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Oklahoma stands in for Russia in 3-D sci-fi film
Politicians turning into rats? Maybe not so hard to believe.
But Oklahoma City standing in as Moscow? Guthrie acting as the Russian capital? Now that sounds like science fiction.
Leave it all to the special effects guys. In today's high-tech movie world, everything's possible in postproduction.
And when the final cut is in the can, "Higher Mission" will hold a special place in state filmmaking history.
"It's in 3-D," producer Gray Frederickson said. "First 3-D movie ever shot in Oklahoma."
The sci-fi thriller — financed, written and directed by Russian architect and businessman Vladimir Uglichin — has been filming during the past month at various locations including the state Capitol, the mansion of Stephen and Cheryl Browne, residences in Gaillardia and Nichols Hills, the Temple of the Scottish Rite of Freemasonry in Guthrie and a farm near Mustang — all being passed off as Moscow locales.
The story focuses on young U.S. Sen. John Perryman (Casper Van Dien, "Starship Troopers") who travels to Russia to give a speech before the Parliament, and through his dreams is given a mission from otherworldly forces.
"He starts having dreams that politicians — crooked politicians — are going to turn into rats if they don't clean up their ways," Frederickson said. "When he stands up in front of Parliament and warns them that they're going to be turned into rats, they boo and hiss and throw him off the stage.
"So he's wandering around Moscow, stranded there because they won't have anything to do with him because they think he's crazy, and all the politicians start turning into rats. They start growing whiskers and their ears start going up ... and they want the antidote, and he says 'All you have to do is give back the money you've stolen.'"
Perryman soon finds himself pursued by criminals, military and cops alike.
Meanwhile, the sight of men in official-looking Russian uniforms and emergency vehicles with Russian lettering stenciled on the sides has made heads turn on the streets of Oklahoma City and Guthrie.
Tuesday afternoon, two police cars and an ambulance — all with Russian markings — were parked outside of a building on NW 58 east of May Avenue that director Uglichin had selected after perusing an entire block of structures.
Several men in Russian military and police garb also were standing around, watching people in civilian clothing positioning the complex-looking 3-D camera and various equipment carts at the entrance of the building.
"He's getting arrested right now," Frederickson said, pointing out the handsome, dark-haired guy in the suit and tie. It was the film's star, Van Dien. "This is where the police finally catch up with him in front of these girls. He meets a couple of hookers at the airport and they take him in and try to protect him. And he's coming out of the door of the hookers' apartment and they arrest him."
The man dressed as a Russian police officer standing next to Van Dien was Peter Zhmutski, the Russian-born Oklahoma resident and filmmaker who first brought the project to Frederickson.
Frederickson is an Oklahoma City native, Oscar-winning producer of the "Godfather" trilogy, and artist-in-residence at Oklahoma City Community College, where he teaches filmmaking.
When Uglichin consulted Victor Kruglov, a Hollywood agent specializing in Eastern European talent, about getting his film made economically in the U.S., Kruglov introduced Uglichin to Zhmutski, who in turn brought his fellow Russian to Frederickson.
"He's wearing like 15 hats," Frederickson said of Zhmutski. "He's the (co-) producer, he's the assistant director, he's the translator, he's an actor, he's rewriting the script in English, because it was all written in Russian and the translation is weird ..."
And clear translation is essential here, since the director speaks no English. So Zhmutski — also known as "Peter Z." — is an important man on this shoot.
"I consider Oklahoma my home now," Zhmutski said. "I'm from Russia and I lived in L.A. and Florida and everywhere else, but my wife and I came here to raise a family and make movies because it's cheap number one. Number two, we have best producer here in Oklahoma, Gray Frederickson, who I love working with, and it's just so filmmaker friendly. People love to make movies in their backyard and their houses and so it's very different from Los Angeles."
Whether Oklahoma will pass for his native country remains to be seen.
"I've looked at photos of Moscow, and the photos of our locations, and they're interchangeable," Frederickson said. "You can't tell the difference. And I said, well, what about the cars? And (Uglichin) said, 'Ah, same cars as we have.' The world is getting smaller and everything is looking more and more alike. They've got KFC and McDonald's and Burger Kings in Russia."
B2FX, the company which creates the creature effects for the NBC series "Grimm," will be making the rat faces look real enough, and Frederickson said friends of his with the Syfy Channel are reviewing "Higher Mission" for possible U.S. exhibition.
The finished product, he said, will end up costing a very reasonable $3 million, a production cost that would be hard to beat elsewhere. And that's without using the 35 percent Oklahoma Film Enhancement Rebate Program administered by the Oklahoma Film & Music Office.
"They gave that all away on "August: Osage County," Frederickson said, referring to the film adaptation of Tracy Letts' Pulitzer Prize-winning play which was filmed in Bartlesville last fall.
"There's none available right now, and (Uglichin) doesn't really seem to care about that. He was going to go to Louisiana because they had a rebate. He wanted me to go to Louisiana, and I said I think you can do it cheaper here without the rebate than you can in Louisiana with the rebate, because Louisiana has become a very sort of sophisticated movie center, and all the unions are there, and they're going to climb all over it, and I think it's going to end up costing you more."
As production was ending last week, the director seemed happy enough. And so did the star.
"Well, you know, I've been wanting to work with a producer of this caliber for a long time, so I feel really honored to be working with Gray," Van Dien said. "He's amazing and Oklahoma should be proud. His films are the reason I was inspired to even be in this industry, so I'm lucky. This is my first 3-D film. And I have a wonderful lovely, co-star (Victoria Summer) who's just amazing and just the greatest crew and the people on here have been lovely and it's been a lot of fun. I'm waiting to do a 3-D western with Gray."
As for the "Higher Mission" plotline, Van Dien grinned and said, "Politicians as rats? Who'd think that?"


