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Nissan Rewards Canton With Sourcing for Next-generation Murano Crossover
- Announcement comes as company celebrates a decade of manufacturing in Mississippi -
Jan 10, 2013, 05:15 EST
CANTON, Miss., Jan. 10, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Nissan today announced its Canton Vehicle Assembly Plant has earned the sourcing contract to build the next-generation Murano crossover, which comes as Nissan begins celebrating 10 years of manufacturing in Mississippi.
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Since it was established in 2003, the Nissan Canton facility has become a cornerstone of Nissan's North American manufacturing operations. Over the past decade, Nissan Canton has grown from building one model to seven, including the award-winning Altima, the Armada full-size SUV, the Xterra mid-size SUV, the Titan and Frontier pickup trucks and NV commercial and passenger vans.
Introduced in 2002, the Murano has stood out as one of the most distinctively styled vehicles in its class both inside and out. As Nissan's flagship crossover, it remains one of the company's most important vehicles. Beginning in 2014, the Murano will be the eighth vehicle built in Canton and will require several hundred employees for production.
The new Nissan Murano will showcase a progressive crossover design, and the company will unveil styling cues for future Nissan crossovers on a concept vehicle debuting at the North American International Auto Show on Jan. 14.
"As we look back on ten years of manufacturing in Canton, it's become clear throughout the Nissan network that 'Made in Mississippi' is a stamp of quality and great people," said Bill Krueger, vice chairman of Nissan Americas. "With the addition of this new model in Canton, Nissan is well on its way toward meeting our goal to manufacture 85 percent of the vehicles we sell in the U.S. right here in North America."
When the plant opened Nissan became the largest private-sector employer in the region and has since brought even more high-skilled, well-paying jobs to the community while maintaining a diverse workforce that has drawn employees from 80 of Mississippi's 82 counties.
Today, Mississippi Governor Phil Bryant showed support for Canton's growth plans alongside Nissan's senior leadership, hundreds of 10-year plant employees and members of the non-profit and faith-based communities.
"Nissan continues to exceed our expectations, and I greatly value the contributions the company has made in Mississippi," Governor Bryant said. "Over the last ten years, Nissan has had a tremendous economic impact on central Mississippi, has catalyzed our state's automotive industry and has continued to grow its Mississippi operations. I appreciate Nissan's trust in our workforce, and I believe it led to the company's decision to produce the new Murano in Canton, further demonstrating Mississippi's strength as a manufacturing location."
During the past 10 years, Nissan has been a strong community partner as well. The company has contributed more than $5 million to charitable organizations in the Metro Jackson area. Nissan is a proud corporate citizen of the state of Mississippi and remains committed to supporting the communities where its employees live and work.
"A decade ago, we opened the doors of this plant and immediately became one of the region's largest private-sector employers," said Dan Bednarzyk, vice president of manufacturing and plant manager at Nissan Canton. "To us, that meant we were not only providing thousands of jobs and making a long-term investment to the state and to the region, but that Nissan was also going to become a strong corporate partner in central Mississippi giving back and making a difference in our communities."
For more information on Nissan's story in Mississippi, its employees and community involvement, please visit www.nissan-canton.com.
About Nissan
Nissan Motor Co., Ltd., Japan's second-largest automotive company, is headquartered in Yokohama, Japan, and is part of the Renault-Nissan Alliance. Operating with more than 248,000 employees globally, Nissan provided customers with more than 4.8 million vehicles in 2011, generating revenue of 9.4 trillion yen ($118.95 billion US). With a strong commitment to developing exciting and innovative products for all, Nissan delivers a comprehensive range of 64 models under the Nissan and Infiniti brands. A pioneer in zero-emission mobility, Nissan made history with the introduction of the Nissan LEAF, the first affordable, mass-market, pure-electric vehicle and winner of numerous international accolades, including the prestigious 2011-2012 Car of the Year Japan and 2011 World Car of the Year awards.
About Nissan North America
In North America, Nissan's operations include automotive styling, engineering, consumer and corporate financing, sales and marketing, distribution and manufacturing. Nissan is dedicated to improving the environment under the Nissan Green Program and has been recognized as an ENERGY STAR® Partner of the Year in 2010, 2011, and 2012 by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. More information on Nissan in North America and the complete line of Nissan and Infiniti vehicles can be found online at www.NissanUSA.com and www.InfinitiUSA.com, or visit the Americas media sites NissanNews.com and InfinitiNews.com.
For more information on our products, services and commitment to sustainable mobility, visit our website at http://www.nissan-global.com/EN/.
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ASRock Z68 Extreme 7 Gen 3 LGA 1155 Motherboard Review
Introduction and Features
Our test bench has seen a flood of Z68-based enthusiast motherboards this fall and ASRock added their flagship Z68 Extreme 7 Gen 3 board to the top of the pile for testing. The Extreme 7 Gen 3 pulls out all the stops for extreme enthusiasts and ultra overclockers by arming this board with next-gen PCI-E 3.0 support and an NVIDIA NF200 chip to allow users to run dual graphics cards at PCI-E x16/x16 mode and three graphics cards at x16/x8/x8 respectively.
This $275 board brings with it a lot of features that users have been begging for like a graphical Unified Extensible Firmware Interface (UEFI), Intel's Smart Response techology, dual gigabit LAN capabilities, and support for six USB 3.0 and six SATA 3 devices. They also didn't skimp on the power components by adding premium gold caps that are made in Japan and considered by many to be luxury capacitors.
Read our entire review of the ASRock Z68 Extreme 7 Gen 3 motherboard!
The back I/O panel is also rich with features and support for a variety of different devices. It includes four USB 3.0 ports, two USB 2.0 ports, eSATA3, two Gigabit LAN jacks, firewire, clear CMOS button, and a D-Sub, DVI-D, HDMI, and DisplayPort video options. They also added high-definition audio jacks and an optical SPDIF out port!
- Premium Gold Caps (2.5 x longer life time), 100% Japan-made high-quality Conductive Polymer Capacitors
- Digi Power, Advanced V8 + 4 Power Phase Design
- NVIDIA® NF200 Chip Onboard (Dual VGA cards at PCI-E x16/x16; three VGA cards at x16 / x8 / x8)
- Integrated PLX PEX8608 chip onboard to offer sufficient PCI-E lanes
- 1x PCIe 3.0 x16 Slot, 4 PCIe 2.0 x16 Slots, Supports AMD 3-Way CrossFireX™ and NVIDIA® 3-Way SLI™
- Supports Intel® HD Graphics Built-in Visuals
- Multi VGA Output : D-Sub, DVI-D, HDMI, DisplayPort
- Supports Dual LAN with Teaming function
- Dr. Debug, Smart Switch Design: Power/Reset/Clear CMOS Switch with LED
- Support Intel® Smart Response, Lucid Virtu Switchable Graphics
- Supports ASRock XFast Charger TechnologySupports ASRock XFast USB, XFast LAN Technologies
- Supports ASRock On/Off Play, graphical UEFI, ASRock Extreme Tuning Utility (AXTU)
- Combo Cooler Option (C.C.O.)
- 7.1 CH HD Audio with Content Protection (Realtek ALC892 Audio Codec), Supports THX TruStudio™
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Good motherboard
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5 x PCI Express x16 slots (single at PCIE 3.0* x16 (PCIE2) mode, dual at PCIE 2.0 x16 (PCIE1) / PCIE 2.0 x16 (PCIE4) mode, or triple at PCIE 2.0 x16 (PCIE1) / PCIE 2.0 x8 (PCIE4) / PCIE 2.0 x8 (PCIE6) mode; PCIE5: PCIE 2.0 x4 mode)"
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Good overclocker
Five PCI Express 3.0 slots with SLI/CrossfireX support
Excellent overclocking utility
Tons of accessories"
Wait, I thought only one slot is PCIe 3.0 ready. And even it reverts back to the 2.0 spec once more than one graphics card is inserted. Or am I reading this wrong?
Hi all,
Im using a i5 2500K on a Asrock Z68 extreme 4 gen3
cooling: Noctua NH-D14
I'm overclocking through AXTU do i need to increase the cpu voltage as i increase the multipler? if so what is a guide?
I have the same Mobo, i just got my 2600K to 4.90GHz (definitely doesn't like 5.0 on the voltages i can feed it without overheating). I have 4 x 4GB Ripjaw Z 2133 Cl9 ram,
how do you overclock the memory ? - i have seen a review wher eit's out at 2414MHz using 10-12-11-28 T? but i can't find wher ein the bios to alter these.
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Is weight all about willpower? Maintaining your weight, creating fat loss, controlling how much you eat, is that a willpower thing?
