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Quasars are the brightest long-lived objects in the universe — disks of superhot gas around giant black holes that shine billions or even trillions of times brighter than the Sun. And they're some of the most distant objects that we can see — billions of light-years away. At such great distances, they remain "fixed" in the sky compared to the much-closer stars and planets. That makes them good signposts. In fact, scientists use them as a reference system that helps them study our own Earth.
Many quasars produce much of their energy in the form of radio waves. Astronomers use networks of radio telescopes to precisely map the positions of these quasars. About 300 radio quasars form a basic map that can be used to plot the positions of other celestial objects.
Because the quasars form such a stable background, they can also help study the motions of our own Earth, which wiggles and wobbles like crazy. The quasars allowed scientists to plot the motion of the north pole, for example, as well as the motions of Earth's crust, and even tiny changes in the length of the day. The observations provided new information about Earth's interior.
Today, quasars are helping improve the GPS system. Ultra-precise measurements of the positions of ground stations improve the accuracy of GPS time signals, which then provide even more detailed readings on Earth's motions. So the distant quasars are providing valuable information about our own world.
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Jeremy McWilliams is to make a return to Grand Prix racing at the ripe old age of 50. The Northern Irish racer is to ride the Brough Superior Carbon 2 Moto2 machine at Silverstone as a wildcard.
It will be McWilliams' first Grand Prix since 2007, when he rode the ill-fated Ilmor, which was withdrawn after just one race due to a failure to raise sponsorship. Since then, McWilliams has been active in both the US and Ireland, racing in the XR1200 championship, which serves as a support race to the AMA, and racing on the roads in Northern Ireland.

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Area Obituaries
Vaughn Clayton Bradley, 79, of Jackson died Aug. 16, 2006 in a Mobile area hospital.
He was born Nov. 8, 1926. He was a member of Peniel Baptist Church. He was a retired Equipment Superintendent for Coach, Inc.
Survivors include his wife, Earline M. Bradley, Jackson; one son, Kenneth Bradley, Sanford, Fla.; two daughters, Sue Smithson, Alvin, Texas, Ronda Gordon, Jackson; four brothers, Armond Bradley, Neal Bradley, both of Jackson, Oren "Buster" Bradley, Birmingham, Henry Bradley Jr., Saraland; three sisters, Mae McLendon, Lois Elmore, both of Jackson, Elmerline Jackson, Thomasville; six grandchildren; two great-grandchildren.
The service was Aug. 18 at 10 a.m. at Peniel Baptist Church with Rev. Shannon Moses officiating. Burial was in the Peniel Baptist Church Cemetery in Jackson. Lathan Funeral Home of Jackson directed.
Ruby Porter Sullivan, 85, of Wagarville (for 44 years) died Aug. 17, 2006 at a Mobile hospital. She was born July 2, 1921. She was a native of Prichard.
Survivors include two sons, Kevin (Lisa) Sullivan, Larry (Shelby) Sullivan, all of Wagarville; one daughter, Elaine (Wilson) Beesley, Satsuma; two brothers, Bobby Busby, Mobile, Freddie Porter, South Carolina; four sisters, Josephine Bailey, Jewel Bertolotti, Mobile, Delia (Bruce) McDonald, Monroeville, Faye (Claude) Sheffield of Mexia; 11 grandchildren; 12 great-grandchildren; nephews, nieces and other relatives.
She was preceded in death by her husband of 52 years, James Owen Sullivan Sr., two sons, James Owen Sullivan Jr. (Jimmy) and John Michael Sullivan.
The service was Aug. 19 at 11 a.m. at the Ebenezer United Methodist Church in Wagarville. Burial was in the Ebenezer Methodist Church Cemetery in Wagarville. Lathan Funeral Home of Jackson directed.
The family requests in lieu of flowers donations be made to the Ebenezer United Methodist Church.
Active pallbearers were John Keith, Doug Flowers, Jim Wheat, Buddy Wheat, Jim Callen and Jack Greer.
Shirley Marie Wade, 54, of Jackson died Tuesday, Aug. 22, 2006 at her residence. She was a native of Owensboro, KY.
Mrs. Wade was a retired nurse and a member of the First Pentacostal Church in Jackson.
Survivors include her husband, Billy Wade, Jackson; on son, Joseph Wade, Jackson; three brothers, Don Mattingly, Charleston, IN, Tommy Mattingly, Frankfurt, KY and Gerald W. Mattingly, Forth Worth, TX; two sisters Carla Buchold, Evansville, IN and Bonnie Vandunk, Newburg, IN; three grandchildren.
The service and visitation will be Thursday (today), at Lathan Funeral Home in Jackson. Visitation will be from 10 a.m. until 11 a.m., in the chapel with the Rev. Ronlad Rivers officiating.
Internment will be in the Cantuche Cemetery between Salitp and Coffeeville.
Lathan Funeral Home of Jackson directed.
Milton Clay Jordan, 76, of Lamison died Aug. 20, 2006 at Camden Nursing Facility.
He was born July 31, 1930 in Surginer. He was a member of the Lamison Baptist Church. He was a veteran of the Korean War. He was the owner/operator of a trucking business.
Survivors include six sons Robert Wyatt "Buddy" (Linda) Jordan,Leonard Allen (Carla) Jordan, both of Arlington, Jimmy Ray (Diane) Jordan, Camden, Rodney Lynn (Rena) Jordan, Lamison, Milton Clyde (Angie) Jordan, Thomasville, James Clayton Jordan, Magnolia; three daughters Pat J. (Joe) McGilberry, June J. (Barry) Parker, both of Lamison, Evelyn J. Morton, Miller's Ferry; one brother Bennie Clyde Jordan, Lamison; four sisters Janell Criswell, Jackson, Bettie Carolyn Shields, Miller's Ferry, Willene Autery, Geraldine Ledbetter, both of Prattville; former wife Nell S. Martin, Lamison; special friend, Maynita Weatherly, Pine Hill, 22 grandchildren, 10 great grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by infant daughter, Mary Elizabeth Jordan and parents, Wyatt Franklin Jordan and Ollie Mae Sealy Jordan.
The service was held at O'Bryant Chapel Funeral Home on Tuesday, August 22, 2006 at 10:00 am with Rev. Leon Harris officiating. Burial was in Magnolia Cemetery, in Magnolia, AL.
Pallbearers included Heath Parker, Darren McGilberry, Clayton Parker, Jamie Jordan, William Morton, Lance Jordan, Blake Jordan, and Auston Jordan. Honorary Pallbearers included Ronnie Stokes, Mack Bradford, Jerry Wayne Etheridge, Bruce Flowers, Joe Flowers, Billy Wayne Morton and Charles Morton.
Jonetta Edgar, 45, of Zimco died Aug. 16, 2006 at her residence.
She was born April 19, 1961. She was a member of the Pentacostal Church of God in Zimco.
Survivors include her mother, Roseanna Dickinson, Zimco; her husband, Frazier Edgar Sr., Grove Hill; three sons, Jeraine Edgar, Christopher Edgar, Frazier Edgar Jr., all of Zimco; three daughters, Christina Edgar, Shaquatta Edgar, both of Zimco, Shaquanna Edgar, Germany; five sisters, Dianna Dickinson, Thomasville, Lisa Dickinson Malone, Karene Dickinson, both of Grove Hill, Darlene Calhoun, Walker Springs, Lorene Dickinson, Jackson; four brothers, Evan Calhoun, Anamosa, Iowa, Edward Dickinson, Houston, Texas, Tracy Dickinson, Deon Dickinson, both of Grove Hill; eight grandchildren.
The service was Aug. 23 at 1 p.m. at the Mt. Zion #2 Baptist Church in Grove Hill. Burial was in the Mt. Zion #2 Baptist Church Cemetery. Jackson Memorial Funeral Home of Jackson directed.


