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There's an unforgettable New York moment in "Fire & Ice," the outstanding new HBO documentary about Bjorn Borg and John McEnroe, that reminds us, without ever explicitly saying so, of the strong parallels between Borg-McEnroe and the Roger Federer-Rafael Nadal rivalry that added another bookmark Sunday in the French Open final. The film details how by the 1981 U.S. Open, McEnroe was inexorably hunting down Borg's place as the top player in tennis, much like Nadal has overtaken Federer in the last three years.
Though many people remember that McEnroe beat Borg that day to culminate a long climb to overtake Borg for the No. 1 ranking Borg had held most of the previous five years, what's oft-forgotten is the real stunner: how McEnroe pushed Borg to a Roberto Duran "no mas" moment. Borg, one of the most driven champions of all time, was so upset about the U.S. Open defeat on the heels of also losing to him for the first time at Wimbledon, he walked off the court, skipped the trophy presentation entirely, went straight to a waiting car and drove to nearby JFK airport, got on a plane and left town without speaking to reporters. He retired a few months later at the age of 26.
Borg couldn't bear the idea of being No. 2. He felt burned out. Something vital inside of him just snapped.
It's natural to wonder how much Federer, too, struggles with a reason to go on now . He turns 30 this summer, which is advanced for a top tennis player, and the future would seem to belong to his archrival. Much like McEnroe did to Borg, Nadal has systematically stripped away the aura of invincibility and nearly every statistical distinction that used to separate Federer from everyone else. Nadal has built lopsided advantages in their head-to-head meetings, even at the major tournaments where Federer had never lost in a final until playing him. The biggest major chip still up for grabs is Federer's career record for Grand Slam titles, the source of his claim to Best Ever. And Nadal, who is just 25, may take that away, too. He's five years younger but already has 10 Slam titles to Federer's 16.
Still, anyone wondering if the end of Federer's career might come as Borg's did 30 years ago -- if Federer will simply decide one day that he's trapped in a waking nightmare, and haunted by a personal nemesis he's no longer capable of holding off -- would be smart to reel back to a juncture in the third set of Federer's French Open final on Sunday against Nadal.
Nadal had an answer for everything Federer tried Sunday. But that isn't a unique sort of torture in truly great rivalries, as the Borg-McEnroe documentary poignantly and often humorously shows, too. ("He was berserk, like a mental patient they just released," Borg says of his first taste of McEnroe's incinerating temper.)
On Sunday, Federer blew chances to win each of the first two sets from Nadal. But then he took a personal stand that would be easy, but wrong, to dismiss when he rallied to win the third set. He still lost the match. But it was how Federer refused to go against Nadal that flung open a little window into where Federer's head and heart are at. The same was true two days earlier, when Federer ignored Novak Djokovic's 43-0 start to the year and upset him Friday in the French Open semifinals.
With Wimbledon just around the corner, Federer declared something important about the kind of future he still sees for himself, in a way Borg apparently couldn't envision in 1981.
Borg wouldn't change his mind about retiring no matter how much a heartsick McEnroe, then just 23, implored him to come back.
"It [Borg's abrupt retirement] made absolutely no sense to me -- none," McEnroe says in the HBO film, his amazement and memory of the emotional tides in that match still fresh 30 years later. "I would ask him, 'When are you coming back? Tennis needs you. I need you' Maybe he wanted to experience other parts of life. Maybe he was pissed he was losing to me."
Speaking to McEnroe several years later at an exhibition match, Borg finally explained, "No. 1 is the only thing that matters. You know it as well as I do. If you're No. 2, you might as well be No. 3 or 4. You're a nobody."
McEnroe remembers that even as their last Open match was still being decided, he could feel something draining out of Borg, and it almost felt spooky. He'd always thought of Borg as "this perfect blonde Viking god." This Borg he didn't recognize.
"It basically looked like he gave up," McEnroe says in the film, "which I had never seen him do before. Something new seemed to be happening. But it was like, 'What is happening?'"
If a lot of that sounds familiar, it should.
Nadal has pushed Federer to a similar emotional and psychological crossroads.
The epic Wimbledon final Federer and Nadal played in 2008 is often compared to the 1980 classic that Borg and McEnroe unfurled on Centre Court. (Its famous 18-16 fourth-set tiebreaker is revisited in riveting detail in the HBO documentary, too.) Though Borg won that match for his fifth straight Wimbledon title, he wasn't able to hold off McEnroe the following year there. The reaction to the 1981 Wimbledon outcome echoed when Nadal knocked off Federer in '09: There goes the last fig leaf the veterans had left to argue that they were still better than the young guns chasing them.
Federer's straight-sets pounding by Nadal at the 2008 French Open was described as the final passing of the torch between them. The tears Federer wiped away when Nadal beat him in five sets at the 2009 Australian Open -- remember the TV cameras picking up a sobbing Federer softly moaning, "God, this is killing me " afterward? -- was another indication of just how far out on the gangplank Nadal had pushed him.
But once out there, the questions every great champion faces are these: How much am I willing to fight my way back in? And where do I get that will to go on?
That's where Federer found himself again last weekend, much like Borg did once upon a time. Federer's response? With Djokovic having dropped Federer to No. 3 in the world rankings, and with Nadal waiting after Djokovic for the chance to match Borg's record of six French Open titles, he didn't shrink from either challenge. Federer beat Djokovic in four scintillating sets in the semis. He missed the chance to register another thunderclap when he could have won -- but didn't -- both of the first two sets against Nadal, especially the opening set, in which Federer squandered a 5-2 lead.
Next came that glimpse into what he has left. He pushed back and won the third set before Nadal put him away 6-1 in the fourth.
After the match, it was notable that Federer didn't seem despondent like he's been after so many other major losses to Nadal.
He actually sounded upbeat.
After listening to him, it was tempting to repeat that line McEnroe said about Borg: "What is happening here?"
Every great champion on the down-glide has to strike a bargain with himself or herself.
Chris Evert could quit in peace after winning the '85 French Open following a long drought in which she had trouble taking even a set from Martina Navratilova. In 2002, Pete Sampras had his last hurrah in his last U.S. Open final against Andre Agassi, which few expected the faded Sampras to win. A few years later, Agassi could barely walk because of back trouble. Yet he still drove himself to make one last, loud run at the U.S. Open, partly because New York was the place where everything had started for him, and, as Agassi said, "I wanted to feel like I retired. I didn't want to feel like I quit."
Rather than take his racket and go home, Federer seems to be building, building, building toward one last push now, too.
He still might not have enough game left at this point to lift him over Nadal, as Sunday's final showed. But brace yourself for an interesting summer of tennis.
Last weekend still provided the latest, most up-to-date X-ray of his champion's character and soul.
And what it suggested is that Federer isn't close to saying, "No mas." Not yet.
Johnette Howard is a contributing columnist to ESPN.com and ESPNNewYork.com, and is the author of "The Rivals: Chris Evert vs. Martina Navratilova, Their Epic Duels and Extraordinary Friendship." She can be reached at email@example.com.


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Because white people have been conditioned to believe that only recruiting Black people to represent their beloved college football (or basketball) team – their alma mater that represents a mistress – schools like Auburn University, the University of Alabama, the University of Florida, Florida State University, the University of Tennessee, the University of Georgia and the the University of Miami go out of their way to only recruit Black athletes.
Here's what I wrote in an article at Vdare.com on November 12, 2011 (Joe Paterno And The Penn State Rape Scandal: Discrediting The Opiate Of America):
Here's something that, needless to say, went unmentioned in the ESPN story: a rundown of the players who were arrested at Penn State from 2002- 2007. The vast majority of players in trouble with the law were black players. But Penn State's student body is 75 percent white and 5 percent black. In other words, Penn State's football program was actively recruiting athletes who brought crime to the school.
One such prized black recruit, LaVon Chisley, was kicked off the team after severe disciplinary problems and was promptly convicted of murder after gruesomely stabbing his victim 93 times. [Ex-Penn St. football player gets life in prison for murder, September 29, 2007] But, hey, he ran a fast 40-yard-dash!
