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Sunday, November 2, 2008
I was taking a shower today. My friend who slept over woke up with some morning wood and wanted me to help him out with it. So I start out by giving him head then he decides to shove his hard cock up my ass. So we start going at it. Its getting hot and rough in the shower and on one of his hard thrust I slip and I'm sent out flying form the shower. I hit my knees, my arm, and I have a bruse the size of a pine apple on my back. He stepped out the shower to finish the job but I ended up preaty banged up. Leason learned: Get slip gaurds for my shower floor for a safer fuck environment in the shower. LOL
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Sunday, October 26, 2008
Yaay!!! I Won The Game!
I was playing foot ball this weekend and boy did I get a treat for scoring the winning touch down. Here is my prize! What a great lay.
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The Votes Are In!
You guys voted and here is who won the vote. Muscle Men!!! It was a close one the polls were tied at one point. So this week it is all about the Muscle, the Cock, and the Ass. I hope you guys enjoy it and thank you for your support and your votes.
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Thiruvananthapuram, Oct 2 (IANS) Kerala's traditional rival political fronts, the Congress-led UDF and the CPI-M led LDF, appeared to work in unison on Friday as they attacked the much publicised meeting between Kerala's Hindu Ezhava community leader Vellapally Natesan and Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
The meeting took place in Delhi on Thursday night.
A beaming Natesan, after arriving at the airport here on Friday, said the graph of the rival fronts in Kerala were on a downward slide and heading for disaster.
Natesan, the supreme leader of the powerful Shree Narayana Dharma Paripalana (SNDP) Sangom that owes allegiance to social reformer Shree Narayana Guru, has put many on tenterhooks ever since he expressed his desire to form a political party.
In Kerala, Hindus constitute over 50 percent of the 3.30 crore population. Members of the Ezhava community are slightly ahead of the Hindu Nair community in the numbers game.
"The very fact that the rival fronts have turned jittery about the meeting clearly shows the strength of the SNDP. We will have no qualms to form a third front with like-minded organisations and for us neither the CPI-M or the Congress or the BJP are untouchables," said Natesan
Leader of Opposition V.S. Achuthanandan, who unleashed a verbal attack on Natesan and his corrupt deals, on on Friday said that his Delhi visit was a family visit which included his wife and son, and involved the widening of his 'business'.
Achuthanandan had earlier asked Natesan to reveal how much money he has acquired through appointments made in various educational institutions under the Shree Narayana Trust, which is headed by the latter.
CPI-M state secretary Kodiyeri Balakrishnan said the SNDP is now become a Natesan Sangom (personal fiefdom of Natesan).
"The BJP has nothing to lose in Kerala, and it's quite natural to piggyback on anyone. It's time that Chief Minister Oommen Chandy broke his silence on this alliance as the Congress is going to be the biggest gainer if there's going to be a third front," said Balakrishnan.
Congress president V.M. Sudheeran on Friday told reporters that the new found alliance that is on the horizon is one which defies logic as the ideology of the revered leader Shree Narayana Guru was secular and that the BJP-RSS combine are far from being so.
"This new found alliance is not at all going to make any impact at all," said Sudheeran.
Expressing his happiness over the huge media attention that the meeting got, state BJP president V. Muraleedharan said since the last two days, every political leader who matters in the state are speaking on the meeting.
"The media's imagination is running wild. The other day it was written that Natesan is going to lead the third front and he would be the chief ministerial candidate. But Natesan has made it clear that he is not going to contest any polls. So how can I respond to such news reports," said Muraleedharan while speaking to reporters on Friday.
Meanwhile, Natesan has called a meeting of people hailing from different walks of life to explore the possibility of the formation of a political party.
"Yes, I have been invited to attend the meeting and I am going, but it's only from the newspaper reports that I came to know is that the meeting is being called to explore the possibility of a political party. I will give my opinion, if I am asked, and it will be my frank opinion," said popular critic S. Jayasankar.

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I'm back from Miami.
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Traveling with a toddler, even one that was exceptionally "good", is exhausting. Re-instituting a schedule for said toddler, once home, is trying, tedious, and terribly tough.
Normally on Mondays I bring you, "I Comment Therefore I Am", but I didn't do much commenting last week. Fortunately, I still was. I did not cease to exist even though I was not commenting. I was a little scared that if I stopped commenting I might evaporate and all that would be left of my online self would be an empty paper bag. "I Comment Therefore I Am" will be back next week.
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(Reuters) - Dutch insurer Delta Lloyd NV DLL.AS is planning to reject an unsolicited takeover offer from its larger rival NN Group NV (NN.AS), Bloomberg reported on Thursday, citing people familiar with the matter.
Delta Lloyd could announce the rejection of the 2.4 billion euros ($2.7 billion) offer on Friday, according to the report.
No final decision has been made and plans could still change, Bloomberg said.
Delta Lloyd and NN Group declined to comment.
NN Group said on Wednesday it was offering to pay 5.30 euros per Delta share, a 29 percent premium over the stock's closing price on Tuesday.
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Here some ways to show love after marriage that that will keep the fire burning on both sides.
Tips To Keep Love After Marriage Alive:
1. Write Love Letters: It is not like no body has a long distance marriage. These days with both partners busy with their careers they might well be placed in different cities that gives you the perfect excuse to write love letters. If not you can also write letters to each other and leave it on your kitchen table. It makes the other person feel special and makes your relationship too a special one. It is very intimate form o communication.
2. Date Night: You two must have dated in your courtship period. Why should you stop dating just because you are staying together now? We don't mean a dinner; it should be a date. You put on your best clothes and go out on a date. It is the perfect excuse to keep your marriage problems behind and have fun in a carefree way like you used to.
3. Insist On Mini Honeymoons Together: Not everybody can take long vacations with the amount of work pressure we have. Even if you get the leaves you may have spend it with the entire family. Go on weekend trips together so that you two can have your own time.
4. Buy Surprise Gifts: Surprises are the best way to keep love after marriage alive. After marriage when even your bank accounts and credit cards are shared, it becomes difficult to keep things secret. So when you actually take the effort to surprise your spouse, you'll be taking a huge step forward.
5. Every Anniversary Is A New Beginning: Your marriage anniversary is a very important day in your relationship. Discuss all your marriage problems in the year gone past on this day and do so amicably. Once discussed consider them erased from your memory. Begin on a fresh note like a newly married couple every year.
6. Do Silly Things: Sometimes its boring to be all matured and understanding. You have to do some silly and childish things to make your spouse laugh. You could make him wear a jokers cap for his birthday or gift her a cute soft toy! It really works.
