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The main reason is that Mars is a very unhealthy place, not just for humans but for all life. Forget the temperature extremes. The biggest problem with Mars for maintaining life is that it has almost no protection against radiation. It has no iron core like Earth and thus it does not have the magnetic field that protects humans from cosmic rays and solar mass ejections.
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Six feet of soil can shield against cosmic rays as can a few centimeters of water. Since hauling water to Mars hardly seems practical, unless an ample water supply is found on Mars, the "explorers" will have to be satisfied with living and exploring under the surface.
Also, the human body is so adapted to our level of gravity that almost absent gravity (as in the space station) damages bone density. In a large space craft that rotates, you can use centrifugal force to simulate gravity, but how do you do that on the surface of Mars? Not exactly a vacation and no place anyone would want to live for long.
Terraforming isn't practical unless there's a way to give the planet a magnetic field. Otherwise, the atmosphere will simply be lost to space.
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Perhaps not anytime soon, and perhaps there do exist some technical challenges that we cannot yet overcome, but never? Never is a very long time indeed.
And so, is that the wisdom of Rodin's Thinker? That we can't discuss anything based on the facts before us because more facts may lay ahead of us in the future?
I think that is the basis of most religious opposition to science. They simply say that scientists can't know anything because they don't know everything. Although there is a certain basis for such thinking from a philosophical perspective, epistemology allows us to proceed with a certain degree of confidence; all we need to understand are the assumptions on which our knowledge stands.
To really anally analyze the concept you've presented, we need to consider the scope of the discussion. Whether or not there will be descendants of humans living in 10,000 years and what they will be doing is beyond comprehension. What humans will be doing in 50 years is much more foreseeable. The further we look into the future, the greater our speculations.
I choose to limit my prognostications to about 40 years because that seems to be the limit of our petroleum based world economy. There doesn't seem to be anything up and coming to replace the convenience of petroleum, so I feel quite confident in believing that our lives are going to become much less convenient. That being said, I think deep space exploration is a luxury that is fleeting at the moment.
Don't be ridiculous Unseen, of course not, what made you think that?
It seemed you were basing optimism as to space exploration on technologies we don't yet possess and can't even really anticipate.
Not really, my point was that we don't currently have the technologies available to us that would allow us to colonize other planets. And even though this might be so in the future, it would be the distant future, I'm afraid. Not decades,but probably much longer.
Of course we are all speculating, nothing wrong with that of course, and as such we have a lot of unknowns, but what we do know does mean that at the most we can expect to see some kind of spacecraft exploring another planet in the next few decades, but don't hold your breath.
I agree that the human species is very unlikely to ever colonize off planet. The problem that I see is one of energy. We have about 40 years until petroleum becomes a precious substance rather than bulk commodity sold by the millions of barrels. I don't think people realize just how drastically our lives are going to change as this comes into effect. We won't even be able to maintain our current volumes of air travel, let alone space travel. Plastic will go way up in price and become more scarce. Every sector of industry is going to feel too much of a crunch for us to maintain an aerospace industry.
Heather, sure these are all valid objections, however please be aware that attempting to predict the future is about as hopeless as arguing with a Animal Liberation Front supporter. I mean, not so long ago we "knew" that the earth could not be older than a certain amount of time (Lord Kelvin).
Not so long ago we "knew" other things as well.
One thing we do not know for sure are our limitations in the future. Can I (on a related note) advice "Physics of the Impossible" by Michio Kaku? It's a great book somewhat related to this topic.
It's not 'predicting the future', Rob - it's just a mathematical evaluation of remaining petrol reserves and our energy consumption habits. We are slowly improving battery technology, but we will need to advance that technology in leaps and bounds in order to get the same energy/mass ratio currently offered by fossil fuels. Even then, we will not be able to produce such large volumes of energy with such incredibly small capital/labour outlays - not without something extremely novel popping up. The trends in that area though, are about as likely as a new discovery popping up tomorrow to show us speciation did not occur through evolution.
Our energy consumption habits are going to be changing. Over all, we'll be consuming less energy ten years from now, as a species, than we are today, no matter how much our population grows. That change is extremely like to be very hard on certain segments of the population because no matter how you slice the cake, someone leaves the party hungry.
Heather, I'm talking about tens, hundreds, possibly thousands of years. You are apparently thinking ahead in decades. With our current technology, colonization of Mars might be a bridge too far. And if no new technologies will be discovered in the near future in regards to energy production, it would indeed be very difficult.
However, perhaps in two thousand years we will be able to extract energy from the vacuum, or perhaps we will have more advanced forms of nuclear power.
You are talking about current events and extrapolating them into the near future, in that sense you are quite right with your predictions, and yet, to extrapolate them indefinitely is not properly justified.
I'm not saying that you are wrong, I was only attempting to add some kind of humility to the topic in regards to the future.
Rob - you are right there. I should really be talking about our current civilization rather than our species. There is no telling what we might be doing thousands of years from now - but I feel pretty confident it won't resemble the world we currently understand or the way we currently live. That is, IF we are still around.
I feel that, if we're still around at all, our lives will be more like our ancestors on the prairie or in a forest cabin. Or perhaps we'll be back to living in caves.
When I see all the proposed solutions to our energy woes, they mostly involve using finite resources, and the renewable resources such as trees would create problems of their own.
The main problems we will have will come from scaling up. Whatever kind of energy anyone proposes becomes a problem once scaled up.


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The yen fell for an eighth day against the dollar, the longest streak in seven years, as a report showing Japan's exports fell the most since the 2011 earthquake fueled bets the central bank will add more stimulus.
The Japanese currency dropped versus all of its 16 most- traded counterparts after Economy Minister Seiji Maehara pressed the Bank of Japan yesterday for more action to boost the economy. The euro rose after Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy extended an electoral majority in his home region of Galicia, vindicating the government's austerity program. South Africa's rand appreciated against all of its major peers.
"People are pricing in the possibility that the BOJ is going to ease," Andrew Busch, a global currency strategist at Bank of Montreal in Chicago, said in a telephone interview. "We know that Japan is hurting economically, and today we got the first glimpse of how bad it is with this export data."
The yen fell 0.7 percent to 79.84 per dollar at 9:16 a.m. New York time after dropping to 79.88, the weakest level since July 12. Japan's currency declined 0.9 percent to 104.17 per euro. The euro strengthened 0.2 percent to $1.3048 after dropping 0.7 percent over the previous two trading days.
Australia's dollar weakened versus most of its major counterparts before a report this week that may show inflation held near the slowest in 13 years, providing scope for the country's central bank to cut interest rates.
The Aussie depreciated 0.1 percent to $1.0321 and reached $1.0302, its lowest level since Oct. 17. It rose 0.6 percent to 82.39 yen.
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The South African rand was the biggest winner versus the greenback among major currencies as foreign investors resumed purchases of the country's bonds. Prospects of an interest-rate cut fell after retail sales grew more than expected in August.
