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December 01, 2008
The BDL NBA Power Rankings combine two parts Dewar's 12 with one part flippant observation to create the most unbalanced ranking possible, and to offer the least accurate look at the state of the NBA on a weekly basis. If you disagree with your team's spot, feel free to go crazy in the comments or spit venom via email.
1. Los Angeles Lakers — They've slipped a bit, and are only beating teams by an average of 13.7 points per game, but, yeah ... the Lakers should be ranked higher. [Kelly Dwyer]
2. Boston Celtics — The Celtics are 16-2, which duplicates their start after 18 games from a year ago. They are on pace to win 74 games and possibly make Rondo's dream come true. [JE]
3. Cleveland Cavaliers — I'm enjoying the way that everyone seemed to jump on the "LeBron's the best in the game train" by mid-November, as if he did something in the first two weeks of the season that changed things completely. It couldn't have been that everyone was completely wrong last year, could it? EVERYTHING IS NONSENSE AND I QUIT. [KD]
4. Portland Trail Blazers — I don't quit. Greg Oden (8.1 points and 7.7 boards with two combined blocks/steals, just 1.8 turns in 21 minutes, and an assist?) is worth sticking around for. 18.4 PER, too, and Portland's climbed to 18th defensively after starting the season in the low 20s. [KD]
5. Denver Nuggets — Good news: The Nuggets are a stellar 11-3 AC (after Chauncey). Bad news: Carmelo left Sunday's game with an aggravated sore right elbow. Weird news: Some cop shot himself in the thigh after giving his daughter a lesson in — wait for it, Plaxico — gun safety.
6. Houston Rockets — Rox Medical Watch 2008: McGrady (sore left knee), Battier (sore left foot), Brent Barry (strained right calf), Stevie Francis (knee surgery), Ron-Ron (tympanic membrane).
7. Orlando Magic — The Magic don't really look like world-beaters, but there they are. 13-4, 6-1 on the road, winning games. That sounded downright Marc Steinsian, so I'm going to have to go weird with the next one. [KD]
8. Utah Jazz — The Jazz remind me of Jean-Paul Sartre trying to collect his Nobel Prize money while publicly denouncing the Prize committee at every given opportunity. That crusty old Bolshevik shoulda seen Paul Millsap. [KD]
9. Phoenix Suns — Nash wants to run, Amar'e feels underutilized, Shaq can't stop Twittering, this may or may not be Louis Amundson ... and still the Suns soar cloudless, hot, and decently high at 11-7. [JE]
10. New Orleans Hornets — Last week Bill Simmons spent nearly 1,000 words talking about the Hornets. He didn't really mention the team much, but he did talk about Miley Cyrus quite a bit, the American Music Awards for a while, "Varsity Blues" again, then talked about "reps" for some reason. And now for something completely different:
The Hornets are a good-to-very good team that is very top-heavy and relies on its superstar more than any team in the Western Conference. When the superstar is merely ordinary, the team struggles. Luckily for the Hornets, who are a very thin team, the superstar is the best player in his conference and usually plays like it. [KD]
11. Detroit Pistons — Have you seen Pistons sideline reporter Eli Zaret lately? He looks like a human Clementine. It's incredible. I can't decide if I want to peel him or stuff him in a Christmas stocking. [JE]
12. Atlanta Hawks — From the Atlanta Journal-Constitution: "Bibby said before Saturday's game that news of a potential deal never made it to his ears. 'What the hell is Yahoo Sports?' he said before breaking into his comedy routine about the media. 'That's news to me Sekou. I never heard anything like that ... you and the rest of the damn media always making stuff up.'" And people wonder why I detest Mike Bibby. [JE]
13. San Antonio Spurs — 9-7, but gaining defensively, and adding Manu Ginobili back to a Spurs team that soon will have five guys (TD, Parker, Mason Jr., George Hill) who can create their own shot. Tres importante. [KD]
14. New Jersey Nets — I'm still trying to figure out who Ryan Anderson reminds me of. Because I'm a sportswriter, I have to come up with someone vaguely like him, and then view him through that prism until he's well past his prime, because I don't want to learn anything new about sports. I've given too much away. [KD]
15. Dallas Mavericks — Jason Terry had 24 points Saturday against the Kings, giving him 82 over the last three games and pushing his season average to just over 20-per. The Jet's career-high average is 19.7 back in '00-01, his second season in the league with the Hawks and Alan Henderson. Print that out, put it in your wallet. [JE]
16. Toronto Raptors — A stuck elevator might not be able to slow down Chris Bosh, but the bright lights of Los Angeles — and a few 7-footers — apparently can. [JE]
17. New York Knicks — This is why we have pace-adjusted stats. This is why we have pace-adjusted stats. This is why we have pace-adjusted stats. Duhon! This is why we have pace-adjusted stats. This is why we have pace-adjusted stats. This is why we have pace-adjusted stats. [KD]
18. Chicago Bulls — The defense is slowly improving, and nobody's gotten a DUI. Last year, Tyrus Thomas had an eFG% of 35.2 on his jump shots, and this year it's down to 25.4 percent. Fantastic. [KD]
19. Philadelphia 76ers — The 7-10 Sixers are having a hard time scoring the basketball, can't stop people when it counts and are still allergic to leather (15.7 turnovers per game, second worst in the league). That odor you smell is Maurice Cheeks' pantaloons slowly catching fire. [JE]
20. Miami Heat — D-Wade entered Saturday's game against the Clips tied for 11th in the NBA in blocks at 1.69 per game. According to Half-Blog Half-Amazing, he had/has more blocks than Okafor, Dalembert, Biedrins, Brand, TD, Sheed, Yao, Amare and Chris Quinn. [JE]
21. Milwaukee Bucks — Michael Redd won't be coming back soon. Scott Skiles has nothing to do with it. That's Redd's call. Michael wants to sit. Skiles would love him back. Skiles can't wait until Michael gets back. Redd is a big part of Skiles' plan. Of course Skiles knows that the Bucks are better with Redd on the court. Skiles really wants him back, but it's Michael's call, and Michael's going to play it safe. And Michael's allowed to do that. Anyone for a game of solitaire? [KD]
22. Indiana Pacers — The Pacers are 0-9 this season when they give up at least 100 points. That's a significant problem considering the Pacers have given up 100 points nine different times this season. [JE]
23. Charlotte Bobcats — Sean May has a 4.0 PER, and we're all going to die alone. [KD]
24. Sacramento Kings — Kings coach Reggie Theus, on his team's losses to Utah and Dallas: "It's a long season, and we need to give it some time. This was a tough two games for us. We have to go and regroup tomorrow to see what we did wrong and just keep moving forward." Translation: "Please don't fire me, please don't fire me, please don't fire me, oh, that's a beautiful jacket, Joe, please don't fire me ..."
25. Golden State Warriors — Yeah, Monta Ellis is going to help this. Another thin hybrid guard who has shoot-first instincts and can't play defense. This will only get better. [KD]
26. Minnesota Timberwolves — Britt Robson speaks the truth:
"If you want the glass to be half-full on this unfolding Timberwolves
season, you can note that the team has split its last six games,
including wins over Eastern contenders Philly and Detroit, after
enduring an 8-game losing streak. Of course that pattern — a stronger
finish after a terrible start — is one reason why folks were more
optimistic about the team's chances this season in the first place. In
that sense, the Wolves first month of the season is a microcosm of
their entire 2007-08 campaign." [JE]
27. Memphis Grizzlies — Just about the only reason to
watch the Grizzlies right now is rookie guard O.J. Mayo. His 21.9
points per game is the highest scoring average for a rookie since A.I.
was breakin' ankles back in the mid 90's. [JE]
28. Los Angeles Clippers — If they had given the Nuggets two unprotected first-rounders for Marcus Camby, they would have somehow trumped Isiah's Knicks. Bra-vo. [KD]
29. Washington Wizards — Kind of wishing they had old Nixon to kick around. At least the Wizards could get a win out of it. Possibly. Depends on how well Blatche plays. [KD]
30. Oklahoma City Thunder — I can't stop watching this Russell Westbrook dunk. [JE]
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Vesnina beats Kuznetsova in 3 sets to win Indian Wells title
Jody Gregory | March 20, 2017, 0:40
Vesnina beats Kuznetsova in 3 sets to win Indian Wells title
A year later, she completed a dream week in which she vanquished world No. 2 Angelique Kerber, Australian Open finalist Venus Williams, St. Peterburg champion Kristina Mladenovic and Kuznetsova in an inspired run that will spike her ranking to a career-high No. 13 tomorrow.
Eighth seed Kuznetsova edged a marathon first set lasting 71 minutes by winning a tie-break at Indian Wells.
She withstood 10 aces from Pliskova, who has already won titles at Brisbane and Doha this year.
No. 15 Vesnina has won three doubles titles here at Indian Wells, though this will be the biggest stage she's played on in singles. This tournament is one of the best tournaments in the year and maybe one of the tougher because all the people is playing here. Kuznetsova soared ahead to a 6-2 lead, but Pliskova saved four set points - including a Kuznetsova double fault - but a pinpoint accurate down-the-line passing shot finally gave the Russian the set. Both players have shown their fighting qualities this week, and have played tremendous tennis but Kuznetsova's experience of playing in big finals in big stadia will play a part and should get her over the line. 6-1 3-6 7-6.
