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Invincible Iron Man, The (US - DVD R1)
Gabe Powers finds more than a few chinks in this particular suit of armour
In the beginning of this modern retelling of the origin of the popular Marvel Comics hero Iron Man, billionaire playboy industrialist Tony Stark has decided to spend hundreds of millions of his company's dollars into an excavation project in China. For unknown reasons Stark has done this pro bono. The excavation will see the re-emergence of the buried temple of the Mandarin, one of Chinese history's greatest villains. Despite vehement protests from locals, including a group of industrial terrorists hell bent on stopping the re-emergence, the temple is raised and the evil is released.
When Stark goes to China to investigate the excavation he finds himself mortally wounded and imprisoned. He and his buddy, Mr. Conveniently Left Alive, build Tony a giant pacemaker to keep him alive, and the two men go to work constructing the mighty Iron Man armour at the request of the captors (sort of). Initially used to escape his prison, Stark must now use the armour to fight the evil Mandarin's henchmen, the Elementals. Much brooding and exploding commences.
Really, truly, and honestly I wanted to enjoy this film. I'd forgotten I'd requested a screener copy, and was pleasantly surprised when it appeared on my doorstep (quite literally, hidden in the snow). I never got around to seeing the Ultimate Avengers animated films, and heard generally negative things about them, but I'm a massive Justice League fan and I'm desperate for a replacement. I need new comic book hero based action/dramas. The Invincible Iron Man (or as I like to call it, Iron Man Begins) isn't good or even totally awful, it's just entirely average, unoriginal, and painfully forgettable.
I'm not all that familiar with the character beyond the basics—his name is Tony Stark, he's a billionaire industrialist, he has a bum ticker, the suit acts as a sort of giant iron lung, and he developed a major drinking problem. He's you basic Golden Age Marvel creation, a super powered hero with deep emotional and physical flaws. The problem I've always had, and I'm sure the character's fans will chastise me for saying this, is that Iron Man is a lot like an industrialized version of Batman. Both are millionaire playboys who use their enormous wealth to battle crime, and both have deep seeded flaws, though Bruce Wayne's flaws are more psychological than Tony Stark's.
One would think that the folks at Marvel would want to downplay these similarities, but apparently they decided to throw them up in neon lights, and hire a couple of showgirls to point at them. There are entire scenes here lifted from Chris Nolan's recent Batman origin story, Batman Begins. Retelling the origin of a character in an Asian setting is probably just a coincidence, but the film's final scene where the mysterious transferring of stock shares is revealed, and a close personal friend of our hero is promoted is nothing short forgery. Or sloppy research.
Several members of the creative team worked on better shows and films, like DC's Batman, and the decent '90s animated incarnation of Spider-Man. These guys should really know better, and should be aware of the general rise in the quality of television animation over the last decade. The popularization of Japanese animation, the success of Bruce Timm's DC Animated Universe, and recent action dramas aimed at children like Avatar: The Last Airbender, all hurt the expectations of The Invincible Iron Man. Even with its more 'adult' PG-13 rating (which it totally doesn't earn), and the attempted focus on character over action, the entire filmed feels dumbed down, as if the creators don't trust their audience's intelligence.
Animation-wise, I have no problem with the integrating of digital animation and traditional cell animation, and it doesn't even bother me when the two don't really gel. I really like the 'cell shaded' look of the Iron Man and Elemental Warriors animation, but their herky-jerky movement is often jarring.
The hand drawn animation reveals the show's low budget, but adds a sort of hand crafted quaintness. Stylistically I'm okay with (though bored by) the character designs (they remind me of the character designs on Gargoyles), but I don't like the soft-edged digital shading. It's sloppy, makes the hand drawn work dirty, and is just generally a rather ugly practice. I caught more than a few budget slicing techniques, like reduced frame rates, but I suppose the budget isn't the fault of the animators. The final battle animation, however, is just generally pretty awful (either leave the chick clothed or have the courage to show her nude body, these 'shadows' aren't doing it), and skewed a bit of my good will.
Occasionally the animation style will change a bit, most likely due to the fact that several different Korean animation directors worked on several different scenes. After years of watching lower budgeted, television animation I'm personally used to this, but the best of these styles is the least utilized. These fleeting images reminded me of a less abstract version of Peter Chung Aeon Flux.
The acting is good, but not quite to the level of some of the Bruce Timm regulars like Kevin Conroy, Phil LaMarr, and Michael Rosenbaum. I like the way Tony Stark is played, which is basically a half Batman, half James Bond pompous ass who sees the err of his ways. I appreciate the fact that these actors can actually sell some pretty hammy comic book dialogue, and create some genuine human depth to such 2D characters. Though the animation doesn't exactly exude emotion, the voices are affecting enough. I can't blame the people behind the microphones for this film's general blandness.
In the end, it's the overall arc and structure of the film that makes it so forgettable. The more 'adult' scenes of business commerce and violent terrorism never blend with the more fantastical scenes of monster fighting. The filmmakers simply can't decide if they're making a serious 'film' or a bit of mindless entertainment. It's easy to overlook weak plotting and dialogue if the action is there, but the action is often boring and repetitive. There's some interesting lighting work, and I liked the Iron Man designs, but the structure of the fighting isn't particularly dynamic, and feeds into the rest of the film's blah nature.
The film is presented in an anamorphically enhanced 1.78:1 widescreen, which adds some class to the relatively cheap flick. Colours are finely produced, and details are sharp without too much of the edge enhancement that can often plague budget and television animation. The problem here is the fact that the transfer is interlaced rather than progressive, and has some awful combing issues. Mouths are especially affected, which is very distracting.
The Dolby Digital 5.1 surround track is honestly impressive. It almost makes one forget he watching a straight to video cartoon. Almost. The sound design is nice, and sometimes gives the LFE and surround speakers a decent workout. Dialogue is sharp and natural. Music is big without taking over any given scene.
But lets talk for a second here about that music. The score is very expertly crafted and very dramatic. I greatly appreciate the fact that the entire film is scored without featuring any insipid heavy metal or techno-dance breakdowns. The problem here is originality. I know that originality in music—film scores in particular—is almost impossible, and one is almost expected to borrow cues from other writers. My issue is with the major cue composer Guy Michelmore has borrowed, which is a slight reworking of Hans Zimmer and James Newton Howard's Batman Begins work, specifically the piece used during Bruce Wayne's mountain climb at the beginning of the film. Again, the filmmakers really should've gone out of their way to avoid these kinds of comparisons.
There's not much here of great interest, but enough to sling a little credit the disc's way. Things start with an alternate opening sequence that sets up the history of the Mandarin. The sequence is not animated, but features some decent 'moving' storyboards. It's a nice epic way to start the flick, but doesn't match the rest of the film's flow, and its deletion is understandable.
Then we've got a fluffy making-of featurette entitled 'The Origin of Iron Man', which features the creators bragging about their creation. Yawn. I know it's basically suppose to be an ad selling the piece, but all this back patting is likely to cause a massive haematoma.
