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The Best Athletic Association (BAA) is all about improving your game. We all know that you can't improve if you don't play. That's why we developed the 60/40 equal game play philosophy. 60/40 ensures that all youth basketball players get court time, and in the process, understand the importance of everyone's contribution to the team.
Career Planning & Guidance
Career planning is designed to help you find and succeed in a career that you love and that meets your needs. Some students enter into the career exploration stage, where they need to learn about different careers and figure out which one they will pursue. Others commit to a specific career, and they focus on developing the skills and knowledge they will need for that career. In reality, students often move back and forth between exploration and commitment. For instance, once students find a broad occupation, they do more exploring to see which specialization they like.
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Our 60/40 game philosophy ensures that even players with developing skills have court time and understand the importance of their contribution to the team. Playing against teams that bring differing styles of play and game strategies helps players learn to adapt faster during game play, and life in general.


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Warning: This post is going to mostly be me venting but if anyone has any actual suggestions on what to do here, that would be awesome.
A while back (it feels like forever at this point), my Xbox 360 disc tray died. The error was that the tray would no longer read discs and would just read "Open Tray." This may have been my fault because before this happened, I had moved my Xbox and accidentally left it on an uneven surface while the disc was spinning. However, that's neither here nor there. The fact was it was broken, I had to pay 100 bucks and send it in for repair. An annoyance but I can deal with it, whatever. A few weeks later, the 360 comes back from repair. I put in a disc and lo and fucking behold, it's the same "Open Tray" bullshit. I could even tell that the disc tray was extra slow opening and closing. Maybe out of pure disbelief, I continued to open and close the tray for about 10 minutes. When, suddenly, it started working! The next day, I quickly realized that this was what was going to happen every time I turn on my console. I would have to open and close the disc tray for 10 minutes (sometimes more, sometimes less) in order to get a disc to play. And I actually did this for about a week until I realized that it just wasn't worth it. I called up Xbox Support and after some particularly useless suggestions, the idiot on the other end told me there was no way to fix it and I would need to send it in for repair...again. So, I send it again, definitely more annoyed than last time. That brings me to today...
After another couple weeks of waiting, my Xbox is back. I hook it back up and start going through the initial start up process (pick your country, resolution, that shit) when I get to the part where I need to connect to Xbox Live. Well, I try to connect to Xbox Live the same way I have for years, with my wireless connection. And this is the message I get:
"To use a wireless Internet connection, connect an Xbox 360 Wireless Networking Adapter to your console."
A fine suggestion. Other than the fact that I have a 360 Slim with has a built-in wireless connection and I have NEVER fucking used a Networking Adapter. I go online to investigate and the only temporary solution I can find is "turn off everything and unplug everything for 10 minutes and then turn it on again." I do that and big fucking shocker, that shit doesn't work. Thanks Internet. The only other information I can find is that this is a hardware problem and (you fucking guessed it) it requirements a goddamn repair. At this point, I'm in utter fucking disbelief. How can they fuck this shit up TWICE? Isn't it the repair centers job to fix the problem? HOW DO YOU COMPLETELY FAIL AT YOUR JOB NOT ONCE BUT TWICE? The real kicker here is that the guy I talked to on support the second time told me that my console was going to through a second testing process to ensure that there would be no problems again. Yeah, I guess that was some bullshit. I don't know what to do at this point. I made a post on the Xbox Support forums. The best solution I got there is "derp I don't know. Send it in?" How can I send it away for another 3 weeks when they have already proved twice that they are incapable of fixing anything? So, I can get it back and find another problem with it? I would call up Support again but I'm so frustrated that I'm scared I'll end up threatening to murder the guy over the phone.
I just want to play some fucking video games. Is that so much to ask? The good news is that the disc tray does indeed work now besides the fact that it sounds like a fucking jet engine taking off. So, technically, I could play some games but I just not be able to use this service that I fucking pay for because Microsoft can't fix their own shit. Have any of you ever experienced anything like this? Am I the unluckiest person in the world? Shouldn't Microsoft just send me a whole new console at this point? I JUST WANT TO PLAY DISHONORED WHY WON'T YOU LET ME PLAY GAMES XBOX? FUCKING WHY?
Warning: This post is going to mostly be me venting but if anyone has any actual suggestions on what to do here, that would be awesome.

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Grace Cartwright Aspinwall has been involved in the music industry since the age of sixteen, when she became the street team director for Crosseyed Concerts. She also completed a six month internship with Innerstar Studios, a booking agency for hard rock Christian acts. In 2006, Grace took a position with Christian Music Planet magazine as a freelance music critic, offering her a way to influence the music world through writing. When the magazine went online in 2006, she was given a freelance position at CCM magazine.
While writing gave her the ability to connect with and critique artists, Grace also turned her attention and experience towards music publicity and public relations. She founded Wonderment Entertainment in 2009; providing publicity and consulting services, and managed independent artists until 2014.
Today, she runs her second company, Aspinwall Collective, providing PR services, press releases, professional blogging, marketing consulting, and web copywriting for a large network of clients. She holds a Bachelor's Degree in nursing from OHSU, and resides in Southern Oregon with her husband and two young daughters.


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Updated : 2014-09-03 21:18
|Kim Bok-dong, an 89-year-old victim of sex slavery during World War II, is seen during a weekly protest outside the Japanese Embassy in Seoul on Wednesday calling for Tokyo's resolution of the longstanding issue. (Yonhap)
|A butterfly-shaped memorial is unveiled on Aug. 5 in Union City, New Jersey, dedicated to the victims of Japan's sex slavery during World War II. (Yonhap)


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NEW YORK, August 28, 2012 Researchers at Polytechnic Institute of New York University (NYU-Poly) have created an ultra-sensitive biosensor capable of identifying the smallest single virus particles in solution, an advance that may revolutionize early disease detection in a point-of-care setting and shrink test result wait times from weeks to minutes.
Stephen Arnold, university professor of applied physics and member of the Othmer-Jacobs Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, and researchers of NYU-Poly's MicroParticle PhotoPhysics Laboratory for BioPhotonics (MP3L) reported their findings in the most recent issue of Applied Physics Letters, published by the American Institute of Physics.
Their technique is a major advance in a series of experiments to devise a diagnostic method sensitive enough to detect and size a single virus particle in a doctor's office or field clinic, without the need for special assay preparations or conditions. Normally, such assessment requires the virus to be measured in the vacuum environment of an electron microscope, which adds time, complexity and considerable cost.
Instead, the researchers were able to detect the smallest RNA virus particle MS2, with a mass of only 6 attograms, by amplifying the sensitivity of a biosensor. Within it, light from a tunable laser is guided down a fiber optic cable, where its intensity is measured by a detector on the far end. A small glass sphere is brought into contact with the fiber, diverting the light's path and causing it to orbit within the sphere. This change is recorded as a resonant dip in the transmission through the fiber.
When a viral particle makes contact with the sphere, it changes the sphere's properties, resulting in a detectable shift in resonance frequency.
The smaller the particle, the harder it is to record these changes. Viruses such as influenza are fairly large and have been successfully detected with s
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We offer our guests self-check in system and the instructions are sent out to the guests two days prior to their arrival. To secure the reservations we pre-authorize the debit /credit cards 7 days prior arrival. In the case that the card is declined, we will reported to the guest via email. If after 24h the guest didn't provide new card details or new indications we will be entitled to cancel the reservation.


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video: O'Reilly tries to bully O'Bama, succeeds in interrupting answers to his own ?'s.
"Perspicacious." "No no no no no. No no no no no no!" "Bloviated."
The Man wants simple answers (hell yes!) to complex questions (has the surge worked?). At least Monsieur O'Reilly, a fellow BU Com alumnus, gives us a chance to see how our prospective Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces holds up under pressure:
Bonus Vids for the Kids (Infamous Blow-Up from Back in the Day, Colbert, Stewart, Smackdown by Boulder High Schooler, Remix: Infamous Blow-Up from Back in the Day).
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The emergency influx of medical supplies must have worked, because Ellen DeGeneres has flown her sickbed.
All the way to Australia, in fact!
"G'day Sydney!" read a post on The Ellen DeGeneres Show's Facebook page Thursday afternoon alongside a pic of her and wife Portia De Rossi at the airport, a small entourage of security and assistants in tow.
Check out the first tweets from Ellen, Taylor Swift and more as Twitter turns 7!
DeGeneres also managed to tweet, "I made it to Australia," entirely upside down.
She had tweeted that she was "down but not out" last Friday, and then the Ellen host's rep confirmed to E! News yesterday that her planned trip Down Under was delayed due to a case of the flu. A pharmacy delivery person was also spotted pulling up to her Beverly Hills home.
It's unclear whether DeGeneres beat the prognosis or the trip was delayed until Wednesday night, but that's when she and de Rossi ultimately took off. They'll also be visiting Melbourne while abroad.
"Watching a documentary on Australia to get ready for my trip," DeGeneres had tweeted yesterday. "Okay, I'm watching 'Crocodile Dundee,' but I'm learning so much."


