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DiS awards 2012... your favourite debut albums of the year?
Lots of suggestions over on our Facebook https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10151205052018145&set=a.10151199841278145.462193.19343183144&type=1
Think my favourite three debut albums - somewhat predictably - are
if you've not heard Stumbleine yet, that dreamy debut lp just got a 9/10
and we've embedded a stream http://drownedinsound.com/releases/17361/reviews/4145785?recommended-records
- hitsville this'd this
then there's also the following. imo all quality:
John Talabot
Schoolboy Q
Christian Löffler
Forward Strategy Group
Jessie Ware
Joey Bada$$
not meaning to be pedantic, but Grimes has two previous albumsoh_gerardus_MERCATOR this'd this
Kendrick mentioned bitches way too much for my liking.
Can't seem to 'get' the fuss about th' Frank Ocean album either (not that I've listened to much rnb and hip hop since being obsessed with The Roots, Dead Prez, Jurassic5, Common, etc when I was 16-18)
damn he got bitches
damn he got bitches
damn he got bitchesanal_schwarzenegger, boa_constrictor, and Antelope this'd this
this for Frank Ocean
the acclaim is over my head
- sunstroke_house, Lililololaure, rich-t, and oceanRain this'd this
This is the correct answer
stonking album
its awesome
also diiv.Lililololaure this'd this
some lovely stuff in the neo classical area
black elk
michael price
and a lot of Knifesque stuff
Me and My Drummer
Purity Ring
and also
black twig
indian wells
cello + laptop
I was going to mention
Trust but you did it!
for me:
Blondes S/T
Death Grips-the money store
album/mixtape pedantry argument ahoy
A year late
Yeah I realise that of course
but if Ex-Military is counted as the debut then Money Store isn't a debut THIS year is it?
Purity RingSloame_Ocean, film_maker, pieces_of_reece, and andyvine this'd this
Purity Ring - Shrines
Poliça - Give You the Ghost
Toy - Toy
2:54 - 2:54
Gary Beck - Bring a Friend
Trust - Trst
John Talabot - fIN
Silent Servant - Negative Fascination
Barker and Baumecker - Transsektoral
JK Flesh
oh yeahLililololaure this'd this
Keaton Henson
Also Alt-JClair_de_Lune this'd this
TOY was good.
Stealing Sheep also.
oh yeah forgot that was a debut
also whirr
Favourite Debuts this year
The Blood Choir - No Windows To The Old World
Guile - Alone On The West
Dark Horses - Black Music
I forgot
Radar Men From The Moon - Echo Forever
- automatik, medulla, hanshotfirst, and xilia this'd this
that album is excellent. also, Purity Ring, Billy Woods, Steve Smyth and Joey Bada$$
Tall Ships - Everything Touching
is pretty awesome. as well as many already mentioned.automatik, twentynine, iizcallum, kilgore-trout, xilia, and iquitelikeradiohead this'd this
Silent Servant
Rene Audiard
Angel Olsen - Half Way Home
unless you count The Money Store
Internet Forever
foreverautomatik this'd this
forever ever
forever ever
On a different topic, where's that nice bloke who did DiS-ers album
of the year? Last year he asked everyone for their top 5 and then did a top 50. That was excellent work.
He's offered to do it again this year.
Let's wait till December though ehjustanothersheeldz this'd this
The Lost Rivers
Melody's Echo Chamber
Terry Malts
Dog Is Dead
The Lost Rivers isn't their debut Dom
My Beatific Vision is (7 tracks 35 mins is too long for an EP I reckon).
It's definitely one om my albums of the year tho'.
Thanks again for putting the gig on at The Chameleon on Saturday. It was an absolute blinder. Eventually got away about 2.45am after loading up all the gear.
We'll agree to disagree on MBV/S&L
as MBV is definitely regarded as an EP (even though I get what you're saying).
Thanks for everything Saturday. Everything worked out in the end and those last 2 sets from 93MMFTS & The Lost Rivers were nothing short of incredible!
Mine were...
- funkycow this'd this
LHF – Keepers of the Light [Keysound]
Mix Mup & Kassem Mosse – MM/KM [The Trilogy Tapes]
Vessel – Order of Noise [Tri Angle]
100s – Ice Cold Perm [Self Released]
Jahilyya Fields – Unicursal Hexagram [L.I.E.S.]
Dariius – Dariius [Self Released]
Ukkonen – The Isolated Rhythms Of... [Uncharted Audio]
Yöt – Bitch Bender [Raha & Tunteet]
Cooly G – Playing Me [Hyperdub]
DVA – Pretty Ugly [Hyperdub]
Laurel Halo – Quarantine [Hyperdub]
Ghosting Season – The Very Last Of The Saints [Last Night on Earth]sean and E_H_Gombreak this'd this
Lana Del Rey (if BtD counts)
Divine Fits (if that counts)
It's Now, Now
it is.
It's amazing.funkycow this'd this
- ditch_easter this'd this
- beautiful_balloon, sunstroke_house, Lililololaure, and ditch_easter this'd this
are you trolling?
It was a great year musically - all these first albums are great quality. Bet a few of the bands mention on here will be a staple on the music scene for years.
I sound more like Cassandra!
No one believes me ... booo wooo
Django Django
I think is the only 2012 debut I've liked enough to listen to more than once, so far. I don't know what's happened to me. I need to listen to some of the ones from this thread then I guess.cowcow, El_Goodo, TheWza, and iquitelikeradiohead this'd this
Really don't get this
I keep giving it another chance but it does nothing for me
the worst album cover design in the history of the free world
Eight and a Half
Got no idea how they didn't do better this year!
- SCROTUM, iizcallum, and harman_kardon this'd this
A fair few gooduns...
iamamiwhoami - Kin
Black Moth - The Killing Jar
Frankie Rose - Interstellar
Cold Specks - I Predict a Graceful Expulsion
John Talabot - ƒIN
Chad Valley - Young Hunger
DIIV - Oshin
Birds In Row - You, Me, & The Violence
Goat - World Music
Purity Ring - Shrines
2:54 - 2:54
Blacklisters - BLKLSTRS
- sunstroke_house this'd this
Did not realise
it was his debut - very good album
Think he was in a band beforehand but their name escapes me.
He released an EP in 2011 but this was his first full-length under that moniker, as far as I'm aware.
Orcas just gets it for me
Keaton Henson
Scott and Charlene's Wedding
and loads more. Good thread found some interesting stuff here
Al Doum & The Faryds - Self titled LP is my favourite debut
Think it came out right at the end of last year, but was definitely not available in the UK until 2012, so it gets in. (They had another one out this year, which absolutely rules as well).
Also really liked:
Laurel Halo - 'Quarantine' (if Hour Logic doesn't count)
Kendrick Lamar - 'Good Kid M.A.A.D City' (if Section 80 doesn't count)
Goat - 'World Music'
Holly Herndon - 'Movement'
Haven't heard the Melody's Echo Chamber LP yet, but reckon I'll be into that as well
I second Holly Herndon
Certainly the most promising debut, can't wait to what she comes up with next
Boy Friend
Foreign Fields
Echo Lake.
Echo Lake, Echo Lake, Echo Lake, Echo Lake, Echo Lake, Echo Lake, Echo Lake, Echo Lake, Echo Lake, Echo Lake, Echo Lake :-)
Oh, and the FOE album is bloody great too. And whether or not we count it (see above) The Lost Rivers album is fantastic!
Sin & Lostness IS their debut album
My Beatific Vision was their first EP.
Talabot & TOY - definitely one of those
Jessie Ware was REALLY disappointing (some good remixes though)
I'm disappointed in myself that I like most of the Kindness record
purity ring
frankie rose
weird dreams
blue balloon
all good.
Cymophane - S/T
Hectic Zeniths - S/T
Nothing But Noise - Not Bleeding Red
Futexture - The Science Of How Things Unfold
Selva Oscura - Refractides
Zander One - Echoate
iNTRiKeT - The Woods
Cheek Mountain Thief
by Cheek Mountain Thief. Not sure it fully qualifies as it's a Tunng spin-off, but 'tis a thing of considerable beauty.
Amazing debuts:
Yamantaka // Sonic Titan! (Dubious release date, got deservedly bigger this year) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ONKmcIXE9vk
Sswampzz! (technically EP, what of it?) http://sswampzz.bandcamp.com/album/sleeper
Teen Suicide! http://teensuicide.bandcamp.com/album/i-will-be-my-own-hell-because-there-is-a-devil-inside-my-body
RYAT! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3A1uHy0otAA
Honourable mentions to Islet, Race Horses, John Talabot
I love the Yamantaka!
I thought it was last year. Top for me.
Yeah, it came out on some tiny label last November
But was rereleased on Paper Bag Records shortly after Polaris. Not sure if they're planning to visit the UK, but their live show is quite something.
that Teen Suicide record is ace
I can't help but feel like they're being overlooked somewhat.
Totally agree. Near perfect, for what it is.
I considered suggesting it for DiS's Lost 12 of 2012 series, but am already down to write two. It's a nice little secret to hold onto, regardless.
- SCROTUM this'd this
- iizcallum this'd this
Think that's an EP, isn't it? Their full-length debut is out in January/Feb
I enjoyed this release an awful lot though, can't wait for the LP!


