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Dot.com failures slow
Internet failures in July slowed to their lowest level since September last year, according to new research from US high-tech consultancy WebMergers.
The research said that 32 internet firms shut down or went bankrupt around the world in July, a 30% decline from June.
WebMergers president Tim Miller said the July numbers showed that "the worst of the carnage is over for now".
But he added that closures could gather pace again after the summer is over.
"After the summer, these companies have to decide whether they're going to sink or swim before the [Christmas] season starts," said Mr Miller.
Big flops
The biggest failures in July were the bankruptcies of two US online grocers, Webvan and HomeRuns.
The closure of Scotland's Buchanan International, a provider of internet security products, was the biggest non-US failure, WebMergers said.
Since January 2000, WebMergers said 592 dot.com companies have gone out of business, either voluntarily or involuntarily.
Mr Miller estimated that between 5,000 and 10,000 internet companies still remain in operation.
"There's lots of room for more closings," he warned.
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Five female Pakistani polio vaccination workers have been shot dead in a string of coordinated attacks – four within 20 minutes across Karachi.
The fifth woman was killed in Peshawar. A male health worker was shot dead in Karachi on Monday.
A UN-backed programme to eradicate polio – which is endemic in Pakistan – has been suspended in Karachi.
No group has said it carried out the shootings, but the Taliban have issued threats against the polio drive.
"These were pre-planned and coordinated attacks in various localities which took place within a span of 20 minutes," Imran Javed, a police spokesman told the BBC of Tuesday's attacks in Karachi.

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Why Neutral Ending is the Only Good & Canon Ending (ending spoilers)
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Only SMT 1 had a canon ending since SMT 2 is based on that.
I think you misinterpreted the neutral ending. While humans may be hurting themselves, this ending also gives rise to humans bettering themselves. The problem with both extreme endings is that there is no more true change (not even in chaos). In the neutral ending, all possibilities are still attainable which makes for a healthier future.
Ooh, Destruction.
I do agree that out of all the paths Neutral in SMT IV is by far the most likely to be canon and is the easiest ending to use for a sequel due to how bad the other two endings will eventually screw things over.
Also note that Law and Chaos actively, from the start of the game, try and convert you to their alignment and their views and that Flynn is for all purposes Neutral at the start of the game. Isabeau doesn't hound you throughout the game, or in your dreams, to try and change your mind towards an extreme that will eventually screw over humanity in the end as the other stuff in the game later shows through Chaos and Law with a really screwed over humanity.
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kratoscar2008 4 years ago#23
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kratoscar2008 posted...Only SMT 1 had a canon ending since SMT 2 is based on that.
That would be cool if the game didnt made clear trought the Journey that mankind cant still reach to those levels of harmony with the earth, all those problems present on Sector A trought D clearly shows that mankind cant really put aside their needs over the earth, not to mention people like Jacks squad and their employers were there to make this message even more clear.
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SwiftShaymin 4 years ago#24
I want to point out that Yamai officially said that there is no canon ending in SMTIV. Even though you need to jump some extra hoops in Neutral it doesn't make it more canon.
Samsaric_Spiral (Topic Creator)4 years ago#25
I retract my statement regarding how the neutral ending is canon.
However, I still feel as if the developers had a preference towards neutral, hence why we see more to do for that path. Moreover, there was a feeling of nationalism associated with the neutral path (i.e., not bad nationalism, but a nationalism for the Tokyo people and a belief they can better themselves). I feel as if the neutral ending is very relevant towards people living in contemporary Japan.
Finally, I feel as if neutral was the best for the reasons outlined in my first post.
I feel neutrality is overly consider the 'ideal' path, myself.
Why? Because it keeps stressing how human will and capacity for hope is the greatest weapon man has. It's implied that this inherent ability is what makes God fearful of us (thus creating a perfect order society where only His chosen are allowed to live) and what makes demons want to use us for their own ends (our tenacity makes us powerful allies and useful cattle).
It doesn't hurt that a lot of JRPGs, not only Megaten, like to preach about the power of human will. Hell, take a look at Persona 3 - that game codifies this trope.
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SwiftShaymin posted...
I want to point out that Yamai officially said that there is no canon ending in SMTIV. Even though you need to jump some extra hoops in Neutral it doesn't make it more canon.
No point in an official stance at this time.
Hell, I would say the same thing in his shoes as many fanbases tend to get VERY angry when they learn that their path they picked was not the canon one.
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Well, Neutral is clearly the best ending. You don't get on either sides(which the protagonist usually starts with), and you have minimum risks by following the Neutral ending.
I resented Law. It has the potential of making the 'good' ending(and you're a Nice Guy so that's a bonus), but it's poorly executed(SMTII being the worst case). Law endings often have a bad reception, and I think it's due to the factor said above(poor execution). DeSu Law ending is the best so far, but Overclocked broke it just a little, making it flawed once again.
I don't really like the idea of Chaos, really. The philosophy doesn't really click on me. And I doubt there's any real bad Chaos ending. It's like the devs give more effort to Chaos than Law, which is a bit unfair.
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Samsaric_Spiral (Topic Creator)4 years ago#29
I feel like Law tends to get a little too over-authoritative, obsessive with putting out regulations, elitist, and etc. Feels kind of accurate to me... with the police giving out tickets for every small driving violation, and overly patriotic people supporting wars on the basis of imposing what they think is "right"... and etc.
Chaos just tends to lose sight of valuable feelings like compassion, empathy, solidarity, and etc. It's kind of a problem with the Anarchist punk scene too... Always singing about anarchy and then breaking apart due to small quibbles. I'm sure I could have given a better example here, but it works.
I prefer a balance between the two. A fixation on either will lead to similar problems these games address.
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Are you implying that all lawful beings are gingers?
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Echinoderms usually refer to creatures with little bone structure that live under the sea.
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The lawsuits are coming to light against the background of a hearing Thursday on inaccuracies related to the Death Master File mainted by the Social Security Administration.
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In a suit filed in Chicago, Total Asset Recovery Services, based in Auburn Hills, Mich., alleges it discovered a "massive fraud" by Metropolitan Life Insurance and Prudential Financial.
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And, a class action suit alleging securities fraud was filed in Manhattan Jan. 12 against Metlife by the City of Westland Police and Fire Retirement System, Westland, Mich.
The suit alleges MetLife made "false and misleading statements" regarding its financial statements because it took a charge in the third quarter of 2011 related to a determination that it owed money by either not paying off policies to proper beneficiaries or turned the money over to the appropriate states under escheat laws.
And, an Ohio state court based in Cleveland Tuesday dismissed a complaint against Nationwide Insurance Company in which a life insurance policyholder who is 71 years-old filed suit.
The plaintiff said he filed suit out of concern that his death is imminent and he is fearful that because Nationwide allegedly "has failed and continue to fail to make reasonable attempts to determine when the beneficiaries of a life insurance policy are entitled to death benefits."
The plaintiffs fear … "that as their deaths are impending they fear that that their life insurance policies will not be honored."
The suit asked that Nationwide be required to make at least annual DMF searches for insureds with more than a 70% chance of having died.
The court dismissed the suit, on the grounds that (a) plaintiffs lacked standing because their alleged injury was too speculative and (b) the duty plaintiffs sought to impose was foreclosed by the terms of their policies.
The plaintiffs have appealed to the Ohio Court of Appeals.
The Illinois case was filed almost a year ago but only unsealed earlier this month.
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The suit said MetLife and Prudential "filed false records omitting these unclaimed funds."
It says the insurers should be fined more than $1.5 billion under the Illinois False Claims Whistleblower Reward and Protection Act.
Tom Prescott, equity-owner and spokesperson for Total Asset Recovery Services LLC, said that with regard to the suit, the Illinois attorney-general's office has said that it will soon submit for the court's consideration a motion to intervene and simultaneously dismiss the suit because it is negotiating a settlement with MetLife and Pru.
Prescott complained that it is likely that Illinois will settle "for pennies on the dollar."
He said that, "We think this is incredulous and unfair to the citizens of Illinois compared with what they should receive given the companies' documented fraudulent activities in this area) after having utilized our data findings and supporting documentation to extract the relevant monetary and policy concessions."
John Calagna, a spokesman for MetLife, denied that a settlement would be unfair.
"The figures in the complaint are based on unreliable assumptions and wildly overstated insurance amounts," Calagna said. He said it is based on the fact that the American Council of Life Insurers (ACLI) believes the average insurance policy is $110,000.
But, Calagana said, that figure "is irrelevant to the demutualization policies that are the subject of the complaint because more than 75% of the policyowners whom MetLife could not locate at the time of the company's demutualization owned industrial life policies.
"The maximum face amount of Industrial policies at the time of issue was $1,000," Calagna concluded.
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Malland-Borders Engagement
Cynthia Ann Malland and Michael Anthony Borders will be married on November 7, 2009. Cynthia is the daughter of Gary and Pamela Malland from Watertown, S. D. and the granddaughter of Florence Malland of Hancock. Michael is the son of Carol Borders of Drain, Ore. and the late Doyle Borders. He has two sons, Derrick and Daniel. The couple will exchange vows at Zion Lutheran Church. Michael is employed at Aaron-Carlson Woodworking, and Cynthia is employed at Best Northland Prairie Inn. A reception will be held on May 29, 2010.