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Hoarseness is having difficulty producing sound when trying to speak, or a change in the pitch or quality of the voice. The voice may sound weak, very breathy, scratchy, or husky.
Alternative Names
Voice strain; Dysphonia; Loss of voice
Hoarseness is usually caused by a problem in the vocal cords. Most cases of hoarseness occur with swelling (inflammation) of the larynx (laryngitis).
Hoarseness that continues for weeks or months should be checked by a health care provider. Although some causes are minor, more serious causes, such as laryngeal cancer, are possible.
Common Causes
- Acid reflux (gastroesophageal reflux)
- Allergies
- Breathing in irritating substances
- Cancer of the throat or larynx
- Chroniccoughing
- Colds or upper respiratory infections
- Heavy smoking or drinking, especially together
- Overuse or abuse of the voice (as in shouting or singing)
Other causes include:
- Aneurysms of the upper aorta
- Breathing tube orbronchoscopy
- Damage to the nerves attached to the voice
- Foreign object in the esophagus or trachea
- Ingesting a harsh chemical liquid
- Puberty
- Thyroid or lung cancer
- Underactive thyroid gland
- Vocal cord nodules
- Weakness of muscles around the voice box caused by nerve or muscle disorders
Home Care
Hoarseness may be short-term (acute) or long-term (chronic).
Rest and time may improve the hoarseness. Crying, shouting, and too much talking or singing may make the problem worse. Be patient, because the healing process may take several days. Don't talk unless you really need to and avoid whispering. Whispering can strain the vocal cords more than speaking does.
Gargling does not help the vocal cords. Avoid decongestants because they dry the vocal cords and prolong irritation. If you smoke, reduce or stop smoking.
Humidifying the air with a vaporizer or drinking fluids can offer some relief.
Treat conditions such as:
- Alcoholism
- Allergies
- Bronchitis
- Laryngitis
Call your health care provider if
Make an appointment with a health care provider if:
- You also have difficulty breathing or swallowing
- Hoarseness occurs with drooling, especially in a small child
- A child less than 3 months old is hoarse
- Hoarseness has lasted for more than 1 week in a child, or 2 weeks in an adult
What to expect at your health care provider's office
If you are having severe difficulty breathing, the first priority is to restore normal breathing. This may require the placement of a breathing tube.
Once your condition is stable, the doctor will examine your throat and mouth. You will be asked questions about your symptoms and medical history, including:
- Quality
- Did you lose your voice completely?
- Is your voice weak?
- Does it sound breathy, scratchy, or husky?
- Time pattern
- Does the voice change continue?
- Does the voice change occur repeatedly (recurrent)?
- Has the condition gotten worse gradually over time?
- At what age did the voice change begin?
- How long have you had this symptom?
- Aggravating factors
- Have you been shouting, singing, or overusing your voice?
- Have you been exposed to irritating fumes?
- Have you swallowed a harsh (caustic) liquid?
- Have you swallowed a foreign object?
- Do you use alcohol?
- Do you smoke?
- Do you have a history of allergies?
- Has the infant or child been crying a lot?
- Have you had recent surgery or a procedure on the mouth or throat?
- Other
- What other symptoms do you have?
- Do you have a fever?
- Do you have malaise?
- Are you coughing?
- Are you weak?
- Do you have a sore throat?
- Do you feel fatigued?
- Do you have postnasal drip?
Tests that may be done include:
- Laryngoscopy
- Throat culture
- Throat examination with a small mirror
- X-rays of the neck or CT scan
Blood tests such as a complete blood count ( CBC) or blood differential may be done.
Treatment depends on the cause of the problem.
Cummings CW, Flint PW, Haughey BH, et al, eds. Otolaryngology: Head & Neck Surgery. 5th ed. St Louis, Mo; Mosby; 2010.
Feierabend RH, Malik SN. Hoarseness in adults. Am Fam Physician. 2009;80(4)363-370.
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Repointing Old Walls
Follow this step-by step illustrated guide to repointing old walls and masonry, complete with a list of tools and equipment you will need to do the job and some useful advice on when and why you should repoint.
When a wall is built from brick or stone, the visible joints on its face are filled with the same mortar that was used to join the building material. These face joints give a neat finish and help protect the wall from the elements.
Mortar, being softer than the building material around it, wears away over time. For outer-skin brick walls, raking out the joints and 'repointing' damaged face joints with fresh mortar is quite straightforward. An angle grinder is often used to remove the old joint, then fresh sand and cement mortar is pressed into the joint and neatened up with a trowel.
With solid walls, the job isn't so simple. For starters, you can't just attack the wall with an angle grinder, because you'll damage the stone. Then there's the mortar. On the cottage featured here we found three different types of mortar had been used to patch in the face joints. None of them were correct for the property and at least one risked damaging it.
Solid walls (without a cavity) need to breathe. For that, the mortar needs a high lime content. Once water gets behind cracked concrete it can't get out again and damp sets in. So, for the repointing of solid walls – in this case stone – it's a good idea to call in an expert. You'll pay £40-70/m² for this work.
In this feature we'll be following stonemasons AEP Developments as they repoint the stonework on an 18th century cottage.
Why Repoint?
DIY Wall Repointing: A Step-by-Step Guide
Tools and Materials Needed:
- Chisel
- Cement mixer
- Pointing trowel
- Mortar board
- Scaffolding
- Soft brush
- Wire brush
- Lime
- Sand
- White cement
1. Just a taste of the patched-in mess of face joints before the work starts. Not only is there a mixture of materials, but the profile of the pointing ranges from semi-recessed to plastered-on-top — not good. Inevitably with an older house, plants have been growing up against the walls and these have to be pinned back and then restrained before any work can start on the building. Repointing is a messy job so plastic sheets are laid over flower beds and areas of grass.
2. The old pointing is removed with a hammer and chisel, with particular care taken near the areas shown in the following four steps. Disturbing old mortar around windows can affect the way they fit (and open). The chisel is used on its own to chip out only the loose material.
3. If mortar gets pushed into this gap it can move the door frame and make the door hard to open and close. Loose mortar is raked out gently with a narrow chisel. Metal gutter brackets are prone to falling out if they are disturbed during the chopping-out phase. A lot of stone had already weathered away beneath this one, so the team were very careful. The power cable for outside lamps is often run inside the pointing. It was easy to spot on this job because the joint was a different colour in the course leading up to the lamp.
4. This is what is left after the old mortar has been removed. The edge of the stone is revealed all round and there is now a gap wide enough to take (and hold) the fresh mortar which will soon be applied to the wall.
5. Plenty of dust is left in the gaps between stones afterwards. This is brushed out before pointing begins.
6. To keep the colour of the mortar consistent for the whole job, the mix is carefully measured out. In this case, three buckets of yellow building sand, one bucket of lime and a quarter bucket of white cement. Each full bucket is levelled off at the top while the quarter-full bucket of white cement is measured off to a line drawn inside the bucket.
7. Repointing is generally done from the top of the wall downwards. However, the first half metre of a solid wall without a damp-proof course (as here) holds a lot of moisture so this section is done first — giving it more time to dry. The mortar is pushed in firmly, working from right to left.
8. Once two or three courses have been filled, the vertical joins between are filled too. Notice that the mortar is allowed to overlap all the joints and no attempt is made at this point to neaten it up. With the bottom half metre of the wall complete, the top section is started. Within five hours, a team of two complete this stage on this 24m2 wall. The mortar is left until nearly dry. How long the drying process takes depends on the weather and the position of the house in relation to the sun. In this case, the mortar is ready in just a couple of hours.
9. A wire brush is used to take off the excess mortar and leave a face joint that is just lower than the face of the wall. In other areas of the country, a deeper joint or one that is flush with the wall may be more appropriate. The wire brush also cleans up the stonework as it moves over the surface. You can see the finished pointing, and the cleaner stone, emerging in this picture.
10. A close-up of the finished job. With the face joints now clearly defining the stones, the wall not only looks great, it is now ready to shrug off the weather for years to come.