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Pat Kelly may be returning to Minnesota.
The Twins made Kelly, a native of Red Wing, Minn., their 12th-round pick in the First-Year Player Draft on Saturday afternoon. The second baseman just finished his junior year at Nebraska, where he earned All-Big Ten honors for the second season in a row.View Full Game Coverage
He learned of his Draft fate with his family -- they were sitting in their living room, eyes glued to the computer screen.
"It was kind of crazy, because we saw the Twins' pick come across," Kelly said. "We knew it was a possibility. As soon as they announced it, my phone was ringing."
The first call came from Twins scout Mark Wilson. Days of stressing over where the 21-year-old might land ended in an instant.
"It probably could've happened yesterday, but I wasn't sure," Kelly said. "I was hoping for the first few rounds today. We just kept hoping, and it happened."
Kelly is no stranger to Minnesota's Target Field.
After making his debut there in a 2011 high school showcase game, he returned to tear through the Big Ten Tournament in May 2013, batting .370 (10-for-27). That stretch included an elimination win over the University of Minnesota in which Kelly had a double, a home run and three RBIs.
"It was awesome playing at Target Field last year," Kelly said. "It was a great big field, great park. Unbelievable. I grew up watching Twins games, going to Twins games. It's pretty surreal."
Red Wing is roughly a one-hour drive from the stadium. In 2011, Kelly led Red Wing High to its first winning season in four years, batting .436 and hitting five home runs as a senior. He was named All-Metro by the Minneapolis Star-Tribune, and then went on to collect two first-team All-Big Ten awards at Nebraska.
Paul Hartmann is the current head coach at Red Wing High. He took over after Kelly left for Lincoln, but Hartmann has known the Kelly family for years.
"Teammates really saw Pat's work ethic and how seriously he took the game," Hartmann said. "A lot of younger players really modeled their work ethic after Pat.
"Whether he was a young player, a high school player, or a college player -- and now potentially a pro player -- nobody outworked Pat. And I don't think anybody will outwork him at the next level. All the accolades he's gotten, Pat has earned them."
With one year of eligibility left with the Huskers, there's a possibility that he could return to school for another year and finish his criminal-justice degree.
On the flip side of things, he was the only second baseman Minnesota took with its first 25 picks -- and one of just six infielders. The Twins currently have two Top 10 second-base prospects -- Eddie Rosario and Jorge Polanco -- in the organization, according to MLB.com's 2014 Prospect Watch.
Kelly said he will think over his options in the next few days.
"I'm still processing everything right now," he said.
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The elephants were killed by camel-riding poachers in the south-west region of Chad, on the border with Cameroon, between Monday 13th and Friday 17th June. The Chad army was unable to prevent the killings.
The killings bring to at least 170 the number of elephants killed for their ivory in this region of the central African country in the past 12 months. It is estimated that Chad's elephant population has decreased by about 40 per cent from 4,000 individuals in 2006 to around 2,500 in the most recent census in 2010, most commonly poached for their ivory.
Elsewhere, in Portugal, investigators seized 300 pieces of ivory illegally imported with other goods including wooden items and coral from the country of Mozambique in southern Africa; and, in India, two men were arrested trying to sell two complete elephant tusks.
Céline Sissler-Bienvenu of the International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW – www.ifaw.org) said well armed and organised gangs of poachers regularly cross Chad's southern border (shared with Cameroon, Sudan and the Central African Republic) in search of elephant.
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NOTE: China and Japan bought 108 tonnes of ivory in a "one-off" sale in November 2008 from Botswana, South Africa, Namibia and Zimbabwe. These legal sales provide the cover necessary for the illegal trade in ivory to flourish. IFAW runs anti-poaching projects to protect elephants where they live.
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The change follows a review of the 30 year rule that I covered way back in 2009. We can look forward to important documents being released on key events in history, much sooner after they actually happened – it should be a real bonus for historians and researchers.
Some of the records that we should get to see early in the next few years include Northern Ireland in the 1980's, the miners strike, Lockerbie, the fall of the Berlin Wall and the end of the Cold War, the first Gulf War.
Traditionally the 30 year rule had given protection to politicians and civil servants, that there actions would not be scrutinised too closely in the immediate aftermath of events. Of course, there is a fine balancing act between confidentiality on the one hand, and transparency and probity on the other.
One restrictive rule that is still in place is the 100 year rule for the release of census information. However, the 1911 census was released a couple of years early in 2009, and there is a Freedom of Information appeal ongoing for the wartime 'mini-census' to be released early.
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Tuckerman, a Republican, is challenged by a fellow Blissfield Republican, Raymond Soff, who is running as an independent. And the Rev. Paul Benjamin of Blissfield entered the race last month, replacing Democratic candidate Jae Guetschow, who moved from the district.
All three pledge conservative financial management.
The race will be settled in the Nov. 6 election by voters in Blissfield, Deerfield, Riga, Ogden, Palmyra and Ridgeway townships.
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Tuckerman, a Blissfield-area farmer, is seeking a sixth two-year term on the commission, where he has served as chairman the last two years.
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A strategic planning process the commission is involved in will help in managing the budget, he said.
"All I hear from my constituents is, 'Bring spending into line, and we don't want any more taxes,' " Tuckerman said. "That's what people expect us to do."
Tuckerman said he commends Sheriff Jack Welsh for submitting specific proposals and cost figures in his request for increased funding to add four deputies and two jail officers over the next two years.
"At least that's a place to start," he said. Cutting from other departments to spend more on the sheriff's department, however, is a difficult challenge, he said.
"We don't spend on things that are not important," Tuckerman said.
The commission will also have to decide on restoring funding for the Lenawee Economic Development Corp. after it was dropped from the budget this year.
Tuckerman said he is impressed with the LEDC's performance this year under its new leader, Jim Van Doren. Local governments are participating again and the LEDC has some solid accomplishments.
"It's going to be a lot easier for commissioners who had concerns in the past," he said.
Raymond Soff
"My main issue is bringing businesses back into the county," said Soff, a Riga native who works in his wife's health care auditing firm, Numeratec.
Lenawee County has a capable and willing workforce, he said, and the county should be doing more to attract businesses to replace industry that has left in recent years. Commissioners should be learning why businesses are leaving and why new ones are not coming into the county, he said, then make corrections where possible to turn things around.
Soff said he is not sure that helping fund the LEDC is the best way to encourage business growth.
"I'd like to take a little better look into it," he said.
Soff said he is critical of county spending on items such as oblique imagery aerial photographs for use in tax assessments. Voting to spend $20,000 several years ago to help fund wind testing in the Blissfield area for a potential commercial energy project was wrong, he said.
The current discussion of charging an export fee on trash hauled out of the county also hurts the county's business environment, Soff said. It would basically be a tax increase on the haulers' customers, he said.
Soff said he would have to be convinced of a critical need to increase the sheriff's department budget.
"I've got to hear why they need more money," Soff said. "Taxpayers just don't have extra money to pay for things."
Soff said he got on the ballot as an independent in July because he decided to run for the commission too late for a spot on the August Republican primary ballot.
After being raised in the Blissfield area, Soff went into professional baseball and was signed by the Chicago Cubs in 1979. He played in the minor leagues all but two years of his career before retiring from baseball in 1993. He started a career in auditing expenses for health care facilities in 1995, working for a St. Louis company from his home in Blissfield. In 2010, he joined his wife in the Numeratec venture she started that provides health care auditing services.
The Rev. Paul Benjamin
Benjamin said he believes his experience in human services programs and local government made him a good choice to fill a vacancy on the ballot when the Democratic candidate had to step down.
"I was hoping to bring some of my experiences to the county commission," he said.
Getting a late start in the race and facing two opponents did not discourage him, Benjamin said.
"I love the underdog," he said.
Benjamin is pastor of Christ the Redeemer Lutheran Church in Adrian, but remains a resident of Blissfield, where he moved in 2008 when he became pastor of a church in Blissfield.
Before earning a master of divinity degree from the Lutheran Theological Seminary in Gettysburg, Pa., in 2008, Benjamin served in a number of positions in his native New York state. He was a project manager and later a staff development coordinator of the Greene County Department of Social Services. He was a member of the youth council of the Workforce Investment Office of Columbia-Greene Counties. He also taught at Columbia-Greene Community College. And he was an elected member of the Catskill Central School District Board of Education from 2001 to 2004.
His work in the department of social services and as a pastor helped him develop planning skills that could aid in Lenawee County's strategic planning process, he said.
Benjamin said he hopes to learn more about sheriff's department budget issues before taking a position on the sheriff's proposal for more deputies. He said he has two uncles who served as corrections officers for Greene County and New York state, giving him insight in that service.
Benjamin said he agreed with the voters' two-to-one decision last year to not raise taxes for the LEDC. Tax rates should be kept low to help attract businesses, he said. Local and private sources as well as state grants should be sought for helping fund economic development efforts, he said.
Two challenge commission chairman for county board seat
BLISSFIELD — A three-way battle is under way for the 7th District Lenawee County Commission seat now held by incumbent commission chairman John Tuckerman of Blissfield.


