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In the upcoming James Bond movie, Skyfall, Naomie Harris plays Eve (not Moneypenny), and she's out in the field fighting alongside Bond (Daniel Craig) against villains played by Javier Bardem and Ola Rapace. On Sunday afternoon, during a roundtable interview in Istanbul, Turkey (where they're currently filming), Harris talked about how she got involved in Skyfall, her character, preparing to do the action, what makes Craig special as Bond, her favorite Bond girl, what it's like to work for director Sam Mendes, her reaction to reading the script for the first time, and a lot more. Hit the jump to listen or read the interview.
As usual, I'm offering you two ways to get this interview: you can either click here for the audio, or the full transcript is below. Skyfall opens October 26 in the UK and November 9 in the US.
Question: So what's it like doing all of this press where you're talking but you really can't say too much?
Naomie Harris: It's really hard, actually. It's really frustrating and I've never had this experience before because most of the time doing press, journalists have already seen the film that you've done so it's very tough doing it this way around. And I'm sure it must be quite frustrating for you guys but I'm sorry about that.
Because your character's an agent, do you consider yourself a Bond girl or is it a different category of "Woman in a Bond Film?"
Harris: Yeah, that's interesting actually, that's very interesting. I feel like a different category. I do, because she's not there to wear slinky frocks and be sexy. She's a capable woman out in the field. She's not necessarily a match for Bond, as such, but her ambition is to be as skilled as him in the field. So I like the idea of it being a second category, yeah.
What is some of the training that you've had to go through specifically in order to take the role? Was it weapons training? Was it fighting/combat training?
Harris: Well, I've been training so far for eight months. They gave me a trainer eight months ago and I've been working with her three times a week and sometimes five times a week as well. We started off just doing flexibility training and then we did standard training as well, so lots of jogging and so on, because it's not so much doing one take of something like running up the stairs or jumping out of a window, what have you, it's taxing, but if you do it by take 11, unless you have the stamina, you can't keep that up. So that's why we did things like that and then we moved onto kickboxing and stunt training generally, so some falls, some fighting, also learning to drive vehicles. I can drive, obviously, but doing it at speed and doing 360 turns and all those kind of things. Alongside that, a lot of weapons training. A lot of learning to fire rifles and Walther PPK handguns, Glocks, that kind of thing. Pretty intense. The most intense amount of training I've ever done for any movie.
From what you've said, we can gather that you kill people, you drive a crazy stunt sequence and you are a pretty big part of this film.
Harris: You can surmise that, yes. [laughs] You can surmise that.
From what you were saying about not being a Bond girl, that's been the case for the last three movies definitely and probably as far back as Goldeneye. Do you think maybe the problem is more with people who keep using the phrase "Bond girl" even though it's no longer relevant. Isn't it just a character in a movie now?
Harris: Yeah, that's true, that's very true actually. I think you're right. Yeah, that's absolutely true. I can't argue with that. It's a brilliant way of summarizing it and I'm going to use that in my next interview. [laughs]
What makes Daniel Craig special as Bond?
Harris: I really, really love Daniel Craig as Bond. Casino Royale, for me, was the first Bond movie that really affected me and really connected with me and it was because of his portrayal of Bond because there was more frailty to his Bond, he was more human. If he fell, it was like he was really going to get hurt. So, for me as an audience member, there was more at stake. And also, the idea of a Bond who actually feels and gets connected to a Bond woman and that's something I haven't seen before in the previous Bonds and I felt like it was more emotional because of that and a better journey as an audience by watching it.
George Lazenby's Bond was human also. Have you seen him, his film?
Harris: No.
He even gets married.
Harris: Oh, really? Oh, wow. Okay. Well, yeah, him as well then. [laughs] I'll have to check him out. Maybe Daniel won't be my favorite Bond anymore if I check him out.
It's a very old film. 1969.
Harris: Oh, okay.
There's a lot of talk in the press materials about how they're making this personal both for Bond and for Sam, to have a story that's personal to him. Is that something that's been discussed on the set in regards to your character or is that more of what Daniel and Sam are focusing on?
Harris: I think that's what Daniel and Sam are focusing on and obviously because they spent a lot of time beforehand devising the piece amongst themselves and so they have a very close bond and that's unique to them.
So that conversation isn't something that happens overall on a set?
Harris: No.
You've been in huge Hollywood film franchises like Pirates of the Caribbean, but there's something about the Bond movies that they never felt like Hollywood films. Even though they are blockbusters, they have some appeal that is beyond the plot and the characters. What would you say is the difference between these two franchises: the Hollywood huge one and the Bond one?
Harris: I don't really know. I suppose it's the history of it, the fact that it goes back so far, the legacy of it, the fact that it's rooted in these fantastic novels…perhaps it's that. I don't know what it is, really. I don't know what really makes them very different.
We've agreed already that we're not going to use the phrase "Bond girl," but who is your all-time favorite Bond girl or character?
Harris: I really liked Halle Berry just because I generally like Halle Berry and thought she was amazing as a Bond girl. But I also really liked Eva Green's character in Casino Royale because I loved the strength of that, I loved her complexity as well.
I read that Moneypenny and your name are connected. Can you comment on that?
Harris: I don't know really where the Moneypenny rumors started from, but basically my character is Eve and Eve is out in the field, totally different to Moneypenny. So, I'm not really sure where that all started from. But no, I'm a field agent, definitely, not a secretary.
A modern secretary nowadays…
Harris: Yeah, could well be carrying Walther PPKs. Yeah. [laughs]
It's interesting, the idea of the Bond girl. Since we're on the subject, it feels like it's just locating it in a historical way and not a demeaning phrase.
Harris: I certainly would not say it's a demeaning phrase, no.
But it's interesting the way that there's always been two: the one that's on his side and the one that was against him. I guess our assumption is you're on his side. But moving on. When Sam Mendes is working with you and talking to you and crafting the character, is he trying to give you a sense of the over-arching storyline or just working with you in the moment of your character? So is he saying, "This is what's going on with MI6 and this is how you're playing into it," or…
Harris: It depends what's needed at that particular time and it really is a bit of both, to be honest. And if it's okay, I'd like to talk about how amazing Sam Mendes is because what he does as a director is he…I think in a movie like this, because it is so big, it can feel incredibly overwhelming, particularly for me on my first day I remember being absolutely petrified. Because I thought, although I'd done other films before, it felt like nothing I'd ever done before and I thought it was going to be huge and I don't know why but felt like it was going to be totally different. What Sam does is he makes it feel like you're making a little independent movie, because what is most important for him is character and relationships. So he pulls everything down to just the truth of that, so it's more about that, like your truth with your fellow actor. A lot of my scenes are just Daniel and I, so that's what he does and that's the way that he grounds it, less so than creating an over-arching context for us because that's what we've already done for ourselves or should have done for ourselves by that stage.
