported a link between obstructive respiratory events during REM sleep and hypersomnolence,2,8 several large cross-sectional clinic-based and prospective epidemiologic studies have suggested that only obstructive events during NREM sleep are associated with excessive daytime sleepiness (EDS).9–12 The Sleep Heart Health Study investigators reported that in a large community-based sample of middle-aged and older adults, REMAHI was not independently associated with daytime sleepiness or quality of life after adjusting for NREMAHI.11 These findings were also confirmed in a large clinical cohort.12
Patients with REM-related OSA tend to have an overall low AHI by virtue of the disproportionately lower percent of REM sleep as a function of total sleep duration. However, it remains unknown whether obstructive respiratory events that are isolated to REM sleep have a differential neurocognitive and cardiometabolic impact compared to events that occur in NREM sleep. It is now well established that compared to NREM sleep, REM sleep is associated with greater sympathetic activity and cardiovascular instability in healthy human subjects and patients with OSA.13,14 The hemodynamic and sympathetic changes during REM sleep cause a surge in the blood pressure and heart rate. These acute hemodynamic changes could play a part in triggering ischemic events in patients with cardiovascular disease.14–17 Indeed, obstructive apneas and hypopneas during REM sleep lead to greater degrees of hypoxemia18,19 and higher levels of sympathetic activity compared to events in NREM sleep.13 While numerous studies have established a robust association between OSA and adverse neurocognitive and cardiometabolic outcomes, there is a major gap of knowledge on the risks associated with untreated REM-related OSA. To date it remains a clinical conundrum whether asymptomatic or minimally symptomatic patients with REM-related OSA—who typically have an overall low severity of disease as measured by the AHI—should be treated and whether they would derive any benefit from CPAP therapy.
Given the paucity of clinical research in REM-related OSA, the study by Su and colleagues in this issue of the Journal is an important and timely contribution to the field and may help shed some light to the uncertainty faced by clinicians. In a retrospective observational study the authors evaluated a cohort of patients with REM-related OSA and compared them to non-stage specific OSA. They found that symptomatic patients with REM predominant—but not REM exclusive—OSA benefited equally from CPAP therapy compared to patients with non-stage specific OSA as it relates to sleepiness, fatigue, and quality of life. The authors measured relevant outcomes with several validated questionnaires. Moreover, an attempt was made to obtain objective CPAP adherence in a large proportion of patients. The authors are to be commended for providing the first line of evidence that symptomatic patients with REM-related OSA can achieve similar degree of improvement in functional outcomes with CPAP therapy compared to patients with non-stage specific OSA.
Notwithstanding the strengths and novelty of the study, there are several limitations that are noteworthy. The definition used for classifying REM-related OSA was fairly permissive with regards to the NREMAHI (NREMAHI < 15 events per hour).1,7 Therefore, some patients with clinically significant OSA in NREM sleep were included in the REM-related OSA group. It is quite plausible that the CPAP benefit experienced by patients labeled as REM-related OSA may have been related to the treatment of mild OSA and upper airway resistance present during NREM sleep. Similarly, one could argue that the study merely compared treatment response between patients with mild OSA vs. moderate-to-severe OSA. Therefore, given the criteria used to define REM-related OSA in this study, it remains an open question whether CPAP therapy leads to any measurable benefit in patients with OSA that is almost exclusively limited to REM sleep.
In addition, as correctly recognized by the authors, there is a significant component of selection bias. The investigators enrolled patients with REM-related OSA that were quite symptomatic and were actively seeking therapy. This cohort of REM-related OSA is most likely not representative of the larger population of patients identified with REM-related OSA. The enrolment of only 330 patients over a 2-year period from a large tertiary-care clinical sleep laboratory most likely represents a small fraction of patients seen at that institution. While it is tempting to conclude that patients with REM-related OSA benefit equally from CPAP therapy compared to those with non-stage specific OSA, it is difficult given the very selective nature of the cohort. The study, however, confirms the findings of a prior report that CPAP adherence is no worse in patients with REM predominant disease despite an overall significantly lower severity of OSA.1 Due to the selection bias mentioned above, the findings of the current study are not applicable to the less sleepy and less symptomatic patients found to have REM-related OSA on diagnostic PSGs, therefore limiting its generalizability. Although there was no difference in percent of days with > 4 hours of CPAP use per night, this measure of adherence is less informative. It is important to elucidate whether patients with REM-related OSA use CPAP in the early morning hours when REM sleep is most prevalent. If most patients were starting their sleep period using CPAP and the mean adherence to therapy was 5 hours per night, then it is very likely that a significant proportion of REM sleep remained untreated. It is therefore unclear whether OSA during REM sleep was effectively treated or whether the authors noted a benefit that was independent of treating REM-related OSA and more related to treating mild NREM disease or even a placebo effect. Although rigorously designed studies would undoubtedly address these limitations and provide superior evidence, Su et al. have just provided incremental evidence warranting such studies in the near future.
Dr. Mokhlesi has received research support from, has consulted for, and has participated in speaking engagements for Philips/Respironics.
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NRC hears Prairie Island nuclear waste concerns
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Tribal members have a chance to tell federal regulators their concerns about nuclear waste storage at the Prairie Island power plant.
The Prairie Island Indian Community says more safety measures are needed for the waste, which is stored in casks on a concrete pad. Tribal members live just blocks from the twin reactors along the Mississippi River in Goodhue County.
Members of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission will be in St. Paul Thursday to listen to the tribal members' concerns. Xcel Energy recently won permission to operate the plant for another 20 years, but it needs approval to store waste there longer.
Indian Community attorney Phil Mahowald tells Minnesota Public Radio the NRC is ignoring the government's failure to find a permanent nuclear waste repository.
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WEST PALM BEACH, Fla - Two South Florida mothers will serve prison time for helping stage car accidents to commit insurance fraud.
Federal prosecutors said Ana Ovando, 42, of West Palm Beach was sentenced to more than six years in prison for mail fraud. She reportedly used her five children in staging car accidents.
Earlier this month, Janice Velez, 39, of West Palm Beach was sentenced to two years in prison for helping in the same scheme.
Authorities said the two mothers submitted false insurance claims for chiropractic and massage therapy that they didn't need.
The scheme is part of a fake-accident investigation that 26 people have already been charged for.
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About the Book
A great coffee table book of a beautiful and historic English city.
Bath has enjoyed travelers to its natural springs since the first century when the Celts and the Romans began building temples at the springs. From then on visitors have come from all over to bathe in the healing waters dedicated to the Goddess Sulis Minerva, and marvel at the architecture of many generations.
The city's rich designs can also be seen at Bath Abbey and the Georgian built Royal Crescent. While the Pump Room, with its beautiful fountain running with the spring's healing waters, still draws guests to Bath from around the world.
Features & Details
- Category Travel
Small Square, 7×7 in, 18×18 cm
22 Pages
- Publish Date May 25, 2008
- Tags coffee table, Hardcover, Bath, England, UK, Travel, Architecture
About the Creator
Anna Bishop currently resides in Colorado working in the performing and visual arts. She holds an MFA from the University of Exeter in Staging Shakespeare and intends to return to England soon to continue photographing her series of Modern Views in such a historic and culturally rich country.
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There's so much going on in Talk and the comments week to week that we almost can't keep up. If you're in the same boat, here's a small selection of topics and responses that have piqued our interest this week.