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Say Hi
So I'm still recovering. STILL. Sleep schedule thrown off. Ears hearing things funny. And Friday? Friday is to blame for a lot of this.
(Thursday went like this.)
Friday was another late start; I feel like I just saw The Arctic Monkeys at the McDonald, so I skipped their Wonder Ballroom set, even though skipping all the Wonder Ballroom shows made me feel like I wasn't entirely really at MFNW; a lot of those sets were highlights of last year, particularly Les Savy Fav, a band I would really have liked to see again this year.
But at 9 pm we planted ourselves, not for the last time, at Berbati's Pan, where Say Hi were already playing when we arrived. "I don't know any of these songs!" my companion said. I recognized a few, kinda sorta — at least "Oh Oh Oh Oh Oh Oh Oh Oh," for sure — but for the most part the live Say Hi experience is very different from the record; live, the band is a three-piece, playing stripped-down and adjusted versions of Eric Elbogen's one-man-band compositions. You might think more people wouldn't make for simpler versions of the songs, but in this case, they did.
Since this was a Barsuk showcase — something I didn't realize until a friend mentioned it in a text message; clearly my powers of observation were at full force — Say Hi was followed by another Seattle act, Rocky Votolato, who I describe as an "act" partly because while he was playing alone in Portland, I'm reasonably certain that last time I saw him, Votolato was playing with a full band. It was a homecoming show in Seattle in April 2007, and it was the reason I went back and gave a few more listens to Makers — which I'd liked, but not entirely fallen for; I sometimes think Votolato's singer-songwritery tunes are bare and gorgeous and catchy, and sometimes think they don't quite stretch as far or stand out as well as they could — and finally picked up a copy of Suicide Medicine. The show came at the end of tour; on "Suicide Medicine," Votolato sounded like his voice might go out at any moment. And that, according to this recording, that was only the seventh song of the night.
This show was a bit mellower, but no less charming, despite my inability to shake the feeling that, with his slicked-down, longish-in-back hair, Votolato looked like an untrustworthy drifter in a certain kind of dated road movie. But he played a good mix of songs, a cover or two, and both the songs I so wanted to hear.
And some jackass behind me talked the entire way though "Suicide Medicine." Hence, the title of this post: DUDE, SHUT UP. I know there are a lot of bands at MFNW, and that you won't care about every one. I know that I, too, talk to my friends during bands I'm not into. But when there's one dude on stage? And he's not playing very loudly? Get the hell away from the people who are clearly standing near the stage because they want to see this guy.
Thus ends your extremely cranky public service announcement for Friday.
Keep reading: Sunny Day Real Estate and The Thermals are up next!


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Patronage Refund
A Snapshot of 2014 Patronage
- Member purchases totaled over 65% of sales in Fiscal Year 2014.
- The total Patronage Dividend since 2008 is just over $3.8 million.
- The Board agreed to distribute 60% of the Dividend in cash.
- These checks will recirculate over $968,000 back into our local economy.
- The average 2014 Patronage Refund check is $93.
- About 4 cents of every $1 eligible members spent is being refunded.
Basic Information on the Patronage Refund
Individual patronage checks are a refund on profit relative to your Member purchases when your equity is current. Patronage checks are mailed in early November for your spending in our previous fiscal year (For example, November 2014 Patronage checks are for spending from July 1, 2013 to June 30, 2014). In 2014, Patronage Checks totaling over $968,000 were issued to 10,399 members, with an average Member check of $93. Please note that the IRS allows the Patronage Refund as non-taxable income for individuals! Please make sure to present our cashiers with your patronage card every time you shop at City Market!
Options for your 2014 Patronage Refund Check:
- Enjoy it! Cash or deposit your check within 90 days (by February 6, 2015).
- Pay equity. Apply your check to your remaining equity balance (detailed information included with your check). Members continue to have the option to pay toward a full equity share of $200 in annual installments of $15. If you choose to return your check to apply toward your equity, please endorse the back of the check "Payable to Onion River Co-op" and include your completed "Donation & Equity Coupon" that was enclosed with your check. The deadline for this option is Monday, February 2, 2015.
- Donate to Eradicate Childhood Hunger. Help us combat food insecurity by donating your Patronage Refund to Hunger Free Vermont (HFVT). You can donate directly to HFVT or you can simply return your check to us and we'll donate it for you. Please endorse the back of the check "Payable to Onion River Co-op" and include your completed "Donation & Equity Coupon" that was enclosed with your check. The deadline for this option is Monday, February 2, 2014. If you'd like to donate directly to HFVT, you can make a tax-deductible donation online at www.hungerfreevt.org/do/donation using your credit card. You can also call 802-865-0255 or mail your check, payable to Hunger Free VT (with "City Market Patronage" in the memo), 38 Eastwood Drive, Suite 100, South Burlington, VT 05403.
- Donate to Strengthen the Local Food System. When members don't cash their Patronage Refund checks, we automatically donate the funds to organizations working to strengthen the local food system. This year, rather than offer uncashed Patronage checks to one organization, we solicited grant applications from community non-profits, specifically looking to fund projects that will support our local food system. A Member Grants Committee recommended to the Board that the Co-op fund 5 projects totaling just over $20,000 this year. So when you don't cash your Patronage Refund check, the donated funds automatically support 5 local food projects in our community! The 5 local food projects chosen to receive grants are Pine Island Farm: Chicken Collaborative, Living Well Group: Farm to Care Program, University of Vermont: Establishing a Swede Midge Damage Threshold for Brassica Crops, The Schoolhouse Learning Center: Taking Root: The Farm, Food, Forest (FFF) Program, and Chittenden Emergency Food Shelf: Food Shelf Mobile Pantry and Transport Trailer. Mem bers wishing to exercise this donation option should simply do nothing (really, just don't cash that check).
Thank you for your continued support of the Co-op! Your patronage allows us to be successful and allows us to partner with local food producers and community organizations to eradicate childhood hunger and strengthen our local food systems.


