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Baldwin's rookie head coach Joe Powell has some lofty goals for the 2012-13 PIHL season.
The Highlanders are aiming to repeat as a section titlist, and compete for the PIHL open division championship.
"Last year, we lost in the semifinals, so we'd like to take that extra step and we believe in our locker room we've got the team to do that this season," said Powell, a former Baldwin and California University of Pennsylvania hockey standout.
"At the same time, we want to have fun, teach the boys hockey, develop the program for long-term success, and give them every opportunity to play college or junior hockey after high school."
Baldwin skated past Ringgold last week, 13-1, to go into the holiday break with a 6-2 overall record.
The Highlanders turned things around dramatically last year, improving from a dismal 1-19 overall record in 2010-11 to 16-4-1 in 2011-12.
This year's varsity team is comprised of five seniors, two juniors, seven sophomores and four freshmen.
Offensively, the Highlanders are led by a pair of sophomores and a junior.
Sophomore forward Dakota Becker leads the team in goals (11) and points (20), to go along with his 9 assists in six games.
Brian Dee, a sophomore forward and an assistant captain, is the team's assist leader with 10, and ranks second in points with 19. Through seven contests, he also generated 9 goals.
Junior forward Anthony Alaimo is third in team scoring with 18 points (10 goals, 8 assists), and has a plus-18 rating, in eight games.
However, Powell believes the Highlanders are not a "three-man show."
"The strength of this year's team is ... our team," he said. "Phil Jackson once said, 'the strength of the wolf is the pack, and the strength of the pack is the wolf.'
Everyone has accepted their role. They give maximum effort and more (on) every shift; they listen well, and they our buying into what the coaches are preaching."
Another team strength this year has been its penalty killing efficiency. The Highlanders have killed 34 of 37 penalties (92 percent), and have scored five shorthanded goals.
"Not only have we been able to cut back on the amount of penalties we are taking (as compared to last year), but our PK has been really good," Powell said. "You can't have good penalty killing without a great goalie."
Ryan Beerman is a senior goalkeeper at Baldwin. Beerman has posted two shutouts in compiling a 6-2 record. He owns a save percentage of .843, and a goals-against average of 2.3.
"It starts with our goalie. He's been the backstop for a very young team," said Powell, who is assisted by Baldwin grad Matt Canofari, a lifelong friend of the Highlanders' head coach.
"We've been able to improve our play in front of Ryan, but he has given us an opportunity to win every game this year."
Baldwin's defensive corps is paced by the tandem of Jake Naylor, a senior and team captain, and Ryan Doran, who is a junior.
Two other top defensive players are underclassmen — freshman Kenny Dee and sophomore Trevor Dutkiewicz.
Dee leads the defensive corps on the offensive end with 7 goals and 10 assists.
"Kenny and Trevor have been tremendous," Powell said.
Kaleb Reckley is a senior forward and an assistant captain this year. Two other senior team members are Tim Cass and Alan Yauch, both forwards.
Others in the sophomore class on the 2012-13 team roster are forwards Dylan Davey and Adam Gift, along with junior varsity call-ups Dom Venturino, a defenseman, and Matt Yauch, a goaltender.
Gift (4 goals) and Reckley (2 goals) rank among the team leaders in scoring with 11 points apiece.
Rounding out the squad are freshmen forwards Max Milan and Tyler Rush, and freshman defenseman Mark O'Hanlon. Rush and O'Hanlon are JV call-ups.
"I'd like to see improvements in our execution of our systems, and continue to cut back on the amount of penalties we take," Powell said. "We're building the program for the future, installing systems that will hopefully bring structure to Baldwin hockey. As the season goes on, we'd like to be able to introduce different forechecks and other systems to our players.
"We're working on perfecting what we started to teach at the beginning of the year, and the boys have responded well. We're laying the foundation, and building the house brick by brick right now."
Powell, 25, joined the Baldwin coaching staff as an assistant last year, and has taken over for former head coach Kevin Becker this season.
"Being a first-year head coach is interesting; it's a lot more responsibility than I realized," Powell said. "I'm turning 26 in February, not your typical age for a varsity head coach, but I'm really enjoying it. "My youngest brother (Jesse) was a senior last year. I just wanted him to have fun and help him try to enjoy his senior year.
"But I certainly enjoy being around hockey; teaching the game I love to young people is enjoyable."
Powell may spend more time on the ice this winter than he does on dry land, as hw also is as an assistant coach at California University of Pennsylvania, where he played hockey from 2005 to 2010.
During Powell's collegiate career, Cal generated a 117-24 overall record, won the College Hockey East regular season and league championship four years in a row, competed at nationals three times, and in 2008 won the ACHA Division III national championship.
Baldwin's varsity team will be idle until Jan. 3 when the Highlanders host Greensburg Salem (7-3) at Ice Castle. Game time is 6:40 p.m.
Against Ringgold, Alaimo and Davey recorded hat tricks for the local squad.
Becker, Brian Dee and Adam Gift netted two goals and Reckley scored once.
Ray Fisher is a staff writer for Trib Total Media. He can be reached at 412-388-5820 or email@example.com.


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We're a middle-aged couple planning a trip to France in mid-October for two weeks. We know we can't cover a lot in that time but would like to get a feel for the City and country.
We plan on flying into Paris and leaving from a southern destination, and we're from Canada.
Our current plan is to visit Paris for several days 4-5, maybe more and then we are thinking of moving south (via train probably) , we are thinking Lyon, but not sure.
In Paris we plan on seeing some of the main attractions (museums, Eiffel tower, cathedrals, etc). We are also planning a day trip to Palace of Versailles, and possibly Giverny Gardens.
The southern leg we are not too sure of and could use some assistance. From what I have read in the forums and various sites, Lyon seems like a good place to be home base for the second week. Plan on enjoying the city and food. We are initially planning a day trip to Avignon, but could use some recommendations here. We'd like to see some villages and/or vineyards if that makes sense this time of year.
We are flexible on where we fly out of. Thanks in advance for any assistance you can provide.
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We're a middle-aged couple planning a trip to France in mid-October for two weeks. We know we can't cover a lot in that time but would like to get a feel for the City and country.
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Hi W,
I don't think that I would want to spend a week in Lyon.
Are you willing to drive?
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Choose a less urban area for your second location. Burgundy, the Dordogne, the Provence would be natural choices. Rent a car and tour the countryside, which is the most efficient way to experience something other than urban areas. I would not book the flights until you know what you want to do. Guidebooks (Michelin Green Guide to France?) would help in establishing a plan. If one chose Burgundy or decided that Normandy might be what you want to see, a return flight from Paris might make the most sense. Nice a logical return from the Provence, Bordeaux or Toulouse from the Dordogne, although PREM fares are so low that taking the train back to Paris might be cheaper than an open jaw.
For car rentals, look at www.kemwel.com or www.autoeurope.com (they are sister companies) which will give you a base if exploring other car rental offers.