What is the dynamic between you and Daniel? Is it combative? I know you can't talk about plot.
Harris: They are two agents and we find them at the beginning of the movie on a mission together. There's certainly a lot of camaraderie and a lot of wit between them and a lot of mutual respect as well.
Have you got a Double-0 number?
Harris: Have I got a Double-0 number? No, I haven't. No. Damn.
It's not too late to work that into the script. You guys are still shooting.
Harris: Yeah.
I'm curious, could you talk about your reaction when you first read the script and from when you first got it until you got on set and started filming, has a lot changed or is it pretty much you guys are following…sometimes movies, a lot gets altered when you're going. I'm just curious if you could talk about how it's been going on set in terms of changes.
Harris: It changed a lot during our rehearsal period. The script I got given before the whole Bond announcement, which was…I got the role two months before the Bond announcements and what have you. That script is very different from the script we're working with now. But that script was locked once we started filming and it really hasn't changed very much at all. Mainly, the main difference was that they wanted a lot more humor and a lot more wit like the old classic Bonds. They felt that, in the last two Bonds, there wasn't enough humor. So they injected that into it and that has really been the only difference. Pretty much it stayed the same.
What was your reaction when you first read it?
Harris: I loved it. I was really excited, largely because of my part, selfishly. [laughs] I was very excited. I didn't realized that I would have that size a part, so it was very good.
Did you have to go through the hoops that we hear about where you get part of the script and you have to go to a locked room to read the ten pages, like that level of secrecy around it?
Harris: Well, I actually signed up to doing it without actually having seen the script. I auditioned with a scene from Casino Royale, the train scene from Casino Royale, so I did that for all three auditions that I did. Then, they offered it to me and of course you'd be crazy, even without seeing the script. So Sam described the role to me and said, "Do you want to do it?" and I was like, "Yeah, absolutely!" But it was only once I'd signed the dotted line that I actually got given the script.
Wow. Did you get given the whole script at that point?
Harris: Yes.
You mentioned before that the emotional weight of Casino Royale standing out in the Bond series. Is this film going to have the same kind of emotion level behind it?
Harris: It definitely does, for different reasons, but yeah it definitely does. There's a real emotional and quite dark side to the film as well as, as I said, having that humorous element as well. There's a real mixture of those very different elements.
Naomie, you're not a newcomer and I'm pretty sure that you have added many things to the character and have many suggestions after reading the script. Were there any particular suggestions that you told Sam like, "I think my character shouldn't be handling guns," or something like that?
Harris: Funnily enough, I never make suggestions, really. I really don't. I know a lot of actors who get a part and then they dissect it and they want to change it and they want to add stuff. I'm always amazed and so impressed by actors who do that. I never, ever do that, I think partly because my Mom's a writer, so I grew up reading scripts and I have a real respect for them and I know how much thought goes into creating a role, so I'm always interested to find out what was the thought process of the writer and how best can I convey it rather than trying to change it to suit myself. So I didn't have any suggestions. And I'm very happy with my role.
Is the name of your character, Eve, alluding to some sort of temptation?
Harris: Maybe, maybe, maybe. Yes, maybe. I'll leave it there. Sorry!
So you said that you took the part without knowing the script.
Are there other directors or filmmakers who would offer you the same thing, "Work with me, but I'm not showing you the script before you say yes?"
Harris: No. I don't think so. I don't think there's anyone else. No, actually. Because of growing up with Bond movies, I loved them and I was just so overwhelmed and excited about the idea of being part of it that there was no way in the world that I would ever have said no.
Not even if George Lucas would approach you and say, "I want you to be my new Princess?"
Harris: I'd say yes to that as well. I'd definitely say yes.
For more coverage from our set visit:
- 20 Things to Know About Skyfall From Our Istanbul, Turkey Set Visit; Plus Video Blog Recap
- Daniel Craig and Producer Barbara Broccoli Talk Skyfall, Going "Classic Bond", Invoking the Wit of Ian Fleming and More
- Director Sam Mendes Talks Skyfall, How to Craft a Bond Film, the Franchise's Similarity to Doctor Who, and More
- Berenice Marlohe Talks Skyfall, Playing a Femme Fatale/Bond Girl, How She Was Cast, and More


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Under the Geneva Convention all military chaplains are considered 'non-combatants' and are not authorized to bear arms, but that does not mean they are never in harms way.
That's where Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Ryne Becker comes in. The Rockford native is a Religious Program Specialist in the United States Navy.
"My main job is to assist the Chaplain with any services he may be conducting, set up appointments, coordinate community relations projects and act as his bodyguard in hostile combat areas."
Becker, 24, the son of David and Stephanie Becker of Rockford, is in his third year of service in the Navy. He is serving aboard the USS Philippine Sea (CG 58), a guided missile cruiser. The 189-yard-long Navy ship commissioned in March 1989 and is named for the Battle of the Philippine Sea during World War II. The Philippine Sea was the first U.S. or allied vessel to launch missiles against Saddam Hussein's forces during the Gulf War.
The missile cruiser is based at Naval Air Station Mayport, Fla., but as of Friday was traveling in Southern Europe.
Reached via email, the 2008 Guilford High School graduate participated in a Q&A with the Register Star.
Question: Why did you join the Navy?
Answer: At first it was due to a massive layoff at Gates Rubber Co., over on Sandy Hollow back in 2008. Being out of a job and having little job experience, it was pretty difficult to find work to save money for college during the entry of the recession. After searching for the next 2½ years with no luck I decided to move to Cape Coral, Fla., to live with my parents and look for work down there. Half a year goes by with no luck so I ended up at the recruiting office in Ft. Myers. I decided it was a good idea since the Navy pays for college tuition as well as the fact that it was a job with a guaranteed paycheck to pay the bills.
Q: Do your parents live in Florida or do they spend the winter there?
A: My parents moved back to Rockford, they became homesick and missed our family and friends.
Q: Did you have any preconceived notions about the Navy and come to find out it's not quite what you expected?
A: Well, we've all seen the movies so that was my first impression. But once I actually got to the fleet, I realized it's just like any other job, yet it's not like any other job.
Q: How so?
A: The Navy is like any other job in the sense that there is a workplace hierarchy (chain of command), you'll have your good workers and you'll have your lazy good-for-nothings. It isn't like any other job because you obviously get to see a lot of the world and experience things most people never will, good and bad.
For instance, our ship is currently in Piraeus, Greece, and I just took a tour of Athens to go see all of the ancient ruins and landmarks, most people would have to pay thousands of dollars to make that trip. I paid $125.
There will be times when we may have to be up for days on end without rest due to certain operational commitments. The people that I work with I've known for the most part about three years, there are about 400 people on board, and I can tell you who they are, what they do and what kind of person they are. I live with my shipmates so they are practically family, some more than others.