Similar incidents involving out-of-control players are occurring in college towns across America. At Colorado-Boulder; University of Oregon; at the University of Washington; at the University of Miami; and at Florida, Tennessee, Georgia, Auburn, Alabama, the administration, alumni, student body and fans have turned a blind eye to the criminal behavior of players as long as wins are piling up on the football field the school's coffers are filling up in the form of revenue and donations from fans.
Thus back in the 1980s, Barry Switzer's Oklahoma Sooners were the poster child for lawbreaking in college football but the alumni and administration loved him as long as his teams won. Of course, the majority of the players breaking the law were black—although they represent less than 2 percent of the overall student body population.
Same with the Nebraska Cornhuskers' so-called conservative Tom Osborne: he regularly played black athletes who got in trouble with the law—most notably Lawrence Phillips, who was accused of dragging his girlfriend down the stairs and beating her—but, hey, he produced national championships for the Nebraska Cornhuskers.
And is there any need to even bring up the Miami Hurricanes program of the 1980s and 90s, one that even Sports Illustrated's Alexander Wolff actually urged should be cancelled? [Broken Beyond Repair, June 12, 1995] (Of course, it wasn't).
In Auburn, Alabama (home to 81 percent white Auburn University; only 2.3 percent of the student body being Black male), a 22-year-old Black man by the name of Desmonte Leonard shot six people – killing three, including two former Auburn football players – over an argument about a girl.
This type of all-too-common Black violence is why cities like Birmingham, Atlanta, Memphis, and New Orleans are some of the nations most violent; paradoxically, Auburn University recruits Black football players from these very cities where white alumni of the school have abandoned – for safer suburbs (nearly all-white) surrounding these Black-controlled ghettos.
So Auburn imports Black violence to the city (only 18 percent of the city of Auburn is Black); same with the University of Georgia.
Birmingham News columnist Kevin Scarbinsky has published a column today that reminds us all why murders, theft, rape, and petty robbery go unsolved in cities with a high percentage of Black people: They Don't snitch on each other and many times Black people will excuse away Black crime.
Here's the column:
BIRMINGHAM, Alabama – O.J. Simpson already had a fan club.
He was a former Heisman Trophy winner from USC, one of many in a line of succession at the tailback position. He was a Hall of Fame running back from the Buffalo Bills, the first to rush for more than 2,000 yards in a season.
He was a spokesman for Hertz, running through airports in popular TV commercials, a television analyst for NFL games and an actor.
By the time he was charged with double murder in 1994 — charges which he was eventually and controversially acquitted of — a lot of people in this country knew him and liked him and cheered for him.
So it wasn't that hard to understand that, during his low-speed chase on Los Angeles freeways after he was supposed to turn himself in on those murder charges, a lot of people at the exits and on the overpasses continued to cheer for him.
People that didn't know him thought they did.
People that never met him wanted to believe in him.
Desmonte Leonard doesn't have that kind of resume.
As far as we know, the 22-year-old from Montgomery hasn't played college football, let alone won any national awards for it.
He hasn't played pro football, much less been voted into any hall of fame. He hasn't starred on the big screen or the small screen, and until Sunday, 99 percent of the people in this state had never heard of him.
Now we know him as a man accused of three murders, a fugitive that eluded local, state and federal law enforcement officials for three full days until turning himself in Tuesday night.
So why does he have a fan club of his own?
Social media has been dotted in the last 24 hours with shows of support for Leonard, who apparently goes by the nickname "Woosie." Examine some of the public posts on Facebook, with the spelling and the language cleaned up for clarity and decency.
From Adree'ana: "I hope they don't never find Woosie. Go, Woosie, go."
Four people "liked" that comment.
From Kelvin: "I don't wanna hear no more negative stuff about my partner Woosie. Keep your worthless opinions to yourself because none of us were there and none of us actually know what went down."
Thirty-one people "liked" that comment.
From Chris: "Forget people down-talking Woosie because they don't know Woosie. All he wanted to do was go party, and they jumped him, so dang right I believe he did right. That's self-defense. #WoosieFan."
Twenty-one people "liked" that comment.
Leonard is still alive.
Ed Christian, Ladarious Phillips and Demario Pitts aren't.
They were shot to death at a party at an apartment complex in Auburn late Saturday night — three other young men were shot and wounded — and police have identified Leonard as the shooter.
So why has Twitter also seen its share of people that seem to have joined #Team Woosie?
They joked that Leonard was crowned 2012 champion of Hide and Seek after law enforcement authorities surrounded a Montgomery home Monday evening, only to discover after a wait of about seven hours that the suspect was not holed up in the attic as they believed.
Someone tweeted and asked, "God, please surround Woosie with your best angels."
Another tweet: "If I had the money, I would get Woosie a team of lawyers so he get his charges and time reduced, even dropped."
As disturbing as the tweets and Facebook posts in favor of an accused triple murderer were, it was heartening to see those messages attacked by plenty of other people.
Many of those rebuttals echoed the same message. You wouldn't say those things if your brother had been one of the young men gunned down before his life had a chance to begin in full.
Thankfully, Leonard is now in custody and will stand trial for these horrible crimes. Hopefully, if he's guilty, a jury will rule that way, and everyone cheering for him now will see the evidence.
And feel guilty themselves.
The only reason anyone cares about this crime is because three of the Black people shot were associated with Auburn University's football program (one current player, two former players). This type of crime happens daily in Memphis, Montgomery, Atlanta, Birmingham, Mobile, Augusta, Columbus (all fertile ground for recruiting Black players to UGA, Auburn, and Alabama), but the only people who care then are those who watch The First 48 on A&E.
How many Black people are shot and killed by other Black people on your average weekend in Chicago? The average is about 50 shot and 12 killed.
Desmonte Leonard looks like the type of thug that Alabama, Auburn, UGA, Florida State, Florida, Tennessee, Ole Miss, Mississippi State, South Carolina (the type of player Steve Spurrier demands the school lower its academic qualifications so that they can be eligible to play) recruit, leaving out talented white high school athletes in the process.
Who knows: Rivals.com or Scout.com might have once rated him as a "three star" prospect, causing grown white men who read these recruiting Web sites to salivate at the prospect of him signing with their alma mater and playing corner for their school one day. They sure did over former Auburn safety Mike McNeil, who was convicted of armed robbery in an incident that happened only months after the Tigers won the 2011 BCS National Championship.

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KENNEBUNKPORT, Maine — Seashore Trolley Museum, 195 Log Cabin Road, will celebrate Community Appreciation Day on Sunday, May 27. Arundel, Kennebunkport, Kennebunk, Biddeford and Saco residents will receive half-price admission.
At midday visitors will enjoy live music offered by Just Acoustic Music, a local band whose repertoire ranges from country to rock.
Seashore Trolley Museum is open 10a.m.-5, Saturdays and Sundays in May and October, and daily from Memorial Day through Columbus Day. For information, visit http://www.trolleymuseum.org.
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East London - EFF leader Julius Malema has apologised to former president Thabo Mbeki's mother and to the people of the Eastern Cape for helping recall the former president and replacing him with "nothing".
Malema was addressing about 2 000 EFF supporters at the Sisa Dukashe stadium in Mdantsane, East London on Saturday.
The gathering was Malema's last in his week-long campaign in the province, which saw him visiting Epainette Mbeki at her home near Idutywa.
Malema also had an audience with AbaThembu King Buyele-khaya Dalindyebo, who left the ANC for the DA last year.
Malema also touched base in Mthatha in the OR Tambo region of the province.
It was a busy weekend for political parties in the Eastern Cape, with President Jacob Zuma, DA leader Helen Zille and UDM leader Bantu Holomisa all campaigning in various parts of the province.
