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Rockies like Ike in win over Zebras
PLYMOUTH — The young Rockies did some growing up Friday night.
After failing to convert on a pair of fourth-down conversions from the Rochester 2-yard line in the game's opening 13 minutes and giving up a pair of big play touchdowns in the second and third frames, Plymouth found itself down 13-0 early in the second half.
But the Rockies finished five of their next six drives and surrendered just one more Rochester score to claim a 34-20 come-from-behind win over the visiting Zebras at The Rockpile.
"A win is better than a loss. These guys know that, and I'm proud of them," said Plymouth head football coach John Barron. "This is a nice win for us. We were down at halftime, and they could have gone the other direction but they didn't. They hung together and they trusted each other, and they came through with a nice win for us."
"Our offense really came together," said Plymouth quarterback Ike Kastner. "The credit goes to those linemen. They came together, they trusted me, I trust every single person in that huddle, and things came together for us.
"This victory feels awesome."
Kastner led Plymouth's newly-installed triple option offense with an impressive 212 rushing yards in 37 carries en route to three touchdowns, including a 41-yarder that broke a 20-20 tie and gave the Rockies their final lead of the night at the 6:40 mark of the final frame. The junior signal caller also did an admirable job reading the Rochester defense, dishing off to junior fullback Sam Stevens for 176 yards and two touchdowns on 22 carries and senior running back Chase Peters for 45 yards on seven rushes while passing for 49 yards at a 4-for-10 connection rate.
Plymouth's revamped running game Friday was a welcome change from the 95 ground yards it put up in its season-opening loss at Bremen last week, and it featured some gutsy performances from Kastner and Stevens, both of whom were playing through injuries against the Zebras.
"Ike had 212, and Stevens had 176. Both of them were injured and went through most of the week without getting hit," said Barron. It shows their toughness, and those are the kind of statistics you want to see when you run this kind of offense — your quarterback and fullback running the ball the way that they did. We got some nice key blocks out of Cole (Mann) and Chase ran the ball hard on the perimeter."
"The offensive line picked it up, too," added the Rockies skipper. "It was just a total team effort."
Plymouth had chances to go up early on its first and second possessions of the night, but Rochester's defense held at its own 2-yard line both times.
The Zebras took a 7-0 advantage on a 76-yard breakaway by senior running back Zac Schultz — who finished with 103 yards on 12 carries to pace Rochester's rushing game — and the ensuing extra-point kick by quarterback/kicker Jonathon O'Dell at the 8:39 stop of the second quarter.
Although they led in nearly all statistical categories, the Rockies found themselves trailing 7-0 going into the locker room. They went down another six on a 24-yard pass from O'Dell — who connected with his receivers at an 8-for-24 rate for 129 yards and two touchdowns — to Collyn Bennett just 53 seconds into the second half, but Plymouth's young squad never lost hope.
"We really didn't talk much at halftime," said Barron. "We were just calm and we told our guys the statistics. We told them we were dominating them on paper, but we weren't on the scoreboard. We had our chances. We were second and goal on the 2 and we didn't score. We were inside the 10 again and we didn't score. We just left it up to the players to figure it out themselves, and I think they did. I think they started believing in each other, and the offense really started clicking in the second half."
Plymouth tied up the game with touchdowns on its next two possessions as Kastner executed a 3-yard plunge up the middle to cap off a nine-play, 52-yard drive at the 7:36 mark of the third quarter, the Rockies defense held Rochester to three-and-out, and Stevens completed an 18-yard run into the end zone with 46 seconds left in the frame following a 12-yard drive that started all the way back on the Plymouth 7-yard line. The PAT run on the first score failed, but Jordan Knapp's kick on the second was good to knot the game at 13-all.
Stevens opened the fourth quarter fireworks with a 71-yard touchdown ramble on the Rockies' first play of the quarter that put the home team up 20-13 with Knapp's point-after kick, but Rochester retied the score just over a minute later as O'Dell hit Peyton Showley up the Rochester sideline with a 48-yard catch-and-carry at the 9:35 mark, and the point-after kick from O'Dell was good.
Plymouth took its final lead of the night on a 41-yard touchdown ramble from Kastner that completed a quick seven-play, 80-yard march and gave the Rockies a 27-20 advantage with Knapp's kick with 6:40 to go. Rochester's fourth-down conversion pass failed on the ensuing possession, Plymouth took over at the Rochester 28, and the Rockies put up some insurance points with another Kastner keeper with 3:54 on the game clock, this time from 14 yards out, that brought the score to its final margin.
While Rochester slides to 0-1, Plymouth improves to 1-1 with Friday's feel-good win. The Rockies will open Northern Lakes Conference play next week at Warsaw. Opening kickoff is scheduled for 7:30 p.m. EDT.
At Plymouth
Score by quarters
Rochester: 0 7 6 7 — 20
Plymouth: 0 0 13 21 — 34
Scoring summary
Second quarter
R — Zac Shultz 76-yd run (Jonathon O'Dell kick), 8:39
Third quarter
R — Collyn Bennett 25-yd pass from O'Dell (kick fail), 11:07
P — Ike Kastner 3-yd run (Run fail), 7:36
P — Sam Stevens 18-yd run (Jordan Knapp kick), 0:46
Fourth quarter
P — Stevens 71-yd run (Knapp kick), 10:56
R — Peyton Showley 48-yd pass from O'Dell (O'Dell kick), 9:35
P — Kastner 41-yd run (Knapp kick), 6:40
P — Kastner 14-yd run (Knapp kick), 3:54
Plymouth stats
Rushing: 67-444; Kastner 37-212, Stevens 22-176, Chase Peters 7-45
Passing: Kastner 4-10-0 for 49 yds
Receiving: David Lee 3-29, Peters 1-20
First downs: 24
Punts: 1-22
Fumbles-lost: 1-0
Penalties: 7-44
Rochester stats
Rushing: 19-143; Shultz 12-103, Chad Scobie 1-17, O'Dell 3-13, Cameron Screeton 3-10
Passing: O'Dell 8-24-0 for 129
Receiving: Showley 3-50, Zac Schoen 2-27, Bennett 1-25
First downs: 9
Punts: 3-39.7
Fumbles-lost: 0-0
Penalties: 5-40
Records: Plymouth 1-1, Rochester 0-2.

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Makes about 4 dozen.
Note: From Allison Koster of Northfield, Minn. "Cafe Deluxe was an institution in the tiny college town of Decorah, Iowa," writes Koster. "Next to the cash register stood a wood-and-glass case containing an array of tempting cookies. One of my absolute favorite treats were these Crocodile Cookies, a spicy twist on a chocolate chip cookie. A friend of mine who worked there as a baker snuck me the recipe after much begging. Whenever I share these cookies with friends, I feel like I'm keeping the memory of the much-beloved Cafe Deluxe alive for the next generation."
• 2 c. flour
• 1 tsp. baking soda
• 11/2 tsp. ground cinnamon
• 11/2 tsp. ground ginger
• 1/2 tsp. salt
• 1 c. (2 sticks) butter, at room temperature
• 11/3 c. packed brown sugar
• 1 egg
• 1 tsp. vanilla extract
• 2 c. chocolate chips
• 1 c. chopped walnuts
• Powdered sugar for rolling cookies
Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Line baking sheets with parchment paper.
In a medium bowl, whisk together flour, baking soda, cinnamon and ginger and reserve. In a large bowl, using an electric mixer on medium-high speed, beat butter and brown sugar until creamy, about 2 minutes. Add egg and vanilla extract and beat until thoroughly combined.
Reduce speed to low, add flour mixture and mix until just combined. Stir in chocolate chips and walnuts.
Roll tablespoons of dough into balls, roll balls in powdered sugar to coat and place 2 inches apart on prepared baking sheets. Bake until golden brown and cracked on top, about 15 to 20 minutes. Remove from oven and cool 2 minutes on baking sheets before transferring cookies to a wire rack to cool competely.
Makes about 4 dozen.
Note: From Cathy Spengler of Minneapolis. "I'm not really a holiday baker," writes Spengler. "I never started my own tradition until December 2004. That year I wanted to find a small way to thank my favorite client for the wonderful projects they had given me to work on. I settled on the idea of cookies, and proceeded to search for a recipe that seemed special and a bit different, but not specifically holiday-ish. This one was my choice, so I baked them up and dropped them off. A couple of hours later I received a wonderful e-mail entitled, 'Holy cow!' That was the beginning of a tradition that I hope to continue for years to come."
• 41/2 c. powdered sugar
• 2 c. whole almonds
• 1/2 c. flour
• 1 c. unsalted pistachios, finely chopped
• 3/4 c. egg whites (about 6 eggs)
• 1/4 tsp. salt
• 6 oz. semisweet chocolate
• 6 oz. bittersweet chocolate
Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Line baking sheets with parchment paper.
In a food processor fitted with a metal blade, combine powdered sugar and almonds and grind until nuts are ground to powder, about 4 minutes (occasionally stop food processor and scrape down sides of bowl with a spatula). Add flour and grind 1 additional minute. Transfer mixture to a large bowl and stir in pistachios.