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Evolution Hoax
Surat al- A'raf, Verse 196
"My Protector is Allah Who sent down the Book. He takes care of the virtuous [salihun].'
This verse involves a secret revealing that no one can commit crime against Hazrat Mahdi (pbuh) and Hazrat Jesus (pbuh) and Hazrat Khidr(pbuh). Some may set a trap for these people however, Allah says He takes care of the virtuous [salihun]. Allah protects these sincere people. You can do nothing to them beyond Allah's leave.2013-05-11 18:22:43


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We Need To Reinvent The Toilet
Toilets suck. Especially the outdoor toilets. They double suck. The name sucks too…say it with me, t o y l e t. Here's another one Port a potty. That's just a bad. Let's get the top engineers in the world working on this problem pronto. It should be a top priority, right up there with the economy what say? I'd write more but I need to use the R e s t r o o m.
The toilet is broken — and not because it won't flush.
This unsightly piece of technology, which everyone uses but no one seems to think much about, is in desperate need of an overhaul, according to the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, which launched a challenge to "reinvent the toilet."
via Gates Foundation: 'We need to reinvent the toilet' – CNN.


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Cleveland claims relief pitcher
Cleveland claims relief pitcher
CLEVELAND -- The Indians filled their 40-man roster with a waiver claim on Monday. Right-handed reliever Oneli Perez was claimed from the White Sox and optioned to Triple-A Buffalo. Perez, who turns 25 next week, was 0-1 with a 9.53 ERA in 14 appearances for Triple-A Charlotte. Last season, he was 6-2 with a 2.10 ERA and 16 saves in 59 appearances out of the bullpen at Double-A Birmingham.
The Indians had an opening on their roster after outfielder Jason Tyner was designated for assignment last week.
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In a week dominated by prognosticators pointing reflexively to a nominal price index flashing green on their TV as indication that all is well in the world, Bob Shiller provides some much-needed healthy skepticism on not just the state of the housing market but the broad economy itself. While Bloomberg TV's Tom Keene presses his short-term anchoring-biased view of a world heading for much better growth and a US housing recovery that will seemingly save us all; Shiller warns we have seen this before (in 2009's housing market) and that the housing decline could go on. When Keene tries to translate the market's performance into economic performance expectations, Shiller responds "you are talking to wrong man." From the fact that we should be growing super-normally now to return to 'normal' market conditions to his view of many more years to go in this stagnation, four minutes of Shiller's historical prescience is the perfect foil to the tick-watching talking-heads exuberance (especially in light of today's dismal new home sales).
Bob Shiller's Healthy Dose Of Skepticism
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When does Soros speak about gold being in a bubble from Daaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaavos only to find out a quarter later he is buying?
...as soon as he gets finished with his dungeon sodomy session with the local choirboys...
Shiller's home price index was cleverly constructed and hid much of the bubble price evidence as the bubble unfolded.
He played right along with the banking industry.
If Shiller's index was so cleverly constructed why were warnings flying left, right and center about the housing bubble?. Every real estate agent I know swore it could not continue (even as they sold away) for much longer. We Monday morning quarterback so much - reminds me of all the cries that no one knew about the dangers of sub-prime or people were innocent victims. Again, at the time, there were news stories, paper stories, warnings from every financial advisor in the land to beware the pitfalls of 1% down and 3% loans.
While Bloomberg TV's Tom Keene presses his short-term anchoring-biased view
yes indeed but where else would one find a pipe puffing, bowtied pseudo economist
I'm sorry I don't know which book you read, but "Irrational Exhuberance" 2nd. Edn, Chapter 2 (I believe) --- the one on the housing bubble, clearly showed two things: 1, the long-term real rate of appreciation of housing was around 1% per annum (and this statistic was measured on data ending in the middle of the bubble); 2, current prices (at the time) were astonishingly above their long term average.
NAR to bob...WTF??? buy buy buy..comision comission comission..... what part don't you understand?
Lloyd Blankfein will invite Shiller to "mow his lawn" before the big Hamptons gig this summer...
Schiller is too accomodating and Keene is just a stock whore. Worse than Cramer ...
Keene is just a whore. He seems to boot-lick everyone of power and status. He and that Jewish chick, Sara Eisen, make for a disgusting pair.
It's like Lee and Cramer on CNBS.
it might be noted that shiller is in the camp that all things will go down with the ship.....gold included......................
#uck Soros and his " River Rhine" protoge<
recovery in real estate ??? VIX going down ????
This guy sure lives on planet Davos !
Dimon says "you guys haven't fixed anything in banking" at Davos
Shiller says the home market could be on it's back for years at Davos