Q: What's been most challenging?
A: Definitely being so far from my home and my family all of the time.
Q: What's been most enjoyable?
A: The people I've come to meet, the places I've been and the lessons I've learned.
Q: How will you use your skills learned in the Navy in civilian life, or will you make the Navy your career?
A: The one skill I've probably used the most in the Navy is management and micromanagement of subordinates. I can apply that to most businesses in the civilian world. I don't see myself making a career out of the Navy, I do want to use that college tuition. However, I think I'll re-enlist for one more tour.
Q: What do you miss most about Rockford?
A: Honestly, the people. You have to have a warm heart to make it somewhere as cold as Rockford and in my travels I can say Rockfordians are very kind people for the most part.
Q: Anything else you wish to add?
A: Yes, I want to thank my mom, dad and sister for always being there for me and supporting me as well as the decisions I've made and for their guidance. I also want to apologize to my sister and brother-in-law for not being there for when John is born.
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At 9:58 p.m., Wednesday, October 29, 2008, Philadelphia exorcised its demons with a brilliant rush of red.
The rush sounded like a vaccuum, a blast of wind escaping from a crowded, decaying room. And that it was — the voices of the thousands of Phillies fans at Citizens Bank Park represented the collective joys of an entire fanbase, an entire city, finally being released into the crisp, cold October air.
No longer will we speak of Joe Carter's home run. No longer will we speak of throwing up on the field, or suffering a concussion on the ice, or stopping a jump shot from a clutch player. Now we'll speak about Matt Stairs' dramatic atomic bomb, and Pedro Feliz's seeing-eye bouncer, and Brad Lidge's slider.
Lidge's slider was the most appropriate ending to this incredible ride. I kept envisioning Lidge tossing a slider, a bat swinging through the zone, Lidge dropping down and awaiting the stampede. And of course, that's how it happened. Of course.
We didn't see it earlier in the season, when the team was a few games back and plodding. We didn't even see it when they were in first place, hanging on tight while being poked by the Mets and Marlins. But as the postseason crept closer, we started noticing that businesslike swagger from the Phillies. It wasn't young energy, or scrappiness, or a great final push forward. This was a team assured of its place and abilities.
During the time we loathed him, Jimmy Rollins said the Phils would win because they'd come through late in the season. We rolled our eyes at him, even cursed him. Of course, he was correct. Of course.
Through all our whining and moaning, we didn't know how focused and relaxed this team really was. They played their game — a game Rollins knew could win 100 times. They never fretted when down a run or three, they never let up when up a run or three. Together, 25 men played their game — a game that not only won 100 games, but 103, and a world championship.
It's a Phillies team that we haven't seen recently in Philadelphia. We've seen the young, energetic teams (1997 Flyers), the scrappy teams (1993 Phillies) and the teams making a final push forward (2001 Sixers). We've seen heartbreak after heartbreak. But now we have our team — our strong-willed, hard-boned, focused, determined team that took us all the way to the door.
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Dancing tango since: Jill, Alma del Tango's volunteer coordinator, started taking classes with Debbie and John through College of Marin in 2011, then joined ADT's Wednesday classes when the COM sessions ended.
Why tango: From ballroom to Latin and folk, Jill has danced almost all her life. She had seen Forever Tango, and when she served on the board of the Allegro Ballroom in the early 2000's she met Christy Cote and saw her perform. Then she found out about Debbie and John and her life as a tanguera was launched.
Favorite part: Jill loves the music and meeting a diverse group of people. "They seem to have an appreciation of beauty, even in the clothes and, of course, the shoes," she says.
About Debbie & John: "They're great teachers, they complement each other so well and have great patience," says Jill. She likes that Debbie and John teach tango as a whole, including the culture and the etiquette — not just steps. She took their 3-month musicality workshop which gave her a deeper appreciation of the music and helped her to better associate the steps with the music.
Anything else? "Tango is a very sensual dance and one of the most difficult dances because it requires so much balance," she notes. "You really have to feel your partner, there has to be a connection."
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Day 1 of Junior Gold - The Demo Day
On Friday, July 12, 2013, more than 375 youth bowlers showed up to Bowl One in Troy, MI to demo our balls. The rest of the house was packed to capacity and what an amazing site that was!
In case you aren't aware, Monday kicks off the biggest Junior Championship and we are honored to support all of these kids in a sport they have grown to love as much as we do. They are the future of our sport and we depend on them to continue to bowl it forward.
We also held a drawing for four (4) free bowling balls from the brands of Ebonite International. So we'd like to say congratulations to the following winners and we hope you enjoy the new addition to your arsenal:
- Charles Noble, Metairie, Iowa
- Alexander Seymour, Durham, North Carolina
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Indy man drowns in Whitewater River during bachelor party
Conservation officers: Alcohol involved in incident
An Indianapolis man drowned Saturday afternoon during a bachelor party on the Whitewater River in Franklin County, Ind.
Officers with the Indiana State Conservation Department said the 24-year-old victim fell into the river from a rope swing and did not resurface.
The man was pulled from the water by some of his friends who also attempted CPR. The man was pronounced dead at a Harrison, Ohio, medical center.
Conservation offices said alcohol was involved in the incident that happened on private property along the river. Police said the owner of the property, who does not live in the area, will not be charged.
Police said they do not believe the property owner had anything to do with putting up the rope swing. The stretch of the river where the incident occurred has seen three fatalities in the last 14 months, including an infant.


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We may have possibly had a few issues with Star Trek Into Darkness, but I think we can all agree it looked pretty. Industrial Light and Magic just released two behind-the-VFX videos, including how they transformed a shot of pretty much nothing into the Enterprise crashing through a massive metropolis.
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Gandolfini mourned in NJ's 'Sopranos' towns
ELIZABETH, N.J. -- James Gandolfini is being mourned in the northern New Jersey towns where his TV character Tony Soprano lived, loved and whacked people.
The 51-year-old star of the HBO series about a New Jersey mob boss with anxiety issues and a midlife crisis died Wednesday night in Italy.
Vito Mazza, who is busily preparing for an Italian-American festival in Elizabeth this weekend, says Gandolfini was "as Jersey as it gets."
A table at the Bloomfield ice cream parlor where the show's last scene was shot had a sign saying "Reserved."
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The Intercultural Club meets weekly to plan and organize events on campus and in the community. We discuss topics surrounding cultural inclusiveness, and socialize with other students on campus.
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Volunteer Opportunities: Intercultural Fair, Heritage Month celebration, academic Spanish/English tutoring, and talent shows.
Work Study: (Especially for, but not limited to, students of color and diverse ethnic background.) The Intercultural Center will attempt to use work study students in several capacities: 1) staffing the center, 2) Spanish translation of our website, 3) Spanish language assistance/tutoring, 4) assisting in the implementation of various intercultural activities.