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Celebrity Family Pictures Week of April 1, 2013
Celebaby Roundup!
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Celebrity families were busy this weekend celebrating the holidays and jetting off for vacation time. Jessica Alba dressed up in festive pastels with her daughters, Honor and Haven Warren, while model Doutzen Kroes soaked up the sun in Mexico with her son, Phyllon Sunnery. Gwen Stefani and Gavin Rossdale stopped by a park with their boys on Saturday before Easter Sunday, and Jennifer Garner and Violet Affleck were all smiles this morning in LA. Click through to see more stars spending time with their little ones.


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Photos: Elizabeth Warren's temporary office
Photos: Elizabeth Warren's temporary office
Elizabeth Warren's first six months in the Senate are being spent in a temporary structure.
With no room for larger groups in her office, Warren uses a conference room in the Capitol welcome center.
Office space in the Senate is distributed based on seniority. Warren in 97th in seniority among the 100 senators.
Warren will not choose an office until April 22.
Warren has a mini-fridge by her desk and a leather couch, with a room full of cubicles next door crammed with 14 staffers.
Prime office space is allotted to members of the Senate with the most seniority, such as Senator Patrick Leahy of Vermont.


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Quietly Watching: On Living With HIV as a Heterosexual Man
February 3, 2014
For awhile I used the picture of The Invisible Man as my avatar for various sites I was on. You know the one where the face is swathed in bandages but as they are removed there is nothing behind them. It is a symbol for my life with HIV.
As much as I admire the people who are brave enough to come out to the world as HIV positive, not everyone is in the position to do that. Despite the call to action, not everyone can be an activist. Some of us just have to, or choose to, stay in the shadows. Each person has to do the mental gymnastics to determine if the risk is worthy of the potential reward. Is the gamble of going public with your status worth taking a chance that your life, such that it is, will change so drastically that it could actually slide in the wrong direction?
Within the various subgroups of our community, the still working full-time, not receiving benefits group is probably the most underserved. I'm not talking about income, I'm talking about support. Each day I thank the stars that I do not yet have the need for financial help, my health is relatively good and I can fend for myself. But even though this is a good thing, the paradox is I feel like I have to stand alone in life, keeping my status hidden to protect what I have worked so hard to achieve. The day may come when I need programs to get by, but I'll fight that tooth and nail until then.
I've been in support groups and largely had good experiences. The city where I live now has almost nothing that applies to my situation. They are geared around men of color (I was politely told that "it might not be the best group for me"), are for women, for recovering substance abusers or exclusively gay. The moderator of that group suggested that I tell the group that I am bisexual so I would be accepted. I was in a group with all gay men before, and they never had an issue with me, or I them, so that statement was especially off-putting. The one group that might apply is right in the middle of the day. It is pretty hard for a working man to leave the office for two hours every week without having an explanation.
Working is an interesting environment. The office is where most people develop friends and sometimes even relationships. It is also where you hear some pretty callous comments about people in our condition. These can range from crude jokes to proclamations that all people with AIDS should be segregated and eventually they will die out and the virus will die with them. The scary part is how many people nod in agreement, while you stand there stone-faced wanting to "tune them up", but afraid of what the consequences may be. Instead, in my case, I keep people at arm's length, never getting as close as I want to, so those kinds of situations happen less frequently.
The worst for me was the occasional female worker who was interested in me, makes an obvious attempt to get to know me and I cannot reciprocate. I have a list of excuses to draw on to deflect them. I've become pretty adept at this actually, but can't help wondering it perhaps she was the "one" who might be able to understand and deal with it OK. I finally took a job that allows me to work in a home office most of the time, so these workplace issues have largely disappeared. Of course with that comes an increased level of isolation, so there is bad with the good.
I do have several friends with HIV/AIDS. Not local but scattered around the country. We are mutually supportive as much as we can be from long distance but again some are activists, most are barely getting by on disability or in very poor health, so there are times when we don't always connect as well as we should. There are times that I feel guilt about doing OK superficially while at the same time am a little envious that they don't have to hide their status. I do resent the pressure to come out, become an advocate for the poz folks and let the chips fall where they may. It is a source of friction, easier said than done and while it may be "liberating" I prefer to offer support one on one. At this point in my life I simply have too much to lose to be totally open.
I've told a select group of negative people about my status, and most have been at least sympathetic, however I've experienced the "friendship drift" like most of us have. They say they'll be there for you, but the messages left go un-returned. You learn your lesson after awhile and quit reaching out. To be honest, if the shoe was on the other foot, I might react completely the same. One never knows how they will deal with a specific situation until they, themselves, are faced with it, so I don't take the rejection personally any longer.
One interesting dynamic is the scenario where female friends suddenly come to YOU for support and guidance about their relationships. I suppose since they have eliminated you from the pool of potential suitors, they feel that you are good enough to be the "love doctor" but not good enough to date. They usually disappear when that crisis is averted. That sounds a bit angry, but in truth, I see it for what it is and am glad to help. True, I feel a bit used, but that is how life is in and out of the HIV/AIDS world. There are probably more takers than givers in the world so if you are aware of that, it is all good.
So what do you do? You push through, fight the good fight and don't give up ... all those cliches that are totally appropriate. I'll work hard, try to stay healthy, get my kid through college and continue to build the protective walls around my life. Walls have two functions: to keep things in and to keep other things out. Maybe things will change, but for now I think I'll put on another layer of bandages.
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Usually, they have many treatment alternatives but they have no information about their choices. One example of effective alternatives is the reduction in blood pressure that meditation produces. Others are the dietary changes and exercise programs that lead to lowered cholesterol. Since the medical treatments for these two conditions are often more dangerous than the problems, it is worth seeking safer alternatives.
Dr. Dean Ornish has shown that patients with heart disease can often avoid surgery and reverse their heart disease with a combination of a low-fat diet, meditation, and exercise. Norman Cousins healed his ankylosing spondylitis (a form of arthritis of the spine) with laughter and high doses of vitamin C. He wrote about his experience in the New England Journal of Medicine, and followed this article with a book, The Anatomy of an Illness. Many patients have cured their digestive disturbances simply by avoiding certain foods.
Over and over, we are seeing the results of lifestyle changes in health care. A recent scientific medical conference put on by the American College for Advancement in Medicine was entitled: Lifestyle Medicine—Medicine for the Nineties. Researchers and physicians both attended and taught at this scientific meeting. Much of it related to the role of dietary supplements in medical therapy.
Dietary supplements are among the safest and most effective choices in health care. They are almost free of side effects, they are easy to take, they are relatively inexpensive, and they usually enhance many life functions besides the specific condition for which they are being given. Following is an example of how nutritionally oriented physicians might use supplements as part of the treatment for a specific health problem. This is a suggestion that is supported in the medical literature and in the experience of many physicians.
Remember this is an example, not a prescription for you, and the supplement list is in addition to many other health practices. Other supplements may be helpful, and you may not need all of these to get results. For more information on any one supplement, look for its description in Dietary Supplements. No one program is appropriate for everybody, but these suggestions are good starting points from which individual programs can be modified.
Arteriosclerotic heart disease and other vascular diseases result from the buildup of plaque (fatty, fibrous and calcified tissue) in the coronary arteries and the arteries to the brain, abdomen, pelvic organs and legs. As mentioned earlier, it may be caused or reversed by many lifestyle habits. Common symptoms of heart disease include chest tightness or pain, which may radiate to the left arm, jaw, or chin; shortness of breath; and fatigue. Sometimes the symptom is described as a pressure sensation, or even as heartburn or indigestion.
Cerebral artery disease leads to faintness, loss of mental function, and strokes. Hardening of the arteries to the pelvic organs can lead to sexual dysfunction, and leg arterial disease leads to pain in the calves on walking and poor circulation to the feet, which may end up as gangrene.
It is essential to have a good cardiologic and vascular evaluation in addition to any health enhancement program. Depending on the symptoms and history, the supplement program may be quite variable, but the following list includes those supplements that are most likely to be beneficial:


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CHEYENNE, Wyo. – County records show U.S. Senate candidate Liz Cheney and her husband were late paying their first property taxes on the $1.6 million home they bought last year in the tony northwest Wyoming community of Jackson Hole.
They owed almost $4,500 in taxes on the four-bedroom, four-bath log home for the first half of 2012. The money was due by Nov. 10. Teton County records show they didn't pay until Jan. 29.
Cheney is the elder daughter of former Vice President Dick Cheney and is running against Wyoming senior U.S. Sen. Mike Enzi, a fellow Republican.
Liz Cheney and her husband bought the house in May 2012. She says she thought the previous owners paid the property tax bill for the first half of 2012 at closing.
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Lindsay Lohan to be charged with grand theft in necklace case [Updated]
L.A. County prosecutors said they plan to file charges Wednesday against Lindsay Lohan for allegedly stealing a $2,500 necklace from a Venice jewelry store.
The felony grand theft charge will be the most serious faced by the actress, who over the last two years has made headlines for court appearances and stints in rehab.
[Updated at 2:40 p.m.: Lohan will be arraigned Wednesday at 1:30 p.m. at Airport Court. Barring any changes, it appears that Lohan will not be arrested Tuesday, but will be booked at the courthouse on Wednesday and arraigned on the charge, according to sources familiar with the case.]
Lohan currently is on probation and faces a criminal investigation in Riverside County involving allegations that she shoved a worker at the Betty Ford Center.
Lohan did not immediately comment on the latest charge, but her attorney released a statement over the weekend that the actress would fight any criminal charges.
"We vehemently deny these allegations," the statement said.
If charges are filed, "We will fight them in court, not in the press."
Last week, Los Angeles police detectives presented the results of their investigation into the alleged theft to prosecutors. Detectives investigated whether Lohan stole a "one-of-a-kind" necklace that went missing last month from a Venice jewelry store not far from where she lives.
The piece, described as a gold necklace with semiprecious stones, disappeared Jan. 22 from the store in the 1300 block of Abbot Kinney Boulevard, and police began investigating a few days later. According to law enforcement sources, Lohan was seen in a store security video wearing the necklace before it was reported missing.
After detectives began looking into the case and preparing a search warrant, a Lohan associate took the necklace to the Pacific Division police station, sources said. Lohan could face grand theft and second-degree commercial burglary charges if evidence supports that the necklace was stolen, prosecutors said.
In the Riverside County case, Lohan is under investigation for allegedly assaulting an employee at the Betty Ford Center.
Lohan spent three months at the center in Rancho Mirage under orders from Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge Elden S. Fox, who spared the actress jail time in October after Lohan tested positive for drugs while on probation in a DUI case.
The judge directed her to stay at the center through January and warned that he would put her in jail for six months if she violated probation again. It was her fifth time in rehab, and she has been to jail three times in connection with the case.
The employee accused Lohan of shoving her but then told investigators she did not want to press charges.
West Hollywood bans outdoor smoking at restaurants
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Porn industry healthcare clinic is back in business after HIV scare
-- Andrew Blankstein
Photos: (Top) The Kamofie & Company jewelry store window in Venice. Credit: Damian Dovarganes / Associated Press. (Bottom) Lindsay Lohan appears in a Beverly Hills courtroom in July 2010. Credit: Al Seib / Los Angeles Times


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During EPA's National Dialogue on Access to Environmental Information , people told EPA that they wanted location-based environmental information as a complement to raw data. MyEnvironmentalReports tries to meet this need by making these reports easy to find. The site includes more than 150 reports from municipalities, states, regions, and the nation as a whole. People can search for the reports at any of these scales or they can search for a specific topic.
The section of MyEnvironment is targeted to these groups, but others are encouraged to learn more about the environment in their community:
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I don't view any "threat" of hell, except in the sense that fire is threatening because it is dangerous.Jechbi wrote: I've taken another look, and I suspect you and Individual are viewing this following quotation as a threat of lower rebirth:What exactly is wrong with that statement? Actually it seems to support your view that moderation is okay, because if you just taste a small portion of wine or whiskey for the purpose of some kind of mindfulness exercise, then it's probably not going to be enough to make you tumble off the narrow ledge of a sharp precipice.Ven. Bodhi wrote:Our stream of consciousness does not terminate with death but continues on in other forms, and the form it takes is determined by our habits, propensities, and actions in this present life. The possibilities of rebirth are boundless, yet the road to the lower realms is wide and smooth, the road upward steep and narrow. If we were ordered to walk along a narrow ledge overlooking a sharp precipice, we certainly would not want to put ourselves at risk by first enjoying a few drinks. We would be too keenly aware that nothing less than our life is at stake. If we only had eyes to see, we would realize that this is a perfect metaphor for the human condition ...
I believe this on not the basis of Ven. Bodhi's quote, but because of the Buddha's words:
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"The drinking of fermented & distilled liquors — when indulged in, developed, & pursued — is something that leads to hell, leads to rebirth as a common animal, leads to the realm of the hungry shades. The slightest of all the results coming from drinking fermented & distilled liquors is that, when one becomes a human being, it leads to mental derangement."


