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Sports management masters degrees analyze the concepts, theories, and best practices of business and apply them to the many facets of the sports industry.
Sports management courses may touch on specific topics in management and leadership to forecast new developments and help students adapt to the rapidly changing sports environment. They may also cover aspects of sports administration, including talent acquisition, athlete representation and coaching.
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Sports management is a business field concerned with sports and recreation. It incorporates a variety areas such as marketing, accounting and management.
For that reason, those working in the field may find themselves performing a wide range of functions. Examples of sports management tasks include managing the front office of a sports team, overseeing the finances of an athletic organization or supporting sports marketing, event management and facility management.
Sports management principles may be useful in many different sports and recreation organizations. Examples include professional teams, college athletic departments, recreational leagues, sports marketing firms, international leagues and more.
Sports management programs combine core business courses with a focused study of the areas of sports and recreation. Some of the business principles covered may include those listed here.
Sport management graduate programs may also provide an overview of the ethics, principles, and values of sports and their influence on communities and culture. Depending on the program, some courses may look at a number of sports administration topics as well. These might include the management and development of athletes, coaches, and trainers.
Typically, courses focus on analyzing and evaluating sports management research to apply theories to complex and controversial issues in sports. Students may also study case studies and complete group projects or practicums.
After earning your sports management graduate degree, there are a number of careers that you may pursue. These typically involve business careers specifically tailored to the sports industry. For instance, the jobs listed below, and their 2016 median annual salary, could be for any business. But after attending a sport management graduate program, you may be able to perform these roles for a sports organization.
Job Title
Annual Median Salary (According to BLS)
Advertising, Promotions, and Marketing Manager
Public Relations and Fundraising Manager
General and Operations Manager
Agents and Business Managers of Artists, Performers, and Athletes
These positions typically require a minimum education of a bachelors degree. However some positions may require a masters degree. Additionally a graduate sports management degree could help set you apart or jumpstart a new career.
Students who earn a PhD may be able to pursue a career as a postsecondary teacher in physical education. According the United States Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), the 2015 median annual salary for postsecondary teachers was $75,430. The BLS expects the number of postsecondary teachers to increase 15% during the 10 years between 2016 to 2026.
Sports management and sports administration may be used interchangeably because they both cover the business-side of sports, as well as the development of talent. However, there are a few slight differences.
Sports management graduate programs could focus more on the business aspects of sports organizations. These may include marketing, public relations, finance, and facilities management.
Sports administration programs might emphasize developing and managing talent. Think team managers, coaches and agents. Topics could include making roster moves, signing new talent, and representing athletes.
There are sports management and sports administration programs that combine these two aspects of the sports industry. Keep in mind that each school is different. You should check with a few options to find one that aligns with your goals.
The Doctor of Education degree with a specialization in Sports Management will provide you with leadership expertise at the
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Sports management graduate programs seek to prepare students to address the unique business challenges found in sports-related industries such as professional sports teams, merchandise, and sports marketing.
Common sport management courses are listed below.
Keep in mind that each sport management school has different course offerings. Therefore, specific names may change from school to school. Check out a few options to find one that matches your goals.
Sports Management certificates are shorter, focused programs designed to develop students skills, knowledge, and abilities in sales, marketing, analytics, and technology. They then may cover how these areas impact and apply specifically to the sports industry.
As a less time-intensive, non-degree program, sports management certificates might be earned in as little as six months, though most take one to two years. This may make it a great way to gain an introduction to the industry or brush up on the latest best practices.
Additionally, credits earned in a certificate program sometimes are applicable to a later masters program. Check with individual schools to learn if this might be an option.
Typically, schools require that you have earned a bachelors degree from an accredited university. Some programs may also ask for a resume, transcripts, and a letter stating your intent. Requirements vary.
Expert Insight
We asked Senior Account Executive, Tamarah Strauss about how earning a sports management masters degree can kick start your career in a variety of industries:
My master's degree definitely exposed me to a number of important subjects in the industry, especially new and evolving topics such as technology and social media. The great thing about getting a sport management degree is that you become more aware of the different sectors in the sports world – from marketing and PR to finance and law – sport is everywhere and consumed by all types of people in a variety of ways
Masters in Sports Management programs are longer, more comprehensive programs that examine the social and business issues that drive the sports industry. Programs often take an experiential approach and may integrate internships or practicums.
Some schools may allow students to earn their sports management masters degree with a specialization. Concentration areas could include professional sports, collegiate athletic administration, sport event management and sport marketing. Other programs may be built around a specific area. This varies by school so it's best to contact an advisor.
Upon finishing all required coursework, sport management masters programs may require the completion of a thesis or capstone project. A thesis may be more common in research focused programs and helpful if you wish to go on to earn a PhD. A capstone project could allow students to apply course concepts to a real world problem. This final requirement is determined by each school and may be related to the type of degree awarded and focus of each program.
Typically, it takes full-time students two years to earn their masters in sports managament degree. However, that depends on enrollment and courseload.
For admission, many sports administration masters programs ask that you have earned a bachelors degree from an accredited university and kept a 3.0 GPA or higher. Some schools may also ask for an essay, copy of your resume, and letters of recommendation.
Contact individual programs to learn more about requirements, graduation times and syllabi.
Fun Fact
In 2015, the global sports market had a value of about U.S. $145 billion.
Masters in sports management degrees may be awarded in several forms. These include the MBA, MS, MEd, MA and MPS, to name a few. While course topics may be similar, each program could have their own approach and requirements.
Typically MBA programs require a core set of general business courses to provide a strong business background applicable in many fields. Then students may pursue an area of interest, such as sports administration, through a concentration.
MA and MS programs, on the other hand, may dive directly into sports related topics. Master of Science programs typically focus more heavily on research and technical skills. Master of Arts programs often take a liberal arts approach. MA programs may also be designed as terminal degrees, while an MS could prepare students for study at the doctorate level.
MPS or Master of Professional Studies degrees are practicioner oriented and focus on preparing graduates to pursue careers in the field. They may emphasize case studies and internships or field experience.
Finally, the MEd, or Master of Education, focuses on sports administration in school systems. Often they are designed around a specific area of education, such as K-12 education or athletics at the university levels. Programs may also allow students to choose among several concentrations to tailor their studies around the area that most interests them.
Every sports management school defines their programs differently and the above are just general guidelines. Therefore consider your goals and read descriptions carefully to find a masters sports management degree that fits your needs.
PhD in sports management programs focus on developing your research, writing, and critical analysis skills so that you may be able to contribute new knowledge to the sports management field. Courses might examine approaches and rationales behind modern issues related to sports management and administration. Students may also analyze and interpret current research in the sports industry.
Typically upon completing all required coursework, PhD programs ask that you write, present, and defend a dissertation in front of a board of faculty. This is an original piece of research investigating an area of sport management in depth. Many programs also ask you to complete a comprehensive exam in order to earn your degree.
Depending on enrollment and the time it takes to complete the dissertation, students typically could earn a PhD Sports Managament degree in 3-5 years. Programs vary.
In addition to the PhD, EdD in Sports Management programs may be offered at the doctoral level. Like the MEd, these focus on developing leadership skills and research abilities as they apply specifically to sports in education. These programs may also be more practitioner focused then the PhD.
Most sports management doctoral programs ask that you have earned a masters degree from an accredited university with a 3.0 GPA or higher before applying. While each school has their own admissions requirements, some may also request a resume, a writing sample, and letter(s) of recommendation.
Sport management and sports administration programs may be offered both on campus and online. This may allow students to match their program with their scheduling and learning needs.
Online Sports Management programs may provide an additional degree of flexibility and convenience. Coursework, assignments and lecture could be available on an online platform, accessible whenever and wherever is best for you. Chatrooms, messaging and sometimes live video may also help bring the classroom experience to your home.
On-Campus Sports Management programs allow for the traditional classroom experience. Classes meet at set times and students work side by side on projects and their lessons. Sports management schools may also have useful facilities such as gymnasiums, labs, libraries and more. Contact individual schools to learn what may be available to you.
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Metallica's Kirk Hammett Jams With Death Angel at 'Too Much Horror Business' Book Launch
Metallica's Kirk Hammett is making the rounds showing off his 'Too Much Horror Business – The Kirk Hammett Collection' book of horror memorabilia, but during a stop in San Francisco to promote his page-turner, he worked in some music for those in attendance as well. Hammett welcomed Death Angel as guest performers at the event and joined them for a set.
The show took place at San Francisco's Public Works Thursday night (Nov. 1), with Hammett hopping onstage to jam. The set included a performance of the Metallica classic 'Trapped Under Ice.'
As for the new 'Too Much Horror Business' book, Hammett made sure to not only include the items he owns, but also a little conversational background on how the items came to be in possession. Speaking about the interview portion of the book, the guitarist explained, "It was important for me to be able to interject some of my own personality into the book, to bring it to a different place. I didn't want it to be a stock coffee table art book, I didn't want it to be a reference book, I didn't want it to look like an auction catalog, which a lot of art books end up looking like, at least to me. It was important to me to interject some of my own personality and some of my own humor and my own opinion on this stuff. How and why I'm into all this stuff. It was a way for me to make it more my book than just another coffee table book."
He added that while it's hard to narrow down his favorite horror films to just a few, he rates the original 'Mummy,' the '70s low-budget 'Dracula Vs. Frankenstein,' and the 1935 film 'Mad Love' among the best.
As for Death Angel, they too have something to promote as their 'A Thrashumentary' DVD is expected to arrive in early 2013.