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Atypical Hyperplasia
Dear OncoLink "Ask The Experts,"
I had a partial laparoscopic hysterectomy in November 2006 (only my uterus was removed). After the surgery was done, it was discovered that I had complex atypical hyperplasia. I have since heard that a total abdominal hysterectomy is usually preferred in this case to ensure that none of the endometrial cells are left on other organs. My understanding is that complex atypical hyperplasia is actually precancerous and only 30% actually becomes cancerous if untreated. Is there risk of any of these cells remaining and developing into other forms of cancer on the remaining organs?
Christina S. Chu, MD, Assistant Professor of the Division of Gynecologic Oncology at the University of Pennsylvania Health System, responds:
While one of the typical treatments for complex hyperplasia is removal of the ovaries as well as the uterus, depending on your age, retaining your ovaries may be an appropriate option. If your uterus was removed and there was no evidence of cancer, there is no significant risk for having abnormal endometrial cells on your ovaries that might later develop into cancer.


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Four Courts Hostel
Dublin's favourite hostel has everything you require.
We have the best location for visiting the Guinness Storehouse, Jameson Distillery, Temple bar and the Brazen Head - Ireland's oldest pub!!
We were voted Dublin's best hostel in February 2011 and Lets go guidebook states 'Best hostel in Dublin'. Great!
We provide free Internet and Wi-Fi, free international phone calls to over 40 countries, free breakfast, free guided walking tours and free city maps.
Tuesday is free pancake/pizza night, Wednesday is discounted pub crawl night and Thursday is free BBQ and discount beers night. Cool!
Enjoy the latest movies with surround sound, Wii games, foosball, a pool table, board games, a book swap library in our reading room and even free guitars to make yourself more attractive to the opposite sex!
If you feel like cooking we've got a large self-catering kitchen and dining area; we can also provide packed lunches and arrange meals for groups.
Drinks and snacks are available anytime from our vending machine.
Plus there's bottled water to combat that morning-after feeling after a night out on our Hostels Pub Crawl!
Our facilities include a smoking area, laundry facilities, car parking, an elevator, recycling facilities, a printer for boarding passes, plus discounts on all major tourist attractions, pub crawls every night, day tours and car hire arranged right at our desk.
Reception is open 24hrs a day, making sure there's excellent security at all time. There's an airport shuttle bus direct from the hostel, from very, very early in the morning until late at night - just ask us about it!
Our twin and double rooms have bunk beds. The 16-bed dorm and the 12-bed dorm are interconnected and share the same shower rooms, please be aware of this before you book. For this reason these two rooms are not suitable for large groups. Breakfast is included in the price and has a great choice of cereals, etc.
Please note that children under 18 cannot share in dorms, they must be booked into a private room.
Availability & RatesTo view availability and prices please select dates and click 'Update Dates'
Hostel Facilities & Policies
- 24 Hour Reception
- 24 Hour Security
- Adaptors
- Airport Transfers
- Bicycle parking
- Board Games
- Book Exchange
- Free Breakfast
- Cable TV
- Common Room
- Credit Cards Accepted
- DVDs
- Elevator
- Free City Maps
- Free Internet Access
- Free WiFi
- Foosball
- Games Room
- Hair Dryers
- Hot Showers
- House Keeping
- Internet Access
- Key Card Access
- Self-Catering Facilities
- Laundry Facilities
- Linen Included
- Security Lockers
- Luggage Storage
- Mini Supermarket
- No Curfew
- Outdoor Terrace
- Parking
- Pool Table
- Postal Service
- Safe Deposit Box
- Shuttle Bus
- Tours/Travel Desk
- Towels For Hire
- Vending Machines
- Washing Machine
Cancellation PolicyThis property has a 1 day cancellation policy. Failure to cancel within this time will result in a cancellation charge equal to the first night of your stay.
Must-Read Hostel InfoThis property has specific Terms & Conditions.
We accept cash and credit card. Credit card payments need to be for 15 Euro or more. Any amount over €250 will incur a 2% surcharge
Groups: payment in full will be required prior to arrival; a list of names of guest will also be required and a code of conduct will be issued. We'll try to put friends in the same room but we can't guarantee it. Please note that children under 18 cannot share in dorms, they must be booked into a private room. Cancellations need to be made by 3pm the day before arrival; seven days before arrival for groups of six or more. Check out is 10:30 am and check in on day of arrival will be between 1 and 3 pm depending on what floor you are staying on.Please note that bookings for St.Patrick's Day/ Rugby weekends and New Years Eve have a cancellation of 7 days and in the event of no show or late cancellation for either of these events then the full amount of the booking will be charged. Phew!! That's it. What you really need to know is that we will do everything possible to ensure you enjoy your time in Dublin.
** Please note: We are entitled to do a pre-authorisation on all bookings to gaurantee card is valid. The pre-auth will be the total for the first night's stay and can take up to 10 workings days to be reinstated back into account depending on card type. Debit and pre paid cards can vary.
DirectionsShow MapHide Map
Airlink 747 Express Bus:
This bus will take you right into the city centre.
For convenience, get off on Ushers Quay (you will hear them mention Four Courts Hostel when the stop is announced and there is also a screen that will say Usher's Quay/Four Courts Hostel).
From there, walk back in the direction from which the bus came, keep straight through the traffic lights and you will find us.
Single tickets for this service cost €6.
A return ticket is €10.
Journey time is about 30-40 minutes.
The service runs from 6:00am until about 23:30.
When you want to get back to the airport, the bus-stop is on the opposite the river from that stop on Usher's Quay.
Bus number 16:
This is a public bus.
You can get off at O'Connell St.
From there, it's about a 10-15 minute walk to the hostel and we'll explain how, in more detail, below.
This bus takes longer than the Airlink bus as there are more stops along the way.
It is cheaper however; the price is €3.30 for a single fare.
If you get a 90 minute ticket from the ticket machine next to the bus at the airport, it is only €3.10 and you can skip the queue to get on the bus itself!
Who's looking out for you?! ;)
It can be quite cheap if there are a few of you.
Some taxi drivers will agree to a fixed rate if you just ask them.
The more people there are in your group, the cheaper it will be per person.
The total cost would be from €20-€30, on average.
If you are arriving late at night, this bus runs every half-hour from 23:55 until 03:25 and then every 15 minutes until 23:55 again.
It will take you to Trinity College, which is about 10/15 minutes from the hostel by foot.
Walking from O'Connell Street:
Turn right after you cross the bridge so that the river is on your right side.
Walk down along the riverside until you've passed four bridges.
Once you pass the 4th bridge we'll be on your left-hand side, halfway between it and the next bridge.
There is a big sign that says HOSTEL so you won't miss it.
If you are still unsure, look across the river and you should see a big building, topped with a large dome; that's the Four Courts (not the Four Courts Hostel).
From the Bus Station:
You can also take the Luas (Tram) for €1.80 and get off at The Four Courts stop.
We are just across the river.
Alternatively, it is a 20/25 minute walk.
From the Train Station:
Take the 25a, 25b, 79, 79a, 66x, 67x, 25x or 51d Bus, for 2 stops (€1.95).
The Luas also runs between Heuston and The Four Courts stop, again, at €1.80.
The walk would be about 20 minutes.
From Dublin Ferry Port:
Take the 53 Bus for 17 stops (€1.95) to Talbot Street, Gardiner Street.
From there take the Red Luas towards Tallaght or Saggart for 3 stops (€1.80) to The Four Courts.
We are across the river from The Four Courts.
If you are driving follow the signs to the city centre which will lead you to the south bank of the River Liffey, pass four traffic bridges and we are on the left!
Getting from the hostel back to the Airport:
Have you got a ridiculously early flight out of Dublin?
We have an airport shuttle bus service that leaves from our hostel every 30 minutes from 03:30 – 11:00.
The journey takes 30 minutes and costs €7 per person.
Just book it through reception the day before you leave.
Precious sleeping time saved! Yaaahh.
Located Near
The historic Four Courts building where the climax to the Irish civil war was fought.
The Brazen Head- Ireland's oldest Pub.
The Guinness Storehouse & Jameson Whiskey Distillery
Temple bar
Christchurch and St. Patrick's Cathedral
Phoenix Park & Dublin Zoo
Located overlooking the River Liffey.