The rand gained as much as 0.7 percent before trading 0.4 percent stronger at 8.6311 per dollar. It appreciated 0.2 percent to 11.2622 per euro.
Implied volatility among major currencies, which signals the expected pace of price swings, touched 7.54 percent, a JPMorgan Chase & Co. index for Group-of-Seven currencies showed. The gauge fell to 7.47 percent a week ago, the lowest since October 2007. Lower volatility makes investments in currencies with higher benchmark lending rates more attractive because the risk in such trades is that market moves will erase profit. The index's average over the past five years is 12.4 percent.
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PROVINCETOWN — Just off visitor-heavy Commercial Street, inside the second floor of an unmarked building that tourists never visit and most locals couldn't find, printmaker and art historian Bill Evaul talked about Provincetown's first economic downturn. It was the late 1800s, and the railroad had arrived, carrying in tourists and taking away fish — fish that had previously traveled only by boat.
"All of a sudden any activity that was going on in Provincetown could be done through rail instead of packet schooners. So all these hundreds of wharfs that we had in Provincetown, they were just abandoned, essentially," Evaul said.
The upside to the train was the steady arrival of more tourists. The result of the abandoned wharves and their associated buildings was the arrival of the artists.
"The artists love to fill a vacuum, so the minute there's abandoned buildings the artists just move in — anything that's cheap," Evaul said. "I mean, everybody says the light is great. And that's true. The light is great because of all the surrounding waters and the refraction and the reflection. But the primary reason was economics. It was a cheap, cheap place to live."
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After 40 years in town, Evaul knows Provincetown's art and artists as well as anyone. He learned much of that oral history here in the Beachcombers clubhouse, a private and somewhat secretive artists' club whose grayed floorboards have soaked up nearly 100 years of spilled beer and spirits accidentally tipped from the glasses of some of the nation's most prominent artists and writers.
The Beachcombers, and more broadly Provincetown as a long-enduring arts colony, speaks to the artists' desire for community and the effort to pass along opportunities and knowledge to the next generation of artists.
For more than 100 years, artists have followed their dreams to come live and work here. But during the past two decades, the days of inexpensive rentals and affordable studio space have gone the way of the railroad and the packet schooners, presenting a tremendous shift in town demographics.
"There is no longer any cheap real estate. None," Evaul said. "Every little garage or fallen-down net shack or whatever has been turned into a condo or fixed up as residence. So the artist that used to come and be able to rent a place for the summer and then get one or two jobs and be able to live all winter, that just doesn't happen anymore."
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One of the results of the increase in housing costs is the graying of Provincetown. According to MassINC, during the past 10 years, the percentage of people over age 55 went up by 14 percent, far outpacing the statewide average of 4 percent. During the same time, the number of families with children dropped 13 percent to only a quarter of the households in town. That resulted in the closing of Provincetown High School.
So while young artists continue to come to P'town to study and exhibit, they typically cannot stay. 41-year-old Rob Swainston arrived in town this fall one of 20 fellows at the Fine Arts Work Center, an organization committed to fostering P'town's artist community. Swainston will live and work at the center for the next seven months, and then return to Brooklyn.
"If I wanted to continue a career in this place, I think I would have to already be — I would have to be more established," he said. "I would have to have a steady income, obviously not from this place, but [from] a place where there is more arts income, and that would be probably New York, or Boston I guess."
In Swainston's view, the tragedy of Provincetown's demographic shift goes beyond the fact that young, struggling artists cannot afford to live here anymore. It's also the loss of interaction between generations of artists. Just as artists need community, the arts also need a cross-generational dialogue, he said, in order to function and grow.
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Kurt Swenson is an associate producer for Sesame Workshop's international co-productions.
Permit me to introduce you to a couple of our Irish friends. The big purple one you see on the left in the picture above is Potto Monster. He's a jovial, caring, slightly neurotic inventor. The redhead with the big ears on the right is Hilda the Hare. She's a rambunctious and energetic Irish Hare. And they're the best friends who populate Sesame Tree, our adaptation of Sesame Street, produced for the children of Northern Ireland.
'Potto's Heard of Cows,' episode 7 of the second season of Sesame Tree, centers on a pop-up book of animals, which creeps-out Potto to no end. When he turns a page and up pops a white, wooly sheep, Potto shrieks and ducks for cover.
"What is it, Potto?" Hilda asks.
"That sweater has a face!" Potto cries.
(Of course, as this is a series made for Northern Ireland, the clothing item is called a "jumper," not a "sweater," but I've translated it to a more local, American dialect for the sake of this blog.)
That sweater has a face. A pretty amusing joke, if I do say so myself. Not that I wrote the joke or anything, but I did have a hand in its creation, by killing the originally written joke.
As Sesame Workshop's Associate Producer on the Sesame Tree series, part of my job was to help train the local Irish creative and production team in all things Sesame: the unique Sesame model, process, culture, characters, attitude … the whole shebang. The goal being that the finished product, Sesame Tree in this case, feels like a cohesive part of the "longest street in the world," Sesame Street.
Part of this training process includes reviewing and commenting on early drafts of scripts. My colleagues and I make a concerted effort not to be overbearing in our comments, and we take special care to be sensitive to the differing social and cultural norms of the country we're producing the Sesame adaptation for. Even so, it is inevitable that sometimes a joke is going to get killed.
In this case, the originally written joke didn't involve a sheep at all. It was a jellyfish. Originally, Potto turns the page of his pop-up book of animals, and up jumps a picture of a jellyfish, at which he screams in fright.
"Potto, it's just a jellyfish," Hilda says to him.
"A jellyfish?" Potto responds, "But it looks like a sneeze!"
It looks like a sneeze … a jellyfish looks like a sneeze?
When I first read the joke in the first draft of the 'Potto's Heard of Cows' script, I had to pause a moment, and think about it. Yes, I realized, if the sneeze results in the release of a large amount of mucus, I guess it could look a little like a jellyfish. And indeed, once I had thought about it for a while, I thought it a funny idea, if also a little gross. During the script review meeting with Veronica Wulff, Sesame Workshop Producer, and Natascha Crandall, Director of Educational Content, we all were of the same mind: kill the joke.
"Sorry, Danny, snot jokes aren't very 'Sesame,'" my kill comment began in our first draft notes.
"Let alone the fact that we can't expect the young audience to connect the idea of a sneeze resulting in so much snot that it happens to look like a jellyfish – an animal a lot of children might not even recognize. Please use an animal more normal to a child."
And like that, the jellyfish became a sheep, and the sneeze became a sweater with eyes. It was simpler, and funnier. A joke that was originally too abstract for our young audience became more accessible, all the while maintaining the absurdity of Potto Monster's character. In my mind, our comment had done Danny Nash, the writer, a favor. It had resulted in a better joke. The episode turned out to be one he could be proud of. Everyone seemed happy with the change, and no feathers had gotten ruffled. Production moved on. The Sesame Workshop international adaptation process had worked again.
Or so I thought.
"You killed my favorite joke!" Danny told me with exaggerated outrage.
