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Question: Do West Coast teams play better night games on the East Coast than East Coast teams do on the West Coast? I'd certainly rather play from 4-7p "my time", as Western teams do on Eastern road trips, than from 10p to 1 in the morning! No one would admit to having a problem playing past their bedtime, but my guess is the long-term stats would bear out a slight disadvantage to the East on their West Coast swings.
Can someone more adept than I w/ stats run this one, over the course of several years? Of course, we're talking time zones here, so be sure to include the Tigers, Indians, Reds and Pirates in the EST, and toss the Rangers out of the West.
I write this as a transplanted Californian in Pittsburgh. I sure miss the days when I could follow my team (Padres, Giants) without having to stay up past midnight.
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The initiative "Little Scientists' House" was launched in 2006 - true to the motto "early practice makes perfect." Through the initiative, educational experts help children encounter scientific, mathematical, and technical issues in everyday situations. The educators receive training, information materials and ideas through its local networks. More than 20,000 preschools, day care centers and primary schools already benefit from the educational initiative's offers; more than 3,700 facilities have a Little Scientists' House certification.
Siemens Stiftung is a founding member of the educational initiative. With its commitment, the foundation aims to help expand child-friendly access to phenomena and interrelationships from the realm of science and technology and sustainably improve the educational opportunities of children in these areas.
As part of the research into the impact of early science education, Siemens Stiftung together with the Little Scientists' House and the Baden-Württemberg Foundation supports the EASI Science-L study on linguistic educational impact and interactive quality.

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Today I crave vixen-like bold colors and fabrics. It's Wednesday, the weather is starting to feel more fall-appropriate and the leather pieces are creeping out from the back of the closet. When I wear leather pants I feel like a stunt person that needs to kick ass in an action film taking place in a dark wet alley. I win - and still walk away fully intact, without ruining my skintight pants. These raving zipper ankle pants are from Forever 21, unbelievable I know! I love the fit, and they are great for a date night or work. A burgundy sheer long sleeve blouse was the perfect accent color for a dark scene. I have also worn it here with black. I selected my forever gleaming rhinestone bib necklace, which adds texture and glam to the outfit. I love how a blazer makes all outfits look so sophisticated. This was a perfect black fit and flare jacket from Express, with the shoulder pads adding definition. I stuck with my always trusty LAMB tote. The colors go well and the red and white detail makes it pop. I am still looking for that amazing black bag I can pair with any outfit! I know I could have worn strappy heels but these boots were calling my name! Leather on leather it is. Jessica Simpson makes beautiful footwear, and these Coffi boots are a great pair to own, walk in and make even leather pants look that much better! Waited to purchase these on sale last year during the day after Christmas sale at Macy's. I ended up paying around $46.00 for them. That is quiet a steal for her ever so popular shoes! Happy Wednesday all. Do you have any clothing or accessories that make you feel like an animal or a character? Or is it just me?
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This is my all time favorite outfit ever! I love "almost" everything (except for her necklace but I won't talk about that again). These are the hottest pants I have ever seen, the zippers at the bottom and the fit; there is nothing negative to say about them. I love the dark reds and deep blacks she paired together today. The jacket goes great and I also really like her bag, which is rare for me. I cannot get over these pants through; they just show off her figure so well. I see more and more women wearing similar pants and I love this trend. They make any figure look amazing. Next to the pants her boots are my second favorite item of this outfit. I am not sure how I feel about them with these pants though. There are some better choices out there as far as footwear goes with pants like this. Nevertheless they still look seductive.
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The ASAE Great Ideas Conference kicks-off this Sunday in Colorado Springs and the "Next Generation Learning" track will again be a key part of the content. I think it is worth highlighting what will be in the track and who will be presenting. The agenda provides a pretty good glimpse into the ideas that many forward-thinking associations are already implementing and that will move into the main stream in coming years.
The following is verbatim from the Great Ideas Web site, though I have included links to presenter Web sites – all of these are people/orgs worth following, whether on their blogs, Twitter streams, Facebook pages, LinkedIn profiles, or whatever other method you choose.
Five-Minute Forecasts on the Future of Learning
Based on the fast-paced, straight-shooting format of the hit television show, Shark Tank, thought leaders will present 5-minute predictions for the future. Contestants will be judged on creativity, probability, and progressive thinking by a panel of association leaders and an audience of their peers.
- Kylee Coffman, senior consultant, technology management, DelCor Technology Solutions
- Carol Hodes, CAE, director of education, National Institute of Governmental Purchasing
- Tracy King, senior manager, education, American Academy of Neurology
- Bob Moore, MA, CAE, VP, knowledge & learning experiences, Institute of Food Technologists
- Karyn Nishimura Sneath, owner, Npower
- Celisa Steele, managing director, Tagoras
GAME ON! The Power of Online Games and Why Associations Are Playing Along
Games have an unmatched ability to create and unite community. Associations can capitalize on this trend by using online games, which can help recruit new members and spark the next generation's interest in their profession. Learn from one organization's successful venture into this area and what contributing factors you should consider when developing and deploying a game-based learning initiative at your own organization.
- Jon Aleckson, PhD, CEO, Web Courseworks
- Bill Schankel, senior director, marketing, Society of Cable Telecommunications Engineers
Collaborate, Innovate, and Accelerate Association Learning
The future favors learning that is collaborative, social, personalized, and on-demand. Uncover a portfolio of innovative options, and collaborate with a team of like-minded colleagues to design a strategy and plan future steps for making bold and exciting changes to your association's learning opportunities.
- Kathi Edwards, CAE, president, the Learning Evangelist, LLC
- Marsha Rhea, CAE, president, Signature i, LLC
Is Your Credentialing Program Future-Ready?
The workplace and credentialing environment has changed. Applicant expectations have changed. Employer and other stakeholder expectations have changed. But, has your program changed accordingly? In this hands-on session, credentialing expert Mickie Rops, CAE will lead participants in an exploration of five big changes in credentialing, their potential impact on existing or new programs, and strategies to increase the odds of your credentialing program's success.
- Mickie Rops, president and principal consultant, Mickie S. Rops & Associates Inc.
Leading the Learning Revolution: How to Thrive in the Modern Lifelong-Learning Education Market
Based on the book, Leading the Learning Revolution: The Expert's Guide to Capitalizing on the Exploding Lifelong Education Market this session will focus on the tremendous changes that are taking place in the global market for adult continuing education and lifelong learning. It highlights the forces driving change, examines emerging business models, and provides practical tips and guidance for association leaders who want to stay ahead of the competition and truly lead learning in the field or industry their organization serves.
- Jeff Cobb, managing director, Tagoras
Participant-Centered Education Rules!
Today's association adult education is a victim to an outdated teacher- and expert-centered model. To better serve our the needs of adult learners, we must move out of the didactic traditional training box. We must refocus on people, their needs and how they learn best. We need to transition from expert-centered models to participant-centered models. In the end, telling doesn't equal learning. Nor does covering content mean content is learned. Learn the four essential components of instructional interactivity so you can embrace the new model of education where thinking, doing, and participating reign supreme!
- Jeff Hurt, EVP, education & engagement, Velvet Chainsaw Consulting
Social Learning
When your association builds its social strategy around knowledge management, the benefits create huge potential for further innovation and forward thinking. Learn how social learning can build loyalty and connectedness within your community. Discuss with panelists and attendees the concept of social learning, and review specific examples of its positive impact on your association work.
- Peter Houstle, CEO, Mariner Management
- Angelika Lipkin, manager of strategic partnerships, Higher Logic
- Artesha Moore, senior director, membership/technology services, Association for Professionals in Infection and Epidemiology
- Chris Urena, VP, business development, CommPartners
The Strategic Impact of Hybrid and Digital Events
Associations are often late when it comes to trying something new and potentially risky. Yet, between the years of 2009 through 2011 the nonprofit community was amongst the early adopters in experimenting with hybrid events. While many associations rely on their annual convention as a main source of revenue, ironically some are comfortable in the physical event space as is, and have yet to see the potential of using virtual technology extensions. Why? Join this panel for an informative discussion about the successes and the challenges facing digital events management. Come prepared to engage with the panel and ask pointed questions about monetization, and attendee and content management capitalization.
