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Altered Beast
|Altered Beast
European Mega Drive box art
|Makoto Uchida
Hirokazu Yasuhara
|Rieko Kodama
|Tohru Nakabayashi
August 1988
|Beat 'em up
|Single-player, multiplayer
|Standard upright
|Arcade system
|Sega System 16
|Raster resolution 320 x 224 (Horizontal) Palette Colors 6144
Altered Beast[a] is a 1988 beat 'em up arcade game developed and manufactured by Sega.[2] The game is set in Ancient Greece, and follows a centurion who is resurrected by Zeus to rescue his daughter Athena. In order to save his daughter, Zeus transforms the centurion into beasts with the use of power-ups. After its initial arcade release, it was ported to several home video game consoles and home computers, including the Mega Drive/Genesis, for which it was a pack-in game.
Altered Beast is a side scrolling beat 'em up game with light platform elements. The player can punch, kick and jump. Up to two players can play at once. Each player controls a centurion, fighting undead creatures and monsters in a setting resembling Ancient Greece, with originally five levels, in a graveyard, the Underworld, a cavern, Neff's palace and base at the city of Dis. One of the enemies, a white two-headed wolf (blue in the Mega Drive version, and a blue ox in the DOS version) upon defeat releases a Spirit Ball, a power-up orb which increase the strength and size of the player character. Three orbs turn the centurion into a beast, which in the original version were a werewolf, a thunder weredragon, a werebear, a weretiger, and the more powerful golden werewolf. Each beast has its own abilities, such as the dragon's flight and lightning, and the bear's petrification.
After becoming the beast, the character can face the end-level boss, though the boss will also appear regardless of whether or not the character is transformed if the player takes too long to complete the level. Upon the boss's defeat, Neff appears and removes the transformation orbs.
A Roman centurion who died in battle is resurrected by Zeus. The Centurion is ordered by Zeus to save his daughter Athena from a Demon God called Neff in the Underworld. To become able to withstand the perils, the warrior gets the ability to collect three spirit balls on each level, the last of which transforms him into a human/beast hybrid of formidable power.
After a series of battles in a journey that ends in Dis, the centurion finally defeats Neff and rescues Athena. In the original arcade game, the end credits are interspersed with images of actors in costumes for the different characters and monsters of the game, implying the whole game was a film production.[3]
Home versions[edit]
Altered Beast was ported to several platforms after its original release in 1988. It was released for Master System, PC Engine (in HuCard and CD-ROM² formats), Family Computer, Atari ST, ZX Spectrum, MSX, Commodore 64, Amstrad CPC, Amiga, and MS-DOS. The Mega Drive/Genesis version was the original pack-in game for that system in North America, Europe, and Brazil, before being replaced by Sonic the Hedgehog. A hand-held version of the game made by Tiger Electronics was released in 1988.
Certain differences are seen between the several versions of the game. Some of them, like the Master System version, were only single-player, and had only four levels. Others provided different beasts to mutate into, such as a humanoid lion, or a shark form seen in the Famicom version.
The Mega Drive version is included in the compilations Sega Smash Pack, Sega Genesis Collection and Sonic's Ultimate Genesis Collection, with the latter two also including the arcade version as an unlockable game. The Wii's Virtual Console service offers emulated versions of both the arcade and the Mega Drive port, while the Xbox 360's Xbox Live Arcade and the PlayStation 3's PlayStation Network have a re-worked arcade version with HD support, online leaderboards and network play.[4] Sega released an official iOS port of the Mega Drive version in late 2010, The 2010 iOS Conversion of Altered Beast was taken down in 2015. In 2017, Altered Beast was rereleased on iOS and Android it is part of the Sega Forever Collection.
The game has also seen a 3D port for the Nintendo 3DS as a digital download on the Nintendo eShop. It retains the original game and local multiplayer, and also features a new mode with random transformations. It is based on the Mega Drive/Genesis port, not the arcade version.
In its initial arcade release, Altered Beast was a well-received game.
In 1997 Next Generation commented, "Altered Beast was a dreadful Genesis game. It sold thousands because it was one of the only games available [for the Genesis], but that doesn't make it a classic."[9] Mega placed the game at #10 in their list of the 10 Worst Mega Drive Games of All Time.[10] Its re-release for the Wii's Virtual Console was given a lukewarm reception by GameSpot and IGN, describing the game as merely decent with some nostalgic value.[11][12] The Xbox Live Arcade re-release was even described by IGN as "relic of the arcade heyday that just doesn't hold up today".[13]
Altered Beast: Guardian of the Realms, developed by the now defunct 3d6 Games and published by THQ, is a 2002 sequel for Game Boy Advance in the style of the original arcade game. It adds new features like power-ups, new beast forms and destructible environments.[14]
A PlayStation 2 title was released by Sega in 2005, known as Jūōki: Project Altered Beast in Japan and simply Altered Beast in Europe. Rather than serving as a sequel to the original game, the newer title features a more modern setting that is unconnected to the original game.
In Project X Zone 2, Ulala from Space Channel 5 summons centurion in his werewolf form as part of her Solo Unit attack.
In popular culture[edit]
In the 1990-93 series Parker Lewis Can't Lose, Season 1, Episode 16, Jerry Stein becomes addicted to video games and is seen playing and having nightmares about the Sega Genesis version of Altered Beast.
In 1993, Matthew Sweet named his album Altered Beast after the game.[15]
In 2009, the alternative rock band Breaking Benjamin released a promo flash game "Altered Benjamin" based on "Altered Beast". It featured lead singer Benjamin Burnley as a main character.[16]
Neff's Rhinoceros-Man form makes a cameo in the 2012 Walt Disney Pictures film Wreck-It Ralph.[17][18]
Sacramento death metal band Alterbeast, renamed themselves from Gary Busey Amber Alert in 2013.
In 2017, the Australian psyche-rock band King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard[19] released a concept album titled Murder of the Universe[20] which is split into three separate sections which each tell a separate story. The first section is called Altered Beast and tells the story of a human who stumbles on a mystical human/beast hybrid, and features several songs of the name Altered Beast (parts I-IV) as well.
A sound clip from the game is used during the into to [Last Podcast on the Left].
In other media[edit]
Sega has formed the production company Stories International and is teaming up with Evan Cholfin for film and TV projects based on their games with Altered Beast as an animated project.[21][22]
- ^ Jūōki (獣王記, lit. "Beast King's Chronicle")
- ^ "Art Lessons, Auto Racing, and Arcade Action Multiply the Downloadable Fun". Nintendo of America. 28 September 2009. Archived from the original on 2 October 2009. Retrieved 2009-09-28.
- ^ "Altered Beast". The International Arcade Museum. Retrieved 2013-10-05.
- ^ "Ending for Altered Beast(Arcade)".
- ^ "SEGA Vintage Collection 2 is out!". Sega. 2009-06-10. Archived from the original on 2011-07-16. Retrieved 2009-08-26.
- ^ "Altered Beast for Genesis". GameRankings. CBS Interactive. Retrieved 2018-10-29.
- ^ "Altered Beast: Guardian of the Realms for Game Boy Advance". GameRankings. CBS Interactive. Retrieved 2018-10-29.
- ^ "Altered Beast: Guardian of the Realms for Game Boy Advance Reviews". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved 2018-10-29.
- ^ "Altered Beast for Xbox 360 Reviews". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved 2018-10-29.
- ^ "Interview with Howard Lincoln". Next Generation. No. 29. Imagine Media. May 1997. p. 47.
- ^ Mega magazine issue 1, page 85, Future Publishing, Oct 1992
- ^ Kasavin, Greg (2006-11-19). "Altered Beast for Wii Review". GameSpot. Retrieved 2007-01-14.
- ^ Thomas, Lucas M. (2006-11-19). "Altered Beast for Wii Review". IGN. Retrieved 2007-01-16.
- ^ Hatfield, Daemon (2009-10-09). "Altered Beast for Xbox 360 Review". IGN. Archived from the original on 2009-06-14. Retrieved 2007-01-16.