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In partnership with the Mizel Museum, the University of Denver's University College Enrichment Program will offer this two-session course, titled, "Calculating Consequences: The Social and Ecological Dimensions of Globalization." The course fee and schedule include a ticket to the Mizel Museum's lecture by Thomas Friedman, held at the Seawell Ballroom at the Denver Center for the Performing Arts.
Five Sessions: Thursdays, Oct. 16, 23, 30, Nov. 6 (6:30 -8:30 pm)
Thomas Friedman: The Power of Place, Sunday, Oct. 26 (7 pm)
Course Description: Markets are commonly believed to promote efficiency in two ways: through competition and the division of labor. "But markets do not necessarily ensure that the benefits of increased efficiency are shared by all." (IMF 2008) Globalization has brought about a drastic reorganization of the global economic, political and socio-ecological landscape, and "the commons" are experiencing significant alterations and rapid decline as a result. Without a doubt, globalization dramatically affects the resilience, well-being and sustainability of our planet, its ecosystems and biodiversity, as well as human societies and diverse social groups. Join Professor Andreas Rechkemmer, American Humane Endowed Chair at DU's Graduate School of Social Work, to explore the interplay of globalization with things such as climate change, species extinction and the loss of natural resources, as well as social injustice, violent conflicts and the growing disparity between privileged and oppressed nations, groups and populations. Several case studies will be examined. Class three meets at the Denver Center for the Performing Arts to hear from Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Thomas Friedman whose writings (e.g. Hot, Flat, and Crowded; That Used To Be Us) deal with the pros and cons of globalization, global social and environmental change, and the meaning of place and identity. Return to class to focus on solutions and What We Can Do to further global and local sustainability, prosperity and justice.
About the Instructor: Andreas Rechkemmer, University of Denver American Humane Endowed Chair and professor at DU's Graduate School of Social Work, has held senior positions with the United Nations, including as executive director of the International Human Dimensions Programme. He's also advised government agencies and published extensively on global social and ecological sustainability and justice.

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May 25, 2016
News Release: Florida Highway Patrol
August 18, 2014
MADISON COUNTY, FL. -- Four women were pulled over along I-10 in Madison County on Sunday evening and charged with kidnapping a Jacksonville-area infant.
FHP says that troopers were informed of a "Be on the Lookout" notice for a white Chevrolet occupied by four black females and a ten-month-old child in reference to a kidnapping in St. John's County, Florida.
Aound 11 p.m. Sunday, Officials say a trooper observed the vehicle matching the description passing him headed westbound on I-10.
The trooper stopped the vehicle near the 255 mile marker and advised the occupants that the child's clothing matched the description of the notice. The trooper then took custody of the child until representatives from the Florida Department of Children and Families arrived.
Jakevia Rodriguez, 30, and Latoya Rodriguez, 31, both of Colquitt, Ga. along with Precious Seymour, 23, of Miami Gardens, Fl. and Lakeysha Robinson, 29, of Satsuma Fl. were arrested and charged with Kidnapping.
The suspects were taken to the Madison County Jail without incident.
FHP did not disclose any possible motives for the kidnapping. No further details are available at this time.
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Former Utah all-conference pitcher Brian Budrow is in his first year as a student assistant coach.
Budrow transferred to Utah in 2008 after spending two years at Oregon State. He was a second-team all-Mountain West Conference pick as a senior in 2009 and helped lead the Utes to the NCAA Tournament that year.
Budrow went 11-10 with one save over his two-year Ute career with a 4.74 ERA and 152 strikeouts.
Budrow was a 28th-round pick in the 2009 MLB draft by the Arizona Diamondbacks. He spent three seasons in the minor leagues.


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The Titanic Collection: Memorabilia Reproductions
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T are some wonderful items , including a beautifully done copy of the White Star Line Music Program of the era, including a list of all the songs played by the Titanic's orchestra on the voyage, a thirty-eight page booklet : "Notes for First Class Passsengers," a large folded First Class deck plan, seven period post cards of Titanic and Olympic, reproduced front and back, the First Class passenger List, First Class Luncheon menu from April 14th, a First Class ticket, etc. A thirty-two page illustrated booklet explains each item in the set. All of the items are beautifully printed on heavy stock in the colors and sizes of the originals. The cover of the Music Program is even embossed, just like its 1910 counterpart.
In addition, I am including in the box several additional items not originally included with the box set: a set of seventeen beautiful color photos of pages from a rare original Olympic/Titanic color brochure, a remnant of the carpeting used in the First Class dining salon set in Cameron's movie "Titanic," and a 1997 commemorative medal issued by the Royal Mint and commissioned by Harland And Wolff Shipbuilders, to observe the birth, life and death of the Titanic. This medal is encapusulated in an eight-page color folder loaded with historical information, complete with a slipcase.
The entire collection has been well cared for and is in superb condition.
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Ever heard of the term 'Gazanging'? Read on.....
Welcome to a new word "Gazanging" – the practice of the seller withdrawing their property from the market at a late stage leaving the buyer "hanging". Recent figures have revealed that almost one in three house sales in 2011 collapsed because the seller withdrew from the market.
Ed Williams of Lupton Fawcett LLP takes a look at some of the reasons for this.
Are the expectations of sellers too high? Houses are still expensive by anyone's standards, but with the supply of buyers restricted by the difficulty in obtaining mortgage funds, the economy stagnating, unemployment high and inflation high, why do house prices seem resilient to this? Well the simple answer is that sale prices are not. We need to look at the difference between the asking price of a property and the actual sale price. According to one popular estate agency website the current average national asking price for a property in England and Wales is £236,597 against an average national selling price of £163,049 (HM Land Registry) - a drop of 32% between the average prices.
Whilst regional variations can explain some of this, it is still a significant difference in a seller's expectation and the price at which they are able to secure a buyer. Cold feet at this stage, when they realise that their property is not worth what they initially had thought or hoped, has led to seller withdrawal and the birth of a new word. Sellers do tend to start high with the asking price knowing they can reduce but no one in this current market seems willing to start with a low price in the hope that large levels of interest will drive the price up.