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I'm with Ira on Lyon. October can be a good time of year to see vinyards, but if the harvest is late you may find it is still on. Going south ensures that you benefit from any warmer weather still about.
The idea of going to Avignon (by train) is good, the town has been welcoming pilgrims for a fair few hundred years and so they will welcome you in. From the station you can walk (or take a taxi) straight up the main drag which is lttered with good restaurants.
There are other good towns like Avignon, Nimes, Arles, (Nice I'm told) and of course you can rent a car to tour vinyards from there (though a car in town is pretty useless. You could also look at Beaune for a similar sort of visit further north (though this is very wine focused).
Do use the trains they keep city to city visits very affective though you do need a car for countyside visits.
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Lyon is wonderful, but not for a week. And Avignon isn't a day trip from Lyon. Do you have a map of France?
I would head to your farthest destination first, then work your way back to Paris. You can fly into CDG and get immediately on a TGV to Avignon, rent a car and tour the Bouches-du-Rhône area (Pont du Garad, Les Baux, Arles, the Camargue, St-Rémy, Uzès, etc.), then continue north and maybe spend a couple of nights in Lyon, dump the car and then a train back to Paris.
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Actually, Avignon could quite easily be a day trip from Lyon on the TGV, it isn't that far, only an hour. I've done many day trips that take that long or more (I've actually done Lyon as a day trip from Paris).
I would choose a less urban location for my second week, also, though, I agree with that. Lyon is a large city. I'd go for Provence myself.
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Agree, I would select either burgundy or Provence for my second week. Also agree with starting there and ending in Paris so you don't need to worry about catching your flight home at the end of your trip.
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Lyon is an excellent city, but it is an insufficient contrast to Paris. I would recommend Strasbourg or Marseille.
Look up Marseille and you will see that it is just beginning its years at the European City of Culture -- it has spent 1 billion euros to make some extraordinary changes to the city (magnificent new museums and a totally revamped Vieux Port), and they are an absolute must to see this year if at all possible.
I am currently planning my own trip to Marseille.
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Thanks for the feedback folks, its appreciated.
To Ira, thanks, I'd be willing to drive as from what I have read many locations are more easily accessible by car. I was thinking to train it from Paris south, and drive from there. My air tickets are through air miles so leaving from a southern location is fine.
I wasn't intending on spending the week in Lyon, but use it rather as a base to visit the area.
Christina I agree with you that maybe I should move further south and use that as a base to visit Provence.
After reviewing flight options, I could leave from Marseilles, any comments on using Marseilles as home base to visit Provence?
Thanks again
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With Lyon as a base you'd have to do considerable driving to see most of the Provence sights. You would do better to use something around Avignon--but not Avignon itself, to avoid congested driving. Either Uzès or St-Rémy would do nicely.
I also wouldn't put Marseille high on the list for a first visit. If you want another urban area, head to Aix-en-Provence.
But above all, try to get to the beautiful city of Nice. It doesn't feel like a big city at all, rather a group of neighborhoods. The area you would probably want to explore is actually quite small: the Promenade des Anglais, the area around the Place Masséna, and of course the old city, Vieux Nice. Flying into Nice and working your way west would give you a lot of flexibility, and you could ultimately take the TGV back to and fly out of Paris.
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We have been to Paris 5 times. We either add an extended visit of 3-5 days to another region (Normandy, Burgundy, Riviera, overnight train to Venice) or at least interject a day trip to 'outskirts' every 3-4 days from Paris. These included: Barbizon/Fontainbleu, Auvers-sur-Oise, Giverny, Versailles. Total trips usually run 2 weeks +. In Normandy we stayed in 3 private chateaux (very reasonable)and toured Honfleur, Dieppe, Etretat, Normandy beaches, Mont St. Michel, Chartres. In Burgundy we stayed in Epernay, Dijon and in Chenenceaux, returning to Paris through Loire Valley. But the day trips to Barbizon, Giverny were wonderful as well. Burgundy would be beautiful in October. There is so so much to see in Paris, each time we go we explore more. Particular faves are: Rodin Museum, Museum of Art/Design (near Louvre on right bank -- stunning Lanvin apt. in there), Orangerie, St. Chappelle, Luxembourg Gardens, Ile St. Louis, Pere Lachaise, Montmartre, in addition to the 'heavy hitters.' I would not spend much time in Lyon either.
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Metalcore. It's a word most metal heads above the age of 17 hate to hear. It conjures up images of over-stylized clothing, fashionable hair and the idea of style over substance. For the most part that's true, but every so often a band within the genre turns expectations on their ear.
Such a band is Troy, Ohio's Miss May I. Formed in 2006, the band quickly found a fan base for what they do based on their lives shows and from that came a record deal with Rise Records. This summer sees the release of their third album At Heart (arriving June 12). I got to sit down with Miss May I frontman Levi Benton to discuss the new album, the songs, the whole Christian band deal and the curious fact that Mr. Benton does not like heavy metal
CRAVEONLINE: Your new record At Heart is about to drop. How are you feeling now that the release date is so close?
LEVI: I'm just really nervous, I know that every record is make or break, there are no second chances in the music business. If people don't like the record then it's the end of Miss May I. I guess every time you finish a record it's like flipping a coin.
CRAVEONLINE: Does fan reaction worry you that much?
LEVI: Oh yeah. I'm always checking my Twitter and my Facebook statues to see if people are liking the songs, or what people don't like about them or what we can do better next time. It's just nerve wracking.
CRAVEONLINE: How much of that plays into what you write?
LEVI: Criticism is always constructive and most of the time people are right. They'll say this song sounds to much like this or all the songs end the same. When we go back in to write we'll think about the hate we got for a certain thing and try to change it.
CRAVEONLINE: So what have you done differently with At Heart?
LEVI: This time we worked with a new producer, Machine, who was amazing and that made a big difference. We sort of wrote each song as a football play with little parts and not so much structure. We didn't want this CD to be so structured. We did some pre-production with The Devil Wears Prada's guitar player Chris Rubey and he put us in the mindset that "Hey you're the band and you should do whatever you want." It opened up our minds that we could do so much now. Screw music theory and the structure, let's just play what we think sounds good.
CRAVEONLINE: Are you happy with At Heart?
LEVI: Yeah. This sounds like the songs that got us signed and got us where we are today and it's nice to release a record like that. I think Monument, people liked it, but there was a lot of reaction of people liking the older songs and how it used to be. I think we just grew up to fast. We broke those walls down this time and said we're kids who play thrash metal, let's go crazy.
CRAVEONLINE: So do you think Miss May I fell into the dreaded sophomore slump?
LEVI: Not a slump. On numbers we did way better but I think there were bigger hits on the second record but more hits on the first record. If that makes any sense. I think we thought too hard about it. We compared ourselves and said how all these other bands write like this and we just thought about it too much.
CRAVEONLINE: How did working with Machine help?
