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13-08-2010, 23:04 | #1 | ||||||||||
Seabass talks ml online, & stadium editor
13-08-2010, 23:56 | #2 | ||||||||
Thanks for that mate I was happy to take a look at the Stadium Editor and get good and confident comments from Seabass.. Hopefully it will come through as the leading Football game for the first time in this "Next-Gen" period "
14-08-2010, 03:14 | #3 | ||||||||
Why is it that only PS3 & PC get to use audio files for team names & leagues... fark me what a joke! Stadium editor looks frikken flash though!
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The MLO looks really good. I´m not a fan of the online soccer gaming as I usually brake my keyboard when I lose nah kidding. Can´t wait for the videos from the beta test and gamescon And I must say it´s really promising that there will be a online beta, for me it´s a sign that they have fixed the lag issues but if there´s the same amount of lag in the beta as in their last Pes games they will lose alot of money.
14-08-2010, 05:06 | #5 | ||||||||
So players are stocks, basically. Don't like it, makes it more difficult to build a team that is both unique AND quality. Dilutes the experience on both ends. :^(
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^I disagree. More challenge is a welcome and a bonus because like in real life. Get good results, which in terms mean more money, and then you can invest. But fail results, and you won't be able to get good players.
If there was a system where anyone can pick out a team, anyone would be Chelsea, Man utd, barcelona, real madrid...... and that would suck.
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I dont really like the transfer part, i just like the possibility of promotion, relism, euorpa league, fa cup football and champions league football
Then the whole stadium creator thing, i think im gonna cream myself |
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waaw !!! master league online will become great addition of pes 2011
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whoa did I hear ur gonna have to pay to play???
if so wack... |
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the voices in your head?
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There should be, imo, one instance of each team and player per MLO server, which could be initially allotted in any number of ways. The current system accounts for many more players simultaneously, but is far less realistic and will suffer from the same balance and variety problems as regular VS matches (plus, given how empty Legends is much of the time, will MLO really need to be so huge and unrestricted? The average PES online player isn't dedicated to anything other than running down the wing with Messi and cutting it back). Now, if MLO can be played in private Communities, it would be fine, as the participants would be able to work out issues beforehand via competition stipulations. |
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Yeah I think there should be 1 Rooney, 1 Messi etc per league and the team you get selected to you is just pot luck really or maybe better players start with weaker teams than the poorer players to even the game out!
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If the game will be really difficult in terms of keeping all the stars, then it's fine. But in the end, I think it will be difficult to keep on winning forever so at some point, you're gonna have to sell your stars. Seabass, made a point clear. IT'S BETTER TO RAISE YOUR OWN STARS AND BUY PROMISING YOUG PLAYERS INSTEAD OF BUYING THE WELL KNOWN ONES BECAUSE THEY'RE CHEAPER AND EASIER TO KEEP. So, if the game will be difficult for you to keep all those stars, then it's fine. But if it will be easy, then there will be a problem. Also, I don't think it's fair that only 1 man in a league could play with messi because that would become a first come first serve type of mode. ALSO, THE OTHER THINGS YOU MENTIONED WERE GAMEPLAY ISSUES. If and I mean IF they are fixed, and you can defend well like in pes 6 and 5, then there won't be much of a problem with people abusing of the R1 button. I hope it's fixed though.
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I remember playing in master league with manchester united and i had alan smith, i tried to sell him but he wouldn't go, then a few seasons later, hes world class and almost as good as rooney and ronaldo |
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You don't need to shout. I know that it's better to find hidden gems for cheap. I've never bought a "superstar" in all the years I've been playing ML. I spend hours searching for free transfers, kids in the last year of their contracts and under a certain salary cap. However, that's not the way the many other people play (or want to play), and it wouldn't surprise me if a load of people don't bother with it if the system won't allow them to buy and keep their heroes. Keep in mind, I'm in the US, so the number of PES players is tiny compared to Europe and Asia, and most of them don't know much about the sport beyond a superficial level.
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Danielle Bux
Age: 29
Food Heaven: "Japanese food because you can just eat so much of it."
Food Hell: Fried food
Model and former air stewardess Danielle Bux is hoping her temper doesn't reach boiling point in the kitchen.
The fiancé of footballing legend Gary Lineker admits that he is worried how her temper will fare in the kitchen whilst the model reveals that she shakes with fear at the mere mention of Marco's name.
"They are [her family] all really excited [about me being in the show]. I think Gary is slightly worried about my temper - it's not bad but when it goes it goes."
"He [Marco] is scary, I am really quite nervous about meeting him. [Last series] the first couple of shows he was really hardcore and full on and then he became more of a mentor as the show went on, which was lovely actually really nice - just the thought of him and I start shaking."
Admitting to having basic culinary skills, Danielle admits she is hoping to expand on her current signature dishes which consist of lasagne, beef stew and roast dinner.
"I've got a daughter, Ella, who is seven and Gary's boys are between 11 and 17, so trying to get them to eat is just a nightmare. I made a lasagne last week and George, Gary's oldest, asked if I made it myself and I said 'yeah' and he said 'what from scratch?'"
Open to the prospect of being confrontational with her fellow celebrities, the sexy model confesses that what she hopes to gain most from this experience is to impress the legendary Marco.
"I love working with people, I am a people person and quite looking forward to that but I think I could snap if someone gets in my way. I would be the person who would tell them. I would say to their face, not their back, 'pull your finger out'. I will not be walked all over, if I feel like someone is taking the p*ss I will tell them straight."
"The person I am most keen on impressing is Marco, I want to prove myself to him, I don't want him thinking I am just some dippy Welsh bird who is incapable…. I want to try and get the respect from Marco because I really respect him. If I come out and he says to me 'well done you tried hard' then that would be enough for me."
While a fan of the legendary chef, it's actually another TV chef that Danielle often turns to for help when in her own kitchen.
"My favourite is Jamie Oliver, because he cooks for normal people, we can all follow a recipe but he doesn't use fancy ingredients. You know I can just come in at the end of the day and cook from Jamie Oliver with stuff I have in the fridge, that's the reason I really like him."
Whilst she admits to having no experience working in a restaurant, the glamorous model feels her previous job as an air stewardess means she is used to coping in stressful situations.