In a large bowl, using an electric mixer on high speed, beat egg whites and salt until whites are stiff but not dry. Fold nut mixture into whites in 4 additions; batter will be thick.
Spoon batter by generous tablespoons about 2 inches apart on prepared baking sheets. Bake until cookies are dry and cracked on top, about 10 minutes (don't let cookies get too brown while waiting for them to look dry; they'll be nice and chewy if removed from oven when they're golden brown, whether or not they look dry). Remove from oven and slide parchment paper onto a wire rack to cool cookies completely.
Line baking sheets with waxed paper. In a microwave oven or using a double boiler, melt chocolate. Dip cookies halfway into chocolate, shaking off excess. Transfer cookies to prepared baking sheets and refrigerate 30 minutes. Cookies can be served and stored at room temperature.
Makes about 4 dozen.
Note: This recipe must be prepared in advance. From Carole Lampi of New Brighton. "Every year my grandparents would treat my family to a seven-course 'Sunday dinner' at the Lowell Inn [in Stillwater]," she writes. "The best part was dessert: Maple Frango, a slab of creamy, rich maple-flavored frozen dessert. It had crunchy layers, yet was oh-so creamy. It's been over 35 years since those wonderful holiday dinners. I wanted to remember that rich maple flavor and creamy texture. This cookie has done the trick. I close my eyes as I enjoy this cookie and feel as if I am at the Lowell Inn once again."
For cookie dough:
• 3 c. flour, plus extra for rolling dough
• 1/2 tsp. salt
• 1/4 tsp. ground cardamom
• 1 (12-oz.) bag butterscotch chips
• 1 c. (2 sticks) unsalted butter, at room temperature
• 1/2 c. sugar
• 1/2 c. tightly packed dark brown sugar
• 2 eggs
• 1/4 c. pure maple syrup
• 1 tbsp. maple extract
For filling:
• 1 8-oz. package cream cheese, at room temperature
• 1/2 c. sugar
• 1 tbsp. vanilla extract
• 1 egg
• Pure maple syrup for garnish, optional
• Decorative colored sprinkles, optional
For icing:
• 1 c. powdered sugar
• 2 or more tbsp. milk
To prepare cookie dough: In a medium bowl, sift flour, salt and cardamom together and reserve. Place butterscotch chips in a tightly sealed plastic bag and crush with a rolling pin.
In a large bowl, using an electric mixer on medium-high speed, beat butter, sugar and brown sugar until light and fluffy, about 2 minutes. Add crushed butterscotch chips and beat until well-blended. Add eggs, 1 at a time, beating well after each addition. Add maple syrup and maple extract and beat until well blended.
Divide dough in half, form dough into disks, wrap in plastic wrap and refrigerate at least 1 hour.
To prepare filling: In a large bowl, using an electric mixer on medium-high speed, beat together cream cheese and sugar until fluffy, about 2 minutes. Add vanilla extract and egg and beat until well-combined. If mixture is runny, refrigerate for at least 30 minutes.
To prepare cookie: When ready to bake, preheat oven to 375 degrees and line baking sheets with parchment paper. On a lightly floured work surface and using a lightly floured rolling pin (or placing dough between 2 sheets of waxed paper), roll dough into rectangles, with dough about 1/4-inch thick.
Using a spatula, spread cream cheese filling over dough, and carefully roll dough to create a pinwheel cookie. Brush rolled cookie with maple syrup and sprinkle with decorative colored sprinkles, optional.
Using dental floss, slice 1/4-inch thick cookies. Place cookies 2 inches apart on prepared baking sheets and bake until golden, 10 to 15 minutes. Remove from oven and cool 2 minutes on baking sheets before transferring cookies to a wire rack to cool competely.
To prepare icing: In a medium bowl, whisk together powdered sugar and milk, adding more milk if necessary to achieve desired consistency. Drizzle icing over cooled cookies.
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Most gamers will have shot down opposing forces in almost every scenario that you could reasonably imagine. We've fought them on alien planets, we've fought them on the wide streets of modern American cities and the winding, cloistered alleys of ancient European ones, we've fought them in Russia (a lot), we've fought them on deserted islands, in jungles, and literally on the beaches. And yes, we've shot at stuff in New York before, too. But it's never looked like this.
My first thought upon seeing that Crysis 3 would be set in a literal urban jungle was that this was going to be Crysis 1's astonishingly verdant scenery grafted on to Crysis 2's vertiginous New York cityscape layout – as if Crytek, having run out of ideas for settings, had just decided to combine the two that they'd already had. But this isn't just a New York covered in vines, it's a city that's rapidly evolved into a diverse rainforest: the former Chinatown has become a flooded swampland, where other well-known sections of the city are suffocated by vegetation. Glimpses of shop signs and advertisements peek out from between dense vines, and chandeliers are still hanging in grand rooms whose carpets have long succumbed to the undergrowth creeping in through crumbling walls.
It looks good – extremely good – but importantly, there's unexpected variety in the rainforest aesthetic. Crysis 3's New York is split up into seven regions, each with its own environmental quirks and weather conditions. In that way at least, Crytek's overgrown future version of New York resembles the real one: depending on where you are, the look and feel of the place is completely different.
Crysis 3 is set in 2047, when New York has been enclosed in a giant bio-dome (or nanodome, as the game calls it) for many years in the aftermath of the Ceph alien infestation. The Ceph themselves have continued to evolve inside; there are plenty of the same robot/alien crossbreeds that Crysis 2 players have already fought, but new breeds like fire-spewing Scorchers and flying recon droids that can remotely disable your dynamic camouflage have also emerged. You take control of Prophet, a returning hero for the series, on a revenge mission against the corrupt CELL Corporation, which installed the Liberty Dome in the first place – and have now abandoned it to the Ceph.
Prophet comes with his own signature weapon, a collapsible composite bow that can fire several types of bolt (and reminds me rather a lot of Hawkeye's in The Avengers). When firing from a distance, the camera follows the bolt's trajectory before it embeds itself in the head of an unsuspecting alien. In situations when noise isn't so much of a problem, it can fire explosive or incendiary warheads to control crowds of aggressors. The reveal demo, set in flooded former Chinatown, starts off quietly, with stealthy reconnaissance and silent killing, before a rogue Ceph recon droid blows Prophet's cover, setting up a showpiece large-scale firefight.
Crysis 3 is an interesting game to watch because of the arresting contrast between the wild outdoors, which often isn't remotely recognisable as a former city street, and the still-intact buildings and interiors higher up in the city. It's true to an extent that this is a synthesis of both previous games; you leap and roll from skyscraper rooftops like you did in Crysis 2, and creep through drooping foliage on the ground like in Crysis 1. Inside one building, furniture and light fittings still decorate a grand room, whilst a crumbled wall reveals the jungle outside, crawling with danger.
Keeping quiet – stalking the undergrowth with cloaking engaged, stabbing Ceph through the head from behind and sniping with the crossbow – might be the least dangerous path, but there are other options. You can also fire immensely powerful alien weapons, which Prophet's Nanosuit has evolved to accommodate. It doesn't seem to like it that much when you tear a plasma grenade launcher off the arm of some Ceph behemoth, flashing INCOMPATIBLE HARDWARE in the corner of the screen in big red letters, but it works fine, firing balls of white-hot death with an almighty shudder, sending plumes of swampy water up into the air. The layout, with its high buildings and dense undergrowth, allows for an interesting combination of urban and jungle combat styles; one minute Prophet his hiding behind the walls of a former apartment block or sniping from a rooftop, the next he's dashing across old metal beams from building to building, avoiding fire from the jungle below.
The Nanosuit itself is still at the centre of Crysis, ever-present as an overlay on your first-person view of the world. It lets you scan the area for enemies, decorating the screen with tactical information that helps you to decide how to approach. It imbues Prophet with superhuman powers that can still lead to moments of elated disbelief as you pull through a situation that looks impossible or uppercut an enemy six feet into the air. Only one new ability was explicitly shown: Prophet can remote hack enemy turrets, turning them against the Ceph to create a distraction.
The demo ends ominously, with Prophet surrounded by Ceph outside a communications tower, his weapon knocked from his hand. Throughout the reveal presentation, he has been the hunter; once he's overwhelmed, it's clear that he's vastly outnumbered inside the Liberty Dome. It seems inevitable that this will define the pace of the game: the suit might make him almost superhuman, but Prophet is a vulnerable figure in these surroundings.
At the moment, Crysis 3's setting is the most interesting thing about it. Its artistic direction and extreme good looks are seductive, as is the sense of absolute power that the Nanosuit conveys, but gameplay-wise, everything in this reveal demo is something we've seen before (alien weapons are new to the series, but they're hardly new to shooters). We can safely assume, however, that Crytek has more to show in the coming months, and hope that the developer's traditionally strong enemy AI will keep the game as interesting on a minute-to-minute gameplay level as it is look at. It's currently planned for Spring 2013.
Keza MacDonald is in charge of IGN's games team in the UK. You can follow her on Twitter and IGN.


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Sagna sad after losing debut
Bacary Sagna insists Manchester City will knuckle down and get back to work following the first setback in their Barclays Premier League title defence.
