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BANNER ELK, N.C. – The King University men's volleyball team was unable to put together a winning streak in conference play, falling in a road match at Lees-McRae College 3-0 after a sweep of Belmont Abbey over the weekend.
The Bobcats (8-4, 3-2 Conference Carolinas) gained momentum during the opening set and rarely relinquished it, using a relatively uneventful first set to take an early lead and withstand a late King rally to earn the sweep.
Eddie Moushikhian led the Tornado (6-5, 3-3 Conference Carolinas) with 11 kills on the evening and also contributed a pair of blocks. Nick Serowski, who last week was named a National Freshman of the Week Honorable Mention by Off the Block, added eight kills. Jeff Bosslet and Matthew DeLong had 16 and 11 assists respectively, while Mason Casner notched a pair of blocks and King's lone ace of the match. Kiel Bell added a block and an assist to his six kills on the evening.
The first set was back-and-forth in the early going and was tied at seven points apiece after a Moushikhian kill evened the score. The Bobcats began a brief run before the Tornado pulled to within 12-10. But Lees-McRae countered with a 7-2 run sparked by a kill by Brady Markle, who had a match-high 12 kills, to build a 19-12 lead. The Tornado were never able to pull within six points through the rest of the set and fell 25-17.
The teams played to a near draw through the early going of the second set, with the Tornado trailing just 10-9 after a Bobcats attack error. Lees-McRae pulled ahead by as many as four points before King closed the gap to 15-14 on Casner's ace. But the Bobcats used a service error to spark a 10-5 run to close the set and sealed the 25-19 win on a block by Markle and John Lucas.
King appeared poised to push the match to four sets as the Tornado maintained a three-point advantage for much of the early going in set three. The Bobcats, however, strung together a 4-0 run to tie the match at 12, then took an eventual 19-17 lead before two straight attack errors and a Nick Serowski kill gave the lead back to King and forced a Bobcat timeout. The teams were tied at 20 and 21 points, but three consecutive Lees-McRae points gave the Bobcats a match point. Two Tornado points made the score 24-23, but Markle punctuated the final point with a kill to give Lees-McRae a hard-fought 25-23 win in the third set.
The Bobcats hit .288 for the match and had nine total team blocks. Matt Harpenau totaled ten kills for the match, joining with Markle to give the Bobcats two players with double-figure kill totals. Randy Ramirez had 30 assists and had kills on four of his five attempts without an error.
King will next compete at a tournament in Franklin Springs, Ga. this weekend hosted by future Conference Carolinas member Emmanuel College. The Tornado will face the Lions, Warner University, and Siena Heights University this Friday and Saturday. First serve for Friday's match against Emmanuel is scheduled for 3:00 p.m.


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Fans at Comic-Con on Thursday got the very first look at footage from the highly anticipated new film "Divergent."
Director Neil Burger played the two-minute clip for about 7,000 attendees at the Summit Entertainment panel. He noted shooting wrapped just two days ago in Chicago "so it's very fresh for all of us."
The movie, based on the first novel of the same title in a trilogy by author Veronica Roth, follows 16-year-old Tris as she tries to choose what direction her life will take in a dystopian near future. Chicago is now a walled city, and the people who live there are grouped into five factions. Tris, played by Shailene Woodley, is vying to join the Dauntless, made up of the bravest members of this future society.
The film, to be released in March, is expected to tap into the same audience that clamored for "The Hunger Games."
Roth also told fans the final book in the series, "Allegiant," will be narrated by both Tris and Four. It's to be released later this year.
The clip showed Woodley jumping from a moving train on Chicago's famed elevated transport system onto a roof, leaping several stories into a deep hole, crowd surfing in a cafeteria full of Dauntless members, facing down thrown knives and climbing a ferris wheel.
It also featured a few electric moments between Woodley and fellow star Theo James, who plays Four.
After asking James a question, panel host Chris Hardwick acknowledged the actor's hunky status.
"Honestly, listening to your accent, half the crowd just got pregnant," he joked.

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Arthur Lemmens and Edi Weitz are proud to announce the European Common Lisp Meeting 2008. The meeting will consist of a Sunday full of talks on April 20, 2008, with optional dinners on Saturday and Sunday evening.
More information is at the meeting's website.
Event starting date: Saturday, 19 April 2008
Event ending date: Sunday, 20 April 2008
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Web site: http://weitz.de/eclm2008/
Mailing list: http://common-lisp.net/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/eclm
Place (Address): Teekenzaal, Felix Meritis, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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Real Estate Investment Trust (REIT)
Originally coined in the U.S., a Real Estate Investment Trust was adopted by Canada to describe a security selling just like an exchanged-traded stock but investing in properties or mortgages directly (real estate).
REITs are not taxed if they distribute their taxable income to investors and usually provide favorably high yields for these investors. In Canada it is not uncommon to see them distribute between 75%-95% of income to share holders and producing yields upwards of 7%-13%.
There are three types of Investments: Equity, Mortgage, and Hybrid.
Equity REITs have underlying tangible properties that it invests into and owns. Revenues from this type of REIT are directly linked to rental income earned from these properties.
Mortgage REITs are all about property mortgages. By owning and investing into mortgages this REIT loans money to real estate owners for mortgages or go about purchasing existing mortgages. Revenues come from interest earned on those mortgage loans.
Hybrid REITs are a mix of both equity and mortgage REITs.
Because these types of securities' revenues are contractual-based and by law must pay out almost all of their taxable income to shareholders they are able to consistently hold and distribute high yields. Dividends from this type of instrument tend to be about four times higher on average than regular stocks.
Studies show that they can boost returns and/or reduce risk when combined into a diversified portfolio — helping to build a more stable long-term wealth future. It has also been shown to offer a good risk/reward trade off.
REITs are not without their risks. Because they are traded on the stock market they are at the mercy of market conditions. And because they are invested in physical property they are affected by real estate prices. So although this type of investment instrument does demonstrate impressive long-term gains there have been periods in history when it has severely underperformed. They also tend to take a beating during periods when interest rates rise.


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I was still wrong about Firefox behavior, so here's a correction: Firefox handles ideographic spaces as no-break-before ideographic characters. Other statements below still hold. Revised screen shots are here[1]. Note that FF's 4th row, breaking before "2" looks a little strange to me, it should break between "3" and "4", but I think it's a minor issue that doesn't seen often. [1] http://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/www-archive/2012May/0005.html -----Original Message----- From: Koji Ishii [mailto:email@example.com] Sent: Sunday, May 06, 2012 10:07 PM To: WWW Style; 'WWW International'; CJK discussion (firstname.lastname@example.com) Cc: "Martin J. Dürst"; Ambrose LI; Kang-Hao (Kenny) Lu Subject: RE: [css3-text] scoping line break controls, characters that disappear at the end of lines After looking into this issue further and by re-reading UAX#14, let me try to re-summarize this issue. By comparing IE's behavior and "The White Space Processing Rules" in CSS Text Level 3[1], IE's default behavior can be explained as handling ideographic spaces as no-break-before, non-collapsible spaces regardless of text-space-collapse. This behavior is similar to MS Word, and JLTF thinks this behavior is acceptable, though not ideal. Firefox. I failed to figure out its behavior last time but I think I got it; it probably handles ideographic spaces as no-break-before non-collapsible spaces. JLTF thinks this behavior is also acceptable, or sometimes even better than IE's behavior (it depends on what to put priority on; less expansion v.s. leaving spaces at line end.) Safari/Chrome/Opera are consistent here and they all handle ideographic spaces as regular ideographic characters. This behavior actually aligns to what CSS Text Level 3 says today, and to UAX#14[2] which defines U+3000 as ID (ideograhic.) This behavior is also similar to InDesign, but JLTF thinks this is not acceptable for the Web, and I agree with it. Ok for print because authors can manually edit, and actually if you think about editing, this method has advantages than other methods, but it doesn't fit well for re-flowable contents like HTML. Honorific spaces in traditional Chinese and some other use cases of ideographic spaces in Japan require ideographic spaces as regular ideographic characters, but do not want it to appear after wrap. In this regard, Firefox works the best here, and IE can work around by using text-wrap:nowrap to avoid collapsing by the rule 4 of "after lines are laid out" in "The White Space Processing Rules." So my recommendation is to use IE or Firefox behavior as above for ideographic spaces. If the WG wants to leave this as UA dependent as Kenny said, I can live with it, but as a Japanese user, I wish Safari/Chrome/Opera to follow either IE or Firefox behavior. For other fixed spaces, I don't have strong opinions, nor anyone I asked around. IE/Safari/Chrome/Opera handles it as non-spaces (although break opportunities are different between IE and Safari/Chrome/Opera,) and Firefox handles it as no-break-before non-collapsible spaces, just like it handles ideographic spaces. If UA follows UAX#14, they are either GL (no-break-before-and-after) or BA (no-break-before,) neither of which can appear after wrap, so Firefox behavior makes the most sense to me. For use cases like space for French guillements[3] or similar spaces in Japanese, I want them to disappear if line wraps there, but I don't know other uses cases much, nor if the WG has a motivation to standardize it, also as Kenny pointed out. [1] http://dev.w3.org/csswg/css3-text/#white-space-rules [2] http://unicode.org/reports/tr14/ [3] http://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/www-style/2004Aug/0070.html Regards, KojiReceived on Sunday, 6 May 2012 18:22:11 UTC
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Lee University, a Christ-centered liberal arts campus affiliated with the Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee) continues to set records in enrollment and the diversity of its student body. Fall 2014 enrollment is the university's largest ever at 5104 students, up from 4,922 students a year ago.
Sponsored by the Church of God, Lee University in Cleveland, Tennessee began an extended growth spurt nearly 30 years ago, when the 1200-student school decided to embrace the broader evangelical Christian community. The school now serves five thousand students, with a corresponding growth in campus facilities and faculty members.
Official Fall 2014 enrollment at Lee University is 5104, and the first time Lee has registered over five thousand students. "This official number looks like an enrollment record, and technically, that's true, but the group of students coming to Cleveland to study on our campus isn't really any larger." said Lee President Dr. Charles Paul Conn.
This fall's student body also is the university's most diverse ever and includes many students who identify as black, American Indian, Asian, Hispanic, Hawaiian/Pacific Islander or multiracial. More than 200 international students, coming from dozens of countries and cultures, are enrolled at Lee University this year. Nigeria is the nation of origin for the largest number of internationals.
Over 700 students are taking online and onsite classes as part of the Division of Adult Learning (DAL) this year. The enrollment number includes 351 graduate students studying in areas of business, counseling, education, music, and religion.