That was the great question in my e-mail last night. The asker was a recovering disordered eater working to let go of the obsession and restriction, but also struggling to control the rebound weight gain. Here's what I said:
Weight is all about willpower only if you're a yo-yo dieter on the brink of failure. Willpower is not a longterm solution. It's like holding your breath. You can only do it for so long and then you inhale absolutely everything. Once the novelty of eating yourself into oblivion wears off, you gather up some more willpower and suffer along until you inevitably fail again.
Willpower can get you through brief, tricky situations, like if you have a horrendous day and then end up alone in the house with trigger foods. You can tough it out for a few hours through pure willpower, but if you're relying on it every day in every situation, you're in trouble. If your appetite and emotions are being honestly addressed and dealt with, there shouldn't be any white-knuckling it. If you're out of touch with those things, then you're in the same boat as every fad dieter, forcing yourself to tough it out for as long as you can, seeing some success but rightly worried about how long you can last.
Eating more intuitively, being mindful of portions, listening to your body, paying attention to results, making adjustments, that's what works. I don't even worry that I might eat too much and gain weight. It's not a possibility. It wouldn't feel good, make me happy, or help me achieve my goals so I wouldn't do it. I might have a big meal or a big day, but then I have a light meal or a light day. I like to feel balanced and relaxed instead of always stressing and overly restricting, which tends to create the backlash of overeating.
The goal is to get to a place where you deal with emotions instead of trying to eat them or diet them away, to a place where you trust yourself, have confidence, experience lasting success, and enjoy the whole process. It's not the scary situation you're in now coming off of the eating disorder. This is temporary. Right now your body is urging you to eat, your hormones are wacky, your emotions are raw, and your mind is trying to keep a lid on the whole thing using primarily willpower. It won't always be that way. Things will settle down. The more you can picture how you want your eating to look, how you want your body to look, how you want to feel each day when everything is working, the faster you can make it a reality. As long as you're kicking yourself and spinning worst case scenarios, you tend to stay stuck in that situation with your fears creating your results.
At first you may have to "fake it 'til you make it," acting like a confident, naturally thin, happy eater until the feelings become second nature and authentic. Suppose all of your goals are already achieved. You're in your happy weight range, eating your preferred way, looking great, exercising regularly but not excessively. What does your day look like? What do you wear? What's for breakfast? Do you workout? How does the "ideal" you handle various food situations? Restaurant meal? Gourmet gift basket? Family outing? Birthday party? Movie food? Home alone? Bad day? Bored?
You need to be able to picture the new behaviors before you can do them consistently. Anything that has ever terrified you or ended badly, you need to rethink. If you don't give it any thought, you just repeat the same painful patterns that haven't worked. Imagine that you have happy eating super powers if that's what it takes. Changing the way you think is the key to changing the way you eat.
So, questions for everybody:
What are your thoughts on "willpower dieting" and the yo-yoing it creates? Have you experienced it? Conquered it? Are you still struggling?
Have you made it from disordered/restrictive eating to normal eating? Was there a rebound weight gain?
Anybody using visualization, affirmations, vision boards, quote collections, or anything like that to reinforce positive change?
Diets freak me straight out. Even thinking about them can affect my eating. So, I don't entertain the idea of doing them anymore. That way I can read or discuss them without feeling that I have to change everything, give up favorite foods, or follow new rules.
I gained 35-40 pounds from the depths of the eating disorder to the height of my rebound bingeing. Now, 20lbs of that, I probably needed to gain in order to be a healthy weight, but I just kept going. At the time it felt like a runaway train. The more I tried to muster my willpower and gain control of the situation, the more I cried and ate junk food. I thought my options were either binge eating out of control or going back to starvation. Health and fitness, middle ground if you will, were totally foreign territory but I eventually got there, and then turned my obsession to THAT. Suddenly, I wasn't trying to starve anymore, I was all about obsessive compulsive eating (OCE) as Brad Pilon calls it, trying to count my calories, balance my macros, time my refeeds, cycle my carbs. Gah! That went on for years.
Not to get all law of attraction woo-wooy, but when I heard the phrase, "thoughts become things" I became very aware of my thoughts for the first time. I realized that I wasn't going to punish, deny, and obsess myself happy. I quit looking to other people and programs to tell me how I should eat. I started thinking about how I wanted to feel and who I wanted to be. In an ideal world, how do I look? How do I eat? What is my day like? I didn't want to live in the gym anymore, suffer exhaustion, carry a cooler, eat every two hours, enter everything into software, fear restaurants, avoid social situations. So, I quit it.
Anyway, I'm all good now, but it's been quite an adventure! :-)
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Is Justin Bieber the New Face of the Pro-Life Movement?
A conservative website is celebrating things Justin Bieber's mother Pattie Mallette has said and written about her past, including her decision to give birth, as opposed to aborting, after getting pregnant at 17. Does this mean that Justin Bieber is the new face of the pro-life movement?
He's like Tim Tebow, whose mother faced a difficult and dangerous pregnancy after coming down with an infection that caused the placenta to separate and doctors to predict a stillbirth, yet she chose to carry to term. The Biebs is a miracle of life and of sideswept bangs. The website TownHall has gone as far as to suggest that our world would be a much darker place had the 'Boyfriend' singer's mother embarked on a different path. Instead, she chose life and we all get to be entertained by Bieber. See, sometimes humanity gets it right!
When people suggested that Mallette terminate the pregnancy, she refused, saying, "I just knew I couldn't. I just knew I couldn't. I just know I had to keep him. And, do the best. I — you know, I didn't know how I was going to do it. But I just knew that I couldn't — I couldn't abort. I had to do my best. I had to see what I could do. And I was determined to do whatever it took."
The site called the Biebs "a living example of the sanctity of human life." While they are using loaded language tied to their beliefs, they are not far from the truth.
Watch the Justin Bieber 'As Long as You Love Me' Video


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Ready to really indulge your sweet tooth? This six-stop quest for Lincoln Park's top treats should quell your cravings. A car will quicken the trip, but a combination of walking and bus-hopping will help work up an appetite for more
Start your jaunt with a chocolate croissant at traditional French bakery Vanille Patisserie (2229 N.
Clybourn Ave. 773-868-4574).
Next, walk a few blocks to Floriole Cafe & Bakery (1220 W. Webster Ave. 773-883-1313), where the pastry case is stocked with sweets ranging from maple-pecan tea cookies to sea salt caramels.
Just down the block, Sweet Mandy B's (1208 W. Webster Ave. 773-244-1174) beckons with whoopie pies and specialty brownies.
Zigzag your way north on Racine, east on Fullerton and up Lincoln Avenue until you reach Cookie Bar (2475 N. Lincoln Ave. 773-348-0300), a disco-themed cookie shop that also serves baked-not-fried doughnuts under the alter-ego name Dirty Betty's.
A brisk walk over to Molly's Cupcakes (2536 N. Clark St. 773-883-7220) will be rewarded with some of the best cupcakes in town. If the brown butter frosting is available, don't pass it up.
Walk up to Diversey Avenue to catch the westbound No. 76 bus to Fritz Pastry (1408 W. Diversey Parkway 773-857-2989), most adored for its French macarons, which come in flavors such as blood orange, lemon and pistachio, to name a few.


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CHICAGO (AP) — Prosecutors responded Friday to a new argument in Rod Blagojevich's appeal, saying the imprisoned ex-governor's lawyers misrepresented a recent U.S. Supreme Court ruling in a separate campaign-finance case.
The Illinois Democrat is currently serving a 14-year prison sentence for corruption — including for seeking to sell or trade an appointment to President Barack Obama's old U.S. Senate seat for campaign contributions or a job.
In a filing earlier this week, his lawyers said a high court ruling in McCutcheon v. the Federal Election Commission in April bolstered their view that Blagojevich was engaged in legal, run-of-the-mill political horse trading, not corruption.
The McCutcheon ruling, they argued, found that soliciting contributions crosses the line into corruption only when a politician makes a clear, explicit promise to take official action in return for a donation.
In that context, defense attorneys said the trial judge was wrong to set a lower standard for jurors by telling them, to convict, they only needed to find that Blagojevich sought donations "knowing or believing" it would be given for some official act.
But in their Friday response, filed with the U.S. 7th Circuit Court of Appeals in Chicago, government attorneys said Blagojevich's legal team hadn't correctly characterized the Supreme Court's findings in McCutcheon.
"The decision provides no support for Blagojevich's argument on appeal," the two-page filing says. "Nothing in the (McCutcheon) decision suggests that an exchange of contributions for specific official acts is quid pro quo corruption only if the arrangement is stated 'explicitly' or 'expressly.'"
The Chicago-based appellate court has been considering Blagojevich's appeal for more than six months. It's unclear when it might issue a decision.


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Google have held a vote in the Netherlands to determine which locations the Google Street View trike should visit this summer. 22,000 people voted on the eighteen locations.
