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It happens, to one degree or another, to every baseball player. A few hang their spikes up early, but most players -- who have needed rock-solid confidence to get where they are -- believe they can still compete.
Imagine someone who has been in professional baseball since he left high school. How hard must it be to admit to himself that he no longer possess the talents he once had? That what he does on the field is more than likely to hurt his team? If a lot of his identity has been tied in with his abilities and accomplishments (maybe as an All-Star, one of the game's best) then how does he see himself when he can no longer play the game?
Last night in Yankee Stadium was one of more embarrassing games of Jason Varitek's career. He went 0-for-4 with two strikeouts, a foul pop-up and a GIDP. Varitek's hitting skills have been going steadily downhill since August 2005. After a ugly 2008 season, this year has been just as bad, if not worse. His 2009 OPS by month:
In his last 28 games, he's batting .120 and slugging .196.April .881
May .824
June .750
July .736
August .483
September .310
The Yankees easily stole seven bases last night in seven attempts. Throughout MLB this season, a team has stolen at least six bases in a game eight times. Varitek has been the catcher in four of those eight games. Since July 1, Varitek has thrown out only three of 59 runners, and none of the last 24. He has also shown an increasing inability to block pitches in the dirt.
If he cannot field and cannot throw and cannot hit, how does he help the team?
But will the Red Sox bench their captain? Will Theo Epstein show the same cut-throat attitude he did in 2004 when he traded Nomar Garciaparra? At that time, Nomar was still an icon in Boston, but his performance in the field was absolutely hurting the team. Varitek's performance has slipped so far, and become so blindingly obvious, that most fans would agree that the next step is to nail his ass to the bench.
The front office is partially to blame for this situation. They named Varitek as captain right when when it was highly probable he would be declining as a player, they signed him to a four-year deal that would begin when was 33 years old, and they failed to go out and get a suitable replacement before trading for Victor Martinez eight weeks ago.
If Red Sox management wants to put the best team on the field for every post-season game, it should regard Varitek as nothing more than the emergency back-up catcher. He could start if Mike Lowell's hip really needed a day off, but at this point, Jed Lowrie or Chris Woodward would inspire more optimism at the plate.


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After much delay, I've finally sat down to write my Day of Archaeology post. Yay! As some of you might already know, I'm one of the co-organizers of the event along with Andy, Stu, Tom, Matt, Lorna and Dan. We've been working hard on the event for many months now, so it's been totally amazing to see everything go so well! I'm still in the process of reading over the many many posts from around the world – it's truly exciting to see that so many archaeologists turn out to share their experiences.
Today (yesterday!), as many of you can probably guess, I spent the majority of the day 9am – 9pm holding down the DoA inbox. We were still issuing logins at 9pm, which is a testament to the entire event I think. In the words of Lorna, "We done good".
But when I'm not doing the DoA, I'm actually a partner and archaeologist at L – P : Archaeology, a commercial archaeology partnership based in the UK. My work at L – P usually entails being a jack of all trades, but mostly with a technological spin. I'm very involved with our open-source archaeological recording kit (ARK) and provide support for many of the projects which are using it in the field (as mentioned in Andy Dufton's post!). We also do lots of work with HLF funded projects which often involves creating websites for community groups wishing to branch out into the digital engagement side of archaeology. Most of this is usually done from my desk in our London Office.. featured left!
On top of that, I'm also in charge of geophysical surveys for L – P and can often be seen pushing a pram (GPRrrr!), stylishly wearing no metal, or yelling at my computer screen full of black and white blobs.. :-S I'm very grateful that the geophysics gets me out of the office once and a while, that's for sure! Currently I'm processing a load of GPR data for the Portus Project, which is (as always) turning up lots of interesting results for the team. (See lovely hyperbola(s) on right)
But I guess that's about it for now. I'm pretty shattered from the last few days of helping with the DoA and juggling my work responsibilities. And now I shall shoot off for an afternoon in the pub to celebrate everyone's hard work. Many, many thanks to everyone who made it such a great day. If anything I really hope that these sorts of events will not only raise awareness about the true (and diverse!) nature of archaeology as a discipline, but also highlight the sorts of things that are possible when we all just open up and share what makes us all passionate about archaeology. Thanks again!

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Correspondence, reports, documents, news clippings, and several descriptive photograph albums, pertaining to projects on dams, reservoirs, aqueducts, and other water supply works, groundwater and streamflow, in California, in particular for the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California, and in Arizona and other Western States. Collection described in:
Water Resources Reports and Papers in the J. B. Lippincott Collection,
compiled by Gerald J. Giefer and Anelle McCarty Kloski (Water Resources Collections and Archives Series Report no. 21, 1970).
Joseph Barlow Lippincott was born in Scranton, Pennsylvania, on October 10, 1864, the son of Joshua Allen and Harriet (Phillips) Lippincott. He attended Dickinson College in Carlisle, Pennsylvania, from 1880 to 1882, when the family moved to Kansas where he entered the University of Kansas at Lawrence.
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American River, South Fork, California
Antelope Valley Water Company
Beach Land Company
Bear Valley Dam, California
Beardsley Project, Arizona
Buckeye Irrigation Company
Chatsworth Dam, California
Colorado Delta Canal Company
Colorado River Basin
Fairbanks Ranch, San Diego County, California
Falls Creek, California
Fresno, California
Gila Bend Dam, Arizona
Hetch Hetchy Study
Hodges Dam, California
International Boundary Commission. United States and Mexico
International Water Commission. United States and Mexico
Laguna de Tache Ranch, Fresno County, California
La Mesa, Lemon Grove and Spring Valley Irrigation District
Lemoore Canal Irrigation Company and Last Chance Water Ditch Company
Lindsay-Strathmore Irrigation District
Los Angeles, California
Los Angeles County Flood Control District
Las Flores Water Company
Lytle Creek Water and Improvement Company
McCann Ranch, Kings County, California
Mackay Dam, Idaho
Malone Land Water Company
Manhattan Beach, California
John M.C. Marble Company
Marengo Water Company
Maricopa Irrigation District
Metropolitan Water District
Mexico (Baja California)
California-Michigan Land and Water Company
Miller and Lux Ranch
Mohawk Valley Irrigation District, Arizona
Mojave River, California
Moorpark Farmers Water Company
Muroc Project, California
Newport Heights Irrigation District
Oahu Sugar Company
Oceanside Mutual Water Company
Ojai Valley, California
Orange, California
Orange County, California, Flood Control
Oro Grande, California. (Golden State Portland Cement Co.)
Palmdale and Little Rock Creek Irrigation Districts
Pacific Coast Borax Company
Palo Verde Irrigation District
Palos Verdes Estates, Los Angeles County, California
Paradise-Verde Irrigation District, Arizona
Pasadena, California
Perris Valley Conservation District
Phoenix, Arizona
Pit River, California
George Pollock Company, (Ruck-a-Chucky Dam)
Guy F. Atkinson Company and George Pollock Company
Redondo Water Company
Rincon Ditch Company
Riverside, California
H.W. Rohl Company
Sacramento, California
Sacramento Valley, California
Sacramento River Basin Investigation
San Bernardino Valley, California
San Diego, California
San Diego County, California
San Fernando Valley, California
San Francisco, California
San Gabriel County Water District
San Gabriel River, California
San Gabriel Valley Water Company
San Luis Obispo, California
San Luis Rey Mutual Water Company
Santa Ana and Orange, California
Santa Ana River, California
Santa Barbara, California
Santa Catalina Island Company
Santa Clara Water and Irrigation Company
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Santa Monica, California
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Snow Mountain Dam, California
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Southern California Edison Company
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Standard Accident Insurance Company
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Terra Bella Irrigation District
Title Insurance and Trust Company
Torrance, California
Tucson, Arizona
Tulare, California
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U.S. Corps of Engineers (Army)
U.S. Smelting, Mining and Refining Company (Boston)
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Vernon Irrigation District, British Columbia
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Whitewater River, California
Whittier, California
Yaqui River, Mexico
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Science objectives
The Cosmic Microwave Background (CMB) preserves a picture of the Universe as it was about 380 000 years after the Big Bang, and can reveal the initial conditions for the evolution of the Universe. Planck's main objective is to measure the fluctuations of the CMB with an accuracy set by fundamental astrophysical limits in order to chart the most accurate maps yet of the CMB.