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Pitchers, catchers hit fields for first official workout
SARASOTA, Fla. -- Shortly before noon ET on Wednesday, Orioles pitchers and catchers took the field to officially open the first workout of Spring Training. Sporting their new spring hats, with an orange front behind the cartoon bird, the group went through a series of stretching and fielding drills around the back fields of the Ed Smith Stadium Complex, with 11 pitchers throwing bullpen sessions.
Among that group were rotation candidates Jake Arrieta, Tommy Hunter, Brian Matusz, Zach Britton, Steve Johnson and Dylan Bundy. Also throwing were Todd Redmond, Adam Russell, Zach Clark, Mike Wright and Rule 5 Draft pick T.J. McFarland, who caught manager Buck Showalter's eye.
"He was impressive," Showalter said. "It's kind of nice. You see so much tape of these guys coming in and you read so many reports, and to be able to actually see them live, it's always a different look. Quickly you can see why he's had success, the deception he has in his delivery. Same thing with Clark. You look at the year Clark had last year. It's very easy to kind of get lost in the shuffle. He had a big year [in the Minors last season]."
With the crowded rotation competition, it's possible McFarland becomes a bullpen option later in camp.
"That's why we'll stretch him out early," Showalter said. "We can always go either way. It's a good year [with the World Baseball Classic making for a longer spring] to have a Rule 5 pitcher that you want to see, because you can get a lot of looks at him."
The Orioles have gotten an early look at their entire camp roster, splitting up the hitting sessions on two fields because the club has had virtually every position player report early. The only player who has yet to report is infielder Yamaico Navarro, although Showalter said he's pretty sure Navarro is in the city.


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Mutta nyt iloisena 6:15 alkavaan koirakeskustyövuoroon, away! o/
Once upon a time,
Young lad, who believed in the unbelievable.
Foxy elven blooded, who was bound to a cursed sword.
Charming nobleman, who knew his way with the ladies.
Betrayed sorcerer, who found his place among not his kind.
Beastmaster, who speaks to the beasts as one of them.
Dwarven abigail, who fought the illness.
Master of the flames, who called itself immortal.
Human loathing avenger, who seeked to corret injustice.
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The return of James Hird to Essendon's coaching group next month would no doubt spark a massive media sideshow, but the Bombers are confident their players can handle the disruption.
Hird is serving a 12-month AFL ban for his part in the club's 2012 supplements program and is due back from a study tour of France later this month.
The club great is free to join Essendon's coaching box for their round-23 clash with Carlton on the last weekend in August.
Hird's former assistant Mark Thompson has been appointed to a one-year term as coach in Hird's absence, and has guided the club to a 9-7 win-loss record and seventh place on the ladder after 17 rounds.
Thompson, a two-time premiership coach at Geelong, was listed to appear at a media conference on Friday morning.
However, assistant coach Simon Goodwin was a last-minute replacement.
Goodwin said Thompson had been delayed because of a meeting, leaving reporters unable to ask Thompson how he felt about having Hird potentially cause disruption to his side going into a finals campaign.
Former Essendon captain Tim Watson has led calls for Hird to stay in the background until the end of the 2014 season.
Goodwin says while a decision hasn't been made yet, the players can handle it either way.
"When James get back on the 28th of July, he'll sit down with the footy club and discuss the best role for the footy club at that time," Goodwin said.
"Whether that's coming straight back into the fold or whether that's holding out until the end of the year, we'll just have to wait and see.
"It will be a discussion based on what's best for the club.
"We haven't spoken about it at all.
"We'll wait for James to get back.
"I'm sure the players will just get on with what they're doing."
Goodwin says the players love having Hird around the club.
"Whether it's a distraction or not, I don't think it will be," Goodwin said.
"This playing group has been able to be so resilient over such a long period of time that they'll just get on with trying to perform."
Essendon's wins over top-eight sides Port Adelaide and Collingwood in the past two rounds have highlighted the character of the side according to Goodwin.
ASADA last month sent show-cause notices to 34 current and former Essendon players, prompting Federal Court action from the club against the anti-doping body.
"The growth of that one aspect of resilience is something I know the group pride themselves on," Goodwin said.
"The players are in a good place."
Essendon face the Western Bulldogs (6-10) at Etihad Stadium on Sunday.


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As a young child I used to wonder why I existed at all. The thought made me dizzy. I considered the only answer I knew, that God had created it but it was not satisfactory. I also thought about death. I remember the moment I realised that one day I would die and that when that happened my consciousness would ceased and I simply would not be. The thought overwhelmed me and made me feel sick. I clutched at the easy answer; that I would go to Heaven. In order to believe that I had to believe in God as well and so I did. It wasn't a conscious decision. It is only with hindsight that I realise that it was the fear of death that made me push away all my doubts.
My family was not particularly religious. However, I was given a children's Bible and I used to read it. In the UK every state school is required by law to hold daily assemblies of a Christian character in which pupils engage in an act of worship. This means that from the age of four I regularly told by my teachers that the world was created and controlled by an omnipotent deity. When I had doubts I reminded myself that my teachers seemed to believe it was true.
For me religious observance was always a very private matter. I used to pray each night but never told anyone that I did so. My mother once suggested that if I wanted to go to church our neighbours would be happy to take me. I never did. I hated being in church because there was always a nagging voice inside me that said it was all nonsense. I tried reading the Bible but it was very different to the children's version and there was so much that troubled me. I chose Religious Studies for GCSE (ages 14-16) and A-level (ages 16-18). The subject was fascinating and well taught but it only gave me more reasons to doubt. I found I could only really discuss my religious beliefs with my Jewish and Muslim friends because etiquette dictated that we never criticised each others' religions. If I talked to Christian friends they would express doubts similar to my own.
My progress towards atheism was gradual and painful. I accepted that my Christian beliefs did not correspond with any denomination and later rejected Christianity entirely. I tried to make myself believe that there was some kind of god and that death is not the end but it was wishful thinking. I drifted into agnosticism and then to atheism. At the age of 23 I started a relationship with an ardent atheist who is now my husband. I started to read his collection of atheist books, starting with The God Delusion. By this time I had accepted that there was (probably) no God and I enjoyed reading them. They gave me the confidence to describe myself as an atheist.
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So, I guess the time is there that the reviews by the feared and loved critics will show up. If you read interesting ones, or want to share your feeling on how the reactions to the new Jim Carrey comedy are, here's the place.
So far, I have only seen the first reactions from some 'regular' people on the net. I'm glad to see that most of them are good to very good at this point.
Most people mention the same facts : That the story is a bit weak, but the laughs are there. Some classic Jim Carrey scenes, but overall his performance is sweet and more relaxed then we are used to when he's the comedian. They even advice not-Carrey-fans to consider this film. Very good supporting cast (some even say that Zooy was the biggest star in this one) and all together a fun movie that makes you forget the worries in the world during the running time.