Vesnina built commanding leads in each set - 5-0 in the first and 5-1 in the second and Mladenovic, who claimed a maiden WTA title in St. Petersburg last month before reaching the final in Acapulco, couldn't find an answer. "Now I love it even more", she said.
"I was very focused". "I hope I can enjoy it and hope I can show the best tennis as well in the final".
Like Kuznetsova, Vesnina has faced four fellow seeded opponents on her way through to the biggest singles final of her career.
"I felt great. I felt like I was just giving all I had in me there, and that's what I work for, you know, the moments that really matter". "She didn't really allow me to put my game on tonight".
Vesnina dominated again at the start of the second set, breaking Mladenovic's first two service games in building a 5-1 lead.
"Kiki was always trying to play her best tennis when she was behind on the score", Vesnina said.
That would figure to be an easy task on the surface since Wawrinka is 2-0 all-time against the Spaniard, but Carreno Busta is coming off a strong showing against Pablo Cuevas in the quarterfinals that should have his confidence surging.
The two-time Grand Slam champion tightened up double-faulting on the first and looping a forehand long on the second. On the other hand, the 14th seed is a good finesse player, and her weight of shots and variety could pose Kuznetsova some problems.


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There Are No Fewer Than 50 New Aliens In 'Star Trek Beyond', Just In Time For The Anniversary
Star Trek: Beyond has a lot to live up to — following 50 years of Trek legacy would be difficult enough, but Beyond also has to restore fan faith in the franchise after the critical flop of Into Darkness. It's also stuck in one of the worst Catch-22s in Hollywood, because while the Trekkies want intellect over action, big CGI action sequences is definitely the realm of current blockbuster scifi flicks. And yet, it seems as though writer Simon Pegg and director Justin Lin have managed to strike that balance perfectly in Beyond.
Finally out on their five-year-mission, the crew of the Enterprise find themselves marooned in Beyond, stranded on an alien planet, as in the plot summary of many an episode of the TV shows.
The crew are forced to work with an enigmatic alien, Jaylah, played by Sofia Boutella. We might not know much about her yet but , who has captured the majority of the Enterprise's crew and later attacks Starbase Yorktown (think Deep Space Nine, if the Apple Store interior decorators got their hands on it).
But beyond the story, the filmmakers have ensured this movie stands up to Trek's legacy, by making , while celebrating the principle of "infinite diversity in infinite combinations". And there's one very interesting way they're doing that…
Beyond Introduces 50 New Aliens
The British magazine SFX recently did an issue on Beyond, dropping plenty of plot hints and some intriguing fun facts.
Last year, Simon Pegg promised that there would be some surprises in store for fans, as Beyond's release coincides with the 50th Anniversary of Star Trek. And thanks to SFX, we know what one of those surprises will be.
Each character belongs to an alien race heretofore unseen in Star Trek, [Jaylah and Krall are] just two of the 50 included in the film: One for each year of Trek's existence.
This might seem like just a cool little Easter Egg, but it's really nice to know that Pegg and Lin are dedicated to broadening the scope of the Trek galaxy.
The myriad of alien races that have appeared in Trek over the years have always been a huge part of the franchise's appeal, not to mention part of Gene Roddenberry's celebration of the infinite diversity of lifeforms that could exist. From the Vulcans to the Ferengi, these aliens have provided plot fodder for many a movie or episode.
Boldly Seeking Out New Life
So where will we be finding these 50 new aliens in Beyond? Naturally, many of them will be native to the planet the Enterprise crash lands on, but it's likely we'll meet most of these aliens on Starbase Yorktown, which you can see in the below clip.
about how Yorktown is something of an interstellar rendezvous point, allowing dozens of different species to come together for trade, diplomacy, and leisure.
"You can imagine — me and Jung joked that there were various aliens with leaflets, handing them out to other aliens like, 'Come and see our world!' But it's basically a place where they can go, where they can better understand what being part of the Federation means. It's an important kind of tactical establishment for the Federation."
Instead of framing the action with scenes set on Earth, as in the other two films in this continuity, Beyond starts and ends on Starbase Yorktown.
This has the effect of distancing the crew from their home — we get the impression that this truly is the final frontier, right on the edge of Federation space. Here's where things get wilder, where new alien species (all 50 of them) challenge our human heroes to reevaluate their Earthly perceptions.
After the plot of Into Darkness revolved around humans, with the Klingons making a brief appearance as the quintessential savage warrior race, Beyond is taking the franchise back to that core principle of seeking out new life… and hoping it's friendly.
What's your favorite alien species in Star Trek?
[Source: SFX print issue, ]


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Behrami hints at bigger things
Valon Behrami has admitted that he could play for a 'bigger club' than West Ham in the future.
By Chris Burton
Last Updated: 15/11/09 1:28pm
Valon Behrami has admitted that he could play for a 'bigger club' than West Ham in the future.
The Switzerland international has only recently recovered from a long-term knee injury, and is focused on rebuilding his fitness at present.
He is, however, keen to get the most out of his career and accepts that he may be forced to quit the Hammers in order to achieve his goals.
Behrami is currently under contract at Upton Park until 2013, but the versatile midfielder may not be around to see out that deal.
"I know that the people at West Ham have confidence in me," he said ahead of Switzerland's friendly date with Norway on Saturday.
"Maybe one day I will play for a bigger club than them.
"However, in order for me to do so, I will need to be at the peak of my abilities.
"I just play my football from day to day.
"There is no point in me talking about my medium-term future when I don't know what might happen tomorrow."


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M 6.7 earthquake has been observed in Vallenar, Atacama, Chile, South America on Wednesday, January 30 , 2013 at 21:40:45 (PM) UTC. The earthquake's depth was in 47.50 km (29.52 miles) and 45.03 km East of Vallenar, …
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Saturday, 26 January 2013
US banks shaken by biggest deposit withdrawals since 9/11
January 25, 2013 - UNITED STATES - US Federal Reserve is reporting a major deposit withdrawal from the nation's bank accounts. The financial system hasn't seen such a massive fund outflow since 9/11 attacks.
The first week of January 2013 has seen $114 billion withdrawn from 25 of the US' biggest banks, pushing deposits down to $5.37 trillion, according to the US Fed. Financial analysts suggest it could be down to the Transaction Account Guarantee insurance program coming to an end on December 31 last year and clients moving their money that is no longer insured by the government.
The program was introduced in the wake of the 2008 crisis in order to support the banking system. It provided insurance for around $1.5 trillion in non-interest-bearing accounts with a limit of $250,000. It was aimed at medium and small banks as the creators of the program believed bigger banks would cope with the crisis themselves.
So the current "fast pace" of withdrawal comes as a surprise to financial analysts because the deposits are slipping away from those banks which supposedly were safe. Experts expected savers in small and medium banks would turn to bigger players come December 31.
There are a number of reasons behind this unpredicted fund outflow. Some experts believe it has to do with the beginning of the year when the money is randomly needed here and there. Others have concluded the funds are getting down to business and being invested.
Another set of data from the US Federal Reserve shows some deposits may have moved within the banking system from one type of account to another. - RT.
Friday, 25 January 2013
strong earthquake measuring 5.0 strikes northern Italy
January 25, 2013 - Italy - A strong earthquake measuring 5.0 richter and 'Italian occurred at 15:48, between Emilia Romagna and Toscana.La depth' of the earthquake and 'was the epicenter located 10 km to 50 km south of Reggio Emilia , 6 km SW Frassinoro.the earthquake 'was felt in many parts of northern Italy.
Thousands of dead starfish have washed up on a beach in Lincolnshire
January 24, 2013 - UNITED KINGDOM - Thousands of dead starfish have washed up on a beach in Lincolnshire after a period of stormy weather. Shocked photographer Simon Peck estimates that 4,000 starfish - along with whelks' eggs and pieces of shell - had surfaced on Cleethorpes beach. Experts think that the animals were dislodged by rough waters in the recent wintry weather, with a similar incident happening at the same time last year. Richard Harrington, communications manager at the Marine Conservation Society, said: 'These are all common starfish Asterias rubens.
'The fact that there's what appear to be whelk eggs and different shells in these pictures, both shallow water residents, along with the common starfish, would back up the likelihood that it is simply stormy weather that has caused this big strand. 'We were aware of a strand like this in the region at this time last year, too. 'Mass strandings of starfish and sea potatoes, a kind of sand-dwelling sea urchin, happen quite regularly in different parts of the coast. 'They seem to occur most in winter, and around sandy areas, when it's likely that rough seas in shallow water dislodge them in large numbers.