The elimination of Home Information Packs (HIPs) has seen the cost of putting your home on the market fall dramatically, making it easier to "test" the market without a large financial burden. Sellers are able to see what price they can achieve before deciding whether to sell or not, and it is only when a buyer has made an offer that they can truly find out the worth of their property. Negative equity pressure means that some sellers have a minimum level at which they can afford to crystallise their debt. If they cannot achieve that price, then they will have little choice but to withdraw their property - something they will only find out at an advanced stage in the transaction.
As uncertainty still shrouds the property market, the period between agreeing a price and exchanging contracts is vital to all parties. At Lupton Fawcett LLP we will make this as short as possible. For any property related issues, please contact Ed Williams in Sheffield on 0114 2133919 or e-mail Ed at firstname.lastname@example.com or Jeremy Henderson in Leeds on 0113 2802015 or via e-mail on firstname.lastname@example.com
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Nigerian prostitutes promise free sex should Super Eagles win title
In a statement on Monday the secretary of the Association of Nigerian Prostitutes (ANP) Jessica Elvis said there will be free sex across the country by prostitutes who had joined fans to celebrate the Super Eagles 2-1 win over heavy tournament favourites Ivory Coast.
"We want to congratulate the Nigerian national team, the Super Eagles, for qualifying for the next round of the competition.
"To show our support for the national team, we'll be declaring one week [of] free sex if the Super Eagles can win the trophy" the statement signed by Elvis said.
Nigeria took the lead against the Ivorian just before half time through an Eminike volley. Although Ivory Coast improved and equalized five minutes after the break, the Super Eagles who did not qualify for the 2012 edition conjured up the goal their play deserved courtesy of Sunday Mba who waltzed his run through the Ivorian defense before unleashing his deflected shot high into the net to set wild scenes of celebrations across Nigeria.
Their opponents in the semifinal are Mali on Wednesday. The Super Eagles had won the tournament in 1980 and 1994 and were runners-up four times.


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On May 4 in Fashion History…
(A random smattering of neat things that happened On This Day In Fashion…)
…in 1938, Grand Duchess Kira Kirillovna weds Prince Louis Ferdinand in three ceremonies and three dresses. Elsa Schiaparelli created "the bulk" of the bride's trousseau, including an evening wedding dress of heavy lamé in frosted silver, cut low in the back and high in the front with a richly encrusted and embroidered bodice, and a two-piece "getaway" ensemble (the princess drove the couple's car) of heavy brown silk with flecked stripes in red, blue and yellow, and a primrose-yellow tweed topcoat. (The Schiaparelli dress was worn on May 2 for the civil ceremony and probably for the evening Orthodox ceremony on the same day.) Bridesmaids wore white tulle dresses embroidered with silver-and-diamond rose motifs over silver lamé sheaths with matching silver lamé boleroes with leg o' mutton sleeves. It is unknown whether the bride changed into her custom-made Coco Chanel for the Orthodox ceremony that same day (all reports have her wearing Schiaparelli), but the famed French couturier had created a white satin floor-length tunic dress with long sleeves and a four-and-a-half yard long train, all bordered with silver, pearl and diamond embroidery. The Chanel pièce de résistance: A white enamel flower diadem holding an unusual double scarf of white tulle that fell on either side of the bride's face. For the Lutheran ceremony on this day in 1938 that made the royal union official, the bride wore her grandmother the Duchess of Coburg's nearly century-old wedding gown of heavy silver brocade, an antique lace veil held by a diadem and an "imposing" necklace presented to her by her father-in-law, and carried a bouquet of orchids. The pictures (above and below) are of Kira's grandmother's dress. Read More »
On April 22 in Fashion History
(A random smattering of neat things that happened On This Day In Fashion…)
… in 1942, fashion editor Virginia Pope chaired the "Expressing Your Personality in Dress" fashion clinic at Rockefeller Plaza in New York City for the Women in Style committee.
… in 1947, Summer Millinery Week—the hat equivalent of Fashion Week—kicked off in New York at the Cotillion Room of the Hotel Pierre, with designs shown by "eight leaders in the field:" including Vogue Hats, Bernice Charles, Jeanne Tete and Harryson Hats.
… in 1965, Rudi Gernreich followed up the previous year's topless bathing suits with topless bathing suits for little girls. "Since the suits are for toddlers and preteens," the New York Times mused, "there seems little likelihood of Gernreich's creation being Read More »
On April 21 In Fashion History Roundup
(A random gathering of neat things that happened On This Day In Fashion…)
…in 1927, Mae West begins the first day of a 10-day prison sentence, and complains to warden that her coarse blue cotton workdress and heavy cotton stockings and underwear are "uncomfortable." West was serving time for her Broadway show, "Sex," which the courts deemed obscene. Although West's work clothes "are coarse, faded and Read More »
Friday Fashion History Roundup
(A random gathering of neat things that happened On This Day In Fashion…)
…in 1966, Time magazine coined the term "Swinging London" to describe the groovy scene happening across the pond. The name was picked up by the pirate radio station Swinging Radio England, that launched shortly afterward. [Time]
…in 1971, Alexey Brodovitch, the Russian-born photographer, designer and instructor famous for his work as the art director of Harper's Bazaar from 1938 to 1958, dies in Europe.
…in 1983, the futuristic, fabulously strange film, Liquid Sky, was released in the U.S. It's a must-must-must watch! See for yourself in the video below. [Liquid Sky] Read More »


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I was reading a guide on how to use this upcoming product, the ibike pro - http://www.ibikesports.com/documents...ining_book.pdf and you seem to get your baseline measurements based on doing several test drills.
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ROME, Italy, July 31. JANET Jackson's "Together Again" resonates through the Foro Italico and is a perfect theme for these FINA World Championships. The nations competing are plentiful, record breaking, and the medalists aren't made up of just a few countries.
