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Stephen Gough, better known as the Naked Rambler, rubbed musingly at the great grey beard which spilled like a waterfall from the crag of his chin. "You can stay in my tent," he offered. "As long as you don't get naked."
My night with the Naked Rambler. It has the air of a scandalous confession, and yet was more enlightening than erotic. I am, I believe, the only journalist to have slept with him in his tent. I learned a lot from our time under canvas and walking together through the Scottish countryside. I came to believe that he is a more rational, more focused individual than the media portrayal of him has lead us to believe, and to feel certain that the public are more tolerant than the legal system which is supposed to protect us from the sight of his nude body.
Gough, now in his early 50s, has since 2006 spent much of his time in prison, as a result of his insistence on going unclothed in public, including in jail and during court appearances. When I met him, in October last year, he had just been released from Edinburgh's Saughton prison and planned to walk nude to his home town of Eastleigh, near Southampton, to see his family for the first time in years.
A film crew recorded each determined footstep, following him through the biting winter; over 400 miles and four months, he was arrested eight times, once while attempting to buy flapjacks. The tragicomic documentary is on BBC1 next week, and I make a brief appearance, taking notes as Gough poses for pictures with amused road workers, or else struggling to keep up as the former Royal Marine powers ahead with a great yomping lope.
Public reaction to Gough, in the flesh, is overwhelmingly positive. He is stopped all the time for handshakes and photographs. Few understand that he regards himself as a martyr for personal freedom, or that he sees public nakedness as a vocation. Rather, he benefits from a British taste for eccentricity and sauciness. Walking near Penicuik, Gough passed a village hall where a bake sale was being held, and nodded to the middle-aged ladies who came out to greet him. "I'm just damned disappointed," said one, "that I didn't have my glasses on." It was the same the whole time I spent with him – smiles, waves, honking car horns.
Much has been made of his refusal, while in custody, to take part in mental health tests. Having talked to him for hours, I believe Gough to be sane. He has had plenty of time to rehearse his thinking, so has an answer for everything, even the difficult question of why he has hurt himself and arguably his children by spending years in jail while they grew up. Not seeing them was hard, he said, but he feels he has set them an example of how to live a life of integrity.
In the tent, we lay together, his feet by my head. He is uninhibited in many ways, belching and farting with apparent gusto. Maybe it was the whisky, maybe it was the years in solitary confinement, but he was still in the mood to chat. "If you compromise your truth," he insisted, "you compromise yourself." And then he started snoring.
When the documentary airs next week, Gough will be back in custody, having been arrested today for being in breach of an asbo that insisted he cover up. So, as the nation tunes into the Naked Rambler's adventures on the road, he will once again inhabit the curious paradox that has marked his last few years – standing up for freedom while lacking any of his own.


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A Travel-Themed Nursery in Seattle
Name: "Baby Delaney"
Location: Seattle, WA
We live in a fairly small two bedroom home in Seattle's Greenwood neighborhood. Our first child (a boy) is due on August 6, so we have spent the past several months transforming our guest room into his nursery.
The previous space was dark and gloomy, so we chose to lighten it up and create a comforting, happy space. The overall theme is travel with an emphasis on the UK. Jim Datz's London print served as the room's main inspiration.
I collaborated with Erica of craftyblossom on Etsy to create the St. George's Cross quilt. I also created a mobile, a washi monogram, bookshelves (from IKEA spice racks) and pillows for the room. My husband and I upholstered an IKEA Expedit shelf to create a window seat. Now, we are anxiously awaiting the final missing piece - our bouncing baby boy!
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Monday was a windy, dusty day that helped us to appreciate what followed on Tuesday morning.
If the pioneers had arrived to settle Kansas this past Monday afternoon or evening, they may have turned around and headed back east.
By mid to late afternoon, gale-force winds had switched to the southwest and steadily whipped up dust from the fields. I observed a couple of farmers harvesting corn as I rode my bicycle west to within a couple miles of Cullison, but I'm sure there were many others doing so across southwest Kansas. The combination of corn harvest with fallow and planted fields colored the sky grayish-brown and blotted out most of the sun, leaving only a pale, white sliver.
It was not much fun pedaling into Monday's headwind, especially with eyes half-closed against the blowing dust. Sometimes, though, you simply need a ride to clear your head. Also, I anticipated a fast ride home on the wave of wind. That it was. It took about a third as much time to pedal back home as it did to pedal out.
We should all be thankful that we normally don't have dusty, windy days like Monday. Nevertheless, that wind was so familiar to me and even offered a peculiar sort of comfort. Perhaps only a child of the Great Plains could appreciate it. As I looked at my face and eyes in the mirror upon arriving home, it reminded me so much of those wheat harvest days when I used to work in the grain elevators.
I thought of the irony contained within comments of the radio announcer for High Plains Public Radio earlier in the day, declaring what a beautiful day it was going to be and that it might be a good day to play hooky. Sometimes the day turns out other than you expect it to.
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The workshop presenter was Paul Milner, a professional genealogist and lecturer. He has specialized in British Isles genealogical research for more than 30 years.
I have no Scottish ancestors (that I'm aware of) and the ancestors from England go back to the Mayflower and have been pretty well researched already. As a result, I knew very little about research in these countries. Always an eager learner, I took away a lot of new information from his workshops. He did reference some Irish immigration, so that was definitely of interest and use for my research.
Milner discussed the Push-Pull influences - factors that were pushing people out of Scotland. Pull influences were what brought many Scots to America. It was no surprise that the Push influences were based on a poor economy, lack of housing and lack of food. Pull influences included the possibility of obtaining land, and letters from family encouraging the folks back home to join them in America.
Favorite "sound bites" from the workshop:
- You cannot assume that if your emigrant was part of the migration [1725-27] that they automatically came from the north of Ireland.
- Assumptions are fatal in genealogy.
- Follow the minister if you can't find your ancestor - Quite often, the minister decided to move on and much of his congregation followed.
Just a few of Milner's recommended books and web sites:
- Findmypask.co.uk - for outbound shipping lists
- Ancestry.co.uk - for inbound UK shipping lists
- Lostcousins
- BillLawson.com
- ScotlandsPeople.gov.uk
- http://www.ukbmd.org.uk/
- http://Freebmd.rootsweb.com
- Tracing Your Scots Irish Ancestors by William Roulston
- Tracing Your Scottish Ancestors by Ian Maxwell
- Discover Scottish Church Records - Chris Paton
- Phillmore Atlas and Index of Parish Records - Cecil Humphery-Smith
It was definitely an educational - and fun - day! I enjoyed reconnecting with several of the genealogists who I've met over the last couple years. I still haven't quite adjusted to people introducing themselves and telling me that they heard me speak somewhere. But I guess I can get used to that!
I definitely give Paul Milner five stars (out of five!) as a genealogy speaker!


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DURHAM — The University of New Hampshire will host a lecture series, "Medical Ethics and Human Subject Research in the Shadow of the Holocaust." The lectures, which begin Tuesday, April, 17, are free and open to the public.
"The Holocaust had numerous long-term implications, including how both medical research and the complicity of members of the medical profession during the Nazi era led to current guidelines regarding research on human subjects," said Jeffry Diefendorf, professor of history and Pamela Shulman Professor of European and Holocaust Studies at UNH.
"It is important for people to be aware that the Germans were not alone in the perversion of medical ethics. Most famously, American public health officials did not inform African-Americans around Tuskegee that they had treatable syphilis and instead just observed the development of their illness. For this reason, our program features two speakers dealing with the Nazi period and a third speaker talking about the Tuskegee experiment," Diefendorf said.
According to Marc Hiller, associate professor of health management and policy and medical/public health ethicist at UNH, researchers involved in biomedical, behavioral, and health-related research often face conflicting goals in terms of doing what is in their patient's or society's best interest versus doing what may result in the best research outcomes.
"The distinguished speakers in this series bring some important exceptional historical insights as to what horror can occur when — for whatever reasons — research is permitted to violate or simply ignore the ethical obligation to always honor and protect an individual's health and well-being above all other interests," Hiller said.