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crystal clear
crystal clear
completely transparent and unclouded
easily understood
cry for the moon
ask for what is unattainable or impossible – British
The moon in this expression, which dates from the mid 16th century, stands for something distant and unattainable.
cry foul
protest strongly about a real or imagined wrong or injustice.
Foul in this context means foul play, a violation of the rules of a game to which attention is drawn by shouting foul!
1998 - Times - She can't cry foul when subjected to fair and standard competition.
cry from the heart
a passionate and honest appeal or protest
say what your heart feels
The French equivalent cri de coeur has also been in use in English since the early 20th century.
cry over spilt milk
lament or make a fuss about a misfortune that has happened and that cannot be changed or reversed.
cry stinking fish
disparage your own efforts or products.
This expression stems from the practice of street vendors crying their wares (i.e. shouting and praising their goods) to attract customers. If a vendor were to cry stinking fish, he could not expect to attract many.
1991 - Independent on Sunday - I want to use the Home Affairs Committee Report for those in racing to go forward together and at last to stop crying stinking fish.
cry wolf
call for help when it is not needed
raise a false alarm
An old fable tells the tale of a shepherd boy who constantly raised false alarms with cries of Wolf, until people no longer took any notice of him. When a wolf did actually appear and attack him, his genuine cries for help were ignored and no one came to his aid.
in full cry
expressing an opinion loudly and forcefully
Full cry originated and is still used as a hunting expression referring to a pack of hounds all baying in pursuit of their quarry.
great cry and little wool = much cry and little wool
a lot of fuss with little effect
a lot of fuss about nothing
This expression comes from the idea of shearing pigs where the result could be expected to be great cry and little wool.
for crying out loud
used to express your irritation or impatience – informal
expression used to say something about your disappointment
1941 - Rebecca West - Black Lamb and Grey Falcon - For crying out loud, why did you do it?
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CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – On Saturday, the MIT men's swimming and diving team traveled to Medford, Mass. to face off against the Jumbos of Tufts University in a non-conference dual meet. The nationally-ranked Engineers dominated the meet, winning all but three events as they cruised to a 168-127 win.
In the first race of the day, MIT senior Luke Cummings anchored the Engineers' winning 400 Yard Medley team with a 100 Free split of 46.01. Cummings went on to win both the 50 Free (21.37) and 100 Free (47.69) individual events.
MIT sophomore Andrew Pierson picked up his first dual-meet win with his impressive swim in the 200 Free (1:46.33), nearly two seconds faster than his closest competitor.
Freshman Max Pruner had another pair of wins for the Engineers, touching the wall first in the 500 Free (4:52.37) and 1000 Free (10:04.88). His teammate, Michael Dobson, posted second-best times in both races, including a season-best showing in the 1000 Free (10:09.03).
Two of Tufts' three wins on the day came in diving, as the trio of Robert Matera, Trevor Stack and Alex Jahncke swept both events on the boards. The Jumbos' other win was courtesy of senior Lawrence Chan, who recorded the fastest time in the 200 IM (2:01.14), edging out MIT's Brendon Liu (2:01.43).
On Sunday, January 24, Tufts (4-2) travels across town to face perennial rival Boston College. On January 30, the No. 5 Engineers (7-0) will host the No. 16 Lord Jeffs of Amherst College.


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Opinion: Sandy's Porksters
Editorial board member Steve Moore on the House's approving a pork-laden $50 billion Sandy relief bill. Photo: WSJ
This transcript has been automatically generated and may not be 100% accurate.
... I ... the sop disaster relief in your tax dollars ... his New Jersey Governor Chris Christie ... on the topic ... it's the it's absolutely ... disgraceful ... and I and and I tell you ... this used to be ... something that was not political ... you know disaster relief was something that you didn't play games with ... that was New Jersey Governor Chris Christie on the politics of disaster relief ... editorial board member Steve Moore is can a Joinus from Washington DC ... to discuss its honesty and ... the House approved a fifty point five billion dollar aid package ... for victims of superstorm Hurricane Sandy yesterday ... was entry of pork ... you know this was a dreadful Dell really one of the worst bills to come down the Pike in a long time Mary and you know ... one thing's Republicans pledged to do with Sandy your rupture over that very well in this bill is filled with their barks at me and the others might ... that be I think you live in the cab out to center where the out the storm get it might be a surprise you that people in Alaska and people of Mississippi are getting money ... Innisfail but it is is ... I think it's a real setback for the Republicans married because ... you're the last couple months Republicans haven't talked about cutting spending about getting tough on the debt ... and then they basically ... collapsed to the Democrats think given the scale where the bottom line here ... and there it is only about one out of every three of the sixty billion dollars that was approved ... is for the victims of the hurricane the rest is all just new infrastructure spending ... pork barrel projects an idea I'm very disgusted by it to see why this House Speaker John painter allow these kinds of pork laden bills ... even come to the fore ... well let's step back in it's a great question but first of all let's go back to what the ITU play the clip from that was of Chris Christie is Chris Christie and right right ... right so he faces and why we play politics with this tell ... her that marry the person for whom play politics with this bill was Chuck Schumer in the sun that was actually was the core primary author of this bill he's the one who stopped all the sport in the bill ... early to get votes from people like in other senators in Alaska and the centers in Mississippi so we spread the port there it why did it and dumped it all over the country to get votes with Republicans should upside of John painter should assess what we will give the money to the victims I the the twenty billion or so who would not pass up the sport and I don't have a good answer to a question about why he caved and I think the answer is I have to get to the bottom of that ... but my preliminary conversations with members of Congress is that there were enough of these northeastern Republicans married wanted the money and were willing to vote for him to take a baby yet Democrats they are working majority well Steve let's look for you raise the issue of leverage ... I've that passing such a pork laden bill ... it undermines the GOP is legitimacy ... when for example they go to the debt ceiling debate that's right and they watched around dollar and spending cuts for every dollar of the debt ceiling increase ... so how is this I'm going to affect their ... conversations with the White House and Democrats ... I it's substantially reduces their credibility I think I've got this bill was a major mistake I think tactically ... I am fiscally for the Republicans because I can tell yummy conservatives I've talked to in this town who basically about said what the Republicans are bigger prizes the Democrats are I mean hello there still was not written by the Republicans it was written by the Democrats it was written by Chuck Schumer ... but there was no reason the bill this field with either the other why have me out for ... should of pastiche of strip the bell and issued a setback for the Senate ... I and so I I think it he really does reduce their credibility and that that makes it ... tougher sledding going forward the Steve about thirty seconds left any of the eye on whether or not Republicans might look past the debt ceiling debate ... and instead find on the continuing resolution ... the other is that pocketing the Republicans don't still have a strategy yet in terms of how they're going to move forward ... in other them that the fear is that if Republicans in the end of the day or night collapsing give Pres Obama is way on the debt ceiling ... then we a white shirt halfway up they don't right Mary Why not surrender now to really make big that the fight not more so I bet on the sequester which starts on March first and that's were I think the Republicans ... by John Binner Colby this interview last week with me ... that the ultimate leverage Republicans have is on the sequester is that it's those liberal programs very severely ... payment or a board member Steve Moore in Washington ... thank you so much for being with us ...