There are two art galleries. The first one features pictures and histories of the various Iron Man armour, and was probably my favourite feature. Again, I'm not all that familiar with the character, so some of his real comic history is a welcome addition. The second gallery is of the film's concept art, and also features some digital maquettes.
The last extra is the pre-credit sequence of Lionsgate and Marvel's upcoming Dr. Strange animated film. My understanding of Dr. Strange is somewhere near my understanding of Iron Man, but I'm thinking this action movie style isn't best suited to the character. I admit that it'll be hard for me to ever take Strange seriously, in light of The Venture Bros., which features an aging single dad version of the character.
I'm sure the heads at Marvel looked at this film as an elongated advertisement for their upcoming freshman studio produced version of the character. In any case, this is a lacklustre film, with some decent animation and performances. The flick is just good enough to make the viewer pine for what could've been. The DVD features a weak interlaced transfer and extras, but has a very solid 5.1 surround presentation. I recommend a rent to the curious at best.
Review by Gabriel Powers
Some material may be inappropriate for children under 13
Disc Details
Release Date: 23rd January 2007
Discs: 1
Disc Type: Single side, dual layer
RCE: No
Video: NTSC
Aspect: 1.78:1
Anamorphic: Yes
Colour: Yes
Audio: Dolby Digital 5.1 English
Subtitles: English, Spanish
Extras: Alternate Opening Sequence, The Origin of Iron Man, Hall of Iron Man Armor, Concept Gallery, A Look at Dr. Strange
Easter Egg: No
Feature Details
Director: Frank Paur
Cast: Marc Worden, Gwendoline Yeo, Fred Tatasciore, Rodney Saulsberry, Elisa Gabrielli
Genre: Action and Animation
Length: 83 minutes
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Anchoring the neural compass: Coding of local spatial reference frames in human medial parietal cortex
Steven A. Marchette, Lindsay K. Vass, Jack Ryan, and Russell A. Epstein
University of Pennsylvania
To successfully navigate one must know how one is oriented within the world. Quite a lot of work in neuroscience has studied the neural mechanisms that might allow an animal to represent and maintain its orientation. Invasive recording techniques in rats have discovered "head direction" cells that seem to act like a neural compass which keeps track of the animal's heading as it navigates and may provide the internal sense of direction (Taube, 1980). However, perhaps the number one thing that we all know intuitively about our sense of direction is that it occasionally fails. We have probably all had the experience of coming out of a subway station and being suddenly lost. In this situation, how can we get our sense of direction back?
One solution might be to look for North. Sadly, humans seem to lack a keen sense of magnetoception. Another solution that might work better would be to use your orientation relative to local (currently-visible) landmarks around you to anchor your sense of direction. For example, if you can work out that City Hall is to your right and the subway station is to your left, then there is only one direction that you could be facing. This kind of local heading representation would be useful because when you're lost you could use it to reset your neural compass. In this experiment, we wanted to discover where this kind of orientation relative to local environment features might be represented within the human brain (Marchette, Vass, Ryan & Epstein, 2014). Based on previous neuroimaging (Baumann & Mattingley, 2010; Vass & Epstein, 2013) and neuropsychological (Aguirre, G.K. & D'Esposito, 1999) data, we hypothesized that a region of medial parietal cortex referred to as the retrosplenial complex (RSC) might support this locally-referenced representation of heading, thus providing a "dial" for the neural compass.
To test this hypothesis, we taught participants a virtual environment constructed in the commercial video game, Portal (www.valvesoftware.com, Valve Software, Bellevue, WA) that we designed to look for local heading codes. This environment consisted of a park containing four large rectangular buildings or "museums" with distinct textures and architectural features (Figure 1).The key feature of the design was that all of the museums had the same geometry and were laid out in a clover-leaf pattern. This dissociated the local headings within a museum, e.g., "facing the back wall", from the global heading within the park. For example, one museum's back wall faced to the North, whereas another had a back wall that faced to the East. This allowed us to test whether RSC coded one's heading with respect to the local geometry of the museum or the broader frame of the park.
Figure 1. Map and images of the virtual environment. A. Map of the virtual park and the four museums. Each museum was oriented at a unique direction with respect to the surrounding park. Objects were displayed within alcoves, which are indicated by grey squares. Each alcove could only be viewed from one direction. B. Images of the exteriors, interiors and alcoves of each museum.
To test participants' heading representations, we asked participants to learn and then recall the position of objects within two of the museums. Each museum had 8 unique objects which were set into alcoves so that each one was clearly associated with a particular heading. For example, if you were facing straight at the cake, then there was only one heading you could be facing (i.e., towards the left wall). Then, while participants underwent functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI), we asked them to imagine facing the objects and report whether a target object from the same museum would be to their left or their right. So, although participants only ever saw words within the scanner ("Facing the Cake"), we knew which heading they had imagined themselves facing (e.g., toward the left wall).
For our primary analysis, we measured the activity pattern within the RSC evoked by imagined views drawn from two of the museums. We hypothesized that if RSC was involved in representing one's heading, then the activity patterns for two views that faced the same heading (North) should be more similar to one another than the activity patterns for pairs of views that faced different headings (North and East). First, we considered views that were all within the same museum and this was exactly what we saw (Figure 2). Because we were always looking at the similarity among different views (i.e., facing different objects), RSC must have represented information about heading that was abstract and generalized across distinct views and locations.
Figure 2. Coding of facing direction in retrosplenial complex (RSC) activation patterns. A. Sagittal slice showing RSC. B. Coding of local direction in the local (museum-referenced) frame in RSC. Left panel shows that pattern similarity between views that face the same direction in local space was greater than pattern similarity between views that face different local directions, both within and across museums. Right panel shows that across museum views were no more similar when they faced the same or different global direction.
Next, we considered how RSC would treat views that were located in different museums. This was important because it allowed us to distinguish between three possible coding schemes that RSC might use to define one's heading. First, it was possible that heading codes would not generalize across museums because idiosyncratic codes were used for each museum. After all, each museum was a different building—visually distinct and with its own unique location in the world—perhaps different buildings always receive different spatial codes. Second, it was possible that the same global code would be used for both museums. In this case, a view that faced towards North should be similar to all other views facing to the North, no matter which museum they were in. Finally, it was possible that the codes would generalize based on a local heading relative to the geometry of the surrounding environment. If so, then views that faced the back walls of different museums might be treated as similar even though the back walls of the museums were all facing different global directions within the park. Our data confirmed this third possibility: views that faced the same local heading were more similar than views that faced different local headings (Figure 2). In addition, we observed no evidence for global coding in RSC: that is, North views were no more similar to one another across museums than to East, West, or South facing views.