- Michael Doyle, founder, Virtual Edge Institute
- James Parker, President, Digitell, Inc.
- Staci Clark, Global Marketing Manager, Cisco Live, Cisco
- Steven Williams, Director, E-Media Innovation & Business Development, Society for Human Resource Management
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There's a reason why the old adage "Sex sells" isn't "Sex and likening your made-up food product to testicles sells." That reason? Well, let's just let Hardee's show you:
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Yum! Doesn't all that testicle-talk just make you hungry for whatever those unappetizing sugar biscuit franken-globs are? It just really must be so difficult for Hardee's that they can't come up with a name for them and so instead have to rely on the public to make all their balls jokes for them.
Well, you asked for it, Hardee's. Here are a few name suggestions for, as you so colorfully put it, your holes:
--Genitals ("I'll have an order of Genitals," has a nice ring to it)
--Basket 'O Lamentable Innuendos
--Eunuch's Delight
--Chocolate Salty Balls, But Without The Chocolate Or The Salt, And With Seminal Vesicles Made Out Of Biscuit Dough
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Human race being terminated by 'scientific suicide'
by Mike Adams
Monday, May 07, 2012
This is, without question, the most important article I've ever penned, because it discusses the idea that the human race is being destroyed in the name of science.
Stopping these "scientists" from destroying our world and our civilization must become our top priority if we hope to survive.
The entire Northern hemisphere is now imminently threatened by a massive, "global killer" radiation release from failing Fukushima reactor No. 4.
(http://www.naturalnews.com/035789_Fukushima_Cesium-137_Plume-Gate.htm…). Our world is right now just one earthquake away from a radiological apocalypse, and we were put into this position by scientists who promised us that nuclear power would be safe and inexpensive.
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Joining their sister Vivienne, Pax and Zahara reportedly won't have speaking roles in the fairytale movie, in which their mother stars as the titular character.
More of Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt's kids are ready to follow the footsteps of their parents as big-screen actors. After 4-year-old Vivienne Jolie-Pitt was confirmed to join her mother in "Maleficent", her siblings Pax and Zahara are now also said to be taking parts in the upcoming Walt Disney Pictures movie.
A representative for Disney has yet to say anything about the report, but a source reveals to Us Weekly that both Pax and Zahara will "have smaller parts" in the movie. "Shiloh was supposed to be in it too, but she was bored and not in the mood during the day her part was supposed to happen, so she ended up not being in the film," so the source adds.
The roles for 8-year-old Pax and 7-year-old Zahara are still kept secret, but the source says that they won't have dialogues in the film. Back in August, their sister Vivienne was confirmed to play "the child version of Princess Aurora," whose adult version will be portrayed by blond beauty Elle Fanning.
"Maleficent" itself will explore the origins of Disney's most iconic villain, Maleficent, and what led her to curse Princess Aurora in Disney's animated classic Sleeping Beauty. Angelina once told Entertainment Weekly that her children were excited about the film. "It's a really great script. I'm having a lot of fun. I've already got my horns fitted. My kids are very happy," she gushed.
Of the movie plot, Angie said, "It's not anti-princess, but it's the first time they're looking at this epic woman." The actress explained, "I hope in the end you see a woman who is capable of being many things, and just because she protects herself and is aggressive, it doesn't mean she can't have other [warmer] qualities. You have to figure out the puzzle of what she is."
Also starring India Eisley, Sharlto Copley, Sam Riley, Miranda Richardson, Imelda Staunton, Lesley Manville and Juno Temple, the family-friendly pic will open wide in the U.S. on March 14, 2014. Robert Stromberg serves behind the lens with Linda Woolverton writing the script.


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Campaign officials announced that the bad weather forecast for Thursday night had left them no choice but to call off Mr Obama's speech at the 74,000-capacity Bank of America stadium in Charlotte, North Carolina.
Instead, the President will speak at the Time Warner Cable Arena - a venue only one-third the size and without the spectacle of the sprawling American football stadium.
Republicans immediately mocked the move as a "downgrade" and suggested that it may in fact be the result of fears that Mr Obama would be unable to fill the stadium and could face the embarrassing possibility of addressing some empty seats.
Campaign aides insisted that it would fill the venue but was forced to bus in students and congregations from black churches in neighbouring states to make up the numbers.
The decision will change they dynamic of the Charlotte convention, where organisers had hoped to show that Democrats remain far more enthusiastic about their candidate than Republicans are about Mitt Romney.
The stadium speech had been intended as one part of a show of a force, with the President addressing a crowd that would dwarf Mr Romney's audience as he accepted the Republican nomination in Tampa last week.
It was also billed as a repeat of the climax of Mr Obama's 2008 convention, when the then-senator easily filled an 84,000 capacity stadium in Denver, Colorado.
While the President remains personally popular he is rarely described in the same transformational terms as in 2008 and aides will be frustrated that he is being forced to speak from the same stage as hundreds of anonymous local and state officials.
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Three men in America have broken a world record after watching telly non-stop for a whopping 86 HOURS and six minutes!
Kevin Coon, Farris Hodo and Victor Lopez had to watch the screen and stay awake, but were allowed a 10-minute break every two hours.
Organisers invited 100 TV fans to take part in the challenge in Hollywood, but only three survived until the end.
The trio got US$10,000 (about £6,300) each for their achievement.
New record holder Kevin Coon said: "Beating the world record just feels... it's amazing.
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Inspired by the Batmobile and Lamborghini designs, and optimizing the balance between quality, durability and customization, the Razer Ouroboros is the product of three years of development. Many forms of interchangeable and movable parts were tested, and from seeking the feedback of pro-gamers and ergonomic scientists, Razer's designers have built the Ouroboros to be the company's most advanced gaming mouse to date.
How does it perform in different game genres and how customizable is it? Read on for our review of the Razer Ouroboros.
Upon receiving the unit, the packaging alone had us excited to plug in and play. The almost militaristic modular hardware design oozes cool, and Razer's signature green backlighting flowing through multiple areas of the unit immediately makes the Ouroboros one of the most eye-catching PC peripherals available. The scroll wheel and side buttons are lit, along with the battery charge indicator in the center. The indicator displays a charging animation to inform players that the battery is powering up.
The Razer Ouroboros ships with the mouse unit, four interchangeable side panels, a rechargeable AA battery, the receiver and a USB cord. The Ouroboros is built with Razer's Synapse 2.0 proprietary software in mind (more on this later), but to get playing, simply remove the plastic protector covering the dual optical sensors, plug in the receiver via USB and you're good to go. It's simple, it works, and it looks pretty.
With its modular design, the Ouroboros immediately draws comparisons to Mad Catz's R.A.T. series of gaming mice, specifically the latest R.A.T.9 entry, with one major difference: Razer's Ouroboros is perfectly symmetrical, meaning it's completely ambidextrous like the Razer's Lachesis and Abyssus gaming mice. Literally any gamer can use it and take advantage of the ergonomic design thanks to not only the ambidextrous design, but the three physical elements that are customizable.
No tools are required to interchange parts or make adjustments to the Ouroboros. Simply pick between one of two side panels for each side of the mouse and high-powered magnets lock them in. The components fit perfectly in place, are easy to interchange/remove and don't wobble about during use. The rear end of the mouse can also be adjusted in two ways. The back arch's angle can be altered with the spin of a wheel located underneath the unit while the entire palm rest can be pulled out or pushed in to fit any hand. It's simple and very intuitive.
We did find that in addition to there being no noticeable resting point for the ring finger, the rear corners of the mouse are rather wide. To compensate, we angled the back arch as low as possible and that works for most hand shapes we had try it. Compared to most other gaming mice, the corners do sit relatively high and don't curve down enough.