LEVI: As a producer, Machine pushed us all over our boundaries and made us better musicians. When I'd do vocals, I'd sing a lyric and he would say something like he didn't understand me or didn't feel it so I'd do it again and again and again. Machine put me into the mindset that I should feel it. It's cool because now I do it live. With the guys it was cool because we've never done pre-production before on a record. We would tour ten months out of the year, come home and have ten days to write a new record. This time we had two weeks where we just hung out and ate Taco Bell and listened to music and just chilled out.
We recorded crappy versions of the songs and listened back thinking we could do better here or change something there. That was just mind blowing to us. We could actually hear the songs and work with them. I think there's a lot of stuff now that sounded good then but we don't like it now. We actually went back and worked on these songs. I think this is the first album that front to back we're 100% proud of.
CRAVEONLINE: How do you write lyrics?
LEVI: I do it sort of backwards. I don't even have an idea or anything. I don't have a notepad with lyrics for songs. They write the song completely, I don't touch the guitar parts or the drums and they give me the instrumental completed. Then I usually use a feeling I get from the song to write the lyrics.
We've been on tour with other bands and I feel like a lazy ass because I'll be hanging out with other singers and they'll talk about how they just wrote all these lyrics the other night and I'm all like "Yeah I don't do that".
CRAVEONLINE: I didn't get a lyric sheet with your record so I wanted to toss out some song names from At Heart and get your reaction to them.
LEVI: Cool. Sounds awesome.
CRAVEONLINE: "Gold To Rust"
LEVI: The whole record has a lot of Hip Hop mentality to it because I think metal subjects are really overplayed. "Gold To Rust" is about how money isn't important. It's sort of an imagery thing about how you can get everything you wished for or prayed for but there are so many better things in life.
CRAVEONLINE: "Hey Mister"
LEVI: That song is about growing up without a father. The end of the song talks about how you don't need it and you can do anything you want in life without it. I guess tough your way through it.
CRAVEONLINE: "Bleeding Out"
LEVI: I'm trying to think of a good way to explain it. I guess the imagery is a scar is like everything people try to fix but at the end of the day people still try to hurt you. It's like a scar bleeding out and never healing.
CRAVEONLINE: I read somewhere that you don't like heavy metal. Is that true?
LEVI: Yeah that's true, I'm not a big metal fan. I have my handful of heavy metal bands I listen to.
CRAVEONLINE: Okay, start there. Who do you like?
LEVI:I like a lot of the older metalcore bands. When I listen to metal I always pick out the vocals and I usually hate the vocals. I do like As I Lay Dying, All That Remains, Darkest Hour, In Flames, and It Dies Today. That's pretty much it.
CRAVEONLINE: So if you don't like metal how did you end up in a metal band?
LEVI: It's actually weird. We hadn't played in font of people and we were covering a song one day that needed a screaming part. I started screaming at practice and the band liked it and that's what kind of got me singing metal. I guess I stick with because of the crowds. The type of metal we play gets a reaction no other music does. If you're a rapper or in a country band you can't do the things I can do to the crowd.
CRAVEONLINE: Would you ever do a Hip Hop project?
LEVI :I'd love to do it but I stutter too much so I don't think I could. I'd love to though.
CRAVEONLINE: Who are your favorite Hip Hop artists?
LEVI: I'm not really a big underground guy. I like Dr. Dre and Yellowwolf, I like rappers who tell good stories, not just about money. I think I like rap more than metal because you can rap about anything, the lyrics can be anything. In metal you always have to be pissed off because it's metal.
CRAVEONLINE: Do you ever get problems from the metal community for not liking metal?
LEVI: No, I usually get respect points because I'm so open about it. Most people aren't that honest about that kind of thing. I never got any crap for it. It's always a cool subject to talk about. Usually when people say our music is a little different and I say "Yeah that's because I don't like metal."
CRAVEONLINE: I know when Miss May I came out you were originally pegged as a Christian band, which isn't true. Are you still battling that?
LEVI: It was never really a battle. I feel like when people find out our ages we get pegged into the Christian band thing because we're not big bearded gnarly metal guys yet because we can't grow facial hair yet. I think our age and the music we play gets us put in with bands like The Devil Wears Prada. I'm the only Christian in the band but I would never let that get into the lyrics.
CRAVEONLINE: Which of the new songs are you most excited to perform live?
LEVI: "Hey Mister "is my favorite but we're getting ready to do "Day By Day" on Warped Tour and I'm really hoping that goes over big because there's a lot of crowd participation in that song.
CRAVEONLINE: Crowd participation in what way?
LEVI: We're really trying to do that through the entire record. We used a lot of crowd chants and choruses in the record because we want kids to be amped when they hear them live.
CRAVEONLINE: You're on the WARPED Tour this year?
LEVI: Yep and we're a little nervous because people keep saying "Oh you're the metal band on this tour". We have to hold it down for all the metal bands.
CRAVEONLINE: Are you scared?
LEVI: No. Well, yeah I guess I am scared. I'm scared and bummed that there's a ton of kids in the pop punk band scene and then when we play the crowds will get a little smaller. Other than that I'm just honored to play the tour and get that far just being five kids who play metal.
CRAVEONLINE: Most people in the metal world hate metalcore. Miss May I has managed to side step that backlash. How?
LEVI: It's like a phenomenon to use and we don't know. I think it might be because we're not focused in on how we look or our merchandise. It's more of a respect thing, our main focus is to be the best live band we can be. When we go to shows we don't talk about how our merch looks good or our stage looks good or our hair looks cool or our clothes. We never tried to get signed or be in a big band it just fell into our hands so we try to be the best band we can.
CRAVEONLINE: You're from Troy, Ohio. I actually live in Norwood, Ohio. People tend to look past Ohio musically even though Afghan Wigs came from here, Devo is from Akron, Black Keys, The Cramps, New Bomb Turks, Necros, Chrissie Hynde, Toxic Reasons are all from Ohio. Why do you think Ohio is glossed over?
LEVI: I don't know, it's pretty crazy though. It amazes me that there are so many musical artists from Ohio. I guess it's because it's so boring in Ohio there's nothing to do but be in bands. I guess people know the bands but don't think about them being from Ohio.
CRAVEONLINE: Does living in Ohio effect how you write?
LEVI: I'm always bored so I have lots of time to write. I like it though, I don't think I'll ever leave Ohio.
For more on Miss May I check out.
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It was right off I- 95 south I wish i can give this place no stars, very poor service!!! They were sooo rude to my fiance the moment we went to check in. We checked in around 12 midnight so my fiance kindly asked if there was any way we can check out at 12 instead of 11 since we have been traveling all day and wanted to rest a little before having to drive another 12 hrs. There was a man behind the counter who kept saying No No its our rules you can't. There was a lady who came near me with a sign that said check out at 11 and kept saying look look. The booking confirmation said free breakfast, its a lie there is none. Our room was sooo dirty. there was a dead cockroach behind one of the tables. When they came upstairs to check it out the lady acted like it wasn't a big deal. We will be traveling this way again and will never ever stay at this place. Beware guys the towels were dirty and so were the bed sheets and blankets!!!