We then took another approach to looking at our data. If RSC really was involved in reorienting oneself within a mental map of local space, then RSC should contain enough information for us to reconstruct the shape of that space. To test this, we used a multidimensional scaling technique (Kruskal & Wish, 1978) to estimate a mental map of the museum that matched the way that RSC treated different views as similar or dissimilar. Similar views should be placed close together, and dissimilar views should be further apart. This analysis reconstructed an accurate map of the museum (Figure 3)—providing evidence that RSC contained a rich representation of where views occurred within the local environment. Since all our participants saw in the scanner were the names of objects, all of the spatial information must have been retrieved from memory. To our knowledge, this is the first time that the spatial structure of an environment could be reconstructed purely from the neural correlates of the human imagination.
Figure 3. Activity patterns in RSC contain sufficient information about the spatial relations between views to reconstruct the spatial organization of the environment. A. A confusion matrix describing the similarity between every pair of views within the same museum was used to estimate the spatial representation within RSC. The estimated locations (colored diamonds) are close to the real locations (numbers in black outline). B. View reconstruction was also possible when considering the similarity among views in different museums.
Taken together, our data suggest that RSC represents one's heading relative to local environmental features and its heading codes generalize across environments of similar geometry. So, what does this tell us about how we orient ourselves to the world? Our results suggest that RSC acts as the compass rose for the neural compass; it anchors the internal sense of direction to the features of the external world, allowing us to use reorient to our surroundings and recover our sense of direction when we get lost.
- ♦ Taube, J. S., Muller, R. U. & Ranck, J. B. (1990). Head-direction cells recorded from the postsubiculum in freely moving rats. I. Description and quantitative analysis. The Journal of Neuroscience, 10, 420-435.
- ♦ Marchette, S. A., Vass, L. K., Ryan, J., & Epstein, R. A. (2014). Anchoring the neural compass: Coding of local spatial reference frames in human medial parietal lobe. Nature Neuroscience, 17, 1598-1606.
- ♦ Baumann, O. & Mattingley, J. B. (2010). Medial Parietal Cortex Encodes Perceived Heading Direction in Humans. The Journal of Neuroscience, 30, 12897-12901.
- ♦ Vass, L. K. & Epstein, R. A. (2013). Abstract Representations of Location and Facing Direction in the Human Brain. The Journal of Neuroscience, 33, 6133-6142.
- ♦ Aguirre, G. K. & D'Esposito, M. (1999). Topographical disorientation: A synthesis and taxonomy. Brain, 122, 1613-1628.
- ♦ Kruskal, J. B. & Wish, M. (1978). Multidimensional scaling. Beverly Hills: Sage.

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He was a parts manager for Ford Motor Co. for 51 years.
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thats the fakest climax ever lol
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The director of this clearly has a foot fetish....lol.
Jessica was the best friend
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Brunette looks like a girl I know. Whats the brunettes name?
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Never seen acting this bad in my life! Even in porn! hahahaha
i love the black hair girl made my dick hard i loved it
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Thanks to this thread http://chowhound.chow.com/topics/6818...
and our slow accumulation of favourite places, we managed to show my parents an excellent time eating and sightseeing during our late March trip to San Francisco, our version of a "greatest hits." We arrived on time and BARTed into town to check in, buy some Fage yogurt for the next day's brekky and trundle down the hill on the California Line to our 7:45 reservation at Perbacco for mum's belated birthday dinner.
Thursday night:
We were seated immediately on the mezzanine as requested and then I think it took us 15 minutes to figure out what to order– that is some menu :-). $240 all in for four got us the small salumi misti ($18); everyone had a favourite and the small was not. Appetizers were piastra roasted octopus and poached veal tongue with gold potatoes, celery heart and salsa verde ($12; no surprise this was Dad's pick), fritto misto of rock shrimp, cardoon, green beans, olive (deep fried olives, yes!), fennel, lemon aioli ($11; my pick), roasted baby beet roots, gorgonzola bombolino, beet green and hazelnut pesto ($10; Mum's choice and the highlight of the four) and warm salad of new spuds, black chanterelles, smoked pancetta, peas and tendrils ($10; the SO went for this one and how could it miss?). All but the SO opted for app sized pastas in lieu of mains: agnolotti quadrati filled with Devil's Gulch rabbit and truffled sugo d'arrosto $12 (dad); tajarin -- handcut tagiliatelle with five hour pork sugo and porcini mushrooms $12 for me (I particularly enjoyed the crinkly pasta which was fresh but had a good bite) and mum with the winner: coujette – Occitaine potato gnocchi with fonduta di formaggio alpine and toasted hazelnuts ($11); these little pillows fairly floated off the plate
The SO went for a full main of the Liberty Farm duck breast and slow roasted leg with Brussels sprouts and apples in padella and passato di sauncrau ($24) and although he enjoyed it, we all felt it was the least successful dish – nothing specific just not a rave. That's the second duck dish the SO hasn't loved in SF – the other was Commis, may be time to duck the duck :- ). I enjoyed a gin based cocktail which was recommended by our excellent server – didn't note the details but it had some fresh leafy herb in it that I loved. Everyone else had a tasty red wine that I was equally inattentive in noting anything about (Abbruzzo, maybe?). And we finished up with a dish of fennel dusted bombolini with star anise scented chocolate sauce and orange marmelatta to share ($8). The pacing was spot on and as mentioned our server was a gem. A superb start. We took the California car to the top of Nob Hill and then headed home.
We were off by 9:15 to check out Golden Gate Bridge on the 38L and the 28 buses. The Fage (I heart Fage with honey!) had started to wear off so we climbed back onto the 28 and headed to Mandalay for a Burmese lunch (we had hoped to make it to Burmese Kitchen but this was a good substitute).
There were many things we "had" to try, including samusa soup (big hit, especially with mum), deep fried onions (dad and I were major fans), tea leaf salad (the SO's favourite and vying with Dennis' at Larkin Express Deli), banana blossom salad (a special, very refreshing) and a fried flat bread called balada that was right up my street. We also tried the cold Burmese tea (excellent) and the jasmine blossom tea served in a wine glass, as well as the house specialty ginger lemon drink, which dad found a bit too intense. The SO had a Burmese beer. A great feast for a reasonable price, with lovely service though a bit distracted as the place got slammed even though it was late for lunching.
We had to work off all this food so caught the 44 into Golden Gate Park to see the free view from the De Young Conservatory tower and the sculpture garden, followed by a leisurely walking tour of the Strybing Arboretum. Then it was back to the hotel till it was time for a quick change and a walk over to Canteen.
Some of you may know that I have serious love for Canteen. We have booked a table here on all but one of our trips, when we waited too long and couldn't get in. We were excited to show off our favourite SF resto to the Parentals and Canteen didn't disappoint. In fact, this was the best meal we've had yet, in part because with four people we could order more things to try :- ). Full marks to the staff, though, as Chef Leary was not in attendance that evening and they met or exceeded his standards IMO. We were served a lovely amuse of smoked salmon with parsnip to start. I had talked up the famous vanilla soufflé (the only thing they've had on the menu since opening, I believe) so much that dad decided he was only ordering a starter so that he could have a whole soufflé to himself – in addition to being an offal-head he is also a renowned duff hound. He chose the pheasant salad with chicken liver toast, verjus gelee and dried fig ($11.50) which was superb.