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Pat Hughey, 80, of Ralls passed away peacefully on Thursday, September 18, 2008. Services will be 10 a.m. Monday, September 22 at Resthaven's Abbey Chapel with burial to follow at Resthaven Memorial Park, with Pastor O. K. Neal officiating.
Pat Hughey was born on December 7, 1927 in Duke, Okla., to David and Lucy (Hendrick) Hughey. He married Virgie M. Bellah on November 22, 1952 in Lubbock. They moved to Seminole and adopted their daughter, Sandra. The family moved in 1956 back to Lubbock and stayed until Pat retired and relocated to Kerrville. While in Kerrville, he and Virgie acted as volunteer firemen. Pat was a proud business owner of Pest Control until 1980. He loved yard work. He loved and cared for Virgie and celebrated 50 years of marriage.
Mr. Hughey is survived by daughter, Sandra Price and husband Loyd of Wolfforth; three grand-sons, Patrick Price of Lubbock, Mike Price of Ralls, and John Price of Wolfforth. He is also survived by a brother, Roy Hughey of East Texas; and two sisters, Lucy Nell Bell of Oklahoma City, Okla.; and Annabelle Epperson of Hector, Ark.
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If you've got young children you're probably familiar with Entertainment One's preschool TV series Ben & Holly's Little Kingdom, which follows the adventures of a fairy princess and her elf best friend who live in their own magical little kingdom. This summer they'll be visiting our canals and rivers to make sure your children have a school holiday to remember.
We all have fond memories of our own childhood summers. This year, with the help of Ben & Holly, we're hoping to encourage children to explore and enjoy the great outdoors to strengthen their connection with nature.
We know our waterways are inspirational places, full of potential adventures, where lasting memories are made. To help make sure you get the most out of our waterways this summer we've produced a special edition of our free summer activity guide. This year it includes some great magical activities courtesy of Ben & Holly and a bonus Magical Kingdom-themed sticker sheet.
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OWLEY Wood will face Winsford Cons in the Cheshire County Crown Green Bowling Association Norman Cup semi finals next month.
The Weaverham-based outfit beat LMRCA in the last eight at Knutsford on Saturday to set up the tie with Cons, who enjoyed a walkover against Lever Club.
Hop Pole will play Comberbach in the other last fourtie after they overcame Mobberley Victory Hall and Lloyd Hotel C respectively.
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Chabrol, one of the French New Wave, and renowned for his exegetical treatises on the films of Hitchock, might not be thought of as an apt choice for the realism that a true adaptation of Madame Bovary needs. And yet this Bovary has the palpable feel of the 19th century, its attitudes, mores and most of all its claustrophobic village sensibilities. This is a long and langorous Bovary, which actually works to the film's benefit. Certain sections, like the wedding, which are given at most a passing glance in the Minnelli version, are here portrayed in a charming and simple fashion which highlights the simple pleasures of these unsophisticated country folk.
If Huppert is less wanton than Jones in this role, she's much more effective in portraying the on-again, off-again ambivalence of Emma's reactions to her proletarian fate. In fact when the virtually Nietzschian sounding scoundrel Boulanger enters the picture, urging her to forego the "everyman" societal norms and indulge in a little extra-marital fling, Huppert aptly depicts both Emma's abhorrence at the idea and also her temptation by it. Emma is one of the most complex female characters in literature, and it requires an actress of exceptional merit to walk the tightrope between making Madame Bovary both vulnerable and opportunistic. Huppert largely succeeds on both counts. If Huppert is the putative star and focus of the film, in truth it is Jean-Francois Balmer's Charles Bovary that ends up being the real emotional core around which the film revolves. Balmer does exceptional work showing a good and decent, if boring, man attempting to please a wife who is simply too ambitious for her own good.
The film is occasionally hyperbolic, to its detriment, and has some formal issues that hamper its complete success. There is a too intermittent narration device that occurs for the first time too far into the film to seem natural (it would have been better to start the film with the device, which would have prepared the viewer for its subsequent occasional uses). There are also a couple of soliloquoy moments with characters speaking out loud to no one in particular that seem forced and unnatural, something that is distinctly at odds with the rest of the film's naturalistic portrayals.
This is a beautifully shot film with exceptional production design and costuming (which received a much-deserved Oscar nomination). French village life is brought admirably to the screen, with its everyday trials and tribulations, as well as more festive elements which dotted each year. There are some lavishly beautiful outdoor scenes which seem like they could have been painted by Jean's Renoir's grandfather, Claude. Chabrol has a beautiful eye for detail, as well as some sweeping uses of dollies and crane shots that keep the action flowing even while the emotional focus is nicely intimate.
If things get literally rather ugly toward the end of the film, once Emma's wheelings and dealings catch up to her, it only helps make this Madame Bovary feel all the more real. There's a certain abrupt feeling to the coda, after the denouement, which ties up a few quick loose ends but which feels tacked on to no real purpose. Taken as a whole, however, Chabrol's Madame Bovary is a beautiful and languid visual experience mixed with a tempestuous emotional undercurrent that makes it easily the best film adapatation of its famous source material.
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Video:Madame Bovary arrives to DVD with a good enhanced 1.78:1 image that, while soft (and I believe intentionally so), contains some of the lushest and most subtle use of color I've seen recently. There is some grain apparent, always very natural looking, as well as occasional damage (most of which pops up in the last few seconds of the film).
Sound:The French stereo soundtrack (with optional English subtitles) is perfectly fine, if not outstandingly directional. Fidelity across all ranges is good, and reprroduction of the minimal underscoring is also excellent.
Extras:A second disc with a 51 minute 2001 French television special called "Isabella Huppert: Playing Life" is included, featuring not only a bevy of scenes from various Huppert films, but also some sweet archival footage and contemporary interviews. If Huppert occasionally comes off as a bit too self-absorbed, it's nonetheless an interesting look into the life and work of one of France's greatest contemporary actresses. The original theatrical trailer is also included.
Final Thoughts:This superb French version of Madame Bovary overcomes a few missteps to stand as the best film adaptation of Flaubert's epochal novel. Huppert and Balmer are amazing in the leads, and the entire physical production is stunning. Highly recommended.
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LUBBOCK, Texas (AP) -Texas Tech followed the same formula it has all season, getting balanced scoring to defeat Samford 74-53 Saturday and remain unbeaten.
The Red Raiders (7-0) got 16 points from John Roberson, 15 from David Tairu, 14 from Nick Okorie and 11 from Mike Singletary to run their win streak to seven games. Roberson also had nine assists and three steals, while Singletary pulled down eight rebounds.
Six Texas Tech players average between 8 and 13.8 points per game for the season.