The five winners were the Efteling (Amusementpark), Slagharen Attractiepark (Amusementpark), National Park 'de Hoge Veluwe', The Dutch Open Air museum and the Apenheul (monkey-zoo).
Hat-tip to Street View Gallery for the heads up on the results.


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This is Spinal Tap (UK - BD RB)
Our Marcus turns it right up to eleven for this new Spinal Tap Blu-ray release...
"Hello, my name is Marty DiBergi. I'm a filmmaker. I make a lot of commercials. That little dog that chases the covered wagon underneath the sink? That was mine. In 1966, I went down to Greenwich Village, New York City to a rock club called Electric Banana. Don't look for it, it's not there anymore. But that night, I heard a band that for me redefined the word 'rock and roll'. I remember being knocked out by their... their exuberance, their raw power—and their punctuality. That band was Britain's now-legendary Spinal Tap. Seventeen years and fifteen albums later, Spinal Tap is still going strong. And they've earned a distinguished place in rock history as one of England's loudest bands. So in the late fall of 1982, when I heard that Tap was releasing a new album called 'Smell the Glove', and was planning their first tour of the United States in almost six years to promote that album, well needless to say I jumped at the chance to make the documentary—the, if you will, 'rockumentary'—that you're about to see. I wanted to capture the... the sights, the sounds... the smells of a hard-working rock band, on the road. And I got that; I got more... a lot more. But hey, enough of my yakkin'; whaddaya say? Let's boogie!" - Marty DiBergi
I'd consider myself quite a latecomer to Spinal Tap. Over the years I've sometimes had a good laugh with it and sometimes just not really got it. For example, when the two disc edition DVD hit a few years back it had been a while since I'd seen the movie and I just didn't have much fun with it. I can only imagine I was under heavy sedation at the time or something because watching Spinal Tap again for this review was a blast.
This Is Spinal Tap's biggest laughs comes from its subtlety. The moments between the dialogue or how the dialogue is delivered is astonishingly effective and many of the movie's finest moments can almost be totally missed. Small glances or reactions from band members David St. Hubbins (Michael McKean), Nigel Tufnel (Christopher Guest) and Derek Smalls (Harry Shearer) can make the smallest of conversations comedic gold and when this is all delivered perfectly naturally within the improvisation of a scene and you know each cast member is trying to make the others crack on film, there's a real sense of fun about the proceedings.
Favourite scenes for me are the obvious ones. Tufnel's explanation of having 'eleven' instead of ten for the band's volume is and has always has been hilarious. The gags about how past drummers have passed on and the incredibly authentic early footage of the band members' career is just amazing. Michael McKean's early Mick Jagger-esq performance in the black and white footage just hits the nail square on the head in its depiction. Of course the musical numbers still shine and perfectly tread the line of real rock songs and comic send ups, which bands like Tenacious D and Flight of the Conchords have carried on the tradition of so well. Essentially everything about Spinal Tap's magnified look at the absurd life of a rock band is spot on and as with all great comedies each time you watch it you'll find something different to enjoy.
While this will never be contender for Blu-ray transfer of the year or anything like that, I have to say that I was impressed with this HD transfer. For a movie that's in the style of a fly on the wall documentary and in the eighties, the transfer remains faithful to the age of the movie while boosting certain areas to fit into the HD catalogue.
Bright lights at concerts really make the band glow and while detail isn't ground breaking, there's enough of an improvement over the DVD release to show off the upgrade. Faces in the audience aren't lost in fuzzy darkness in the wider shots and generally the gigs have never looked so good.
As for the scenes where we just follow the band around, the soft image, which is improved from standard definition but is hardly impressive and the fine layer of grain keeps the authenticity of the documentary intact and with the odd fleck of dirt or print imperfections on show This Is Spinal Tap somehow just feels realer because of the small issues.
This Is Spinal Tap only really has two things to achieve in the audio department. Clear dialogue so we can cherish every great line and a fine presentation of the music. This new Blu-ray ticks both boxes.
The dialogue sits nicely in the front speakers and retains its documentary feel while never feeling limited but the track really comes to life with the music. The boom of the drums hits the bass with just the right amount of oomph, the guitars whine and screech with a whole lot of power and the vocals fill in the rest. Now I'm not saying this sounds as good as many modern concerts on Blu-ray, mainly because despite the DTS-HD track's range, the age of audio still feels a little constrained but once again—and this is beginning to make me feel like a broken record—it sticks with the authentic feel of the spoof documentary.
Now this is where the This Is Spinal Tap Blu-ray throws the goods at us. To start with, the disc opens with a black screen and the band provide a menu commentary, which is brilliant. It's not particularly long but it's a nice touch and a great way to start off the feel good factor.
'This Is Spinal Tap - Up To 11' (43:03 SD) is a great little documentary. I say little, because despite its running time, it has the feeling of a TV special as opposed to a movie documentary. There is no input from the band or anyone involved in the movie, instead this are a bunch of British comedians (Gervais, Izzard, Brydon etc) and a couple of rock bands (King of Leon, Anvil) talking us through what they love about Spinal Tap, their favourite characters and stories they have about seeing the movie. What makes this so good is it genuinely feels like a bunch of fans loving talking about the movie. Kings of Leon provide a few laughs with their worry that they might end up looking like Spinal Tap in a documentary which is being made about them, and I don't know about you guys out there, but Ricky Gervais laughing at something that makes him laugh, makes me laugh even more, as per his knack of doing so on his own podcasts.
'Spirinkle Some ***kin' Fairly Dust On It' (04:21 SD) is an interview with The Troggs member Reg Pressley, whose rants with his band in some bootleg tapes are cited as an inspiration for Spinal Tap.
The '2007 Live Earth Short Film & Performance' (06:56 SD) is a nice inclusion from the recent global event (that was entirely pointless) and 'The Return of Spinal Tap' (57:43 SD) is a live concert at the Albert Hall with some short films included.
'Stonehenge Interviews With Nigel' (09:01 SD) seem to be advertisement to promote the National Geographic channel's season on Stonehenge, all of which are bloody funny with Nigel's theories on the secrets behind the mystical monument.
Extra movie material includes fourteen outtakes and deleted scenes (01:07:00 SD), all of which are funny, original trailers (04:56 SD), music videos—Gimmie Some Money, (Listen To) The Flower People, Hell Hole and Big Bottom (12:24 SD), TV Spots (01:36 SD) 'Flower People Conference' (01:49 SD) which was a whole lot of fun and 'Cheese Roll Trailer' (01:50 SD) which is a sort of original trailer... but not.
Other fun inclusions are 'Creative Meeting and Bitch School Video' (04:33 SD) which has the band being given a video pitch and then shows the final video, 'Heavy Metal Memories' (01:37 SD), which is a great spoof advert for a Spinal Tap boxset only available on mail order and then a batch of featurettes: 'Home Video and DVD Pod', 'Influence Pod', 'The Controversy Pod', 'Mick Fleetwood Pod', 'Back For The Dead Pod' and 'Music Pod' (20:52 SD), all of which are the band talking about their history intercut with a live set.
Lastly and probably most awesomely, there's a band commentary which is so much fun it's almost ridiculous. Comments and ad-libs about what's happening in their film and how these events affected the band are a delight and the finest addition to an already great disc.
With pretty much every band before and (highlighting the movie's genius) after reflected in Spinal Tap's depiction, This is Spinal Tap is truly a timeless movie. This may well have come out in 1984 but there is nothing dated about it, This is Spinal Tap feels fresh, relevant and its style is still used in real rockumentaries and comedy alike.
This is a fine package and while it doesn't feel like a definitive edition it's certainly one that's packed with extras. For A/V, This Is Spinal Tap is not a Blu-ray looking to pick a fight with the big boys, though it's certainly the best it has ever looked and sounded so all in all, this is a release you'll have plenty of fun with.
* Note: The above images are taken from the Blu-ray release and resized for the page.
Review by Marcus Doidge
Danny Parker Member Join Date: August 2008 Location: United Kingdom Posts: 67
Thanks for the review Marcus, I can't wait to get my hands on this.
m@tt Member Join Date: October 2007 Location: United Kingdom Posts: 551
Enjoyed the review Marcus, one of favourite movies. I was wondering whether they would over do it and turn the DNR up to 11.