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MANCOS In 1894, town founders used a huge septic tank to do the job. Now, Mancos is on the cutting edge of innovative technology with an internationally developed wastewater system that is taking over the job this month.
The new system, created in the late 1980s in the Soviet Union, doesnt use chlorine gas and doesnt require four huge lagoons, making it friendlier to the environment and taking up much less space. It also has greater capacity.
Its a municipal first in the state, town administrator Tom Yennerell said Wednesday during a tour of the facility.
The states only other application of the technology is at Two Rivers Village, a privately developed community of manufactured houses in unincorporated Eagle County.
Yennerell said the new system is called a multistage advanced biological process. It replaces the former system four aerated lagoons that used a biological process to produce clear water that was chlorinated before being pumped into the Mancos River.
Chlorine gas is dangerous, Yennerell said. The new process doesnt use chlorine.
The lagoon system could process up to 80,000 gallons of effluent a day. The new system has an upper limit of 200,000 gallons a day that will serve the town for 20 years, Yennerell said.
As sewage enters the headworks of the plant, solids that shouldnt be flushed down a toilet are removed. A 50-gallon can of such items is sent to the landfill about once a week.
The first phase of waste treatment consists of a concrete tank with 24 cells, 12 on either side of a bioreactor. In each cell, 19 feet deep, bacteria-impregnated sheets of a striated synthetic material hang like curtains 2 inches apart.
As effluent flows from cell to cell, increasingly aggressive bacteria consume waste. At the end of the process, the effluent is treated with ultraviolet light, which kills the last of the the bad stuff.
Its as clear as tap water by then, Yennerell said. Then everything goes into the Mancos River.
Public Works Director Robin Schmittel said the end product exceeds Environmental Protection Agency and state water-quality standards. He said the water could be used for irrigation.
The Soviet technology was applied in Israel in the mid-1990s and reached the United States in 2008. Today, there are about 30 such systems around the world, including Wisconsin and Indiana. Systems are under design or construction in Idaho and Georgia.
Mancos got word from the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment in 2007 that the towns aerated lagoons were aging and performing near capacity.
It began planning for a new system with greater capacity to meet the towns increasing needs.
Sounder, Miller & Associates of Cortez, with consultant Aqua Engineering of Salt Lake City, designed the new system. Southwest Contracting of Cortez started construction in April 2011, and the facility began operating on a limited basis beginning in May.
By the beginning of June the system was servicing over 50 percent of the towns wastewater, and thats now 100 percent, Yennerell said Wednesday.
The project cost $3 million, paid for by a $1.5 million grant from the Colorado Department of Local Affairs and a no-interest loan for the same amount from the state.
Operation costs for the new plant are expected to be lower, with a savings as high as $75,000 per year from reduced energy and labor expenses, Yennerell said.
The lagoon system will remain in place, although not in operation, for two years until its certain the new system is doing its jobs, Yennerell said. The lagoons are now being evaporated.


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The killer of a freelance journalist found dead in a Sydney laneway nearly 15 years ago has sobbed in court and apologised to her grieving family.
"I've carried this burden for a long time," Wayne Castle, 54, told the Supreme Court in Sydney on Friday.
"I've had guilt and shame for a period of time. I'm ashamed of what I did and I'm sorry."
Castle, from Forest Lodge, pleaded guilty earlier this year to the manslaughter of 32-year-old Jennifer Maree Smith, who was found unconscious in a lane beside the Coopers Arms Hotel at Newtown on January 17, 1998.
The freelance journalist, from Elizabeth Bay in Sydney's east, died a short time later of severe head injuries.
The court heard Castle punched Ms Smith in the face during a robbery, causing her skull to fracture when she hit the ground.
There were emotional scenes in court on Friday as Ms Smith's mother, sisters and brother recounted their anger and despair at having to wait 14 years for her killer to come forward.
In a victim impact statement read out by a homicide victim support worker, Ms Smith's mother, Dale Katherine Smith, said Castle could have admitted his guilt at an inquest into her death 13 years ago.
"His denial and his lack of remorse and compassion at the (inquest) still haunts me," she said.
"If he had confessed at the (inquest) in 1999 at once, I may have moved on a little from this eternal torment."
Jennifer was "intelligent, bright with quick wit, politically active, compassionate and kind", Ms Smith said.
"I ache for the loss of my daughter."
Castle bent over double in the dock and wept as Ms Smith's sister, Catherine Smith, described the recurring thoughts she has of her sister dying alone.
"The fact she was left screaming for help and no-one came to her aid will haunt me forever," Ms Smith said through her tears.
"She was my friend, my confidant, my bridesmaid ... I'm changed forever."
Giving evidence, Castle said he was high on drugs when he robbed Ms Smith and didn't remember punching her.
In a letter to the family read out in court, Castle said he was truly sorry for the "hurt and pain" caused by his actions.
"I never had any intention to hurt or injure her," he said.
Justice Robert Allan Hulme will sentence Castle on December 20.


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The Supreme Court's much-anticipated ruling on health care may have one surprising outcome: a modest impact on President Barack Obama's re-election bid.
WASHINGTON -- The Supreme Court's much-anticipated ruling on health care, expected in late June, may have one surprising outcome: a modest impact on President Barack Obama's re-election bid, even though he is intimately associated with the challenged law.
That wouldn't be the case if anyone other than Mitt Romney was Obama's likeliest Republican challenger this fall. Romney, however, is singularly ill-positioned to capitalize on the issue because he championed a similar health care law as Massachusetts governor in 2006.
It's a political dilemma that some Republicans - chiefly Rick Santorum - have been raising for months. It gained sudden urgency this week, as Romney continues his slow but steady march toward the nomination and the Supreme Court's conservative majority expressed pointed skepticism about the federal health care law's constitutionality on Tuesday.
At least one of the five most conservative justices on the nine-person court must vote to uphold the 2010 Democratic-crafted health law for it to remain in place and continue its phased-in changes to current policies. Some independent analysts were struck Tuesday by the seeming hostility of questions from conservative justices, and several now predict the court will overturn the law this summer.
Such a legal bombshell in the middle of an election year would have hard-to-predict impacts on the liberal and conservative bases of the parties and on House and Senate races. Leaders of both parties, however, say the effect on the presidential race will be muted, at least in part, if Romney secures the GOP nomination, which he is on track to do.
"Gov. Romney was so much involved in creating just about this exact law that his attacking it now is going to have virtually no credibility," Sen. Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., told reporters.
Santorum has made similar claims in his plucky but underfunded presidential bid. Talking about health care Sunday in Wisconsin, Santorum said Romney is "the worst Republican in the country to put up against Barack Obama."
Santorum cooled his rhetoric only slightly in a statement Tuesday. He said the 2010 health care law "is a dangerous precedent and should be repealed in its entirety. Mitt Romney is the author and champion of Romneycare, which possesses many of the same features as Obamacare - including an individual mandate."
Romney's 2006 Massachusetts law required residents to obtain medical insurance or pay a fee into the health care system. The goal, he said, was to stop people from exploiting the medical industry by showing up for free and uninsured care at hospital emergency rooms, which had to spread their costs to other residents.
Obama cited the same need to deal with "free riders" in his push for a national health care overhaul, which became bitterly partisan and gave birth to the tea party movement. Obama said mandated coverage also would justify requiring insurers to cover people with pre-existing medical problems because Americans would be unable to wait until they were seriously ill or injured - and therefore expensive to treat - before seeking insurance.
Obama, his allies and some independent analysts say Romney's state program was a model for the federal law. Romney rejects the claim. He says his program was less costly and intrusive and was designed for one particular state, not the entire nation.
Mandated coverage is at the heart of the constitutional question, however. That complicates Romney's efforts to distance himself from what he calls "Obamacare."
It's impossible to predict with confidence how the high court will rule and how the eventual ruling, whatever it is, will affect the Nov. 6 elections.
If the health care law is ruled constitutional, it presumably will give Obama and congressional Democrats a boost. That's especially true if a high-profile conservative justice such as Antonin Scalia or Chief Justice John Roberts votes to uphold it. That would undercut conservative activists' efforts to portray the law as a partisan product of liberal Democrats.
A pro-Obama ruling, however, might intensify conservative voters' efforts to give Republicans control of the House, Senate and White House this fall, in hopes of rewriting the nation's health laws.
Some liberals say the biggest problem has been Democrats' failed effort to convince most Americans that the 2010 law is good for them. Provisions already in place, such as letting young adults stay on their parents' employer-provided health plans and barring insurance companies from denying coverage to minors with pre-existing conditions, have not triggered the public enthusiasm that Obama's allies predicted two years ago.
Heavy coverage of the Supreme Court case "gives us a chance to explain the law to Americans who are skeptical about it because they don't understand it," said Vincent DeMarco, president of the Maryland Citizens' Health Initiative and one of many activists standing outside the court building this week.
"They think it's a single-payer system, which it's not," DeMarco said. People also don't realize that requiring everyone to have insurance, including healthy people who seek few medical services, will lower costs for others and force insurers to stop discriminating against those with pre-existing conditions, he said.
If the Supreme Court strikes down the 2010 health law, some conservatives fear it will depress GOP turnout this fall because opponents no longer can argue that ousting Obama is the only way to kill "Obamacare."
Some conservative activists who demonstrated outside the court this week played down the potential impact on the presidential race regardless of how the court rules. Rejection of the law would chiefly raise questions about a Democratic-controlled Congress that passed such a flawed bill, said Jenny Beth Martin of Atlanta, co-founder of Tea Party Patriots.
Jim Manley, a former Democratic Senate aide, said Romney's likely nomination will negate the issue's impact in the presidential race.
"If the Supreme Court overturns this, the politics will take care of itself in November," Manley said. "But I guarantee Mitt Romney is not going to get any political gain out of this. He's tied at the hip" to the individual mandate being weighed by the high court.
EDITOR'S NOTE - Charles Babington covers politics for The Associated Press.
Associated Press writers Laurie Kellman and Henry C. Jackson contributed to this report.