The Specs
- Customizable ergonomics to fit all hand sizes and grip-styles
- 8200dpi 4G Dual Sensor System
- Gaming-grade wireless technology with dock
- Razer Synapse 2.0 enabled
- 11 programmable Hyperesponse buttons
- 1000Hz Ultrapolling / 1ms response time
- Up to 200 inches per second / 50g acceleration
- Approximate Size: 122 mm to 137 mm / 4.80″ to 5.39″ (Length) x 71 mm / 2.80″ (Width) x 42 mm / 1.65″ (Height)
- Approximate Weight: 115 g / 0.25 lbs. (without battery) to 135 g / 0.29 lbs. (with battery)
- Battery life: (Approx) 12 hrs (continuous gaming)
Each side of the mouse features a "clutch trigger" just below the two lit-up buttons. While customizable with the Synapse 2.0 software, these (and the two buttons behind the scroll wheel) default to controlling the DPI mid-session. Players can lock/unlock either side's clutch trigger with switches on the bottom of the mouse depending on their handedness, and by squeezing the clutch trigger during play, the DPI will reduce to 800 while they hold it to allow players that precision movement (e.g. that long-range sniper shot). The two buttons above let players cycle up and down between DPI settings. The clutch trigger often results in a cursor jump upon release so be weary of that upon use. The DPI support is so precise, we couldn't find any reasons to use the higher settings, even on the largest of screen monitors.
With the left, right and scroll clicks up front, two two buttons behind the wheel, the pair of clutch triggers and two thumb buttons on each side, the Razer Ouroboros has 11 (customizable) buttons in total. Combined with the customizable physical design, the ability to play wired or wireless and change settings on the fly, and the Ouroboros is one of the most versatile gaming mice on the market.
System Requirements
- PC / Mac with USB port
- Windows® 8/ Windows® 7 / Windows Vista® / Windows® XP (32-bit)/ Mac OS X (v10.6-10.7 and above)
- Internet connection
- 100MB of free hard disk space
- Razer Synapse 2.0 registration (requiring a valid e-mail), software download, license acceptance, and internet connection needed to activate full features of product and for software updates. After activation, full features are available in optional offline mode.
The Ouroboros operates on a single rechargeable AA battery that is rated to last up to 12 hours worth of continuous play. For players not recharging in between sessions using the receiver's charging dock, players can plug the USB wire from the receiver directly into the mouse and continue playing as it charges. To its credit, the performance between wired and wireless is identical and no noticable loss in accuracy or motion when playing wireless. The other option however, requires removing the back arch palm rest and replacing the rechargeable battery with any other AA.
It only takes a few seconds, and it's refreshing knowing that standard AA batteries can work as a back up. One minor drawback is that it forces an interruption in gameplay whereas the Mad Catz R.A.T. gaming mice, for instance, come with slot-loading batteries that can be exchanged on the fly through an exterior port while the secondary recharges (although those are proprietary). The AA battery does add a noticeable bit of weight to the Ouroboros. For the Counter-Strike twitch shooter players, the amount of options do cater to any style and at times while playing Battlefield 3 and Far Cry 3 we simply removed the battery and played wired for that super lightweight mouse movement.
With a mousepad (we tested it with a SteelSeries and Roccat pads) or on a flat, clean surface, the Ouroboros moves around seemingly without friction. While Razer has lines of gaming mice designed specifically to cater towards ergonomics, ambidexterity or MMO play (The Naga series), the Ouroboros is their most versatile to date, successfully offering a product for all three of those categories. In addition to shooters we played quite a bit of casual Minecraft, a tactical sim shooter in MechWarrior Online along with the Neverwinter closed beta, an MMO.
For serious gamers looking to take full advantage of the Ouroboros' capabilities, download Razer's free Synapsis 2.0 software (for PC or Mac) here. Register via email, validate, then login to begin customizing. Synapse 2.0 immediately recognizes all Razer products and displays them along the bottom of the client to easily select between them. Not even realizing, my BlackWidow mechanical keyboard I purchased two years ago was there.
Upon selecting the Ouroboros, users can view the mouse from the top or either side with all of the buttons numbered. By clicking any of the numbered buttons, users can change their functions and save setups to a profile. Tabs along the top of the client also alter performance (sensitivity and acceleration), change light brightness, calibrate the mouse for different surfaces (save your own calibration too!) and tweak battery level options and indicators. Macros can also be recorded here and all of the settings can be saved to different profiles.
With such a high DPI rate, we recommend players test different combinations of sensitivity and acceleration. We noticed that higher accelerations are needed to balance high DPI, but this results in a killer lag. One feature noticeably absent but by no means a deal breaker is the lack of color options available in the Roccat Savu or Mionix NAOS 8200. If you don't like Razer's signature green glow, turn off the lights.
The Razer Ouroboros is available now. Find out more from the official site here.
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What do leftist documentary maker Robert Greenwald, Little Green Footballs blogger Charles Johnson, and Daily Beast contributor Max Blumenthal have in common?
They all peddled malicious, false quotes attributed to Rush Limbaugh and are unrepentant about furthering false information regarding the talk show host.
NewsBusters parent company the Media Research Center has a new Web site complete with video and/or screenshots of these and others in the media furthering the phony quotes.
In Greenwald's case, his www.rushisaracist.com Web site still contains video with CNN's Rick Sanchez reading the now-infamous "slavery" quote.
While Sanchez has since issued a retraction, neither Greenwald nor Blumenthal have. What's more, an unrepentant Johnson angrily declared on September 21:
There will be no retraction. The quote is disputed, but it has not been proven false. And there are plenty of other racist quotes that you seem to be just gliding right past that are NOT disputed.


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Dear Editor: The Newton County Home Builders Association hosted their first yard sale on Saturday, Oct. 3, and is pleased to announce that the association raised over $1,000 for our scholarship fund. Each year the Newton County HBA awards $500 scholarships to graduating seniors from Alcovy, Eastside and Newton High as well as to our two Partners in Education, Oak Hill and Livingston [elementaries]. In addition to supporting our local school system, the HBA awards two scholarships to children of members of our organization. This, our 11th year of awarding scholarships, the HBA will have given over $30,000 ...
Dear Editor: In the health care reform bill debate, town halls are becoming a way of life it seems, but what good are they doing for the debate. I say this because Representative Jim Marshall just had one this past week. I could not make it to this town hall, but in talking to some people who did go, they said they felt that they were not really being listened to. One of them said that they felt as though there was a feeling of elitism and that they were treated as a threat. They could only ask questions that ...
Dear Editor: The Stone Mountain Baptist Association's Disaster Relief Feeding Unit has been deployed to the Glen Forest Baptist Church in Mableton to begin mass feeding by noon on Monday. This is in response to the floods in Metro Atlanta and in at the request of the Georgia State Emergency System in cooperation with FEMA. We have been asked to initially provide 3,500 meals a day. The first team will leave early Monday morning and the second team is being enlisted for deployment on Thursday.
Dear Editor: This is a letter I sent to the two state of Georgia senators and the president of the United States. This is just a thought but shouldn't senators and representatives and the president represent the citizens of the United States of America regardless of their political party affiliation?
This is just a thought but shouldn't senators and representatives and the president represent the citizens of the United States of America regardless of their political party affiliation?
Dear Editor: No, Dennis, you're not the only one who considers building a turnabout and pedestrian tunnel on Turner Lake insane. (Covington News 09/25/09) It's just that the rest of us are still in shock after reading about it. We're going to spend almost a million dollars of our money, and, yes, it's our money - the government doesn't have any money - on a project that, as you say, a turn lane and a arrow on a traffic signal would suffice. It truly is insane.
I had a dream.
Dear Editor: The roundabout to be built for Turner Lake is a project to be paid for in part by stimulus money, paid by taxpayers of the United States, Georgia, Newton County and Covington.
I have some questions and concerns. How many roundabouts are there in the U.S.? How many in the Southeast? How many in Georgia? What is their safety record in the U.S.? What is their safety record as opposed to two lanes and a traffic signal? How efficient are roundabouts as opposed to two lanes and a traffic signal?