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5 of the Best Worst Horror Movies You've Never Seen
A bad movie is like pizza; it's good, even when it's bad. There's something about a cheesy movie that makes me feel all warm and tingly inside. As every good horror fan knows, you've got to take the good with the bad and might as well embrace it.
Here are 5 of my personal favorite cheese-fests. Pass the marinara.
5. Frankenhooker, 1990
The VHS collecting set will most likely be familiar with this gem, due in part to the infamous talking cover box that asked, "Wanna date?" This aptly titled movie tells the story of a would-be medical student and his adorable fiancee. After a lawnmower-related tragedy, adorable fiancee is killed. The makeshift Doctor Frankenstein decides to revive his decapitated love via the body parts of crack-addict hookers. This one is truly a love story for the ages and my most recent Amazon purchase. You'll "wanna date" with Frankenhooker.
4. Cannibal Women in the Avocado Jungle of Death, 1989
I was on a staycation a few weeks ago and treated myself to this beautiful cinematic disaster. Featured in an episode of "Elvira's Movie Macabre," this movie includes performances by Shannon Tweed, Bill Maher (before he hit the big time and the "Real Time"), and Adrienne Barbeau. Cannibal Women tells the story of a feminist professor hired by the U.S. Government to confront the jungle-dwelling evil Piranha Women, in order to persuade them to move their man-hating and eating empire to a Malibu estate. All of this to protect the nation's avocado supply, which apparently comes from this jungle.
Now we know why guac is extra.
3. Spookies, 1986
This is one of those movies you've probably heard of but never had the pleasure of watching. An 80's video store masterpiece, Spookies is another example of the "teenagers get lost and wander into a mysterious house" formula we've seen a thousand times. I discovered this movie by accident one day in college (when I should have been studying) while browsing the endless void that is YouTube. After doing a search for the film, I remembered seeing the poster in a collage at my local childhood cinema. I pressed "Play" and never looked back. This one is full of Jim Henson puppet shop rejects, special effects that look like Silly Putty that was left in a hot car, and totally worth a watch.
2. Blood Surf, 2000
The most recent entry on this list might be the worst. With a whopping 3.3 rating on IMDB, Blood Surf is sure to quench your appetite for cheese. I discovered this crocodile-filled atrocity in the early-2000s, while channel surfing past midnight, which is really where all good stories begin. The best thing about this movie, besides the title, is the plot (bet you didn't think I'd say that). Said plot involves surfers chumming water in order to surf through the sharks. If there's anything you should be doing, it's chumming water to attract sharks. Instead of the intended guests arriving at the chum-party, a gigantic crocodile shows up. While this movie is borderline unwatchable, Blood Surf holds a special place in my heart. I recently revisited this movie a few months ago on what I call "Shitty Movie Friday." 1/10 would not do again.
1. The Willies, 1990
This anthology gross-out fest is a campfire story filled with slime, bugs, and guts galore. I included this movie mainly for its obscurity and phenomenal cheese. Starring a post-Goonies Sean Astin, The Willies is the movie that includes the infamous scene where an old woman puts her dog in the microwave. I know you've heard of it. This movie also has the greatest tagline of all time: "You'll Laugh, You'll Cry, You'll Puke, You'll Die!" And that you will.
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The Strain's Corey Stoll Talks Eph's Dark Drive, Avoiding Melodrama, the Feelers, and More!
We're just hours away from tonight's Episode 2.06 of "The Strain," entitled "Identity," and if you've wondered about the identify of the man who plays Dr. Ephraim "Eph" Goodweather on the show, it's Corey Stoll from "House of Cards" and Ant-Man, who finally looks like himself now that he's ditched the distracting wig previously worn by the character.
But he had a lot more to talk about than that old news when he took part in a roundtable interview a few days ago. We have the highlights for you here, including Eph's motivations and dark side, how he's taking the fight to the next level, if he'll continue hitting the bottle, and lots more so read on to prep for the mayhem to come.
Q: In the opener of this season, Eph told Fet [Kevin Durand] that he is not a very good vampire killer so he's going to go back to what he knows. And now that he's on to something, what's driving him at this point? Is it really vengeance against the Master and all of the vampires, or is it just to try to redeem himself in the eyes of the CDC and Zach and the people that sort of put him out to pasture because they thought he wasn't valid in what he was trying to tell them?
Corey Stoll: I think it's really both. I think obviously it's personal now that Kelly has turned and is actively trying to turn Zach, but I think just his personality is such, too, that he's won at everything pretty much in his life, up till now. Now he's in a situation where he's lost more in the last week than he has in his entire life… he's always been a very Alpha guy and very Type A. He's been knocked down numerous pegs and is admitting such, but he still can't let go on either front so it's personal, but it's also professional.
Q: Most of your roles in the past have been very much more reality-based than this scenario on "The Strain." How has it been as an actor for you to operate in this world, especially one created by Guillermo del Toro where anything can happen? It must be very interesting.
Corey Stoll: Yeah, it's an interesting challenge… [exec producer] Carlton [Cuse] and I at the beginning of Season 2 felt the need to sort of adjust a little bit because so much of what the show is about is about the tone and the look and the style and the feel of it, which is unique. There are other vampire shows and other vampire movies out there, but Guillermo brings something unique, and so [we're] trying to find that right balance… I think it's a pretty good challenge with this show where the stakes are incredibly high but it's not the same world that we live in, and there's also a real, sort of a wicked sense of humor that runs throughout the whole thing. I think in this season there's a lot of conversations between Carlton and myself about how to have me participate in that sense of humor because I think the danger is often to sort of fall into melodrama. It's sort of about being in that same world where these stakes are incredibly high, but you have to sort of keep one part of your tongue in your cheek a little bit.
Q: In last week's episode, when you threw your former boss off a train…
Corey Stoll: By accident…
Q: So you're saying Eph didn't choose to kill him?
Corey Stoll: No, he didn't; he didn't. It was really a move to not get hit, and before what he knew what was happening, he had killed him. Now it was in his best interest probably to kill him, but this is—it's still obviously a very big deal; it's his first human kill. No, he did not intend to kill him.
Q: But now that he crossed that line, will this open up a door to a darker Eph, a guy that's willing to do more and cross the line a little bit more easily?
Corey Stoll: Yeah, I think you can say that. The first time he killed anybody intentionally, he was being attacked, and that was sort of purely defensive. As the first season went on, he became more inured to killing to the point where he doesn't really sort of flinch killing people who are completely turned. Then he crossed the line, again, at the beginning of this season experimenting on freshly turned people, and then this is another one, and then sort of the ratchet that sort of keeps pushing him past these lines that he never thought he would cross. But yeah, definitely from that point on to the rest of the season, he is in a different place morally.
Q: In the last episode we saw the vampire children going into full action now. Can you tell us how much of a factor they'll be in the remaining episodes?
Corey Stoll: Well, the Feelers are the formidable part of the Strigoi Army. They're fast, they can crawl on walls, and they play an important part of the Master's arsenal going forward the rest of the season.
Q: And what about Eph's alcoholism? We've seen it gradually increase. Can we expect to see that affecting how he handles the situation?
Corey Stoll: Yeah, definitely. He does not sober up the rest of the season. He was never the best fighter in the world; but, no, he's a little easier and a little bit more handicapped.
Q: There's a lot of really great and gross makeup and special effects in the show. Can you talk about working with them? Has anything ever really grossed you out?
Corey Stoll: This season there were a few things; in the beginning, in the first season, there was like a bashed-in head… a couple bashed-in heads and the autopsy. In this season there seems to be a little bit of, at least from my feelings, this is my exposure to it, a little bit of a break from that. But in terms of my exposure to the makeup… it's an amazing thing to see on a daily basis. You come in at 6:00 a.m. in the morning on a Monday, and the makeup people have been there for hours already churning out this army of vampires who all have their own unique… level of transformation and different degrees of turning into vampires. It's really an incredible level of artistry and industry. It's really a bit of a conveyor belt, but every vampire is sort of a bespoke job.
Q: In the first season Eph was involved with the actual hand-to-hand fighting against the Strigoi; now he seems to be much more removed. Do you expect him to fight as the season progresses, and also do you miss doing the fight scenes at all?
Corey Stoll: In terms of in total between the two seasons, it's about the same. In the first bunch of episodes [this season] Eph is taking a much more… he's using biochemistry to fight the Strigoi… I had [a fight scene] with Barnes… I think a lot of it was actually cut, but it was one of the more involved fights that I've had in either season. Definitely moving forward there's more fighting.
Q: When you're working on something like this, something with that Guillermo del Toro creepiness, is there a horror film or story or a horror icon that really stuck with you in your youth that resurfaces when you're on set with these things?
Corey Stoll: I don't know if there's something that resurfaces; it's hard to explain, but… there's a moment when you first get on set where you see the lighting and the makeup and everything, and there is a moment of, 'Wow, that's really cool!' And then by the fourth setup and the twentieth take, you know, it just becomes work. You're playing make-believe so you're getting yourself into a state of terror, [but] the stuff isn't really scary on its own pretty much after your first time doing it.
"The Strain" Episode 2.06 – "Identity" (airs 8/16/15)
Eph (Corey Stoll) concocts a plan to make and distribute a bioweapon. Gus (Miguel Gomez) realizes Angel (Joaquín Cosio) can be an unlikely ally, and Kelly (Natalie Brown) comes after Nora (Mia Maestro) and Zach (Max Charles).
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Be Lured by these Stills from Hannibal Episode 3.12 – The Number of the Beast Is 666…
The New Testament's Book of Revelation speaks of a Beast bearing the number 666… but even God himself couldn't have conceived of such a monster as "Hannibal." And that's why we're going to miss him to death when his run on NBC wraps up in just a few more weeks. Up next week we have Episode 3.12, "The Number of the Beast Is 666…," and if you're all caught up (or looking for a few spoilers), read on for a look at a baker's dozen of new stills from the ep.
"Hannibal" Episode 3.12 – "The Number of the Beast Is 666…" (8/22/15; 10-11 PM)
A RISKY PLAN TO LURE THE RED DRAGON PUTS EVERYONE AT RISK – Will Graham (Hugh Dancy) and the FBI enlist the expertise of Dr. Fredrick Chilton (guest star Raul Esparza) in the hopes of luring Francis Dolarhyde (guest star Richard Armitage) into an ambush, using Freddie Lounds (guest star Lara Jean Chorostecki) as their mouthpiece.
As Will's empathy for Dolarhyde begins to affect his fragile psyche, Bedelia Du Maurier (Gillian Anderson) warns that the killer Will should be most concerned about at the moment is himself.
Meanwhile, Dolarhyde senses that the FBI is closing in and launches a horrifying endgame. Rutina Wesley and Nina Arianda guest star; Mads Mikkelsen and Laurence Fishburne also star.
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Attack on Titan Begins Its Trek Across the US This September
As a shameless Japanese cinema nerd, I'm deliriously excited about director Shinji Higuchi's live-action epic Attack on Titan. Although to movie hit theaters in Japan not too long ago, those of us who reside in the States won't have to wait forever to catch the flick on the big screen. The snazzy folks at FUNimation Entertainment are bringing both parts to the US beginning next month.
The first installment of Attack on Titan should hit a theater in your neck of the woods on September 30. And instead of making everyone wait an unnecessarily long time for the conclusion, part two will arrive on October 20. The boys and girls at FUNimation are just cool like that.
For those who are late to the party, here's a synopsis.
The sudden arrival of the Titans–mysterious, gigantic humanoid creatures who devour human beings one after the other–brings mankind to the brink of extinction. Fast-forward more than 100 years later. What remains of the human population now live in relative peace behind massive walls that were erected to defend themselves against the Titans. Yet, once again, that peace is shattered when a Titan measuring over 50 meters tall smashes through the wall, allowing a horde of other Titans to enter. The protagonist, Eren, had been resigned to a life confined behind these walls. Nothing I do would make a difference, he thought. But when he joins the "Outer Wall Restoration Team" set up to fight against the Titans, he is reunited with Mikasa, a childhood friend and someone he had long rued not being able to save. The new recruits embark on a mission to obtain explosives, which had become rare and precious, before getting past the waves of Titans to plug the gaping hole in the wall, with humanity's survival on the line. Will there be a future for Eren and Mikasa and for mankind itself?
To top everything off, FUNimation has released a nifty trailer for the US release of Attack on Titan parts one and two. You can find that mind-blowing clip positioned down below.
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Anchor Bay Unveils a Trailer for The Walking Dead Season 5 DVD Set
On August 25th Anchor Bay Entertainment is releasing The Walking Dead: The Complete Fifth Season on Blu-ray + Digital HD and DVD (the Limited Edition Blu-ray set designed by McFarlane Toys shambles in on December 1st), and after providing us with several sneak peeks of the bonus features, they've now unveiled a new trailer. Check it out as you wrestle with the decision of which version to get.
"The Walking Dead" Season 6 returns to AMC on Sunday, October 11th, at 9/8c, but first the spin-off, "Fear the Walking Dead," debuts on August 23rd.
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THE WALKING DEAD: THE COMPLETE FIFTH SEASON cast includes Andrew Lincoln, Norman Reedus, Steven Yeun, Lauren Cohan, Danai Gurira, Chandler Riggs, Melissa McBride, Chad L. Coleman, Sonequa Martin-Green, Lawrence Gilliard, Jr., Michael Cudlitz, Emily Kinney, Alanna Masterson, Christian Serratos, Josh McDermitt, Seth Gilliam, and Andrew J. West.
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Black Wake Pits Eric Roberts and Nana Gouvea Against Ancient Forces
When an ancient force is threatening humanity, I want Eric Roberts on my side. The guy can handle just about anything, from serial killers to dinosaurs. He also has plenty of experience battling otherworldly forces, so when the Cthulhu hits the fans, I need him in my corner.
Writer Jerry Janda and director Jeremiah Kipp will put Roberts, Nana Gouvea, Tom Sizemore, and a slew of other savvy actors up against otherworldly evil in the upcoming sci-fi/horror flick Black Wake. The story was reportedly inspired by the work of H.P. Lovecraft, which is why it immediately piqued my interest. Throw ancient gods into anything and I'll take a look. No, seriously — anything.
Before we get to the trailer, let's study the Black Wake synopsis.
Specialists gather in a top-secret facility to investigate a series of mysterious deaths on beaches along the Atlantic Ocean. When one scientist examines video evidence to uncover a possible parasitic explanation for the fatalities, she slowly learns that the actual threat may be more dangerous — and far older — than anyone ever imagined. Can she convince her colleagues of the true danger before an ancient force rises from the sea to bring madness and death to all of humanity?
Since the film is still in production, it's unclear when the finished product will become available for mass consumption. To keep us busy until then, we have a teaser trailer to chew on.
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Old 37 Terrorizes New York City Screens This September
Kane Hodder and Bill Moseley's Old 37 is set to terrorize home video later this year. However, if you live in or around New York City and you prefer to see the flick on the big screen, you're in luck. The aforementioned genre flick is set to invade several theaters in the Big Apple next month.
Here's the extremely cool part: A portion of the proceeds from the September 11th screening of Old 37 will benefit the New York Police and Fire Widows' and Children's Benefit Fund. Yet another very good reason to catch the flick during its limited theatrical run next month.
The gracious folks at Glen Cove Theaters are hosting Old 37 throughout September. Screening times are listed below. As always, these dates and times are subject to change without notice.
Saturday September 12th
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Sunday September 13th
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If you're interested in scoring tickets to any of the Old 37 screenings, swing by this website. Otherwise, you can catch the flick when it hits DVD on October 6.
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Amazing: Unproduced Hammer Script to Be Performed at Mayhem in the UK!
Some fantastic news has come out of the UK, as Nottingham's Mayhem Film Festival announced that film historian Jonathan Rigby and a crew of actors will be performing a live stage reading of the unproduced Hammer screenplay The Unquenchable Thirst of Dracula as part of the fest!
Written by legendary Hammer writer and producer Anthony Hinds back in the late '60s, and intended as another vehicle for Christopher Lee, The Unquenchable Thirst of Dracula unfortunately never made it in front of the camera.
At Mayhem, Rigby – author of English Gothic: Classic Horror Cinema 1897-2015 and Christopher Lee: The Authorised Screen History – will act as narrator for the reading, backed up by a troupe of actors as they bring the characters to life on the stage.
The Unquenchable Thirst of Dracula sees the titular Count flee to India, where he continues to spread his evil influence.
Mayhem co-director Chris Cooke says, "This is a completely unique event for Mayhem and a great pleasure to work with horror expert and film historian Jonathan Rigby. He's also a talented actor and will be perfect as our narrator, taking a live audience by the hand and leading them into Gothic darkness. Hammer Films have never felt more important to the history of British cinema, so this is a great opportunity for an audience to imagine a piece of classic cinema that sees Count Dracula resurrected before their eyes."
Mayhem Film Festival takes place from October 15-18 at the Broadway cinema, Nottingham, UK. Early Bird passes for the festival are now available at the discounted price of £55. You can get more information, and book your passes, at the Broadway Cinema website.
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The Skull of Amicus Mesmerizes UK Blu-ray
Late horror legends Peter Cushing and Christopher Lee came together to face the supernatural power of the titular relic in Amicus Productions' 1965 classic The Skull. Now, a mere 50 years later, Eureka! Entertainment have revealed that the film will hit UK shelves on October 26 in a Blu-ray/DVD combo pack sporting a brand new 1080p restoration.
Adapted from a short story by Robert Bloch (Psycho) and with a score by avant-garde composer Elisabeth Lutyens, The Skull stars Peter Cushing, Christopher Lee, and Patrick Wymark and is directed by Paranoiac's Freddie Francis.
Special Features on this new release include:
- Exclusively restored 1080p presentation of the film on Blu-ray
- Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
- New video interview with film scholar Jonathan Rigby
- New video interview with critic and author Kim Newman
- Reversible sleeve featuring original and new artwork
- Limited Edition collector's booklet
Peter Cushing stars as Dr. Christopher Maitland, a writer and collector of occult items (with a preference for those with a somewhat macabre history), who is offered the chance to purchase a highly expensive and unusual item – the skull of the Marquis de Sade.
Warned against obtaining the item by a fellow collector (Christopher Lee in a rare non-villainous
role), the skull's influence draws Maitland in. Madness and death soon follow…
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There's an Indiegogo Campaign to Build a Life-size Replica of LOTR City Minas Tirith
Move over, 9 and 3/4 at London Kings Cross Station. There's about to be another British attraction based on a popular fantasy series. A huge one. Like, really, really huge. If they can raise £1,850,000,000 (about $2.8 billion). And get the necessary planning permission. And sort out about a million other things that would prevent it from ever happening.
They're trying to raise the money on Indiegogo to build a life-size (yes, life-size) replica of Minas Tirith, the capital of Gondor in Tolkien's Lord of the Rings. The city was beautifully realised in Peter Jackson's Return of the King, but apparently just seeing it on the screen wasn't enough.
Here at Dread Central we love crowdfunding as it truly gives a voice to independent creators, but this… I really don't know if I should congratulate them on being as ambitious as possible or chastise them for doing the kind of nonsense that could bring about the end of crowdfunding.
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What is Portfolio Assessment?
Portfolio assessment is a performance based, realistic, and instructionally appropriate method of documenting and exhibiting student progress, achievement, and development in one or more areas, over time.
Different kinds of portfolios are created for variety of reasons.
Why use Portfolio Assessment?
Portfolio Assessment:
What does the portfolio process look like?
Portfolio assessment is an ongoing process. It occurs everyday in the classroom as students continually reflect on their work. The following list is a brief overview of the portfolio process.
The portfolio process:
What samples are included in a Portfolio?
The contents of a portfolio will vary depending on the purpose for the portfolio.
Portfolio contents may include:
What do portfolios look like and where are they stored?
Each portfolio is as unique as the student who creates it. (Scholastic Inc., 1995)
The purpose, amount of student samples, space, and available funds determines what your portfolio looks like and where they are stored. Classroom storage spaces for portfolios will vary. Portfolios need to be easily accessible for student and teachers.
Suggestions for Portfolio Containers:
Suggestions for Portfolio Storage:
We use a combination of containers to organize and store our portfolios. Student work is collected and stored in hanging folders in a plastic crate. Digitally captured work (scanned images of their work, digital pictures of products, and video segments of presentations, etc.) are stored on the school's server computer. Each student has his/her own password protected folder on the server.
Once a week students sort through their collection portfolio to select pieces for their showcase portfolio. They separate their collected work into subject areas. They choose one or more pieces from each subject area to keep in their collection portfolio. Other work is taken home. At the end of each quarter, the portfolio is sorted for the last time and the pieces that have been selected are set aside to be scanned. After the work is scanned, reflections are written using word processing software, and products and presentations are captured in digital formats and stored as computer files on our school server. Students then access these files to create individual web pages which showcase their work.
Students are given the following list to help in the selection process:
Reflecting is the most important part of the portfolio process, for without it, the portfolio becomes simply a collection of student work without purpose. By reflecting on their work, students engage in metacognitive thinking and begin to develop a working knowledge of who they are as learners.
Questions for students to ask themselves:
Download our portfolio reflection guide for intermediate grades 4-6. Format: ClarisWorks 4.0
Download our portfolio reflection guide for primary grades K-3. Format: ClarisWorks 4.0
Individual pieces of work in a portfolio have already been assessed. You may decide not to evaluate the entire portfolio and may prefer to just use it as an organizational method of showcasing and storing student work. However, if students are creating, editing, and/or maintaining their portfolios, you will want to assess their final product.
Student's electronic portfolios are evaluated according to a rubric. Students help to decide the criteria. A copy of the rubric should be given to the students at the beginning of the year so that they are aware of the criteria before they begin. (Worcester, "no date", http://www.sv400.k12.ks.us/port/rubric.html)
Click here to visit Kathy Schrock's list of rubrics for more ideas.
At the beginning of the year we hold parent-student-teacher conferences. Students with their parents and teachers set learning goals. Students fill out a Goal Sheet, which is later scanned and imported into their webfolios. Goals are revisited periodically throughout the year and at the end of the year, students demonstrate via their webfolios that they have met their goals.
Parents, other family members, and friends attend a portfolio exhibition at the end of the year. Students showcase their webfolios. Parents evaluate the presentation, and often leave feedback for their child in the form of a reflection that they type into the webfolio.
Download our Goal Setting Worksheet. Format: ClarisWorks 4.0
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About the SAVANNAH
For those who wish to sleep separately, the Savannah offers two luxury single beds, which can also be converted into a large double if required. The rear sleeping area, washroom and shower can be divided off from the rest of the interior to create a bedroom with en-suite facilities. The forward lounge has two inward-facing settees, enabling both of the cab's Captain's chairs to become part of the lounge area.
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Hey Billy ,was Dick Jesse's wheel wells fucked up or was his roof too low? I gotta tell ya,I like the Maverick,first time I ever saw that pic.Hey Brown,how much for a maverick body,no hood scoop?
I use to draw pictures of VanderWoudes cars when I was in grade school,,,,esp the long one with half-a-roof.
Noreaster is a dumb ass (and not really being nostalgic) if he thinks the first few shots of the dutchman were ugly. That car was bad ass. The burnout shot is a classic.Love all thoe early carsDean
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(Licking) – The city of Licking will receive designation as a Purple Heart City at their next board of aldermen meeting.
The meeting will be held August 19 at 6 PM at Licking City Hall. City officials say the Missouri Chapter of the Military Order of the Purple Heart will have representatives present to make a presentation to the city. All citizens and military veterans are invited to the presentation, especially recipients of the Purple Heart medal.
The Licking Board of Alderman passed a resolution in April proclaiming the City of Licking as a Purple Heart City.