'Strandings like this may be associated with breeding, indicated if all of the specimens that washed up are mature adults, but the common starfish tends to aggregate and spawn most in spring and summer - so that is unlikely.' Millions of common starfish live in British seas. About the size of a hand, they are pinky orange when alive, but turn a bright orange when dry. Their ideal feeding ground is a mussel bed, where millions of starfish will congregate at any one time. And it's here where they are most at risk. Violent storms can send terrifically strong currents through the mussel beds where they are feeding, pluck them off their prey, carry them to the shore and dump thousands at a time on to a beach. In the past, some mass strandings have been blamed on overfishing - with dredgers used to scrape the sea floor for mussels dislodging starfish or covering them with mud and sand. - Daily Mail.
sudden stratospheric warming event above the Arctic Circle
January 23, 2013 – CLIMATE – An unusual event playing out high in the atmosphere above the Arctic Circle is setting the stage for what could be weeks upon weeks of frigid cold across wide swaths of the U.S., having already helped to bring cold and snowy weather to parts of Europe. Forecast high temperatures on Monday, Jan. 21, from the GFS computer model. This phenomenon, known as a "sudden stratospheric warming event," started on Jan. 6, but is something that is just beginning to have an effect on weather patterns across North America and Europe. While the physics behind sudden stratospheric warming events are complicated, their implications are not: such events are often harbingers of colder weather in North America and Eurasia. The ongoing event favors colder and possibly stormier weather for as long as four to eight weeks after the event, meaning that after a mild start to the winter, the rest of this month and February could bring the coldest weather of the winter season to parts of the U.S., along with a heightened chance of snow. Sudden stratospheric warming events take place in about half of all Northern Hemisphere winters, and they have been occurring with increasing frequency during the past decade, possibly related to the loss of Arctic sea ice due to global warming. Arctic sea ice declined to its smallest extent on record in September 2012. Sudden stratospheric warming events occur when large atmospheric waves, known as Rossby waves, extend beyond the troposphere where most weather occurs, and into the stratosphere. This vertical transport of energy can set a complex process into motion that leads to the breakdown of the high altitude cold low pressure area that typically spins above the North Pole during the winter, which is known as the polar vortex. The polar vortex plays a major role in determining how much Arctic air spills southward toward the mid-latitudes. When there is a strong polar vortex, cold air tends to stay bottled up in the Arctic. However, when the vortex weakens or is disrupted, like a spinning top that suddenly starts wobbling, it can cause polar air masses to surge south, while the Arctic experiences milder-than-average temperatures. During the ongoing stratospheric warming event, the polar vortex split in two, allowing polar air to spill out from the Arctic, as if a refrigerator door were suddenly opened. For reasons I don't think we fully understand, the changes in the circulation that happen in the stratosphere [can] descend down all the way to the Earth's surface," said Judah Cohen, director of seasonal forecasting at Atmospheric and Environmental Research (AER) in Massachusetts. As the polar stratosphere warms, high pressure builds over the Arctic, causing the polar jet stream to weaken. At the same time, the mid-latitude jet stream strengthens, while also becoming wavier, with deeper troughs and ridges corresponding to more intense storms and high pressure areas. In fact, sudden stratospheric warming events even make so-called "blocked" weather patterns more likely to occur, which tilts the odds in favor of the development of winter storms in the U.S. and Europe. –Climate Central
Antibiotic-resistant diseases pose 'apocalyptic' threat, top expert says
January 24, 2013 – HEALTH - Britain's most senior medical adviser has warned MPs that the rise in drug-resistant diseases could trigger a national emergency comparable to a catastrophic terrorist attack, pandemic flu or major coastal flooding. Dame Sally Davies, the chief medical officer, said the threat from infections that are resistant to frontline antibiotics was so serious that the issue should be added to the government's national risk register of civil emergencies. She described what she called an "apocalyptic scenario" where people going for simple operations in 20 years' time die of routine infections "because we have run out of antibiotics." The register was established in 2008 to advise the public and businesses on national emergencies that Britain could face in the next five years. The highest priority risks on the latest register include a deadly flu outbreak, catastrophic terrorist attacks, and major flooding on the scale of 1953, the last occasion on which a national emergency was declared in the UK. Speaking to MPs on the Commons science and technology committee, Davies said she would ask the Cabinet Office to add antibiotic resistance to the national risk register in the light of an annual report on infectious disease she will publish in March. Davies declined to elaborate on the report, but said its publication would coincide with a government strategy to promote more responsible use of antibiotics among doctors and the clinical professions. "We need to get our act together in this country," she told the committee. She told the Guardian: "There are few public health issues of potentially greater importance for society than antibiotic resistance. It means we are at increasing risk of developing infections that cannot be treated – but resistance can be managed. "That is why we will be publishing a new cross-government strategy and action plan to tackle this issue in early spring." The issue of drug resistance is as old as antibiotics themselves, and arises when drugs knock out susceptible infections, leaving hardier, resilient strains behind. The survivors then multiply, and over time can become unstoppable with frontline medicines. Some of the best known are so-called hospital superbugs such as MRSA that are at the root of outbreaks among patients. "In the past, most people haven't worried because we've always had new antibiotics to turn to," said Alan Johnson, consultant clinical scientist at the Health Protection Agency. "What has changed is that the development pipeline is running dry. We don't have new antibiotics that we can rely on in the immediate future or in the longer term." Changes in modern medicine have exacerbated the problem by making patients more susceptible to infections. For example, cancer treatments weaken the immune system, and the use of catheters increases the chances of bugs entering the bloodstream. "We are becoming increasingly reliant on antibiotics in a whole range of areas of medicine. If we don't have new antibiotics to deal with the problems of resistance we see, we are going to be in serious trouble," Johnson added. The supply of new antibiotics has dried up for several reasons, but a major one is that drugs companies see greater profits in medicines that treat chronic conditions, such as heart disease, which patients must take for years or even decades. "There is a broken market model for making new antibiotics," Davies told the MPs. –Guardian
Earthquake swarm reported near Nevada's Topaz Lake
January 25, 2013 – TOPAZ LAKE, NV - Sixteen small quakes hit an area near Topaz Lake early Thursday, but there have been no reports of damage or injury. The quakes hit an area southwest of the lake between midnight and 5AM. They ranged from 1.1 to 3.7 in magnitude, and were between three and nine kilometers deep. Another handful of small quakes hit several hours later, in the afternoon and evening. The remote area is about 45 miles southeast of Gardnerville. Another small swarm hit an area about 20 miles west northwest of Donner Lake between 5:45AM and 6:15AM Thursday. They ranged between 0.5 and 2.1 in magnitude, with no reports of damage or injury. –KOLOTV
Oregon quake cluster: A small cluster of modest earthquakes has been recorded off the central Oregon coast with the largest a magnitude 3.4. A handful of people reported feeling the 3.4 quake that hit shortly before 8 p.m. Thursday. The quakes had an average depth of about 35 km (22 miles). Geophysicist Randy Baldwin of the U.S. Geological Survey's National Earthquake Information Center in Golden, Colo., says small quakes in that area would not be expected to cause any damage on land. The quakes were centered about 30 miles west of Waldport. Others included a magnitude 3.0 and a 2.6. Baldwin says such quakes are fairly common. –Oregon Live
Shallow 4.1 magnitude earthquake rattles East Texas
January 25, 2013 – TEXAS – The U.S. Geology Survey confirms a 4.1 magnitude earthquake hit East Texas around 1:01 a.m. The earthquake struck at a depth of 5 km (3.1 miles). Friday morning with an epicenter 2 miles from Timpson, Texas. KSLA News 12 phone lines started ringing after numerous people felt the 'quake from Shelby County all the way to Bossier City. It woke me up out of a dead sleep," said Amanda Jones who lives on Highway 7 E between Center and Joaquin. Jones tells us it felt stronger than the last earthquake that hit East Texas last summer. Jones says she is unsure about damage but will wait until the sun comes up to check. Jamie Ward in Center, TX tells us her house shook for at least 20 seconds. A man from Carthage, TX who was working the night shift at a gas plant says "it felt like it was coming from the bottom of my feet up." He described what he felt "like the wind was shaking the travel trailer." He tells us he looked for damage but didn't see any. A woman who lives on W. 70th in Shreveport tells us she was laying in bed when "stuff started shaking." Bossier City resident Sarah Rains, who lives off of Sligo Rd., says she and her roommate felt their trailer shake and thought it might have just been heavy winds. Katy Cash of Keatchie says she felt her house shake but thought she was just imagining it when her chandelier over the dining table started swaying. Katy tells us her mom in Florien, Louisiana also felt it. –KSLA
Thursday, 24 January 2013
Russia Orders Obama: Tell World About Aliens, Or We Will
Monday, 21 January 2013
Massive landslide demolishes US-441 in North Carolina
Park officials now believe they know what caused the massive landslide, which took out a football field-sized portion of Newfound Gap Road (US 441) on the North Carolina side.
Officials said they found a subsurface spring underneath the landslide site and they aren't quite sure how long its been there. They said the spring, along with last week's massive amounts of rainfall, contributed to the landslide Wednesday morning, near mile marker 22 between Collins Creek and Webb Overlook.
"We were unaware of this subsurface spring which causes embankment failure," said Acting Deputy Superintendent Alan Sumeriski.
Approximately 90,000 cubic yards of dirt, rock and roadway crashed 45-50 feet down the side of the mountain. Officials surveying the damage said the area is still not stable as debris continues to fall.