"After meeting (Dalindyebo) we went to meet the mother of former president Thabo Mbeki. We went there to ask for blessings but also to get wisdom. I took an opportunity to also apologise to her about how we ill-treated her child. I want to take this opportunity today to apologise to the people of the Eastern Cape that we treated one of your own in a manner that was not correct," said Malema. He said the ANC Youth League under his leadership did so because they we were "misled".
"We find ourselves in a worse situation today. We are in a mess because we did not listen to the silent communication from president Mbeki that you are removing me and replacing me with nothing," said Malema to loud applause and laughter.
The 98-year-old Epainette Mbeki is reported to have accepted the apology by saying certain things happen for a reason.
Mbeki also gave Malema and the EFF advice on how to use agriculture to help fight poverty in some areas.
Malema said history did not ordinarily give people a second chance, but as the EFF, they were given a second chance.
"As this generation we owe it to many generations to come by ensuring that the mistake we committed in Polokwane in 2007 and in South Africa in 2009 is corrected. So today we are not launching a manifesto in the Eastern Cape, we are launching a programme to correct the past mistake because we all take collective responsibility," said Malema.
During his East London visit last week, Malema called on the residents of Nompumelelo informal settlement to stop voting for the ANC if they wanted to end poverty.
He said the ANC had not replaced shacks with houses because its leaders now lived in plush suburbs and forgot about the the poor.
The EFF leader ruffled some ANC feathers during his campaign and attracted the attention of the provincial ANC secretary Oscar Mabuyane.
"Malema was misleading the people when he promised them delivery and he ignored the fact that he bought a house at an expensive Johannesburg suburb, demolished it and built a new one while he owned other properties and cars through wealth whose accumulation is subject of a court trial," said Mabuyane.
Mabuyane said the lives of Nompumelelo communities "are not a political football".
"These fellow South Africans are benefiting from developmental programmes from the ANC led government," said Mabuyane.
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LOVE the last pic!!!
It's been a long long day..... basically been in a dead run all day and I didn't get out of work until 6.
I got home just after 7. I'm not doing anything physical tonight. I'm pooped.
Morning my lovelies... one more day til the weekend.
Last night was a rest night. I was pooped. Although I did use the time to work on my etsy store. At this point, I think I just need to put pictures up
Garden Pictures
I got to collect eggs since Mrs. B was out of town.
A mess of peas!
Sunday's Harvest (the carrots rocked!)
My poor little bean plants. I ended up replanting about half last Sunday
The Cold Weather did not help my Roma Tomato Plant
I wish these would hurry up and TURN!!!!
Jalepeno Pepper Baby!
One teeny head of cauliflower!!!
poiple cabbage
Lantana (AKA Butterfly bush)
Hyperbia (sp??)
One of Bob's most favorite wildflowers
Two firefighters in Houston Died this past weekend while fighting a fire.
This was the scene this morning outside the church one the way to work
Ladder Truck Arches
Way cool pics!!
I'm ready to go play in my garden people. 20 more minutes and I am free.
by the way, Pig E is great in that pic.
Love the avi!
Hey that Hyperbia plant is in my parents backyard and we didn't know what it was. I couldn't find it on google images...I wonder how you really spell it?? It's very pretty and simple.
That has to be the cutest little cauliflower I've ever seen. spoken like a true preggo!
RW: That is Bob's Favorite WildFlower..... He drags me out to see the first one he sees every year . Ahhh tradition. Interesting little fact on this flower... the big "petals" are actually pistils and Stamens. The little teeny things in the flower are actually the petals.
Aoife: Thanks. I need to go find some more wildflowers for penny and pig to explore.
WOO HOO three boxes of retro stuff waiting for me at the post office
Oh... I.am.so.jealous. We've barely started spring here.... those pictures of peas are making me drool LOL! And I think that cauliflower is cute too RW... so it's not just preggo people!
What are lowquats? Never heard of those!
New Avi=Awsym.
Penny Pig was out amongst the flowers too
4 more hours until I can leave.
WHOO HOO three boxes for me this afternoon at the post office.
A box of Lu-ray saucers and a couple of cups. I need to get 3 more green cups.
I got a couple of azurite charm fireking cups and saucers. I've got a few more coming
Oh yeah... new make up too.... Two lipsticks and mascara. Although the lipstick will be worn at work. Bob hates it.
Not much to report. Yesterday was a total washout because I was hungover in a bad way. Let's just say Long Island Iced Teas are no longer on the Paula Approved List of things to drink. When I was finally able to get up and about, it was raining cats and dogs.
Last night was pretty laid back. Went and got a USB hub for the computer and looked at possible replacement computers again I think the HP is still the leader, but there was a Viao that looked pretty decent as well.
Scheduled workouts for this week. Hoeing, Hoeing and More Hoeing... the rains yesterday turned my gardens to dirt soup..... This is not pretty.
I feel for you with your rain troubles - when I read the last entry though it made me remember that in Hawaiian, hoe (ho-ee) means to paddle - gives a different twist on your plans

[Hawaiian Dictionary(Hwn to Eng)]

hoe 1. nvt. Paddle, oar; to paddle, row. Fig., to travel, get to work, continue working. Kāna hoe (FS 21), his paddle. Hoe aku i ka wāʻa, paddle ahead the canoe [do your share; continue; keep going]. hoʻo.hoe Caus/sim.; to have a canoe paddled. (PPN fohe)
2. vi. To draw in the breath and expel it with a whistling sound, as when tired.


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Donald Trump announces cast of new 'Celebrity Apprentice'
The cast for the next season of Celebrity Apprentice has been announced, with Donald Trump doing the honors himself on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon on Thursday. Yeah, these were rumored way back in October, but surprise of surprises, Lindsay Lohan isn't among the chosen ones.
LaToya Jackson, Gary Busey, Star Jones, real housewife of Atlanta NeNe Leakes, baseball player Jose Canseco and Lisa Rinna were among the 16. The list also included alleged drunken driver David Cassidy, model Niki Taylor, Survivor winner Richard Hatch, Marlee Matlin, Meat Loaf, Mark McGrath, Playboy Playmate of the Year Hope Dworaczyk, Dionne Warwick and country singer John Rich. Can reality show staples really be considered celebrities?
Life & Style, meanwhile, says LiLo was game to be on the show, but The Donald just said no: "(The Lohans) approached me, and we did talk about it. It's just not the right time," Trump told the mag. "Lindsay has to straighten herself out first. ... It could happen in the future, but right now we need to see Lindsay get straightened out."
Frankly, we're surprised that's not a prime time reality show of its own.
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Quiz: What You Don't Know About Cities and Energy
Photograph by Jim Richardson, National Geographic
You know it takes power to make the lights of the metropolis glimmer, but how much do you really know about cities and energy?
The world's cities occupy about 2 percent of the land on Earth. About what percentage of the world's greenhouse gas emissions can be attributed to cities?
- 10 percent
- 20 percent
- 50 percent
- 70 percent
The United Nations estimates cities are responsible for 70 percent of harmful greenhouse gas emissions.
On a per-person basis, greenhouse gas emissions in cities are often far below the national average, thanks to public transit, density and smaller living spaces. But which of the following cities has higher per-capita emissions than its nation's average?
- Seoul
- Beijing
- New York
- Brussels
Beijing's per-capita carbon emissions exceed those of China as a whole because so much of the rest of the country is less developed than the capital.
In the Kangnam section of Seoul, what home energy-saving measure is visible from the outside?
- Buildings are close together.
- Reflective glass is used for windows.
- Buildings are spaced far apart.
- Buildings face south.
Apartment buildings are lined up like soldiers on parade, as one urban planner describes it, in an effort to maximize warmth from south-facing windows. Koreans prefer to keep their apartments warm, yet the nation is heavily dependent on energy imports.
Which large U.S. city had the largest share of working-age residents with close access to mass transit in 2011?
- Honolulu
- Chicago
- New York
- Boston
Thanks to Honolulu's TheBus system, the city's constrained geography, and centralized employment base, 97 percent of the city's adults are within three-quarters of a mile of a transit stop, the best coverage among U.S. cities, a Brookings Institution analysis concluded.