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For fellow adventurers who are in or around London on November 19-20 you can go to the free AdventureX convention. Like ScummVM it initially focussed on graphical adventure games, but now in it's sixth year it has expanded to other story-driven game genres.
Announced special guests for this year include Charles Cecil (Revolution Software), Jan Muller-Michaelis (Daedalic Entertainment) and Dave Gilbert (Wadjet Eye Games). See more at: http://www.adventurexpo.org/announcing-special-guests.
You can also find exhibitors, the exact location of the convention, and more information on their web site: http://www.adventurexpo.org.
For those interested, they have started uploading the talks to youtube: https://www.youtube.com/user/AdventureXpo/.
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Students going back to school received an assist from a local business on Saturday.
The Cellular Connection, a wireless communications company with a branch located at 2162 Grand Island Blvd., in the Tops Plaza, gave away free backpacks and school supplies as part of The Culture of Good campaign. The event took place at 400 locations nationwide of The Cellular Connection.
"Our company The Cellular Connection has grown quite substantially over the past couple of years, so our CEO envisioned giving back to the communities that we're a part of," said Derek Megger, sales manager of The Cellular Connection on Grand Island.
Megger said the backpacks given away came with school supplies as well. He said the goal for the company was to give away 60,000 backpacks across the country in the areas in which TCC does business. The Cellular Connection planned to give away 50 backpacks at the GI location, and 1,500 in the Greater Buffalo area, he said, and what was not given away Saturday was bound for the school district. Megger noted that more information on the program's progress is available on Twitter at #tccrocks.
Pictured, from left, with free backpacks at The Cellular Connection Saturday are Katie Gruber (sales representative), Megger, and Adis Bajric (sales representative).


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2012 is coming to an end, and what a year it has been. We've seen Apple's mobile environment grow even in the midst of heavy competition, thanks in no small part to the App Store. The App Store may owe at least some of its success to the plethora of free apps available. If you've followed this column then you'll know that all free apps are not created equal, some are way better than others. So, for my last column for this year I thought I'd offer my list of the 10 best iOS freebies. We have a lot to get through so lets get to it.
NYPL Biblion: World's Fair/Frankenstein
These are actually two separate apps and should be on this list individually, but there are so many other products that should be on my list that I decided to lump these together.
The New York Public Library has done itself proud when it released The New York World's Fair last year, (2011). Here is an app that let you explore and discover details about the 1939 World's Fair you never knew you wanted to know. You can literally spend hours going through the material.
NYPL Biblion: New York World's Fair
This year (2012) NYPL did it again when it released Frankenstein, which explores Mary Shelley's timeless classic in great detail. The amount of information stuffed into this app is amazing. Photos, drawings, even the handwritten pages of the original Frankenstein manuscript are included.
NYPL Biblion: Frankenstein
It's hard to believe these apps are free and have no ads. If you own an iPad of any kind, you need to get these apps.
The Weather Channel
This is one of my perennial favorites because it is a very good app. It does just what you need it to do and does it for free. You get current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, an active radar map, video feeds and more. What I really like, however, is that The Weather Channel app offers seasonal conditions and forecasts too, even hurricane tracking (iPhone only). If you have to have one weather app, The Weather Channel app should be it.
Words with Friends
Here's another persistent favorite. What I like about Words is that you are not required to make your move immediately. Take your time, try different letter combinations, work out a strategy. It isn't the words you know, it's how you use them, and a bit of luck that wins the game.
Air Wings
If you need a bit more excitement in your multiplayer gaming on iOS then check out Air Wings. Fly paper airplanes, use spitballs, suction cup darts and more as weapons, and dogfight up to 3 other players in a variety of arenas.
This is a freemium app, but it doesn't require you to buy anything in order to advance because there is no advancing, but any in-app purchase will remove the ads.
It's fast, colorful, fun, and it's free.
Yellow Submarine
This isn't an app, it's a book, but it blurs the line between e-books and apps because it is so very interactive.
Yellow Submarine
If you're too young to know anything about the animated movie based on popular tunes from various Beatles albums worry not, this freebie will introduce you. It features movies clips, interactive animation, music and more, and it's just a blast to go through even if you are familiar with the movie.
This app wasn't free until recently, but even at the rather hefty price of half a sawbuck, SnapSeed was a winner. Its standout feature is its selective adjustment, which lets you pinpoint areas of your photo for tweaking while leaving other areas unaffected. Even if SnapSeed isn't your only photo post-processing tool you'll be glad to have this one in your arsenal.
Yes, I know, it's a catalog, but man, oh man, what a catalog it is!
Houzz exists to give you decorating ideas. Flip through its virtual pages and see how designers have changed ordinary bathrooms, kitchens and other living spaces into places anyone would feel comfortable in. But Houzz, isn't just a bunch of pretty pictures, it offers insight into the thoughts and work that went into creating the spaces shown in the photos, and it provides prices, or designer contact information for those those would like to take their design aspirations to the next step.
I like it just to look through it and I think you will too.
Blue Note
If you're into Jazz or music in general then you must have Blue Note.
Blue Note
For many years Blue Note Records was THE label for Jazz and Blues. The company was home to many jazz greats and has a rich history and extensive library of music that few can rival. Blue Note, the app, lets you explore the history and music that made the label legendary.
It has a great interface, offers 30 second music clips, videos and a lot more, all for free. If you feel you must pay, Blue Note also offers a monthly subscription service which lets you listen to all the jazz you want for just two bucks a month.
If you're an armchair adventurer there are plenty of apps that show off photos taken by world class photographers, but few offer the breath of subject matter as National Geographic's Fotopedia series. Tour Paris, China, Burma and many other exotic places. Read stories about the people, flora and fauna of each local and discover what makes each unique.
As you might expect from National Geographic, the photos are amazing and the stories are intriguing and there are so many places to pick from that you could spend countless hours going through them all.
While pix from pro photogs are great to view, being able to see your own shots is often more meaningful. They are, after all, YOUR photos, pix of what interests you, snapshots of your life that lives of those around you. The problem often is that your pix are in many different places; some on your camera roll, some in Instagram, others in Facebook or Dropbox. Wouldn't it be great to go to one place and see all you photos, no matter where they are? CoolIris does that for you.
By default it will access your camera roll. Set it up to access your Facebook or other accounts and there you go. The app lets you conveniently browse and share your shots no matter where they are.
And there you have it. My pick of the 10 best freebies in iOS-land. It was a tough job because there are so many stellar apps, and I'm sure you have your own favorites that didn't make my list. If you have suggestions for iOS freebies I should take a peek at please feel free to let me know about them.
That's a wrap for this week and for this year. As I said in the beginning, this has been an interesting year and next year promises to be even better.
See you all in 2013.


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Body found under parking lot is King Richard III, scientists prove
Body found under parking lot is King Richard III, scientists prove
By Bryony Jones, CNN
Leicester, England (CNN) -- DNA tests have confirmed that human remains found buried beneath an English car park are those of the country's King Richard III.
British scientists announced Monday they are convinced "beyond reasonable doubt" that a skeleton found during an archaeological dig in Leicester, central England, last August is that of the former king, who was killed at the Battle of Bosworth Field in 1485.
Mitochondrial DNA extracted from the bones was matched to Michael Ibsen, a Canadian cabinetmaker and direct descendant of Richard III's sister, Anne of York, and a second distant relative, who wishes to remain anonymous.
Experts say other evidence -- including battle wounds and signs of scoliosis, or curvature of the spine -- found during the search and the more than four months of tests since strongly support the DNA findings -- and suggest that history's view of the king as a hunchbacked villain may have to be rewritten.
Ibsen said he reacted with "stunned silence" when told the closely-guarded results. "I never thought I'd be a match, and certainly not that it would be so close, but the results look like a carbon copy," he told reporters.
The skeleton was discovered buried among the remains of what was once the city's Greyfriars friary. After centuries of demolition and rebuilding work, the grave's exact location had been lost to history, and there were even reports that the defeated monarch's body had been dug up and thrown into a nearby river.
Read more: Richard III: The king and the car park?
The remains will be reburied in Leicester Cathedral, close to the site of his original grave, once the full analysis of the bones is completed.
Richard III's body was found in a roughly-hewn grave, which experts say was too small for the body, forcing it to be squeezed in to an unusual position.
Its feet had been lost at some point in the intervening five centuries, but the rest of the bones were in good condition, which archaeologists and historians say was incredibly lucky, given how close later building work came to them -- brick foundations ran alongside part of the trench, within inches of the body.
What was initially thought to be a barbed arrowhead found among the dead king's vertebrae turned out instead to be a Roman nail, disturbed from an earlier level of excavation.
Archaeologists say their examination of the skeleton shows Richard met a violent death: They found evidence of 10 wounds -- eight to the head and two to the body -- which they believe were inflicted at or around the time of death.
"The skull was in good condition, although fragile, and was able to give us detailed information," said bioarchaeologist Jo Appleby, who led the exhumation of the remains last year.
The king had suffered two severe blows to the head, either of which would have been fatal, according to Appleby. The injuries suggest that he had lost his helmet in the course of his last bloody battle.
Appleby said there were also signs that Richard's corpse was mistreated after his death, with evidence of several "humiliation injuries," which fitted in with historical records of the body being displayed, naked, in Leicester before being laid to rest.
Richard Buckley, the lead archaeologist on the project said the unusual position of the skeleton's arms and hands suggested he may have been buried with his hands tied.
Investigators from the University of Leicester had been examining the remains for months.
Others got their first glimpse of the battle-scarred skull that may have once worn the English crown early Monday when the university released a photograph ahead of its announcement.
Read more: Will Richard III discovery rewrite history?
Turi King, who carried out the DNA analysis, said it was a "real relief" when the results came through.
"I went really quiet. I was seeing all these matches coming back, thinking, 'That's a match, and that's a match, and that's a match.' At that point I did a little dance around the lab."
King pointed out that "in a generation's time, the DNA match would not have been possible, since both individuals used in the tests are the last of their line," a fact echoed by Ibsen, who told CNN before the results came through that "they caught us just in time."
The initial discovery of the remains provoked much debate in Britain as to what would happen with the body, if it were proven to be that of Richard III, with many calling for a state funeral at Westminster Abbey, and others backing a burial in York Minster, in keeping with the king's heritage as a member of the House of York.
But on Monday those involved in the search said he would be reinterred in Leicester Cathedral, the closest church to the original grave site in a memorial service expected to be held early next year.
Canon Chancellor David Monteith said it was important to remember that as well as being the subject of important historical and scientific research, the skeleton also represented "the mortal remains of a person, an annointed Christian king," and as such should be treated with dignity.
Supporters of the infamous king, including members of the Richard III Society, hope the discovery will now force academics to re-examine history, which they say has been tainted by exaggerations and false claims about Richard III since the Tudor era.
Screenwriter Philippa Langley, who championed the search for several years, told CNN she wanted "the establishment to look again at his story," saying she wanted to uncover the truth about "the real Richard, before the Tudor writers got to him."
"This has been an extraordinary journey of discovery," Langley said. "We came with a dream and today that dream has been realized. This is an historic moment that will rewrite the history books."
This is fascinating, even if it does mean we have to listen to the Richard III Society nutbags squawk about it for a while.
Always a fan of KD3.
So was he parked under a handicapped spot?
I'll have to read that later. I'm just buried right now.
yeah, they give those out for just about anything now. I'm sure hunchback would get a card these days.
Mystery solved. Thank goodness.
I took a giant step today realizing I was stepping over George Washington, didn't want to trample him under foot ya know. I'm certain it was him because i did a DOA test and it came back positive.
In other news it was discovered that King Richard III and Jimmy Hoffa have a 100% DNA match.
Any sign of Jimmy Hoffa under there?
I'll be happy if they find the bodies of Richard III's two dead nephews, preferably with the words "Uncle Richard did it" scrawled on the neighboring wall.
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It has Happy Holidays Embroidered along the Hem, with Pom pom trim. I added the faux collar and managed to find a yellowed looking Santa Hat to match it's aged appearance at the Dollar Store! Even found an aged looking dog collar for my silly Doggie Stewart. Merry Happy to you and yours!