"I worked as an air hostess and they have kitchens on board and it is far more stressful than you would think. When you are doing the upper class meals you have to do the mains, the starters, the deserts, the tea, the coffee, it is not like you have just one task at hand. They all want to eat at the same time and I used to get really stressed out."
Revealing that her favourite food is Japanese and Italian, Danielle says that her most memorable meal was her first date with fiancé and Match of The Day presenter, Gary Lineker when she was too nervous to eat her meal.
"My first date with Gary was the most memorable meal. I was so nervous that I couldn't eat my food. I don't know why I was so nervous…He (Gary) took me to an Italian in Knightsbridge with a lovely little fireplace. And actually when I went to the toilet he said he finished my pasta off for me. He said I though you were one of those model types who never ate, and I said 'no, I'm not, I was just nervous.'"
After Hell's Kitchen, Danielle and Gary will be working together on their first project which will see the pair featuring in a travelogue around Northern Ireland.
"I'm doing a new show with Gary called Northern Exposure. It's a travelogue and we go around Northern Ireland looking at the countryside and getting involved in activities such as rock climbing and wind surfing. It's our first job together and I'm so excited to be working with him."
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Archie comics artist Dan Parent will appear at Casablanca Comics in Portland, ME on March 3rd from 11:00am until 2:00pm. Learn more at http://casablancacomics.com/Events.html.
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Archie comics artist Dan Parent will appear at Casablanca Comics in Portland, ME on March 3rd from 11:00am until 2:00pm. Learn more at http://casablancacomics.com/Events.html.
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UPDATE: According to http://www.comicsbeat.com/2012/02/29/more-on-comic-con-episode-iv-a-fans-hope-opening/ the tour has been cancelled.
"Comic-Con Episode IV: A Fan's Hope" is a documentary about the San Diego Comic-Con directed by Morgan Spurlock ("Super Size Me") and produced by Joss Whedon, Stan Lee, and Harry Knowles. The film is being presented in a live tour, and so far there's one date in New England: April 15th at Oakdale in Wallingford, CT. The website http://comicconmovie.com/ is a little vague on who exactly will be in attendance, but it does promise that the "VIP Gold Bundle includes an exclusive meet and greet with photos and autographs, a VIP gift bag and mystery Comic-Con action figure." Find venue information at http://oakdale.com/index.
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On March 24th the Vermont Small Press & Comic Fair will be held in Winooski, VT.
This first-ever annual Vermont Small Press & Comic Fair is a celebration of alternative publishing in Vermont. The fair is open to DIY 'zine makers, illustrators, comic artists, book artists, graphic novelists, independent publishers of every type.
The fair is organized using the highly successful model of Montreal's Expozine. Since 2002, Expozine has introduced thousands of people each year to alternative publishing. Their annual event, which takes place the last weekend of November in Montreal, helps "the public discover the multitude of local publications that fall outside the mainstream. It's also become a place where the small press community and local writers and artists make new connections and plan future collaborations. The event attracts thousands of visitors eager to purchase material they might not find elsewhere." In using this model, organizers of the Vermont Small Press & Comic Fair hope to create similar enthusiasm in Vermont's creative community.
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The pop culture convention ConnectiCon will be held in Hartford, CT the weekend of July 13th-15th. Events include gaming, cosplay, contests, and of course shopping. Guests scheduled so far include voice actors Carlos Ferro, Jon St. John and Rachel Robinson.
ConnectiCon is New England's ONLY massively, multi-genre pop culture convention, the convention's focus is on all things pop culture and does every genre of pop culture in as big a way as possible. The event attracted over 8,000 members in 2011, and expects to have over 10,000 members attend its 10th annual convention in 2012.
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JiffyCon is a one-day gaming convention focusing on board games and small-press, independently published roleplaying games. The next one will be held April 28th at Modern Myths Comics and Games in Northampton, MA. See the details at http://jiffycon.blogspot.com/.
Bill Griffith, creator of "Zippy the Pinhead," will present a collection of his early pre-Zippy underground comics called Bill Griffith: Lost & Found at Real Art Ways in Hartford, CT on March 3rd at 3:00pm. Get the details at http://www.realartways.org/events.htm#griffith.
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Adam Savage and Jamie Hyneman are bringing their "MythBusters: Behind the Myths" live tour to Hartford, CT on March 31st at 8:00pm.
The all-new, live stage show "MythBusters Behind the Myths," starring Jamie Hyneman and Adam Savage, co-hosts of the Emmy-nominated Discovery series MythBusters," promises to be an unexpected evening of on-stage experiments, audience participation, rocking video and behind-the-scenes stories. For the first time ever, fans will join Jamie and Adam on stage and assist in their mind-twisting and not always orthodox approach to science.
"MythBusters Behind the Myths" brings you face to face with the curious world of Jamie and Adam as the duo matches wits on stage with each other and members of the audience.
Learn more at http://www.mythbusterstour.com/hartford-tickets/.
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The Center for Human Development in Springfield, MA, is sponsoring "Heroes in Our Midst," a family event from the "Salute to Families Lecture Series" featuring a panel discussion with the following comics artists:
Dan Slott, Head Writer for Marvel's Amazing Spider-Man comic book series
Sarah Kinney, Writer for Nancy Drew graphic novels and 175 Disney comics
Jack Purcell, Freelance Comic Artist who has worked for Disney, Marvel and DC Comics
A reception and book signing will follow the program.
The event will take place March 4th from 3:00-5:00pm at Amherst College. For details see http://www.chd.org/index.php/items-62/events/Spider-Man-and-Nancy-Drew-writers-featured-at-Family-Outreach-of-Amherst-Salute-to-Families-Event.html.
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Steampunks, mad scientists and time travelers will arrive in Waltham, MA the weekend of May 11th-13th for the 2012 Watch City Festival, a steampunk street festival that takes over locations throughout downtown Waltham. Previously known as Steampunk City, the Watch City Festival is a fundraiser for the Charles River Museum of Industry and Innovation. There will be vendors, craft demonstrations, movie screenings, an art show, street performers, musical performances, and more! Keep an eye on http://steampunkcitywaltham.com to keep up with the latest developments.
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Too many red flags being seen on "America's news media," for me to believe that Russia is not the (master-mind) behind all that is going on in Syria?