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…and Hell Followed with Him: Simon Bisley's The Four Horsemen
For comics fans, the combination of veteran illustrator Simon Bisley and Heavy Metal Magazine does not evoke subtlety. No. It evokes Blood, babes and thunder. Bisley (Slaine, Hellblazer, Lobo, Doom Patrol, Batman) is basically the Glenn Danzig of comic illustrators. His work is full of outsized battle scenes, gore, boobs, skulls and Hellfire. And his new project for Heavy Metal is a collaboration with Michael Mendheim, called The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse.
I have a suspicion that this isn't a comic for the Blankets crowd. I mean really, this is probably the most Metal As Fuck news of the year. Plus, the comic will feature extra artwork from Tim Bradstreet and the late, great special effects maestro Stan Winston, among others. Now, admittedly, the video in the link below looks like a mediocre cutscene from the kind of videogame that offends Republicans, but still. Bisley. Bradstreet. Winston. I need to get this fucker.
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Watch The Trailer For "Mudbloods," The Documentary About Real-Life Quidditch Players
Quidditch isn't just played in "Harry Potter" — it's become a real-life sport on college campuses all over the U.S. "Mudbloods," a documentary hitting limited theaters and On Demand in October, will explore the intense subculture that compels people to run around on a field with a broom between their legs at a competitive level. The filmmakers will follow the determined UCLA Quidditch team as they try to make it to the Quidditch World Cup (an actual thing!) in New York City. From the looks of it, quidditch is tough, and the players' happy attitudes are what get them through. The movie looks totally intriguing and oddly inspirational. [io9]


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- October 9, 2011, 10:21 PM
Convergent Performance CEO Dr. Tony Kern has spent much of his life seeking to improve human factors in aviation. So when the NTSB put "unprofessionalism" of flight crews on its "Most Wanted" list, Kern pledged to work to remove this from the list. And so he started the Aviation Professionals pledge and has set a goal of 10,000 signatories by next year. AIN caught up with Kern at NBAA to get more details.
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Meet The Unknown Grammy Nominees Of 2012
What was more important last night, America? Watching the Christmas Tree lighting or hearing your favorite artists' announced as nominees for the 54th Grammy's? Apparently, I thought neither, and opted for cocktails instead. Whoops.
Anyway … some of our favorites were on there once, some more than twice and some almost took over the whole freakin' show (cough, Adele, cough). But seriously, I hope you win. A lot. Every award. Seriously.
But while we're super pleased to see that our favorite party rockin' anthems, heartbreak hymns and bumpin' and grindin' smooth jams made the cut, there were a lot of names and songs on the list this year that I didn't recognize. So I went ahead and assumed that maybe our readers might not know them either. Read more…


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Bone (Koch Records), the title of Tim Booth's new album is a double entendre. It refers to the essential nature of ourselves, of our experience, but somewhat typically, contains a libidinous aspect also—as in, the verb "to bone". From a singer whose largest commercial hit in the States was titled "Laid", this perhaps shouldn't come as an enormous surprise
Booth began his career with James while a student of drama at Manchester University in 1982. Soon thereafter, Morrissey, already a papal presence in English music, described James as his favorite band, and the band spent the better part of a decade attempting to live down the distinction. In some circles back then the Smiths were seen as an English equivalent of R.E.M. (both being Indie kings of their respective domains), but ironically, it's possible that James, with a more wide-ranging curiosity and intelligence, to say nothing of longevity, may actually have offered a better comparison. Like R.E.M., James (with ongoing input from Brian Eno) cultivated an intelligent, free-ranging, art-driven approach to popular music, hitting a creative apex with Gold Mother (1990), Laid (1993), and Whiplash (1997).
James eventually called a halt to proceedings at the end of 2001, almost two decades after they had begun. During that time, Booth released a collaborative effort with Angelo Badalamenti Booth and the Bad Angel (1996), and also appeared in English regional theatre. He spoke with PopMatters from his home in Brighton, England.
PopMatters: You've been touring since the album was released in England. How has it been received?
Tim Booth: It's been brilliant. We just played in Greece and Turkey, and then back in England—the shows have been great. People have been really enthusiastic; we've been gaining a really nice momentum. It's hard to get media attention in England because everything's so youth-oriented here, but people are starting to pay attention. James were always a good live band, so it was important that this was too, otherwise it would have been embarrassing.
PM: When you originally ended your association with James, did you imagine that you were finished with music completely, or was it just an opportunity to explore other avenues for a while?
TB: I thought I was done with the music business, but not with music itself. There were other things I wanted to do, and being in a band, I didn't really have the freedom to do that. I always felt this weight of responsibility, of six other mouths to feed. I wanted to get back to acting, and I had an idea for a screenplay that I wanted to write. I thought it was going to be this big long process, that it would take two years or something, but I finished it fairly quickly.
PM: Has it been produced?
TB: It hasn't been produced yet, but it's been optioned and I've received lots of really positive feedback. It's set in a place quite like the Esalen Institute, which is this New-Age retreat in California, and it involves a hit-man—that's all I'll say about it for now. I just finished a second screenplay this week. The first one, I hired some people to act it out while I worked on it, so it really forced me to focus, otherwise I was just wasting my money. But because of that, it also felt a little like performance. One of the things I was worried about when I started was that writing is such an isolated thing to do
PM: Right, it helps if you feel there's an audience, that you're not just writing for yourself
TB: Exactly. So that first one took me through about eleven drafts, and several people helped me out. This second one I've done more by myself, and now I just love the process. I enjoy making up stories—I always have done, even as a songwriter. Besides, it's a lot cheaper than therapy.
PM: Is it true that James, the band, were named for Joyce, the writer?
That's one of the stories we put about, yeah
PM: So do you perceive yourself more as a writer or a performer now ... or don't those distinctions matter?
TB: I won't consider myself a writer until I've had something made. I'm a songwriter, and I always considered myself a better lyricist than a singer. But I enjoy all of it really, acting, writing, singing, creativity.
PM: Wasn't the way this band came together somewhat arbitrary? Is it ongoing?
TB: Well hopefully we'll continue to work together, but we've called the band The Individuals because everyone in it has other things going on outside of this. It's a group of really, really talented and cool people, and I'm sure they're each going to be successful in their own right. I met Lee in a café, we were just talking about music and I liked what he had to say, so we decided to meet up. Lisa I met through a connection with this band in Brighton called The loveGods—they're probably going to be huge soon—and I met Milo taking these acting classes in London. He's a comedian, and I had no idea when we first started talking that he was a drummer as well.
PM: Over the course of your career, it seems your writing drifts between three major areas, and the new album continues in similar vein. First there's the personal/intimate—the nature of love and lust, happiness and sorrow. Next, there are more global concerns—politics/the environment; and finally, what we might consider issues of spirituality—belief/the search for meaning. Would you agree with that?
TB: Well, that covers pretty much everything, doesn't it?
But yeah, I know what you mean, and I'd agree with you. A lot of those things I explored as part of James, although I couldn't always write about "God" back then. In writing about "God", I wasn't referring to one higher being, but rather to a more general Greater Power. But when there are so many of you contributing to a band, and sometimes you're coming at things from different places, different areas of sobriety even, and you can't always write about everything you want. Even musically, though, it's something we consciously strived for, to be eclectic in what we did, whether it's rock, country, or something else.
PM: I'm struck by the emotional honesty in your work. Whether it's something like "Sit Down", (an anthem for those aggrieved by melancholy), or something as mischievous and superficial as "Laid"—"Dressed me up in women's clothes / Played around with gender roles"—there's a courage to it. More recently I'm thinking of "In the Darkness", a song that acknowledges the difficulties of monogamy and erotic longing. It's something we all go through, but not everyone talks about it ... or at least, not everyone advertises in song!