It had been about two years since 'Potto's Head of Cows' was first broadcast, and it had receded well into the back of back of my memory of past projects. Danny was visiting New York, so I'd taken him to one of my favorite Greek restaurants, well off the beaten path of Times Square tourists. Now Danny had decided to interrupt this casual dinner amongst former colleagues to confront me about something that's been eating at him for a long time: I killed his favorite joke. The jellyfish looking like a sneeze was his favorite joke!
I was completely set aback.
"Your favorite joke? Really?"
So I repeat the standard line that we'd established with our script notes two years previous: It was a good joke – funny – for adults. But Sesame Tree was for kids, and jellyfish just aren't familiar animals to most kids, and the idea that a jellyfish might look like a mound of snot would be even less familiar.
"Unfamiliar to American kids, maybe." Danny told me.
He proceeded to explain a joke which only the Irish – whether child or adult – could properly get.
Danny asked me to imagine a parent and young child in America, walking along a beach and coming across the familiar sight of jellyfish, slimy-looking sludge, washed up onto the shore.
"What's that?" the child asks.
The parent, being playful, might answer: "Why, it's seal snot."
To which the child would laugh at the silly idea and say, "No it's not!"
(And maybe the parent, if cheeky, would reply: "Yes, it's snot!")
"But that joke would not happen like that in Ireland." Danny continues.
"In Ireland, seal snot is exactly what that jellyfish on the beach is. Exactly!"
Once Danny has made sure that he had me completely confused, he continues.
"In Irish – not in English – in Irish, the name for jellyfish is 'smugairle roin,' which literally means 'seal snot.' It's a joke, embedded in the Irish language itself!
So, in Ireland, when a parent and child walk along a beach and come across jellyfish, a parent can say: "Look! A seal must have a cold!"
And the child would get it!
(And maybe the child, if clever, would run with the joke and say: "Yeah! He's sneezed all over the beach!")
With that explanation, all was clear to this ignorant American, and I apologized to Danny for killing his favorite joke.
A darn good joke it was too. Seal snot, and all.


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Looking for an easy and delicious summertime treat that requires no baking? I have a great one for you today, No-Bake S'mores Mousse Jars.
As part of the Kraft Tastemaker Program, Kraft has asked me to share one of my favorite no-bake treats for summer, and wow, I love this one! It's super simple, no-bake, completely delicious. Works for me! To make these I used JELL-O Chocolate Instant Pudding, JET-PUFFED Marshmallows and JET-PUFFED Vanilla MALLOW Bits, COOL WHIP, graham crackers and a bit of chocolate ice cream topping.
While I used fun Mason jars for mine, you could use any type of container you like, even kid-friendly plastic cups or bowls, whatever works for you. Making these is super simple. You start by whipping up (literally!) your JELL-O Chocolate Instant Pudding with milk (skim or 1% works great!).
While your mousse is mixing, you can prep your Mason jars. I love to do something fun with the rims of the jars to carry the dessert theme all the way to the top. To coat your Mason jar rims in crushed graham cracker crumbs, you simply squeeze a bit of chocolate syrup onto a plate, dip your jar in, then dip your jar into your graham cracker crumbs. Easy as can be, just remember to start with this step.
After you've lined the rim of the jar, it's time to start layering in your s'mores ingredients. You really could do this in any order that you would like. I started with about 4 tablespoons of graham cracker crumbs. You can crush them finely, though I prefer to leave mine a bit chunkier for that extra crunch.
After the graham crackers, you are going to add your marshmallow layer, which is made up from a combo of COOL WHIP and JET-PUFFED Miniature Marshmallows.
I like to use the scoop that I use for making cookies for filling my jars. It makes it easier to layer the ingredients without getting them all over the sides (and if you do, don't worry, either leave it be or just give it a quick wipe clean). Following my marshmallow layer, it's time for the chocolate mousse. After that, I added another sprinkle of graham crackers, a bit more of the marshmallow layer, some JET-PUFFED Vanilla MALLOW Bits and an extra graham cracker, dipped in mousse and JET-PUFFED Vanilla MALLOW Bits for garnish. Pop in the fridge for a bit and it's ready to serve.
For parties, you could even set up a DIY s'mores and let everyone fill their jars themselves! So fun. Here's the recipe…
The deliciousness of s'mores without the campfire or even the stove! While these are served in glass mason jars, feel free to use your favorite containers for serving. You can also make smaller versions of these in mini glasses for fun dessert shooters.
No-Bake S'mores Mousse Jars
4 Pint Size S'mores Jars
15 sheets Honey-flavored Graham Crackers, crushed (as fine or as rough as you prefer)
1 sheet Honey-flavored Graham Crackers, set aside for garnish
2 pkg. (3.9 oz. each) JELL-O Chocolate Instant Pudding
2 cups cold milk
1 tub (12 oz.) COOL WHIP Whipped Topping, thawed, divided
1 cup JET-PUFFED Miniature Marshmallows
1 cup JET-PUFFED Vanilla MALLOW Bits
Optional - your favorite chocolate sauce to dip the rims of jars into
IN a large mixing bowl, combine milk and pudding mix. Mix on low speed for 30 seconds, then on medium speed for 2 minutes. Stir in 2 cups COOL WHIP Whipped Topping. Refrigerate until ready to use. Place one cup of JET-PUFFED Miniature Marshmallows and one cup of COOL WHIP Whipped Topping into microwave safe bowl, and microwave for 30 seconds. Remove from microwave and stir well, adding in the remaining COOL WHIP Whipped Topping.
IF topping your (8 oz.) jars in chocolate and graham cracker crumbs, pour approximately four tablespoons of chocolate sauce onto a plate, and dip the opening of your jar into the chocolate sauce, then into the finely crushed graham cracker mixture. Repeat with remaining jars.
TIME to fill your jars: spoon approximately four tablespoons of graham cracker crumbs into the bottom of each 8 oz. jar. Next, spoon a layer of your COOL WHIP Whipped Topping and JET-PUFFED Miniature Marshmallow mixture into each jar, using approximately 1/2 cup for each jar. Next, spoon your pudding into each jar, using approximately 1/2-2/3 cup of pudding into each jar.
SPRINKLE additional graham cracker crumbs on top of pudding layer, followed by an additional scoop of COOL WHIP Whipped Topping and JET-PUFFED Miniature Marshmallow mixture. Sprinkle JET-PUFFED Vanilla MALLOW Bits on top and add a quarter sheet of graham cracker to the top for garnish (if desired, dip the graham cracker into the pudding and sprinkle with JET-PUFFED Vanilla MALLOW Bits). Chill in refrigerator until ready to serve.
Looking for some other fabulous summer recipes? You can find some great s'mores recipes on the Kraft Website, as well as recipes that are perfect for the 4th Of July.
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Head coach Claude Julien also was on the ice to watch one quintet of Andrew Ference, Dennis Seidenberg, Mark Recchi, Rich Peverley and Brad Marchand/Michael Ryder go through drills. Marchand and Ryder switched in and out.