In contrast, Samford (1-5) got 26 points from Josh Davis on Saturday. But he was the only Bulldogs player in double figures.
Texas Tech shot 54.7 percent from the field (29 for 53), while Samford shot just 36.7 percent (18 for 49).


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Forest die-offs to affect hydrological cycles, ecosystem processes and the services forests provide
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FRISCO — Colorado isn't the only place that has seen major climate-related impacts to its forest ecosystems. During the past couple of decades, extensive forest death triggered by hot and dry climatic conditions has been documented on every continent except Antarctica and forest mortality due to drought and heat stress is expected to increase.
Most research to-date has been focused on local and regional impacts of forest mortality, but scientists are starting to grapple with the bigger picture of how widespread forest die-offs will play out on the climate change stage. A new analysis of the current literature on this topic by Carnegie's William and Leander Anderegg was published September 9 in Nature Climate Change.
Along with co-author Jeffrey Kane of Northern Arizona University, the Andereggs examined papers dealing with different aspects of forest die-off events from studies all over the world. They divided their findings into the effects on a forest community of trees and other species; on ecosystem processes as a whole; on services forests provide to humans; and on the climate.
"This study provides a state-of-the-art overview of the many benefits forests provide to humans, from water purification to climate regulation," said William Anderegg, "Many of these roles can be disrupted by the widespread tree mortality expected with climate change."
They found that heat and drought, including drought-related insect infestation, can disproportionately affect some species of trees, or can hit certain ages or sizes of trees particularly hard. This can result in long-term shifts in an area's dominant species, with the potential to trigger a transition into a different ecosystem, such as grassland. It can also impact the understory — the layer of vegetation under the treetops — as well as organisms living in the soil. More research on forest community impacts is needed, particularly on the trajectories of regrowth after forest die-off.
From an ecosystem perspective, forest die-off will also likely affect hydrological processes and nutrient cycles. Depending on the type of forest, soil moisture could be increased by the lack of tree-top interception of rainfall or decreased by evaporation due to more sun and wind exposure. Debris from fallen trees could also increase a forest's fire risk.
Forests also have an effect on the climate as a whole. Forests play an important role in determining the amount of heat and light that is reflected from the Earth and into space and in taking up carbon dioxide from the atmosphere. On one hand, forest mortality increases the reflection of the sun's energy back into space, thus providing a cooling effect. But on the other hand, the decomposition of fallen trees releases carbon into the atmosphere, thus producing a warming effect. Overall, whether forest die-offs result in local cooling or warming is expected to depend on the type of forest, the latitude, the amount of snow cover, and other complex ecosystem factors.
Mass tree mortality would likely cause substantial losses to the timber industry, even if saplings and seedlings were unaffected. Little research has been conducted on other types of forest products that humans use, such as fruit or nuts, but there would presumably be changes in those sectors as well. Recent research has examined other services provided by forests which would likely be affected by die-off, such as declines in real-estate property values following widespread tree mortality.
Overall, the analysis found that, although there are many recent advances in understanding the effects of severe forest die-off, many critical research gaps remain. These gaps are especially critical in light of increasing forest die-off with climate change.
One urgent gap is how this summer's US-wide severe drought might affect forests. William Anderegg is helping to tackle this question by spearheading a project involving dozens of research groups from around the country (see the Drought Open-Source Ecology project for details).
"The varied nature of the consequences of forest mortality means that we need a multidisciplinary approach going forward, including ecologists, biogeochemists, hydrologists, economists, social scientists, and climate scientists," William Anderegg said. "A better understanding of forest die-off in response to climate change can inform forest management, business decisions, and policy."


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Watch the first 5 minutes of Borderlands 2 DLC: Tiny Tina's Assault on Dragon Keep
Gearbox Software and 2K Games have posted a video showing the first five minutes of Tiny Tina's Assault on Dragon Keep, the newest DLC for Borderlands 2. Even from the first five minutes, Tiny Tina's Assault on Dragon Keep might be the best, and probably funniest, DLC for either of the Borderlands games.
The new gameplay has you playing a twisted version of Dungeons & Dragons, named Bunkers and Badasses. Tina, of course, is the Bunker Master, and the Vault Hunters choose their characters to play through her fantastical campaign.
As the fourth and final campaign DLC for Borderlands 2, Tiny Tina's Assault on Dragon Keep looks to be going out with a bang. The first five minutes are so full of that Borderlands humor we all love, that you can tell everyone is going to love it.
Tiny Tina's Assault on Dragon Keep releases June 25. If you have the DLC Season Pass, it's free for you; if not, it'll cost $9.99 for non-season pass holders. It will be available on PC (Steam), Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3.
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LAS VEGAS, May 8 (UPI) -- The chairman and chief executive of the U.S. premium cable network HBO took a leave of absence Tuesday to seek alcohol counseling, the executive said.
Chris Albrecht's action followed his arrest Sunday on charges he assaulted a woman identified as his girlfriend outside the MGM Grand Hotel in Las Vegas, after an HBO-televised boxing match, Multichannel News reported.
HBO parent Time Warner Inc. Chairman and Chief Executive Richard Parsons said the company granted Albrecht's leave request "pending resolution" of the assault charges.
"This weekend was a wake-up call to me of a weakness I thought I had overcome long ago," Albrecht said in a memo to co-workers. "I had been a sober member of Alcoholics Anonymous for 13 years. Two years ago, I decided that I could handle drinking again. Clearly, I was wrong. Given that truth, I have committed myself to sobriety."
He apologized for any embarrassment his family and "the company I love" experienced.
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HARTFORD, Conn. (CBS Connecticut) – This year's Halloween falls on a Monday, but one Connecticut legislator would prefer the state to recognize the holiday on a weekend, even if it means not celebrating on the 31st.
A recent proposal by Conn. State Rep. Tim Larson pitched the idea of celebrating Halloween on the last weekend of October rather than the holiday's traditional Oct. 31 date. Larson (D-East Hartford, South Windsor) came up with the idea after talking with parents of young children, who usually find themselves either having their night of trick-or-treating cut short if Halloween falls on a school night.
"Halloween is fun night for the whole family, but not so much when you have to race home from work, get the kids ready for trick-or-treating, welcome the neighborhood children, and then try to get everyone to bed for an early school and work morning," Larson said in a statement. "Halloween has also become one of the top holidays for retailers selling candy, decorations, costumes and general party supplies.
"Jobs are created by this holiday, so let's make it a little more fun and safe for everyone, and create some jobs too."
Of course, some remain skeptical about Larson's proposal to alter the scariest day of the year for Connecticut children. Among those is Gov. Dannel P. Malloy.