Summer signing Sagna endured a losing debut as the champions slipped to a shock 1-0 defeat against Stoke at the Etihad Stadium after a brilliant Mame Biram Diouf goal.
Diouf scored a superb solo effort, breaking from deep inside his own half following a City corner and racing to the opposite end to shoot through Joe Hart's legs.
Bacary Sagna endured a losing debut for Manchester City
Yaya Toure had City's best chances, hitting the bar, testing Asmir Begovic, and controversially being denied a penalty.
The result checked what had been a solid start to the campaign for City with back-to-back wins over Newcastle and Liverpool.
Right-back Sagna, who arrived on a free transfer from Arsenal, said: "It is very disappointing because we wanted to win, especially at home.
"We knew it was going to be a very hard game. We had to be patient and make no mistakes but on the counter-attack we got caught.
"We have to learn from this and look forward because this is only the beginning of the season and we have to keep working.
"I wish I had won my first game. I am very sad but tomorrow is another day.
"I am going to work hard to bring something different to the team, to bring this team up and be champions at the end of the season."
City failed to get into full flow and were lucky not to concede a penalty in the first half when Aleksandar Kolarov appeared to trip Diouf.
They only started to show real urgency after Diouf sprinted most of the length of the field to score his first Stoke goal just before the hour.
But the Potters defended well and will feel Toure's failed penalty appeal - when he appeared to be caught by Erik Pieters but was booked by Lee Mason for diving - evened out the earlier Diouf decision.
City face a tough eight-day spell with games against Arsenal, Bayern Munich and Chelsea when they return to action after the international break in a fortnight.
The Arsenal clash could throw particular focus on Sagna, following the controversy over his move from the Emirates Stadium, but he claims that will not bother him.
"To me it is going to be a normal game," the 31-year Frenchman told City TV. "Of course I played a long time with Arsenal but I am a City player now. I just want City to win the game and perform."
While City head into the international break on a low note, Stoke have lifted spirits after claiming their first win of the season.
Mark Hughes' men were beaten by Aston Villa in their opener and then held to a draw by 10-man Hull but the prize of such a major scalp should fuel their confidence.
Goalkeeper Asmir Begovic said: "It is very pleasing. It could not have gone any better. We came with a good game-plan and executed it to perfection.
"When you put that kind of work in you are going to get some rewards. We took our chance and got the three points, which is what we needed.
"Obviously we would have liked to have to have had a few more points at this stage, but we kept believing, we stayed confident.
"We knew the quality we had in the team and that it would come through at some point.
"Hopefully we can push on now and string a few good results together and push ourselves up the table."
Begovic was also pleased to see former Manchester United forward Diouf, who signed on a free transfer from Hannover, open his Stoke account.
He said: "We have seen the quality he has in training. We believed in him. The best thing about him is he is a good guy and he works so hard.
"We are all pleased for him to get the goal. He deserved it for all the work he puts in. Hopefully he gets some more."
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I store everything in open buckets in my basement. I let them air dry after washing and then sanitize right before using.
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2008-11-12 / Obituaries
Former Amityville resident: Edward Powell
Amityville born and raised Edward "Ed" Underhill Powell died Oct. 30, 2008 at Parkwest Medical Center in Knoxville, Tennessee. He was 91. He was born Aug. 25, 1917 to Thomas A. and Sarah (Seaman) and was a graduate of Brooklyn Polytechnic Institute and the University of Pittsburgh. In 1976, he relocated to Tennessee.
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Antenna TV to offer weekend Davy Jones tribute
Tribune Broadcasting DT subchannel network Antenna TV will offer a tribute to Davy Jones, front man for 60s group The Monkees who died yesterday at age 66 from a heart attack.
From 1 - 3 p.m. on Saturday, March 4th the network will show the Monkees' 1968 movie Head, followed at 5 p.m. by a marathon of all 58 thirty minute episodes of The Monkees TV series that will run through 10 p.m. Sunday. Head will then re-air at 10 p.m.
There are three Antenna TV affiliates in Michigan: WADL Ch. 38.2 Detroit, WXMI Ch. 17.2 Grand Rapids, and WZMQ Ch. 19.3 Marquette.
Detroit News:
Cracking wise up to the very end, retired radio host Dick Purtan did his duty Thursday morning, stepping up to a mirror behind a Bed & Breakfast truck outside the Salvation Army in Detroit, and shaving his iconic 42-year-old moustache off.
Full story: Dick Purtan takes it off for the Salvation Army (Thu, 3/1)
Michigan residents were bombarded with $7.6 million in broadcast TV political advertising in the first two months of 2012 by the Republican presidential candidates, President Barack Obama, super PACs and nonprofit groups running issue-specific ads.
Full story: Michigan primary brought $7.6M in TV ads to state (Thu, 3/1)
Detroit Free Press:
Dick Purtan is saying so long to a beloved fuzzy friend he's had since 1970. While cohosting the Salvation Army's annual Bed & Bread Club Radiothon last week, the retired local radio legend told Frank Beckmann of WJR-AM (760) that he'd shave off his signature moustache if listeners pledged $100,000 during a one-hour segment of the radiothon.
Full story: Names and Faces (Thu, 3/1)
WZZM-TV Ch. 13 Grand Rapids:
Andy O'Riley, the very popular radio personality on WMRR in Muskegon and 101.3 the Fox in Grand Rapids, has left the airwaves.
Full story: Radio personality Andy O'Riley takes new gig (with video) (Thu, 3/1)
Holland Sentinel:
When spring blooms in Saugatuck and Douglas, the production of the first Michigan Hometown Stories documentary series on WGVU public television will begin to grow as well. "It's an ongoing project. It's going forward," said Jon Helmrich on Monday.
Full story: WGVU documentary work picks up as season warms up (Wed, 2/29)
Fine Tuning
- Detroit's WDIV-TV claims February ratings win: PR Newswire
- Yesterday's fundraiser hosted by three of Ann Arbor's Cumulus-owned stations raised over $75,000 for the United Way of Washtenaw County. Stations taking part were Sports WTKA AM 1050, Country WWWW FM 102.9, and Adult Alternative WQKL FM 107.1.


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The Carolina Panthers went for the best player available rather than need on the second day of the NFL draft.
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — The Carolina Panthers went for the best player available rather than need on the second day of the NFL draft.
The Panthers ignored more pressing needs at wide receiver and offensive tackle, instead selecting defensive end Kony Ealy from Missouri in the second round and guard Trai Turner in the third round.
The 6-foot-4, 273-pound Ealy started 25 games and had 14 sacks during his three seasons at Missouri. As a senior he had 43 tackles and 9.5 sacks.
The Panthers led the NFL with 60 sacks last season and have two established starting defensive ends in Charles Johnson and Greg Hardy, the team's designated franchise player.
That didn't matter to general manager Dave Gettleman.
Gettleman said before the draft if there was a "blue goose pass rusher" on the board he wouldn't hesitate to draft him.
The move is a bit of a surprise considering the Panthers had bigger needs at offensive tackle and cornerback in the second round.
Ealy is considered a multi-talented defensive end with a reputation for being an effective pass rusher and playing stout against the run at the point of attack.
He also has enough speed to drop into coverage if needed.
A teammate of Michael Sam, Ealy became a full-time starter in 2012 and went on to earn All-Southeastern Conference first-team honors this past season. Ealy finished 2013 strong, registering six tackles, two sacks and one pass deflection against Oklahoma State in the Cotton Bowl.
The Panthers have some young depth on the roster in Wes Horton and Mario Addison. However, another backup Frank Alexander was suspended by the NFL for the first four games of this season for violating the substance abuse policy.
Ealy said he wasn't disappointed that he's coming to a team with two established defensive ends. In fact, quite the opposite, saying it will give him a chance to learn the tricks of the trade.
"I'm not disappointed at all, because if they feel like they need me to play in the middle or come in and back somebody up that's fine," Ealy said.
Ealy played defensive end in Missouri's base defense, but moved inside on third down situations. He expects to do the same in Carolina.
Ealy said he's been working with former Atlanta Falcons and Panthers defensive end Chuck Smith this offseason to improve his footwork and his explosiveness off the line of scrimmage.
"I try to utilize my speed, my strength and my power," Ealy said.
At some point Ealy could be a potential long-term replacement for Johnson or Hardy, two high-priced players who'll count more than $29 million under this year's salary cap.
Hardy is only under contract for this season at the franchise tag rate of $13.116 million.
Johnson signed a six-year $72 million contract in 2011 — the richest ever handed out to a Carolina player — and is due to cost $17.42 million under the salary cap next season. If the Panthers were to release Johnson next year the team would save about half of that money under the cap.
The 6-3, 310-pound Turner started 20 games for LSU, including 13 last season. He had 115 career knockdowns before deciding to leave school a year early.
An NFL.com analysis said Turner plays with good overall body mass and walls off defenders and generates movement in the run game.
"I'm physical and able to overpower defensive tackles and also able to finesse and get up to the second level of the defense," Turner said.
The Panthers are hoping Turner provides some stability at guard.