Mum and the SO went for the peas and carrot soup ($8.50) which was a bowl of spring and beautifully plated. I had the Savoy spinach, butter lettuce and goat cheese salad ($8.50) because the server recommended it for the dressing which was outstanding though I prefer my salad dressed a bit more lightly. Mum also liked the look of the sole and crab quenelles with curry and cauliflower puree ($12.95; Chef Leary knows his purees) and opted to have that for her main to great effect. The quenelles were a bit larger than I'm used to but were light and luscious I'm told (no crab for me). The SO went veg for his main with the mushroom and Swiss chard en papillote with paprika sauce ($19.50) and this may have been the standout dish of many stellar plates. Then again, my pork shoulder confit with aligote style spuds and asparagus was a contender ($25.50). This was a meal where picking a favourite dish was a delightful conundrum.
Although we were all pretty stuffed by this time, we knew the soufflés were on their way (the aforementioned 1 for dad and 1 to share for the rest of us, plus the lemon croquettes with roasted rhubarb and cardamom). Then our server came by with a plate of the strawberry shortcake, saying it didn't seem right for us to only have three desserts for four people – our dessert cup runneth over. The shortcake was the surprise of the night as it was (nearly) as good as mum's, and that is saying something. I had a glass of white and the others shared a bottle of Morgan 12 Clones Pinot Noir. The bill came to a measly $180 before tip. We were so well taken care of by the Canteen crew – this was mum and dad's favourite meal of the trip (and also my belated birthday dinner). We waddled back up to Chinatown for a stroll and so to bed.
Having warned Mum and Dad about the lines at the Ferry Plaza Farmers Market, we were up and at 'em by 8:30. The lines were manageable at the side Blue Bottle and at Primavera, and we even managed to nab one of the real tables to sit at. The chilaquile platter ($9) was as good as the last two times and the 2 tamales (pork and spinach/mushroom) also got smiles at $4.50 each. We were all pretty enamoured of the salsa verde too. We supplemented with the 4505 "toad in the hole" (I'd call it egg in the hole) which was made from Omega pan de mie with béchamel and cheese ($6), also very good. We toured the market and then headed to Fisherman's Wharf to check out the boats at Hyde Street Pier. We went to Tanguito to try the empanadas but alas they were sold out by the time we arrived at 1:30 pm. We tried the lengua, chorizo and pastor tacos at the adjacent truck which were messy but tasty and very reasonable. Mum wanted to see what Ghirardhelli Square looked liked several decades on. We had a sample of the chocolate peanut square which was generous but just average. Then we were off to North Beach on the Stockton bus to try a pizza piato at Bao Necci. Their recent remodel means an airier atmo and more tables (plus beer!) but the pizza hasn't changed and was as good as last time. We wandered over to Washington Square which was packed on a sunny afternoon with visitors and locals alike, including some byplay that reminded me of some of the parks on our downtown eastside : -). Another trip on the now uber-crowded 30 bus (sorry M&D) and we returned to the oasis of the daily wine tasting at our hotel.
Dinner on Saturday was with BIL at Poc Chuc 2866 16th Street btwn South Van Ness and Shtowell (415) 558-1833 . Remembering how much I loved their corn-based offerings, Mum and I focused on these items (hello, Platillo Maya!), whereas others tried the eponymous dishes and tacos. Still no licence here but we enjoyed agua de Jamaica and didn't miss the alcohol. Service was warm, the food was plentiful, delicious and inexpensive, and there seemed to be more patrons than last time, so all in all a great dining experience.
Part II (Sun to Wed) is here: http://chowhound.chow.com/topics/703182#
Here are some pix from Perbacco (salumi, beet salad, fritto misto, octopus/veal tongue, tajarin, ravioli, gnocchi, duck, bombolini) and Mandalay (balada, banana blossom salad, fried onions, lemon ginger drink, samusa soup, tea leaf salad, two teas):
230 California St, San Francisco, CA 94111
817 Sutter St, San Francisco, CA 94109
Mandalay Restaurant
4344 California St, San Francisco, CA 94118
Ferry Plaza Farmers Market
One Ferry Building, 200 The Embarcadero, San Francisco, CA
Poc Chuc
2886 16th St, San Francisco, CA 94103
Caffe BaoNecci
516 Green St, San Francisco, CA
2850 Jones St, San Francisco, CA 94133


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Earth Day Highlights in Boston Area and New England
Release Date: 04/18/2012
Contact Information: David Deegan, (617) 918-1017
(Boston, Mass. – April 18, 2012) – EPA's New England office is partnering with Boston community groups to complete two Earth Day activities on April 20th.
Boston-Area Community Projects - EPA staff will work with YouthBuild Boston and the Rose F. Kennedy Conservancy's Green and Grow program to complete a rain garden installation in Dewey Square on The Rose F. Kennedy Greenway. The installation will be part of a demonstration garden project. In addition to the rain garden, raised garden beds, an outdoor classroom, and a compost bin area are also being installed at the location.
2012 marks the 40th anniversary of the Clean Water Act. Signed in 1972, the law set a national goal to restore the integrity of rivers, streams, lakes, wetlands and coastal waters of the United States. In celebration of this milestone, EPA is partnering with the Emerald Necklace Conservancy in a cleanup event along the Muddy River in Brighton, Mass. The Muddy River is one of the contributing waters to the Charles River. The cleanup is a precursor to the Charles River Report Card announcement taking place on Saturday April 21st. Since 1995, the Charles River Initiative has coordinated EPA, state and local governments, private organizations, and environmental advocates, to improve the health of the lower Charles River. EPA issues a water quality based report card to the Charles every year around Earth Day.
New England "Soak Up the Rain" Campaign - The rain garden installation coincides with EPA New England's new campaign: Soak up the Rain. This is a call to action for citizens, businesses and communities to create healthier and more beautiful landscapes that can also help to manage the water that runs off our rooftops, roads and driveways when it rains. The campaign asks New Englanders to help soak up the rain to help reduce flooding and reduce the polluted runoff that flows to streams, lakes, rivers and coastlines in the area. A rain garden that will capture and soak up rain is an excellent way to help. For more information about how you can soak up the rain, visit https://www.epa.gov/region1/soakuptherain/.
Traveling Environmental Photo Display - New England is the first stop on a national tour by EPA's "Documerica" exhibit of photographs depicting environmental conditions of our past and present. The exhibit will be visiting different New England locations as follows:
- Save The Bay Center, 100 Save The Bay Dr., Providence, RI from April 17 – 20;
- Common Ground High School, New Haven, Conn. Friday April 20-21;
- Bennington College, Vermont April 23-24;
- Faneuil Hall, Boston April 25;
- EPA Regional Office, McCormick Building (Post Office Square), Boston April 26;
- Bates College, Lewiston, ME, April 27-30.
Check for updates on where the photo exhibit goes next: https://blog.epa.gov/epplocations/2012/04/traveling-exhibit-in-new-england/ ;
Environment in a Day - Calling all citizen photographers! On Earth Day, April 22, take a picture within the 24 hours of Earth Day for State of the Environment. ONE top photo from each state and territory will be featured on a map of the moment!