The second group was comprised of Zdeno Chara, Tomas Kaberle, Patrice Bergeron, Milan Lucic and David Krejci. Bergeron moved back to forward and spending several weeks playing on the point. Nathan Horton appeared out of the mix.
The Bruins used the same alignments during practice, as they worked on their movement and plays against penalty killers.
The Bruins' power play is scoreless in 11 opportunities through three games of their Eastern Conference quarterfinal series with Montreal. Game 4 is Thursday night in Montreal with the Canadiens leading the series, 2-1.
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13 Assassins (UK - BD RB)
Chris takes a technical look at the BD release of this Miike samurai feature...
As we already have two reviews of the feature on the site – by Marcus Doidge and Jonathan Hogberg – I have decided to dispense with a lengthy discussion of the film and instead concentrate on the quality of the Blu-ray itself. This Artificial Eye disc presents the shorter International cut of 13 Assassins that omits a number of scenes, chiefly those that pertain to the possible supernatural origin of one of the characters, which is a pity if not entirely unexpected. Here's a brief plot synopsis before the technical appraisal.
Allegedly based on a true historical incident, Miike Takashi's 13 Assassins is a samurai epic that tells the tale of the sadistic Lord Naritsugu, half-brother of the current Shogun and heir to that particular mantle and the vast political power that comes with it. Naritsugu's merciless reign of terror has seen him commit atrocities such as rape and mass-murder without fear of retribution, that is until Sir Doi, a senior member of the samurai council, secretly hires a trusted old samurai, Shinzaemon, to kill him. In order to carry out the assassination Shinzaemon recruits twelve warriors to the cause, including his nephew Shinroukuro. They plan to intercept Naritsugu on his long journey from Edo back to his Akashi homeland and decide to take a stealthy route through the mountains. Here they meet a hunter named Koyata who claims to be of samurai lineage and adopt him as the thirteenth assassin. Koyata helps them to find a route to the village they have chosen for the ambush, but when Naritsugu arrives the assassins discover that he is accompanied not by the expected seventy warriors, but by two hundred!
Artificial Eye's 13 Assassins arrives with a 2.40:1 (1080/24p AVC) widescreen transfer that is a clear step up from the DVD. The opening scenes of the film take place mostly in interior locations lit by soft candlelight, which makes for quite a dim, murky image. Some of the finer details are lost to the gloom, with the dark samurai robes often blending into the background elements, but it would appear that this is a stylistic choice rather than an issue with the transfer. During these scenes the palette is almost exclusively comprised of blacks, greys and browns, which lends a near- monochromatic look to the piece, although the odd bit of greenery is sometimes visible out of open doorways and windows. The second half of the film is brighter and more colourful as the action moves into forests and villages, but nothing really 'pops' and the image is still pretty drab by most standards. Detail is satisfying if not exemplarity and artefacts – both film and digital – are not a cause for concern. Truth be told the image is a little flat, but this appears to be by design so I can't really complain. While it's not the prettiest Blu-ray you'll see this year 13 Assassins still a solid effort overall.
13 Assassins arrives with two DTS-HD Master Audio options: 5.1 and 2.0 Stereo. I went with the former for the purposes of the review, although for the first half of the film I could have been forgiven for thinking I'd selected the wrong track. It's an incredibly talkie opening with very little in the way of effects beyond little things like footsteps moving from the rear to the front of the soundstage, the crackle of burning candles or off-camera voices. Thankfully dialogue comes through loud and clear throughout, with everyone speaking in purposeful tones and deep, resonant voices to convey the gravity of the situation. At around the forty-five minute mark the track suddenly comes to life. The score becomes a more prominent and there are a greater variety of sound effects that occur with increased frequency, often utilising the surround channels to great effect. We get everything from heavy rainfall and galloping horses to the sounds of katanas slicing through flesh and the screams of the dying. The final forty-five minutes are an almost constant symphony of flying arrows, explosives, fountains of blood and cold, hard steel that is just about as impressive as anything I've heard recently. It really is a film of two halves aurally, which is why I've opted for a slightly lower rating overall.
The Japanese soundtracks are accompanied by optional English subtitles that appear to offer a fairly decent translation of the original dialogue, although in reality I'm sure things have been somewhat dumbed-down. The subs are generally easy to read, although they do flash by a little too quickly on one or two occasions.
As mentioned earlier in the review this is the shorter International cut of the film, but thankfully all of the excised material is available on the disc in the form of deleted scenes (HD). As far as I can tell everything that was cut is feature here, including the footage that gives credence to the theory that one particular character is more than he appears to be.
Next up is an interview with the director (HD), which is a little on the short side. It's conducted by a very lovely young Japanese girl who asks some fairly straightforward questions that Miike answers as thoroughly as possible. It's not a particularly probing interview but it's worth a watch. The final extra is the film's theatrical trailer (HD).
13 Assassins is another quality film from Miike. It's not one of those films that you watch for complex plotting or masterful acting (not that the acting isn't of a high standard), but more for the experience. It's a simple idea executed extremely well; a slow-burning tale of vengeance that offers up some fantastic action. Technically there's not really a whole lot wrong with the disc, delivering as it does a solid visual presentation coupled with a surprisingly great aural experience. The extras are a bit thin on the ground but what there is holds your attention well enough. In the current financial climate we should feel lucky that the film gets a Blu-ray release at all, let alone one with bonus material, so it comes recommended.
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I liked this, although I was some-what reminded of Seven Samurai in places
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Best film of the year. Although I am kind of a sucker for this genre.
Suitable only for persons of 18 years and over
Disc Details
Release Date: 5th September 2011
Discs: 1
Disc Type: Blu-ray Disc
RCE: No
Video: 1080p
Aspect: 2.40:1
Anamorphic: No
Colour: Yes
Audio: DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 Japanese, DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 Japanese
Subtitles: English
Extras: Deleted Scenes, Miike Takashi Interview, Trailer
Easter Egg: No
Feature Details
Director: Miike Takashi
Cast: Kôji Yakusho, Takayuki Yamada, Yûsuke Iseya, Gorô Inagaki, Masachika Ichimura, Mikijiro Hira, Hiroki Matsukata
Genre: Action, Drama and War
Length: 125 minutes
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MANCHESTER — The school board on Monday voted 9-5 to back recommendations of the city's health authorities and relax its "no-nit" policy on head lice.
The vote represents a reversal from last year, when the revised policy never made it out of committee.
This time around, a majority on the board voted to support the recommended change in the policy.
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EIN ZIVAN Golan Heights (Reuters) - Heavy fighting between the Syrian army and Islamist rebels erupted on Monday on the Golan Heights, where the militants have wrested control of a key frontier crossing which had been operated by the United Nations.
It was not clear whether the forces loyal to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad had managed to retake control of the Quneitra crossing from the rebels of the al Qaeda-linked Nusra Front.