"Whether during war or in times of peace, those involved in human subject research should never allow their scientific or other interests to overshadow their moral obligation to always put the public interest first. The lessons that we can learn from the examples detailed by Grodin and Jones should always serve as reminders of the essential ethical obligations to which all researchers must be bound, regardless of the nature of or the potential gains that they may seek from their research endeavors," he said.
The lectures are as follows:
n "Medical Ethics in the Shadow of the Holocaust: The Nazi Doctors, Racial Hygiene, Murder and Genocide"
Tuesday, April 17, 7:30 p.m., MUB Theater II
Dr. Michael Grodin, director of the Project on Medicine and the Holocaust and professor of health law, bioethics, and human rights at the Boston University School of Public Health and School of Medicine
n "Giving a Name to Nameless Victims: Patients and the Nazi 'Euthanasia' Program"
Thursday, April 19, 7:30 p.m., Murkland 115 (Richards Auditorium)
Patricia Heberer, historian with the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, Washington, D.C.
n "The Tuskegee Syphilis Experiment: A Tragedy of Race and Medicine"
Tuesday, April 24, 7:30 p.m., Murkland 115 (Richards Auditorium)
James H. Jones, historian and professor emeritus at University of Arkansas and author of "Bad Blood: The Tuskegee Syphilis Experiment"
The lecture series is sponsored by the Endowed Fund for Holocaust Education, College of Liberal Arts, Department of History, College of Health and Human Services, Department of Health Management and Policy, Class of '54 Academic Enrichment Fund, and Honors Program.
The Endowed Fund for Holocaust Education was established during the 2001-2002 academic year with donations primarily from the Jewish community of the Seacoast. It has supported a variety of activities, including the Hans Heilbronner Lecture, named in honor of professor emeritus Hans Heilbronner, who taught Russian history at UNH and who served the university with distinction from 1954 until 1991. He was one of the first Jewish faculty members at the university, and his family escaped Nazi Germany after his veteran father was released from a concentration camp. He passed away in June 2011. These lectures — 10 so far — have featured leading Holocaust scholars in the United States and a survivor who is a Nobel Prize winner in chemistry. The fund also has supported a series of concerts of Holocaust-related music and a major exhibition of paintings by Samuel Bak, often considered the most important artist-survivor.
For more information, visit www.unh.edu/history/medical-ethics.
UNH Holocaust Lecture Series investigates medical ethics and research on human subjects
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Kutcher calls for birthday donations
The actor kicked off his 34th birthday on Tuesday (07Feb12) by posting a video online thanking fans for their well wishes and urging them to donate to his DNA Foundation in lieu of gifts.
He said, "I'd love for my friends and family to help me raise $10,000 for DNA Foundation to fight child sexual exploitation. Donate $10 or whatever you can and I'll match donations dollar for dollar."
In a follow-up post on his Causes.com website, he added, "It is my mission, through the work of my foundation, to end the sexual exploitation of children - whether it be through child sex trafficking or child pornography. In my work with law enforcement and survivor organizations, I've seen firsthand how devastating it is when a child's innocence is stolen and each story I hear inspires me to do more.
"Over the past two years, we have worked hard to bring awareness of child sex trafficking into the mainstream: through the Real Men Don't Buy Girls campaign, we reached millions of people with messaging about the issue. We have partnered with law enforcement to train officers on indicators of human trafficking, and worked with CNN to produce the documentary Nepal's Stolen Children about sex trafficking in India and Nepal.
"We are developing technology-based solutions to address the demand that fuels child sexual exploitation. With the support of the DNA Tech Task Force, formed in 2010, we are focusing our efforts on the digital defense of children through research and deterrence programs that speak directly to predators.
"For my birthday this year, I'm asking you to join me: join the cause, donate $10, or spread the word to your friends by posting this to your Facebook profile."


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Stayed one night here. Nice, clean and breakfast was OK. This is an old motel, refurbished very nicely (and with kitchenettes!) but it is NOT what you think of when you think B&B. The nice picture with the dolphin in the foreground had the photographer with his back to an extremely busy road leading to the freeway. As another reviewer mentioned the photos available show nicer and more updated than other parts of the hotel. You should also check all rates. I found a better rate with standard reservation ($130) then I did with AAA rate ($170) so try some different rates if you want to stay here. I rated the value a bit low as I was expecting a more traditional B&B and found the rate charged to be a bit high for what was provided.
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We spent a weekend in this B&B and overall had a very nice time. It is not as luxurious as it appears on the pictures, but very comfortable and attentive service. Considering prices in Santa Barbabra, it was also well priced. If I could afford it again, I would go back anytime :)


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Alternative Metals in the Kitchen
Stainless steel is usually the dominant metal in the kitchen regarding appliances, sinks, faucets, and smaller accessories. Stainless steel is very popular and adds a modern touch (and is easy to clean); however, because it is a cool metal it can make the kitchen seem cold and less inviting. Of all rooms in the home, the kitchen should be the most welcoming.
There are many alternatives to stainless steel: copper, rubbed oil bronze, and brushed nickel. Using alternative metals is often associated with more traditional kitchens, but also works well with other design styles. Adding a few of the warmer metals or brushed nickel into the kitchen can add warmth and character to the space, while still keeping it contemporary.
Top Row:
- Custom Crescent Copper Range Hood: The Metal Peddler
- Brushed Nickel Cabana Sink: Native Trails
- Karbon Deck-Mount Kitchen Faucet with Gold Tube: Kohler
- Oiled Bronze Appliances: Jenn - Air
- Akurum Wall Cabinet in Rubrik Copper Effect: Ikea
Bottom Row:
- Oiled Bronze Range: Jenn-Air
- Dome Copper Range Hood: The Metal Peddler
- Oiled Bronze Appliances: Jenn - Air
Other Warm Metals in the Kitchen Posts:
Copper Accents for the Kitchen and Bath
How To: Make a Copper Pipe Storage Rack
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The steel industry, once a behemoth of American business, has experienced a dramatic decline in power and influence during the past few decades. Historically, the industry has been slow to innovate technologically, and it's faced stiff competition from cheap imports as a result.
The industry, however, still retains some clout. During the first part of the 2000s, the industry strongly pushed -- with some success -- trade policies that were decried by critics as protectionist, including a tariff on imports. The World Trade Organization later declared the tariff illegal, and it was subsequently withdrawn.
More recently, the industry took another hit when the economic recession of 2008-2010 halted many construction projects, resulting in a drop in demand for steel. However, individuals and political action committees associated with the steel industry still managed to contribute a record amount during the 2012 election cycle at over $6.6 million.
The steel industry has historically contributed more to Republican candidates, frequently giving the GOP more than 65 percent of contributions during a campaign cycle. During the 2012 and 2014 election cycles, the disparity was even more dramatic, with Republicans receiving 85 percent and 82 percent, respectively, of donations from this industry.
The top two industry contributors in the 2014 cycle were Independence Tube at $375,300 and Nucor Corp at $371,196. Independence Tube gave exclusively to Republicans, while Nucor Corp gave 69.4 percent of its donations to Republicans, and 30.6 percent to Democrats.
On the federal lobbying front, the industry spent almost $8.7 million in 2014. ArcelorMittal and US Steel were the biggest spenders at $1.9 million and $1.8 million, respectively.
The American Iron and Steel Institute -- the industry's leading trade group -- spent almost $730,000 on lobbying in 2014. In addition, the Institute contributed $77,000 to federal candidates and parties during the 2014 cycle, with a majority going to Republicans.
The industry strongly supported President Barack Obama's stimulus bill in 2009 and pushed for "Buy American" provisions that would favor domestic producers. It also supported the passage of Trade Promotion Authority (TPA), which was a crucial step in the effort to advance the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) trade deal. Environmental regulations and labor law issues are also important to the industry.