- ^ "Altered Beast: Guardian of the Realms". GameRankings.
- ^ Kelly, Christian: King of Pop, Spin, September 1995.
- ^ "Breaking Benjamin release Altered Benjamin flash game | TheyWillRockYou.com - For the love of music! Serving Boston and Greater New England". theywillrockyou.com. Retrieved 2015-09-04.
- ^ "Image: original.jpg, (1366 × 768 px)". img.gawkerassets.com. Retrieved 2015-09-04.
- ^ "Wreck-It Ralph Trailer Goes On An 8-Bit Adventure".
- ^ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/King_Gizzard_%26_the_Lizard_Wizard#Five_albums_in_one_year_(2017)
- ^ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/King_Gizzard_%26_the_Lizard_Wizard#Five_albums_in_one_year_(2017
- ^ Marc Graser (December 11, 2014). "Sega Taps Evan Cholfin to Adapt its Videogames for Films, TV, Digital Platforms (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved 2014-12-11.
- ^ Dave McNary (December 5, 2016). "Sega's 'Altered Beast,' 'Streets of Rage' Games to Be Adapted for Film, TV". Variety. Retrieved 2016-12-05.
External links[edit]
- Altered Beast at the Killer List of Videogames
- Altered Beast at MobyGames
- Altered Beast at SpectrumComputing.co.uk
- Altered Beast playable at the Internet Archive
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Saturday, Nov. 3 – Moth Radio Hour 1209
Erin Barker learns why her mother's pregnancy is not good news for her father. Alvin Hall grew up on a small farm on the Florida Panhandle where Viewmaster slides of exotic lands fueled his imagination. Paul Teodo is hitchhiking in Chicago when his hot temper helps him out of a profoundly dangerous situation. Sam Thurman's eyeglasses are knocked off his head at a punk rock concert. Ameera Chowdhury is a teenager and thrilled when punk icon Iggy Pop begins to correspond with her. Hosted by Jenifer Hixson, Senior Producer at The Moth.
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Monday, July 16, 2012
Europe Suffers A Failure On The Part Of Its Leaders To Lead
July 16, 2012
European leaders have been meeting regularly to resolve the European crisis since its eruption. After every one of these "summits" they manufactured new institutional devices, hoping to calm markets down. As the tempest continues to rage, a perception is emerging that the old continent has taken on "austerity" measures to the point of endangering its own growth prospects.
By committing to fiscal discipline, are member States making the current recession even worse, dragging Europe into a spiral of poverty and despair? No. The problem is not fiscal consolidation per se—but in the means chosen to pursue fiscal consolidation: higher taxes rather than cutting spending.
According to the European Commission, member states must strive to produce primary surpluses worth on average 0.9% of GDP (Germany), 4.3% of GDP (France), 4.7% of GDP (Italy), 6.9% of GDP (Greece), and 8.1% of GDP (Spain) over the next three years to meet the budgetary consolidation requirements. These figures are unattainable in the context of a severe recession. Primary surpluses of this kind cannot materialize without robust economic growth.
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a visit to Qui Branly has been on my
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Missions at Village Seven
Our God is a missionary God
- The Father has sent the Son to be the Savior of the world (John 3:16; 1 John 4:9-10, 14).
- Jesus, God's Son, has sent his disciples into the world to proclaim the gospel and to make disciples (John 17:18; 20:21; Matthew 28:19-20; Mark 16:15).
- The Holy Spirit empowers and gifts us to serve and to be witnesses of God's grace (Acts 1:8; 1 Corinthians 12).
In light of this, Village Seven Presbyterian Church believes that the Great Commission is valid today, and therefore we have always been and will be involved in missions, both at home and around the world.
We believe that the task is twofold
1) We are to go into all the world and preach the gospel, make disciples, and plant churches (Matthew 24:14; 28:19-20; Mark 13:10; 16:15; Luke 24:47-48; Acts 1:8; 2 Corinthians 5:11-20);
2) We are to practice deeds of compassion and mercy, loving our neighbors by responding to all kinds of need (Matthew 24:31-46; Luke 10:25-27; Romans 12:20-21; Galatians 6:9-10). Such deeds give credibility to our proclamation and lead others to glorify the Father (Matthew 5:16; 1 Peter 2:12).
As individuals and as a congregation we carry out this ministry of reconciliation by praying, sending, and going.
1) Praying involves asking the Father for his kingdom to come (Matthew 6:10), asking the Lord of the harvest to send out workers (Matthew 9:37), and interceding for those who are sent (Ephesians 6:19-20; Colossians 4:2-4).
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The Lord of the Church, Jesus Christ, has issued marching orders, and we all, individually and corporately, need to be carrying them out.
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Devan's studio equipment finally arrived! Well, actually it arrived a few days ago, but he wouldn't let me see it until it was all setup. When he finally got everything up and running, he took us all to the gallery to see it. This was also the first time the girls had been there since it has been painted and floors down. Their faces were priceless when they walked through the door.
After they had finished raving over how beautiful it was, Devan ushered us all upstairs. I must admit to being just as giddy as they were!
We were even more excited when he suggested that we try it out! I do not quite understand why we love to be photographed so much, but it was definitely the highlight of our day. I let the girls go first while I watched my handsome man work. I swear to the Watcher above…I have never been so in love with this man! Watching him work the camera, adjusting lights, telling the girls where to stand…he was so into it! I could see the passion in his eyes! It was very attractive.
After I took a few pictures of the girls, I told them to step aside let Leliana get some camera action. I have no idea what they started arguing about, but they were definitely acting up. I didn't hear what they were saying because my beautiful wife stole my attention. I swear…the more money I make, the more outfits she and the girls have! I don't mind though. A good looking family makes a man look even more successful than he already is.
This woman loves the camera! I feel like women in general love taking pictures, but Leliana is a ham for sure…and the camera loves her too. Gosh she's beautiful! My wife has always been a firecracker, but there is something different about her when she puts on a dress, heels, and makeup. She's even more sassy and daring…it's so attractive!
I took, like, a million shots of my lady, but then she wanted to take a picture of me. I didn't think that was necessary, and of course I wasn't too sure about her handling my equipment, but she insisted seeing as how there are barely any photographs of me at home. I obliged her.
I made sure to hit her with my sexy model pose. Maybe she'll want to meet me in the closet later…


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A big standing ovation to California!
Now California may have a Republican governor, but it is leading the pack when it comes to stem cell research. California has been able to push aside the dogmatic, religious arguments against stem cell research that our dear president seems to be so fond of and has awarded another $271 million in grants to build 12 stem cell research centers, as part of its stem cell program which is set to spend up to $3 billion over a decade.
The universities and research institutes that are receiving the money have said they would spend an additional $560 million on the laboratory construction, money they are trying to raise from donations. The resulting total of $831 million would add nearly 800,000 square feet of research space to house 2,200 scientists.
A big standing ovation is due to the people of California who voted and approved the program a few years back.
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Team of the Week: Rabs and McNaught fire, McAlister's masterclass
There were plenty of stand-out performers across the zone last weekend. From past Western guns to some of the genuine stars of the future, check out this week's gallery to see some of the best from Saturday's association cricket in our Team of the Week XI
Championship qualifiers set to heat up racing in the region
You can usually bank on the majority of the nation being interested in horse racing for about a week leading into the Melbourne Cup.
Everyone has a tip. Almost everyone's tip is wrong. And still, come 3.05pm on cup day everyone tells anyone who'll listen they tipped the winner – there's scrunched up TAB dockets everywhere, though.
Normally, that's the case for this scribe as well.
That first week in November I scramble through form guides looking for the words 'stayer' and 'grey' in order to determine where best to blow my money.
I'm not sure if it's a coincidence, but I'm yet to back a Melbourne Cup winner.
I'm not deterred though. And as a result, I'm branching out.
The next two weeks will be all about the thoroughbreds in the lead-up the Central District country championship qualifier at Mudgee.
I'm wrapped up in it.
And if you're not, you should be.