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PersistenceUnitSearch violates the JPA spec?Alexander Kiselyov May 3, 2012 11:57 AM
I'm not sure whether I should post in on the JIRA or this is not a bug and just my misunderstanding.
Recently I've ran into the issue with multiple persistence units (AS7-2275): I have the EAR that comprise of several EJB-JAR modules, two of which contains persistence.xml files describing persistence unit.
No persistence units are defined on EAR level. In each module I got EJBs that declare EntityManager references using @PersistenceContext annotations with no attributes (particulary, without unitName attr).
As I understood, code that insures this behaviour, resides in org.jboss.as.jpa.container.PersistenceUnitSearch:
PersistenceUnitsInApplication persistenceUnitsInApplication = DeploymentUtils.getTopDeploymentUnit(deploymentUnit).getAttachment(PersistenceUnitsInApplication.PERSISTENCE_UNITS_IN_APPLICATION); if (persistenceUnitsInApplication.getCount() > 1) { // AS7-2275 no unitName and there is more than one persistence unit; throw MESSAGES.noPUnitNameSpecifiedAndMultiplePersistenceUnits(persistenceUnitsInApplication.getCount(),DeploymentUtils.getTopDeploymentUnit(deploymentUnit)); }
But as JPA 2.0 specification says (chapter 8.2.2 Persistence Unit Scope):
When referencing a persistence unit using the unitName annotation element or persistence- unit-name deployment descriptor element, the visibility scope of the persistence unit is determined by its point of definition: A persistence unit that is defined at the level of an EJB-JAR, WAR, or application client jar is scoped to that EJB-JAR, WAR, or application jar respectively and is visible to the components defined in that jar or war.
So, why should we take into account irrelevant persistence units (declared in other modules of EAR) while the specification clearly says otherwise? I guess, fixing it would be the "one small step" towards suggested "default persistence unit" enhancement
(BTW, Oracle's OC4J supports such issue by default; it can be configured in AS-specific deployment descriptor
orion-ejb-jar.xml. Maybe JBoss should introduce some JPA AS-specific descriptor too?)


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Asok Mostri Hostel is a small cozy hostel with an awesome location in Bangkok city. We offer a clean place with friendly atmosphere at a budget price.
The hostel situated in a safe and quiet residential area with easy access to many of Bangkok major attractions. It's only 100 meters or just 1-2 minutes walk from both BTS (Asok station) and MRT (Sukhumvit station). Truly, the best location for rest in downtown Bangkok!!
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The Newtown Jets made hard work of their 38-34 win against the Central Coast Centurions in the NSW Cup 16th round match played at Henson Park on Saturday.
Newtown led 10-0 midway through the first half but fell behind 18-10 by halftime, and looked to be in real trouble when they trailed by 24-10 early in the second half.
Jets centre Tu'u Maori scored in the third minute of play and second-rower Aidan Guerra crossed in the 20th minute, with another try having been butchered in between those two.
Newtown's play fell away badly in the game's second quarter as the error tally mounted and the Centurions came back into the game, just as they had in their 9th round boilover win at Wyong.
Newtown pulled the game out of the fire in the second half but not with the confidence and style usually associated with one of the competition's front-running teams. The Jets fought back to lead 28-24 and 34-28, but only claimed the winning try two minutes from fulltime.
The Jets' second half completion rate of 87% was a big improvement on the first half's 61%, but there needs to be more all-round consistency and tighter discipline for next Sunday's showcase encounter with the Balmain Tigers.
Jets coach Greg Matterson frankly acknowledged that his team had made too many errors and "had pushed the envelope too hard from the inside". There had been some good individual efforts and line-breaks in scoring the tries that eventually won the game, but the discipline and tight defence from the previous week against Wests was missing.
Matterson observed that the Centurions, the Newcastle Knights reserve team, were a young, fast side who played an adventurous brand of football that Newtown found difficult to cope with.
Centre Tu'u Maori was judged as Newtown's player of the match while forwards Brad Barrett, Tinirau Arona, Khalid Deeb and Jason Wells all worked hard in defence and took the contest right up to the Centurions forwards.
Backrower Jason Baitieri gave a game performance while carrying an injury, and halfback Liam Foran pulled off an amazing try-saving tackle when he held up a Centurions player over the line in the first half.
Roosters forward and Tongan international Lopini Paea, in his first appearance with Newtown since the 2006 Grand Final, made a splendid midfield break to set up fullback Luke Towers for a crucial second half try.
Newtown Jets 38 [Tu'u Maori 2, Chris Tuatara-Morrison 2, Luke Towers, Aiden Guerra, Russell Aitkin tries; Tu'u Maori 5 goals]
Central Coast Centurions 34 [6 tries 5 goals]
Half-time: Centurions led 10-18.
Officials: Referee, Mick Laverty; Touch judges, Jason Higgins, Richard Daizli.
Next Sunday at Henson Park (4th July) will be one of the blockbuster fixtures of the 2010 NSW Cup season. Newtown takes on competition leaders the Balmain Tigers and should the Jets win, they will leap-frog both Balmain and Canterbury-Bankstown to become the outright competition leaders after 17 rounds. This will be a great day for Jets fans to turn up in huge numbers for what should be an inner-city local derby classic. The match gets underway at the customary 3.00pm.