"The Governor is worried about confusing the ghosts, goblins, and witches – so he thinks leaving Halloween on Oct. 31st is the right thing to do," Juliet Manalan, press secretary for Gov. Malloy, said in an email to FOX CT. "No disrespect intended toward Rep. Larson, of course."
Regardless of whether it comes to fruition for next year, Larson hopes a potential move to the last weekend in October, what he compares to Thanksgiving being declared a holiday on the fourth Thursday in November, will help bring about increased spending in the local economy and more good times all around.
"This would be good for the economy and make Halloween a more family-friendly event every year," he said. "Everyone looks forward to Halloween a little more when it falls on the weekend."
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Gov. Chris Gregoire today outlined a series of proposals to accelerate Washington state's economic recovery. Gregoire's plan includes new reforms to free up cash for our state's small businesses to help them grow and hire, as well as strategies to help those hardest hit by the recession receive the training necessary to land a job and pump more money into our local economies.
"While we always take note of big business hiring, it's small businesses that employ the vast majority of our workers," Gregoire said. "In fact, 95 percent of Washington employers have fewer than 50 workers. If we can make it easier and cheaper for them to do business, they can afford to add more employees. This is the key to our economic recovery and to our social fabric."
Gregoire today announced that work is underway to make it easier for all businesses, especially small businesses, to calculate and pay business and occupation taxes. Under Gregoire's plan, the state of Washington would be the single collector of all local and state B&O taxes, just as it is now for the sales tax. Her plan would also create one single state website to apply for or renew state and local business licenses, which would eliminate the need for similar websites now operated by more than 50 individual cities.
"If we ever need a reform that helps business, this is it," Gregoire said. "For Washington businesses, especially small businesses owners who operate with little help, paying state and local B&O taxes is at best complicated and at worse a nightmare. At the very least, this reform will be a paperwork killer. It will save businesses money and aggravation, reduce state and local government red tape and make Washington a friendlier place to set up a business."
Gregoire also announced today that she will be issuing an Executive Order to set up a pilot study with the restaurant industry to get a better idea of the administrative burden of state and local regulations. Additionally, the EO:
* Directs the state's regulatory agencies, like the departments of Ecology and Labor and Industries, to designate an existing staff person as a contact for small business owners to help solve issues small businesses may have with the agency;
* Directs the Office of Regulatory Assistance to spearhead an effort to connect with small business owners and learn what assistance would be beneficial; and
* Directs the state's chief information officer to develop technology that would enable every business owner to have an on-line account with the state to pay taxes and insurance premiums.
To ensure those hardest hit by the recession -- including veterans, minorities and young adults -- have the skills necessary to land new jobs and circulate more money through the economy, Gregoire also announced she will focus $1.1 million in existing federal funds toward targeted job training programs. With these resources, Gregoire proposes to:
* Train 460 veterans through the Center for Advanced Manufacturing Puget Sound to prepare them for a career in advanced manufacturing. Each month, 1,000 skilled veterans are discharged in Washington. This program will help transfer military skills to skilled manufacturing jobs;
* Expand the Year Up program -- a nationally proven one-year program which provides professional training and corporate internship opportunities for low-income young adults, often minorities. Provide training through the Department of Employment Security's existing On-the-Job Training program for 60 veterans and young adults. This program provides companies a subsidy to assist in the training of these employees; and
* Provide support for on-the-job training in construction and transportation-related industries through the Department of Transportation for 300 women and minorities.
For more information on the governor's tax reform proposal, visit: http://www.governor.wa.gov/priorities/economy/tax_reform.pdf
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More than a decade spent overseas has not dulled former Socceroos captain Craig Moore's appreciation of the Queensland-NSW sporting rivalry.
And the former Scottish and English Premier League star is loving the State of Origin build-up of his Queensland Roar's crucial A-League clash with Sydney FC on Sunday.
The premiership is on offer for either side with both the Roar and Sydney FC locked on 30 points - one behind leader Central Coast - with two regular season games left.
"The old rivalry is there with Queensland and NSW, so hopefully we'll get a fantastic crowd and they'll see a fantastic game," said the Sydney-born, Queensland-bred Moore.
"I'm sure there'll be some tackles flying around.
"It'll be a physical encounter especially in the early part of the game."
Sydney FC coach John Kosmina also did his best to throw kerosene on the fiery interstate relationship.
"It's a State of Origin match, there's a lot hanging on it for both sides," he said.
"If you've been to Suncorp for a State of Origin ... it's a lot more intense than it is in Sydney to be honest.
"That's part of what this season's all about - it's nice to win games but as well it's about having a bit of fun and enjoying these types of occasions because they don't come along very often."
Roar coach Frank Farina went a little further.
"He'll (Sydney FC coach John Kosmina) be treating us with respect and vice versa ... but you know how it is - we hate Sydney, Sydney hate us, so it should be a good game," Farina said.
"I think it'll be physical, but fair.
"You find in clashes like this when there's a lot at stake that players are going to be going in at 100 per cent."
Queensland are yet to defeat - or score - against Sydney FC this season.
Amazingly Sydney FC are yet to lose away this season and will set a new A-League record with at least a draw at Suncorp.
Asked what was the secret to their away form, Kosmina said: "Travelling away from home the players are actually together for periods of time, especially when you get games away from home back to back.
"I think it actually builds their camaraderie, there's a bonding experience involved in it all and that shows up on the park."
Moore has played in some big games in his glittering career that also includes an impressive World Cup campaign.
But even he sounded nervous before a clash that is expected to attract a record Suncorp Stadium crowd for an A-League game.
The corresponding fixture last season drew a crowd of 32,371 - when Sydney downed Queensland to deny the Roar an historic finals berth.
"I didn't think I'd be coming back to Australia and potentially playing in front of 30,000, hopefully, at Suncorp - it's fantastic," Moore said.
"It's a big game because we've got two matches to go and we're a real chance of winning the league if we get the right result on the weekend.
"For me, that's the pinnacle of the season (the premiership) - the team that's been the best all season long."


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The Coen brothers have dabbled a bit in horror movies, most notably in their films Blood Simple, Barton Fink and No Country For Old Men. These projects have some recognizable elements, including mentally unstable killers, forces of evil and an irrepressible sense of dread, but the Oscar winning siblings have never gone for a full on horror genre film. That may change soon.
The Coens recently revealed their future plans beyond True Grit to Empire and, somewhat surprisingly, revealed that one script they are writing has designs to scare the shit out of you. According to the directing pair, they're currently working on a couple of projects, one of which, Ethan says, "would be fair to call a full-on horror movie." Beyond that, the brothers also confirmed that their sequel to Barton Fink, titled Old Fink, is still in the works, but John Turturro isn't yet old enough for them to go into production.