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Opinion: Boston Bombing and Conspiracy Theorists
Editorial board member Dorothy Rabinowitz on the Boston Marathon bombers and the danger of conspiracy theories, both past and present. Photo: Getty Images
This transcript has been automatically generated and may not be 100% accurate.
... I ... while ... back to Opinion Journal I'm Mary Kissel ... we're learning more by the day about design and brothers their plans to set off bombs on July fourth ... to come to New York to kill and maim more Americans and more ... I but it's the conspiracy theories of these brothers mother ... is into that surname ... that may deserve a little bit more scrutiny ... editorial board member Dorothy Rabinowitz joins being outdoorsy ... Mr. Neda says these boys were set up ... I it's all a plot that one was unreal it was paint ... is it unusual for such a close family member someone so emotionally attached ... to their children to react in the sky and ... actually no it's not the what is unusual ... is the mindset ... of this conspiracy which came right to the fore ... and it has a long history ... and ... in nineteen forty five when the Nazi death camp to open ... and General Eisenhower so of the devastation the gas chambers all of that ... he instantly awarded ... photographers use real photographers over ... to photograph everything that was seen because as he predicted ... fifty years from now people will be saying this cannot happen ... very wise of him ... however now we have ... things happening when the World Trade Center bombing ... two minutes after ... we have people saying the U S government ... was involved in this Diavik ... only nice things ... what I wanna say is that the mother of these bombers ... and our homegrown nine eleven truth there's ... and all those crowns in ... the Middle East to screen that ... nine eleven ... was done by the United States government by the Israelis by ... thousand of the people and the Jews never went to work and I love ... the income they can use the same mindset ... and ... it is something to pay attention to ... here in United States ... I'll homegrown nine eleven truth this ... has ... been in cold to very like the bomb is non this ... is based on the skin stink ... antipathy and hostility to the United States ... when people say nine eleven never happened ... Shelly how building seven came down ... looking for information that telling you ... that government is this vile creature it is never to be trusted into an event that historical perspective is important because ... in in in World War two days ... you didn't have the internet you didn't have Twitter ID many is really to communicate these kinds of ideas ... I he I suppose that makes them even more dangerous than the dangers people think of calling the scratch but of course ninety nine percent of Americans ... will ... come home with any of this nonsense ... the point is ... that it spreads ... and it has spread to wear it ... what we talking about is the denial of rationality that is very dangerous ... if you can have the mother of these boys saying ... it was blinded it was I not learned ... that the government did this to my son ... you get when you get ... tons of people who were already on line to put the day after she said this ... hundreds of thousands of people that get online Tucson addition saying that's right that's right we know that even talking to some it may be on the left ... or perhaps on the right with say ... I she has a right to free speech ... on the majority of Americans do think that she's crazy ... you really don't have to worry about statements like that name and she has a she is a right to say them honey respond it's not about who I that that she no one will stop and no one will stop the nine eleven truth that we have people like it would add stand ... up Hollywood meeting but we have ... the ... other people of some prominence ... all of whom ... up up up propelled ... by longtime political antipathy to the United States this is the perfect vehicle ... Franklin Roosevelt knew that Pearl Harbor was going to happen he was willing to insinuate American boys this is standard ... isolationist principles to all of these ... distortions ... outright lies against reality matter because it opens the world of the people who say ... anything this puzzle ... how much do you have to take the United States of America ... two popcorn seriously the proposition ... that its government planned the murder of three thousand people ... here not proposing to censor these PDL Sufi reply was that it was the right response to date is the right response is killer ... alertness and knowledge ... getting these people passing knowing given that a notable lack of pushback ... pushback everywhere because the handling of that that's everywhere ... but you notice the difference when Sen niacin mother ... appeared ... extending the reach people have the same ... well my response was what he mean how could she say that ... there are these people all over the Middle East to say nine eleven never happened ... connecting the dots between the prevailing the rational mind set which is basically a war against reason ... and this is not good ... it also has to be a single consciousness raising ... if there are people around to hate ... the nation and the government so much ... that they were letting themselves to the possibility ... oh yes nine eleven couldn't clouded by the government ... it's a very dangerous kind of condition ... of course nobody's going to ban them from saying that you have to have assiduously out there ... educated to just Palin saying this is an educated citizenry ... editorial board member Dorothy Rabinowitz on pushing back ... thank you so much for being on the show


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UK Proposal Would Allow Police To Seize Domain Names Without A Court Order
from the taking-ice-up-a-notch dept
While Nominet insists that this should be limited to cases where it was needed "to prevent serious and immediate consumer harm," as we've seen with ICE's domain seizures, law enforcement (at the urging of the entertainment industry) likes to claim "serious and immediate consumer harm" from things like blogs that promote music. It's not difficult to see how this amorphous standard would be widely abused. Nominet also claims that this would only be used for "serious crimes" -- but the list includes: fraud, prostitution, money laundering, blackmail and copyright infringement. Ah, yes, copyright infringement. Forget due process, the UK police will just start shutting down sites on the say-so of the entertainment industry -- the same industry that says that the Internet Archive is a pirate site.


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Registration and Title Bulletin - #001-13
Date: January 29, 2013
To: All County Tax Assessor-Collectors
Subject: 2013 and Future Model Year Manual Corrections
To provide information regarding manufacturers' recycling of portions of the vehicle identification number (VIN) and processing instructions when encountering a vehicle that is not decoding properly.
In RTB 003-11 and RTB 026-12, we advised you that some manufacturers were recycling portions of the VIN, specifically the 10th digit denoting the year model of the vehicle. We anticipate that this issue will continue every year as manufacturers continue to recycle VIN digits for new year model vehicles.
In some cases, only the year model may be affected, reflecting a 1984 year model for a 2014 year model. However, in past cases, vehicles were populating with incorrect year and make.
In order for the Registration and Title System (RTS) to recognize these changes, updates to the RTS VIN decoding program is required. Notification of these types of changes is often sporadic and it may take some time for the system update to accommodate such changes. As a result, you may encounter vehicles in the future with year models that do not decode properly in RTS.
Please verify the vehicle information, paying particular attention to the year model and make on all Manufacturer's Certificates of Origin (MCO). If you encounter a vehicle that is not decoding properly based on the MCO, please correct the information manually.
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My DD is a little over 3 months and is away from me at daycare for 12 hours a day. 6:15am to 6:00pm. In that time she's only taking between 8-10 ounces. So under the 1-1.5 ounce/hour. She also nurses 1-2x in the evenings (7pm & 9pm), 2x over night, and once in the morning (6am). Shouldn't she be eating more at daycare?
I'm hoping its the little cold she's got. She's also sleeping a lot (4.5 hours at daycare on Monday). And since she only started last week I've got nothing to compare it to.