And Gross says "bonds are in a bubble" a few weeks before Davos
So let's see here..... What's left? I know! Stocks!!
(And, of course, Gold, that barbarous relic)
Hopefully they all had nice visits with their secret bankers while they were in town.
Then the producer makes Shiller look like a Bloomberg monkey with that black jacket with "Bloomberg" on it.
Why not give Shiller a Bloomberg hat and a bloomberg cup?
Shiller is actually one of the few that won't fully drink the coo-aid. He's not a government shill but he also knows where his bread is buttered. So I give him credit for not totally holding the party line. Keene/CNBC; give me a break. Why does anyone watch that crap?
I didn't realize we still had a housing "market". Bloomturd fucking idiot--"help me out here"--fuck you, the economy fucking sucks, douchebag asshole. "A great year and a good housing market"--how far is that bow tie and the pimple on top of it up his own ass.
Amazing how supply magically vanished. And how Loki Boy pimps out B-of-A properties.
Better they take all off the lists .... too many Loki Boys out there.
There's something wrong with this thread.
Fuck you Bernanke.
OK. It's fixed now.
1. What happens to house prices when interest rates go up?
2. Which way, up or down will interest rate go in the next 10 years?
3. Are incomes rising as fast as "things you have to have to live"?
Now tell me where housing is going.
Even if they could pull this Jumbo jet out of a flat spin, see #1-3
#1: depends on if there is runaway or hyperinflation, housing could go up with interest rates.
#2: They could go sideways for the next 20 years, who knows.
#3: incomes are not keeping up with cost-of-living inflation (as opposed to CPI inflation). However, we're always just one mega-disaster away from mass relocations and new major reconstruction efforts.
Boomberg's Keene (as is the show's policy) never calls bullshit on any guest's assertion. To his credit, he does bring (well, sometimes) an individual with a counter viewpoint. Mostly seems to be the booker's ability to gain a possible skosh' contrary viewpoint.
corrected your mispelling
Mostly seems to be the hooker's ability to gain a possible skosh' contrary viewpoint.
What the "market is saying" is that money is free, rates are zero, and losses are backstopped. That it is saying 'economic recovery' is the Bad Lip Reading version...
This entire Davos deal is grade A bullshit. Why do I want to listen to the same bozos that so badly fucked up the system tell me why things are getting better. These vapid academics talk to much they convince themselves they actually know what is going on when they couldn't be further from the truth! Let's go interview folks up and down the Main Streets in Europe and the USA for their opinion of how Western style finance is working and leave these clowns to burry themselves!
Yet these are the ones who control the direction of things. The real bozos are the folks on the Street who couldn't define a derivative, tell you what continent a Euro was used in or come within 90% of the national debt. Face it, most folks on the street are ignorant of economic issues. They are NOT like you and me and the others who post here.
Keene is a fucktard of the highest order...
Davos: where the elite meet to eat reheated meaty treats -- at $12 a pop.
It's all so backward looking -- how can it not be?
I would have to say that of all the finance anchors Keene is likely the whoremaster of them all - something changed cause when he was radio only his interviews were quite balanced - we guess it's that tightly wound knot of pussy hair stuck in his throat ever since he split from the misses and hooked up with ...
Anybody ever look up the definition of a "bank"? :)
bank 1 (bngk)
1. A piled-up mass, as of snow or clouds. See Synonyms at heap.
2. A steep natural incline.
3. An artificial embankment.
4. The slope of land adjoining a body of water, especially adjoining a river, lake, or channel. Often used in the plural.
5. A large elevated area of a sea floor. Often used in the plural.
6. Games The cushion of a billiard or pool table.
7. The lateral inward tilting, as of a motor vehicle or an aircraft, in turning or negotiating a curve.
v. banked, bank·ing, banks
1. To border or protect with a ridge or embankment.
2. To pile up; amass: banked earth along the wall.
3. To cover (a fire), as with ashes or fresh fuel, to ensure continued low burning.
4. To construct with a slope rising to the outside edge: The turns on the racetrack were steeply banked.
a. To tilt (an aircraft) laterally and inwardly in flight.
b. To tilt (a motor vehicle) laterally and inwardly when negotiating a curve.
6. Games To strike (a billiard ball) so that it rebounds from the cushion of the table.
7. Sports To play (a ball or puck) in such a way as to make it glance off a surface, such as a backboard or wall.
1. To rise in or take the form of a bank.
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The Candy Rush Is Now Cool Pony
The Candy Rush, the vintage candy and ice cream shop at 733 Franklin Avenue in Crown Heights, has shuttered and is quickly being renovated. The new sign up reads "Cool Pony," and we hear it'll be more of a nighttime/arts space. Given the quick turnaround, it's likely that the biz is still run by Kevin Phillip and Garnett Alcindor who opened the Candy Rush in the summer of 2011 and own the building it's in. Are you sad to see the Franklin Avenue sweets spot go? GMAP