Win Two Spots at Dinner by April Bloomfield and Paul Virant, Sunday October 21st
"Tony Maws and J. Kenji Lopez-Alt. Because in my fan fiction, they get up to some really steamy stuff in the walk-in."—Bo Williams
Ask A Bartender: Are You A 'Bartender,' Or A 'Mixologist'?
"It's not very descriptive, the guy at the paint store is also a mixologist, he mixes the paint to get the color I want."— redfish
Staff Picks: Our Favorite Late-Night Bites in NYC
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Pommes Frites
Anyone who doesn't crave something crispy when they're plastered at 3am should strive to be a better drunk." — EvilTuna7
This Week at Serious Eats World Headquarters
"You guys are the sexioust." — darklighter
Kitchen Gadgets: Unexpected Hits?
"Having a little guy at home, a pizza wheel is a million times more useful and faster for cutting his food into bite size pieces than a knife, and anyone that has a 2 yr old knows how impatient they are when waiting to eat pancakes."—ESNY1077
Strange food facts...
"Well, botanically speaking, anything growing on a plant that isn't a stem, leaf, seed, root, or flower is a fruit. That includes zucchini, tomatoes, cucumbers, eggplant etc. Another fun fact is that mushrooms are not plants; fungi are in a whole separate kingdom unto themselves because they actually behave more like animals (some of them are even mobile). I personally loathe mushrooms, but it makes me chuckle, wondering what some other vegetarians would think about that." — buffy
"Artichokes are a member of the thistle family. Asparagus is related to gladiolus. Onions are a lily bulb. Corn is a grass. Not only are cashews related to poison ivy, so are mangoes. Strawberries are the only fruit with the seeds on the outside. Cherries are more closely related to stone fruits like peaches, apricots and plums than to the berries they are normally lumped in with." — Shayrose
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Hi!I'd like to decrease the space above my header and top of the page.I know that is possible with CSS .I am using blogger template.Probably I have to go to template designer - advanced - and then- add CSS . I guess I have to put something like that: # outer - wrapperpadding top -...px.
But what value?! And the exact code?
pulls out a crystal ball... Why do you need us? You already solved your own problem. Now you just need to put it into practice. Unless you absolutely need your hand held though out the entire process...Cannot help you with that. Maybe some more willing to hold your hand will come by.
Trial and Error. Making mistakes is the besy way to learn.
Hi Mellony. Welcome to SitePoint!
Yes, this should be easy with CSS, as long as you can access the style sheet (I'm not familiar with Blogger). To know exactly what CSS you need to use, we'd need to see the site in question, though. Feel free to post a link, and we can confirm what code you need to use.
Sorry, but I'm not familiar with CSS and still don't know how to wrap the whole code.... Here it is the site.
OK, if you can access your CSS page (style sheet), an easy way to remove some space at the top would be to get rid of the line in red below:
body .navbar {
height: 30px;
margin: 0;
padding: 0;
I removed it but still plenty of space.
Hm, that line is still there. Anyhow, another thing you could do is change the line in red:
.content-outer {
background: url("http://www.blogblog.com/1kt/transparent/white80.png") repeat scroll left top transparent;
border-radius: 15px 15px 15px 15px;
box-shadow: 0 0 3px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.15);
margin: 30px auto;
to this
margin: 0 auto 30px;
Thanks a lot it works! The space is smaller now.Last question: still a little space, may I remove it?
Yes, that first line I suggested you remove is still there, but removing it would close the gap completely:
body .navbar {
height: 30px;
That line still exists at line 1 of one of your style sheets (I think widget_css_2_bundle.css). Perhaps it was in there twice.
I've checked the template very carefully, no such a line (height: 30px).
The CSS with the 30px height on body .navbar is hosted at blogger.com:[URL="http://www.blogger.com/static/v1/widgets/4132898751-widget_css_2_bundle.css"]http://www.blogger.com/static/v1/widgets/4132898751-widget_css_2_bundle.css
Yes, 30 px height is there , but when I click on the link you gave me , I can't delete it......how exactly to proceed to?
Pretty much the same way you edited the other CSS. In your admin area (if that's how you access your CSS) find that style sheet and edit it.
Sorry, but didn't find it.I expand widget template but no such a value.
Are you sure you are opening up the correct file?
Make a change, or addition to that stylesheet and see upon save if it does anything (if the style is there).
An alternative is to put a more specific rule anywhere else in your style sheets. I wa going to suggest something, but now the site is completely different! :eek: What's happened?
It's a blogger template and I'm trying to edit its HTML section.
Weird, the site is back now, but when I clicked your link before I got a completely different site, all black and so on. :/
Anyhow, here are two ways you could remove the top space:
Either enter this anywhere in your style sheets:
body .navbar {
height: 0 !important;
or this
body #navbar {
height: 0;
The best forum ever! Thanks to all of you!I've put this code in CSS part and it works like a charm:
body .navbar { height: 0 !important;}
I'd like to say thank you to all of you, fellows!
You're welcome. See you later!


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SAN BERNARDINO - Orange Show Speedway, whose weekly racing shows have been dormant for nearly a year, will return for one last event on pavement next month.
Starting in 2013, perhaps as early as February, the quarter- mile facility will be turned into a clay track by Dirt Entertainment, which has signed an agreement with the National Orange Show.
By running the Dec. 15 event, the track will mark the 66th season of continuous racing. It opened May 1, 1947, but had been in danger of having its streak end.
Scott Burns and Steve Miller are the principal forces behind the effort to restore racing to the facility, which has eight Indianapolis 500 winners - Bill Vukovich, Roger Ward, Jimmy Bryan, Troy Ruttman, A.J. Foyt, Parnelli Jones, Rick Mears and Al Unser Jr. - on its alumni list.
"I think they have great intentions and seem to have a great business plan," said Dan Jimenez, the National Orange Show's general manger. "I'm encouraged. We had no luck with our last several promoters.
"Try as they may, they simply couldn't get anybody in the stands. I hate to see it go away, but you just can't keep losing money. It's down to economics. It's got to pay for itself.
"Racing's not cheap."
Miller speculated the "pavement mentality" has given way to a new direction. With Irwindale Speedway and OSS dark, the lone paved track in Southern California is I-10 Speedway in Blythe. Dirt racing has thrived at venues such as Perris Auto Speedway, Ventura Raceway, Route 66 Raceway in Victorville and Santa Maria Raceway.
Dirt Entertainment also operates Route 66, and the two tracks will be the backbone of a racing series in 2013.
"We have plenty of supporters, and many racers have given us approval," Miller said. "We've had a strong response from those racers who have been sitting on the fence, waiting for the picture to be more clear."
A big advantage for Dirt Entertainment is the availability of racers familiar with the program in Victorville.
"It'll be more a turnkey operation; we have built-in racers," said Miller. "Inevitably, it'll be a better fit moving forward with dirt."
Jimenez also seems to think so.
"I think dirt racing is more popular; it's highly successful," Jimenez said. "I see the shows on (the television channel) Speed, and it looks like good family entertainment."
OSS was a dirt track until 1964, when it was first paved.
For the final race on pavement, competing classes will include Mini Stocks, Street Stocks, Late Models and Open Comp. Unlimited Sprint Cars and Ford Focus Midgets will be the focus of the clay classes.
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Here are some new Neverwinter Icespire screenshots
Perfect World have just released some new shots of the upcoming F2P MMO Neverwinter's Icespire. They are attractive, and you can find them after the jump.