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Big season for WJHA U14 girls squad
The Warwick Junior Hockey U14 girls captured the Rhode Island state championship earlier this year and represented the state at the Tier II New England Regionals, where they made the semifinals. Team members: Alison Altshuler, Morgan Almon, Madison Balutowski, Allison Bernier, Paula Cavanagh, Gianna Defusco, Gaby Dicomitis, Makenzie Driscoll, Caroline Henn, Savannah Hersey, Kelsey Holmes, Victoria Lafazia, Alyssa Mathews, Michaela McNamara, Sarah Pearson, Samia Pratt, Jennah Sequeira, Meagan Sullivan and Erin Vermilye.
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Chris Clemons has a do-not-disturb attitude when it comes to media attention, but the on-field actions of the Seahawks' "Leo" end tell the true tale of his Pro Bowl-caliber contributions to the defense.
Some NFL players have never met a microphone they don't like. Then there's Chris Clemons, who has rarely seen one he cares to speak into in his first two seasons with the Seahawks.
But that's OK. Because as former Seahawks coach Chuck Knox used to say, "What you do speaks so loudly that I don't have to hear what you say."
In that regard, Clemons has been downright boisterous. Entering this week's game against the Dallas Cowboys, he leads the Seahawks with five sacks – five of the team's 13 sacks. He also led the team last season, with a career-high 11, after being acquired in an offseason trade with the Philadelphia Eagles.
But it's not just that the 254-pound Clemons gets sacks, it's how he gets them – with relentless efforts against offensive linemen who outweigh him by 70-80 pounds. And it's not just the sacks that define his role as the "Leo" end in the Seahawks defense. As underrated as he is as a pass-rusher, Clemons is even more overlooked when it comes to his contributions to a run defense that ranks 11th in the league and tops the NFL in per-carry average allowed (3.16).
"Clem is a phenomenal end," fellow end Red Bryant said. "Clem will make you raise your standard of play because you know what you're going to get out of that guy. He plays the game the way it's supposed to be played.
"And when you're playing with a guy like that, you want to hold up your end."
As for Clemons' no-comment relationship with the media, Bryant breaks into a large smile before cracking, "He's an angry man."
That brought eruptive laugher from the defensive players whose cubicles are adjacent to Bryant's in the locker room.
Bryant then shifted into a more serious mode and offered, "Clem is underrated. But that's what he fuels off of. But those of us in this locker room, we hold him in high regard and we know what he brings to the table. He's non-stop, relentless, mean, tough."
To which Mebane added, "Ugly."
Another round of laughter, before Bryant said, "He's all that."
But what Clemons is doing this season is no joke. He is tied for ninth in the NFC in sacks – and would be tied for seventh if one of his sacks against the Browns two weeks ago wasn't nullified because it was deemed that QB Colt McCoy was running and not scrambling on the play. Still, only six ends in the conference have more sacks – the Vikings' Jared Allen (12½), Eagles' Jason Babin (9), Giants' Jason Pierre-Paul (8½)and Osi Umenyiora (6), Panthers' Charles Johnson (7) and Rams' Chris Long (6, with three coming in Sunday's upset of the Saints).
The Seahawks have some national-exposure games coming up, so if Clemons is to make a push for a Pro Bowl berth the opportunities will be there when they play the Cowboys this week, the Eagles in a Thursday night game on Dec. 1 and the Rams in a Monday night game on Dec. 12.
It takes being around Clemons and watching how hard he plays on every down to truly appreciate what he brings to a table that also is occupied by much larger linemen – the 330-pound Bryant, the 311-pound Brandon Mebane and 325-pound tackle Alan Branch.
via Letting his actions speak for him.
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LILBURN -- An expanded and rebuilt sewage plant will allow the county to shut down six smaller, older plants.
Staffers were began operations this week at the new $277 million wastewater treatment plant along the Yellow River, located on the same site off Tom Smith Road as the older Lilburn-Lawrenceville area plant.
"The new Yellow River Water Reclamation Facility uses membrane bio-reactor technology and is the first of its kind in Gwinnett," Acting Water Resources Director Lynn Smarr said. "The technology has been around for several years, but we let others pilot the technology until we were sure it was cost effective and would meet our state and federal permit requirements."
The technology replaces the 1970s equipment at the site and expands the plant from a capacity of 12 million gallons per day to 22 million gallons per day.
The new administrative building was built to green standards, and the plant is expected to not only be less costly to operate but also reduce the amount of pollutants going into the Yellow River, a press release said.
In addition to the old plant at that site, the county will close facilities along Big Haynes Creek, Jacks Creek, No Business Creek, Beaver Ruin and Jackson Creek.
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Brothers from Cornwall reunited 43 years after child migrant scandal
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The last two children to be deported from Britain to Australia in the 'child migrant' scandal have been reunited with the brother who stayed at home – after 43 years apart.
Rex and Kevin Wilton were among thousands of children sent to Australia in the 1960s when social services deemed them too expensive to look after.
Youngsters were promised a better life but most endured harsh conditions in work houses and farms and suffered physical and mental abuse.
Rex, Bruce, and Kevin were taken into care in Cornwall when their father died in 1970 and their mother was left unable to cope. Bruce, 14, stayed in the UK, but Rex, 11, and Kevin, nine, were sent to work on an Australian farm.
The three lost contact but now, four decades later, with the help of the Child Migrants Trust, the siblings have been reunited in the UK for the first time since their separation.
Father-of-three Bruce, 58, said: "It was very emotional.
"It was great for my kids and family to meet them. It's still sinking in that we're finally together."
Rex, 54 said: "It's as though we've been brought back 40 years. It's quite overwhelming. We went back to our home town – it was like walking back in time. It was very special."
Kevin added: "I have such fond memories of us as boys and the jokes and laughter are still exactly the same.
"I never thought we would get the chance to be together again. There's no way we're going to lose contact – I've missed them both so much."
More than 130,000 British youngsters were shipped out across the Commonwealth in the 1950s and 60s – and 3,500 were dispatched to Australia.
Kevin and Rex were on the last deportee plane to leave the UK – despite the child migrant programme being scrapped three years before.
The three brothers, originally from Mevagissey, Cornwall, initially kept in touch by letter, but soon lost contact.
Rex eventually returned to the UK in his 20s and was reunited with Bruce, but Kevin stayed in Australia.
This year Rex and Bruce used a charity to find out what had happened to their long-lost brother. Following months of searching, they had their first glimpse of him in 43 years over a tearful Skype call and were finally reunited in the flesh last Sunday.
Kevin, 53, a retired miner and father-of three said: "We'd heard about Australia in school and we really thought it was going to be an amazing new life. We were too young to realise what was really going to happen. There was both physical and mental abuse at the home. They treated you just like a number."
The Australian government apologised for the migrant scheme in 2009, followed by then PM Gordon Brown and Cornwall Council in 2011.
Rex added: "The whole experience ruined my life. We were treated like slaves. It should never have happened."
Kevin is heading back to Australia later this month but plans to spend as much time with his brothers as possible.