Suitable only for persons of 15 years and over
Disc Details
Release Date: 7th September 2009
Discs: 1
Disc Type: Blu-ray Disc
RCE: No
Video: 1080p
Aspect: 1.85:1
Anamorphic: No
Colour: Yes
Audio: DTS-HD 5.1 English, PCM 2.0 Stereo English, PCM 2.0 Stereo French
Subtitles: Danish, Swedish, French, German, Norwegian, Finnish
Extras: Documentary, Commentary, Menu Commentary, The Return of Spinal Tap Royal Albert Hall Concert, 2007 Live Earth Performance, National Geographic Stonehenge interviews with Nigel, Sprinkle Some ****in Fairy Dust On It: Interview with Reg Presley of The Troggs, Outakes, Original Trailer, Music Videos, TV Spots, Featurettes, Creative Meeting and Bitch School Video,
Easter Egg: No
Feature Details
Director: Rob Reiner
Cast: Christopher Guest, Michael McKean, Harry Shearer
Genre: Comedy and Documentary
Length: 83 minutes
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Another cold, wintery Toy Fair is behind us, and while we understand the reasons behind having it in New York in February, there has to be some workaround where we aren't under a blizzard warning every year and don't have to explain to our spouses or significant others why Valentine's Day for a toy geek actually falls the next Saturday after Toy Fair. But we digress.
(NEW YORK, NY) If you like your collectibles soft, fuzzy, and cute, then you probably have a few or more pieces from Funko, Comic Images, and Underground Toys. We have added some photos to our Image Bank for you to check out!
(NEW YORK, NY) Uncle Milton, the home of all things scientific and Star Wars, continues to bring kids and collectors innovative products as they teach us about the mysteries of a galaxy far, far away (and some stuff about this planet, too). Want to find out what's new? Read on, and learn, you will.
(NEW YORK, NY) For a few years now, Kotobukiya has been known for their magnificent PVC ArtFX statues that stunningly display Star Wars characters in stylized form. They introduced a 1/10 scale version in 2009 that features a tad more poseability in swappable parts, yet doesn't sacrifice on the detail.
"The Force will be with you, always." No kidding! As we at Galactic Hunter begin coverage of our twelfth, respective, Hasbro event at Toy Fair, we are awestruck by the breadth of the modern line, as it continues to expand into its 16th year! [Some collectors have had children who couldn't even play with action figures graduate high school by now!]
(NEW YORK, NY) LEGO held their annual Toy Fair media event this year and unveiled some great new sets slated for release this fall. The larger sets this year include an all-new Millennium Falcon and Republic Frigate. Fans of The Clone Wars mini-series can now also collect the first ever Savage Opress mini figure that is included with the new Sith Nightspeeder.
Our Toy Fair coverage continues with photos from the LEGO press event this morning. A few awesome sets are slated for the fall including a Sith Nightspeeder with Savage Opress minifig, Republic Frigate, and Millennium Falcon. Guests were also given a limited edition LEGO Star Wars miniland boxed set of Han Solo and Chewbacca. These figures are the actual design and scale that will be displayed in the forthcoming LEGOLAND attraction.
Hasbro put on their fancy duds today to show off their latest new and shiny goodies for 2011. Here's a PDF of the Power Point presentation for your perusal. The whole gang is here - including Bastilla Shan (not shown in the showroom) and the Mail-Away Prototype Empire Strikes Back Boba Fett. Enjoy, and let us know what you think of this year's starting line-up.
The upcoming Republic Attack Shuttle is this year's BIG ship featuring plenty of features in vehicle and battle mode. Check out this Hasbro Toy Fair showroom video demonstrating its many capabilities. The pricepoint is $79.99, includes a pack-in Clone, and is slated for release this fall. Enjoy!
Our first wave of images from the Hasbro Toy Fair presentation are up and ready for your perusal. We have Jedi, an Ewok, and Sith Lords - oh my! (Look for the "next" link at the bottom to scroll through the pix and keep the fun rolling!) As always, feel free to comment. What do YOU think about this year's haul?
The official Toy Fair presentation images from Hasbro have been added to our Image Bank as we work through our "on the scene shots". Some figures like Bastilla Shan were not on display, so the official image is the only way to see her. Also note that Barris Offee will have a plastic cloak, not the soft goods version shown. (The aesthetic did not quite match the look Hasbro desired.)
A few notes on this afternoon's Hasbro presentation:
The big news announcement, especially for Vintage Collection fans is the specially carded Revenge of the Jedi cardbacks featuring the unproduced title and logo for Episode VI. There will be 12 figures carded with this logo including a new Slave Leia, B-wing Pilot, Death Star Luke. These will not be considered chase Galactic Hunt figures and should be readily available in retail.
We are as live as we can be at the Hasbro Collector Event at Toy Fair in New York City. Keep your eyes on this article as we update. Vintage continues through 2012.. Clone Commander Wolf. Grievous With Mini Speeder. RC Republic Tank.
Our Hasbro coverage begins today around 12:30 ET. If you haven't already, follow us on Facebook and Twitter as we do instant updates from the showroom of what' news, what's coming, what are surprises, what's cool, and not so cool. The Galactic coverage begins now!
Team Galactic Hunter has touched down in New York City for Toy Fair 2011! We'll be blasting news and getting the goods to you all weekend long. Everything kicks off on Saturday with Hasbro's annual epic presentation, followed by LEGO on Sunday! We'll be stalking out the news. So stay tuned fellow Hunters!


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The cameras are part of a virtual weigh station the Florida Department of Transportation is installing to watch for overweight trucks, an FDOT official said.
PALM COAST — Those new cameras on the off-ramps to Interstate 95 in Palm Coast are focusing on overweight trucks – not red-light runners.
The cameras are part of a virtual weigh station the Florida Department of Transportation is installing to watch for overweight trucks, according to Steve Olson, a spokesman for the state DOT. The virtual weigh station is still in the testing phase, Olson wrote in an email.
While the city is continuing to install red-ight cameras, the I-95 equipment won't be watching cars, sport utility vehicles, pickups or other such vehicles. But City Councilman David Ferguson said he received a complaint from a resident concerned the interstate cameras were red-ight cameras.
Ferguson has since informed the man that the interstate cameras will be watching for overloaded trucks only.
One of the virtual weigh stations is on the I-95 southbound off-ramp at Palm Coast Parkway and the other is on the I-95 northbound off ramp at State Road 100.
The cameras are linked to a system which will track the weight of trucks and whether the rigs are trying to avoid the sensors, Olson wrote. The system will start sometime in January and will correspond with training for the Florida Highway Patrol and commercial vehicle enforcement officers.
The fine for trucks that are too heavy is 5 cents per pound over weight, according to Florida statutes, Olson wrote in the email.
The virtual weigh station is a compromise after the state DOT in 2010 proposed building an $11 million brick-and-mortar weigh station on U.S. 1 between State Road 100 and Palm Coast Parkway. Palm Coast and Bunnell officials rallied against the brick-and-mortar scale station, arguing it would pose a danger to residents and clash with the area made up of homes and businesses.
The virtual station costs $632,000.
While only truckers will be the focus of the I-95 ramp cameras, more red-light cameras will soon be casting their electronic eyes at motorists.
The cameras are being installed and paid for by American Traffic Solutions, which provides the red-light cameras for Palm Coast. The company, along with the state and city, get a share of each $158 citation.
The cameras being erected at southbound Belle Terre Parkway and State Road 100 and westbound S.R. 100 and Belle Terre Parkway are not activated yet, according to an email from the city's code enforcement manager, Barbara Grossman.
The city is also awaiting permits from the state DOT for cameras at S.R.100 and the southbound and northbound ramps at I-95; S.R. 100 and Memorial Medical Parkway both east and westbound; and S.R. 100 and Seminole Woods Boulevard both east and westbound, Grossman said.
The city has numerous cameras filming along other parts of the city, many along Belle Terre Parkway and Palm Coast Parkway.
The cameras along S.R. 100 stirred particular controversy. Flagler County Commission Chairwoman Barbara Revels in September asked Palm Coast to reconsider installing the cameras along S.R.100. Revels said the county had fielded concerns from residents who don't live in Palm Coast about the cameras on the highway used by many drivers.
Revels said that up until then, Palm Coast had been placing the red-light cameras in the city's core but now it would be affecting other residents, tourism and shoppers. Revels said people did not want to have to worry about getting slapped with a $158 ticket for accidentally running a red signal or barely being inside the intersection when the light switched to red.
But the Palm Coast City Council refused the county chairwoman's request.


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JEKYLL ISLAND, Ga. (April 14, 2013) – The ETSU women's golf team will be aiming for yet another conference title when the 24th Atlantic Sun Conference Championships begin Monday at the Jekyll Island Golf Club's Pine Lakes Course.
The Buccaneers enter the event as the highest rated A-Sun team in the latest GolfWeek/Golfstat national polls, ranking 58th and 59th respectively. The Bucs have finished no worse than third in the tournament since participating in their first championship in 2006, and claimed the team title in 2008. ETSU has also boasted individual champions in three of the last five events.