For the uninitiated, the country championship was launched in 2015 with the view of supporting and promoting NSW racing in country areas.
It's an unequivocal success, too.
The series includes seven qualifying races, each held at a club representing one racing region in NSW and each is worth a massive $150,000.
The first and second horse in each regional race will qualify for the $500,000 Country Championship final to be held at Royal Randwick, which also includes provincial and metropolitan finals as well.
For country trainers, this sort of prize money is way too juicy to knock back.
It's unrivaled.
For everyone in this region – which includes racing centres like Orange, Wellington, Bathurst, Mudgee and Gulgong - it's essentially our Melbourne Cup.
As jockey Mathew Cahill said in the lead-up to the Bathurst Cup on Sunday: At this time of year, anyone with a horse is looking at the championship.
The series officially kicks off on Sunday with the Mid North Coast heat at Port Macquarie, before heading to Goulburn for the South East region's heat and Mudgee for the Central Districts qualifier on back-to-back days on February 24 and 25, respectively.
There's then heats every Sunday until the championship final on April 7 at Randwick.
The Western heat, which will be run at Dubbo, is on March 25.
But my interest is firmly on Mudgee come Sunday week.
How many of the Cameron Crockett stable will get a run? Prince of Thebes, Ori on Fire, Kingsbridge and The Frick are all quality horses aimed at this race.
After winning the district's championship preview in Bathurst on Sunday, is Lee Van Den Bos' Loves A Hassle one of the horses to beat heading into the heat?
The five-year-old's near-length win over a quality field at Tyers Park, which included the impressive Crockett four-year-old Turcotte, was a tremendous run.
What will the likes of Gayna Williams, Brett Thompson and David Smith, on their home track, nominate as hopefuls? The latter prepared the winner of last year's heat, Distinctive Look.
You can bet Bathurst trainers Dean Mirfin, Andrew and Don Ryan and Peter Stanley have had their stable working towards the $150,000 heat as well.
Don't count out Alison Smith either. Both Absolute Ripper and Missy Rhythmos have worked this preparation towards the championship.
This 1400 metre race at Mudgee might not stop the nation, but it'll certainly stop this region.
With $150,000 on the line, why wouldn't it.
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text: COLLEGE LACROSSE Irish handle Hoyas Jillian Byers scored three goals Saturday to lead Notre Dame to a 13-8 victory over visiting Georgetown. Jane Stoeckert and Kaki Orr both added two scores for the Irish. Heather Ferguson, Alicia Billings, Meghan Murphy, Lena Zentgraf and Mary Carpenter each added a goal. Caitlin McKinney led the team in points with a score and four assists. COLLEGE SOFTBALL Irish, Friars split Senior Gessica Hufnagle, a former Northridge standout, had a career effort Saturday in the first game with a home run and five RBI to lead Notre Dame (20-14, 9-1 Big East) to a 10-1 victory over host Providence (15-15, 4-8). The Irish lost the second game, 9-0. NOTRE DAME 10-0, PROVIDENCE 1-9 At Providence Notre Dame 003 34 -- 10 10 0 Providence 000 01 -- 1 4 3 Brittney Barger (W, 13-7) and Gessica Hufnagle; Sara Surosky (L, 7-9), Danielle Bertolette (4) and Rachel Bartholomew. 2B: Hufnagle (ND), Katie Laing (ND), Christine Lux (ND), Katie Ross (P) HR: Hufnagle (ND) Second game Notre Dame 000 00 -- 0 3 1 Providence 330 03 -- 9 7 0 Jennifer Maccio (W, 4-1) and Bartholomew; Kenya Fuemmeler (L, 7-7), Barger (2) and Hufnagle 2B: Christy Becker (P) HR: Bartholomew (P), Becker (P), Jenna Garcia (P) COLLEGE GOLF Wet day for Irish After Saturday's first round of the Robert Kepler Intercollegiate on the Scarlet Course at the Ohio State Golf Club, about the only winner was the weather. Notre Dame and 15 other teams in the field slogged their way through steady rain and wind during the opening 18 holes before round two was suspended because of inclement conditions. The remainder of the tournament is in limbo. The Irish were in 13th place after the first round at 30-over par 314. Junior Greg Rodgers and sophomore Josh Sandman had the most individual success for the Irish on Saturday, tying for 36th place with matching scores of seven-over par 78. Three Notre Dame golfers -- senior All-America candidate Cole Isban, junior Mike King and freshman Doug Fortner -- all tied for 44th place at nine-over par 79, with King playing as an individual competitor. Bethel wins invite Bethel College won the Bill Gettig Invitational on Saturday, hosted by Tri-State University. Playing in an 11-team field, Bethel shot the low round for day two -- 380 -- to finish six strokes ahead of the host school. Leading the Pilots was tournament medalist Eric Lebold, whose two-day score of 71-74-145 was the first collegiate individual medalist honor for the sophomore from Elkhart. Joining Lebold on the All-Tournament team were teammates Chris Tilbury (75-74-149) and Jon Bonfiglio (72-77-149). COLLEGE TENNIS Irish blank Blue Demons Second-ranked Notre Dame rebounded from Friday's upset by Northwestern with a 7-0 victory over DePaul on Saturday. The Irish improve to 22-2 overall, while the Blue Demons drop to 11-10. #2 NOTRE DAME 7, DEPAUL 0 SINGLES: 1. Christian Thompson (ND) beat Dunja Antunovic (DU); 6-1, 6-3 2. Colleen Rielley (ND) beat Kirsten Gambrell (DU); 6-1, 6-2 3. Kelcy Tefft (ND) beat Anja Mihaldinec (DU); 6-0, 6-0 4. Kali Krisik (ND) beat Bojana Murisic (DU); 6-4, 6-2 5. Katie Potts (ND) beat Clare Chmiel (DU); 6-0, 6-0 6. Default Order of Finish: 5,3,1,2,4 * indicates clinching match DOUBLES: 1. Tefft/Krisik (ND) beat Antunovic/Mihaldinec (DU); 8-2; 2. Buck/Rielley (ND) beat Gambrell/Petra Rehusova; 8-3; *3. Christian Thompson/Louderback (ND) beat Chmiel/Murisic (DU); 8-4 Order of Finish: 1,3,2 * indicates clinching match ND drops Louisville Sixth-ranked Notre Dame cruised past Louisville, 6-1, in its regular season finale on Saturday. The Irish improve to 21-3 on the season, while the Cardinals drop to 8-14. Notre Dame begins the Big East championship play this week in Tampa, Fla. NOTRE DAME 6, LOUISVILLE, 1 SINGLES: 1. #9 Stephen Bass (ND) beat #60 Slavko Radman (UL) 3-6, 6-3, 10-8 2. Damar Johnson (UL) beat #51 Sheeva Parbhu (ND) 6-3, 4-6, (10-8) 3. #114 Brett Helgeson (ND) beat Kenneth Nordheim (UL) 6-3, 6-1 4. Barry King (ND) beat Robert Rotaru (UL) 6-3, 6-4 5. Ryan Keckley (ND) beat David Simon (UL) 6-2, 7-5 6. Andrew Roth (ND) beat James McArthur (UL) 6-3, 6-2 DOUBLES: 1. Bass/Keckley (ND) beat #9 Radman/Johnson (UL) 8-4 2. Parbhu/Helgeson (ND) beat Rotaru/ Chriss Herrlinger (UL) 8-6 3. King/ Roth (ND) beat Simon/McArthur (UL) 8-1. Belles bounce Alma Kelly McDavitt and Camille Gebert picked up wins at Nos. 1 and 2 singles and No. 1 doubles and Saint Mary's swept all six singles matches Saturday en route to an 8-1 home victory over Alma. The Belles improve to 8-10. SAINT MARY'S 8, ALMA 1 At South Bend SINGLES: 1. Kelly McDavitt (SMC) beat Laura Kendrick (A) 6-0, 6-1; 2. Camille Gebert (SMC) beat Kelly Schwartzkopf (A) 6-3, 7-5; 3. Lisa Rubino (SMC) beat Laura McKendry (A) 6-4, 6-1; 4. Tara O'Brien (SMC) beat Lindsay Wagner (A) 7-6 (7-2), 6-2; 5. Cassie Quaglia (SMC) beat Emily Noss (A) 6-4, 6-4; 6. Grace Gordon (SMC) beat Betsy Bulthuis (A) 6-4, 6-1. DOUBLES: 1. Kelly McDavitt/Camille Gebert (SMC) beat Lindsay Wagner/Kelly Schwartzkopf (A) 8-0; 2. Emily Noss/Laura Kendrick (A) beat Grace Gordon/Tara O'Brien (SMC) 9-7; 3. Erin Kaplan/Lisa Rubino (SMC) beat Betsy Bulthuis/Laura McKendry (A) 8-3 Records: Alma 2-10 overall, 1-5 MIAA; Saint Mary's 8-10, 4-1 MIAA. COLLEGE TRACK Irish men, women flourish Despite having athletes competing over 2,000 miles apart in California and Michigan, the Notre Dame men's and women's track & field teams continued to strengthen their positions for postseason competition. Notre Dame combined to register seven new or improved NCAA Mideast Regional qualifications and 18 Big East championship minimums during three different meets this weekend. Several Irish competitors also broke new ground in the Notre Dame