The hotel was very inexpensive and clean. The bed was extremely comfortable. The staff was very friendly and helpful. It was on the main rd (Rte 4), just off of the highway, in a well lit area. There was a gas station or two right next door. Very Quiet. The carpet needs replacing, so I just wore my flip flops. Some of the woodwork in the bathroom needed some repair.


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MICHAEL Smith is hoping that there will be plenty more goals in him once the season gets underway.
The former Charlton striker has netted five times for Swindon Town this summer, the latest coming in the 2-1 friendly loss to Leeds United on Tuesday night.
And while Town are lacking the creativity of an Alex Pritchard this term, the 22-year-old believes that there is more than enough quality in the side to help get the strikers firing.
"It feels quite similar to last season, we are keeping the ball well, we have got some good players in the midfield," Smith said.
"With Louis (Thompson), Mass (Luongo) and Yaser (Kasim) we are always going to have a lot of possession and hopefully we can create a lot of chances and score a few goals."
Swindon have arranged another friendly against an Aston Villa XI this weekend and Smith says that he is going into the new campaign full of confidence.
"The boys are looking sharp in training, I think one more game would top it off, but if it ended after that (Leeds match) I think we will go into the season looking well," the striker said.
"One more game would be ideal - you can't get that (match sharpness) in training, it is all about playing matches.
"It always nice going into the season getting a few goals and long may it continue into the season.
"I have got confidence in my own ability, I know that if I keep working hard in training, it will turn out right on the matchdays."
Smith is also looking forward to working alongside Andy Williams, as the former Yeovil forward is fit again following a long-term knee injury.
"We've got Andy back from injury that is like a new signing," Smith said. "We are quite similar, we work our socks off together.
"I think the more games we work together it will show. We are both big lads, we can put a shift in and batter defences down and get the goals."
With fitness being key to pre-season, Town have given all their players special heart-rate monitor watches and Smith says that it has been a benefit in their preparation for the new League One campaign.
"We have got these watches, with our heart rates on, even if you don't get enough minutes in the matches then you have got to do running afterwards," he said.
"It gets easier, much easier. The fitness that you do in training is what you need for competitive matches."


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LOUISVILLE, KY. At an evening reception here with the media and customers, Charles "Chip" McClure, the newly-appointed chairman, president & CEO of ArvinMeritor, said that major changes in the economic, regulatory, and operational environment of trucking will transform the industry in the near future.
"The driver shortage has intensified; we've seen a major increase in regulatory activity both in terms of hours-of-service and emissions," he said. "There have been major cost increases to fuel and raw materials; and the industry is consolidating like never before-- look at Yellow and Roadway and USF as an example."
"That not only means change is inevitable, it means a tough business is going to get tougher for fleets, OEMs, and suppliers alike to survive and thrive," McClure said. "That's why those that are flexible, adaptable, and quick to respond to changes are going to make it."
For suppliers like ArvinMeritor, McClure said the keys to survival are going to be limiting capital investment to areas where superior returns and profitable growth are possible, minimizing the impact of business cycles by developing new technologies and diversifying product offerings, and building better relationships with partner companies.
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Baghdad Joewrote a review of SmartWool Microweight T-Shirt - Short-Sleeve - Men's on July 3, 2012
Very Good Product
I purchased two of these shirts primarily for working outdoors in the middle east. About a month before my work travels, I wore both on a few day hikes in both cool and warm climates. I normally sweat a lot with cotton shirts and found these a vast improvement over cotton and the expensive synthetic - plastic materials.
The smart wool shirts were somewhat "itchy" until after two or three washes. I do have fairly sensitive skin and normally don't wear wool products directly against my body. These shirts are the exception and have held up very well under intense heat, buckets of sweat and wearing a large backpack. My black color shirts will pick up some lint during the wash and drying cycle. I have also let them air dry on a plastic hangar with similar results. It's still a very good product.
They dry much faster than any other shirts I have worn and smell better. Even though the price is higher than a cotton t-shirt, I believe these shirts are still a great value for the price.


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Her habit of typing too many text messages on her cell phone made her having lingering pain in her hand, wrist and fingers.
Actress Julianne Moore is suffering from Carpal Tunnel Syndrome after typing too many text messages on her cell phone. The "Hours" star admits she relies on texting to keep in touch, but the habit got out of hand and now she has lingering pain in her hand, wrist and fingers.
She says, "I gave myself Carpal Tunnel Syndrome. You know how I did it? Texting too much. You can do it. I was texting and texting and one day I couldn't shake hands. I've been working it out."
Previously, Julianne Moore urged married women not to follow her character's lead in new film "Chloe" - and hire hookers to trap potential cheating husbands. She insisted it's always best to confront your partner if you suspect infidelity - before turning to others for help.


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Tech Tracker Software Offers Mac Updates Database
TechTracker, a Portland, Ore-based software maker, announced Sept. 25 that it has begun offering a new update of its VersionTracker software for Apple Computer's Macintosh platform.
Like previous versions of the software, VersionTracker Pro 4.2 will provide a central database of updates for Mac users as well as peer feedback. The desktop application scans local, external and networked drives and maps all of the existing applications and updates.
The software also checks a user's software inventory against the community database on its Web site.
"This database is updated regularly with developer submissions and comments from the ever-growing VersionTracker community, enabling Mac professionals to make informed decisions based on other community members' experience," TechTracker officials said in a statement.
Click here to read David Morgenstern's opinion on Apple's Boot Camp software.
The newer version offers filter updates by Mac operating system compatibility; scanning of Unix volumes; enhanced support for external drives and partitions; and universal applications that run natively on both the older Power PC line and the newer Intel-based Macs.
The download of the new VersionTracker is available immediately. Pricing starts at $49.95 for a three-license version and $79.95 for a 10-licence version.
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'The Hunger Games' Book Club–Chapter 14! (VIDEO)
We left off with Katniss hiding up in a tree and the Careers (plus Peeta) setting up camp down below her. She located a tracker jacker nest, and has decided to launch one of her first attacks.
Who wants to guess it doesn't all go smoothly? Click to watch how it all unfolds above!
Thanks to all of you awesome fans out there, we got some cool fan footage and tracker jacker art work to make the video that much better. Check it out!
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Sonos is looking to market to the iPhone and iPod touch crowd with their new ZonePlayer S5 wireless music system. If you're familiar with Sonos, you know that the price of entry has always been a bit high historically. The ZonePlayer S5 brings that price down to about $400. You plug it in to a router, and you are good to go with the ability to play your entire music library, as well as music from services like Rhapsody, Napster, Last.fm, and others, by using your iPhone as the remote control.
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We are working together to produce a joint plan to manage the supply of land for jobs and new homes across Greater Manchester. The Greater Manchester Spatial Framework (GMSF) will ensure that we have the right land in the right places to deliver the homes and jobs we need up to 2035, along with identifying the new infrastructure (such as roads, rail, Metrolink and utility networks) required to achieve this.