Head coach Stefanie Shelton's team, which is coming off an impressive performance in their last tournament at the Rebel Intercollegiate, leads the A-Sun in team stroke average at 302.6, and have all five of their lineup in the Top-10 individually in stroke average.
Last season's championship was record-setting, as the previous three-round tournament record score of 881 (Stetson, 2009) was broken by last year's top three finishers (KSU - 871, ETSU - 875 and Mercer - 880). Along with that bit of history, six team records and five individual records were also matched or broken.
Defending champion Kennesaw State is ranked No 83 by both GolfWeek and Golfstat, and returns all five of its participants from last year's championship.
KSU senior Ket Preamchuen is the only player in this year's field who has finished in the Top-10 at least twice (2010, 2012). Two-thirds of last year's individual field returns, including a dozen of the top 15 finishers, as well as individual champion Gabriella Wahl (Heidenheim, Germany) from ETSU. Wahl shot a three-under-par 213 to medal as a freshman and birdied in the second hole of the individual playoff to best Mercer's Lacey Fears.
The total of 213 posted by Wahl and Fears in last year's championship is the second-best three-round individual score in tournament history (Alejandra Shaw, Campbell, 212 - 2007). Wahl's victory in a two-hole playoff in 2012 was only the second playoff in tournament history (2003, Lisbeth Meincke in 4-hole playoff).
Follow the A-Sun Championship live at Golfstat.com and check out the A-Sun's championship coverage each day beginning Monday on the Women's Golf Championship page.
For more on ETSU women's golf as the spring season concludes, visit ETSUBucs.com and click on the women's golf link.


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Well, those poor sods over at Delta who landed their B767 (with 193 aboard) on (active) taxiway M at ATL after being cleared to land on runway 27R in the pre-dawn of October 19 sure had one thing going for them -- what the pilots at Northwest were about to do on October 21 to trump them. But did they?
I know which event the major news outlets found more egregious, but for my dollar I'll take landing between the blue lights before oversleeping ... or being placed in a sleep-like state by your laptop (whatever). And, frankly, I'm not entirely clear on how the pilots at Northwest managed to so decisively steal Delta's thunder. Is going NORDO at 37,000 feet and flying 144 passengers 150 miles past MSP in an A320 really a bigger deal than planting a 767 on an active taxiway in the dark at the busiest (albeit, sometimes the second busiest) airport in the country? Since when did doing something dangerous fall below being irresponsible? Eh, what do I know... .
I know this much. It sure shut up those pilots at Northwest who were yacking in cyberspace about how you'd never see one of their own make the kind of mistakes the Delta pilots (Delta absorbed Northwest about a year ago) made at ATL. Gotta give it to them. They were right.
Kudos to all. When the spotlight's on -- with Washington focussed on crew rest and training -- the gents at the majors really know how to make the most of it.


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LITTLE ROCK — Arkansas Medicaid officials said Thursday the state will submit its request to use federal money to purchase private insurance for thousands of low-income residents by August.
Department of Human Services Director John Selig told lawmakers that the state would draft its waiver next month for the "private option" that lawmakers approved as an alternative to Medicaid expansion. Selig said the state planned to submit the waiver to the federal government in August and hoped to get approval by October.
The meeting before the Senate and House public health committees was the first since lawmakers adjourned this year's session. Gov. Mike Beebe signed into law legislation setting up the private option, but the plan still requires federal approval.
The private option plan was backed by Beebe, a Democrat, and Republican legislative leaders as a conservative alternative to the Medicaid expansion called for under the federal health care law. The insurance will be purchased through the exchange set up under the federal health care law.
Under the legislation, Arkansas cannot implement the private option unless the federal government agrees to the way lawmakers envisioned the program. Selig said there's no backup plan if the federal government doesn't agree to the waiver submitted.
"Plan B under the private option is it stops," Selig told the panel.


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Rivals.com national analyst Mike Farrell is never shy to express his opinion on everything from commitments to rankings to how on-field performance affects recruiting. In this weekly feature -- Inside the Mind of Mike -- the most experienced analyst in the industry gives some of his thoughts on the events of the past week.
Deep Thoughts
With less than a month until Signing Day, there are numerous prospects in the Rivals100 who remain uncommitted or are committed and looking around.
In this week's Mind of Mike, I'll take a look at each one and where I think things stand. These certainly aren't predictions because, as you'll see, many of these players are quite unpredictable. Leading the way however is a player who appears to be predictable -- the nation's top prospect in defensive end Robert Nkemdiche.
Let's start with the uncommitted …
No. 1 DE Robert Nkemdiche: It's all Ole Miss, it appears, barring a huge surprise. LSU is a threat but it would be stunning if Nkemdiche spurns his mom's wishes and doesn't end up playing with the Rebels and his older brother.
No. 6 LB Reuben Foster: Foster has many schools on his list and everything could change depending on where former Auburn assistant coach Trooper Taylor lands. But I think Georgia is probably the team to beat here. Auburn is trying to get him back in the fold and is pushing hard and LSU is also a threat. Even Foster doesn't know right now and seems to be adding more schools than subtracting, so things could change quickly.
No. 10 WR Laquon Treadwell: Ole Miss is the team to beat right now heading into an official to Oklahoma State this weekend. Treadwell has two officials left after this weekend, if he wants to take them, so a surprise program could enter the picture. But right now, it's Ole Miss.
No. 11 OL Laremy Tunsil: Georgia and Alabama are the top two here and I think the Dawgs have the edge right now. Alabama has to be tempting after watching them dismantle Notre Dame Monday night, but UGA was his leader heading into his visit with the Tide and then things evened out. Whenever that happens, it is likely the previous favorite wins out, which is good news for Georgia.
No. 14 RB Derrick Green: Michigan leads the way here and it's hard to figure out the next biggest threat. Green has two official visits left and Miami and Florida State are in the mix, but he's already been to Ann Arbor many times, has also visited Auburn and Tennessee, both of which lost coaches, and it will take something special to beat the Wolverines.
No. 17 DT Montravius Adams: Like Treadwell, mom knows best. It appears Clemson and Georgia are in a two-team battle, with Alabama, Florida and others trailing. Adams has a huge visit to Clemson this upcoming weekend, and it appears his final visit will be to Georgia.
No. 18 LB Matthew Thomas: Miami and Florida State are the leaders, but watch out for USC. That visit to L.A. on Jan. 18 will be huge and the Trojans always seem to steal one or two players every year from the Southeast that you don't expect. My hunch has always been he'll stay home and play for Miami, but the Canes have never seemed to be his leader, at least publically. Alabama and Georgia are also in play.
No. 29 WR Marquez North: North was set to announce at the U.S. Army Bowl but decided not to so he could take an official visit to Clemson. North Carolina is the team to beat because it's a family favorite and he has connections there (such as current teammate Brian Walker) with Tennessee trailing.
But Clemson has stolen away recruits at the end of every recent recruiting year, so don't count them out, especially with DeMarcus Robinson flipping to Florida.
No. 32 DT Eddie Vanderdoes: Vanderdoes de-committed from USC but will be on the Trojans' big visit weekend Jan. 18. UCLA is a real threat here, as is Notre Dame. Washington and Alabama are longshots. However, Vanderdoes said he will not decide until Signing Day so anything could happen, including a re-commitment to USC.
No. 39 DB Mackensie Alexander: Alexander has a bunch of schools he's interested in and many feel he will end up as a package deal with his brother Mackenro Alexander. He recently named Clemson and Rutgers as his leaders, but is also interested in too many other schools to mention. Clemson is the team to beat, according to a few of his teammates, but Alexander is one of those unpredictable prospects who could even take things beyond Signing Day.
No. 49 DB Tahaan Goodman: Goodman lists quite a few schools, but the feeling here is that he either ends up at UCLA with buddy Priest Willis or he heads out to LSU with Willis. I'd be surprised if the duo ended up at separate schools and if it wasn't either the Bruins or the Tigers but Goodman is tough to read.
No. 54 DB Antonio Conner: Conner said Alabama is his leader in a recent interview but Ole Miss could emerge after a tight battle. Conner has long been linked with the Rebels and I can see him being swayed if some big names start committing as expected. However, he could pull a move like Landon Collins and be an in-state kid we all assumed would stay home, only to head to the Tide.
No. 83 WR Stacey Coley: Coley appears to be down to Miami, Ole Miss and Florida State. He had long been linked to the Seminoles until Miami made a strong push to the top. However, when Canes wide receiver coach George McDonald left for Arkansas, everything changed. He won't make a decision until Signing Day and much depends on who Miami hires to replace McDonald. I think he stays in state and FSU might have the edge.
No. 89 DE Tim Williams: For the longest time this looked like an LSU layup, but the Tigers essentially backed off. Now it's between Alabama, Miami and Florida State with the Hurricanes having the most momentum. He visits them in order over the next three weekends but it wouldn't be a surprise if he ends things at The U on the weekend of Jan. 18.