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College football about money, not abuseCoaching has come a long way, particularly in college and professional sports ranks.
Professional and major college coaches could be likened to CEOs. They have big staffs, massive budgets and delegate a lot of responsibility.
It's all about money. The pros leave no doubt. And, no matter what the colleges say, the football College Bowl System is about little else.
Recently, however, much has been penned about two major college football coaches who lost their jobs, seemingly because of "mistreatment of players."
Mark Mangino of the University of Kansas resigned under pressure because he was accused of making "insensitive and humiliating remarks" to players during games or practice.
Mangino was 50-48 in his Kansas years and went 12-1 in 2007 in which the Jayhawks won the Orange Bowl and he was national coach of the year.
Last season he opened with a five-game win streak followed by seven losses. He got a $3 million settlement upon resigning.
Closer to home, Texas Tech's Mike Leach was fired Dec. 30 as his team prepared to play in the Alamo Bowl.
Leach's job loss centered around allegations he mistreated a player who couldn't practice because he'd suffered a concussion.
Leach took Tech to a bowl game in all of his 10 years there, compiling an 84-43 record.
In 2008, his best year, the Red Raiders were 11-2, rising as high as second nationally.
He went 8-4 in 2009 with one of the losses being to the Texas Aggies. Tech officials are saying Leach isn't entitled to a contract clause calling for a $1.6 million settlement for the remaining four years on his contract nor a provision for an $800,000 bonus if he'd been the coach on Dec. 31, 2009.
Leach's firing could be as much about the Aggie loss, the 8-4 mark and the $800,000 as it is about the mishandled player.
Mangino's is just as likely about seven straight losses and no bowl game as it was verbal assaults. And, that is not to make light of the abuse claims in either case.
In the history of college and professional sports, particularly football, stories abound of tough coaches who inflicted plenty of emotional abuse and some physical punishment.
Paul "Bear" Bryant, a college legend, cemented his tough reputation in his first year at Texas A&M with the famous Junction training camp.
Two buses hauled players to the camp, which was so tough it took just one bus to bring back the 30 players who didn't quit and go home.
In high school football in the early and mid 1950s, it was about being physically and mentally tough. Our coach, who weighed 250, had a particularly stressful physical test.
In full football regalia, we lay on our backs, raised our feet six inches off the ground, then spread our legs and held the position.
As we did this, the coach came and stood, clad in cleated shoes, on our stomachs and jostled slightly.
I witnessed one incident with Bryant. As a high school senior, I was invited to walk the sidelines of the 1954 A&M-Baylor football game. That was the year of the famous "Little Aggies" who survived Junction. None weighed over 200 pounds.
A collision between two huge Baylor linemen (240 pounds or so each) and a little Aggie (about 190 pounds) occurred on the sideline by the A&M bench.
All three players lay motionless. Finally, the Aggie rolled over on one elbow, obviously woozy, and Bryant leaned over the chalk line and muttered, "!@#$%&*, get up and get back out there or you'll walk back to College Station!"
The Aggie got up but the two Baylor players had to have assistance.
And, I decided writing about sports was somewhat safer than playing in college.
Admittedly, such tactics as the "abuse" of decades ago isn't probable, but, let's not kid ourselves. College football today is physically and emotionally rough.
And, no matter what the athletic directors and coaches say, it's really about the money and not losing, particularly to bitter rivals.
Willis Webb is a retired community editor publisher of more than 50 years. Email him at firstname.lastname@example.com.


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Cibula CAA Most Outstanding Wrestler
Sophomore Zac Cibula
With one champion, one runner-up and a pair of third place finishers the Broncs finished in fifth place at the 2011 Colonial Athletic Association Championships. "As a group I felt we wrestled harder today," said Rider head coach Gary Taylor. "We seemed to be holding back yesterday. Sometimes with young kids that happens."
Sophomore Zac Cibula defeated the seventh ranked wrestler in the nation, top seeded Donald Vinson of Binghamton, 5-4 in the finals and was named the CAA Most Outstanding Wrestler.
"I think it is well, well deserved," Taylor said. "My heavens. He beat a kid who beat the defending national champion this year."
Cibula wrestled Vinson earlier this year, losing 7-2. "Vinson is an extremely skilled wrestler," Taylor said. "He is very quick. I don't think Zac was ready for that much quickness the first time they wrestled. Zac's strength is the longer a match goes, his conditioning and his strength help him. He is a very wearing wrestler. If he can stay in a match he can wear people down."
"Last time I wrestled him I was a little hesitant," said Cibula, who was a four-time Wisconsin State Champion in high school. "He's a tough kid. Since he beat me up I've trained harder and established an attitude that it was not going to happen again."
Freshman xRamon Santiago lost 9-5 in the finals against the top seed, Matt Kaylor of Binghamton to finish runner-up.
Senior Rob Morrison, the top seed at 174, defeated Tristan Warner of ODU 6-3 in the battle for third place. Morrison defeated Justin Wieller 2-0 in the consolations Saturday morning.
Sophomore Jim Resnick, the third seed at 165, defeated the top seed, Joe Booth of Drexel, 3-1 in the battle for third place and qualified for Nationals. Resnick defeated Aaron Keeton of George Mason 10-1 in the consolations Saturday morning.
"Neither Robbie nor Resnick wrestled well the first day but I felt they both wrestled well the second day," Taylor said.
Freshman Evan Craig lost 3-1 to the fourth seed, Grant Chapman of Old Dominion in the battle for third place. Craig defeated the sixth seed, Cody Reed of Binghamton, 5-3 in the consolations Saturday morning.
Junior Aaron Nestor lost 4-3 in the consolations Saturday morning to the fifth seed, Josh Yurasits of Drexel.
Freshman James Brundage lost 6-3 in the consolations Saturday to the fourth seed, Brock Mantella of BU.
Senior Joe Ferber lost in overtime 3-1 to the fifth seed, Matt Leow of Hofstra in the consolations Saturday.
Junior Jimmy Kirchner lost 6-4 in the consolations Saturday to the third seed, Fred Santaite of BU.
Freshman Chuck Zeisloftx lost 3-2 in the consolations Saturday to the fourth seed from Boston U., Chris McGinley.
"We'll turn the heat up," Taylor said. "We try to develop this young group and get some more good recruits in here and keep going after this championship."
Team Standings: Hofstra 94, Binghamton 78.5, Old Dominion 52.5, Boston U. 46, Rider 43.5, Drexel 25.5, George Mason 6


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Saturday Sports Results
5:00pm 9th November 2013
(Updated 5:59pm 9th November 2013)
Dorchester lost at home to Bath City 2-0, with the visitors down to 10 men following a straight red card in the second half. The Magpies are away to Gosport Borough next weekend in the FA Trophy.
Weymouth also lost at home, 3-1, to Hungerford. The Terras had taken the lead through Scott Walker on 9 minutes, but the visitors then fought back to take the points. Weymouth are away to Corby Town next Saturday.
Bridport beat Ilfracombe Town 4-2 away, with Chris Clarke, Dan Wise and Darren Watts among the scorers.
In the Championship, Bournemouth drew 1-1 away at Burnley, and Yeovil face Wigan at Huish Park on Sunday at 3pm.
In rugby, Dorchester lost at home to Sherborne. They were 8-0 up after the opening minutes, but eventually went on to lose 33-22.
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Mark-Taylor Residential
With 30-plus properties throughout Arizona and Nevada, Mark-Taylor Residential has been a leader in luxury rentals. As of 2012, "Next Generation of Mark-Taylor" properties has unveiled a slew of newer developments, including San Marquis in Tempe, Parcland Crossing in Chandler, San Norterra in North Phoenix, San Capella in Tempe and San Paseo located within the grounds of the Arizona Grand Resort. Each boasts a desirable resortlike setting, stainless steel appliances, custom wood cabinets, direct-access garages and many other first-class amenities. Mark-Taylor residents also have access to a number of seasonal campaign perks, like free fitness and personal training through "Spring Into Action" and "Summer of Love" pool parties. Pricing: starting at $830 for San Norterra and $845 for Parcland Crossing. www.mark-taylor.com.