A little suprise were the not-so-good-reactions, because they came from people who loved most of his other movies. They thought the few laughs couldn't hide the lack of good writing, Jim Carrey wasn't at the top of his game and had no interaction with the other comedic talents in the movie. And the ending is kinda rushed.
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The Potawatomi people were among the first to call Porter County home. In fact, a local archaeological dig has unearthed native artifacts from up to 9,000 years ago. The first non-native visitors to the area arrived in 1650: French fur traders who founded an industry that flourished for a couple hundred years and included trader Joseph Bailly. Bailly's homestead is now part of Indiana Dunes National Park. What began with the fur traders continued as pioneering spirit and then the railroads brought immigrants from across Europe. Many of their stories and traditions continue to color our way of life. You'll discover Swedish farms and churches, Victorian homes, Irish pubs, German choirs and more.
It happened here…
Did you know that entrepreneur Orville Redenbacher launched his first gourmet popcorn product from a farm near Valparaiso in 1971? Or that the Underground Railroad, a secret network of escape routes for 19th century fugitive slaves, is thought to have included a stop on the lakeshore of Porter County? How about the fact that The Indiana Dunes was the intended site of a macabre plan by Chicago counterfeiters to hide the remains of President Lincoln until they received a ransom of $200,000 and the release of their star engraver from prison? Have you heard that the historic Civil War-era Memorial Opera House in Valparaiso was said to be a favorite venue of "The March King," conductor John Philip Sousa, who led a concert there in 1898? The Opera House also hosted the famous Marx Brothers vaudeville comedy trio in 1919.


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Architecture Council/Minutes December 16 2008
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- Use the Doodle Attendance Tracking Poll to confirm attendance or send regrets for this meeting. See this message for how to use it. All AC Members are invited.
Agenda / Notes
- Feel free to edit, but not during the call!
- Oisin says - by the time this call happens, I'll be a mentor on the Faceted Framework project, which is Konstantin's move from WTP. It's a little odd, because he has a lot more experience of working in Eclipse than I do :) Would it be useful in some cases to have a rider on the mentorship requirement for old hands starting with new projects? Maybe reduce the mentor count to one? Discuss.
Review of Action Items
- Last meeting Architecture Council/Minutes November 13 2008#Action Items
- Wayne bug 252015 "what you should know" -- Architecture Council/Things Committers Should Know/Staging
- Wayne to ask projects in need of a mentor file a bug against the AC
- Martin to send private E-Mails to dormant members
- Martin to update the Architecture Council/Membership charter for new member proposals, mentioning phone decision fallback in case of missing +1 majority
- Michael to flesh out the Patterns idea and remind the EAC -- started Architecture Council/Top Ten Recommendations#Design Patterns, backed by EclipseCon tutorial proposals
- Everyone fill in your Bio on the Architecture Council/Members and Mentors page -- done except for few, personally reminded (below)
- All PMC's to list mentor-less projects in their domain on the Architecture Council/Members and Mentors#Projects that need mentors page - superseded by using the Portal, will enable us to set up queries
- (old) Mik to create initial "architectural walkthrough" material for mylyn -- 1 wiki page not too large, send link to the mailing list
- (old) Michael to draft an E-Mail about the "plugin granularity" idea, searching for people to lead the effort
- (old) Everyone add to the Architecture Council/Links Collection
- (old) Martin to start a Wiki page explaining what's good about having a mentor
- New Members: Linda Chan, Sven Efftinge (new Strategic Member)
- New Dormant Members - see Architecture Council/Members and Mentors
- Some Bio's still not filled in: Architecture Council/Members and Mentors - Doug Clarke, Sven Efftinge, Philippe Mulet, Steve Northover, Brett Porter, Mary Ruddy, Michael Scharf, Thomas Watson, David Williams, Mike Wilson, Gary Xue
- Just click on your red link to create a page -- it can't be simpler!
- Bjorn (and some others) to become dormant?
- Projects in need of Mentors
- bug 256220 Silverlight (SLDT), bug 256477 STEM
- Bugs been open for some time, is our process good enough?
- See Architecture Council/Members and Mentors#Projects that need mentors: ACTF, Aperi, Apogee (Dave Carver), COSMOS, PDT -- AI File a Bug (best have the project file one), use this link for filing the bug. AI Wayne contact technology projects telling them to file the bug.
- AC Admin via the Portal
- Enter Mentorship data on the Portal - new AC component - will show up on the councils page as well as project homepages
- bug 256318 - Need a page that lists projects and mentors for further processing (query for projects without mentors)
- bug 258085 - councils page - hyperlink mentored projects against projects' home pages
- bug 258096 - Request a "Biography URL" in the Portal
- bug 255383 - councils page doesn't show company affiliation for PMC reps
- bug 255385 - councils page doesn't show PMC reps for Modeling, Birt, Stp
- Should we retire the Architecture Council/Members and Mentors page? - Not entirely, 'cause the "dormant" status cannot be tracked in foundation DB, and mentorship for proposed projects won't show up; but don't want to do double bookkeeping
- Janet's E-Mail asking PMC's and AC to answer IP/Legal related questions:
- IPZilla update (Mike) ?
- AC Website Revamp needed to make the information that's already there more consumable
News from the EMO & Councils
- Don: StAC meeting at Eclipse World -- outcome?
- bug 252015 Here is something you should know, Architecture Council/Things Committers Should Know/Staging more authors needed?
Recent Discussions
- Architecture Council/F2F ESE 2008 - thoughts in retrospect
- Tom: What can be done to streamline project proposals even more ... we could provide Tooling for it. I started writing a little RCP-Application which defines an Ecore-Model of required information and provides a UI to enter the data and produce the Review Document
- Patterns idea picked up by 2 Eclipsecon Tutorials -- started Architecture Council/Top Ten Recommendations#Design Patterns
- Denis' blog on dead bugzilla's.
- bug 256660 What are best practices to keep bugzilla alive and users interested, without taking away too much time from committers?
- Should it be added as advice for mentored projects?
- Should the AC engage in the public discussion?
- EclipseCon panel
- Architecture Council/Ask the AC ideas for questions to discuss
- Who wants to participate on the panel, or be a moderator? - Bjorn, zx, Wayne, Mik, Markus, Jeff, Ed
- Architecture Council/F2F EclipseCon 2009 - Sunday afternoon - sign up and add to the agenda
- bug 256448 API Tooling for extensions / How to treat propertyTester properties in ISV docs (best practice searched)
- bug 167144 "eclipse.common" bundle -- Bundle / Project granularity?
- bug 253889 JIRA vs bugzilla - just close it?