Persistent gunshots and explosions from mortar shells and other munitions could be heard on the Israeli-controlled side of the frontier and combatants could be clearly seen targeting each other with their weapons.
At least one tank belonging to the Syrian army was also involved and some rebels could be seen a few meters (yards) away from the frontier fence.
A large Syrian flag that had been flying for days between the Quneitra crossing and the abandoned town was taken down and a United Nations position in the area, thought to be unmanned, was pounded with mortar shells.
The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, which monitors violence in the Syrian civil war, said the Nusra Front and allied fighters were battling government forces near the Quneitra crossing and in the nearby village of al-Hmaydieh.
The Observatory, which says it gathers information from all sides in the conflict, said there were confirmed casualties on both sides.
Speaking to Reuters, Observatory founder Rami Abdelrahman said the Nusra Front's aim appeared to be "to end once and for all the regime's presence in the area and it also appears that the goal is to expel the international observers".
On Sunday, Israel's military said it had shot down a drone that flew from Syria into Israeli-controlled airspace over the Golan.
It was not immediately clear who had dispatched the unmanned aircraft or the nature of its mission in an area where fighting from Syria's civil war has occasionally spilled over into Israeli-held territory.
In a statement, the military said the drone was downed by a Patriot missile near the Quneitra crossing between the Israeli-held Golan Heights and Syria.
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Iran 'backing street violence in Bahrain'
Manama, March 25, 2013
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Bahrain's political, religious and community leaders are being urged to condemn violence on the streets, with the UK citing increasing evidence that those behind it were receiving support from Iran.
British Ambassador to Bahrain Iain Lindsay labelled those behind a spate of bombings as "terrorists" and called on all groups to denounce such acts in an exclusive interview with our sister publication, the Gulf Daily News.
He said the ongoing National Dialogue was the only way to end a political stalemate that stretches back more than two years, but added the UK was concerned about Iranian support for those engaged in acts of violence.
"The British government has said publicly that we are concerned by the fact that we see increasing evidence of Iran moving from exploiting Bahrain's problems for propaganda purposes to providing support to people here who are bent on violence," he said.
Lindsay declined to elaborate on the evidence or the type of support Iran was providing, but said an inquiry by the UK Parliament's Foreign Affairs Committee (FAC) into Britain's relations with Bahrain had been made aware.
"We condemn Iran's meddling here and indeed elsewhere and we firmly believe that Bahrain will make progress if Bahrain is given a chance and Bahrainis are given a chance themselves to resolve their problems," he said.
A National Dialogue that brings together four key factions to find solutions to Bahrain's current problems, which date back to anti-government protests in February 2011, has been underway for more than a month.
Critics have questioned the value of the process with participants struggling to even agree an agenda for the talks, but the ambassador said they should take comfort in the fact that the process had the support of the international community.
He added it was still "early days" and the UK had a similar experience as it sought to reach an agreement on Northern Ireland.
"We know from our own experience in the UK and Northern Ireland that this sort of process can take a long time," he said.
"This sort of process will have good days and bad days - it requires patience and leadership. From our own experience this is still early days. In Northern Ireland I think it took one year from the start of the all-party talks to them agreeing an agenda."
In fact, he said there was no alternative to dialogue - but added it had to be a Bahrain-only process. However, he acknowledged there were some in Bahrain who wanted that process to fail.
"There are people in the country who are opposed to dialogue, who see it as a sideshow or irrelevant," he said. "We disagree with that and I think the whole of the international community would disagree with that."
The National Dialogue is taking place against a backdrop of street violence, which has escalated to the planting of explosive devices. Lindsay described those planting the bombs as "terrorists".
"I think people who plant bombs which are aimed at indiscriminately killing people are terrorists, full stop," he said. "If you plant a bomb in a rubbish bin and you don't really care who is going to pick it up or who is going to be killed, that is by any international standards terrorism."
He also called on "all leaders" in the country to condemn the violence.
"The only way you are going to get out of Bahrain's political difficulties is through dialogue," said Lindsay.
"It's important for not only the international community to condemn the violence, but for all leaders in Bahrain - political, religious, community leaders - to condemn violence, to make clear that this has no part in Bahrain's future."
However, he also stressed the need for the police to exercise "maximum restraint" when responding to violence.
"We regret that when things flare up there have been deaths, which is a tragedy, and inevitably when there are deaths that leads to more violence," said Lindsay.
"But I would say that we have, in general, seen greater restraint. Certainly in the 18 months that I have been here, things have become more violent on the ground.
"We are seeing much more use of things like IEDs and improvised weapons, but I think the police response has become better. But incidents of unprofessional behaviour must be investigated."
He also welcomed the new role of His Royal Highness Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa, who is now First Deputy Premier as well as Crown Prince and Deputy Supreme Commander.
"It's a good confidence building measure and it certainly gives us and I'm sure our international partners a sense of confidence in the Bahraini government going ahead," he said. "I think it should also give people in Bahrain a sense of confidence that he is now engaged in the government." – TradeArabia News Service


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Edgar Ramirez will replace Gerard Butler in 'Point Break'.
The 37-year-old actor is in talks with production company Alcon over the role of Bodhi - a part originally played by 'Dirty Dancing' hunk Patrick Swayze in the classic 1991 surfer heist - after Gerard Butler pulled out at the last minute, reports Variety.
Producers had less than a month to find a replacement for the '300' star who exited the film over unnamed "creative differences" and conflicting schedules.
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It's been 10 years since Sister Mary Rita Rohde and the staff at Sunnyside's Nuestra Casa first began opening doors for those in need.
Rohde, last Thursday's Nouvella Club guest speaker, started the organization from the ground up, with the help of her faith community.
She had a history of providing educational opportunities for Lower Yakima Valley residents, having been one of the founders of Heritage University.
Rohde left the college in 1986 to help her fellow sisters in Canada and in 2002 returned to the valley.
She returned with a desire to help Lower Valley residents and finding there were fewer services available the further one got from Yakima, conducted a feasibility study. She learned many believed services for immigrant women in the community were sorely needed.
Rohde conferred with her fellow sisters, who believed she could use her skills as an educator to assist the immigrant women's population.
"So, we started Nuestra Casa," she recalled for the Nouvella Club members.
The non-profit organization, said Rohde, depends on private donations and the support of the faith community. She said government funding and grants are not part of its operational budget because of the limits placed upon recipients of such funds.
The first class offered by Nuestra Casa was driver's education.
"There were 45 people in that class," Rohde remembers, stating she found irony in the fact that those students drove to class without a license.
She told those attending the Nouvella Club meeting her eyes were opened to the fact that many drivers didn't have operator's licenses.
Rohde, wanting to meet other needs in the community, conferred with the president of Yakima Valley Community College about the fact that English as a Second Language classes were not being offered by the college.
It was decided that Nuestra Casa could provide those classes and so started one of the organization's longest lasting programs.
Nuestra Casa teaches four levels of English classes, which are primarily attended by women. Some men take advantage of the opportunity, too.
