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Celtics drop summer league opener; Olynyk scores 25
ORLANDO — The Celtics dropped their first game in the Orlando Summer League, 95-88, to an Orlando Magic club that played several players from its regular roster. The storyline, however, was the performance of Kelly Olynyk, who finished with 25 points on 9-for-12 shooting with 7 rebounds and 2 steals.
Olynyk's jumper looked smooth and he also showed some grit around the basket. Former Alabama forward Tony Mitchell added 16 for the Celtics while Phil Pressey scored 11. Fab Melo finished with 9 points and eight rebounds in 28 minutes but attempted only five shots.
Celtics coach Jay Larranaga, coaching in front of his father, Jim, head coach at the University of Miami, said he was pleased with the overall effort despite 23 turnovers.
"I thought for the most part we really played unselfishly," Larranaga said. "They did what we asked of them. We knew coming in, these summer situations, turnovers are a problem for a lot of teams. I thought we competed for the whole 40 minutes and we're pretty proud with how they played."
Olynyk canned two of his four 3-point attempts and made all five free throws. He shot with relative ease but Larranaga wanted to see more.
"I think Kelly's very, very skilled," Larranaga said. "He can shoot. He can pass. He can dribble. He plays defensively. He talks. One of his biggest strengths is how well he talks the game and how he stays connected to his teammates. He's got to shoot when he's open. He had some shots that he turned down and he's such an unselfish player, we need to keep encouraging him to shoot when he's open."


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Kubrick's f/0.7 lenses now available for rent (but start saving up)
Legendary filmmaker Stanley Kubrick pushed the boundaries of moviemaking in many ways, and was responsible for some of the most enduring visuals in cinema. When he made Barry Lyndon in 1975, Kubrick shot with two ultra-rare Carl Zeiss primes, which had originally been created for NASA for use in the Apollo space program and were modified for Kubrick to use with a Mitchell BNC camera (which was also specially modified to accept the lenses).
|Carl Zeiss made ten f/0.7 prime lenses in the 1960s, selling six to NASA, keeping one, and selling the remaining three to filmmaker Stanley Kubrick.
Using the 50mm and 35mm f/0.7 lenses, Kubrick was able to film some scenes purely by candlelight. Now, Germany-based company P+S Technik has announced that they've modified a PS-Cam X35 HD to be able to accept Kubrick's primes, and the whole package is available to rent. Exactly how much it will all cost is still unclear (P+S Technik's brochure simply says 'on request') but the camera alone costs €750 per day, so we doubt it will be within the means of most casual videographers.
For more background on Kubrick's use of the modified f/0.7 primes, check out the short video below, and the full, fascinating story of the various modifications that Kubrick requested can be found here.
And you can see samples, and some test footage shot with the lenses at the Kubrick Collection website.
Barry Lyndon: Use of the Mitchell BNC Camera and Zeiss Lenses
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Oct 28, 2013
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Aug 5, 2016
Why hasn't anyone asked about the bokay?
...thank creation for the masters who sharpen their craft and these that will always be remembered and those who return to mankind who get the gift to survive the computer.
Barry Lyndon -Mitchell BNC and Zeiss lenses
all about the lens on the Mitchell BNC:
Rentprice 3500 euro/day
with Full-HD-Videokamera PS-Cam X35.
Nice to know a bit about this.
You can tell that Kubrick started out as a photographer (and actually a very good one too). Near the end the costume designer talks about his attention for the fabric of costumes, in order to recreate the light-reflection characteristics seen in period paintings.
Gotta love this if you are interested in available light.
F0.7 - amazing. I am surprised that with the massive jumps in optics and materials in the last 50 years nobody has bothered to create something like this on a commercial scale. There was a 50mm f1.0 at some point - now rare and you need adapters to use it. How about Canon or Nikon (or .. Bonus!! both) make a 50mm f1.0 or better. I think would pony up some cash for that.
Current digital sensors/microlens arrays can't accept the light cone from an f/1.2 lens, let alone f/0.7, so the extra speed will go to waste.
There are plenty of ancient lenses that are unmatched today in terms of performance, for example the Kodak Aero Ektar - there may have been massive jumps in [some] materials, but there have also been steps back in terms laws forbidding the use of certain materials, such as lead, or in the case of the Aero Ektar, radioactive thorium!
Closest I've seen and it shoots buttery smooth in ultra low light.
Ooooooooooh special ............. ooh........... specialy modified ooh......... nothing special about modifications..... people do them every day
I am genuinely curious to see how this lens functions both in terms of light gathering ability and shallow depth of field. l'm really not interested in bickering about candles and iso. From what l know this is one of if not the fastest lens ever made. l would love to see what it does Beyond Barry Lyndon . I can imagine incredibly shallow depth of field (just how shallow?) as well as being able to use very fast shutter speeds with low iso.'s
yes that movie seemed a tad bright/ light as I recall now i know why
Great for cat pics
Sorry, guys. The lenses are not available anymore. Just taped them to my camera.
Stanley Kubrick was a ingenious filmmaker and Barry Lyndon was a visual masterpiece.
All that you say is true. But let us all bear in mind that a lot of the credit for "Barry Lyndon" is shared by the late cinematographer John Alcott B.S.C.
DoF, DoF, its not about DoF, people please stop. Thin DoF was actually the biggest challenge for Kubrick when using this lens.
The reason he used his f0.7 lens was to be able to film a candle light scene without using any other light source. But that said, I still think this is not very practical today.
Kubrick shot that scene with F/0.7 using ISO-200 on Mitchell camera if I remember correctly. So today we can simply use excellent ISO-1600 or ISO-3200 on ARRI or SONY or RED etc... and easily shot that same scene with F/2.0 (and don't have to worry that much about thin DoF)
I don't believe this talk about candle light at all. An F0.7 lens is only one stop brighter than an F1.0 lens. To be able or not able to shoot in candle light cannot have been dependent on one stop.
Light gathering ability was ALL we worried about when shooting available light in the 60's and 70's. Thin DOF is a fashion of the last couple of years that some believe confers quality on their photo turds.
Hello Vadimka
As for your suggested system substitution, your solution will have less luminosity (signal to noise - SN) dynamic range as the noise floor will have been raised to f2, with no reciprocating elevation in the saturation level of the sensor.
As a closing note, depth of field (DOF) is neither "thin" nor "thick" rather "shallow" or "deep".
well, I have to agree that ASA-200 film of 1970s era might have some decent DR and saturation. However if you search for the comparison footage of film with modern state of the art cameras, like Alexa or some Pro-line Sony, you will find that they produce very good ISO-1600 results which are extremely competitive and in some areas even better than those of ASA-200 film.
Moreover, any lack of saturation that you mentioned will not be really a factor, if you use superior Cooke f2 optics, vs Zeiss f0.7.
Or if lyou really worried about ISO 1600, just put buy excellent Leica f1 or f0.95 lens (high contrast, high saturation) and use it with before mentioned modern pro line cine rigs with ISO 400.
You could buy, new Black Magic rig, with Leica 50/1.4 lens, shoot it at ISO 800, all for about the cost of week rental (and you keep the equipment).
If Kubrick was shooting today, he would be using BMCC, or running around with OMD's 5-axis stabilizer, screaming from joy.
"If Kubrick was shooting today, he would be using BMCC, or running around with OMD's 5-axis stabilizer, screaming from joy."
MY SLIGHT CORRECTION TO THAT: "If Kubrick was shooting today, he would not be using the invisible-cam BMCC, or running around with OMD's 5-axis stabilizer, screaming with pain."
Ok, he would be using BMCC in the near future. And yes Olympus is obviously not perfect for video. However, its not the point, the point is, Kubrick was not shy of mixing and matching gear when shooting his movies, as long as he could get that take he want.