Already the top tier in the medal tally is spread between not only Australia and the United States, but Brazil, China, Germany and Italy. It also reflects the crowds that are appearing consistently throughout the competition. While the Italian flags fill the stadium, there are many French and German supporters around, and aren't containing their excitement to their home countries, but also expressing elation at the victories by, for example, the gold medal winning Chinese 800 free relay team.
A surprise press conference went ahead with a handful of journalists following the meet with Ryan Lochte and Eric Shanteau. Earlier, Laszlo Cseh expressed his frustration with always finishing second to Michael Phelps, something that Lochte has always has to deal with himself. Lochte went on to praise Phelps' contribution to the sport saying that "he put swimming on the map."
Swimming World spoke to Eric Shanteau, who had swum a 2:07 200 breast following a bronze medal in the 200 IM.
"Well I was really surprised with my time in the 200 breast for sure," Shanteau said. "I just wanted to do enough to make the finals and then I saw a 2:07! I think it just takes me back to my college swimming career. A few years ago, I'd have to put in three quality swims in an hour! So, I just channeled that point in my life and my ability to produce those swims and turns out it worked!"
Swimming World:
You've really had quite a remarkable year. You've come into your own this year and you were known as 'Eric Shanteau – Cancer Survivor,' which is an amazing title to have, but you've now, in your own right, managed to move into just being 'Eric Shanteau, period'. What does this year mean to you?
"Yeah it's been quite an amazing year for me," Shanteau said. "Being a cancer survivor, and being known for one, as you've said is great and something I've been quite proud of, but it's great to now be acknowledged as well for my abilities as a swimmer, and for my work in the pool. It's great to be recognized now based on my achievements that also complement what I've done with fighting cancer"
Christian Sprenger produced a surprising world record in the 200 breast, which seemed to be set up to give Brenton Rickard the win, but within the final meters, Sprenger surged ahead to stop the clock in the fastest time in history. His mother Sharon kept saying, as Brenton was ahead of the world record line, "Go with Brenton, Go with him!"
Soon after, it was Sprenger that surged ahead and at that moment, Rickard's parents turned to Sprenger's mother pointing and laughing saying "Ha, it's you not us!"
A revenge swim by Sprenger who hasn't enjoyed the same success in the 50 and 100 breast, credits his parents with his success. His mother of course is usually the loudest and most vocal of all the Australian parents.
"It's great to have them here, travelling all this way to watch me move through water," Sprenger said. "They've come all this way, I've got to impress them!"
Russian backstroker Arkady Vyatchanin enjoyed two surprise medals in Beijing finishing in bronze position in the 100 and 200 back. While he missed out on a medal in the 100 back, he managed to qualify for the final of the 200 back. When asked about the suits, he said "I really can't comment, because I feel like it's a very, very personal thing."
Not shying away from the suits discussion was Croatian veteran Duje Draganja who won Worlds in Manchester last year in this event. He told Swimming World, "This meet's been pretty disappointing. The suits just aren't helping me a lot because I'm a lot lighter, so it's not giving me the buoyancy that it's giving some of the other guys. It's frustrating! I had a really good 100 free and a good 50 fly".
When Swimming World asked what suit he was wearing, as it was noticeably a Jaked, he responded, with a wink, "I have a contract with Speedo".
Nathan Adrian qualified for a place in the semifinal of the 50 free saying it was his first time under 22s, but he's felt better.
When asked about swimming against members of his training team and how that helps, he responded: "Well it's fun! And, the first people Cesar thanked last night were Brett [Hawke] and Fred [Bousquet]. There're a lot of swimmers I'd like to thank for pushing me in training to swim my best, but they're not here".
Fred Bousquet, after enjoying a bronze medal in the men's 100 free said after the heats of the 50 free, "I can't keep my eyes open! I'm half asleep! It's going to be a tough one, I'm just so glad I made top 16, now I can think about making top 8! There's so much French support here, it's amazing to see the flag of France everywhere!"
Also making his comeback to the 50 free was Cullen Jones, who missed out in 2008 to Ben Wildman-Tobriner and Garrett Weber-Gale.
"I'm so excited about that event," Jones said. "It's my favorite, and probably competitively my best event. Seeing the American team up there I just have a feeling it can get better!"
Speaking of comebacks, Simon Burnett almost missed the Beijing team last year when he wasn't selected to swim individually (due to B times) and it was only until a few weeks after the team announcement that British Swimming changed its mind and decided to enter a 400 free relay. Simon swam the relays and the 100 and 50 frees here.
"That time was the fastest I've ever done in the morning (in the 50 free) and the closest I've ever been to my best. I'm really happy with the time. Obviously, I'd love to have gone a best time, obviously I'd love to have made the semifinal but I'm pleased with where I'm at and I always knew this event was going to be tough. The 100 wasn't so great, this really hasn't been my meet. I was happy with how I did in the heats of the 4×100 but I would have liked to have gone a bit faster in the finals, but I went about the same. The final preparation I've had coming into this meet has been a bit off, it hasn't been right. I'm struggling mate. Not making the team last year in the individuals, and almost not making the team at all was a huge shake up for me and meant I had to go back and revise everything I've been doing. I think it's going to bring the best out of me. It's forcing me to change what I'm doing and think outside the box a bit. We've got a long, a LONG time before Commies next year, and this is only just the beginning of something special for me."
Andrew Lauterstein swam equal to his best time to qualify for the men's 100 fly. Spending most of his time watching Mad Men, The Unit and Beverly Hills 90210, he's been keen to finally get into his main race. With a majority of supporters in friends and family here to see him swim, Swimming World asked Lauto, as he is affectionately known, what this meant to him.
"I can hear them from the blocks, it's great having my uncle and aunt here, my parents and four of my mates seeing me swim," Lauterstein said. "It's amazing they've come all this way and I don't get to see them that much and I hope they enjoy it and enjoy seeing me swim!"