What year did New York establish Broadway at Times Square as a car-free zone?
- 1928
- 1972
- 2009
- 2011
On Memorial Day 2009, New York began an experimental pedestrian plaza on Times Square, a change made permanent the following year after statistics showed an improvement in traffic patterns and significant decline in pedestrian and motorist injuries. Nitrogen oxide emissions also have dropped precipitously in Times Square.
A survey of more than 430 U.S. cities showed that the average automobile commuter spent 34 hours stuck in traffic congestion in 2010. How much gasoline was wasted, or burned while idling, as a result for each driver?
- 1 gallon (3.8 liters)
- 4 gallons (15 liters)
- 14 gallons (53 liters)
- 40 gallons (151 liters)
The average U.S. urban commuter wasted 14 gallons (53 liters) of gasoline while idling in traffic congestion in 2010, according to the Texas Transportation Institute's analysis. The study said that adds up to 1.9 billion gallons of waste—or two months' flow from the Alaska oil pipeline.
Automobile traffic declined 20 percent in London in the first few months after it implemented a congestion charge program—tolls for vehicles entering the city's center—in 2003. What has happened to traffic since?
- It has declined another 20 percent, as of 2011.
- It has stayed relatively stable.
- It has returned to levels seen before the congestion charge.
- It has increased 20 percent above congestion charge levels, as of 2011.
Transport for London says congestion has risen back to the levels seen before the charge began, which it blames in part on reduced road capacity due to widespread utility work. But the city agency says congestion would be much worse without the charge.
A 2011 Stanford University study considered the urban heat island effect and its impact on global warming. What did the researchers conclude?
- It is a far more significant contributor to global warming than fossil fuel emissions.
- It is as significant a factor in global warming as fossil fuel emissions.
- It is a far less significant contributor to global warming than fossil fuel emissions.
- It plays no role as a contributor to global warming.
The researchers concluded that the excess heat released by cities (compared to vegetated areas) is responsible for between 2 and 4 percent of the gross global warming since the Industrial Revolution. In contrast, greenhouse gases contributed 79 percent; black carbon, about 18 percent.
Rotterdam, in The Netherlands, ranked as highest among 100 global cities in terms of greenhouse gas emissions per person, according to a 2011 study. What is the most likely factor accounting for the city's high fossil fuel emissions?
- It is a port city.
- It has a relatively large population.
- It has a relatively young population.
- It has relatively cold temperatures.
As Europe's largest port, and a trading hub for petroleum products and major ship refueling center, Rotterdam has higher per-capita emissions than other cities of similar size or climate, researchers found.
In 2011, Beijing faced pressure from critics because of a practice they said underestimated air pollution due to fossil fuel emissions. What was the practice?
- Only tracking large particle pollution
- Only tracking small particle pollution
- Not tracking smokestack pollution
- Not tracking automobile pollution
Beijing meteorological authorities were delivering "good" air quality readings at the same time the U.S. embassy in Beijing gauged pollution to be at "hazardous" levels, because the city was tracking only coarse particle pollution, and missing fine particles released by petrochemical industries and vehicles.
Great work! You know cities and what makes them run.
Way to go! You're cosmopolitan in your energy knowledge. See if taking the quiz again can produce a better score.
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"Parent Trapped"
Original Air Date July 29, 2012
In one of the craziest "Keeping Up With The Kardashians" episodes ever, Kris Jenner undergoes a lie detector test to get to the bottom of her feelings over Todd Waterman. The professional lie detector asked Kris Jenner the following questions:
Is Robert Kardashian Khloe Kardashian's biological affair?
Are you in love with Todd Waterman?
Would you like to have an affair with Todd Waterman?
Have you taken more than your fair share in one of your daughter's deals?
Who is your favorite daughter?
The results of the lie detector seemed to be all over the place. The lie detector professional stated that the needle movement could just be due to Kris Jenner's past feelings about Todd Waterman.
Later on in "Keeping Up With The Kardashians" Lamar Odom overcomes his fear of the dentist in order to get some dental problems taken care of. Khloe states, "he is so loopy; he's having the best time ever at the dentist."
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Rob Kardashian gets a complex about his thinning hair after Kim makes some knocks on him. Prior to going out on the red carpet he worries that his hair is actually thinning out. Rob and Scott go to the hair salon to buy some products to help with thinning hair (for Rob, not for Scott).
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text: Show Hide image Culture 19 November 2009 The Condition of England Charles Masterman's devastating anatomy of Edwardian Britain, reissued on its 100th anniversary, for Sign up for our weekly email * Charles Masterman was 36 when his far-sighted, finely written and anxious book was first published a century ago. A member of Asquith's Liberal government, literary editor and social historian - but described by a biographer as a "splendid failure" - he lost his Manchester seat in the 1924 Liberal meltdown and died, an alcoholic, in his mid-fifties. He saw his England, five years before the outbreak of the First World War, as living through a time of "amazing advance", a time of "telegraphs, telephones, electricity, bombs and aeroplanes", of "energy", "acquisition" and "acceleration". Yet "moral progress" had not kept up with material growth; "plenitude" and "privation" went hand in hand in a nation of "monstrous inequality". Invention and "ambition" made their ever-larger conquests, but Masterman enquires of himself, and of us, "What does it all mean? . . . what does it all come to?" It is the same kind of diagnosis that many make today, and the same questions we ask. There are also large differences. His were the early days of the construction of the welfare state, when the needs of the "broken poor" still cried out from a partly Dickensian world. The labour movement was making progress, but workhouses, sweatshops, child labour, vagrancy and high infant mortality scarred the land. At the same time, those whom Masterman calls the "super-wealthy" luxuriated in riches, old and new. To him, they constituted a "vulgarised" plutocracy, given to "extravagance" and "ostentation". He saw them as confident and complacent, while the "obscure multitudes" - "tearing from coal and furnace and factory the vast industrial wealth of England" - led "hampered and limited lives" in their "coagulations". Placed somewhere between them, in Masterman's class schema, are the "suburbans", members of the commercial and business classes, whose growing numbers "defy imagination". His vision of them is mostly unfriendly and sometimes snobbish. They are respectable but, says Masterman, no one respects them; they are "lacking in ideas"; they are "timid" and "frugal". Increasingly comfortable in villas with "well-trimmed gardens", they substitute "high tea" for "dinner" and enjoy "trivial amusements". They also think themselves "over-taxed", are hostile to the "demands of the working man", dislike the emergent Labour Party, and object to welfare for "loafers". If we still recognise this portrait (and we do), we are struck by other similarities between Masterman's times and ours - or at least similarities of perception. He complains not only that society is "organised on a money basis, with everything else a side-show" - a commonplace of social criticism then and now - but warns of the dangers of "financial speculation in this free market of England". And precisely as we see it, he declares that religious faith has become "irrelevant to the business of the day". It is "collapsing slowly and in silence", but without replacement by "alternative impersonal ideals". The family, too, says Masterman, is "breaking in pieces" under the strain of daily existence. Or again: with its "vacuous vulgarity", the "cheap and sensational press" - which our "quality press" is now emulating - is "mean, tawdry and debased". "The crowd", declares Masterman, is not merely "cajoled", "deceived" and "excited", but "betrayed" by what it reads in "the newspapers", as it is excited and betrayed by today's press. As for "socialism", Masterman claims that there is little real interest in it. Instead, the "multitude" is thinking of "almost everything but the socialistic millennium". The rich may "lie awake at night listening fearfully to the tramp of the rising host", but, then as now, "the 'people'" has on its mind the issues of "how to get steady work, the iniquities of the 'foreigner' and . . . which football eleven will attain supremacy in some particular league". And the new Labour MPs in 1909? "They may perhaps" - I like the "perhaps" - "stand for the working man in opinion", says Masterman, but "the majority of them are certainly remote from him in characteristic", while "a Labour leader, if successful, tends to become conservative". Déjà vu and plus ça change don't quite capture all this. Rather, these parallels between his times and ours suggest a hidden stasis, the stasis of a "civilisation" (to use Masterman's word) which has gone nowhere fast, despite the speed of seeming change. He even found, as we find today, that there was a "strange mediocrity" in "high positions in church and state", a lack that has grown disastrous now. Since Masterman's time, there have of course been great figures upon the British scene. Moreover, on the verge of the First World War, the always-anxious Masterman asked himself whether, "in a day of trial", the people - his conquerors, his suburbans, his multitude - would show "tenacity, courage and an unwearying devotion to an impersonal ideal". Five years later, he had his answer. Nevertheless, Masterman not only judges his England shrewdly, but time and again provides foreshadowings of our own times. The nations of the world are "an armed camp, heaping up instruments of destruction" (a familiar trope of the professional Cassandra), "the East" is "suddenly awake" and "the people in England and America" are "writhing in the grasp of a money power more and more in the hands of enormous corporations". No change there. And looking to the microcosm of England, he finds, as we find now, "a people by and large not rebellious", though he wonders how long its "patience" will last before "the smile" turns into a "fierce snarl". The future of the country is in "the multitude", he says, but he does not try to guess how it will turn out. Instead, he reveals his fears: that progress "will find its grave in a universal suburb"; or that there might be "a kind of internal collapse and decay" in the nation; or, more striking still, that a "collapse in the whole edifice of credit", together with "permanent decline in trade" and "permanent unemployment", might "tear to pieces all our accepted standards". In some respects, Masterman echoed the fears of cultural commentators of his time - the same fears that are arguably even more widespread now, and with increasing justice. But Masterman's anxieties were particularly profound and troubled. He visualised a "dark and ominous outlook" for the "modern world", with its "mechanised ingenuities" become "masters for us, rather than servants"; and he thought "city life" to be marked by "mind-sickness" and "life weariness", with little "silence, permanence or repose". On all hands he saw, or thought that he saw, "welter and chaos" in a "baffled society" that was "going nowhere". It was a world of "empty effort" and "grotesque invention" without "intelligible goal", the "machine" of modern life appearing to him, in his louring mood, like a "black windmill with gigantic wings, rotating untended under the huge spaces of night" - an extraordinary image. But it was also, he thought and hoped, "an age in passing". "What is coming to replace it?" he asked. "No one knows," he answered. One hundred years later, we feel much the same and are no wiser. David Selbourne's "The Principle of Duty" has been reissued in the Faber Finds series, 258pp, £15 Sign up to the New Statesman newsletter and receive weekly updates from the team Subscribe from just £1 per issue This article first appeared in the 23 November 2009 issue of the New Statesman, Green Heroes and Villains More


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World Heroes 2
FAQ/Move List by IceQueenZer0
Updated: 06/21/09 | Search Guide | Bookmark Guide
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World Heroes 2 and its characters are trademarks of ADK and all copyrights do
belong to SNK now.
This FAQ/Movelist is the sole copyright of Andrea "Azul Fria" Castillo aka
Ice Queen Zero and cannot be put on other sites or posted without my given
permission nor can it be reproduced w/o proper consent.
It is 3091, Geegus is threatening to destroy the earth, he was able to defeat
all that the earth had to throw at him by studying earth technology, in order
to save the world, a scientist invented a time machine and used it to gather
eight of the world's best fighters during their time since Geegus never fought
in hopes that they'll defeat him.
You fight through 12 opponents either in a normal match or a death match which
have traps laid all over the field and in one case, loser loses hair. Then
you come face to face with Geegus
A button = light punch
hold A button = hard punch
B button = light kick
hold B button = hard kick
C button = Throw
up = Jump
down = Crouch
back = block
down/back = crouching block
down/forward = duckwalk
Each character has a set of special moves in addition to the normal attacks
given to them. They are executed by moving the joystick in a certain sequence
and pressing the appropiate attack button.
Nationality: Japanese
Occupation: Iga Ninja
Era: 1600s
He is like Ryu from Street Fighter and based of Hanzo Hattori
History: Hanzo is a Iga Ninja from the XVII century, who developed secret
techniques. He wants to crush everyone who crosses him.
Rekkozan: d, df, f + A
Ninpoh Kohrin Kazan: df, d, db, b, ub + B
Kohryuha: f, db, d, df + A
Double Rekkozan (d, df, f)x2 + A
Leg Lariat: d, df, f + B
Nidian Jump: u, u
Nationality: American
Occupation: Fuuma Ninja
Era: 1900s
He is like Ken from Street Fighter
History: Fuuma is the last Ninja of the clan Fuuma, eternal enemies of the Iga
clan. Son of an american woman, he left Japan with his mother when his father
died and trained secretly in the Fuuma techniques. With no enthusiasm he agreed
to fight side-by-side with Hanzo to defeat Geegus. He lives in the middle
XX century.
Tomoe Kuuchuu Nage: In air and close, b or f or d + A
Reppuzan: d, df, f + A
Double Reppuzan: (d, df, f)x2 + A
Ninpoh Furin Kazan: df, d, db, u, ub + B
Enryuha: f, db, d, df + A
Nidian Jump: u, u
Kim Dragon
Nationality: Korean
Occupation: Karateka
Era: 1900s
He is based on Bruce Lee
History: Dragon is a legendary karateka from the middle of the XX century.
Accused of false fighter, he accepted the invitation to fight against Geegus.
Kuuchuu Nage: in air and close, b or f or d + A
Hyakuretsuken: A rapidly
Dragon Kick: b~f + B
Yoko Chokeri: A + B
Nationality: French
Occupation: Fencer
Era: 1400s
She is based on Joan of Arc
History: A XV century feminist, who protects the circus who raised her, proved
to be one of the toughest fencers of her time. Accepted the invitation to
defeat Geegus, only to prove that women are tougher that men.
Aura Bird: b~f + A
Flash Sword: d~u + B
Sword Hop: d + A in air
Justice Sword: b~f + B
Slap: B when close
J. Carn
Nationality: Mongolian
Occupation: Marauder
Era: 1600s
He is based on Gengis Khan
History: One of the top officers and personal bodyguard of Genghis Khan, was
fierce and merciless in hand-to-hand combat. He joined the other World Heroes
to fight Geegus by boring.
Mongolian Tiger Mash: b~f + A
Mongolian Dynamite: d~u + A
Head Sliding: df + B
Muscle Power
Nationality: American
Occupation: Wrestler
Era: 2000s
He is based on Hulk Hogan
History: Heavyweight Wrestling Champion of all asociation in middle of XXI
century, Muscle Power (pro name) was the first one to do it. Acepted to fight
Geegus because he look Geegus as a challenger of his multiple belts.
Muscle Bomber: b~f + A
Tornado Body Slam: 360 + A when close
Giant Swing: 360 + B when close
Anti-air Jump Swing: A + B + C
Super Drop Kick: d, df, f, uf + B
Nationality: German
Occupation: Cyborg Soldier
Era: 2200s
He is based on possibly a character from Jojo Bizarre Adventure
History: The Ultimate Soldier of the XXIII century. He alone his able to defeat
an army. Invited to defeat Geegus and acepted by orders of his superiors.
Grenade Launcher: df, f + A
German Missile: df, f + B
Spark Thunder: A rapidly
Hurricane Arm: d, f, df + A
Kuuchuu Tobi Mawashi Kick: df + B in air
Hikou Attack: A + B in air
Nationality: Russian
Occupation: Sorcerer
Era: 1200s
He is based on Rasputin himself
History: A phylosopher of the XIII Rusia, was also a known alchemist and
sorcerer. He discovered a way to expand his members so he could fight at
distance. Acepted to fight Geegus because he saw Geegus as a Dark Angel.