- bug 249371 The new Eclipse.org homepage
- bug 249959 Copyright Header in checked-in generated artifacts
- bug 249745 Repository Best Practices (Subversive vs Subclipse); Mercurial, Git Bazaar -- bug 257706 now requesting git specifically
- bug 246840 Jobs and ISchedulingRules - discussion concluded?
- bug 246945 Interfacing with Libs that are not EPL Compatible (mostly LGPL)
Old items
- EMO: bug 250317 How to officially communicate Requirements (as per the board, dev process, IP policy...) to the PMCs, Project Leads, Committers?
- RC - Roadmap Process: RequirementsCouncilThemesAndPriorities - are we happy with it?
- PC - Richard Gronback: New Galileo Requirements from the Planning Council?
- Must do: Use only Published API by M6
- Must do: Provide basic Capability / Activity Definitions by M6
- Must do: Use Babel by M6
How to start Releng?
- How to start a releng project for unattended builds on the ML - PDE build docs are good but only half the story
- Bjorn, NickB & Denis CBI Build Workshop 3: Build Hard With A Purpose but is that an answer for now? Current status?
- CBI being adopted by Paul Webster for e4
- Refer people to clone existing projects' releng? Which ones are good?
Top Ten Recommendations
- Architecture Council/Top Ten Recommendations - should we start sorting them?
- Architecture Council/Links Collection - want more, more, more!
Relationship to E4
- E4/Pervasive Themes - Performance, Memory Footprint, Bloat (Boris' Blog), Concurrency
- Invite E4 to present to the EAC?
- Examples: bug 245573 comment 12 (Dali JPA Tools Deadlock, John CC'd to EAC); bug 246840 discussion about ISchedulingRule (saving project preferences)
- What is causing issues?
- work performed during class loading (Activator.start()) - unknown context, can run at unpredictable times
- work performed in callbacks - unknown context, avoid synchronous callbacks
- General recommendations: (e.g. avoid synchronous callbacks, avoid in Activator.start(), static initializers or Singleton getters) - a general recommendation could be to avoid performing work at unpredictable times, but that would recommend against lazy initialization in general
- Does anybody have a well-working, consistent model on top of the current infrastructure?
- Totally new concurrency mechanism as part of E4 ?
- David Orme mentions DataBinding Realms and the Threads Considered Harmful blog which references Erlang message-based concurrence
- Would it help to become more asynchronous under the hood, even if old APIs need to remain for compatibility?
- Are there any other good known models for concurrency?
- Better Javadoc ?
- Example: ISchedulingRule.isConflicting() vs. ISchedulingRule.contains(), and how does it relate to RuleFactory and MultiRule?
- Articles ? - John referenced the resource-deltas article
Mentoring New Projects
- We need more Architecture Council members to step up and become project mentors
- New projects require two mentors (a Good Thing™)
- How do new projects find/attract a mentor?
- Mailing list, bugzilla?
- "Work the crowd"
- Experiences?
- What could be improved?
- Webpage improvements: more pre-canned content for new projects (like Sourceforge)?
Other Ideas for Discussion
- Mentoring Galileo: What could be improved?
- Running each project's unittests with full Galileo installed; especially interesting for Performance tests
- Don't duplicate work done by the Planning Council
- Integrated bug reporting: Mylyn is providing a bug/error/enhancement reporting facility that will provide a flexible and product-configurable mapping between features, bundles and bug trackers bug 212209 (Example: http://wiki.eclipse.org/images/8/86/Mylyn-Bug-Reporting-Example.jpg ). Do we want this for Galileo?
- E4 now has bi-weekly calls -- won't discuss E4 on the EAC unless asked / invited
- Eclipse Pain Points
- Performance & Memory Footprint, Bloat
- Restrictions on Resource model (Maven)
- IP due diligence and the processes around it
- Lots of these issues are already worked on by E4, and/or Committer Representatives at the Board, and/or the Planning Council
- But the EAC's charter includes identifying and naming pain pionts... anything not yet being addressed?
- Re-activate Top Ten Architectural Problems in all of Eclipse ?
- Re-activate Architecture Council Discovery and Reuse Activity ?


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The Mentalists Recap
So the question of the week is whether the boys will kiss and make up in this episode enough to work together. The previews make it seem impossible.
(I admit, I was halfway through the episode before I got the title, "The Mentalists." Duh.)
Now cuts to a medium holding a séance. Hey, I have a necklace like the medium's! The woman in couple is eager to ask questions of the spirits, but the man is skeptical. He wants to know about paperwork, and when he puts his hands on the planchette, lights start flickering, the fire flares and the planchette moves on its own, lifting to jam into the throat of the medium.
Cut to Dean, stealing a POS with primer. (Wahhh! My Impala!) When he hotwires it, he hears about mediums dying in Lily Dale, the most psychic town in America. So Dean heads to the crime scene. You ever wonder if he thinks, "Screw it, not this time?"
At the crime scene, he finds the table rigged with tricks of a medium's trade, switches to activate billowing curtains and such. (Okay, it amuses me up that this episode is written by Ben Acker and Ben Blacker. Just caught my eye.) Dean walks into a local restaurant and is puzzled by the greeting, deciding to eat elsewhere, when he hears Sam. Dean is trying to act normal, but Sam's expression is absolutely stony. Dean places his order, gets his free affirmation, which amuses Sam. Dean takes that opening to ask if they just shouldn't work together. Before Sam agrees, a woman stops by their table and stares, then pulls out her phone. Sam assures her they're not the evil Winchesters from last week's episode. She puts her phone away, declaring that she can see by their auras that they're truly gentle. Riiiighhhht. She's joined by a Russian named Nicholas who claims to be intuitive, if they need help. He picks up Sam's spoon, "focuses energy on it," and sets it down, seemingly unchanged. The two walk away and Sam shows Dean what he has on the murders of the mediums—the first was brained with her own crystal ball. Sam goes to stir sugar into his coffee, and his spoon bends backwards.
"He broke my spoon!"
The next scene shows the brothers approaching a green house (I notice because I recently had my house painted green). It belongs to the psychic whose murder opened the show. Her granddaughter is there, who also works as a psychic, but declares her way as less "woo-woo" and more body language. She reads the boys well enough. The boys are looking for the necklace like mine, but it went to the Emporium. The grandmother had an arrangement with the owner.
The owner Jimmy looks like he's wearing a ratty bathrobe, or an old Jedi costume. He offers to read Sam, and also nails the body language. Jimmy calls it the Orb of Thesa-something, and very powerful and rare. Also expensive. Dean declares that they'll take the "states' evidence discount." Jimmy wants Sam to come for a reading and hands him a card that says, "No Future Too Grim."
Sam notices that the necklace was made in Taiwan (I bet mine is, too!) A fake. Big shock.
Cut to Russian Nicholas spreading silverware on the coffee table. He bends a fork and it bends back, then all the utensils stand upright and Nicholas is lifted and---this won't be pretty!