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The following list is of areas that 2 years ago teemed with sponges, soft corals, inverts, and tropical fishes.
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The 10th annual Jeffrey M. Trent Lecture in Cancer Research will be held on Wednesday, February 29, 2012, at 10 a.m.. The presenter is Bert Vogelstein, M.D., Clayton Professor of Oncology and Pathology, and director of the Ludwig Center for Cancer Genetics and Therapeutics at the Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. Dr. Vogelstein is also a Howard Hughes Medical Institute investigator. The lecture is convened by the National Human Genome Research Institute's Division of Intramural Research, and will be held at the Natcher Conference Center (Building 45) on the National Institutes of Health (NIH) campus in Bethesda, Md.
Dr. Vogelstein was the first researcher to elucidate the molecular basis of a common human cancer. His work on colorectal cancers forms the paradigm for much of modern cancer research, with profound implications for diagnostic and therapeutic strategies in the future.
Excellent academic and medical training set the foundation for Dr. Vogelstein's illustrious science career. He earned his medical degree at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine and completed his residency in pediatrics at the Johns Hopkins Hospital. Following his clinical training, Dr. Vogelstein also completed a post-doctoral fellowship at the National Cancer Institute, focusing on the development of new approaches to the study of human cancers.
Dr. Vogelstein has received numerous awards recognizing his pioneering studies on the pathogenesis of human cancers. He is a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, the National Academy of Sciences, the American Philosophical Society, the Institute of Medicine and the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO). His advisory roles have included chairmanships for the National Research Council Committee on the Biological and Biomedical Applications of Stem Cell Research and the Board of Scientific Counselors of the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI). According to the Institute for Scientific Information, Dr. Vogelstein is currently the most highly cited scientist in the world.
Dr. Trent was the National Human Genome Research Institute's founding scientific director, serving in this role for more than nine years. His leadership and vision was instrumental in establishing NHGRI's Division of Intramural Research as one of the premier research programs in the world devoted to genetics and genomics. In recognition of his significant contributions to the research environment at NIH, NHGRI established the annual Jeffrey M. Trent Lecture in Cancer Research in 2003. This lecture is given by a prominent cancer researcher who brings the kind of energy, creativity and enthusiasm to cancer research that Dr. Trent has exemplified throughout his career.
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Some of you may have camped in the woods without a nearby water spigot. Perhaps you had to walk to a lake or river and then boil the water to sterilize it. For a day or two, that's an adventure. But imagine having to do the same thing every day of your life.
That is the situation for many people in Timor-Leste, which became independent from Indonesia in 2002. Some villages have little infrastructure, and families are forced to walk in extreme heat or heavy rain to get water for cooking, drinking and washing. Sometimes the supply is contaminated, which leads to disease.
ChildFund has provided wells and water towers to several communities, helping thousands of families. John Chuidian, a graduate student who interned in Asia this summer, traveled to several countries and made videos for ChildFund. This one shows the challenges a Timor-Leste village faced, as well as the relief a nearby source of fresh water brings.


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Did you talk to your baby in utero? New research suggests that hearing Mom or Dad's voice isn't just great for prenatal bonding, it actually helps baby start to distinguish between native language and a foreign tongue before they're even born.
Plus: 3 Rules for Raising a Bilingual Child
Researchers led by Christine Moon, a professor of psychology at Pacific Lutheran University in Tacoma, WA studied 40 just-born babies (between just 7 and 75 hours old) in both Washington State and Sweden. They hooked up pacifiers to a computer that measured how intensely babies sucked, which is widely considered a gauge of interest.
Newborns were played the vowel sounds from their own language and those of a foreign tongue – vowels are the loudest parts of a language, likely heard in utero. The babies sucked their pacifiers harder, conveying a higher level of interest or concentration, than when they were hearing their own language.
This suggests not only that infant can tell the difference between languages, but that they were ready for the novelty of something new. Time for baby French lessons!
"We have known for over 30 years that we begin learning prenatally about voices by listening to the sound of our mother talking," Moon said. "This is the first study that shows we learn about the particular speech sounds of our mother's language before we are born."
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The seeds of self-confidence Kevin Mawae says he needed to become one of the top NFL centers of modern times were planted by Kenny Ferro.
The seeds of self-confidence Kevin Mawae says he needed to become one of the top NFL centers of modern times were planted by Kenny Ferro.
Ferro, a 65-year-old New Orleans native who now is a special education teacher in Kilgore, Texas, coached for more than 30 years in high schools in Louisiana and Texas and at the college level at Nicholls State University, LSU and Tulane. He was Mawae's offensive line coach in his first two years at LSU.
"He's the first kind of coach I'd ever had who told me, 'You have what it takes to make it to the big time,'" says Mawae (pronounced Ma-WHY). "He was willing to tell me that before anybody else ever did."
Ferro plays down that he noticed such potential in Mawae.
"I think Ray Charles could've picked that out," he cracks. "I can't tell you how special he was. He had such great footwork and great fluidity. And he had a grit about him, and an attitude that it was too important for him not be the reason a play wasn't successful."
A military brat who went to LSU after an eye-catching prep career at Leesville High School, Mawae said the confidence that Ferro instilled in him was crucial in his molding his football career at LSU and for three different teams over 16 years in the NFL. It's a career that has been validated by numerous awards and honors, the latest of which is his pending induction into the Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame on Saturday at a sold-out ceremony in Natchitoches.
"As I look back over my timeline, the first word that comes to mind about my being selected for the Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame is 'wow,'" says Mawae, whose family is of Hawaaian descent. "It's something I didn't ever strive to achieve. … Part of my love for the game is I wanted to be the best I could be, and whatever happens, happens. It's pretty special what I've been able to achieve because of that. It's humbling and a great privilege."
Born Jan. 23, 1971 in Savannah, Ga., where his father, Sgt. 1st Class David Mawae, was stationed at Hunter Army Airfield, Mawae spent his early years at military towns in Kansas and Germany before moving to Fort Polk and becoming an all-state (and all-academic) football player for the Leesville High Wampus Cats.
He still remembers the date he signed his letter of intent to play collegiately at LSU — Feb. 11, 1989 — and he says the day he signed with LSU and the day he signed with the New York Jets in March of 1998 were two especially memorable days of his life.
An early commitment to LSU, Mawae wanted to play for LSU after being present as a recruit for the famed LSU-Auburn "Earthquake Game" in 1988. He signed to play for head coach Mike Archer but then had to endure what he calls the "Dark Ages" of LSU football under Curley Hallman.
Chad Loupe, the LSU quarterback during those times, remembers being shocked when he first met Mawae as a fellow freshman.
"He was 6-foot-4, maybe 250 and had hair down to the top of his butt," says Loupe. "I thought he was a wild looking, Samoan linebacker type. Turns out he was one of our linemen. I got to know him, and he was — and still is — just a phenomenal individual. "
Mawae, under Ferro's tutelage, began his career at LSU as an offensive left tackle and finished it as a center, where he would play and thrive for most of his 16 years in the NFL.
Loupe says Mawae had a key role in a singular highlight from LSU's "Dark Ages" — the Tigers' 17-13 upset of No. 5 Alabama in 1993 at Bryant-Denny Stadium in Tuscaloosa, Ala., ending the Crimson Tide's 31-game winning streak.
"The day before the game, we had a walk-though at the stadium, and afterwards Kevin called the team together, and there were some dark clouds above us and he said, 'Look, guys, I have a funny feeling we're going to do something big tomorrow. I think we can win it. I know we've had a rough go, but if we play like we're capable, we can do it.'
"I think that fired us up, rallied us, got us to thinking we can do something good," Loupe went on, "and sure enough, we beat them. I'm sure every guy who was there remembers him firing us up."
A third-team All-American at LSU, Mawae's dream since age 8 was to play in the NFL, and that dream came true when he was chosen in the second round of the NFL draft by the Seattle Seahawks in 1994, making him LSU's highest selected offensive lineman since Bo Strange (second round, Philadelphia) in 1961. He started his NFL career at right guard but moved to center at the start of the 1996 season and he played there the rest of his career.
Recognized three times as a first-team All-Pro by the Associated Press, Mawae was an eight-time Pro Bowl selection and was named to the NFL 2000s All-Decade Team as well as a member of the New York Jets All-Time Four-Decade Team.
As a testament to his durability, he played in 177 straight NFL games that ended in October 2005 with a serious triceps injury to his left arm. He missed the rest of the season and the following March was cut by the Jets and signed with the Tennessee Titans nine days later.
When he signed as a free agent with the Jets in March 1998, and his agent told him and his wife on separate phone lines, "Congratulations, you're now the highest paid center ever!" Mawae couldn't contain his emotions.
"I started crying," he says. "My agent said, 'Are you there? Are you there?' Tracy was listening on another phone and she told him I couldn't talk because I was crying.
"I mean, I had five long seasons at LSU and four mediocre seasons at Seattle, and you begin to wonder if people are recognizing you for what you think you're worth, and then Bill Parcells makes me the highest paid center in the league."
Mawae lived up to his five-year, $16.8 million deal (including a $5 million signing bonus) during his time with the Jets.
He helped a future Pro Football Hall of Famer, Curtis Martin, rush for a franchise-record eight 100-yard rushing games en route to a 1,287-yard season in 1998, when the Jets averaged 357.2 yards per game and controlled the ball an average 32:17 minutes per game.
"Kevin is definitely one of the top two players who had the most impact on my career," Martin said. "With his leadership and versatility as a center, it kind of changed the way we were able to play the game. It made me so much better for my running style.
"I don't know of anyone who ever played better at his position," Martin says. "Quite frankly, he played a large part in my being elected to the Hall of Fame. For that, I am indebted to him."
Mawae and quarterback Vinny Testaverde both joined the Jets at the same time, and developed a rapport on and off the field.
"He was a hard worker on the football field, was dedicated to his teammates, committed to winning and a great family guy," Testaverde said. "The things he believed in we were things I believed in. I wish I could've played longer with Kevin or guys like Kevin because he makes you better as a player and person."
Mawae, who lives in Baton Rouge with his wife and two children, Kirkland, 16, and Abigail, 13, helps financially support the Children's Cup International Relief missions organization and does a lot of public speaking. He often tells how he became a better person after the death of his brother, John, in a car accident early in his pro career.
It was a transforming event in his life that he says help "get me on the right course" and helped him realize "there was more to life than making money and being rich and famous."
He said from that point he committed himself to living for God, and he even attributes his late career leadership as president of the NFL Players Association to the seminal moment when he was "saved" on June 24, 1997.
"I get to do this," he said he tells people as a way to lead them into striving to live a godly life, "because my brother passed away."


