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The Walking Dead – Recap: Merle, Interrupted
Recap video and review of The Walking Dead – Season 3 Episode 15 – This Sorrowful Life:
In its more atmospheric moments, The Walking Dead does a better job than just about any show on TV when it comes to establishing a certain mood in its audience. Whether it's fear, outright terror, or nervousness, the series can pretty much elicit any emotion from the viewer, provided said viewer is in any way emotionally invested in the story. Given the uniform excellence of season three, I don't imagine there would be many hold-outs, in that regard. Which brings us to tonight's episode, as The Walking Dead has given up getting us to feel hopelessness, and has moved on to a more relatable emotion: sorrow. "This Sorrowful Life" is an episode that is immaculately-structured, and it's that exact structure that lends the episode its poignancy and power. In an isolated series of segments, we see the cracks in Merle's (Michael Rooker) facade, giving way to the kernel of a good man underneath. Michonne (Danai Gurira) recognizes this and attempts to convince him of his lapsed goodness. And this entire arc proves to be among the most powerful of the season, as we begin to develop not a weary acceptance of Merle as a character, but instead a genuine affection for him. I can only imagine that the viewer would want to see him succeed, would want to see him cut down all the walkers, and lead the remaining horde into a trap for The Governor (David Morrissey) in what proved to be one of the more clever modes of attack that any of our protagonists have utilized before. Ultimately, Merle completes his arc started several episodes back, when he became a part of the prison clan, and struggled to fit in. Here, he's finally earned his keep. Unfortunately, he had to die in the process.
In season one, I hated Merle outright. I thought he was a flimsy, one-dimensional, racist stereotype. I just didn't feel as though there was anything that could be done with the character. After he disappeared from the rooftop where Rick (Andrew Lincoln) left him, I figured we'd see him again. I just never knew when. And I'm not sure I particularly cared to see him, either way, given how much progress Daryl (Norman Reedus) had made in his absence. Yet I found myself genuinely intrigued by Merle's insistence to Rick that forking over Michonne to The Governor is not only a bad idea, but is also something he doesn't have the balls to do. This gets Rick's wheels turning, as does the constant, unnerving presence of Lori's ghost. Rick can't seem to make up his mind, and Merle picks up on this and decides to take matters into his own hands. While luring her into the basement tunnels of the prison on a routine walker-clearing job, Merle renders Michonne unconscious, ties her up, and hauls her off to complete the deal with The Governor and save the group by making the hard decisions their leader couldn't. There's a strange sense of honor at play here that I found weirdly compelling, even though I disagreed with it. Merle might not be happy at the prospect of giving The Governor what he wants, particularly since Merle recognizes there's a very real possibility that The Governor won't keep his word and leave them in peace, but he's going to do this for the group, and for his brother, anyway.
And so we get a road trip with Merle and Michonne heading to the meeting point with The Governor. This is the best stuff of the episode, including a wonderfully tense sequence in which Merle hotwires a vehicle outside a motel, sounding the car alarm and drawing walkers to the area. Michonne is tied to a post, and Merle can't hear her cries for help over the sound of the car alarm. This results in Michonne having to come up with some inventive kills as the walkers swarm her position, including kicking one to the ground and stomping his head in, while wrapping another around the post with the wire she's bound with, and strangling the walker until the wire cuts through the dead flesh, bone and sinew, decapitating the walker altogether. Merle is swarmed in the car and uses his arm-bayonet to cut the walker before slicing the dead man's face off with Michonne's sword. It's a terrific sequence, and the acquiring of the car comes into play later for Merle's big plan.
On the road, Merle talks about how he simply wants to be with his brother, no matter where his brother goes, while also talking about how things were since the whole apocalypse went down. He's killed sixteen men since this all happened, and Michonne responds by asking how many he killed before the rise of the walkers — Merle admits he hadn't killed anyone before then. As Merle goes on, he rationalizes that he can't go back to the prison, despite Michonne's insistence that this isn't the case. He sets Michonne free and continues on to meet The Governor on his own, looking to settle the score, once and for all. Daryl, tracking Merle after Rick discovered him and Michonne missing, comes across Michonne who points him in the direction of his brother. It's a race against time for Daryl, as he struggles to reach Merle before anything bad can happen. Merle, for his part, engineers a pretty brilliant plan, turning up the car stereo to draw out walkers, and then slowly creeping the car forward to draw the walkers along his intended route, leading them directly to The Governor and his men. While the Woodbury army deals with the walker situation, Merle hides in a nearby abandoned building with his sniper rifle and cuts down each of The Governor's men, one-by-one. It's remarkably savvy, and works like a charm, as Merle takes out four of The Governor's men. Unfortunately, he falls just short of taking out the big man himself, as Ben (Tyler Chase) gets in the way of the shot and takes a bullet to the neck that would have ended The Governor once and for all.
When Merle is ambushed by a walker, this gives The Governor's men the opportunity to get the drop on him, and The Governor really takes it to Merle, going so far as to bite off two of his fingers before spitting them out. He continues beating on Merle before strapping him to a chair. Merle insists he isn't going to beg for his life, that he'd never beg in front of The Governor. However, The Governor doesn't want him to beg. He simply takes out a gun, aims it at Merle's heart and pulls the trigger, killing him. And this is how Daryl finds his brother in the episode's climax…
Since everyone turns once they die, The Governor's cruelty in shooting Merle through the heart instead of the head means that Daryl happens upon his brother as a walker. Walker Merle is pretty unsettling to look at, the raw strings of human flesh hanging from his teeth. The camera focuses on his dead, yellow eyes to truly communicate that whoever was there is now irretrievably lost. Daryl breaks down in what proves to be the best moment in the series for Norman Reedus, who could have made Daryl a one-note caricature in his performance, but fought to give the character depth. Daryl pushes his walkerfied brother away repeatedly, unwilling to accept what has happened. But it's not long before Daryl can no longer contain himself, and he lashes out at Merle in a torrent of rage and grief, stabbing him repeatedly in the face while shouting and sobbing hysterically. It's such an incredibly raw moment, and the emotions are far more painstaking than the actual violence involved. I was definitely moved, but also vaguely disturbed by the scene. I can't imagine that this wasn't the intent behind the scene, as it really was a harrowing moment, filled with the kind of palpable sorrow that permeates this season.
The rest of the episode, meanwhile, is equally substantial. Rick gathers the group together and explains that he was wrong for considering handing over Michonne, and even wronger for not including them in the decision. He states that his announcement at the end of last season of a Ricktatorship, where his power is absolute and his decisions final, isn't the way to do things anymore. He says that from now on, they make their decisions together. He doesn't want to be their Governor, so he offers a choice. They can either vote to leave, or vote to stay and fight. The answer is self-evident. Yet Rick isn't the only person with a lot on his mind. Glenn (Steven Yeun) has finally understood the meaning of the pocket watch Hershel (Scott Wilson) had given him. He meets with Hershel and asks for his permission to marry Maggie (Lauren Cohan). Hershel gives his blessing, and as Glenn goes to pop the question, Hershel looks on with a smile widening his face, in one of the rare moments of genuine, joyful tenderness on this series, matched only by Glenn's simple proposal. After severing the ring from a walker's finger, Glenn wordlessly hands Maggie the ring, pressing it into her palm. She simply looks at him and says "Yes", and the couple embraces. It's just good, simple storytelling, and it helps to offset the pervasive sense of sorrow that fills the episode otherwise.
"This Sorrowful Life" gets us geared up for next week's finale, and in a big way. The time for talk is over, and with war on the horizon, I suspect we'll be losing quite a few characters we've come to know or love. But for now, we say goodbye to Merle, who at least got some measure of redemption on his way out, fighting to the last. I can't imagine another way for a Dixon boy to go out.