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In an effort to advance the net neutrality debate in the US Congress, two groups have offered their own proposals to prohibit broadband providers from discriminating against competing internet content, while allowing providers to separate out part of their networks for specialised products.
Civil liberties advocacy group CDT (the Center for Democracy and Technology) and New Yorkers for Fair Use, comprised of businessmen and technology advocates, both released net neutrality proposals yesterday, two days before the US Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee is set to debate the issue as part of a hearing to amend a wide-ranging communications bill.
The proposals differ in their approaches, but both would allow broadband providers such as AT&T and Comcast to separate part of their broadband pipes for services they or their partners offer. But on the public internet, broadband providers would be required to treat all content equally.
The CDT wants a "narrowly tailored" set of net neutrality rules, even though large broadband providers have questioned the need for new regulations, said Leslie Harris, CDT's executive director. Broadband providers have said there's no need for new rules because there's no evidence of them blocking or impairing competing content, but a lack of broadband competition makes for a "significant risk" of that happening, Harris said.
If Congress fails to now pass a net neutrality law, it will be difficult to come back later and force broadband providers to retroactively change their business plans if problems do occur, she said. "In our view, the internet is too important – the openness of the internet, the democratic platform it creates, the economic engine it creates – to take that level of risk," Harris added.
The CDT proposal would require broadband providers to treat all internet content and services equally. At the same time, the providers could experiment with private network services where they could make exclusive agreements with services such as broadband video, a practice objected to by some net neutrality advocates.
The CDT plan would allow Congress to monitor the internet for evidence of discriminatory treatment.
The second proposal, authored by Seth Johnson, a member of New Yorkers for Fair Use, would also allow providers to offer tiered services, but they would not be able to classify them as internet services if they discriminate against competing content.
Broadband services that divide content being sent over the internet would destroy the standards that are the foundation of the current internet, Johnson said. If broadband providers can set their own transport standards, the internet would stop being a public medium, he said.
Congress needs to clarify the meaning of internet connectivity, the Johnson group said in an email sent yesterday.
"In effect, under the present circumstances, the system of developing specifications, which involves the writing and review of formal documents known as RFCs, which has held since the beginning of the internet, would be tossed out by a few large providers and equipment manufacturers and replaced by corporate fiat," the group said. "IP-layer neutrality is not a property of the internet. It is the internet."


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Believe it or not, my favorite macrobrew was the old school version of Michelob. Compared to other cheap domestics it was a decent beer. I think A-B did away with it since they turned Michelob into a line of specialty beers to compete with the craft breweries.
I only noticed it in Ireland though. In Germany everyone had the good German lagers. But that might have just been because we went there during Oktoberfest. So it may have been a nationalistic pride sort of thing. But even in Italy people only had either local Italian beers or German and Irish imports.
I still need to find Kilkenny draught. It's the best Irish ale you'll ever try. They just don't import it here.
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I had some great "oil cans" from the Beer Store and from the tap of Export (from Maple Leaf Gardens) and almost burnt tasting bottles of same right from the factory in Etobicoke in ON over the years, but every time I buy beer in Quebec whether its from the market like Provigo, Couche-Tard, a restuarant or even duty free at the border it always seems fresh and tasty.
Consolidation in the beer industry up there has made their beer less distinct, but I also really like Black Label and Molson Dry ("Dry" beers never died out there).
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From your exchange with sourceworx, I'm not surprised. Belgian ales and especially triples are pretty strong and aren't the type you knock back 3-4 pints of (lifts pinky). Your style is more German I'd say.
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Judging by your affinity for Canadian lagers, I'd say you should give some German and Czech pilsners a try. Maybe even try some English pale ales. You'd probably enjoy some of them.


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PRETORIA - It is not enough that Thomas Muller devastated England's World Cup with two clinical goals and a performance of such maturity that it was almost impossible to believe he was still several months short of his 21st birthday.
As he prepared yesterday with his German teammates in the hope of inflicting similar pain on Diego Maradona, who earlier this year mistook him for a ball boy, he was asked to analyze the English football problem.
His response was quick, almost casual but it might still have been fired from a gun.
The bushy-haired boy from Bavaria, who played his first senior football this last season, said: "I think the English have so many top stars they will always be part and parcel of the international scene. But they have so many Alpha males it is difficult to have them row in the same direction.
"You don't just need chiefs, you also need Indians. That may be a problem with England. Are the players willing to go that extra mile for their teammates?"
The question is no doubt already engraved on the heart of Fabio Capello and his pain, surely, would only have deepened yesterday had he crossed the rolling, sun-bathed veldt to visit a German camp that seemed to ooze with well-being before Thursday's flight to Cape Town and the quarter-final challenge of stifling the brilliance of Lionel Messi on Saturday.
Capello would have heard his German opposite number Joachim Low -- who from today is operating without a contract -- repeat once again the most basic ground rule of his nation before every World Cup.
There is, says Low, "one thing for sure: No Germany team ever goes into a tournament wishing to go through one phase or other. We aim to win the competition, but we're ambitious with a touch of realism thrown in."
Most hauntingly, though, Capello would have seen the poise of the precocious Muller and the tough, veteran's swagger of 25-year-old Bastian Schweinsteiger, a powerful midfield leader now in his second World Cup and barely older than the "babies" of the dismissed England squad -- James Milner, Aaron Lennon and the un-used Joe Hart.
Both Muller and Schweinsteiger clearly believe that facing the exquisite forward skills of Argentina is not some unfathomable ordeal but another inevitable challenge for any team intent on serious business.
They know they will face extraordinary virtuosity and also, no doubt, some severe provocation. That was the lesson of Germany's shoot-out victory over Argentina in the quarter final of four years ago.
Schweinsteiger spoke of his vivid memory of the violence which broke out moments after Germany's triumph. "There is a clear difference between the two teams in their approach to the game," he said. "We were attacked out of nowhere by the Argentina players. This we have not forgotten.
"One fact we cannot forget is that they have improved a lot. It means we have to play at our highest level and not be provoked in any way. I hope the referee will nip in the bud any such efforts from Argentina. We must not be lured into responding. Look at the half-time break in their game with Mexico. Argentina fans got together in one block, forcing other fans to go elsewhere. That shows they are self-confident asserting their rights -- and non-existent rights."
Schweinsteiger is exultant about the degree to which Germany have forced their way, yet again, into the centre of a World Cup stage. "There are good teams here, outstanding ones, and when you ask me to name the best players so far in the other teams, I have to say Juan Sebastian Veron is one of the best for Argentina. But if I have to single any one out it is Iniesta of Spain, who has superb qualities. There is also Van Bommel for the Netherlands."