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Outdoors spending plans taking shape
ST. PAUL -- An influx of dedicated state tax revenue leads outdoors enthusiasts to believe a logjam of Minnesota natural resources projects will begin to free up this year.
State lawmakers are completing work on two outdoors spending packages that would pump tens of millions of dollars into conservation projects around the state.
Both are paid for outside the traditional state budgeting process and are protected by the Minnesota Constitution. Environmental research is the focus of one pot of money, wildlife habitat restoration and water cleanup projects the emphasis of the other.
Together, the programs are expected to spend roughly $165 million over the next year. Projects range from soil surveys in northeastern Minnesota to invasive earthworm detection around the state and from the restoration of western Minnesota prairies to the reduction of lake and river pollution.
In the coming weeks lawmakers plan to finalize the first spending plan that will be funded by a statewide sales tax increase, which voters approved in last November's election.
The constitutional amendment, which raises the state sales tax 0.375 percent beginning July 1, will fund habitat preservation, water-cleanup projects as well as park improvements and arts initiatives. The habitat preservation and water-cleanup portions are expected to spend $140 million next year.
In addition, legislators are near final approval of the latest plan from the Legislative-Citizen Commission on Minnesota Resources, an advisory panel that annually recommends how to spend state lottery proceeds targeted to the outdoors.
That commission's latest proposal includes $26 million in land, water and wildlife projected geared toward research.
Officials involved with the proposals said each pot of taxpayer money has its own purpose, but over time the two could be coordinated, such as by conducting research with the lottery proceeds and later funding a project in response to the research with the sales tax revenue.
Still, they claim the spending proposals will not be duplicative.
"I'm trying to keep them both separate," said Jim Vickerman, a state senator from Tracy and co-chairman of the legislative-citizen commission. "I want to be sure we just don't jump back and forth, because we're limited."
"I think they have to stay on separate tracks," added fellow commission member Rep. Larry Howes, R-Walker.
Proceeds next year from the voter-approved sales tax increase include $69 million that will be steered toward wildlife and fish habitat and forest preservation projects. The projects were recommended by the Lessard Outdoor Heritage Council, a group of appointed citizens and lawmakers.
Council member Wayne Enger of Perham said the panel, in its first year, focused on habitat projects that are ready to be implemented. Funding recipients may include regional watershed districts, Ducks Unlimited, Pheasants Forever and the state Department of Natural Resources.
Council members are aware that the public will scrutinize how they recommend the tax dollars be spent, Enger said. Lawmakers and Gov. Tim Pawlenty, who ultimately sign off on the spending plan, ought to recognize that the projects fulfill the objective of restoring and protecting land and wildlife habitat, he said.
"I think every one of these projects we put on the table has considerable merit," Enger said, "and I think everybody along the way will also see that."
Another $69 million in predicted sales tax revenue will be spent on water pollution assessment and cleanup projects. That money will help the state meet federal clean water guidelines and keep some lakes, rivers and streams from being polluted, said Rep. Kent Eken, who helped write the plan.
"The decisions that we make this year on how to appropriate and invest these monies and the framework that we're setting up is going to set the precedent possibly for the next 25 years, said Eken, DFL-Twin Valley.
The rush to complete the spending proposals in time for the 2009 Legislature following the amendment's approval late last year led to a flurry of funding requests, said Rep. Mary Murphy, DFL-Hermantown.
Groups have worked quickly in recent months to assemble the first year's proposals, but will have more time going forward to develop a long-term "framework" for how the money should be spent over the amendment's 25 year duration, said Rep. Mary Murphy, who leads a committee that oversees the amendment spending.
Murphy, DFL-Hermantown, said it was important in this first year to get some projects started, and lawmakers will review the spending carefully to avoid making mistakes or funding projects that cannot be assessed later.
Mistakes will be noticed. The leaders of conservation and environmental groups that lobbied for the constitutional amendments said recently they are watching lawmakers' actions closely to ensure the money is spent as intended and is not used as a substitute for other state environment spending.
The outdoors advocacy group Conservation Minnesota created a Web site to track the outdoors spending.
"What's critical to all of us...is that we get it right this year, right out of the gate," said Duluth resident Dave Zentner of the Izaak Walton League. "We're going to have to be vigilant every year, but this year is the bellwether year for me."


