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I'll say it again: the idea of a "Mad Max" movie without any sort of involvement from Mel Gibson whatsoever just ain't right. It's like a "Mad Max" movie without any sort of involvement whatsoever from George Miller. What's the point? A little ways back, there were rumors that Mel might be involved in "Fury Road" in some way, but this latest news from Dark Horizons would seem to put the kibosh on that idea once and for all. While doing promo rounds for his new revenge-thriller "Edge of Darkness", Mel was asked about any upcoming "Fury Road" appearance. Here's his response.
"No, not at all. We've talked about it. We said – "Hey, how you doing." You know, we've cleared it. It's no biggie. No biggie. It's his franchise. It's his to do with as he wishes and I'm looking forward to seeing it. Good luck to him. I mean, I think he's a genius. Everything he does, everything he turns his hand to, is somehow, extraordinary. So, I can't wait to see what he does with it."
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EDMONTON -- What in Als going on here?
The first-place Montreal Alouettes come to town for the final game of the regular season and decide to sit six starters, including quarterback Anthony Calvillo?
What is Marc Trestman thinking?
We all know A.C. He wants to play. Every down. Calvillo made it quite clear that's the way he wanted to go a week ago. But no. His coach says sit.
The Als put away first place in the CFL East weeks ago. They weren't their usual impressive selves in losing their last one at home to Winnipeg last week. They have the bye next week. That will be three weeks between games.
And then there's the Alouettes history of starting strong, losing their edge going into the playoffs and having seasons go up in smoke.
Added to that there's CFL history of Grey Cup hosts finishing first and losing their divisional finals at home and watching the team which beat them move into their locker-rooms.
Isn't Marc Trestman playing into all this?
You'd put it down to his being a head coach with no previous CFL experience, except he's had a remarkable rookie run. It's hard to say he's made a mistake. Then it comes to you. Ah hah! The guy may be smarter than your average bear.
He's going against an Edmonton Eskimos team tonight which now must finish the season in the East.
What better way to ensure they don't get reborn, bounce back and beat Winnipeg as the crossover club in next week's Eastern semifinal and not proceed to the Eastern final in Montreal turned back into the team that beat the Stampeders Labour Day in Calgary?
All you have to do is come into their home park on Halloween and beat them with your B team!
If it doesn't work, an Eskimo win is worthless.
Trestman swears that's not the case.
"That has no influence on everything we're doing," he said. "There's an overall reason. It was not an easy decision."


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Every Monday a Sun staffer gets to know a sports figure a little better in Up Close. This week, Kirk Penton goes into the hack with Manitoba's Mr. Curling, Bob Picken, who is preparing to leave his post as Manitoba Curling Tour co-ordinator next year. Nearly 200 people threw him a surprise party on Friday night in Morris to thank him for all he's given to the sport.
The Sun: You're not really leaving, are you?
Picken: No. I'm going to be around.
TS: You can't leave. Is that it?
BP: They don't want me to. But I've often felt that to get out of an obligation, that the best way to do that is to get a replacement and get him schooled.
TS: So you will still be at most MCT events next year?
BP: I will be at all events next year.
TS: But you'll have your protege, Resby Coutts, with you?
BP: Yes, he'll be coming on.
TS: So it'll be a farewell tour?
BP: I felt I had a farewell tour with the broadcast thing last spring, which was very flattering, very nice. It makes you feel pretty warm and fuzzy afterwards and you've done something that has made a contribution to the curling scene. Hopefully it will be the same thing.
TS: You stopped doing the radio reports. How much has that eased the load this winter?
BP: Quite a bit. Particularly on Friday and Saturday night, at half past 12 or quarter to one in the morning, phoning to get results so that you could do a report in the morning. Yeah, I don't miss that part of it.
TS: What was your first curling assignment?
BP: I started at CJOB on the first of March in 1965. On Wednesday of that first week Cliff Gardner, the program director at CJOB, said, 'Get packed. You're going to Saskatoon. Terry Braunstein is hot. He's doing well in the Brier. You get out there.' So three days after I started at 'OB I had my first curling assignment.
TS: What was the best game you saw?
BP: That's hard, but one immediately springs to mind. That was the final between Kerry Burtnyk and Dale Duguid in Selkirk in 2001. The curling in that one was truly spectacular. Some of the shots were just fabulous.
TS: In how many countries have you covered curling?
BP: I haven't counted them, but a few. The United States and Canada, obviously, and then Scotland many times. Switzerland, Sweden, Germany, France. Those are seven I can think of.
TS: You've watched a lot of curling. You're not sick of it?
BP: No, I still watch games and I still admire the skill level and the curlers, the way they play the game. The game has changed a bit. The skill factor has gone up, because I think curling at the top end is much better now than it was. It's heresy to say it's better than in Ernie Richardson's days, but ice conditions have improved the game immeasurably. I still enjoy watching.
TS: You lost the provincial men's final as a skip in 1963 ...
BP: It was a best-of-three series, and I got whacked in two straight by Hersh Lerner.
TS: Are you thinking of making another run at it this year?
BP: (laughs) No. I curl in the 70-plus bonspiel at St. Vital. We won some money. And then there's a spring spiel that I go into at Assiniboine Memorial. And we play every Wednesday morning in the Valour Road Senior League.
TS: You'll never leave the curling scene, will you?
BP: I don't think so. As long as I'm alive and breathing. It's been my life, and I've enjoyed it thoroughly in all respects. I've made friends all around the world. You need support from your family, and I've had that. I've been lucky that way. I thoroughly enjoy it.


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Alonso out of lineup, hopeful to play Tuesday
HOUSTON -- First baseman Yonder Alonso sat out his second straight game with a sore left knee on Monday, but manager Bud Black was optimistic about Alonso's chances to play in some fashion Tuesday.
"He's feeling much better today," Black said.
Alonso had an injection in the knee on Saturday night to reduce some of the soreness. Doctors said Alonso would need 48-72 hours to feel healthy.
The 25-year-old rookie is batting .254/.325/.345 with two homers and 18 RBIs.
Jesus Guzman started at first base on Monday and batted fifth against Astros left-hander Wandy Rodriguez. Guzman entered the game batting .236 with one homer and 24 RBIs.