Planck's instrument detectors are so sensitive that temperature variations of a few millionths of a degree are distinguishable. This unrivalled sensitivity together with the large and smooth surface of its telescope and its unprecedented wavelength coverage make Planck the most sophisticated 'time machine' ever.
The major objectives of the Planck mission are listed below. See the links at the end of this article for follow-up news items
To determine the large-scale properties of the Universe with high precision.
Planck will take a census of the main constituents of the Universe and build a history of their evolution in time. For example, it will accurately determine the density of normal matter, allowing us to calculate the total number of atoms in the visible Universe.
It will also investigate the nature and determine the amount of dark matter — a strange substance that does not emit or reflect electromagnetic radiation, but whose presence can be inferred from its gravitational pull on normal detectable matter, and which may account for around 90% of matter in today's Universe. Planck will also investigate the nature of dark energy, a form of energy that is theorised to account for the Universe's expansion at an accelerating rate.
To test theories of inflation, a period of extremely rapid expansion that gave birth to the Universe and that is the current explanation for some of its observed fundamental features. Planck's measurements will make it possible to study how and why such rapid expansion may have been triggered, how it evolved, and its consequences on our still-expanding Universe.
- To search for primordial gravitational waves. These waves are expected to have been present at the time when inflation took place. Gravitational waves distort the fabric of space-time and carry information about the mechanism and the energies at which they were generated. Should Planck succeed in detecting these signatures, it would provide strong evidence for inflation.
To search for 'defects' in space, that would indicate that the Universe harboured local inhomogeneities in its very early phases. For instance, the presence of cosmic strings would hint at exotic physical phenomena that may have contributed to the origin and evolution of the structures that we see in the Universe today.
To study the origin of the structures we see in the Universe today.
Planck's accurate measurements of the variations in the microwave background provide a direct probe into the initial inhomogeneities that slowly grew into the largest structures that we see today: galaxies, clusters of galaxies, and ubiquitous large voids. Comparing the structure of the Universe then and now allows testing the very complex theories of structure formation. In addition, the photons of the microwave background can tell us the time and manner of formation of the first stars of our Universe.
To study our and other galaxies in the microwave.
Planck will study the Milky Way and map, for the first time, the large- scale distribution of cold dust along the spiral arms. It will also be the first to map, in detail and in 3D, the magnetic field which permeates the Milky Way. Beyond our own Galaxy, Planck will observe distant radio and dusty galaxies and investigate how they form stars. At larger scales, it will study near and distant clusters of galaxies and extract clues on how they formed and evolved.


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Comeback Watch: Mark Sanford Wins South Carolina Primary
Stage two of Mark Sanford's political comeback is complete.
The former South Carolina governor, who ended his term tarnished by one of the most sensational political sex scandals in recent memory, has won the Republican primary to become the party's candidate for the U.S. House seat he represented in the 1990s.
Sanford bested attorney and former Charleston County Council member Curtis Bostic, The Associated Press has determined.
With 97 percent reporting, Sanford took 57 percent to Bostic's 43 percent.
Sanford will face Elizabeth Colbert Busch, the sister of Comedy Central personality Stephen Colbert, in a May 7 general election, which isn't considered a lock, despite the First District's Republican voting tradition.
It's tough to know whether this was a good, great, or mediocre night for Sanford, who enjoys near-universal recognition after serving as governor, but who topped his main GOP rival by 13 percentage points.


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Glome is a ray tracer written by Jim Snow. Originally it was written in Ocaml, but the more recent versions are written in Haskell.
Glome renders into an OpenGL window, and thus requires HOpenGL, though the libraries GlomeVec and GlomeTrace do not.
GlomeVec is the vector library used by Glome. On Oct 25 2009, it was released as a separate library.
GlomeVec is also used by a separate project, IcoGrid
GlomeTrace is a library that provides ray-tracing algorithms and a variety of geometry primitives. It was released as a separate library on Jan 20 2010.
Supported base primitives include: sphere, triangle, cone, cylinder, disc, plane, and box.
Composite primitives (those which are containers for other primitives) include groups, csg differenc and intersection, transformed instances, textured objects, and bounding objects.
In addition, there is an implementation of the BIH acceleration structure, which automatically builds a bounding volume hierarchy around unsorted lists of primitives. This greatly improves the performance for large scenes.
GlomeTrace depends on GlomeVec, but it doesn't have any unusual dependencies.
Send any questions to the author: firstname.lastname@example.com In particular, I'd like to know if the test image is failing to render on you platform, or if it is failing to build.


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Some members of Congress, their staffers and other government employees received special preferential treatment on loans from former mortgage-lender Countrywide Financial, a House panel found. They received "sweetheart deals" by being part of the "VIP program," according to report from the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee.
The program included use of a "referral desk" where members of Congress and their staff could call to receive "enhanced customer service and discounts." Investigators found that the phone calls had been recorded at the time, but "the recordings were destroyed as part of regular system maintenance prior to congressional interest in Countrywide's VIP program." The three-year long investigation produced documents and testimony that shows Countrywide used the VIP program as a "tool to create a favorable impression of the company on Capitol Hill."
Rep. Jason Chaffetz characterized the "VIP program" as "something you couldn't just pick up the phone or go down to your local Countrywide representative and get" and he says it's clear "there was an attempt here to influence." Chaffetz tells Anderson that "a little bait was put out in front of these people and unfortunately a number of them bit on both sides of the aisle." Watch this preview and tune in for the full conversation at 8 and 10 p.m. ET.
Several of the legislators cited in the House report on Countrywide loans have provided the following statements to CNN:
Dodd statement from spokesman Bryan DeAngelis
This report recycles old allegations that Republicans and Democrats on the Senate Ethics Committee investigated for 14 months before concluding that Senator Dodd did nothing wrong. The Senate Ethics Committee found that the rates and terms Senator Dodd received were widely advertised and available to other borrowers. When questions were first raised about his loans, Senator Dodd was clear in saying he became a Countrywide customer back in 1999 – something noted on the first page of the Senate Ethics Committee's report.
When it comes to ensuring proper regulation of the financial sector and making sure there is appropriate transparency, Senator Dodd's record speaks for itself. Case in point: The Wall Street Reform Act (aka Dodd-Frank) and the Credit Card legislation as well as his support for the Oxley reforms of Fannie and Freddie.
Towns statement Attributable to Charles E. Lewis, Jr., Deputy Chief of Staff/Communications Director
This report does not alter Rep. Towns' assertion that he did not knowingly receive any preferential treatment.
Conrad statement attributable to Sen. Kent Conrad
The Senate Ethics Committee spent a year and a half reviewing every last page of my loan history with Countrywide. They determined – unanimously, Democrats and Republicans – that I received no preferential treatment and in no way acted unethically. That is the truth.