record books, with seven different athletes finding their way onto the school's all-time Top 10 lists in their respective events. Pilots finish third, fifth The Bethel men's and women's track and field teams competed Saturday in the Indiana Intercollegiate Track and Field Championships, finishing third and fifth, respectively. The meet is comprised of every non-Division I school in Indiana. The Bethel men were paced by Geoffrey King who earned first places in the 100 (10.74) and 200 (21.53) dashes. King also anchored the 4x100m relay team in its first place finish with a time of 42.30. The Bethel women were led by second-place finishers Natalie Young in the javelin (113-9), Caitlyn Gager in the pole vault (9-6) and the 4x100m relay team of Gager, Ann O'Keefe, Kate Bishop and Jessie Spearman with a time of 51.24. COLLEGE ROWING Big wins for ND The 16th-ranked Notre Dame varsity eight crew registered two of the biggest wins in school history Saturday, beating No. 5 and two-time defending national champion California and No. 7 Stanford on the opening day of competition at the Windemere Classic. Notre Dame's varsity eight crew of coxswain Maria Romano, Lauren Buck, Meghan Boyle, Christine Trezza, Allison Marsh, Laura Pearson, Mary Quinn, Amanda Polk and Julie Sobolewski was extremely impressive in both of its races, leading from start to finish.


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Now is your chance to show off your photography skills and become a part of Pahl's calendar. Our calendar highlights life in Minnesota and celebrates our wonderful seasons. The 12 winning photographs will be featured in our next "Something for Every Season" calendar. The winners will receive a Pahl's gift card and additional copies of the calendar to share with family and friends. Each month has a theme related to it. The prize will DOUBLE if your winning photo has something purchased from Pahl's in photo and/or photo was taken at a Pahl's event. BE CREATIVE!
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- February – wild animals
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- May – flowers
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- December – Christmas/Holiday season
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- Each contestant may submit one photograph, taken in Minnesota, in each month's theme. The photos do not have to be taken in that month as long as they follow the theme of the month. Example: April theme is birds. It could be a photo taken of a bird or birds in July or December.
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Friday, March 20, 2015
SHANIA TWAIN: "Still The One - Live From Vegas" [DVD]
Label: Eagle/Universal 2015
Review by: Urban "Wally" Wallstrom
"I Was Not Born To Be Confident" - Shania Twain. The late bloomer and former eighties melodic hardrocker? One thing's for sure. This massive extravaganza show in Vegas at the Colosseum at Caesars palace [105 concerts and selling over 337,000 tickets] sure beats recording demos with Paul Sabu? (Kidd Glove, Only Child) No offensive Sabu (the son of the 'Elephant Boy' actor), but it's not like you gave her some of your better songs to record. Nah. hooking up with producer and songwriter Robert "Mutt" Lange (Def Leppard, AC/DC, The Cars, etc, etc) in June 1993, the winning concept. They became close within weeks, culminating in their wedding on December 28, 1993 and the rest as they say is music history.
The Def Leppard met Country styled albums made her one of the world's best-selling artists of all time, having sold over 75 million albums worldwide. Here's the over-the-top Vegas show on DVD, 26 (24) song set with her biggest hits, country favourites, crossover songs, costumes and more costumes, a 13-piece live band, dancers, more dancers, horses, flying bikes, and tons of glitter and glam. Visually, it's Vegas baby and spectacular if you're into all that bling-bling. Honestly - That Don't Impress Me Much. It's just too Disney at times and especially the dance numbers. What does impress however is Twain's vocal talent and just being the great entertainer. I would rather just have the plain and straight forward live outdoor Shania concert on DVD.
DVD Bonus material. The backstage pass: home movie documentary, over 200 hours recorded by her husband Fred? downsized to just over an hour. Are you telling me there's 199 more hours of this somewhere? Oy Vey! It's everything from the first meeting of Jan 2012 with stage producers, creative directors, costume designer to walking in the mountains of Switzerland. She's complaining about 'being fat and gotta hit the gym' in the beginning and saying that she 'don't want any dancers, but there's probably going to be dancers'. The Vegas show without dancers? Don't think so. You'll find out about her vocal problems and the special device to correct her jaw positioning that has been interfering with her ability to sing. There's the really weird person with vocal gym exercises and the whole set up of working with backup singers, stage manager, effects, and basically the technical side of setting up the Vegas show.
Her sister 'did I hit the wrong note' Carrie, big part of the sound and the backstage material (whatever...) as she's the backup singer with little or none excising experience. They last sang together at the age 8 and 10. Very down to earth and the unexpected fun sidekick. Watch her do the dance moves and sing while trying to use the shaker at the same time. Shania won the Smitty Award (whatever that is??) for most innovative use of scent marketing? They had this breeze effect at the show and the audience could 'smell it all' so to speak. Ehem. According to Shania, "You can smell the horses, you can smell the fire, you can feel the heat, the breeze, it's all happening to you and the snow is falling". Poor Carrie had to try and smell all those weird things while smiling to the camera. The bottom line: The dance and show numbers are a bit too 'Vegas' for my personal taste. But you can't deny the sheer quality of Shania... still the one.
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Canada is facing a serious housing crisis which will only get worse unless the federal government commits significant funding to social and affordable housing.
That was the key message delivered by Canada's mayors at a Toronto Housing Summit.
"The housing crisis is a big problem that requires big ideas and a big investment," said City of Edmonton Mayor Don Iveson, who chairs the Federation of Canadian Municipalities' Big City Mayors' Caucus. "We welcome this federal government's bold commitment to infrastructure, and we're saying housing needs to be at the heart of this ambitious plan to strengthen Canada."
Today, mayors presented the Honourable Jean-Yves Duclos, federal minister responsible for housing with principles for a National Housing Strategy. The principles include protecting the 600,000 social housing homes that rely on expiring federal funding, building new affordable homes, and improving affordability for those in need. These principles build on the initial steps taken by the government in Phase 1 of its ambitious infrastructure plan. Mayors estimate that $12.6 billion of what remains for Phase 2 of the Social Infrastructure component of the 10-year federal infrastructure plan, in addition to sustaining existing federal investments, will be needed to make significant progress on addressing the crisis.
"Unlocking our potential as a city, and as a country, depends on ending the housing crisis. We need renewed partnership from all orders of government to address the gravity of the problem that exists after long-term underinvestment in affordable housing," said City of Toronto Mayor John Tory, who hosted today's Toronto Housing Summit.
One and half million Canadians are unable to find adequate, suitable or affordable housing. At least 250,000 households are in imminent risk as federal social housing operating agreements expire, while over 150,000 more families ensure long waitlists. Cities are working at capacity to address housing needs by providing municipal land, waiving fees and expediting approvals for affordable housing projects.