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Let's face it, the year is 2013. Where are our flying cars? Why isn't deep space travel a thing yet? Why hasn't virtual reality become, well, reality? The Oculus Rift seeks to fill that lack of virtual reality in our lives. Still in its early developmental stage, the Oculus Rift promises to deliver VR gaming to the yearning public. Join us as we take a peek inside the Oculus Rift and its hardware.
Find us elsewhere in the virtual world on Twitter and Facebook to catch the latest teardowns and tech talk.
While not much is known in terms of tech specs, here's what we've gathered so far:
Resolution of 1280 x 800 pixels, with 640 x 800 per eye.
Horizontal Field of View greater than 90 degrees.
Diagonal Field of View greater than 110 degrees.
Head tracking accomplished with 1000 Hz absolute 9DOF orientation sensor (includes gyroscope, accelerometer, and magnetometer).
Currently available for PC only.
We also found out it comes in a handy case that holds over one billion cables/adapters (our professional estimate).
It isn't exactly a holodeck—rather the Oculus reminds of a cross between ski goggles and a tablet…
…wait, we've seen something like this before.
The snazzy adjustable head-harness keeps the action on your face, a shortcoming we have seen in the Wii.
Ah, the friendly face of a robot, well, until virtual death ensues.
For us, this death comes in the form of Team Fortress 2, one of the compatible games for the Rift, or so says its online dating profile.
One of the most innovative technologies brought about by the Rift is its head tracking capability. Accomplished with a gyroscope, accelerometer, and magnetometer, the Rift allows for 3 degrees of freedom so you can look around the virtual world without having to move your entire virtual body.
We foresee the future of Starbucks coffee tables across the country.
Before we crack into the device, we can't help but play around with it a bit!
Using a shiny cupronickel coin, we adjust the focal lengths on either side of the Rift to optimize it for our 3D viewing pleasure.
We're ready to play. Bring it on, Team Fortress 2!
Nope, not just yet.
Apparently we have to choose either A cups, B cups, or C cups for our eyes. Then we have to measure our IPD (inter-pupillary distance), and put TF2 into VR mode.
A couple of hours later, we're ready to play. Bring it on, Team Fortress 2!
Check it out! Wearing the Rift allows one eye to see the image on the left, while the other eye sees the image on the right. As it turns out, the 3D effect of the Rift is not actually magic, but science!
If you look closely, you can see that the left-hand image is framed slightly to the right, and vice versa. Our brains—fantastic computers that they are—note the disparities between the images in each eye, calculate the angles and dimensions, and merge them into a single image with perceptible depth.
Prest-o blam-o! 3D rockets flying past our n00b heads.
In order to separate the display from the strap assembly, all we need is the Phillips #1 bit from our 54 Bit Driver Kit.
Does the fact that this isn't the final production version of the Rift have anything to do with it being easy to take apart? Perhaps -- only time will tell.
Will the final consumer version be more difficult to get into? We hope not.
So far, so good. Let's see how easily we can access the display!
Two frame pieces are held together with clips, easily freed with a plastic opening tool.
With the lens cowling removed, we get our first unobstructed look at the 1280x800 LCD.
A couple of clips and some sticky foam adhesive hold the display securely into the front panel of the Oculus, ensuring a firm grip on the screen while you're whipping your head around in-game.
Disconnecting one cable from the display assembly allows us to completely remove it for further examination.
Great News! The Oculus uses an Innolux HJ070IA-02D 7" LCD.
The back of the LCD hosts a Himax HX8851 timing controller.
Hello everyone!
I plug the wrong DC adapter into the controller and I burnt the Techcode TD1484A synchronous rectified step-down converter... I live in France and I cannot find this specific component. Does anyone know which similar component I could use instead?
Thanks a lot!
hi bastien
i did they same thing to my control box did you ever find a way of fixing it ?
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As of this posting of this comment, go to:
-- and then you can choose from a list of vendors selling this chip.
The final component out of the headset is the Oculus Tracker V2 board, custom designed and optimized for a 1000 Hz refresh rate.
Here we find the chips controlling the revolutionary head-tracking device:
The back of the sensor board is covered in shiny contact points, presumably for easily testing each board in a spring contact rig.
The A983 three-axis magnetometer is the Honeywell HMC5983:
How does the Oculus Rift hook up to your PC, you ask? With the control box, of course.
Our Development Kit control box is a pretty basic device, consisting of buttons for adjusting the Rift's settings and a handful of I/O ports.
From left to right: HDMI, DVI, Mini USB, and DC-in.
Video input to the Oculus Rift is DVI, but the handy dandy control box is capable of converting your PC's HDMI output to DVI. VGA is not supported at this time.
Just like its headset counterpart, the control box opens up after removing four Phillips #1 screws.
Oculus could have simply glued the control box shut rather than securing it with screws and a removable panel. This design goes to show that even devices of the future can be easily accessible.
The main chips on the control box motherboard:
The Oculus Rift Development Kit Repairability Score: 9 out of 10 (10 is best)
This is a preliminary score, given that this Rift is essentially a beta product. We'll know for sure once the real thing is released down the line—but here's what we've got for now!
Standard Phillips #1 coarse thread screws are used in both the headset and control box, making it a cinch to open them.
Standard clips around the perimeter make separating the front panel pretty easy.
Two foam adhesive pads holding the LCD in place were a tad annoying, but easy to re-adhere during reassembly.
The entire device can be taken apart in less than 10 minutes.
Kapton tape is used to hold some cables together, which should probably be replaced with new tape if the product is disassembled.
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I have a Dell M6400 with only a VGA (female) out, would a DVI adapter work? Any Suggestions?
Are the cables/connections provided female/male? DVI-D, DVI-A, or DVI-I?
You would need something like this:
It requires a converter with active electronics; a passive adapter would not work.
A different rev. of the Rift might support analog input, but this one does not appear to have the signals hooked up (based on what I can see, which isn't quite enough).
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Thank you for the confirmation cityzen! and for the recommendation.
a digital converter is a pricey addition, do you think a USB2.0 to HDMI adapter (http://www.amazon.com/Sabrent-1920x1080-...) could be a more economical option?
or maybe an ExpressCard or PCMCIA card would provide the necessary bandwidth? But don't see many offerings.
hello -
A USB2.0 adapter would not be suitable for fast-action video. I wouldn't count on the other options, either. You can find cheaper adapters than the one I pointed out, which was just the first I happened to come across. Another example is: http://www.ambery.com/2covivgatodv.html
Actually, looking at the specs for your notebook, you should have a DisplayPort, and you can get a cheap adapter from that to DVI-D.
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cityzen, you are a gentleman and a scholar. my thanks go out to you!
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Because it's the future of Starbucks coffee tables!
Is it possible to change the display and put in a higher resolution screen? Such as a 1080p. Japan Display also has a 7 inch 2560x1600.
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WASHINGTON, Dec. 10, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Researchers supported by The ALS Association have discovered an important process that puts neurons at risk of the cell death, which characterizes numerous neurodegenerative diseases. The discovery, which was published today in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, highlights the links between several proteins known to go awry in ALS and a related disease, frontotemporal dementia (FTD).
ALS is a progressive neurodegenerative disease that affects nerve cells in the brain and the spinal cord. Eventually, people with ALS lose the ability to initiate and control muscle movement, which often leads to total paralysis and death within two to five years of diagnosis. For unknown reasons, veterans are twice as likely to develop ALS as the general population. There is no cure, and only one drug approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) modestly extends survival.
"This new finding puts together several critical links in the chain leading to neuronal death," said Lucie Bruijn, Ph.D., Chief Scientist for The ALS Association.
The first protein in the chain is called TDP-43. Lack of TDP-43 has previously been shown to cause both ALS and FTD. The new study showed that when there is too little TDP-43, another protein, called sortilin, is made in excess. Some copies of that protein are defective, the researchers found.
Both normal and defective sortilin bind to another protein, called progranulin, a growth factor for neurons. But when excess normal sortilin and the defective sortilin bind to progranulin, neurons become deprived of this important growth factor. Thus, too little TDP-43 leads to too much normal and defective sortilin, which diminishes the amount of neuroprotective progranulin. Lack of progranulin leads to death of neurons.
The research was led by Mercedes Prudencio, Ph.D., and Leonard Petrucelli, Ph.D., of the Mayo Clinic in Jacksonville, Florida, and Emanuele Buratti, Ph.D., of the International Center for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology in Trieste, Italy.
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Marissa Mayer, a former Google executive, is Yahoo's fifth CEO in as many years, not including two who served on an interim basis. Here are some biographical details on her.
NAME: Marissa Mayer
TITLE: CEO, Yahoo Inc.
EDUCATION: B.S. in symbolic systems and M.S. in computer science from Stanford University, specializing in artificial intelligence for both. She received an honorary doctorate of engineering.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE: Started at Google Inc. in 1999 as its first female engineer and 20th employee overall. Most recently responsible for Google's mapping products, location services, Google Local, Street View and a slew of other products. Helped create Google's flagship search service and the well-known white-background home page the company is still known for. Named Yahoo CEO on July 16, 2012, and started the next day.