TB: Thank you. Yes, I'm interested in things like what it means to be a man, at the mercy of your sexual desires. I've been in a serious relationship for ten years, and there's no way I'd ever want to lose my partner. But still, sometimes when I talk to my gay friends, I'm almost jealous of the sexual freedom many of them have. And it's true that I'm constantly aware of my own sexual obsessions…
PM: Although, many of my gay friends lament the comparative difficulty of finding a committed, long-term partner as well—the exact opposite of what we're talking about.
TB: Absolutely! I can absolutely relate to that with my own friends
PM: I'm sure you've been asked about this a lot, the line in Discover, "So I've been abuser and I've been abused / I've been the Nazi and I've been the Jew…" When William Styron wrote Sophie's Choice, certain critics attacked him, suggesting he had "eroticized" the Holocaust, that unless you were there, you have no right to that material…
TB: Yeah.
It's difficult, though. You have to be sensitive, but like all this fuss about Prince William or whoever at the moment [the interview was conducted amidst the furor generated by Britain's Prince Harry attending a costume party in Nazi regalia] ... I mean he could just as easily have been wearing a devil costume, and what would that have said? What about the film Life Is Beautiful, a comedy? Or when people tell jokes that are supposedly in bad taste? I'm really not one for censorship in any form. PM: You're one of a relatively small number of artists to have worked extensively with Brian Eno. Can you talk about that? TB: He's amazing. People in rock music don't know half of what he does—besides music and art installations, he's a professor at The Royal College of Art, heads a "think-tank" for Sony, he designed a crystal museum [a reference to Swarovski Crystal Worlds in Innsbruck, Austria]. He's probably the most intelligent, brilliant man I've ever met—great sense of humor, very sexy, just amazing. Just talking with him after recording, having dinner and a bottle of wine discussing eighteenth-century German philosophy or whatever, that was the best part of it.
As a producer, he's brilliant at harmonizing people, disparate individuals. You could put ten people in a room together, none of them speaking the same language, and somehow he'd find a way to bring the best out of all of them to the benefit of a single cause. He was with James in some capacity for ten years—except for Whiplash—and we couldn't have been more different as people within a group, all working at different times and whatever. But he has this amazing concentration, and it makes everyone around him concentrate that much harder too. He's probably the main reason I made the last James album, thinking at least it would be worthwhile. It's funny, because I've talked with Michael Stipe, and Flea, and they've always wanted to know, "How did you get Eno to work with you? We've been trying for years…" and meanwhile, here's James, this band who've sold only a small number of records in comparison PM: Are you happy with the level of success you attained with James, or would you have liked to have been more commercially successful, something on the scale of a group like the Chilli Pepers, or REM? TB: It depends what day you catch me on; it does bug me sometimes. There were certain key dates when we fucked things up or there were other circumstances, and you do wonder, "What if?" Like when our American label wanted to release "Sit Down" as a single and we—or I—refused. The song was over a year old by then, and as an artist sometimes you want to move on and say, "No, this is what we're doing now." But that was a mistake, because at the time it was our best song. And then also, I don't think some members of James could have managed something that big—possibly including me.
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Is there anyone kind enough to provide any suggestions? I see that others have been responded to at least once and not this one. What is the problem? And if its a matter of not putting a particular subject, than perhaps it should also be addressed to others who do not do it either. You do not have to be specialized in any area to respond to this question either. I do not think that asking for what you would do in a situation like this one is too much. Besides, I am not one who posts questions I am being asked in college in attempt to get an answer to them like many who do on this forum. All I am asking is for any suggestions.
Thank you.
Refer to "Any suggestions [No subject]" below.
I'm sorry no one responded earlier, but I didn't understand your first paragraph. If the team project is due Saturday, your reference to "approach my first appearance" is confusing.
Are you supposed to plan how you would lead a group which would work on this topic? Are the members of the group strangers to you and each other?
Please clarify how you would like us to help you.
Your original post:
I have a team project due on Saturday. I need to know what how to approach my first appearance. For example, indicate times I am avaliable and mode of communication (not a short bio because I have done that already). What else should I inform the group of me or the project distribution? And in what order should I approach the group? The project is the following:
Individual Portion:
Discuss the roles of government, business, and the consumer in environmental protection. Justify your position. To participate fully in this discussion, you can locate information using the Library's web links and article search engines. Here, you will find links about environmental protection.
As a group, select a business you are familiar with and develop an environmental policy statement for that organization. The policy statement must have the following components:
Basic policy statement
Justification for the policy
Those to whom the policy applies
How the policy is to be implemented
Who is responsible for implementing the policy
How the policy will be evaluated
Guidelines of the policy
For an example of an environmental policy statement, view this link: h t t p : / / w r i t i n g . c o l o s t a t e . e d u / g u i d e s / d o c u m e n t s / p o l i c y / i n d e x . c f m.
Similar to entering any class for the first time, (other than a bio) what should be informed to the group members? Two examples I had included was mode of communication and time I am avaliable to work on the porject. What other examples or suggestions do you have to offer on this? Perhaps I can take the leadership role, so a proposed plan to lead the group which would work on this project may be considered. Members of the group are not necessarily stragers because a bio of each student was read at the very begining of the class, but some of the members are new in working with each other (3 out of 5). I hope this clarifies any confusion. Thanks for trying to help me. :o)
Ok Robert. So for this class you're assigned group projects that involve research. Is this for some type of communications class? I don't recommend the leadership position unless you have some experience with this. If you want to gain experience, then be prepared to pick up any slack other members might leave.
For the first meeting you should introduce yourselves, tell how/when you can be reached. Discuss any expertise or knowledge each has. You will also need to decide how to segment the project and assign parts to each member. Be sure the duties are clearly outlined so two people don't end up covering the same material. That can happen easily if you don't. Deadlines need to be discussed and it should be clearly understood what should be accomplished and when. If someone doesn't pull their load, then you need to know what actions can be taken. Be sure to check whatever guidelines the instructor has laid down. Usually for small groups there is a moderator or someone who represents the group in class, not a leader. Once assignments are made, set your own schedules and deadlines. Submit your work here if you want some pre-group feedback on it. Hopefully this helps.
Thank you for your help.
If you were chairing this committee, you might also agree on individual responsibilities, like specific questions to research. You could also decide as a group times and places to meet and a deadline for all work to be completed. I suggest you set this deadline for several days before you have to present your final report.
One last question to both of you. What are your thoughts of family issues arising and interfering with the group project? How can this situation be handled? I understand that this issue will be addressed to the course instructor, but how would this issue be discussed prior to begining the project. Should there be no excuse in puting their fair shair into the project whatsoever?
The simplest advice I can give is don't commit yoursef to anything in a class that you don't have a reasonably good chance of accomplishing. Yes, unforseen circumstances arise. An accident might happen, but just the same, don't commit youself if you know you already have a full load and little free time to meet the goal. (I used 'you', but this applies to all in the group.) As far as family issues, I'm not sure what you're referring to. If someone can't commit the time why are they taking the class? At the beginning of the project try to get a firm commitment on how much time each person thinks they can devote to the project each week. For a class that meets say 3hr/wk it should be at least 5-6hrs of outside time. If someone can't meet their commitment there should be a minimum amount of time they should let someone in the group know about it. I think one week's notice is reasonable. That way the group can divide the unfinished assignment and finish it.
BTW, the reason I don't recommend the leadership position is because they rarely receive anything for it. You'll gain experience, but others will likely not receive any lesser grade. So it's up to you if you want the extra work.
Thank you Roger for all your help.
Take care
I will take that into consideration. Thank you.
Robert, I see Ms. Sue has re-posted your original post. I concur with her observations on the first paragraph: it needs clarification. You need to be aware that we can't write the same way we speak. Readers don't have the advantage of instantaneous feedback that conversational listeners have.
It seems to me you shouldn't have any real difficulty with the discussion topic. It reads: Discuss the roles of government, business, and the consumer in environmental protection.
If we look at the government aspect, Congress passes the laws. It's up to the President to see that they're enforced. This is accomplised by appointments and holding appointees responsible for maintaining standards.