-- Alex Lazar
Updated July 2015
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Jonathan Schwartz, the one quarter (Asian) Indian, one quarter Welsh (on his mother's side), one quarter Hungarian, and one quarter Russian (on his father's side) CEO of Sun, gained his position as CEO in 2006, replacing Scot McNealy. Schwarz was one of the first (and probably, still the only) high-profile technology CEO who blogs fairly regularly, an activity promoted within the company.
Engagdet believes that Sun is more into the 'democratisation' of mobile platforms, while the industry is actually moving towards more controlled, 'end-to-end user experience' platforms, such as the iPhone. Schwartz explained:
However, Schwartz stated that Sun is still working hard on porting Java to the iPhone. There are no technical roadblocks, but he did add that Apple's SDK licensing agreement could cause problems. "But again, you know, it's a big market, there's lots of opportunity, so we'll see."
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Dogs have been domesticated for thousands of years, and there's been some speculation that humans and dogs have co-evolved to some extent. So it would be nice to understand our domesticated friends a bit better, and technology could help us out. We've seen products like Bowlingual for translating dog barks into human languages, and here are just a few more interesting links on human-dog relationships.
- Researchers are using functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging (fMRI) to try to understand what dogs are thinking. Two dogs have been trained to stand completely still while their brains are scanned, and one of the dogs is a squirrel-hunting dog -- so maybe these neuroscientists will be able to see what part of a dog's brain activates when someone says, "Squirrel!" [url]
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Paramount Pictures has landed U.S. distribution rights to "Area 51," the Oren Peli-directed follow-up to the sleeper hit "Paranormal Activity."
Deal puts the studio back in business with the creative and financing team behind "Paranormal Activity," the $11,000 film that's grossed more than $106 million since Par began rolling it out in September. Peli had a much larger budget to work with on this extraterrestrial tale than he did for his ghost story, as sources said he brought the film in at a shade under $5 million.
As many as four other bidders wanted the pic, but Par Film Group prexy Adam Goodman had an inside track. He was instrumental in acquiring "Paranormal Activity" while at DreamWorks and was the hands-on exec at Paramount, which effectively executed the rollout as the film built word of mouth and became a breakout hit.
Goodman closed the deal with David Molner, chairman of Incentive Filmed Entertainment, Stuart Ford, CEO of IM Global, and CAA. Just as they did on "Paranormal Activity," Peli wrote and directed "Area 51" and Jason Blum is producing through his Blumhouse Prods. banner. Room 101's Steven Schneider, IM Global's Ford and Amir Zbeda are exec producers.
Pic, which completed principal photography three weeks ago, was fully financed by Incentive and the Aramid Entertainment Fund. Latter is a co-financing partner of Par's slate on films that include the "Transformers" films.
The film employs the "found footage" narrative structure that Peli used in "Paranormal Activity" to tell the story of three teens whose curiosity leads them to the notorious Area 51 portion of Nellis Air Force Base in the Nevada desert.
Fueled by the strong grosses of "Paranormal Activity," "Area 51" was one of the brisk sellers at the American Film Market. It has sold internationally almost everywhere except Japan and certain Eastern European markets, for which talks are ongoing. Key buyers include Momentum in the U.K., Concorde in Germany, Equilatero/Warners in Spain, Village Roadshow in Australia, Alliance in Canada, PlayArte in all of Latin America including Brazil, RCV in Benelux and Svensk in Scandinavia.
Studio and financiers confirmed the deal and said they were pleased to be teaming once again. The film will find its way into theaters some time in 2010.
"Moviegoers everywhere demanded to see Oren Peli's spectacular debut and we are excited to show them what he's created next," said Par's Goodman.
Molner said the deal illustrated the fertile ground in creating moderately budgeted franchises that have become some of Hollywood's biggest hits.
"These films show that real franchises can be successfully launched from the independent side of the business — not something the marketplace necessarily believed five years ago," he said. "As financiers, we're very lucky to create value in ownership with major distributors like Paramount Pictures and the enviable talents of Jason, Oren and IM Global."
IM Global's Ford said: "With the international distribution already set up on the film, bringing Paramount onboard after they did such distinguished work on 'Paranormal Activity' is the perfect finale and most important piece in the jigsaw."


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Will Romney play in Peoria?
By Nancy Ridgeway
March 15, 2012
"Will it play in Peoria?" has become a common question, as the city has become a test market for a variety of products and a barometer of public sentiment over the years. With the Republican presidential primary on the docket for Illinois next week, the question takes a new twist: "Will Mitt Romney play in Peoria?"
National Public Radio (NPR) national political correspondent Don Gonyea made his way to Bradley University this week to pose the question for his segment on Wednesday's edition of the popular news radio program, "All Things Considered."
Senior Katie Childs, a history major from Peoria and president of the Bradley University College Republicans, shared her perspective with Gonyea.
"I talked about how I will be voting for Romney. As a college student, I am concerned about the job market and the economy and taking my Bradley education into the work world. I think Romney can revive the economy and the job market. As the former governor of Massachusetts, he had to work with a Democratic state legislature in a bipartisan way," Childs said, comparing Romney to former Illinois Congressman and Bradley alumnus Robert H. Michel, who was known for his bipartisanship.
"What weighs on my mind—and what is most critical about this election—is what happens to the job market in the next four years. Unemployment for students coming out of college is really high, and the next four years will have a high impact on that," Childs said.
Despite her comments not making the final version of Gonyea's story, Childs still enjoyed the experience of being interviewed. "I was nervous, but he [Gonyea] was nice. After the interview, he asked me where I thought I'd be in five years. We talked about his work as the chief White House correspondent for NPR. It was interesting to talk to someone with those experiences. We talked about politics, but we also talked about the upcoming NCAA basketball tournament. This all goes along with the incredible experience I've had at Bradley.
"I've said all along that Bradley University has a private college feel with big university opportunities. This is another example of the big university opportunities students have here."
Childs called the Gonyea interview "surreal" and said, "It's interesting that my opinion might influence someone or at least provoke them to think about things from a college perspective."
She emphasized that the opinions she expressed are her own and do not represent the College Republicans, who cannot endorse a primary candidate. "We're trying to help candidates who don't have a primary opponent. Right now, we are collaborating with the College Democrats and Bradley's Institute for Principled Leadership in Public Service to further people's involvement politically."
Childs said she has always been interested in politics. "Being active politically, whether by voting, joining a club or working on a campaign, is the most effective way to bring about change and have your views represented. The best way to enact change is through the ballot box."
Gonyea also interviewed Bradley marketing professor Ed Bond and Brad McMillan, executive director of the Institute for Principled Leadership in Public Service, along with other Peorians. To listen to the segment online, visit http://www.npr.org/blogs/itsallpolitics/2012/03/14/148590976/romney-might-like-the-view-from-peoria.


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A Plain Twp. man labeled this week as a federal task force's most wanted fugitive has been arrested.
A Plain Township man wanted by federal agents, deputies and the Massillon Police department was arrested Friday in a northeast Canton home.
Brian J. Cricks, 33, of 4529 Roosevelt Ave. NE, was arrested at 2:30 p.m. in a home in the 1400 block of 21st Street NE by agents with the U.S. Marshals Violent Fugitive Task Force, Stark County Jail records said.
Cricks was being sought on warrants charging him with felony retaliation, driving while intoxicated and two counts of telecommunications harassment.
The task force featured him this week as one of their most wanted suspects.
Cricks is accused of sending numerous vulgar and threatening text messages and, told by law enforcement officers to stop, then threatened to harm a police officer physically. He is also accused of calling the emergency dispatch center and the police department, threatening the officer further, stating that he "had done nine years in prison and would not go back," according to a news release from the U.S. Marshals Service.
Stark County court records show that he went to prison in 2000 for felonious assault, burglary, two counts of retaliation and three counts of felony intimidation of a crime victim or witness.
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Tetsujin 28 (UK - DVD R2)
A giant robots attack Japan, and Scott McKenzie finds it all just a bit pointless...
Shotaro is just like any other twelve year old boy. He's a gifted individual starting a new school but he's having problems fitting in with the rest of his class and believes that his late father never loved him. The lives of Shotaro and everyone else in Tokyo are turned upside down with the arrival of a giant robot called Black Ox that inflicts incredible destruction on the city.