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VANCOUVER, BC – An overcast, chilly afternoon at UBC's Thunderbird Stadium set the stage for a 6-1 Whitecaps FC Reserves win over a young Trinity Western University side.
Just eight minutes into the match, midfielder Aminu Abdallah sent youngster Kekuta Manneh in with Tom Heinemann. The two forwards were in alone against the TWU goalkeeper Andrew Hicks when Manneh passed it off to Heinemann, who made no mistake and gave the 'Caps an early 1-0 lead with a left-footed tap into the back of the net.
In the 17th minute, Paulo Jr. played a nice ball to Manneh who, after some fancy footwork, roofed the ball over the head of the TWU keeper and into the top corner of the net. Within a minute, Corey Hertzog scored to give the 'Caps a 3-0 lead.
Within a three minute interval, in the 31st minute, Heinemann scored his second goal of the match with a header off a pass from Russell Teibert and Teibert himself scored to give the 'Caps a 5-0 lead off a pass from Hertzog.
The start of the second half saw two changes for the 'Caps, as Caleb Clarke came on for Hertzog and Greg Klazura replaced Teibert. The only change for the Spartans was a switch of goalkeepers, as Evan Lowther came on for Hicks.
The final 45 minutes also proved to be more equal, as both teams had a number of chances to increase their tally.
In the 69th minute, the start of a flurry of action had TWU get their first shot on target but a great save by Simon Thomas prevented the Spartans from getting on the board. Two minutes later, Whitecaps FC Residency product Yassin Essa played a short ball to Ethan Sampson, who was alone on Lowther and slid it into the back of the net, giving the Blue and White a commanding 6-0 lead.
A few minutes later, Spartan striker Spencer Schmidt netted the only goal of the match for the Spartans, as the match finished with a final score of 6-1.
Whitecaps FC Reserves will now prepare for their first match of the MLS Reserve League season against Real Salt Lake on Sunday, April 14. Kickoff is scheduled for 11 a.m. PT at UBC's Thunderbird Stadium.
Scoring Summary:
8' - VAN - Tommy Heinemann (Kekuta Manneh, Aminu Abdallah)
16' - VAN - Kekuta Manneh (Paulo Jr., Corey Hertzog)
17' - VAN - Corey Hertzog
31' - VAN - Tommy Heinemann (Russell Teibert, Adam Clement)
33' - VAN - Russell Teibert (Corey Hertzog)
72' - VAN - Ethen Sampson (Yassin Essa)
73' - TWU - Spencer Schmidt
Shots: Vancouver 19 - Trinity Western 3
Shots on Goal: Vancouver 13 - Trinity Western 2
Saves: Vancouver 1 - Trinity Western 7
Fouls: Vancouver 5 - Trinity Western 9
Offsides: Vancouver 5 - Trinity Western 1
Corners: Vancouver 7 - Trinity Western 4
22' - VAN - Matt Watson
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39.Simon Thomas; 43.Ethen Sampson, 16.Johnny Leveron, 33.Adam Clement; 8.Matt Watson (25.Sam Adekugbe 56'), 20.Aminu Abdallah, 31.Russell Teibert (32.Greg Klazura 45'); 22.Paulo Jr. (30.Yassin Essa 68'), 29.Tommy Heinemann, 26.Corey Hertzog (34.Caleb Clarke 45'), 23.Kekuta Manneh
Subs: 44.Nolan Wirth, 37.Emmanuel Adjetey
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29.Andrew Hicks (1.Evan Lowther 45'); 6.Kalem Scott, 2.Andrew Dobbie, 17.Taylor Johnson, 19.Nico Versaveldt; 4.Jordan Whitehead, 10.Brayden Dent, 32.Carlos del Aquila (18.Andre Costa 55'), 11.Sam Delfs; 12.Andy Phillips (14.Nathaniel Turner 29'), 26.Jarvis Ambaka (9.Spencer Schmidt 55')
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Don't Tread On My Turf; Politicians Need To Butt Out of the Courtoom
Blog post • Oct 12, 2012 17:33 EDT
The rule of law is the rule of law is the rule of law.
I am repeating this because the message is just not getting through. This country was built on a system which held the rule of law in the highest regard and protected our judicial system.
That is what I learned in 8th grade civics class, anyway.
Whatever issues I might have with our political process and the ways influence can be garnered, with a few exceptions judges have been allowed to focus on the law and nothing else.
Yet again and again the judicial branch is being brought down into the muck, by both politicians and big business, without any hint of shame or contempt. It is seen now as another commodity which can be used to exert power by the brokers who seek to impose their will.
Cases of partisan ideology being brought into legal issues are popping up with alarming frequency. It happened in Illinois, it is happening in Iowa, and now it is the case here in Florida as well.
In this case it is the Republican Party of Florida which is trying to have its way in the courtroom. If it was the Democrats who were meddling, I would be just as opposed.
The RPOF voted to oppose the merit retention of three Florida Supreme Court Justices. Why? Their statement is brief and and extremely vague, and claims there is extensive 'evidence of judicial activism', yet cites just one case where these judges voted to set aside a death penalty case.


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If I'm doing my math and understanding correctly, baby is a DC/away from you 10.5 hours, then sleeps up to 10 hours without nursing? So, on a workday, he is only with you and nursing for 3.5 hours? I'm no expert, but if that's the case, I think him taking that 16 ounces during the day makes sense--he isn't getting any intake during a significant portion of the 24 hours (when he is sleeping) so is getting his entire milk intake in 14 hours rather than 24. My baby was always on the low end of the 1-1.5 ounce/hour while away estimate, but he nursed a LOT at night.
Do you work 5 days/week? Do you nurse on demand on the weekends?
In any case, there is absolutely no need for the water. (Though I do appreciate her intention behind it--to protect your reunion BF -- but water is not needed).