"This government's public mandate to invest in social infrastructure gives them a historic window of opportunity to tackle the housing crisis, but it closes soon. That big housing carve-out needs to start now, as they design that Phase 2 Social Infrastructure Fund," said Mayor Iveson.
The Federation of Canadian Municipalities' Big City Mayors' Caucus announced their principles for the National Housing Strategy at the Toronto Housing Summit which brought together federal, provincial and municipal leaders and over 200 representatives of non-profit, co-operative and private sector organizations, as well as residents and housing experts.
About The Federation of Canadian Municipalities
FCM is the national voice of municipal government. In leading the municipal movement, FCM works to align federal and local priorities, recognizing that strong hometowns make for a strong Canada.


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Melissa Melton
October 29, 2012
"Four Americans — four patriots — they loved this country and they chose to serve it, and served it well. They had a mission and they believed in it. They knew the danger, and they accepted it."
Barack Obama, dignified transfer of remains speech for Ambassador Stephens and his staff at Andrews Military Base, September 14, 2012
For the majority of last week, Hurricane Sandy and the coming "Frankenstorm" dominated the mainstream media. If no one knew any better, it'd appear nothing else even remotely newsworthy happened.
But something else did happen. News broke the attacks in Benghazi that led to the death of U.S. Ambassador to Libya Christopher Stephens and three of his staff members on September 11, 2012 were anything but a random, out-of-control protest over some YouTube video.
Fox News was the only mainstream media outlet to report last week that CIA operators were denied help during the Benghazi attack. Urgent requests for military back-up were ignored. In addition, a Navy Seal team stationed at the annex a mile from the attacks reported they were twice told to "stand down" when shots were heard that night.
Fox reported some soldiers ignored the orders and went to evacuate the consulate anyway. Although the building was found on fire and shots were exchanged, requests for backup were again denied.
In the aftermath, unclassified cables between the Obama Administration and Benghazi paint a picture that, at a minimum, proves the Obama camp is lying through their teeth about what they knew about the situation brewing in Benghazi and what they did about it.
An executive brief prepared by Right Side News details the timeline of events that led to what went down in Benghazi. At least a year prior to the September 2012 attacks, officials began alerting the Obama Administration to potential, organized terror threats against U.S. Interests, including Benghazi. Throughout 2012, more and more security was requested at the installation. In March 2012, not only was a request for more security denied, but security was actually cut back. Three more requests in June, July, and one from Ambassador Stephens himself in August 2012, were again denied.
On September 4, 2012, Stephens sent a maximum alert to a multitude of Obama Administration agencies, including to Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, the CIA, the FBI, and the Department of Homeland Security, warning of the threat of an imminent attack.
While the Obama Administration later assured the American people that these attacks were not planned nor terror related, to the contrary, clear evidence of an increasing threat to Benghazi was established for well over a year, a threat the Obama Administration blatantly ignored.
Central Intelligence Agency Director David Petraeus has gone on record to deny the CIA gave orders to refuse aid or stand down; such a thing would have been a presidential decision and thus, in responding, Petraeus effectively implicated President Obama. Retired Army Lt. Col. Tony Shaffer claims his sources say Obama was watching the Benghazi attacks in real time as they happened, so any claims that decisions could not be made based on a lack of intel would be completely untrue.
In the wake of the attacks, rumors arose that U.S. AFRICOM Commander General Carter Ham ignored orders to stand down in sending aid to Benghazi and was subsequently fired. Interestingly, during a Department of Defense briefing held October 18, Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta suddenly announced General Ham's successor with no mention as to why Ham would no longer be commanding U.S. Africa Command.
Last week, White House spokesman Jay Carney told reporters that blame for the attacks rests solely on the State Department and not the White House. According to an interview with The Daily Caller, bestselling author Ed Klein, who has written books on both Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama, has come forward with information that former President Bill Clinton has hired an informal legal team to protect his wife from taking the fall for not preventing Benghazi. Klein claims Clinton may even resign over it should the White House attempt to shift the blame fully to her.
Yesterday Breitbart reported a media blackout on Benghazi, when hosts on four out of five major Sunday shows either deflected questions about the attacks or completely ignored stories implicating the Obama Administration's blatant refusal to save Ambassador Stephens and his staff.
As more information comes out regarding the Benghazi attacks, it would appear this could be one of the biggest cover ups in U.S. history. Instead, all the media is talking about is the coming Frankenstorm.
Hurricane Sandy certainly has its anomalies. A hurricane barreling for a blizzard on a full moon? As of today, Sandy has set a low pressure record for the region, the eye's barometric pressure having fallen to a mere 943 millibars according to the National Hurricane Center. The lower the pressure, the more intense the storm is supposed to get. To get an idea, Hurricane Wilma set a minimum central pressure record in 2005 at 882 millibars. Category 5 Wilma produced max winds of 175 mph. Winds in Category 1 Sandy are reportedly barely maxing at 85 mph.
In addition, HAARP Status.com, a site that follows the High Frequency Active Auroral Research Program which sends electromagnetic frequency waves into the ionosphere that have, among other things, been known to affect the weather, is reporting that waves have been hitting the east coast where Sandy is expected to make landfall for eight straight days in the lead up to this storm, peaking out at the highest levels the project has ever recorded.
Dutchsinse, a YouTuber who reports on weather phenomenon including HAARP radar anomalies, is also reporting a "microwave anomaly" interfering with the middle of Hurricane Sandy as seen in this screen capture below:
Last August, Dutchsinse reported similar anomalies in Hurricane Irene. Forty-six people died, and 200 million were left without power after Irene struck. Before that hurricane took over the mainstream media at large, all anyone was talking about was Fast and Furious. Just a month before, House members had called on Attorney General Eric Holder to resign over the government's treasonous gunwalking operation which placed thousands of guns into Mexican drug cartel hands and was later shown to have been purposefully exploited to demonize the 2nd Amendment.
Some experts are now claiming "Team Obama Should Root for Hurricane Sandy" to interrupt the election. Wall Street and the NYC transit system have both been shut down ahead of the storm. Indeed, if power is lost across the Northeast as many are predicting, the election could be postponed.
Perhaps the Obama Administration would be thankful if it were, for more reason than one.


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I've been working on a custom Commissar build to add a bit more sexy to my collection of Warhammer 40,000 costumes. While a lesser builder might have been satisfied to go with a drum major's tunic or some other militaristic garb for the torso, I decided that mine needed to have a polished steel breastplate.
Here's a shot of the finished result:
For more photos and how it was made, read on...
In order to keep costs and weight low, I decided that the best option was to vacform this piece in sheet styrene.
I started by taking measurements from the girl this is being built for and transferring them to a piece of tooling foam:
Since the foam board I had was only 2" thick, I had to add a couple or three layers:
the boobs are purposefully huge. The plan is to give her comic book
proportions to make up for the fact that she'll be wearing a big,
masculine coat with huge epaulettes.
After a few minutes with a hand saw, the very rough shape was carved out.
Smoothing was done with a Shurform rasp, a belt sander, and some 80-grit sandpaper:
I'd cobbled the form together mostly from scraps (tooling foam is expensive) I had a few seams to fill in with Bondo:
At this point, I was thoroughly happy with my forming buck.
that had set up, I cooked up a sheet of styrene and pulled a copy on the
vacforming machine. Then I did a quick rough trim around the edges,
left the pull on the forming buck, and formed a second sheet right on
top of it. Here's a shot of the double-layer formed piece:
reason for the second layer is to give me shaped pieces to use as trim
and detail elements. The first one I made was the border trim around
the edges. Here it is held in place by a series of rare earth magnets:
bond the layers together, I used a syringe bottle filled with a solvent
cement. Running the tip along the seam line caused the solvent to wick
between the layers by way of capillary action:
it's poured on, the solvent will chemically dissolve a bit of the
styrene. As it dries the plastic will solidify and the two parts will become one, never to be torn asunder.
the real challenge is to resist the urge to mess with the part while
the solvent dries out. In order to be sure I'm not handling it
prematurely, I glue together a couple of pieces of scrap and use them as
a test to see if the glue has set. You can see the test piece in the
bottom left corner of this shot:
Once the glue is set, it's time to trim the excess off around the edges. Here's a blurry pic of the trimmed chestplate:
I don't want our brave and stalwart lady commissar to just have a plain
and boring pair of giant steel boobs, I decided it would be a good idea
to add a bit more adornment to the bust. So I went back to the
leftovers of the second layer of styrene, drew out a winged skull, and
cut it out. Then I used the solvent cement to weld it to the middle of
the chest and carved some edges with a triangle file to denote feathers:
After a few more layers, the wings really started to gain some depth:
Then I cast a skull detail and glued it in the middle between the wings:
The red around it is some spot putty I used to fill in the visible seams around the edges of the skull:
After a bit of sanding and riveting some straps to hold the thing on, it was time to spray on a coat of primer and get to painting.