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Dear Community Members,
As the day goes on the weather conditions will continue to intensify. There will be heavy rains and heavy winds. It will be dangerous to be outside.
Trees, limbs, and power lines can come down. Debris will be flying around. There could be flooding and there could be power outages.
The 68th Precinct is here to help you- but it is important that everyone acts wisely. Please stay away from the shoreline (69th Street Pier, Shore Road bike/walking path, and the Belt Parkway bike/walking path). The 69th Street Pier is now closed.
Do not go outside unless it is absolutely necessary. Do not drive unless it is absolutely necessary.
If you have any neighbors that are elderly or disabled that might need some help - please check in on them.
Many stores and restaurants did not open today and many will be closing in a few hours.
If you see any downed trees or branches , please call 311,
If you see downed electrical wires DO NOT touch them or move them (even with another object). Treat all downed wires as if they were live.
If you see overflowing drains (catch basins) call 311
If you experience a power outage call Con Edison at 1-800-75-CONED .
If you need police assistance call the precinct at 718-439-4211. In an emergency DIAL 911
We will continue to send out local updates throughout the storm.
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Bigpoint, the creator of upcoming browser-based MMO Battlestar Galactica Online, has revealed a part of the game that fans have been speculating on for a while. The names of key characters have been announced, and you'll certainly see plenty of familiar ones.
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On the human side, you'll find William and Lee "Apollo" Adama, Starbuck and
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The National League West may not be the best division in baseball, but it is certainly among the most competitive. Any of four teams in this division — excluding the youthful San Diego Padres — can win. In fact, four of the five teams have won division titles in the last decade. The lone outcast in that group is Colorado, which won a wild-card berth in 2007 and went all the way to the World Series before losing to the Red Sox.
Typical of the possibilities this division presents is the rise of the Arizona Diamondbacks from also-ran to division champs in 2011. Under manager Kirk Gibson, the D-Backs went from dead last and 97 losses in 2010 to first place and 94 wins in 2011.
After a typical 15-22 start, Arizona caught fire in the third week of May and went 33 games over .500 the rest of the way. They flirted with the lead until the second week of August when they took command and never looked back, winning by a comfortable eight-game margin.
The Giants and their fearsome pitching staff (Tim Lincecum, Matt Cain, Madison Bumgarner, Matt Vogelsong and Barry Zito) stand to be the D-backs' biggest obstacle to a repeat, but it's folly to dismiss both the Los Angeles Dodgers and the Rockies.
In the second half of the 2011 season, the Dodgers, amid all the uncertainty and turmoil of an ownership crisis, were just about as hot as the Diamondbacks. Los Angeles went from 13 games under .500 (42-55) on July 19 to finish with 40 wins in their final 64 games.
And then there are the Rockies, who have added Michael Cuddyer to an already potent offensive team that features shortstop Troy Tulowitzki, first baseman Todd Helton and outfielder Carlos Gonzalez.
San Diego remains the also-ran in the division after a year of transition in which they traded away Adrian Gonzalez to Boston and followed that with a deal of Mat Latos to Cincinnati. The rebuild is far from complete, but there are pieces in place, especially in the bullpen (Huston Street, Andrew Cashner) who can help improve substantially on 2011's 71 victories.
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2011 Finish: First, 94-68
Balance is the key for the Diamondbacks as they attempt to build on last season's surprise success. They have added a key piece in Trevor Cahill to a starting staff that was second only to the Giants last season and has prospects Trevor Bauer and Tyler Skaggs waiting in the wings. Where the Giants' offensive prospects rest on hope and luck, Arizona has a solid everyday lineup that matches up well against any in the division.
Justin Upton and Miguel Montero are the offensive keys, but they are surrounded by veterans Willie Blomquist (a placeholder for Stephen Drew), Aaron Hill, Chris Young and Jason Kubel. If Paul Goldschmidt can bring his 30-plus HR minor-league power into the big time, he could be a huge contributor in the desert.
One thing is certain: Kirk Gibson, who manages with the same raw intensity he brought as a player, will not let this team get complacent.
2012 Prediction: First, 89-73
San Francisco Giants
2011 Finish: Second, 86-76
Unless the Giants are ready to back up the Brinks truck for Matt Cain, the window may be closing for this elite pitching staff to win another championship. Cain is a potential free agent and, if he goes, the thinking is that Tim Lincecum will test the free-agent waters after the 2013 season.
Many things have to go right for the Giants to contend. Buster Posey must pick up where he left off after that devastating knee injury; Aubrey Huff must rebound from a substandard 2011 season; Melky Cabrera (.305, 18 HR, 87 RBI, 20 SB last year in KC) must duplicate those numbers to pump up an anemic offence; Brandon Belt must transition from prospect to player.
2012 Prediction: Second, 87-74
Los Angeles Dodgers
2011 Finish: Third, 82-79
The new owners of the Dodgers — fronted by Stan Kasten and Magic Johnson — are going to want to quickly restore the team's aura after an era of Frank McCourt drama. They have plenty to work with in reigning Cy Young winner Clayton Kershaw and Matt Kemp, who many feel should have won the NL MVP last year.
"Nothing good happens without a scouting and player development foundation," said Kasten Thursday. "We understand that is Job 1 for any team — and particularly for us.
"But we also recognize it is Los Angeles. We recognize the history. We recognize the expectations. We recognize what our fans deserve. We don't plan to wait for 25 players to grow into our uniform."
2012 Prediction: Third, 85-77
Colorado Rockies
2011 Finish: Fourth, 73-89
The Rockies' offence will very likely lead the division in runs scored for the sixth consecutive season in 2012, an achievement offset once again by a defence that will likely be among the league leaders in runs allowed.
Colorado gave up 774 runs last year, second only to the pathetic Houston Astros. They have added innings-eater Jeremy Guthrie to go with Jhoulys Chacin and 2010 first-rounder Drew Pomeranz. So bare is the Colorado pitching cupboard that they are counting on 49-year-old Jamie Moyer, coming off Tommy John surgery, as their fifth starter. Yikes.
Troy Tulowitzki, Carlos Gonzalez and Todd Helton are going to have to deliver a powerful number of runs to offset their lack of pitching.
2012 Prediction: Fourth, 79-83
San Diego Padres
2011 Finish: Fifth, 71-91
Before he left to rejoin Theo Epstein in Chicago, Jed Hoyer spent a couple of seasons wringing some value out of the Padres' major-league roster and mining the entry draft in hopes of building a base of young players that would form the nucleus of a rebuilt Padres' roster. The result is a farm system ranked by ESPN's Keith Law as the best in baseball.
All that high-ceilinged talent isn't going to translate into a lot of victories this season, but players such as Cameron Maybin, Chase Headley and Yonder Alonso will soon enough be joined by a cast of youngsters such as Yasmani Grandal, Casey Kelly, Robbie Erlin and Joe Wieland, to name a few.
The Pads bottomed out last season. It's all uphill from here.
2012 Prediction: Fifth, 75-87