First, it was Russia's warning America not to strike Syria by; Vladimir Putin? Then Vladimir sends his "law makers" in hopes to stop the congress from pass a Yes vote on the Syrian Crisis! Russia is likely to get that block from the U.S. Congress? But, I mean why, is this Russian President working so hard to stop America? The Russian President is even working harder than Assad is, in stopping America? Really!
Since the election of Putin in Russia, his country has prospered in economic job growth, wages, oil and gas strategies brought in by; Putin and his regime? Yes, the Russian President has taken his own country pretty much by hostage. Even lengthened his term for presidency, through law makers to stay in office longer then the previous Russian President's…I believe, Putin to be a merciless dictator!
Many question is, how Vladimir Putin is able to do all this for Russia? I believe it's the deal that Iran, Russia and Syria have worked on for years! I call it, "The IRS Conspiracy!" Iran's motive would be to develop nuclear weapons so they need Russia for their cause. Russia needs Syria and Iran's oil for their growing economy with oil and gas! And Syria needs Russia in dropping the chemical bombs on his people and the opposition and to keep America from putting the cuff on Assad for, crimes against humanity. So, far the plan is working like a dream for Iran, Russia and Syria! There has been no international interference, none!
The poor Syrian people are at the expenses of these, 3 country's motives and profits!
Russia and Syria are making quite a profit, killing Syrian people! The Syrian people don't want Assad and his Regime! And Assad knows this so, he has no problems dropping "chemical weapons" on his residents and neighborhoods in Syria also using (cluster bombs) from Assad's air-defense on Syrian people. Probably done by; Russian pilots?
I would like to add: The Boston Bombing -- that took place in April 2013, I wonder if that had anything to do with Russia and Syria's tension over America's possible intervention on Syria? Don't know? But, it would be a good way to back off America if America over stepped? I'm sure Russian intelligence would be aware of America's intentions on Syria, long before it made it to Television in Aug, 21st, which happened to be the day, Putin retired from the KGB almost to the hour years ago?
The war plan with America going to Syria should be changed? A small strike intervention on Syria won't accomplish anything. That's a given! Having both "genocidal murdering thugs," both Vladimir Putin and Bashar Al-Assad captured and prosecuted for war crimes and crimes against humanity would be proper justice…
This President of Russia is in way over his head…
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text: 29 July 2003 Here is the first announcement for the annual meeting of the IGCP464 project. Best regards Allan Chivas/Adriana Garcia School of Geosciences University of Wollongong NSW 2522 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ INTERNATIONAL GEOLOGICAL CORRELATION PROGRAM 464 "CONTINENTAL SHELVES DURING THE LAST GLACIAL CYCLE" ANNUAL CONFERENCE 14-19 December 2003, Wollongong, Australia The annual conference of the IGCP464 has been re-scheduled and it will take place during 14-19 December 2003, at the University of Wollongong, approximately 60km south of Sydney, Australia. The meeting comprises scientific presentations; short courses, of relevance for both professional scientists and graduate students; and two field trips to the south coast of New South Wales (i.e. within 200km of Sydney). CONFERENCE THEMES Virtually all papers on continental shelves are likely to be relevant as the project has four working groups, namely physical stratigraphy, chemical stratigraphy, applied aspects (e.g. resources and engineering), and human interactions with shelves. In the conference, academic exchange and discussion will be focused on the following scientific aspects: * Depth of the eustatic minimum: position of sea level at the LGM, similarities and differences among tidal/non tidal, high/low wave energy, tropical/temperate/periglacial shelves. * Palaeogeography: formation of continental land-bridges, narrowing or closure of straits and seaways, changes to littoral dynamics, sea/land interaction, coastal evolution, palaeobiological changes * Palaeoclimate since the Last Interglacial: indications on palaeo-rainfall/paleohydrology during LGM (i.e. why river courses did not cut incised valleys down to the LGM sea-level depth?), palaeo-wave climate (i.e. why lowstand deposits are more redistributed along the coast than are transgressive and highstand deposits), palaeoconditions on high- and low-latitude shelves (i.e. water temperature and coral reefs, palaeomonsoon, de-glaciation patterns), palaeo-morphology (i.e. shelf morphology evolution during sea level fall, lowstand and rise), palaeo-biology (i.e. microfossils and palynology as indicators of water chemistry and vegetation patterns) * Stratigraphy: possible definition of a sea-level fall/lowstand limit, application of sequence-stratigraphic concepts to the last eustatic cycle: Is the actualism applicable to the study of continental shelfs? * Geochemistry, specially stable isotopes, chemical stratigraphy for palaeoclimate condition and stratigraphic correlation * Heritage on human culture: witnesses of environmental changes and shelf narrowing on human pre-history (disappearance of flat coastal areas suitable for cultural/population transmigrations, constant flooding situation, abrupt sea-level rise in enclosed basins such as the Black Sea) * Applications: Carbon Cycle, control on global climate, coastline changes controlling sediment re-distribution, neotectonics, hydrogeological indications, long-term littoral budget, shelf mineral resources, engineering geology, coastal management. PROGRAM Scientific sessions, ice-break welcome, business meetings, conference dinner Sunday 14 December: Evening, registration, ice-breaker and welcome. Monday 15 December: Preliminary business meeting and scientific sessions Tuesday 16 December: Scientific and business meeting Conference Dinner Short Courses Wednesday 17 December: Three short courses on seismic stratigraphy; geochronology (with laboratory tours) and stable-isotope geochemistry, as applied to continental-shelf sediments. We will try to make arrangements to permit persons to attend all three, or at least two, of these courses, if they so wish. Researchers not attending the short courses will have a day off to visit Sydney and surroundings Field excursions Thursday 18 and Friday 19 December: Field excursion, around and to the south of Wollongong to a particularly scenic coastline with post-glacial barrier lagoons and marine/non-marine transitions. The accommodation on Thursday night will be in Wollongong. It will also be possible to choose to attend only one of the days of the excursion if participants do not have time for both days (more details will be given in the third circular). VENUE University of Wollongong, School of Geosciences (web site: http://www.uow.edu.au) TRANSPORT TO VENUE It is expected that most participants, especially from overseas, will arrive at Sydney airport on Sunday 14 December. The conference will operate a shuttle bus to collect persons at two times on Sunday, for transport