In order to get a shiny, metallic finish, I start with the shiniest shiny black basecoat I could manage:
Once that has dried I follow up with a coat of Mirrorchrome:
The picture really doesn't do it justice. This stuff is simply the best chrome spraypaint I've ever found. The only drawback is that it's not very durable, so it requires a clearcoat in order to protect it from rubbing off.
Once the clearcoat has dried, it's time to pick out the details in gold and set it out in the sun to dry:
See. It's shiny!
After it had dried, I made it a point to convince friends and family to pose for mildly embarrassing photos whenever they stopped by:
At some point I even talked the girlfriend into trying it on:
Once the gold had dried, it still looked a bit like a piece of plastic painted to look like metal. It was time to make it a bit more believable by adding a tiny bit of weathering. In this case, I applied a "blackwash" using watered-down acrylic paint and a bit of Windex to break the surface tension and keep it from beading up.
Here's the finished piece:
Still, it takes the rest of the parts to really bring the whole outfit together:
Stay tuned for more photos of the completed costume. In fact, be sure to subscribe so you don't miss any updates.


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Country Music Megaticket for USANA this summer
It's turning into a country music summer at the USANA Amphitheatre.
Five of country music's biggest male performers are headed to USANA this summer, and you can see them all with just one ticket purchase.
The 2013 Toyota County Megaticket goes on sale Feb. 1 and will get you seats (or lawn space) to the following shows:
TIM MCGRAW Friday, June 14th
with Brantley Gilbert & Love And Theft
KENNY CHESNEY Thursday, July 18th
with Eli Young Band & Kacey Musgraves
BRAD PAISLEY Friday, August 2nd
with Chris Young & Lee Brice
ALAN JACKSON Saturday, August 10th
LUKE BRYAN Friday, September 20th
with Thompson Square & Florida Georgia Line
Ticket prices range from $200 to $450 and can be purchased at www.Megaticket.com beginning Friday, February 1st at 10am.


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The Queen Elizabeth Hall foyer is normally full of QEH attendees milling around awkwardly before taking their seats in the auditorium, sipping warm gin and tonics and avoiding eye contact with one another in that peculiar London theatre audience way... but this sunny Bank Holiday afternoon, everything was different. We said it was going to be swinging on South Bank this Bank Holiday weekend... and it was.
The QEH foyer was full of people of all ages, all sizes and all abilities showing off their moves - some acquired just that afternoon in the workshops the London Swing Society had hosted, some dance skills honed through what looked like years of experience swooping stylishly around dancefloors. It was a bit like walking into a house party where all the guests had had enough small talk and conversations starting with "And what do you do?" and with all the booze drunk and while waiting for the unlucky bastard who had drawn the short straw to go to the off licence, the music was turned up and everyone got up to dance.
However, this wasn't drunken dancing: though the bar was open and there was evidence on the abandoned tables and chairs that beers had indeed been imbibed, the spritely swing dancing seemed to be induced mainly by the excellent live music provided by the ten-piece Sugar Ray Ford Orchestra. These guys gave a fantastic performance, playing without resorting to cliche or overdoing the favourites - it was just music you want to dance to, and not necessarily own in a special-price Best Swing and Jive Classics... Ever! CD boxset. There were a few outbreaks of the "uncles-dancing-at-a-wedding" free form dance syndrome and one or two cases of "blimey, you could be my grandad but I'd bet on you to win in a dance-off with Patrick Swayze in his Dirty Dancing days".
Parents danced with their small children, husbands danced with wives, men danced with men and women danced with women, people swapped partners and got chatting to each other... it would only have taken a few more beats per minute to have tipped the whole event into a full-blown monster E-flavoured rave. But the rhythms stayed on the right side of sane and mainly, there was a lot of really happy people having a boogie together on a Bank Holiday Monday afternoon, in a foyer space that was strangely appropriate for the number of people strutting their stuff, to music provided by an enthusiastic and energetic live band. There are two types of group activity / multiple partner swinging that London could be indulging in more often - let's hope there's more of this kind.
For more pictures of the Swing!Swing!Swing! event, go here. Keep an eye out for the surprise appearance of the basketball player on a unicycle showing off under the London Eye.


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Women Should Do All the Housework to Avoid Divorce, Study Suggests
A recent Norwegian study found that the divorce rates for couples who share housework are fifty percent higher than for couples in which the wife assumes the sole responsibility for household chores — and implicitly suggests that couples who share housework value marriage less, or that women nagging their partners about helping out around the house may lead to divorce. So much for equality between the sexes.
"The more a man does in the home, the higher the divorce rate," said Thomas Hansen, co-author of the study (news.com). The researchers did not find a cause-and-effect relationship between the man's duties at home, but rather chalk the higher divorce rate up to modern attitudes. "Modern couples are just that, both in the way they divide up the chores and in their perception of marriage."
Maybe couples who share housework just don't find marriage to be as sacred as more "traditional" couples do. So if you share housework, you aren't as committed to your marriage?
A step backwards
The way this study has been presented is a huge step back in the quest for gender equality. Hansen seems to suggest that it is beneficial for women to do the majority of housework, to avoid nagging their partners and causing stress in the relationship. "There could be less quarrels," he said, "since you can easily get into squabbles if both have the same roles and one has the feeling that the other is not pulling his or her own weight."
Maybe so, but Hansen seems to suggest that women should just bear down and take care of all the housework. Why not encourage men to take over the household duties?
In June 2012, the Bureau of Labor Statistics found that all women (even those with full time jobs) spend more time on household duties than men, about 2.6 hours per day compared to 2.1 hours. Women still do the vast majority of daily cooking and cleaning, as well as childcare, while men spend more time on yard work and home maintenance projects.
Who does what in your home?
Is strict division of labor the answer to a happy marriage? Or is cooperation and the sharing of duties the best way to be fulfilled in a relationship? Tell us about who does which chores in your home. Are you satisfied with your partner's contribution? Share your thoughts in the comments below.
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Bobos utilize typical subcultural fashion codes to unite and differentiate themselves from other subcultures. Their name, an abbreviation standing for Bourgeois Bohemian, indicates the various contradictions of the subculture. The "Bourgeoise" indicates the comfortably raised, well-educated, affluence of this subculture while the "Bohemian" points to the aforementioned subsistent artisan ideals.
Link to Video description of Bobo Fashion by France 24: Here
Similar to many subcultures, Bobo fashion, as a fashion genre, is "esoteric--something of a private code, a badge of identity even, among small urban cliques" (Sontag, 2). Two significant modes of fashion that are typically Bobo is bricolage included in a varying vintage fashion, and nationalistic pride displayed by wearing authentic French Berets. Popular french store colette offers an abundance of Bobo fashion, satisfying their need for exchange within "a real network", whether it be an exchange of physical clothing, new trends, or even stylistic inspiration (Hebdige 154). These trends are all significant in creating what is authentic Bobo, creating a level of status through this authenticity.
Colette website featuring a variety of Bobo blogs and links.