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Book your room at Disney's Newport Bay Club
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This large, maritime-themed Disney® Hotel offers a prime location on Lake Disney®, in the heart of Disneyland® Paris. Complimentary shuttle buses provide transportation between the resort and the Marne-la-Vallée-Chessy train station—about a 5-minute ride. All of Disney's magic is within an easy walk or a quick ride.
Before heading out, guests can enjoy a complimentary continental breakfast buffet. And there's plenty of fun right at the resort—including indoor and outdoor pools and a game room. Adults will appreciate meeting facilities, spa tub, sauna, steam room, and fitness center, as well as two nautical-style bars.
The Cape Cod restaurant serves international buffets in a maritime setting, while the Yacht Club dining room showcases seafood. Children's menus are available.
Guests can purchase Disneyland® Paris tickets right at the resort. Disney's Newport Bay Club also offers free WiFi access, luggage storage, laundry facilities, and shuttle-bus service (surcharge) to and from central Paris and the airport.
This resort's East aisle (524 rooms) will be closed for refurbishment from November 1, 2013 until further notice.
During this period the following facilities will be closed:
- outdoor pool
- indoor pool and whirlpool
- sauna and steam room
- massage
- fitness room
- game room
A 2nd and 3rd phase of refurbishment will follow for the Central building and the West aisle of the resort. The precise dates of these phases will be communicated later.
- 24-hour front desk
- Airport transportation (surcharge)
- Arcade/game room
- Babysitting or childcare
- Bar/lounge
- Pool umbrellas
- Business center
- Children's club
- Children's pool
- Coffee shop or café
- Conference space
- Dry cleaning/laundry service
- Elevator/lift
- Express check-in
- Free breakfast
- Free WiFi
- Garden
- Gift shops or newsstand
- Health club
- Indoor pool
- Laundry facilities
- Library
- Luggage storage
- Multilingual staff
- Number of floors - 7
- Number of meeting rooms - 2
- Number of restaurants - 4
- Outdoor seasonal pool
- Poolside bar
- Safe-deposit box at front desk
- Sauna
- Shopping on site
- Smoke-free property
- Snack bar/deli
- Steam room
- Supervised childcare/activities
- Free theme park shuttle
- Total number of rooms - 1093
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- Valet parking (surcharge)
- Wired (high-speed) Internet access - surcharge
- Year Built 1992
Family Friendly Amenities
- Arcade/game room
- Babysitting or childcare
- Children's pool
- Free Wi-Fi
- Indoor pool
- Laundry facilities
- Rollaway/extra beds available
- Snack bar/deli
- Theme park shuttle (complimentary)
Available in all rooms: Free WiFi , Wired high-speed Internet access (surcharge)
Available in some public areas: Free WiFi , Wired (high-speed) Internet access - surcharge
Valet parking (surcharge)
Room Amenities
- Air conditioning
- Bathtub only
- Blackout drapes/curtains
- Cable TV service
- In-room climate control (air conditioning)
- Free toiletries
- Cribs/infant beds available
- Daily housekeeping
- Desk
- Free WiFi
- Hair dryer
- In-room safe
- Individually decorated
- Iron/ironing board (on request)
- Minibar
- Rollaway/extra beds available
- Room service (limited hours)
- Wired high-speed Internet access (surcharge)
Where to Eat
Guests of Disney's Newport Bay Club enjoy a complimentary continental buffet breakfast each morning.
Cape Cod - Buffet with Old World and New World dishes. Nautical decor, lakefront setting.
Yacht Club - Seafood and New England specialties in a maritime atmosphere, with dark wood and brass fittings.
Captain's Quarters - Low-level lighting, dark wood floors and paneling; serves cocktails and other drinks.
Fisherman's Wharf - Relaxed lounge with views of Lake Disney®.
Nearby Things to Do
This Disney® Hotel features an indoor pool and a seasonal outdoor pool. A fitness center, spa tub, sauna, and steam room are also on site.
Guests can take a healthy walk along Lake Disney®, which even has a small lighthouse. A golf course is about a 5-minute drive.
The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or near the hotel; fees may apply.
- Golfing nearby
Spa Services
Nantucket Pool & Health Club
Open from 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. Access is granted on presentation of your Disney Hotel easy-pass.
Guests enjoy an indoor swimming pool with jacuzzi and an outdoor pool.
The fitness club includes a sauna, Turkish bath, and gymnasium.
Relaxing massages by appointment (surcharge), towel rental, changing rooms.
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National Rating
This hotel has received its official star rating from the French Tourism Development Agency, ATOUT France.


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Ladies & Gentlemen, What Are YOUR Thoughts On Week 2? How Did YOUR Team Do??
This Sunday was a ROUGH one for me as my Raiders got SMASHED by the lowly Dolphins, and then my Ravens lost by 1 in the final minutes of the game to the Philadelphia Eagles despite Mike Vick throwing 2 interceptions, bringing his season total to 6 in two games. Although I thought the Ravens new passing game was gonna be TOO potent for Castillo's defences, Flacco proved the more things change, the more they stay the same.
1) Mike Pick, Er, Vick & The Eagles Fight To 2-0
I must say that this was one of the most chippy and PHYSICAL regular season games I've watched in a LONG time, and both sides were constantly getting at each other and trading blows. It was obvious the replacement refs didn't have the heart to control dudes, but I'll be VERY surprised if Desean and some of those other dudes don't face any fines or suspensions. As much as I want to give the Eagles D credit, this game was more about Flacco's inability to move the offence on 3rd downs. They looked lethargic and uninspired. Flacco is NO WHERE NEAR Elite yet. But, shout out to Celek on a HUGE game:
2) The JETS Are Who We THOUGHT They Were
What the HELL did I say last week when all the Jets fans were doing the Skip To My Lou dance after smashing the sorry-ass Bills? I said, WAIT until WEEK 5 to judge them, because they have some VERY tough games coming up – like THIS one against the Steelers. The Jets didn't just get beat down 27-10, they got EMBARRASSED and made Sanchez look as REGULAR as we all suspected he is. I don't wanna hear a damn thing about Revis not being there, because Polamalu AND James Harrison didn't suit up for the Steelers. The Jets game against Miami next week is a MUST WIN – or they will be staring down a 1-4 start to the year.
3) Dallas Needs To MAN-UP
There's ONE thing the Cowboys need to become a scary football team: TOUGHNESS. The same vibe you know to expect in a game versus the Steelers, Ravens and Niners, is the intimidation factor the Cowboys need. I feel they are one of the most talented teams in the NFL, but for some reason people feel like there's NOTHING to really fear against them. But that toughness STARTS with the head coach, and Dallas may need to consider making some changes.
4) Guess Who's The Best Team In Texas?
Here's a hint: It's NOT the Cowgirls. Who would have expected that the Houston Texans, after losing Demeco Ryans, Jacoby Jones and Mario Williams, would be arguably the BEST team in the AFC? After crushing the Titans, I think it's fair to put them in the discussion of "Teams To Watch" in regards to early Super Bowl predictions [yeah I know it's early as hell, but I'm just saying].
5) The Saints Ain't Marching A DAMN Place
I heard people say all off-season that the Saints wouldn't be TOO terribly affected by the loss of Sean Payton because they have a great system in place, but these Saints NEED him out there to motivate them on D. I knew they would lose to the Redskins and I predicted the Panthers would beat them, but I expected their D to put up much more of a fight. Drew Brees is forced to do TOO much by himself.
Shout out to Cam Newton and that crazy-talented receiving corp, which will soon star Lafell instead of Steve Smith. Also, just an FYI about Cam Newton from my podcast:
6) Congrats To Andrew Luck On His FIRST Win In The NFL
Andrew Luck went 20 for 31, threw for 224 yards and 2 TD's, but what the numbers WON'T show is that he led them on a 2-minute drive that resulted in a game-winning Adam Vinatieri field goal. He was on the sidelines motivating his teammates and then played CLUTCH which is not a common site to see from rookie QB's in their second ever game in the NFL.
Speaking of Vinatieri, the Patriots could have REALLY used him against the Cardinals to prevent their shocking 20-18 loss in their home opener, resulting in a face you NEVER want to see your owner make:
7) RG3 SHOULD Be 2-0 – But Then He Got JOSH MORGAN'D
As much as I think the Rams are gonna be a REALLY tough team this year, they SHOULD have lost to the Redskins but once they got into field goal position on a great Josh Morgan catch, he got up and did THIS:
C'mon bruh, are you SERIOUS?
Speaking of DOUCHEBAG moves, as much as I like the young Bucs, their coach Greg Schiano acted like a DOUCHEBAG by sending the goons at Eli and that O-line after the game was done. He DESERVED to get cussed at the end of the game.
Monday Night Football Prediction: {Current Record 1-1}
– This week I think the Denver Broncos will pull out a close win over the Atlanta Falcons, and I predict Julio Jones will have a big game
This Is Your Conscience
Gotta luv the way the Eagles got the W. I just knew they were down, but what do you know? They had the heart to pull out the victory. That's one of the reason why they are one of my favorite teams.
I don't know what the deal is with the Cowboys. I think they can get it together, but I guess we'll have to wait and see.
All I can do is SMH at the Saints. I can't call it.
No doubt RB3 should be 2-0…but it's early in the season…I think he is only getting started.
Rams should be 2-0 right now, but I'll take it. A win is a win, but I'm not looking forward to the Rams – Bears matchup in Chicago. them Bears might have a chip on their shoulder
I give the Rams credit for not giving up and closing out the game. The Bears will definitely have a chip on their shoulder … they aren't gonna be giving up 7 sacks again like they did last week.
how many times/years do we have to hear about the new and vastly improved Flacco? This guy is a joke and he himself admitted so during a PLAYOFF press conference last year. This guy has a wicked PR team behind him…
Are the Seahawks the best spoiler team ever or what?
What the Jets were in week 1 the Bills are in week 2.
Giants are an elite team no matter what their record will be this season. They are Super Bowl contenders.
The lions ain't ish and how long will KC keep believing in Cassel?
What happened to Chris Johnson?
im so glad i didnt watch the eagles/ravens game – woulda sent me to the hospital.
if. only. they. didnt. turn. the. ball. over. so MUCH!!!!!
other thoughts
-the niners scare me. if they keep playing like this…i might hafta make a prediction. lol.
-tb's coach better hope he never has a kneel down. he said they practice that and have caused 3 fumbles. cool. there was 5 secs left on the clock. you wouldn't have recovered with time on the clock. that's a douche move and you know it.
-that's a crappy way for redskins to lose (but…im not mad about it)
-dallas. smh. they are so…i dont even know the word. (but that hit by tate tho?? >>>)