The attack is followed by a communication by someone called Zero who says he's going to take over the world. Shotaro then finds out that his father used to work for the government on the secret Iron Giant project, to design and build huge robots to keep Japan safe from attack. Our young hero discovers that his father has entrusted the controls of Tetsujin 28—the only robot left—to him and he is the only hope for the human race.
Tetsujin 28 begins in a way that betrays its science fiction roots. Instead of getting straight into the action, the first ten minutes focus on Shotaro's life at school and his awkward relationship with his mother since the death of his father. The viewer could be forgiven for thinking this would turn out to be a deep and meaningful melodrama, examining the effects of death on the family unit. That is until Black Ox arrives and starts tearing up Tokyo.
The combination of a kid with problems to overcome and giant robots is a great setup for a film for a family film and it's no surprise the film was made as the original manga has been popular for nearly fifty years. The problems come in the execution of the story. First of all, no doubt in an attempt to maintain the comic roots of the robots, their composition is smooth and colourful, which would have looked good in a completely computer generated movie but this is live action and the cartoon-like metal monsters look hideously out of place. The CG itself is pretty shoddy as well, giving the film the look of a low-budget video game.
The video game similarities don't stop there. The robots move incredibly slowly and have a pitiful selection of moves they can make so when they fight each other, it's like watching two people playing a beat 'em up on the slowest setting with their finger stuck to the punch button. When they hit each other, no damage is registered so the fights just look like two big bits of metal banging against each other with no indication of who is winning.
Since this is a movie for kids, I feel that I shouldn't pick too many holes in the plot but I feel compelled to point out the major failings because the writers don't give enough credit to the intelligence of their audience. My main problem with the story is that for no apparent reason, the government give Shotaro the task of saving the world. At no point in the film does he do anything to deserve the job, other than being his father's son and he got his hands on the controls of Tetsujin first. Once he failed in the first battle with Black Ox, I would have yanked the joystick out of his hand and given it to the best military person I had, but no, he's given chance after chance even though he has no edge over any other twelve year old.
The rest of the elite team set up to rebuild the robot after the first battle and are so incompetent and make such bad decisions that by the end I thought they fully deserved to lose. For example, why give the controls of the robot feedback so the user feels pain? Every time Tetsujin 28 gets hit, Shotaro takes a virtual punch to the gut and falls on the floor. If Shotaro is the saviour of the world, why send him out into the street on his own with the controls? The bad guy is no better. If the kid with the controls of your adversary is running around unprotected, why not get your robot to stamp on his head? And if your robot's special move is an EMP blast, why fly around it in a helicopter? If you got in the way, you'd definitely be up the creek without a paddle.
Unfortunately there's not much to recommend in Tetsujin 28 at all. The performance of the boy playing Shotaro is pretty good, especially in the scenes with his mother and he looks a bit like a young Chow Yun Fat, but that's not much to go on and certainly isn't enough to hold your attention for the length of the film, which goes on a bit too long and doesn't really know how to end.
Tetsujin 28 is very colourful and in the scenes that aren't spoiled by CG, it's fairly pleasant to look at. The contrast is high though so some scenes can be rather garish where there are large blocks of primary colour. In general there is a lack of detail in long shots and the credits at the beginning are very small and difficult to read. The picture becomes blurry in the scenes where handheld cameras are used but the scenes without action are adequate.
I'm happy to say that more work has gone into the audio tracks, of which there are three: Japanese Dolby Stereo, Dolby 5.1 and DTS 5.1 (which I listened to). There is an impressive attention to detail, with wind chimes, insects and plenty of diegetic noise coming from the rear speakers in the non-action scenes and powerful clunks of metal on metal from the front in the fight sequences. The whole track is very clean and the balance between music, dialogue and sound effects is pretty much perfect.
All we get are trailers for the feature and a couple of other Manga Entertainment releases.
It's fairly shameful that Manga haven't provided an English dub for Tetsujin 28. I'm a supporter of the view that the audience should watch a film the way the filmmakers intended it to be seen, but if you stick an eight-year old in front of this with subtitles they'll run a mile. I recommend everyone else considering buying this does the same.
Review by Scott McKenzie
General viewing, but some scenes may be unsuitable for young children
Disc Details
Release Date: 16th October 2006
Discs: 1
Disc Type: Single side, single layer
RCE: No
Video: PAL
Aspect: 1.78:1
Anamorphic: Yes
Colour: Yes
Audio: Dolby Digital 2.0 Japanese, Dolby Digital 5.1 Japanese, DTS 5.1 Japanese
Subtitles: English
Extras: Trailers
Easter Egg: No
Feature Details
Director: Shin Togashi
Cast: Shosuke Ikematsu, Sousuke Takaoka, Yû Aoi, Yûko Nakazawa, Hiroshi Abe
Genre: Action and Adventure
Length: 104 minutes
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|2007-03-16, 04:56
|Link #1
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Join Date: Jul 2004
Location: In Maya world, where all is 3D and everything crashes
Age: 31
Linkin Park's Minutes to Midnight
okay the new album was released in stores yesterday, im listening to it right now feeling a little dissapointed...
for starters as we all know and love LP as it usually uses rap together with vocals with guitars and some damn good riff rafing in between...
first thing i noticed was that on this cd there are hardly any real LP styled songs.. it sounds more like normal hard rock, as in a non djing and no rapping and without those it feels like LP is just lost entirely... i felt so excited when i heard a new album was coming up but now i find LP a little boring mostly because the vibe that held fans to listen to it over and over again is gone...
has anyone else had this feeling...
why ooh why has my first and most favorite rockband taken the course to dust and failure...
|2007-03-16, 10:40
|Link #2
Join Date: Jul 2004
Location: 9th Temple
Age: 39
Well, I havent heard this CD, but I pretty much had an Idea when you explained the changes, its kind of suck in someway.
And yes I have felt the same feeling with my first and Former Favorite RockBand.
Green Day, They were my Favorite and I can say my firs Rock Experince, but after Nimrod, they took a very different and commercial approach to their music, so I ended up loosing the interest in them, Needless to say, I havent heard Gren Day Cds after Nimrod, and Im not interested either.
|2007-03-16, 14:34
|Link #4
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Join Date: Jul 2004
Location: In Maya world, where all is 3D and everything crashes
Age: 31
also the first LP TV, promotion for the newest album has been released, the music used int he background inthe end of the clip is from their newer releases.. but it sounds more metal than what fans would be used to...
a friend of mine send me the album, it was quite stupid that i even fell for it rofl
|2007-03-16, 15:20
|Link #6
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Join Date: Jul 2004
Location: In Maya world, where all is 3D and everything crashes
Age: 31
|2007-03-17, 13:24
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Some get them from Orkut communities, ppl there say that south american countries get all stuff earlier. The version i believe is that the album is given to a small amount of people who write reviews and somehow the songs leak out from them.
On topic,
If they are not going to make something that follows the line of Meteora (and Reanimation), they are lost. Those albums are the ones that best describe this band.
I no longer have absolutely any interest in LP whatsoever. The only memory i still have of them is the album Hybrid Theory, which was the first original album i bought.
|2007-03-18, 01:57
|Link #8
How exactly is a Screamo band related to anime music just out of interest? I don't think anything they've done anything that has ever been featured in an anime or anything related to anime. I mean other than their song "In The End" being used in just about every unofficial Anime Music Video on the planet and that one music video they did for Breaking The Habit that was animated by Gonzo. Still its a pretty darn loose relation and it's more like anime has been related to Linking Park by chance than Linkin Park is related to anime.
Maybe ya'll should mosey on over to the General Chat forum for this one, I don't know.
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|2007-03-21, 13:32
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Former Triad Typesetter
Join Date: Dec 2003
Location: Washington, DC
Age: 34
Maybe this forum shouldn't be "anime music," thereby imparting the false notion that music from anime is the only music worth talking about. Then again, this is a thread about Linkin Park, for Christ's sake, so... the idea that we're discussing music at all is a bit ridiculous.