Fireball: d, df, f + A
Air Fireball: d, df, f + A in air
Cossack Dance: d, df, f + B
Thunder Ball: b, db, d, df, f + A
Axle Spin: d, db, b + B
Air Axle Spin : d, db, b + B in air
Erik the Red
Nationality: Norwegian
Occupation: Viking
Era: 1200s
He is based on Erik the Red
History: Erik has been exploring the new world, but when Dr. Brown showed up to
issue a challenge, he couldn't resist
Thor Hammer: d~u + A
Aegyr's Halbread: b, df + B
Blizzard Breath: b, db, d, df, f + A
Long Horn: b~f + A
Captain Kidd
Nationality: Unknown
Occupation: Pirate
Era: 1600s
He is based on Captain William Kidd
History: Capt. Kidd has looted the Seven Seas and needed a challenge. Then, Dr.
Brown offered him the oppurtunity of a lifetime.
Shark Knuckle: b~f + A
Shark Upper: d~u + A
Spiral Kick: b~f + B
Pirate Ship Blast: d, df, f + A
Kyme: A + B + C
Hyper Kick: A + B
Nationality: Thai
Occupation: Kickboxer
Era: ??
He is based on Nai Khanom Tom
History: Shura has joined the tournament to prove his worth to his brother.
Will he survive?
Dash Upper: b~f + A
Dash Straight: b~f + B
Dash Punch: A + B
Tiger Kick: db~uf + B
Muy Thai Kick: d, u + B
Dash Punch: A + B
Ryoko Izumo
Nationality: Japanese
Occupation: Judo Queen
Era: 1900s
She is based on Ryoko Tani (Tamura during the time of the game's release.)
History: Ryoko wants to prove herself to Fuuma and has joined the tournament.
Bosatsu Sho: d, f, df + A
Nidan Seoi Nage: b, db, d, df, f + A
Kuuchuu Ha Nidan Nage: f, df, d, db, b, f + B
Dash Jump Kick: A + B
Dash: f, f
Dash Punch: Dash, A
Dash Kick: Dash, B
Nationality: New Guinean
Occupation: Spirit Warrior
Era: ??
History: The Spirit Warrior is out to stop the evil he senses. Where is it?
Mud Attack: df, f + A
Mud Cutter: d, db, b + A
Mud Gyro: d, u + A
Dance: A + B + C
Johnny Maximum
Nationality: American
Occupation: Quarterback
Era: 1900s
He is based on Joe Montana
History: J. Max has been declared MVP (again) and wants to compete with real
warriors. As such, he's joined the tournament for some fun.
Pigskin Thunder Shot: d, df, f + A
Shoulder Butt Crash: d, df, f + B
Shoulder Charging: f, f + A
Head Crash: d, u + A
Lightning Tackle: f, d, df + A
Nationality: Italian
Occupation: Ultimate Thing
Era: ??
Head Crush: d, u + A
Tripping Slide: df + B
Armond Shot: d, df, f + A
Under Armond: d, df, f + B
Shoulder Charging: f, f + A
Ligning Tackle: f, d, df + A
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Join George Maestri for an in-depth discussion in this video Rigging replacement animation in After Effects, part of 2D Character Animation.
Once you have the basic hierarchy set up in your After Effects character, you can set up replacement animation. Now, how this is done is by just swapping out the individual mouths that we have. In fact, if I go back to the original Photoshop file, you can see them all laid out. I have all of these individual mouths. What I need to do is be able to swap those in and out to create the illusion of his mouth moving. In other words, we're going to replace this mouth with one of these other ones.
We can automate that to some degree in After Effects. So let me show you how this is done. When I brought in that Photoshop file, you'll notice that we have all of them still in these layers here. So, for example, I've everything that starts with Snout, Snout_Closed, Snout_cons (consonant), Snout_E, Snout_F, Snout_M, all of the different consonants and phonemes that the character will need to speak. Now I need to bring these together into a composition and then I can bring them back into my main character.
So what I've done is I've created a basic composition here, and actually it's blank right now but it's just big enough to hold all of those mouth objects that I have. In fact, I can just take all of them and highlight them, just Shift+Select them and drag them into my Timeline here. Once I have them here I need to make sure that my composition is big enough to hold all of these. Now, I have nine mouths, 1 through9, and I have ten frames.
So that is exactly enough. So the next step is to just animate these so they animate one per frame. So I'm going to go ahead and select all of these layers here, and then I'm going to slide them down so that they're only one to frame long. Then I'm going to go to Animation > Keyframe Assistant > Sequence Layers. When I hit OK, you'll see what happens. It will sequence these layers one per frame, pretty simple.
So I have my animation pretty much in place. But I actually want this to start with the closed mouth. So I'm actually going to go ahead and move this layer up and then just go ahead and swap those, so it starts with this Closed layer. So what you'll notice is that as this moves, that nose is kind of bouncing around little bit. You can see how it moves up and down. So I need to align these to my master frame, which is going to be my closed mouth. So I'm going to go ahead and just slide that layer so that it's all the way across the timeline. You can see how this is all moving against it.
So all I have to do is go one at a time and just select these and then just move them so that that nose lines up. So just go a frame at a time and select the underlying layer, make sure that nose is pretty much registered with that first mouth. Really it's just not going to take all that long.
We've got one more here. Now once I have them aligned, I'm just going to go ahead and slide this one back on the top so that it's back to being one frame and then we'll just do a quick test. You can see how it's pretty much aligned. It's bouncing a little bit, we can tweak this, but for our purposes, it's good enough. So now I have a composition that animates over ten frames, all of them mouths with a blank at the end. So now I'm going to go to my main composition here, I'm going to go to Bear, and I'm going to take this mouth and I'm going to keep it there for just a second while I line up the new mouth here, which is this composition.
I'm going to drag this in and drag it over the original mouth to make sure that I've aligned it. Then I'm just going to go ahead and take this one and I can either turn it off or delete it. I'm just going to go ahead and turn this one off. So now I have the mouths. You can see they're all animating, which is great. The next thing I need to do is be able to control that animation so I can actually do lip sync or something like that. So I'm going to keep this layer selected, then I'm just going to go to Layer > Time and just do Enable Time Remapping.
Now, what this does is it actually sets up a situation where I can actually type in the frame number. And this frame number corresponds to the frame number in this little animation. So when I hit 6, it brings up frame 6, which is in this case the Oh mouth. So if I delete this final keyframe here and just stretch this out, you can see now all I have to do is just type in the number or even use it as a slider and you can just animate whatever mouth you want.
This is a great way to set up this sort of animation. And again, I still need to link this to the head. Now you can use this for mouths, but you can also use it for a lot of other things. In fact, I have a final file that we can open here. I'm just going to go ahead and Open Project, and we're going to open this file called Bear_Rigged. That has pretty much everything set up. So I've got the Mouths set up on this Time Remap, just like we had before, but I also have things like eyelids, so we can actually blink his eyes.
I also have hands. So if you scroll down, for example, to the right hand, you can see how I can time remap his hands so that he can actually make different hand positions. And again, this works for a lot of different things. So keep this in mind as you set up your characters to get them ready to animate.
- Creating character joints that really work
- Building with the Puppet tool in After Effects
- Understanding internal versus external forces in movement
- Reading tracks and assigning mouth shapes for dialogue
- Setting up a scene in both After Effects and Flash
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Q: In the chapter "Creating joints that work," the author uses a circular point for the joints in the arm animation. Do circles need to be drawn in the joints while tracing the character, or there is another method that can be used?
A: It doesn't absolutely have to be a circle, as shown in the video. However, that method is show because it's the easiest way to make sure the joints will rotate easily.
It's a matter of personal preference, so use whatever method will work best for each character.


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BAKERSFIELD, Calif.—No. 22 CSU Bakersfield split a pair of matches on day one of the Roadrunner Invitational Saturday at the Hillman Aquatic Complex.
The Roadrunners fell to No. 6 Arizona State (15-4, 1-1 MPSF) 16-8 in the opening match. CSUB led three different times in the first quarter before ASU tied it at four with 1:26 to go. Ashley Paz's third goal of the match tied it for the fifth time at the 6:25 mark of the second. The Sun Devils would record nine of the next 10 goals before Katie Benson scored just before the third period concluded. ASU outscored CSUB 2-1 in the final period.