Businesses are typically the culprits that the laws apply to. Typically, businesses that produce toxic wastes as by-products of their industrial practices try to circumvent the laws by dumping such wastes in illegal ways. As a result they pollute our ground water, soil and air. Sometimes the results can linger for decades.
As for the consumer's role, they usually try to form boycotts againsts environmental law violators. They sometimes bring class-action law suits too. They can also bring pressure on government agencies to do something to the companies; this action is usually in the form of fines by the EPA.
Hopefully this suggests areas/ideas you might want to research. I'll critique your work, but don't ask us to do the assignment. Saturday will be here before you know it, so start hustling. :)
Thank you for your help. My intentions are not to get answers on the questions that I had posted. I needed suggestions on what you would do in a situation where you have this kind of project (reason why I posted the project) in terms of distributing parts evenly to members of the group or other means. Help is not to be confused with cheating. It is an academic dishonesty. Thank you for the encouragement. Later.
I'm not sure what your question was. I typically only check this board a couple times a day; usually morning. late afternoon, and late evening, so I miss a lot of questions. Also, I only field questions that I'm very familiar with, for the most part, that means math questions. I have no desire to sound like an expert in areas I have little or no knowledge of. That seems pointless to me. Occasionally I answer questions is other areas, but it's rare. I'm also not allowed to post links, so I seldom do any searches. I usually end up telling people to try googling themselves. I'll look at your question again, but I don't promise to answer it. Does that help to understand my apporach here?
I understand. I thank you for responding to my post.
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Ryuji Miki's Lexus SC430 Drift Car Now Available in Forza Motorsport 3
While the entire world is still holding their breath for an actual release of Gran Turismo 5, Microsoft's Xbox 360's motorsports entrant is still kicking strong. One of the coolest features in Forza Motorsport 3 is the ability to create graphics for your vehicles, pixel-by-pixel or however you can if you're talented enough. We wouldn't say we're not talented, we just don't have the patience to figure out better ways to do our own graphics like some other people. But Dr. Westies is extremely talented and this isn't his first toy for the Xbox Live players.
So for those interested in tuning the Lexus SC430 drift car look-a-like, search "DRW" or "Miki 2010" in the Forza Motorsport 3 storefront to grab it. Dr. Westies is quick to share that the graphics package incorporates 994 layers per side of the car. That's a whole lot of time and patience we would never have to develop our own. But hey, we'll definitely be adding one to our collection and hopefully Dr. Westies "gets bored" more often.
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You'lll be coming to Hunter Mountain and when you come
you'll see me and lady Antebellium
Yes that was a forced rhyme
(hey) don't give me a hard time
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An extended and highly appointed four bedroom detached house standing within large gardens to the centre of this popular village some two miles from Mold. The owners have undertaken a programme of upgrading which has included a highly appointed luxury kitchen / dining room which extends into a large day lounge which overlooks the rear garden, and quality leaded effect uPVC double glazing. It affords large reception hall with cloakroom /WC, a spacious lounge with bay window and attractive fireplace, first floor landing, four bedrooms, new luxury bathroom suite with shower, gas central heating, integral garage. INSPECTION HIGHLY RECOMMENDED.
Sychdyn is a large and popular village about 1.5 miles from Mold and 2 miles from Northop and the A55 expressway. The village has a general store/post office, primary school and inn, whilst the market town of Mold provides a wide range of facilities to include secondary schools and leisure centre.
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Kitchen / Dining Room
5.94m(19'6'') x 3.15m(10'4'')
A very spacious room which has been comprehensively refurbished with a quality range of base and wall mounted cupboards and drawers with light ash effect panelled finish to door and drawer fronts and contrasting solid black granite working surfaces to include two inset sinks with a pewter style mixer tap. Beaumatic stainless steel five ring gas hob with a large stainless steel and glass Beaumatic extractor hood and light over, matching stainless steel fronted double oven. Integrated dishwasher. Further range of matching cabinets and worktop to the dining area also with black granite working surfaces, halogen downlighters, riven slate tiled floor, enclosed under stairs cupboard. Square archway to:
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Day Lounge
3.28m(10'9'') x 3.05m(10'0'')
Designed as an ideal family room with pleasing aspect over the rear garden with leaded effect Georgian style double glazed window and French doors leading to the patio. TV aerial point and panel radiator.
First Floor Plan
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First Floor Landing
Airing cupboard with slatted shelving.
Bedroom One
4.50m(14'9'') x 3.35m(11'0'')
Leaded effect Georgian style double glazed window to the front elevation. Range of quality fitted wardrobes comprising three double and one single door units together with open corner shelving and providing a range of hanging rails and shelving units. Panel radiator.
Bedroom Two
3.81m(12'6'') x 3.38m(11'1'') + door recess
Leaded effect double glazed window. Panel radiator.
Bedroom Three
5.26m(17'3'') x 2.72m(8'11'')
Leaded effect double glazed window. Panel radiator.
Bedroom Four
2.95m(9'8'') x 2.51m(8'3'')
A spacious room with a vaulted ceiling and exposed purlins. Leaded effect double glazed window to the front elevation and a Velux double glazed roof light to rear. Panel radiator.
2.49m(8'2'') x 2.21m(7'3'')
Refurbished with a high quality white suite comprising tiled panelled bath, separate corner shower cubicle with electric shower, pedestal wash basin and low level WC. Part tiled walls, leaded effect double glazed window and attractive floor tiling and a stainless steel towel radiator.
5.31m(17'5'') x 2.74m(9'0'')
Metal up and over door to front. Electric light and power installed. Wall mounted Worcester gas fired combination boiler. Fitted work surface with void and plumbing for washing machine and space for tumble dryer. Further work bench and shelving. Personal door leading to the rear garden.
The property is approached over a wide tarmacadam driveway providing ample space for parking a number of cars with established lawned garden to one side.
Rear Garden
The rear garden is a particular feature of the house as it is larger than average with a wide riven stone effect paved patio adjoining the kitchen and day lounge together with a large adjoining lawn with established flower and shrub borders and timber framed and panelled garden shed.
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RECIPES: Recipe Details
Chorizo Basil Burgers with Refried Bean-Epazote Spread
This recipe is an adaptation of the standard burger with Mexican herbs and cheese. It has a distinctive flavor due to the chipotles and use of a wild herb;epazote. This herb is complimentary not only to the beans that are used in the spread but also to the Asadero cheese.
1 1/2 cups canned refried beans
30 fresh Epazote leaves - cut into wide strips
2 small canned chipotle peppers - minced
2 pounds fresh ground chuck
6 ounces chorizo sausage
1/4 cup slightly packed,chopped,fresh basil
1 cup fine chopped yellow onion
5 tablespoons adobo sauce from canned chipotle peppers
4 cloves garlic,minced
Vegetable oil, for brushing on grill rack
6 onion rolls,split
6 slices Asadero cheese
12 slices of Roma tomato
6 thin slices red onion
To make the spread; Using a spoon combine all ingredients in a small bowl. Cover until needed. Prepare a medium hot fire in a charcoal grill with a cover, or preheat a gas grill to medium high. To make the patties; In a large bowl combine the ground chuck and the chorizo sausage with the fresh chopped basil,chopped yellow onion,adobo sauce and the minced garlic. Handling the meat as little as possible so as not to compact it, mix well. Divide the mixture into 6 equal portions, then form the portions into patties to fit the rolls. When the grill is ready, brush the grill rack with the vegetable oil. Place patties on the rack, replace cover and cook, turning once, until done to preference, 5 to 7 minutes on each side for medium. During the last few minutes of cooking, place the rolls,cut side down on the outer edges of the rack to toast lightly. During the last minute of cooking, place 1 slice of the Asadero cheese on each patty to melt. To assemble the burgers, spread the refried bean mixture over both cut sides of the rolls. On each roll bottom place one patty, top with 2 tomato slices and one onion slice. Add toasted roll tops and serve. Makes 6 burgers
While living in Mexico, one of the flavors I found truly enjoyable was the fresh sharp taste of epazote with the creamy-smooth taste of the Asadero cheese. Adding beans and chipotle peppers to this recipe takes me back to a memorable time spent in Cuernavaca, Mexico.