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By JODY THOMPSON
Long way down: Will Smith was pictured doing his own stunts and throwing himself out of a window while filming Men In Black III in New York yesterday
He's already got his work cut out protecting earth from the scum of the universe - so flinging himself out of the window of a highrise building while filming Men In Black III was par for the course for Will Smith yesterday.
Wearing the distinctive black suit of his character Agent J and holding a gun, the 42-year-old was seen flying through the air with the greatest of ease as he did his own stunts on the set.
Obviously, just out of shot was a great big crashmat, but it's still pretty impressive for a multi-millionaire movie star to get his hands dirty like this.
Flying without wings: The star would have been landing on a huge great crash mat however to cushion his fall
Keep on running: The star, who plays Agent J in the comedy sci-fi, was seen sprinting though the streets too
Will was spotted filming equally daring stunts as the movie shot on location elsewhere in New York last month.
Yesterday, he was filming in the Soho area of Manhattan for the movie, which sees Will's Agent J sent back in time to save Tommy Lee Jones's Agent K.
Josh Brolin plays the younger version of the character in the scenes set in the 1960s and 1970s.
Leap of faith: The star is reprising his role as Agent J in the movie, the third in the comedy sci-fi franchise
Back in time: Will with Men In Black III co-star Josh Brolin preparing to film another scene
Chilling out: Will goes through his paces between takes in the sunshine
Earlier in the week, the crew had turned parts of the city's Jamaica Avenue into 1969 New York by converting all the shopfronts to look retro and even stocking them with products from the time.
Film publicist Frances Fiore revealed Men in Black III also shot footage recently near the Unisphere and New York State Pavilion, remnants of the 1964 World's Fair in Flushing Meadows-Corona Park.
The blockbuster features Smith chasing an alien up one of the pavilion's towers, which becomes a spaceship and crashes into the Unisphere.
Retro in the metro: The film sees Will travel back in time to the late 1960/early 1970s
Preparing to launch: The movie will be another all-action affair as the Men In Black battle against aliens to protect the Earth from the scum of the universe
And...action! A crew member brandishes an electronic clapperboard near Will before he prepares to shoot the last take of the day
Smith and Brolin are joined by Tommy Lee Jones, Alice Eve, Emma Thompson, Nicole Scherzinger, Rip Torn and Johnny Knoxville in the third instalment of the sci-fi comedy.
Filming has caused some controversy so far however, when residents complained after Will's huge trailer blocked their views and way when it was parked in their street in Soho.
Crew were forced to re-locate the trailer to a parking lot.
The new movie meanwhile, the follow up to the last MIB installment some 13 years ago, is expected to be released next May.
Men In Black II Theatrical Trailer
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Genomic constitution
Four different genomes are present in Hordeum.
The H genome found in Elymus and Campeiostachys is found in most of the perennial species.
The I genomes is found in Hordeum bulbosum and H. vulgare (nomenclature according to the International Triticeae Consortium, many plant breeders call it H).
The Xu genome is found in diploid Hordeum murinum
The Xa genome is found in diploid Hordeum marinum.
Relationships among the polyploid taxa are complex.
Distinguishing features
Hordeum is the most distinctive genus in the Triticeae. All its wild species have 3 spikelets per node, a rachis that breaks up at maturity. All its spikelets have awn-like glumes and a single floret. In the wild species, only the floret of the central spikelet sets seed; the florets of the lateral spikelets are sterile or staminate.
Plants annual or perennial, forming clumps, sometimes shortly rhizomatous. Culms to 150 cm, erect or geniculate.
Leaf blades 2-14 mm wide, flate or involute, sometimes involute only at the margin.
Inflorescence spikelike, 2-15 cm long, breaking up at maturity (except in cultivated taxa), with 3 spikelets per node, usually only the central spikelet setting seed, usually lateral spikelets pedicellate, central spikelet sessile; disarticulation in the rachis.
Spikelets with 1 floret per spikelet, only that of the central spikelet setting seed (except in cultivated taxa, either all three setting seed or just the lateral spikelets).
Glumes of all spikelets similar in length, awnlike, 5-85 mm long, sometimes thickened or widened near the base. Lemma of the central floret 3-19 mm long, usually awned, awn to 90 mm long, lemmas of the lateral florets usually reduced, unawned or shortly awned, those of the lateral spikelets sometimes reduced and particularly that of the central spikelet. Paleas almost equal to the lemmas. Lodicules broadly lanceolate, ciliate. Anthers 0.6-10 mm.
There are about 35 species of Hordeum.
Eurasia and the Americas. Hordeum grows in moist, often saline habitats.
Alternative interpretations
Fora brief time, Hordeum was divided into two genera with all species other than the two I genome species, H. vulgare and H. bulbosum, being placed in Critesion. Such a treatment was not well accepted.
Type species
Hordeum vulgareL.
Bothmer, R. von, N. Jacobsen, R.B. Jørgensen, and I. Linde-Laursen. 1991. An ecogeographical study of the genus Hordeum. Systematic and ecogeographic studies on crop genepools 7. International Board for Crop Genetic Resources, Rome.
Jakob, S.S. and F.R. Blattner. 2006. A chloroplast genealogy of Hordeum (Poaceae): Long-term persisting haplotypes, incomplete lineage sorting, regional extinction, and the consequences for phylogenetic inference. Molecular Biology and Evolutioin 23:1602-1612.


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The NCAA is Changing — With or Without a Division IVPosted by Chris Johnson (@chrisdjohnsonn) on November 4th, 2013
Division I college athletics are entering a period of change. Anyone who pays attention knows this to be true. And those who don't, well, surprise! Acknowledging the prospect of change is one thing; knowing exactly how the NCAA will change is entirely another. As recently as this summer, conference commissioners hinted at the possibility of the formation of a new NCAA subdivision. It was to be called Division IV, reports suggested, and it would be created with the express purpose of allowing wealthier schools with more resources to operate under a different set of rules. The idea that all of Division I – whose institutions range from penny-pinching programs like Grambling State to, um, Texas — should be forced to abide by the same rules always seemed silly. Conference commissioners were simply airing the obvious truth that's been kept below the surface over years of clunky, uneven, inefficient NCAA governance.
The big boys wanted their own sandbox to play in, somewhere the little guys couldn't impede the passage of important measures such as cost-of-attendance stipends or unlimited training table meals. They wanted to be able to make decisions about rules and regulations without having to worry about smaller schools with comparatively microscopic budgets – including one so far removed from the major conference realm it asks its students to fork up extra money to help allay the "financial emergency" within its athletic department – getting in the way. All of this made sense. A new subdivision of college athletics was coming, and we were all going to need to learn how to live with it. Read the rest of this entry »


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...without really irritating him?? his latch is also upside down, and every time i try to fix it, he fusses and relatches upside down. then falls asleep, unwakingly, then wakes up when i lay him down, screams, starving, and strikes when the milk just doesnt gush into his poorly latched little maw. the ibclc i spoke with said that at 9 weeks he shoulnt require latch correction, but he does, and i dont know how he got into this bad habit, or how to correct it
this with all the other problems i have (worst is anxiety-driven inhibited letdown) is burning me out.


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Students take a turn on Texting and Driving Simulator this week at TSTC
(West Texas) – Reality Education for Drivers will be at TSTC West Texas Campuses for their YOLO (You Only Live Once) campaign. The group is bringing awareness to the dangers of texting and driving. Don't believe how dangerous it is? Test it out yourself in the texting and driving simulator this week at a TSTC campus near you. Sweetwater Campus: Tuesday, February 19, 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. in the Student Center ConcourseAbilene Campus: Wednesday, February 20, 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. in the Conference RoomBreckenridge Campus: Thursday, February 21, 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. in the Technology Center, Room 129.Brownwood Campus: Took place on Monday, February 18, 2013.Information about Distracted Driving from the group:No one plans to be in a motor vehicle crash.Yet, the choices people make, and their failure to plan ahead often put them in danger of being a victim of a crash. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), motor vehicles send 2.3 million driver and passengers to emergency rooms each year. Motor vehicle crashes are the leading cause of death of persons under the age of 25. In Texas, according to the Texas Department of Transportation's 2011 data, motor vehicle crashes killed 3,015 people in Texas and injured over 211,000 others, 79,573 of them seriously.No one plans to get into a crash, but they still happen every day. Crashes are based on choices we make and failure to recognize and avoid dangerous behaviors. The Texas Reality Education for Drivers Program—RED—works with young drivers and their families to educate them on many of the dangerous choices they make and provides sound, simple alternatives so they don't become statistics.Working with hospitals, colleges, schools, and community groups, RED provides experiential learning opportunities to these groups with a goal that no Texan be admitted to a trauma center because of a motor vehicle crash.Texas RED is coming to TSTC West Texas the week of February 18, and will feature a computer-based driving simulator and information on some of the leading factors that contribute to motor vehicle crashes. In particular, RED will give students an opportunity to experience the dangers of distracted or impaired driving on the simulator while they are aware enough to understand these dangers and gain an appreciation of how much safer other choices are.Participants will also have an opportunity to pick up valuable information about driving risks, take a safe driving assessment, complete a personal safety plan and get some nice prizes for their time.Crashes involve choice. If you do not want to be in crash, what choices are you willing to make to avoid them? What is your plan?


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Toy Safety Standards -The British Toy & Hobby Association
The British Toy & Hobby Association was established in 1944 to represent the interests of British toy manufacturers and to raise standards of practice in the industry. Today it has around 140 members ranging from international toy giants to small family-run businesses that together account for over 90% of the UK toy market. Membership of the British Toy & Hobby Association shows the member's commitment to adhere to the BTHA Code of Practice under the umbrella of the Lion Mark which includes rules covering ethical and safe manufacture of toys, toy safety, a ban on counterfeit goods, an assurance to market responsibly, a commitment to improving sustainability and a desire to promote the value of all play through support of the Make Time 2 Play campaign. Our members are manufacturers committed to making good quality toys in a responsible way. The BTHA also administers the Toy Trust- the industry's charity.