Kubrick often used smaller and lighet 16mm rigs, like Arri 16, so he could get those hand held shots he wanted. He wasn't worried too much about s16 format being much smaller than 35mm format.
So if he was shooting today, he would be super excited (he would probably rip out 5 axis IS from Olympus and install it into Pany AF, or GH3, or Sony F, or Alexa, etc) :)
I'm torn. On the one hand, a lens should be used. On the other hand, those lenses should be locked in an alarmed cabinet, inside a large building, with lots of armed security.
Surely the lens rental must be a small fortune, just to cover their costs and insurance?
Might a contemporary DSLR or camcorder, with a plain f/2.8 lens, shoot video comparable to what Kubrick needed for candlelit film shots in 1974? Didn't the Barry Lyndon scenes benefit from a wee dose of supplementary lighting anyway? There were at least a whole lot of candles. A single candle, on the other hand, would be a difficult (lense flare, blowout) shot, except maybe for a facial closeup. Its hard to photograph both the moon against a starry sky too.
There was no artificial lighting used in that scene.
There was no artificial lighting used in that scene.
yes- it is known for sure.
Excellent film clip. Thanks for this. A peek into what makes great people great in the first place.
They probably shouldn't have shot those sample videos with so many point light sources in the background...
just saw BARRY LYNDON last week (again)
second best movie all time. sooooo awe inspiring...
Man! I wish at least 1/10 of current filmmakers would be as good as Kubrick. What you can see in cinemas this summer cannot be described by any amount of dirty words ...
wow, it was better in the old days, the weather the girls the manners right...
Its so funny a statement like yours. A funny fact for you. If 1/10 ten filmmakers where as good as Stanley Kubrick, he would not be percieved as especially good, he would just be in the top 10 %.
So by definition your statement is utterly meaningless.
Stanley Kubrick is great because no one did what he did, he was great because he was far better than just being in the top 10 % .'
don't know the camera but it got a 24.2mm diagonal sensor (slightly larger than 4/3") and a lens factor of about 1.85x. so a 50/0.7 will do the job as 93/1.3.
so for the lens part, a 85/1.2L on 5D should be able to beat it.
what an idiot ...
an F stop is an F stop al the bull about it will be F1.2 shows what an idiot the poster is
and Zeiss T* coating was exellent then and still is NOW
these lenses were built to the top spec that money could buy not some modern production lens
Indeed a F stop is a F in term of gathering light. Which I suppose was the main point! Having an increase of the depth of field in that case was an advantage. So as we say in french:
"D'une pierre deux coups "
I don't know if this lens got a T* which was almost as good as Pentax smc in the early 1970s.
Zeiss did apply T* to Japanese glasses but Japanese found the quality not as good as their own so they sent Germans home.
> If he wanted shallow DOF ...
who ever mentioned DOF?
for me, I mean everything you can find in the output image that is controlled by aperture. though as someone pointed out that the sensor will have problem to take anything larger than f/1.4 but that's a sensor issue.
we can get extra speed at the cost of image quality but at the same speed we get same image quality (amount of light) from f/0.7 on PS-Cam as f/1.3 on 35mm format, same light gathering capability.
"so for the lens part, a 85/1.2L on 5D should be able to beat it"
If he wanted shallow DOF, then yes. But he struggled mightily against the DOF issue. What he *really* wanted -- and you should have understood it from the text -- was speed. And the .7 slaughters the 1.2 ...
As I said above. F0.7 is not that impressive that some want it to be. Its one stop better than 1.0 and two stops better than 1.4. Its not magic. Its not 100 times brighter, not even 10. Its 2 timers brighter than 1.0. Its like using 400 ASA instead of 200 ASA. No one claims that to be impressive, to double the ASA number.
But - of course - optically its impressive. And it gives a very different rendition, with shallow DOF and strange lens flares.
Ronald, I don't know why you are having such a hard time about this. This is Motion Picture we are talking about. Take any of those scenes that are candle lit and underexpose it by a stop, do you think it would pass the quality standard? 0.7 lens doesn't make candle-lit possible, it makes it easier. It about pushing the limits of cinematography.
The other option here is to increase the film speed, but who wants to watch a grainy Motion Picture?
Could you shoot "some" of the same scenes with a 1.0 lens; no, you would either have to have one more stop of light, have faster film, or have the scene underexposed by one stop.
Of course the digital age has made some of these relics less needed, but a stop of light in shooting a movie is impressive. Don't get hung up on the 0.7, light is light and every cinematographer wants more.
it's about the size of APS-C (1.3x Edison to 1.6x Academy) so around f/1 on 135 format. but larger apertures always help as long as halo effect is not too bad.
though I don't think the "candle only" idea is anything good. maybe they were more interested in playing with some toys than the real quality of the film.
btw, f-number is f-number which won't get you anything the same on different formats. so we can't compare f-numbers on different formats directly.
yabokkie, do you understand f numbers? The transmission of light does not change based on sensor size. A f2.0 lens have the same light transmission used on any Sensor/Film format. If Film Speed and F-Stop are equal across Sensor/Film size, then exposure would be equal. The only items that are different is DoF and the quality/tonality of the Negative.
@jaysonmc, your explanation is correct for unit area. and because it's unit area, you are right it has nothing to do with format but ...
say we get same amount of light within a unit area of 1 sqcm, and same image quality within that 1 sqcm (that's affected by the amount of light), that will be 11.6% on a 135 frame and 39.8% on this particular PS-Cam.
so you are saying 39.8% of one is equal to 11.6% of another.
then may I ask again what you are really saying?
other than same f-number gets 39.8 / 11.6 = 3.4 times
more light on 35mm format than PS-Cam video?
@yabokkie, I am saying that using the same f-stop on two different formats equates to the same exposure (the same number of candles or whatever is needed in both instances).
If you put some different size plates (sensor size) out in the sun, the exposure on the two plates (the sunlight) will be the same. Yes, there will be more light on the bigger plate because it is bigger, but the exposure is the same".
Maybe I am not understanding what your point is?
what we want is more light for better image quality in the frame, not in unit area.
if you look into a unit area of same photograph on different formats, you see totally different image. you may see one guy in one image and three guys in the other within a same unit area. what will it mean to have same exposure for these different (portion of) images?
it has been known for ages that same film give us different image quality on different formats, say Fujichrome Velvia 50, it will give you much better image quality on 120 than 135 cameras, with same exposure and same process. so what's your point?
some people may think they understand f-number while they do not. f-number is only an approximation (but accurate enough for photograph) which is used to estimate light coming through lenses of different angle of views (cone of light entering into the lens). that's why focal length was chosen as a handy variable instead of the real angle.
for the same angle of view, aperture size is the decisive factor that controls the light gathering capacity, depth of field, and diffraction regardless of the format size and focal length (thus f-number).
f-number is useful for same format, different angle of view.
aperture size is good for same angle of view, different format.
unit area is useless in photographic point of view.
@ Yabokkie,
Please stop trolling this same nonsense. You are definitely wrong. Please learn optics urgently ! An given F number requires the same shutter speed for the same ISO setting WHATEVER the sensor/film size. Did you ever use an handheld lightmeter ? Did you notice there is no setting for the sensor size ?
What you say is like saying that, given the same lens, same ISO setting, same shutter speed, if the FF sensor of a FF DSLR is replaced by an APS-C sensor, the same scene wil have to be shot with a different F stop to get the same exposure. As stupid as saying that, when I crop an FF picture on my computer down to the APS-C format, I need to tweak the brightness...
Before everybody gets crazy about no modern lens being that fast...
All modern cameras use microlens arrays on the sensor. In that case, acceptance of the sensor is limited similar to the way acceptance of the viewfinder is limited (not showing any DOF and brightness above a certain aperture).
Even a f/1.2 lens is partialy wasted on modern cameras (of course they internally boost ISO to hide this kind of effects) . A /0.7 wouldn't be any brighter either.