Carolina lost four guards to season-ending injuries last season — Amini Silatolu, Garry Williams, Jeff Byers and 2013 fourth-round draft pick Edmund Kugbila. Complicating matters, veterans Geoff Hangartner and Byers retired this offseason and free agent Travelle Wharton isn't expected to re-sign.


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The Red Arrow was a way Gondor summoned its allies in time of need.
Its flights were black and its barbs were made of steel, and it took its name from a mark of red painted on the arrow's tip, standing for blood to show the situation was serious. The black flights were like the Orc arrows.
First mention of the Red Arrow is when Borondir of Gondor and five other messengers rode north along Anduin to seek out Gondor's old allies, the Éothéod, when Gondor was being overrun by Easterlings, in 2509 T.A.. Borondir was the only survivor, and presented the Red Arrow to the Éothéod King Eorl the Young.
Later it became a summons for the Rohirrim. The Red Arrow was presented to Rohan by Hirgon in the War of the Ring, and Théoden King rode out with the Muster of Rohan to the Battle of the Pelennor Fields.
It is not certain where the Red Arrow came from: it is possible that the tradition was an old one and that Gondor had always summoned its allies this way, but another possibility is that Borondir actually took an Orc arrow with a bloody tip to present to the Éothéod, to prove that the situation was as bad as his message stated.
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The elderly and people with mobility issues will continue to get an essential service thanks to funding.
Derbyshire County Council (DCC) has agreed to give Bakewell and Eyam Community Transport (BECT) £186,347 to fund it's Dial a Bus service for another year.
Edwina Edwards, chief executive of BECT, said: "It's great that we can continue the service, which is the door to town transport service.
"We are pleased that we will continue to get that support especially with all the cuts that are going on at DCC."
She said the people who tend to use the service tend to be either elderly or have mobility problems.
"It means these people who can't access public transport will to be able to go to towns," Edwina added. "It is an essential service. These are people who don't have a car, they find it very difficult to get to a bus stop."
Councillor Andy Botham, DCC's deputy cabinet member for jobs, economy and transport, said: "Community transport plays a vital role in helping people who would otherwise find it difficult to get out and about keep on the move and so retain their independence. I'm pleased that we can continue their funding next year at the same level it has been this year."


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War of the Worlds (US - BD)
Gabe revisits one of of his favourite flawed Spielberg flicks on Blu-ray...
Ray Ferrier (Tom Cruise), a New Jersey dock worker, is about to spend a weekend with his children, Rachel (Dakota Fanning) and Robbie (Justin Chatwin), as his ex and her husband go to Boston for a family visit. After a few arguments and awkward situations disaster strikes, and malevolent aliens attack Earth with giant, tripod walking crafts and heat rays. Ray and the children begin a hard trip to Boston as the world comes crashing down around them.
War of the Worlds is an almost perfect feat of technical direction from the world's best living technical director (clearly in my humble opinion), Steven Spielberg. The plot holes and the overly familiar nature of the source material are enough to ruin the film for some people, and I'm certainly not going to argue it's some kind of 'game changer', but the engineering ingenuity behind the production is still exciting considering time and money allotted for the project. Spielberg really went above and beyond the call of the average multi-millionaire Hollywood film director in 2005. Two projects in one year is not rare for the director ( Jurassic Park/Schindler's List, Amistad/The Lost World, Minority Report/Catch Me if You Can), but the speed of his 2005 productions, coupled with the fact that he directed a rather large Revenge of the Sith set piece, produced Memoirs of a Geisha and Legend of Zorro, and started pre-production on Flags of Our Fathers and Letters from Iwo Jima with Clint Eastwood, makes for an impressive work ethic on any level. One would assume that the quality of War of the World's and Munich would suffer, but the films remain some of the most interesting, if not all around great in Spielberg's cannon, and compliment each other well in terms of subject matter and subtext.
The matter of 'why' remains key when critically addressing this particular film, but the final product did justify the energy in the end. War of the Worlds, as the paramount and primary alien invasion story, has been adapted so many times Spielberg's interest was curiously questionable at the time, especially following blockbusters like Independence Day and Signs, but he and screenwriter David Koepp clearly had something in mind. Still, before release the film's seemingly impossible prep time overshadowed most of my genuine interest in the quality of adaptation, and I assumed War of the Worlds would be a popcorn stopgap on the way to Munich, which was a more interesting 'on paper' project. Of course, being a hot-blooded American boy I was in the theater opening weekend, and quickly found myself entirely unconcerned with any aspect of the film's production schedule. I was too busy internally shouting at the characters on the screen to run faster.
The first act of War of the Worlds is so close to perfect big Hollywood, B-movie popcorn bliss, I still find myself delighted by its utter efficiency. The characters (who are rather two-dimensional) are firmly developed in three or four scenes, so that Spielberg can quickly entrench his audience in palpable dread, all before releasing the first tripod, at which point most of the audience dumps their collective pants. Then there's the highway scene, which may be the most impressive sequence of unnecessary exposition in film history. The second act is a drudge of nightmare imagery, specifically tuned to post-9/11 fears—crumbling buildings, crashed airplanes, screaming hordes, ashen faces, and missing persons pictures. The chaos is spiked with dozens of floating bodies, flaming trains, and downtrodden refugees, which leads into the too real terror of man turning on man. By the time we get to the big boat set piece every inch of the film is entrenched in danger, as if the very negative could cause grievous bodily harm.
The steam is let out of the bag during the turn of the third act, but upon additional viewings this movie-within-a-movie has won me over, and is the film's most audacious move. Focusing the popcorn American public's attention on 9/11 imagery is one thing, and Spielberg and Koepp were clearly inspired by the Red Scare and nuke era sci-fi (films like War of the Worlds, as a matter of fact), but taking twenty some minutes to quiet the whole production to focus on real human emotion is a major risk for a multi-million dollar homage to '50s monster movies. The bit where the machine eye looks for our heroes is a bit goofy, but just about every other part of the sequence steps above and beyond expectations. Unfortunately the sequence's climax is more satisfying than the actual climax, which comes a half hour later. From here the production's break neck pacing apparently caught up with the filmmakers, and though the technical aspects don't particularly falter (Spielberg clearly has fun poking fun at his own Close Encounters of the Third Kind imagery), the story suffers, and the whole film turns into a standard, hero worship action flick. Ray going Luke Skywalker on the tripod is pretty lame after hours of screaming 'Jesus Christ, run!' at the screen, and the following scenes equate such an anti-climax it's hard to remember what worked in the first place. Sure, Wells' original novel uses the same basic climax, but germs were a pretty innovative concept in 1898—here it just seems like bad planning on the aliens' part.
The basic story doesn't work when you stop to think about it, but the acting and dialogue are marvels of hyper-realism. The actors mostly manage to convey the most natural reactions without excessive dialogue, grating hysterics, or unbelievable melodrama. The disc's extras reveal a lot of rehearsal footage, and there seems to have been a real acceptance of improvisation. This sets War of the Worlds pretty far apart from stuff like Independence Day, and other films that represent a more traditional approach to the alien invasion formula. Of course we can't discuss War of the Worlds without discussing the trouble with Robbie. Robbie is an irritating character, but he fills two purposes. First he fills the role of the angsty teen for the purposes of the family unit, but his allegorical role as the Americans that reacted to 9/11 with a confused, vengeful anger, is more interesting. The film's final scene sort of matches the last act of Minority Report —it's initially frustratingly sappy, and seemingly false, but is open to a much darker interpretation upon secondary viewings. Robbie's survival is a cheat, and seemingly erases some of the film's more personal tragedy, but there is also an alternate reading, in which Ray achieves reuniting his children with their family unit, only to be left an outsider again. I admit this reading takes a little more effort than an alternate reading probably should, but still like to assume Ray's life was left empty once the post-invasion damage was cleaned up. Because I'm cynical.
Grain glorious grain. Spielberg and cinematographer Janusz Kaminski were going through a dark period by the time War of the Worlds. Save Catch Me if You Can, the Beard's post Schindler's List output has looked pretty grim, especially his two Tom Cruise flicks, Minority Report and this film. Minority Report was more monochromatic, specifically defined by high contrast blues, and bleach bypass blacks. War of the Worlds is very similar to Minority Report, but features more browns and reds in its overall pallet. The most consistently novel part of the look is the highly diffused background lights, which create haloes and lens flares around the harsh, deep blacks. This mix, along with the relatively excessive grain, leads to some muddied details in wider shots, but not as much edge-enhancement as was seen on the DVD release. The colourful hues are perhaps brighter than the theatrical release, if memory serves, but certain sequences with mixed hues, especially brighter bits of costume among dreary high contrast, look great in HD, and the separation of these elements is pretty surprising, based on the relative muddiness of the overall details.