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SPRINGFIELD, Ill. - Tickets for the Illinois State Fair concert appearance of country music star Toby Keith go on sale Feb. 9.
For the first time, music fans will be able to buy a special VIP pass for the Grandstand track.
The new pass guarantees a prime viewing location close to the stage. Only 1,000 will be sold. Holders of the passes will be escorted into the area 30 minutes before the opening of general admission gates.
State Fair Manager Amy Bliefnick said the VIP passes will allow diehard fans to get spots close to the stage without standing in line all day.
Keith performs Aug. 14. General admission track tickets for the concert cost $50. The new VIP pass cost $65.


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BATON ROUGE, LA (WAFB) - We're one week away from the season opener next Saturday night in Death Valley. When Tiger fans and visitors make their way to campus, they may notice a few changes to the stadium.
Death Valley has gotten a little paint, as well as this brand new archway on the Nicholson Drive side of the stadium. If drove past today, you saw construction workers hanging ten-foot tall letters across the side of the building that will eventually read "Tiger Stadium."
"It's a great stadium, a great old stadium and we need to take care of it," said Joe Alleva, LSU athletic director. "We're not going to build a new one, so we need to take care of this stadium and that's what we're doing."
Alleva says LSU is a first-class university with a first class athletic program. He says the stadium's makeover is meant to reflect just that. Some fans agree. They say the broken, rusted windows that were above the student entrance across from Mike the Tiger's habitat, were an awful way to introduce fans to Death Valley.
"When people come, that was the first thing that they would see sometimes," said Stella Trepagnier, LSU fan. "It really was not a very good sight. But looking at it now, and all renovations that they're doing on the side and everything, is absolutely wonderful."
The Tiger faithful hope the stadium's new shiny exterior will help fans have a new outlook on this season despite recent Honey Badger headlines.
"It's water under the bridge, and we have to go forward and deal with it," said Trepagnier. "I think we will because everybody that I know is excited about football season."
"A lot of controversy going on. It should be a good year, and a little facelift will make everything look good," said Brian Maurice, LSU senior
There's more for the stadium. Alleva says the stadium expansion project is set to start at the end of this season and be finished in time for the 2014 football season.
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Collision rule met with mixed reaction by Indians
GOODYEAR, Ariz. -- Carlos Santana knows better than to block home plate without a baseball in his possession these days. The Indians catcher paid the price for that approach four years ago, when he suffered a serious left knee injury during a collision in Boston.
On Monday, Major League Baseball and the MLB Players Association announced that they had officially negotiated the addition of an experimental rule covering home-plate collisions for the upcoming season. There are guidelines to protect both baserunners and catchers, and Santana was pleased with the news.
GOODYEAR, Ariz. -- Carlos Santana knows better than to block home plate without a baseball in his possession these days. The Indians catcher paid the price for that approach four years ago, when he suffered a serious left knee injury during a collision in Boston.
On Monday, Major League Baseball and the MLB Players Association announced that they had officially negotiated the addition of an experimental rule covering home-plate collisions for the upcoming season. There are guidelines to protect both baserunners and catchers, and Santana was pleased with the news.
"This is good," Santana said. "I like it that MLB is doing that, because of what I experienced four years ago. I think they made a good decision."
It has been called "The Buster Posey Rule," considering the conversation about collisions gained steamed after the Giants catcher was seriously injured during a run-in at the plate in May 2011. In August 2010, Santana was also taken out during a play at home at Fenway Park, when Ryan Kalish plowed into the catcher's left leg.
The situations involving Posey and Santana had their differences. In the play that took Posey out, Scott Cousins of the Marlins veered out of the baseline and knocked the San Francisco catcher over in front of the plate. In Santana's case, the catcher had his left leg extended across the baseline before having the ball in hand, forcing Kalish into a tough decision.
Both types of play were addressed in the language of the new Rule 7.13, which reads:
A runner attempting to score may not deviate from his direct pathway to the plate in order to initiate contact with the catcher (or other player covering home plate). If, in the judgment of the umpire, a runner attempting to score initiates contact with the catcher (or other player covering home plate) in such a manner, the umpire shall declare the runner out (even if the player covering home plate loses possession of the ball). In such circumstances, the umpire shall call the ball dead, and all other baserunners shall return to the last base touched at the time of the collision.
Rule 7.13 comment: The failure by the runner to make an effort to touch the plate, the runner's lowering of the shoulder, or the runner's pushing through with his hands, elbows or arms, would support a determination that the runner deviated from the pathway in order to initiate contact with the catcher in violation of Rule 7.13. If the runner slides into the plate in an appropriate manner, he shall not be adjudged to have violated Rule 7.13. A slide shall be deemed appropriate, in the case of a feet first slide, if the runner's buttocks and legs should hit the ground before contact with the catcher. In the case of a head first slide, a runner shall be deemed to have slid appropriately if his body should hit the ground before contact with the catcher.
Unless the catcher is in possession of the ball, the catcher cannot block the pathway of the runner as he is attempting to score. If, in the judgment of the umpire, the catcher without possession of the ball blocks the pathway of the runner, the umpire shall call or signal the runner safe. Notwithstanding the above, it shall not be considered a violation of this Rule 7.13 if the catcher blocks the pathway of the runner in order to field a throw, and the umpire determines that the catcher could not have fielded the ball without blocking the pathway of the runner and that contact with the runner was unavoidable.
Cousins was safe on the play involving Posey, but the runner would be automatically out under the new rules. On the Santana play, Kalish was ruled out, but the new rules would likely deem him safe given Santana's placement on the field prior to having the ball.
Indians manager Terry Francona, who expressed concern over the idea of banning collisions at home plate, seemed satisfied with the details of the rule.
"It doesn't seem like that big of a deal," Francona said. "I don't think it's going to be a lot of adjustment, to be honest with you, for catchers. I think the adjustment is going to come on the baserunners' part."
Cleveland catcher Yan Gomes agreed with Francona's assessment. Gomes, who enters this season as the Tribe's starting catcher, said he has never been one to block the plate in the traditional sense. He noted that his goal is to always put the runner in a "slide first" mentality before trying to take away the plate at the last possible moment on a close play.
Gomes said the new rule also falls in line with the guidelines enforced at the collegiate level.
"I don't think it's going to really change much of how we're supposed to take a play at home plate," Gomes said. "That's pretty much what it was in college. If a play took you somewhere and you guys run into contact, it happens. I think I just heard the runner has to touch the ground before making contact if he's sliding? So he can't just slide into the catcher. That's pretty much the same thing as in college."
Cleveland's Luke Carlin, who has been a professional catcher for the past 12 years, was pleased to see the experimental rule still allows room for the kind of collisions that are unavoidable.
"I think it's OK," Carlin said. "I think that they've tried to say that there are going to be some collisions still, and I think that the umpires, especially the guys that have been around, will kind of know. You guys know. If you've seen somebody go out of his way to hit a catcher, it's pretty obvious. The times that I've been hit have been where the ball has taken me into the path of the runner."