Neverwinter screens and video show off horse and spider mounts
Neverwinter will have mounts. Shocking for an MMO, isn't it? In all seriousness, we've been handed screens and a trailer featuring the mounts in the game, and as a mount collector myself, I find the horses to be rather lovely. I have no desire to ride a spider, even if it's virtual. To each his […]
Neverwinter screens and video star the guardian fighter
Cryptic has released some screenshots of the guardian fighter in Neverwinter. We've got the lot for you below. There's also a 45 second "montage" trailer of the class below as well. Enjoy.
Neverwinter shots and video show off the Mount Hotenow area
Some lovely new screens and a video for Neverwinter have been released. Each one shows off the Mount Hotenow area. You should have a look below. If you missed out on the beta this last weekend, you can try again for the March 8-10 event. You get automatic access if you were a Neverwinter Hero […]
Neverwinter's Devoted Cleric introduced in latest video
Neverwinter's first closed beta event is going on right now, so Cryptic has decided to unveil a new character class called the Devoted Cleric. Better time as any, right? The character deals substantial holy damage, and can be used for party support with AoE attacks and single target powers. Check it out below.
Neverwinter CGI trailer contains a magical Tiefling, lots of fighting
Neverwinter has a new CGI trailer out which shows some battle footage, a Tiefling with magical powers, and a pissed off dragon hell-bent on destroying the Jewel of the North. It's part three of Crypics three-part CG video series. Watch it below, courtesy of GameStar. Neverwinter's first closed beta event kicks off this week. Thanks, […]
Neverwinter founders pack video and screens released
Neverwinter's closed beta is set to kick off next week, and Cryptic has released a video detailing how you can get involved in it. Granted, you have to sign up, but you can also secure your place by purchasing a founder's pack. Head below for a watch.
Star Trek Online third anniversary celebrations detailed
Cryptic Studios is holding several special events to mark the third birthday of Star Trek Online.
Neverwinter beta tests dated, founder's packs available
free-to-play MMO Neverwinter kicks off a series of closed beta tests next week; get the details and learn how to get onboard through the break.
Neverwinter character customization detailed, given screenshot treatment
Neverwinter screenshots have been released by Cyrptic along with a new developer blog. Both outline some of the character customization options related to armor and weapons in the game. It's not always about looking cool or pretty you know, although that's damn important too. The free-to-play action MMORPG based on the Dungeons and Dragons property […]
Neverwinter screens and videos show the Blackdagger Ruins, Vellosk zone
Cryptic has released a set of screenshots for Neverwinter, its free-to-play action MMORPG based on the Dungeons and Dragons property. Slated for release in 2013, the shots shows off the Blackdagger Ruins and the area, Vellosk. If videos are more your speed, ActionTrip has also posted a video featuring the ruins, along with one of […]
Blacklight: Retribution World's End update adds new character, maps and more
Free-to-play shooter Blacklight: Retribution is due for a hefty content drop at the end of this week.
Neverwinter trailer explains the lore behind The Chasm
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Neverwinter images of MMO's class, race and World Map appear online
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Harry Rintoul would be rolling over in his grave.
The late founder of Theatre Projects Manitoba would be stunned to hear that for the first time in its 23-year history, the company is not presenting any homegrown work on its stage.
Both of TPM's 2012-13 offerings are from Quebec: Carole Fréchette's John and Beatrice, which opens tonight; and Bashir Lazhar by Evelyne de la Chenelière.
To reflect that re-focus the company quietly tweaked its self-description. A year ago TPM was "committed to the cultivation of Manitoba plays and artists, in the past 21 years, we have staged more than 50 new Manitoba works." This year the word Manitoba has been dropped in favour of Canadian.
TPM artistic director Ardith Boxall says that the company didn't have any new, stage-ready local plays to present after completing a development cycle that produced Armin Wiebe's The Moonlight Sonata of Beethoven Blatz for the 2010-11 season and Dionysus in Stony Mountain by Steven Ratzlaff last season.
"We're just in between cycles of development," says Boxall, who is in her seventh season at the TPM helm. "If we want to continue bringing local plays of that standard and that quality, you don't put it up for the sake of putting it up."
The organization has not been the target of any blowback for not offering any Manitoba projects, she says. Boxall talked about presenting those two plays with the TPM board, who supported going with these two French plays in translation.
"My board actually said, 'Don't apologize for it, there is no need,'" she says during a recent interview. "The first play this company produced was by (Montrealer) Michel Tremblay."
It is true that TPM debuted with Tremblay's Albertine in Five Times, Rintoul's favourite play. It is also true that nine of the next 10 productions were penned by a who's who of local playwrights such as Ellen Peterson (whose first full-length play, The Brink, opened the Prairie Theatre Exchange season a few weeks ago), Michael Nathanson, Vern Thiessen, Yvette Nolan and Sharon Bajer. Of its 43 presentations since 1990, 35 were written by Manitobans.
During Boxall's tenure TPM has seen its attendance jump by 140 per cent. Ticket sales last year were 2,200, compared to 918 in 2005-06. The number of season subscribers was also increased to 260 last year from 68 in 2007-08.
"We are doing what we are supposed to be doing," says Boxall, who is directing John and Beatrice. "A company does shift and change in terms of how it can be vibrant and relevant. Our audience has grown and knows we are committed to Manitoba artists. They love the option we've become and trust us to continue developing the local voices and bringing them exciting theatre from around the country."
Boxall has been watching a growth in translation of Quebec plays into English and was curious about what English theatre had been missing. Her first discovery was Bashir Lazhar, which had its profile greatly enhanced when the big-screen adaptation was nominated for an Oscar for best foreign film. When looking for a companion piece, Fréchette, who had never been presented in Manitoba before, was a natural fit and created the bigger idea of a Quebec season.
In TPM's season opener, Beatrice, a self-proclaimed wealthy heiress, is ensconced in an office tower waiting for Mr. Right to come woo her after posting a challenge to all men and offering a reward. John is a bounty hunter who makes it clear that he's taking up the challenge solely for the money. These unlikely partners in a romantic fairy tale play out the delusions and truths of modern-day romance.
"We have a mismatched couple; their large desires and objectives are polar opposites," says Boxall, who has cast Winnipeg actors Kevin Klassen and Tracy Penner in the title roles. "Sometimes they remind me of Felix and Oscar (of The Odd Couple), two vibrantly opposite forces that are destined to go through something that is probably not a good idea."
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It is unknown why some pets become afraid of noises such as thunder and fireworks; it is a common problem in dogs, but less so in cats. The fear can soon become a phobia, which is defined as a persistent, excessive, and irrational fear response. In the case of thunderstorms, pets may also be fearful of storm-associated events such as a change in barometric pressure, lightning, electrostatic disturbances, and even smells associated with the storms. Noise phobias can include fear of thunderstorms, fireworks, gunshots, and even the sound of birds.
A recent study has found that certain breeds of dogs have an above average risk of developing noise phobias. These include some of the working and sporting breeds such as Collies, German Shepherds, Beagles, and Basset Hounds. This survey was quite small, however, and more research needs to be done in this area. The study also found that dogs who had separation anxiety were more likely to also have noise and thunderstorm phobias.
A noise phobia may be traced to a particular bad experience of a noise, but often, no triggering event can be ascertained. In almost all instances, the fear of noises and storms escalates, worsening with each exposure. Soon the pet may become fearful of similar sounds or events associated with the noise. For example, a pet afraid of thunder may also become afraid of rain, or a dog afraid of gunshots may show fear at the mere sight of a hunting rifle.