Rohde said the classes are taught in the mornings, meeting the scheduling needs of the students.
GED classes are offered, as well.
"We found the average grade level completed by these women is third grade," said Rohde, stating the lack of education had many women at a disadvantage.
The women whose children were in fourth grade grew dependent upon their children for translation and other skills.
That dependence sometimes leads to a child being in control of the parent, instead of the other way around. Rohde said she tries to educate parents, teaching them that they make the decisions for the children.
"I tell them, 'You are the parent'," she said, noting gentle coaching is important for helping these parents to understand their role as decision makers.
"We found some women and some men didn't even know how to write their name," Rohde said, stating there are plans to begin reading and writing classes to help individuals obtain what some would consider basic skills.
In addition to providing educational opportunities that teach the three R's, Nuestra Casa has cooking classes to educate individuals on proper nutrition.
Rohde said it was learned some do not understand the importance of eating fruit and vegetables, so meals that include fruits and vegetables are planned.
Teaching proper nutrition is especially important because so many Hispanics suffer from diabetes, said Rohde.
"We also have a nurse on staff who works with those who have diabetes," she told the Nouvella Club attendees.
Rohde said the organization appreciates those who choose to volunteer. She said volunteers do not need to know Spanish when helping with English classes.
In addition to the many classes taught at Nuestra Casa, Rohde said the organization operates as a referral service, helping individuals learn of other services available to them.
"We do a lot of collaborating," said Rohde, adding the organization is always adjusting the services it provides to best meet the needs of the community.
Nuestra Casa opened its doors in January 2002 and will be hosting a 10-year anniversary celebration event this coming March 9 at the Sunnyside Presbyterian Church.
Rohde told those at the Nouvella Club meeting the cost to attend the event is $25.
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TanzaniaThe largest country in East Africa, Tanzania boasts the highest mountain on the continent, the exotic spice islands of historical Zanzibar, and the famous Serengeti National Park whose seemingly endless plains stage one of the greatest spectacles of animal behaviour, the annual migration of millions of wildebeest and zebra followed by their predators.
It is easy to run out of adjectives when attempting to describe the natural beauty of the small tropical Indian Ocean island paradise of Mauritius. The volcanic island Republic, covered with lush forest, streams and waterfalls, and fringed with palms, dazzling white sands and teeming coral reefs, lies east of Madagascar just south of the Equator. Mauritius, covering just 720 square miles (1,864 sq km), is the archetypal dream destination for an idyllic holiday, equipped with modern resorts that have been carefully developed to preserve the island's beauty and ecology.
Mark Twain is quoted as having said that 'Mauritius was made first, then heaven was copied from it', and anyone who has experienced the island would no doubt agree with him. Along with its natural beauty Mauritius has a valuable tourist resource in the warmth and friendliness of its multi-cultural population.
Since being officially 'discovered' in 1505 by the Portuguese, the island has been occupied by the Dutch, the French and the British. All have added to the melting pot that constitutes the island's human heritage, along with injections of African slaves, Arab traders and Chinese indentured labourers over the centuries.
Most of the tourist resorts are situated along the 205-mile (330km) coastline, with the capital Port Louis, on the west coast, being the centre of operations for most visitors. The bulk of the population, however, reside on the central plateaux around Curepipe, the island's other major town. Although everyone who visits Mauritius comes for the sandy beaches and blue lagoons, most are delighted to discover that the island has plenty of other attractions too, from some of the world's rarest stamps to the first ever race course to open in the southern hemisphere. Of course no holiday would be complete, either, without good food and entertainment. Mauritius offers both, with some delicious local cuisine that makes use of tropical fruits and vegetables, and the chance to learn the island's indigenous wild dance, the Sega, which originated among the African slaves of yore.
South African Airways (SAA) has added a living room concept to its Platinum Lounge in Cape Town, creating a cosy, warm and welcoming lounge where customers can relax and enjoy the facilities on offer. This lounge offers facilities such as a fresh array of light and healthy snacks, fresh cake daily and an assortment of beverages. A smokers' lounge is also available.
High-speed free wifi, and computers for those who are not travelling with theirs, as well as a spectacular view of the runway all promise to make this lounge as popular as SAA's other lounges. The lounge may be used by customers who are Platinum members of SAA's frequent flyer programme, Voyager.
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Add Walmart's VUDU streaming video service to the growing list of content companies creating HTML5 web apps for iPad to neatly step around Apple's revenue sharing requirements.
Beginning today, iPad users can go to VUDU.com and browse through VUDU's entertainment content library, which includes more than 20,000 blockbusters, Hollywood classics, independent films and TV episodes, then rent or purchase and watch them instantly. For one touch access to VUDU, customers can add a VUDU icon to their iPad desktops by clicking the "Add to Home Screen" button when on VUDU.com.
No word yet on whether or not it works with AirPlay, and as our commenters repeatedly -- and rightly -- point out, if you do "Add to Home Screen" you don't get multitasking background support, so it's not yet an ideal solution.
Still, Apple and Steve Jobs have repeatedly said that HTML5 is iOS' second great development platform. Nice to see more and more companies calling them on it.
Will you do the VUDU that you do over web app for iPad?


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[Source: ScienceDaily] - To find its target, all a protein needs to do is give quick squeezes as it moves along the DNA strand, suggests new research from The University of Arizona in Tucson.
Scientists had thought DNA-binding proteins primarily used full-body hugs for accurate readings of the information coded in the DNA's sequence.
Even a protein known to use the hug method, called direct readout, can effectively pinpoint sites on DNA using indirect readout, found researcher Nancy C. Horton and her colleagues.
"It was a total surprise," said Horton, a UA associate professor of biochemistry and molecular biophysics. "No one had ever seen it before."
Doing the quick squeezes that scientists call indirect readout probably works faster than requiring full-body contact with all the DNA, the researchers suggest. Quick and accurate identification of key sites on DNA is important for the health of all kinds of cells, from bacteria to humans.
To detect the protein-DNA connection in such detail, Horton and her co-authors Elizabeth J. Little and Andrea C. Babic studied a DNA-binding protein that bacteria use to protect themselves from viral infections.
The finding has implications for the development of designer drugs.
"People have and are developing DNA-binding proteins to turn genes on and off," Horton said. Such designer proteins can be used to cut out the bad copy of a gene and help replace it with good copy.
"We found that indirect readout is important for finding the right sequence, and we now think indirect readout is also important for finding it quickly," she said.
The team published their paper, "Early Interrogation and Recognition of DNA Sequence by Indirect Readout," in the December issue of the journal Structure. First author Little and co-author Babic were postdoctoral research associates in Horton's laboratory when they did the research. The two are now senior scientists at Ventana Medical Systems, Inc. in Tucson, Ariz.
The National Institutes of Health funded the research.
Horton studies proteins that bind to DNA.
Seven years ago, she figured out the structure of a protein called HincII that snips up DNA. The protein is a type of enzyme called a restriction endonuclease and comes from Haemophilus influenzae bacteria.