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Late Night Theatre kicks off Spring with "Danny and the Deep Blue Sea"University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa
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Posted: Jan 28, 2013
University of Hawai'i at Mānoa's Late Night Theatre will present "Danny and the Deep Blue Sea," by award-winning playwright John Patrick Shanley, as its first production of the Spring semester. This journey into the lives of two individuals, Roberta and Danny, explores what happens when someone completely broken, violent, or scarred is given the ability to speak. The play will be performed at 11 p.m. on Feb. 8, 9, 15, and 16 at Kennedy Theatre's Earle Ernst Lab space. Due to some violent and sexual content, the show is recommended for mature audiences.
Undergraduate theatre major Lavour Addison (seen this semester in UHM's productions of "Handler" and "Sonnets for an Old Century") makes his directing debut with "Danny and the Deep Blue Sea." "I chose this play because it showcases the strength of humanity overcoming circumstance," he said, adding that it challenges the actors to work on showing both range and emotional vulnerability. The play asks whether these two people – who are finally articulating their hopes and fears – will be able to move on from their past and step into a brighter future, or will be forever be consumed by devils they're unable to shake.
Kaitlin Souza (most recently seen as Sister Alice in "Handler") and newcomer Leon Sheen are challenged with taking on these two complex characters. They meet by happenstance one night in a Bronx, NY bar, while grappling with their individual demons; as they begin to learn about one another, they also begin to learn about themselves. Shanley has described the play as a "dance of passion" which incorporates images of physical violence while still remaining incredibly beautiful and powerful.
Addison has faith that his actors can bring this moving, emotionally dangerous story to life. "Kaitlin and Leon have a special chemistry that ignited in the initial audition and kept my attention," said Addison. "They have strong work ethics and emotional depth that really bring these characters to life. Throughout the performance, the audience should laugh, cry, struggle, dream — and, perhaps, put up a fight."
Tickets for "Danny and the Deep Blue Sea" will go on sale at the box office one hour before show time each night. Prices are $10 for general admission; $8 for UH faculty and staff, seniors, military, and non-UHM students; and $5 for UH Mānoa students with a validated Spring 2013 UHM photo ID. Latecomers will not be admitted once the performance has begun.
For more information, please visit http://www.hawaii.edu/kennedy or call the theatre at (808) 956-7655. For disability access, please call the theatre.
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These parks have something for everyone -- picnic grounds, swings, slides and more. All of Florida's state parks offer a wide variety of scenery and activities, while the larger regional parks have their own share of attractions.
Where: 10900 SR 703 (A1A), North Palm Beach, 2.8 miles south of US 1 and PGA Boulevard; 561-624-6950.
What: The park on this barrier island encompasses a 317-acres coastal hammock as well as a 120-acre mangrove swamp on Lake Worth Cove. The beach is a prime turtle nesting area, and rangers lead organized walks in June and July. Offshore reefs are easily accessible for snorkelers and divers, while a 1,600-foot boardwalk allows for viewing wildlife such as herons, ibis, roseate spoonbills and osprey in the mangrove area.
Recreational activities: Unguarded swimming on the two-mile, very private beach, as well as snorkeling and scuba diving. Weather permitting, a ranger-guided kayak tour through the estuary out to Munyon Island and back is offered daily on a first-come, first-served basis, scheduled according to the tides. Fishing is permitted from the shore and in the estuary (but not from the boardwalk).
The park maintains two nature trails, which are about 10- to 15-minute walks. A 4,000-square-foot nature center features a film on the park, displays on park history, plants and wildlife, Native American relics, a live sea turtle, snakes and aquariums. The nature center is open from 9 am. to 5 p.m. every day and is free with park admission.
The park has bathroom facilities and outdoor showers and offers vending machines but no concession stand. The park has two picnic pavilions available for reservation or on a first-come, first-served basis, and a small amphitheater that can be reserved for weddings and other events.
Fees: You must pay to enter and you must pay for kayak tours and rental of picnic pavilions and the amphitheater.
Where: 6503 N. Ocean Drive, Dania, 1.5 miles north of Sheridan Street off A1A; 954-923-2833. Main office 954-924-3859.
What: This 251-acre barrier island is located between the Atlantic Ocean and the Intracoastal Waterway, from Port Everglades on the north to Dania on the south. Boaters have ocean access from two boat ramps through the Intracoastal Waterway to the Port Everglades Inlet. Amenities include a full-service restaurant serving beer and wine, the Loggerhead Cafe, and manatee viewing. The beach also is one of Broward County's most important sea-turtle nesting areas.
Recreational activities: Beaches, boat ramp, boating, canoeing, kayaking, fishing, nature trails, picnicking, scuba diving, snorkeling and wildlife viewing. Canoers and kayakers can paddle Whiskey Creek, a manatee sanctuary that flows through the park, beaching their vessels for a picnic at the north end. Snorkelers and scuba divers can follow submerged markers to reefs in one of the area's easier shore dives. Other amenities include a 45-minute nature trail, shaded picnic areas along the 2.5-mile beach and fishing from the jetty at the south end of the park. Limited picnic supplies, and canoe and kayak rentals are available at the refreshment stand.
Fees: Must pay to enter, use the boat ramp, rent kayaks and canoes and reserve a gazebo tent or grills.
Where: 1200 S. Crandon Boulevard, Key Biscayne; 305-361-8779. From Miami, take I-95 to the Rickenbacker Causeway, all the way to the end.
What: This 400-acre beachfront park located on the southern tip of Key Biscayne is home to the Cape Florida lighthouse, first erected in 1825 and destroyed by Seminole Indians in 1836. A second tower, completed in 1846, still stands today.
Recreational activities: Swimming, snorkeling, and sunbathing along 1.25 miles of sandy, Atlantic beachfront, with fishing available from several platforms along Biscayne Bay. A highly recommended shoreline fishing spot is the seawall located along the bay.
Eighteen covered pavilions provide shaded picnicking overlooking the Atlantic Ocean and Biscayne Bay available for reservation or on a first-come, first-served basis. The Lighthouse Cafe offering casual waterfront dining, was hit by a fire in January 2004 and is being rebuilt. The park's concession offers a variety of rentals, including bicycles, Hydrobikes, paddleboats, ocean kayaks, beach chairs and umbrellas.
There are two walking paths. Overnight boat camping is available in No Name Harbor, with the Boater's Grille offering limited convenience foods and supplies, as well as bait and tackle, showers, washers and dryers. Guided tours of the lighthouse and lighthouse keeper's quarters are available at 10 a.m. and 1 p.m. Thursday through Monday. Tours are limited to the first 10 people to sign up at least 30 minutes ahead of time.
Fees: Must pay to enter, as well as to reserve picnic shelters and to dock a boat for the night.
Where: 2520 Lake Worth Road west of I-95, Lake Worth; 561-964-4420. Other entrances at 27600 Sixth Avenue South and 4759 South Congress Avenue.
What/Recreational activities: This large 726-acre county park features 338-acre Lake Osborne, with fishing, water skiing and boating, including fishing piers, boat ramps and trailer parking. There also are picnic areas, RV hookups, a nature trail, golf and baseball training center, batting cages, tennis courts, softball fields, a playground, a five-mile bike path, exercise trail, wheelchair exercise course, 266 campsites, snack bar and restroom. Finally, don't forget the petanque court, for a round of the European lawn-bowling game, a distant cousin of horseshoes and a close relative of bocce.
Where: 7715 Forest Hill Boulevard, west of West Palm Beach, just east of Florida's Turnpike; 561-966-6600.
Recreational activities: Another big county park, Okeeheelee features a BMX bicycle-racing track, golf course, tennis courts, plenty of sports fields (softball, soccer, football, rugby), a nature center, volleyball court, freshwater fishing in a stocked lake (catch-and-release only), fishing pier, boat slips and ramp, exercise course, water-skiing, nature trails and nature center, picnic pavilion, boating, canoe and kayak and other watercraft rentals and other concessions.
Open sunrise to sunset. For boat rentals, call 561-304-1344; golf course, 561-964-4653; BMX track, 561-642-6774; ball field and water skiing permits, 561-966-6620.
Fees: User fees for scheduled activities.
Where: 900 N. Flamingo Road, Pembroke Pines; 954-437-2650.
Recreational activities: This 320-acre county park boasts the Paradise Cove water park, which includes two water playgrounds, two 700-foot waterslides, one 400-foot tube ride, a children's playground and restrooms. The park also has volleyball courts, a tennis/racquetball center, basketball court, snack bar, golf center with a driving range and miniature golf course, batting cages, bike and jogging paths, picnic areas with tables and grills and large picnic pavilions.
The park also offers fishing, as well as tent and RV camping complete with 72 hookups and 10 tent camping sites, as well as a meeting cabin that can accommodate 300 people and a corporate pavilion that can accommodate 500 people. Single and tandem bicycles are available for rent, along with canoes, john boats and paddleboats to explore the park's 80 acres of lakes.
Call 954-441-1333 for information on the golf range and batting cages. Call 954-437-2650 for reservations, fees, and hours for the park and tennis/racquetball center.
Fees: Admission charged on weekends and holidays only.
Where: 401 S. Powerline Road, Deerfield Beach; 954-360-1315.
Recreational activities: It's water, water everywhere at this 430-acre county park, which includes a freshwater swimming beach, skate park, mountain bike trails, cable water-skiing, a variety of boats for rental, and Splash Adventure, an interactive children's water playground (must pay to enter).
Fishing is permitted on the shores of most of the park's several lakes. The park also offers a skate park, a large playground, sports equipment rentals, and paved walking/jogging trails, as well as a snack bar. There are several large picnic pavilions available for parties, as well as more tables and grills throughout the park; the pavilion and large picnic area can handle groups of 400 or more. The park also has a campground that includes seven sites for camping with your own tent, and 27 Rent-A-Tent sites, which provide pre-setup tents, electricity, water, grills, fire-rings and picnic tables.
Fees: Admission charged on weekends and holidays only.
Where: 3299 SW Fourth Ave., south of SR 84, Fort Lauderdale, 954-828-4585.
Recreational activities: Located near the Fort Lauderdale Hollywood International Airport, this 93-acre oasis offers nature trails, picnicking and bass fishing in two spring-fed lakes. A freshwater swimming beach is open during the summer season, with canoe and paddleboat rentals on the weekend.
Bike rentals are available. The park also features sanded-volleyball courts, horseshoes, a basketball court and a softball field. Exclusive in-line skating and cycling programs take place April through October. Picnic pavilions are available for rent, accommodating up to 6,000 people, including a 400-square-foot dance floor. Nature programs are presented monthly, and tours are available on request.
The park also includes Bark Park for dogs, with separate enclosed areas for small and large dogs, along with drinking fountains (at dog and human levels), benches, picnic tables, agility equipment, leash stations, two hose stations, scooper supply depots and disposal bins.
Fees: Must pay to enter.
Where: Just west of I-95 off Sheridan Street, Hollywood, 954-985-1980.
Recreational activities: Known as T-Y Park for short, this county facility features the "Castaway Island Water Park," which includes two 18-inch-deep pools and a lagoon, tropical coconuts and palm trees that spray water, picnic areas, concession stand and restrooms. The new Swim Lagoon for all ages includes a waterfall, a shaded zero-depth entry, and an ADA life. can rent 20-foot "Funbrellas" near the Swim Lagoon for parties. Elsewhere in the park are Safety Town, a miniature two-block village designed to teach pedestrian and bicycle safety to children. T-Y also offers paddleboats and swanboats for rent, bat/ball/glove rentals for baseball fans, two hard-court tennis courts, two basketball courts, a two-mile walking/jogging path, a covered playground, volleyball areas and concessions.
For gatherings, the park offers a lakeside gazebo, along with several large and small picnic shelters with water, electricity, grills and tables. Other picnic tables and grills throughout the park are available on a first-come, first-served basis. The park's RV campground includes 61 sites with full hook-up, hot showers, air-conditioned restrooms, and laundry facilities. Pets are welcome with a permit.
Fees: Admission charged on weekends and holidays only.
Where: 3600 W. Sample Road, Coconut Creek, 954-968-3880. Admission is charged on weekends and holidays only. Admission to Butterfly World is additional.
Recreational activities: One of the county's largest parks, Tradewinds straddles Sample Road and includes an 18-hole disc golf course, a lake for fishing and fishing pier, boat/sports equipment rentals, and soccer/football and softball fields available for rental.
The park also includes Butterfly World, a tropical garden that's home to thousands of butterflies and hummingbirds, as well as the Tradewinds Stable, which provides hourly guided rides, pony rides and equestrian programs to the public, and the Tradewinds Educational Farm, including barnyard animals and a farmhouse museum. Both sides of the park offer playgrounds, volleyball, nature trails, biking/jogging paths, hayrides, snack bars and picnic areas.
Rental facilities include one corporate and several large, medium and small picnic shelters. There also is a model steam railroad operated by the Florida Live Steamers and Railroaders, offering public rides on the third full weekend of each month for an additional fee. Rides are unavailable in November and December.
For Butterfly World information, call 954-977-4400 or 954-977-4434; for the stables, call 954-968-3875.