Officials hope to have an estimate of how much it will cost to repair the road and a rough time frame of when construction could start by next week.
According to the park, about 6,000 people use US 441 to travel between North Carolina and Tennessee during the holidays.
"While it's a challenging project to think of repair solutions, it's not impossible," Park spokesperson Dana Soehn.
The park said it also has environmental concerns regarding the landslide.
About 9,000 truckloads of dirt and roadway fell just short of the Beech Flats Prong watershed below. Sumeriski said the park would be setting up soil control and erosion measures Monday to stop soil from getting into the watershed.
Shooting star a captivating sight across Kanto region
A shooting star accompanied by a loud boom was observed before dawn Jan. 20 across broad areas of the Kanto region, igniting intense interest on the Internet with the posting of video footage and eyewitness accounts.
Fumiaki Goto, 28, an office worker in Tokigawa, Saitama Prefecture, captured footage of the fireball by chance while taking photos of the night sky just after 2:40 a.m.
The plume was enhanced suddenly after its color turned to bluish white from light green and fell toward Ibaraki Prefecture, finally with a reddish hue, said Goto.
The fireball was likely a meteorite, experts said. Video footage taken from a car had more than 200,000 hits.
Chikara Shimoda of the Japan Fireball Network, a group of amateur astronomers, said the fireball disappeared at an altitude of about 30 kilometers.
"It may have burnt up, or perhaps it hit the sea," said Shimoda, 55.
29: Global volcanic activity report for January 19, 2013
January 19, 2013 – GEOLOGY – A low-level earthquake swarm continues beneath Mammoth Mountain volcano (CA) (station MMS), with a M1.3 event recorded earlier today. Dilatometer data from instruments located within Long Valley Caldera show an inflection in trend at the swarm onset on or around 15 January 2013. A series of small explosions (green signals) followed a very subtle increase in volcanic seismicity in the past day at the Colima volcano (Mexico). Exhalations of gas and ash have increased slightly during the past 24 hours at Popocatepetl volcano. A mixture of wind noise, and small local and larger regional earthquakes dot seismograms at Guatemalan volcanoes Fuego (station FG3), Santa Maria (station STG6) and Pacaya (station PCG) today. Santa Maria seismograms show the most volcanic activity with occasional increases in tremor tucked within the "noisy" record. Recent MODIS thermal imagery shows the active lava flows descending the flanks of Fuego and the Santiaguito Dome Complex (Santa Maria). A few larger magnitude volcanic earthquakes punctuate an otherwise slowly decreasing trend in seismicity at San Cristobal volcano (Nicaragua) (station CRIN) today. Volcanic tremor amplitude continues to be unstable at Masaya volcano (station MASN), and frequent, low-amplitude volcanic earthquakes continue to plague Concepcion volcano (station CONN). An episode of larger magnitude volcano-tectonic earthquakes also affected Nevado Del Ruiz volcano (Colombia) (station OLLZ) late yesterday. Numerous low-amplitude volcanic earthquakes and occasional periods of volcanic tremor continue at the volcano. Numerous small seismic events continue at nearby Machin volcano (station CIMA) as well. The tremor-like signal late in the record at Machin is due to cultural noise, not the volcano. Strong degassing continues at Reventador volcano (Ecuador) (station CONE), accompanied by abundant low-frequency seismicity, including volcanic tremors. Over 1100 small volcanic earthquakes, along with low-level volcanic tremors have occurred during the past 24 hours at Copahue volcano (Chile-Argentina border). Weather obscures any surface activity accompanying the seismicity. –Earthquake Report
30: Villarrica volcano (Chile): new deep-seated weak explosive activity detected
January 21, 2013 – CHILE - Terrestrial and satellite observations confirm that for about 2 weeks weak explosive activity deep within the summit crater has resumed and indicates that magma might have begun to rise again within the volcano. This ends a period of more than six months of remarkable inactivity. It is expected that in the coming weeks or months incandescence will be visible again at the crater during the nights. The activity levels are so low, that without the help of satellites it would not have been possible to detect the increase in heat from the crater. In addition, about 2 weeks ago, the seasonal melting of ice and snow on the volcano began and produced large volumes of melt-water that drained within and at the base of glaciers. A critical mass of water might have entered the volcano's hydrothermal system. The internal heat evaporates the water in the immediate area of the volcanic conduit and forms condensation on the inner walls above. The condensation phenomenon has been observed in good weather, notably on 16 and 17 January after noon. The detailed analysis of more than 12,000 daily sequential images indicates that no ash emissions have occurred nor landslides in recent months. –Volcano Discovery
Scientists warn of another Mount Tongariro eruption
January 21, 2013 – NEW ZEALAND – Scientists are warning Mount Tongariro may erupt again as the Department of Conservation looks at re-opening the remainder of the iconic Tongariro Crossing next month. GNS Science say emissions of steam and a gas plume have been a continuous feature of the mountain since the August 2012 eruption. Scientist Tony Hurst said the volcano is still in an "active" state. "Therefore we have to be prepared there will be other events like that without any warning," said GNS Scientist Tony Hurst. The risk of another eruption is causing concern for the Department of Conservation as it prepares to reopen the northern section of the Tongariro Crossing which was damaged in the August eruption. GNS Scientists are also concerned neighboring Mt. Ruapehu may be due to erupt. Gas samples show there could be a blockage underneath the volcano's surface. The blockage could burst and erupt without warning. Tourism operator Stewart Barclay from Adrift Outdoors said tourism on Mt. Ruaphu and Mt. Tongariro is reliant on the findings of GNS scientists. "We can't do anything until the scientists scratch their heads and reckon it's all safe to go up," said Barclay. DOC has closed the area within 2km of the centre of crater lake at the summit of Mt Ruapehu. -TVNZ
Louisiana sinkhole burps again
January 21, 2013 - UNITED STATES - State and Parish leaders are on alert in Assumption Parish after the sinkhole "burped" again today. It happened at 10am and caused heightened anxiety in an already tense area.
PHOTO COURTESY: Dean Wilson.
Parish officials said hydrocarbons and debris bubbled up to the surface and caused major cracks in a well pad. All activity at that well pad had to be shut down.
"There is additional cracking that has occurred on well pad three," John Boudreaux, Assumption OEP Director said. "They are an inch wide and a ruler goes down 14 inches. It seems that land is sloughing in toward the sinkhole."
Officials will continue monitoring the situation. State Police sent their helicopter in the air to monitor the sinkhole from above. - WBRZ.
WATCH: Louisiana sinkhole burps again.
Sunday, 20 January 2013
Nasa's Cassini spacecraft reveals storm on planet Saturn
January 18, 2013 - PLANET SATURN - Just as regions of our planet have monsoon season, or tornado season, so too does Saturn have its own stormy season. Once every Saturn year or so—which corresponds to roughly 30 Earth years—a giant, churning storm works its way through the clouds of Saturn's northern hemisphere, sometimes encircling the entire planet like a belt. Lasting a few dozen days or more, these storms have been documented as far back as 1876.
|A true-color image captured by Cassini in February 2011 shows the head of the storm overtaking the fainter, turbulent tail. Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/SSI.
The sixth giant Saturnian storm on record arrived a bit early, kicking off in late 2010, just 20 years after the previous storm. The timing proved fortuitous for planetary astronomers, who currently have a dedicated orbiter called Cassini stationed at the ringed planet. And Cassini's ringside seat, so to speak, has afforded the NASA spacecraft quite a show. A new study summarizing Cassini observations of the giant Saturnian storm adds to a growing body of evidence demonstrating that this was no ordinary outburst. The 2010 storm reached well into 2011—at roughly 200 days in duration, it is the longest such storm on record. It produced an unprecedented vortex that could just about swallow planet Earth. And it persisted until the head of the storm advanced all the way around the planet to rear-end the slower-moving vortex; their collision appears to have terminated much of the storm's action. Cassini recorded the storm in great detail, both with its cameras and with its Radio and Plasma Wave Science instrument, which detected electrostatic pulses from lightning strikes within the clouds. Kunio Sayanagi, an assistant professor of planetary science at Hampton University, and his colleagues describe those observations in a study that will appear in the journal Icarus. Sayanagi and his co-authors report that the storm, sometimes called the "Great White Spot," began on December 5, 2010, and lasted until June 20, 2011, although the endpoint of the storm is somewhat ambiguous. Nevertheless, the storm's duration solidly surpasses the great Saturnian storm of 1903, which raged for 150 days.
|False-color Cassini images from February 2011 include two mosaics of a wide swath of storm (lower panels) and detailed views of the storm's head (top left) and vortex (top right). Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/Space Science Institute.