His father, George Lauterstein, traveled to Rome to watch his son swim. He has high hopes for Andrew's chances at a medal, after Andrew finished in a surprise bronze position in 2008.
"I think he can do well if he just keeps with them in the semifinal, and manages to make the final where anything is possible," George said. "I think his main rivals will be Phelps and Cavic after seeing everyone's performance in the heats. I enjoy seeing my son swim, and I think he enjoys seeing his family and friends there. I also enjoy watching swimming and seeing the world at the same time. Whether or not we're there, he'd also do well but these are opportunities we'll never get back, and want to be there to see him achieve his best."
Jakob Andkjaer finished fourth in the men's 50 fly to teammate and best friend Matt Targett, also of Auburn University. Jakob had this to say about Targett's achievement, having himself won a medal in this event, bronze, in 2007.
"It's a bittersweet feeling because I wanted to get a medal myself instead obviously (laughing), and fourth is an awful place to finish but if there was one person I wanted to see there that was going to beat me, it was him," Andkjaer said.
Marieke Guehrer took home Australia's biggest ever payout in swimming last year by taking home $120,000 American dollars for winning the World Cup. Swimming Australia has announced that next week's Australian Short Course Championships will be used to pick teams, and it will serve as selection, due to budget cuts (as opposed to just allowing people to put their hands up to swim those World Cups). Guehrer looks forward to competing here and putting Rome aside,
"Well, I'm really looking forward to maybe swimming all the World Cups, I'm not sure, but it's nice getting that little paycheque!" Guehrer said.
Guehrer was a backstroker representing Australia at the Athens Olympics, and retired shortly after, only to return in 2008 to win the 50 fly at Trials.
"It's been such a whirlwind adventure since I won that race at Trials. I already knew I wasn't going to make the Olympic team and I wasn't prepared enough."
Swimming World asked Guehrer, who manages to look radiant after each medal ceremony, almost effortlessly if she'd ever considered doing a shampoo commercial.
"Wow! That's so nice thank you! I never thought about that, but maybe I can be a Pantene girl! Put in a good word for me!" Guehrer said laughingly.
In yesterday's article, Markus Rogan talked about how he had continually tried to tell Sydney 2000 champion Lars Froelander to retire. Swimming World spoke with Lars about the comment,
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I still do not think that the Big Ten wants us, but....
College Football Expansion: 5 Teams the Big Ten Should Pursue | Bleacher Report
Well if its on Bleacher report......
That would be ideal in this situation. I hope (although I have very little hope) that this will happen!
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You would think Missouri would rather be in the Big Ten than the SEC.. They would be clobbered in the SEC..
The Big Ten is my number one choice, but I just do not think they want us since they have Iowa and the state of Iowa is so small.
I think a conference of former Big East and Big 12 schools mixed with a Conf USA team or two(?) would be our best bet. I think that would really be a nice conference for basketball.. A real nice conference. I just do not think it would be a BCS elgible conference for football... Us, Baylor, Kansas, Kanas State, Lousiville(if they do not go to the ACC/SEC), Georgetown, Villanova, St. John's, Cincinnati, Marquette, Sourthern Florida, Seton Hall, Providence, and DePaul and maybe a Memphis from the Conf USA would be a really attractive basketball conference.. Football? Only Baylor, ourselves, Kansas, Kansas State, Lousiville, Cincy, Memphis, and Southern Florida have a football team. Football is where I am worried.. I also think Kanas will prob go to the Big Ten, although I do not think they would go without ugly little step sister Kansas State..
It's funny how things change. When the Big 12 was formed there was complaining that the footprint of the conference had become too big - clear from South Texas to Iowa, Nebraska and Colorado. Then the Big 10 now stretched from Pensylvania to Nebraska. Then an Atlantic coast conference stretched way past the Mississippi. Now there is talk of a conference from the N and S Atlantic to possibly even Utah.
"There are five real good recruits in the state. We got three of them. One couldnt get into school, and the other went to (the University of) Iowa...which is about the same thing." - Coach Johnny Orr
Someone in another thread said, "Nothing says ACC like Ames, Iowa".
Well, in that vain, nothing says southeast like College Station, Texas.
Nothing says Pacific Coast like Stillwater, Oklahoma.
I personally am fed up with the whole situation. Gordon Gecko was in a movie, people.
I hope they all go broke.
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Someone in another thread said, "Nothing says ACC like Ames, Iowa".
Well, in that vain, nothing says southeast like College Station, Texas.
Nothing says Pacific Coast like Stillwater, Oklahoma.
I personally am fed up with the whole situation. Gordon Gecko was in a movie, people.
I hope they all go broke.
Has anyone asked if USC wanted to play in Stillwater?
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n JoJo Oil Co. Inc. to LGP Realty Holdings; a property in Factoryville for $1,011,112.
n John D. and Patricia L. Nardone, to JP Nardone Family LTD Partners; a property in Noxen Twp. for $74,500.
n John D. and Patricia L. Nardone, to JP Nardone Family LTD Partners; a property in Monroe Twp. for $141,750.
n John D. and Patricia L. Nardone, to JP Nardone Family LTD Partners; a property in Monroe Twp. for $30,000.
n US Bank Trust NA Trustee, OCWEN Loan Servicing LLC AIF, to Esther Chellis; a property in Tunkhannock Twp. for $57,409.
n Citizens Savings Bank to Scott Staniszewski; a property in Factoryville for $57,500.
n Ronald A. Sampson, Ronald A. Sampson AIF and Catherine S. Sampson, to Jesse D. Trunk; a property in Clinton Twp. for $190,000.
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n Dorothy Colbenson aka Dorothy Graham Colbenson, late of Tunkhannock, letters testamentary to Shirley Cokely, c/o attorney Catherine J. Garbus, 24 E. Tioga St., Tunkhannock.