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WALL-E: Special Edition (US - BD RA)
Gabe is so smitten with WALL-E he crushes all his stuff into a tiny cube...
WALL-E the robot has been following his programming for almost seven hundred years, collecting and compacting garbage. The problem is that he's the only one left on the entire planet doing his job, or even moving, save his pet cockroach. Then one fateful day WALL-E meets someone new—EVE, a newer model robot with a directive all of her own. WALL-E has been left lacking social skills after seven hundred years of loneliness, but his love for EVE will take him across the universe, and will change the path of the planet Earth forever.
There was never a question as to whether or not I was going to like WALL-E, but over the past few summers I'd like to think we've all learned that it's basically impossible to expect wild expectations to be met concerning the year's most anticipated Hollywood releases. The hard core Sci-Fi promised by WALL-E's early teaser couldn't possibly be delivered upon by a mainstream children's film, and the adult treatment of Ratatouille had to be a fluke, attributed to director Brad Bird's auteur personality. My expectations had to be tempered, and they were.
Director Andrew Stanton had only one solo directed feature films in his repertoire with which we could pre-judge the possibilities of Pixar's first Sci-Fi feature— Finding Nemo, a seriously sophisticated storytelling endeavour. Though the themes of impending death, or rather, the terror of immortality vs. the possibilities of death John Lasseter dealt with in Toy Story 2 were incredibly adult, Finding Nemo's morals are shocking in their elegance. By the end of the film the audience, and main character Marlin, realize that part of being a parent is allowing your child the chance to fail, maybe even fatally. Surely this was the guy to deal with the disheartening reality of a post-apocalyptic world.
The first fifteen or so minutes of WALL-E have a sweetheart in the title character, and a cute sidekick in his pet roach, but the overlying bleakness of world is skin-crawlingly depressing. Stanton feeds the bleakness by undercutting it with super saccharine themes from Hello Dolly. The character animation is endearing, but devilishly ironic considering its surroundings, and that makes for a deeply unsettling experience. I love it, and respect Stanton for taking these chances with G-rated entertainment.
Then EVE shows up, and the cuteness quotient is amped into overdrive. The post-human world is still dead and brown, but now that deadness and brownness is treated as part of the joke. EVE's frustration and WALL-E's loneliness are also treated as part of an adorable joke. The tonal shift is jarring in theory, but somehow natural in feel. As the story travels beyond the dead and brown earth the heightened charm is again turned up another ten notches, introducing a stockpile of new cute robots with flatly adorable character traits. It's sickeningly saccharine, and I love it, and respect Stanton for so effectively embracing the stereotypes of G-rated entertainment.
Pixar hasn't been too attached to the so-called 'Pixar Formula' since John Lasseter stepped aside as director (it came back for the studio's only relative misstep, Cars, which was of course directed by Lasseter), and WALL-E is the largest departure yet. In effect the 'plot' doesn't really kick in until the humans show up. There are elements of the plot introduced while Wall-E still sits on earth, but the narrative meanders for about half the film. Then, when mystery of the plot is revealed, Stanton's gigantic brass ones once again drop and dangle. In effect, he's and his co-writers Jim Reardon and Pete Docter challenge every aspect of the nightmare that is modern capitalism. In the world of WALL-E constant consumption has killed the planet, and put a single conglomerate in charge of an increasingly fat and ignorant human race. Wall-E turns into a happier version of Buster Keaton's The General, or Graham Chapman's Brian Cohen—an accidental revolutionary leader. Wall-E's actions from beginning to end bring about the re-humanization of humanity, and effectively save the entire world. 'Love will conquer all, including hundreds of years of the American way' seems to be the message. I love it, and respect Stanton for taking even more chances with G-rated entertainment.
But the biggest gamble of them all is the near-purely visual storytelling technique. There are only a handful of real human speaking roles in the entire picture, and only one of those roles holds any sort of narrative fulfilment. The rest of the cast consists of robots conversing with the absolute minimum of spoken dialogue. I've heard mainstream audiences accuse the film of being boring, but I think it was more a case of average people finding themselves unengaged by the (almost) uncompromising style. There are many casual filmgoers out there that simply aren't willing to go along with a tale with so little conversation, it removes an entire element of narration, and many of us aren't willing to engage on that level.
All these chances don't come without their price, though. WALL-E may be the most emotionally manipulative motion picture ever made. The filmmakers really grapple for their laughs and tears, and sometimes they come up almost meanly, as if Stanton is somehow feeding off his audience's empathy. I totally cracked and welled up at the appropriate moments, so I guess Stanton wins, but there is something cheap about some of these heart-string yanks that verges on sappy. Those of us concerned with the hard Sci-Fi elements of the film may resent the occasional mainstream embracement, especially after watching some of this collection's extra features. Some of the original ideas were even more unusual, like humans being so fat they were simply slugs, and the original tone was pretty dark.
Visually speaking the most revolutionary element of WALL-E was the hiring of famed cinematographer Roger Deakins, and effects supervisor Dennis Muren as visual consultants. Their efforts have created the closest thing to live action ever achieved by a computer animated film. I know I've been whining lately about CG animation's recent obsession with realism, but WALL-E has different goals than disposable entertainment like the Shrek series. The animation begs comparisons to the special effects animation of live action films, and in turn I'm able to compare this Blu-ray disc's transfer to the best live action transfers, rather than the unnaturally clean transfers that usually accommodate CG animated discs.
The advantage of Blu-ray over DVD is clearest during the earthbound scenes, which are swimming in tiny, dirty details. The wide shots of WALL-E riding through his disgusting dystopia are filled with photo realistic garbage piles, grit, and hazy skies. The later sequences aboard the Axiom are much different. There is a whole lot of Stanley Kubrick cleanliness going on, leading to stark whites and spotless surfaces, which work ok on standard definition DVD, but are much brighter in hi-def. In this environment the solid, noiseless hues available on Blu-ray can really shine, and some of the widescreen images are breathtaking in their depth. It's difficult to find anything more to say about the transfer beyond dubbing it perfect.
I want to call Ben Burtt's sound design revolutionary as well, but the fact of the matter is that this particular genius has been geniusing since before I was born. Film historians will call the Star Wars films his masterwork, but the vast expanse of his efforts in WALL-E may be the most incredible thing in his filmography. If the film isn't awarded all the sound Oscars next year it will be a travesty. The sound design is such that even in Mono sound this track would have depth. Fortunately Disney's nice enough to include a 6.1 DTS-HD Master Audio track anyway.
There's so much to explore aurally in this track that I'm unable to find a specific to latch onto. Burtt and company are in such utter control of every aspect of the mix that there isn't even a chance for anything to go wrong. The levels are steady, the surrounds are treated as importantly as the front channels, and the more aggressive moments feature plenty of punch. Some folks may be looking for more bass in their rocket sound effects, but I found this LFE track wonderfully subtle.
One kind of vague problem I've had with Pixar's 'classics' since the beginning was Randy Newman's serviceable, but ultimately conventional scores. Randy's good at doing his thing, but it always sounds like Randy. His son Thomas Newman is a much more interesting fit for Pixar, and his two films with director Andrew Stanton have proven the most interesting in terms of music. WALL-E's score is haunting, even when it's acting bombastically or heroically. On the DTS track the score is crystal clear, and there is a clear tonal difference between Newman's use of electronic and traditional orchestral instruments. The Hello Dolly themes are a nice addition to the track to, sometimes overtaking the mix, other times moving about the channels with WALL-E.
I think it's time for me to really start saving up for that PS3. Once again my Profile 1.0 player doesn't allow me to view all the extras offered in this particularly fine set. Though the video didn't quite work, my Ratatouille Blu-ray allowed me to view the film with at least the commentary part of the 'Cine-Explore' option. This WALL-E disc shuts me down the second I try. The Disney people were nice enough to send me the DVD release as well, so I was able to listen to director Andrew Stanton's commentary, minus visual aids. Stanton is engaging and informative, and some of his answers are pretty surprising, including the fact that he and his co-writers really didn't intend on the film's preachy anti-consumerist, pro-environmentalist message. There isn't as much mention of all the Kubrick and Spielberg jokes as I was expecting, but Stanton does talk quite a bit about the scientific research that went into the script.
Also on disc one are high definition versions of Presto, the short that originally preceded WALL-E in theatres, and BURN-E, a new short made for the home video release. Presto is simply just another in the long line of perfect standalone Pixar shorts. This one really channels the early '50s era Warner Bros. classics, and revels in the purity of good, old fashion slapstick. BURN-E is the little fixer robot that gets locked outside the Axiom when WALL-E and EVE re-enter the ship. BURN-E's adventure is a little depressing, but ultimately very funny, and packed with twice as many Kubrick references as the feature film (I count The Shinning, Clockwork Orange, and of course, 2001). BURN-E can also be watched with optional animatics.
Disc two divides the extras into two camps: Robots and Humans. Under Robots (which is code for Kids) extras start with 'WALL-E's Treasures and Trinkets', five minutes of faced paced animated humour. WALL-E messes about with stuff he's found, usually ending in catastrophe, while M-O and EVE offer assistance. No plot, just stuff happening. 'Lots of Bots Storybook' is a two option extra. Option one is a passive viewing of the animated storybook, narrated by actress Kathy Najimy, while option two allows for a more interactive experience, co-hosted by Pixar's lucky charm John Ratzenberger.
The 'Axiom Arcade' features four games: 'EVE's Bot Blaster', 'WALL-E's Dodge and Dock', 'M-O's Mop-up Madness', and 'BURN-E's Break Through'. This is the first time I've ever had genuine fun playing a DVD or Blu-ray extra game. Those that have seen the film may recall the 8-bit versions of the characters that accompanied the end credits, well here's your chance to play with them, complete with old school 8-bit music. The controls are simple and actually work, and the execution is endearing.
'Robots' is completed with 'Bot Files', chronicling twenty-eight of the film's robots and their purposes, and a sneak peek at 'WALL-E's Tour of the Universe', which I guess is an upcoming interactive game of some sort.
The 'Humans' section is where the substantial extras hide, starting with twenty-three minutes of deleted scenes. The scenes total four in all, and come with an introduction from director Andrew Stanton. The first and second scenes feature (mostly) finished animation, but the others two presented in rough, storyboard animatic form. Watching the first scene (the finished one) it's clear that the last minute choices made post-test screening really saved the last act of the film, and the third scene is actually terrifying. Also interesting to note is the apparent intended hiring of William Shatner in the sole live action role.
Behind the scenes is broken into three segments starting with 'The Imperfect Lens', fourteen minutes concerning the look of the film, and the tricks utilized to create a more realistic filmic look. I said in the video section of my review that the live action direction of the visuals was one of the films more revolutionary aspects, but I hadn't realized how much effort went into that process, nor had I noticed all the minor details that really sold the effect. 'Animation Sound Design' concerns Ben Burtt's unbelievably awesome sound design. The eighteen minute featurette doesn't only explore WALL-E's sound design, Burtt (who I believe partially left production on Revenge of the Sith to work with Pixar) also walks us through his history, and the history of early animation sound design. 'Captains Log' is an eight minute look at the evolution of the human characters in the film. The human characters started as alien blobs (who kind of made it into the short film Lift that preceded Ratatouille), and eventually became more human, and gained more human structure. Maybe someday we'll see the all the original storyboard animatics, because I for one am very curious about this darker version of the film.
When you buy this set you actually get two great movies, the marquee title, and Leslie Iwerks' The Pixar Story. Narrated by Stacy Keach, The Pixar Story follows the trials and tribulations of the creatively impacting studio from birth to the release of Cars in 2006. Considering that most of this information is already available in books and on the internet, the most exciting aspect of the doc is the inclusion of all the test footage we've heard about all these years. Included among all these prizes is the early 3D/2D tests made using 'Where the Wild Things Are', which I didn't realize existed. And the hungriest hi-def fanatics can look forward to clips from Tron, Star Wars, Jurassic Park, and all the Pixar movies not yet available on the format.
The set is completed with 3D set 'Fly-Throughs', five satirical Buy N Large shorts totalling almost nine minutes, four interactive image galleries, and a trailer gallery (the Japanese trailer totally lies). The third disc of the three disc set is the film in digital copy form.
WALL-E is probably going to be considered a classic in a few years, and so far my favourite movie of 2008, but director Andrew Stanton could've taken it even further. Fortunately Stanton's been hired by Pixar for their upcoming adaptation of John Carter of Mars, and you can't get more out there than that. This Blu-ray collection marks the best Pixar home video release in a since Finding Nemo extras-wise, and the A/V presentation is positively perfect. The only thing the DVD release has over the BR is its packaging, which is 100% biodegradable, which is in keeping with the film's themes and morals.
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Review by Gabriel Powers
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Everyone's a WALL*E Nice work there, Gabe.
We saw it at our local flea-pit (including a bl**dy-great hole in the roof & roped-off section of seating below) and it left us cold. Didn't love it, didn't hate it...just empty. Really can't explain it.
This is usually a good sign, because if we love a movie from the outset, we generally hate it when watching it for a second time. For some odd reason, we seriously hated Beetlejuice upon first exposure, but that all changed when it hit the video shelves.
How about this for damn funny: one of our other halves works in childcare, and one of her poppets went to see Wall*E at the cinema. When it got to the piece where EVE goes into hiberation mode upon her discovery, the kid was absolutely inconsolable! She was utterly scarred, thinking that EVE was dead! Her parents had to take her out of the cinema, bawling all the way.
Obviously, this is funny for everybody else, but must have been really annoying for the parents, who really wanted to see the movie too!
We saw it at our local flea-pit (including a bl**dy-great hole in the roof & roped-off section of seating below) and it left us cold. Didn't love it, didn't hate it...just empty. Really can't explain it.
This is usually a good sign, because if we love a movie from the outset, we generally hate it when watching it for a second time. For some odd reason, we seriously hated Beetlejuice upon first exposure, but that all changed when it hit the video shelves.
How about this for damn funny: one of our other halves works in childcare, and one of her poppets went to see Wall*E at the cinema. When it got to the piece where EVE goes into hiberation mode upon her discovery, the kid was absolutely inconsolable! She was utterly scarred, thinking that EVE was dead! Her parents had to take her out of the cinema, bawling all the way.
Obviously, this is funny for everybody else, but must have been really annoying for the parents, who really wanted to see the movie too!
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Haha, I enjoyed that story Wilson Bros. I really liked this movie, and while it was unusual for a kids movie, Wall-e himself just has this Chaplinesque purity to him that I can't help but fall in love with. I was probably more attached to this robot that couldn't talk than I have been to any drama characters in a long time. I was worried that it would get a bit too heavy-handed thematically, but the movie was fun enough to outweigh it by far. Something Happy Feet couldn't pull off.
I saw this at a theater for 18+ audiences at midnight, and it was sold out. Adults clapped for it at the end. I think its a real testament to Pixar's capabilities that they can fill a theater full of applauding adults for a kids movie that late at night. And if I may throw all masculinity out the window..well..its uh... really really cute.
I saw this at a theater for 18+ audiences at midnight, and it was sold out. Adults clapped for it at the end. I think its a real testament to Pixar's capabilities that they can fill a theater full of applauding adults for a kids movie that late at night. And if I may throw all masculinity out the window..well..its uh... really really cute.
Worst Nightmare Senior Member Join Date: July 2002 Location: Australia Posts: 6,716
I thought the movie was ok and suspect that subsequent viewings will improve it's status...
Sam Spade Member Join Date: January 2007 Location: United States Posts: 2,032
Love this movie!
legalbeagle Member Join Date: April 2006 Location: United Kingdom Posts: 118
Sorry to have to correct you Gabe but the audio is actually 6.1 DTS HD. Its mislabled on back of the box... Gr8 review of a gr8 disc tho!!
Blue-Kal-El Member Join Date: October 2006 Location: United States Posts: 602
Best movie of 2008, most enjoyable, just wonderful. The scenes with Wall-E ane EVE are just astonishing. It deserves the 10/10.
Gabe Powers Editor Join Date: September 2004 Location: United States Posts: 4,721
Everyone's a WALL*E Wilson Bros wrote:
How about this for damn funny: one of our other halves works in childcare, and one of her poppets went to see Wall*E at the cinema. When it got to the piece where EVE goes into hiberation mode upon her discovery, the kid was absolutely inconsolable! She was utterly scarred, thinking that EVE was dead! Her parents had to take her out of the cinema, bawling all the way.
You should see the deleted storyboards on this disc, two of them are jet-black. One of them even freaked me out a bit.
How about this for damn funny: one of our other halves works in childcare, and one of her poppets went to see Wall*E at the cinema. When it got to the piece where EVE goes into hiberation mode upon her discovery, the kid was absolutely inconsolable! She was utterly scarred, thinking that EVE was dead! Her parents had to take her out of the cinema, bawling all the way.
You should see the deleted storyboards on this disc, two of them are jet-black. One of them even freaked me out a bit.
lionel Member Join Date: June 2008 Location: United States Posts: 162
i did not want to see this at all...
reluctantly watching it last night, i found it to be quite enjoyable.
there were some extremely well done scenes.
and a handful of things that just bothered the hell out of me.
alot more good than bad.
reluctantly watching it last night, i found it to be quite enjoyable.
there were some extremely well done scenes.
and a handful of things that just bothered the hell out of me.
alot more good than bad.
BubbaGummer Member Join Date: June 2006 Location: United States Posts: 19
Loved this film, and it is the main reason I'm trying to buy a PS3.
JackJackMN Member Join Date: January 2006 Location: United States Posts: 629
Yeah, one good thing about getting a PS3, being able to watch Pixar animation in High Def. Looks amazing, fun movie, Incredibles is still my favorite Pixar movie. But I love them all for there own reasons. They all stand alone as classics.
mikeV Member Join Date: November 2006 Location: United States Posts: 4
In my mind this was the best movie so far this year, other than The Dark Knight. If anyone hasn't had the chance to see this yet, buy it and you won't regret it.
yankeemike81 Member Join Date: August 2006 Location: United States Posts: 190
this is a classic movie for me its pixars finest film i think an best reviewed i would really love "doubtfull it will happen" for this movie to be nominated for picture of the year instead of animated its time for a good postivive movie to win a oscar even though i think Dark Knight should be in that catagory as well but its time to have a change from the depresing dark dramas to step aside for a year.
Pixarfan517 Member Join Date: August 2006 Location: United States Posts: 1,478
This was Pixar's best film tied to Nemo.
llama Member Join Date: February 2008 Location: United States Posts: 503
I finally saw this movie. It was absolutely brilliant. One of the clues to a good filmmaker is when they're confident enough to let the pictures tell the story. This movie was stunning.
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Disc Details
Release Date: 18th November 2008
Discs: 3
Disc Type: Blu-ray Disc
RCE: No
Video: 1080p
Aspect: 2.40:1
Anamorphic: No
Colour: Yes
Audio: DTS-HD Master Audio 6.1 English
Subtitles: English SDH, French,and Spanish
Extras: Director Commentary with Cine-Explore, Geek Track, 'BURN-E', 'Presto', The Pixar Story, WALL-E's Treasures and Trinkets, Lots of Bots Storybook, Axiom Arcade, Bot Files, WALL-E's Tour of the Universe Sneak Peek, Deleted Scenes, Behind the Scenes, 3D Set Fly-Throughs, BNL Shorts, Trailers, Galleries
Easter Egg: No
Feature Details
Director: Andrew Stanton
Cast: Ben Burtt, Elissa Knight, Jeff Garlin, Fred Willard, MacInTalk
Genre: Adventure, Animation, Comedy and Sci-Fi
Length: 98 minutes
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Pop'n Music is a huge franchise. Before there was Guitar Hero or Rock Band, fans around the world were enjoying the beat-catching frenzy of Pop'n Music. Unfortunately, those of us in North America have been completely oblivious to this international phenomenon, as not a single entry of Pop'n Music's 15 game library has ever been released here in the US until now. Pop'n Music has finally come to the North American territory, and for a first effort this game is disappointing.
Although Pop'n Music has been released on a plethora of platforms in the past, including the PlayStation, Dreamcast, and Game Boy Color, its first release in North America is Wii-exclusive. Unfortunately, the Wii does not seem to be a very good fit for the series. While other versions have been completely button-based, Pop'n Music on the Wii is 100% motion-controlled. While that might sound like a good idea, the motion controls just don't work well enough for the game.
The game's premise is simple: You play as one of 20 different avatars, and you have to hit special beat bubbles in a song as they come cascading down from the top of the screen. There are five target bubbles, and as each bubble comes closer to the target, you'll have to shake the Wii-mote or Nunchuck in the target bubble's direction. Since there are five target bubbles, you'll have to use the Nunchuk for the two on the left, the Wii-mote for the two on the right, and you can use either controller for the bubble in the middle.
Although the setup of the game is a lot like Guitar Hero/Rock Band with the notes cascading vertically, the control works a lot like Samba de Amigo, which is not a good thing. Tilting the Wii-mote and Nunchuk to hit notes is very imprecise in this game (just as it was in Samba), and I frequently found that I was more successful just flailing around aimlessly than actually trying to tilt the controllers to hit the notes.
Since each controller is capable of hitting three notes, the easiest ones to hit were those on the farthest left and right, since they required the most dramatic tilt. However, hitting any notes in the neutral area (Wii-mote and Nunchuk pointed straight up) or tilted inward position (from either direction) was nearly impossible. The game simply wouldn't read the tilting motions correctly and would hit the notes on the end by default. The game's imprecise control is extremely frustrating, and I couldn't play the game for very long periods of time without feeling the urge to chuck my Wii-mote at the wall.
Aside from the horrible controls, there are other facets of this game that help sink it further into the "do not play" category. When you play a music game, generally there are two things that are important: the gameplay and the actual music. Since the control rules out quality gameplay, you would hope that their might be a decent tracklist to at least shore up the play value a little bit. However, Pop'n Music has a deplorable tracklist that includes overused "hits" like "Bad Day" by Daniel Powter and "Virtual Insanity" by Jamiroquai. There are also some oldies on the disc, including "September" by Earth, Wind and Fire and "Celebration" by Kool and the Gang.
The total tracklist falls at around 40 (which is disappointing considering other music games on the Wii have a much larger tracklist), and most of the songs are covers. What's even more upsetting is the fact that almost none of the tracks are the full song. For instance, "The Final Countdown" only includes the opening guitar solo and the first verse and chorus. Then the song fades out and the track ends. Although I am sure that this format worked well in arcades, it just doesn't seem suitable for a home console experience, and I couldn't help feeling dissatisfied with the audio offerings.