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What is Theron?
Theron is a lightweight C++ concurrency library based on the Actor Model. Its Actor Model foundations make Theron an intuitive and productive way to write parallel and distributed applications.
Theron brings this natural expression of concurrency to C++ with a clean, lightweight, portable API. Freely distributed under the MIT license, Theron is portable C++ and is widely used in Linux, Windows, Mac, ARM and Matlab environments. It supports pthreads, Windows threads, boost::thread and C++11 threads.


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As the result of a national voting contest, 2K Sports announced today that the final box cover art of Major League Baseball 2K10 will feature Evan Longoria, third baseman of the Tampa Bay Rays, making a defensive play with his Golden Glove ability and set against a classic silver backdrop. Garnering 35% of the total vote, the final packaging for the game was open to the public to decide, as fans got the exciting opportunity to select from a gallery of different cover art layouts at www.2Ksports.com/vote. Other options included photos of Longoria at the plate with a red background, each from a different angle after crushing the baseball.
"Throughout my career, I've taken great pride in my fielding and defensive ability," said Longoria. "I'm pumped about the final cover and sincerely appreciate all the dedicated fans who took time to weigh in on their favorite image for Major League Baseball 2K10."
Longoria made his Tampa Bay debut in 2008 and was named to the American League All Star team in each of his first two MLB seasons, as well as being named the 2008 American League Rookie of the Year. His accolades continued last month when in addition to being named the cover athlete for Major League Baseball 2K10, Longoria won a Gold Glove Award and a Silver Slugger Award presented by Louisville Slugger, naming him the top fielding and hitting third baseman in the American League.
Developed by Visual Concepts, a 2K Sports studio, Major League Baseball 2K10 is not yet rated by the ESRB and will be available in Spring 2010 for the Xbox 360 video game and entertainment system from Microsoft, PlayStation 3 computer entertainment system, PlayStation 2 computer entertainment system, PSP (PlayStation Portable) system, Wii system, Nintendo DS and Windows PC. For more information about Major League Baseball 2K10, please visit www.2ksports.com/games/mlb2k10.
2K Sports is a division of 2K, a publishing label of Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. (NASDAQ: TTWO).


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The Walrus Says
With only four weeks to go before the big blast, the Rocket 'hogs are out Saturday mornings in front of the Jamestown Hardware reminding residents to send in their donations and selling Don Bousquetdesigned 'hogs hats and T-shirts. The new design was unveiled at the Memorial Day parade. They can also be purchased from Ben at Ben Thomas Gallery or Scott Sherman at Jamestown Hardware.
Kudos to Serena Beretta of Walcott Avenue for her donation last week.
Regarding the location of this year's shoot, head 'hog Gregg Charest reports, "The people of Jamestown voted, and 70 percent of those who voted chose to have this year's show at Mackerel Cove."
Greg called Telstar to finalize this, and requested a show that was very different from last year's. "They were happy to tell me that we would use a mixture of American made fireworks on July 5. They tell me that these are more like vintage fireworks than any thing else, and that they will include a mixture of 3-, 5-, 6-, and 8-inch shells this year. You may remember that we were not able to get 8-inch shells last summer because of some badly timed explosions at the fireworks factories in China. The Olympics may have had something to do with this, too!" he said.
On the topic of 'hogs personel, Gregg assured us that the future of the fireworks would continue with the addition of two little necks to the Rocket 'hog family over the Memorial Day weekend. Jack Spencer Charest was born to Gregg and his wife Elizabeth on Saturday, May 23, and Aiden Kane Bailey was born to Rocket 'hog Bob Bailey and his wife Julia on Monday, May 25. "Both healthy, both ready to help things explode," said Gregg.
If you want your money to be blown up on July 5, send your check to: Rocket 'hogs, P.O. Box 1776, Jamestown, 02835. The Independence Day Fireworks display is put on each year with islanders' donations only. There is no tax money involved.
Patty Vandal writes that Pinto's Store was on the corner of Green Lane and Narragansett Avenue. "It was right at the edge of the sidewalk on the eastern corner of what is now the parking lot for Bank of America. I lived in the house directly behind the bank and I was allowed to walk to the store every day to buy penny candy," she said.
"In answer to Phyllis Anderson's questions about who taught at the Clarke School after my father (Mr. Miller) became superintendent, the 5th grade had several teachers that year but the one who finally took the class permanently was Hannah Caswell. Hannah was the first married teacher to teach in Jamestown. She was quickly joined by another "Mrs.", Louise Von Schade who taught grade 6. Until World War II, married women were not allowed to teach. Miss Lewis was in 7th and Margarite Murphy was in the 8th grade. Miss Lewis taught 7th and 8th-grade English and Mrs Murphy taught 7th and 8th-grade math. Alice Gladding taught home economics and Bill Glen taught manual training."
John Wright e-mailed that the original location for John Brazil's shoe store was in the northeast corner of the same building that houses the Narragansett Cafe. "It was next to the alley between Lyons Market."
John also provided the names of the 1943 teachers at the Thomas H. Clarke School. According to John, Miss Lewis' first name was Clara. "Phyllis Anderson (nee Phyllis Bradley) may remember me as a friend of her brother, Jonathan. I lived on North Main Road, across from the cemetery. Also, we live fairly close to each other in Ohio, she in Wilmington and I in Fairborn. Luck to all the fine Jamestowners, past and present."
Peter C. Pemantell wrote that John Brazil's shoe store was on Narragansett Avenue and the shop next door was a gift shop owned by Sid Crawford and run by his wife. "In that same block was the office for the Jamestown Bridge I think." In a note, Linda Albaugh said the shop next to John Brazil's was either the Seahorse run by Sydney Crawford or the Jamestown Bridge Authority.
In an aside to Linda, Peter said he thinks Pinto's Market was on the corner of Green Lane and Narragansett Avenue next to Mrs. Leonard's 5 and 10 cent store. "If it were there now it would be in the parking lot of the Bank of America. Originally Santos Market was on Southwest Avenue just beyond Archie Clarke's property on the same side of the road and when Pinto's moved out they moved to that location. Pinto's was a unique store, the two brothers would go shopping at the Big G in North Kingstown and cut the prices off of the boxes and resell them in their store. They had the best penny candy display in town and believe it or not it cost only a penny."
Peter asks, who was Doctor Ceppi's nurse?
By the time the state completes athe new seawall construction on that small portion of Conanicus Avenue it won't be new anymore.
Islander Priscilla Szneke, a yoga teacher at Innerlight Center of Yoga and Meditation in Middletown, has returned from an intensive program on Mindfulness at Spirit Rock Meditation Center in California.
*** Who was Lanny Ross?
*** Walk and save lives Sunday in the Potter League for Animals' 20th annual Heart & Sole Walk for the Animals beginning at 10:30 a.m. at Glen Park in Portsmouth. If you can't make the walk, sponsor a walker of make a donation. Questions? Call 846-0592, ext. 125. Feline friends are urged to enter their cats in the Feline Furrtography Contest.
Saturday marks the day the troops landed on the beaches of Normandy in 1944.
The full moon on Sunday is the Rose Moon, Flower Moon and Strawberry Moon.
*** Be true!
Call in your stuff to 423-0383 or 829-2760 or e-mail us at jtnwalrus@ hotmail.com. Thank you.