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On the Red Carpet of Jewish Film Festivals and in the Red
Jewish film festivals have maintained their popularity during the global economic downturn, but maintaining profits has proved tougher.
When the going gets tough, the tough go to the movies. In good times and in bad, the cinema can pack 'em in, because as Helen Zukerman, founder and executive director of the Toronto Jewish Film Festival says, "It's still the cheapest form of entertainment out there."
This may explain why despite a global recession and sharp cutbacks in funding for Jewish arts and culture, Jewish film festivals are more thriving than ever.
"When a group of us got together to try to figure out the best way to share Jewish culture, we reached the conclusion that film was a good a medium because it was popular, affordable and you can show lots of different things," explains Dr. Dan Grander, founder and director and of the Swedish Jewish Film Festival.
Paying licensing fees to screen 20-30 films costs considerably less than it would to cover travel and other expenses for an entire orchestra or opera, he notes, and because film has more of a mass appeal, it's easier to fill the house.
Not that there aren't other costs involved. Brochures need to be prepared, advertising fees need to be covered, and there are the travel expenses for visiting filmmakers.
Most film fest directors say that tickets sales barely cover one-third of their costs. Based on figures gathered by the Jewish Film Presenters Network, the average cost of running a Jewish film festival is just under $120,000, but there are exceptions. Some of the smaller fests are made on a shoestring, costing just a few thousand dollars, while at the glitzier events in America's biggest cities, that $120,000 will barely cover the opening night gala.
No matter how fancy your festival, though, don't expect to get rich from it. "If you're doing it right, you're probably not going to be making money," says Yitzi Zablocki, head of the Jewish Film Presenters Network.
When Bernie Madoff defrauded thousands of investors of billions of dollars, Jewish film fests absorbed some of the first blows. Many of these film festivals' best supporters and sponsors had their fortunes squandered by Madoff's notorious Ponzi scheme.
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But there's no business like show business, and most, if not all of these fests have found their way back to the red carpet.
Some festivals that could no longer afford the standard licensing fees found that distributors were willing to accommodate them. Neil Friedman, who runs Menemsha Films, a Los Angeles-based distributor of Jewish films, says that in many cases licensing fees are now determined on the basis of ability to pay.
"If in the past we could charge $750 for a screening, now we ask for $275 or even $175. For us, it's important that folks in places that don't have big budgets also get to see these films," he says.
"There's money in this business, but not what there used to be," says Hedva Goldschmidt, who runs Go2Films, a Jerusalem-based distributor. "We can't demand the prices today that we used to get. There's definitely a Madoff effect."
Some of the bigger festivals, like the Washington Jewish Film Festival, had to start scrambling around for other sources of income.
"When the bottom fell out in the Jewish philanthropy world, we had new donors step up, many of them smaller," says director Susan Barocas. "We have also come to rely a lot on in-kind donations." Last year, she notes, the festival raised $60,000 in in-kind donations, which took the form of waived licensing fees along with comped airline tickets and restaurant meals for visiting guests.
Those who, like Barocas, run festivals in big cities say one of the advantages is being able to tap into foreign embassies, consulates and cultural organizations for sponsorships and co-sponsorships of Jewish films that strike a chord with their particular countries.
The Toronto Jewish Film Festival has also come to rely increasingly on in-kind contributions, says Zukerman, who started the festival with funds from her own family's foundation. As part of its own cost-cutting strategy, she says, the Toronto Jewish Film Festival doesn't invite as many guests as it once did. And they're using technology to further trim the tab. "We've started holding some of our post-screening discussions via Skype," she says.
The Mandell Jewish Film Festival in Hartford, which director Harriet Dobin calls a "mid-sized Jewish festival that takes a big-sized view," partnered up with 35 local organizations last year to help finance the event. The fest's annual revenues, she says, allow the Hartford JCC to fund a plethora of other cultural events throughout the year.
Howard Elias, founder and director of the Hong Kong Jewish Film Festival, relies on grants from the local Jewish community, as well as Chinese charities, to fund his annual showing. "We couldn't show these film here without subtitles in Chinese, and the Chinese foundations are willing to put up money for that," he says.
Twelve years ago, billionaire Arthur Blank, co-founder of Home Depot, put up the cash to fund the Atlanta Jewish Film Festival, which is run by his son, Kenny. Having deep pockets to dig into has helped this festival grow into the biggest Jewish film festival in Atlanta and the second-biggest in the whole United States.
Along with the distributors and ticket-sellers, filmmakers also have a stake in the business. Many have found that Jewish film festivals are a great platform for showcasing their work, if for no other reason than that they pay, which is generally not the case with other film fests.
"The Jewish film festivals are the most vital market for Israeli cinema," says Ravit Turjeman, who runs Dragoman films, which distributes Israeli films in North America. "Oftentimes, even films which receive a wider, theatrical release or TV broadcast find that the only market they can actually see profit from is the Jewish-paying film festival circuit."
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Taking Innovation off Campus & into Commercialization
By David Orsman
For the past 14 years, the National Collegiate Inventors and Innovators Alliance has showcased some of the best university student inventors in the country at its annual March Madness for the Mind event.
This year, recognizing the student teams we work with are focused on becoming companies, we've rechristened the event Open Minds to better reflect the serious nature of the students' entrepreneurial aspirations.
So what to expect from Open Minds 2011? The event is at the Smithsonian's National Museum of American History in Washington, D.C., Saturday, March 26, 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. Fifteen teams will display and discuss their inventions, as well as their plans to commercialize these innovations. This year's sponsors are Intellectual Ventures, Time Warner Cable – Connect A Million Minds and General Patent Corporation.
You can vote for this year's teams at InventorsDigest.com.
Meantime, here's a look at some past participants:
Most alarm clocks don't care whether you're ready to wake. But according to "sleep coach" company Zeo, they should.
Many people wake up to sleep inertia, a groggy condition that negatively affects temper, basic mechanics and reflexes. While a night's sleep consists of three phases –light, deep and REM – studies indicate sleepers suffer from the worst sleep inertia when woken from deep sleep and the least when woken from light sleep.
In 2003, the NCIIA awarded a grant to a student team from Brown University to develop a "smart" alarm clock that wakes the user only during light sleep.
The team exhibited the technology at the NCIIA annual event in 2005 and used the visibility to begin fund raising. Now incorporated as Zeo, the company offers a number of consumer sleep products, including the SmartWake Alarm, a personal sleep coach program, software sensor technology and web technology to help customers track their sleeping patterns.
In 2009 Zeo announced it had raised $8.3 million in series-C funding, enabling the company to complete final development and successfully sell its products.
Visit www.myzeo.com
Ecovative Design
Remove petroleum-originated packaging from the planet – that's the vision of Ecovative Design, a packaging company based in Green Island, N.Y.
Its product, Ecocradle, is biodegradable and home compostable. It's made from seed husks and mushroom roots. It performs similarly to synthetic foams, but takes far less energy to produce.
Ecocradle is making waves and headlines. Office furniture manufacturer Steelcase is using it, and the technology behind Ecocradle has been featured in a variety of media, including an episode of CSI New York.
Remarkably, it's been only three years since the team of Eben Bayer and Gavin McIntyre, students at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, attended the 2008 NCIIA event in Dallas.
They'd just received a grant from the NCIIA to further develop their green insulation product, Greensulate, the precursor to Ecocradle.
That funding and subsequent buzz accelerated the formation of Ecovative Design and a host of successes, including winning 500,000 euros at the Picnic Green Challenge 2008 in Amsterdam, the world's premier green ideas conference; receiving SBIR Phase I funding from the Environmental Protection Agency; and winning the Department of Energy's Renewable Energy Laboratory's Clean Energy Venture Awards.
Visit www.ecovativedesign.com
DayOne Response
In 18 short months, DayOne Response has moved from a student team with a cool idea to a company with a disaster-relief product the U.S. Marines and the Thai military are testing.
Providing people with clean drinking water is the one of the biggest challenges following natural disasters. The team from California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo is developing a new way to ensure people have access to safe drinking water.
The Polytech Waterbag is a 10-liter plastic bladder equipped with carrying straps and an integrated filter and dispensing port. It's designed to be used with Procter & Gamble's PUR chemical treatment packets.
Progress has been quick, even by NCIIA's venture-accelerator standards. After awarded an NCIIA grant in 2009, the team completed a business strategy workshop with the NCIIA and was selected to attend the association's March 2010 event in San Francisco.
A month later, the team incorporated as DayOne Response and landed a contract with the U.S. Navy to continue developing the waterbag via a joint technology exercise with the Marines and Thai military. The waterbag was one of the few technologies in that exercise to meet U.S. military objectives for humanitarian aid and disaster-relief missions.
You can find DayOne Response on Facebook.
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Mary Ann Kaminski, retired high school teacher
June 11, 1937 – Jan. 4, 2014
Mary Ann Kaminski, of Buffalo, a retired high school teacher, died Saturday in Harris Hill Nursing Home, Clarence. She was 76.
Born in Buffalo, she was a graduate of Villa Maria High School. She received her bachelor's degree from D'Youville College and earned her master's degree in education from Canisius College in 1962.
Miss Kaminski taught English and social studies in the Lancaster, Cheektowaga, Amherst and Williamsville school districts. She also was a resource room teacher.
She was a member of the D'Youville and Canisius College alumni associations, the BOCES Co-op Teachers Association, the Association of New York State Educators for the Emotionally Disturbed and the Association for Children With Learning Disabilities.
She also was a board member and officer of the Polish Arts Club of Buffalo.
She received the LaSalle Medal, the highest honor given by the Canisius College Alumni Association, in 1992.
As a young woman, she was a professional model at Flint & Kent department store.
Survivors include a brother, Leon.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be offered at 9 a.m. Thursday in St. Gregory the Great Catholic Church, 200 St. Gregory Court at Maple Road, Amherst.