text: Make sure to see White Christmas The Northland Players presentation of White Christmas reminds me of when I first went to see the movie. It was New Years Eve. I was in grade school, and this was going to be the last time I went to a movie with my parents. There was a stupid "musical" at the Kingston. To make matters worse Ma had the whole family dress up in our Sunday best . We found a lineup north of the entrance and joined it. Shortly, fire was discovered in the building across the street. The building had the K-C Hall on the 2nd floor, and a couple of stores beneath. We had a great view of the fire truck arriving, hoses strung up to two blocks away, and I think there was a pump truck at the river. The upstairs blaze could be seen through windows that faced Main Street. There wasn't enough pressure in the hoses to break the windows and get the water inside. Eventually John McClelland brought a tray of shot glasses from the Gold Front. He gave them to kids to throw at the windows. I knew a couple of the kids and wanted to join them. My mother said "No you don't. You are not wearing your confirmation suit out there in the spray and mud." Soon after, I saw my Dad, suit coat off; but still in white shirt and tie. The kids had failed to break the windows, so McClelland got Dad a new tray of shot glasses. The windows smashed and the water poured in. Soon it was announced that the movie was cancelled because sparks were landing on the roof of the Kingston. I never saw White Christmas until about 20 years later on TV so I better get to the Opera House while I have the chance. Amos Perry Cheboygan Human life less than animal's life? While l definitely believe we should treat our pet animals, and those animals which work for us, with kindness, I am puzzled by the Tribune article headlined "Bills eye tough animal abuse protections." Why should people who abuse, neglect, torture, or even kill these animals receive prison terms, while those who torture and kill human infants in their mother's womb receive no penalty at all? In fact, these latter folks receive payment, often funded by our tax dollars, as a reward for their cruelty. l believe both these forms of cruelty are really heart-issues, and suggest ignorance of the fact that our creator saw that it was not only "good" that he had created each animal according to its kind, but that it was "very good" after he created man in his own image. Not only that, but he gave us humans supreme, governing authority over all that he had created. Therefore, even though cruelty of any sort is a heart-issue, shouldn't the penalty for killing humans — of any age — be higher than that for killing animals? Cynthia Curtis Cheboygan Topinabee worth the visit As summer visitors, my husband and I want to applaud the township of Topinabee for its change from a drive-by to a destination. We no longer need to look beyond the area for fun and entertainment. Topinabee can be fun and entertaining from breakfast at Noka, summer reading from Chillerama at the beachpark, and music and food at Breakers in the evening. For exercise in the late afternoon, we walk or bike on the old rail tracks. Thanks to the residents of Topinabee, Mary Ann Gale and the Township, and TDA (Topinabee Development Association). Francine and Moe Zainea Grand Rapids