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BERKELEY - The Cal football team returned to Witter Rugby Field for the first time after a week off for spring break on Tuesday afternoon to begin the third week of the team's 2012 spring practice sessions. After the workout, head coach Jeff Tedford and quarterback Zach Maynard conducted interviews (Tedford|Maynard).
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Edge (c) vs.
Shawn Michaels
As much as I think HBK as Champ is going to be extremely dull {sorry
}, there really idn't another winner here. Michaels won the Rumble, stepped up to the WHC plate and has ran the gauntlet of Edge, Burchill and JBL for weeks and weeks leading up to this match. I doubt he'll get a long reign though, as it'll likely be one of those where the title changes hands pretty regularly. A cracking match for sure.
WWE Championship
Randy Orton (c) vs.
Chris Jericho
Can't believe I'm actually going to go for two title changes in one night, and I usually always see one heel retaining, but I think Jericho is getting this one. He hasn't come out of his feud with Orton particularly well e.g. getting pinned cleanly at NWO. This would be the perfect way to cap off his face turn with him dedicating his win to all of the Jericholics. I haven't seen Y2J as the Champ before in a major thread, so I would LOVE to see it happen in the thread that got me into BTB in the first place.
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Special Referee: Mick Foley
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Sad I know, since I mark for Kennedy like crazy, but it's just common sense. RVD SHOULD be the first ever ECW Champion, and he's been badly up against it in this feud from the get go: getting screwed at NWO for example. With the Extreme Rules element I see Heyman {and maybe Cor Von} getting involved a lot}, but with Van Dam eventually coming out on top to maintain the momentum of his 7 month reign as WWE Champion from last year. KK'll get the strap one day though...
Women's Championship
Victoria (c)
vs. Beth Phoenix
I know Victoria's held the belt since last June, but the run up to this match has been incredibly one-sided. It's involved Vickie being terrified of Beth and getting owned by her every time they meey. Vick would look like a bit of a jobber if she lost too. Beth to dominate, but Vickie to get a miraculous victory.
Cruiserweight Championship
Triple Threat Match
Jamie Noble (c) vs. Chavo Guerrero vs.
Paul London
Noble's reign has to end sometime. What is it now, like 16 months as Champion? Chavo's been jobbing a lot before this feud, so that wouldn't make much sense for him to get the belt. Shame that London's tag team run is over, but I can see him being the torch-bearer and finally getting the belt from Jamie.
Inter-Promotional Grudge Match
Triple H vs.
Kurt Angle
Well, I thought this one would be a Street Fight. They hate each other, yet they're going to have a straight forward wrestling match? I hope you go the Taker/Hunter route from WM 17 and go nuts. Triple H started this feud and has dominated it in terms of violence. There can only really be one winner here.
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John Cena
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Inter-Promotional Casket Match
The Undertaker
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It's WrestleMania. It's The Undertaker. It's a Casket Match, so 'Mags gets to keep his pinfall and submission undefeated streak. Should be a good 'un if you give it more time than you did to Taker/'Tista from last year.
Money in the Bank Ladder Match
Jeff Hardy vs. Matt Hardy vs. Charlie Haas vs. MVP
vs. Shelton Benjamin vs.
Rey Mysterio
vs. Ric Flair vs. CM Punk
Ugh, I hate that I'm writing this, but I actually think that Rey Mysterio is going to win MITB this year. You clearly like him, as he was U.S Champ for a while, feuded with Batista and Rated-RKO, and made it to the final four in the Rumble match. I also don't think you'll give someone a title reign who's never had one before, and the Hardys, Haas, Shelton, Punk and MVP fit that bill. Flair? Not really. Rey has been boring as hell, but he's the only one I see winning unfortunately
The Animal vs. The Big Red Machine
vs. Kane
Still not really sure why you went ahead with this match. Everyone seemed to hate the idea. Short and sweet plz. A solid win for heel Big Dave before he moves onwards and upwards post-'Mania.
Special Edition of Carlito's Cabana
The Special Guest - The Rock
Carlito spits in Rocky's face and gets a Rock Bottom. Can't really see anything else happening tbh.
Special Pre-Show WrestleMania 23 Battle Royal
Chris Masters, Chuck Palumbo, Eugene, Gregory Helms, Joey Mercury, Johnny Nitro, JTG, Shad,, Deuce, Domino, Hardcore Holly, Jimmy Wang Yang, Juventud, Super Crazy, Psicosis, Shannon Moore, Balls Mahoney, Danny Doring,
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He's the only one in the midst of a big push currently, so it would be for the best.
Contest Questions
1. How many titles will change hands? (5 title matches)
Uh, are you counting the ECW Championship match as a title match? That's a vacant title. Okay, if you ARE counting that, then I'd say 4 titles will change hands tonight.
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Uh, The Rock? Lol, no I'm kidding. I don't think anyone else will show up.
3. Who will have the spot of the night?
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4. Where will WrestleMania 24 be announced for?
I don't really know, so I'll guess at Madison Square Garden, New York City.
5. What will the shortest/longest match?
Shortest match will be Batista/Kane, and the longest match will be Edge/Michaels.
6-15. Post the order of matches you think they will be on the card.
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I'll be there. Not sure they'll be able to beat Spokane, but hopefully there aren't so many turnovers this week.
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Summer improvements set for South Abington Twp. Park
SOUTH ABINGTON TWP. — Arianna Robbins climbed to the top of the purple playground tower and peered over the railing, eyeing the nearby swings and splash park.
"Do you see me?" the 2-year-old Scranton girl asked her cousin, Alex Rivera. "I can see the water."
Within weeks, the view from atop the tower will drastically change as construction crews replace aging playground equipment at South Abington Park with newer models and more features.
Officials plan to close sections of the playground area on Monday so crews can begin digging up the existing mulch and removing playground equipment, including a monkey bar play area and worn-down slides, township Manager David O'Neill said.
Starting Thursday, the contractors will begin installing new playground equipment, which includes multiple slides and a rock-climbing wall.