to Wollongong. There is also a regular train service from Sydney airport to Wollongong, and several commercial shuttle bus services, the latter requiring booking in advance. Further advice about these will be provided later when delegatesí travel plans are clearer. AIR TRAVEL (PLEASE READ IT IS IMPORTANT) December is a busy time of the year for international air travel. Intending participants should try to book flights well in advance of their travel, as flights just before Christmas into and particularly out of Australia may be heavily subscribed. REGISTRATION AND COSTS The registration costs have been calculated to cover only the actual costs, and a lower student fee is included to encourage their participation. However the fees are relatively low, by international standards. Because the conference is modular, it is possible to attend any or all of the following three segments. Sunday ice-breaker, Scientific sessions (Mon/Tues) and Conference Dinner Researchers:A$180 Students:A$150 Short courses (Wednesday): A$30 Field trips (Thursday/Friday): A$70 Total: Researchers:A$280 Students:A$250 The exchange rate for Australian dollar is 1A$= 0,56Euro or 0,67US$ The above fees include abstract volume, field guidebook, bus transport from Sydney airport, ice-breaker welcome, conference dinner, lunches, and morning/afternoon tea or coffee. Evening meals could be of delegatesí choosing, but we will also offer to bus persons to particular restaurants in downtown Wollongong and return, on each night. Accommodation could be also of delegatesí own choice, but we will offer university accommodation at A$55/night (i.e. approx. US$34 or Euros 30), which includes breakfast. The university accommodation (Kooloobong) consists of units and each unit has 5 locked single bedrooms sharing a bathroom, kitchen and lounge room. DEADLINES 12 September 2003: deadline for request of funding for developing countryís researchers (accompanied by abstract submission). 21 November 2003: deadline for abstract submission and registration fee FURTHER DEADLINES Submission of abstracts and registration fees will be required by Friday 21 November 2003, except for persons applying for financial assistance (see below). Details of these procedures will be included in a further circular for distribution to respondents and will be available in the projectís web page http://tetide.geo.uniroma1.it/igcp464 CONFERENCE FORMAT The IGCP464 conferences will emphasise the exchange of information among participants as it is possible that some researchers from hosting countries will attend only one meeting. To avoid the loss of this valuable information, all presenters, including those for oral presentations, will be requested to produce a digital version of their presentation. The poster should be prepared as Corel Draw or Word file saving them as HTML, the oral presentations as Power Point or Word files. The files should be recorded on floppy disk (if possible) or in CD ROM and given to the organizers at the conference. FINANCIAL SUPPORT IGCP-464 funds will be available to partially support a limited number of speakers from developing countries. No one person will receive full funding for their travel. Such funds will be provided cash-in-hand to recipients during the conference. Applications for such funding, including the abstract of the proposed oral paper, should be submitted to Allan Chivas (toschi at uow.edu.au) by Friday 12 September, 2003. This earlier deadline is required to give IGCP headquarters, Paris, sufficient time to approve the funding which is recipient-specific. ORGANISING COMMITTEE Allan Chivas and Adriana Garcia School of Geosciences, University of Wollongong NSW 2522, Australia (toschi at uow.edu.au adriana at uow.edu.au) Francesco L. Chiocci, Dipartimento Scienze della Terra, Università di Roma "La Sapienza", Piazzale Aldo Moro 5, 00185 Roma, Italia (francesco.chiocci at uniroma1.it) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ REGISTRATION FORM Please answer before September 12, 2003 Family and First Name: Institution: Address: Zip code: City: Country: Tel.: Fax: E-mail: Participation in: Scientific Sessions Yes/No Short Courses: Yes /No Seismic stratigraphy Geochronology Stable-isotope geochemistry Field Trip: No One day Two days Presenting a paper? 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Egypt church bombing probe focuses on local group
ALEXANDRIA, Egypt (AP) — Egyptian police are focusing their investigation into the New Year's suicide bombing of a church on a group of Islamic hard-liners inspired by al Qaeda and based in the Mediterranean port city of Alexandria, where the attack killed 21 people, security officials said Sunday.
The bombing touched off riots and protests by Egypt's Christian minority, who feel they are targeted and discriminated against and do not get adequate protection from authorities. There were signs of beefed-up security outside churches nationwide, and dozens returned to pray Sunday in the bombed, blood-spattered Saints Church — many of them sobbing, screaming in anger and slapping themselves in grief.
No group has claimed responsibility for the attack on Coptic Christians leaving a midnight Mass about a half hour into the new year Saturday, the worst attack on Egyptian Christians in a decade. In the immediate aftermath, President Hosni Mubarak blamed foreigners and the Alexandria governor accused al Qaeda, pointing to threats against Christians by the terror network's branch in Iraq.
But on Sunday, security officials said police are looking at the possibility that homegrown Islamic extremists were behind it and perhaps were inspired by al Qaeda, though not directly under foreign command.
Investigators also were examining lists of air passengers who arrived recently in Egypt from Iraq because al Qaeda in Iraq threatened Christians in both countries. They said they are looking for any evidence of an al Qaeda financier or organizer who may have visited Egypt to recruit the bomber and his support team from local militants.
Investigators also were examining two heads found at the site on suspicion that at least one was the bomber's, state news agency MENA reported. The crime lab investigation found the explosives used were locally made and were filled with nails and ball bearings to maximize the number of casualties.
Egypt's government long has insisted that al Qaeda does not have a significant presence in the country, and it has not been conclusively linked to any attacks here.
Egypt does, however, have a rising movement of Islamic hard-liners who, while they do not advocate violence, adhere to an ideology similar in other ways to al Qaeda. There have been fears they could be further radicalized by sectarian tensions. The hard-liners, known as Salafis, have a large and active presence in Alexandria.
The security officials cautioned, however, that the attackers may not necessarily have come from the ranks of the Salafis but more likely came from one of a number of small, fringe groups that are even more radical.
Alexandria, a famed city of antiquity that a century ago was home to a mix of Muslims, Christians, Jews and foreigners, has become a stronghold for Islamic hard-liners in the past decade. Stabbings at three Alexandria churches in 2006 sparked three days of Muslim-Christian riots that left at least four dead.