Muller is so composed he might be chatting with friends over a cup of coffee in a Munich café. Four years ago, when his team-mate Schweinsteiger was winning his rite of passage against the Argentines, he was with friends in a Bavarian beer garden. "It was a fan fest and we were all overjoyed when (Miroslav) Klose scored an equaliser and we forced our game on Argentina.
"I do not worry about the violence that came at the end of that game. Certainly I will not mind a 'scramble' if we beat them again, but we will not tempt our opponents into hitting us. We will try to beat them at football."
Muller agrees that there might be a lesson for the English game in the way he and his gifted, 21-year-old team Merzut Ozil have been swiftly brought to the heart of the German effort.
"I don't know how many young players England have to come through but what has to be understood is that you need a team that works as a team. In our team, younger players are more willing to play second fiddle, subordinate their own agendas for the team as a whole. But England has to find its own solutions. I can't sit as judge and jury."
Last Sunday in Bloemfontein, however, he was of course happy enough to play the role of a merciless public executioner. As he did so, he announced himself a classic young German footballer, tough-minded, versatile and, most significant of all perhaps, sharply intelligent.
"I have been happy to play any of the roles given me," he said. These include spells on both wings, as second striker and as an advanced, creative midfielder. In one season he became a fixture in the Bayern Munich team, winning the German league and cup and appearing in a Champions League final. On Sunday, he became the youngest World Cup player to score more than one goal in a game since the eruption of the teenaged Pele in Sweden 52 yeas ago -- and the youngest German in any game since Franz Beckenbauer.
"Since last August, everybody keeps talking about my rise in football coming so quickly, but I don't think about that," says Muller. "I just work on my game. I block off anything that could be irritating or distracting. How do I deal with my rise? I'm a sober kind of guy. I keep my feet on the ground."
Maradona certainly did not make any great contribution to the lionization of Muller after Argentina's defeat of Germany in a friendly in Munich in March. He marched off when he found himself listening to the prodigy discussing the game with the German press -- a decision of media officials who were aware that many Argentine journalists were yet to arrive in the press conference. The great man muttered about the indignity of sharing the stage with a "ball boy."
"I don't know whether he knows me now," said Muller, "but seeing him again will not be any trauma. Maradona pretended to be offended by my presence but I think he was only joking. Obviously, he has done good work with Argentina's spirit but I'm too young to know him as a player. My only concern is to keep the feeling we had after beating England. For me, the game was the icing on the cake of a fantastic season. But it doesn't stop here. I would love it to go on."
Muller, they say, is Germany's football future. But he is also their past. Yesterday, on the high veldt, it was once more vibrantly alive.
James Lawton writes for The Independent in the U.K.


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WASHINGTON -- After seeing their bullpen compile 14 2/3 innings over the past three games -- two extra-inning games will do that -- the Padres added a fresh arm on Friday.
The Padres added reliever Kevin Quackenbush, who was with Triple-A El Paso, to the roster, giving them 13 pitchers moving forward. To make room for Quackenbush on the 25-man roster, the team optioned infielder/outfielder Tommy Medica to El Paso.
"It's still all a little shocking," Quackenbush said.
Padres manager Bud Black didn't waste much time calling on his new reliever in the Padres' 11-1 loss to the Nationals, as Quackenbush came on in relief of Robbie Erlin and pitched 1 2/3 innings. He allowed two runs on two hits with a walk and a strikeout.
Before the game, the Padres also designated infielder Alex Castellanos -- who was with El Paso -- for assignment. The Padres also moved right-handed pitcher Josh Johnson, who had Tommy John surgery on Thursday, to the 60-day disabled list.
Quackenbush, 25, was an eighth-round pick in 2011. He had a 1.80 ERA in 10 innings with El Paso and a 1.19 ERA in parts of four professional seasons with 233 strikeouts and 124 hits allowed in 174 2/3 innings.
"We like his mindset and how he attacks," Black said of Quackenbush. "He's been a Minor League strike-thrower, and I think his fastball will play in the Major Leagues. We feel that what he has done in the Minor Leagues will translate to Major League success."
Medica hit .143 in 28 at-bats with 15 strikeouts. Black said he might have played more, but the Padres didn't see many left-handed pitchers in the early part of the season, and Seth Smith performed better in left field filling in for an injured Carlos Quentin.
Corey Brock is a reporter for MLB.com. Keep track of @FollowThePadres on Twitter. Teddy Cahill is a reporter for MLB.com. Follow him on Twitter at @tedcahill. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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25 migrants found dead on boat to Italy
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|1 August 2011
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August 01, 2011
Italy's coast guard has found the bodies of 25 would-be migrants in the hold of a boat crossing the Mediterranean from North Africa to the Italian island of Lampedusa.
Officials said they found the corpses – all young men – crammed into a small space between the hold and the engine room.
The cause of the deaths have not been confirmed, but officials said they thought the men died of asphyxiation.
The boat, which had set sail from Libya two days ago, was carrying 296 people.
Reports said that as the air became unbreathable due to engine fumes, the 25 men tried to exit but were pushed back by other migrants because there was no space on the overcrowded deck. Some 33,000 people fleeing unrest in North Africa have arrived in Lampedusa since January.
compiled from agency reports
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When Georgia's Malcolm Mitchell muffed a punt near the end zone against Vanderbilt last Saturday, the punt returner had one thing on his mind.
"When he kicks it that far, of course you're going after it," said Mitchell, who recovered the ball at the 4-yard line, setting the stage for a 96-yard Georgia touchdown drive. "With all that space, that's a shot to take."
On this particular punt — a booming 62-yarder — Mitchell was unaware of where he was on the field.
"When he outkicked the coverage, I wasn't lined up at the 10, where I would know where I'm at on the field," Mitchell said. "I just went to the spot coaches told me to go to. I didn't really know how far back I really was."
In retrospect, the sophomore admitted he should have let the punt bounce, as it likely would've resulted in a touchback, but with just seconds to judge and a gang of defenders headed in his direction, making a decision can be tough.
"You have eleven players on the field that don't want you to fair catch it and are right there if you don't," Mitchell said. "And they're right there if you mess around and drop it. You have to keep your composure."
Georgia coach Mark Richt expressed concern about the position Wednesday and alluded to a possible competition between Mitchell and Rhett McGowan for the punt return duties.
"We've just had, overall, too many bad decisions," Richt said. "We've caught the ball inside the 10 when we shouldn't. We've let the ball bounce and not field it when we should've. These aren't all Malcolm's issues. This has been the last couple of years.
"It may end up being Rhett McGowan before it's over if he can communicate the best, secure the ball the best and field the ball the best. We're trying to find an answer there."