The owner's attitude can influence the severity of the fear. For instance, if owners themselves are nervous during storms, noise phobias in their pets may occur more often or become more severe. Similarly, if the owner attempts to overly comfort the animal, the animal interprets it as confirming there really is something to be afraid of. The over petting or comforting is really positive reinforcement of an undesirable behavior.
What are the signs of noise phobia?
Different animals may display different signs of noise phobias which include:
Consult with a veterinarian experienced in animal behavior problems, and/or an animal behaviorist if your pet is showing signs of noise phobia. They can help develop a treatment plan for your pet.
How is noise phobia treated?
There is no guarantee that a noise phobia can be totally resolved, but in many instances the fear can be managed effectively. The effectiveness of treatment depends on a number of factors including the severity of the phobia; how long the pet has had it; whether it is ongoing, seasonal, or unpredictable; and the amount of time the owner is willing to commit to the behavior modification techniques.
The first thing to remember is that you should refrain from giving excessive attention or punishment for fearful behavior. Constant petting or consoling may be interpreted by the pet as a reward for the fearful response. In the event of overcomforting a dog during a storm, for example, it may signal to the pet that the storm really is something he should be afraid of. Similarly, the pet should not be punished for showing fear. This will only increase his anxiety level. Instead, project confidence, and give your dog attention in the form of playing, grooming, or other activities your pet enjoys.
Usually treatment includes three other facets: medications, changing the environment, and behavior modification.
Administer medications: Medications may be given individually or in combination. In some instances, the medication may be administered during an entire thunderstorm season. Others may be given when a storm or noisy event (Fourth of July fireworks) is expected. A common protocol is to give amitriptyline during the storm season, and valium when a storm is predicted. The valium or other quick-acting medication needs to be given prior to the development of any behavioral or physical signs of anxiety. If there is a chance of a storm predicted for the afternoon, the pet should start receiving the valium or similar medication in the morning. Pets who also exhibit separation anxiety may need a different combination of medications. Several combinations may need to be tried before the optimum regimen for a particular animal is determined. Many of the medications that would be used on a daily basis, e.g.; Amitriptyline, Prozac, and Buspirone, may take 3-4 weeks to see an effect. Others, such as Alprazolam work within 30 minutes. Often a combination of medications is needed. Examples of medications used to manage noise phobia include:
Alternative therapies have also been used with some success. These include melatonin and flower essences such as Rescue Remedy. These two therapies take effect within an hour of administration, and should be given prior to the storm or other fear-producing event. Pheromones, such as dog appeasing pheromone (DAP), found in Comfort Zone® products, and cat facial pheromones found in Feliway® products may help some pets.
Change environment: By changing the environment of the animal during the storm or noise, the anxiety level can be reduced. Changing the environment may reduce the volume level of the sound or help make the pet less aware of it.
Increase vigorous exercise: The pet should receive vigorous exercise daily, and more so on a day when the fear-producing noise is likely to occur. The exercise will help to tire the animal, both mentally and physically, and may make her less responsive to the noise. In addition, exercise has the effect of increasing natural serotonin levels, which can act as a sedative.
Reduce or block the noise level: "White noise," such as running a fan or air conditioner may aid in blocking out some of the fear-producing noise. Playing a TV or radio can have a similar effect. Allowing the pet access to the basement or a room without outside walls or windows may decrease the noise level. Closing the windows and curtains can also help reduce the noise. Some owners have placed foam earplugs or cotton balls in their pets' ears.
Create a safe haven: Some pets feel more comfortable in a small space such as a crate or a small room like a bathroom (run the fan and leave the lights on). Some pets seek out the safety of the bathtub or shower during a storm. (Some have hypothesized that a pet may feel less static electricity if on tile or porcelain.) If the pet is comfortable in a crate, the crate can be covered with a blanket to add to the feeling of security. The door to the crate should be left open and the pet should not be confined to the crate, which could dramatically increase the stress level. Some pets, especially cats, may find that a closet or area under the bed makes a good retreat.
Project a calm attitude: Pets are very aware of the mental state of their owners. If you are worried or nervous, this will add to the pet's fear. Your pet will look to you for direction, so keep an "upbeat" and "in charge" attitude.
Maintain good health and nutrition: Health problems may increase the stress level of pets, and increase their anxiety. For instance, a dog in pain because of hip dysplasia may be more irritable and prone to other behavior changes. Diets too high in protein have been linked to some behavioral problems. Consult your veterinarian if you would like advice about changing your pet's diet.
Behavior modification: Special techniques can be used to help change the animal's response to the noise.
Counterconditioning: Using counterconditioning, the animal is taught to display an acceptable behavior rather than an unacceptable one as a response to a certain stimulus. In this way, a negative stimulus can become associated with a positive event. For instance, the only time the pet gets his absolutely most favorite treat, game, or toy, is just prior to and during a thunderstorm. Dogs who enjoy traveling may be taken for a car ride, or cats who love catnip, may be given their favorite catnip mouse. (Dogs who enjoy swimming will need to wait inside until the storm is over!) After a time, the pet will start associating an oncoming storm with getting to have his favorite thing.
Desensitization: Using desensitization, the animal's response is decreased while he is exposed to increasing levels of the fear-producing stimulus. For noise phobias, the animal is taught to be calm when the noise level is low, and then the noise level is gradually increased. This process is generally more successful in dogs than cats. It works best during the 'off' season for thunderstorms. To desensitize a pet to thunderstorms:
Teach your pet the command 'relax' in the absence of any noise. When your pet is lying quietly, gently pet him and say the command 'relax' or 'settle'. If the pet would get up or become more active, wait until your pet relaxes again. When your pet is relaxed, provide a very tasty treat every 10 seconds or so. Continue saying the command and giving treats several times provided the pet does stay relaxed. Repeat this several times a day and gradually extend the time your pet needs to be relaxed before he gets his treat. Once your pet can relax on command, you are ready to proceed.
Obtain a commercial tape or CD of a storm, or tape record one yourself (commercial products generally work better). Play the recording at normal volume to determine if it will induce the fear response. If it does, continue with the desensitization; if not, you will need to obtain a different recording. For some animals, a recording alone may not work, since there may be a combination of occurrences that provokes fear, e.g.; thunder plus lightning or changes in barometric pressure. For these animals, darkening the room and adding strobe lights may more closely mimic the storm, and may need to be included in the desensitization process.
Play the recording at a volume low enough that the pet is aware of the sound, but it does not induce a fear response. For instance, the ears may be cocked towards the source of the sound, but you still have the pet's attention. In some instances, that may mean the pet needs to be in a different room from where the recording is playing. While the recording is playing at the low level, either have him relax or engage the pet in an activity in which you give the commands, such as obedience training or performing tricks. Give food or other rewards during the activity when the pet accomplishes what he is supposed to. If the animal shows signs of fear, stop and try again the next day, playing the recording at an even lower level. It is important that the pet not be rewarded while he is fearful or anxious. Sessions should last about 5-10 minutes.
If the animal does not respond fearfully, during the next session, increase the volume slightly. Again, involve the pet in an activity or have the dog 'relax' and reward him for obeying commands. Continue increasing the volume gradually for each session. If the pet starts to show fear, decrease the volume. Repeat the sessions in various rooms of the house and with various family members present.
When the pet does not show fear when the recording is played at a loud volume, you may want to try playing the recording for a short time while you are absent. Gradually increase the time you are gone while the recording is playing.
When the pet appears to have lost his fear, the sessions can be reduced to one per week. In most instances, these sessions will need to be repeated weekly for the life of the pet.
During an actual storm, use the same activities and rewards you used in the training sessions.