The latest storm spread steadily across Saturn in a band that eventually encircled the planet at 33 degrees north latitude. At the front of the storm was a fast-moving bright feature, sparkling with lightning activity, called the "head," trailed by a giant cyclonic vortex that also took shape in December and finally a "tail" of turbulent clouds. By January, the researchers report, the vortex had grown to a massive whorl 12,000 kilometers wide—roughly the diameter of Earth. That ranks as the largest vortex ever recorded in Saturn's troposphere, the study's authors note, although they point out that a more recent vortex detected in the Saturnian stratosphere (a higher layer of the atmosphere) is even larger—some 50,000 kilometers across. The two vortices may well have been spun up by the same storm, "most likely as a result of a 'planetary burp'—a warm mass ascended from depth and curled around on itself in the atmospheric layer," Sayanagi says. "It seems that the vortex sheared apart vertically into two components, the tropospheric vortex we saw in visible [light], and the stratospheric vortex" that other researchers documented in infrared radiation. By June of 2011, the fast-moving head of the storm had raced around the planet to essentially lap the tropospheric vortex, leading to a collision that effectively ended the storm. Lightning strikes became intermittent, and the bright clouds making up the head disappeared. Based on past superstorms, however, the researchers predict that the aftermath of the Great White Spot will continue to disturb Saturn's atmosphere for years—maybe even a decade—to come. - Scientific American.
Saturday, 19 January 2013
Thousands of dead fish continue to wash ashore in South Caroline
January 18, 2012 - UNITED STATES - Tens of thousands of dead fish washed ashore on a South Carolina beach on Tuesday, for at least the second time in a week. Approximately 30,000 to 40,000 menhaden fish washed ashore along a mile-and-a-half-long stretch of beach from Georgetown County, S.C., to Pawleys Island, said Pawleys Island Police Chief Michael Fanning, according to NBC News. It seemed likely that thousands more of the 6- to 8-inch-long fish would wash ashore later. This is the second time in one week such an incident has occurred in the area, notes NBC News. Late last week, hundreds of thousands of the small, oily fish washed up near Masonboro Island, N.C. "One time I was here I saw a bunch of jellyfish," South Carolina resident Bill Vogel told NBC local affiliate WMBF News of the dead fish. "They were all on the shore but nothing like this, it's really weird." The Department of Natural Resources (DNR) tried to explain the fish die-off on Wednesday. "It's an occurrence called hypoxia," Sergeant Steve Pop told WMBF. "That is dissolved oxygen levels in the water that drop to a level that is not sustainable for the fish... We've got some deep holes off of north inlet that holds these fish. This time of year the fish congregate in these holes which is depleting the oxygen source." Mel Bell, Director of the Office of Fisheries Management for S.C. DNR, elaborated on the theory: "On Friday we had a new moon [which caused] real high high tides and real low low tides," he told The Sun News. "Probably what happened was a school [of menhaden] got in an area of water on a high tide, in a hole or depression, and at low tide they were trapped and depleted the oxygen in the water. Then, all the fish would suffocate." On Thursday, however, the DNR ruled out low dissolved oxygen, algal bloom or cold temperatures as the culprit for the fish death, according to The Sun. Mass animal deaths made headlines back in 2011 when thousands of animals were found dead in countries around the world. The mass deaths continued into 2012. Hundreds of Humboldt squid beached themselves near Santa Cruz, Calif., in December. In September, dead seagulls and fish washed ashore on Lake Eerie.- Huffington Post.
Sudden stratospheric warming has split the polar vortex in two
January 18, 2013 - PLANET EARTH - Sudden stratospheric warming has split the polar vortex in two. The polar vortex, which forms and deepens as the atmosphere loses heat to space in the darkness of the long Arctic winter night, was split in two by massive heating from below. A series of intense storms in the far north Pacific intensified a very long wave in the lower atmosphere. Energy on that planet sized wave went upwards from the lower atmosphere around the Himalayas and Tibetan Plateau and broke into the stratosphere, causing major sudden warming. It rapidly reversed the strong cyclonic winds in the stratosphere around the pole, creating a central dome, breaking the vortex into two smaller vortices. We can see the splitting by making a map of the heights a weather balloon rises to to reach the very low atmospheric pressure of 50 mb. A standard atmosphere is 1013mb.
|The polar vortex was intact at 50 millibars (heights in m) on January 1 to 3. NOAA.
|The polar vortex had broken in two (50millibar heights in m) on January 10 to 13. NOAA.
|The dynamical activity in recent winters reveals that the frequency of MWs (Major Warmings) in the Arctic is increasing (e.g. Charlton Perez et al., 2008)...
|Animation of temperature anomalies at the 30mb pressure surface in the
stratosphere shows the magnitude of this massive event.
The swell will generate massive waves on the north and west shores of the Hawaiian Islands. NOAA's outstanding surf forecaster, Pat Caldwell is forecasting 24 foot wave face heights without the amplifying effects of refraction by the sea floor. In surf spots refraction can double these wave heights. 50 foot wave faces are possible on Friday at outer reefs on Kauai and Oahu.
|Ocean prediction center.
|U.S. Navy WWIII model.
Australia still under hot wave
January 19, 2013 – SYDNEY - Sydney endured its hottest ever day on Friday, with records smashed across the city and thousands of people suffering from the heat. The mercury topped 45.8 at Sydney's Observatory Hill at 2.55pm, breaking the previous record set in 1939 by half a degree. The city's highest temperature was a scorching 46.5 degrees (115.7°F), recorded in Penrith at 2.15pm, while Camden, Richmond and Sydney Airport all reached 46.4 degrees. More than 220 people had been treated for heat exposure or fainting by late afternoon, the Ambulance Service of NSW said. The heatwave also stranded thousands of commuters, with dozens of trains delayed as steel wires buckled and a hose used to run a key signaling system melted. On the central coast, the heat caused an overhead wire to buckle onto a train at about 1.30pm, trapping about 250 passengers for half an hour. The monorail ground to a halt, spitting sparks that started a soon-extinguished grass fire next to Darling Harbour. More serious fires raged across NSW and Victoria, including about a dozen blazes that burned out of control in coastal regions of NSW from the Hunter Valley to the south coast. In Victoria a man's body was found in a burnt-out car in the town of Seaton in Gippsland. The victim, who is yet to be identified, was the first victim of the bushfires this summer. The conditions in NSW were hellish, firefighters said. "This has made for very difficult conditions and there are a lot of very active fires. There has not been the cloud cover we expected," said the commissioner of the NSW Rural Fire Service, Shane Fitzsimmons. As temperatures cooled and the southerly approached, lightning strikes sparked multiple small fires across the state, adding further stress to the firefighting effort. By nightfall huge fires were still burning near Cessnock, Coonabarabran, Young and around Bega, but there were no reports of properties destroyed. In Victoria one house was incinerated by a bushfire about 200 kilometres east of Melbourne, which had doubled in size to cover more than 45,000 hectares. Even as thousands of front-line personnel battled the flames, the nation's peak emergency body – the Australasian Fire and Emergency Service Authorities Council – lodged a Senate inquiry submission warning of worse to come. The capacity of fire and emergency services to respond to major natural disasters will need to be increased if extreme weather events become more frequent and intense due to climate change, its submission to an inquiry into extreme weather events said. A bigger "surge capacity" was needed to deal with extreme events, such as those seen in the past two weeks. The council's manager of operations, Paul Considine, said it had sought scientific advice in 2009 on the impacts of climate change on extreme weather. "We've been careful. We are not climate science experts," Mr Considine said. "Our position is the science is there, we have accepted the science that has been presented to us, and if it is correct we can predict these certain results. At the Big Day Out music festival at Olympic Park, some people were treated for heat stress, while others partied under public showers. "We're almost dying it's so hot," said Brittany Markey, 18, from Newcastle. "We've been standing under all of the showers and drinking water but it's so expensive – $4.50 a bottle. When it rained for just a bit, that was awesome but otherwise waiting more than two hours without going under the showers is death. "The water showers and the sprays are keeping us cool. Without them, the heatstroke would definitely be coming on." -SMH
Friday, 18 January 2013
Asteroid Deflection Missions Underway
(Before It's News) Lee Rannals for redOrbit.com – Your Universe Online
One mission aims to take a Bruce Willis approach in the movie Armageddon, by deflecting any future asteroids that might be headed towards Earth.
The European Space Agency is looking for research ideas to help guide the development of an asteroid deflection mission study.
ESA is asking for concepts based on both ground- and space-based investigations that could improve the understanding of the physics of very high-speed collisions involving man-made and natural objects in space.
The space agency said it will be calling on help to guide future studies linked to the Asteroid Impact and Deflection mission (AIDA).
This low-budget transatlantic partnership between ESA and U.S. researchers involves the joint operations of two small spacecraft sent to intercept a binary asteroid.
The first Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART) spacecraft is designed by the John Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory and will collide with the smaller of the two asteroids.
ESA's Asteroid Impact Monitor (AIM) spacecraft will survey these bodies in detail, both before and after the collision.
The impact could help to change the pace at which the objects spin around each other, and AIM's close-up view will "ground-truth" these observations.
"The advantage is that the spacecraft are simple and independent," Andy Cheng of Johns Hopkins, leading the AIDA project on the US side, said in a statement. "They can both complete their primary investigation without the other one."
Andrés Gálvez, ESA AIDA study manager, said that by working in tandem, the quality and quantity of results will increase greatly.