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2008 Progress
December 19, 2008
Historic Campus Enhancement Project
November 21, 2008
"Extreme Makeover: Campus Edition"
October 20, 2008
April 15, 2008
A Changed Campus
December 19, 2008
Students and staffers will return from winter break to a changed campus, as UT Dallas ramps up its plans to build new education facilities and overhaul some existing ones.
The time between semesters will give construction crews the freedom to handle a few otherwise-disruptive projects.
In some cases, the changes will require students, faculty and staff members to take new roads and walkways to get around campus. more >>
Historic Campus Enhancement Project
November 21, 2008
Students, faculty, staff and city leaders were on hand Thursday afternoon to celebrate the groundbreaking of an historic campus enhancement project aimed at making the University more welcoming and user-friendly.
The year-long project — which involves the overhaul of the perimeter and entrance roads to campus, as well as the central plaza, where the major north-south and east-west pedestrian routes meet — is expected to be carried out in four phases and completed by late fall 2009. more >>
"Extreme Makeover: Campus Edition"
October 20, 2008
Just call it "Extreme Makeover: Campus Edition." The first wave in a series of major campus construction projects is already under way, with improvements expected to overhaul the look and feel of the UT Dallas campus this year and beyond. more >>
Residence Hall Groundbreaking
April 15, 2008
Students, faculty, staff and the general public are invited to join in the groundbreaking ceremony for UT Dallas' very first freshman living learning residence hall and new dining facility at 10:00 a.m. on Wednesday, April 16. more >>