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November 21, 2011 BY Aaron Hope
This past weekend, Sneaker News scooped you on the latest addition to NIKEiD when we broke news of the Nike Toki Premium set to launch on November 22nd. We stand today right up against the launch date, so let's take a look at a few sample pairs in real world conditions so you can gauge just how the new leather-wrapped-sole version will look once you put your own twist on them. This addition adds a whole 'nother level of class to what was already Nike Sportswear's most upscale lifestyle sneaker design; does this raise the Toki iD to elite status among the casual set? Let us know what you think after you click through for more details and get ready for the Nike Toki iD debut on November 22.
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DVD/Blu-ray Releases for 12/15/2009
Buying movies is almost a dangerous obession with me. I love it, and probably have spent more money on movies in my lifetime than any sane person. At least I'm not spending money on heroine.
New Movie Tuesday is my favorite day of the week. Here are this week's releases as well as my recommendations.
Being the film snob I am, I will recommend the Blu Ray versions of these flicks if available.
Inglourious Basterds
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Tarantino doesn't disappoint with his WWII epic. It's unique and full of great performances. Also at a LOW Blu-ray price, it's a no brainer.
The Hangover
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The best comedy of 2009 finally arrives on Blu-ray for a measely $15! Yes, please…..a-thank you.


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As I have been traveling, I have also visited some communities that have deeply touched and inspired me. One that stands out is the Possibility Alliance, a small community in northern Missouri founded 3 years ago by some amazing friends, Ethan and Sarah Hughes. The mission of their "experiment" is "to work toward the upliftment of all beings, and awaken to our true nature, which we believe is love." Inspired by Gandhi's whole-system approach to nonviolence, they are guided by five principles: simplicity, service, activism, inner work, and celebration.
In terms of simplicity: they grow their own food (including everything from peaches and nuts to goat cheese) in permaculture food forests and they can food for the winter; they travel by foot, horse, bicycle, or public transportation (Ethan has been in a car less than 10 times in the last 10 years); they live electricity-free and computer-free, eating dinner by candle-light every night; they make their own music with guitars, a piano, and their own voices; and they tell stories by the wood stove at night. Some of their many forms of service and activism include: they live by the "gift economy," sharing free food, free lodging, free permaculture courses and more; they helped start a bicycle cooperative in a local town; they advise people on natural building techniques; one month a year Ethan leads a group of costumed "superheroes" on bicycle-powered spontaneous service adventures in various parts of the world. For inner work they regularly share readings from various spiritual traditions, study Nonviolent Communication, and support one another to live with open hearts and minds. As for celebration, there is a "director of fun" and a time during the morning meeting to share jokes, and during my stay I experienced a couple of spontaneous guitar-driven dance parties and a great skating session on the frozen pond.
I found my time at the Possibility Alliance to be so enlivening and heart-warming, and I loved the balance of physical work and heart-felt human relationship and service. I would love everyone I know to visit. They are very welcoming and can be contacted by phone at (660) 332-4094, and by mail at The Possibility Alliance, 28408 Frontier Lane, La Plata, MO 63549. Here is additional information and an audio interview with Ethan: www.suesupriano.com/article.php?id=145.
Another community that I find quite inspiring is the Hummingbird Community, set in a beautiful valley in the mountains of northern New Mexico. Hummingbird's vision is "to cultivate a joyful, vibrant, co-creative culture in service to the evolution of consciousness," and they are an impressively loving and wise group of people co-creating community and offering a rich range of transformational educational programs. Here is their website: www.hummingbirdcommunity.org/community/our-essence.
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The California Air Resources Board is proud to announce the application period for the 3rd CoolCalifornia Small Business Awards is NOW OPEN. Applications will be accepted from January 3 to February 29, 2012. These awards recognize small businesses in California that took action during 2011 to reduce their greenhouse gas emissions, promote climate friendly practices, and integrate the tools on CoolCalifornia.org into their business operations. There are two categories of CoolCalifornia Small Business Awards: • Small Business of the Year Award: Awarded to small businesses in California that took significant actions to reduce their environmental impacts. Winners will have demonstrated measurable reductions of their greenhouse gas emissions and documented the costs and benefits of their actions (energy/water savings; investments in clean/renewable energy; major process/operational improvements; environmentally preferable product purchasing; electric/hybrid vehicle use, etc.). • Climate Leader Award: Awarded to small businesses in California that were proactive in reducing their environmental impacts. Climate Leaders will have described the specific actions taken to achieve the reductions in greenhouse gas emissions (changed lighting; implemented recycling programs; purchased environmentally preferable products; increased weatherization; educated employees, customers, or the public, etc.). An award ceremony and reception will be held in the Spring of 2012 in downtown Sacramento. More information on the CoolCalifornia Small Business Awards can be found at: http://www.coolcalifornia.org/article/small-business-award-program For more information, please contact Mary Farr at 916-445-8290 or email@example.com. You are receiving this single arbcombo email because you are a subscriber to or have made a public comment to one or more of the following lists: cc, localaction.


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NFL players Brendon Ayanbadejo of the Baltimore Ravens and Chris Kluwe of the Minnesota Vikings have both signed pledges to boycott Amway because of the company's antigay ways.
Former presidential campaigner and gay activist Fred Karger asked Kluwe and Ayanbadejo to sign postcards sent to Amway owner Doug DeVos, whose family has sent at least $500,000 to antigay groups such as the National Organization for Marriage. That organization has funded campaigns against marriage equality in both Minnesota and Maryland.
Karger pointed out that NOM has targeted the two players, who have voiced support for marriage equality and were most recently honorees at the GLAAD Awards over the weekend.
"These guys are leading the way in professional sports, and history will show the tremendous impact that each man had in changing the hearts and minds of athletes, others in their generation and millions of Americans," Karger said in a statement Tuesday.