No. 98 WR Shelton Gibson: Gibson should be committed to Ohio State by all accounts but something has held him back. Now with James Quick gone to Louisville, the Buckeyes will probably turn up the heat more. They should get him over West Virginia, even as Tennessee tries to make a strong late push.
Now let's look at the players committed but looking around. Note that these aren't all of them for sure, just the ones that come to mind the most.
No. 2 DE Carl Lawson: Lawson remains committed to Auburn but many feel he will end up at either Clemson or Ole Miss. Tennessee is also in the mix. Ole Miss is the new hot thing for Lawson and playing opposite of Nkemdiche wouldn't be a bad thing. However, he has not de-committed from Auburn and Rodney Garner is working hard to keep it that way. Keep in mind Lawson has a teammate committed to Ole Miss and the Auburn relationship has been up and down since the clean sweep of the coaching staff.
No. 15 DB Jalen Ramsey: Ramsey is committed to USC and I don't think that will change, barring something unexpected. He visited Florida, Mississippi State, Washington and could now visit Florida State. But the big visit is Jan. 18 at USC. As long as the Trojans hire a solid defensive coordinator who wants to play the defensive style Ramsey likes, I think things will be fine.
No. 22 DE Dee Liner: Liner remains committed to Auburn and will likely stay that way until Signing Day. However on Feb. 6, many, including me, expect him to flip to Alabama. I think this has been in the works for some time and essentially could be a done deal, but Auburn is pushing hard to keep him while others such as Miami are pushing to get him on campus.
No. 23 DT A'Shawn Robinson: Robinson is committed to Texas but loved his official visit to USC and is considering an official to Alabama on Jan. 18. However, it will be tough for him to de-commit from Texas and I think things get solidified with the Longhorns on his official Jan. 25.
No. 37 RB Altee Tenpenny: Tenpenny has been committed to Alabama for some time, but with Bret Bielema and his rushing attack now at Arkansas, Tenpenny's official visit to the Hawgs on Jan. 18 is a huge one. I get the feeling Tenpenny could flip and stay home.
No. 41 WR Derrick Griffin: Griffin is committed to Texas A&M but said he would visit LSU. I think he sticks with the Aggies here in the end. He's been committed for more than a year and nothing makes me think that will change. He still has some academic hurdles to get past.
No. 45 WR Earnest Robinson: Robinson remains committed to Auburn but might visit South Carolina, Mississippi State, Tennessee, Florida, Florida State. He could be a sign-and-place like Griffin, and I think he sticks with Auburn.
No. 58 TE Hunter Henry: Alabama has pursued Henry hard since the coaching change at Arkansas but hasn't made much headway. It's doubtful he takes another visit and I can't picture him anyplace but with the Hawgs.
No. 62 WR Demorea Stringfellow: Stringfellow is committed to Washington and that is likely to stay the same, but he has been pursued by UCLA and now LSU. We'll see if he sets any other visits.
No. 66 OL Khaliel Rodgers: Rodgers has talked about Florida State and some others recently, but I doubt he even takes another visit. He will end up at USC, barring something unforeseen.
No. 71 LB Michael Hutchings: Hutchings is committed to USC but will visit Washington this weekend, and has flirted with others. However, at the U.S. Army Bowl it was pretty clear he was USC all the way and it would be a shocker if he flipped.
No. 80 OL Ira Denson: Denson is committed to Florida State and will visit Florida and Ole Miss before he makes a final decision. This one is interesting because Denson has been hinting at a huge Signing Day surprise on Twitter and many felt if Florida pushed hard the Gators could get him. I think he sticks with FSU in the end, but it wouldn't stun me if he was a late flip.
No. 94 QB Jeremy Johnson: Johnson is committed to Auburn but will visit Ole Miss. The Rebels will make a strong run, but Auburn is the place where he can push to start from day one.
Quick hitters
Two guys to keep an eye on are WR Robert Foster and DE Al-Quadin Muhammad who recently committed to Alabama and Miami, respectively. Both could stick with those commitments, but in following their recruitment for years I can see circumstances changing.
With Foster, his decision to choose Alabama over Pitt was a surprising one, since most people felt he was inclined to stay home. Keeping him in the Alabama class doesn't sound hard, especially when you consider the Tide's on-field dominance, but Foster will be a guy they need to continue to recruit right up until LOI Day.
With Muhammad, he wanted to follow friend and former teammate Elijah Shumate to Notre Dame and sources said he silently committed to the Irish in the fall. However, sources say Notre Dame wanted to push his visit back to January for academic reasons and in the meantime his Miami visit was a home run.
But what if he gets the test score he needs and ND still needs a defensive end/linebacker hybrid closer to Signing Day? A lot would have to happen here, but it's something to keep an eye on.
Aside from USC's amazing group of commitments at the U.S. Army Bowl, the next best group in my opinion was the LSU commitment group. Notre Dame would be third with Texas A&M close behind.
Speaking of the Aggies, they are the hottest team out there in recruiting. Fans can gripe about over-signing, and you can make a case for the seven teams ranked ahead of them recruiting better, but you can't question Kevin Sumlin for taking as many as he can while his team is hot. A&M is turning away players with interest and that speaks volumes. Ole Miss is up there as well, as Hugh Freeze is putting his program in position for an amazing finish.
Tennessee is going to pull a few surprises down the stretch. Butch Jones is a good coach, Tommy Thigpen is a great recruiter and the support staff just put in place is impressive. Look for at least a couple of four-star prospects committed elsewhere or uncommitted to sign with the Vols come Feb. 6. Wide receiver Ryan Jenkins is a three-star, but he's a good example of what the staff could do down the stretch.
Speaking of flips, there have been plenty lately, with the biggest being Robinson deciding to enroll at Florida after what seems like 16 changes, and DeMarcus Walker flipping from Alabama to Florida State.
With so many early commitments this is only the tip of the iceberg as the last month is going to be crazy.
Linebacker Yannick Ngakoue is likely to stay home and play for Maryland, which would be yet another re-commitment this crazy recruiting year. As for offensive lineman Na'ty Rodgers, the longtime South Carolina lean was all set to surprise many and choose the Terps at the Under Armour Game but delayed things a few days before it was time to say it out loud. I have a hunch that in-state pressure keeps him home as well.
Rivals' rankings meetings are next week and this will be a very interesting final cycle, perhaps one of the more interesting final rankings I've been a part of. So many questions to be answered, such as who will be our final No. 1 overall player?; Who will gain a fifth star?; Who will lose a fifth star?; Who will finish on top at some tight positions, such as running back, defensive tackle, outside linebacker, safety and especially cornerback? This will take some time to hash out.
The recent recruiting changes being proposed by the NCAA will do two things -- first it will make for a lot more contact between recruiter and recruit a lot earlier, which can be a good and bad thing. Second? It will essentially end any hopes for a social life for college assistants who will now never be able to put down their phones.
I'm not a big fan of unlimited texting but I like the idea of coaches getting to know families and recruits earlier. If they can just repeal that awful rule about written offers coming Aug. 1 of a player's senior year, I will be happy. Under the proposed legislation, coaches can be in players' homes after July 1 before their junior year (subject to the recruiting calendar), but can't tender a written offer until 13 months later? That's crazy. Oh yeah, and how about an early signing period? Don't get me started on that one.
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Master's Degree in Political Science
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The Master of Arts in Political Science is a flexible, yet comprehensive, program designed to provide students with advanced preparation in political science and, depending on the program, in related fields in the social sciences. Options are offered in International Affairs, Public Administration, and General Political Science. The General and International Affairs options can be undertaken during the day or evening, while the Public Administration option is expressly designed as an evening program for working adults.
The Department of Political Science has approximately 200 students enrolled in undergraduate majors and an additional 20 in its Master's program. Graduate courses are generally small in size and are taught by both full-time faculty and professionals in the various fields of study.
Students must complete a minimum of 36 semester hours of graduate-level work, including a minimum of 18 hours in political science. Students may take course work in other disciplines as appropriate to their individual interests and program of study. In completing the required 36 graduate hours, students must satisfy the requirements for the Common Core, Research Component, and Option of their choice, as indicated below.
GENERAL AND INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS CURRICULUM (download the Plan of Study)
I. Common Core........................................................................................................... 12 hours
These are the courses the Department believes that all students should have and thus, in numerous programs across the country you will find these same courses. These classes are graduate-only, are offered solely at night (7:30 p.m. to 10:15 p.m. one night per week, or 5:45 to 7 p.m. two nights a week), and tend to be seminar-based as opposed to lecture-based. These courses should be taken as early as possible in the graduate program and are required, so students should make sure to take them when offered.
|Scope of the Discipline
|Research Methods
|American Politics
|Political Philosophy
II. Option Requirements..........................................................................18 hours
Students will select from one of the following options:
General Political Science option
This option is designed to enable students to achieve competence in the professional practice of political science -- teaching, research, and related activities -- through a program of study in which they acquire appropriate analytical skills, a general knowledge of the discipline, and more specific knowledge of selected subfields.