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Nina Pantic has lived on three continents, the East Coast, the West Coast and, now, the Midwest. She is a prototypical world traveler. At each stop, the University of Missouri senior has made her home on the fine grass, chalky clay and top paint of tennis courts. Pantic is a true tennis lifer. For the time being, she has brought her experience and tennis acumen to Columbia, Mo. But getting there wasn't easy.
Pantic was born in Belgrade, Serbia just two years after the world's current No. 1 ranked player, Novak Djokovic, and former women's No. 1 ranked player, Ana Ivanovic, were born in the same city. She didn't stay long - her parents moved to Zimbabwe when she was two - but Pantic still shares a tennis connection with her fellow Serbs. Her family would move from Zimbabwe to Canada before permanently settling in Lake Worth, Fla., when she was 11 years old. It was in Florida that Pantic took her tennis to a new level. She learned under a private coach, was home-schooled and relentlessly practiced.
"It's a big difference from a normal kid, playing all day instead of going to school," Pantic says.
The work paid off. By 2007, Pantic was ready to graduate and start college, and she was ranked as the No. 4 tennis player in the country by TennisRecruiting.net. She admits added pressure came with the high expectations.
"You are a blue chip and all that, so you're supposed to be good and winning things," Pantic says.
Pantic made her first move in seven years (an eternity for her), heading west to Westwood to play tennis for the UCLA Bruins. But amongst all the California love, there was trouble brewing.
"My freshman year was a bit of a mess," Pantic says.
Between the ages of 15-16, Pantic had accepted prize money at a pro tournament that was framed as an open invitational. The NCAA came calling. Pantic lost a half season with the team.
Like any good redemption story, the tale of Nina Pantic took an immediate turn for the better. The NCAA infraction didn't keep her down long. In the second semester of her freshman year, UCLA was in postseason play and Pantic had her chance at the spotlight. The second round (Round of 32) of the Women's Division 1 Championship had come down to her match.
"For UCLA, the second round isn't supposed to be close, but it was," Pantic says. "I was losing badly, and came back to win 6-0 in the third, and we ended up going to the Sweet Sixteen. That's the one match that really stands out in my career."
Pantic continued to play good tennis for UCLA over the next few seasons, compiling a composite 44-21 record before she came to a crossroads. Pantic knew she wanted to go to graduate school for journalism, but UCLA didn't offer the program. She got creative. She demonstrated a high level of intelligence. Nina Pantic did what so few others can do. She made the NCAA system work in her favor.
The NCAA has a rule that says you can't receive aid or compete at two institutions within one academic year. That means if Pantic accepted her scholarship and played for UCLA during the first semester of her senior year, she would have exhausted her eligibility. Pantic was set to graduate in December. She knew she would be ready to go to graduate school by 2012. So she met with the compliance staff at UCLA and devised a plan.
Pantic would finish up most of her classes during summer 2011. She would need only one more class to graduate, which she would pay for. She would not accept her athletic scholarship. Pantic was free to explore graduate schools and take a season of tennis eligibility with her.
It came down to two schools: Indiana or Missouri. Home of the world's first journalism school - founded in 1908 by Walter Williams - Missouri had a lot of academic cachet. Pantic knew she wanted to study journalism, but, in true world traveler fashion, she wasn't sure about Columbia's small airport.
"The airport situation freaked me out," Pantic says. "Other than that, I felt pretty good about [Columbia]."
Ultimately, journalism won out - Pantic calls the Missouri School of Journalism "unbeatable" - and first year Missouri Head Coach Sasha Schmid had picked up a ringer.
"It was a really great pick up for us to be able to get someone with her level of experience and the ability to have played on a Final Four team," Schmid says.
Pantic arrived in Columbia in January, only to be thrown straight into the fire. On her first weekend in her new home, the team was on the road competing. Journalism school wasn't doing her any favors, either.
"It was a disaster," Pantic says. "I was doing all these shifts for Reporting and writing all these stories. I would go straight from practice to do a story, but as I've figured it out, it's gotten a lot easier."
Despite not playing an organized tennis match since the previous April, Pantic had no trouble playing top-notch tennis; she got a win over Notre Dame's top player in Missouri's first dual match.
She made friends just as quickly. Particularly, Pantic bonded with fellow senior Jamie Mera. The two are now planning a postseason trip to Europe.
""It's weird when I think about it, because I realize I've only known her since January," Mera says. "When you are on a team together, you spend a lot of time together."
Perhaps the way Pantic has made the transition has been most impressive of all.
"It's one thing to come in and suddenly be the No. 1 singles player and No. 1 doubles combination, but she did a great job of being very humble and finding her place," Schmid says.
For the always-moving, suspension-beating, airport-scrutinizing, Europe-traveling Pantic, finding her place is just part of the game.


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The Houma-Terrebonne Chamber of Commerce's search committee is still in the process of finding a new chamber president.
The Houma-Terrebonne Chamber of Commerce's search committee is still in the process of finding a new chamber president.
"We have no target date as to when we are going to hire someone. We are going through the interview process now," said board Chairman Billy Foster.
The committee started the search for a new president about a week after Chamber President Drake Pothier resigned Oct. 26. Pothier left the position to head an Allstate insurance office in Lafayette.
Foster and Jerry Ledet, chairmen of the search committee, said the group posted ads in newspapers and online to seek applicants for president.
"We posted it locally as well as through chamber organizations and other nonprofit-type organizations," Ledet said.
"We had a list of things we were looking for. But it was mostly based upon experience and education," Foster said.
Foster said the committee has been interviewing candidates for two weeks and the process could possibly roll over in to next year.
"If we could select someone before the year is out that would be great. It's unlikely someone would start before the end of the year though. Although it's physically possible, I think it is unlikely," he said.
The staff, the executive committee, Foster and the incoming Chamber Chairwoman Jennifer Armand have banded together to pick up the workload since Pothier's resignation. Even though they have things under control, those helping out are looking forward to someone filling the position.
"The sooner the better. But with that said, we are not going to shorten the process because of time. We are going to go through the process to make sure we find the right person. We are committed to finding from within the applicants that we have to fill that position, and however long that takes that is what we are going to do," Foster said.
Pothier joined the chamber as president in 2008. Prior to that, he worked as the communications director for the Greater Lafayette Chamber of Commerce in 2002 and as the vice president of operations for the Fort Smith Regional Chamber of Commerce in Fort Smith, Ark., in 2006.
The application process is closed but could reopen if a suitable candidate is not found, chamber officials said.
Staff Writer Sable LeFrere can be reached at 857-2204 or at email@example.com.


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MEXICO CITY (AP) — Newly inaugurated President Enrique Pena Nieto and top opposition leaders signed an agreement Sunday to increase Mexico's economic growth, employment and competitiveness.
The leaders of the conservative National Action Party and the leftist Democratic Revolution Party joined Pena Nieto in signing the "Pact for Mexico." It includes measures Pena Nieto announced during his inauguration, including education reform, pensions for people 65 and older, and concessions for two new national television stations.
The 46-year-old Pena Nieto, who took office on Saturday, called the pact "historic."
"The country must be transformed without delay," he said.
Pena Nieto's Institutional Revolutionary Party ruled Mexico for 71 years before being voted out 12 years ago.
Pena Nieto has presented himself as the new face of the PRI, which ruled before with handouts, graft and rigged elections, promising clean government.
But some opponents say the party's ways haven't change and accuse it of using overspending and vote buying to win the latest election.
At times violent protests marred his inauguration, with protesters throwing stones, bottle rockets and firecrackers at police who responded with tear gas.
Mexico City Mayor Marcelo Ebrard said eight people were injured, one gravely, and 92 detained during inauguration violence.
He blamed anarchist groups for vandalism and other "barbaric acts."
Vandals smashed windows of stores, banks and a hotel and made bonfires of furniture dragged into the streets. One downtown bank office where all the windows were broken had the words "Welcome Pena" painted across the facade in green.