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He also completed 7-of-9 passes for 166 yards, including a 60-yard TD strike to Jason Reyes.
Reyes also scored on a fumble return, and Trey Smith had TD runs of 6 and 8 yards for the Leopards.
The teams combined for 678 yards of total offense.
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South Boston cop Billy Costigan (Leonardo DiCaprio) goes under cover to infiltrate the organization of gangland chief Frank Costello (Jack Nicholson). As Billy gains the mobster's trust, a career criminal named Colin Sullivan (Matt Damon) infiltrates the police department and reports on its activities to his syndicate bosses. When both organizations learn they have a mole in their midst, Billy and Colin must figure out each other's identities to save their own lives.
Release Date: October 06, 2006
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THE GREAT ONE— Denali as the tallest peak in North America attracts more than a thousand climbers each year. Photo by Diana Haecker
The climbing season nears its peak at Mt. McKinley and the Denali Report looks at the concept of wilderness as the tallest peak in America attracts more than twelve-hundred climbers to reach its summit.
Denali Report #4, Full Transcript
This is the Denali Report, a production of KTNA Talkeetna. I'm Diana Haecker.
This week we flew up to Kahiltna Basecamp for a short trip to the wilderness of Denali. Wilderness for some is a state of mind, an elusive concept or even a political term. Since there are nearly 450 climbers currently on Mount McKinley, are they still experiencing wilderness?
Before we discuss this, here are the numbers. There are 1,211 climbers registered to climb Denali, 448 are on the mountain and 315 have finished their climb and of these 172 reached the summit. As for Mount Foraker, 20 climbers are registered, one is currently on Foraker, seven are off the mountain and three of those have reached Foraker's summit.
Since last Thursday, mountain rangers had to assist five people to come off Denali due to medical emergencies. Two climbers died in an avalanche near the Ruth Gorge.
The park was established as Mount McKinley National Park on Feb. 26, 1917. The original park was designated a wilderness area and incorporated into Denali National Park and Preserve in 1980. In 1964, Congress passed the Wilderness Act. The intent was to set aside for the American people of present and future generations the benefits of an enduring resource of wilderness. The wilderness act's author Howard Zahniser describes wilderness as "…an area where the earth and its community of life are untrammeled by man…" Researchers conclude that wildness is the essence of wilderness and composed of two qualities: naturalness and freedom from human control.
During climbing season, it seems that humans take over Denali. it is busy on the trail as hundreds of climbers try to reach the summit via the West Buttress route,.
Looking up from base camp to tiny black dots on the trail, ranger John Loomis has this take on the concept of wilderness.
JL: There are a lot of people climbing the mountain on this side. But it may not look like it's wilderness at all, but when somebody gets separated from someone or you're in a big storm and you can't see anyone, then it strikes home that yeah, there is a wilderness, there is nothing out there. You need to be very self-sufficient to climb up here or bivouac up here.
As climbers scale the mountain, the sound of airplanes buzzing by is not unusual. Base camp manager Lisa Roderick talks about a study to measure sound pollution on the mountain.
LR: Actually right now we have some people here who are doing sound studies, seeing what the noise is like on the mountain obviously with the air traffic going over there. They're really trying to preserve the wilderness as far as the noise.
Climber Takashi Oda just returned from the summit and is waiting for his flight out – back to civilization and busy Tokyo. Here are his thoughts on wilderness.
TO: We humans can't conquer the wild life, the wildness. I feel to have fun in the wild is the best. To have fun, people go up summit or no success. Not depend on success or no success, but we have to fun in the wild.
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The University of California, Merced is in line for additional federal money to serve its large population of Latino students.
UC Merced officials said Friday the campus has been designated as a "Hispanic-Serving Institution" by the U.S. Department of Education.
Merced joins Riverside as the second UC campus to get the designation, which goes to schools where Hispanics make up at least 25 percent of undergraduates.
The designation makes UC Merced eligible for funding for student support services, faculty development, campus renovation and other purposes.
Campus officials say its undergraduates are 32 percent Hispanic, 33 percent Asian, 22 percent Caucasian and seven percent black.
This week, UC Merced announced it's creating a Chicano Studies minor after students campaigned for one.


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Wisconsin Master Naturalist volunteer training will be held May 19-23 at Schmeeckle Reserve at the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point. It will be offered 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. each day, with some evening activities, and will include training in natural history, interpretation and conservation stewardship.
Guest speakers include Stanley Temple of the Aldo Leopold Foundation; Bob Freckmann of the UW-Stevens Point Freckmann Herbarium and retired biology professor; Eric Anderson of UW-Stevens Point Wildlife Department; Andrew Gokee of UW-Stevens Point Native American Center; and Ray Reser of UW-Stevens Point Natural History Museum.
Field trips will feature in-depth explorations of Schmeeckle Reserve, Powers Bluff County Park, Boston School Forest and Mead Wildlife Area. The course fee is $250. Lunch will be provided.
The Wisconsin Master Naturalist program, a statewide effort to promote awareness, understanding and stewardship of the state's natural resources, is developing a corps of informed volunteers throughout the state. Once trained, a Wisconsin Master Naturalist provides volunteer service in one of three areas: education/interpretation, stewardship or citizen science. To maintain certification, volunteers must complete 40 hours of service each year, in addition to eight hours of advanced training.
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Herschel of the European School of Varese sent us a very succinct solution.
Speed-time graph:
Since gravity exerts a constant force, the acceleration is also constant: $9.8ms^{-2}$. Therefore, speed is proportional to time and the speed-time graph shows a straight line (with a gradient of $9.8$).
Distance-time graph:
The distance travelled depends on the speed, which increases over time. Therefore, the distance travelled in the first second is less than that travelled during the second, which is in turn less than that travelled during the third. The graph is therefore a half-parabola with the gradient increasing over time. This means that it takes longer for the ruler to travel the first $15cm$ compared to the next $15 cm$, and a reading of $30 cm$ therefore indicates a reaction time that is slower, but not twice as slow!
To look at it algebraically, distance is calculated by the formula $d=\frac{1}{2}\times a\times t^2$. This means that the distance is NOT proportional to the reaction time, but instead to the SQUARE of the reaction time. Double the distance therefore means a reaction time that is 1.41 (i.e. the square-root of $2$) times slower rather than twice as slow. Rearranging the formula above to make $t$ the subject gives us $t=\sqrt{\frac{2d}{a}}$, which means the reaction time for $15cm$ is $\sqrt{0.03}=0.17$ seconds, while that for $30cm$ is $\sqrt{0.06}=0.24$ seconds - only $0.07$ seconds slower, or $41$%.
As for the "typical" $0.2$ seconds reaction time, the typical distance should be $0.5\times 9.8\times0.2^2=0.196m$ which is $19.6cm$. I found it hard to get consistant results for my own reactions - my distances ranged from $15cm$ ($0.17$ seconds) to $25cm$ ($0.23$ seconds). Incidentally, it's funny to note that a distance of $0.204$ meters ($20.4$ centimeters) corresponds precisely to a time of $0.204$ seconds!