Sessions statement attributable to Communications Director Torrie Miller
Out of an abundance of caution in managing his personal finances, Congressman Sessions specifically requested that he not be extended any special benefits or treatment from Countrywide. The Oversight and Government Reform Committee's report confirms that Congressman Sessions' simple request was honored and that he was treated like every other customer." – Torrie Miller, Communications Director for Congressman Pete Sessions (R-TX-32)
McKeon statement attributable to Communications Director Alissa McCurley
Mr. McKeon has been completely upfront and transparent about his loan. He was never aware of any Friends of Angelo designation, and he has provided the media all his loan documentation from the 1998 loan. Mr. McKeon shares Chairman Issa's interest in determining if there was any wrongdoing by Countrywide.
Gallegly statement attributable to Communications Director Tom Pfeifer
Rep. Gallegly has had loans on three homes in California and two homes in Washington, DC, over the past 20 years. Only one went through Countrywide. He took out the loan in 2004 and paid it off less than a year later. The payoff amount was about $77,000 at 5.75% interest, comparable to rates at the time. By comparison, his primary mortgage on the same house carried a 4.25% interest rate. He has not had a Countrywide loan before or since.
At the time, Countrywide was the largest mortgage lender in the nation and, by all accounts, considered to be one of the most reputable. Rep. Gallegly never asked Countrywide for any type of preferential treatment nor was he aware of any type of preferential treatment. To the credit of news organizations, reporters have noted prominently that there is no accusation of wrongdoing.
In fact, in his 32 years of public service and as a businessman prior to his election to Congress, there has never been a hint of impropriety or wrongdoing on Rep. Gallegly's behalf.
I guess we can say that bi-partisanship works - but only when Democrats and Republicsns are helping each other bury illegal activities like loan preferences, special investing privileges, travel and leisure expenditures and other perks that go with their elected offices. My wife is a Democrat and I am a Republican. We are both so tired of the press doing a story like you did tonight and then see nothing as a result. We both respect you, Anderson, but don't you get tired of just reporting and want to go for the gusto??? These people have been sticking it to US citizens and especially the fly over states for 20+ yrs.
We pay for investigations but nothing substantial ever happens. How about an investigation that really does go after the things you talked about tonight? We all know that these Countrywide loans were favors for votes. I know the press has boundaries and it is currently your job to report. But how about some investigative reporting that actually goes after the wrong doers and sinks some investigative journalistic teeth into these people?
We need people to make a difference and go beyond reporting and go back to fundamental journalism and hold someone accountable for ripping off America. We are all getting tired of this stuff being swept under the rug and having to listen to Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes divorce issues.
This is so not right and should not be legal. The bail out of all the banks with no one going to jail and leaving the US tax payers on the hook. The congress is broken and are on the take. To many old boy clubs backdoor deals that should not be happening.
All of them should lose their pensions!
I hope CNN stays on this story we need to pursue the truth and hold these professional (crooks) politician accountable. I know so many hard working people that are having problems re-mortaging and yet all our elected officials keep taken an taken from their constituents.
Thank You
How can anybody be surprised at this?
Our government is as corrupt as the government in mexico.
For those of us that lost our jobs and homes largely because of the rich and powerful this is really a low blow.
I think as a condition of office, Congressmen should be required to show every penny of income from this time forward.
Damn, I am angry!
"Now you need to wait until after the election, and then bring it up again; that way there is no bias!"


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Rogers attorney charged in case against developer
A federal grand jury has indicted a Rogers attorney in connection with a federal fraud case against a former Fayetteville developer.
US Attorney Conner Eldridge said Thursday that a federal grand jury indicted 38-year-old David Fisher of Rogers for conspiracy to commit bank fraud in a case involving former developer Brandon Barber and two others.
Prosecutors say Fisher and the others made false statements to a bank in order to obtain loans worth more than the property put up as collateral for the loans.
Court documents do not list an attorney for Fisher.
Barber faces 27 counts of bank fraud, bankruptcy fraud, money laundering and conspiracy in the case.
His trial is scheduled for June 17 in federal court in Fort Smith. He has pleaded not guilty.


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How to Reduce Your Cellphone Bill by Jumping Ship and Going Contract-Free
Jul 18, 2013 5:00 AM PT
Mobile carriers may be coming out with increasingly flexible options, but you could be surprised by how much money you can save by moving your wireless plan over to a no-contract Mobile Virtual Network Operator, called an "MVNO."
It's particularly worth exploring the possibility of dropping your existing postpaid major carrier contract at renewal if you're an occasional user; travel overseas for long periods; use an unlocked phone anyway; or own a high-end, paid-for smartphone in good condition.
An MVNO doesn't own its spectrum; rather, it leases the radio network from one of the big operators like AT&T, Sprint, T-Mobile or Verizon. Like a discounter can do in the retail environment, the MVNO buys in bulk at wholesale prices and then sells chunks to you.
There are also MVNO lookalikes that are marketing exercises owned by the major networks.
MVNOs are prepaid offerings, flexible to your usage changes, and they let you pay as you go.
In some cases your existing phone can be used. In all cases you can take your number with you -- called "porting."
Whereas the major wireless carriers offer new, subsidized handsets to their customers -- and keep you tied into a contract to recoup the subsidy -- MVNOs and lookalikes offer new and used phones that are generally unsubsidized and therefore more expensive up front.
The advantage, however, is that the MVNO doesn't have to tie you to a long contract.
Step 1:
Create a Web-based sign-in for your existing wireless mobile phone account.
Tip: If you receive a paper bill, the online account-setup address will often be listed on the bill.
Step 2:
Identify the end-of-contract date on your existing plan.
Tip: The end-of-contract date is often a few months after the network has offered you a discounted new phone.
Step 3:
Identify your current voice minutes, text messages and data usage from the "My Bill," "Account," "Services" or similarly named part of the website.
Your usage may have changed from the contract inception -- less voice and more data, for example. You may be surprised what you find. Lots of roll-over minutes means you're paying for more than you need.
Tip: Texting apps like WhatsApp Messenger use the data element of your phone, not Messaging, often called "SMS" or "Texts." Communicating via social networks uses data too.
Step 4:
Compare what you've been using over time with what you're paying for. This will give you a picture of where you can save.
Step 5:Browse the MVNO and MVNO-lookalike prepay offerings. Deals change frequently and include pay-as-you-go and no-contract monthly plans priced in tiers.
Here are some networks you should check out along with notable features:
GSM Technology (SIM Cards)
- AT&T network: AT&T-owned Aio Wireless -- limited areas right now, but promising simple pricing; AirVoice -- unlimited talk, text and 1 GB Web for US$55 a month; AT&T Go Phone; Black Wireless -- $30 unlimited talk and text with some free international; H2O Wireless -- $100 data stick and then 1 GB of data for $50 each month; Red Pocket -- 250 minutes talk and 500 texts for $19.99 a month; Straight Talk -- from Walmart for both GSM and CDMA with unlimited minutes and data for $45 a month plus 4G with a bring-your-own T-Mobile device.
- T-Mobile network: GoSmart Mobile, Ready SIM, SIMple Mobile, T-Mobile, Ultra Mobile. The T-Mobile network offerings can be a little cheaper than those on AT&T's, but T-Mobile doesn't have the equivalent rural coverage. Check the network-coverage maps on the websites in question if that might be important to you.
CDMA Technology (No SIM Cards)
- Verizon network: Page Plus -- unlimited talk and 2 GB of Verizon data for $55 a month. Verizon has reasonable rural data coverage in remote areas of the West; Verizon Prepay -- LTE hotspot for $99 and then 3 GB of LTE data for $60 a month.