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CTSE is a consortium of biomedical and public health researchers funded by the National Institutes of Health to engage in active collaboration with high school teachers and school districts to develop curricula focused on current issues in biomedical and health science. Our central goal is to enhance science education in the 21st century by bringing benchtop and bedside science to the classroom.
What we have done:
- Developed and implemented a novel modular curriculum "The Great Diseases" focused on 4 globally significant problems – Infectious Disease, Neurological Disorders, Metabolic Disease, and Cancer and targeted to 10th – 12th grade high school students. The curriculum is inquiry based and fully differentiated, utilizing diverse pedagogical approaches to engage a variety of learning styles.
- Developed and implemented a novel professional development program called 'Modeling for Fidelity' that provides teachers with personalized mentoring to support implementation of the curriculum in their classrooms.
- Formally evaluated both programs, revealing robust and reproducible gains in student engagement in learning, content knowledge acquisition and problem solving abilities. The results are published in 'The Great Diseases Project: A Partnership Between Tufts Medical School and the Boston Public Schools'.
What we want to do now:
- Expand our program to encompass interactive online learning for in-service teachers and their students, enhancing dissemination without geographic constraints.
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Young women are entering the workforce with more education than their male colleagues, according to a new report by the Pew Research Center. Most don't think they've been discriminated against, so far. But they think that over time they will earn less than their male peers and have fewer opportunities for advancement.
According to the Pew study, most young Americans — but more women than men — believe more change is necessary to achieve equity in the workplace. And young women think their careers will suffer if they take time off to have a baby.
"My advice to women in the workplace would be to keep your head down, work hard and know your stuff," wrote Nancy Reyes, a New York business executive, in a letter published in the New York Times. "The more you know, the more powerful you are. Always be thorough. Strive to be the person that people count on."
Though the survey focuses on women from what's called the millennial generation, it also looks at attitudes about women and work across generations. The Daily Circuit will discuss the latest research from Pew and consider the remaining barriers to women in the workplace.
• Pew survey finds pay gains for millennial women
The improvement in pay is largely due to rising earnings of women who are increasingly better educated. Thirty-eight percent of women 25 to 32, for instance, report having a bachelor's degree, versus 31% of men. There's also greater labor force participation among women and an increased presence in more lucrative jobs. ... Though the pay gains are significant, researchers warn that women still face roadblocks in achieving and maintaining parity in pay over the course of their professional lives. (Los Angeles Times)
Millennial Women Make Nearly as Much as Men, but Still Have Dim View of Equality
Among workers ages 25 to 34, the hourly wage gap is considerably narrower, with women earning 93 cents for every dollar men did last year. For all workers, ages 16 and older, the hourly wage gap is wider, with women earning 84 cents for each dollar men do.(Wall Street Journal)


text: Saturation Point by peanut_gallery published on 2012-09-18T16:56:30Z This track had been gestating for a long while. It started as one of those ideas where I had 4 measures I liked a lot and then couldn't figure out what to do next, so it got shelved for months. It caught my ear when I was going through the "revisit old unfinished stuff" list, and with a bunch of new synths and synth sounds, I got the inspiration to move forward. The track started with the bell patch, but in its new life, it very quickly attracted all manner of big buzzy synth sounds, from NanoStudio's own Eden to Animoog, Sunrizer, Alchemy Mobile and NLog Pro. I may have over-layered some of these, but I did end up liking the resulting effect. The icing on the cake was Beep Street's new Impaktor, which let me finger drum on my desk to create the tabla part. All parts were recorded and/or assembled in NanoStudio on the iPad. Genre Big Buzzy Synth Electronic Comment by Gasdoc100 Really excellent track, great keyboards 2013/06/10 22:03:46 +0000 Comment by peanut_gallery @boosian: Thank you! 2012/10/22 15:36:45 +0000 Comment by Makoto Araki かっこいい! 2012/10/17 17:06:34 +0000 Comment by peanut_gallery @nikcannon: Yep! I really need to use it more and dive deeper into it. Just need to find the time! 2012/10/15 18:25:56 +0000 Comment by peanut_gallery @nikcannon: :) 2012/10/15 18:25:07 +0000 Comment by nikcannon Impaktor is great! 2012/10/15 17:07:18 +0000 Comment by nikcannon Phat! 2012/10/15 17:06:56 +0000 Comment by peanut_gallery @simon_p-1: Thank you! 2012/10/11 19:09:23 +0000 Comment by Faze 3 Cool sounds :) 2012/10/11 18:58:42 +0000 Comment by Major Lee Great rythm pattern there. 2012/10/01 08:16:47 +0000 Comment by P.A.Groove/Blurred Vision Big and Buzzy. Should make a nice game track. Im thinking of of a platformgame when hearing this. 2012/09/28 21:13:25 +0000 Comment by peanut_gallery @memonome: I've been waiting a long time (years!) to be able to play with synths sounds like these. Amazing that they're all available for the iPhone/iPad now (and for a fraction of the price of a software or hardware synth). 2012/09/21 17:07:03 +0000 Comment by peanut_gallery @memonome: Thanks so much! 2012/09/21 17:05:21 +0000 Comment by memonome Awesome melodies in this, lovely sound as well. Brilliant production mate! 2012/09/21 16:45:02 +0000 Comment by memonome All these analog synths sound so powerful and full. Love it. 2012/09/21 16:43:29 +0000 Comment by memonome Love that melody 2012/09/21 16:42:59 +0000 Comment by memonome Easy there! Sounds great mate, nice and uplifting :) 2012/09/21 16:42:33 +0000 Comment by peanut_gallery @mrgladstone: Thank you! 2012/09/21 15:19:43 +0000 Comment by MrGladstone This is really cool. Reminds me very much of some of Vitalics later stuff. The quality of the sound is wonderful. 2012/09/21 11:37:12 +0000 Comment by Slam-Cut @peanut_gallery-1: Awesome. If you ever get around to it, I'd love to see (by which I mean hear) longer edits of Riff Raff and Skirmish.... :o) 2012/09/20 06:37:48 +0000 Comment by Slam-Cut @peanut_gallery-1: That is an odd dilemma! On listening to it again, I can see that the pan does last the length of the last note. I still like the pan, and now I know why you went the way you did. Nice! 2012/09/19 15:23:34 +0000 Comment by peanut_gallery @michaelw-2: I never had access to those real analog synths back in the day, so I'm guessing now is my opportunity to go nuts with them. 2012/09/19 15:05:36 +0000 Comment by Michaelw Old style cool that's never old :)). Brings back soo many memories of synthesis and electronic heaven ...upbeat electric daydreams 2012/09/18 23:56:11 +0000 Comment by pantsofdeath Great track - buzzy synth goodness! 2012/09/18 23:15:55 +0000 Comment by peanut_gallery @slam-cut: Thanks! 2012/09/18 21:35:20 +0000 Comment by peanut_gallery @rokjok: I started in with just a dab of analog, but the whole thing sort of snowballed when I just kept adding a little more. 2012/09/18 21:35:08 +0000 Comment by peanut_gallery @rokjok: :) 2012/09/18 21:33:43 +0000 Comment by peanut_gallery @slam-cut: :) 2012/09/18 21:33:19 +0000 Comment by peanut_gallery @slam-cut: It is mixer automation. I had an odd dilemma, as I wanted to do a slower pan, but it didn't sound convincing when done over multiple notes, so I just timed the pan to span the duration of the last held note of the line. 2012/09/18 21:33:12 +0000 Comment by peanut_gallery @slam-cut: Yeah, I'm thinking about making a "gratuitous reverse edit" version of this that extends the two solos and perhaps adds a third one in the first section of the track. 2012/09/18 21:31:37 +0000