This is correct, unfortunately. And in addition to the decreased light intensity, you are also losing the small depth of field effect from the light that misses the pixel from the larger apertures. The only way forward is for manufacturers to start using BSI CMOS sensors for larger sensor cameras (m43, APS C, FF). These don't require microlenses, but due to yield issues they are more expensive than front side CMOS.
optics (more photons) or electronics (higher PE)
but for the film there should be another way to attack,
chemical, that we may invent very bright candles.
I don't have an answer but maybe some sodium/aluminum?
@rossdoyle, you have the issue with or without microlens.
Hello imsabbel
Your response is not entirely correct as one does receive optical benefits from increased luminosity by using the faster lens regardless of any microlens array induced reduction in light coupling from non apodization losses upon the individual sensor pixels. Boosting the upper range of the operating ISO scale does not in itself, provide the identical effect produced by using the faster lens. The faster lens permitting the sensor to operate with a lower signal to noise (SN) floor, thus making greater use of the sensors full dynamic range and typically no better than 10X6 in value. The bias effect produced by using a slower lens increasing the initial SN floor level, squelching the dynamic range of the imaging sensor.
This site, in Italian language, show optical schemes of Carl Zeiss f/0.7 prime and others infos.
Here is google translation: http://tinyurl.com/ofdwjp8
Bruno Molteni
Wow that takes me back a bit -- I loved that movie. I remember commenting at the time how fantastic the photography was. Now I guess I know why.
I respectfully disagree. I think it was one of his best. But that is what is good about subjective opinions: we can both be right!
People seem to have forgotten that the use of these lenses was widely publicised before, during and after the release of the film.
Kubrick had his moments (Dr. Strangelove for example) but is also probably the most over-rated director in cinema history, having made some dreadful turkeys. "Eyes Wide Shut", his final effort, is undoubtedly the worst of all. Laughable or appalling, depending on how you're feeling at the time.
yeah you're right , the "most over-rated director in cinema history", movies like Lolita, paths of glory, the shining, 2001 space odyssey , clockwork orange are dreadful... Go Michael Bay, oh that's a real director.
Eyes wide shut is a massacred version of the original movie, the way Kubrick wanted it to be shown to public, a thing that Time Warner did not accept, the subject being too explosive. TW has issued the movie after his death only, cut down the way we know it, and that movie was not that bad, unless you know nuts about what happens in the backside of our society. If we will ever get a directors cut that shows us the whole original movie is questionnable. Kubrick has, in all his movies, always tried to show to the world how rotten our "honorable" society really is. To me, he was one of the greatest filmakers of the last century.
yeah, Barry Lyndon is among the best films ever.
according to me and that is what counts!
Probably these lenses have a lot of thorium in the glass or other radioactive materials so common in bright lenses that days. I wouldn't keep one inside my room. However, I wouldn't get a cancer playing with one of these for a couple of days.
Have you ever held a geiger counter near a BBQ or coal stove? Or measured radiation in a plane at altitude? All these (and more) give you thousands of times more radiation than any lens will ever emit.
Little known fact is, however, that small dosages are actually scientifically proven to be healthy and beneficial to life.
I have two or three thoriated lenses at home. Two of them are the SMC-M Pentax 50/1.4 and the other are the Canon FD SSC 55/1.2 and maybe some other lenses I own.
I tested them with cintilometer at a local university and the most "aggressive" lenses are the Pentax ones. They're not safe if broken and inhaled nor kept below my pillows, but when I asked the specialist she said it's pretty safe for keeping in home.
I wouln't say the same about Kodak Aero Ektars. In respect to these Zeiss masterpieces, I suspect they're heavily thoriated as they were not intended to be consumer lenses and at the time thorium was heavily used in high-end (and even lower end) lenses. Pentax 50/1.4 is a big example where a low-end, consumer lens would reach high levels of gamma radiation in a Geiger counter. Maybe it's due to poor extraction/processing of the glass, keeping higher levels of radioactive materials.
I wouldn't put my eyes so close to their front/back elements.
"Little known fact is, however, that small dosages are actually scientifically proven to be healthy and beneficial to life."
If by "scientifically proven" you mean a viable but controversial hypothesis. I think radiation hormesis is plausible, but we're a long way from it being proven in humans, in the context of the built environment (i.e. outside of a laboratory).
So you're saying that for Stan, it was about the glass...
sweet, the PSCamX35mm records up to 450fps, has a global shutter, on the market since Fall 2011. Sony, Canon, Nikon, Panasonic, wake up and take notes!
The metal rim around this lens that looks like a sprocket is used for focus pulling. If you've never heard of focus pulling in cinematography you can read about it here:
Great. I saw this lens for real at a local exhibition here in Ghent in 2006, it was about the works, requisites and camera's/lenses Kubrick used. Love his films too.
I didn't make pictures myself, but I found this:
Fascinating story. Thanks for the posting.
After 50 year, is there any other lens better than this ones ?
If there is no other lens better than this ones, why ?
50 year is very long time. Why leica, Zeiss and other manufacturer did not create it ?
Speed alone is not a factor in determining how good a lens is, and I'm sure these lenses are top of the league, but are also extremely expensive, so much so that there's little worth in creating them. And check out how expensive Canon's 50mm F/1.0 was, and how optically crippled it was.
The military–industrial complex can use a 'room' or bunker moving the experiments around as needed under good light.
Young movie makers follow their brands up from $5k to expensive projects and fix hardware lens limits with more lights or very expensive all digital software.
The conspiracy theory is that NASA hired Kubrick to film the Moon landing.
Part of his reward was access to these lenses.
Everything is possible in the mind of a conspiracist.
They dropped one on the floor and smashed it, but that information has been classified until 2040 so keep it to yourself.
At this age, I would be worried about the dust, haze and fungus.
How old are you?!?
"Carl Zeiss made ten f/0.7 prime lenses in the 1960s, selling six to NASA, keeping one, and selling the remaining two to filmmaker Stanley Kubrick."
6 + 1 + 2 = 10?
Yes km25, everybody else misread it, but you got it right because you're awesome like that ;)
Or, perhaps it used to be wrong and DPReview edited it. Which is what I hoped for in initially posting. Did that not occur to you? I guess you're not so awesome after all :/
It's "Barry Lyndon", not "Barry Lydon".
Equivalency debate starting in 3...2...1
Ok then ;-) The P+S camera has a sensor with 24mm diagonal, 135 format has 43mm diagonal, so the crop factor is approx. 1.8. The 50/0.7 is then equivalent to 90/1.26, and the 35/0.7 is equivalent to 63//1.26. Still impressive, but most of it you can do (for a small fraction of the cost) with Canon's cinema lenses and a 1D C.
@Karroly: I have no idea who you're talking about, but I am certain that you don't know what you're talking about. Brightness, or light density, has little impact on final image quality, the key number is total light (density times sensor area). The f-number (aperture divided by focal length) is convenient for calculating exposure (i.e., it's the relevant number once you've picked a system). But to compare systems you should look at actual aperture in mm (f-number times focal length), plus of course at angle of view. I regularly use cameras with 5 different sensor sizes (FF, APS-C, MFT, 1/1.7, camera phone) so this is not just a theoretical fact (even if the physics of it are fairly straightforward), it's an empirical fact I confirm every day.
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Dmitry Kiselev - polar historian, chinese translator
Born in remote Kamchatka, Dmitry studied Chinese language and Chinese culture in the Far Eastern University in Vladivostok. Sinologist by profession, he is historian by his nature. Mitya started to travel in school years and is still looking to expand the geography of his trips. Dmitry's travel credo is to get closer to every new country, using the cheapest local transport or hitchhiking. He threw down many shoes on backpacker's paths from Madrid to Saigon and from Amsterdam to Zanzibar. Known as travel-writer in Russia, Dmitry published several guidebooks and took part in the "Lonely Planet in Russian" project.