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If not (most probably) , then why is this behaviour given in java, as the number of entries increases in CHM, more threads will be accessing the same segment and may require the higher level of concurrency ?
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Rank and organization:   First Lieutenant, U.S. Army, Company K, 314th
Infantry, 79th Infantry Division.
Place and date:   Near Fort du Roule, France,
25 June 1944.
Entered service at:   Fairmont, Ill.
Birth:   19 May 1917, Borton,
G.O. No.: 49, 28 June 1945.
Citation:   On the morning of 25 June 1944,
near Fort du Roule, guarding the approaches to Cherbourg, France, 1st Lt.
Ogden's company was pinned down by fire from a German 88-mm. gun and 2
machineguns. Arming himself with an M-1 rifle, a grenade launcher, and
a number of rifle and handgrenades, he left his company in position and
advanced alone, under fire, up the slope toward the enemy emplacements.
Struck on the head and knocked down by a glancing machinegun bullet, 1st
Lt. Ogden, in spite of his painful wound and enemy fire from close range,
continued up the hill. Reaching a vantage point, he silenced the 88mm.
gun with a well-placed rifle grenade and then, with handgrenades, knocked
out the 2 machineguns, again being painfully wounded. 1st Lt. Ogden's heroic
leadership and indomitable courage in alone silencing these enemy weapons
inspired his men to greater effort and cleared the way for the company
to continue the advance and reach its objectives.
This data was extracted from the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, U.S. Senate, Medal of Honor Recipients: 1863-1973 (Washington, D.C.: Government Printing Office, 1973)


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This year I was super excited for New Year's, I don't know if it was because a brand new year was going to start or if it was because I wanted to wear sequins.
I searched high and low for a sequin dress to wear but I couldn't find one that I absolutely loved and was appropriately priced, let's face it I wasn't going to spend $500 on a dress I was only going to wear once.
Therefore after my search I settled on this fabulous black sequin jacket from Forever 21. What I love about the jacket is that I know I am going to wear it more than once and I could dress it up and/or dress it down with a pair of jeans. To give you all a closer look at the jacket I posted a more vivid photo below.
I accessorized with gold jewelry which I will be giving you all a closer look later this month when I showcase "The Bendy," the re-shapable necklace.
To add a touch of glam I added red gloss to my lips to give my look that va va voom feel!
What did you all wear for New Year's? Leave your comments for me below…


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One day I will start a blog dedicated to casually examining how social media would have affected politics and culture.
The British would have been shocked and angry to see #DeclarationOfIndependence trending in America.
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The government has lost a Commons vote on its policy of restricting the right of former Gurkhas to settle in the UK.
MPs voted by 267 to 246 in favour of a Lib Dem motion that the government should extend an equal right of residence to all Gurkhas.
Interesting to see the joint statement by Cameron and Clegg, Liberal and Tory coalition?


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Trouble installing HP LaserJet 4m, Window 7
I have a new Windows 7 computer and a trusty old HP LaserJet 4m. I have attached my LaserJet 4m to my computer with a parallel to USB cable. I have used "Devices and Printers" to "Add a Printer" . I found the HP LaserJet 4m printer driver (using the Windows Update) button and proceeded. The printer device driver seemingly installs correctly, but I get an error when trying to print the test page.
I found a document about installing LaserJet printers on Windows 7 that says I need to be able to see IEEE 1284.4 entries in my Device Manager in order for the printer to work? (see: http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/D
My Device Manager does NOT have said IEEE 1284.4 entries, and I don't know whether this is my problem, or something else...
FYI, the W7 OS never seems to recognize the hardware is even there...no "new hardware detected" when plugging in to the USB etc.
I would really appreciate any help.
Re: Trouble installing HP LaserJet 4m, Window 7
Yeah! I figured it out. When adding the printer using "Add Printer" I needed to use USB001 (Virtual Printer Port for USB) rather than the default (LPT1: Printer Port) Test page to printer worked.
Re: Trouble installing HP LaserJet 4m, Window 7
I have gotten past this point. My Laserjet 4M will print, but not from anything other than the manual feed tray, despite my specifying otherwise. What am I missing?


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Kim Kardashian Denies Weighing Anything Close To 200 Pounds
By Mack Rawden 3 years ago
Kim Kardashian may have gained weight to accommodate the fetus growing inside of her (and rightfully so), but she hasnt gained nearly as much as some of the tabloids would have you believe. At least thats the reality stars story is this week in response to several tabloid headlines claiming her weight now begins with a 2.
Heres what the pregnant celeb told Extra
There are maybe two or three covers just this week that say I am 200 pounds. I'm like, You are 60 pounds off here.
Apart from Kim and her doctor, Im not sure anyone knows what the starlets real weight is right now. It wouldnt even shock me if Kanye was out of the loop, but provided she doesnt gain a stupid amount of weight or not enough weight for the baby to be healthy, it really shouldnt matter. There are far more important things for a woman to worry about during pregnancy, and thats especially true in Kims case, considering shes still in the process of getting divorced
Because of the career she picked and the things she chooses to make public, Kim is always going to have to deal with the media prying into her personal life, whether shes pregnant or not. Luckily, she actually seems excited about bracing her figure, even with the headlines. Though whether or not well get a magazine cover like this is unclear.