The security officials, who spoke on condition of anonymity because the investigation has not yet been completed, also said 25 people have been detained for questioning, but none of them was thought to be linked to the attack. They said the 25 were mostly owners of cars parked outside the church at the time, storekeepers and Muslim neighbors known to be Islamic fundamentalists.
Suspicion for the attack immediately fell on al Qaeda after the terror group's branch in Iraq vowed to attack Christians in Iraq and Egypt over the cases of two Egyptian Christian women who sought to convert to Islam. The women, who were married to priests in the Coptic Orthodox Church, were prohibited from divorcing their husbands and sought to convert as a way out.
The women have since been secluded by the Coptic Church, prompting Islamic hard-liners in Egypt to accuse the church of imprisoning them and forcing them to renounce Islam. The church denies the allegation.
Al Qaeda in Iraq cited the Egyptian women in a claim of responsibility for the attack on a Baghdad church in October that killed 68 people. The group also has threatened Egypt's Coptic Orthodox Christian community over the two cases, and the church attacked was an Orthodox Coptic church.
The attack was dramatically different from past violence against Christians, which included shootings but not serious bombings, much less suicide attacks. Christians, mainly Orthodox Copts, make up about 10 percent of Egypt's mainly Muslim population of nearly 80 million.
The attack only served to heighten tensions that have been growing in recent years between Christians and Muslims. Those tensions were on display in the center of the capital, Cairo, on Sunday, where about 2,000 riot police were deployed outside the city's landmark TV and radio building as scores of protesters carrying large wooden crosses marched nearby but never made it to the building.
Christians staged demonstrations in at least three cities to protest what they see as the government's failure to protect their community, but police moved quickly to break up the gatherings.
In Alexandria, about 500 Christians staged a noisy protest near the bombed church. Riot police outnumbered them by at least two to one and prevented them from moving elsewhere. Police arrested and beat up three demonstrators, according to witnesses.
"We are not going to remain silent," the protesters chanted.
There were several small and tightly guarded demonstrations in Cairo.
Aida Seif al-Dawla, a veteran activist at one of them, called for the interior minister to be held accountable for the failure to protect the church.
Sally Moore, another Christian protester, said Muslim and Coptic protesters are planning to form a "human shield" outside major churches in Cairo on Coptic Christmas Eve on Jan. 6 in a show of solidarity.
"The security is protecting the regime, not the people, not the churches," she said.
Inside the Saints Church, the floor was still stained with blood, two statues of Jesus and the Virgin Mary were toppled and benches were scattered by the impact of the blast. A wooden cross hanging on the church gate was covered with a white sheet stained with victims' blood, and bits of human flesh remained stuck on the gate. Young Christian men prevented cleaners from removing the flesh.
"Leave them. This is pure blood," one of the men shouted.
Father Maqar, who led the service, did not give a sermon, preferring to express his grief with silence.
"I tell Christians to pray and pray to ease their agony," he told the Associated Press after the service.
In Rome, Pope Benedict XVI said the attack "offends God and all of humanity."
Egypt's top Muslim cleric, Grand Sheik of al-Azhar Ahmed el-Tayeb, visited Pope Shenouda III, spiritual leader of Egypt's Orthodox Copts, at his Cairo headquarters on Sunday to offer his condolences. Several dozen Christian demonstrators tried to block his car as he was leaving but were prevented by security guards.
Hamza Hendawi reported from Cairo.


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LONDON: Two pilots working for UK airlines have been found to have fallen asleep while in sole charge of passenger planes thousands of feet up in the air. Both men were left alone in the cockpit when co-pilots left the flight deck, the civil aviation authority has revealed.
The authorities refused to name the airlines. But the British Airlines Pilots Association said the problem is common. It revealed 43% of members polled admitted sleeping in the cockpit, and a third woke to find the other pilot asleep.


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The following article including the preamble is a paper prepared by Global Filipino Nation and is printed here as a talking point for discussion, particularly for the students of Philippine Studies. A short version of this paper is published at The Filipino Australian website. // Ed.
This paper is the product of the collective insights of a multi-sectoral group of varied practitioners, including the NEDA Director-General, Monetary Board members, private sector investors and executives, economists, and financial specialists, among others. Victor S. Barrios prepared the paper as part of the policy program of Global Filipino Nation (GFN). GFN is an international coalition of global Filipino leaders and organizations in 30 countries, committed to "Building the Filipino Nation for Good Governance". Barrios, a GFN Convenor, is an international banker-economist and has served as Sr. Adviser to multilateral initiatives for the financial sector in a dozen countries. GFN and the writer acknowledge the initiative and leadership of Oscar Barrera, a business and management specialist, and Clara Lapus, a civic leader, in initiating and coordinating the multisectoral dialogue on the foreign exchange rate.
How so?
For the country to emerge from the mass of poverty that afflicts the people, we must have a robust Gross Domestic Product (GDP), fueled by growing Investment and Export sectors.
But the "strong" peso penalizes local value added and intensifies the atrophy of exports. In simple terms, the US dollar equivalent of local value added or cost has significantly risen, thereby eroding the competitive position of local producers and exporters. The higher the local value added, the heavier the penalty.
The BPO-KPO sector, the second largest net FX earner next to remittances, is being squeezed and is losing out to competing countries — jeopardizing this important buffer to the international stabilization of the peso.
At current exchange rates, the country is not exactly a bargain tourist or retirement destination. The cost of living in Manila – housing, food, clothing and essentials – rival those in cosmopolitan cities like San Francisco.
The "strong" peso has exacerbated the steep decline in the Investment to GDP coefficient from the 30s to the anemic halved level. The savings ratio of 20%, low for an aspiring emerging economy, and together with the even lower investment ratio, have created an anomalous situation where the country has become capital exporting.
The country is actually going through a "distorted growth crisis", which should be recognized and addressed. It is more appropriate to label the peso rate as "prohibitive" rather than "strong".
What are the consequences?
First, a "prohibitive" peso has eroded the tax revenue base by a multiple of more than four times compared to the gain in lower foreign exchange debt service (Abola, 2012).
Second, there is a wide swath of industries that have sustained corporate closures and layoffs – a far worse curse than benign inflation.
Third, the prices of locally-produced goods have added to inflationary pressures — paradoxically contrary to public policy.
Fourth, the high cost of local production (especially hogs, poultry and many agricultural products) has created a niche for smuggling with the attendant corruption.