Also, Linkin Park are not screamo. At all. In any way shape or form. Try to learn about genres before spouting off about them and making yourself look like an idiot.
|2007-03-21, 15:56
|Link #10
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Join Date: Jul 2004
Location: In Maya world, where all is 3D and everything crashes
Age: 31
|2007-03-21, 21:55
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Join Date: Aug 2006
Location: Toronto
The album isn't out yet , so don't spoil it, and I doubt their songs will suck.. they've always lived to expectations.. although I heard this album was going to be a different sort of style.
HurricaneHige: Sucks, you don't even like any of their songs? You must be pretty picky.
Kaioshin_Sama: Haha I agree, In the End was so friggin overused. Oh well =S
|2007-03-22, 12:48
|Link #14
Obey the Darkly Cute ...
Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: On the whole, I'd rather be in Kyoto ...
Age: 61
The forum title and subtitle plainly state that the section is for asian-based music (anime, jpop, jrock, etc) BUT ... in daily practice and reality, the mods move any music-related threads over here.
I tried getting them to just change the title and subtitle of the forum since they were doing that but to no avail.
So carry on
|2007-03-22, 13:22
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Join Date: Jul 2004
Location: In Maya world, where all is 3D and everything crashes
Age: 31
and as for producing, yes this year theres someone else budging in on the producement, together with Mike we have Rick Rubin, who has worked with Audioslave, Rage Against The Machine, System Of A Down, Slipknot, AC/DC, Shakira and Jay-Z
|2007-03-22, 23:56
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It really wouldn't bother me at all though if I didn't have to listen to them every night at maximum volume, same CD at work while working extremely hard and suffering a headache from it. Now as a result of classical conditioning, no matter where I hear it I feel pain in my forehead. That caused me to hold them as my most hated and despised band of all time. It would also be nice to have a music video I could watch, but since 99% of them seem to be Breaking The Habit, In The End or one of their other songs I can't remember, you know even if it doesn't fit the series at all, that is all but impossible unless I want a headache.
|2007-03-23, 01:39
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I hear voices
Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: Chicago, IL
Age: 31
Music is supposed to be different. What is relaxing to you, may not be the case for someone else. Different strokes for different folks really. Also, it doesn't always have to be relaxing. Some music is supposed to get you pumped, get your head banging, the blood flowing, etc.
I'm not a big fan of screaming either, but I can deal with it. If he is just screaming at the top of his lungs the whole song, then I probably won't listen. Either they mix it with Shinoda rapping, or Chester will mix the screaming with his normal singing voice.
Still, LP music is overused. Can't tell you how many AMV's are out there that have LP songs. Geez, at least try to be different..
|2007-03-24, 03:50
|Link #19
Last Survivor
Join Date: Jul 2004
Location: Union Controlled Colony
Linkin park is alright,i use to like them alot when they first came out though my opinion on them has changed since i was 14,though i dislike the new single since it sounds alot like something from meteora.
oh well.
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WASHINGTON — US House members this week will debate and vote on 100 amendments to a Pentagon spending bill that include giving weapon programs more cash, sending diplomatic signals, defunding a GOP-proposed missile shield and spending less in Afghanistan.
After a week of delays as members and House leaders debated over the shape of the rules for floor action on the 2014 defense appropriations bill, the chamber's Rules Committee on Monday night cleared the legislation to hit the floor on Tuesday.
The Rules Committee has approved exactly 100 amendments, including controversial ones that focus on the NSA's email surveillance programs, as well as US aid to Afghanistan, Pakistan and Egypt.
The amendments that will be debated this week also propose additional funding for several Pentagon weapon programs, most proposing to shift the additional funds from other items within the DoD budget.
GOP House leadership schedules indicate work on the Pentagon spending bill will begin Tuesday afternoon and likely wrap up on Thursday.
Two amendments would place restrictions on the NSA's ability to monitor the email traffic of people inside the United States. In the wake of the NSA scandal set off by a former Booz Allen Hamilton contractor who disclosed several such programs to the press, debate on these measures should provide the week's most explosive moments.
One being pushed by Rep. Richard Nugent, R-Fla., proposes that none of the funds appropriated in the final 2014 defense spending bill could be "used by the NSA to target a US person or acquire and store the content of a US person's communications, including phone calls and emails," according to a summary of the amendments released Monday evening by the office of House Majority Leader Rep. Eric Cantor, R-Va.
Another proposes to end what it calls the "authority for the blanket collection of records under the Patriot Act," as well as proposing to bar the NSA and other agencies from "using Section 215 of the Patriot Act to collect records, including telephone call records, that pertain to persons who are not subject to an investigation under Section 215."
It is being pushed by conservative GOP Rep. Justin Amash of Michigan, liberal Democratic Rep. John Conyers of Michigan and other members.
Senate Intelligence Committee Chairwoman Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., and Ranking Member Sen. Saxby Chambliss, R-Ga., are lobbying against the NSA amendment.
"The FISA business records program has contributed to disrupting numerous terrorist attacks against our nation. It has been reviewed and authorized by all three branches of government and is subject to strict controls," the two said in a joint statement. "Since the public disclosure of the business records program, the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence has explored how the program can be modified to add extra privacy protections without sacrificing its effectiveness.
"We believe this debate in the Congressional Intelligence and Judiciary committees should continue and that any amendments to defund the program on appropriations bills would be unwise," Feinstein and Chambliss said.
With tensions still high in Egypt and the future of its government — and its longtime relationship with Washington — very much in doubt, another Amash amendment targets US aid dollars to Cairo.
This amendment proposes that no funds from the 2014 defense appropriations bill be used to pay for "military or paramilitary operations in Egypt," according to Cantor's summary. Rep. Ted Yoho, R-Fla., also is listed as a sponsor of that amendment.
Afghanistan also is very much on members' minds, specifically, using funds the Pentagon wants to spend on its still-young military for other things. For instance, Rep. Lee Terry, R-Texas, will offer a plan to shrink the "Afghanistan Security Forces Fund" by over $2.5 billion; he wants to use those funds instead to "give DoD more flexibility to offset civilian furloughs."
Obama administration officials and military brass, however, have long said building up a strong Afghan military and police force is the best chance of preventing the Taliban and al-Qaida from returning to Afghanistan after US and Western forces leave next year.
Another amendment, offered by Democratic Rep. Steve Cohen of Tennessee, proposes to take over $130 million requested by the administration for the "Afghanistan Infrastructure Fund" and apply the alleged savings to help pare the US federal deficit.
Reflecting Washington's continued rocky relationship with Pakistan, Rep. Ted Poe, R-Texas, is proposing a measure that would slash US aid to Islamabad by $600 million.
House members also are jockeying to provide cash infusions to some of their favorite weapon programs, an annual ritual in both chambers. Meantime, some members want to take funds away from big-ticket weapon programs and use those monies to help pay down the federal debt.
Rep. Tulsi Gabbard, D-Hawaii, wants her colleagues to approve a measure that would increase funds for the Navy's Offensive Anti-Surface Warfare weapon and Air-Launched Long Range Anti-Ship Missile program by $104 million. Her amendment would fund the programs by decreasing operations and maintenance (O&M) accounts by the same amount.
Another amendment would take $22 million slated for O&M and instead direct it to Navy coffers for "advanced submarine systems development."
House Armed Services intelligence, emerging threats and capabilities subcommittee Ranking Member Rep. James Langevin, D-R.I., is pushing an amendment that would take $5 million from O&M accounts and use it instead "for the purpose of restoring the funding for cyber security advanced research to the amount requested in the president's [2014] budget [request]."
Pentagon officials for months, however, have argued that additional O&M cuts will further hinder training and platform maintenance, some of which have been delayed or canceled because of sequestration.
Not every member wants to plus-up a pet project, however. Several Democrats are looking to use the defense bill to further pare the massive federal deficit.