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Imperial Valley will host a conference April 13 on one of the most threatening pests every to face California and Arizona agriculture.
The University of California Cooperative Extension office and its entomology-county director farm advisor Eric Natwick is hosting "Whitefly Insecticide Resistance Management Workshop" at the Barbara Worth Country Club, Holtville, Calif., on April 13. Other hosts include University of Arizona Cooperative Extension, Imperial County Farm Bureau and Imperial County Whitefly Management Committee Sponsors are Bayer CropSciences, Syngenta Crop Protection, Inc., DuPont Crop Protection and Cerexagri, Inc.
"I have invited some very high powered speakers to address this issue that is of vital importance to Arizona and California, especially now that the Q Biotype has been found in 18 states," said Natwick.
"This meeting will be vital for growers and pest control advisers from Imperial, Yuma, Coachella and Blythe as we face this growing threat," said Natwick.
For additional information contact UCCE Imperial County Office; (760) 352-9474 (voice); (760) 352-0846 (fax).
7:15 a.m. Registration.
Presentations Starting at 7:45 a.m. Lunch will follow the program.
History of Whitefly Problems in the Desert Southwest; Eric Natwick, UCCE.
Successful Management Adapted to a Mobile, Polyphagus Whitefly Pest in a Diverse Cropping system; Peter Ellsworth, University of Arizona, Maricopa, Ariz.
A Grower Initiated Model for Sustaining Neonicotinoid Efficacy Across Commodities; John Palumbo, UA, Yuma, Ariz.
Relationship of Bioassay Results to Field Performance of Neonocotinoids against Bemisia tabaci; Steve Castle, USDA, ARS, Phoenix, Ariz.
First Detection of Q biotype of Bemisia tabaci in the Americas, Progression of Subsequent Detections, Ramifications and Response: Timothy Dennehy, UA, Tucson, Ariz.
Industry's Approach to Ensuring Sustained Efficacy of Key Insecticides Classes for Whitefly Control: Roy Whitson, Cerexagri, Inc., Danny Tamayo, DuPont; David Belles, Syngenta Crop Protection and Mark White, Bayer CropSciences.