Although the catchers seemed to be overwhelmingly in favor of the new guidelines, position players around Cleveland's clubhouse still had some skepticism. Many indicated that they were going to want more clarity on the kind of movements that will be allowed or not allowed in the moments leading up to potential contact with a catcher.
Veteran Nick Swisher appreciated the attempt to increase player safety, but voiced some concern over changing a long-standing element of the game.
"Hopefully, it'll help out," Swisher said. "This was probably on the heels of some things that have happened in the past, but we'll see. I've always kind of thought ever since baseball was invented, the rules don't need to be changed much. With technology, obviously, comes instant replay. But now you're actually changing the game. I don't know. Hey, I'm down for it. Whatever."
Indians second baseman Jason Kipnis wanted to see how things developed this season before offering his final opinion.
"I don't know how it's going to play out," Kipnis said. "I'm sure there's going to be a lot of teams that are going to be happy and ticked off about these new rules. The way it's going to play out, they're going to be on both sides of each call. I don't know. It's adding another human element to the game with the umpires, adding another responsibility for them. I'll be all ears once the first controversy hits."
Jordan Bastian is a reporter for MLB.com. Read his blog, Major League Bastian, and follow him on Twitter @MLBastian.


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The fall-winter 2012 menswear collections that showed during the recently wrapped New York Fashion Week brought the usual riffs on masculine archetypes. Rag & Bone and Tommy Hilfiger served up military men. Michael Kors went for plaid-clad lumberjack luxe, and Scott Sternberg took his duster- and work-suit-wearing cowboys into the desert Southwest.
But after several years of moving toward a more laid-back look, American menswear appears to be headed in the opposite direction, with an emphasis on a more polished, dressed-up panache that stops just this side of dandification.
Among the standouts were Michael Bastian's "The Extra Man" collection, which served up chalk-stripe double-breasted suits, three-piece Glen plaid suits, moleskin topcoats with grosgrain ribbon contrast tipping and shantung tuxedos, accessorized with needlepoint Stubbs & Wootton slippers on their feet and J. Frost floral resin boutonnieres on their lapels.
Another was Billy Reid, an Alabama-based designer known for his take on the rumpled and rough-hewn son of the South, who cited his recent travels abroad as inspiration. "I spent some great time in Paris and London this past year," Reid explained in his show notes. "And I've thoroughly enjoyed mixing that vibe into the collection."
That influence was evident in his three-piece suits in heathered gray cashmere tweed, double-breasted suits in navy blue cashmere flannel and jackets and trousers in cotton velvet. His outerwear offerings were equally upscale with parkas lined in sheared nutria and trench coats and leather vests sporting shearling collars. (Reid's women's wear, which he showed alongside the men's, was also more gussied up than in past seasons.)
The collection Simon Spurr sent down the runway wasn't more spit-and-polished than usual — that would be a tall order for a menswear designer whose razor-sharp tailoring is his sartorial calling card. If anything, Spurr was trying to push things in the opposite direction by riffing on the theme of British modernism in general and Robert Frank's photographs of London in particular.
That was most noticeable in the form of an exploded houndstooth-check pattern printed or bonded to suits, outerwear pieces and sweaters. "People are expecting a bit more in the way of fashion from me," Spurr said backstage prior to the show.
And it wasn't just the luxury menswear brands that were headed in a dressier direction. A look at collections from Brooks Brothers andJ. Crewrevealed a similar trend.
"The collection is more polished and more precise this season — the look, the hair, everything," said Frank Muytjens, head ofJ. Crew's men's design team at the label's Feb. 14 presentation. He noted the "deep, inky blues and blacks — like the colors in an oil slick."
Muytjens said he took the season's inspiration from the poet Edward James. "I found his picture on the cover of a vintage book I found at the Brooklyn Flea Market," he said. "I was also inspired by the explorer Ernest Shackleton."
"That was a long time ago — 1910," he acknowledged, speaking of the era when Shackleton was in his prime, "but I feel the time is right."
Muytjens came to that conclusion last year as he was traveling around the United States visitingJ. Crewstores. "Of the people I was meeting, I noticed it was the men that were more dressed up than the women," he said.
The result is a sharp-looking collection that's heavy on the blue hues, with tailored and trim-fitting suits in Glen plaid, Harris tweed jackets in a dark Black Watch tartan, herringbone military shirts and shawl-collared or double-breasted cardigans. Dressy denim could be found in dark five-pocket work pants, jean jackets, denim shirts and even neckties cut from vintage Japanese indigo. Outerwear pieces included corduroy peacoats, wool hunting jackets and down parkas.
But it was another piece of outerwear — the sweater — that had an unexpectedly hot menswear moment on the runways. Long the unsung utility player of the men's fall-winter wardrobe, the sweater seemed to be back bigger than ever at New York Fashion Week. One couldn't throw a lint brush in Manhattan in the last week without hitting some high-end designer's interpretation. There were cable knit cardigans, double-breasted cardigans, toggle-button cardigans, shawl-collared sweaters, V-neck pullovers and Fair Isle zip-fronts.
The sweaters even managed to take center stage on two memorable occasions. The first was at the Michael Bastian show, where one look included a yellow cashmere sweater with a single black zigzag — an unmistakable reference to Charlie Brown's signature look — and the second came at the Jeremy Scott show, when a key piece of the designer's rainbow-colored homage to 1990s computers and popular culture included another black and yellow sweater, this one bearing an allover print of very different cartoon kid Bart Simpson.
So whether one identifies with Charlie Brown or Bart Simpson — or falls somewhere in between — rest assured that there will be something warm and fuzzy to wear when next fall rolls around.


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Instead of focusing on nickel-and-diming yourself, Nicole's advice focuses on investing in yourself so you don't have to stress over the little things. But, in order to do that you have to be able to speak the language of money. After all, money is a language like anything else, and the sooner you can join the conversation, the sooner you can live the life you want.