Fifth, the pinching impact on local food production has adversely affected food security and exposed the country to hyperinflation should global hostilities and shortages break out due to sharply depressed economic conditions.
Sixth, for GDP to continue to grow, Personal Consumption Expenditures, nurtured by remittances, have to rise — which means the country has to continue to "export" able bodies with the attendant devastating social costs. But the shrinkage of the industrial sector has limited the experience credentials of engineers and other skilled workers who target jobs abroad.
Seventh, the "default" public policy of redeploying our human resources to foreign lands locks the value of Philippine human capital to the lower rungs of international pricing.
Eighth, the trade sector will continue to make an increasingly negative contribution to GDP, with trade deficits symptomatic more of an economy oriented to imported consumerism rather than a build-up of productive capacity.
Ninth, as the single largest loser in mitigating the advance of the peso, Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas lost P107 billion in 2010 and 2011 or half of its net worth (more if 2011 accounting change is factored). BSP will be bankrupt by 2014 if asset/liability management remains unchanged — a severe threat to the soundness and stability of the banking system. BSP estimates that the rate could have reached P37 if they did not intervene to siphon dollar inflows into Special Deposit Accounts (SDAs) at 4% and incur a wide negative carry. The government is now a net loser, second only to BSP, since the loss of tax revenues far outweigh the reduced FX debt service.
A "prohibitive" peso also erodes the quality of sizeable real estate loan portfolios of banks. As the peso "strengthens", overseas Filipinos are faced with rising loan amortizations in peso terms and a soft employment environment. One cannot dismiss as remotely possible a Philippine variant of a property bust.
Should the country forever remain poor because of the "prohibitive" peso?
Not so, if policy makers recognize the welfare implications of foreign exchange policy.
What about the welfare of the onshore families of overseas Filipinos, especially OFWs — who account for the majority of Filipinos? They have become poorer by more than 25% over the past five years, as the peso/dollar rate moved from P56 to the current P41; this is the insidious "hidden inflation" that has afflicted them without their loud hue and cry.
If one reckons with the general rise in the price level to which the population is exposed, the beneficiaries of overseas Filipinos have taken two simultaneous blows.
Ironically, the more Filipinos venture to strange lands to generate FX income for their families and the country, the greater the squeeze effect on the peso rate.
How much longer can they silently take the double blows?
Who are the winners from the "prohibitive" peso?
The winners are only a small proportion of the population/GDP: Napacor, oil companies, utilities, smugglers and their rent recipients, importers/foreign producers, and travelers.
Before the 1997 Asian Crisis, the country had 8 US dollar billionaires. When the crisis hit, there was only one standing.
Partly as a result of the continued "strengthening" of the peso, the latest Forbes tally on global billionaires lists 40 Filipinos. The Number One Filipino billionaire continues to surge ahead largely due to the rise in Personal Consumption Expenditures, fired up by remittances.
Should the market take its course?
Should the market have taken a free reign sans government intervention during the property and banking meltdown in 2008? Should that same dictum now apply to the Eurozone crisis? The Philippines is in the midst of a "distorted growth crisis" — deepening and still counting.
What, then, are the policy initiatives that can be considered?
1. Transfer the financial burden of currency management to the national budget and away from BSP's Profit &Loss and Balance Sheet. The budgetary allocation will have a sustainable resurgence of output, exports and employment – far exceeding the impact of a stimulus program. The long-term increase in the tax revenue base will tend to offset the short-term negative budgetary impact.
2. BSP buys government securities, the proceeds of which are applied to some FX debt prepayments and the government issues debt securities at competitive rates to wind down SDAs. National government would finance 100% of budgetary deficits with peso borrowings. Additionally, it could raise the equivalent of, say, 30% more to prepay FX borrowings.
3. Set-up a "Visa" window to allow more liberal but retractable capital outflow provisions to relieve currency pressures from a large influx of remittances and high level of SDAs. The "Visa" window can partly wind down SDAs.
4. Consider the imposition of a Tobin tax on "hot money" but exempt capital inflows that stay on for a longer period. This measure would insulate the country from volatile and destabilizing money flows.
5. Invite proposals from successful and reputable investment managers and private equity firms for the sound investment of a portion of international reserves — as an alternative to a Filipino-managed sovereign fund.
6. Gradually depreciate the peso now — back to its "competitive" level, while oil and other imported prices are softening. The impact on inflation will be imperceptible or nil.
An authoritative study (Abola &Mercado, 1993-2009) reveals that a 10% peso depreciation could affect inflation by only 0.03%.
What, then, is the justification for depreciating the peso?
The gains are clear: a) more vigorous and sustainable growth cum reduced poverty incidence and multiplied jobs generated; and b) substantial tax revenue gains.
BSP's Charter mandates that "the primary objective… is to maintain price stability conducive to a balanced and sustainable growth of the economy". The "distorted growth crisis" raises questions about that mandate.
What can be a valid objection to depreciating the peso? Since inflation is not an issue, that would be the puzzling policy question.
A "prohibitive" peso mirrors a weak, not strong, Republic.
The government should act now: decisively and with consequence. Otherwise, the country will traverse deeper into the "distorted growth crisis" and drag the wretched poor to the poverty quicksand.


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Archaeology and Heritage
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The portfolio shows the architecture and art of the English Parish Church from the Saxons to the 20th century. Changes in church architecture can be classed into ten different periods over the ages. In the portfolio two churches are shown for each period.
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Children's musicians Erin Lee and Marci bring us the next of their regular posts with thematic recommendations for kid-friendly music, plus activities to make the songs an interactive experience for the whole family. Look for Erin Lee and Marci here on the first Monday of each month, or visit their homepage, www.gottaplay.org.
I've created links to Amazon for the full albums (click the album image or name), plus links to iTunes for those who want only the singles.
"It's February, it should be snowing!" Those are the opening words to our song Snowdance. And we stick by them! In this months post, we bring you two of our absolute hands down favorite snow songs:
"Backyard Spaceship" (Justin Roberts, Way Out)
We've all made snowmen, snow forts, snow angels…but Justin is supercool because he's making a snow SPACESHIP. Enough said! Check it out!