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Update on David Ortiz
DALLAS — Contrary to a few reports out there, David Ortiz has not accepted arbitration from the Red Sox. The team has heard no such thing. Neither has the MLBPA.
Ortiz is willing to accept arbitration by tonight's midnight deadline and that could well be what happens. But in the interim, he still hopes to negotiate a two-year deal.
The Red Sox could be willing to do that. While they're willing to pony up the $14 million or so Ortiz would command by accepting arbitration, they could create some payroll flexibility for 2012 by signing him to a two-year deal worth $9 million a year.
Ortiz would prefer it be two years for $25 million. That's a reach given no other team out there would approach such a deal.
Essentially the choice for Ortiz is to load up in 2012 and play well enough to create the same scenario a year from now. Or to take guaranteed money over two years. One way or another, he'll be with the Red Sox.


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It is a slightly worrying thought, but if a new financial crisis were to hit the banking system today, the process of winding up a bank would not be much more advanced than it was five years ago, when a number of major lenders came close to collapse.
Thankfully, neither analysts nor economists are predicting a new banking crash any time soon – but that does not mean Britain's resolution mechanisms are not facing questions.
At Co-op Bank, the lending arm of the Manchester-based mutual society, speculation has been mounting in recent weeks over how the struggling bank will raise hundreds of millions of pounds and possibly more than a billion to fill a black hole in its balance sheet.
Few think that the Co-op will need the type of taxpayer-funded intensive care provided to Royal Bank of Scotland and HBOS at the height of the crisis in 2008. However, the way in which the Co-op is dealt with will give a good idea of how much progress has been made since those dark days of the crisis.
Within the Bank of England, which at the start of April took on responsibility for regulating the banking system, there is disquiet at what senior officials see as the poor state of the recovery and resolution plans of many lenders in the event that one of them got into trouble.
"No one would get a single star at the moment, let alone a gold star," said one senior regulatory source.
Bank executives and senior regulators are agreed that no lender should again fail to the point where it might require state support, but how to reach this outcome is a matter of some debate.
Within the regulator, hawks, led by the outgoing Bank Governor, Sir Mervyn King, had pushed for banks to be forced to raise more capital. They appeared to lose the argument last month when the Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA), the
Bank-controlled regulator of the banking system, declared itself comfortable with the capital position of Royal Bank of Scotland and Lloyds Banking Group.
But the Co-op Bank's recent travails show that the issue of how much capital a lender needs to hold against losses and how to raise this money in the event of a crisis remains open to debate, despite several years of intense talks since the financial crisis.
At Co-op Bank, the capital shortfall within the lender was estimated by one Barclays analyst to be as much as £1.8bn, although other commentators argue that it could be less than £1bn.
However large the black hole turns out to be, the Co-op's problems highlight the continued difficulty of resolving and restructuring a bank.
Among the solutions being considered at the Co-op are assets sales, bondholder "haircuts", a capital increase, and dividend cuts.
Taken together, these measures are expected to be sufficient to rescue the business, but, if the situation turns out to be worse than expected, the impact on the wider banking system could be serious.
"We believe that any resolution scenario would be very difficult politically, given the parliamentary elections coming in 2015, and that this outcome would almost certainly mean an increase in funding costs/fall in equity prices for UK banks, of which the Government still has a large stake," wrote analysts at the US investment bank Morgan Stanley in a note to credit investors last week.
Several major institutional investors, including a number of hedge funds, are known to be closely watching developments at the Co-op.
While the lender only has about £1.3bn of junior debt, how the bondholders are treated in any resolution will be noted by many key bond investors.
There is also the issue of the relationship between a bank's credit rating and its stakeholders. Though the reputation of the ratings agency sector has been diminished by their failure to offer any warning about the last financial crisis, they still play an important role in acting as emergency beacons for the financial markets.
The ripple effects of Moody's decision to downgrade Co-op Bank's debt by six notches to "junk" status last month are still being felt, as some large depositors look to move their cash out of the bank. "You might not think much of the ratings, but institutions like local councils have a fiduciary responsibility to not leave taxpayers' money in a bank where there are any questions about its solvency," said one London-based banks analyst.
The issues raised by the problems that the Co-op is facing are a microcosm of a broader debate about the future shape of the banking industry.
With Sir Mervyn on the way out and outspoken members of the Bank of England's new Financial Policy Committee essentially exiled for their hawkish views on banks, the status quo firmly belongs to the Treasury and Chancellor George Osborne, who are keen not to do anything to upset a nascent economic recovery.
Leverage levels have certainly come down as banks have sold off assets and raised new capital over the past five years. Yet, even with this progress, about a quarter of the country's total banking assets are held in institutions that by some calculations are more than 30-times levered.
"The banks have convinced the politicians and the Treasury that this is a comfortable situation," said one former senior official.
"The question you really have to ask yourself is whether you think that a major lender could be safely resolved today?
"For the UK banking system to have a sum equivalent to 100pc of gross domestic product at such a high level of leverage is a huge risk," he added.
"We might get lucky, but then again, we might not."
Others are more sanguine about the risks. "There is no capital problem in the UK banking system, there is a regulatory problem, but no issue of solvency," said a banks analyst who asked not to be named.
"Sir Mervyn and others made wild claims about bank capital, but have not been able to provide any evidence to back up their claims. The regulators have been through all the banks' books and found no huge black hole," said the analyst.
Indeed, analysis by Barclays of the new detailed risk disclosures provided by banks shows that lenders are, if anything, overly conservative when assessing likely losses, rather than too optimistic.
Studying the figures provided by several large European and Asian banks, including British lenders such as Lloyds and HSBC, Barclays found that, on average, banks predicted a probability of default on their lending books that was 51pc higher than what they actually experienced.
As comforting as this conservatism is, the worrying implication is that banks are rather poor assessors of their own risks.
To take this analysis one stage further, it suggests that the models banks use to calculate key measures such as risk-weighted assets are probably faulty and do not give managers or regulators a good picture of the loss profile of the business.
With poor risk systems, an as yet untested resolution regime and several bubbles on the horizon that look likely to pop, it seems the problems at the Co-op could presage wider issues across the banking sector.
In the case of the Co-op, the situation is complicated by its mutual status, which means it cannot simply go to shareholders to raise more money in an emergency.
"The Co-op is a timely reminder of the need for banks to have access to plentiful sources of loss-absorbing capital," said the senior former regulator.
It is also a reminder that for all the focus on "casino banking", it is often the supposedly safer areas of the banking industry, such as retail banking, that can throw up the biggest problems.
As Osborne and the Treasury look back on their recent PRA-led victory against the hawks, they will be well-advised to remember that pride comes before a fall.