Required Courses................................................................................................. 6 hours
(Two of the following:)
|The Presidency
|The Congress
|Judicial Process
|Theories of International Relations
|Theories of Comparative Politics
|Seminar in Political Science
Electives............................................................................................................. 12 hours
International Affairs option
This option is designed for students who desire to focus their graduate study in international and comparative politics. Students may choose to concentrate in either international political economy or foreign policy and security studies.
Required Courses................................................................................................. 6 hours
|Theories of International Relations
|Theories of Comparative Politics
Electives............................................................................................................. 12 hours
III. Subject Area Competency Examination Component
The student will pass a Subject Area Competency Examination in one of the following subject areas:
- American Government
- International Relations
- Comparative Government
- Public Law
The exams will consist of three essay questions chosen from a list of four. Students will have 3 ½ hours to complete the exam, or approximately one-hour per question and one-half hour to organize thoughts. Prior to taking the exam, students should pick up the list of readings from which the exam will be taken in the Political Science Department office. Examinations will be administered once per semester, on a schedule determined by the Graduate Advisor. The exam date will be posted at the beginning of the semester, and the student will need to notify the graduate advisor in writing one week prior to the exam date which exam will be taken. Students may re-take an exam only once and only upon approval by the Graduate Advisor.
IV. Research Component................................................................................................ 6 hours
The student will fulfill the following requirement, in consultation with the faculty advisor:
|Thesis 6 hours
The thesis must be publicly defended at a time arranged by the chair of the student's thesis committee.
V. Admission Requirements for the M.A. in Political Science Program:
Students seeking an M.A. in Political Science must fulfill the following requirements before they will be formally admitted to the program:
A. Apply for admission to the Jackson College of Graduate Studies & Research, Room 404, NUC. See page 23.
Note: No student will be admitted to this program or to the Jackson College of Graduate Studies & Research who does not meet the program admission standards.
B. Meet the GPA requirement of 2.75 overall, or 3.00 in the last 60 hours attempted.
C. Meet with the graduate advisor, who will complete a "Recommendation for Admission to the College of Graduate Studies and Research" form for qualified students. Upon receipt of the completed recommendation form, the CGS&R will admit the student for graduate studies.
D. The student and the graduate advisor will work out a formal plan of study during the student's first semester of graduate work. A signed, completed copy of this plan of study must be filed with the advisor and the CGS&R by the end of the second semester.
E. Complete all prerequisites, if any, as determined by the graduate advisor.
F. Complete 18 hours of undergraduate Political Science courses and/or related social science disciplines. The suitability of courses other than political science is decided by the advisor.
Students who do not meet the GPA requirement as listed above, but meet ALL other requirements, can apply to the Graduate College under its conditional admittance program. Students begin this program as non-degree seeking students, under which they can take a maximum of 9 graduate hours that will apply toward their degrees. If students admitted under this program complete 9 hours of graduate level work in required courses in two sequential semesters with a GPA of 3.5 or better, they will then be admitted as a regular degree-seeking graduate student in the department.
Political Science Graduate Advisor - Dr. Jan Hardt, 974-5840, FAX: 405-974-3823, E-mail: firstname.lastname@example.com, Department of Political Science, 100 N. University Drive, Campus Box 182, UCO, Edmond, OK 73034-5209


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Monday, January 16, 2012
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Today's design is inspired by Dutch painter Piet Mondrian
Mondrian painted during the Post WWI-II era and was inspired heavily by Picasso and Georges Braque's cubist style. I don't want to get all Wikipedia on you but he was part of the De Stijl ("The Style") movement "which sought to express a new utopian ideal of spiritual harmony and order. Which advocated for pure abstaction and universality with a reduction to the essentials of form and color; simplifying visual compositions to vertical an d horizontal directions, using only primary colors along with black and white."
So Here are it is:
|I used Sally Hansen's Xtreme Wear brand in White Out, Sinful Colors Professional brand in Folly and Pink Forever and lastly I used a Migi Nail Art Pen in Black for the lines.
Happy Painting,
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Outdoor Dining Furniture
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For one of the simplest ways to furnish your backyard, patio or deck, opt for a complete outdoor dining set. This lets you skip the need to mix and match expandable dining tables and chairs separately while still offering you many different options in seating arrangements. If you plan to regularly have a larger party at your outdoor table, opt for a long, rectangular dining table with included chairs. These longer tables typically seat anywhere from six to eight diners, giving each guest enough elbow room to enjoy a delicious homecooked – or barbecue grilled – meal. Different types of chair styles may suit your tastes more than others as well. An armless chair provides plenty of room during the meal, while side or patio lounge chairs give deep, comfortable seating. For the largest of get-togethers, consider a generous wraparound table or a banquette. These bench-like seating arrangements feature a table in the middle, with wraparound seating. This is great for a large group of friends, or families with children, as everyone sits snugly side by side. Smaller parties and more intimate get-togethers may do well with bar tables that seat two or three, or smaller round tables that fit just a few. For a backyard barbecue, these types of tables may do well placed knowingly around your deck or patio, offering bar-like, intimate seating for a number of guests. Bistro tables and chairs are not only small, but largely portable, allowing you to easily carry them from the deck to your backyard or poolside, allowing you to relax and dine anywhere you choose.
You may also want to choose outdoor expandable dining tables and chairs separately. This is a good idea if you're putting your outdoor ensemble together piece by piece, or if you're replacing older, worn-out items on your deck or patio. It gives you the ability to choose any type of outdoor chair you want for any table.
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For as long as we can remember, people from all walks of life have approached us and told us about how they came to know Jesus Christ through the work and ministry of Billy Graham. Beyond the magazine covers, best-selling books, White House visits, and Gallup polls are the masses of everyday people who have been forever changed by God through a man we've known simply as "Daddy Bill."
We believe it is now time to share the stories from those who have filled the stadiums, watched televised programs, and read our grandfather's books over the years. With every changed life comes a story that is worth telling. Daddy Bill's own story is best told through the accounts of the lives God touched during his many years of ministry; stories of hope, forgiveness, joy, redemption, and salvation.
Daddy Bill's story began long before we were born. The year was 1934, and a young Billy Graham, who had once referred to religion as "hogwash," surrendered his life to Jesus Christ. Three years later,
our grandfather was unexpectedly asked to preach his first sermon at Peniel Baptist Church in Palatka, Florida. His sermon only lasted eight minutes.
Daddy Bill began to think up excuse after excuse for why he could never become a preacher. But as time passed, the excuses diminished. He knew he couldn't escape the powerful calling of his heavenly Father to preach the Word to all people. During these struggles, he was often reminded of God's encouragement to Moses: "Now go; I will help you speak and will teach you what to say" (Exodus 4:12).
The inner battle finally came to an end on a moonlit Florida evening in March 1938. As Daddy Bill walked the eighteenth green of the Temple Terrace Golf Course, he dropped to his knees and cried, "Oh God, if You want me to preach, I will serve You."
More than seventy years have passed since that blessed Florida evening, and our grandfather,
Billy Graham, has been faithful to that calling. We want you to know that the most important thing - both to us and to Daddy Bill - is the lives God has touched through one simple but eternally powerful message: The message of Jesus Christ.
As grandchildren, we have been blessed to know Daddy Bill in a more intimate and personal way than most people have - after the cameras have been turned off and the crowds have gone home. We know him as a man who simply loves people, and is as comfortable conversing with a cab driver or busboy as he is a president, CEO, or movie star. And it doesn't matter where he is or what he is doing, Daddy Bill always had time for us, and for that we have been so blessed.
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PANAMA CITY (AP) — He has the weight of Panama's pride and a good chunk of global commerce on his shoulders.
Yet weeks of acrimonious, late night negotiations to rescue the Panama Canal's $5.25 billion expansion haven't taken a toll on Jorge Quijano. The canal's top administrator wakes up at 5 a.m. each day for a brisk 40-minute walk along the bluff atop which sits the century-old plantation home where he resides as successor to the 17 American governors who lorded over the canal zone until 1979.
"I wish there were more crises like this," jokes Quijano, who claims to be growing more fit even as he struggles to find a way out of a dispute over $1.6 billion in cost overruns. "I've never felt healthier, stronger or more confident."