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STEP 7: LOCK IT UP – Saving Sucks but So Does Being Broke
STEP 8: WORK IT, BITCHES – Put Your Career in Overdrive
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text: I have made a LH circular patch for 2.4 GHz and mounted it as a feed for a 1'prime focus dish. I have successfully used it on AO 51. The Patch is in air with 1/4 " spacing, The active element is rectangular with 2 opposite clipped corners. It has less than 1 dB of axial ratio. It is fed near one corner at the 50 Ohm point. Art, KC6UQH -----Original Message----- From: amsat-bb-bounces at amsat.org [mailto:amsat-bb-bounces at amsat.org] On Behalf Of John Belstner Sent: Monday, June 07, 2010 8:47 PM To: Greg D Cc: amsat-bb at amsat.org Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: CP antenna from 2 WiFi panels Hi Greg, What I meant by "at best" is that it will certainly be a challenge (at 2.5 GHz) to get one panel just a perfect 1/4 wavelength forward from the other. It will be equally as challenging (at 2.5 GHz) to make 75 ohm phasing cables some odd multiple of 1/4 wavelength. I say that because I found it quite challenging to make phasing cables for 1.3 GHz and even 440 MHz and I had a network analyzer to help me. Just when I thought I had it cut perfect I put the connector on and found myself 10 to 20 degrees off. That will affect the circularity of the polarization. I finally gave up and mounted the elements of one yagi 1/4 wavelength forward from the other and used equal length cables. Physical spacing is easier to achieve within a few degrees at the lower frequencies (VHF/UHF). Another alternative would have been to use a 90 degree broadband hybrid (that can handle 25 watts) but that was much more $ than I wanted to spend. If you have a helix already, I would use that. But don't let me talk you out of experimentation. It is possible and might be fun. 73, John Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry -----Original Message----- From: Greg D. <ko6th_greg at hotmail.com> Date: Mon, 7 Jun 2010 20:22:22 To: <jbelstner at yahoo.com> Cc: <amsat-bb at amsat.org> Subject: RE: [amsat-bb] CP antenna from 2 WiFi panels Hi John, "At best"? Interesting... I've seen many diagrams about mounting two linear YAGIs at 90 degrees from each other on the same cross arm, with the appropriate phasing harness. My plan is to mount the two panels the same; one next to the other, rotated 45 degrees in opposite directions on the cross arm, with one pushed out 1.23 inches by a block of wood. How bad will this be? One will surely get some elliptical effects when the satellite is off-axis, but keeping them aimed at the satellite is what the rotor and computer are for... I understand that I'm losing some NF by not using a proper splitter, but I don't have one handy, and this is (was) supposed to be a low effort adventure. Again, for AO-51 VS, I should have plenty of margin. I've built several helixes, both 2.4 ghz for the feed to my BBQ grill, and my current L-band uplink, and could do the same here. But, back to the low effort part of things... If this simply isn't going to work, then I'll just leave my current setup alone. It consists of a 3 3/4 turn helix feeding a 30 inch BBQ grill, lined with window screen. All combined, it's kind of heavy, and the wooden cross arm is showing the effects of the weight and its age. It was built for AO-40, and for the current satellites I don't really need this much gain, hence the replacement idea. Bad idea? Greg KO6TH > Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] CP antenna from 2 WiFi panels > From: jbelstner at yahoo.com > Date: Mon, 7 Jun 2010 07:37:17 -0700 > CC: amsat-bb at amsat.org > To: ko6th_greg at hotmail.com > > Hi Greg, > > These panels are patch style antennas and as such you will not be able to place one behind the other to obtain circular polarization. Placing one next to the other will at best produce an elliptically polarized pattern, and you should use a 50 ohm splitter to keep your impedance 50 ohms. The shape of the patch and position of the feed point is typically how you obtain circular polarization with a patch antenna. > > Or, you can obtain RHCP with the same or more gain and less trouble by making a Helix. A sheet of aluminum, #8 copper wire and and a piece of PVC of the right diameter is all you need. > http://brneurosci.org/helix-antenna.html > > Or, you can try just a single panel and see how it performs for a while. > > Good luck! > > 73, John W9EN > DM13le > W9EN at AMSAT.ORG > > > > > > > > > On Jun 6, 2010, at 1:15 PM, Greg D. wrote: > > > > > Hi folks, > > > > Before I start nailing stuff together, I just want to verify what I'm doing... > > > > I want to make a 2.4ghz Right-Hand Circular antenna from two flat panel Wi-Fi antennas. The idea is to mount them at 90 degrees from each other, with one 1/4 wavelength in front of the other. Combine the two feeds with a simple Tee (the feeds are of equal length), and into the pre-amp. Since I'm not transmitting, I'm not too worried about the resulting 25 ohm impedance (or should I be?). > > > > If it matters, the panels are from HyperLink Technologies, their model HG2414P, with a claimed 14dBi gain. > > > > So, the questions: > > > > 1. 1/4 wavelength at 2401 mhz is ((3 x 10**8 / 2401 x 10**6) / 4) meters, or about 1.23 inches. Right? > > > > 2. Most of our 2.4 ghz satellite downlinks seem to be either linear or RHCP, so I'm guessing that RHCP is probably the preferred construction. (Yes?) > > > > 3. Looking at the Satellite Experimenter's Handbook (figure 7-10), I believe the panel rotated 90 degrees counter-clockwise as seen from behind the panels should be the one farther out in front, for RHCP. (Their picture shows clockwise for LHCP.) Is this correct? > > > > Thanks, > > > > Greg KO6TH > > > >_________________________________________________________________ > > The New Busy think 9 to 5 is a cute idea. Combine multiple calendars with Hotmail. > > http://www.windowslive.com/campaign/thenewbusy?tile=multicalendar&ocid=PID28 326::T:WLMTAGL:ON:WL:en-US:WM_HMP:042010_5 > >_______________________________________________ > > Sent via AMSAT-BB at amsat.org. Opinions expressed are those of the author. > > Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program! > > Subscription settings: http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb > _________________________________________________________________ The New Busy is not the too busy. Combine all your e-mail accounts with Hotmail. http://www.windowslive.com/campaign/thenewbusy?tile=multiaccount&ocid=PID283 26::T:WLMTAGL:ON:WL:en-US:WM_HMP:042010_4 _______________________________________________ Sent via AMSAT-BB at amsat.org. 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ORGANIZER: The Boot Campaign
EVENT DATE: Apr 07, 2013
The Boot Campaign wrote -
He's at it again! For the third straight year, country music artist Granger Smith is walking 100 miles in combat BOOTS! Since 2011, Granger has logged 200 miles in his boots - his way of paying tribute to all those serving our country in the U.S. Armed Forces. Because of his passion for our troops, Granger even wrote and recorded a successful song dedicated to our military men and women called, "That's What I Do With It."
All funds raised through the Boot Walk will benefit the Boot Campaign, a national 501c3 non-profit that is dedicated to showing tangible appreciation of our active military, raising awareness of the challenges they face upon return and supporting their transition home.
On April 7, 2013 Granger Smith will begin a 100-mile journey in Austin, TX that will lead him to Fort Hood. His journey of gratitude will culminate on April 11, 2013 where he will perform a concert.
Walk with Granger and help us raise $20,000
Your donations will help the Boot Campaign provide mortgage-free housing, shelter for the homeless, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) counseling, wellness retreats, emergency assistance funds, retreats for surviving spouses and much more!
Create a Fundraising Team: Regardless of whether you can physically join Granger Smith in your BOOTS, you can still get involved and create a Boot Walk Team! Use your team to encourage your family, friends and co-workers to make a donation to motivate others and benefit our troops. Click on "Create Your Fundraiser" to begin creating your team.
Lace Up Boots: Join Granger Smith on the 2013 Boot Walk! Follow www.BootWalk.com for information on when/where you can walk alongside Granger Smith during the 3rd Annual Boot Walk.