"Both missions become better when put together – getting much more out of the overall investment," Gálvez said. "And the vast amounts of data coming from the joint mission should help to validate various theories, such as our impact [modeling]."
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Rivers on Mars: In Pictures
DARMSTADT, Germany — ESA's Mars Express imaged the striking upper part of the Reull Vallis region of Mars with its high-resolution stereo camera last year. Reull Vallis, the river-like structure in these images, is believed to have formed when running water flowed in the distant martian past, cutting a steep-sided channel through the Promethei Terra Highlands before running on towards the floor of the vast Hellas basin.
This sinuous structure, which stretches for almost 1500 km across the martian landscape, is flanked by numerous tributaries, one of which can be clearly seen cutting in to the main valley towards the upper (north) side.
The new Mars Express images show a region of Reull Vallis at a point where the channel is almost 7 km wide and 300 m deep.
The sides of Reull Vallis are particularly sharp and steep in these images, with parallel longitudinal features covering the floor of the channel itself. These structures are believed to be caused by the passage of loose debris and ice during the 'Amazonian' period (which continues to this day) due to glacial flow along the channel.
The structures were formed long after it was originally carved by liquid water during the Hesperian period, which is believed to have ended between 3.5 billion and 1.8 billion years ago.
Similar lineated structures, believed to be rich in ice, can also be found in many of the surrounding craters.
In the wider context image, the tributary intersecting the main channel appears to be part of a forking of the main valley into two distinct branches further upstream before merging back into a single main valley.
The right (northern) part of the main image is dominated by the Promethei Terra Highlands with their high and soft-rounded mountains shown in these images, rising around 2500 m above the surrounding flat plains.
The perspective view below shows one of these mountains with nearby sediment-filled impact craters.
This region shows a striking resemblance to the morphology found in regions on Earth affected by glaciation. For example, we can see circular step-like structures on the inner walls of the sediment-filled crater in the foreground of the second perspective view. Planetary scientists think that these may represent former high water or glacial levels, before ice and water sublimated or evaporated away in stages at various times.
The morphology of Reull Vallis suggests it has experienced a diverse and complex history, with analogies seen in glacial activity on Earth. These analogies are giving planetary geologists tantalising glimpses of a past on the Red Planet not too dissimilar to events on our own world today.
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Amy Taylor
Amy Taylor is an arts journalist and blogger based in Edinburgh. Specialising in writing about the arts, she has a particular interest in theatre and film, especially horror films.
An Edinburgh Festival Fringe veteran, Amy has reviewed and edited during the busy festival season for the past five years, and can usually be found drinking coffee and getting distracted by Twitter.
Growing up in Edinburgh, I always viewed the Fringe with wonder; it was a time when the streets of the city centre were filled with performers; jugglers, fire breathers, comedians and so much more. As a child, it offered the chance to see people and disciplines from around the world.
But as I grew older, it became a hindrance; I couldn't get anywhere quick enough, the bars were all full, the shops were too busy, and the streets became an obstacle course as I played 'Dodge the Flyerers'. The flyerers often won that game, as I invariably emerged from the Royal Mile with various leaflets for shows and performances that I would never attend.
Once I grew up, I decided that I wanted to be an arts journalist, and I so, the Fringe became something I couldn't avoid. I've now reviewed five Fringes, from 2009-2013, and every year is different and more exciting than the last.
The Fringe is growing, and every year, it just gets bigger and bigger and bigger as more acts flock to it from across the world, making the Fringe brochure much more bloated than before, and consequently, sending box office sales soaring further in the ether. As a reviewer, the Fringe presents a unique selection of challenges, and in 2009, when I first tackled the Fringe, those challenges could be boiled down into one simple sentence: "What the Hell am I doing?"
I was young, fresh and pretty green, and so that festival was a real baptism by fire. But I learned very quickly how to get press offices to pay attention to you, and the quickest way to run from a venue at the heart of the old town, to a venue on George Street (which I would never advise or endorse, it's a long and tiring run).
In 2010, I was more confident, I had one Fringe Festival under my belt, but working at just one Fringe is never enough, you're still learning, you're still new at it, and you have a long way to go before you even begin to catch up with the professionals.
However, you know more than the first-time reviewer, and you know a little bit more than the first-time Fringe performer, but this is no time to get over-confident. I worked hard, I didn't stay out late, and the only sleepless nights I had were because of writing reviews.
The following year was a much, much busier time. I was writing for four different publications, and taking on as much work as possible in order to finally start to be taken seriously as a critic. Or in the very least, so I could get noticed by the right people.
But I took on too much, I worked too hard, and as well as reviewing most evenings and all weekend, I also had a full time job. I worked myself silly, and by the end of the Fringe, I was so exhausted, that I was ill for a few days at the end of August. Some may call it the dreaded 'Fringeitis' that affects everyone during the Fringe, but really, it was my reward for working too hard.
In 2012, not content with totally over working myself the year before, I was not just a reviewer, but an editor as well, looking after and managing a team of writers in the city. This brought some new challenges.
On one hand, I had something that I'd never had before, and that was a degree of authority, but on the other hand, instead of just looking after myself and my own copy, I was responsible for a team of writers; I had to edit and publish their work as well as my own. In short, it was probably the most difficult Fringe to date, with the added responsibility, stress and authority. And I also got threatened with legal action for giving a show a bad review, but these threats were empty and unfounded and nothing ever came of them, thank goodness. Fringe 2012 was not the best time in my life that's for sure.
When it came to Fringe 2013, I was weary. I read about how much bigger the Fringe was this year (oh, great) how many more performers there were (how many? Good grief!) how much thicker the brochure was (ooh err!) and I decided that the only way to tackle it would be to handle it like a grim chore. Like when a distant and racist relative comes to stay; you grin and bear it for the sake of an easier life.
However, this Fringe I was pleasantly surprised; while it was bigger, I was a little more prepared than I had been last year, I was ready to deal with just about anything, and there was, thankfully, a lack of legal threats made against me, Although, sadly, a fellow reviewer received a number of legal threats from one person, which were also baseless, and the matter has been resolved.
So, how can I sum up five years of reviewing at the Fringe? Well, it gets better, it gets worse. You will have good festivals and bad festivals. You will lose sleep, your eating habits will become sporadic and varied, coffee will become a meal, but you will learn so much more every year.
So, from this Fringe veteran of sorts; stick at it, you have nothing to lose and everything to gain.


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Battle Cars
a game by Namco Ltd.
Platform: SNES
See also: Racing Games, Battle Games, Car Games
Climb into Battle Cars for a fast-and-furious fling down fantastic speedways around the world (and out of the world, as well). Strap yourself in, burn rubber, and avoid the brutal opposition.
- Fire on a boss as soon as the race begins. Some will take off like a rocket, and it may be the last time you see them.
- Turn into curves ahead of time and you'll ricochet off the walls but still be ahead of the competition.
Total CarNage
The racing takes place against a score of other cars, located in exotic futuristic locales, like Newtroit or Meltdown. Each track is more challenging than the last. The object of the game is to clear each track by finishing two preliminary qualifying laps with qualifying times, then you'll race on against a boss car driven by some of the ugliest, meanest engine jockeys to ever get behind a wheel. If you finish the prelim laps ahead of the qualifying time, or blow enough cars off the road, you also receive cash and/or credits that enable you to pump up your car and power-up your weapons.
- Use your missiles on cars that are way ahead of you.
Weapons? Well, you can't race with the best without making a mess. Your car comes equipped with an upgradeable Disc thrower, or you can choose to throw missiles and grenades. You'll need 'em to slow down the opposition, or you'll be sitting in last place. Accessing the weapons, the accelerator, and the brake make for complicated controls and some frantic finger twisting.
The Need for Speed
Battle Cars' fast, forward-scrolling, first-person action is something like F-Zero meets caffeine, then they both meet the Road Warrior. Graphically, the cars have jazzy details, and you can pick your type of car (spiked for combat, sleek for speed, heavy for action) and your color. The boss cars have an almost BD look to them.
The sounds consist of music and a lot of tire screeching. The music is okay, futuristic heavy- metal funk, and the sound effects are standard.
Power up your weapons, then your Turbo, then your Engine, tires and shocks.
The Good, the Battle, the Ugly
This is a great game for race fans who want a change of pace from Formula-1 cars, or for driving game fans who want a little futuristic fantasy in their lives. Casual gamers might also want to check this one out just for the speed.
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- Machine: SNES;
- Manufacturer: Namco; Malibu Interactive
Buyer's Guide: A techno version of Super Mario Kart - almost. Travel from city to city challenging the regional champ and gathering cash and credits to beef up your car and weapons. Up to eight players (two at a time) can join the high-speed action.
Driver's Ed: Their fire-and-forget nature makes missiles more advantageous than the other two weapons. Use your credits to build them up first.
BATTLE CARS for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System only has two speeds: fast and way fast. Check it out, if you're up to it!
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Battle Cars is a great idea. Putting together the best features of the available racers, it comes up as a top-notch cart. The control may take getting used to, but it's easy to learn. The two-player option is an added bonus. It's a great idea to be able to blast opponents. On the downside, sometimes it is hard to hit someone directly in front of you. It seems to be one of the best racing games out there. Racing fans should love this one.