He is author of about 30 papers and books in history of military intelligence, naval and polar history. Mitya has also ship-modeling and diving among his hobbies. In 2012 Dmitry joined the Poseidon expedition team to explore North Pole and to dive (literally and mentally) in Arctic waters. On board of our ships he found a use for all of his interests. Now Dmitry is very much looking forward to our upcoming Arctic adventures!


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Published: September 27, 2010
GFWC/Warren Junior Women's League International Outreach Community Service and Conservation Community Service programs sponsored a garage sale in September. Proceeds from the event will provide much-needed food, shelter and educational materials for mothers and orphaned or abandoned children in war-torn countries. Among those reaching out to help the helpless through the "Mother's Without Borders" program are, from left in back, Shelby McElravy, district chairman of International; Peggy Boyd, event chairwoman; and Dorie Harris, co-chairwoman; and in front, Barbara Denman and Lee Carter, Conservation.
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I think I have found a bug in the inline diff. Mostly it works just fine, but one test-text that I have tried gives some unexpected results.
When comparing the two attached files with the latest nightly the inline diff in TortoiseMerge indicates (for example) in lb.txt that the word "Morbi" should be equal in both files. But the word does not exist in lc.txt.
(This was observed with "Inline diff word-wise" enabled, but the problem seems to be there even with it disabled. Only harder to spot. :-) )
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He is survived by his wife Anna Hope Suter, the love of his life for 67 years; his daughter, Barbara Wilborn (Robert) of Tennessee; grandchildren, Sheryl (Leslie) Downs of Utah, Mindy (George) Miller of Tennessee, Sherry (Ralph) Hall of Arkansas and Scott (Rhonda) Welborn of Tennessee; great-grandchildren, Noah and Isabella Downs of Utah, Caleb Miller of Tennessee, Scott Jr. and Emma of Tennessee and Jordan and Rachel Hall of Texas.
There will be a service at 1 p.m. Friday at Humphrey Chapel in Russellville. The Rev. Steve Willis will preside. Burial will be at Price Cemetery by Humphrey Funeral Service.
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Classical Music | Piano Music
Sergei Rachmaninov
Moments Musicaux, Op.16, No. 2Play
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Still a young composer in the Russian musical scene in the final years of the 19th century, Sergei Rachmaninoff found himself facing a looming personal financial crisis. Pressed for both time and money, in the fall of 1896 he threw himself into a feverish period of creativity that gave birth to the Moments musicaux, published as his opus 16. Despite the compressed time in which they were written—between October and December of that year—the six pieces of opus 16 are profoundly rich and complex works, certainly far removed in spirit from the intimate and charming works of the same title by Franz Schubert. In essence, they are a culmination of Rachmaninoff's knowledge of the piano and mastery of its virtuosic treatment at the time of their composition.
The opening Andantino presents itself in the manner of a nocturne with a longing melody sounded over an accompaniment of triplets that immediately casts upon the piece a dim twilight setting. Elements of variation form are seen in the principal melody's reshaping throughout the course of the piece, but it returns in its near original form during the coda to create a haunting conclusion. In sharp contrast to the lyrical Andantino, the Allegretto which follows is a brilliant piece reminiscent of the etudes of Frédéric Chopin. A constant torrent of sextuplets whirls about a stern and earnest melody. Only in the final measures does the tempest subside as the tempo slows to an Adagio and four resonant chords bring the piece to an end.
Creating yet another contrast, the third piece, an Andante cantabile, is a fusion of a song without words and a funeral march. The lugubrious melody sings from the rich middle register of the piano over a resonant and solemn bass. At its reprise, this melody is heard over a dramatic and terrifying staccato bass in octaves. The fourth piece, Presto, returns to the spirit of the Allegretto. A particularly demanding etude, it also betrays the influence of Chopin, most noticeably in the taxing accompaniment given to the left hand that will readily remind the listener of that composer's Revolutionary Etude.
Of an entirely different character than the fiery Presto is the Adagio sostenuto that stands fifth in the cycle. A barcarolle, it is a gently lyrical piece devoid of the flamboyant gestures previously heard, and requiring a sensitivity of the performer, particularly in making the persistent accompaniment of triplets interesting and in placing proper emphasis on the correct notes in its chordal melody. Lastly, the Maestoso is perhaps the most difficult of the entire set, requiring great stamina and strength of the pianist to be rendered effectively. Its ardent melody, sounded in vast chords, brings the set to a colossal, if not triumphal, conclusion. Joseph DuBose
Moments Musicaux, Op.16, No. 2, Allegretto Sergei Rachmaninov
Sergei Rachmaninov finished his Moments Musicaux, op.16 in 1896. This set of solo piano pieces is a very mature example of an early piano work by the composer. The first piece is Andantino, the longest piece of the set, and it brings lyrical nocturne elements into a variation-like form. The following Allegretto represents a very wide range of dynamic contrasts and virtuoso passages that become a perfect tool for the creation of a musical drama. Stanislav Khristenko
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Incubator for Students, Faculty, Researchers from the Private Sector Will Generate New Products and Companies for New York City.
NEW YORK – October 28, 2008 – Polytechnic Institute of NYU and President Jerry M. Hultin welcomed New York State Senator Martin Golden for a ribbon cutting ceremony on October 27, where the Senator announced a $2 million state grant to fund New York City's first Center of Innovation for Technology and Entertainment (CITE).
The Center will serve as an intersection between entertainment, media, and technology for students, faculty, and researchers in the private sector, creating new products, patents, and businesses.
According to Senator Golden, the Center will "produce new technologies" and create "businesses and jobs which will enrich Brooklyn and New York City," while spurring further innovations at a critical economic time.
"This investment in funding will give New York City exactly what it needs to maintain it's leading role as an innovative source of the new media and technology that is rapidly changing how the world communicates," stated Senator Golden.
Polytechnic President Jerry M. Hultin stated, "It is with much pride that we at NYU-Poly carry on the historic tradition of great universities playing a major role in innovative and entrepreneurial activities that will keep society flourishing and growing." He added that the Center "will contribute to the economic growth and intellectual vibrancy of New York City."
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Germany's ThyssenKrupp AG posted a bigger than expected annual loss as it took a painful writedown on its steel mills in the United States and Brazil, which are up for sale.
The net loss for the 12 months through September jumped to €4.7-billion ($6.1-billion) from 1.3 billion a year earlier as it wrote down the value of the Steel Americas mills by €3.6-billion, Germany's top steelmaker said late on Monday.
The loss was almost five times as big as an average poll estimate of a €985-million.
Thyssen said it would pay no dividend for the 2011/12 fiscal year and announced plans to further cut costs to boost operating profit by €2-billion in the next three years.
The losses at Steel Americas as well as corruption allegations and cartel probes prompted chief executive Heinrich Hiesinger to axe half his management board last week and call for a change in the "leadership system and leadership culture."
"The Steel Americas project and the various compliance violations have not just caused immense financial damage. We have thereby also lost trust and credibility," he said in a statement.
"With the changes on the executive board, the supervisory board has sent out a clear signal for a fresh start."
Thyssen said the sale of Steel Americas, which posted a full-year adjusted operating loss of about €1-billion, as expected, was on track and should be completed in its current financial year.
Thyssen also said it expected its group revenues – excluding Steel Americas and the recently sold stainless steel business Inoxum – to remain flat this fiscal year at about €40-billion. Adjusted earnings before interest and tax (EBIT) should slide to about €1-billion from €1.4-billion.


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Nominated for nine Academy Awards®, including Best Picture, Apollo 13 blasts off onto Blu-ray Hi-Def for the first time ever with Blu-ray exclusive bonus features. Produced by Academy Award® winner Brian Grazer and directed by Oscar® winner Ron Howard, Apollo 13 stars two-time Academy Award® winner Tom Hanks, Kevin Bacon, Bill Paxton, Gary Sinise and Ed Harris in the inspiring and riveting story of the real-life space flight that gripped a nation and changed the world.