Ka-freaking-boom. Due to the incredibly gritty look this uncompressed DTS-HD Master Audio track is likely the driving reason for fans to get their hands on this Blu-ray release, and I don't think anyone is going to be disappointed. The excitement starts with the unnerving alien EMP lightning, which breaks the track's focus on realism (save Cruise's zooming car the pre-alien scenes are played mostly for aural subtly), and brings the stereo and surround channels to the audience's attention. This is followed by the emergence of the first tripod, which proceeds to overwhelm every channel with every manner of expertly tweaked, and extremely loud noise. The rumble and destruction of the machine rising from the earth fills the natural grit void, then John William's brass preps us for the mechanical war horn, the whirring engines, the otherworldly laser beams, and the bone crunching chase. Oh, and I almost forgot the off-screen plane crash, and the off-screen fire fight. There are a few minor issues with the sound quality of some of the dialogue, specifically when characters are yelling at each other over other, more pressing noises.
John Williams' involvement in the film is a bit of a mindbender, considering that like Spielberg he worked on three of 2005's biggest films (the same three, War of the Worlds, Munich and Revenge of the Sith). His score here is pretty terse compared to his other Spielberg alien movies, but less is more when mixed with the film's bleak, documentary style. The moments that really count here are delightfully brassy, and feature a sort of '50s era pulse, which gives the LFE even more reason to throb. The end credit theme is the most traditional piece, and the best place to appreciate the track's musical clarity.
War of the Worlds hits Blu-ray with all the DVD extras ported over, and nothing new thrown into the mix. It's kind of disappointing, but the original release extras cover just about everything, so it's hard to complain. 'Revisiting the Invasion' (07:30, SD) features behind the scenes footage mixed with on-set interviews with Spielberg, Cruise, Koepp, and producer Paula Wagner. Discussion mostly revolves around the film's inception, which included finding an analogous reason to make the film (pretty obvious), and the avoidance of clichés, including the genre's and Spielberg's. 'The H.G. Wells Legacy' (06:30, SD) features a fun, brief discussion with Wells' living grand and great-grandson, who delve into the author's personal history, with focus on 'War of the Worlds' over his other impactful work. This section also tracks the story's history through radio and film, and includes footage of Wells' brood on set. 'Steven Spielberg and the Original War of the Worlds' (08:00, SD) continues the theme, featuring more behind the scenes footage, and more discussion with the director on inspiration, augmented with interview footage of the original film's Gene Barry and Ann Robinson (who make cameo appearances in Spielberg's version), along with costume designer Joanna Johnson, and special effects supervisor Dennis Muren. 'Characters: The Family Unit' (13:20, SD) is pretty fluffy thanks to Cruise's seminar interview style, but is an interesting enough look at the casting, and the process actors, writer, director, and costume designer go through to create well rounded characters. 'Pre-visualization' (07:40, SD) takes a look at the process of creating moving computer animatics for the big special effects scenes during pre-production. Spielberg's 'storyboard' drawing is a highlight.
The 'Production Diaries', which are the closest we get to a tradition making-of documentary, are broken into four parts. 'East Coast—Beginning' (22:30, SD) explores the incredibly speedy pre-production process, then principal New York/New Jersey photography and special effects, including visual style, locations, cinematography, subtle colour choices, production design, direction and practical effects work. 'East Coast—Exile' (19:40, SD) follows the same lines, but focuses on the ferry boat and army battle scenes. 'West Coast—Destruction' (27:30, SD) focuses on the cashed airplane set-piece, the basement scenes with Tim Robbins, pick-up stunts and set shot inserts. 'West Coast—War' (22:20, SD) covers the post-production process, mostly digital and practical effects, and the rest of the California filming schedule. 'Designing the Enemy: Tripods and Aliens' (14:00, SD) features some really cool production illustrations, and covers both the technical and narrative background of the film's villains. Things are completed with 'Scoring War of the Worlds' (15:00, SD), a look at John Williams' music, 'We Are Not Alone' (03:10, SD), a sort of wrap-up of Spielberg and alien movies, costume design, production still, behind the scenes and production sketches galleries, and the teaser trailer.
I liked War of the Worlds so much upon seeing it the first time in theatres I made up a little back story with a friend to fill in some of the plot holes. My theory is as follows
(spoilers): The tripod aliens did, in fact, have ships planted beneath the Earth's crust. They buried them after wiping out the dinosaurs. There were tentative plans to come back and colonize, but these were dropped when intelligence came back concerning the Earth's bacteria counts. Centuries later some tripod alien Pentagon janitor found the battle plans, and got together with some of his redneck tripod alien friends. After borrowing their cousin Jared's intergalactic cruiser they put the plan into motion, shouting 'Get Some!' at the top of their lungs every time they 'ashed' a human. Re-watch the scene where the aliens explore the basement—they're total boobs. They're drinking random dirty water and they're shocked by a falling bicycle.
Anyway, Paramount has done a fine job with this Blu-ray release. The film's intended look is grainy, dark and blown-out, so the 1080p transfer doesn't exactly dwarf the original DVD release, but the image features more consistency, and more vibrant colours. The DTS-HD Master Audio track is more or less a must listen, and though there aren't any new extras, the old news is still pretty impressive.
*Note: The images on this page are not representative of the Blu-ray release.
Review by Gabriel Powers
Some material may be inappropriate for children under 13
Disc Details
Release Date: 1st June 2010
Discs: 1
Disc Type: Blu-ray Disc
RCE: No
Video: 1080p
Aspect: 1.85:1
Anamorphic: No
Colour: Yes
Audio: DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 English, Dolby Digital 5.1 French, Spanish and Portuguese
Subtitles: English SDH, French, Spanish, Portuguese
Extras: Revisiting the Invasion, The HG Wells Legacy, Steven Spielberg on the Original War of the Worlds, Characters: The Family Unit, Previsualization, Production Diaries, Designing the Enemy: Tripods and Aliens, Scoring War of the Worlds, We Are Not Alone, Galleries, Teaser Trailer
Easter Egg: No
Feature Details
Director: Steven Spielberg
Cast: Tom Cruise, Dakota Fanning, Tim Robbins, Miranda Otto, Justin Chatwin
Genre: Action, Adventure, Horror, Sci-Fi and Thriller
Length: 116 minutes
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Before & After: A Fireplace Transformation
I have done major work in my house over the past two years (floors, windows, electrical) and am now re-tracing my steps and focusing on smaller projects that have a big visual impact, like transforming this small fireplace nook.
I'll rewind and start from the beginning. The living room was reinvented by painting everything (wood paneling, ceilings, beams, wainscoting) white. I love the texture the wood adds but I don't like the down and out color or 'knotty-ness' of it. I bin sealed the walls and beams to cover the knots so they never show themselves again.
The primer was followed by two coats of Benjamin Moore Aura paint in the color cotton balls, which was spray coated by a professional painter. The 2 1/4" pre-finished natural oak floors were then installed. The floor had to be raised 5" and leveled to meet the floor in the kitchen, so it's now one uninterrupted space.
Over the course of several months, I tried three different sconces before deciding on the pair in the final image. The first set were from a consignment shop but were too old fashioned for the space. I had been in love with this second pair forever but they didn't fit the space properly either. The arms were too long and gangly.
Since I was looking to dress up this room, I went with polished brass sconces from Circa lighting in Atlanta. They have a gorgeous, high quality selection of lighting. I ordered one at a time (to avoid a restock fee if it didn't work out) and as you can see from the photo, the one on the left is a bit more patina-ed than the other since it was installed months before. I put these lights on a touch switch (which was inconsistent and didn't work) and finally on a dimmer switch which works perfectly.
The mirror is a minor decorative detail from HomeGoods. It has an Indian meets Jonathan Adler vibe that I love. I hung it before starting the mantel to help envision the final space. Van Dyke's Restorers has every last beautiful detail you could imagine for your home which is where I found the perfect corbels.
My talented carpenter, Delayne, mounted pressed board into the paneling, screwed the corbels into the board and built the mantel by layering two pieces of solid wood. He then used a router to dress up the edge a bit.
From there I primed everything, caulked the edges and seams, sanded it and painted two coats of cotton ball white. The black shelf-like elements are laminate so I roughed them up with gritty sandpaper and painted them in the same way too.
The final step in this transformation was to polish the brass door handles, scrape the white paint of the black metal face, clean the glass, and use stove and grill polish to blacken the metal doors. Using this polish was a bit tricky. I used a rag, but if I had to do it again I would use a foam brush for more control along the edges.
And there you have it, a new fireplace for the living room!
And it actually works. I forgot to mention that.