"Shoveling" (Tom Chapin, Family Tree)
This wonderful bluesy piece contrasts a dad's version of "helping" with his son's version of "helping". Even though this song features a relationship between a father and son, the feelings are completely universal – everyone knows that shoveling really shouldn't involve actually clearing the driveway.
(No iTunes)
And our song for February?
"Snowdance" (Erin Lee & Marci, Snowdance)
In this song, our narrator takes a cue from the traditional Rainmaker figure and becomes a Snowmaker, doing a festive dance in order to make it snow one dismally green February.
Do Something New: Dance! How might a snowflake move? A snowman? An ice skater, hockey player, figure skater, speed skater? Help it snow!
Talk About Something New: Research Rainmakers in various cultures. Why do cultures call on Rainmakers to bring rain and why might they need them? What other variations on Rainmakers can you come up with?
Wait . . . there's more . . . Check out Marci's Sunny Song:
"Sunny Day" (Ernie & Neal, Rock & Roll Band)
Marci, unlike her Canadian friend Erin Lee, grew up in sunny Florida and always misses the warm sunshine when the February snow starts falling in New York. Here's a song for all of you living in warm and sunny climates.
Go outside and rock in the sun—and be happy that you don't have to wear mittens while playing air guitar.


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New Mexico State University officials said they are enjoying tremendous growth in research funding, approaching almost $200 million. This is a more than $40-million increase in research dollars since last year. The College of Agricultural, Environmental and Consumer Sciences experienced a 39-percent increase in research funding over fiscal year 2009, which accounts for the largest increase experienced by any other academic unit at NMSU. It currently sits at $48 million in sponsored awards. The Physical Science Laboratory (PSL) receives the highest percentage of NMSU's total award dollars at 27 percent or $54.3 million, equating to a 16 percent increase over 2009. The College of Arts and Sciences comes next at 14 percent of NMSU's total award dollars, followed by the College of Engineering at 10 percent. Federal dollars account for more than 80 percent of NMSU's total research grants, with more than a quarter coming from the Department of Defense. Other federal agencies include the Department of Health and Human Services, the U.S. Department of Agriculture, the Department of Education, the Interior Department and the National Science Foundation.
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Harvin elated to join Seahawks
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The Associated Press
Posted Mar 12, 2013
Percy Harvin praised and thanked the Vikings, but he was glad to be traded to Seattle and join QB Russell Wilson, whom he said has "it" and is a leader.
The way John Schneider views the decision, the Seattle Seahawks spent the 25th pick in the 2013 draft on
Percy Harvin
and not an unproven player coming out of college.
His logic is understandable when one of the most dynamic offensive players in the NFL joins a potential Super Bowl contender.
"I understand why you would look at the compensation, but this is a highly unique player," said Schneider, Seattle's general manager. "For us to be able to, if you place Percy in this draft there would be some pretty strong argument how high he would go and it would be pretty darn high. … Really this is kind of a slam dunk for us."
The trade between Seattle and Minnesota that brought Harvin to the Seahawks became official once the NFL's league year began Tuesday. The Seahawks gave up a trio of draft picks, including the first-round pick in 2013.
Harvin's relationship with the Vikings quickly grew from one of trust and respect for drafting him after he plummeted down the board in 2009 to much more volatile heading into last season. He requested a trade in June because he was not pleased with his contract and his role in the offense. Coach Leslie Frazier was able to smooth things over before training camp began, but Harvin quickly grew upset during the season with quarterback
Christian Ponder
's erratic passing and the team's inconsistent play on offense.
But Harvin had nothing but praise for the Vikings organization on Tuesday as he closed one chapter and looked forward to his time with the Seahawks.
"I have great respect for everybody in that program from top to bottom. Yes we had some bumps in the road, but I respect them and I feel they respected me," Harvin said. "Me and Coach Frazier was in direct contact through this whole time, so me and him to this day have a great relationship. It was a good four years but I'm excited to be here."
Seattle will send its first-round pick — No. 25 overall — this season to the Vikings, along with one of three seventh-round selections and its third-round pick in 2014.
With the Vikings, Harvin was producing at an All-Pro level until badly spraining his left ankle last Nov. 4 in a game at Seattle. He was placed on injured reserve a month later, abruptly ending a season that began so strongly. He led the NFL in total yards, including rushing, receiving and returning, at the time of his injury.
Harvin finished last season with 62 receptions for 677 yards and three touchdowns in nine games. In 2011, when Harvin was selected to the Pro Bowl, he had 967 yards receiving, 345 yards rushing and eight total touchdowns.
Now he joins an offense that already features quarterback
Russell Wilson
, former teammate Sidney Rice,
Marshawn Lynch
Golden Tate
, Zach Miller,
Doug Baldwin
, and his former offensive coordinator in Minnesota, Darrell Bevell. And he'll join the Seahawks with a huge new contract. ProFootballTalk.com reported Harvin's new deal with the Seahawks is for $67 million over six years. The team did not announce a new contract and messages for Harvin's representatives were not immediately returned.
During his nearly 30-minute introduction, Harvin made clear his excitement for the chance to play with Wilson and how much he appreciated the chance to play with Brett Favre in the past. Conspicuously absent was any mention of Ponder.
Harvin met Wilson for the first time Tuesday morning when he arrived at the Seahawks facility and found his new QB watching film.
"That was one of the things I was looking for, a quarterback who wants to win, who has it," Harvin said. "I was looking for that leader and we seem to have it here."
The amount of picks being surrendered by Seattle is a heavy price for a team that has thrived by finding draft gems under coach
Pete Carroll
and Schneider. Whether it was getting Wilson in the third round last year, or nabbing cornerback
Richard Sherman
and safety
Kam Chancellor
as fifth-round selections, the draft has proved bountiful for the Seahawks.
Seattle will still have eight selections in April's draft, barring any other moves made to acquire picks. Giving up three picks might not have been a move Schneider would make three years ago when he first arrived and started rebuilding the Seahawks roster.
"We finally got our receiver that can run in the first round right here," Schneider said.
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ILWU members and pensioners alike joined thousands of teachers and other supporters for a rally in Victoria to speak out against government legislated contracts and the imposition of Bill-22. BC Teachers walked off the job for three days in a mandated strike that has drawn support from the public and many other unions.