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It´s about myself, Christoph Pressler, Chrisseven, Elvis. I´m one of the editors of www.continentseven.com, travel journalist, board tester for Starboard, passionate windsurfer, PWA Slalom rider and sometimes windsurfing instructor or coach. But I want to be ambassador for the sport of windsurfing!
"Windsurfing is the key to my lifestyle and to my success in life. I collaborate with many people, who are very dedicated to the most exciting sport. I travel with Kerstin Reiger, work in the net with Florian Reiger. Svein and his team create the best toys and has the most crazy ideas and sail on Severne sails since September 2007, which work extraordinary well and feel so light in the hands."
In 1996 I met Thomas Miklautsch, an Austrian (Krumpendorf, Carinthia) worldcupper, travel windsurfer and producer of documentaries and short films. When sitting on the beach of Vargas he asked me to join him on a trip to the states. More details I will receive later. I cancelled the plans travelling to Greece. Instead of that I travelled to Alaska, California, Oregon and Oahu, Hawaii. Thomas and I tried to cross the Bering Strait in 1996, following the tracks of Arnaud de Rosney, who successfully made the crossing in 1979. We almost made it half way, but did not reach our goal. Nowadays there are ambitious efforts by Russia and China to build 103 km long tunnels to connect Sibiria with Alaska. I definitely would like to try the crossing again, but it's a very dangerous adventure. The weather can change really quick up there, the current is really strong and not many ships are available to rescue a windsurfer, who is in trouble in between Alaska and Sibiria. The crossing is just possible during the summer months from July till September. During the other months there is too much ice in the Bering Sea.
"In the future I want to improve my skills in Slalomracing and travel to many more places on this earth. Working on the perfect jibe and sailing at new spots around the globe. Alaska was hot, Morocco strange, the Western Sahara dry, California futuristic, Hawaii warm, Vietnam cheap, Thailand spicy, Mexico chilli, Malta big, Argentina lovely, Peru wavy, Venezuela different, Croatia lonesome, Italy funny, Spain sandy, Germany honest, Czech Republic sexy, Hungaria ancient, Austria small, Egypt exciting, Taiwan different, Malaysia natural …..the latest trips did lead me to the Azores, France, Catalunya, Canary Islands, Slovenia, Denmark, Belgium and Croatia. And each trip was a success in its own way.
And I always try to keep all the new friends in my mind, whom I met during the trips, because there is a true chance to meet them again" THE ROAD TO A FRIEND`S HOUSE IS NEVER TOO FAR"
My Slalom windsurfing career
I did not compete from the beginning on in windsurfing. When I was young, a kid at 5 years of age, I started with ski racing, while all the top slalom sailors were already on the slalom course. My skiing career lasted for 10 years. Later I studied Sports and Geography/Economy, had to make it through all the tests and limits at the Sports University of Vienna and started competing in some freestyle events around 2000 while living and working in Torbole at Lake Garda.
The modern freestyle just got developed. I learnt to do Vulcans and Spocks, Spinloops and Grubbies around 2000. And I really had fun participating in freestyle events. In July 2005 I started to sail on fast Slalom kit and really enjoyed it. I participated in the highest possible tour, the PWA tour, from the beginning on, but also attended in lower level events or local events. The more and more I raced, the more I got hooked. 2015 is my 11th season. Until now I participated in 48 PWA Worldcups, 4 IFCA World Championships, 1 IFCA European Championships, in the Asian Windsurfing Tour 2007/2008, in the Vietnam Funcups and Pro Races, in Longdistance races in Turkey, in the Race of Champions at Lake Garda, at Austrian Speed, Slalom, Formula and Long Distance races or National Slalom Championships in Croatia.
The races during the past 11 years brought me to many exciting places and countries: Germany – Sylt, Italy – Lago di Garda and Reggio di Calabria, Spain – Costa Brava, Catalunya and Canary Islands (Fuerteventura, Lanzarote,Tenerife and Gran Canaria), Netherlands – Island of Texel and Brouwersdam, Portugal – Terxeira, Azores, Croatia – Premantura, Jadrija, Supetar or Bol, Taiwan – Penghu Islands, Vietnam – Mui Ne, Malaysia – Kuantan, Philippines – Boracay, South Korea – Ulsan, Jinha Beach or Turkey – Alacati
There are so many spots I have never visited. The options are endless. The world is huge with a total coastal length of 520.000 km. Two third of our planet is covered by water.
I like literature and movies
During my whole life I liked to read and since the day I bought contact lenses my view on life got sharpened. The movie itself got more important than in the days before. Was sitting with friends watching the movies, predominantly listened to the audio, because of being shortsighted.
Like books and movies with a story, which could be real or had been happening once. Explorations, actions, lifestyle. T.C. Boyle is one of the authors I would like to post: WATERMUSIK In the beginning it was Hemingway, Steinbeck followed and later Orhan Pamuk's "Das neue Leben". But European literature is the stuff I need for my whole life, you don´t know how to get yourself in the right direction: Milan Kundera, "Die unerträgliche Leichtigkeit des Seins"
And about movies: what´s about Kill Bill, and indeed I prefer the stuff with not too many special effects. "Once upon a time in the west" is a movie, which inspires me to film more in the near future. Inside the sport I like productions from my film making friend Thomas Miklautsch, especially the part sailing in the Antarctica.
And my favourite surfing vids are: "Crystal Voyager" and "Thicker than water" and "Sipping jestreams".


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As parents we are incredibly proud of both of our gorgeous children and their individual achievements, they have both worked incredibly hard towards their individual goals and have just blitzed it; school can be hard socially and academically so for both of them to bring home reports that show that they have come forward in leaps and bounds have made us dead chuffed as parents. For us schooling and education is really important, learning to deal with different social characters prepares our children for life lessons on how to deal with the insecure people like bullies etc. Academically I feel the art of writing and even hand writing is quickly becoming a lost art, simple things like sending a text, writing an email, comment or status updates with the correct spelling/grammar is drifting off into oblivion. Personally I cringe at abbreviated text and it's not hard to learn the difference between where, were, we're, their, there, they're, your, you're… you know what I mean? Schooling is important; if you can write a cover letter and resumé with correct spelling and grammar you're one step in front of the kid who writes 'thanx 4 ur T cul8tr' I wish I had paid more attention in English and literature I've grown to love it and I'm drifting into my 40′s, and still learning, it's never too late. I'm forcing this onto my children YES! forcing. It's damn important.
Last night we ventured down to my daughters school to watch her celebrate her graduation from primary school. What an absolute treat to see her in her school environment with her teachers and best friends, she has become so independent and has grown into a wonderfully caring, talented, creative individual with special mentions made throughout the night about her individual dress sense and creative flair. She won the award for 'Performing Arts Excellence' they handed her a trophy and a stream of cheers erupted from the stand behind us as a tear rolled down my proud-as-punch cheek. Five minutes later she won another trophy for 'public speaking' a speech she wrote on being an individual and staying true to yourself! we were told several times that night we should be very proud of our daughter! my god are we ever! Well done babes you've been blessed with many talents just take your pick. x
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The proud and very handsome brother
The devastatingly tearfully proud mother.
The very proud and awesomely fabulous teacher.
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Well what can I say amidst my tears… this is absolutely Fantastic.. Edie you look Absoltuely Gorgeous darlin.. A Huge Congratultions babes. were so Very Happy & Proud of you. I can imagine just how you & Stevie both felt Kaz & still feeling.. as Proud as.. & so you should.. Edie .we { nan & grandad } wish you a Wonderful future in your senior school. I'm sure you'll enjoy it & continue to grow into a Beautiful young lady. we both Love you Very much darlin. looking forward to seeing you ALL next week.. Big Hugs to you ALL… xxxxxxx
WOW!!! Thats all I can say. No…..really…..Its all I can say!! I'm choked up too much! Just read this out to Keibha & Bro & my voice kept cracking! x x x x
Congrats to Edie & Jazpa for such a triumphant year! They are a credit to themselves and to their family and make everyone so proud. What a lovely way to wrap up 2010. All the best to Edie with the next stage of her life at high school. I know she will shine!
Kaz… a gal after my own heart! Couldn't agree more about the lost art of English and the lazy approach to grammar and spelling these days and don't get me started on those appalling abbreviations. Only last night I was asking Chris what contribution he would be making to Sabrina's English education. I fully intend to instill in Sabrina a love and respect of language and literature. Kudos for your dedication, Kaz!
Gorgeous post. Uniqueness is the one gift we all have, and bless Edie for not only figuring it out but embrassing it. And at such a critical age… Cant wait to see how her life unfolds. You guys have done yourself proud xxx
hahaha …. as for my bloody grammar, well spelling actually. … that would be 'embracing'