It will be the overarching development plan within which Greater Manchester's ten local planning authorities can identify more detailed sites for jobs and homes in their own area. As such, the GMSF will not cover everything that a local plan would cover and individual districts will continue to produce their own local plans.
Importantly, the GMSF will address the environmental capacity of Greater Manchester, setting out how we enhance and protect the quality of the natural environment, conserve wildlife and tackle low carbon and flood risk issues, so that we can accommodate growth sustainably. Alongside the GMSF, we are also developing an integrated appraisal framework (including a strategic environmental assessment, sustainability appraisal, health impact assessment and equality impact assessment) to ensure we understand the impacts of decisions and agree the best policies for Greater Manchester.
Formal consultation on the first draft of the Greater Manchester Spatial Framework has now ended. The consultation period ran from 31 October 2016 to 16 January 2017. All comments received during this period will be considered and used to inform how the plan is taken forward. If you would like to know more about the GMSF and stay informed please visit https://www.greatermanchester-ca.gov.uk/info/20081/draft_plan for further information.
Key milestones include:
- Consultation on an initial GMSF evidence base - November 2014 (consultation closed)
- Consultation on vision and draft strategic options - November 2015 to January 2016 (responses to consultation now published)
- Call for Sites (initial responses now published)
- Draft GMSF – for consultation in autumn 2016 (now published)
- Publication of the GMSF in 2017
- Followed by submission, examination and adoption in 2018
The announcement in November 2014 of the Greater Manchester Agreement, and the move to a directly elected mayor for Greater Manchester, has implications for both the preparation and content of the GMSF. The agreement will give the directly elected mayor powers over strategic planning, including the power to create a statutory spatial framework (with a unanimous vote of the Mayor's cabinet). Legislation is required to enable these changes and it is anticipated that the first elections will take place in early 2017.
It will require a seamless transition from the preparation of a joint development plan to the GMSF produced by GM Mayor/GMCA and the later stages of the GMSF will be reviewed once precise details of the mayoral powers are determined.
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NSW senator Arthur Sinodinos, who ran John Howard's office when he was prime minister, will not be appointed to cabinet but will be given a portfolio in the outer ministry.
Instead, shadow assistant treasurer Mathias Cormann is expected to enter cabinet and become finance minister when Tony Abbott unveils his new ministry on Monday.
Senior Coalition sources said there had been "question marks" raised internally over the last week about whether Senator Sinodinos may have to appear before a corruption inquiry related to a directorship he once held. Senator Sinodinos, a renowned figure inside the Coalition and former National Australia Bank executive, maintains he has done nothing wrong and his colleagues support him.
While senior sources suggested this was the reason for his shock omission from cabinet, one official dismissed this, saying it had never been planned to promote Senator Sinodinos to cabinet straight away, even though it was widely expected.
Instead, he will move from the ranks of parliamentary secretaries to the outer ministry.
As The Australian Financial Review revealed last week, Bronwyn Bishop will become Speaker, a move she and Mr Abbott said would restore "dignity'' to the Parliament.
With Victorian MP Sophie Mirabella ruling herself out of a ministry as she fights to hold her seat, incoming Foreign Minister Julie Bishop is expected to be the only woman in the 20-member cabinet. More women will be appointed to the 10-member outer ministry and as parliamentary secretaries to compensate. In February, the Financial Review reported that Senator Sinodinos abandoned a claim to a 5 per cent shareholding, worth up to $3.75 million, in infrastructure company Australian Water Holdings when the company was linked to a corrupt former NSW Labor minister, Eddie Obeid.
Senator Sinodinos resigned as a director in November 2011 when he entered the Senate and said later he was "astonished and angry" to learn of the Obeid links to AWH.
Sinodinos could be called to inquiry
The NSW Independent Commission Against Corruption is investigating AWH and is expected to hold public hearings early next year, rasing the possibility that Senator Sinodinos could be called to appear.
Mr Abbott is expected to hold his first press conference since the election on Monday when he announces his frontbench.
It is understood he has returned to a more traditional approach, undoing the multiple, and often overlapping, portfolios created by Labor, and reverting to simpler titles such as ministers for education, health and environment. Labor splintered portfolios, having, for example, separate ministers for areas such as school education, vocational education, mental health and climate change.
Labor will not finalise its frontbench until its leadership ballot is completed in a month. Under the rules, the Labor caucus chooses the frontbenchers and the leader assigns portfolios.
The factions have agreed that the Right faction will receive 16 of the 30 opposition ministries, the Left will receive 13 and there will be one independent. This will be slugged out between economist and ACT MP
The new opposition frontbench will be in place before Parliament resumes on, or around, October 29. Former treasurer and Labor interim leader
Mr Abbott backed Ms Bishop for speaker: "I accept that in the end it is the Liberal party room that determines our candidate for the Speakership but my strong support and nomination will be for Bronwyn,'' he said.
"Bronwyn is a very senior member of the Coalition team she's a very experienced parliamentarian. She is a person of high public standing and I want the Parliament to be in better standing with the public this time, than last time."
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A young "idol" with paperback in hand standing in a high school classroom isn't what one would expect to see on the cover of Natsume Soseki's literary classic "Botchan."
But putting a new face on old masterpieces has become a print industry trend, with both large and small publishers releasing paperbacks of well-known literature featuring creative cover designs in an attempt to expand sales and readership.
And with summer vacation prompting many students to search out books to read and review for their homework, bookstore shelves are sporting colorful cover-art offerings of the masters.
"Although the number of paperbacks published has been steadily increasing over the years, sales haven't been faring well," said Masaji Ogawa, an editor for publisher Bunkasha Inc., explaining the reason behind the new look for old books.
Ogawa was involved in hiring members of the pop-idol group AKB48 to pose for the cover of three classic novels the publisher chose to promote for its "summer three" campaign.
Bunkasha selected "Ningen Shikkaku" ("No Longer Human"), by Osamu Dazai — whose 100th anniversary is this year — Soseki's "Botchan" and Tatsuo Hori's "Kazetachinu" ("The Wind has Risen"), and although hard figures have yet to be obtained, Ogawa said sales to date have been excellent and more titles with the new look will be forthcoming.
Ogawa said featuring teenage stars on paperback "jackets," as he calls them, of much-read works of literature is an effective way to reach out to younger consumers, who usually bypass such novels in favor of lighter fare, including "manga" comic books.
"We wanted to design jackets that would be considered fashionable, something a girl may want to use to decorate her room with when preparing to invite her boyfriend over," Ogawa said.
The limited-edition book covers also appeal to collectors, he said. "It's like those PEZ candy dispensers that people like to collect."
In a similar approach, major publishing house Shueisha Inc. has been recruiting popular manga artists since 2007 to draw the covers for classic titles.