- Sprint network: Boost -- Sprint-owned, $50 a month for unlimited talk, text and Web; Cricket -- Sprint LTE roaming likely later this year; EcoMobile -- reuse an old Sprint device; Kajeet -- for kids, starting at $4.95 a month; Republic -- cheap WiFi hybrid calling; Ting -- will credit you for unused minutes and data; Total Call Mobile -- good for international; Virgin Mobile -- Sprint-owned and $35 a month for minutes and some 4G data, including LTE.
Tip: A few of these MVNOs have both CDMA and GSM offerings.
Step 6:
Check what some of these MVNOs don't offer compared with the major carriers. You may be trading cost for features you need.
MVNO downsides can include limited roaming; no data roaming; no unlimited data; low-end handsets; lack of LTE 4G data speeds; and being forced to buy a handset from the MVNO rather than bringing your own.
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Determine the equipment that you will be using. One way to save money is to use an existing device. GSM phones like those from AT&T can be unlocked by contacting the wireless carrier at the end of the contract and requesting the unlock code.
Some CDMA phones, like those from Sprint, can be re-used on some Sprint-compatible networks.
Tip: Insert the new SIM card given to you by the new wireless carrier into the existing GSM phone and you will be prompted to enter the unlock code. CDMA phones require registering at the MVNO's website.
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As I mentioned yesterday, they sent out a press release in advance announcing that Gwen Stefani would be in Maison Martin Margiela and I was excited. Look at their Haute Couture SS2013 collection. You understand the optimism then, yes?
This however was created custom for Gwen. For Punk Night? Really?
You know what it reminds me of? Remember Jessica Biel's Prada napkin at the Oscars in 2009? Click here or a refresher.
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DENVER, Oct. 4 (UPI) -- U.S. President Barack Obama's re-election campaign Thursday said Mitt Romney is "dishonest" while GOP challenger Mitt Romney's campaign called Obama "lazy."
Shrugging off a consensus among political analysts, focus group participants and snap polls that Romney had the better debate performance, Obama told a campaign rally in Denver "the fellow on stage last night" at the presidential candidates' debate was not "the real Mitt Romney" and said "if you want to be president, you owe the American people the truth."
"The remarkable thing was that the centerpiece of his campaign, and of his economic strategy, he tried to pretend didn't exist last night," David Plouffe, a top Obama campaign official, told reporters Thursday during the daily press briefing.
Plouffe said the Obama campaign will adjust to "that dishonesty."
"It's hard to remember a time in American politics where you had someone who's a major nominee for the presidency, being that fundamentally dishonest toward parts of his campaign platform," he said.
Former New Hampshire Gov. John Sununu, a Romney surrogate, said in an appearance Thursday on MSNBC Obama was lazy.
"What people saw last night, I think, was a president that revealed his incompetence, how lazy and detached he is, how he has absolutely no idea how serious the economic problems of the country are, and how he has failed to even begin to address them," Sununu said.
During the debate, Romney said Obama champions big government, taxes and regulations with "trickle-down government.''
"What we're seeing right now is, in my view, a trickle-down government approach, which has government thinking it can do a better job than free people pursuing their dreams -- and it's not working," Romney said at the University of Denver in the first of three presidential debates this month.
Romney said the slow economy proves the Obama administration's policies have failed.
"The proof of that is 23 million people out of work," he said. "The proof of that is one out of six people in poverty. The proof of that is we've gone from 32 million to 47 million on food stamps. The proof of that is that 50 percent of college graduates this year can't find work."
Obama defended his handling of the economy.
"We've begun to fight our way back, but we all know that we've still got a lot of work to do, so the question here tonight is not where we've been but where we're going," he said.
He later said, "Are we going to double down on the top-down economic policies that helped to get us into this mess, or do we embrace a new economic patriotism that says, 'America does best when the middle class does best?'"
Obama faces re-election amid tepid economic growth and a national unemployment rate of more than 8 percent despite 30 consecutive months of growth in private-sector hiring.
The Labor Department is to release a jobs report Friday, one of two before the Nov. 6 election.
A proposal by Romney to cut tax rates for all income brackets prompted Obama to say the cut would deprive the government of $5 trillion in tax revenues, mostly from the wealthy.
Romney responded: "I'm not looking to cut massive taxes and to reduce the revenues going to the government. My No. 1 principle is, there'll be no tax cut that adds to the deficit."
Obama rejoined that Romney couldn't cut taxes and cut the deficit without shifting the burden to the middle class.
"For 18 months he's been running on this tax plan, and now, five weeks before the election, he's saying that his big, bold idea is 'nevermind,'" Obama said.
Romney avoided several Obama attempts to pin him down on which tax deductions he would eliminate in his tax-reform proposals.
This prompted Obama to say: "At some point, the American people have to ask themselves: If the reason Governor Romney is keeping all these plans secret, is it because they're going to be too good? Because middle-class families benefit too much? No."
Obama has proposed raising taxes on income of more than $250,000, combined with spending cuts, to help reduce the deficit.
An instant CNN poll indicated two-thirds of respondents said they believed Romney won the debate, with a quarter saying Obama had won.
The survey of 430 registered voters had an margin of error of 4.5 percentage points.


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Brian Urlacher and Jenny McCarthy had steak in Beverly Hills, Calif. last week. This week the rumored couple opted for Italian in Chicago.
The Bears linebacker and the former "Singled Out" co-host and Evergreen Park, Ill. native had dinner Friday at RPM Italian -- co-owned by Bill and Giuliana Rancic -- before heading to Paris Club's upstairs lounge, Studio Paris to meet with Brian's brother, Casey.
McCarthy was spotted dancing and drinking vodka and champagne at Board Room with friends later that night.
Parade magazine asked McCarthy this week if she and Urlacher were prepared to be Chicago's new first couple while she was promoting her upcoming NBC dating competition, "Love in the Wild."
"That's funny," McCarthy said. "I haven't made too many comments other than the fact that I'm taking baby steps. We'll see. But I'm giddy right now."
Urlacher, 33, and McCarthy, 39, are scheduled to make separate appeareances in the Chicago area in the next two months.
Urlacher will sign autographs with teammate Lance Briggs at Lake Barrington Field House in Lake Barrington June 1. A portion of the proceeds will benefit Hope 4 Bridget. McCarthy will host the "Rescue Our Angels" benefit for autism at Rockit Bar & Grill May 24.
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On the heels of The Greenbrier Classic, which Lester George was awarded Best New Public Remodel by Golf Digest Magazine in 2007, Tee to Table had the chance to get one-on-one with Lester during a recent visit to Ballyhack Golf Club in Roanoke, VA.
Many golf enthusiasts can appreciate a particularly beautiful or even difficult track to play, but it's truly amazing to be able to sit down with a golf architect to understand what it takes to build a great course.
On the other hand, after a particularly tough day on the course, one could imagine what a golfer really wants to tell the golf course designer.
All joking aside, Lester George has proven himself to be a stand out golf architect with a great vision and understanding of what it takes to build world class golf courses.
Keep reading below to see what happens behind the scenes with golf architects, as well as Lester's tips to playing your next round of golf.
Can you please give me some background information about yourself, along with what inspired you to become a golf course architect?
I attended the University of Richmond, where my interest in terrain analysis grew as I studied topography for a career in the US Army.
I became so interested in terrain, landforms and map reading that I eventually founded the college's orienteering club. My aptitude in land evaluation was developed largely while serving as an artillery officer in the United States Army Reserve where I started playing golf around the country (I am a retired Lt. Colonel) It was that ability, plus my love for the game that finally led me to Golf Course Architecture as a profession. After years of pursuit, I was hired by a west coast golf architect named Algie Pulley.