Images: Tanya Lacourse


text: Academics / International Opportunities print Take Your Legal Studies Abroad International Fellowships International Dual Degrees Semester Exchange Programs Bologna, Italy Summer Abroad Beijing Summer Abroad Bologna & Beijing Student Reviews 2019 Bologna, Italy Summer Law Program Thursday, May 16, 2019 – Tuesday, May 28, 2019 The summer program in Bologna, Italy is sponsored by Brooklyn Law School and hosted by the University of Bologna. The University of Bologna was founded in the 11th century and is the oldest university in Europe. It has been a renowned center for the study of law since the Middle Ages. The Program offers students an opportunity to study a variety of international and comparative topics with distinguished faculty from Brooklyn Law School and from the University of Bologna. To find out more about Bologna, view: "36 Hours in Bologna" "Bologna, Where Every Day is Special" "A Stroll in Bologna" "Bologna Read by Londoners" "Where to eat in Bologna, Italy" Program Curriculum Faculty & Staff Hotel Accreditation Brooklyn Law School was founded in 1901, is approved by the American Bar Association (321 North Clark Street, Chicago, IL 60564-7598, phone: 312-988-6738, www.americanbar.org/legaled), through its Council of the Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar, and is a member of the Association of American Law Schools. The Summer Law Program in Bologna is approved by the American Bar Association. The Law School's curriculum is registered with and approved by the New York State Education Department. The University of Bologna The 2019 program will be held at the School of Law of the University of Bologna. The School of Law is housed in a beautiful Renaissance building with modernized classroom facilities. The University is the oldest university in the western world. The study of law in Bologna began in the eleventh century with the revival of the systematic study of Roman Law; today the School of Law is one of Europe's most respected law schools. The University and School of Law are located in the heart of the old city of Bologna, within walking distance of the major cultural and artistic attractions of the city. The University of Bologna has a multi-million volume library, as well as the usual facilities of a major institution of higher learning. Classrooms and Administrative Office Classes are held in classrooms at the University of Bologna School of Law. They are equipped with audio visuals and internet. The Library, which includes reading rooms and study areas, will be open to students from Monday through Saturday. Students will also have access to the university's computer laboratory. Disability Accommodations and Accessibility Students with Disabilities Brooklyn Law School complies with the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 and with Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 as amended. The Acts prohibit discrimination on the basis of a disability. Students who are requesting disability accommodations must provide supporting documentation. Brooklyn Law School students should contact Louise Cohen, (718) 780-0377. If you attend a different law school, ask your law school to provide a letter describing the nature of the accommodation it has provided. The letter should be submitted to Louise Cohen. Accessibility Given the difference between Italian law and U.S. law, the facilities may not be fully accessible. Students should notify us of their needs and we will try to accommodate them. The City of Bologna The city of Bologna, with a population of approximately 400,000, is the capital of the Emilia-Romagna region in Northern Italy, approximately midway between Florence and Venice. Bologna is one of Italy's most attractive and interesting cities. The old city includes the magnificent Piazza Maggiore, the cathedral, beautiful churches and palaces, museums, and a wonderful marketplace, combined with the cafes, restaurants, nightclubs and discos frequented by thousands of university students. The program is scheduled while the university is in session. The Asinelli & Garisenda towers Bologna offers easy access to the surrounding region of Emilia-Romagna and all of Northern and Central Italy. The city is the major rail center of North-Central Italy. Florence (1 hour), Milan (1-1/2 hours), Rome (3 hours) and Venice (1-1/2 hours) are easily accessible by trains that run virtually around the clock. In addition, the beach resorts at Rimini and Ravenna are 1-1/2 hours by train. Program participants can travel in the afternoon if the class schedule permits and easily arrange trips to almost any destination in Italy during the weekends. Other European cities outside of Italy are accessible by train. Admissions Eligibility and Acceptance Students who are in good standing and who have completed one year of full-time or part-time law study at a U.S. law school at the start of the program are eligible to apply for admission to the program for academic credit. Enrollment in the program is not limited to students from the United States, although occasionally a very small number of students from other countries, including Brazil, Russia, and Italy, have participated. The vast majority of students who enroll, however, are from the United States and the number of citizenship of foreign students that might enroll is impossible to predict. Law students at universities outside of the United States who have completed a year of study and practicing attorneys are also eligible to apply to attend the program. Students from non-U.S. law schools and practicing attorneys will receive a letter from the office of the registrar for completed course work but they will not normally receive academic credit from the program. We are looking for a diverse group of interesting students who will bring various talents and backgrounds to the summer program and who will particularly benefit from what it has to offer. Brooklyn Law School adheres to and supports all legal requirements for non-discrimination and equal opportunity in all of its programs. You are advised to apply as early as possible and in any event no later than February 22, 2019 in order to secure a spot in the program with your preferred courses and hotel accommodations. We will consider applications received after February 22, 2019 as long as space remains in the program. Last year 22 students participated in the summer program, including 1 student from a school other than Brooklyn Law School. Good Standing Letters Students must be in good standing at their schools in order to be accepted into the summer program. Students from Brooklyn Law School, by signing and submitting their applications, authorize the Registrar's office to verify to us their good standing. If you do not attend Brooklyn Law School, please ask the Dean or Registrar at your school to send us your good standing letter. Letters of good standing are due by February 22, 2019. For additional information see the Important Dates flyer. Course Requirements and Academic Credit In order to receive academic credit for a course, students must attend class consistently and complete the final exam for the course. The American Bar Association has strict rules governing class attendance and exam completion in summer study programs. Because of the small number of class meetings, students seeking academic credit for a course may not miss more than one class meeting. Attendance will therefore be taken at the beginning of each class. Each course has an on-site exam after the last meeting for the course. Students seeking academic credit should therefore arrange their travel schedules to ensure they are present in Bologna for the duration of the courses in which they are enrolled and to take the on-site exams at the designated times. The summer program begins with an introduction and welcome dinner on Thursday, May 16, 2019 at 8:00 p.m. and all classes start on Friday, May 17, 2019. Final exams will take place on Tuesday, May 28, 2019. The Law School utilizes a letter-grading system, in which each letter grade has a grade-point equivalent. Grades and grade-point equivalents are as follows: A+(4.33), A(4.0), A-(3.67), B+(3.33), B(3.0), B-(2.67), C+(2.33), C(2.0), C-(1.67), D(1.0) and F(0.00). For students enrolled at Brooklyn Law School, Brooklyn Law School's grading system governs the Bologna program. For each course taken, credit will be awarded only if a grade of D or better – as defined by Brooklyn Law School -- is received in the course. The units will be awarded on a "pass" basis. Although the course must be taken for a grade and not on a pass/fail or credit/no credit basis, actual letter grades received in the course(s) will not appear on Brooklyn transcripts and will not be used in computing a student's weighted cumulative grade point average. Enrolling in this summer abroad program does not preclude Brooklyn Law School students from exercising their pass/fail option during the regular academic year. For students enrolled in a law school other than Brooklyn Law School, we will send to the registrar of your own law school an official transcript showing the letter grade you received for each course. 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Tuition, Costs & Financial Aid Tuition & Fees Tuition for the program is $850 per credit, plus a $125 activity fee to cover tours and social events. You may enroll on one or both one-credit courses. Students enrolled in International Sports Law may earn an additional credit by writing a paper on a course-related topic. For more information, please see Curriculum. Your $400 deposit, which must accompany the application even if you are applying for financial aid, will be credited against your remaining tuition. In early March, accepted students will receive a bill for the balance of tuition and for the activity fee. Your full tuition payment is due on Friday, March 15, 2019 and all deposits are non-refundable on that day. Read more about the Estimated Cost of Attendance. Review the Important Dates document for information on tuition due dates, withdrawals and refunds. 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Thus, students who are enrolled in summer courses or internships for credit in addition to the study abroad program may be eligible for GPLUS Loans. Private Alternative Educational loans may be available for students enrolled in 1-5 credits. Students may borrow loan funds up to the estimated cost of attendance (COA). The COA is determined by the Office of Financial Aid and includes tuition and fees, as well as an allowance for room and board, books and supplies, transportation, and personal expenses. Under no circumstance can financial aid exceed the cost of attendance. The Office of Student Accounts issues refunds to students for accounts that have a valid credit balance after the Add/Drop period for each semester is over. Please note, if the credit is based on anticipated credits for financial aid, scholarships, or the payment plan, a refund will not be processed until the funds have actually arrived and been posted to the student's account. Direct deposit is the fastest and most convenient way to receive a refund. Sign up for Direct Deposit online through WebAdvisor. Students borrowing Private Alternative Educational Loans should check with their lender as to the earliest disbursement date for their loans. Tuition costs may be deferred pending receipt of summer aid. However, students must be prepared to pay for some expenses (such as airfare) out-of-pocket before their loan funds are disbursed. Consortium Agreements Students who are not from Brooklyn Law School must obtain financial aid for program costs through their home institutions. Students should contact the Office of Financial Aid at their home institution to begin the consortium agreement process. There are several requirements that must be met before financial aid can be awarded and disbursed via a consortium agreement. Students should begin this process immediately after applying to the program. Consortium agreement forms must be emailed from your home school's Office of Financial Aid to Florence Attino at email@example.com. Additional Costs Meals Students are responsible for their meals (the hotels include breakfast). Bologna has many self-service restaurants, fast-food restaurants, bars, cafes, and pizzerias where students can eat for about $15 to $20 per meal. Program participants may also eat in the University's cafeteria. Miscellaneous You should plan to bring a reasonable amount of money to cover personal expenses