As part of its summer campaign, Shueisha hired manga artist Taito Kubo — author of popular "Bleach" — among others to draw the covers for Ryunosuke Akutagawa's "Jigokuhen" ("Hell Screen") and Ango Sakaguchi's "Darakuron" ("On Decadence").
A public relations representative for the publisher said sales for the novels have increased 10-fold since the new look debuted.
In commemoration of the 100th anniversary of Dazai's birth, Kadokawa Group Publishing Co. hired award-winning book designer Shin Sobue to arrange works taken by popular photographer Kayo Ume for the covers of 10 famous Dazai titles, said PR representative Fumiyuki Kakizawa.
In stark contrast to Dazai's often pessimistic and dark style, many of the photographs featured on the covers for this series are snapshots of elementary school kids fooling around, an eye-catcher when paired with the cover's unconventional horizontal layout.
"Dazai's works aren't old-fashioned. They have a very contemporary feel that matches the times," Kakizawa said. "So we discussed how we could appeal to the younger generation."
According to data from the Research Institute for Publications, while sales of paperbacks remained mostly level for the past 10 years, the number of new publications increased from 5,337 in 1998 to 7,809 in 2008.
Hirokazu Egi, manager of Shinchosha Publishing Co. Ltd., said his company began seriously contemplating introducing original cover designs to its lineup of works by literary greats after hearing that sales of paperbacks published by rivals — especially those written by Dazai — increased dramatically after the cover redesign.
"You see, since the copyright of many of the classics has already expired, any publisher has the right to print them," Egi said. This means an increase in sales of a much-read classic published by a rival publisher has a direct impact on the sales of the same title put out by other publishers.
"It started off as a means of self-defense," Egi explained.
Shinchosha took a minimalist approach and recently introduced 10 paperbacks for its summer campaign — after first releasing four last year — coming in 10 different colors but otherwise nearly identical besides the title of the novel and name of the author printed on the glossy surface.
Egi said the new covers appear to be helping sales but cautioned this could overheat the competition and result in over-the-top cover designs that are unrelated to the original material.


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I'm Daniel Beyer, the Senior Media Producer at the Indianapolis Museum of Art. We are premiering our documentary, Type A, on ArtBabble today. Scroll to the bottom of this post if you just want to watch the video.
It's easy to notice that Adam Ames and Andrew Bordwin are funny. Watch the first 45 seconds of this interview for proof. But if you pay attention, you'll discover they are also serious and profound thinkers.
Adam and Andrew are artists who focus on collaboration, competition and masculinity. The first piece they did together, Dance, was a video of Andrew physically dominating and humiliating Adam during a wrestling match. Dance made me afraid to be a part of their team building project. I didn't want to end up humiliated.
Adam and Andrew – or Type A – were commissioned by the IMA to create something for 100 Acres: The Virginia B. Fairbanks Art & Nature Park. They decided to work within the basic methods of Experiential Education and create a team of IMA staff (at least one member from each department of the museum) to team build. The sessions included games, discussion, and a high ropes course.
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Quickly load comma-delimited data into a Django model using PostgreSQL's COPY command
Why and what for?¶
The people who made this library are data journalists. We are often downloading, cleaning and analyzing new data.
That means we write a load of loaders. You can usually do this by looping through each row and saving it to the database using the Django's ORM create method.
import csv
from myapp.models import MyModel
data = csv.DictReader(open("./data.csv"))
for row in data:
MyModel.objects.create(name=row['NAME'], number=row['NUMBER'])
But if you have a big CSV, Django will rack up database queries and it can take a long time to finish.
Lucky for us, PostgreSQL has a built-in tool called COPY that will hammer data into the database with one quick query.
This package tries to make using COPY as easy any other database routine supported by Django. It is largely based on the design of the LayerMapping utility for importing geospatial data.
from myapp.models import MyModel
from postgres_copy import CopyMapping
c = CopyMapping(
dict(name='NAME', number='NUMBER')
The package can be installed from the Python Package Index with pip.
$ pip install django-postgres-copy
You will of course have to have Django, PostgreSQL and an adapter between the two (like psycopg2) already installed to put this library to use.
An example¶
It all starts with a CSV file you'd like to load into your database. This library is intended to be used with large files but here's something simple as an example.
A Django model that corresponds to the data might look something like this.
from django.db import models
class Person(models.Model):
name = models.CharField(max_length=500)
number = models.IntegerField(null=True)
dt = models.DateField(null=True)
If the model hasn't been created in your database, that needs to happen.
$ python manage.py migrate
Create a loader that uses this library to load CSV data into the model. One place you could put it is in a Django management command.
from myapp.models import Person
from postgres_copy import CopyMapping
from django.core.management.base import BaseCommand
class Command(BaseCommand):
def handle(self, *args, **kwargs):
c = CopyMapping(
# Give it the model
# The path to your CSV
# And a dict mapping the model fields to CSV headers
dict(name='NAME', number='NUMBER', dt='DATE')
# Then save it.
Run your loader and that's it.
$ python manage.py mymanagementcommand
Loading CSV to Person
3 records loaded
Like I said, that's it!
CopyMapping API¶
CopyMapping(model, csv_path, mapping[, using=None, delimiter=', ', null=None, force_not_null=None, force_null=None, encoding=None, static_mapping=None])¶
The following are the arguments and keywords that may be used during
instantiation of
CopyMapping objects.
|The target model, not an instance.
|The path to the delimited data source file (e.g., a CSV)
|A dictionary: keys are strings corresponding to the model field, and values correspond to string field names for the CSV header.
|Keyword Arguments
|The character that separates values in the data file. By default it is ",". This must be a single one-byte character.
|Specifies the quoting character to be used when a data value is quoted. The default is double-quote. This must be a single one-byte character.
|Specifies the string that represents a null value. The default is an unquoted empty string. This must be a single one-byte character.
|Specifies which columns should ignore matches against the null string. Empty values in these columns will remain zero-length strings rather than becoming nulls. The default is None. If passed, this must be list of column names.
|Specifies which columns should register matches against the null string, even if it has been quoted. In the default case where the null string is empty, this converts a quoted empty string into NULL. The default is None. If passed, this must be list of column names.
|Specifies the character set encoding of the strings
in the CSV data source. For example,
'utf-8', and
'cp437' are all valid encoding
|Sets the database to use when importing data.
Default is None, which will use the
|Set model attributes not in the CSV the same for every row in the database by providing a dictionary with the name of the columns as keys and the static inputs as values.
save() keyword arguments¶
save([silent=False, stream=sys.stdout])¶
save() method also accepts keywords. These keywords are used for controlling output logging and error handling.
|Keyword Arguments
|By default, non-fatal error notifications are
printed to
sys.stdout, but this keyword may
be set to disable these notifications.
|Status information will be written to this file
handle. Defaults to using
sys.stdout, but
any object with a
write method is supported.
Transforming data¶
By default, the COPY command cannot transform data on-the-fly as it is loaded into the database.