I apprenticed under Mr. Pulley for nearly four years. I opened my firm, George Golf Design, in 1990.
Did you have a mentor or someone who has influenced you throughout your career?
Algie Pulley and his associate Tom Self were the two men who actually taught me the technical aspects of the design business. Of course, working with those two had a direct influence on my understanding and use of the broader tenets of design and strategy.
Many of my influences and design attributes have been by studying the great golf architects of the past such as C.B. Macdonald, Seth Raynor, Alister MacKenzie, A.W Tillinghast, William Flynn and Donald Ross.
These men shaped the American game with their courses from 1900 to 1940 and beyond.
The great courses that they created such as Chicago Golf Club, Augusta National, Baltusrol, The Cascades and Pinehurst #2 represent a cross section of the many great course of merit ever created in the US. Studying the design and strategies of these master architects has greatly influenced my knowledge and understanding of great design.
What was your most memorable project whether it be the most enjoyable to design, most difficult, etc?
Certainly Kinloch Golf Club in Richmond Virginia, Ballyhack Golf Club in Roanoke Virginia and the renovation of the Country Club of Florida in Boynton Beach, Florida are as memorable as any.
Kinloch, which is the highest ranked golf course in the history of Virginia, was very memorable and enjoyable because I got to work with amateur legend Vinny Giles as a co-designer. Ballyhack Golf Club is the toughest track I have ever built and probably the most stunningly beautiful site I have ever encountered.
The minute I saw it I knew something memorable would be built there. Although demanding, the views of the Blue Ridge Mountains, coupled with the partners I worked with made it a great experience. My renovation of the Country Club of Florida has brought me great pleasure because it was my first course in Florida and it is such an historic venue with great tradition. Fun, challenging and beautiful, the Country Club of Florida is a great private club with a diverse and fabulous membership.
Are there any current trends in golf course design or any changes in the golf design industry in general that you have noticed the past several years? It seems that the entire face of golf has changed in the near recent past.
Current trends in golf course design are playability, environmental sustainability, pace of play, cost and family inclusion.
Generally speaking we have designed many golf courses in the last 25 years that are too hard, require too much time to play, are too expensive and exclude segments of the potential golf population for one or more of these reasons. We are starting to correct this trend as designers by creating shorter, more enjoyable courses. Alternatives such as short courses (3, 6, 9 holes) which provide a more suitable introduction to the game are be planned.
These venues are being planned for ages 8 to 80 so everyone can play without the pressure of playing a course that can't possibly do well on. On the alternative courses people are finding they can learn the game in a more relaxed environment. They can play quicker, less expensively and have more fun the "big" courses which sometimes are less than welcoming to beginners. These trends also promote playing with family and friends. We are also trending toward more environmentally compatible golf courses which, by design, can use less natural resources such as water and reduce chemical applications while still promoting good, viable turf and playing conditions. Sustainability, environmental friendly maintenance practices,
How often are you able to play and what is your favorite course to play?
Sadly, on average, I probably play between 12 and 15 rounds a year. I used to play more but my lack of play has led to a deterioration of skills (like any golfer). When I do play, I usually don't think much about architecture. I am like everyone else, struggling to get the ball in the hole. Kinloch and Ballyhack are the two courses I play the most because of access and diversity. However, I like most golf courses (even ones I did not design) because I am just like other golfers inasmuch as I am on the golf course to enjoy the surroundings, be with family or friends, play a game I love and relax. I know some architects who can't relax on the golf course because they are continually critiquing the course (theirs or another's) and bring their "work" to the golf course. I probably haven't turned in a score for handicap purposes for 10 years. It's just not what I am out there for.
What new projects can we expect from you in the future?
New golf course design in the United States is virtually non-existent due to the economy. I have one new course ready for construction in North Carolina which probably will start in 2014. I, like most American architects, am concentrating the majority of my time on the renovation and restoration of classic courses and doing some new course design work in Asia. I hope to start my first course in China later this year. We are also working on a number of master plans and Alternative courses to help some developments tap into the market of new players. Hopefully the renovation work, which is what I have concentrated on form the start, will continue to provide intriguing problems to be solved for the clients we have.
Any helpful tips to golfers in general to keep in mind when playing a new course and/or how to become better on a course they are familiar with from a design perspective?
1) The biggest tip I can give most players is to remember to LOOK at the golf course. All-too-often, the player steps to the tee and just gets a visual reference and hits the ball, not concentrating on distance, line or hazards. Find a shot you are capable of playing and COMMIT to that shot. One of the most prominent design goals of most architects is to defend par.
This should mean that the player (assuming he/she is playing the course from the correct tees) has a reasonable chance to make a par or bogey on most holes. Golf course architects employ different design tenets to accomplish their goals. They can use a risk/reward strategy where the player gains a distinct advantage over their opponent or the course by executing a risky shot over or around a hazard. Architects can employ visual techniques that intimidate or distort the reality of what you may be looking at. Maybe a bunker on the horizon is closer to you than you thought and the shot over it easier than it appeared. Learn to recognize this when you see it.
2) Always play the tee you are comfortable playing. Don't be guilty of just saying "I play the white tees at my home course, so I should play the white tees here. This goes for women and beginners as well. Look at the scorecard and the yardage and play a comparable yardage that you are familiar with. You will have more fun and chances are you will enjoy the outcome as well. Adjust your game to the conditions as well. If it is windy, rainy or wet, understand the way the ball reacts to those factors. Don't come up short all day because the wind is blowing, take more club to avoid the hazards.
3) Play your game. Even if the course is visually intimidating, place your shots. You will find that most course architects will leave a less perilous route to every hole or a bail out for most shots. Recognize this a play for it. Find your line of play and commit to a game plan. Course architects, contrary to popular belief, love the game and want you to enjoy the experience on their course. I have NEVER had a client that asked me to build the "hardest course in the world", nor would I want one. It takes no skill to design a hard course. It takes skill to design a playable, fun course that all skill levels can enjoy. More often than not, that is the exercise in discipline the architect faces.
For more information about Lester George, check out www.georgegolfdesign.com.
Deanna Alfredo is the owner/founder of TeeToTable, Inc. Her focus is today's ladies' golf and how lady golfers are more prolific than ever. Her site www.TeeToTable.comfocuses on golf, travel golf, her creative outlet of cooking and teaching others helpful hints. Join her this year on ClickonDetroit as she ventures through her golf season and much, much more.


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When reading literature about the Babylonian the destruction of Jerusalem I always wonder which year it took place. Some books says 586 B.CE. and some says 587 B.CE. Is this because one don't know? Or is there some other reason? If one don't know, what are the arguments for one or the other of these dates?
I also know the Jehovah's Witnesses say it was in 607 and if someone has anything to say about the facts that contradict this year I would love to hear it.


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About Harley-Davidson Motorcycle
Harley Davidson – American motorcycle muscle on Filipino streets
Harley Davidson Inc or more commonly known as Harley Davidson is a world renowned motorcycle manufacturing company based in America. It was first established in 1903 as a major motorcycle brand that emerged after the Great Depression. It has its headquarters in Milwaukee, Wisconsin in United States of America. Harley Davidson has a distinct "chopper" style chassis with heavily customized specs in addition to high displacement engines. However, the company failed to make a mark under light & middle weight categories. They are exclusively built for highway cruising and have largely grown as a brand community after 1977.