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Review: 'How I Met Your Mother' - 'Something Old': Can you dig it?
A review of tonight's "How I Met Your Mother" coming up just as soon as we keep the gorilla suit and the wig...
"Something Old" is an episode where it's really not worth talking about anything but the last scene between Ted and Robin. It was meant to provoke the kind of romantic tingles the show did so well in its earlier years — even putting the two of them in the middle of another sudden rainstorm like the one Ted summoned in the season 1 finale — but instead accomplished something much more impressive: it somehow made me even less interested in Barney and Robin's wedding than I was before.
I had already groaned when we the season premiere gave us the flash-forward of Robin having cold feet on the wedding day. And over the course of the season, I went from no longer caring about Robin and Barney as a couple to actively disliking them together. The only way to make me even less enthused for the finale was to bring Ted and Robin's feelings for each other back into play again, after the show has repeatedly tried to put that issue to bed, including in one of this season's few genuinely great scenes, when Ted talks Robin into going up to see Barney in "The Final Page." Do people in real life still hold onto feelings they insist they've let go of? Sure. But dramatically speaking, it's the show running in circles, and retroactively sucking the joy out of a recent highlight.
I don't even care if they do anything or not at this point, because this stuff has not only dragged the impending nuptials down another level, but perhaps messed with the meeting with the Mother in the process. If Ted meets the woman of his dreams at this wedding, and if only a short while before that wedding was he still having serious feelings for the former woman of his dreams, then how special is the Mother, or that relationship?
And by looping back over the same ground again and again and again, the show has me dreading the final season more than I was previously. I thought there was no way they could plausibly drag out the wedding — and, therefore, the meeting with the Mother — more than an episode or two into season 9. Now, I wouldn't be surprised if the final season takes place in real time, and that Robin and Barney have a very long ceremony planned before that reception.
It's not even that "Something Old" was that terrible by season 8 standards — though the episode lived up to its title with another story where Ted acts like an unbearable baby before we find out the deeper emotional meaning of the object behind his tantrum — but that the final scene was such a bad, bad miscalculation, and cast a pall on what came before, and my expectations for what comes next?
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Never posted here before, sorry for any etiquette breaches but here goes...
The refrigerator is an Amana sxd26vw, purchased somewhere around 1998.
The symptoms: both sides are warm, compressor will not start. Was a gradual process over a few months, food wasn't as cold, Ice cream was softish. Just before quitting would cool down only the bottom of freezer and only a little bit. Came back to full life temporarily during thunderstorm when electricity flickered off/on 5 or 6 times. Lasted about a week and then totally died.
So far I have:
replaced the bi-metal (defrost thermostat)
replaced compressor relay and overload with manufacturer replacement parts (click and a little hum but no start)
removed new PTC and overload and installed 3-n-1 hard start (rco-410) (click and a little louder hum, but no start)
Static Readings:
- Compressor common to start 9 ohms
- Compressor common to run 2 ohms
- Compressor run to start 11 ohms.
- There is no continuity from any terminal to compressor casing. (I did scratch paint off first.) Therefore I do not believe anything is shorted out
With appliance turned on:
- Tested voltage to on/off thermostat (the one inside frig) and got 120V
- Voltage from common to run and start is 120 v
- Wired in and tested 3-n-1. 120 V from common (black) to red (run) and 120 v from black to white (start)
- Checked fan inside freezer and got 120 v across terminals, but I think that is irrelevant since I was already getting 120 to the compressor.
I realize it may be dead, but the compressor tests out in an acceptable range and it is getting voltage. I was wondering if I was doing something wrong, or whether the voltages are not what they should be, or if there is are other test I can run. This IS IMPORTANT. My wife offered UNSPEAKABLE favors if I can get this thing going and we don't have to replace it.
I appreciate any help and time.