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Huh, Sakura...
Well, if it's any consolation to anyone looking at that picture, she becomes one of the most powerful magic users ever.
(Hard to tell between her and Usagi who's the most powerful though, since they both end up being Reality Warpers with their power)
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Burst Mode
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Knight who says D'ni
Join Date: Aug 2007
Location: -0,-0,-0,-0: The Brink of Time
Age: 31
See, way I see it is that Nanoha is the Gurren Lagann of magical girls, and Madoka is the Evangelion.
(Caveat that Madoka does not insult the audience's intelligence, make you want hours of your life back, or generally suck. But it does screw with your head and send you to the unfun side of the manic-depressive spectrum.)
I'm not a Madoka fan. I don't regret watching it though.
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Join Date: May 2010
Location: forge-world Moscow 1
Age: 32
Here's the first batch of 4komas from the artist's blog, though from the looks of things it's not a full story which is why I didn't post it until now. But I suppose individual strips could be good, so a TL would be appreciated
Suspicion of lolicon
Nanoha: I`ll be working at those holydays and left the home.
Nanoha: Can you stay with Vivio?
Nanoha: Aina-san also want to take one day off.
Yuuno: Don`t worry.
Yuuno: Can I stay for the night?
Nanoha: Don`t worry, I don`t mind.
Nanoha: I`ll return for night.
Nanoha: Who know, what Yuuno-kun can do to Vivio when he go to sleep,
Yuuno: NOTHING!!
Common sense
Nanoha: after this Yuuno was in despair.
Fate: Heh
Nanoha: It was really funny.
Fate: Nanoha, are you always made fun out of Yuuno.
Hayate: Seems that your relationship goes pretty well.
Hayate: You like to bully your husband.
Nanoha: Husband, who is that?
Hayate: It`s Yuuno.
Hayate: You`re going to married, are know anything about it?
Woman reach her limit at 24 year
Nanoha: We doesn`t marry in such way.
Nanoha: It`s ridiculous.
Nanoha: I`m and Yuuno-kun just a childhood friends.
Nanoha: Moreover, it didn`t have connection with previous topic.
Hayate: Wha?!
Hayate: It`s nothing more than a flirt.
Hayate: it`s not a joke
Nanoha: Eh ? Flirt?
Hayate: Aren`t he spent his time with Vivio and sleep at your house?!
Hayate: And you mean it`s not a life of a married couple?!
Hayate: Are you feeling nothing?!
Nanoha: I didn`t say that
Full Bloom Man
Fate: But Nanoha, can you recognize Yuuno as a man?
Nanoha: Why you`re so angry?
Hayate: Yes, what` your answer?
Nanoha: It`s not like this actually
Nanoha: On contrary it`s Yuuno-kun, who didn`t see me as a woman...
Hayate: Eh?
Fate: But don`t you think, that Yuuno-kun can like you even a bit? Some type of approach?
Nanoha: We have some fun together before.
Nanoha: And didn`t remember anything in the morning, this is count?
Fate: That blockheaaaaad!!
I was wrong?
Nanoha: U~uh
Nanoha: It`s can be how those two said.
Nanoha: We know each other for 15 years.
Nanoha: And now tou can said that we`re like each other
Nanoha: But for me and Yuuno-kun to get married
Nanoha: Certainly, Yuuno-kun will be a good husband
Nanoha: Stop-stop, wait a minute!!
Nanoha: Are they a preconditions for marriage?!
A word with Sensei
Woman A: Chief Librarian, you have a guest.
Yuuno: Eh? Me?
Woman B: Greeting, today I was appointed to Infinite Library by Central Command.
Woman B: I`m Sophie Mirabel.
Woman B: I`m still don`t understand a lot, so please teach me a various things.
Woman B: Please, treat me well.
Yuuno: You too, please treat me well.
Woman A: For instance be careful, Head Librarian.
Woman: Of the way she shake her breasts.
Yuuno: It`s good to know how lie like this.
Tomorrow snow can fall
Sophie: Eh?! You`re Head Librarian Yuuno Scrya-san?!
Yuuno: Well You can say so.
Sophie: It`s a miracle to meet you here
Sophie: I`m a devoted Yuuno-san`s fan!!
Yuuno: Thank you very much for such words.
Sophie: I read every articles of Mr. Yuuno.
Sophie: It was a splendid reading!!
Yuuno: Uh You praise me too much.
Woman A: Head Librarian` Fan
Woman A: To think such being exist
Collective Realization
Hayate: By the way, what heard about new librarian of Infinity Library?
Fate: Ah Sophie-san?
Fate: She`s a splendid archeologist, despite her age.
Hayate: I meet her, she a pretty cute girl.
Nanoha: Heh what a person she is? Even though Yuuno-kun didn`t know anything about her.
Hayate: Well. She may be cute but she is a weird person.
Hayate: Somehow, she state that she is Yuuno-kun`s fan, or it is?
Fate/Nanoha: IT`S WEIRD.
Skill: Hypocrisy
Hayate: There is a rumor
Hayate: Do you know that Yuuno-kun Gunning after Sophie-san?
Fate: Eh I didn`t know.
Fate: That Yuuno?
Hayate: Even during the work he very affable toward Sophie.
Hayate: And, didn`t you hear, that he even invite her to a private dinner?
Hayate: There`s even a words, that those two was seen, when they went to hotel districrt.
Hayate: Maybe they already got cuddly.
Tanuki-girl ideal investigation.
Fate: But this Sophie-person limit herself only by simple likung Yuuno-kun
Hayate: No, she is Yuuno-kun`s fan.
Hayate: And don`t you think they have a good chemistry?
Hayate: They`re both archeologists, so they make a perfect couple.
Hayate: Everybody, who passed beside, notice an exchabge of looks between them.
Hayate: Everybody say so.
Hayate: So it`s possible, that Yuuno-kun change his woman?
Hayate: What do you think, Nanoha?
Nanoha: I don`t care
Return to our problem
Nanoha: Sorry But I need to get back to work.
Fate: Ou Do your best.
Fate: Again everything goes smoothly.
Fate: You`re amazing
Hayate: You`re noticed.
Hayate: Well, with this, Nanoha will notice her own happiness.
Hayate: Such hard work
Fate: True-true
Fate: And Yuuno too can be forced a bit for good to talk with her.
Fate: Even though we ourself didn`t have an opportunity to know people better
Fate: We already 24 years old and still alone.
Hayate: Well You can say that
Mid`s Work Social Standard
Yuuno: Lunch time is draw nearer.
Sophie: Okay.
Sophie: Do you know Vivio-chan? She is such cute girl.
Yuuno: You meet her? She qualificated to be a librarian.
Sophie: it`s incredible. She is only 11 years old.
Yuuno: Well, she have a qualification, but she didn`t actually work.
Yuuno: Don`t you think, that kids, who participate in such work meet a numerous troubles?
Yuuno: I was such a kid.
Sophie: AAh you`re right, customers will criticize us for this
Boy`s Love
Sophie: By the way, Yuuno-san, do you have lover?
Yuuno: Sorry, but I`m alone.
Sophie: How lonely But aren`t now season of love?
Sophie: Christmas eve.
Sophie: Forgetting about the cold, the pair gives warmth to each other, through their connection.
Yuuno: If you put it like this, I have a partner .
Yuuno: But it complicated
Sophie: Can it be a homosexual love?!
Sophie: Do you want a consultation from me?!
Sophie: I can give a reception
Yuuno: No, it`s a woman.
Nanoha: Was a Hayate0cjan`s speech a true ?
Nanoha: Nanoha: But she said it`s a rumors
Nanoha: Seems, that I must personally meet him to clarify this
Nanoha: Ah Yuuno-kun?!
Nanoha: WHA?!
Just like lovers
Nanoha: Eh?! This is Sophie-san ?
Nanoha: She is young And cute
Yuuno: I didn`t listen to what you said carefully
Yuuno: But is was fun
|2011-04-28, 03:45
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Join Date: Jul 2010
anyway i dun have much pics
|2011-04-28, 06:22
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Join Date: Jul 2010
I was rummaging around the facebook group(cant tell you the group name,but it is from Maoka though)
Spoiler for size:just in CASE:
i wonder what happen if Nanoha tries to make a contract with QB though ==(meaning what happen if she becomes a witch later)
|2011-04-28, 06:36
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~ Your Smile ~
Join Date: Dec 2008
Location: 346Pro
Age: 32
They are Sally the Witch (1966) and Akko of the Secret (1969).
Yes, they are truly the 'First Gundam' of Magical Girls.
|2011-04-28, 10:22
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The Flame Crussader
Join Date: Aug 2009
|2011-04-28, 10:48
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Under Death by College
Join Date: May 2010
Location: Where you least expect me
Age: 24
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