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St. Thomas Schooner Tour Excursion Reviews
This tour was exactly as described and highly recommended. The crew of the Bones was entertaining and informative. We experienced rough waters out to the snorkel area but were able to see turtles and fish amoung the choral reef during the snorkel. The BBQ lunch was good, but fairly average (alcohol was extra ... cash only). The schooner anchored off shore and we swam up to the beach. A dingy ride was available for those who wanted it. The crew also served rum punch on board the schooner at no charge.
By far the BEST excursion ever!!! We did an excursion on Bones pirate schooner - worth every cent and every minute. I cannot say enough good about Al, Dillon and Daren - who were the crew on our boat. They made this as exceptional as it was. The sailing was unreal. The snorkeling was great - saw sea turtles, swimming and the beach were beautiful. The bbq on the beach was very good!! We did book this through Celebrity because it was an all day excursion it was a bit more expensive, but - we just didnt want to take the chance of getting back late. The boat won't leave without you if you book through them.
We booked a sailing/snorkeling tour on a schooner type ship as opposed to a catamaran. The crew was wonderful - one of they guys even saved my waterproof camera after i lost it in the water. The provided lunch was chicken and ribs and was delicious. This was an all-day tour and make sure you use plenty of sunblock -
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Pension tie-up
Muthoot Finance Ltd has entered into a tie-up with the Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority (PFRDA) for a pension scheme. The scheme is open to all Indian citizens, aged between 18 and 60 years. The minimum amount of subscription is Rs 500 per month. This scheme assures a regular monthly pension on attaining the age of 60 and tax benefits up to 10 per cent of individuals salary (basic + DA) under section 80CCD(2) over and above the present limit of Rs 1 lakh.
Mobile money
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Srei fund
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In the question and answer format, Hecker talks about his career, some of his favorite parks and recreation initiatives and changes in the field.
In other park-related news, Elk River's new destination playground at Orono Park is pictured in the Landscape Structures 2014 catalog. It is on a two-page spread with the heading "Play Naturally."
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The Women's College World Series begins Thursday at Hall of Fame Stadium in Oklahoma City. A season after Alabama won the SEC's first national championship, two teams each from the Big 12, Big Ten, Pac-12 and SEC will compete over a week to settle the season. As Arizona State, Florida, Michigan, Nebraska, Oklahoma, Tennessee, Texas and Washington prepare, what is ahead?
1. Is the best team already in Oklahoma?
The Women's College World Series first came to Oklahoma City in 1990, and, but for one year spent in Georgia, there it has remained ever since. But it wasn't until a decade after college softball's best first came to Hall of Fame Stadium that the University of Oklahoma first made the short trip north from Norman on Interstate 35 to take its place among softball's best.
Even then, local fans didn't have the highest of expectations for the local team making its first World Series appearance.
"Let's just hope they win one game, and that would be great," Sooners coach Patty Gasso recalled of the prevailing sentiment back in 2000. "I don't think anyone expected in our first trip to the World Series that we knew what we were doing. And we were up against the heavy hitters: UCLA and Arizona and Cal, and so forth. So, it was more, 'Bless their hearts. Good luck to them.' That kind of attitude."
Oklahoma won the national championship and beat Pac-12 powers California, Arizona and UCLA along the way.
Expectations will be different when the No. 1 seed welcomes the softball world this week. The result might be similar.
The most-dominant postseason run in recent memory, at least since the tournament expanded to 64 teams in 2003, probably belonged to Arizona State when it outscored opponents 56-3 in 2008 and ran up a perfect 10-0 record en route to a title. Oklahoma can't match that on the run-prevention side after it allowed eight runs in its first five tournament games.
But then there is this.
Oklahoma has already scored more runs (59) in this tournament than six of the past 10 national champions scored in their entire postseason runs. And these Sooners have played 28 innings.
There is no diminishing what Keilani Ricketts can do in the circle. The senior star is expected to join Cat Osterman and Danielle Lawrie as back-to-back winners of USA Softball Player of the Year when the award is presented before play begins in Oklahoma City, and her work in the circle (31-1, 1.22 ERA) is a big reason.
She's big, she's powerful, she's experienced and she's a lefty. But it's what she and the rest of the Sooners do with their bats that sets this team apart. Ricketts hasn't been perfect in the circle this postseason, but there's little reason to linger on that when she and her teammates are run-ruling folks right and left.
This is a team that reaches base almost 47 percent of the time. Think about that.
Florida State coach Lonni Alameda saw plenty of Ricketts when the pitcher one-hit the Seminoles earlier this season, but the ace is only part of the problem in solving the riddle.
"What Shelby Pendley's done, [Lauren] Chamberlain's done for them offensively, they've got a lot of confidence," Alameda said. "That's what makes them scary, too, as a team. It used to be the Keilani show, with the crop-duster and all that good stuff. But she's got a complete team. They're a complete package. They're just a well-rounded ballclub, and she's the leader of that. You can see that she doesn't get rattled by giving up a few hits. She knows that the team is behind her, where I think in the past she's been the kid that's had to strike out people."
Seven of college softball's best teams will make their way to Oklahoma City this week. One team will be waiting for them.
2. Will one pitcher win the World Series?
History points aggressively toward an answer in the affirmative, but the times, they might be a changing.
Since the addition of the best-of-three championship series in 2005, the eight eventual national champions used one pitcher for 96.5 percent of their collective World Series innings. In only two instances did the champion not use one pitcher for every inning (and when UCLA used three pitchers in 2010, it was in large part because of blisters that plagued eventual most outstanding player Megan Langenfeld). In Oklahoma City, one ace beats two of a kind.
That rule might be tested this season.
No World Series entrant used one pitcher exclusively in the first two rounds of the tournament. Nebraska was the last to split up its innings, and all freshman Emily Lockman did in her first appearance was beat No. 3 Oregon on the road in the third game of a super regional. That's the same Lockman who shut out Oklahoma to give that team its first loss of the season.
Arizona State (Dallas Escobedo), Texas (Blaire Luna) and Florida (Hannah Rogers) are the teams that seem most unlikely to go away from an ace as a matter of strategy -- rather than necessity -- but all have viable second options.
Michigan (if Haylie Wagner is healthy after a late scratch in super regionals), Tennessee and Washington split starts between two pitchers throughout the regular season and kept doing so right through the first two rounds of the tournament. And while Ricketts started each of Oklahoma's five games en route to the World Series, senior teammate Michelle Gascoigne joined Ricketts among the final 10 players in the running for national player of the year.
No matter who starts games, this World Series could feature more calls to the bullpen among the favorites than ever before. That's the role in which Gasso cast Gascoigne once the regular season concluded.
Perhaps Ricketts, Rogers, Luna, Escobedo or someone else will turn this into yet another pitching soliloquy, but there are a lot more than eight good arms in Oklahoma City this week.
3. How important is Thursday?
You want to watch from the outset. The World Series is an eight-team, double-elimination tournament (at least up to the point of the championship series). It's all set out on the giant bracket that greets fans entering the main gate at Hall of Fame Stadium. Except that, when it comes to winning a championship, the field is effectively cut in half on the first day of competition.
Only twice in the history of the tournament did a team lose its opening game and come through the losers bracket to win the championship. And neither Texas A&M in 1983 nor UCLA in 2003 had to contend with a championship series, playing only a single championship game once getting through the rest of the bracket.
That makes Thursday's game between No. 4 Texas and No. 5 Arizona State the headliner on opening day, even if the other evening game, featuring No. 1 Oklahoma against No. 8 Michigan, will likely draw the biggest crowd in support of the local team. Both the Longhorns and Sun Devils are serious challengers to the Sooners (no national champion since 2005 has been seeded lower than No. 6, and Oklahoma and Florida are the only other teams that qualify in this field). One of them is going to be all but out of the running by the end of the day after a pitching duel between two of the best aces in the country in Escobedo and Luna -- aces who must deal with hitters like Texas' Taylor Hoagland, Arizona State's Amber Freeman and two of the nation's best offenses.