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NORTH DARTMOUTH, Mass. – The Little East Conference has released the 2013 men's soccer preseason coaches' poll and as the Beacons finishing seventh this fall under first year head coach Jake Beverlin. UMB earned a combined 23 points and one first place vote.
Eastern Connecticut State University was picked to repeat as the conference champions having earned four first place votes and 60 total points. UMass Dartmouth was second with 52 points and two first place votes. Keene State College rounded out the top three having earned 51 points and one first place vote.
Tied for fourth was Plymouth State University and Rhode Island College with 32 points each. The University of Southern Maine came in at sixth with 24 points and Western Connecticut State University closed out this year's poll with 13 points.
This fall, the newly appointed leader of the Beacons will look to a roster of almost all new faces. The Beacons return their lone All-Conference selection from a year ago in junior Douglas Silveira (Revere, Mass.), who had a breakout sophomore campaign for UMB.
The 22-man roster will be put to the test early in 2013 as they open the season with a two-day tournament at Lasell College. The Beacons will face their first conference opponent in the University of Southern Maine, on September 21 on their home field. They will then close out the month with a trip to UMass Dartmouth for their first road conference match, which should be their biggest test of the first half of the season.
UMB will make their 2013 home debut on Thursday, September 5 when they host Emmanuel College at 3:30 p.m. on the Clark Athletic Field.


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Read all of the recommended procedures before you begin.
This recipe assumes that you have a boil pot large enough to boil 1.80 gal of wort.
Thoroughly clean and sanitize ALL brewing equipment and utensils that will come in contact with any ingredients, wort or beer.
Place your grains into a disposable muslin bag or reusable nylon bag. Make sure not to compact the grains, give them room to breath and swim around.
Mash the following 4.09 lb pounds of grain:
To do this, heat your "strike water" in your pot (just regular water heated for the mash) to the proper temperature stated in the mash steps. Add your bag of grains, stirring gently but thoroughly with a paddle or spoon. This step is called "doughing in". Take the temperature of the mash and make sure it is exactly where it should be (as described in the mash steps below). You may need to add some heat if the mash is too cold. If the mash is too hot add some cold water or ice.
Mash steps, tempteratures and times:
After the mash steps are done, we need to lauter. Using a pair of tongs, lift the grain bag out of the pot allowing the wort to drain back into the pot. Place a large strainer under the bag and rest the grain bag in the strainer on top of the pot.
Heat 1.01 gal of water to 168.0 F to prepare the sparge. Pour that water directly over the grains. Continue until you collect 1.80 gal of wort. Discard grains, or use them to make dog treats.
Bring your wort to a vigorous rolling boil. Right before the sweet wort begins to boil, break material will form a foam that can boil over quickly and unexpectedly. Spray some water on it to break up the foam or use a anti-foaming agent like Fermcap-S. Continue the vigorous rolling boil for 60 minutes.
Add the hops into the boiling wort according to the hop schedule. If there are steeping hops add them after flameout.
Cool the wort down to approximately 67.0 F by placing the brew pot in a sink filled with ice water or by using a wort chiller. Pour or siphon the wort into a sanitized fermentor. You should now have 1.25 gal in your fermentor. Take the OG reading and write it down on this sheet. It should be approximately 1.082 SG .
During the boiling process most of the oxygen is removed from the wort. In order to provide our wort with healthy yeast we must add oxygen back into the wort. The yeast will use the oxygen to build healthy cell walls resulting in greater attenuation and an overall healthier fermentation. To aerate the wort you can shake your carboy back and forth or stir the wort vigorously. Some people use pure oxygen and a diffusion stone to add the maximum amount of oxygen.
If you are using liquid yeast open the pack and pour the yeast into the wort. If you are using dry yeast, open the pack and sprinkle the yeast onto the top of the wort. There is no need to stir. Firmly secure the lid/stopper/bung onto the fermentor. Fill your airlock halfway with water and gently twist the airlock into the lid/stopper/bung. Move fermentor to a dark, cool, temperature stable area at 67.0 F .
The wort will begin to ferment within 24-72 hours and you will notice CO2 releasing (bubbling) out of the airlock. If you do not see any activity and you are fermenting in a bucket, spray sanitizer on the airlock and around the grommet. Gently twist the airlock out of the grommet and peek inside. If you see a foam also called "krausen" then fermentation is active. There may be a ring of dried krausen around the edge of the bucket right above the beer. This is normal and means that fermentation is working. Replace the airlock gently twisting it back into the grommet.
After 7.00 days it is time to dry hop. Dry hopping is simply the proccess of adding hops to the beer to increase hop aroma. Hops are antimicrobial so there is no need to sanitize them, just throw them in the secondary fermentor. If there are multiple hop additions add them as if it were a count down to bottling. For example if you have 2 hop additions"Cascade [7.00 %] - Dry Hop 12.0 Days"
"Citra [9.60 %] - Dry Hop 5.0 Days"
Add the Cascade and wait 7 days (12-5=7) then add the Citra and wait 5 days. The Cascade is in the wort for 12 days total, the Citra for 5 days total.
Add the hops listed below to a cleaned and sanitized secondary fermentor. Carefully siphon the beer from the primary fermentor to the secondary fermentor, avoid transferring any sediment (trub). Some hops will float, some hops will sink, as long as the hops are in contact with the beer don't worry about it. If there are multiple hop additions there is no need to transfer your beer every time, just add the hops on top of the beer. Once the dry hopping time is done you are ready to bottle your beer. Before proceeding take a FG reading with a cleaned and sanitized hydrometer and record it on this sheet. It should be approximately 1.018 SG .
The easiest way to bottle condition such a small amount of beer is to use carbonation drops. Place one drop in each 12 oz bottle.
Or to do it the traditional way...
In a small saucepan dissolve 1.12 oz of priming sugar into enough boiling water to dissolve the sugar. Cool and pour this mixture into a cleaned and sanitized bucket. Carefully siphon beer from the fermentor to the bucket. Avoid transferring any sediment (trub). After the beer is in the bucket, cover it and let it sit and mix for 5 minutes. By siphoning your beer onto the priming sugar stirring is not necessary.
Connect a bottling wand to the hose of your auto siphon. To start a siphon hold the bottling wand's vavle open with one hand and start the siphon with the other. Fill the bottles to the top of the bottle. When the bottling wand is removed the perfect amount of head space will be left in the bottle. Use a bottle capper to apply sanitized crown caps.
Move the bottles to a dark, cool, temperature-stable area (approx. 67.0 F). Over the next 21.00 days, the bottles will
naturally carbonate. Carbonation times vary depending on the temperature and beer style, so be patient if it takes a week or so


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CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – Senior Torre Swanson (Redding, Calif.) pitched a one-hit shutout for MIT in game one of its New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference doubleheader with Clark University this afternoon, leading the Engineers to a 4-0 win. MIT completed the doubleheader sweep with a 14-hit attack in game two that resulted in a 16-2 victory for the Engineers.
It was the second straight complete-game shutout for Swanson, who struck out six without a walk in his seven-inning gem. The only hit that Clark (7-22, 3-12 NEWMAC) could muster was a bunt single down the first base line by freshman Daniel Lima (Manchester, Conn.) with two outs in the fifth. Junior Andrew LeBlanc (Farmington, Conn.) went all the way for the Cougars on the mound, striking out six without a walk while giving up nine hits.
MIT (14-13, 6-9 NEWMAC) picked up the only run it would need in the third when sophomore Sean Karson (Winter Park, Fla.) singled, stole second, and then came home on a throwing error by the Cougar shortstop. The Engineers picked up two more in the fifth, with one run scoring on another error and sophomore Creed Mangrum (Sandy, Utah) adding an RBI single. A sacrifice fly off the bat of Senior A.J. Hansborough (Deltona, Fla.) in the sixth accounted for the final tally for MIT.
In game two MIT broke out on top early with four runs on just one hit in the bottom of the second. A hit batter and a pair of walks loaded the bases to start the inning for the Engineers. Hansborough hit a grounder to third, but the throw home got away, allowing two runs to score. Another run came in on a balk before Karson picked up the only hit of the inning, an RBI single to right.
Hansborough delivered two more runs in the third with a bases loaded single that made it 6-0. MIT added two unearned runs in the fourth before breaking the game open in the sixth when the Engineers sent 12 hitters to the plate, getting five singles and drawing four walks as they scored seven times. Hansborough drove in his third run of the game with a base hit, with Karson, Mangrum, senior Zach Carr (Chatham, N.J.) and freshman Parker Tew (Chapel Hill, N.C.) all delivering run-scoring singles in the inning.
Senior Chris Hendrix (Richardson, Texas) was strong as well in his start for MIT, giving up just two hits and a walk in seven innings, striking out six on his way to picking up the win. Clark picked up those two hits in the top of the seventh in consecutive at-bats when senior Matthew Bohl (Amherst, Mass.) singled and then came around to score on a double to left center by senior Nicholas Kellogg (Florence, Mass.). The Cougars scored their other run in the eighth when freshman Dennis Glynn (Jamaica Plain, Mass.) was hit by a pitch, moved to second on a ground out, and then came in to score on a single by senior Shawn Lamothe (Bellingham, Mass.).
MIT will remain at home for its next contest, hosting Wesleyan University on April 18 at 4:00 p.m. Clark will play its next game at home as well as it hosts Gordon College on April 17 at 5:00 p.m.