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Project Overview Map
I-26 Connector Alternatives Maps Section A (6 MB)
I-26 Connector Alternatives Maps Section B (37 MB)
I-26 Connector Alternatives Maps Section C (28 MB)
I-26 Connector Alternative 3C Map (2.2 MB)
The I-26 Connector Project is approximately a 7-mile, interstate freeway project that is being proposed to connect I-26 in southwest Asheville to U.S. 19/23/70 in northwest Asheville. NCDOT has programmed this project to upgrade and widen I-240 from I-40 to Patton Avenue, and then proceed northward from Patton Avenue on new location across the French Broad River and connect to U.S. 19/23/70 just south of Exit 25 (Riverside Drive - Broadway - UNC-Asheville). Upon completion, this project will be part of the I-26 Interstate that extends from Charleston, South Carolina, to Kingsport, Tennessee.
The proposed I-26 Connector in Asheville includes:
In 2010 a new priority rating system was implemented by NCDOT. The new ranking of the I-26 Connector Project was much lower than its previous ranking and work was halted. In the fall of 2011, Governor Bev Perdue announced a plan to accelerate Urban Loop projects around the state, including the I-26 project, using different funding options. At this time (Spring of 2012), the necessary funding is not available.
While funding is not yet available, project development studies were reinitiated in Spring 2012. Since 2012, project alternatives in Section "B" (the new location portion north of Patton Avenue, across the French Broad River) have been modified to avoid impacts to the Emma Road community and to identify multimodal connectivity between west Asheville and Asheville. A new alternative, 3C, has been developed. This alternative is similar to alternative 3, but with a smaller footprint.
As part of a new prioritizations process, local planning organizations and NCDOT Divisions are reprioritizing projects and assigning relative scores to individual transportation projects. Scores are calculated based on a number of factors including; congestions, safety & mobility, cost, and economic impact. Draft recommendations are anticipated in May 2014, with a revised State Transportation Improvement Program (STIP) scheduled for release in October 2015.
For additional project updates, please visit the City of Asheville's website or the French Broad River Metropolitan Planning Organizations website.
The NCDOT has released the May 4, 2009 Meeting Minutes to Post Hearing Meeting. You can view it here.
Work on a new version is continuing currently. The March 2008 DEIS has been rescinded by the Federal Highway Administration prior to the release of the new version in spring of 2015.
Alternative 2 for section B of the project has been officially removed from alternatives being considered due to operational problems that appeared when the updated traffic forecast was prepared. On December 15, 2009, the project merger team unanimously agreed to remove Alternative 2 from section B.
Alternative 4B, a version of Alternative 4 that was requested for inclusion by the Asheville Design Center and the City of Asheville, was officially added at the same December 15, 2009 merger meeting that eliminated Alternate 2.
Alternative 3C, a slight modification of Alternative 3, was developed to further reduce impacts to the natural and human environments. Preliminary designs were completed in March 2014 and this alternative will be shown to the public at the Public Meeting in May 2014.
All "B" section alternatives (3, 3C, 4, and 4B) have been modified to better accommodate pedestrian and bicycle access, as well as avoid impacts to the Emma Road community.
This video provides an animated representation of the proposed alternatives for each section of the project, and also contains narration which further serves as a guide as to how each alternative would operate if constructed.
The NCDOT has held numerous meetings with community leaders, local interest groups, business groups and the affected business owners and neighborhood groups about this project since 1989. For more information please see the Full Public Involvement Document.
The latest public meeting was held on May 12, from 4:00 PM to 7:00 PM at the Renaissance Hotel, 31 Woodfin St, Asheville, NC. For more information about the meeting please contact Jamille Robbins at (919) 707-6085.
The proposed I-26 Connector will be a median-divided, fully controlled-access freeway. To reduce the required right-of-way, a barrier median dividing the directions of travel is proposed. Controlled-access means there will be no driveways or at-grade intersections (stop signs and traffic lights) along the route.
The proposed I-26 Connector will involve state and federal funds. Any agency that proposes a project involving federal funds must comply with the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). For more information please see the Environmental Study Process Document
In late 1995, NCDOT contracted with a private consulting firm to develop conceptual engineering plans and begin environmental studies for the proposed I-26 Connector. For more information please see the Full Project History Document
Michael Wray, P.E.Project Planning Engineer, Central Unit
In many cases, it is inevitable that a certain amount of private property must be acquired. The displacement of homes and businesses is minimized to the extent practicable. The following brochures will answer questions about this process.


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will they be making a season 2 of Moonlight ???
Plzzz Make A Season 2 Of Moonlight :)
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somewhere on this site i read a thread about a network picking up moonlight only for reruns but that kind of brings hope for a second season cause reruns might bring a lot of viewers
Yah, the entire series is out on DVD this past Tuesday. I already picked it up and planning on making a weekend out of it :)
no, there will be NO season 2. even if it gets viewership on scifi, it won't be picked up again. sorry to disappoint.
psI wish it would come back


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The Bone Clocks by David Mitchell
I am reading...
<-- this.
So far, 300 pages deep, I've encountered a Dr. Marinus, the family "Sykes," Hugo Lamb (and his cousin Jason Taylor), Felix Finch, a d'Arnoq, Mrs. Noakes, a "Thousand Autumns restaurant," Timothy Cavendish, and Luisa Rey, editor of Spyglass magazine.
If none of that means anything to you, I'm sorry. If it does... breathe into that paperbag, it's going to be okay.
Even halfway through, I can't tell you much of what it's about other than it is as typically brilliant and genre-busting as we've come to expect from Mr. Mitchell. There are multiple timelines - in fact, the manipulation of time & space seems to be the underlying story here - many, many characters that "cross, crisscross, and recross (their) old tracks like figure skaters," and there are dozens of internal references to the "macro-novel" that is the David Mitchell canon. There is a mystical, sci-fi-ish element running throughout that I have yet to sort out - it reminds me a bit of A Wrinkle in Time, if that's any help. I promise to post a full nerd-out review & recap as soon as I'm finished with my first read-through. Because, let's be honest, this isn't the only time I'm going to read this badboy.
The publication date isn't until September 9, 2014 - sorry about that. But hey, the really, really, really good news - if you live in San Diego, especially - is that The Book Catapult is pairing up with Warwick's bookstore and hosting Mr. David Mitchell his own self on September 22. No videotaped conversation this time, people - he will be live and in person, I swear on a stack of Number9Dreams. I'll post more details as they come along, but remember the date - Monday, September 22 - and we will be at the auditorium in the Museum of Contemporary Art in La Jolla.