This library first loads the data into a temporary table before inserting all records into the model table. So it is possible to use PostgreSQL's built-in SQL methods to modify values during the insert.
As an example, imagine a CSV that includes a column of yes and no values that you wanted to store in the database as 1 or 0 in an integer field.
A model to store the data as you'd prefer to might look like this.
from django.db import models
class Person(models.Model):
name = models.CharField(max_length=500)
value = models.IntegerField()
But if the CSV file was loaded directly into the database, you would receive a data type error when the 'yes' and 'no' strings were inserted into the integer field.
This library offers two ways you can transform that data during the insert.
Custom-field transformations¶
One approach is to create a custom Django field.
You can provide a SQL statement for how to transform the data during the insert into the model table. The transformation must include a string interpolation keyed to "name", where the title of the database column will be slotted.
This example uses a CASE statement to transforms the data.
from django.db.models.fields import IntegerField
class MyIntegerField(IntegerField):
copy_template = """
WHEN "%(name)s" = 'yes' THEN 1
WHEN "%(name)s" = 'no' THEN 0
Back in the models file the custom field can be substituted for the default.
from django.db import models
from myapp.fields import MyIntegerField
class Person(models.Model):
name = models.CharField(max_length=500)
value = MyIntegerField()
Run your loader and it should finish fine.
Model-method transformations¶
A second approach is to provide a SQL string for how to transform a field during the insert on the model itself. This lets you specify different transformations for different fields of the same type.
You must name the method so that the field name is sandwiched between
copy_ and
_template. It must return a SQL statement with a string interpolation keyed to "name", where the name of the database column will be slotted.
For the example above, the model might be modified to look like this.
from django.db import models
class Person(models.Model):
name = models.CharField(max_length=500)
value = models.IntegerField()
def copy_value_template(self):
return """
WHEN "%(name)s" = 'yes' THEN 1
WHEN "%(name)s" = 'no' THEN 0
And that's it.
Here's another example of a common issue, transforming the CSV's date format to one PostgreSQL and Django will understand.
def copy_mydatefield_template(self):
return """
WHEN "%(name)s" = '' THEN NULL
ELSE to_date("%(name)s", 'MM/DD/YYYY') /* The source CSV's date pattern can be set here. */
It's important to handle empty strings (by converting them to NULL) in this example. PostgreSQL will accept empty strings, but Django won't be able to ingest the field and you'll get a strange "year out of range" error when you call something like
Inserting static values¶
If your model has columns that are not in the CSV, you can set static values for what is inserted using the
static_mapping keyword argument. It will insert the provided values into every row in the database.
An example could be if you want to include the name of the source CSV file along with each row.
Your model might look like this:
from django.db import models
class Person(models.Model):
name = models.CharField(max_length=500)
number = models.IntegerField()
source_csv = models.CharField(max_length=500)
And your loader would look like this:
from myapp.models import Person
from postgres_copy import CopyMapping
from django.core.management.base import BaseCommand
class Command(BaseCommand):
def handle(self, *args, **kwargs):
c = CopyMapping(
# Give it the model
# The path to your CSV
# And a dict mapping the model fields to CSV headers
dict(name='NAME', number='NUMBER'),
static_mapping = {
'source_csv': 'data.csv'
# Then save it.
Extending with hooks¶
CopyMapping loader includes optional hooks run before and after the COPY statement that loads your CSV into a temporary table and again before and again the INSERT statement that then slots it into your model.
If you have extra steps or more complicated logic you'd like to work into a loading routine, these hooks provide an opportunity to extend the base library.
To try them out, subclass
CopyMapping and fill in as many of the optional hook methods below as you need.
from postgres_copy import CopyMapping
class HookedCopyMapping(CopyMapping):
def pre_copy(self, cursor):
print "pre_copy!"
# Doing whatever you'd like here
def post_copy(self, cursor):
print "post_copy!"
# And here
def pre_insert(self, cursor):
print "pre_insert!"
# And here
def post_insert(self, cursor):
print "post_insert!"
# And finally here
Now you can run that subclass as you normally would its parent
from myapp.models import Person
from myapp.loaders import HookedCopyMapping
from django.core.management.base import BaseCommand
class Command(BaseCommand):
def handle(self, *args, **kwargs):
# Note that we're using HookedCopyMapping here
c = HookedCopyMapping(
dict(name='NAME', number='NUMBER'),
# Then save it.
Open-source resources¶
- Code: github.com/california-civic-data-coalition/django-postgres-copy
- Issues: github.com/california-civic-data-coalition/django-postgres-copy/issues
- Packaging: pypi.python.org/pypi/django-postgres-copy
- Testing: travis-ci.org/california-civic-data-coalition/django-postgres-copy
- Coverage: coveralls.io/r/california-civic-data-coalition/django-postgres-copy


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Of a sunny disposition, the pure Leo nevertheless has a commanding personality and always stands out from the crowd. He or she either dominates or, if resisted, endeavours to dominate, not being afraid to try a little bullying. A Leo is the pure extrovert, outgoing, sociable and determined to be the life and soul of the party. If there isn't a party, or the party wants to go its own way and avoid being bossed about by the Leo who wants to take it over, that Leo will either become bad-tempered or withdraw into a sulk. Once they are in a dominating position pure Leos find it difficult to step out of the limelight. They are the politicians who cling on to office long after their day is done, the industrialists who refuse to hand over to younger successors, even though their companies suffer as a result, and the ageing actors who still insist on playing the juvenile lead. In his or her heyday, however, a strongly Leonine type lives in a blaze of glory, leading others and illuminating their dull existence. Leos and Leonine types have included Louis XIV (the Sun King), the Emperor Napoleon; Bismarck; Robert Bums, Scotland's national poet; the dancer Isadora Duncan and the opera singer Maria Callas; and the novelist Aldous Huxley.
It is rare for two Leos to establish a really satisfactory relationship with one another, unless they come to some sort of demarcation agreement by which they map out their respective areas of authority. If they don't do this, they spend much of their time disputing which of them should be the decision-maker. Usually, Leos make loving and loyal partners, particularly if they are allowed to make all the important decisions. In general, the Leo likes to be the 'sun' of any emotional relationship, with the partner being the moon, reflecting the Leonine light.
General Character
It is difficult for a Leo not to take command or, at least, to endeavour to take command, for he/she is genuinely convinced that hislher capabilities are superior to those of almost everybody else. If you know someone who tastes a dish which you cook superbly and immediately tells you how much it would be improved by the addition of some particular herb, or someone who when given a lift rewards you by pointing out what an unsuitable route you have chosen, you are almost always dealing with a pure Leo. The infuriating thing is that more often than not they are right: the casserole is improved by the herb that has been suggested; the alternative route does save time and is scenically more attractive. The p!ain fact is that Leos are not only convinced that they should make the decisions, but that they are also very good at it.