McGowan has only returned two punts this season. He returned a punt 19 yards against Vanderbilt, just a week after his 23-yard punt return against Florida Atlantic. Mitchell has five returns for 35 yards to his credit this season.
Branden Smith served as Georgia's punt returner in 2010, before Brandon Boykin overtook the job in 2011. Now a senior, Smith knows how challenging the position can be.
"You have to be focused," Smith said. "You have everybody coming at you full speed, so it's a pretty hard position."
Smith's head coach agreed.
"It's just not an easy job but we're trying to get it settled down and do the best we can," Richt said.
Often times, the hardest part of returning a punt is knowing whether to return it or call for a fair catch.
"It's something you get used to," Mitchell said. "Of course, when you have an opportunity to make a play happen, you want to take it regardless of what the situation is. You either take it home and get as many yards as you can, or you fair catch it and get the offense on the field."
Judging whether or not to return was also difficult for Smith.
"It's hard because you want to make a play," Smith said. "If you back there at punt returner, you're back there for a reason. You're back there because you can make plays. You want to help our team get good field position, but it's hard to judge it. You want to make a big play for the team."
Richt said Georgia will continue to give McGowan and Mitchell looks at the position.
Regardless of who Richt sends in to return punts, Mitchell has a piece of advice: "Every punt [return] doesn't have to be a touchdown."


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Faculty Art Exhibition Opens at Martin MuseumApril 9, 1998
Baylor University art department faculty will display their work at the annual Studio Art Faculty Exhibition that will run through May 2 in the Martin Museum of Art in the Hooper-Schaefer Fine Arts Building on the Baylor campus.
The exhibit will feature several artists and several different art disciplines. Selections will range from oil paintings to sculptures.
The University Art Gallery will feature a student art exhibit which will run concurrently with the faculty exhibition. The student exhibit opens Wednesday, April 15. A reception for both exhibitions is scheduled for 7-9 p.m. Tuesday, April 14, in the Hooper-Schaefer Fine Arts Center.
The Martin Museum of Art is open from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday-Friday and noon until 5 p.m. on Saturday.
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Developer Days of Wonder is releasing an iOS sequel to its early iPad hit Small World. The game is available on the iTunes App Store for $10, but it is a free update for anyone who purchased the first game.
Both Small World and Small World 2 are digital adaptations of the tabletop game of the same name. The difference between the two games is that Days of Wonder was able to include all of the features of the original board game into Small World 2.
Where Days of Wonder's first Small World only had the head-to-head two-player map, Small World 2 has support for up to six simultaneous players. The studio rewrote the code from scratch to enable real-time or asynchronous multiplayer. It also features a pass-and-play local multiplayer and single-player modes.
Small World 2 is also the first Days of Wonder game that enables players to challenge their friends through GameCenter, Days of Wonder Online Buddies, or Facebook.
In addition to the new features, Small World 2 brings in a ton of new content. It features new races, special powers, and in-app purchases. Days of Wonder also designed Be Not Afraid, a digital-only expansion. If players purchase Be Not Afraid or the rest of the expansions, they can play it with their friends regardless if they own it or not.
Days of Wonder plans to release Small World 2 on Steam and Android later this year. The company held a $150,000 Kickstarter campaign to fund the ports, and it ended up raising around $394,000.
All versions of the game are compatible with each other. The multiplayer runs on a special dedicated server that Days of Wonder designed specifically for its board-game play. When the players are online simultaneously, the game takes place in real time. When a player drops out, the server automatically knows to switch the game to an asynchronous match.


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EK VEER KI ARDAAS : VEERA on air on 29th October 2012 at 10.30 pm
On October 26, 2012, 11:26
On October 26, 2012, 11:26
The promos of the new show on Star Plus titled, 'Veera' has hit the small screen since quite some time. Veera will be replacing Pratigya and will occupy the 10.30 pm slot on the channel.
Veera is a story of complex human relationships narrated through a loving brother Ranvijay, who becomes a motherly figure for his sister. 'Veera' is a heartfelt story of a brother and sister bond that will give viewers hope and will highlight the importance of nurturing old bonds with their siblings. The relationship between siblings is unique and has a special place in our lives.
Veera will be on air on 29th October 2012; here is the story of Veera-
Ranvi is the son of Sarpanch of the village - Sampooran Singh. He is a lonely kid… finds out one day about Rakhi and decides that he wants a sister. His parents Sampooran and Ratan are pained to see him pine for a sibling as they have been trying for another kid for a long time. His best friend Dalbeer tells him; his parents brought his sister from the dispensary. Ranvi waits outside the dispensary and finally, he steals a kid from the dispensary thinking it's his turn to get a sister. The parents of the stolen baby reach Sampooran's house to get justice… as they think the doctor runs a racket of stealing kids from the hospital… here they find out that the stolen kid is in the sarpanch's house… a big chaos ensues when Ranvi says this is my sister not their child.
Finally chaiji intervenes and solves the matter by asking Sampooran and Ratan to have a second child. In a chat thereafter Ratan opens her heart out to chaiji and tells her about the miscarriages. With a failed attempt to get a sister from dispensary… Ranvi writes a letter to Rabji…asking for a sister. God listens to Ranvi and on one side his letters reaches the Granthi in Gurudwara..and on the other we see Ratan gets pregnant. We have seen a really happy family on one side. While on the other hand we see a woman with a new born child… who is shunned by her own parents when she asks them to give shelter to the baby? They call her manhoos. And she is left alone in the world to take care of the baby. This woman is Amrita and she decides to take the bus to preetampura, Sampooran's village. While having a happy family dinner with Kartaar (sampooran's best friend) on the topic of never hiding anything from one's wife. Sampooran gets flashes of sleeping with another woman (Amrita). Sampooran wants to tell Ratan about her at night when they are interrupted by Ranvi. Ranvi keeps following up on his letter to god. and goes to gurudwara where the Granthi tells him that, "Rabji ne uski sun li hai. jaldi hi behen aayegi." He goes home and his mother tells him the same. He runs in the whole village saying 'meri behen aane wali hai'. We see Amrita landing in the village. She is carrying the baby and asking for Sarpanch's house. Here Chaiji and other ladies come to celebrate Ratan's godbharai. While sampooran is buying a new dress for her as he is feeling guilty of his infidelity. We see amrita reaches Sampooran's house and faints.
Enjoy Veera with your loving siblings on 29th October 2012, at 10.30 pm only on Star Plus.
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Frederick County, Md., is cutting teacher positions.
Teachers started finding out today that they will not have jobs for the next school year. According to the Frederick News Post, July 1 will be the last day on the job for teachers being cut.