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- Label: Universal Studios
- Release Date: 04/13/2010
- Run Time: 140 minutes
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The search for right-wing help continues for Kevin Cheveldayoff and the Winnipeg Jets.
The 2013 NHL Entry Draft didn't produce a blockbuster deal, though the Jets did add a quality player in former Chicago Blackhawks winger Michael Frolik for a couple draft picks.
As it stands right now, Frolik is a candidate to play on the right side on the second line with Evander Kane and either Olli Jokinen or more likely, 2011 first rounder Mark Scheifele.
If the next couple days of free agency go well, it's conceivable that both Jokinen and Frolik could end up on the third line, which would represent an influx of depth.
Just over a year ago, Jokinen was the Jets' prized purchase in free agency (two years, $9 million), a big centre who piled up 61 points the previous season with the Calgary Flames.
The idea of Jokinen holding down the No. 1 centre job simply didn't pan out and while I'm among those who expects the Finnish veteran to rebound, it's still going to be tough for him to be a 60-point player.
In that effort to further add size and experience, winger Alexei Ponikarovsky was brought in as well but that experiment didn't last either as he was shipped to the New Jersey Devils for a seventh-round draft pick after 12 games with the Jets.
With that in mind, you have to wonder what direction the Jets to go when unrestricted free agency officially opens at 11 a.m. CT on Friday.
Coveted right-wingers Nathan Horton and David Clarkson want too much money and term and are almost certain to end up elsewhere.
Vincent Lecavalier, Danny Briere and even Keith Ballard turned a compliance buyout into a positive new situation, with several others to follow suit in the coming days.
Although it's considered a thinner free agent class, there are still plenty of interesting names to consider for employment.
Here are five players who could be on the Jets' wish list (in no particular order):
1) RW/LW Clarke MacArthur (40GP, 8G, 12A, 20P, 26PIM in 40GP last season with Toronto Maple Leafs — The 28-year-old from Lloydminster, Alta. has twice scored 20 goals in the NHL and hit double digits four times. He brings speed, grit and a sound all-around game. In 403 NHL games, the former Medicine Hat Tigers sniper has 93 goals, 120 assists and 213 penalty minutes. He also helped Team Canada win a gold medal at the 2005 World Junior Hockey Championship.
2) C/RW Damien Brunner (44GP, 12G, 14A, 26P, 12PIM last season with Detroit Red Wings) — The 27-year-old Swiss speedster is coming off an excellent rookie campaign that saw him finish third in goals (behind Pavel Datsyuk and Johan Franzen) and fifth in scoring. Came up with some clutch performances in the playoffs as well, adding five goals and nine points in 14 games. His heavy shot is a big weapon.
3) F Viktor Stalberg (47GP, 9G, 14A 23P, 25PIM last season with Chicago Blackhawks) — The 27-year-old Swedish winger scored 22 goals for the 'Hawks in 2011-12 but saw his ice time and role cut back this season. Have a feeling he could end up reunited with Toronto Marlies head coach Dallas Eakins on the Edmonton Oilers, but he brings speed and size (6-foot-3, 210 pounds), not to mention a winning pedigree. Could flourish with return to a Top-6 role.
4) F Pierre-Marc Bouchard (43GP, 8G, 12A, 20P, 8PIM with Minnesota Wild) — Concussion woes threatened his career, but the 29-year-old is a deft passer with good vision. Back to full health last season, it might be worth the risk on a one-year deal to see how much he has left in the proverbial tank.
5) RW/LW Nathan Gerbe (42GP, 5G, 5A, 10P, 14PIM) — The 25-year-old is small in stature (5-foot-6, 178 pounds) but has speed and playmaking ability. Numbers were down last season after undergoing surgery on his spine but in his first full NHL season, he racked up 16 goals and 31 points and could still be productive if used in an offensive role.


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The tail end of Sonata Arctica's 4 album stint as a power metal band with some gothic tinges is probably best represented by this rather excellent EP. It was marked by a slight lean towards a more aggressive style, particularly in the case of Tony Kakko's vocals, as well as a greater lean towards the progressive sound that they've tried to work with of late. Be this as it may, they were still a power metal band with all of the best elements of the genre: melodic vocals, competent drum work with plenty of double bass work, and crunchy speed riffs with riveting shred solos.
"Don't say a word" is the most catchy, the most accessible, and yet somehow also one of the more dramatic songs on the "Reckoning Night" LP. For those not familiar with the song or album, picture "Black Sheep" but with twice the vocal excellence and 3 times as powerful a chorus. Tony doesn't merely sing the melody, he owns it, and owns it so damned hard that he forces everything else into a distant background. Henrik and Jan pull off a solid keyboard and guitar lead interchange, but even though it's a short one you immediately want to skip past it to get to the next restatement of the chorus.
The accompanying songs on here are pretty well realized. "Ain't your fairytale" is a pretty standard speed metal track Sonata Arctica style, with plenty of dense vocal harmonies and keyboard atmosphere, although there is one heavy main riff that comes and goes that is uncharacteristic of previous SA cookers like "Blank File" and "Weballergy". The Depeche Mode cover is very techno-like, but a good deal heavier than the original. Jan's riff work on here actually sounds quite a bit like Zakk Wylde's sludgy and scream-harmonic happy approach to guitar playing. "Two minds, one soul" is a song I'm not familiar with by Vanishing Point, but based on the up tempo Stratovarius tendencies and heavy keyboard work, hints at a band with a similar musical persuasion. It's catchy, it's fun, and it has inspired me to look into the band that first came up with it.
This EP is definitely worth getting even if you have "Reckoning Night", the two cover songs are well worth the few dollars you'll likely otherwise blow on something you'll get tired of in a few weeks. Although I'd argue that the "Silence" period of Sonata Arctica's career was their high point, this is the best single that the band has ever put out, and unfortunately one of the last things in the power metal style that they now seem to have abandoned in favor of a boring rock/metal prog. style that induces sleep and dreams of being asleep.
I'm not a big power metal fan. For the most part, I like my metal super serious. Still, you can't listen to nothing but serious stuff all the time, you gotta have stuff that will make you headbang and bring a smile on your face. Dragonforce was my default turn-brain-off kind of metal, but after buying this (and a few other) Sonata Arcitca releases, looks like I might be turning to these guys more often.
The first song, admittedly, is a bit too much. The vocals aren't all that good, and there's way too many vocals. Still, the soloing is somewhat righteous. The second song is definetly the best tune though. Ain't your Fairytale has some somewhat awesome riffing, the synths are cheesey but complement the music perfectly, and the vocals are really freaking cool. They just fit in the music very well. Combine the excellent fast riffs with an effective mid tempo break in the middle combines to create something that is super headbangable and awesome.
The third song is quite hilariously bad. I've never heard the original, but I doubt it's this terrible. I guess, that's what you expect from the mixing of two completely different bands. (Power Metal band covers Depeche Mode?? WTF??) The guitars are quite disjointed, and clash horribly with the synths and the terribly programmed electronic drums. It's a very typical example of why metal and techno should never be mixed together.Oddly enough though, the sheer badness of this song isn't as annoying as it would normally be. I think the happiness and general metal-ness of the first two tracks helps make this song more amusing then annoying. The fourth song, also a cover, is a fair bit better. I haven't heard the original, but the song really isn't that bad. It's got a monster of a chorus and the synths fit quite well with the guitars. Vocals are done fairly well in this track too.
In the end, this is an entertaining, if ultimately shallow and flowery, bit of power metal. Don't expect a life changing experience, expect something to lift weights/get drunk too. 80% for tracks 1,2 and 4, and 50% for track 3. An Average of.. 72%


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Endless War 1, 2 & 3 Hacked is much better than from Arcade Prehacks.
linck22 (Sep 29, 2012)
why does it say game stolen by hacked arcade games.com
GotsToBeGabe (Jul 14, 2012)
LOL USAS-12 Frag Rounds for all those BF3 Fans out there!