such as meals, souvenirs, local transportation, etc., as well as to provide a safety cushion for the unexpected. ATMs are available throughout the city. Travel Students will arrange and pay for their own round trip travel between the U.S. and Bologna, Italy. Several airlines fly from various U.S. cities to Bologna, with connections in London, Paris, Frankfurt and other cities. The Bologna airport (Aeroporto Guglielmo Marconi di Bologna) is approximately 4 miles from the city. Shuttles run between the airport and Bologna's train station every 15 minutes, 5:30 AM to 11 PM daily. Students may also fly to Milan with rail connections to Bologna. STA Travel is a travel agency that specializes in student travel. They may offer a lower fare for the summer. Changes, Cancellation and Refunds Program Changes Brooklyn Law School reserves the right to make changes to the program. Should any significant changes to the program occur; students will be advised of the changes and given the option to withdraw with a full refund. Cancellation or Termination Brooklyn Law School reserves the right to cancel or modify the program should circumstances, such as the need to protect the health of students and staff, or to ensure the integrity of the program, or insufficient registrations warrant it. In the event that the program is canceled or terminated, students will be notified by email and, upon request, the program director will endeavor to assist students in finding a similar program. In the event that the program is canceled or terminated, the following refund policy will apply: If the program is canceled prior to the commencement of the program, students will be notified immediately and issued a full refund. The program director will assist the students in identifying another suitable program, if the students so desire. If the program is terminated during the course of the program, students will be notified immediately, given the opportunity to withdraw from the program, and refunded all tuition/fee charges except room and board charges utilized prior to withdrawal. Under no circumstances is Brooklyn Law School responsible for financial losses caused by travel arrangements due to the cancellation or termination of the program. Travel Warnings and Alerts In the unlikely event that the U.S. State Department issues a Travel Warning or Alert covering the destination and dates of the program, the following refund policy will apply: If the warning or alert is issued prior to the commencement of the program, students will be notified immediately and given the opportunity to withdraw from the program with a full refund. If the warning or alert is issued during the course of the program, students will be notified immediately, given the opportunity to withdraw from the program, and refunded all tuition/fee charges except room and board charges utilized prior to the withdrawal. Schedule This is a tentative schedule. Actual class meeting times may vary. Activities Casual dress will be fine for almost everything you do during the program. You should bring one set of business-casual attire to wear to the legal roundtable and in the event you plan activities on your own where casual clothing would be out of place (e.g. a visit to an upscale restaurant, a courthouse, or the opera). Recreation Facilities There are a variety of sports facilities in Bologna including swimming pools, tennis courts, and gyms. There is a park close to the host hotel for running, basketball, and other activities. Visits to Legal Institutions Students will have the opportunity to visit local legal institutions. In past years, we have arranged visits to the local court and to a law firm as well as a roundtable discussion on the Italian legal system with local judges, lawyers, and professors. Streets of Bologna Social Events A number of social events are held during the program, including a welcome dinner on Thursday, May 16, 2019. There will be an organized tour of the city and the university. In past years, we have arranged for a trip to a vineyard, with a visit to the wine cask storage room, and a lesson on wine production techniques. During the summer months, the Municipality of Bologna organizes a Cultural Festival which offers a wide range of events each evening, such as open theater, cinema, concerts, and poetry readings. As a university town, Bologna offers a wide variety of other entertainment options, from opera to night clubs. Below are links to Italian tourism websites that you might find interesting. We do not endorse the websites or any products or services on these sites. We only provide the information as a courtesy to you. Tourism Website of Bologna Emilia-Romagna Official Tourism Italia Tips Health Insurance Requirements Health Insurance Requirements The Summer Program at the University of Bologna and Brooklyn Law School assume no responsibility for students' medical treatment or expenses during the program. Medical care is available in Bologna; however, students will be required to pay for medical services at the time they are rendered. We will obtain limited accident and sickness coverage for students, but we strongly encourage students to investigate purchasing additional individual coverage. BLS students who are enrolled in the BLS insurance program already have additional coverage that will be effective while they are in Bologna. BLS students who are enrolled in the BLS student insurance program can find more information about their coverage while abroad at www.gallagherstudent.com/BrooklynLaw or by contacting Gallagher Student Health Customer Service at 800-394-5783 or firstname.lastname@example.com. If you are not enrolled in the BLS insurance program, you should consult your insurance carrier to see if your coverage is effective while you are in Italy. If you need to purchase insurance, one option is purchasing low-cost traveler's insurance though the STA Travel website at www.statravel.com or calling 1-800-781-4040. Another option for students who are not residents of New York, Maine, or South Dakota is purchasing medical coverage for a minimum period of one month through www.gallagherstudent.com/studyabroad. If you have questions about travel vaccinations, please contact your health care provider. Travelers' health information is available at the U.S. Centers for Disease Control website. Travel Advisory & Visa Information Travel Advisory Information Travel advisory information for Italy is available online through the U.S. Department of State - Bureau of Consular Affairs and the CDC. Information will be sent to students with acceptance materials. The information includes travel warnings and alerts, safety and health issues, and emergency situations. Students are strongly encouraged to read the Italy specific section on the State Department website. Visas All students who are not U.S. citizens are responsible for inquiring about and applying for their own visas. It is important that you check with the Italian embassy or consulate for visa requirements. Visit the website for the Italian Consulate in New York. Important Dates Application - Deadline & Deposits The Application deadline is Friday, February 22, 2019. We will consider applications after February 22 if space remains in the program. A $400 tuition deposit is required with the application. A $400 hotel deposit is required to reserve a room at the hotel. Tuition Payment & Reimbursements Full tuition payment is due on Friday, March 15, 2019, and all deposits are non-refundable on that day. If you withdraw prior to March 15, 2019: the $400.00 tuition deposit and the $400.00 hotel deposit will be refunded. If you withdraw between March 16, 2019 and April 13, 2019: tuition payment (minus the $400 tuition deposit) will be refunded. If you withdraw on April 14, 2019 or after no refund will be made. In Bologna, Italy The summer program begins for all students with dinner and introduction on Thursday, May 16, 2019 at 8 p.m. Classes begin for all students in Friday, May 17, 2019. This is the last dat to add a class. Final exams will take place on: Tuesday, May 28, 2019. The Summer program ends: Tuesday, May 28, 2019 at noon. Online Application, Payment Options, Checklist & Contact Information A $400 tuition deposit is required with your application. We accept online payment by e-Check or credit card: E-check allows you to make payment directly from your checking or savings account. There is a non-refundable $2 service fee for using e-Check. If you pay by credit card, there is a non-refundable service fee of 2.74% of the charge. The fees are charged by our processing vendor Official Payments (O-Pay) in a separate transaction. Please keep in mind that any check, including e-checks, returned by the bank unpaid, for any reason, will result in the imposition of a Returned Check Fee of $50.00. You may also mail your deposit to us. Fill out the online application. Make out a check or money order payable to Brooklyn Law School for $400 to cover the required tuition deposit. Include the $400 hotel deposit if you would like us to make a hotel reservation for you. The check or money order must be from a U.S. bank in U.S. currency. Please send your deposit(s) to us by February 22, 2019. Your application will not be processed until we receive your tuition deposit. Checklist To complete the application process, please send the items below to the program coordinator, Lorraine McDonald. Letter of Good Standing. You must be in good standing in order to be accepted into the summer program. If you do not attend Brooklyn Law School, the Dean or Registrar at your school must let us know that you are in good standing. Deposit(s) (if not paying online) Copy of your Passport. If you do not have a passport now, please send a copy as soon as you have it. Email is fine. Photo. Send passport type photo as an email attachment to email@example.com. Contact: Lorraine McDonald Brooklyn Law School 250 Joralemon Street Brooklyn, NY 11201 email@example.com 718-780-7533 - Telephone 718-780-0393 - Fax Related Links: International & Comparative Law Curriculum Library Center for International Business Law Have questions? We have answers. Lorraine McDonald Brooklyn Law School 250 Joralemon Street Brooklyn, NY 11201 Email: email@example.com Currency Converter Important Documents Important Dates Tentative Daily Calendar Estimated Cost of Attendance Why BLS? A successful track record building career opportunities.


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- United States v. Stitt The term "burglary" in the Armed Career Criminal Act includes burglary of a structure or vehicle that has been adapted or is customarily used for overnight accommodation.
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- City of Escondido, California v. Emmons (1) Whether the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit erred in denying the officers qualified immunity by considering clearly established law at too high a level of generality rather than giving particularized consideration to the facts and circumstances of this case; (2) whether the lower court erred in denying the officers qualified immunity by relying on a single decision, published after the event in question, to support its conclusion that qualified immunity is not available; and (3) whether the lower court erred in failing or refusing to decide whether the subject arrest was without probable cause or subject to qualified immunity.
- Hester v. United States Whether the rule of Apprendi v. New Jersey–which held that any fact, other than a prior conviction, that increases the penalty for a crime beyond the prescribed statutory maximum must be submitted to a jury and proven beyond a reasonable doubt–should apply to the imposition of criminal restitution.
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Whether the Supreme Court should overrule Auer v. Robbins and Bowles v. Seminole Rock & Sand Co., which direct courts to defer to an agency's reasonable interpretation of its own ambiguous regulation.
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Whether, in an action seeking to set aside agency action under the Administrative Procedure Act, 5 U.S.C. § 701 et seq., a district court may order discovery outside the administrative record to probe the mental processes of the agency decisionmaker—including by compelling the testimony of high-ranking Executive Branch officials—when there is no evidence that the decisionmaker disbelieved the objective reasons in the administrative record, irreversibly prejudged the issue, or acted on a legally forbidden basis.