To increase the chances of successful desensitization, the training process should take place during a time of the year when the actual noise will not be encountered: if the pet is afraid of thunder or fireworks, try desensitization during the winter; if afraid of gunshots, the training should take place outside of the hunting season. In most instances, it is best to discontinue any behavior-modifying medications during the desensitization process. Consult with your veterinarian before discontinuing any medications.
Fear of thunderstorms, fireworks, and other forms of noise phobia are common problems in dogs, and some cats. Administering medications along with changing the pet's environment, and using behavior modification techniques can help ease the fear.
NOTE: Sources of audiotapes and CD's for noise desensitization include:
This list is for informational use only. Inclusion in this list does not denote product endorsement.
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Crowell-Davis, SL. Treating storm phobias. Presented at the Western Veterinary Conference, February 2003. Las Vegaas, Nevada
Curtis, T. Storm and Noise Phobias. Presented at the North American Veterinary Convention, January 2010, Orlando, Florida.
Horwitz, DF. Prognosis of behavior problems. Presented at the Atlantic Coast Veterinary Conference, Ocotber, 2001. Atlantic City, New Jersey.
McCobb, EC; Brown, EA; Damiani, K; Dodman, NH. Thunderstorm phobia in dogs: an Internet survey of 69 cases. Journal of the American Animal Hospital Association. 2001; July-Aug;37(4):319-24.
Overall, KL. Clinical Behavioral Medicine for Small Animals. St. Louis, MO; Mosby Year Book Inc., 1997.
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WANDERERS chairman Don Woodward said Gareth Ainsworth was always the top contender for the manager's job after being impressed with the team's displays while he was caretaker.
Ainsworth has been handed the reins on a full time basis until the end of the season after signing a contract this morning.
Woodward said the 39-year-old had transformed the character of the team, with the determination of an injury-ravaged squad during Tuesday night's goalless draw with Aldershot Town being the clincher.
He said: "Gareth has shown more than just football ability. He's a great man, a great club man and the dedication and approach he's shown to the whole job and not just the team management has been phenomenal. He's been a great guy and we are very lucky to have his services. We are looking forward to working with him way beyond football.
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Pembina may be a nightmare if you're looking for an address, but when it comes to great Chinese food it's the gift that keeps on giving.
Its latest gift is Golden Loong, which specializes in the cuisine of Xi'an in Northwest China, a city famous for its fabulous terra cotta warriors. It's less well known in these parts for its fabulous cuisine.
The menu isn't long, as Chinese menus go, but it's such a fascinating read that deciding what to order can be maddening. The occasional dish may turn up on other menus, but this is the first one I've seen that is devoted almost entirely to Xi'an-style cooking, featuring dishes you're unlikely to find anywhere else. Not even on Pembina.
The place oozes authenticity (on two visits my bunch were the only non-Chinese in the place). For the adventurous there are such exotica as pork heart and tongue in chili sauce, griddled pork intestines in spicy sauce or spicy pork tripe with green chili. I wish I could have eaten my way through the entire menu but I stayed in more familiar territory (so much to try, so little time). In any case you don't need to be adventurous to eat here; the names of some dishes may seem unfamiliar, but none of the flavours will be.
Prices are standard Chinese, ranging from $4.95 (cold noodles with shredded chicken) to $14.95 (sliced beef in chili oil), but the portions they buy are truly enormous. Many dishes are very spicy -- three peppers spicy -- but can be toned down on request. However, some that were symbolized by a single pepper were nowhere near searing -- possibly (a guess) because we had inquired about the degree of heat. My spice tolerance isn't that high, but on a return visit I found two-pepper dishes to be quite bearable. Fire-seekers should probably let them know how much heat they can handle.
A long list of wheat noodle dishes are among the stars, with at least 15 on the menu, plus another 20 to 30 (I lost count) on a table card. That card is where the Xi'an style cold noodles are listed -- a superb dish that was moderately spiced with chili oil, and garnished with strips of cucumber, bean sprouts and squares of something that looked like tripe but turned out to be thin lacy squares of wheat gluten. It's also where we found the cold vinegar-seasoned vermicelli-like noodles with strips of chicken, punctuated by peanuts and tiny salty black beans.
All the noodles are freshly made here, but the big showpiece is the hand-ripped noodles which -- if you are seated near the open kitchen -- you might see the process of being hand-stretched and ripped. The result is inch-wide, al dente but still tender noodles, so incredibly long and twisty they are challenge to both chopsticks and forks (I finally resorted to thumb and forefinger for more manageable lengths). They were dotted with little nuggets of fried pork and onions, and the sweetish zing of what might have been Szechuan peppercorns.
I wish there were more descriptions or (even better) pictures of the dishes. Saut©ed Chicken in Iron Wok, for instance, in no way prepared us for that stunning dish, with hints of cumin and star anise in the bone-in, crackly-skinned little chunks of chicken, tossed with slippery-crunchy whole black cloud ear mushrooms, slices of garlic-infused potato and strips of deep-fried dough.
Another surprise was the drama and textural beauty of Shredded Pork With Crispy Rice, i.e. rice cakes that sizzled when doused at table with a hot mixture of sliced pork, cucumber julienne, cloud ears and slices of perfectly ripe tomatoes. Even the simple-sounding Omelet With Pork came adorned with cucumbers and cloud ears. Tender slices of lamb with cumin were also particularly good, and pretty much what we'd expected, and so was pork with pickled (if not quite pickled enough for me) cabbage.
Don't miss the Stewed Pork Burger -- not to be confused with any other kind of burger. Chewy-crispy buns that look like a cross between flatbread and an English muffin are folded around an addictive pulled pork filling with a salty-sweet flavour oddly reminiscent of French rillettes ($3.98). They're small, and it would take two to make a lunch.
Other dishes that might sound ho-humish are anything but. Despite a slightly peppery undertone, the beautiful winter melon soup with pork meat balls offers delicate but full-flavoured comfort. Saut©ed thinly shredded potatoes are coated with oil and quickly stir-fried with, perhaps, a splash of vinegar, resulting in a texture akin to raw potatoes but with a much nicer taste. The even simpler-sounding deep-fried green beans (Chinese long beans, I suspect), sprinkled with bits of peppery pork, were outstanding.
The restaurant is tucked in at the northern end of a strip mall near Markham Road. Entry is into a narrow, diner-like room with comfortably padded four-seater booths, and lovely antique artifacts on dusty pink walls. An inner dining room is spacious and more elegant, with bigger tables and ornate Chinese chairs. It's a trade-off though -- the tables hold more dishes than those with the booths but, on the other hand, those ornate chairs are low in relation to the tables, and the unpadded seats are hard.
Despite problems with communication, the service was uncommonly warm and attentive. We were greeted with smiles and the servers were particularly patient and helpful once they understood that we were really interested in their fascinating cuisine.
To see the location of this restaurant as well as others reviewed in the Winnipeg Free Press, please see the map below or click here.
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Today people all over Scandinavia are celebrating Midsummer (juhannus, as we call it in Finnish). It is the time for the 'nightless nights', when sun hardly sets and everyone is out and about celebrating summer with friends and family. Most Finns would in fact be heading over to their summer cottages to enjoy sauna, swimming in the lake and eating plenty of summer food.
For me, of course, it is winter here in Sydney, but I like to try and keep connected to my motherland by having my own little celebrations for these special occasions. So with no further ado, here is my Midsummer menu for this weekend. Hope you enjoy it and wish you all a happy juhannus where ever you are!