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Alexander Payne is batting a 1,000. His previous feature films—the abortion comedy Citizen Ruth, the political satire Election, and the bittersweet road trip About Schmidt—established the writer/director as a skilled storyteller who created showcase roles for actors. His simple, straightforward style celebrates the seemingly mundane, bringing characters to vivid life without becoming caricatures. He also finds humor in the most odd yet human places: All it takes is hearing Jack Nicholson intone "Dear Ndugu" to invoke an almost Pavlovian response from a viewer.
Payne's fourth film, Sideways, is his most accomplished yet. The tale centers around Miles, a sad-sack struggling writer, and the week he spends in Central California Wine Country with his childhood friend Jack, an actor who is about to be married. As Miles, Paul Giamatti achieves sublime levels of sorrow as he alternates between self-pity and rage. Thomas Haden Church, best known for his work on the sitcom Wings, is an unapologetic but likeable cad in the role of Jack. Rounding out the cast as the love interests for the twosome are Virginia Madsen and Sandra Oh, Payne's real-life wife. The four form a flawless ensemble in a movie that walks a fine line between sweetness and sadness, without ever stumbling.
Though Sideways would be considered low-budget by most standards—it cost $16 million and was shot in 49 days—Payne's reputation had actors clamoring for the lead roles. Giamatti never fully believed he had won the lead in the film, even during his first few days on set. "It's an Alexander Payne movie," the actor told Back Stage West, his voice full of reverent awe. "None of it added up, none of it. I thought that he had lost his mind, and they had to be kidding me." In person, Payne hardly cuts an intimidating figure. Casual and soft-spoken, with gentle features that contradict his 43 years, he seems more concerned with making sure his guest has a beverage than with promoting his film. A native of Omaha, Neb., where his previous films have been set and filmed, he's just a good Midwestern boy at heart. Upon hearing Giamatti's praise, he only smiles. "He's the coolest," he enthuses. "He's the best actor."
Payne always looks to use the best actors, regardless of their marquee value. Take the casting of Church, whose film work has heretofore been limited to roles such as the villain in George of the Jungle. Payne admits several more marketable names pursued the role of Jack. "I got a lot of interest, it's true, which is very flattering for me," he notes. "But I wanted this guy." Payne had never seen Wings, but he had come close to casting Church twice before: once in the part that went to Matthew Broderick in Election, and once in the Dermot Mulroney role in About Schmidt. "I always liked him because he's, you know, nuts," Payne deadpans. "Finally I hauled his ass in on this one, and I thought, Maybe this is the one. This is his time."
Even though Payne's last film featured a surprisingly subtle, Oscar-nominated performance by Jack Nicholson, he maintains that names don't matter to him. "In the event of a tie, I think it would go to the more famous person, because it just makes the studio breathe easier, and maybe I can get a little bit more money with which to make the film," he says. "But I just see them all as one; I try not to distinguish between famous and non-famous when it comes down to making the movie. I just want to meet everyone; I want to meet a lot of people, hear their thoughts, audition them, and think who would be best."
In a case of positive nepotism, Payne also had the good sense to cast Oh, a born scene-stealer. "It was awkward for about 10 minutes the first day," he says of directing his spouse. "Directors are always grateful when actors make it easy for us. And she is just such a pro and so good at what she does." According to Oh, working with him was both "easy and hard." She tells Back Stage West, "He's a wonderful director to work with as an actor. As a life partner it's hard to hide things, because they know you best—like a normal bout of insecurity or actor frustration. I was terribly nervous my first two days. Suddenly I had no idea how to act, even though I know that's all I know how to do. But Alexander puts all his actors at ease." Oh was the first actor cast in the film. "He asked me to play Stephanie way before he wrote the script," she reveals. "Thankfully I didn't have to audition."
He is active in the casting process, right down to actors who play shop clerks and waiters. "I'll let my casting director whittle it down, but any speaking part, I get very involved," says Payne, who cast Sideways with John Jackson. "I kind of like the same person to be involved from the top to the bottom, the leads to extras." In the past he has used different casting directors for L.A. and Omaha, but, because this film was set so close to L.A., he and Jackson went to Santa Barbara County to cast locally. "We'd go everywhere," he recalls. "Bars, restaurants—we'd ask people if they would consider reading for a movie, non-actors and local actors." Payne has frequently hired non-actors in roles or discovered new talent, such as Chris Klein and Jessica Campbell in Election, citing the freshness and reality they bring to roles. "I always like to create a documentary sense of the location I'm shooting at," he says. But aren't there dangers in using non-professionals? "I've been extremely lucky," he admits. "Every once in a while somebody will crash and burn, get a little freaked out with the lighting, or smoke too much that morning. But I've had really good luck."
If an actor is fortunate enough to audition for Payne, there's only one thing he wants you to know. "I don't need to see anything approaching a finished performance," he says. "Reading from the sides is OK. You don't have to have memorized it. I know that what you present is, at best, a pencil sketch of what later will be a great oil painting. So I would encourage actors who read for me to be comfortable simply with who they are. Know that reading the lines is really just an excuse for us to meet each other. I know that you can do the part, I know I will be there to help you do the part, and it's just a way for me to see what shade of color you are and how you occur in space, so that as I'm thinking about the different colors I can use, I have you in mind."
Sideways was adapted from the novel by Rex Pickett by Payne and his writing partner, Jim Taylor. This is their third adaptation, following Election and About Schmidt—the latter of which was only loosely based a book of the same name—and according to Payne, it is their most faithful to the source material. One original scene penned by Payne, and later rewritten by him and Taylor, features Madsen's character delivering a seductive monologue about her love of wine. It's a snippet of tremendous writing, likely to be used by countless actors in future auditions. "Oh, wow, I hadn't thought about that," he says. "That scene took a lot of work to get it just right."
When it comes to writing the script, he admits there's a slight advantage to adapting an existing story instead of writing a complete original. "In a book, you've had some basic decisions made for you in advance, some basic scenarios and characters," he observes. "Still, at least when Jim and I go to adapt, we read the book and read the book and read the book, and then we throw it away and never look at it again. Then we go in and write an original." According to Payne, any great screenplay has to be original unto itself. He elaborates, "When you're making a movie, this material has never before been a movie. It's been a book. It's a different form; it has different criteria, different standards and manifestations exclusive to prose. Now it has to be a movie, which is way different, if it's going to succeed on cinematic terms." He adds that adapting a book he's particularly fond of sometimes means being less faithful to the original. "Often, the better the book, the more radically different the movie has to be from it," he says, "because an excellent book succeeds on literary terms, which is its own thing."
Payne and Taylor are beginning work on their next script, but good luck getting him to reveal anything about the plot. "It's about," he begins, followed by a prolonged sigh. "It's a secret. But it's an original. Jim and I will start writing it, probably in November." One can probably assume it's not a road trip movie, as Payne has made two in a row and insists he's not even a fan of the genre. "I really hate shooting people in cars," he reveals. "But it turned out fine." A typical understatement from the modest director of one of the best films of the year. BSW