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Cheney sets the trap
Nice try, Dick.
You�d think that the at-long-last-former vice president of the United States might take his eight years of power and his 13 points of public approval and slink off permanently to one of those undisclosed locations he liked so much.
But no�here he is, just weeks after the end of his administration (and just between us, it was his administration, wasn�t it?), and instead of maintaining his customary silence, Cheney is suddenly chatty.
Which is how he came to be sitting down for an interview last Tuesday with three reporters from Politico. An interview, and some major pre-emptive damage control.
In a sentence? If the big one happens, it�s not his fault.
But Cheney being Cheney, it was phrased much more subtly than that. When you�re trying to lay some future catastrophe on someone else�s head, subtle is what you want. Otherwise, you could look like a conniver. Or a coward.
So here�s how the Politico story began: �Former Vice President Dick Cheney warned that there is a �high probability� that terrorists will attempt a catastrophic nuclear or biological attack in coming years, and said he fears the Obama administration�s policies will make it more likely the attempt will succeed.�
And later in the story, from Cheney himself: �Whether or not they can pull it off depends [on] whether or not we keep in place policies that have allowed us to defeat all further attempts, since 9/11, to launch mass-casualty attacks against the United States.�
Get it? Since we already know that the Obama administration intends to change, has already begun changing, some of those policies, we�re supposed to conclude that if there�s a future attack, it�s entirely because those policies were changed.
And not, say, because George Bush and Dick Cheney left their successors (and the rest of us) a world laced with an even wider network of plotters, with the abuses of Abu Ghraib, Guantanamo, �black sites,� etc., giving potential enemies even greater incentive to do us harm, and with the mastermind of 9/11 still alive and still turning out inflammatory videos.
A more dangerous world, in many ways. Yet Cheney wants us to believe that the next attack, if and when it comes, will be all Obama�s doing.
Nice try, Dick.
Set aside for the moment the whole question of whether Bush and Cheney �kept us safe,� as the phrase goes, after 9/11. (Set aside, too, the inconvenient question, �And what about before 9/11?�) After all, we can agree that there was no further terrorist attack on American soil between Sept. 11, 2001, and the end of the Bush-Cheney administration on Jan. 20, 2009�more than seven years.
But then what do we make of the period between the first attack on the World Trade Center, in February 1993, and the end of the Clinton administration in January 2001�more than seven years, too!
Do we conclude that the Clinton administration also �kept us safe�? Or that they failed to deal with a growing danger? Or that Al-Qaida takes its time?
Reasonable questions�if you�re trying to be reasonable. Not if you�re trying to set a trap for the new guys.
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I'm helping a family member with advice on the menu for a dinner they are hosting before the wedding day (aka "rehearsal dinner"). It will be a very special occasion.
The plan is to serve champagne during the first course of several appetizers, which will be somewhat spread out, to encourage adequate time for toasts.
Question: Is it important to pour the same champagne throughout the first course? Or would it be acceptable to pour a *name* champagne, e.g., Piper Heidsieck, Perrier Jouet or Taittinger, for the first toast and then a lesser-known blanc de blanc or maybe Prosecco for additional rounds? I guess technically speaking you would want to change glasses with the second pour, but let's assume that wouldn't be an option. So, I guess the question is whether it's better to just forego the *fancy* bottle and have a no-name French or Italian sparking wine for the appetizer portion of the meal.
Note: As there will be 50-60 people at the dinner, the cost difference between the two wines isn't trivial. Also, I suspect almost no one (but me and maybe 1-2 others) will even really notice what is being poured.


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Living in Taidong, Hualian, or Yilan
~ ~ References and Resources for people who have just moved to, or are thinking of moving to, the eastern counties ~ ~
The population of Taidong (Taidong), Hualian (Hualian), and Yilan (Yilan, Gilan) taken together is only about 5% of the population of Taiwan, and there aren't many foreigners living and working here. This thread is meant to serve as an easy access point for relevant information about the eastern counties, and I am not only including local references here (i.e., links to various related threads on Forumosa), but also information from government websites and first-hand experience.
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/v/rage 2017 remake.
an animation about the /v/ board on 4chan.4.39 / 5.00 5,356 Views
Pmation: "Unchairable"
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Loves me some Moonspeak.
This was a woderful adaption much like your last one and this time I really enjoyed all aspects of it. The voice acting this time around was spot on for me and the humor is still very funny. You actually managed to make it funnier than it was with the moon speak and the whole "Button mashing" thing. That is what really sold this thing. You really strived to bring the laughs and animated this well. A very good job.
Now, why a 9? Well, the artwork and animation are still at this basic kind of level. True, you can't do much for changing how backgrounds and characters look but I at least think you can add some depth to your artwork, looking at the characters now, they're all flat and lack good shading and I still think the use of thicker outlines would look nicer (although not necessary). Though, you did a far better job this time than last. You're improving more and more. So keep at it. I can't wait for the next one. I really enjoy your work.
- Hollow P.
An excellent point. However, I don't have nearly the artistic skill as Scott Ramsoomair, so I "dumb down" the shading the coloring for my own lazy benefits.
Funny but some things to reconsider...
Having to say "fuun" b/c you think memorizing moves in a fighting game is just like an exam? Sorry, but even people who pick Guile, as an example, know that learning TWO MOVES is easier than learning Algebra with Trigonometry questions for your SAT exams- IN LESS THAN 2 WEEKS. More advanced characters such as Cammy with her cannon strike decoy attacks, or Dee Jay with his incredibly difficult samba punch setups, can be learned in a different degree. You don't just learn combos like an exam, but instead expand and see what else you can discover without acting like it's the same question to answer over and over...
Obvious enough, you just have to put some hours in learning something new and effective- just like everything else. Those who think fighting games is just a "chore" or just a "monotonous genre of the past" is simply not seeing the entire picture of playing it as a whole. I'd love to explain myself, but I'll save it until someone asks in the future.
Overall, the animation was quite funny, I can agree with most of the comments about it, and of course I can relish the fact that some people hate Dan Hibiki. If she were to pick Evil Ryu out of nowhere, then I'd go lulz for her anger.
Likewise, keep up the good work!
Wow, your review almost had nothing to do with the cartoon itself. Scott Ramsoomair wrote the comic this was based off, so any jabs at fighting games are his opinions. I just animate this stuff.
a continuity to the flash
here are some other characther necesary for fighting games:
1.the rival of the martial artist out for revenge
2.the new character with interesting mechanics that ultimately fails and never comes back into the series
3. the character with really abusive combos that never ends
4.the dude that hits you from across the screen without moving at all
5.the nimble and somewhat useless character that surprisingly has the most OP attack of the game
6.the FURRY (yeah, there has to be one... look at king from KoF)
7.the guy that controls an element (Raiden from MK)
8.the guns man (stares at Jax and Deathstroke from MK vs DC)
9.the retarded, yet really popular (in game story) character (DAN HIBIKI)
10. the HAWT chick (stares at Ivy and Taki from SC)
this is nearly all true. thumbs up if you agree with 6 or more of the listed things above
so true!
Dan is different.
I love wut you do with this. It's definitly better than other series on NG.