Plubop1235 (Jul 07, 2012)
woah dude that is mass Fking destruction i give that comment 5/5 stars
generalwario (May 17, 2012)
lol my whole comment didn't go through ill start from step 6. while holding r press 1. you will grenades into your mini gun thus creating muss f*cking destruction. you will also get unlimited ammo. note: it will still show the grenade laucher after you f
generalwario (May 16, 2012)
here's a tip play any level, step 1: as your primary get a mini gun, step 2: as your secondary get an m79 grenade launcher, step 3: start the level, step 4: pull out you grenade launcher (press 2), step 5: hold the reload button (hold r), step 6: while h
yo mamma (May 13, 2012)
look ma, no f**king gun!!! =(
YeahBuddy7 (May 10, 2012)
teh cool
Xdoom55 (Apr 17, 2012)
awwwwwww ya
ReLogik (Apr 14, 2012)
LAW: Rocket Shotgun
RPG-18 "Fly": Rocket Spammer
Mr. BoB (Mar 03, 2012)
sarg:lets use our F!*%$in napalm launchers.enemies:ahhhhhhh im on fire ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!!!!!!.
DeathSlayer2 (Mar 02, 2012)
princehazim (Feb 24, 2012)
dont forget to change option - enable 'cheat: all guns available'
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red545 (Feb 13, 2012)
die bish
adam rules (Dec 29, 2011)
g11 with flare guns!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! die [email protected]#$
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jason vorhess (Dec 15, 2011)
love the schar -h rifle DIE MOTHER [email protected]##er
Ashe (Dec 02, 2011)
youd be nice having option between hacks... unlimited ammo withaout no lusing chance yould be nice
Erioni5 (Oct 13, 2011)
i like too much this game i have completed all without hack!!!
jasontsnake (Aug 07, 2011)
you die by 1 missle
x_CQB_v (Aug 03, 2011)
I remember this game. Good times i love it!
xXDAWSONXx (Aug 03, 2011)
no one said this i love the game and first
get the galil and hit a wall or truck for a while with the grenades its funny
IamtheMizman (Jul 25, 2011)
I think they should put in a fifth version with a training room with how many people you wanna fight. THAT WOULD BE AWESOME!
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Guest (May 05, 2011)
pres 1 and hold r and while holding r let go of 1 and press 2 and then the gut's secondaary weapon can become his primary weapon, have a better firerate and as many rounds as the primary, very useful if your secondary is a flare gun or an m79.:)
My favorite game ever with cheats... amazing!
Guest (Apr 29, 2011)
The best weapon is the LAW. It shoots rockets everywhere
kord is da most powerful next to the awm
Guest (Apr 27, 2011)
what this game needs is claymores, say "KLOBARMOFLARB" on another comment if you agree (all capitals)
Guest (Apr 26, 2011)
the only thing that kills you is being directily hit by rockets :(
Guest (Apr 23, 2011)
took me 2 hours to beat but i did it
Guest (Apr 22, 2011)
for the flare gun, there is a napalm rocket and they shoot crazy fast meaning you can fire like 40 napalm rockets in a second.
Guest (Apr 20, 2011)
weird how i died ummmm
Guest (Apr 08, 2011)
i mean dont click play again, just try moving and ur remains move so u can go to the finish line
if u die, u can still move
Guest (Apr 04, 2011)
i killed everyone with a flaregun lol
Guest (Apr 02, 2011)
nalpalm ownes
Guest (Mar 24, 2011)
good game but when i pressed play i saw all these guys pop out of evrey were and lag my computer
Guest (Mar 21, 2011)
yay i beat it!
Guest (Mar 20, 2011)
ummmmmmmm i died at the end
they should make it so if you complete a lvl it will upgrade it the next time you use it, for instance; double damage, increased accuracy, ect.(you have to admit:it is a pretty good idea
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Guest (Feb 13, 2011)
rpg and law kills u
Guest (Feb 08, 2011)
wtf i just died :(
Guest (Feb 04, 2011)
they should make a new-game option
Guest (Feb 01, 2011)
i was shooting at a soldier and i conna die WTF!!
Guest (Jan 31, 2011)
very fun game i love it
Guest (Jan 19, 2011)
they should make claymores
Guest (Jan 06, 2011)
the LAW is AWESOME it has rapid fire!!!
Guest (Jan 04, 2011)
rockets still kill you D:
SpecterDeo999 (Jan 04, 2011)
My favourite gun was the mini gun! It doesn't stop shooting!!!!!
Guest (Dec 23, 2010)
The LAW has a secret to it, when you use it, it is automatic. I don't know if this works for all computers, but it worked for mine. It's awesome.
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Guest (Dec 06, 2010)
pecheneg has the most lowest kickback in the machineguns but M60 is the most accurate but Kord is the strongest
Guest (Dec 04, 2010)
if you get hit by missle dirrectly u still die
Guest (Nov 02, 2010)
Actually, if you ever get shot by a missile directly, you die. In any mission. If you get hit by the bullets that come out of the missile, you're okay.
Guest (Sep 17, 2010)
this hack not found in level 1 of human mode!!! i killed by one missile!!!!!!1
Guest (Sep 16, 2010)
off the scale awsomeness!!!!!:)
Guest (Sep 03, 2010)
m960 fav
Guest (Aug 05, 2010)
hack it so u can unlimited hp and ill think if rating it ^.^
gbomb4898 (Jun 26, 2010)
this game sucks
Thoughtdusk (Jun 21, 2010)
Why hack the firerate?!?!?!?!
now when I use AWM, it shoots too much bullets :(
Guest (May 12, 2010)
hack health
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Huskers take the wind out of the Hurricanes.
Lincoln. — Former Nebraska High School Players of the Year Dominique Kelley and Jordan Hooper combined for 47 points and 15 rebounds to lead the Husker women's basketball team past Naismith National Player-of-the-Year candidates Shenise Johnson and Riquna Williams in a 99-85 win over Miami at the Bob Devaney Sports Center on Wednesday night.
Nebraska improved to 2-0 on the young season with its second straight win over a 2010 postseason team, while scoring 95 or more points for the second straight game. Miami, which returned five starters from a team that went 22-14 and advanced to the 2010 Postseason WNIT championship game, slipped to 1-1.
The Huskers also extended their regular-season winning streak to 33 games while stretching its Devaney Center win streak to 22, including 19 straight home wins by double digits.
Kelley, the 2007 Nebraska Player of the Year out of Lincoln Northeast, erupted for a career-high 25 points and added a career-best nine rebounds. Kelley, an honorable-mention All-Big 12 pick in 2010 who made her 100th consecutive start in a Nebraska uniform, scored 19 points in the second half, to help the young Huskers turn a six-point halftime margin into a 23-point lead midway through the second half.
Hooper, the 2008 and 2010 Nebraska High School Player of the Year, added 22 points and six rebounds in her second career game. The 6-2 forward from Alliance, Neb., drained 4-of-7 threes and connected on all six of her free throws.
Kelley and Hooper combined to go 13-for-23 from the field and 17-of-19 from the line, to power a Nebraska offense that hit 63.6 percent (35-55) of its shots from the field. That mark represented the fifth-highest shooting percentage in school history. NU buried 8-of-14 threes and connected on 21-of-26 free throws against the Hurricanes.
As good as Kelley and Hooper were from the field, sophomore point guard Lindsey Moore and senior center Catheryn Redmon were even better. Moore and Redmon combined to hit 15-of-19 shots from the field, including Redmon's 7-of-8 shooting. Redmon, who produced her fourth career double-double with 14 points and 13 rebounds, was a perfect 6-for-6 in the first half, to post 12 points and nine boards in the opening 20 minutes. Moore also opened 6-of-6 from the field for the game to finish with 14 first-half points. Moore added the second-best assist total of her career with nine in the game.