The local cop tells the boys he has leads coming out of his ass—40-something tips on the tip line, all from clairvoyants. They think it's either a ghost or an ogre that only kills Russians. Dean declares that policing Lily Dale must be fun. The cop says it was here or LA. Then he tells them the clairvoyants told him Nicholas had a vision of his own death. The granddaughter, Natalie calls Dean and asks if he meant it when he said he had an open mind. The brothers go to her house, where Natalie is clearly upset and clutching a cordless phone. Apparently her grandmother had a vision of her own death. Her grandmother said it got cold—Dean stops her and says it must be a ghost. They confess they aren't FBI agents. Not sure why they told her.
They walk out of the house speculating how a ghost could be bouncing all over the place. Sam asks how many crystal balls might be in Lily Dale. Dean says, "Somewhere between 50 and all of them." Sam speculates quartz can act as a conduit for spirits, and Dean says, "So every storefront in town has a ghost satellite dish." Sam points out that people are summoning spirits all over the place, but Dean replies most can't even call a taxi. Sam says, "All it takes is one."
So starts the needle in the haystack.
I miss Bobby.
Sam wants to split up and canvass. So they do.
Cut to a woman casting bones, giving a woman a reading about her brother going to prison. The psychic, Sister Thibodeaux, locks up her money, and her eyes go white. She has a vision that something's coming for her, and she calls Natalie, who brings Dean. Dean notices a camera in one of her masks, and pulls the footage. They see a woman in black move behind Sister T as she has her vision. Natalie remembers having seen her photo in the museum.
Sam and Dean go to check it out. The curator sees the brothers looking at a picture of two brother psychics. He mentions it never worked out well for the siblings, the pressure of working together degraded their relationships. The brothers let that sink in before asking about the two women psychics, the Fox sisters, among the founders of Lily Dale. Kate Fox was able to levitate objects and foretell death. Her sister didn't have the gift, but looked after Kate. "Sometimes one's true gift is taking care of others." The women are buried in the cemetery. Before Dean can leave, the curator grabs Dean's arm and asks if he knows an Eleanor or an Ellen. The message she has for Dean is to tell someone how bad it is, that he has to trust someone again eventually.
Sam is all business, but Dean is fed up. Dean thinks he's right, Sam thinks he is. "If something feels wrong, it probably is." Dean reminds Sam about waving the gun at Satan and not being sure Sam's off the high-dive. That was why he didn't tell Sam right away. Dean says, "You can be pissed all you want but quit being a bitch."
They're digging up Kate. We're half an hour in and there has to be more. Sam wonders why she's warning the psychics before she kills them. Kate appears, all yellow-teethed and gross and demands to know why no one is listening. Sam ignites the bones before she can explain.
Dean calls Natalie and she assures Sister T that she's safe. Natalie is with Sister T and they see the ghost of Kate's sister. Natalie calls Dean. Sam takes the phone and tells her to get salt. They run out. Sam tells her to find iron, but Natalie is knocked away and Sister T is toast.
Hey, if this was a NaNoWriMo exercise, I'd almost be at my word count goal.
Natalie tells the brothers that the ghost ignored her, and enjoyed killing. The brothers go back to the cemetery and find an empty grave. Is someone hauling the bones around, a "ghost on a leash?"
Dean pulls an ad for the psychic fair out of the trunk, and he realized all the headliners for the fair are dead. Dean asks Natalie who would be next to replace them, and Natalie said probably herself. Sam goes back to Jimmy and asks for a name of someone who'd bought supplies. Jimmy gives it, while Dean makes a protective salt circle for Natalie. She asks if burning the bones hurts the ghosts, but of course he's never thought about it.
Sam pulls up in front of a house and bursts in on the woman who'd thought he was evil-serial-killer-Sam. She's running a Lamaze class, and is completely freaked. Sam realizes Jimmy's the bad guy and calls Dean to let him know. Dean tells him to hurry up to find the bones, because Ghost Fox is at the window (and creepy as hell!)
I love this monster of the week story—I love vengeful spirit stories.
Sam breaks into Jimmy's store, sees a lit candle next to a skull, and hears the click of a weapon. Jimmy, the sneaky bastard. Sam disarms Jimmy and tosses the altar, but Jimmy claims Margaret wants to help him. Jimmy and Margaret are the real thing, but they aren't pretty enough to make a living. While Sam tries to find out the location of the bones, Dean fights off Margaret with salt rounds and iron. Sam has to shoot Jimmy dead before he can get past him to burn the bones, hidden in Jimmy's bed, just in time to save Natalie.
Dean can't believe the bones were in the bed. "I can't believe he was boning her." Sam is disgusted. Natalie shows up at the restaurant to thank Dean and Sam makes himself scarce. She notes he and Sam seem better. Dean seems encouraged. Natalie says she wishes they'd met on a better week. Dean says, "I wish I had better weeks." She looks at his palm when he says something about no one knowing the future, and says, "The answer's hazy. Try again later."
When Dean walks out, Sam's putting his gear in the back of Dean's POS. He says he figures they can take one car. Dean says, "You don't want to break my face?" Sam says, "Not at the moment." Sam says he gets why Dean did it, but wants Dean to be honest. Dean's drinking too much and not sleeping, but he says it isn't guilt about Amy, but about not telling Sam, and having trouble trusting since Cass.
Dean said they're poster kids of functional family life compared to the psychic sister act, and Sam said, "That's a low bar." "Grading on the curve has gotten me through everything since kindergarten," Dean said.
Once in the car, Sam said, "I want to know how that guy bent my spoon."
"Forget it, Sam. It's Lily Dale." I'm thinking that line has to be from something, but not sure what.
Overall I liked the episode, in my top five for the season, I think. I would have liked a touch more romance, of course. I'm glad the estrangement was short-lived. The boys are maturing. And next week looks intriguing!
How did you like it?
(Wow, totally would've met my word count goal for NaNoWriMo, with words to spare!)
(Wow, totally would've met my word count goal for NaNoWriMo, with words to spare!)


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My German Shepherd Puppy Takes Her Meat Pieces And Hide Them For Future Use
Sometimes this indicates that you are not good at diet management for your dog. This gives an indication that your German Shepherd is being over fed. He/She is trying hide the extra amount of food for the future use. It is hence important for you to understand the right quantity of food for your dog. Some dogs eat up everything even though they are given extra, while a few refuses to eat, and some of them are smart enough to hide their favorite part of the extra food so that then can have them later.
However, there may be other reasons to this behavior as well. Some dogs tend to eat at their own choice of time. Many dogs have been noticed to hide their food to be eaten whenever they would prefer, and not on the schedule you want to set for their meal.
Diet management for your dog doesn't just involve planning the food components, but also includes planning the feeding time and food quantity. Failing to set time/ schedule for feeding your dog and managing quantity will eventually create lot of mess, and end up with health issues.