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"For too long, American businesses—particularly small- and medium-sized businesses—have been fighting against systemic imbalances that make it tough for them to compete and create new jobs." –Gary Locke, Secretary of Commerce
If there's any segment in the small business community today that knows exactly what Gary Locke, head of the Commerce Department, is talking about in his comment above, it's small to medium-sized trucking companies.
To say it's been a brutal couple of years in trucking is an understatement. Transcore's 2009 Broker Benchmark Survey laid out in stark figures how bad a bloodbath it's been for truckers. According to the survey, which covered 2008, year-over-year tonnage declined 12.5% from December 2007 to December 2008 and some 3,065 trucking company failed in 2008 alone, removing 137,650 trucks from service.
But a key indicator in this survey is the slip in gross margins: a drop of 5%. That 5% doesn't sound like a lot, but it could mean the difference between making a profit and losing money. And it goes against expectations, in a way, as if there are fewer trucks to haul the freight, the marketplace would logically dictate more competition for loads and therefore higher rates.
Yet so it goes: there are still too many trucks chasing too little freight, with a variety of cost pressures putting the squeeze on truckers – especially those on the smaller side of the scale. For it's the small guys that can rarely cope with high costs, especially when they come on multiple fronts increasing the price of everything from equipment (due to compliance with emission regulations) to healthcare.
Secretary Locke touched on cost pressures like these facing small businesses in a more general way during a speech before the 2009 National Minority Enterprise Development Conference in Washington D.C. back on Aug. 27. He talked about how all small and medium-sized businesses – trucking and non-trucking alike – are feeling the pinch from many quarters, both in the short haul and in terms of future development. While Secretary Locke focused his remarks on the plight of minority businesses, much of what he said speaks directly to the concerns of almost all small and medium-sized American companies today.
"My father was just like many of you," he said. "After serving in the Army in World War II, my father came back home [and] opened a small, family-owned grocery store. I grew up in that place, stocking shelves, making free deliveries and making sure our customers had everything they needed. My father put everything he had into that grocery store. It was his little piece of the American dream."
But today, the secretary noted, that dream is slipping away for far too many small businesses. "It's become uncomfortably normal to turn on the news and hear about massive layoffs at this automaker or that financial firm," he said. "But hit hardest of all has been America's small- and medium-sized businesses. Through the third quarter of 2008, half of all private sector job losses had occurred in companies with fewer than 20 employees. For too many American businesses, the bills have kept coming while the payments for products delivered or services rendered have not."
Going forward, Secretary Locke said, America must end its dependence on economic bubbles for growth. "To put our economy on a sustainable path, we've got to make fundamental changes like we haven't seen in America for decades," he pointed out. "[Because] for too long, American businesses—particularly small- and medium-sized businesses—have been fighting against systemic imbalances that make it tough for them to compete and create new jobs."
What are these issues? Secretary Locke named these three: An education system that isn't preparing our kids or retraining workers for the jobs of the 21st century; Decades of mismanaged energy policy that puts our environment in peril and leaves American businesses – especially manufacturers – vulnerable to unpredictable price swings in the oil markets; and a healthcare system that leaves almost 50 million Americans without care, millions more with too little care, and is riddled with inefficiencies that pile what he termed "backbreaking" costs on governments, citizens and businesses alike.
"There is plenty of room for honest debate on this issue. But let's be clear about one thing: Those who advocate continued inaction are not only guaranteeing that tens of millions of Americans will continue to be uninsured or underinsured; they are also consigning American businesses to a less competitive future because of unsustainable health care costs," he said. "Insurance premiums have gone up nearly 10% annually in the last decade. And they'll likely do the same in the next ten. The average family's annual premium will jump from $13,000 to $25,000. We can't let that happen."
The impact on small businesses is even bigger, Secretary Locke said. Small businesses pay up to 18% percent more per worker than large firms for the same health insurance policy – and as a result, many small businesses are getting out of the health coverage business altogether. "Less than 50% of firms with three to nine workers offered any type of health insurance to their employees in 2008—compared to 99% for firms with over 200 workers," he noted.
Now, full point of disclosure – as Secretary Locke is a member of President Obama's cabinet, he's carrying water for the president's version of health care reform. You may agree with the president's vision for healthcare reform or disagree vehemently, but what Secretary Locke stressed is that the cost of health care – much like diesel fuel prices – is projected to head but one way in the future; up. And those rising costs will significantly hobble the efforts of small- and medium-sized businesses to innovate and grow.
"The thing that people need to understand about healthcare reform is that this is a competitiveness issue for our businesses," he said. "The longer we wait to do something, the worse off we'll be."
At the same time, though, there's something else to consider: American business needs trucks to get things done. So while it's been tough and is going to stay tough for a while in trucking, truckers need to remember that they provide a necessary and vital service – one American business cannot do without.
"With the economic outlook for the next year or two not looking real bright, running a trucking company is going to be challenging. It is going to require a dedication to detail not seen for many years," noted my editorial compatriot Timothy Brady in a recent post on his Blog4Truckers site.
"The good news is, America runs on trucks, and small motor carriers – those with fewer than 35 power units – haul a vast majority of the freight," he explained. "Over 80% of American manufacturers are small businesses with fewer than 25 employees, meaning these small business owners are going to be facing the same dilemmas and problems as the small trucking company owner. The small business owners are going to need a hauler who understands what they're dealing with … and who better than the owner of another small business? That's YOU."
Something to remember as small truckers battle to survive until freight revives.


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Director Will Eubank's sophomore effort is full of stunning visuals, but the problem, and it's a big one, is the story doesn't hold up.
What the sci-fi thriller "The Signal" lacks in story, it certainly makes up for in style. It's a low-budget beauty from rising indie director Will Eubank, who cut his teeth as a cinematographer. And, it shows. Someone should give this guy a big budget and let him have at it.
"The Signal" is the young director's sophomore effort and he accomplishes a lot with a small budget and little time. The acting is also pretty terrific. It stars a trio of up-and-comers in Brenton Thwaites ("Maleficent"), Olivia Cooke ("Bates Motel") and Beau Knapp ("Super 8").
The story follows three M.I.T. students, Nic (Thwaites), Haley (Cooke) and Jonah (Knapp), on a cross-country trip. They get diverted to a creepy Nevada desert in pursuit of a rival hacker. Everything goes dark and there's a loud scream off-camera. Soon, they are surrounded by men in haz-mat suits and strapped to hospital beds in a government facility where no one will give them answers. Intense – and frustrating – mystery ensues.
Veteran actor Laurence Fishburne ("The Matrix") anchors the film. He commands the screen with his seriously menacing portrayal of government agent Damon, even though his face is hidden behind a layer of plastic the entire film. Eubank smartly shoots him tight so none of that creepy nuance is lost. Thwaites, a dead-ringer for a young Josh Hartnett, holds his own against Fishburne in the film's interrogation scenes.
Part "Blair Witch," part "Twilight Zone," the movie is extremely ambitious. The problem, and it's a big one, is the story doesn't hold up. Nothing makes much sense and Eubank is slow to reveal anything, which is frustrating. But you stay with it, and are rewarded in bits and pieces, such as Lin Shaye's Mirabelle, who is a crazy breath of fresh air in an otherwise mindbending narrative. Eubank's direction, the stunning visuals and a game cast prop up the weak narrative (written by Eubank, his brother, Carlyle, and David Frigerio) to make the film watchable.
Eubank never yields on blowing your mind with imaginatively choreographed action sequences that throb with energy, as Nic, Jonah and Haley try to make sense of their new bionic limbs and escape from their weird "prison" to try to figure out what's happened. If you like a puzzle, then Eubank's "Signal" is a call worth answering.
Dana Barbuto may be reached at email@example.com or follow her on Twitter @dbarbuto_Ledger.


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Spiced Chickpea "Nuts" Guacamole-Stuffed EggsBanana-Cocoa Soy SmoothieFeta & Herb Dip with Crudites
As the afternoon rolls along (or drags on, depending on your take), the office candy bowl sees an uptick in traffic. But a new study shows that it's not sugar, but protein that you should reach for to beat an afternoon slump.
The study, from the University of Cambridge in England and published in the November 2011 issue of Neuron, found that while glucose (sugar) blocks certain neurons that help you feel awake, the amino acids in protein prevent that from happening. So, if you eat some carbs at lunch, a protein-rich afternoon snack may keep you from feeling sleepy. And since protein helps keep you feeling full longer, that snack might tide you over better than a sugary one and keep you from snacking too much throughout the afternoon.
—Kerri-Ann Jennings, M.S., R.D.
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Pictured: Banana-Cocoa Soy Smoothie
Try a smoothie made with silken tofu or yogurt or this Banana-Cocoa Soy Smoothie.
Pictured: Edamame Nibbles
Try eating steamed edamame with coarse salt or this recipe for Edamame Nibbles.
Try this flavorful, crunchy recipe for Spiced Chickpea "Nuts"
Pictured: Guacamole-Stuffed Eggs
Try eating a hard-boiled egg—eat it plain or gussy it up: Guacamole-Stuffed Eggs.
Pictured: Feta & Herb Dip with Crudites
Try veggies and hummus or Feta & Herb Dip with Crudites
Pictured: Turkey Rollups
Try these Turkey Rollups—Spread 2 slices of deli turkey breast with 2 teaspoons mustard (or mango chutney) each and season with pepper. Wrap each prepared turkey slice around 2 sesame breadsticks.
Nonfat yogurt snack makes a great snack. Try Greek yogurt, which delivers more protein than regular yogurt.
Banana and peanut butter together make a filling snack with lots of protein.
Skip the two slices of bread and have an open-face tuna sandwich.
Sip on a nonfat latte (decaf or regular) to help you power through your afternoon slump.


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Calaveras Community Foundation was the recent recipient of a generous donation originating from Petroglyphe Gallery in Mokelumne Hill.
Calaveras Community Foundation was the recent recipient of a generous donation originating from Petroglyphe Gallery in Mokelumne Hill.
"Petroglyphe Gallery's one-year anniversary event, 'Art on the Hill,' was the perfect opportunity to highlight and raise funds for the Calaveras Community Foundation's Career and Technical Training Scholarship," gallery co-owner Denise Ebbett said. "It seemed a natural fit since these scholarships are available to individuals seeking training for career choices including the arts."
The gallery event's participating artists including painters Helen Betz, Robert Blair, Diana Boyd, Barbara Conley, Pamela Findleton, Dale Laitinen, Doug Lawler and Michael Severin as well as ceramic artist Mary Anderson and textile artist Melissa Arnold. These artists donated a portion of their artwork sales from the silent auction to the Career and Technical Training Scholarship fund. The donation was nearly $1,100.
The Career and Technical Training Scholarship Fund, established by Paul and Darlene DeBaldo in 2010, recognizes and addresses what statistics show to be a serious need. Annually, very few scholarships are offered for students interested in pursuing career training by seeking an associate degree and/or certificate of training in a specific industry. Educators share that more than 25 percent of graduating seniors in Calaveras County are candidates for such career training.
Career and Technical Training is one of more than 25 funds and scholarship funds administered by CCF. Annually, grant applications are sought and awards given to fund projects that address particular areas of interest determined by the CCF grant committee.
Information: calaverascommunityfoundation.org.
- Information and photo submitted by Chyrl Hillis