Historical Foundation
Harley Davidson Motorcycles was founded by William S Harley, Arthur Davidson, Walter Davidson & Arthur Davidson in 1903. William S Harley started by designing a motorcycle fitted with an 116cc engine in collaboration with his friend Arthur Davidson at their machine shop in Milwaukee. After repeatedly failed attempts, William Harley & Davidson brother finally managed to make a breakthrough in 1903 and the prototype developed was made available for purchase through a dealer in Chicago Carl H Lang. Their workshop was further expanded in 1907 with an annual production of 150 motorcycles. These motorcycles usually severed the local police department in addition to other commercial users and were extensively used during World War I.
Post World War era
According to a survey conducted in 1920, Harley Davidson Inc was the largest manufacturer of motorcycles in the whole world with over 28,189 units sold through a vast network of dealerships in over 67 countries. Notable models during this period include Excelsior Super X & Indian 101 Scout. During the 1934 Great Depression total annual sales fell from 21, 000 units to 3,703 units in a period of five years. However, Harley Davidson still remained in business by manufacturing a three wheeler delivery vehicle called "Servi Car" whose production continued till 197. Also, during the same time in 1936 Harley Davidson started selling motorcycles in Japan through dealerships owned by "Sankyo Seiyako Corporation" under "Rikuo" brand name.
World War II & Revival
Harley Davidson was one of the sole motorcycle brands that survived The Great Depression during 1930's. It also became one of the leading manufacturer & supplier of motorcycles to the United States Army during World War II. It later received many prestigious awards from United States government including "Army Navy E Award" in 1943 under "Excellence in Production" category. Harley Davidson was acquired by AMF (American Machine & Foundry) in 1969 which started laying off employees that resulted in subsequent strikes. The company was saved from verge of being extinct after AMF sold it to Wille G Davidson & Vaughn Beals for about $80 million.
Corporate management
Harley Davidson is currently managed by Chief Executive Officer Keith E Wandell. According to a survey conducted in 2011, it currently employs over 6000 peoples at its manufacturing units all around the world & earned revenue of $5.31 million the same year. Harley Davidson Manila is currently managed by Vehicles Sales & Marketing manager Emerson Raymundo, Service Manager Kevin Barriga, General Merchandise Manager Joana Gonzales and Parts & Accessories Manager Roy Trinidad.
Harley Davidson Philippines
Harley Davidson operates in Philippines through an integrated network of dealerships owned by Harley Davidson Manila, which has its headquarters in 1008 EDSA, Greenhills, San Juan. It follows the same principles & quality standards that are offered by its counterpart based in Milwaukee. It is also popular among its customer for an excellent after sales service, customer support & enriching experience authentic to Harley Davidson.
Product Lineup
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Let's face it — you already know everything you need to know about Leatherheads: George Clooney, John Krasinski (left), Renee Zellweger. And all three of the film's stars looked hot at the movie's premiere last night in L.A. (Also, George Clooney's parents are the cutest people ever.) And though, Fran Drescher's [cough cough] date scared the living daylights out of me, Rick Schroder was there. And Cindy Crawford! The full Good, Bad, and Ugly, after the jump.
The Good:
Renee Zellweger's face scares me. But her dress sure is pretty.
Nom nom George Clooney. No comment, Sarah Larson.
Dear Mr. and Mrs. Clooney: You done good.
You know how I don't like jeans on the red carpet? One exception: The pregnant.
It's Rick Schroder. And Rick Schroder's son, who looks just like... Rick Schroder.
Gorgeous Goran Visnjic and wife!
The Bad:
Cindy Crawford looks fierce and all, but her dress seems a little dated, no?
Why does Jenna Fischer look so uncomfortable?
Adrienne Frantz looks like she's ready to baby-sit.
Oh, Nancy O'Dell: Let's not forget that you picked Project Runway's Wendy Pepper Season 1 to design your 2005 Grammy Awards dress.
The Ugly:
Who is this man with Fran Drescher? And why did no one pull him out of the tanning booth sooner?
[Los Angeles, March 31. Images via Bauer-Griffin]


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I was very upset when I read in the "4Better Or Worse" column "worst weekend for murder" and "worst hit and run" [December 2, 2004]. Why should the loved ones of the victims be reminded by your newspaper of this, particularly under the category of "Worst (insert fatality here)"?
Did the Hook consider the feelings of these people? I ask that you think twice before printing something similar in this section again.
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MATAMATA, N.Z. -- To the casual visitor, what appear to be tiny doll-size dwellings built into the sides of lush rolling hills on the Alexander farm look like something out of a fairytale.
No wonder. Everyone who travels narrow Buckland Rd. to reach the site hidden amid 500 hectares of fenced pastures knows that's exactly what this tiny, colourful place represents.
But for devotees of the "Middle-earth" world that Oxford professor, poet and philosopher John Ronald Reuel Tolkien created with his highly successful fantasy novels, Hobbiton is precious -- a must-see destination for fans, who have mostly seen the village only in cinemas, or perhaps their dreams.
The 44 beautiful facades of homes called "Hobbit Holes," plus moss-covered stone paths, gardens, the Green Dragon Inn and an old-fashioned mill were all built for the three highly successful Lord of the Rings films, and the just released first of three films featuring the hairy-toed Hobbits.
The diminutive 1.3-metre-tall pointy-eared characters came to literary life starting with The Hobbit in 1937, followed by The Lord of the Rings in 1954, and later The Silmarillion, which Christopher Tolkien had published after his father's death in 1973.
The mecca among more than 30-related destinations in New Zealand -- and the place where Wingnut Films producer-director Sir Peter Jackson filmed his series -- Alexander farm was spotted by a movie location scout in"October 1998. Russell Alexander -- part-owner of Wingnut of Hobbiton Movie Set Tours -- said its selection barely distracted his dad, Ian, from a key rugby game on TV which -- like devoted hockey fans in Canada -- had his full attention.
"The scout asked permission to look around ... He was looking for a farm property for a movie," and "Dad said 'go ahead,' then went back to watching the second half of the game," Alexander said with a chuckle as we drove along a 1.8-km access road soldiers built before 400 movie-makers moved onto the Waikato-region farm, where the family also has 13,000 sheep and 300 beef cattle.
Six weeks later, Jackson and several associates "spent all day here."
A deal, greatly influenced by the presence of a giant tree that became the village's "Party Tree," was struck six months later.
The family wanted to continue farming, and keep Hobbiton intact, already considering future tourism, which grew over the years with more and more people asking to visit the 4-hectare village.
Construction crews spent nine months completing 39 hillside "Hobbit Hole" facades made of untreated timber, plywood and polystyrene, a double-arch bridge, rustic stone mill and nearby pub, plus what looks like a 26-tonne oak tree that stands above the home of eccentric characters Bilbo Baggins and his cousin Frodo Baggins.
Three months of filming began in December 1999, with actors including Sir Ian McKellen as the wizard Gandalf, plus Hobbits portrayed by Elijah Wood as Frodo, Sir Ian Holm as Bilbo, Sean Astin as Samwise 'Sam' Gamgee, Billy Boyd as Peregrin 'Pippin' Took, and Dominic Monaghan as Meriadoc 'Merry' Brandybuck.
The family opened the farm to the public three years later.
Alexander said the two-hour tours attracted 11,000 visitors in 2002 -- the day of the second Lord of the Rings movie's premiere. By the time filming for the Hobbit trilogy began last October, 200,000 people had visited the exterior set for what Tolkien called "The Shire," with this year's target up to 100,000.
"We try to get people totally immersed in Hobbiton when they're here," Alexander said. "It's been an unexpected journey."
Tours were postponed for filming of the sequels, with the set "completely rebuilt" for the latest film, The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey, which just opened in Canada.