Democratic Reps. Jerrold Nadler of New York and James Garamendi of Californian are coming after a GOP-proposed East Coast missile shield. The duo's amendment targets the Republican-controlled House Appropriations Committee's plan to devote $70 million to the proposed project in 2014; instead, the lawmakers will propose using those dollars for deficit reduction.
Rep. Jared Polis, D-Colo., will pitch a plan to remove $107 million slated for 14 new ground-based interceptor missiles and use the dollars instead to pare the deficit.
Conyers and Rep. Earl Blumenauer, D-Ore., will offer an amendment to slash the Navy's request for the Ohio-class submarine program by 10 percent and devote the funds to helping the Pentagon better deal with sequestration.
And several Democratic-pushed amendments propose reducing various Pentagon accounts by $1 million to $2 million, using the funds instead to shrink the deficit.
And Rep. Alan Grayson, D-Fla., is offering a plan in lockstep with Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel's intention to shrink by 20 percent all Pentagon and combatant command staffs. Grayson's amendment would prohibit any use of funds allocated for 2014 to be spent to foster a "net increase of additional flag or general officers above current levels."


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If you're bleary eyed from your early morning Black Friday exploits, rest up or chug another Red Bull.
Your weekend of hard-core holiday shopping has only just begun.
Thanks to American Express's support of the little guy, Small Business Saturday can stand on its own between Black Friday and Cyber Monday. The card company offers a $25 statement credit to those who spend $25 or more at a small business that's registered with American Express. Be sure to notify Amex that you'll be shopping locally to secure your credit.
Here are a few retailers who are offering even more reasons to keep your dollars local.
Shopping small is becoming more mutually beneficial thanks to eclectic downtown boutique Edge of Urge, 18 Market St. To garner greater support for local businesses and to draw customers downtown and out of the big box stores, Edge of Urge has rallied several shops to offer incentives to those who shop small. Sugar on Front Street, Old Books on Front Street, Front Street Brewery, Edge of Urge and Gravity Records – which will be moving to Castle Street soon, are offering discounts and giveaways when you show a receipt from any of the aforementioned stores.
Edge of Urge will kick off the day with its Small Business Saturday Extravaganza. From 8:30 to 10:30 a.m., 20 people will have an exclusive shopping experience, complete with treats, drinks and sales. To submit an RSVP, email email@example.com. If you're unable to attend, swing by later in the day for other special offers.
If you bring a receipt from one of those other small businesses, Edge of Urge will give you a free pair of earrings with your purchase. Other incentives when you flash your receipt include:
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Front Street Brewery, 9 N. Front St.: A $5 appetizer
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Joseph Zell Hair Specialists will be on hand to provide hair and makeup tips, while Bloomers Floral Design and Moxie Floral Design Studio will be providing the rundown on all that blooms. For those looking to talk wedding cakes, Barista Cafe and Cape Fear Bakery will be educating on cake design 101.
And did I mention there'll be champagne? That's reason enough to swing by.
Other notables to catch anyone's attention – not just a bride's – are the special occasion dresses, vintage jewelry, custom-made headpieces, sashes, silk flowers and feather designs.
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This Saturday also kicks off a 50-percent off sale at aMuse. Everything in the store, from vintage costume jewelry to hats, is half off. You're still going to have to pony up the full price for consignment merchandise, but everything else is on sale. The sale will be held every Saturday through Dec. 22.
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Your live blogger for this game will be Brian Doyle of SportsJudge Blog.
Hello Deadspin, I'm here to continue the second half of the afternoon session with Connecticut and Chattanooga (who, for my typing sanity, will henceforth be referred to as 'UTC'). If you're paying any attention to this game it probably means that you're 1) from Connecticut, 2) from the greater Chattanooga area, if one exists (if you're in the northern reaches of Alabama, welcome to the internet! Don't worry, I'll type slow for you), or 3) you really think this is the year that a 16 seed beats a 1, and uh, good for you.
For those of you who are still mourning Conan O'Brien's move to the west coast, NBC inexplicably replaced Conan with Jimmy Fallon, that guy who spearheaded the worst years in SNL history and couldn't get through any of his lines without laughing. Well, it turns out he's been talking about UTC all week...and will be "rooting" for them today. He even had coach John Schulman and the pep band on last night. Schulman asked him to come sit on the end of the bench. Why would Schulman do that? I'll go ahead and out myself as a Red Sox fan…UTC, please take him.
Notable basketball alumni:
UConn: Ray Allen, Rip Hamilton, Emeka Okafor and um…Travis Knight
UTC: Dennis Haskins. That's right, Mr. Belding everybody! And yes, he really played for them, but only made the squad because he was hopped up on caffeine pills.
Commentator-wise we have young'un Carter Blackburn teaming with Jay Bilas who in turn, if ESPN's coverage last Sunday is indicative of anything, is probably teeming with anger. Okay let's watch some basketball.
5:15 - It's finally over. UConn wins 103-47. On the bright side, if UTC was playing a Big Ten team they probably would've won with 47 points. If you're on the east coast, your local news is next. Be sure to tip your Deadspin editor on the way out.
5:13 - Under a minute! Gus Johnson is on standby in case they need him to call a miraculous finish.
5:10 - UConn breaks the century mark. We're all (/I'm) tortured with another TV timeout.
5:06 - If I stop liveblogging now will Suss track me down, rig a car accident, and tie me up while threatening me with an ax until I finish? Under 4 minutes. 94-47.
5:04 - There's the Mocs pep band. They apparently borrowed their t-shirts from the Wake Forest student section.
5:03 - We have a reference to Obama's bracket and Ty Lawson's toe within a sentence of each other. UCT hits a three to break 40 points and it's 84-42.
4:59 - Stanley Robinson is shooting jumpers and it's now...82-36. Bilas suggests that Nicchaeus Doaks will "fight anybody." May I suggest Kimbo Slice as a warm up? And my goodness Carter Blackburn just said it was fitting that in Philadelphia "Adrien" is putting away UTC. I never realized the Adrian fought anyone in Rocky, never mind putting them away.
4:56 - Now Blackburn not only mentions that someone is from Red Bank, NJ, but that it is 45 minutes from Philadelphia. He must have Google Earth up at all times.
4:55 - Keyron Sheard has fouled out for UTC. He leaves as the team's second leading scorer with 2 points.
4:53 - We're finally under 10 minutes to go. 73-34 UConn. Isn't this why they invented the word for euthanasia?
4:50 - I called my dad to see if he's watching the game. He asked me why I was calling him from across the room, then he told me to get a real job and move out already. So yeah, I guess I'm done with this experiment.
4:48 - I'm pretty sure I'm the only person still watching this game. In the spirit of "Rick Rielly," would anyone stop me if I started liveblogging this game like "Bill Simmins"? I'll only refer to five things: the Shawshank Redemption, Swingers, the levels of losing, my L.A. Clippers season tickets, and calling my dad.
4:45 - Furthermore, Bilas ominously predicts that someone will "tear some ligaments" before the end of this one.
4:43 - Jay Bilas was totally right when he said UTC isn't a typical 16 seed an hour or so ago. Back to a comfortable 40 point lead for UConn. Only 13 more minutes of misery.
4:41 - Carter Blackburn must have majored in geography. Now he tells us how Villanova is its own municipality. Cool. Meanwhile, it's 65-27 and not only is UTC no longer tripled over, but they're not even down 40 anymore.
4:36 - Thabeet needs to get stronger and "improve his base" according to Jay Bilas. Not so much to improve his game, but more to keep him from getting bodyslammed by DeJuan Blair again.
4:34 - 16:50 left in the game as UConn extends the lead to 40 points. 60-20. They've tripled them over. How often does that happen in the second half in a game involving anyone over the age of 8?
4:30 - Is it wrong to want one of the UConn players to get injured for the tournament for still being in this game?
4:27 - Bilas: "Stanley Robinson ought to start wearing a helmet." But then clarifies, "because his head gets so close to the rim." I was thinking it was for a totally different reason.
4:24 - The second half is underway. And the teams trade baskets. 50-20.