The county did not say how many positions are being eleiminated, or when all of the notifications would go out.
Teachers being laid off will be put on a priority list. The county will use that list to fill vacant jobs over the next few years as positions become available.
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OverviewMount Sefton (Takiroa), 3151m, is an isolated 3000m peak towering high above the Mount Cook Village and is one of New Zealand's premier wilderness climbs. According to Maori legend Takiroa is the guardian of Aoraki.
Getting There and Routes OverviewMount Sefton is best climbed from the West Coast. New Zealand Alpine Club has got a really good guidebook available via their website:
"The Aoraki Mount Cook a guide for mountaineers" by Alex Palman
Big thank you to Chas Tanner for letting us use his copy.
Also Climb NZ National Route Database website mentions following routes:
Frind Route (3+)
From the Frind Glacier, head up a gully onto a rock rib north of the Ngaroimata Falls, gaining height to reach the Donne Glacier. From here ascend northwards across the glacier under Sharks Teeth to reach Brunner Col. Cross the Col and drop onto the west side. Exposed and avalanche prone slopes under Brunner then give access to the Douglas Névé. From here ascend either the upper South Ridge or cross the névé to the West Ridge.
Otto Frind, Conrad Kain, Dick Young, Mar 1914.
South Ridge (4)
From Brunner Col traverse Mt Brunner onto the ridge. Ascend a prominent step and head on up a blocky rock ridge to a snow peak. Descend to a small col, then climb a steep rock buttress (traversable on the west), follow a snow arête and up a final step to the South Summit.
Stu Allan, Olly McCahon, Rob Rowlands, Brin Williman, Jan 1971.
East Ridge (4)
From Sefton Bivvy climb up and along under the Footstool Ridge. Crevasses may give trouble here. Then either climb directly or up the arête to Tuckett Col. From the Col ascend three prominent steps in the ridge to the summit. The rock is appallingly loose in the lower sections, but improves towards the top. Used on the first ascent of Sefton. In 1924 Frank Milne and Harold Porter ascended and descended the ridge in four hours. Now rarely climbed because of the poor rock.
Edward FitzGerald, Mattias Zurbriggen, Feb 1895.
North Face (4+)
Access to this face is probably best from the east, crossing Tuckett Col (see East Ridge Route ). Ascend a snow ramp right towards the centre of the face, then straight up on left towards the East Ridge and break out onto a shelf some 180 metres from the summit.
Steve Elder, Nov 1987.
North Ridge (3+)
Starting 15 minutes up the Copland Track from Douglas Rock Hut, this magnificent 2000m climb leads directly to the summit. Climb slabs on northern side of the Jasper Glacier Stream. The ridge then rises up a number of rock buttresses before flattening out and merging into a glacial bulge. Then ascend a vague snow rib to reach a shelf just below the summit. Above this either climb direct to the summit, or traverse south onto the West Ridge.
Bruce Harrison, Nick Von Tunzelmann, Aat Vervoorn, Dec 1964. Nick Cradock, 1991.
Scott Creek/West Ridge (2+)
The West Ridge of Mt Sefton from the Douglas Névé is a relatively straight forward 500m climb and is commonly used as a descent route. To reach the névé from the Copland Valley, the best route lies up Scott Creek. Surmount the waterfall on the western side (true L) using vegetated ledges and follow the creek, up and up, trending left. Beyond the bushline a rounded spur on the left can be gained (there are cairn-marked bivvy rocks and a stream in a small vegetated valley just north of the rounded spur) which ascends to a steeper craggy section followed by snowbasins. These in turn lead onto the ridge separating the Scott and Tekano Glaciers. Cross the Tekano Névé (watch for wet snow!) and ascend to Welcome Pass (2390m). From here follow the Sierra Range to where the West Ridge begins. Alternatively, from Welcome Pass use the Douglas Névé to access the West Ridge where it steepens. Beware of mist. Bivvying on Welcome Pass makes the summit day easier.
Jack Clarke, Laurence Earle, Alex Graham, Bernard Head, Mar 1912. Roland & N Rodda, Aug 1963.
Climb NZ National Route Database
Red TapePlease refer to the DOC websites and local information:
DOC > Plan & prepare > Safety in the outdoors
http://climb.co.nz - Access to New Zealand climbing areas
CampingWelcome Flat Hut is halfway up the Copland Valley, located next to the famous Welcome Flats hot pools.
Hut fees: adults $15 (3 adult hut tickets) per night, youth $7.50 (3 youth hut tickets) per night.
Hut location
Grid reference: Topo50 map sheet BX15, E1353619, N5164575
More information: Welcome Flat Hut
External LinksYouTube - A November ascent of Mt. Sefton from the West Coast of New Zealand
New Zealand Topo Map Online - really useful
Climbing Mt Sefton Picasa Gallery
Mountain Weather Forecast for the Mount Cook area
Backcountry Avalanche Advisory - NZ Avalanche Centre
Mt Cook National Park Weather Forecast from MetService.com
Canterbury Mountaineering Club


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Guests of the MainStay Suites hotel are invited to relax in the indoor heated pool, utilize the on-site guest laundry service, work out in the Fitness Center and grab necessities at the 24-hour sundries shop. Its perfect location and convenient access to area attractions make the MainStay Suites a great place for business and leisure travelers in the Rapid City, SD area to stay as long as they'd like.
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La tarifa no incluye tasas locales, suplementos ni otros cargos adicionales que el hotel te pueda cobrar; porque los deberás pagar directamente en el destino. A menos de que el hotel indique lo contrario.
Cómo llegar
10 kms to the nearest airport (rapid city regional airport)
Conveniently located off of Interstate 90, the MainStay Suites is a residential-style extended stay hotel in Rapid City, SD offering easy access to Cabela's (which is within walking distance) and Ellsworth Air Force Base. This interior corridor Rapid City, South Dakota hotel is also convenient to Journey Museum, shopping at the Rapid City Mall and several restaurants.


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I want to fit a curve to data, where the dependent and the independent variables both have errors. Usually Matlab assumes, that only the dependent variables have errors.
So my question is: Does Matlab offers methods to perform fits where both errors are taken into account?
My regards, Christian.
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What you are referring to are a type of regression problems called error-in-variable models. They may go by other names depending on methods used.
MATLAB does not ship these methods as far as I know. However our friends at File Exchange has several submissions that may be exactly what you are looking for.
Here are few examples:
http://www.mathworks.com/matlabcentral/fileexchange/31109 http://www.mathworks.com/matlabcentral/fileexchange/33484-linear-deming-regression
Thank you so much!
This helps a lot.
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