Now a permanent attraction, instead of the original "temporary one," additional Hobbit Holes were built, but only two of the 44 can be entered, Alexander said, outside Bilbo and Frodo's Bag End home. Interior scenes were filmed on sets.
After walking along several rustic paths, stopping to chat with a gardener -- one of about 70 full-time employees -- we reached The Green Dragon, where carpenters, wood-carvers, plasterers and plumbers were working to finalize an interior for more than 100 patrons. To complete the image, several large trees were transplanted and a parking lot added.
"It's fantastic," Martin Coup, head of the King's Country beef and lamb council, said in the cafe. "You learn a lot."
Coup, who was accompanying members on a tour break from their annual general meeting, said the Hobbiton Movie Set Tours "is a good opportunity to draw people, instead of just a boring meeting."
While he has not read Tolkien's novels, "I've seen a couple of the Lord of the Rings movies."
Coup called the village set "really well-done. They've spent a lot of money ... they've made it really authentic ... It's really part of our heritage now."
When he lived in the U.S. in the 1980s, "no one knew where New Zealand was. Now you meet people from the U.S. and they know, largely because of the movies," he added.
Flat Earth tours take fans into film territory
Flat Earth tour guide Jack Machiela leaves few stones unturned in his quest to share the intricacies of The Lord of the Rings film sites.
Starting on Lower Hutt River, where actors and Hobbit figures rode the Anduin River in boats, our tour finished in Mount Victoria forest, where mushroom-seeking Hobbits hid from Nazgul/Black Riders in Hobbiton Woods.
Although it helps to know the movies and books, I was impressed by explanations of how producer Sir Peter Jackson's team turned rivers, forests and parks into the magical locales Machiela shared on his iPad.
The Fernside rural estate's man-made lake was the Gladden River, where Smeagol strangled his Hobbit kinsman, Deagol, for the long-lost, coveted One Ring.
In lush Kaitoke Regional Park, site of the Rivendell outpost in The Fellowship of the Ring, Machiela loaned a hooded cloak and sword to Cathy Smith, 23, a medical laboratory scientist from Dublin, Ireland, then took a photo she said was a highlight of her visit.
After enjoying fabulous thin-crust pizza in the quaint Cuckoo Cafe at Greytown, we drove to Harcourt Park, where Sir Christopher Lee as the scheming wizard Saruman talked with Gandalf, Sir Ian McKellan's good wizard in The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers.
Machiela explained each location's use -- in some cases with trees duplicated by studio computer experts -- after being filmed from various angles.
At the Weta Cave shop and mini-museum in the Miramar suburb, where a video provided background and interviews with key contributors about what became one of New Zealand's best-known industries, we came face-to-face with preserved figures and film artifacts.
One employee, jovial Mark Fry, spent three weeks as an Orc soldier, but "all the scenes were cut," he said with a sigh.
Cathy's dad, Liam Smith, a Google security employee, said "we found the tour very enjoyable."
Calling Machiela "very knowledgeable and interesting ... him being a big Lord of the Rings fan helped.
"The tour took eight hours but we were never bored," he said. "You do not have to be a fan of the movies to enjoy it."
Tourists contribute more than $9 billion to New Zealand's annual economy, second only to dairy farming, with Lord of the Rings-related sites and events ranking among the top attractions.
-- For more about Hobbiton Movie Set Tours, which cost about $53 Cdn. per adult, see hobbitontours.com. The Shires Rest Cafe and shop, which has refreshments and souvenirs, are in the yard where buses rendezvous with visitors. Visitors can meet the family's sheep, and children can feed the lambs. Wedding parties can be accommodated. The Alexander farm is about two hour's drive south of Auckland on the North Island, and one hour's drive from Rotorua, where tour buses depart twice daily.
-- Weta Cave, see wetanz.com/cave. A half-day Lord of the Rings tour costs $130. For details, contact Flat Earth Tours at flatearth.co.nz.
-- Air New Zealand flies direct, non-stop out of Vancouver (five times per week during the winter), daily out of San Francisco and twice daily out of Los Angeles. Check aircanada.com for flights to Vancouver, L.A. and San Francisco.
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Indiana Jones thought he found the lost Ark in Egypt, but some believe it's hidden elsewhere. In the Boyne Valley to be precise
Few places do ancient mysticism like Meath's Boyne Valley. Newgrange is a Neolithic treasure doubling as an organic lightshow and a place of pagan sun worship. The UFO-shaped ring forts in Knowth and Dowth look like the answer to "Are we alone in the universe?" And we haven't even mentioned the tingle from touching the Lia Fáil stone, site of so many royal crownings.
You'd almost expect Indiana Jones to pop over the hill searching for the Ark of the Covenant.
Sounds unlikely? Stranger things have happened.
It's 1899 in London. A group of academics with the Anglo Israel Association are on the hunt for the most spectacular find in modern religious history. Having traced Anglo-Saxon bloodlines to the tribes of Israel, they continue their research. Their next point of interest is the whereabouts of the Ark of the Covenant, a chest containing the tablet inscribed with the Ten Commandments decreed to Moses by God.
If their information is correct, Irish folklore and history indicate that Ireland's Hill of Tara (linguistic connections between the 'Torah' and 'Tara' fuelled this line of thinking) was the last place the ark was seen.
And so in the year 1899, this group of intrepid and energized archaeologists and academics, lead by a judge named Edward Wheeler Bird, began their search for the Judeo-Christian holy of holies on a grassy Meath hill.
Their timing could not have been worse. Wheeler Bird and Co's quest to locate the Ark coincides with a period of Irish history known as 'The Cultural Revival'.
What was the Cultural Revival? Think of it as a period of renewed vigor and interest in heritage sites. For large groups of Irish, all those places that told us who we were and where we were from became utterly essential. They had been overlooked for too long.
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In this newly invigorated Ireland, with a population more attuned to its history and heritage, it's safe to say that the three-year excavation was not warmly welcomed. The archeologists faced the objections of the Royal Society of Antiquities of Ireland, poet W.B Yeats and revolutionary Maud Gonne to name a few.
Eventually, due to concerted protests and upheld grievances, the hunters of the Ark returned home with no Ark and no answers.
Really, though, finding the Ark would just be gilding the lily of Meath's already extraordinary heritage.
Plonk Indiana Jones in the county, for example, and he'll find the aforementioned Newgrange: a stone age passage tomb older than the pyramids.
Next he'd stumble across Loughcrew Cairns – aka the Hills of the Witch – or find himself in the shadow of Trim Castle, a Norman pile used by Mel Gibson in Braveheart.
Perhaps, though, the professor would be more excited by the Battle of the Boyne site where King James and King William bloodily pitted Briton against Briton in 1690.
But since Mr Jones remains only an on screen icon, we'll never know what mischief he'd get up to in Meath.
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In regards to the Comment by Tim Rulapaugh made 4 hours ago; in the 1930's and 1940's there were a whole lot of very ethical and morally upstanding German citizens who ignored the antics of their elected political leaders at the time... Need I point out what "Do you take the moral and ethical high road and ignore his antics?" did for those German citizens who decided to do so at that time?
Now, before you all start lambasting me, I am not suggesting that the situations are comparable, I am using an extreme example in order to emphasize a point... When we all start ignoring morally repugnant acts by others, we essentially are condoning and supporting those very same despicable actions. It is every person's responsibility to call a bully a bully and to as forcefully as possible (short of violence) let it be known that the bully's tactics will not be tolerated.
I would like to chime in and simply say that in four years of watching THOUSANDS of people post content and comment on content posted by others, Thomas Kelly has been above reproach for his integrity and professional morality... To have Thomas Kelly call you out on something is like having Mother Theresa say you have been a baaaaad bad boy!