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(1) Whether a 93-year-old memorial to the fallen of World War I is unconstitutional merely because it is shaped like a cross; (2) whether the constitutionality of a passive display incorporating religious symbolism should be assessed under the tests articulated in Lemon v. Kurtzman, Van Orden v. Perry, Town of Greece v. Galloway or some other test; and (3) whether, if the test from Lemon v. Kurtzman applies, the expenditure of funds for the routine upkeep and maintenance of a cross-shaped war memorial, without more, amounts to an excessive entanglement with religion in violation of the First Amendment.
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If you have an injury and need to heal temporary inflammation is necessary to help, however if inflammation is present in your body constantly it can lead to problems. Consistent inflammation in the body can cause a lot of problems leading to skin irritation, aging, and redness, as well as problems with your organs which can lead to chronic problems.
A lot of things can add up when it comes to acquiring inflammation in your body – stress, toxins from the environment, food allergies, dehydration, and a bad diet – just to name a few. So, how can you tell if you have inflammation in your body? If your diet is quite poor or you live or work in a toxic, polluted environment you almost definitely do. Most people just have an underlying "yucky" feeling most of the time such as a slight fever, fatigue, headaches, and an achy body. If you have had the inflammation for a long period of time your skin may have already started to show the signs – sagging, wrinkling, redness, and an overall pasty or dull look. Even if you don't feel like you have inflammation it's worth considering an anti-inflammatory diet to prevent it from happening, but most people do have at least a little inflammation in their body so it's worth keeping these things in mind.
The most important steps in keeping your body happy are to reduce stress and get plenty of sleep. Try to breathe deeply a few times a day in fresh air. Eat fruits and vegetables, drink lots of water and green tea, eat low mercury fish (salmon, sole, crab), and cook with anti-inflammatory spices (check out my previous blog "Herbs and Spices for Healthy Skin" for more info on that!) Avoid sugar, processed foods, white bread and pasta, and eating a lot of red meat. If you believe you may have food allergies or sensitivities – visit your doctor or a naturopath for tests because you should avoid these foods if you do.
You should notice a difference in the way your body feels after a short time, and your body and skin will thank you!


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Maybe with the CW slowdown, they'll reship harder-to-find figures like Seripas, Chewbacca, and the armored Savage Opress. At least. this guy hopes so.
I'm sorry if this was covered, but did any of the sites ask about the whereabouts of all of the Fall 2011 WalMart exclusives? (deluxe sets, DVD 2-packs, "ultimate" Clone Wars gift set)?And if so, what was the answer?
Another site's Q&A says no Ackbar or Tarkin planned...sadly, that's not surprising.
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Mr. Speaker, the current path of our nation's old age security program is unsustainable. We have all seen the figures. With our aging population, the cost of the program will increase from $36 billion in 2010 to $108 billion in 2030. As a recently released Macdonald-Laurier Institute report states:
Canada will either proactively implement solutions to this coming problem or react, probably in crisis, when the full weight of the costs of an aging society fully confront our society.
Canadians like my parents, Ernie and Mary Zimmer, who are currently receiving old age security, or those who are close to retirement age, will not be affected by our long-term sustainability planning. We will also ensure that those who will be affected, meaning those not yet near retirement, will have plenty of time to plan for their future.
Our government will do what nearly every other advanced country has done. We will ensure that my generation and all future generations have a sustainable public pension system.


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Wire metro shelves are handy in almost every space of the home, from the living room to the closet. But they truly shine in the kitchen. Help this workhorse help you by adding accessories that make them even more suited to the hardest working room in the house:
- S- hooks help shelving double as a pot rack.
- Wall mounts make for some very open, airy upper shelves.
- Add casters and a butcher block top to create a mobile island that tucks away when not in use.
- A handle can make a wheeled cart into a bar cart or can be a handy place to hang the kitchen towel.
Just one corrugated wine shelf can provide enough wine storage for most of us. You can even add stemware hangers!
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CINCINNATI -- Bengals coach Marvin Lewis watched a little video of Pittsburgh's season-opening disaster and felt a kinship with the failure.
"I just watched the first half of their game and I'm sure they feel the same way we do," Lewis said.
Not just them. They're all feeling the blues this week in the AFC North.
All four teams in the NFL's most successful division over the last five years have started the season at 0-1. It's only the second time that's happened, according to STATS LLC. The other time? Way back in 2002, when the league went to the current division format.
And it's not just that all four lost, it's how they lost:
n The defending Super Bowl-champion Baltimore Ravens went back to Denver, the scene of their improbable playoff comeback last season, and had their revamped defense get taken apart for a record-seven touchdown passes by Peyton Manning in a 49-27 rout.
n Over in Pittsburgh, the towel-waving crowd at Heinz Field put those towels away and filed out quietly near the end of a shocking 16-9 loss to the Titans that was in most ways the worst of the division's opening flops.
n In Cleveland, the Browns did their annual looking-a-little-better tease before falling apart and losing to the Dolphins 23-10, dropping their ninth straight opener and their 14th in the last 15 years.
n Lewis' team actually looked the best of the bunch before bungling one away in Chicago, 24-21, with personal fouls, wasted timeouts and turnovers.
None of them looked like a playoff-caliber team for very long.
"We've got a lot of work to do," Steelers coach Mike Tomlin said. "Nobody cares about our problems. They're glad we've got them. We need to understand that. We need to stick together and persevere."
The Steelers might have the toughest go of it. They missed out on the playoffs last season by finishing 8-8, unable to run the ball consistently or protect quarterback Ben Roethlisberger. They drafted Le'Veon Bell to boost the running game, but he got hurt during camp. Pittsburgh ran for only 32 yards in the opener and Roethlisberger was sacked five times.
Worse, Pro Bowl center Maurkice Pouncey tore ligaments in his right knee and linebacker Larry Foote ruptured his right biceps, ending their seasons.
The Ravens opened the season on Thursday night, so they've had a little extra time to sort out their problems on defense. On Sunday, they host the Browns, who have a new coach in Rob Chudzinski but played like they were ready to hold up the bottom of the division for yet another year.
"A lot of we call it SINS -- self-inflicted negatives," receiver Davone Bess said. "A lot of times when you're backed against the wall, you need to be able to execute from assignment and alignment standpoint. If you don't do that, you're killing yourself before the play even starts."
There were plenty of SINS in a division with the league's best playoff pedigree.
In the last five years, no division has sent more teams to the playoffs than the AFC North -- 11 overall. It's the only division that has sent at least two each season, including three in 2011.
A North team has reached the Super Bowl three times in the last five years, winning two titles. The Ravens have reached the playoffs each of the last five seasons; the Steelers have reached the Super Bowl twice during that span.
So, there's that recent history to fall back on after those dismal debuts.
"The great thing about it is -- and we all know this -- it's week-to-week in this league," Ravens coach John Harbaugh said. "If we take care of our business, we're going to be in the hunt and make it interesting. And if we don't, we're not.
"I know that's kind of a bad answer, but it's the truth. All of a sudden, we find ourselves tied for first place. We also find ourselves tied for last place. That's where we're at."


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Located in the heart of Kuala Lumpur City Centre, you'll be living in the most prestigious address in Kuala Lumpur.
Just a 5-minute drive from Suria KLCC Shopping Mall and Ampang Park LRT Station. Starhill Gallery at Bukit Bintang area is a 7-minute drive away while KL Sentral is a 15-minute ride from the apartment building.
This 2 Bedroom Modern Suite comprises of two bedrooms, commanding first-rate views of the Kuala Lumpur skyline, the resort facilities and the Ampang city centre. This 2 Bedroom Luxury Suite is fitted with one King and two Single beds.
En-suite bedrooms boasts full-height, spacious wardrobes, kitchens fully equipped with cooking facilities and storage cabinets and a full set of air-conditioning units. Units are accessed through secure cards, while the building offers 24 hour security & comprehensive CCTV surveillance.
This 2 Bedroom Modern Suite offers a small kitchen with a stove, oven and kitchenware. The living room is fitted with a flat-screen satellite TV. Ironing facilities and a safety deposit box are also provided.
Guests can work out in the fitness centre or head for a relaxing sauna session. A childrens playground is available for little ones. Barbecue facilities and free parking are provided for convenience.
Facilities include:
- A club and lounge area
- Cafeteria
- A floating gym surrounded by water
- A 50m lap pool with sauna facilities
- City viewing deck and promenade
- Spa pool
- Childrens pool
- Pool side cabanas
- Playground
- Barbeque area
- Tennis court
- Eco pond
- Launderette
- Fine dining Mediterranean restaurant
- Meditation pavilion
- [An exquisite 250m jogging track that meanders around a veritable 20,000 sqft. eco park.
Approx. travel timings to select places of interest in Kuala Lumpur:
* Kuala Lumpur's Central Business District - 5 mins drive
* Petronas Twin Towers - 5 mins drive
* KL Tower - 10 mins drive
* Bukit Bintang (Shopping District) - 12 mins drive
* Changkat Bukit Bintang (Night Entertainment) - 12 mins drive