Junior guard Kaitlyn Burke also continued her sizzling shooting, hitting all three of her shots in the second half, including a pair of three-pointers to finish with eight points. For the season, Burke is 7-of-7 from the field, including 6-for-6 from long range.
Nebraska Coach Connie Yori thought the game might be high scoring, she was just hoping her Huskers came out on top.
"I said before the game I thought the first team to 100 might win," Yori said. "Luckily, 99 was enough. That is really just the nature of playing that Miami team. They are so talented on offense, you know you are going to have to score to win. We feel like we have the potential to be a pretty good offensive team. Hopefully, our defense will get there, too."
Miami Coach Katie Meier recognized Nebraska's exceptional effort at the offensive end.
"I tip my hat to Nebraska," Meier said. "That was an offensive clinic."
Nebraska jumped out to a fast start, racing to an 8-0 lead in the first four minutes, despite hitting just 3-of-9 shots from the field. The Canes missed their first seven shots and were outrebounded 10-4 by the Huskers in the first four minutes.
After the slow start, Miami heated up quickly over the next four minutes, hitting 6-of-9 shots from the field to take its first lead of the game. Freshman Krystal Saunders gave the Canes their first lead with a three from the corner with 14 minutes left in the first half.
But Nebraska found an answer of its own, sparked by hot shooting from Hooper and Moore. Hooper nailed a three-pointer to regain the lead for NU at 15-14, before Moore tied it at 17 with 12 minutes left in the half.
Hooper and Moore then combined for nine straight points to push the lead to 26-17 with 9:30 left in the half. A Redmon basket extended NU's lead to double digits for the first time to cap a 13-0 run.
Williams ended the streak for the Canes, but a Hooper three-pointer pushed NU's margin to 12 at 31-19 with 8:20 left in the half.
The NU lead grew as large as 13 with 4:42 left in the first half, and the Huskers maintained a 12-point edge at 46-34 with just 1:32 left in the opening period. But Miami took momentum to the locker room with a furious rally that cut the margin to just 46-42 with 10 seconds left in the half. NU slowed the surge as Moore found Redmon for a layup at the buzzer to make it 48-42 at the half.
In the second half, Kelley set the tone for the Huskers. On NU's opening possession, Kelley found Burke for a three to pump the lead back to nine before scoring six straight points for the Huskers, allowing NU to regain a 58-46 edge. Hooper then scored eight straight points, including back-to-back threes, before Kelley added two more points to make it 68-54 with 14:12 left.
Later in the half, Kelley and Hooper teamed up again for a 6-0 run that turned a 77-60 NU lead into the biggest lead of the night at 83-60 with 8:44 to play.
The Huskers conclude a three-game season-opening home stand on Saturday, when they play host to Saint Mary's. Tip-off between Nebraska and the Gaels is set for 2:05 p.m. with free live audio on Huskers.com provided by the Husker Sports Network.
Source: University of Nebraska Athletic Dept.


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According to a tweet from Jon Paul Morosi of Fox Sports, the Cubs claimed catcher/first baseman Max Ramirez off waivers from the Boston Red Sox … the Sox claimed Ramirez off waivers from the Rangers last week.
Baseball America ranked the 26-year old (October 11, 1984) the 11th best prospect in the Rangers' organization prior to the 2010 season. Ramirez will be added to the Cubs 40-man roster.
The right-hander hit .286/.373/.381/.754 in 56 games at Triple-A last season with nine doubles and three home runs.
Ramirez was once considered one of the best prospects in baseball. Prior to the 2009 season Ramirez was ranked 84th in Baseball America's list of top 100 prospects.
With the addition of Max Ramirez, the Cubs big league roster stands at 39 players … with four of the 39 being catchers Geovany Soto, Welington Castillo, Ramirez and Koyie Hill.
According to a report from the Tribune, Ramirez will compete for a back-up job in Spring Training. Koyie Hill is expected to be Geovany Soto's backup and Welington Castillo will also compete for playing time as well.
The Red Sox tried to sneak Ramirez through waivers after needing to open a roster spot for reliever Hideki Okajima. The Red Sox announced Okajima's deal on Monday.
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Our second idea, the Lipophilia Hypothesis, argues that the quality of the calories we eat does, in fact, matter. When we eat calories than drive us to secrete insulin, for instance, this will cause weight gain. But when we eat calories that do not impact our insulin, this will not lead to weight gain. So calories from carbohydrates (especially refined sugars and flour) make us fat because they cause us to secrete insulin. But calories from dietary fat will not fatten us, because they don't cause us to secrete insulin.
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New name, new casino on the way in Florida?
The transaction is expected to close by the end of July, said Michael Yormark, president of Sunrise Sports & Entertainment, parent
The naming-rights deal with BankAtlantic, a 10-year contract valued at $3.2 million annually, expires in 2015.
As BB&T positions itself to take over the arena's naming rights, Boyd Gaming and Sunrise Sports announced last week that they had a deal in place to build a casino resort complex next to the arena in suburban Fort Lauderdale.
Boyd Gaming and the Panthers are eyeing undeveloped land near BankAtlantic Center.
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If it were to be built, it would be the first casino situated next door to a big league facility.
Ninety undeveloped acres are adjacent to the arena, which sits across the street from Sawgrass Mills. That outlet mall draws 23 million visitors annually and is the second-biggest tourist attraction in Florida behind Walt Disney World, according to Western Development Corp., the mall's developer.
The Panthers have been working on the project for 2 1/2 years, and even with the Boyd Gaming deal in place, the casino development remains a big question mark. To make the project happen, Boyd Gaming has to apply for a gaming license or transfer the pari-mutuel permit it holds at its South Florida jai-alai facility to the arena site. Both options would require approval by the state Legislature.
"This is the big first step in the process," Yormark said.
Some experts speculate the value of the arena's naming rights could skyrocket if the project moves ahead with a hotel and small theater attached to the casino.
Others, such as Chris Lencheski, president of Front Row Marketing, a firm that brokers naming rights for teams and facilities, question whether the value would really increase as it relates to the casino project.
Banks typically market themselves as "community-minded" assets, which would run contrary to the typical image of a casino, Lencheski said. "Of course it's easy for me to say because it's not my project," he said.
For BB&T, the cost to rebrand the NHL arena alone is estimated at $1 million to $1.5 million, with changes to include a new hard floor on the main concourse containing the bank's logo. The concourse is now covered by carpet.
The Panthers have lowered prices for seats at the new Club Red.
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The all-inclusive season ticket packages are now $16,500 for all arena events, compared with the original price of $22,500, Yormark said. The hockey-only package was adjusted to $9,500 from $12,500. The $12,500 concerts-only package was eliminated.
The price cuts were made at the suggestion of Legends Sales and Marketing, the firm hired by the Panthers to help sell Club Red tickets. More than half of the 732 seats for all events and 673 hockey-only seats have been sold, Yormark said.
Those who bought Club Red seats before the reductions were made were given the option of a refund or a credit, team officials said.
"We may have been a little overly aggressive with our pricing," Yormark said. "We didn't want to find ourselves in a position come fall where we had a ton of open inventory and we're sitting with a club that's empty. I'd rather make the adjustment now."
In addition, the opening of Club Red has been moved back to Oct. 1 because of construction delays. When it is completed, the 60-foot-long bar that's the centerpiece of the 12,000-square-foot lounge supporting the seats will be one of the largest drinking destinations in sports.
Aramark is the new food service provider at the University of Tennessee facilities.