The approximately $60,000 investment headlines a slate of park improvements scheduled for summer. Among the planned upgrades is the resurfacing of the two basketball courts. Crews installed new basketball hoops last year, but puddles often form in an area on the courts and don't dry "until it's really baked with sun," Mr. O'Neill said.
"(The) resurfacing is going to be done with a finer material ... hopefully, there will be no more puddling," he said.
Though nothing is finalized, Mr. O'Neill said he is also researching different water features to add to the splash park.
The improvements come just months after crews from Sikora Brothers Paving finished a $3 million sewer project, which effectively closed most of the popular park for about four months.
On Friday, Enzo Shirtz wandered near a creek that runs through the park, looking to catch frogs and collect rocks. Along with his mother, Eugenia, the 5-year-old frequents the park to satisfy his passion for nature.
"We're usually over in this area by the creek, but he will be excited about the new playground equipment," Ms. Shirtz said.
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At the company I work for, we always "Reply All" when responding to messages and hope that our clients do that as well. Reason being, we have a tech support email address (a couple actually) that will inform each of here in the tech room of a new email that came in. Reply all lets everyone in our network see so we can keep track of problems and resolutions 24/7 since this is the type of company we are.
Sometimes a company will just "reply" to one of our personal email addresses that shows when we click "reply all" and in this case, we are not at our phones/desks 24/7, so we can't always answer the customer when they want us to and it frustrates them when they don't just email our whole department which they should do. Most of our customers are good about it, but some are not.
My question with Zimbra: Is there a way to make a parameter that states something like:
IF email-recieved-Addressed-to-only:firstname.lastname@example.com, Forward to email@example.com
This way, if my get an email sent to my work email at 2am when I'm sleeping, and the tech support email is monitored by another person at 2am, they will get the forwarded message and deal with it/close the ticket.
Anyone know how to do this? I'm running this on a web client. Thanks!


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I want to create many accounts at once with a defined password by creating a csv file with name, email address and defined password. And then In want to force them to change their password at a first time log-in.
Is there anyway to do this?
I know there is a solution to force to change password "zimbraPasswordMustChange=TRUE" but I'm afraid this is not suitable for my case. Because I want user to change password for the first time.
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CLIMB Theatre presents 'Return To Honor' in Paynesville Friday, May 20
CLIMB Theatre, a Twin-Cities theater company, will present a 45-minute play appropriate to family, friends and community members of war veterans at Paynesville Lutheran Church (657 Maple Street, Paynesville) on Friday, May 20, at 7 p.m. The production is crafted to:
- Inspire respect by presenting scenes that acknowledge that service is honorable and that demonstrate respect for the individuals who haveserved.
- Expose the challenges faced by military personnel and their families during the period of reintegration, through scenes that represent these challenges with honesty and dignity.
- Teach strategies that communities and extended families can use to support the successful reintegration of military personnel into their lives.
No admission will be charged, as this presentation is funded in part with money from Minnesota's Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund.


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Well, I've been looking around for some hydraulic disc brakes, and am wondering if I should get a pair of Shimano XT hydraulics. I have a few questions regarding the brakes that I hope can be answered...are the XT discs an open system? Is there any type of piston retraction device as advertised by the Hayes brakes? Are these brakes ones that you can modulate the stopping power, or are they simply on/off? And lastly, what is your overall impression on these brakes? How would they fare for a person that likes to mainly freeride and xc?
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This study investigated how small group communication influences the development of shared mental models in work groups. Small groups and teams are social structures ubiquitous in work life. The group experience brings together individuals who interact through communication events. Small group communication is the process through which individuals share their cognitive schemas with the other members of the group. Ideas are constructed and reconstructed, and new schemas are shaped, which results in some degree of shared cognition. Recent research shows that groups with similar mental models tend to perform better than groups with less similar mental models. Following a naturalistic research design, this study explored how the content of the messages, the communication roles and norms, the channel, and the function of communication messages influenced the development of shared mental models in a group of public library managers. Two types of data were collected: communication data from group meetings, e-mail messages, and documents produced; and individual perceptions of the task work and team interaction collected through participant interviews at three points in the study. Using microanalysis techniques, the communication data were examined for function of the message, roles and norms, content themes, and channel. The interview data were analyzed for themes relating to task and team interaction and merged to create the groups shared mental models. This research sheds light on the communication-related antecedents of shared cognition. The findings of the study help to inform our understanding of the impact of small group communication on social cognition and provide strategies for managers and group members to employ to surface individual mental models and converge around group mental models to improve group performance.
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hey all, im a noob on this site and wanted to introduce myself in the appropriate forum for me.
I am 6'8 and 325 lbs, im a BIG guy, ive got a gut and a little bit of love handles, but mostly im just muscular, my legs are huge, i squat 500 lbs for reps, i bench about 400, so im not fat... but i should lose some weight, if you know what im saying.
I used to ride mountain bikes a lot when i lived in pittsburgh, but now i am in Jersey and have gotten into road riding. I was formerly on an old steel Trek with 48 spoke velocity deep V wheelset because i was told it was about the only thing that wouldnt be crushed by me.
I got so sick of that bike that i decided to take a chance on something newer. I picked up a Fuji Rubaix RC in a 64... I was a little worried about the wheels being strong enough, and the carbon taking a beating from my big self, but after about 130 miles (a 65 miler and a few shorter rides) and hitting a few truly unavoidable holes and rough spots, there is not a rattle, squeak, flat spot, bend in wheels.... not even a flat tire (yet).
Im pretty surprised with the durability of the bike, i guess carbon fiber really is all its cracked up to be.
next mission. finding shoes with Look style cleats that will fit me. (so far sidi looks good)


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If you're not living with your child's other parent, the two of you will have to reach a child custody arrangement (known as a parenting plan), visitation schedule and child support agreement. Each parent should be represented by an Alaska child custody attorney, who can help the parents negotiate these agreements.