About Granger Smith:
Texas born-and-bred singer/songwriter, Granger Smith, continues to reinvent the face of traditional country music. His consistency in providing powerful, heartfelt, blended hits have made him into a fan and critic favorite over the years. He is set to release his ninth studio album this April 2013 and is riding the success of the debut single "We Do It In A Field." Granger's passion for our troops has taken him on multiple tours in the Middle East, as well as lead to his founding of the annual 100-Mile Walk, which raises awareness of our soldiers needs as they return home. The 2013 100-Mile Walk will take place April 7-11 and serve as a kick-off event for the new album and tour. He boasts seven Top Ten singles on the Texas Music Charts and has been featured artist in Billboard's weekly "Bubbling Under" column, which highlights artists who are making their way towards Billboard chart success. Granger launched a country boy alter-ego, Earl Dibbles Jr., who has found his own success with "The Country Boy Song." Dibbles is now part of Granger's tour schedule and boasts more than 3.6 million views on YouTube for his viral videos. Granger and Earl have a captive audience on Facebook and Twitter that exceeds 220,000 followers. For more info on Granger, including his music and upcoming tour dates, please visit www.grangersmith.com and www.earldibblesjr.com.
About The Boot Campaign:
The Boot Campaign is a national 501c3 patriotic movement that is dedicated to showing tangible appreciation of our active military, raising awareness of the challenges they face upon return and supporting their transition home.
Through the sale of its signature military combat boots, general public donations, and corporate sponsorship, the Boot Campaign operates five distinct programs -- Jobs, Housing, Family Support, Urgent Assistance and Wellness-- that are caring for military personnel, past and present, healing from a variety of physical and emotional combat wounds, embodying the campaign motto that, "When They Come Back, We Give Back".


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Griggs Principal, Assoc. Dean Announced
Top HeadlinesDate: May 11, 2011
La Ronda Curtis Forsey has been appointed associate dean for Griggs University and principal of Griggs International Academy. Griggs is an accredited, values-based distance education and homeschool provider that offers individual courses and complete programs to students preschool through university. Ownership of Griggs University was transferred to Andrews University in November 2010. Forsey's start date is July 1, 2011.
Forsey brings 26 years of teaching and educational administration to her role at Griggs. She currently serves as the principal at Atlanta Adventist Academy (AAA) in Atlanta, Ga.
"The thing that intrigues me about joining Andrews University is the opportunity to be innovative in a global setting—using my background experiences to reach out to a wide range of students," says Forsey. "I look forward to building new programs with a team of people who are dedicated to Adventist education and God's service."
Forsey has worked as an English and social studies teacher at the alternative Horizon Preparatory School in Chattanooga, Tenn.; a composition teacher at Southern Adventist University; and an English and English as a Second Language teacher at Forest Lake Academy in Apopka, Fla. Her years of experience in administration began in 1996 when she began a six-year stint as vice principal, as well as English and ESL teacher, at Maxwell Adventist Academy in Nairobi, Kenya. In 2002, she moved back to the United States where she served for three years as vice-principal of marketing and recruiting for Campion Academy in Loveland, Colo. Of her six years at AAA, two were spent as principal, and four as the vice principal for marketing and development. During her tenure, enrollment doubled and AAA became an innovative multi-campus school. Three metro Atlanta sites and five partner schools now use interactive simultaneous videoconferencing technology.
"As we build Griggs University on the campus of Andrews University, we have looked for three characteristics in all candidates—first, a dedication to God and a commitment to Adventist education; second, the skills and experience necessary to build excellent distance education programs on a number of platforms; and third, the vision to see how distance education can serve the world Church by using technology to promote collaboration," says Alayne Thorpe, interim president of Griggs. "La Ronda brings together faith and commitment, skills and experience, and vision. She's a tremendous resource for our Church."
Forsey holds a Bachelor of Arts in English from Southern Adventist University and a Master of Science in Educational Administration from Scranton University. In addition, she holds a number of certifications from the University of Central Florida, Rollins College and Southern Adventist University.
Forsey and her husband David have two sons. Drew is a sophomore studying chemistry at Southern Adventist University. Dillan is a senior at Atlanta Adventist Academy.


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Newtown is in U.S. Rep. Elizabeth Esty's 5th Congressional District, so it's only natural that the congresswoman is deeply involved in gun-violence prevention discussions at many levels.
She is, among other things, vice chairman of the Congressional Gun Violence Prevention Task Force. Last week, she scheduled "roundtable discussions" across the district with mayors, school officials, police, first responders and others she called "stakeholders."
The discussions were a great idea. Unfortunately, the ground rules weren't. Although the news media were invited, everything said at the roundtables was off the record. Reporters were also given the opportunity to attend post-roundtable press availabilities. But those, by their very nature, would be sanitized.
There was no compelling reason for the meetings to be off the record.
Ms. Esty wanted to create an atmosphere in which people felt comfortable exchanging frank and candid views, her office said. But that assumes that public officials, from mayors to police officers, wouldn't say what's on their minds if a reporter was present. Most will, and the public's the better for it. Otherwise, such meetings could become policy-making behind closed doors.
Jim Smith, president of the Connecticut Council of Freedom of Information, called the congresswoman's decision "disappointing" and noted that in hearings at the state Capitol, "every word was on the record for all Connecticut residents to see and hear the discussion and participate if they so chose. Leaving the people guessing what is being said is absolutely the wrong way to go."
Mr. Smith's right. Government works best when it's transparent.
Ms. Esty, who has done so much right, missed an opportunity to expand the discussion on gun-violence prevention when she made her roundtable discussions with stakeholders off the record.


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Latvian: Ainars Bruvelis, paldies!
Galician: Christian Álvarez Rodríguez, gracias!
Asturian: Andrés Menéndez Blanco and Héctor Xil, gracies!
Belarusian: Andrej Kuźniečyk Дзякуй!
The rest of the languages are updated continously with the contributions of many translators. However sometimes you will see some sentences in English mixed with other languages because Panoramio website is alive; we are adding new sentences or rewriting them all the time.
Belarusian has between 4-7 million native speakers and Latvian 1,5 million, they are the official languages for Belarus and Latvia respectively. The other two languages are located in Northern Spain, Galician is the mother tongue for 2,5 million people in Galicia and Asturian is spoken by around 100,000 people in Asturias.
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OCCA strengthens the arts by ensuring that the Oregon coast has a rich and vibrant arts community through support and promotion of arts organizations and individual artists.
This directory represents the coastal areas of Oregon, which include Clatsop, Tillamook, Lincoln, Coos, and Curry counties and the coastal towns of Lane and Douglas counties. OCCA is the regional arts council for this area. Learn more about OCCA's regional arts activities.
Located in Tillamook, Oregon, the Latimer Quilet & Textile Center offers exhibits of antique and contemporary quilts, weaving and spinning demonstrations, and instruction in various textile arts.
TAPA was created from the ground up with humble beginnings and due to continued support of local business sponsorship, volunteers and audience support we have full seasons of plays and musical revues often selling out. Every cent donated is deeply appreciated and is used with utmost respect.