Since that time, Horton has been trying to learn how HincII interrogates the DNA to find the right place to cut.
The protein protects bacteria by cutting up DNA from invading viruses. Without the protective protein, viral DNA would commandeer the bacterium's cellular machinery to produce viruses and ultimately kill the bacterial cell.
The HincII protein distinguishes between bacterial DNA and viral DNA by recognizing certain sequences on DNA. Such a defense requires speed to prevent the marauding virus from killing the cell and also accuracy so the protein doesn't accidentally hack up the bacterium's own DNA.
Horton knew from her previous work that the HincII protein used the direct readout method to find the particular sequence of DNA that corresponded to enemy DNA. The protein seemed to distort the DNA to read it.
Removing the direct readout contact between the protein and the DNA might show whether the DNA distortion or the contact itself was important, Horton said.
Therefore Little and Babic created a mutant protein that couldn't hug DNA closely and therefore couldn't use the direct readout method. Little described the mutant protein as missing the fingers the normal protein used to probe the DNA.
"If the finger was doing all the recognition, then the mutant should cut any DNA sequence," Horton said.
To see how the mutant interacted with DNA, the researchers crystallized the mutant protein-DNA complex in action.
Initially, Horton thought the assay had gone wrong and almost threw the results in the trash, she wrote in an e-mail.
The mutant protein had chosen the proper site on the DNA with 100 percent specificity, which was opposite from what she expected. In addition, the DNA was distorted, even though the mutant couldn't make the strong contact a normal protein would.
"I did a double-take. I was just taking a picture to have a record that it was non-specific," she said.
Understanding how endonucleases and other DNA binding-proteins recognize a particular DNA sequence provides insight into key cellular processes including the replication, transcription and repair of DNA.
Little said, "In every single one of your cells are proteins looking for the proper sequences in DNA in order to make the proteins you need to stay alive."
Horton added, "Understanding how these processes work helps in the understanding of diseases so that we could potentially cure the disease."
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When the U.S. Supreme Court struck down the Defense of Marriage Act, it was of more than professional interest to Sarah R. Boonin, an assistant clinical professor at Suffolk University Law School.
"For me and my family, this week's Supreme Court opinion in U.S. v. Windsor, striking down the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) and mandating federal recognition of same-sex marriages like mine, was a game-changer," writes Boonin in a first-person reflection published on the Huffington Post.
Boonin got right on the phone to tell her wife, a federal employee, about the decision as soon as it was released.
Of even more importance to Boonin than the protections the ruling brings to her family is its impact on their status as Americans:
"In declaring an equal protection interest in same-sex marriages, the Court accomplished what it could not have had it relied on mere federalism principles. The Court openly affirmed the dignity of the hundreds of thousands of same-sex families in the U.S. and weighed in on the side of our common humanity. The Court got it right here. In my world, the Court's opinion in Windsor was about far more than my taxes, my health insurance, and my financial rights in marriage. The Court's opinion was about feeling a little safer getting on a plane and leaving Massachusetts with my family. It was about how my wife and I will answer our daughter's questions about our family. It was about, for the first time, feeling equal in the eyes of my government.:
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TORONTO (October 10, 2012)—Catalyst Canada announced today that it will honour Claude Dussault, Chairman of the Board of Directors of Intact Financial Corporation, with Special Recognition – Board Diversity Champion for his work advancing women to board leadership. For the first time, Catalyst includes this special recognition in its The Catalyst Canada Honours celebration to underscore the significant role of corporate boards in achieving gender diversity in business leadership.
The Catalyst Canada Honours recognizes individuals who exemplify exceptional leadership in advancing women in their organizations, industries, and communities. Mr. Dussault joins a distinguished group of 2012 honourees: Gordon M. Nixon, President & CEO, RBC (Company/Firm Leader); Anne-Marie Hubert, Managing Partner, Advisory Services, Ernst & Young (Business Leader); and Jane Allen, Partner & Chief Diversity Officer, Deloitte Canada (Human Resources/Diversity Leader).
Catalyst research shows that women hold only 14.5 percent of board seats in FP500 companies—only 10.3 percent of board seats in FP500 public companies—and over 46 percent of FP500 public companies have no women on their boards at all. "The continued underrepresentation of women in Canada's boardrooms is unlikely to change without intentional action, commitment, and sponsorship from leaders like Claude Dussault," said Deborah Gillis, Senior Vice President, Membership and Global Operations. "That's why we launched the Catalyst Accord—to provide role models who work to change the current picture, understanding that women's advancement to board leadership is essential—and why we are delighted to recognize Claude Dussault for his personal championship."
Mr. Dussault's championship of women on boards continues his tradition of ensuring that women are well represented in business leadership. Prior to becoming Chairman of the Board, he served as Intact's President and Chief Executive Officer and built a strong foundation for supporting and embracing a diverse work environment. Today, Intact's commitment to diversity is demonstrated by the work of its Diversity Council and initiatives such as diversity training, flexible work arrangements, and employee networking groups. He set a new standard when Intact became public by inviting three women to join the Board.
Under Mr. Dussault's direction, Intact developed a board matrix to map the diverse composition, skills and strengths of its board members and bring a greater breadth of experience to the company. In the broader business community, Mr. Dussault shares Intact's successes and lessons learned across boardrooms. He encourages greater diversity and promotes the continuous advancement of women as part of his other board affiliations. Through his involvement with the WomenOnBoard™ Mentoring Program, Mr. Dussault fosters the growth and supports the progression of talented, skilled, and experienced women.
This year's Champions and Special Recognition Champion will be celebrated at The Catalyst Canada Honours dinner on Monday, November 5, 2012, at The Fairmont Royal York in Toronto. For the first time, The Catalyst Canada Honours will host a half-day conference on the same day held at CIBC's Toronto office. The conference will kick off with a luncheon beginning at 12:00 p.m.
Catalyst Canada initiated the Catalyst Accord, which calls for Canadian corporations to increase the overall proportion of FP500 board seats held by women to 25 percent by 2017. To date, nine companies, including Intact Financial Corporation, have signed the Accord.
Founded in 1962, Catalyst is the leading nonprofit membership organization expanding opportunities for women and business. With offices in the United States, Canada, Europe, and India, and more than 500 preeminent corporations as members, Catalyst is the trusted resource for research, information, and advice about women at work.
The Catalyst Canada Honours celebrates champions of women in Canadian business. Recognizing that what's good for women is good for business, these exceptional individuals are personally and visibly committed to the advancement of women and serve as powerful role models for Canadian corporate leaders.


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Tribune music critics John von Rhein (classical) and Howard Reich (jazz/blues) each pick 10 shows you shouldn't miss this summer:
"The Circus Princess" and "The Cousin from Nowhere": Emmerich Kalman's three-ring charmer (1926) and Eduard Kunneke's even more obscure Berlin operetta (1921) will run in repertory during June at Chicago Folks Operetta. Both Chicago premieres will be fully staged with orchestra and sung in English. June 8-July 1, Chopin Theatre, 1543 W. Division St. $30-$40; 708-383-2742, chicagofolksoperetta.org
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COLUMBIA, SC (WIS) - During his weekly press conference, University of South Carolina Head Coach Steve Spurrier felt it was necessary to address the ongoing situation with his star defensive end's rib injury before discussing the team's upcoming game against Arkansas.