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What's New in Operational Decision Management?
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Live from Impact 2013, here's the skinny on what's new for IBM Decision Manager v8.5 software:
In addition to these two key product enhancements, there are several additional feature enhancements related to collaboration, integration and search capabilities.
Perhaps the bigger news for IBM ODM v8.5 is its critical role in enabling Smarter Process. Smarter Process, announced at Impact, is IBM's software and services approach for driving customer-centricity into your day-to-day business operations. It's an approach that starts with an industry lens, focusing on key customer-facing processes. It leverages BPM, ODM, Case Management and Analytics technologies to make your core processes smarter, enabling your organizations to take advantage of the new Social and Mobile capabilities available to your customers.
Smarter Process is in response to four disruptive forces that are propelling businesses to reinvent their processes so that they're easier to do business with:
We've mentioned this notion before as it relates to Operational Decision Management: A business is only as good as the day-to-day operational decisions experienced by its customers. A business is really only as good as the business processes and decisions experienced by its customers. In other words, if you're easy to do business with, you have processes and decisions that are designed from the customer's perspective. For example, for insurance companies, it's the difference between designing a business process from a claims processing perspective or from the claimant's perspective. If you design the process from the customer's perspective, it will be simpler, quicker and more likely to provoke loyalty.
"80% of consumers are more likely to recommend a brand because it provides a simpler experience." -- Global Brand Simplicity Index, 2012, Siegel and Gale
Stay tuned for subsequent posts highlighting customers who are taking the lead on driving customer-centricity into their day-to-day business operations to the satisfaction of their customers and growth of their bottom line.


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Reflection – Silence can be deafening!
When I googled, "reflection of life", the first two results were funeral directors selling their services! Initially, I was surprised by the search results. But as I thought about it, it dawned on me that many of us only do some reflections – if ever at all – in funerals where we hear 'eulogy recitals'. And after awhile, life gets in the way, ripples start forming in the water of our heart and reflection becomes a distant thing.
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Hannah, my domestic helper, was all smiles when she talked about her father helping her to look for her future husband back in Indonesia. In other words, arranged marriage. I was like, "Seriously? How do you know if he'd be someone you like." And she smiled again. Really, I don't know what to make of such faith…
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Are you one of the many Christians who knows about God but hardly knows Him? Y'know, there's a difference between knowing about God and knowing God? Most of us love God from a distant.
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Recently, my business partner and I started a business selling all natural deodorants for kids, teenagers and adults! These natural deodorant products are mainly sold online. As such, I whipped up a website with e-commerce functionality built on WordPress. And guess what? I did it in under 2 day or less! Although it's a very basic site, it does have the capability to do online transaction. I'm rather proud of myself, actually. 😉
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Hey, I've started another web hosting company! It's called, WebHostingLite.com. The purpose of this web hosting company is to fill a gap found in today's web hosting industry: high quality web hosting at an affordable price for SME's and individuals who need only minimal technical support.


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How KC police are combatting illegal immigration
KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Kansas City is not immune to the problems of illegal immigration as the police department and the community have both made efforts to combat it head on.
The area around Southwest Boulevard and Jefferson Street started to see a spike in illegal immigrants from Mexico in the early 2000s. Kansas City police said there would be up to 150 day laborers at a time on the corner looking for work. They also say crime spiked.
"People come down there to rob them because they know they have been working for cash throughout the day or prostitutes would come and try to exploit the situation," Chato Villalobos said, an officer who has an office at the Westside Community Action Network Center, known as CAN.
Thursday, while the rumble of commerce rattled the I-35 bridge overhead, several immigrant workers sat underneath while they wait to find work.
The day laborers are greeted by Villalobos who is wearing street clothes. Local law enforcement is not authorized to do immigration sweeps-- Villalobos knows that.
"We can't arrest our way out of it. That's just the bottom line. We don't have enough handcuffs," he said.
So an organized day labor center spawned at CAN. The idea came from Director Lynda Callon.
It runs on private donations.
"Provide for basics, like a place to use the bathroom, a place to take care of personal hygiene and if possible, at least get one meal," she said.
One day worker we talked with during the story Thursday at the center said we could talk to him. He did ask that we not use his name.
We asked if he was a citizen and he said, "No." We then asked if he wanted to be and he quickly responded, "Yes."
He went on to tell us in Spanish that he knows that he must stay out of trouble while in the United States.
Police say since they no longer take a zero tolerance approach-- now they focus on illegal immigrants who commit serious crimes.
Since 2004, officer Villalobos says there have been fewer 911 calls about robbery, auto thefts and even urinating in public.
"Within the first year of starting this approach, the calls for service were reduced by 60 percent at least," Villalobos said.
We also spoke with former minuteman Ed Hayes of Kansas. He said the U.S. has laws that state illegal immigrants from any country should be deported.


text: Fred Savage began his career as a child star in the mid-80's, and worked steadily into the 90's doing film, television, and commercial work. The older brother to Ben Savage, Fred is best known for his work as Kevin Arnold on The Wonder Years -- a role for which he received multiple Golden Globe and Emmy nominations for Lead Actor in a Comedy Series. When The Wonder Years wrapped in 1993, the then 16-year-old Savage took a break from acting to focus on his education. He graduated from Stanford University with a degree in English in 1999, and it was around this time that he switched careers.


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March 13, 2008
Ninth-ranked UCLA could not pull off an upset of top-ranked BYU Thursday night, despite building short-lived leads and out-blocking one of the nation's top hitting teams.
BYU won 30-25, 30-27, 30-27 in 96 minutes in front of 601 fans in Pauley Pavilion. The Cougars raised their overall record to 17-1 and 12-1 in MPSF play. The Bruins fell to 13-10, 8-7. The loss snapped UCLA's three-match winning streak. BYU has won five straight.
In Game 1, a series of unforced hitting and service errors by UCLA allowed BYU to take a 19-10 lead. After an ace by BYU senior Ivan Perez gave BYU a 29-21 lead, the Bruins reeled off four straight points before junior Brett Perrine served long to give BYU the game. In all, UCLA committed eight service errors, seven hitting miscues and hit just .176. Surprisingly, the Bruins limited the Cougars to a hitting percentage of .143 and out-blocked them 6.5-5.0. But BYU had six fewer service errors and one more ace.
In Game 2, the Bruins battled back from an 8-4 deficit to tie the game at 15-15 and take a 20-17 lead following the Cougars' second timeout. Kills by BYU senior Jonathan Charette and sophomore Andrew Stewart and a hitting error by UCLA's Jeff Woodley enabled the visitors to climb back in it. The team traded points until BYU broke a 26-26 tie with a kill by Stewart and a block by sophomore Reed Chilton and senior Russell Holmes. At 28-27, BYU scored the final two points on a kill by Holmes and a hitting error by UCLA's Garrett Muagututia.
In Game 3, UCLA held an early 9-6 advantage after a triple block on BYU's Nick Valencia. But Valencia converted his next attempt to spark a 5-0 run to give BYU the lead for good. The Cougars led by as much as four points (15-11) and the Bruins cut it to one point several times, but were unable to get past their opponent. At 27-29 with UCLA's Brett Perrine serving, the match ended when his serve sailed long.
O'Malley led the Bruins with 15 kills (.483) and 16 points. Muagututia was next with eight kills, an ace and four block assists for 11 points. Perrine came off the bench and converted six kills (.452) and junior D.J. Stromatch added seven kills (.500), two aces and three total blocks for 11 points.
Three players -- Holmes (11), Perez (10) and Stewart (10) -- recorded double-digit kills for the Cougars.
The two teams meet Friday night at 7 p.m. in Pauley Pavilion.