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Aides Say the President Plans to Send a Message to Congress That He is Prepared to Compromise on His Major Initiatives
President Barack Obama turned his focus Wednesday to how he will work with Congress in his second term, while also preparing for the expected departure of many senior administration officials.
Mr. Obama already has scheduled meetings with his senior staff to map out a path for the coming days, including one Thursday to discuss personnel. He immediately faces a fiscal crisis looming at the end of the year, with limited time to bridge differences between the parties over taxes and spending plans....


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Children 10 and over may use the range when accompanied by a parent or legal guardian. Minors under 18 must be accompanied by an adult at all times in the range and store.
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Proper attire is required. No sandals, open toed shoes, high heels, no low necklines or excessively loose clothing or jewelry.
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All firearms and magazines brought onto the range may be inspected for cleanliness, workability and safety before entering the range.
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Shooters may retrieve their own brass only. Brass must be easily accessible. Shooters may not cross the firing line or remove floor grates.
A maximum of three patrons will be assigned to each lane.
Shooters must wash their hands after they are finished shooting before they leave the range.
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By Abdi Sheikh
MOGADISHU (Reuters) - A Somali pirate kingpin nicknamed "Big Mouth" has renounced a life of hijacking ships that earned him fame and fortune before an international naval crackdown that has curbed attacks on maritime commercial and pleasure craft.
A U.N. Monitoring Group report on Somalia in 2010 said that Mohamed Abdi Hassan "Afweyne" commanded bandits in the Arabian Sea and off the Indian Ocean coast of East Africa for almost a decade, raking in millions of dollars in ransom payments.
"I have given up piracy and succeeded in encouraging more youth to give up piracy," Afweyne told Reuters on Friday.
"This came as a result of my efforts for a long period. The boys also took the decision like me. It was not due to fear from warships, it was just a decision," he said by mobile phone from his base in Adado in central Somalia.
Security analysts saw Afweyne's gesture as symbolic, saying he had already grown rich off the proceeds of piracy and seemed to have decided it was no longer worth the increasing risk.
"(Afweyne's move) may be a tacit recognition that the Somali piracy phenomenon no longer yields the lucrative criminal gains it did in previous years, thanks to successful naval operations and improved security and awareness on merchant vessels," said Rory Lamrock, intelligence analyst with security firm AKE.
"(Pirates) are getting shot up or arrested by private security companies and navies so he (Afweyne) is finding it increasingly difficult to find recruits," said Alan Cole, head of the anti-piracy program at the United Nations Office of Drugs and Crime (UNODC).
"As many as 1,500 young men have left home hoping to come back rich and not come home at all," Cole said from Nairobi, capital of Somalia's southern neighbor, Kenya.
In 2011, Somali piracy in the busy shipping lanes of the Gulf of Aden and the northwestern Indian Ocean netted $160 million, and cost the world economy some $7 billion, according to the American One Earth Future foundation.
But successful hijackings have been declining steadily since 2010 thanks to concerted patrolling by an international coalition of warships and the increasing use of armed private security guards on merchant ships.
Just seven ships were seized in the vast area of the Indian Ocean off Somalia in the first 11 months of last year, compared to 24 in the whole of 2011, after NATO, the European Union and other nations dispatched warships there.
Adado regional President Mohamed Aden Tiicey said Afweyne had actually withdrawn from active piracy some years ago, and was behind the surrender of 120 pirates over the past week.
"In 2010 our administration pardoned him and the then-interim government of Somalia also pardoned him and gave him a diplomatic passport," Tiicey said.
The U.N. Monitoring Group said last year pirate chieftains such as Afweyne were being protected by Somali authorities from arrest. It said it had evidence a diplomatic passport had been issued to Afweyne by then-Somali President Sheikh Sharif Sheikh Ahmed as a reward for what Somali officials said was Afweyne's involvement in anti-piracy activities.
The UNODC said it remained skeptical about Afweyne's announcement. "He's a criminal so is by implication dishonest, so we take this with a pinch of salt," said Cole.
The U.N. report said pirate leaders are now increasingly involved in land-based kidnap for ransom of foreign tourists and aid workers in northern Kenya and Somalia, as well as selling services as counter-piracy experts and consultants in ransom negotiations, and exploring "new types of criminal activity".
Somalia has been in chaos since warlords toppled dictator Mohamed Siad Barre in 1991. His fall spawned clan warfare and Qaeda-linked al-Shabaab militants who are fighting to topple the Mogadishu government and impose a harsh brand of Islamic law.
(Additional reporting by Jonathan Saul in London and Richard Lough in Nairobi; Writing by James Macharia; Editing by Mark Heinrich)


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3 Dec 2012 09:37:06 AM
Recap: Khalidov Submits Grove, Michal Materla Joins the First-Punch KO Hall of Fame at KSW 21: Final Resolution
We're not sure if Mamed Khalidov has been workshopping any nickname ideas, but as the unofficial authorities on this subject, we'd like to suggest "The Compactor." Because for the past two or so years, Khalidov has been making his living collecting the UFC's trash and shredding them into bite-sized pieces before disposing of them like yesterday's leftovers. In this regard, his victory over TUF 3 winner Kendall Grove was a success, as he secured a rarely seen achilles lock to put Grove away inside the distance. But in a way, the win was one of Khalidov's less impressive performances in recent memory. I mean, he even let Grove get to the second round for Chrissakes, and considering UFC veterans like Rodney Wallace, James "WHY ME?!" Irvin, Matt Lindland, and Jesse Taylor couldn't make it out of the second minute, it really makes you wonder just why Khalidov decided to dick around for as long as he did.
We kid, we kid. In his last six fights, Khalidov has scored two victories by knockout, one by armbar, one by kneebar, one by guillotine, and one by the aforementioned Achilles lock. The man is as close to a human Swiss army knife as you will ever find, and once the UFC offers him a contract worth more than the paper it's printed on, expect to see him making waves stateside.
Unfortunately, the video of his fight with Grove in unembeddable, so you'll have to go here to check it out.
After the jump: Videos of the night's co-main event — which pitted Rodney Wallace against Michael Materla for the KSW middleweight title — and the scrap between UFC veterans Matt Horwich and Terry Martin.Read More DIGG THIS