Managing the food quantity
Over feeding your German Shepherds, as for any other breed, may turn out to be quiet detrimental. Most overfed dogs tend to develop irreversible anatomic problem. Digestive and hepatic problem are also quite common in dogs that are overfed. Quantity management for your dog's diet should be based on the science of giving your dog correct amount of food that provides right kind of nutrition. Whether you give your GSD raw whole foods or you want to keep him on homemade diet, it is important that your dog should finish it within 15 – 20 minutes of serving it. Take off the amount left and do not force your dog to eat or allow him to take her favorite meat piece to hide it for future use.
However, gulpers will finish off even the extra food within a few minutes of serving it. It is important to understand how much should your dog be fed at her age.
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Set your dog's biological clock according to your will without jeopardizing her health. The moment you bring your German Shepherd puppy home, it is important that you set the meal times, play times, and repose times. These are all part of basic training. It is easy to teach your dog when to expect her meal. Fixing a specific time for her diet will help teach your dog not to hide part of his food to be eaten on his own schedule. She should know her time for meal. All you need to do is to be consistent about your dog's feeding time. If you offer food to your puppy at a fixed time, her biological clock will be set on that particular time for the meal. This is how you can manipulate your dog's hunger – you already knew this.
Managing the food ingredients finally
Most owners prefer chicken heavy diet because they think breeds like GSD, Rotties, Mastiffs dobs etc. require very high protein. BIG NO. Meat heavy diets cannot be considered as balanced diet. Give your dogs some green as well, like spinach, carrots, pumpkin, bottle gourd, parsley, green papaya, ladyfingers, broccoli, cauliflower, etc. and also fruits apple, banana, ripen papaya, cantaloupe (in small quantity), mango (in small quantity). It is a misconception that dogs are carnivorous animals. They are rather omnivorous, like us humans. A more related read could be found here: German Shepherd Food


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Global CEOs walk a fine line between risk and reward.
Keeping data safe is no longer an afterthought at most organizations – whether it's customer data, or IP or the more mundane data necessary to run the company. KPMG International recently surveyed over 1,200 chief executives from many of the world's largest and most complex companies and discovered what keeps them awake at night.
The most innovative companies have recognized that cyber security is a customer experience and revenue opportunity, not just a risk that needs to be managed. They are finding ways to turn cyber security preparedness into a competitive advantage rather than a cost, building security into new products and services at the design stage and realizing that cyber security is not an IT issue: it must work across the entire organization and the ecosystem.
This new report, a follow-up to the recently launched CEO Outlook Survey seeks to provide perspectives on the global cyber security landscape and track insights on the coming three years.
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The sights and sounds of the beautiful game are brought to life in Pro Evolution Soccer 2011, the fourth instalment of Konami's long running and much loved football simulation on PlayStation 3.
From the moment the game starts up, PES 2011 manages to present a fresh new face for newcomers and veterans alike; information is clearly laid out, with menus easy to navigate so that you're only moments away from taking centre stage.
On the pitch, each game is vividly brought to life thanks to a combination of slick presentation, gorgeous surroundings and detailed player likenesses. Not only do players look the part, they move and react to situations just like you'd expect too. Across the park, player animations have been reworked, whether it's jostling for the ball with an opponent or venting their frustration when a pass goes astray.
Complementing the visuals is an accomplished matchday backing track. Want to feel closer to the action with informative and varied match commentary, tannoys announcing substitutions and managers shouting instructions from the touchline? PES 2011 has got them all and then some, right down to crowd chants which vary depending on where you're playing and how your team's getting on.
All of this comes together in the UEFA Champions League and Copa Libertadores modes to give you the best seat in the house in two of the world's most exciting club football tournaments.
What's more, you can make it your PES 2011 by creating your own stadium using the stadium editor, adding images for player faces and team logos using a PlayStation Eye camera and even creating your own bespoke chants by adding sound files stored on your PS3 system's Hard Disk Drive.
In the words of the late, great Bob Marley "football is freedom" and in PES 2011 developer Konami releases the chains with a winning combination of deft individual player skills, intelligent team play and visual cues that ensure you've got what it takes to rise to the top.
As in real life, quick wits and an ability to think ahead and choose the right pass will help you pick the tightest of defences; and to help you along the way Konami has boosted the range of tricks and skills at your disposal. These can be accessed using the right stick, some in combination with the L2 button; if you really want to dazzle the opposition, use the Link Feint feature to string together up to four moves which can be brought into play by pressing the L1 button and moving the right stick.
You'll also need to get to know your squad's strengths and weaknesses. Use the Game Plan menu to pick the right team for the task in hand, dip into Management Edit to trigger certain strategies, such as setting an offside trap at particular points in a match, and make the most of your available substitutions to ensure your team doesn't run out of steam before the final whistle blows.
There's a wealth of game modes to get to grips with; Exhibition is perfect for a quick friendly, or you can mix it with the big boys from the off in UEFA Champions League and the Copa Santander Libertadores modes. Master League is your chance to build the ultimate club team, all the while ensuring you keep a healthy balance sheet by marrying success on the field with a keen eye for new and upcoming talent off it.
For the definitive challenge, Become A Legend puts you in the boots of an aspiring professional and tasks you with guiding him from debut to retirement. Along the way you'll have to work hard to stand out from the crowd, making a name for yourself as you progress through the ranks until you claim the coveted World Player of the Year award. With all other playing decisions, such as starting line-up, team formation and substitutions taken out of your hands, Become A Legend gives you the freedom to be the player you've always dreamed of.
Separate the stars from the journeymen by challenging your friends to a match in Exhibition mode. Up to seven players can play together or on opposing sides on one PS3 system, selecting from any of the club and national teams on offer.
Alternatively, you can head online via PlayStation Network to see how you measure up against PES 2011 players the world over. As well as dipping in for a Quick Match and a Ranking Match, you can enter competitions, which are usually split into qualifying rounds and knockout stages, with good performances in the former ensuring smooth progress to the latter.
For the very first time in PES history, you can test your club building skills against other the real life PES 2011 players in Master League Online, whilst Legends lets you play as your created player from Become A Legend and team up with up to three other players, with an option to play in a four versus four match.
At any time while playing, press the R3 button to exchange text messages with your opponents, or look out for the on-screen prompts at key moments during matches when you can press the L1 button to bring up a set of pre-defined phrases.
The season is in full flow on PlayStation 3 with PES 2011 – are you ready to stake your claim for footballing glory?
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Apple's Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) is an annual conference that showcases the company's new software and technologies for developers.
The conference, first held in 1990, traditionally takes place in California. WWDC includes hands-on labs with Apple engineers and in-depth sessions covering a wide variety of tech-related topics. In June 2014, WWDC celebrated its 25th anniversary.