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The last U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) agents left Bolivia on Thursday, ordered out by President Evo Morales, even as Bolivian police report that coca cultivation and cocaine processing are on the rise.
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DEA leaves Bolivia: The last U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) agents left Bolivia on Thursday, ordered out by President Evo Morales, even as Bolivian police report that coca cultivation and cocaine processing are on the rise. Morales demanded the DEA's exit in November 2008 as part of a dispute that included his expulsion of U.S. Ambassador Philip Goldberg and the Bush administration's decertification of Bolivia as ineffective in the drug war.
Olive branch: Madagascar President Marc Ravalomanana on Thursday promised to put a radio station back on the air after its closure sparked anti-government rioting Monday in Antananarivo that left at least 43 dead. He also said he was open to "dialogue and discussion."
Tanker hijacked: Somali pirates hijacked the MV Longchamp, a German tanker loaded with liquefied petroleum gas, Thursday off the Horn of Africa. The ship's 13-man crew was reported safe.
- Seattle fifth-graders will get their camp trip, but teachers refuse to go
- Washington state GOP convention backs Cruz over Trump
- Philippine president-elect blasts Catholic church, bishops
- Five things to watch as Seahawks begin OTAs Monday
- UW surgeon, Harborview sued: Fatal surgeries used unapproved bone cement
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14 children: The Southern California woman who gave birth to octuplets this week has six other children and never expected to have eight more when she took fertility treatment, her mother said Thursday. The woman, who has not been publicly identified, had embryos implanted last year, and "they all happened to take," Angela Suleman said, leading to the eight births Monday. She said the doctors gave her daughter the option of selectively reducing the number of embryos, but she declined. The mother of the octuplets lives on a cul-de-sac in Whittier with her parents and six other children — ages 7, 6, 5, 3 and 2-year-old twins.
Spitzer madam sentenced: College student Cecil Suwal, 24, who managed the prostitution ring that brought down New York Gov. Eliot Spitzer, was sentenced Thursday to six months in prison. Suwal, of New York, pleaded guilty last year to money laundering, conspiracy and conspiring to promote prostitution.
Doctor pleads guilty: Dr. Phil Astin, 54, personal physician to Chris Benoit, a professional wrestler who killed himself, his wife and their 7-year-old son in 2007, pleaded guilty Thursday in Newnan, Ga., to a 175-count federal indictment charging him with illegally distributing prescription drugs and conspiring to distribute prescription drugs.
Texas execution: Ricardo Ortiz, 46, a prison gang member who fatally injected a fellow inmate with an overdose of heroin in retaliation for snitching on him, was executed in Huntsville, Texas, on Thursday.
Odds & Ends
Robinson book: Craig Robinson, Michelle Obama's brother, said Thursday he is working on a book, "A Game of Character," which will be part tribute to his family and part inspirational guide. Robinson coaches men's basketball at Oregon State University.
John Martyn, 60, a British singer-songwriter best known for his 1973 album "Solid Air" and whose songs were covered by the likes of Eric Clapton, died Thursday.
Hélio Gracie, 95, one of the main creators of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu that gained worldwide popularity, died Thursday near his home in Petrópolis near Rio de Janeiro; news reports said he had pneumonia.
Today in history
1933: Adolf Hitler became chancellor of Germany.
1948: Indian political and spiritual leader Mohandas Gandhi was shot and killed by a Hindu extremist.
1968: The Tet Offensive began during the Vietnam War as Communist forces launched surprise attacks against South Vietnamese provincial capitals.
1979: The civilian government of Iran said it had decided to allow Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, who had been living in exile in France, to return.
Actor Gene Hackman, 79. Actress Vanessa Redgrave, 72. Former Vice President Dick Cheney, 68. Singer Phil Collins, 58. Actor Charles S. Dutton, 58. Singer Jody Watley, 50. Pop-rock singer-songwriter Josh Kelley, 29. Actor Wilmer Valderrama, 29.
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- Posted by jessicadally December 17, 2010
- Recommended for Film/TV Fans
I wanted to take a look at this app while on my last trip, from 35k feet in the air, while connected to wifi but sadly, that's not an option. Yes, unfortunately this app will not work over wifi alone. To me this is a major fail. There are plenty of times I'd like to be able to watch something on a plane or elsewhere and since this really isn't a location based app (at least not for all of the functions) the fact that you can't watch anything really makes the app less useful than it could be.
The content is great, so if you're not someone who flies this app may be worth it for you. If, however, you catch up on things while in the air, skip this unless looking at a blank screen is your cup of tea.


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The Portland Winterhawks didn't have their top scorer for Game 2 of the Western Hockey League finals. One of the smallest players on the ice made sure they didn't miss Ty Rattie on Friday.
Brendan Leipsic — the 5-9, 175-pound bundle of energy — scored two goals and the Winterhawks evened the best-of-7 series at 1-1 with a 5-1 win over the Edmonton Oil Kings at Rexall Place.
Game 3 is 6 p.m. on Sunday in the Rose Garden.
Sven Bartschi also scored twice and Mac Carruth played a strong game in goal for the Winterhawks.
Leipsic scored the first two goals, including one in a three-goal second period that keyed the Portland win in Edmonton. Taylor Peters also scored for Portland, which led 4-0 after two periods.
Rattie, the leading scorer in the WHL playoffs, sat out Game 2. He crashed to the boards in the third period of Game 1 and did not return to that contest.
"Guys had to step up," Leipsic said. "It was nice to get a couple of goals. But the nice thing is we got a win."
Portland coach Mike Johnston talked after the win about his team's experience with handling adversity, including lineup changes. In this case, 16-year-old center Nicholas Petan stepped into the right-wing position on Portland's first line.
"I thought Nick Petan played great," Johnston said.
Portland got consistent play throughout its lineup, and from Carruth. The goalie stopped 38 of the 39 shots he faced, often by being in position and letting pucks hit him.
"I definitely felt more comfortable tonight. Today the pucks just seemed to find me," Carruth said.
Kristians Pelss scored a rebound goal 4:44 into the third period for the Oil Kings.
With the score 3-0 in the second period, Portland got a break when the puck bounced into their goal during a scramble at the side of the net. The goal was waved off on the ice, and that call was upheld after a video review — though one angle appeared to show the puck bouncing off Carruth's leg and into the goal.
That break was multiplied when Peters scored at the end of a rush, converting a Taylor Leier pass at 18:38 of the second period to push Portland ahead 4-0.
Leipsic scored his second goal off an Edmonton turnover at 9:20 of the second period to give Portland a 2-0 lead. Just over a minute later Bartschi ripped the puck inside the left post with Portland on the power play to make it 3-0. He took a cross ice pass from Troy Rutkowski, perhaps the best defenseman on the ice in Friday's game.
Leipsic scored the only goal of the first period, beating Edmonton goalie Laurent Brossoit with a back-hand shot at the end of an odd-man rush. Brad Ross broke behind the defense and sent a pass to Leipsic in the middle.
"It was nice to see a couple go in (against Brossoit)," Leipsic said. "I know he's had a really good playoff, so it definitely gives us some confidence now."