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Local energy companies are urging caution this holiday season with holiday lights and other decorations.
Local energy companies are urging caution this holiday season with holiday lights and other decorations.
"Electricity is a wonderful thing, but it could also be a dangerous thing. You have to respect it," said Houma-based Entergy regional manager Henry Gernhauser.
One thing to look for when buying lights is the UL or Underwriter Laboratories sticker that indicates they are safe.
"Most quality lights have a UL sticker on them, which means they were tested by the government to be safe. It's kind of like a Good Housekeeping Seal of Approval," said Joe Ticheli, general manager of the South Louisiana Electric Cooperative Association.
When using lights from past years, people should examine them closely before putting them up, electric company officials said. Check for empty sockets, frayed or completely damaged wiring and/or broken bulbs.
"We sometimes don't want to throw things away. But when it comes to safety, it's worth the investment. Electricity is not something you should cut corners on with the equipment or materials you are using," Gernhauser said.
Empty sockets can be particularly hazardous around children, Ticheli said.
"They could stick something in there. They could stick a paper clip in there. Their finger could get shocked," he said.
Broken bulbs are a problem because a live string of lights with the filament exposed has no barrier or glass casing to protect the electricity running through it. The exposed filament could possibly start a fire or shock you.
"Folks get shocked fooling with these things, or they may have wires that cause a spark and can't get to them before they cause a problem," Gernhauser said.
Here are some other tips:
- When hanging lights outside, use fiberglass or wooden ladders because they do not conduct electricity. Make sure lights are designated for outdoor use, and keep connections and lights off the ground by hanging them over wooden stakes. Stay away from overhead power lines and only work with three-wire grounded extension cords.
- Never use flammable decorations near a heat source, and avoid using lights on a metallic tree.
- Keep bulbs from touching branches and avoid heat sources. Other causes of fires are candles, electrical malfunctions and decorative lights.
- When buying a real tree, make sure it is fresh and green, and put it in a stand with water away from heaters or fireplaces. The stand should be filled with water at all times.
- Do not overload extension cords or outlets, and place wires where they cannot trip anyone. Running wires under rugs is also not a good idea.
- Turn off all the lights when away from home or sleeping.
- Use a timer for the lights.
- Consider using smaller, cool-burning LED lights, which are more energy efficient than other lights.
"This is supposed to be a joyous holiday season. We don't want folks to have a tragedy. We want everyone to enjoy it," Gernhauser said.
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is there any word on the openness of drivers? a big part of the appeal of the neo is that the majority of the drivers (where legal) are open-source. any widespread adoption of these modules will probably stall straight away if there are no open drivers/useful documentation available myfanwy 00:59, 7 November 2007 (CET)
They provide the Angstrom Linux which is based on Open Embedded. So I would assume that drivers are the standard drivers of the Linux kernel. Well, WiFi, Bluetooth, GPS and GSM may only be available as (USB) serial data interfaces to some black-box modules. hns 17:37, 7 November 2007 (GMT)
Last I checked, the wifi was non-functional under Linux. Unfortunately, that suggests that it doesn't have open drivers, but perhaps it was only a temporary situation. wisp 19:20, 7 November 2007 (CET) -- apparently I was wrong. Support is now planned for December http://www.compulab.co.il/x270em/html/x270-em-os-support.htm wisp 19:35, 7 November 2007 (CET)
in lieu of developing on actual hardware, an emulator would be mighty useful. does one exist for the compulab hardware? is it much of a process to put one together? myfanwy 01:22, 7 November 2007 (CET)
The device is a "pure" module with everything except a case. To get one, we will need
- someone who can make a mechanical construction
- someone who can nicely design it (and decide about colors, materials, haptics)
- someone who can produce low quantities at a reasonable price (< $50 per units)
Ideas? Proposals? Links? Friends? Volunteers? hns 17:37, 7 November 2007 (GMT)
What would really be the best is if we could find a company who built a touchscreen phone based on this (with case and all) - purchase and reflash :) wisp 19:41, 7 November 2007 (CET)