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Matt Prior hopeful of returning for Ashes first Test
MATT PRIOR said he was increasingly hopeful he will be fit enough to keep wicket in the first Test after coming through a last full practice session with no signs of discomfort.
The England man, who tore a muscle in his left calf a week in Hobart a week ago, has been touch and go all week for the opening Test of the Ashes series here at the Gabba.
But speaking after an hour-long workout in the middle, just 20 hours before the start of the action, Prior suggested he was hopeful of playing.
"It's so far, so good. I haven't felt any twinges and I've done a full workout," he said. "In fact the rest of my body feels worse than the leg."
Prior was set to see the team doctor for some further checks this evening before getting the green light, but his return behind the stumps would be a boost for England going into the opener.
Skipper Alastair Cook had struck a confident tone earlier insisting that England had nothing to fear from Australia despite them having not been beaten here in Brisbane since 1988.
It's so far, so good. I haven't felt any twinges and I've done a full workout
And he had reiterated his belief that landing a blow on the Australians in a place they regard as their fortress would send a powerful message.
"We've spoken about their record here and not losing for 25 years is a good achievement but when we have set ourselves specific challenges before we have delivered like when we hadn't beaten them at Lord's in 75 years [in 2009] but delivered.
"It is going to depend on how we play but at the start of the series and at a ground where they have a lot of confidence would do us the world of good."
Victory here would undoubtedly dent Australian confidence as well as putting England on track for a fourth successive Ashes win, a feat not achieved since 1890.
It would also increase the pressure on Michael Clarke, whose has won just one from 10 Tests this year as captain and is yet to taste an Ashes win.
However Clarke predicted that his side can add to that solitary win during this series and insisted they can justify slight favouritism here in Brisbane.
"I think the belief is there and I hope we'll show that over the next five Test matches," said the Australian skipper.


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Jameer Nelson (arm) will miss his second consecutive game on Monday.
He's dealing with a serious bruise in his forearm, which has caused his hand to swell up. The good news is that he seems to have avoided structural damage -- he's listed as day-to-day and could return Wednesday vs. the Clippers. In the meantime, E'Twaun Moore will continue to play heavy minutes for the short-handed Magic.


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Anaxandrides, was an Athenian Middle Comic poet. He was victorious ten times, first in 376, according to the Marmor Parium. Inscriptional evidence shows that three of his victories came at the Lenaia, so the other seven must have been at the City Dionysia, including in 375, when he also took third at the Lenaia. A substantial fragment of his complete competitive record survives in IG Urb. Rom. 218. He wrote 65 plays, and his career continued into the early 340s. He was probably from the city of Camirus on Rhodes, although the Suda reports that "according to some authorities" he was from Colophon. The Suda also reports that Anaxandrides was "the first to introduce love-affairs and rapes of girls".
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Friday, 1 March, 2002, 21:32 GMT
Morgan's US St David's Day mission
First Minister Rhodri Morgan is celebrating St David's Day by flying the flag for Wales during a three-day visit to New York.
The assembly leader mark the annual festival at events in Cardiff before flying the Atlantic to promote Team Wales over a hectic weekend charm offensive.
The first Wales International centre will opening in New York later this year, Mr Morgan told the St David's Society in New York.
"I am proud to announce tonight a new chapter in Wales' representation overseas and another step towards raising the profile and image of Wales," said Mr Morgan.
"The Welsh Assembly Government will be setting up centres overseas which will provide a focus for business services and be a visible assembly government-led Welsh presence in a number of key locations across the globe."
The ambition was to develop centres to become a 'virtual Wales' offering, a focal point for international trade, inward investment and tourism.
Briefing the US media on the 2010 Ryder Cup golf tournament alongside Celtic Manor venue supremo Sir Terry Matthews, Mr Morgan and a concert by Welsh baritone Bryn Terfel in New York's Carnegie Hall are on the agenda.
It is the second trip in six months to the US promoting Wales's image abroad for Mr Morgan.
In September 2001, he headed for San Francisco and California's Silicon Valley intent on luring businesses to Wales.
"Wales has achieved much greater recognition on the world stage since the National Assembly was created," he said ahead of the St David's Day tour.
"But more needs to be done to raise our profile in the world to support the drive to secure inward investment, boost tourism from America and attract overseas students to study in Wales."
Terrorist attacks
The visit will also include a major drive to attract tourists from the US, who currently make up 20% of the Welsh overseas visitor trade.
"Tourism in Wales suffered severely as a result of foot-and-mouth and the US terrorist attacks," said Wales Tourist Board Philip Evans who will be with the first minister.
"So we are now delighted to be looking forward, re-launching Wales to our important American market and working hard to raise Wales' profile all over the world."
During his St David's Day tour, the first minister will visit Ground Zero, the site of the former World Trade Center towers.
He will lay a wreath for the people of Wales in memory of those who lost their lives in the terrorist attacks last September.
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