4:22 - The Wachovia Center appears to have emptied out a little bit. I can only assume they're trying to make it to happy hour on time. Here's to hoping Marvin Harrison isn't out roaming the streets. No wait, I hope he is out roaming the streets. This is Philadelphia we're talking about.
4:17 - The winner of this game gets Texas A&M, who toyed with the Mormons throughout their game earlier this afternoon. The halftime anchor gets ahead of himself and says Texas A&M has to get to the line against UConn. Hold your horses! This puppy isn't over halftime anchor. There's a reason why they play the game, right? Right?
4:14 - Yet another Sonic commercial. You're wasting your money Sonic. I don't know where the closest Sonic is but I assume it's at least a six hour drive away.
4:12 - And I apologize for mixing up the Mocs nickname. Apparently it used to stand for Moccasins back in the day, but they changed its meaning to Mockingbirds ten years ago. I'll be sure to update my mascot database.
4:09 - In out of town scores, UNC leads Radford by 20, Maryland is up 3 over Cal at the half, and Purdue is doing their best to try and blow this game against N. Iowa. 50-44 Purdue with 5 minutes left, so if you're reading this, don't go over to that game.
4:06 - MMOD has some kid broadcasting the halftime show from the corner of his mother's basement. So at least it's not Greg Gumbel.
4:03 - 31-5 run to end the half for UConn, it's 48-20 as they head to the tunnels.
4:00 - Under a minute in the half and it's 48-18 UConn.
3:59 - Blackburn has a propensity for mentioning each player's hometown over and over again. Stanley Robinson, who "is an incredible leaper" comes up with a block on one end and finishes, disappointing with only a layup, at the other end.
3:57 - I'm glad CBS gave us a boring commentator duo for this boring game. Carter Blackburn mentions 16 seed W. Carolina almost beating Purdue back when he was 6.
3:55 - Thabeet already has 10 points and 8 rebounds and Austrie extends the lead to 20 with free throws.
3:51 - The only remaining question is if John Schulman will wait until the second half to put in Jimmy Fallon. Thabeet comes up with a block and we have a technical foul on UTC coach John Schulman. More commercials, which are probably more exciting at this point anyway.
3:48 - From here on out it appears it will be a Bilas praise-fest of UConn, but in a quiet, emotionless voice.
3:45 - Thabeet gets an easy dunk off the in-bounds pass. On their next possession UConn makes a dozen passes. Clearly Blaney is instituting the coaching mercy rule of "you have to pass the ball 10 times before you can shoot."
3:40 - UTC travels for the second or third time. Bilas reminds us that this is the part of the game "where it can get away" from UTC. The Mocs respond with a layup. What resilience! The Huskies head into another TV timeout up 14.
3:38 - They cut away to Maryland-Cal, presumably for good. Here we go MMOD.
3:35 - UTC responds with a bunch of Belding-esque missed layups, and suddenly A.J. Price has blown this one open with three straight threes, and the rout is on! 28-15.
3:33 - Stanley Robinson may have just broken his tailbone...oh no he's fine. And he'll go to the line to shoot a one and one. Yup, that's the 9th team foul, with 11 minutes left in the half. Hope you plan to be here until 6. He hits 2 and it's 19-15.
3:30 - Which reminds me, UTC's mascot is the "Mocs" which is officially a shoe (not a snake) but their logo is a train and their mascot is a bird dressed up like a train conductor. And there it is, Blackburn says a 16 has never beaten a 1. Of course UTC isn't a typical 16 seed says Jay Bilas, of course they aren't.
3:28 - I said UConn didn't look back right? Gavin Edwards commits an offensive foul off the ball and we head into a Geico commercial with UConn up 17-15. The Mocs are back in this.
3:26 - UTC ends the run by missing and then making a layup. 16-10 UConn! Correction, UTC passed it to the man who hit that three and it's 16-13!
3:24 - Bilas tells us that no other team has a 7 foot shot blocker. What about Chief Kickingstalliongasms?
3:22 - The half-assed press from UConn results in a needless foul. And we have our first Jerome Dyson sighting. That took entirely too long.
3:19 - Suddenly it's 8-8 and UConn is looking to take their first lead of the game (I assume it's their first lead, Gumbel was showing me Cal). Thabeet throws it down to make it 10-8 and UConn never looks back.
3:16 - Gumbel cuts to the UNC game, where it appears that they are also struggling with their 16 seed. That would just about make my week.
3:14 - We head into our first commercial break with our first Rocky reference! 6-4 UTC. I blame Jerome Dyson.
3:11 - Doaks is fouled (look I learned a name!). Heads to the line to give UTC a 5-4, no wait, 6-4 lead.
3:08 - UConn is the bigger team according to Bilas, so they've got that going for them (which is nice?).
3:07 - 2-0 Mocs! Bear with me if I start calling UTC offensive sets like that Ball St. broadcaster. I don't know who these people are.
3:03, Pregame - We're still waiting on this one to tip, so if you haven't seen it, did you know that Gus Johnson walks around wearing t-shirts that say "Rise and Fire"? /shamelessly plugs own article
2:59, Pregame - We have a little bit of time to kill so I'm going to go ahead and use the transitive property to predict the blowout margin of this game. Let's see…UTC lost to USC by 27 who lost to Seton Hall by 2, who lost to Louisville by 17 who lost to UConn by 17. It looks as though we're clearly looking at a 63-point spread by the end of this one, but the folks from Vegas and your local Native American reservation have this one billed at UConn -21, so whatever.
2:55, Pregame - If you overslept or something, Jim Calhoun checked into a hospital earlier today and one of his assistants, George Blaney, will be at the helm for UConn. Here's to hoping Calhoun feels better soon, and no, he still won't be giving any of his salary back.


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Panopticon iPad Review
Puzzles, a Steampunk aesthetic, and the game of Twister don't necessarily go together like peanut butter and jelly, but Quokka Studios has somehow managed to combine all three into Panopticon, an iPad-only game that is as devilish in its required contortions as it is clever in its design.
The game delivers a loose, derivative narrative about a future world in which mankind has become reliant on a network of increasingly sentient machines. As we have learned by watching the Terminator movies, this laziness on our part always leads to death, destruction and enslavement. In Panopticon, you must save humanity by destroying the evil machines one by one. Of course, you do so in the only logical way possible: manipulating discs around obstacles into small, circular holes.
Slicey McSlicerson.
Really, though, the story is secondary. You're here for the gameplay, which is both original and often highly frustrating. Panopticon cleverly employs true eight-tap multitouch, which allows you to manipulate the discs simultaneously around the sometimes maddening levels. To amp up the difficulty, you will encounter hindrances like spinning blades, electrified barriers, and hole positioning which requires you to perform nothing less than finger yoga.
Also, you can't move discs individually, and all must be deposited in their respective receptacles at the same time. All of these mechanics make for a game with a steep difficulty curve.
Panopticon comes loaded with 100 levels. Even though they start off innocently enough, you will soon find yourself on your feet, trying to position your body and your fingers above the screen in such a way that you cause yourself the least bodily damage possible. We should note that it is almost impossible to play the game while sitting down. Indeed, we found that the best way to avoid muscle strain (we're not kidding) was to lie the iPad flat and stand directly above it. Also, some levels seemed to require the ability to walk around the the device while manipulating our discs.
Flex those fingers!
In terms of difficulty, the levels became remarkably tricky more quickly than we might have expected (or liked). With the occasional break in pace to introduce a new mechanic or obstacle type, we found ourselves becoming frustrated fast, and not always in the right way. Plus, while many levels feature unique designs, obstacle placement, and orientation, others feel like rehashes.
That said, the sheer uniqueness of the game experience is difficult to resist. Panopticon engages not just the mind, but the whole body. We're not saying that playing it gives you a work out, but doing so does require you to be engaged with your iPad in a way that other games do not. Even though we generally only had the stamina and presence of mind to play the game in short bursts, we definitely appreciated its innovation.
Panopticon will likely not appeal to every puzzle gamer out there, especially those who prefer a more sedentary gaming experience, but we think that its stylish, unique presentation and gameplay merit any curious puzzler's consideration.