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The Philadelphia Eagles selected Turner Construction to provide preconstruction manager services for what could be a $100 million renovation at Lincoln Financial Field. Turner built the 10-year-old NFL stadium. … The Mercedes-Benz Superdome will spend $2.5 million over the next five months to install new carpet in the suites and club level, replace concessions and catering equipment, and buy new televisions for the 2013 Super Bowl in New Orleans. Those upgrades address spaces and equipment that were new six to seven years ago when the building was restored after Hurricane Katrina wrecked the dome in 2005, said Doug Thornton, SMG's senior vice president of stadiums and arenas. … Across the street, Absen, a Chinese company, is supplying two new exterior video boards for New Orleans Arena, part of a two-year facelift of the Hornets' home. Both screens measure about 4,700 square feet and will be installed by late October, Thornton said.
ALSO OVERHEARD: Hunt Construction is a minority partner in the construction of a new 5,600-seat arena at the University of Alaska-Anchorage, set to open in fall 2014. The $109 million facility will be the new home of the Seawolves' college basketball teams and the Great Alaska Shootout. The tournament has been played off campus the past 30 years at Sullivan Arena, a city-owned facility. … Greensboro Coliseum's plan to install 20,000 new seats over the next two years will cut fixed seating by about 1,000, said deputy director Scott Johnson. What the building loses in capacity will be gained through fan comfort, since wider, cushioned seats will replace plastic chairs. Greensboro now has 23,500 seats, making it one of North America's largest arenas. The seating project is a $3.2 million investment.
Andy Frain Services has signed a two-year deal with the America's Center in St. Louis for crowd management services. The complex includes the Edward Jones Dome, home of the Rams. Another new client for Andy Frain is the America's Cup in San Francisco, where grandstand seating will be set up on Alcatraz Island to view the sailing races in August and next summer, said Dane Vontobel, the company's vice president of business development. … Rich Krezwick will stay put at Prudential Center after he declined an offer to become the new president and CEO at MetLife Stadium, home of the New York Jets and Giants. Krezwick, president of Devils Arena Entertainment, operator of the New Jersey Devils' facility, said he has unfinished business in Newark. The NHL club is undergoing a financial restructuring under team owner Jeff Vanderbeek. As of last week, Turnkey Sports and Entertainment, the consultant hired by the NFL teams' joint venture to find Mark Lamping's successor, was still looking for his replacement, Turnkey officials said. In February, Lamping was named president of the Jacksonville Jaguars.
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ISC upgrades in wireless coverage at its tracks will benefit more than Sprint customers
All 12 of the International Speedway Corp. tracks that host NASCAR events are being upgraded with enhanced wireless capability.
After years of relying primarily on series sponsor Sprint to provide additional towers for cellphone users on race day, ISC has hired American Tower Corp. to design and install a permanent antenna system specially designed to improve the performance of smartphones and other wireless devices at the track for race days and nonracing events.
Providing better cell signals previously was Sprint's exclusive responsibility at NASCAR events. Sprint typically brings 12 to 15 cellphone towers to the track so that Sprint customers have no trouble accessing a cell signal. But when Sprint's title sponsorship was recently extended, NASCAR and Sprint agreed that tracks could increase their cell coverage without worrying about which carrier benefited.
ISC's new antenna system — called DAS, for distributed antenna system — will provide customers of AT&T, Verizon and any other carrier better coverage.
ISC's improved coverage will be a "vendor agnostic improvement," said ISC's Craig Neeb, chief information officer and vice president for multichannel marketing. "This will give all of our fans a better experience on their mobile devices."
American Tower will begin installing its DAS infrastructure later this year. ISC hopes that all 12 tracks will have full connectivity via wireless signals in 18 months.
The new antenna systems will allow smartphones to perform faster on tasks such as downloading photos, posting to social media sites, and staying in touch with the tracks for news and updates.
Neeb pointed out that most ISC tracks offer mobile applications that provide fans essential information about traffic, weather, race stats and updates. The improved connectivity will enhance the tracks' ability to stay in touch with its customers throughout an event. So, if Dale Earnhardt Jr. is making an appearance at a merchandise hauler, or if Carl Edwards is going to be at a concert stage, the track can inform the fans with real-time updates "to improve their at-track experience," Neeb said.
"We can be more up-to-date and relevant with our content and have the confidence that fans are staying connected," he said.
In addition to American Tower, ISC has hired Corning Cable Systems to install the fiber optic cable network throughout the tracks to support the improved signal strength.
ISC's cost for the installation is minimal, Neeb said. American Tower will cover nearly all of the cost to install the equipment and then will make its money back by leasing the equipment to carriers.
"This is something we have to have to build for the future," Neeb said.


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On a recent afternoon outside a San Francisco grocery store, paid campaign workers are on the hunt for voter signatures.
Among the dozens of ballot measures now gathering signatures in California — is one seeking to repeal the death penalty and replace it with life sentences without the possibility of parole.
It's chief proponent is Jeanne Woodford.
"I'm arguing for ending the death penalty because it doesn't serve us" says Woodford. "It's not a public safety tool."
You might say Woodford is an unlikely opponent of the death penalty. As warden of San Quentin Prison, she presided over four executions.
"I tell people at the end of every execution someone on my staff would ask 'Did we make the world safer tonight?' And we all knew the answer was no," said Woodford.
Today, Woodford is director of Death Penalty Focus, a non-profit fighting capital punishment. Woodford thinks deliberately killing inmates is immoral. But her main arguments against it: The death penalty doesn't deter crime, it costs too much and it doesn't help victims' families move beyond their horrible loss.
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The State Duma voted 446-0 in favour of the Kremlin-backed bill.
It will allow investigators to drop charges against the 30 activists from Greenpeace's ship Arctic Sunrise detained in Russia's Arctic in September.
The activists, who include six Britons, were arrested after Russian authorities boarded their vessel following attempts by some of them to board an offshore oil platform.
They have been on bail but the 26 non-Russians among them were not allowed to go home.
Greenpeace said a last-minute amendment to the amnesty bill meant Russia would almost certainly end legal proceedings against activists who faced jail terms of up to seven years if convicted over the protest.
Arctic Sunrise's American captain Peter Willcox was quoted by Greenpeace as saying: "I might soon be going home to my family, but I should never have been charged and jailed in the first place.
"We sailed north to bear witness to a profound environmental threat but our ship was stormed by masked men wielding knives and guns ... We were never the criminals here."
Lawyers said the amnesty, which could come into force this week, would also lead to the early release of Pussy Riot members Nadezhda Tolokonnikova and Maria Alyokhina.
Their two-year sentences over an anti-Putin protest in a cathedral have been criticised in the West as excessive.
Officials in Krasnoyarsk and Nizhny Novgorod, where the two women are currently held, have promised to free them "right away and without bureaucratic delay, probably tomorrow", Ms Tolokonnikova's husband Pyotr Verzilov wrote on his Twitter blog.
The pair's sentences run out in early March next year.
The lower house of parliament passed the amnesty, which President Vladimir Putin proposed to commemorate the 20th anniversary of the passage of Russia's post-Soviet constitution.
The move has been largely viewed as the Kremlin's attempt to soothe criticism of Russia's human rights records ahead of the Winter Olympics in Sochi next year.
The amnesty affects a range of categories like mothers with dependents, minors and the elderly. However, it also specifically mentions the charge of hooliganism as well as the charge of participating in mass riots.
It does not require approval by the upper chamber of parliament and will come into effect when it is published, probably today.
The foreign crew from Arctic Sunrise will then request to leave, and still hope to be home by Christmas, said Greenpeace spokesman Ben Stewart.
"There is certainly a chance, but until they actually leave Russia everything is speculation," he said.
All were arrested after the ship was boarded by Russian special forces in September and were first held under arrest in a jail in northern Murmansk, where the ship remains in Russian control.
The Britons have been named as Alexandra Harris, Kieron Bryan, Anthony Perrett, Phil Ball, Frank Hewetson and Iain Rogers.
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