Battle Cars mixes in the best of F-Zero and Mad Max to come up with a game yet to be rivaled. The many options for tuning up the car are nice, but the best aspect of the game is buying loads of helpful weaponry. The track scrolls nicely with highly detailed cities in the background, but the car jitters around too much when making high speed turns. The Boss cars in some levels are a real pain in the butt! A very challenging game!
The concept of cars blowing up other cars is tired and so is this game. This is just F-Zero with a gun and has taken no further steps to improve upon it. The graphics aren't anything special and the sound is substandard. The worst part of the game is trying to blow up opposing cars. This is very hard when your car is equipped with incapable weapons most of the time. A worn-out theme. No sir, I don't like it!
It looks like F-Zero but it just doesn't have all that good stuff. The sounds are a bit weak, but the graphics are impressive enough to keep you playing. Also, it could benefit from a better selection of weapons to use against your opponents. Some of the steering and zooming effects are a nice touch, but the sounds and graphics need a little more attention to detail in order to make this cart a top driving game.
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In a future world beset by wars, pollution and anarchy, there is only one thing to quench the population's thirst for entertainment, hence the Battle Cars. Take to the tracks and arm your special race car. If you have nerves of steel, and reflexes to match, you might be able to survive. Choose to fight a friend or the computer opponent. Plenty of play options give this cart a lot of life.
Battle Cars makes extensive use of the Super NES's Mode 7 capabilities. The tracks fly by at incredible pace, and lots of racing action mix with fast and furious shooting for a real challenge. Battle Cars has plenty of techniques, depending on what track you are on, and what weapons you have. This is the sport of the future.
Battle Cars (published by Namco in 1993) is a video game for the Super NES. The game can be played by either 1 or 2 players. It is a futuristic racing game, in which the player progresses through a series of progressively harder levels, cars are equipped with missiles, grenade launchers, and sliding disks which are used to eliminate opponents.
Two players can alternate as each progresses through the levels of the 1-player game. Also they may go head-to-head in a number of race tracks.


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I was born in the UK in the winter of 1976, a healthy baby girl. 8lb 6oz, ten fingers, ten toes and all the cute sqidgy features that you'd hope for when it comes to your precious bundle of joy….Who am I kidding, the truth is we all enter this world shriveled, pruney and covered in yucky stuff!…Ok well after I'd been wiped off, made to cry or at least make some sort of noise to prove I was alive. Every thing was deemed 'normal'.
It was not until I was 3yrs old that anything would change. My mum noticed that I had started falling over more then the average toddler, so much so that she took me to see a Dr at the local hospital in Medway Kent. The Dr looked at me and said "She's just a clumsy cart-horse!" and off he sent us. My Mum was not too happy with that assessment and decided to give it another go, so with another appointment made through my local GP of we went again just to be faced with the same Dr. The assessment came back again "She's just a clumsy cart-horse!". At this point I'm sure that my mum thought she was loosing her mind either that or she didn't know where to turn…probably both!
It wasn't until I was 8 years old that I was seen at Great Ormond Street Hospital in London after it was suggested by my headmistress during a coversation my Mum had with her expressing her worries. This time both Mum and Dad came along for the ride. Off we set by train to Russell Square Underground station. I loved trains back then, not so much now since gapophobia(fear of the gap between the train and the station…I don't know about now but back then it could be huge at times!) has taken hold of my life. I dragged Mum and Dad up all 160 odd stairs and still had breath left, which is probably more then I can say for them the poor pair, good job the hospital was only around the corner!.
I was taken into a room and given a physical assessment, I was then diagnosed as being 'mildly spastic'….'Spastic' a term which would later be replaced with Cerebral Palsy in the medical books. I was assigned a physiotherapist who would see me once a year at Great Ormond Street Hospital to show me some exercises to help me hold the 'spasticity' at bay. The physiotherapy exercises helped with the spasticity for many years. I was told at the age of 15, after my last physiotherapy session at Great Ormond Street Hospital that I would no longer able to attend the hospital for further physiotherapy sessions as it is a childrens hospital and I would be deemed to be an adult patient by the next appointment.
I hit the age of 16 and got to the end of my GCSEs and was set to go to college to study a first diploma in IT, I'd wanted to become a computer programer since I was about 8 years old. I got through the course with a passing grade but I decided that IT was not something I was interested in, to be honest I hated computers by that point and decided that I would try to get on an apprenticeship scheme in electronics, I'd been taught a little bit about electronics during my first diploma. The two businesses that showed any interest decided that I was not the right candidate, so I decided to go back to college to study a BTEC in business and finance, I did 1 year of the course but was told on my return for the second year that I hadn't done enough work, so I decided to leave and get a job. It took me a year to get a job but finally I got one, I would be working part time as a cashier at a local supermarket. I loved that job but after only a few years I was unable to continue working there, as I was finding that my physical health stopping me from doing so.
Two years previous to me giving up my work as a cashier I had been refered to a neurologist after finding that loud noises like the security alarm at the supermarket beeping to tell us to get out before the alarm went off to inform the police, rendered me unable to walk(Mum had noticed the sensitivity to loud noises when I was small) and I had started getting dizzy spells.
Meanwhile the 'spasticity' was really taking a turn for the worse and my walking started taking on the appearance of your average party girl on her way home from a night out on the town, my speach wasn't fairing much better either. I once heard a kid say "That woman is always drunk" as I walked past him and a group of his friends, to which I said "I'm not drunk I'm disabled".
After a visit to see a local neurologist(I'm not sure which neurologist, I've had a few) I was sent to have a sleep EEG in London, my Dad accompanied me on that occasion. The results came back and I was diagnosed with epilepsy. I got given some anti-epileptic drugs, which I took for a while but the drugs made me unable to walk.
I took myself off of the drugs, backed up by my local GP and got refered back to the local neurologist. Shortly after, the neurologist decided that my case was to complicated for him and he refered me to Dr Chris Shaw(now a Professor of neurology). He was positioned at Guys Hospital London at the time.
So off to London Bridge station we went, Mum, Dad and myself. That's where the gapophobia really started to take hold, the train seemed so far away from the station and with a shortened gait from the spasticity it was hard to bridge that gap.
I had started using crutches to help me with my walking at that stage and getting down the steps at the other side of the bridge was clumsy but I managed.
In the first appointment with Dr Chris Shaw family medical history was talked about, that's when my Mum spoke of the two children my Aunt and Uncle lost(not lost as in "Oh where have they gone?" but lost because they died about 10 years before I was born).
We had never talked about it, I'm not saying that I wasn't aware that they had existed but because it was never talked about, it never occured to me to mention it to previous neurologists.
By the following appointment which was very soon after, Dr Shaw had spoken with my Aunt and Uncle and with the information of the events surrounding the deaths of my two Cousins. We were all to attend that appointment, Mum, Dad, my two sisters and myself.
We all got some blood drawn and were all too come back for an appointment in two weeks.
That appointment was to be the one, the appointment where I'd finally get some answers. They certainly weren't answers that anyone would want to hear. I was dying of a Leukodystrophy called Krabbe(pronounced Krab-ay) the same disease that my two Cousins had died from 10 years before I was born.
Krabbe usually affects babies in the infantile form, they generally die in the first 2 years of their life.
So there I was 23 years old, being told I'm dying and that within two years I'd most likely be unable to walk, unable to speak, being fed through a tube into my stomach and being cared for 24/7. There was hope though, I could have a stem-cell transplant that could stop the progression or slow it down but could also course death through Graph vs Host disease. I was lucky at least I got a choice of a better tomorrow, the Krabbe babbies seldom do unless they have already had a sibling that died/is dying from this damned disease that shuts the body down bit by bit.


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Lightweight titlist Ricky Burns has a lot on his mind heading into his fourth title defense, which is scheduled for Sept. 7 on his home turf in Glascow, Scotland, against Raymundo Beltran of Mexico.
Burns and his wife, Amanda, are expecting their first child at any time. Amanda was due on Friday.
"We don't know if it's a boy or a girl so that's going to be exciting," Burns said. "We haven't decided on names yet. Amanda thinks it's going to be a girl and she's got some names in mind but if it's a boy it's going to be 'Baby Burns' for a few days until we get a name sorted."
Even though Burns said he is excited about impending fatherhood, he also said it would not prevent him from being focused on his preparation for Beltran (28-6, 17 KOs).
"The baby is due at any time now but it's not been a distraction," Burns said. "Amanda was working until a couple of weeks ago and has only just gone on maternity leave really. The due date was last Friday so it could be any time now. Obviously, we don't want it too close to the fight but things are looking good and Amanda and the baby are both fine, which is great.
"The midwife told Amanda recently that she was quite low-maintenance and I agree. She's just got on with it and it has been great, and I just can't wait to meet him or her. It's dragging on a bit. The baby is healthy, so it's just a waiting game and we're getting a bit impatient. And I'll be playing the waiting game again in the fight week to get in the ring to face Beltran."