The extra mettle is needed. Last week, work on the construction of a third set of locks, already nine months behind schedule, was stopped after talks broke down on how to finance the charges. A consortium led by Spain's Sacyr SA and Italy's Salini Impreglio blames Quijano's poor planning and is demanding payment, while the canal says the companies are responsible for the unforeseen costs.
With a lengthy legal battle looming, ports around the world that have spent billions on upgrades in anticipation of a quicker route for giant container ships and tankers between Asia and the Eastern U.S. seaboard are bracing for further delays.
While both sides say they're still open to an agreement, the window for a deal is closing fast, Quijano said in an interview at the canal's office. Meanwhile, he says a plan B that he and his staff have been working quietly on since October is being readied, though he's not disclosing any details.
Panamanians are cheering Quijano on. Since the crisis erupted, the nation of 3.4 million has rallied almost unanimously behind the 61-year-old engineer, thrusting him into the media spotlight to defend the canal, which is almost synonymous with the nation's identity. They applaud him for standing up to public attacks by contractors that he likens to "extortion" and "terrorism."
Quijano likes to point out that the talks broke down on Feb. 4 — 125 years to the day after another European digger from France went bust and declared bankruptcy while working on the canal.
U.S. engineers, riding on the coattails of a military invasion ordered by President Theodore Roosevelt, were then left to complete the work. Washington ran the 50-mile (80-kilometer) waterway and adjacent areas as an overseas territory until President Jimmy Carter agreed in 1977 to cede control gradually.
Ironically, given the resentment the decades-long occupation still stirs here, Americans may have another chance to step in.
That's because U.S. firms have expressed the most interest among international companies in completing the 30 percent of work that remains, Quijano said. One candidate is Englewood, Colorado-based CH2M Hill, the canal's main project consultant and which Quijano says has the know-how and resources to finish the job according to its original design. Tellingly, as talks stalled last month, Quijano gave the U.S. ambassador to Panama a personal tour of the construction.
What's not in doubt is Panama's determination to finish the job in 2015, he said.
"If necessary I'll get down there with you holding a pick and shovel," Quijano, the son of a diplomat who has spent part of his childhood in Japan and Malaysia, recently told a group of workers to celebrate the canal's centennial anniversary.
Quijano joined the canal in 1975 shortly after graduating from Lamar University near the Texas Gulf Coast, an area whose booming natural gas industry stands to be one of the biggest beneficiaries of an expanded canal. He climbed through the ranks, earning a reputation as a hard-charging engineer who held his American managers accountable to their commitment to hand it over in tip-top shape.
"He's an engineer's engineer," said Joe Reeder, a former US Under Secretary of the Army who served as the canal's American chairman in the 1990s. "He's a good listener, very studious and drills down to operate based on the facts."
Reeder says that Quijano shies away from the cameras and would have preferred to manage the dispute quietly through the arbitration mechanisms set forth in the contract. But the same cool and collected temperament serves him well in the media dogfight the dispute has become.
"You want someone who can throw a body blow when it's been richly earned as is the case here," said Reeder, who believes the European consortium's aggressive stance against the canal in the media belies the shakiness of its claims.
Appointed to a seven-year term in 2012, Quijano runs a business that has blossomed since the Americans handed over full control of the canal at noon on December 31, 1999.
Average time to cross the canal has fallen below 24 hours, a feat the Americans, who managed the canal more like a break-even utility, tried but were never able to achieve, Reeder said. The safety record has also improved and revenues have more than tripled under Panamanian management to $2.4 billion last year.
The canal is the linchpin of Panama's economy, providing almost $1 billion in direct contributions to the government and related activities generate nearly 20 percent of the nation's gross domestic product. Almost 6 percent of global commerce passes through the canal.
But not everyone has praise for Quijano, least of all the consortium, which blamed his "inflexibly rigid" position for an impasse that put at risk 10,000 jobs and threaten to blemish Panama's reputation as a magnet for international investment.
It says the extra costs resulted largely from problems with studies conducted by the Panamanian authority before work began and says geological obstacles encountered while excavating have prevented it from getting the basalt needed to make the vast amounts of concrete required. The canal says all bidders had access and ample time to study the canal's preliminary work before the auction.
In the absence of a deal, the consortium is promising years of litigation and can assert some powerful leverage by withholding delivery of massive lock gates made in Italy that would be costly to build from scratch.
Even supportive Panamanians question whether Quijano, who as the top engineering executive oversaw the expansion program's design, doesn't share part of the blame for the selection of a consortium that raised eyebrows when it was awarded the contract by the canal's board of directors in 2009 with a bid $1 billion below that of its nearest rival, San Francisco's Bechtel Group Inc.
"This is a very delicate moment for Panama," Juan Carlos Navarro, one of three front-runners in May's presidential race, told the AP. "Later there will be time to do a complete analysis of what went wrong and assign responsibilities. But right now everyone needs to support Quijano and demand that the expansion is completed."
Part of Quijano's popularity stems from the canal's track record of not wading too deeply into Panama's messy politics. Panama's constitution guarantees the canal financial and operational autonomy, and a string of canal administrators, all of them trained by the Americans, has built a reputation for above-the-fray decision making that Panamanians jealously safeguard.
Even Panama's President Ricardo Martinelli, a billionaire businessman not known for ceding the spotlight easily, had to back down after meeting with Spanish officials in the early days of the crisis, a move that was widely criticized. Last week he called on Panamanians to "close ranks" behind Quijano.
"Too bad our politicians don't have the same integrity" as Quijano, said Leonel Martinez, a 58-year-old taxi driver who worked as a stevedore in the canal until the Americans pulled out. "Whatever happens we can't let them defraud us."
Follow Joshua Goodman on Twitter: @APjoshgoodman. Juan Zamorano contributed to this report from Panama City.


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Weight Loss for the Long-term
Researchers have studied people who have lost weight and kept it off. This is what they've learned: a healthy weight loss goal is one to two pounds a week.
Quicker weight loss diets tempt us because we might feel in a hurry to fit into a smaller size. But if we want to stay in that size for the rest of our lives, small, gradual steps is what it's going to take.
These gradual steps include: changing what we eat, how much we eat, and increasing our level of physical activity.
These lifestyle changes don't happen overnight. They might take weeks, or months to include into your everyday routine.
"I've been working on losing weight for three years now. Three years, and doing pretty good. I'm really happy. Yeah, just start walking. I lost a hundred and four pounds just walking."
"I think I'm really comfortable with this gradual weight loss now. This isn't a diet, it's a lifestyle change."
"It's not a temporary thing."
"I'm not going to lose 50 pounds in three weeks."
"Just small steps, continuously."
"The more you do it, the easier it comes. And you get used to it."
In addition to taking small steps, people who succeed with weight loss need to find their motivation to change. The biggest reason most of us want to lose weight -- for better health.
A healthy weight cuts down your risk of heart disease, stroke, diabetes, certain cancers, joint problems, fertility problems and sleep apnea.
You'll improve your overall well-being. You'll feel better, have more energy, be more comfortable, and probably feel better about how you look.
"I'm trying to do for myself, but at the same time I want to be a role model for my children."
"I guess at one time, years ago, it was more of a vanity thing but now it's more of a health thing."
Once you know why you want to lose weight, you can start planning the changes you will have to make in your lifestyle.
Don't get discouraged when you hit bumps in the road.
"The people who have the most success with weight loss have tried many times and have learned from those past attempts and now, third, fourth, fifth, tenth times are making long-term, serious weight changes."
We can learn from our past attempts. The trick is not to let them throw us off for good.
Talk to your healthcare provider about your desire to lose weight. He or she will determine if you are overweight, and if so, will help you to develop a plan for permanent, healthy weight loss.
Most plans include learning how to make healthy choices in the types of food you eat, and in the amount of food you eat each day. You'll also need to set aside time for physical activity on most days of the week.
You'll work together to set goals for achieving a healthy lifestyle that you can live with.
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Arte y Almas: Dia de los Muertos 2017
A journey through life, love and death, Arte y Almas: Día de Los Muertos 2017 (Art & Souls: Day of the Dead 2017) features contemporary installations by artists' collectives Sonrisa de la Muerte and Lapiztola from Mexico and California artists Luis Campos-Garcia and Oscar Magallanes. Opening at the Día de Los Muertos Fiesta 2017 on Fri., Oct. 13, the exhibit explores the Mexican cultural tradition of honoring deceased loved ones each year on November 1 and 2 by creating calaveras de azúcar (sugar skulls), altares de muertos (altars of the dead) and ofrendas (offerings), which has evolved from the Aztecs to modern day Mexico and California. Members of the public are also invited to celebrate friends and family with a remembrance in the exhibition's Community Altar through Dec. 30, 2017. For more information, visit http://www.californiamuseum.org/arte-almas. Featured art: "El Velorio" by Oscar Magallanes