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The classic taupe chino is a style staple favoured by men from all walks of life, and the sandy colour - which offers clues to the garment's military origins - has become a recognisable sight all around the world.
But to focus on that one colour, however classic, is to miss the big picture. The chino has been subject over the years to dyes of a bewildering variety of colours. Some, it has to be said, have been a little on the loud side. In vacation destinations along the northeastern seaboard of the US, where the preppy look rules supreme, colours such as "Nantucket red" - a bright vermilion found on chinos sold on the island under the slogan, "guaranteed to fade" - are not uncommon.
That doesn't mean, of course, that all coloured chinos are required to be so, well... colourful. Thanks to a growing number of designers embracing the style and producing versions appropriate for wearing outside of the cloistered environments of elite universities and sailing communities, the coloured chino has increasingly found popular acceptance. This is, naturally, a good thing. The chino has long been one of the most versatile items of clothing that a man can own: relaxed yet elegant, classic yet contemporary, it's the perfect vehicle for making the world that little bit more colourful.
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Do any SA retailers stock La Sportiva Miura VS shoes? I see MMO has the classic lace-up version but really would prefer the velcro. Yes, I did do a forum search and these were not available in SA in 2009 - just hoping things have changed by now?
Also, any advice on sizing if I were to order from the UK? I wear a UK 9 or 9.5 street shoe, currently own a very old pair of UK 9 Bufo Spiders (perfect fit) and sized a brand new UK 8 pair of Five Ten Anasazi shoes recently. The fit was just too tight but with a little stretch would have been perfect. I also have rather long big toes (a whole toenail longer than my second toe) if that helps.
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Hi there no sadly no one in sa stock them. I bought a pair from the uk, i am also a 9 street shoe and i bought them in a 7.5 they were very tight and tried to wear them in but the front is very thin and it killed my big toe! They very down turned similar to a evolv prime but not wide, my advice go for a 8 oh and on some pairs in this model they stretch others they dont!
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Matt, you still have them? Wanna sell them?
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No sorry i sadly had to sell them...i miss them
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Dams are a valuable asset. They usually impound water with little input from the owner, and problems that occur usually are minor.
Problems can worsen, however, and can become more expensive to repair if not fixed promptly. When a dam needs work, do it as soon as possible. A minor problem can turn into a major reconstruction project or even result in dam failure. This guide describes actions you should take and items you should check to keep your small dams in good repair.
For the purposes of this guide, small dams are defined as less than 35 feet high and located so that any damage that may occur from dam failure is limited to farm buildings, agricultural land or township and country roads.
Inspect a dam the first time a reservoir fills and after unusually large storms, especially those that cause flow through the emergency spillway.
In addition, perform at least one inspection each year. It is a good idea to write down the inspection date, the conditions you find and any actions you take. Use the inspection checklist at the end of this guide for your records.
Good vegetative cover controls erosion on dams and in emergency spillways. Fill in rills and gullies and fertilize, seed and mulch all bare areas. Follow recommendations for fertilizing, seeding and mulching provided with the original drawings and specifications for the dam. You may need to apply fertilizer annually to maintain a vigorous vegetative growth (Figure 1 and 2).
Figure 1Wave action can cause excessive erosion to the face of the dam.
Figure 2Fescue, reed canary or other heavy grass may be sufficient to protect the dam from wave action.
In critical areas where faster restoration of vegetative cover may be required (for example, in the emergency spillway), you may be justified in sodding bare spots.
If vegetation will not control erosion at the waterline, consider using rock riprap (Figure 3).
Figure 3Rock riprap may be required to protect a dam from wave action, especially if the dam faces the prevailing wind or has a large pond.
Mow vegetation on the dam and emergency spillway to control weeds and to keep trees and brush from becoming established (Figures 4 and 5). Delay mowing until July 15 of each year to avoid destroying nesting wildlife. Cut and remove large, woody vegetation.
Figure 4Keep dams mowed to help maintain an effective grass cover. Figure 5Don't allow trees and brush to grow on the dam or in the emergency spillway.
Tall, heavy weeds and brush invite undesirable rodent habitation and burrowing.
Burrowing animals can cause seepage through a dam, which may lead to dam failure. Fill burrows with compacted soil. It usually is necessary to remove the animals from the area of the dam to control their activities (Figure 6).
Figure 6Eliminate animal burrows in the dam to prevent failure.
Rock riprapping to well below the waterline will discourage muskrat burrowing.
Unless special drainage features are constructed in the dam, water should not pass through, under or around it.
Pipe spillways (the pipe through the dam) can become partially or fully plugged by floating debris. Remove all debris whenever it collects in or around the spillways (Figure 7).
Figure 7Remove debris from the pipe spillway inlet area.
Be sure pipe spillways are sound and properly aligned. Use a small hammer to determine if the pipe wall is weak. Replace pipes that have holes in them. Be sure inlet structures such as trash racks and anti-swirl baffles are firmly attached.
Fences keep livestock off the dam and emergency spillway and away from the waterline around the pool area. Repair broken-down or worn-out fences (Figures 8 and 9).
Figure 8Keep livestock fenced away from the dam and the emergency spillway to maintain a vigorous vegetative cover for erosion control
Figure 9A livestock path can cause failure of the grass cover in the emergency spillway and, ultimately, if not repaired, dam failure.
Be sure ponds used for swimming are equipped with safety devices and are in good condition.
A dam is designed to fit the specific conditions of its construction site.
Don't change the design dimensions and elevations shown on the drawings without consulting someone familiar with the design and construction of dams.
Although dam failures are rare, dam design criteria should take into account downstream features that would be damaged if the dam should fail.
The greater the chance of loss of life or damage to valuable property, the safer the design should be. Dams described in this guide are located in rural areas and are classified as "low hazard" dams. If they fail, damage is limited. If additional development occurs downstream, a more hazardous condition could be created if its relationship to the dam and a possible dam failure is not properly considered.
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It might have been cold outside Friday night, but inside the Mexico High School Sports Complex, the MHS Bulldogs and Lady Bulldogs were hot as both teams were victorious over the Marshall Owls.
The Mexico Bulldogs silenced the Marshall Owls 63-20 on Winterwarming night on the Gary Filbert Court. The win improves the Bulldogs to 16-3 on the season and a perfect 7-0 in the NCMC.
The Bulldogs jumped on the Owls early and often on Friday night as they outscored the Owls 19-5 in the first quarter and 17-5 in the second quarter to lead at the half 36-10. The Bulldogs continued to defend in the second half to post their 16th victory of the season. The Bulldogs defense is getting stingy as they held the Owls to only five points per quarter. Coach Brennnan Scanlon was pleased with how the Bulldogs are communicating on defense which leads to great offensive execution. Jake Willer and Jon Anderson both had big nights as Willer scored 25 points and Anderson contributed 15 points.
The Bulldogs go on the road the next four games and come back home the last week of the regular season. Jaeon Nunnelly scored 6 points, Cole Jaramillo 5, Jake Anderson points and 11 rebounds, Tyler Bracht 4 points, and Matt Ridgway with 2 points and 8 rebounds and Skylar Harrington added 2 points.
The Bulldogs will have a big District test on Tuesday night as they travel to Helias to take on the Crusaders. Tip-off for the Junior Varsity contest is set for 6 p.m. with the varsity game to follow.
Mexico : 19-17 -17-10
Marshall: 5-5-5-5
Jake Willer: 25P, 2 steals.
Jon Anderson: 15P, 4RB, 1 assists, 1 block.
Jake Anderson: 4P, 11RB, 5 assists, 2 steals, 3 blocks.
Cole Jaramillo: 5P, 2RB, 2 steals.
Skylar Harrington: 2P, 2RB, 1 steal.
Jaeon Nunnelly: 6P, 1 assist, 1 steal.
Matt Ridgway: 2P, 8RB, 3 assists, 2 steals.
Tyler Bracht: 4P, 1 steal.
JUNIOR VARSITY: The JV team also crushed the Owls 58-26.
High scorers for Mexico were: James Norton 22 points, Skylar Harrington, Markail Williams, Kamden Ekern, 6 points each, Tyler Bracht, Malik Holman, Wesley Oetting, 4 points each, and D'Milo Nunnelly and Brady Jacobi added 3 points each.
The JV team, 9-1 overall and 6-1 in conference will play Tuesday at Helias.
The Lady Bulldogs played a solid game as a team Friday at home against the Marshall Lady Owls. The Lady Bulldogs kept the Lady Owls to 2 points in the third quarter.
"We played a very controlled game, defensively and played solid as a team," stated MHS coach Ed Costley. "Kelli Ingrum was a big presence for us inside helping us establish control of the lane," added the coach. Remington Greenwell was able to get back on scoring track with some outside shooting.
Marshall only missed one free throw and were 10/11 while Mexico was 15/22 at the line.
Mexico plays at home again on Tuesday against California.
Mexico: 16-10-15-4
Marshall: 7-11-2-16-36
Brooke Costley: 15P.
Remington Greenwell: 9P.
Kaitlin Ingrum: 2P.
Karen Baker: 7P.
Kelli Ingrum: 10 P.
Alison Mudd: 5P.
Cassie Schmidt: 1P.
Anne Baker: 4P
Tori Shaw: 2P.