"First of all, Jadeveon has a muscle strain near his rib area that caused him to miss the game last week against," said Spurrier.
Jadeveon Clowney's absence from South Carolina's win over Kentucky raised the eyebrows of Gamecock fans around the nation, but it was Spurrier's comments about the game time decision that likely added fuel to the already-burning fire.
Following the victory, the Head Ball Coach spoke about Clowney's injury and how it was handled on game day.
"I don't want to get into all of that," said Spurrier Saturday night. "I will just say he told me he couldn't play. He said his ribs hurt, he couldn't run and said, 'I can't play.' I said, 'That's fine. You don't have to play,' and we'll move on."
"If he wants to play, we'll welcome him if he wants to play for the team. If he doesn't want to play, he doesn't have to play. It's as simple as that."
On Tuesday, Spurrier said the situation was handled poorly...by everyone. He said the proper procedures for alerting the head coach and the trainer of a player's injury were not followed on Saturday.
Spurrier was upset because Clowney didn't tell him until just before kickoff and because the team's medical staff had cleared him to play.
There was a lot of speculation that Clowney was dogging it because he wants to protect his NFL Draft status. Spurrier said that's not the case and that the junior is really hurt. The confusion, according to Spurrier, was caused by miscommunication by all parties.
"He was in pain and it was diagnosed later and obviously we all handled it poorly, all of us did," Spurrier said. "We didn't know he wasn't suiting up."
Spurrier then spent a moment explaining that Clowney's impact on the team and the university has been large, even if only for a short period of time.
"If he never plays another snap here, we all should be thankful and appreciative that he came to South Carolina," said Spurrier. "He's played his part tremendously."
Spurrier noted the team is 26-5 since he suited up for the Gamecocks. "So none of us need to be upset at Jadeveon," Said Spurrier.
"All those #7 jerseys and all the money he's made for this school," said Spurrier. "We need to be appreciative that he chose South Carolina."
Will the former Heisman candidate and projected #1 pick in next year's NFL Draft return to the field soon? Spurrier says Clowney is working on it.
"Hopefully it'll be taken care of pretty soon," said Spurrier. "We'll know later in the week." Clowney has been in the training room twice a day, said the coach.
"When he's ready to play, we're going to put him out there," said Spurrier.
The Head Ball Coach made it clear that his coaching staff does not force student athletes to play. "Connor Shaw, Bruce Ellington, if for some reason any player doesn't want to play, as coaches we don't say 'you have to play,'" said Spurrier.
The 4-1 Gamecocks travel to Arkansas for a 12:21 p.m. ET kickoff on Saturday.
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Undernutrition is a multi-sectoral problem with multi-sectoral solutions. By applying integrated approaches, the impact, coherence and efficiency of the action can be improved.
This operational guidebook demonstrates the importance of both supplementing nutrition programmes with WASH activities and adapting WASH interventions to include nutritional considerations i.e. making them more nutrition-sensitive and impactful on nutrition. It has been developed to provide practitioners with usable information and tools so that they can design and implement effective WASH and nutrition programmes. Apart from encouraging the design of new integrated projects, the guidebook provides support for reinforcing existing integrated interventions. It does not provide a standard approach or strict recommendations, but rather ideas, examples and practical tools on how to achieve nutrition and health gains with improved WASH. Integrating WASH and nutrition interventions will always have to be adapted to specific conditions, opportunities and constrains in each context.
The guidebook primarily addresses field practitioners, WASH and Nutrition programme managers working in humanitarian and development contexts, and responds to the need for more practical guidance on WASH and nutrition integration at the field level. It can also be used as a practical tool for donors and institutions (such as ministries of health) to prioritise strategic activities and funding options.
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University of Vermont
2012-2013 Catalogue
Ecological Agriculture (Bachelor of Science)
Ecological Agriculture (ECAG) is a degree that provides a foundation in the natural sciences with an emphasis on the application of ecological principles to the production of horticultural or agronomic crops. Disciplinary synthesis is attained through advanced courses in soils, plant pathology, entomology, and integrated farm management. Students are prepared to become practitioners through internship experiences and completing cross-disciplinary courses in ethics, policy and economics.
General Requirements
Specific Requirements
PSS 021, PSS 106, PSS 112,PSS 117, PSS 138, PSS 158, PSS 161, PSS 162, PSS 212, and PSS 281; BIOL 001 and BIOL 002; BCOR 102 or NR 103; CDAE 061, CDAE 166 or BSAD 120; CDAE 208; PBIO 104, CHEM 023 and CHEM 026; MATH 010 or MATH 019; STAT 111 or STAT 141 or NR 140 and twelve credits of PSS courses at the 100-level or higher (excluding PSS 195/PSS 196 Special Topics and PSS 197/PSS 198 Independent Study or online courses unless prior approval is obtained by the student's advisor). All students must get a C- or better in all courses required by the ECAG major.
- Colleges and Schools: College of Agriculture and Life Sciences.
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MA Health and Human Performance
Director: Leah Fiorentino
Professor, Health and Human Performance Program
Office: Jones Health and PE Center, Room 1123
Phone: 910.775.4354
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Program Description
To enhance the physical educator's understanding and knowledge of human movement, the graduate program in Health and Human Performance seeks to encompass the elements of biological study, fitness, wellness, health, recreation, and physical education into a directed, comprehensive study of the discipline and how to teach it. The graduate program must be broader than the undergraduate's physical education preparation, and to that end, will be a multi-disciplinary study that aims to help inservice teachers prepare for the teaching of physical education at all levels of learning and curriculum preparation. The program will seek to challenge the graduate student in all areas of advanced university study relative to the discipline and to teacher-effectiveness.
The Health and Human Performance program is accredited by the National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE) and approved by the NC State Board of Education.
Program Goals
The graduate program in Health and Human Performance is designed
1. to prepare physical educators in the field of human movement physiology as it relates in the teaching of physical education, athletics, and leisure activities;
2. to extend the graduate student's understanding of the basic principles of educational management, supervision, leadership, and/or administration;
3. to help the graduate student to understand the role of educational psychology in teaching, coaching, and administration;
4. to stress the importance of a sound understanding of legal issues in schools, athletes, recreation, and any movement education facility;
5. to help the graduate student to construct curriculum design in various phases of health, wellness, fitness, physical education, recreation, etc.;
6. to provide an expanded grasp of research trends in the teaching of human movement and healthful living;
7. to help the graduate student to understand the principles of facilities, finances, budgeting, funding, etc., in a variety of sectors;
8. to help the graduate student to develop the ability to objectively review educational issues affecting students, families, sports, and schools.