Speaking of the top seeds, No. 2 Florida and No. 7 Tennessee have the opening day's second-most-intriguing game. Florida swept the SEC regular-season and tournament titles this season, but all three games of a home series against Tennessee went to extra innings. Throw in another extra-inning game in last season's SEC tournament and a pair of one-run games in the regular season and these two teams have been separated by inches for two seasons.
4. Does Thursday's all-sleeper matinee matter to the title race?
Ask Pac-12 champion Oregon and Missouri: Those two expected contenders won't be in Oklahoma City because of No. 14 Nebraska and No. 11 Washington, respectively. And while the two double-digit seeds set to meet Thursday are definitely the long shots this week, they are both considerably more consequential than the typical Cinderella who makes it to Oklahoma City.
Nebraska is a defensive beast. Its 49 double plays are more than any other team in Oklahoma City, but that's underselling the point. No other team in the field turned even 30 double plays. Third baseman Gabby Banda, shortstop Alicia Armstrong and second baseman Hailey Decker, who have combined for more than 370 assists, might as well be Tinkers to Evers to Chance. No team in the Big Ten was tougher to steal against, a credit mostly to Taylor Edwards behind the plate. Pitchers Tatum Edwards and Emily Lockman pitch to their defense, having allowed just 16 home runs in 59 games. Given Michigan's tough draw, the Huskers might be the Big Ten's best bet.
Or maybe, given Arizona State's opener against Texas, it's Washington that is the Pac-12's best hope. No defensive slouches themselves (tied with Oklahoma for the fewest errors among WCWS teams), the Huskies look a lot like the Huskers, right down to two pitchers in Kaitlin Inglesby and Bryana Walker who both appear capable of performing on this stage. The question mark is the lineup that scored seven runs in six games this season against fellow World Series participants (a win and two losses against Arizona State and losses against Michigan, Oklahoma and Texas).
5. Who are the five most-compelling figures in Oklahoma City not named Ricketts?
Lauren Chamberlain, Oklahoma: There are only eight Division I softball players active this season who have more career home runs than Chamberlain. This is notable because Oklahoma's first baseman has yet to finish her sophomore season (not surprisingly, the other eight players on the list are all seniors). Chamberlain is Oklahoma's leadoff hitter, and any team would take a .463 batting average, .623 on-base percentage and 14 stolen bases from the top of the order, even if all she did was hit singles. Chamberlain doesn't hit a lot of singles. It's difficult to hit singles when you swing as hard as she does.
Raven Chavanne/Lauren Gibson, Tennessee: Sorry, you just can't separate these two infielders and close friends. Gibson was the SEC player of the year, but Chavanne is the lone non-Oklahoma player among the three finalists for national player of the year. The second baseman and a Team USA regular, Gibson leads the Lady Vols with 18 home runs and an .820 slugging percentage. Chavanne, the third baseman, is perhaps the fastest player in college softball, a slapper successful on 39 of 40 stolen-base attempts but who still has the power to drive the ball over the fence.
Dallas Escobedo, Arizona State: It has been almost a decade since Keira Goerl won back-to-back national titles as UCLA's ace. No pitcher since has been the ace of more than one championship team (Arizona's Taryne Mowatt won a pair of titles but was Alicia Hollowell's understudy for the first one). A champion as a freshman and heading to her third World Series in as many seasons, Escobedo is building a serious softball legacy. But as a result of the home runs, she is prone to serve up when not otherwise dominating hitters. She is always edge-of-your-seat material.
Kaitlin Inglesby, Washington: For Washington fans, she's a two-way cornerstone, one of the most potent power hitters in the Pac-12, a pitcher who is 41-18 over the past two seasons and proof there is life after Danielle Lawrie. For neutral observers, she's an endless supply of really cool stories, whether it's the quirkiness of her background as a national-level youth racquetball player or the inspiration of her success at the highest level of college athletics as someone with a severe hearing impairment. For opponents, she's just a headache. But, hey, you can't please everyone.
Blaire Luna, Texas: Through no fault of either pitcher, she spent four seasons rarely hearing her name without also hearing Cat Osterman's name in the same breath. Now, she has a chance to gain the upper hand on one of the greatest pitchers in the history of college softball by leading the Longhorns to their first national title. Third among active pitchers in career strikeouts and the leader this season in strikeouts per seven innings, she punctuated the trip to the World Series with a no-hitter in the super regional clincher against Florida State. It was a far cry from past postseason disappointments for the team and its ace.


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Student Senate
The Student Senate seeks to provide an opportunity and means for self-expression and self-government, by and for the Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College (SMWC) undergraduate student body. Student Senators are elected because of their commitment to representing the voice of the students. They are passionate in promoting positive change on campus and in the Wabash Valley.
As a member of Student Senate, one serves as an honorable representative for the student body by listening to her peers and providing a powerful voice. Senate members meet on a weekly basis to ensure that our responsibilities are met: planning campus activities, organizing charity events, and addressing the feelings and ideas of fellow students. While adhering to the mission and values of SMWC, the Senate aids in making our campus a more enjoyable community.
Student Senate Committees
The diverse needs of students and student organizations are addressed through four Senate committees. Through these, Senators enable students to actively participate in the campus community, voice their concerns, and catalyze positive change.
- Campus Initiatives: This committee provides research and support for student-driven legislation and campus improvements, and drafts and submits formal proposals to College Council.
- Community Service: This committee coordinates campus-focused services such as Food for Thought goodie bags and faculty appreciation gifts and organizes student volunteer opportunities that promote interaction between students, the Sisters of Providence, and the Terre Haute community.
- Student Forums: This committee organizes and conducts elections for student representative positions; promotes communication between Student Senators, administrators, and the student body through panels and open discussions; and conducts surveys to gain a better understanding of the needs of all students.
- Marketing: This committee organizes and establishes any promotional flyers, posters, etc. for Student Senate events and activities. They also dual-serve as the Marketing Committee for the Leadership Summit and help design T-shirts, logos, and slogans for to promote the Leadership Summit.
The Student Senate office is located in the basement of Le Fer Hall next to the Oakley Student Center. Office hours are on Monday and Thursday nights from 9:00 to 9:45 p.m. During office hours, Senators are available to speak with students about their concerns and give updates on current endeavors. Stop by and see us sometime!


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For Kyrene parents still deciding what to do with their children during fall break, Oct. 10-14, there are options at both the elementary and middle school levels.
Middle school students in the Fall Break Academy can select one or two four-hour classes, which include chess and LEGO classes, where they will learn to do stop-motion animation and storytelling.
The chess classes are run by Phoenix-based Chess Emporium and the coaches come from around the U.S. The founder of the company said that having coaches with strong backgrounds in chess will further develop the kids' passion for the game.
"I try to train my coaches to teach like it was to their own kids, and show them why we love chess," said Scott Freneaux. "They think they are playing a game, but they are adding and subtracting and critical thinking and using creative skills that can come from working on this game. This spills over into their academic studies."
The students who are currently enrolled in the after-school class agreed.
"They teach us strategy," Kyrene de la Colina student Owen Foster, 8, said. "They showed us castling, and dancing with the queen. It's fun."
Fall Break Academy classes at Kyrene Akimel A-al, 2720 E. Liberty Lane, run in two blocks, from 8 a.m. to noon and from 12:30 to 4:30 p.m. There is a half hour lunch break in between. Each week-long four-hour class costs between $135 and $162.
For elementary students, Kids Club is being offered from 6:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. at Kyrene de la Colina, 13612 S. 36th St. The After Hours Camp for Tweens, sixth- through eighth-graders, also runs all day and takes place at Akimel A-al. The cost for either is $35 per day.
To find out more, visit www.kyrene.org/commedfhb/FallBreakOptions.html.
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