text: By Shari FriedelTribune Staff With every participant finishing the race, the Perkins County cross country team started their season on a positive note at the Goodland Invite Thursday, Sept. 3. "Goodland is hilly and the first meet is as much a mental challenge as a physical one," said Coach Paula Wurst." "I was really proud of all of them." The Goodland meet has two divisions, the freshmen and sophomores run separately from the juniors and seniors. "This is nice especially for the younger runners not to be thrown in with the veteran runners right away," said Wurst. The finishing placing times from both divisions are added together for the overall score. With not enough girls on the roster this week, Perkins County girls were unable to score as a team. Sophomore Ashley Kemling led before the first mile in the freshman/sophomore race, and finished over a minute before her contenders. Freshman Jessie Hoffert medaled 10th with a good time for a first race, said Wurst. In the boys' freshman/sophomore race, freshman Rassel Hausman broke into the 19 minute zone, and medaled sixth. "A tremendous accomplishment," said Wurst. Also participating in the freshman/sophomore division were Erica Howard, Seth Burge, Jake Sexson and Mark Hanson. In the junior/senior division, Lady Plainsman senior Brooke Poppe finished just outside the medals, in 11th place. She was in the top 10 at the mile, but struggled with the second half. "She showed me how tough she is to push through, exhibiting tremendous effort not only to finish the race, but to hang on to 11th place as well," said Wurst. Senior Josh Sexson also exhibited great endurance, finishing the race in spite of a hip injury. Junior Krystal Gaar was unable to participate due to illness. Other participants were Brian Krajewski and Zac White. "I was really pleased with everyone's efforts," said Wurst. "They have all been working hard in practice, and it was nice to be able to compete and to get some times on which to build."Goodland Invite1. Ulysses 52No team scores:GoodlandColbyLakinPerkins CountyWallace CountyOgallalaOakleyScott CityQuinterGirls Medalists (20 finishers)Freshman/Sophomore:1. Ashley Kemling PC 17:302. Jeneel Davis SC 18:373. Cally Albers Oak. 18:424. Chelsi Hess SC 18:585. Stephanie Hager Ulys 19:126. Hayley Ribordy Oak 19:177. Addie Johnson Quin 19:298. Grace Hammer WC 19:509. Jaden Bolmer Lakin 20:1110. Jessi Hoffert PC 20:30Other Finishers:19. Erica Howard PC 24:27Girls Medalists: (20 finishers)Junior/Senior:1. Janni Meierhoff Ulys 16:492. Katrina Kaus Colby 17:123. Katherine Kaus Colby 17:534. Julia Rosales Lakin 18:115. Caitlin Beckman SC 18:186. Francesca Perosa Ogal 19:007. Kalea Barlow Ulys 19:118. Sara Martin Colby 19:479. Katelin Murphy SC 19:5110. Alex Geis Ogallala 19:54Other Finishers:11. Brooke Poppe 20:33Boys Team Results:1. Ogallala 282. Ulysses 593. Scott City 1064. Colby 1185. Lakin 1406. Perkins Co. 1807. Goodland 181No teamscore:OakleyWallaceQuinterBoys Medalists: (42 finishers)Freshman/Sophomore:1. Israel Mendosa Ulys 18:052. Harry Adams Ogal 19:033. Dillon McKeag Ogal 19:064. Kyle Zerr Ulys 19:265. Shad Krajewski Ogal 19:436. Rassel Hausman PC 19:477. Carlos Galindo Ulys 19:508. Jordan Nally Colby 20:029. Dustin Reed Colby 20:0510. Emilio Duran Ulys 20:21Other Finishers:19. Seth Burge PC 22:2620. Jake Sexson PC 22:2733. Mark Hanson PC 25:26Boys Medalists: (45 finishers)Junior/Senior:1. Kayson Matthews Lakin 17:392. Chance Miller Ogal 17:523. Sam Adams Ogal 17:524. Greg Nawyn Ogal 18:315. Sam McDaniel SC 18:426. Miles Pearson SC 18:467. Kevin Siersema Lakin 18:588. Cort Malone Ulys 19:089. Spencer Ewert Ogal 19:4110. Curtis Stevens Ogal 19:48Other Finishers:26. Josh Sexson PC 22:3933. Brian Krajewski PC 23:3143. Zac White PC 30:20Next Action The next meet will be in Imperial Thursday, Sept. 10 (today) at 3:30.


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He might have been responsible for creating three of Hollywood's biggest, still-running franchises (and weathered some of its most notorious bombs), but in nine days, John McTiernan, the big-budget auteur behind "Predator," "Die Hard" and "The Hunt for Red October," will start a year-long stint in federal prison. A surprisingly spirited movement has started online, thanks largely to a dedicated Facebook page called Free John McTiernan, and it has garnered the support of "The Incredibles" director Brad Bird (who recently wrote a piece for Rolling Stone about the significance of the original "Die Hard"), Samuel L. Jackson, Joe Carnahan, Clint Mansell, Monte Hellman, Gareth Evans, Robert Davi (who played one of the Johnson FBI Agents in "Die Hard"), Mark Millar and a whole host of French intellectuals, filmmakers, and critics (including, most recently, Thierry Fremaux, the general delegate of the Cannes Film Festival). Free John McTiernan, indeed.
McTiernan's troubles stem from his involvement with infamous Hollywood private eye Anthony Pellicano, who McTiernan had hired to spy on his "Rollerball" producer, Charles Roven (who would later shepherd Christopher Nolan's Batman trilogy). McTiernan became increasingly suspicious of Roven trying to take the movie away from him, something that had happened to the filmmaker before, and his mood took a more conspiratorial pallor after a portion of the "Rollerball" set mysteriously burned down during production.
When the FBI confronted him with questions about Pellicano (who was in heavy demand in Hollywood – a Vanity Fair report from a few years ago recounted how Chris Rock used the investigator to keep track of a woman Rock had allegedly had an affair with, and who was now claiming fathered her child), McTiernan was charged with lying to federal agents. Since then (back in 2006), the legal proceedings have taken on a labyrinthine complexity – basically, he faces two consecutive charges as well as a perjury charge (since he tried to go back on a guilty plea he had issued). It went all the way up to the U.S. Supreme Court, who denied his request to reverse his guilty plea. (Pellicano is currently serving a 15-year prison sentence that began in 2008, when he was convicted of 78 felonies in two parallel trials).
The Free John McTiernan Twitter and Facebook pages were set up earlier this year by a pair of French journalists, as a way to try and mobilize his fans to voice their concerns about his imprisonment and celebrate the man who has given cinema so much over the years. So far most of the media coverage about McTiernan and the movement has come from French outlets (including newspapers like Le Monde and Allocine, the largest French movie site), since they very much consider him an "auteur" while in America he is largely deemed a "craftsman."
Others who have voiced their support, either on Facebook or Twitter, include Carl Weathers, "Desire" director Laurent Bouhnik, "Last Action Hero" and "13th Warrior" actor Sven-Olen Thorsen (who showed his support via a weird poem), "Doberman" director Jan Kounen, "Hostage" director Florent-Emilio Siri, "Miracle Mile" director Steve de Jarnatt and the French Cinematheque.
The main area of contention with the McTiernan case is how he is seemingly the only Hollywood player to face any kind of significant penalization (Tom Cruise, accused of hiring Pellicano to spy on former Bold magazine editor Michael Davis Sapir, recently shimmied out of a similar legal shit show). Many in the community feel like McTiernan is being "made an example of" (keep in mind that, after Pellicano failed to produce any viable material, he was promptly fired by McTiernan after a few days work). Of course, his year-long imprisonment will undoubtedly kill what's left of his career, after the case made him uninsurable as a director for the past decade (despite the Facebook page claiming that he is quietly working on an airplane adventure called "Warbirds").
While the Free John McTiernan movement doesn't have the steam of, say, raising millions of dollars for the cinematic incarnation of a marginal, barely-watched cult television series, it's still great to see filmmakers and stars, who have either worked with the director or were inspired by his artistry, showing their support. The John McTiernan story is a long and thorny one, and it's far from over. Yippe-ki-yay, motherfucker.