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Trees of the northern United States and Canada
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Officials with Amtrak and the California High-Speed Rail Authority announced their venture Thursday. The officials said they envision that the two systems will purchase about 60 trains over the next decade.
The aim is for manufacturers to design trains that will work for both systems. In the process, their combined buying power should work to help get better pricing from manufacturers.
The high-speed rail efforts in California have come under increased scrutiny by members of Congress who say it has become too expensive to build and operate.
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A garish corner of my garden in Springtime, where Vancouver shines with the greatest displays of rhododendrons and azaleas in the world. Mmm. Notice the preponderance of red in this post, wonder what my favourite colour is?
Those are both great choices. I absolutely love the quilt. I had to laugh about your comment about calling it Thursday photohunters. I never know when to post. I usually get it ready whenever I think about it and then sometime Friday post it but it is getting earlier and earlier. Maybe I'll start getting later and later. I hope you have a great weekend.
so colorful :D
My PH : in here Thanks
nice entry for this week theme. full of color
Mine in here Thanks
Love that first pic! And congrats on your British spelling, jmb!
Wow that is a beautiful quilt jmb but you also capture the stunning beauty of nature. Happy weekend!
That quilt is incredible! What colour! And so much time and work involved, too.
Oh, by the way, your bright garden is beautiful.
Lovely. We used to have rhododendrons where I grew up. Not so many here in Adelaide. They were really a sign of spring in wet and miserable Scotland. I love that quilt and yeah for British spelling.
this a wonder colorful post. I have posted my photo hunt early since I am traveling for my 53rd (ouch) High School reunion. Please stop by on Sunday when I will post about my granddaughters wedding.
Beautiful colors... love those Rhodendrons but I enjoyed seeing that art work more. :)
Cool one for PH-theme! Mine's up too hope you can drop by and asking for your help voting poll located at my side bar... Hope you can vote for me... Thanks a lot! Happy weekend!
Love the design of that quilt - awesome. Your azaleas were gorgeous this year. Now with your red hat and shoes... :)
Lots of color there alright.
Colorful quilt and colorful garden.. can't go wrong with either of those.. Good Post!
I missed the Association of Pacific Northwest Quilters show in Seattle last week. There are a lot of wonderful BC quilters in that group.
My PhotoHunt will appear, like magic, around midnight.
so nicely done what hard work
nice choices for the theme. love the first one. :)
Hope all is well with you. :) have a great weekend.
Wow~ The quilts are really beautiful and colourful :P
Colorful/Colourful, there has been a debate over the spelling in my household about it before!! *lol*
Both are great!
Happy saturday.
Great pictures, JMB; I have also spelled the theme with a 'u'. :-)
Have a great weekend!
The craft is really colourful (with U) :)
Have a nice weekend~
The quilt looks amazing. Nice take of this week's theme!
Love your coloUrful :)
I love quilts and flowers, great choices for the theme, jmb. Have a happy weekend!
Hi JMB. That's a lovely looking quilt. I love the combination of design and colors.
Nature has so many spectacular displays of color.
Beautiful quilts! Very colorful indeed. :)
Beautiful quilts JMB. I always admire those who create quilts like these :)
wow ...amazing quilt!
nature does provide us with amazing displays of colours, too, every now and then ...
great shots!Enjoy the weekend....happy hunting/ mine's up
have a great week ahead...pls find time to visit mine.
Man-made colors are nice to look at but nature colors which are God created are even better :)
Have a great weekend, JMB :)
i must visit that museum when I finally find time to head over to Canada!
these are great choices indeed! very colourful.
happy weekend! :)
I can only echo the comments of others. The quilt is amazing but azaleas and rhoddies I just love.
Thanks, jmb.
I love the quilt shot. Too lovely for words. (= happy weekend.
Beautiful, colorful photos! Love the quilt.
Happy Weekend.
I really like the flowers in the corner of your garden!!!
My colorful is posted...stop by if you can find time.
Happy Hunting!
That is a great choice for the theme and colorful indeed. Happy hunting dear. mine is ready too.
I like the contrast between man-made and natural color, good choices. Happy Hunting!
I agree! When it comes to awe inspiring colours you need not look any further than nature :)
Thanks so much for stopping by!
The garden takes the cake, I love those flowers when they bloom!
Great choices for today. I love the way quilts incorporate and coordinate color.
Beautiful shrubs!!!! Oh I love them. And I don't mind you spelling it with a "U" just as long as you know the CORRECT spelling. hehehe ;) ;)
I also did Photo Hunt. Come share your link! :) http://newyorktraveler.net/photo-hunters-colorful/
Happy weekend!
The art quilt is fantastic!! I would love to own one! Happy weekend jmb!
jmb, such gorgeous colors! And why don't you join me for Ruby Tuesday on Tuesday if your favorite color is RED. All you have to do is post something red then come to my blog and sign in with Mr. Linky! It would be fun! :)
That quilt is amazing! Like sky scrapers.
I think I like colourful spelled with a u as well!
Great photo!! Lovely colors!
That quilt in impressive. Good choices - do you like red?
Red is a beautiful color. I love the garden shot -flowers are just so lovely to look at.
I love that quilt and the corner of your garden looks really cheerful :-)
I am glad I wasn't the only one to include the U!
Not garish at all, my favourite colours.
Love both pics! Very colourful indeed! =D
Those are both great choices for the week! The quilt is lovely!
O wow is that patchwork up top? Wow: gimme some of that... how amazing!!!
Yes I agree those flowers are incredibly garish. That's probably humankind's meddling with the works of God that produces floral garnish-mc-tarnish like that!!!
wow, man: you don't half get a lotta comments, don't you!!!


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but what OS ?
so i tried an MS IISat home ...it took only 50min to get infected by a worm.
now i have a linux-server,but i'm complete noob on that.
so i hope i can get some security tips for linux
and i will try to help in windows section, 'cos
i'm familar with some exploits and intrusion technies on win servers.
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Oooops sorry man, I got so involved here I reverted/started talking about my Chi-thins! I use whole milk and provo-baloney slices on my Deep Dish...never have an oil slick in the bottom. It can get a bit watery on you though if you got jank cheese.
Yeah, I think the main problems most of us have with less-than-stellar mozzarella is the percentage of 'jank'. More protein is more potential for burning, right? Isn't that why people use clarified butter when cooking?Both burning and stretchability can be affected by baking your pizzas too hot or too long, but there definitely is the 'jank' factor.
OK, back to cheese. I'd love to have access to that Battaglia cheese, but I don't . One thing I'm a little puzzled about, why is it "part skim". Most premium mozzarellas are whole milk, part skim is always a turn off to me when considering a mozzarella purchase, it always burns while cooking. Of course, in a deep dish pie that isn't an issue since the cheese is under the sauce.
The quality of melt and taste for part depending greatly on the brand. Some part is just as tasty as whole. I use part to avoid what people might consider a "greasy" pizza. I use 50% Part, 30% Provo and 20% whole + Parm . Mozz is all low moisture. I cook on a deck at 475 and have not had any burning issues with Part. Same combinations on thins where cheese is exposed. If it burns I would think higher temps, longer bake time or lower fat content of the part.
That is a great post BBH.Not sure about the "Mozz is all low moisture" but you are dead on about some lm/ps having more flavor than WM.
I was reading another thread where someone mentioned Battaglia brand mozzarella and I had never used it before.Has anyone used this for deep dish?I found one supplier in Chicago on Lawrence, just west of Western Avenue.http://www.harvestimefoods.com/special/deli/mozzarella-cheese-battaglia


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Danish, seen in 1027: Pickup Artist
|First appearance
|377: Journal 2
|Known appearances
Danish is a stick figure character in xkcd. She is very similar in appearance to Megan, but has heavier hair. Personality-wise, she is to Black Hat as Megan is to Cueball.
Like most xkcd characters, her real name is unknown. The name "Danish" is picked from when Black Hat called her "my dearest darling danish", as a term of endearment, in 515: No One Must Know.
A girl that physically looks like Danish appeared in 139: I Have Owned Two Electric Skateboards, long before she was introduced in the.
Danish is caracterized by her cynicism and devilish tricks; and pysically by her hair, wich is somewhat longer than Megans.