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Apocalypto (UK - DVD R2)
Scott McKenzie takes a look at Mel Gibson's bloodthirsty action movie...
Jaguar Paw is a young Mayan hunter, helping to provide for his pregnant wife, son and their village by hunting in the jungle with his tribe. Their simple idyllic life is thrown into turmoil when their village is invaded and the men are taken through the jungle to the city to be sacrificed. Jaguar Paw manages to hide his wife and child in a chasm and, after managing to escape from the city, he has to make it back to his family before his captors catch up to him and get medieval on his ass.
Just a few films into his directorial career, one thing is clear: Mel Gibson loves a bit of public torture. William Wallace was ripped to pieces in front of a crowd in Braveheart, Jesus had a hard time all the way through The Passion of the Christ and now we get Mayans chopped up and thrown off the top of a pyramid. According to Mad Max the historian, the past was brutal and he doesn't think twice about showing us his version of events, whether it's beheadings, clubbings or a warrior getting his face mauled by a jaguar. We're not talking the same level of gore as The Passion of the Christ, but Apocalypto is not for the faint hearted.
Apocalypto operates under the pretence that it's a historical document showing the downfall of the Mayan society. As we follow Jaguar Paw's journey from the jungle to the heart of the city we can see the slavery and disease that has tipped civilisation past the point of no return. The city-dwelling Mayan leaders are shown as savages, eager to appease their God and maintain the loyalty of their followers with ritual sacrifice. Is this approach racist? Maybe, but certainly not to the same degree as the complaints that were levelled against The Passion. Other than what we see in the background during Jaguar Paw's journey to the city and back, the actions of the characters serve only to move the story along because beneath the historical epic exterior, Apocalypto is an exciting chase movie that sticks closely to conventions of the action genre.
The story is a simple there-and-back-again chase but the execution is excellent. The idea of a man running for his life is something that anyone can identify with and the handheld camera work means the visuals move as fast as the story. Even though Apocalypto uses unknown actors speaking Mayan dialogue, the film is very easy to get into, more so than Mel Gibson's last film. Not bound by the scriptures, he can take more time to establish the characters and develop our emotional investment in Jaguar Paw and his family.
There are a couple of minor problems though. Whether the screenwriter had a tight deadline to meet or the filmmakers thought they could somehow throw some lines in to appeal to modern audiences, there are a small number of lines in the screenplay that took me out of the film. Lines like 'He's f____d' and 'I'm walking here!' are pure twenty-first century dialogue and could easily have been replaced with a historical alternative. My second complaint is the ending. Taking more than a little inspiration from Predator and other jungle-bound action movies, the event that prompts the resolution comes straight out of Lord of the Flies. The lack of originality is not what irks me though. Without giving too much away, I'll say that what happens is at odds with the quote at the beginning of the film describing the way a civilisation will destroy itself.
Those complaints aside, there's a lot to recommend here. Apocalypto is a visceral, non-stop action movie that will keep you gripped from beginning to end. On the other hand, you might want to consult other sources if you want a concise history of the Mayan civilisation. The good significantly outweighs the bad though and if Apocalypto doesn't excite you, your heart has probably stopped beating.
Apocalypto is presented with a colourful 1.85:1 anamorphic picture. There are very small black bands at the top and bottom of the picture, but I had been hoping for a wider frame given the epic scope of the film. As you will find out in the extra features, the Mexican jungle was picked as the filming location because the foliage isn't too dense and allows the camera to look deep into the jungle. The picture represents this well, with good detail in the backgrounds.
There are three audio tracks available: stereo, Dolby 5.1 surround and DTS 5.1. For this review I selected the DTS track and I wasn't disappointed. Ambient noises sound great coming through the rear speakers and give you a jungle atmosphere in the comfort of your front room. The music and dialogue are pitched at the right level but occasional sound effects are louder, especially the jaguar's roar, which works well and adds to the excitement of those scenes.
Mel Gibson and co-producer Farhad Safinia provide a commentary track. Maybe Mel isn't used to doing commentary tracks or maybe he recorded it late at night while his kids were sleeping but he's very softly spoken. Their conversations focus heavily on location scouting, casting and the massive amount of work that had to go into the costumes and makeup, especially the city scenes where seven hundred extras were used.
'Becoming Mayan: Creating Apocalypto' is a decent making-of featurette showing plenty of on-set footage and interviews with the crew. Be warned if you listen to the commentary track first—the subject matter overlaps quite a lot. A deleted scene is provided with optional commentary but it's very short. It's highly unlikely this is the only deleted scene so I have to wonder why they bothered.
Apocalypto works very well as an action movie, more so than as a historical document. The transfer looks and sounds great but the package is let down by the slight set of extras. This is a must-see movie but I'm expecting a features-loaded special edition to arrive sooner or later.
Review by Scott McKenzie
Suitable only for persons of 18 years and over
Disc Details
Release Date: 11th June 2007
Discs: 1
Disc Type: Single side, dual layer
RCE: No
Video: PAL
Aspect: 1.78:1
Anamorphic: Yes
Colour: Yes
Audio: Dolby Digital Mayan Stereo, Dolby Digital Mayan 5.1 Surround, Dolby Digital Mayan DTS
Subtitles: English
Extras: Filmmakers Commentary, Deleted Scene With Optional Commentary, Becoming Mayan: Creating Apocalypto Featurette
Easter Egg: No
Feature Details
Director: Mel Gibson
Cast: Rudy Youngblood, Dalia Hernández, Jonathan Brewer, Morris Birdyellowhead, Carlos Emilio Báez
Genre: Action, Adventure and Horror
Length: 132 minutes
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Chronic venous insufficiency is a problem with how your veins are working. Veins collect blood from the body to bring back to the heart. The veins have one-way valves throughout the blood vessel that keep the blood moving in the right direction, toward the heart. When these valves do not close properly, blood can leak backwards. This can cause a back up of blood in the veins especially areas of the body where veins must work against gravity like the legs.
Chronic venous insufficiency is caused by higher than normal pressure in the veins and damage to the valves that keep blood flowing toward the heart. It can be caused by blood clots or swelling and inflammation of the veins. Blood clots in the legs can damage the valves in the veins. When people get chronic venous insufficiency after a blood clot, it may be referred to as post-thrombotic syndrome. When it occurs after phlebitis, it may be referred to as post-phlebitic syndrome.
Causes of chronic venous insufficiency include:
- Deep vein thrombosis
- Phlebitis
- Absence or weakness of valves in the leg veins that is inherited at birth
- Increased venous pressure in the legs for any reason
Risk Factors
Chronic venous insufficiency is more common in women and in people aged 50 years and older. Other factors that may increase your chance of getting chronic venous insufficiency include:
Chronic venous insufficiency may cause:
- Swelling of the legs
Pain in the legs, especially after walking:
- Aching
- Dullness
- Tiredness
- Cramping
- Red or brown darkening of the skin on the legs
- Varicose veins
- Ulcers on legs, especially around the inside of the ankles
- Scaling skin on legs
- Hard, leathery skin on legs
You will be asked about your symptoms and medical history. A physical exam will be done.
Images may be taken of your bodily structures. This can be done with:
Treatment is aimed at maintaining blood flow and preventing it from pooling. Treatment involves the following:
Improving Blood Flow
Special elastic stockings that squeeze the veins in the legs may be advised. They will help keep the blood from pooling. You may also be advised to raise your feet and legs above the level of your heart while resting or sleeping. You may need to do this several times a day.
Therapeutic massage of the lower legs may be advised to reduce discomfort and to drain fluid buildup.
Walking and specific exercises for your legs and feet may help. Long periods of sitting and standing should be avoided.
Skin Care
Mineral bath therapy may help to improve skin redness. Bandages or antibiotic cream may be advised to help prevent skin infection. Wearing compression stockings may also promote healing.
Sclerotherapy or Ablation
Sclerotherapy may be advised. It involves injecting a caustic material into the affected veins. Scar tissue fills the veins. The blood is rerouted through functioning veins. Ablation is another procedure used to treat the veins. A tiny electrode is inserted into the affected vein. Electricity scars the vein and blocks it off.
With both treatments, the body will resorb the nonfunctional vein over time.
Surgery is reserved for the few cases that do not respond to conservative treatment. The type of surgery will depend on the cause of the condition and the results of testing. Some possibilities include:
- Valve repair
- Vein stripping to remove the faulty vein.
- Bypass surgery—A new length of artificial vein is connected to two areas of the malfunctioning vein. This allows the blood flow to bypass the area that is not working.
To help reduce your chance of developing chronic venous insufficiency, take these steps:
- Maintain a healthful weight.
- Exercise regularly.
- If you smoke, talk to your doctor about how to quit.
- Avoid standing or sitting for long periods of time.
- Avoid wearing restrictive clothing such as girdles or belts.
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George and Tessie Dyer, March 5, 1980. Interview H-0161.
Community Life and Union Organizing Among Charlotte Mill Workers: George and Tessie Dyer discuss their jobs in Charlotte cotton mills and their lives outside of work. They describe their childhood and the work their parents and grandparents did. They recall the parties and social events that their friends participated in after work. The interview ends with their observations about local union activity.
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The Arizona Cardinals have signed free-agent WR Jarett Dillard (Lions), TE Alex Gottlieb (Lions) and OT Paul Fanaika (Seahawks). The team also signed street free-agent WR Robert Gill. Terms of the contracts were not disclosed.
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The Detroit Lions have informed OG Pat Boyle, DE Ugo Chinasa, TE Alex Gottlieb, WR Nate Hughes, DT Edmon McClam, LB Carmen Messina, WR Wallace Miles, DT Tracy Robertson, CB Ross Weaver and TE Austin Wells they will be released.
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The Detroit Lions have agreed to terms with undrafted rookie free-agent WR Troy Burrell (Wayne State), DE Edmon McClam (Old Dominion), OG Pat Boyle (Temple), TE Austin Wells (Northern Iowa), CB Alonzo Lawrence (Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College), DT Michael Cosgrove (Idaho), TE Alex Gottlieb (William & Mary), PK Derek Dimke (Illinois), QB Kellen Moore (Boise State), WR Patrick Edwards (Houston), OG Rodney Austin (Elon), LB Carmen Messina (New Mexico), LB Ronnie Sneed (Kentucky), OL Quinn Barham (Penn State), WR Jared Karstetter (Washington State), DE Monte Lewis (Jacksonville State), OL J.C. Oram (Weber State) and S Sam Proctor (Oklahoma). Terms of the contracts were not disclosed.
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