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This season is only going to be 10 weeks long, and will feature one game released each year between 1985 and 1994.
Here are the standings after 6 weeks of play:
starcry 539 darthkur 254 Jibbajaba 226 roadrunner 142 mihcael 110 JacobZu7zu7 110 atari2600land 107 arjak 99 LarcenTyler 93 doubleminor 90 ClassicGMR 80 phaxda 66 mightymage 59 thegoldenband 56 Tr3vor 37 4Ks 26 Herbarius 20 Pyromaniac605 16
This week's game and the 1991 entry is going to be Shatterhand. This is a lesser-known NES game, but is in my opinion one of the best games on the system. Even if you've never heard of it, give it a try and I don't think you'll be disappointed.
Title: Shatterhand
Developer: Natsume
Publisher: Jaleco
Released: December 1991 (US)
Twin Galaxies High Score: 306,600 by Eric R. Cummings.
The game only shows you your score between levels, and after your game ends, so when the game over screen pops up, make sure to make a note of your score and/or take a screen shot because you aren't going to see it again. You can see your score during the game by pressing "Start" but that does you no good because your game isn't over yet!
Once you get past the first level, you can choose the order in which you complete the levels. I am not putting any restriction on the order that you use. Play around with it and see what gives you the best score.
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In this week's edition of Asian Cinema Scene, we cover the unexpected and the surprising.
Oscar Shocker: One of the few genuine surprises of last night's Oscar telecast was the victory by Japan's Departures (Okuribito) as Best Foreign Language Film. Most observers thought that Israel's Waltz with Bashir or France's The Class would win; the former won the Golden Globe, while the latter picked up the Independent Spirit Award.
Of course, most observers haven't actually seen Departures, which played the Montreal film festival rather than Toronto last fall, and had its US Premiere at the Hawaii Film Festival shortly thereafter. As I reported in January, Regent Releasing acquired distribution rights and announced summer release plans. Regent has already updated the film's official site to reflect the Academy Award victory, but there's no word yet on whether they might push the release up to take advantage of the attention.
Yojiro Takita's film follows a young musician who is forced to take a job preparing corpses for cremation. It's a movie about "finding your bliss, even if the world thinks your bliss is odd, icky and a marriage breaker," as described by Mark Schilling in The Japan Times. Four subtitled clips are available at the official site.
Banned in China: As disheartening as it may be to hear, it's not really surprising that China's censors refused to pass Derek Yee's Shinjuku Incident because it is "too violent," according to the director (as reported by Variety). What is surprising is that the film stars Jackie Chan. The excellent-looking trailer is embedded below.
After the jump: More on Shinjuku Incident.
Chan is a worldwide star, but he's taking a calculated risk by standing behind director Yee's refusal not to cut his movie. Chan is also a producer on the $25 million project, which has been described as more drama than action. (That seems to be borne out by the trailer, which highlights the drama just as much as the action.) The official site says "Jackie will present a side in Shinjuku Incident never before seen by his audiences."
The film focuses on foreign immigrants in the Shinjuku district of Tokyo, Japan. Chan plays Steelhead, "an honest, hardworking tractor repairman" who makes the journey only after losing track of his girlfriend, who left China in search of better things. He ends up pitted against the Yakuza. Naoto Takenaka, Daniel Wu, Xu Jinglei, Masaya Kato, and Fan Bingbing also star.
Mainland China represents a substantial portion of the Asian audience, so I have to applaud the decision by Yee and Chan to hold fast to their artistic vision. Shinjuku Incident opens in Hong Kong on April 2; so far, it hasn't been picked up for US distribution.


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NEW DELHI: Indian markets are likely to trade in a range with a negative bias on Wednesday tracking weak global cues. The immediate support level for Nifty is around 5750.
"The Nifty is expected to head lower till 5750 with the key support at 5750 and resistance at 5871. The Nifty has faced resistance around the 40-daily moving average (DMA) and been forming lower tops and lower bottoms on the daily chart," said Somil Mehta, Senior Tech Analyst (Equity) at Sharekhan.


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22 March 2013, Brussels — In honour of World Water Day, EuropaBio highlights the contribution of biotechnology to sustainable agriculture by helping enable conservation agriculture practices, saving water and reducing the resources needed to grow our food supply.
Farming currently accounts for 70% of global water usage, and by 2030 it is estimated that nearly half the world's population will be living under severe water stress. Reducing agriculture's share of water resources will be a key goal for future generations as food production expands to feed a population of 9 billion by 2050.
How do biotech crops help reduce water and other input usage?
Agricultural biotechnology can play a significant role in enabling farmers to improve yield by using water more sustainably and helping to scope with water scarcity. Two main ways in which this works are by reducing water loss and improving drought tolerance.
- Agricultural biotech practices that reduce the amount of ploughing required before planting crops have already been used for more than 15 years. This means the soil is not inverted which helps to trap soil moisture. A new study in February showed that Brazilian farmers using conservation tillage practices are expected to reduce water consumption by nearly 168 billion litres from now through 2022.
- By providing improved seeds that can make the best out of the existing farmland while using less input, energy and water, biotechnology gives life to the 'sustainable intensification' concept. A good example of this is in the US where drought has affected last summer major agricultural lands, a new drought-tolerant maize is now available, enabling farmers to produce more food per drop of water.


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Waterville police announced a $30,000 reward Monday for information leading to the location of missing 20-month-old Ayla Reynolds, and they revealed that they are now "very confident" that Ayla was taken from her father's home.
The reward is being offered by a local attorney on behalf of several individuals and businesses in the community. Police Chief Joseph Massey said at an afternoon press conference that it was the largest reward in a missing person case that he could recall in Maine history.
Ayla Reynolds was reportedly last seen in her father's home on the night of December 16, and Massey said that at this point in the investigation, police "are confident that Ayla did not walk out of the house by herself."
Figuring out who she left with and under what circumstances is now the focus of the investigation, according to Massey. He would not speculate on whether she was taken away by someone within the house or by an intruder.
Maine State Police had said Saturday that investigators planned to continue searching for Ayla over the holiday weekend "outside the microscope" of national media attention.
Crime scene tape was put up on Thursday around the Waterville home of Ayla's father, where she was reportedly last seen on December 16, and prosecutors from the state attorney general's office criminal division were seen visiting the house. That afternoon, police downplayed the significance of the activity at the home, insisting that it was routine, according to the Morning Sentinel.
WMUR reported that Waterville Police Chief Joseph Massey said authorities did not need a search warrant to seal off and search the property because they had the family's permission. Massey also said that family members were being cooperative but none had taken a lie detector test.
Search efforts on Friday were hampered by snowfall, and police issued a statement Saturday saying that they needed room to investigate the case without the media spotlight on them.
Ayla's father, Justin DiPietro, reported her missing on December 17, telling police that he had put her to bed the night before and she was gone when he woke up that morning.
Trista Reynolds, Ayla's mother, told NBC's "Today Show" Friday that she blamed DiPietro for whatever happened to their daughter, saying, "I trusted him to keep her safe…He did not protect her the way he was supposed to."
Reynolds filed documents in court seeking full custody of Ayla the day before she was last seen, but she did not believe DiPietro was aware of that. DiPietro had taken over caring for Ayla when Reynolds entered a rehab program in October, but the girl broke her arm in his custody a few weeks before her disappearance. He claimed the injury occurred when he fell while carrying her.
DiPietro issued a statement last week denying that he had any knowledge of where Ayla was or who was responsible for her disappearance.


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Getting a new haircut way different from the one you have now, can be scary. For one thing, you might worry that it may not fit your face but if you're willing to try it, here are some tips on how to survive getting a new haircut... good luck.
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1Don't lose your cool. Think of how you may look afterwards; it may be really pretty or it may just look cute. Either way if you like it, it doesn't matter what other people say.
2Consult the professionals. If you are worrying if it will fit your face or not, relax. Just ask the people that will cut it. They know almost everything you need to know.
3Ignore any critics. It can cause a lot of pressure to listen to snobby little girls who don't like something about your new look. Don't defend yourself. Just ignore them. If that does not work out, just be curt and tell them to go do something more important.
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