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Were you totally in love with Jessica Chastain's red carpet look at the Oscars? We were—and not just because of her shimmering Armani gown! The Zero Dark Thirty star's beauty look was just aces, too, with her crystal clear skin, bright lip, and glossy locks. The side-part and '40s-style waves were particularly flattering; just how does she get her hair to shine like that, anyway?
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SAN DIEGO – No. 12 Penn was strong in its first trip to California for competition since 2009, taking third in the Copley Cup Varsity Eight Invitational at the 40th San Diego Crew Classic.
After taking second in a heat race on Saturday, the Red and Blue were third behind a pair of Top-10 crews in Sunday's Final. No. 3 California and No. 9 Stanford were the top two finishers, the Golden Bears winning the race in 5:45.4, well clear of the second-place Cardinal who needed 5:49.7 to navigate the course.
The Quakers were engaged in the closest battle of the race, besting British Columbia by 0.31 seconds for the third place result. Penn's third-place time was 5:57.67 to British Columbia's 5:57.98. Oregon State (6:05.92) and No. 19 Gonzaga (6:12.17) were behind by open water from the heated race for third.
On Saturday, lane assignments for the final were determined with a pair of three-boat heats. The Quakers were in the second heat, finishing second to No. 9 Stanford. The Cardinal were first in 5:52.27, just over 2.6 seconds ahead of the Red and Blue's 5:54.92. Oregon State was third in 6:05.21.
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Let's do a quick recap here: in the last two years the Qatari soverign wealth fund has bought all of Harrod's and a 5.2% stake in Tiffany's; the Qatari royal family bought Valentino; and yesterday, it was announced that An Unnamed Qatari Investor had bought 38% of Anya Hindmarch. There's a new luxury player in the land, and he – or she — is spending! But who is this masked man? And why are the Qataris suddenly making such a big play in luxury? Read more
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The Glades, SoHo, 8.45pm
FOR all its flaws - and there are a few - it's fair to say that when it comes to capturing Miami, Burn Notice does a very solid job. It helps, of course, that unlike previous Miami-based series such as, say, CSI: Miami, the Burn Notice crew actually shoot in the south Florida hot spot. A couple of years back, another Florida-set US cable crime series began filming south of Palm Beach. The Glades is not exactly set in Miami; it's actually based in a fictional Florida town somewhere down south that's close to the coast but also, handily, nearby lots of alligator swamps. It centres on a cop, Jim (played by Australian actor Matt Passmore), who has relocated from a chillier northern city to start a new life working in the warmer climate. Early in the first season, he swiftly met his sidekick for the show, Carlos, a Cuban-American medical examiner, and his partner, Callie. As it goes, Callie was a single mum with a husband who was incarcerated for robbery. The show quickly settled into a nice will-they-or-won't-they rhythm, with each episode anchored by Jim's banter with Carlos and a case-of-the-week crime to solve. Tonight's episode, from season three, originally aired a couple of months ago. Jim and Carlos investigate a crime at a nudist colony. Don't get too excited - there are lots of strategically placed pot plants and cupboards. But this very light (and watchable) procedural is ideal Friday night summer viewing.
American Pickers, A&E, 8.30pm
The title of tonight's episode is ''Knuckleheads''. Make of that what you will.
Punch-Drunk Love, M Drama, 8.30pm
Wonderful, surprisingly moving romantic comedy starring Adam Sandler. No, we didn't think we would ever type those words together, either.
Late Night with Jimmy Fallon, Comedy Channel, 11.15pm
Hip US talk show that's known more for its viral moments than comedic moments.


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Two headed fossil found according to a report in BBC News, The Times, Telegraph (UK) and New Scientist 20 December 2006. Palaeontologists have found a fossilised reptile with two heads buried in Cretaceous rocks in north eastern China. The fossil has been identified as a choristoderan, an extinct aquatic reptile with a long neck that grew to about one metre (3 ft) in length. The two headed fossil is a baby, about 7cm (2.8in) long, and was found in a fossilised nest of other baby choristodera. The creature had two heads and necks attached to a single body, and is the only known two headed fossil. Living two headed reptiles have been found, and are the result of a defect called "axial bifurcation" that occurs during embryonic development.
The Times article comments: "The find is remarkable because it is extremely rare for any dead animal to be preserved as a fossil. The vast majority decompose without leaving a trace of their existence. For a specimen as rare as a mutant with two heads to survive defies the laws of probability." The Telegraph article is entitled "Fossil of two-headed 'dragon' found in China".
Editorial Comment: The Times is right about fossilisation - it doesn't occur just because something dies, as scavengers and bacteria usually destroy dead animals. Fossils are formed only when things are buried rapidly and deeply, as has happened with this nest of baby dinosaurs. The two headed dinosaur was most likely the result of the same defective development that causes two headed reptiles to form today. This is a degenerative process that usually causes the animal to die early in life because the two heads fight one another. To put it in a biblical perspective, it formed only after Adam's sin as two heads are not better than one, and are the provable result of degeneration. It also is a maximum age of Noah's flood as this is the first time rapid burials of degenerate creatures occurred. Therefore, it is a good reminder of the Biblical history of the world. The world was created "very good" but after man rebelled against his creator, God judged the world in several ways including sending a massive flood. (Ref. deformities, reptiles, teratology)
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Former Marine Adam Driver may be the most recent veteran to join the cast and crew of the "Stars Wars" universe, but he's certainly not the first. In fact, it turns out the Force is strong in veterans.
Indeed, real-life warriors — along with their more Earth-bound wars and warfighting gear — have shaped that galaxy far, far away in myriad ways.
Among just a few:
■James Earl Jones. Before his rumble of a voice gave Darth Vadar his iconic command intonation, Jones was an Army first lieutenant in the early 1950s.
■Alec Guinness. The greybeard version of Obi Wan Kenobi in the original movie, Guinness served in the British Royal Navy during World War II and saw duty in the campaign across North Africa, the allied invasion of Italy, and fighting along the coast of Yugoslavia.
■Irvin Kershner. Long before directing "The Empire Strikes Back," Kershner served as a flight engineer aboard B-24 bombers during World War II.
"I like to say World War II influenced more elements of 'Star Wars' than any other single thing. And if you expand that to the military in general, it's definitely true," says Cole Horton, a historian who writes regular blog installments on the topic for the official "Star Wars" website.
Drawing from a broad range of military surplus gear, for example, "Star Wars" creator George Lucas was able to give his universe an authentic look.
"It's the gritty, real-world feel to the original trilogy that set it apart from anything that ever came before it," says Horton. "This was an intentional design decision by Lucas, who wanted the 'Star Wars' universe to feel used and lived in; different, but familiar. So by using real things — and modifying them — he could get that."
For example, just look a little closer at Han Solo's trusty blaster. It's actually a German-made Mauser C96 semi-automatic pistol with just a few cosmetic changes.
Gun collectors might also recognize the Stormtroopers' preferred blaster, really a British-made Sterling L2A3 sub-machine gun. Watch closely in the original "Star Wars" and you'll see actual casings flying from the guns as actors used blank-firing models during combat scenes. Even the blaster scopes were pilfered from surplus World War II-era U.S. M-38 Wolfhound armored cars, says Horton.
A B-29 Superfortress pilot would feel right at home inside the cockpit of the Millennium Falcon. With a few special modifications of his own, Lucas transformed the flight deck of one of the most advanced World War II bombers into our front-row seat to hyperspace.