Bobos are actively defining their culture, particularily as it relates to their fashion codes, by avidly mediating their cultural definitions. Blogs and Websites such as SayWho.fr allow Bobos to become their own fashion authority figures, transforming their perceived status to true influential power. Because Bobo Fashion is clearly aligned with their Bourgeoise-Bohemian ideals, the adoption of Bobo trends may also signify the shifting of normal codes that usually align citizens to either leftist artists, or conservative and affluent professionals.


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The cost is $25 each and 20 people can join. For your money, you get unlimited captures and unlimited 60-minute remote access sessions (on Windows and Linux, or 30-minute sessions on Macs). Please sign up if you'd like to take part by clicking the link here.


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|Santa Barbara > Community > Local Statistics
Barbara is a medium sized city with an official population of about
90,000. However, surrounding communities, including Carpinteria,
Summerland, Montecito, and Goleta combined give the metro region a
population closer to 400,000.
Our population is diverse and a rich representation of our history. Spanish and English are both spoken by a large percentage of our population. Mexican and American customs and cultures have blended together very closely here, giving our city a unique flavor all its own.
This has happened, in large part, because Santa Barbara has traditionally been isolated from most of its California neighbors.
Santa Barbara is located 90 miles north of Los Angeles and 350 miles south of San Francisco. The entire metro area is sandwiched between the Santa Ynez mountains to the north and the Santa Barbara Channel to the south. This gives us an area of about 30 miles long and maybe 3 miles wide on which to live. The city limits of Santa Barbara are contained with 18 square miles.
Getting in and out of Santa Barbara has always been tricky. There was a time when the only way in and out of town was by boat over the ocean, by rail or by stage coach over the mountains. The gorgeous stretch of 101 through the Rincon didn't exist until 1920. Even now, the only major highway that services our city is 101. Fortunately, the Santa Barbara Airport and frequently rail service assist in moving people in and out of the city.
Another unique feature of our coastline is the fact it actually faces south rather than west. This has lead to the local saying, "Santa Barbara makes its own rules - the sun even sets in the north here."
The physical limitations of our geography actually contribute to a higher than average cost of living. There are fewer and fewer parcels of land on which to build. As a result, the homes that do exist become more and more valuable.
Fortunately for us, the community also has an active economic base built around high-tech, education, agriculture, medicine, government, and, of course, tourism.
Tourism thrives in this town for three major reasons.
1. Santa Barbara is a beautiful city. Local zoning codes created after the devastating earthquake of 1925 have given us abundant Spanish colonial architecture. Civic pride and the fact that just about anything planted in our soil will grow, gives us tons of flowers and lush plants everywhere you turn. Our geography has given us many wonderful vistas. After all, the city is practically clinging to the side of a mountain. How can we not have great views!
2. Our climate is referred to as "Mediterranean," which really means "mild weather." In the summer the temperatures rarely climb above 80° F and in the winter they rarely drop below 50° F. On an 80° F summer day you can leave Santa Barbara, drive your car 20 minutes over the mountains and find 110° in the valley. Santa Barbara is blessed to see about 300 sunny days in a year. Of course, that doesn't count the mornings. All summer long, there is usually a bank of fog that burns off just before noon. Ask any Santa Barbarian - we're very spoiled, but we don't usually have dark California tans! The best months for sun worshippers are, believe it or not, September and October. The worst are May and June. The humidity also tends to be low. The rainy season is usually January through March.
3. There is a lot to do here. There is Fiesta, Summer Solstice and First Night for your big parties. Our downtown area is famous for its shopping and restaurants. The mountains provide hiking. Our active arts community provides music and theatre. We also have a busy waterfront. Around the turn of the 20th century, a wealthy local built the harbor and its break water giving us a busy and productive fishing and sporting fleet. It is common to see beautiful sail boats and yachts slipping in and out of the harbor's mouth.


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One of the most common questions an author gets asked is where did the idea for your story come from. I know exactly how the idea for Frozen Hearts happened.
I listen to a lot of music and one night, I stumbled upon a track by The Fray called Be Still. The moment the haunting music started an idea formed in my head.I listened to the song again and the story idea roared. I grabbed my computer and started to write the almost end of a story.
Even to this day, when the music starts, I'm whisked back to the experience of writing that heart wrenching scene. I hope I did the song justice. And maybe I wrote the scene so well that the reader will know exactly where the song fits.
And if you go through the valley
And the shadow comes down from the hill
If morning never comes to be
Be still be still be still
Frozen Hearts is available for pre-order at Dreamspinner & Amazon
I hope you enjoy the book as much as I loved writing the story.
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To start off the Packers draft activity, the Green Bay Packers have accepted a TRADE with the Buffalo Bills. The Bills receive the Packers 1st round pick (26) for the Bills 2nd round (41) and 3rd round (71). I don't believe the Bills will take Ryan Nassib, QB from Syracuse with the 8th overall pick. The run of quarterbacks will start late in the 1st round and the Bills want a QB of the future. It doesn't hurt that Nassib just scored a 41 on the Wonderlic test this week.
With the 41st selection in the 2013 NFL Draft, the Green Bay Packers select Eddie Lacy, RB, University of Alabama.
The Packers have a huge hole to fill at RB, however Lacy is a reach in the 1st round. Lacy will be a great value pick early in the 2nd round. Lacy is faster than he looks and can receive the ball out of the backfield. He was successful in Alabama and would be perfect fit for Mike McCarthy's offense.
With the 55th selection in the 2013 NFL Draft, the Green Bay Packers select DT, Kawann Short, Purdue University.
It is no surprise that the Packers need help on the defensive line. Jerel Worthy is coming off of surgery, so he is still a question mark. The Packers have not really hit on a defensive lineman besides Raji lately, so it is time to take another stab at it. Short has potential to be a long time starter for the Packers.
With the 71st selection in the 2013 NFL Draft, the Green Bay Packers select Travis Frederick, C, University of Wisconsin.
Jeff Saturday was a colossal bust. He had a great career, but should have retired instead of joining the Packers. Dietrich-Smith filled in fine, but taking a center early in the 3rd round is a steal for the Pack. Frederick would challenge DS for the starting position right away and everyone knows, competition at positions is never a bad thing.
With the 88th selection in the 2013 NFL Draft, the Green Bay Packers select J.J. Wilcox, S, Georgia Southern.
News out of Green Bay says the Packers are very high on Wilcox. Hard to tell now a days what is a smoke screen and what is not. The Packers do need help at the safety position and Wilcox can come in and compete right away. The Packers have been looking for an answer at safety since the loss of Nick Collins.
TRADE : The Packers send 2014 4th round pick, 2013 5th round pick (159) and 2013 6th round pick (193) to the New York Jets for their 4th round pick (106).
With the 106th selection in the 2013 NFL Draft, the Green Bay Packers select Marquise Goodwin, WR/KR, Texas.
Aaron Rodgers was vocal about not wanting Randall Cobb returning kicks or punts. It would not be a shock to see the Packers take a kick returner that can work on his receiving game over the next few seasons. Goodwin is a talented return man that could start returning immediately and let Cobb focus on the offensive side of the ball.
With the 122nd selection in the 2013 NFL Draft, the Green Bay Packers select Luke Marquardt, T, Azusa Pacific.
Marquardt is a beast of a man. 6'8", 315 pounds, holy cow. He is still very raw and would need a little time to develop, however his frame is worth taking him in the late 4th round. Marquardt has been on the rise the last month or two. Originally, he had a 7th round grade, but the potential is there and he has risen quite a bit in value.
With the 167th selection in the 2013 NFL Draft, the Green Bay Packers select Nico Johnson, ILB, University of Alabama.
Some may argue that the Packers have LB depth, however with Desmond Bishop coming off injury, as well as DJ Smith, it definitely would not hurt. Johnson is a smart player, playing in Nick Saban's 3-4 style defense and he started the last years without missing a game. High quality backup right away, with time to develop into a starter.
With the 232nd selection in the 2013 NFL Draft, the Green Bay Packers select Sam Brenner, G, Utah.
Brenner seems to be right up Ted Thompson's alley. The Utah guard started the first two games of the 2012 season at RG and finished the final 10 games at LT. Another body to throw into the offensive line mix.