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Parents who are divorcing, as well as unmarried parents who are not a couple, need to make several important decisions about the parenting of their minor children. These child custody decisions include:
- Which parent will have legal custody of the child? The parent with legal custody is responsible for all major decision-making that affects the child.
- Which parent will have physical custody of the child? Physical custody relates to where the child primarily resides. If one parent has sole physical custody, the other parent typically has visitation rights.
- Which parent will be responsible for paying child support and how much will the parent pay?
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New user, great forums here.
I used to ride a lot as a teenager, got back into it this year (male, age 41, size 5'8"). Riding approx 11 miles per day, paved bike trails and small town riding. Reasonably hilly terrain. I am looking for a comfort/hybrid/cafe style bike as an upgrade to the 10yr old Route66 Prospect bike that I bought at Kmart 2003. My issue with the current bike is that the handlebars do not raise high enough, and I am getting far too much neck strain. I require an upright riding position.
I am looking for suggestions regarding 2 issues:
1) How to size the frame?
I see the general size charts and I understand them, but since most riders do not seem to want to ride "as upright" as I do, I wonder whether this changes the equation. Since every bike is different, I do not see how going to a bike shop (closest one for me is 1 hr away, approx 30 miles) is going to help much.
I am concerned that if I choose a small frame -- even one sized to my height according to its chart -- the handlebars will be lower. I am thinking that if I buy a larger frame, at least the handlebars will be a little higher, so with a riser, they should fit my needs. I am not worried about touching the ground, I am a good rider with good balance. I keep my seat elevated quite a lot for best leg extension, but that causes me to lean over even more... more neck strain.
2) Bike model suggestions?
There are 3 models that have the style and have MOST of the features that I want/prefer on my next bike: Motobecane Cafe Express 8 (missing disc or rollerbrake brakes, missing shock-type front forks), Motobecane Jubilee 8 (missing large tire size, missing disc/rollerbrake braking), Schwinn 411 IG5 (non-Shimano internal hub, reviews consistently say bike is not geared properly for hilly riding, no riser bar on handlebars). I do not want a Cruiser.
-- Required features: Shimano internal hub 8 speed or better, riser bar on handlebars for upright ride, reasonably smooth tires for paved riding, lightweight frame
-- Wanted features: shock-style front forks, disc or rollerbrake brakes, large tires (29in / 700c)
I am willing to spend a fair sum of money for this next bike, but not too far over a grand. I'll start to make compromises before I spend beyond that sum.
Your thoughts appreciated, thanks.


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May 31, 2016
North Carolina State's Lorenzo Brown says he is giving up his senior season and will declare for the June NBA draft. Brown believes he can be a first round pick. He is 6-5 and averaged 12.4 pointgs per game for the Wolfpack this last season with an ACC best 7.2 assists per game.
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It is my intention to publish a series of interviews on Retrocamera.net. The first one out is Joe Marcel Wolff who runs the site www.yashica-guy.com, an important bookmark for everyone with an interest in Yashica rangefinder cameras or in need of a battery adapter – make sure to pay a visit to the site. But first I like to thank Joe for interesting answers! :) Now, lets start the interview….
A lot of enthusiast that love photography and starts with digital, now get interested in film-cameras – the old SLR's and rangefinders. There's lots of groups on Flickr, and Youtube videos on street photography. How do you feel about this development? Will this small renaissance for old cameras fade, you think?
"I was not aware that there were many people starting out with digital cameras and then switching to film but rather the reverse.
Part of the problem, if this is in fact a trend, would be that many digital cameras have too many "Bells & Whistles" and take too long to get into ready to shoot mode and the time lag in writing data.
My experience with the Kyocera / Yashica Samurai was, that if you didn't have the manual with you, you were lost. Two interacting drop down menus were far too time consuming and complicated to use except in the default mode. A Kodak I tested also took so long to get ready that any subject would have long been lost. On the other hand, I have a Panasonic FZ8 that is a pleasure to use and very affordable.
As long as film is still available, I expect that cameras will still be ahead of digital cameras in resolution, perspective [focal length of digitals is too short] in an affordable and semi disposable camera which can be replaced if "lost" ., without a major financial disaster when taking photography to a venue like sky diving or the wrong part of town."
What made you choose Yashica over, for example, the german rangefinders?
"I wanted to take some pictures without feeling that I was back at work. When I came across a GSN at a dirt cheap price I looked it over and decided to try it.
The results from the Yashinon lens were excellent, a rangefinder that could focus by the light of a candle and the camera was a pleasure to use, so I decided to tell people about a camera that anyone could afford when it was new and that in the used market were even a bigger bargain. This is in my opinion because the photo magazines paid no attention to it……"It is much too cheap to be any good" they must have decided. As far as the German cameras were concerned, the ones of the Yashica era were too expensive."
I've just picked up and started to use a Yashica J-7, which I really like. Have you tested that one and if so, do you have any advice to give?
"With regards to the model "J", this is described on my website in detail and my opinion of it."
(update from Joe):
"After visiting your informative site, I realised that the earlier reply that I sent to you referred to the Model J rangefinder when I now assume that you meant the SLR.
I don't have any experience with most Yashica SLR cameras. The only one that I have at the moment is the Yashica branded Contax. I have not had the opportunity to try this camera or it's lenses as I have been too busy re-building my house since I got the camera."
Your webpage www.yashica-guy.com is hard to miss if your interested in Yashica cameras, many people refer to it as a good source of information. Is it what you hoped for when you created it?
"My web site that started out on another server attracted quite a few visitors and people requested information on other Yashica rangefinders, so I picked up a few more models and slowly the site grew. I did not expect it to develop to the state that it is now."
Thanks again Joe. Personally I love the Yashicas, both the rangefinders I own, the old SLR and the lenses are great performers… and pretty! ;) The two brands growing in numbers in my collection is Yashica and Pentax.
All reading this, if you can think of anyone that would be interesting to interview, please give me a hint!


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