While the main structure of Solo's ship was made from scratch, much of its rich detail was added using existing military model pieces, says Horton. "On the hull of the Falcon, you will find pieces of Panther tanks, Tiger tanks, Messerschmitt 109 fighters, Kubelwagons, and many more," he writes in one StarWars.com blog post.
And while Solo was quick to brag that his favorite bucket of bolts could make the Kessel Run in less than twelve parsecs, an actual "kessel" run is a reference "to German pilots trying to supply troops encircled by the Soviet army after the battle of Stalingrad," writes Horton. "Kessel, or 'cauldron' in German, was the term used to describe any such encirclement."
Even the very fabric of the Star War story draws heavily from World War II, says Horton.
A teetering republic in which an unlikely politician rises to absolute power and the creation of an evil Empire is as much about Adolf Hitler as it is about Darth Vader's Sith overlord, Emperor Palpatine.
"Once in power, both dictators dissolved senates and government bodies and created internal enemies. Hitler murdered the leaders of his own Sturmabteilung in a very Star Wars-esque purging of the Jedi in Episode III. It just goes on and on like that," says Horton.
But it's the veterans themselves who breathe life into Lucas's creation.
Gary Kurtz, a Marine combat cameraman who served in Vietnam, was one of Lucas's early recruits, as producer for the original "Star Wars" and "The Empire Strikes Back." Several of the special effects wizards at Industrial Light and Magic, the company Lucas created while making the films, were also Vietnam veterans, Horton notes.
But perhaps the single most influential veteran was the very first person Lucas hired to help him bring his vision to life, says Horton.
Ralph McQuarrie saw combat duty in Korea while serving in the Army. After surviving a bullet wound to the head, he went on to art school to become an illustrator.
"He's considered the godfather of the 'Stars Wars' aesthetic," says Horton.
"McQuarrie was the first person I hired to help me envision 'Star Wars,' " Lucas said upon McQuarrrie's death in 2012. "His genial contribution, in the form of unequaled production paintings, propelled and inspired all of the cast and crew of the original 'Star Wars' trilogy. When words could not convey my ideas, I could always point to one of Ralph's fabulous illustrations and say, 'Do it like this.' "


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Two teenagers threatened to punch a cyclist in order to steal his bike.
Detectives in Clacton are investigating the street robbery, which took place at about 3pm on Monday.
The victim, a 21-year-old man, was in West Avenue, when he was stopped by two teenage males who removed his hands from the handle bars and threatened him.
They told the victim to get off his bike, which he did out of fear, and then made off with the bicycle.
Police believe they know the identity of one suspect, but the other is described as white, medium build, aged about 19, with tanned skin and wearing a beanie hat and grey tracksuit with blue stripes.
The mountain bike is a chrome/aluminium framed Ammaco bike, with black handle bars.
Anyone with information is asked to call Dc Jo Mangham at Clacton CID on 101 or Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.


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User Documentation for the old PyYAML code
For the moment, this is a copy of the USAGE written by Mike Orr from his extention work on 0.32
PyYaml TUTORIAL 2002-08-09 Mike Orr
PyYaml is a Python implementation of YAML ("YAML Ain't Markup Language"), a portable, text-readable object serialization format. Its uses include:
- Exchanging data with an unknown platform (like XML).
- Exchanging data with a program written in another programming language (like XML). Currently, Perl and C modules exist.
- Having the foreign system unpack the data into native types (more than XML does). Most modern languages have types corresponding to Python's ints, floats, strings, lists, Dictionaries, None and True/False.
- Maintaining a text configuration file that can be edited by hand. (Like the ConfigParser, rfc822 modules and Python's execfile() function can do, but portable and in some cases more elegant.)
- Saving a data structure in a file and reconstructing it later (like pickle and marshal).
More information about YAML is on the YAML web site, http://yaml.org/ .
PyYaml and YAML are alpha-level software and subject to change. In particular, PyYaml does not yet completely implement the YAML spec, and the correct serializing/unserializing of all Python values is not guaranteed.
yaml functions
PyYaml? installs via distutils into one module 'yaml'. The yaml module contains the tests module This "module" contains five public functions:
load(s) -> iterator Parse string 's' and return an iterator of the YAML documents found. loadFile(f) -> iterator Same but parse the file named 'f'. dump(data, indent=" ", sort=alpha_sort) -> string Serialize the Python data structure 'data'. Prefix 'indent' to every output line. (Except the first and last lines?) timestamp A class that stores a date/time. It uses mx.DateTime if available but also does other stuff. ypath(expr, target=noTarget, cntx=0) -> a Python type Does something like searching keys and subkeys from a string with "/" separators, like a URI?
Use the 'indent' argument to 'dump' to add extra indentation when putting a YAML document inside another YAML document.
PyYaml converts Python builtin types bidirectionally, and converts instances unidirectionally (although with directives eg from_yaml and to_yaml it can do this bidirectionally). When YAMLizing an instance, PyYaml serializes only its instance data (its '._ _ dict _ _'), with no meta-information about which class it came from. So unYAMLizing the result will not yield an instance but instead a dictionary. You can create an empty instance and then use "instance._ _ dict _ _.update(resultOfLoad)" if you like. (see future notes on to_yaml from_yaml)
'dump' and 'dumpFile' choose the quoting mechanism for each item. Perhaps there should be options to force a certain item to be quoted a certain way -- e.g., a string that's normally multi-line but is single line now -- but such options don't exist.
PyYaml does not handle file locking or concurrent access. Use locks and/or keep each document in a separate file as appropriate.
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Read Ken's Article on Mediate.com
Bringing Oxytocin Into The Room: Notes On The Neurophysiology Of Conflict
Center for Dispute Resolution
is a private, multi-disciplinary, multi-cultural association of professionals with broad experience in conflict resolution. We offer expertise as attorneys, arbitrators, managers, psychologists, consultants, trainers, and educators in the area of conflict resolution techniques -especially mediation- to prevent, manage, settle and resolve disputes, avoid litigation and improve party capacity to reach resolution in a wide variety of conflicts.
As Director of the Center for Dispute Resolution,
Kenneth Cloke
has served as a mediator, arbitrator, attorney, coach, consultant and trainer. Ken specializes in resolving complex multi-party conflicts which include: community, grievance and workplace disputes, collective bargaining negotiations, organizational and school conflicts, sexual harassment and discrimination lawsuits, and public policy disputes. Ken also provides services in designing conflict resolution systems for organizations. He is a nationally recognized speaker and author of many books and journal articles.
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It's almost time for Outside Lands, the massive music festival in San Francisco's Golden Gate Park. This year's festival, August 10-12, features the likes of Foo Fighters, Beck, Sigur Ros, Regina Spektor, Explosions in the Sky, Yacht, Tame Impala, Die Antwoord, Neil Young, Stevie Wonder, Franz Ferdinand, Norah Jones, Metallica, and dozens of other diverse acts. Wanna go? Our friends at Outside Lands provided a pair of 3-day tickets for the festival, a $450 value, to give to someone in the BB community. Here's how to win them:
Snap a photo that is quintessentially "summer." Then pick a song from one of this year's Outside Lands artists that epitomizes the image. (Or start with the song and then take the photo!) Next, post the image and the song title/artist to Instagram with the hashtag #OSLBOING. And if you're not into Instagram, you can post the image and song title/artist to Twitter using the #OSLBOING hashtag. Or if you really don't like either of those options, post the image and the song/artist to Flickr or anywhere else and link to it in the comments thread below. You have until 11:59pm PT on Tuesday (7/31). On Wednesday (8/1), I'll post our three favorites. Those three finalists will all receive Boing Boing t-shirts! And Friday (8/3), we'll announce the winner of the Outside Lands 3-Day Tickets! Please only one entry per person.