Even when they have made decisions which seem to have been manifestly incorrect, the extraordinary good fortune of the typical Leo - Leo is perhaps the luckiest of all the signs - transforms the situation, and disaster is turned to triumph. As they are so good at commanding and directing others, it is not surprising that Leos regard it as almost perverse for others to attempt to command them. They resent such attempts and, if the attempt persists for long, can become extremely angry (and regally Leonine).
Normally this is the only occasion when a Leo will lose hislher temper. Usually they take a generous view of the faults and oddities of others and can be quite remarkably forgiving. This capacity for forgiveness allied with a warm and affectionate nature makes the average Leo a very pleasant person to know - provided, of course, you allow him/her always to stand in the limelight.
Leos have ambitious and energetic natures. On occasion, however, they will wish to relax and, like great cats, bask in the warm sunshine of life. If they don't get the opportunities to relax when they want to, they become irritable, apt to unsheathe their claws and scratch those nearest and dearest to them. So the ideal occupation for the Leo is one in which great energy is called for, but in which there are intervals for rest and recuperation. If such a job also allows a Leo to be the permanent centre of attention, then this is all to the good - acting, teaching and professional sports are all archetypal Leo occupations. Leos need the same sort of environment for their home lives: an admiring circle of friends and relatives.
Excerpted from 'The Complete Fortune Teller' by Francis X King.


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- "Listen, Dukie. Who worries about a few spills?"
- — Smudger, Granpuff, fourth season
Smudger was a narrow gauge tank engine who worked on the Mid Sodor Railway. He was later turned into a generator.
According to Duke, Smudger was a show-off who rode roughly and often came off the rails. Duke tried to warn him to be careful, but Smudger never listened to his advice. He was finally punished by being turned into a generator and being put behind the engine shed.
No information was given about his fate once the Mid Sodor Railway closed, so it must be assumed that he has either remained there, was moved to a different location, was restored back to working order, or was scrapped.
Smudger's downfall was used for Duke to lecture Stuart and Falcon. In a magazine story, when Duncan was being careless, Sir Handel and Peter Sam tried telling him the story of Smudger.
Smudger was a complete show-off and often derailed, but refused to listen to advice. Duke warned him to be careful, but he took no notice until he was put in his place by being turned into a generator.
Smudger is based off of the Talyllyn Railway's Dolgoch, a Fletcher, Jennings Class Bb 0-4-0WT. Rheneas shares the same basis, but in the 1998 magazine story Duncan Has a Spill, he is portrayed as a Baldwin Class 10-12-D 4-6-0, similar to Stanley.
Smudger was painted dark green with black lining. His nameplate and number are both gold. As he shared the same model as Rheneas, the inside of his cab is red. Despite being numbered on television, no toy or artwork has shown him with his number. In a rare image, Smudger's coal bunker is red.
Television series
Magazine stories
- 1998 - Duncan Has a Spill (does not speak)
Voice Actors
- Nobuhiko Kazama (Japan)
- Smudger's model was recycled from Rheneas's model, and then repainted back.
- Smudger is the first character in the television series to not originally come from the Railway Series. However, his role is based on that of Stanley (No. 2) from Duke the Lost Engine.
- In the fourth season episode, Gallant Old Engine, Rheneas was once seen with Smudger's upset face mask.
- Due to a financial difficulty, Smudger's face was later reused for Bertram
- "Smudger," said Duke, "was a show-off. He rode roughly and often came off the rails. I warned him to be careful, but he took no notice. 'Listen, Dukie", He snarled "who worries about a few spills?' 'We do here!' I said, but Smudger just laughed. 'Hahahaha! Until one day, Manager said he was going to make him useful at last. Smudger stopped laughing then!"
- "Why? W-w-what did he do?"
- "He turned him into a generator. He's still there behind our shed. He'll never move again."
- Duke lecturing Stuart and Falcon about Smudger, Granpuff.
- ERTL (discontinued)
- Wooden Railway (discontinued)
- Trading Cards (discontinued)
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The biggest controversy of the year is the title controversy of producer Dwarakish's upcoming film, which stars Kicha Sudeep, Bhavana and Priyamani in the leads. Dwarki's decision to use late Dr. Vishnuvardhan's name for his movie title irked both Vishnu's wife and his fans. Bharathi came live on TV channels and slammed his act. She even urged KFCC not to let him use her hubby's name for commercial purpose. The row between Bharathi and Dwarakish ended with the KFCC rejecting the title.
The photograph featuring Ratnaja and Amoolya smooching created a whirlwind in the Kannada film industry. Kannada TV channel Kasturi broke the news about their kissing photograph. As soon as the news about the lip-lock picture broke, the pranksters started getting it through the MMS and they passed it to their friends. The image became a hot cake within no time.
Golden star Ganesh's upcoming film Kool, which is the second production under his home banner Golden Movies, hit the headlines just after it started shooting in Ooty. The quarrel between producer Shilpa Ganesh and Mussanje Mathu fame Mahesh came to light after the director walked out of the set stating the producer and cameraman Ratnavelu insulted him by showing disrespect to him on the sets of the film. Returning from the sets, Mahesh filed a complaint against the producer at the KFCC, which later put an end to their quarrel by asking the latter to give some amount of money to the director as compensation.
The row between KFCC President Basanth Kumar Patil and the Executive Committee members of the Chamber made big buzz in the industry. Twenty members resigned from their posts protesting the decision of indefinite Bundh call given by the President of KFCC. The protesters team demanded his resignation from the president's post. Their quarrel went on for more than 15 days until Rebel star Ambareesh and Smt Parvathamma Rajkumar intervened and put an end to their row.
The release of non-Kannada movies made big howl for quite some time. The bosses of multilingual movies like Raavan, Endhiran and Kites tried to release more number of theatres (more than 24 centres) violating the norms of KFCC, but the KFCC strongly replied them by challenging the 'Interim Order' of the Competition Commission of India (CCI) at Karnataka High Court.
When compared to previous years performance, KFCC seems to be a bit stronger and active in 2010. It raised its voice against the evil powers as and when there was injustice in the industry. It strongly condemned the Big FM for its act of damaging the image of the Kannada Film Industry. It held a protest march in front of Big FM office and it even held a bundh call seeking the apology from the bosses of the radio station.
Hoo Controversy: It all started after producer Dinesh Gandhi called up Shyam Prasad, the reporter/reviewer of the Bangalore and threatened him with abusive words after reading his Hoo movie review published in Bangalore Mirror. The Karnataka Cine Journalists Association (KCJA) held a protest march against Dinesh Gandhi at Green House in Bangalore on Monday (June 07). It condemned his alleged behaviour and asked him for apology.
Devaru Kotta Thangi Controversy: Director Saiprakash allegedly attempted to commit suicide by taking sleeping tablets at his Vijaynagar residence in Bangalore after his much-hyped movie Devaru Kotta Thangi utterly failed the Box Office. In a message, which was sent by him to producer Josaiman before attempting suicide, he had claimed that Thyagaraju, the distributor of film, and his men were pressurising him for money.


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