On March 6th an enormous crowd of people gathered to hear speeches from the President of the BC Federation of Labour, Jim Sinclair, NDP Opposition Leader, Adrian Dix and of course President of the BC Teachers Federation, Susan Lambert. Although the massive crowds showed support for teachers and the eradication of Bill-22, Prime Minister Christy Clark said later that the rally will not change the outcome.
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Yes, it is an election year, is anyone running against Joshua Putnam in Powdersville? He was on the radio admitting that he took $1,000 from Wilson during the election last summer and now saying that he was going to give it back to the Attorney General. It's been almost a year since he was influenced by Ron Wilson and now that the junk hits the fan he is trying to cover his rear end by saying he will return the money. He should have never taken it to begin with he knew Wilson's issues but he CHOSE to do so, no one made him do it. Plus, I can't believe the radio crowd did not tear him apart in the first place, if it was anyone else they would be ripping them. The guy that got close last year, last name was Jackson or Johnson is he running again? Is Mark Powell still endorsing Putnam after all of this, if so, how hypocritical. Powdersville it's time for you to field a quality candidate and take the trash out, you can send a serious message in the upcoming election.
yeah right...are you related to THE PERSON that just announced hes running again...really..just sayin...
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BALTIMORE -- Baltimore City police said a car went off the pier behind the ESPN Zone late Monday morning with the driver still inside.
Police said shortly before 11 a.m. Monday, a man was dropping off a passenger behind the Inner Harbor restaurant. Witnesses said the man began backing up and backed straight into the harbor.
The driver was able to free himself before his car completely submerged. Two kitchen workers from the ESPN Zone pulled him from the water.
The driver was uninjured and crews are working to retrieve the car from the water.
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God Damn, I am such a jerk
I can't do anything
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I've seen more guts in eleven-year-old kids.
Sing me to sleep
Sing me to sleep
And then leave me alone
Don't try to wake me in the morning
'Cause I will be gone
Don't feel bad for me
I want you to know
Deep in the cell of my heart
I will feel so glad to go
And tonight will go on forever while we
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(like a harpist without hands you only bang the strings
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In 1933, the stop motion animation in King Kong was a marvel of special effects. Looking back, it may be hard to fully grasp that sentiment, given the state of computer animation. However, much like the advent of CG, stop motion changed what audiences and film-makers alike thought was possible. Imagination was no longer limited by practical boundaries. King Kong wasn't the first instance of stop-motion animation, but it serves as historic marker of a time when its use caught fire.
Ray Harryhausen, a legend in stop motion animation, cut his teeth with the 7th Voyage of Sinbad, and ultimately went on to animate the legendary Clash of the Titans in 1981. In more recent years, films such as Chicken Run, Wes Anderson's Fantastic Mr. Fox, Wallace and Gromit, and Coraline have become modern classics for many attentive film-goers.
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Saturday October 13th, 2012 - 'Songlines' with Marie Anderson
There are many ways to learn about singing and there are many ways tocommunicate. In Australia, Aboriginal people communicate with each other and create new ideas using songlines. These are bridges used to connect people with story, art, movement and music. On Saturday October 13, Marie Anderson and the Woodstock Fanshawe Singers will explore songlines by listening, vocalizing, singing together: finding ways to meet each other vocally. Wear comfortable clothing, bring a yoga mat or a blanket and be prepared to go on a vocal exploration.
Marie Anderson has an Honours Bachelor of Music Education (1976) from the University of Western ON, a Bachelor of Education from Elborn College University of Western ON (1977), and a Masters of Education (2009) from Queens University, Kingston ON. Marie has studied advanced courses in vocal pedagogy and choral technique at Princeton University, the Voicecare Network, St. John's University, Minnesota, and in Kingston with Dr. Mark Sirett.
For 20 years, Marie co-founded and directed La Jeunesse Youth Choirs: a youth choral program in Northumberland County ON that grew to include four choirs, ranging in age from four to nineteen years. Under her direction, the choir toured Europe five times, receiving four gold medals in International competition. They have five CDs and can be heard on CBC radio and American Public Broadcasting. Marie now lives in Kingston where she conducts the Cantabile Junior Choir.
Marie leads many workshops in vocal technique for school boards and choir and creative use of the voice (riverVoice humanVoice, 2012). In this project, she collaborated with installation artist Joan Scaglione to produce music for an art installation that explores the connection between human consciousness and river consciousness. She has developed a group vocal technique program that she teaches at Queens Conservatory, and has established a thriving private studio at Upper Canada Academy of Performing Arts. Marie teaches vocal technique in the St. Lawrence Music Theatre Department. Additionally, she has developed a unique youth arts program at Sydenham Street United Church called Many Gifts One Spirit. In 2011, MGOS commissioned R. Murray Schafer to compose and provide artistic direction of a community-inspired music drama called JoB: A Cosmic Tapestry, which premiered in May of that year. She is in demand as a workshop clinician and adjudicator across Canada.
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On Saturday February 4th 2012, the WFS and other interested individuals from the community came together to engage in an interactive workshop about vocal health with speech pathologist Frances Reimer.
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A guilt-ridden young woman desperate to contact her deceased brother discovers a powerful ancient relic that controls the dead. Her dark obsession drags her into the tangled world of two warring vampire lords (Andrew Divoff of LOST, WISHMASTER and Tom Savini of FRIDAY THE 13TH, DAWN OF THE DEAD) each with his own sinister plans for the artifact and a vampire hunter (Jason Carter of BABYLON 5) who will stop at nothing to destroy it.
This chilling gothic dark fantasy co-produced by Robert Kurtzman (creator of FROM DUSK TILL DAWN, KNB FX) features a haunting score by director Edward Douglas of MIDNIGHT SYNDICATE. It's a mix of classic horror themes with modern twists and a touch of dark humor that will keep you on the edge of your seat.
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Together 2 yrs. D-Day 1/6/12 Attempting R while living apart.
I still love him but what I miss the most is the peace I felt loving him without the fear.
As a matter of fact, someone ought to compile a "best of" SI posts. That would make for the best book on infidelity ever.
Hmmm... now THATS something to consider, isnt it...
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Libraries, Technology and People by Michael Stephens
Thanks to Warren Cheetham for sending this to me. Much to ponder here. My first thought: this is further support for the concept of participating in the professional commons. Imagine how ideas and innovation can be amplified and enhanced by others.
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