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Gautrans rejects bus operators' claims as untrue
Allegations that the Gauteng Transport Department (Gautrans) owed commuter bus operators payments as far back as June 2007, were untrue, the department said on Thursday.
"Hence, the department strongly condemns any attempts aimed at causing uncertainty and divisions within the bus industry."
This follows claims by the Southern African Bus Operators' Association (SABOA) that it was owed about R300-million in outstanding subsidy payments for the period February to April 2008, with some operators also being owed money since June 2007.
As result of delays an estimated 2 500 buses may be withdrawn, affecting about 400 000 passengers per day.
Gautrans said it met Gauteng bus operators on January 30 to explain the delay of subsidy payment as outlined in the letter from the national department.
"The letter in question made reference to February/March 2008 subsidy claims and the introduction of new financial codes and allocations by National Treasury, due for implementation on the 1st April 2008."
It said the current delay in payment was as a result of structural problems by Gauteng Shared Services Centre (GSSC).
The department had however received an undertaking from GSSC that payment would be processed as a matter of urgency until the system was properly structured and functional in terms of future payments.
On Wednesday, SABOA said it would seek an urgent interdict against Gautrans to make the payments to them with immediate effect.
SABOA said the interdict against Gautrans was in terms of its contractual obligations, and that it would also interdict provincial transport minister Ignatius Jacobs and provincial finance minister Paul Mashatile.
The association said operators were having "serious cash flow" problems and would have difficulty in continuing operations beyond May 16.
"One operator has already discontinued its services and some may not be able to operate beyond Friday May 9," SABOA said.
It also resolved to, as a matter of urgency, contact national Minister of Transport Jeff Radebe to inform him of these developments.
Trade union Solidarity has also condemned the province's delay, saying about 2 000 employees of bus companies North West Star (NWS) and the Atteridgeville Bus Service (ABS) may be threatened.
"The non-payment of the subsidies means that NWS and ABS are faced with a financial crisis," said spokesperson Jaco Kleynhans.
He said NWS had sent a letter to the union saying that the non-payment seriously affected the company's cash flow and it could only pay workers' wages for this week.
"From next week we shall be unable to pay wages or salaries and we will have no choice but to suspend our bus services," the letter said.
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When Bond investigates the murders of three fellow agents, he finds himself a target, evading vicious assassins as he closes in on powerful Kananga . Known on the streets as Mr. Big, Kananga is coordinating a global threat, using tons of self-produced heroin. As Bond tries to unravel the mastermind's plan, he meets Solitaire, a beautiful tarot-card reader, whose magic is crucial to the crime lord.


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The Egyptian belly dancer Dina was named the "Last Egyptian Dancer" by the American magazine 'Newsweek.'
Dina appears on the cover of the famous magazine.
According to the London daily Elaph, the British magazine 'Enigma' has also celebrated Dina's new title and held a private photo shoot for the Egyptian dancer, which portrayed Dina as a 'Show Girl' from the past.
In an interview with Elaph, Dina said that she is happy to be recognized internationally, but is sad to be recognized as the "Last Egyptian Dancer."
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Sean Constantine has the luxury of being a local player so the Bellevue, Wash., linebacker is a little more familiar with the Washington football program.
The 6-foot-3, 218-pound prospect knew that going into this weekend's junior day and spring game with the Huskies and by the time he left campus Constantine decided he wanted to be a part of it.
"I get the benefit of being there a lot more often," Constantine said.
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"My main thing going to those things is to see how well they do everything with tutors, the layout of the new stadium. It's so impressive how they do it and they're so on-point with everything they do with their recruits."
Constantine, a four-star prospect who's rated as the No. 15 inside linebacker in the 2013 class by Rivals.com, said he loves the new coaches at Washington and everything just seemed to fit perfectly for him.
Arizona, Colorado, Oregon State, UCLA, Utah and Washington State had also offered the Bellevue standout and others had been involved but Constantine said he knew Washington was the right place.
"I didn't really know the old coaching staff that well," Constantine said. "The old linebackers coach is a really good guy, he's a really nice guy, but I didn't get to know him like I got to know the new ones.
"These coaches seem like great people and really cool guys.
"I had a good basis of what the feel was like at Washington and I compared it to every other great school in the Pac-12. It was the perfect fit for me in every way and I decided to make my commitment."


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Pretoria - A man who used MXit to befriend women and then swindled and robbed them, was arrested in Sinoville, Pretoria, on Wednesday.
The 39-year-old Pietermaritzburg man had been swindling unsuspecting people using the social networking service since 2005, according to police spokesperson Mirna von Benecke.
More than 50 charges of fraud, which are now being investigated, have been laid against the man.
"He meets women in chat rooms on MXit. Then he befriends the single women. During the relationship, he would use the woman's credit card to buy valuable items such as a laptop or a cellphone.
"At a certain stage the man would just start to avoid the woman."
Amount of R69 000 involved
Von Benecke could not confirm the number of women who have been swindled in this way, but she did say that an amount of over R69 000 is involved.
The police's commercial division in Pietermaritzburg tracked down the man's cellphone records, the spokesperson said.
They then informed the Sinoville police station that he was in that area.
A woman who went out with the man on two or three occasions helped the police to capture him.
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Huntsmen and hounds surround a small area of woodland - or 'covert' - where foxes are known to live and maintain a steady supply of noise designed to deter foxes from escaping. Any cubs that attempt to flee are driven back to be savaged; any cubs remaining in their earths may be dug out and then thrown to the hounds.
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Sailor Moon is the main protagonist in the manga and anime series of the same name. This tutorial will show you how to draw the cute and funny Sailor Moon.
1Draw an oval with guidelines for the head. These should be vertical for the mouth and nose and a horizontal for the eyes and ears.
2Sketch the body using geometric shapes. Use a long, curved line to represent the body's movement, a vertical rectangle for the torso, and a horizontal rectangle for the lower body. Use straight lines for the hands and legs (with circles for joints). Sketch rectangles for hands and feet.
3Create the shape of the body on the sketched "skeleton." Outline the body and shape the face, hands, and feet. Make sure to define the waist and chest, and have the upper legs slightly thicker than the lower.
4Create the face. Draw the left eye opened and the right one closed, a small nose, and an open, laughing mouth (following the guidelines). Make eyebrows above the eyes. Draw ruffled bangs on the forehead and two hair buns on either side of the head, with accessories in them and a V-shaped diadem on the forehead.
- Don't forget to draw Sailor Moon's right hand over her face in a sideways peace sign.
- Carefully erase the guidelines.
5Cover the body with clothing. Draw a sailor costume with a short, ruffled skirt, big bows at the back and on the chest (with a round brooch at the center), long gloves on her hands and long boots on her legs with a crescent on each one. Make long ponytails coming down from the hair buns.
- Add crescent earrings and a neckband with a crescent on it.
6Color the drawing! Sailor Moon's usual outfit is red, white, and blue as shown here, but you can give her whatever color scheme you'd like.
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Country music trio Lady Antebellum is releasing its first Christmas music album Oct. 22.
The group composed the album's title track, On This Winter Night, and arranged two other holiday classics, The First Noel and Silent Night. Eleven tracks are on the album.
Two of the group's members, Charles Kelley and Dave Haywood, graduated from Lakeside High School in Evans.
Lady Antebellum's third album, Own the Night, debuted at the No. 1 position on Billboard's Top 200 chart and produced two No. 1 songs. The group received Country Music Award nominations last week for Album of the Year and Vocal Group of the Year.


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"Obviously I'm not going to have him interrupt our meeting to talk to our retirees. I didn't know who this guy was when he called."
"Like I said earlier in the week, I'm going to keep that part of it close to the vest. Obviously, after the first ball game, it's all out there anyway for (the next) 15 weeks."
"Obviously they are a very good club. They are nationally ranked and have one the top two or three pitchers in the country."
"They're a team that could win it all. Obviously they have to be in one of their rolls. As long as they're making their shots and don't hit any real cold spell they're tough - they're a monster."
"I was really worried about this game, obviously, playing a team that has not won yet, ... I knew they were going to come out and play hard. They gave a great effort and the longer you let them stay around, hang around, the more confidence builds, the more opportunity they have to win."