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Wild EncounterRiddles are little poems or phrases that pose a question that needs answering. Riddles frequently rhyme, but this is not a requirement.
They turn themselves over to me
Completely voluntarily
Knowing before they've departed
They'll end up near where they started
I may be called emotional
Loopy, perhaps commotional
For those brave souls who seek a thrill
I'm sure to nicely fit the bill
By a force of nature propelled
I'm courage-testing those compelled
Greeted with anxiousness and fret
Seldom exited with regret
What am I?
AnswerA roller coaster.
lines 1-2: People who wish to ride a roller coaster do so voluntarily.
lines 3-4: The loading area and where the ride ends for roller coasters are typically not far apart.
lines 5-6: Line 5 alludes to the phrase "emotional roller coaster". In line 6, "Loopy" is a reference to the fact that many roller coasters have loops.
lines 7-8: Most people find a roller coaster ride exhilarating and/or thrilling.
lines 9-10: A roller coaster is powered by the force of gravity. It might be considered as a test of courage to see if one is brave enough to take a ride on a roller coaster. Some may find this challenge enticing.
lines 11-12: Before the roller-coaster ride, there is often some degree of anxiousness or uneasiness. But afterwards, the rider usually feels positive about the experience, and quite possibly would want to go again for another ride.
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Release Notes: This release fixes the assignment of parse errors when extracting element data.
Release Notes: This release adds a new function that can validate and extract data from a whole XML document at once using given rules that define the accepted constraints for the tag structure and tag data values. Custom validation is possible using a subclass to implement custom validation rules. Full documentation of the class was added.
Release Notes: This version adds support for extracting object tag and attribute namespaces.
Release Notes: The file existence checks were removed to allow parsing XML remote files and virtual streams. A bug in the VerifyWhiteSpace function which was accessing the wrong object when the store_positions options is true was fixed.
Release Notes: This release improves the clarity of the messages that are returned when errors on reading and writing parsed XML cache files occur.
Release Notes: This version fixes the cache file modification time verification. It avoids using the PHP short tag and passing arguments by reference in the example script to prevent warnings.
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Ho Hum design. Little stuff like the parking break being foot driven, and the burled walnut trim being obviously plastic...and black! This car is a rare bird that alwys seems like it is a new pleasure to drive every time I get behind the wheel.
Acura CL Ratings, Reviews and Analysis
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See above. I generally like everything. Some of the complicated engine parts are starting to be expensive, but not outide of what would be expected for 14 year old car with city driving over putholes and Boston road-ragers aiming massive SUVs at me all the time
Rotten transmission other wise a pleasure to drive and own . Comfortable for long trips or just around town. Perfect for two people. Dependable performance with Acura 3.2 liter and S package. I currently have 170,000 and an on my third transmission.
I don't have any dislikes. I have had 4 of these cars and every one has been excellent. But I do look forward to the day that it will have back-up and side cameras. American car manufacturers are on the right track and doing an excellent job.
Should last forever if the transmission doesn't fail again. Because it came fully equipped, the only gadgets it doesn't have are the blind spot warning, a rear camera and a lane change warning. The body is not particularly inspring, but that could be a plus. It's my town car and no one has ever given it a second look.


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The Best Summer Fragrances to Grab Now!
Stock up on your favorite summer scents.
-Brittany Roshelle Davis
The saddest moment of summer is finally approaching: the end. You'll have to say goodbye to martinis on the beach, your hottest skirt, and the cute pool boy you've been flirting shamelessly with all summer. There is only one thing you can do to keep the summer alive in well as we enter into the fall and that's to make sure your stash of flirty summer scents is well stocked. There have been some fabulous fragrances this summer and we wouldn't want you to forget. After all, it's the littlest things in life you enjoy like perfume…chocolate…ice cream. Without further ado, here is a must-have best summer scent list that won't add to your bikini worthy waistline:
You're basic fruity fragrance that ranges from light to strong scents.
1. Esprit de Fleurs eau de parfum by Frapin (3 oz, $150, minnewyork.com). Oh lá lá! An international fragrance that's perfect for splashing on before toasting to a glass of champagne. It's a subtle but fruity scent with notes of rose, cedar, grapefruit, and a hint of basil.
2. Promise Me Fragrance (3.4 oz, $59, promisemefragrance.com). The only scent made to benefit breast cancer research all year long. It's a stunning, sophisticated bouquet with notes of rosewood, blood orange and wild orchid with a splash of musk.
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3. Calvin Klein Eternity Summer (3.4 oz, $55, sephora.com). Make summer last and last with this feminine fragrance. It has breathtaking notes of violet leaves, gardenia, and jasmin.
4. Issey Miyake L'eau d'Issey Summer eau de toilette (1.6 oz, $64, neimanmarcus.com). If you can't stop thinking about a soft, ocean breeze during the summer, this is the scent for you with soft notes of pear, rose, precious wood, and a hint of cool water.
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All-Time Scoring Leader will Debut for the Heartland Prowl on May 14
LAKELAND, Fla. - Former Saint Leo standout Jordan Prais has agreed to join the Heartland Prowl for the 2011 season it was announced by the Continental Basketball League team's owner Levi Williams. Prais, a Lakeland, Fla. native, heads to the Prowl after wrapping up a successful collegiate career in 2010.
Prais concluded his four-year SLU career as the Lions' all-time leading scorer amongst four-year players with 1820 points and was also named to the All-SSC Second Team as he finished the 2009-10 season with the Lions' scoring title, averaging 18.6 points and 30 minutes per game.
The powerful forward led the Lions in a numbers of categories during most of his career, including rebounds per game and field goal percentage.
The all-time leading rebounder (878) and free-throw shooter (503) at Saint Leo, Prais set a new career-mark when he dropped in 35 points on December 30, 2009 against Nova Southeastern.
Excited about the addition of Prais and their upcoming season, the Prowl will open up on the road on May 14th in Orlando, Fla. as they take on the Florida Flight.
The Continental Basketball League, an independent minor basketball league currently operating in the Southeastern United States, fields 10 teams playing across four states. The CBL operates out of its home office located in Pembroke Pines, Fla. and carries a season's schedule from early-May through late-June.
Click here to read Jordan Prais' Saint Leo bio
Click here for more on the Heartland Prowl and the Continental Basketball League.


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The Crap We Missed – Friday 6.24.11
Not Pictured: The Rock's fanny pack.
Welcome to Friday's The Crap We Missed bringing our week to a close with Paz de la Huerta demonstrating the importance of self-exams, Joe Jonas regretting eating those mushrooms, "Jesus gave the dicks eyes to punish me!" and three times the Avril Lavigne in a bikini, Miss USA and Kim Kardashian's underwear.
Give Trace Cyrus a blonde wig and Bret Michaels would do him,
- The Superficial
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Disraeli: The Romance of Politics
John Pemble writes:
'All actors want to play Disraeli, except fat ones,' the American filmmaker Nunnally Johnson said. 'It's such a showy part – half Satan, half Don Juan, man of so many talents, he could write novels, flatter a queen, dig the Suez Canal. Present her with India. You can't beat that, it's better than Wyatt Earp.' And it's as good as Lord Byron. Take the life of Disraeli, for 'novelist' read 'poet', and you've got an epic about what happened to Byron after he'd recovered from that deadly fever at Missolonghi.