Lena Mihailovic posted a game high five goals for Arizona State. Alkistis Benekou and Maud Koopman both charted hat tricks for the Sun Devils. Paz and Nicola Barrett each charted three goals for the Roadrunners. Mia Rycraw had 11 saves for ASU while Courtney Wahlstrom had nine saves for the 'Runners.
"We were fantastic offensively early on against ASU," said CSUB head coach Jason Gall. "We had some fundamental defensive breakdowns which led to their run. We have to do a better job on defense, but we are going in the right direction."
CSUB used a strong defense in the nightcap as the Roadrunners defeated Cal State East Bay 9-5 (9-8). CSUB forced 18 turnovers and made 11 steals during the contest. Wahlstrom spearheaded the defense as she made 15 saves.
The 'Runners were up 3-2 after eight minutes, but shutout the Pioneers 2-0 in the second and would lead 8-3 after three periods. Kristen Jensen moved into sole possession of seventh on CSUB's all-time scoring list with three goals. She has scored 164 goals in Roadrunner colors. Paz and Jada Helberg both scored twice for CSUB.
"We made the adjustments and the defense was strong in the first three quarters against East Bay," Gall said. "A lot of our kids that usually don't get a chance to play were able to show that they are ready to take the next step."
The Roadrunners (12-11, 0-4 MPSF) host No. 11 Princeton on Sunday to conclude the tournament. The 'Runner senior class will be honored prior to the 10:30 a.m. start against the Tigers.
Arizona State 4 5 5 2 16
CSU Bakersfield 4 2 1 1 8
ASU Goals-Lena Mihailovic 5, Alkistis Benkou 3, Maud Koopman 3, Stephanie Contreras 2, Rosie Huck 1, Bente Rooge 1, Taylor Bertrand 1.
CSUB Goals-Nicola Barrett 3, Ashley Paz 3, Cassandra Ream 1, Katie Benson 1
ASU Saves-Mia Rycraw 11, Taylor Barrett 1
CSUB Saves-Courtney Wahlstrom 8
CSU Bakersfield 3 3 2 1 9
Cal State East Bay 2 0 1 2 5
CSUB Goals-Kristen Jensen 3, Ashley Paz 2, Jada Helberg 2, Nicola Barrett 1, Lindsey Paulson 1
CSEB Goals-Auriel Bell 2, Leilani Velazquez 2, Gabriella Garcia 1
CSUB Saves-Courtney Wahlstrom 15
CSEB Saves-Nikki Vaughn 6


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About the Book
A photographic record, with short articles, on the lives of a family of otters on the National Trust Stackpole Estate Bosherston Lily Ponds. in Pembrokeshire. As National Trust volunteers the authors have unique access to the otters habitat.
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- Category Arts & Photography
Standard Landscape, 10×8 in, 25×20 cm
80 Pages
- Publish Date Jun 22, 2012
- Language English
- Tags National Trust, Wildlife, Otters, Stackpole, Estate, Pembrokeshire, Bosherston, Lily, Ponds
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Dwrgi A wonderful set of images Jim. I was delighted to finally see the otters at Bosh last weekend and will be seeing more of them over the autumn and winter I'm sure.
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Holden hero Craig Lowndes's V8 Supercars championship charge suffered a setback at Surfers Paradise when car problems crippled his chances in the first leg of the Armor All Gold Coast 600.
Lowndes's 100-points title lead over his Triple Eight teammate Jamie Whincup following the Bathurst 1000 two weeks ago was reduced to a deficit of 50 points as Whincup ran away with the 102-lap, 300 km race in his TeamVodafone Commodore.
In a day of woes for V8's most popular driver, a drained battery in qualifying left Lowndes languishing in 15th on the starting grid, seven rows behind pole-winner Whincup.
Then his British co-driver Andy Priaulx was forced to start from the pit lane following further pre-race "electrical gremlins", as Lowndes described the hitch.
Their Commodore was forced in and out of the pits to try to fix the fault, later compounded by a damaged radiator that forced them out on the 81st lap.
Anchored by his French co-driver Sebastien Bourdais's strong starting stint, Whincup recovered from finishing 21st at Bathurst – also caused by a recurring electrical problem – to dominate the first half of the Gold Coast 600 around the seaside Surfers Paradise street circuit.
He eased to a 2.19 seconds victory over Ford Performance Racing's Will Davison/Mika Salo, followed by the sister factory-backed Falcon of Mark Winterbottom/Richard Lyons.
Second-generation rising star James Moffat, the son of touring car legend Allan Moffat, stormed up the order in the closing stages to claim fourth in his Dick Johnson Racing Falcon, co-driven by American Joey Hand.
The event, the third and final of V8's "Season Of Endurance", features 28 invited internationals sharing the cars with their regular local drivers.
The deciding leg of the GC600 will be run on Sunday afternoon, with the top-scoring visiting driver winning the Dan Wheldon Memorial Trophy, a new award in honour of the late IndyCar star.
Wheldon, who was due to partner reigning V8 champion James Courtney in a Holden Racing Team Commodore at Surfers, suffered fatal injuries in a 15-car pile-up at Las Vegas Motor Speedway early last Monday morning Australian time.
Whincup storms to Gold Coast V8 win, Lowndes suffers setback
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Holden hero Craig Lowndes's V8 Supercars championship charge suffered a setback at Surfers Paradise when car problems crippled his chances in the first leg of the Armor All Gold Coast 600.


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Why are they only showing the NIT games and not the first round NCAA games on TV? Only available online?
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Why are they only showing the NIT games and not the first round NCAA games on TV? Only available online?
NCAA games are on Tru TV, TBS, TNT, and CBS.
I thought I checked TNT and TBS last night. I'll have to locate Tru TV on the channel listing. That seems like an odd fit for NCAA games! Thanks.
The First Four was a resounding failure. You didn't miss anything worth watching by not finding truTV.
Though it does seem odd to me that they aren't moving the local games to the local CBS station. I imagine there are some Butler fans in Indy who can't find the game right now.
Cbs is not broadcasting in hd. Fail.
Tru tv is so I'm glad the butler game is on that channel. Its 37 on comcast.
Man, CBS is the worst sports channel ever. I don't know how they've owned the tourney for this long.
Also, way to go on blocking out Matt Howard on the final play Old Dominion. I mean it's not like he's Butler's best post player or anything.
My gripe about CBS MMOD online is that there is a little box displayed with the score of the game that is about a minute or so ahead of the action. I watched the last minute of the Butler game with the final score staring me in the face. Still an exciting finish though.
Yeah I picked that Morehead State game. Not trying to toot my own horn anyting. /stops channeling his inner Naptime Seth
that was heartbreaking for my Nittany Lions...
1st weekend of the NCAA tournament.
Best four days in sports. PERIOD. NOTHING compares. Nothing.
Am I the only person that thought ODU was incredibly under seeded? Best rebounding team in the country, one of the best defensive teams in the country, 27-7, 5 wins over current tournament teams, including xavier.
9 seed?
6 wins actually. They beat a really good George Mason team. And nearly beat Georgetown.
Yeah I thought ODU should be a 5, but then they came out and laid that stinker yesterday so who knows. That Butler-ODU game was almost painful to watch.
Also can someone explain to me how Kemba Walker isn't a lock top 10 pick?
Nah, he's 6 feet for sure.
Ben Gordon went like what, 3rd overall? How is Kemba any different?
Kemba's smaller, and doesn't have quite the range.
That said, Ben Gordon was drafted way too high.
Kemba is listed at ESPN as 6'1", but there's no way he's any taller than 5'11".
Yeah Ben Gordon small as he is has at least 3 inches and 30 lbs on Kemba.


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Abortion: Is It The Last Taboo Of Comedy?