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Photographer's Note
The Omayyad Mosque is one of the most important Islamic buildings built on the place where there was a temple built already 900 BC. Later a church was built there and after the Muslims came a mosque was built, first just a smaller one but then a grand impressive mosque was built. Much has been destroyed during the years and much of what you see today is rebuilt after a big fire 1893.
Tourists has to enter through the north gate. Women (and men in shorts) are required to wear a gown that is provided at a small fee. You must also take your shoes off.
In the workshop a closer view to the Golden Ball
ktanska, besnard, Sistercosmo, snunney, ALIRIZA, paura, cfreire, Budapestman, ManuMay, jlbrthnn, Gerrit, chrisnet, JCG, Angshu, josepmarin has marked this note useful
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ktanska (30923) 2009-02-10 2:22
Hi Achim,
It looks pristine, that pavement really shines. I've always liked architecture that has lots of arches like here. Im pressive place. A few people are good to give better idea of scale.
besnard (57866) 2009-02-10 2:26
Bonjour Achim
Un très joli cliché de la mosquée à l'architecture, une bonne luminosité et la présence des personnages tout de noir vétus.
Merci pour le partage et bonne journée.
Sistercosmo (242) 2009-02-10 2:37
Hallo Achim,
schönes Bild. Die Details auf den Säulen rechts sind richtig gut erkennbar, die Reflektionen auf dem Boden sehr schön. Ein paar Wölkchen wären auch nicht schlecht gewesen... ;-)
Gut gemacht!
Viele Grüße
bracasha75 (24591) 2009-02-10 2:45
Halo Achim
This part of our planet is for....das ist auch ein teil diese erde total unbekannt fur mich
Schones foto aus Damaskus
snunney (113649) 2009-02-10 2:52
Hello Achom,
A fine capture of this beautiful mosque. The splendid decorations can be appreciated to great effect with fine natural looking colours and superb clarity.
Hi Achim,
A beautfiul architecture shot with splendid decorations, colours and good light. Very well composed. Well done...
Friendly regards...
Ali Rıza
paura (45863) 2009-02-10 3:23
Um enquadramento muito bom para mostrar a linda paisagem urbana. Os arcos são realmente bonitos.
cfreire (11741) 2009-02-10 3:28
Hi Achim
Excellent shot and the inclusion of the person is taking a picture is very interesting. Good POV and framing. Best regards, Consuelo
Budapestman (82620) 2009-02-10 3:35
Hi Achim,
An excellent architectural image once more with splendid composition and lights. The details are beautiful, imposing sight of this amazing Mosque. Thank you for sharing! Have a nice day!
anesugur (18789) 2009-02-10 3:36
Hi Achim,
Very beautiful architecture.
Good light, colors and clarity.
Best regards. Uğur
ManuMay (36445) 2009-02-10 3:46
Hello Achim!!
I like very much this kind of captures, wonderful architecture...you had a very clear image, great light and very good definition, colours are superb...this sun provides excellent conditions to photographs.
Have a nice day.
Best Regards
jlbrthnn (76039) 2009-02-10 5:14
Hello Achim,
the light and clearness are perfect. The point of view and framing, describe this intriguing and elegant architecture well. Beautiful and good work.
Have a nice day
Silvio1953 (162200) 2009-02-10 6:13
Hi Achim, great view of beautiful architecture, splendid perspective and wonderful colors, very well done, ciao Silvio
Gerrit (52469) 2009-02-10 8:20
Hi Achim,
fantastic light building. Excellent POV and composition,
Regards, Gerrit
Fis2 (114993) 2009-02-10 11:26
Witaj Achim!
Wonderful place, interesting architecture.
Good frame and perspective.
I like the light and colors.
The persons add savor of photo.
Well done.
chrisnet (23062) 2009-02-10 12:36
Hello Achim,
Beautiful architecture well framed under a very good light, well done.
Miha2ou7 (5162) 2009-02-10 15:10
Hey Achim,
You really seem to be jumping from here to there and everywhere. Will there be no system to your uploads. :D
But seriously, a very nice photo - it`s a bit older, but it is really clean and crisp, with all manner of fine details (which you really need to capture in this kinda scene).
Best regards.
clnaef (6289) 2009-02-10 22:53
Impressionnant bâtiment. Bon cadrage.
Bonne journée
jafadabret (56501) 2009-02-12 9:50
Hi Achim.
La composition est bien faite pour mettre en évidence cette cour immense et cette très belle architecture qui l'enserre.
Beau travail !
Hi Achim,
Two beautiful and interesting photo on this beautiful mosque. In socks, it must not be easy to walk on a floor as smooth and shiny, but ultimately it is easy to clean! The brightness is very pleasant. Well seen and thank you Achim the detail in WS.
With all my friendships and a very good WE,
JanD (0) 2009-02-13 1:26
Howdy Achim!
Very interesting courtyard. Original mosque. Nice scene, very nice people. Good POV and capture.
Angshu (56760) 2009-02-16 0:31
Hello Achim
Good picture of the courtyard of the Omayyad Mosque with a nice perspective created by the columns on the right. Good work! The golden sphere is interesting as we see in the WS. What's cased inside the ball?
Best Regards
josepmarin (58359) 2009-02-18 9:17
Hallo Achim,
good angle in this framing, the geometric effect created by the architecture of the mosque is perfect, and also it has a beautiful and deep perspective.
Difficult light, well managed and with a correct exposure.
Good work.
Best regards,
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- Copyright: Achim Fried (John_F_Kennedy) (43763)
- Genre: Places
- Medium: Color
- Date Taken: 2006-05-15
- Categories: Architecture
- Camera: Canon 350 D, Canon EF-S 10-22mm f/3.5-4.5
- Exposure: f/11, 1/320 seconds
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- Photo Version: Original Version, Workshop
- Travelogue: 2006/05 Liban, Syria, Jordan
- Date Submitted: 2009-02-10 2:13
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Note for Note Transcriptions of 23 Classic John Bonham Drum Tracks. By Led Zeppelin. Edited by Joe Bergamini. This edition: Drum Transcriptions. Artist/Personality; Method/Instruction; Percussion - Drumset Personality Book; Technique Musicianship. Metal, Hard Rock and Instructional. Instructional book. 96 pages. Published by Alfred Music (AP.DF0013A).
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ISBN 0757940307. 9x12 inches. Led Zeppelin, transcr. Joe Bergamini.
John Bonham is one of the legends of rock 'n' roll, and his drumming style helped to elevate Led Zeppelin to greatness. This revised edition contains 23 of Bonham's most famous drum transcriptions from his work with the legendary Led Zeppelin. Also included are editor's notes from each record and note-for-note transcriptions. Titles include: Good Times Bad Times * Babe I'm Gonna Leave You * Dazed and Confused * Communication Breakdown * Whole Lotta Love * Heartbreaker * Living Loving Maid (She's Just a Woman) * Immigrant Song * Black Dog * Stairway to Heaven * Misty Mountain Hop * The Song Remains the Same * Over the Hills and Far Away * The Crunge * D'yer Mak'er * No Quarter * Achilles Last Stand * Nobody's Fault but Mine * Fool in the Rain. "Thanks to Joe Bergamini's usual perfectionism, we have an accurate historical record of one of the greatest rock drummers of all time for the enjoyment and education of today's drummers and all future generations to come. Highly recommended not just for Bonham fans or Rock 'n' Rollers but for all drummers, regardless of style." -Tiger Bill's DrumBeat.


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|"The Futurama Holiday Spectacular" (6ACV13)
When celebrating Robanukah, instead of spinning a Dreidel like in Chanukah, Bender plays a game with a Droidel. It is similar to a dreidel, except it is rigged to always make Bender win. It does this by turning itself over with two robotic arms in order to control which side it lands on. It only appeared in a non-canon segment, so it might not exist.