Burns is coming off a ninth-round TKO victory against mandatory challenger Jose Gonzalez of Puerto Rico on May 11. Gonzalez outclassed Burns for most of the fight, although Burns (36-2, 11 KOs) did begin to turn things around in the action-packed seventh round and Gonzalez quit on his stool after the ninth round with a lead on all three scorecards.


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Odisha: Congress dubs BJD `anti-women`
OPCC media cell chief Narasingha Mishra said that a ruling party MLA had been accused of beating up a woman homeguard at Keonjhar.
Bhubaneswar: Under attack over the assault on a woman constable during its recent rally here, Congress Monday dubbed the BJD government in Odisha `anti-women` alleging it failed to take action in women`s harassment cases.
OPCC media cell chief Narasingha Mishra said that a ruling party MLA had been accused of beating up a woman homeguard at Keonjhar.
"Has BJD suspended the MLA from the party so far?"
He said a BJD MP was also accused of misbehaving with a woman during the celebration of Netaji`s birth anniversary.
"No action has been taken against that MP too."
Mishra also wanted to know why the woman constable was allowed into the crowd in the rally and said it was no place for her according to guidelines.
Mishra, who suspected the attack on the woman constable was a `conspiracy` by the BJD to defame Congress, alleged that she along with other policemen beat up the agitators.
"Despite that, we assure that the Congress will suspend any partyman found involved in assaulting the woman constable," Mishra said.
He said that 15 women complained against the police, including senior officials, on alleged excesses during the rally held on September 6.
"The 15 women, injured in police excesses during our rally, have made specific allegations. As per the law, the police should register cases, but they are yet to do so. Are those belonging to Congress not women?" he asked.
Party leaders including AICC leader Jagdish Tytler and OPCC president Niranjan Patnaik had earlier said `sorry` to the woman constable who is admitted to a private hospital here.


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Along with the rise of the female gaze, 2016 has been a prominent year for discussions surrounding masculinity: from exhibitions that unpack boyhood to television programme's which explore mental health, male identity and its respective connotations. Masculinity has been challenged everywhere from The Photographers' Gallery to The LAD Bible.
Adding to the conversation is Being a Man, a festival making its third appearance at London's Southbank Centre this weekend. Originally launched in 2014 as a vehicle for addressing male stereotypes, the three-day festival this year will play host to workshops, debate and guest speakers – Kele Okereke and Sir Roger Moore amongst them – as well as MAGsculinity, an exclusive exhibition from The Hyman Archive.
"Magazines are such a great indicator of the culture of the times, the zeitgeist," explains founder James Hyman, whose mammoth collection of periodicals boasts a Guinness World Record for Largest Magazine Collection (it tops 100,000 and is still growing). "The subject matter [being a man] is so rich and fascinating, curating MAGsculinity was incredibly easy; editing was the hard bit!"
"Whilst working at the archive we started pulling great covers that we would come across naturally," he tells Amuse. "Once we had gathered quite a few, we started to look for themes: The Stereotypical Man, Exaggerated Masculinity, Heroes, Post-Masculinity, and The Family Guy. Then we actually started looking for certain covers, so we could weave stories through the selection."
Among the line-up picked out by Hyman and collaborator Tory Turk are titles like BUTT and Hello Mr, Rolling Stone and Interview, as well as newspaper supplements from The Observer and The Telegraph.
"We live in such gender fluid times," says Hyman. "Being a Man festival is a great platform for an honest discussion about the role of masculinity in society today. We want MAGsculinity to give the topic a powerful pop culture treatment, and in doing so inform and inspire everyone who comes to see its content."
The Hyman Archive will be at Being A Man festival 25th-27th November.
Images courtesy Kristy Noble and Alexia Mamara/The Hyman Archive


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Many pitbull kennels talk big, but in person Mugleston's Dominated the XL XXL competition in every major Bully Expo entered in 2015, 2016, and 2017. UKC/ABKC/USBR JUDGES agree. With thick overbearing females that surpass most kennels males, our mission is to produce the ultimate American Pitbull Terrier. The complete package.
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Welcome to Mugleston's Pitbull Farm and some of the most awarded pitbulls in the world today. Producing award winning XL and XXL pitbulls since 1993. Our pitbulls are unlike anything out there, and we are constantly stopped everywhere we go with these beasts. Mugleston's has dominated the major bully expos and has set the standard for over a decade. UKC and ABKC/USBR judges and the massive crowds that gather around us at bully conventions agree, Mugleston's has the nicest XL XXL bully ripped pitbulls in the world right now. If you are looking for the biggest ripped pitbull available with an amazing temperment, you have come to the right place. Mugleston's Pitbull Kennels.
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Mugleston's won The People's Choice award at every UKC, ABKC, and USBR show entered world wide in 2015 and 2016. Mugleston's, the original creators of the UKC "PR" XL XXL Ripped bully American pitbull Terrier back in the 1990s, was voted #1 XL entry in the country with more best in breeds than any other XL XXL kennel in 2015 and 2016. These dogs have been our passion for 20 years. Even most pitbull convention judges freak out when they see our dogs in person for the first time. Since entering UKC/ABKC/USBR competition again in 2015, no other pitbull kennels have been able to compete with Mugleston's in person. With now 100s of "Best of" trophies and ribbons, BEAT US IN A SHOW AND YOUR PUPPY IS FREE!!
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Mugleston's is a small Pitbull kennel Nestled way out in the rural countryside where we have over 16 acres for our "bully pitbulls" to run and play. Most of our "XL XXL pitbulls" are loved house dogs and not locked up in tiny kennels all day. Because of this our bulls are located in loving homes around Oklahoma and the US with good friends, family, and fellow animal lovers. Our dogs are more than just pets, they are loved family members. Our bulls well being is first and foremost to us. We are true animal lovers who have been passionate about producing the next ultimate XL XX L Bully APBT for decades. All the kennels that were around even 10 years after we started are all gone now. Mugleston's, producing the best for over 20 years.
I'd like to thank NFL superstar Ernie Sims once again for his 4th purchase from Mugleston's. Thank you for your continued support and faith in us Mr. Sims.
A puppy produced by former Pro NFL linebacker for the Detroit Lions and Dallas Cowboys Ernie Sims using his dogs he bought from Mugleston's. Thanks a million Ernie!
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Structure bred for heavy substance, bone & muscle mass, and extreme head and chest without compromise to proper movement and conformation. The most loyal breed of dog on the planet selectively bred for tremendous athletic ability with protective qualities and an outstanding willingness to please. With just the right amount of gameness without compromising terrific temperaments & wonderful personalities. Out of all the traits we breed for, we believe intelligence is by far the most important. It's a documented fact that pound for pound the American Pitbull Terrier is the strongest and most athletic breed of dog in the world. With thick overbearing females that surpass most kennels males, our mission is to produce the ultimate American Pitbull Terrier. The complete package.
Excellent weight pulling prospects with strong Champion and Grand Champion lineage. All Mugleston's XL XXL Blue pitbulls are UKC/ABKC/USBR registered and most are Purple Ribbon. We do not breed for color but have many combinations of blue pitbulls, black, white, fawn,brindle and even rare champagne cinnamon colors in many unique designs and combinations.
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We are obsessed with breeding a superior line of American Pit bull Terriers. We love our dogs and do most of our breedings for ourselves as we are always striving to improve our bloodlines. We have been breeding pit bulls for almost 20 years now and occasionally have puppies and adult dogs for sale.
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Milner eyes top four
James Milner believes Aston Villa should be setting their sights on Champions League qualification.
Last Updated: 24/09/09 4:14pm
James Milner believes Aston Villa should be setting their sights on UEFA Champions League qualification.
Martin O'Neill's men challenged for fourth last season before fading away to finish sixth and they have already been knocked out of the Europa League, which Milner admits is 'a waste'.
The midfielder has been pleased by how Villa have responded with six successive victories in all competitions but he now wants to keep the run going.
Manchester City and Tottenham are both aiming to push the established 'big four' this term but Milner does not think Villa should be lowering their targets.
He said: "Going out of Europe was disappointing. It's important a club like Villa are playing in Europe. It was a blow to go out so early particularly after all the hard work we had put in last season.
"When we didn't get through to the group stages of the Europa League, it was such a waste.
"Now we need to take that negative and turn it into our favour in league games, which we have done so far, and hopefully be back in Europe again next season.
"We want to improve year on year and the Champions League has to be a target although it's probably tougher than last season because of all the money spent by clubs like Manchester City and Tottenham.
"But we have a lot of quality. The manager has made some good signings and it's important we gel as a squad."
Milner hopes to help the team by scoring more regularly and he is happy to remain the designated penalty taker despite missing from the spot against Cardiff in the Carling Cup on Wednesday.
"I don't really set targets. Maybe I should because I want to score more although I'm not thinking of a specific number.
"The way we have been playing gives me freedom to go and attack.
"We've looked pretty solid defensively and it's a great system when we are going forward. But I'm happy as long as I'm contributing to the team, whether it's scoring or creating chances.
"As for the penalties, I am quite happy to take them despite missing one now.
Ashley Young scored one at Liverpool and missed one against Rapid Vienna so, when we were given another one, I took it."


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