I know what you're thinking: there's nothing funny about about abortion! Mostly, I agree with you. Politicians who make decisions about what women can do with their bodies and wackjobs who try to kill abortion providers are scary.
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Tourist buses have returned to Swanston Street, five years after they were banned following the death of a cyclist.
Coaches have been seen on Swanston Street in the city centre in recent weeks, illegally parked in the bike lane to pick up and drop off overseas tourists.
Robert Reeve, a Telstra employee who rides along Swanston Street, said the coaches' presence forced cyclists to veer towards the tram tracks in the busy morning traffic peak.
Garry Brennan, spokesman for Bicycle Network Victoria, said a white, unmarked coach regularly parked on Swanston Street.
"Breaches by this bus have been regular and remain a hazard to the welfare of bike riders," Mr Brennan said.
Tourist coaches filled Swanston Street until 2008, when cyclist Carolyn Rawlins fell into the path of one and was killed. Months later, the buses were banned and redirected to a dedicated parking bay next to Federation Square.
Swanston Street is now Melbourne's busiest bike route, used by more than 4900 cyclists a day, Bicycle Network Victoria says.
Some goods vehicles are permitted to park on Swanston Street, but only outside peak times.
But Nik Dow, spokesman for the Melbourne BUG [Bicycle Users' Group], said efforts to limit vehicle entry had mostly failed.
"When you ride along Swanston Street and you can see an empty stretch of road ahead it's such a pleasant feeling, but normally what you see is a parked truck," Mr Dow said.
Melbourne City councillor Cathy Oke said the council had stepped up patrols on Swanston Street to combat illegal parking.
"In recent months our parking officers have increased regular daily patrols of the area," she said.
"We have found that because drivers are usually with their buses, they tend to move on to avoid an infringement being issued. Once a vehicle is moving, the relevant offence is a moving violation enforceable by Victoria Police."
Bus Association Victoria chief executive Chris Lowe said coach operators should steer clear of streets from which they were banned.


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As you flip thru these pages, I hope you will take note and be enticed that you are in essence being invited in to see and understand how I perceive these 144 unique souls captured in "One Gross Face", 144 Sculptural Portraits… This Journey began many moons ago and slowly revealed itself in small increments. Note by note of clay, each sculpture has progressed in the purely additive "Drawing in Space" Method of Sculpting reminiscent of the old masters. Along the way, this body of work has morphed into a monumental study of humanity, individuals, and their nuances. One thing that was revealed to me was how thru their subtitles, the way a person holds themselves, a tilt of the head or through the crook of their mouth, one can capture a specific atmosphere or impression surrounding each visage. I invite you to not to just look, but to lean in and discover what it is like to See thru my eyes.
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WeTHRIVE! is working throughout Hamilton County to create Youth Advocacy Teams (YATs). YATs train 6th-8th graders to advocate for change related to physical activity, nutrition and tobacco in their school or community.
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As a YAT advisor, you'll work with a team of at least five students. Activities may include creating a team name and mascot, promoting healthy food and beverages sold in the school cafeteria, doing activities to support tobacco-free schools, or encouraging students to participate in physical activity, such as a flash mob dance.
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Amberley Village first to focus on environmental health. Read more
Mt. Healthy Mayor, Joseph Roetting receives a WeTHRIVE! sign for Mt. Healthy's community garden from Kim Chelf, Health Educator. Read more.
Five years ago, Youthland Academy's corporate office (located in Montgomery) decided to make a big change in the foods served to children in its child care centers. Read more
Nikita Hammons is the director of Youthland Academy-Forest Park. Read more
Rickedia Burnett and Brandy Bedford make sure the kids at their Forest Park day care center THRIVE! Read more
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Kendall Norman's Zucchini Slaw won the WeTHRIVE! Healthy Cook-Off Competition in November 2011. Read more
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In response to "Narcissistic feminists" (Public Forum, Sept. 26), you cannot teach children from birth that women do not have access to power or the answers except through men, and then expect anyone to believe that women have the ability to have the answers or handle power appropriately except through men.
Women will never receive equal opportunities or equal wages as long as women do not have access to equal power in the religious arena. As an atheist, I salute these incredibly courageous women in the LDS Church demanding that thoughtful consideration be given to allowing them access to the decision-making powers of the church. And I can personally reassure Lynne Gorton Cropper not to worry, that the men in her church have been speaking for her loudly and clearly for years, and she need not worry about it because her grandchildren will appreciate the work these great women did on her behalf.
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NASA's Earth Observatory reports that there was a record low Arctic sea ice concentration in June 2005. There was a record-number of typhoons over Japan in 2004. In June, there were reports of a number of record-breaking events in the US. And on July 28, the British News paper The Independent reported on record-breaking rainfall (~1 m) in India, claiming hundreds of lives. These are just a few examples of recent observations. So, what is happening?
Some recent updates
A couple of recent papers in Science this week relate to discussions we have had on RealClimate recently. The first by Curry and Mauritzen relates to the Gulf Stream Slowdown? post and describes the amount of fresh water that has been added to the North Atlantic over the last few decades (calculated from a database of salinity measurements) and what impact that has had on density and overturning circulations. There is a press release available at WHOI which is quite informative (hat tip to Joseph O'Sullivan for the link).
The second is related to the Storms and Climate Change post and is a perspective by Kevin Trenberth on the potential for a hurricanes and global warming link. The NCAR press release is available here.
These will undoubtedly not be the last word on the subject, and so we will probably be revisiting these topics at some point soon…
Storms and Climate Change
The Atlantic hurricane season will soon be upon us again , and no doubt many people will recall last year's devastating Hurricanes that swept across Florida. There was a great deal of press about these storms, as 3 major hurricanes and 5 tropical storms made landfall in the US. According to HurricaneProtection.com, the last time eight different tropical cyclones impacted the United States coastline in a single season was 1916. There were a total of 15 tropical storms and hurricanes, which means that the total number of storms that year was higher than 95% of the previous years of hurricane observations. There was also a record number of Typhoons over Japan in 2004 (10! The previous record was 6 from 1996) . Typhoons are the same as Hurricanes, but have a different name over the Indian ocean and the western Pacific. They are also known as 'tropical cyclones'. Furthermore, it was the first time that a tropical cyclone had been observed in the south Atlantic (see WMO Climate News, Jan 2005, p. 12)! So, what's going on?


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I would like to chat with you concerning this matter. I am assuming this took place in Florida as well? I will check back periodically to see if you are online or have posted some follow up information.
both in FL...
juvenile diversion program and expungement for incident when she was 15
diversion program also in tallahassee while away at college age 19 with community service served...supposed to be expunged ..but still shows up when she interviewed at museum
in speaking with her she says no charges were presented in trial/court...and that when she went to turn in community service hour completion that she was told that she did not even need to do have completed the actual community service because no charges had been filed..The incident in tallahassee was in 2/2007..she was picked up arrested with friend because her friend shoplifted.
she interviewed for a museum position and did not get hired because of background screening
she did not disclose during interview
Very likely her "arrest" is showing up, without any conviction or anything. People such as job interviewers cannot always tell the difference. She should ask Florida for a printout of her criminal history and see for herself what it says. I am almost positive that an arrest without a conviction can be expunged in that state, but I will double check on the laws. She needs to see what they are seeing. Arrests often stay on the record because no one bothers to ask that it specifically be expunged.


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NEXT time you catch yourself posing in front of a tourist attraction while someone blandly points a camera at you, stop.
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JW Player is the ultimate solution for perfecting your video strategy across all devices in any browser.
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JW Player's innovative and flexible platform differentiates it as a highly valuable solution for building customized videos for our audiences.
Mark Kortekaas
Executive VP & CTO, Univision Communications
JW offers a simple pricing model. I knew they weren't going to nickel and dime us for every transcode. That made it easy to figure out our costs. And the simplicity of JW's APIs was a big driver. That made it much less complicated to integrate. Plus, the support was great and documentation very clear.
Matt Palmerlee
Sr. Director of Engineering, Maker Studios
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