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It's been increasingly more difficult for me to exercise and keep from gaining weight as I'm plagued with pain from pinched nerves and arthritis in recent weeks. Perhaps these techniques will help.
I was reluctant, at first, to participate in this group because what we share here is public. But the keeping of such a journal is something that can be shared, without going into details of my wins or failures.
I was thinking that my milestones could be exercising 10 times in a two week period, or stocking up on handy salads and healthy snacks instead of eating chocolate and nuts because they are right here, while salad requires work before it's available.
Is anybody else interested in setting up medium term goals like these, with a win journal and little rewards? I'll start my first two week chart today.
How to Stick to Your Resolutions by Hacking Your Brain
... a "Win Journal" for noting small successes on a daily basis. Psychotherapists have a long history of advising patients to keep a journal like this, for purposes such as sticking to new year's resolutions and overcoming chronic depression. And that's because these two problems -- bad habits and poor self-esteem -- often share a common and surprisingly simple cause: We're wired, on the whole, to relive negative memories more vividly than positive ones.
... psychologists suggest coupling this technique with a related one: giving yourself little rewards, like a dinner out or a drive in the countryside, every time you meet a milestone or step outside your comfort zone.
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When I was mormon, I went to their educational seminars all the time, and tried all the ideas for improvement, but they never worked for me. This article indicates these two plans have been recognized by those studying human responses as being beneficial, so I'm going to try them. I've already made a folder on my computer labeled "ACCOMPLISHMENTS".
One personal experience is the most important factor for me being willing to try them is about rewards. When I was taking electronics in Idaho State University, I couldn't get myself to do much homework because my mind was constantly distracted at everything going on at home, what with 7 others in the family packed into a small house.
I finally decided to go from the last class directly to the library, sit in the quietest corner, and not go home until all my homework was completed. To keep me on task, I took some of my favorite candy with me, and divided it into the same number of pieces that I had sections of homework. When each section was completed, I ate one piece of candy. It worked great.
That was a clever idea, Idaho Spud.
I'm not very good at rewards. It's been my biggest hurdle to this plan. I have trouble of thinking of wins and rewards.
I am a person in now or never situation. I am more than willing to join in.
I would have assumed that in Pakistan there wouldn't be nearly as much of an obesity problem as in the US. What are your diet and exercise goals, If I might ask?
Hi, Ruth! Just wanted to let you know that I have a rough time prepping salads, myself, unless I have time to myself at work. LOL So what I end up doing at home is making green smoothies. They look like something from star trek, really, but they taste good! I was so shocked. Anyway, they are a wonderful way to get in your greens and fruit. Give it a try. :) Also, if you eat more veggies and fruit, your body might thank you with less pain (I hope!). Some of the foods we take in can cause inflamation and some of the veggies and fruits have micronutrients which relieve that, over time. It's worth a look into.
Chocolate as it's sold might not be the best idea, but cocoa powder is essential! Add it to sauces or make your own sweets. I add cocoa powder to silken tofu with a bit of stevia to make faux pudding.
That silken tofu faux pudding is worth a try. On my low carb diet there are so few desserts. I never seem to have the time and energy to bake or cook them, even if I find a recipe I might eat. That sounds easy. I'm lucky to bake my own low carb bread and make salads half the time.
The green smoothie doesn't sound appealing to me.
Yeah, it doesn't sound appealing at all, but it's surprisingly refreshing. Just google 'green monster smoothie recipe' and it'll show up. Kale and spinach are so good for you... Anyway...
I saw a post on facebook that you might find interesting. You fix your salad in layers in a mason jar, with the greens in the topmost layer and the dressing at the bottom. Do this on Sunday and then when it's time to eat during the week, take the jar and shake it up, then pour it into a bowl. Insta-salad!
Jut checking in to report that I only succeeded ingoing to the gym 5 times the first week, and haven't met that goal since. I did do a better job of making salads, because of the goal, but not every day as I'd expected.
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The sun may have made the beach sand too hot for bare feet outside, but inside the Edgewater Beach Resort, the air was comfortably cool for the recent Sixth Annual Southern Peanut Growers Conference in Panama City Beach. The "Economics and Marketing Options" session in particular drew a crowd of more than 70 growers, company representatives and researchers who settled in for refreshing ice water and sound marketing advice.
Nathan Smith, assistant professor of agriculture and applied economics at the University of Georgia, began the session with a look at trends in the production practices of top peanut producers in Georgia.
"Technology has provided farmers with a wide range of production alternatives," Smith says. "Today, farmers use more of a systems approach to peanut farming."
Smith's overview of production practices included rotations, tillage, varieties, row patterns, fungicides, insecticides and herbicides, with data from the past 10 years.
"Results show that a rotation of peanuts following cotton has gained popularity, while corn has steadily gone down," Smith says. "Also, one-year rotations have trended down, but the number of farms using four-year rotations is increasing."
Strip-till usage is up more than 20 percent in 2003, Smith says. Georgia Green is still the most popular peanut variety, and the trend toward planting twin rows is increasing, he says.
Tim Hewitt, Extension economist and professor at the University of Florida, took the reins next with his presentation on cost management for peanut producers. "We're looking for ways to reduce costs without sacrificing yields. We need to know what our inputs are and what our costs are."
He says changing row patterns and tillage methods, such as planting twin-rows with conservation-tillage, may be a good way to increase yields while reducing labor and the risk of tomato-spotted wilt virus.
Hewitt says farmers also can reduce costs by utilizing a low-input pest management scheme. "We can reduce some pesticides and save money there," Hewitt says.
The cost of land rent is also an economic concern, according to Hewitt. "We want to know if farmers are paying too much for land rent, and if they're running the risk of not covering all costs."
According to Hewitt's model, a farmer will need to yield more than 2 tons per acre to cover land rent at $150 per acre to eliminate risks.
Hewitt says a sod-based rotation is another way farmers can increase their yields. "Bahia is the best rotation in terms of peanut yield. The increase in yields is economical, even if bahia is tough to sell," he says.
Hewitt also says that having at least a four-year rotation would increase peanut and cotton yields substantially and increase revenue.
"Rotation studies and other research shows it's important to reduce costs. There are ways to do that, but economic returns are the ultimate test of sustainability. Growers have to experiment to determine which situation is best in all these different types of schemes," Hewitt says.
While Smith and Hewitt enlightened farmers on how to most efficiently grow their peanuts, Marshall Lamb, researcher with the USDA-ARS National Peanut Research Laboratory in Dawson, Ga., took listeners to the next level of peanut production: marketing.
"We need to know what the last two years under the new program told us so that we can position ourselves a little bit better. We've already put a lot of money into the 2004 crop, but we haven't even started the 2004 marketing year yet."
Lamb began with a look at how medium runner prices peaked in January and are now climbing again. "We're seeing the same bullish prices that translated to offers for farmers. For farmers with peanuts in the loan that were not under obligation or option contract, offers started going up, and they were able to position themselves to take advantage of this."
In 2002, farmers were able to make money by taking a marketing loan gain because the price stayed below the loan rate. The 2003-year was just the opposite, because the price never got below the loan rate, Lamb says.
Both strategies require possessing non-obligated peanuts during mid- to late-marketing season, Lamb says. "I'm not saying don't forward contract, but don't sell your whole crop before marketing season even starts."
Other marketing options are available to farmers, such as the Georgia Florida Association (GFA) and the sheller pool option that allows farmers access to the sheller stock market. Lamb says to carefully consider the advantages and disadvantages of each before making a move.
He says one of the best advantages farmers have right now is the recent 9-percent increase in peanut demand. "We are selling and consuming more peanuts. Even the scan data at the grocery store reflects this trend. This is exactly the position we've been wanting to get in."
The most important thing for farmers to remember is to take a balanced approach to marketing by spreading sales throughout the entire marketing year, Lamb says. "It's a good way to spread your risks by spreading your sales."
Rebecca Bearden is a senior at Auburn University majoring in agricultural communications. She is completing her internship with Southeast Farm Press.