Thomas, I have always appreciated your input and commentary and would like to see more rather than less.
@ Tim, I did not ignore his antics, no question about that, but in not doing so I am not certain it puts me on the low road. If I had thought that exposing and shamming Dietz to a wider audience was immoral or unethical, I would have not done so. If I was sufficiently healed I would purchase a full page on the WSJ to widen the audience. I appreciate your comments Tim, Thanks!
@ Jason, Three of those hits were me, several more were from friends and associates that I sent the link to. Good stuff!.....299.00-399.00...If I am in a TC dealers 90 day window and I end up purchasing a 1500.00 beater...the 400.00 bomb will hit after the sale....I may have originally inquired on a new Camaro through TC, but I'm a deadbeat and ended up buying a transportation special a couple of months later.....Bingo, it's a match!
Whenever you put yourself on the front lines of a debate, you open yourself up to attacks of all kinds. Just ask any politician.
That being said, though, those attacks should be limited to areas pertinent to the debate. Attacking someone's family over a business debate *should* be off limits, but not everyone sees things the same way or plays by the same rules.
Dietz was clearly way out of bounds by even digging for dirt on Ziegler's family. To use what he found (a bad decision by an adult child) in an apparent attempt to silence a critic shows at the very least a lack of professionalism, morals, and ethics.
So...now the question is...how do you respond? Do you lower yourself to the level of Dietz and start slinging mud back? Do you expose and shame Dietz to a wider audience (GRP funds more than just automotive sites)? Do you call for his removal from GRP? Do you take the moral and ethical high road and ignore his antics?
Reminds me of the Oklahoma State Coach Mike Gundy during one of his weekly press conferences when a story about one of his players, who was a good kid, was about 75% false. Mike emphatically yelled at the reporter "I'm a man - I'm 40! If you want to come after someone then come after me or one of my coaches." If Steven Dietz wants to go after Jim, then ok. But bringing family into it, is an all-time personal low for anyone.
@ Jason, you point out what is often overlooked. In December 2011 alone, by TC's own accounting...30,000 commissions ( as many states now agree) were paid at a minimum of 299.00 each. At a minimum, 8.97 million went to Santa Monica, not my hometown, not yours.
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Judge Andre Davis of the United States Court of Appeals of the Fourth Circuit visits the University of Baltimore School of Law for a discussion about the importance and effectiveness of outstanding oral advocacy in trial and appellate settings. The event, taking placein the Moot Court Room of the John and Frances Angelos Law Center, home of the University of Baltimore School of Law, 1415 Maryland Ave., is of special interest to UB law students who are currently enrolled in Introduction to Advocacy—the school's required writing and oral advocacy class taught this year by 31 practitioners and judges to first-year day students and second-year evening students. Judge Davis's talk, which follows a reception starting at 7:15 p.m., is free and open to the public.
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IRVING, Texas (AP) — Dallas Cowboys linebacker Sean Lee is set for surgery on his injured knee, but there's no timetable for his return.
Coach Jason Garrett said Lee is scheduled for surgery on the torn anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee Thursday. Garrett isn't saying whether Lee will try to play in 2014.
Lee was injured during 11-on-11 work on the first day of offseason practice last month. If the Cowboys think he can make it back, they could delay a decision on season-ending injured reserve until during the season.
The normal recovery time on ACL surgery is at least six months.
Lee has missed 15 games the past two seasons because of toe, hamstring and neck injuries.
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This test measures the amount of a certain type of cholesterol called apolipoprotein B-100 (ApoB) in your blood. ApoB is the main protein found in the low-density lipoproteins (LDL). LDL cholesterol is also called "bad" cholesterol because high levels of it can damage your heart and arteries.
The ApoB test helps your healthcare provider figure out your risk for cardiovascular disease. This is a disease that affects your heart and blood vessels.
You may need this test if you have a family history of heart problems. You may also need this test if you already have had heart problems such as a heart attack. Your healthcare provider may also order this test if you have a high level of fats, including cholesterol and triglycerides, in your blood. High levels of fats may raise your risk for heart problems.
This test is also sometimes used to see how well treatment is working to bring down high levels of fat in your blood.
Your healthcare provider may also order a test for total cholesterol called a lipid profile. This test measures your blood levels of LDL cholesterol, HDL ("good") cholesterol, and triglycerides. Comparing the percentages gives your provider a better idea of your heart health.
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Test results may vary depending on your age, gender, health history, the method used for the test, and other things. Your test results may not mean you have a problem. Ask your healthcare provider what your test results mean for you.
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'Small World: A Fantasia' scores with big visions
If you thought that a comedy about a fancied meeting between two world-famous artists couldn't pack a wallop for audiences, guess again. That's just what Frederick Stroppel's delightful riff on a meeting between Walt Disney and Igor Stravinsky does -- and in spades.
The charm of the playwright's two-act play is its capacity to touch on larger themes lurking underneath humorous encounters between the two men. And while the dialogue may be an invention of Stroppel's, it is based upon an actual meeting reported as disagreeable in tone.
The cartoonist and composer are thrown together when Disney hatches the idea of using the modern Russian's score for "Le Sacre du Printemps" in his new film "Fantasia." The music was a groundbreaking composition of 1913. At its premiere, it was treated with jeers by a Parisian audience expecting something quite different from the power team of Diaghilev, Nijinsky and the Ballet Russe. Like all great art, it has long since established itself as one of the pioneer works of modern music. Except Disney intends to package it as an abbreviated score for a film that includes a cartoon version of dinosaurs.
Stravinsky is appalled that his masterpiece should be exploited in such a movie. For the Russian, the music celebrates the sacrificial rites of a primitive religion, not the follies of animated versions of creatures like the stegosaurus and tyrannosaurus rex.
During their initial meeting, the composer is depicted as a cultured, old-world exile whose irascibility escalates when confronted by Disney's commercially oriented designs on his music. So much for the first scene.
When the two meet again, it is poolside at the Beverly Hills Hotel. Stravinsky has shed his fur coat and enjoys basking in the warm California sun. He has become a much sought-after composer besieged with new offers to do musical scores. Disney, depressed that his "Fantasia" and "Pinocchio" have had less than stellar returns at the box office, contemplates another career. It is now Stravinsky's turn to cheer up the gloomy moviemaker.
The last scene is in heaven after the two have died. And what would paradise be without heavenly reconciliation? Audiences will be delighted to see what form this takes.
"Small World" has an advantage over more frequently produced vehicles like Ron Hutchinson's "Moonlight and Magnolias." The latter is likewise a take-off on an actual Hollywood encounter. Yet the play about furious brainstorming among a producer, director, and scriptwriter in making "Gone With the Wind" doesn't grab you like Stroppel's comedy. The latter not only touches on the seeming tension between art and commercialism, but also the illusion that they have to be in conflict.
"Small World" is graced by the performances of its two leads: Scott Bryce (Walt Disney) and Robert Resnikoff (Igor Stravinsky). Both are experienced troupers whose interactions on stage lend believability to a well-crafted script. Under the capable direction of Kate Katcher, Stroppel's comedy will have you laughing -- when you're not left thinking about more than merely a tiff between two geniuses.
"Small World: A Fantasia" runs through Jan. 27 at the Stray Kats Theatre in Edmond Town Hall's Alexandria Room, 45 Main St., Newtown. Performances are Fridays and Saturdays at 8 p.m. and Sundays at 2 p.m. Tickets are $30 to $35 and may be purchased by calling 203-514-2221 or online at www.StrayKatsTheatreCompany.org.
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