There it is. The Packers have restocked and are ready for the 2013 season! If Jordan Rodgers goes undrafted, look for the Packers to sign Aaron's younger brother and put him on the practice squad. The Packers will most likely sign a few other undrafted free agents right away and hopefully finding a few gems. Happy almost draft day everyone!!
Until next time, Beers, Brats, and Championships.
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Hinchinbrook Farm was started by Patricia McGill in 2007 to provide therapeutic riding to mentally challenged children and specifically to offer the Horse Boy Method™ of therapy to families with Autism Disorder Spectrum (ADS). Ms. McGill was and still is a certified therapeutic riding instructor and had worked at this profession in Québec before moving to Lunenburg County. In 2010, she decided that to make the program work, it would have to be run by a registered charity, which she formed with the help of her original volunteer parents and community leaders (Hinchinbrook Farm Society). There is a volunteer Board of Directors. Patricia leases her personal hobby farm to the Society for $1 per year and often works at no salary in order to ensure that the animal feed, vet and farrier bills can be paid. During those periods, she receives a disability pension and sometimes Employment Insurance.
The program has 3 horses and a miniature horse who is trained to pull a horse cart. The focus is on fun for the children, but all of the programs are designed to enable them to work through their disabilities and learn to cope with the world around them.
In 2014 the program had 41 volunteers and serves 35 children on the Therapeutic Riding Program and 25 families on the Horse Boy Method™ of therapy. This is twice the number who participated in 2012. (It is estimated that 1 of 68 children in North America have autism.)


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Elvis Costello – You Little Fool tab
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To: email@example.com, firstname.lastname@example.com Subject: TAB: YOU LITTLE FOOL by ELVIS COSTELLO Newsgroups: rec.music.makers.guitar.tablature,alt.guitar.tab,alt.fan.elvis.costello Hello, Here are a few more chord charts (not really TAB after all) for some Elvis Costello songs. Don't forget to use a single spaced font for this! Please let me know if there are any errors, corrections, and so on. Thanks, michael email@example.com Lyrics from: http://east.isx.com/~schnitzi/ec/albums.html Chords from the songbook, mostly +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++= You Little Fool By Elvis Costello >From the album: Imperial Bedroom Am7 = X02010 INTRO: G C G G C D Daddy's best girl in the world is not supposed to have a boyfriend C Bm Am7 But she's never wanted at home C G Am7 Other girls are allowed to wear their makeup C Bm D She sneaks out her lipstick powder and comb D G C She surrounds his name with hearts and flowers G C G C6 Talks on the telephone for hours and hours But with the bird in his hand G D G And two on a string C D The words of love have an imitation ring CHORUS: D C You little fool G D C G I suppose that your going to stay all night D C You little fool G D C G Don't look at me that way you know it isn't right D Bsus4 G D C You little fool, you little fool, you little fool BRIDGE: E A A7 D They say no news is good news E A A7 D The little girl wants information D C G E A Mother just gives her some pills to choose F Bb C And says go and use your imagination G C D Daddy's best girl in the world says just look what I have got C Bm Am7 As she sits beside him on the high stools C G Am7 With his arms around her neck, snowball in one hand C Bm7 D And the other full of imitation jewels D She fingers a string of pearls G C G C6 An imitation but he'll never know it G D G Imitation lashes flutter above C D Em Looking for an imitation of love (chorus) ++++++ michael p mccullough ++++ Klamath Falls OR # 1.541.884.3278 email@example.com email@example.com all moanday, tearsday, wailsday, thumpsday, frightday, shatterday (joyce/FW) http://www.magick.net/~michael/ http://www.magick.net/~michael/music.html


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This is the first time I have used our blog to make an appeal for help - but it might not be the last!
Within the next two weeks, Blue Dragon will be opening a new building here in Hanoi so that we can expand our work with street kids. At the moment, our office is also the center for the kids - and with only one classroom there just isn't enough space. We've reached the limits!
World Vision is helping us to rent the new building (THANK YOU!) but we need some help to equip it.
I don't like using people's donations to buy equipment - unless it's given to us for that specific purpose. People normally give to us on the grounds that the money will help the children, so that's what we use it for.
Now I need to ask for people who'd like to help us set up the new center.
We need everything from mops and door mats to sofas and computers. We do have a complete list with estimated costs, and the total comes to about $3000 USD. That would give us all the classroom equipment, drop-in center facilities, renovations and office gear that we need to help the 100 plus street children who will be coming to us regularly after the Lunar New Year break.
The photo to the left is at our current building... the kids have to play on the floor for lack of space.
If you can help - contact me! firstname.lastname@example.com
I'll gladly send the list of needs out to anyone who can pitch in.
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New crime unit targets drug buyers, sellers
By JULIE E. GREENE
Staff Writer
A new crime unit was converging on the Jonathan Street area Tuesday night even as a group of residents complained to city officials about how the area's drug problem was being handled.
Hagerstown Police Chief Dale Jones, during a City Council meeting, said the newly formed street crime unit will focus on drug sellers and buyers.
The team will work mainly in the Jonathan Street area, but also around the Westview public housing complex, he said.
"You're attacking the problem by only arresting young black men," said Kevin Lee, one of about 10 people who attended the meeting to talk to officials about problems of racial discrimination and the drug problem in the Jonathan Street area.


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On the Myth of A "Real" AmericaBy CVille Dem on Mon, 04/23/2018 - 5:01pm |
I won't try to paraphrase this Lithub excellent essay by Rebecca Solnit.
This is just one example in the well-wriiten look at how things have changed on the empathy train:
...PBS News Hour featured a quiz by Charles Murray in March that asked "Do You Live in a Bubble?" The questions assumed that if you didn't know people who drank cheap beer and drove pick-up trucks and worked in factories you lived in an elitist bubble. Among the questions: "Have you ever lived for at least a year in an American community with a population under 50,000 that is not part of a metropolitan area and is not where you went to college? Have you ever walked on a factory floor? Have you ever had a close friend who was an evangelical Christian?"
The quiz is essentially about whether you are in touch with working-class small-town white Christian America, as though everyone who's not Joe the Plumber is Maurice the Elitist. We should know them, the logic goes; they do not need to know us. Less than 20 percent of Americans are white evangelicals, only slightly more than are Latino. Most Americans are urban. The quiz delivers, yet again, the message that the 80 percent of us who live in urban areas are not America, treats non-Protestant (including the quarter of this country that is Catholic) and non-white people as not America, treats many kinds of underpaid working people (salespeople, service workers, farmworkers) who are not male industrial workers as not America. More Americans work in museums than work in coal, but coalminers are treated as sacred beings owed huge subsidies and the sacrifice of the climate, and museum workers—well, no one is talking about their jobs as a totem of our national identity.
I hope you will read this. It is worth our time.
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This is powerful. The forces described in the article help explain why Donald Trump got free airtime during the election while Hillary was constantly criticized. It also explains why Barack Obama would have faced impeachment if he had done a fraction of what Trump has done. I found another reason to dislike Bernie Sanders. Sanders thinks that I need to understand the Trump voter. He fails to realize that I do understand those voters.
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By the way today is Confederate Memorial Day in Mississippi and Alabama. There is a Museum dedicated to the history of lynching opening in Alabama on Thursday. The Governor of Alabama wonders why see has not been invited.
Museum website
by rmrd0000 on Mon, 04/23/2018 - 10:23pm
Page 1 of WashPost online now: https://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/museums/a-powerful-memorial...
by AmericanDreamer on Tue, 04/24/2018 - 3:44pm
I will say on Matt Damon is if he didn't speak he'd be one of those squirrely men who refuse to speak out, and then when he did speak (I think he was asked on a talk show), it was a pretty careful scour to see that he didn't dot this i or cross this t. But it was early MeToo days, and people wanted their fury, even as tons of revelations were worthwhile & grossly disturbing, so Matt just got caught in the fray, no biggie.
by PeraclesPlease on Tue, 04/24/2018 - 2:18am
Thanks for sharing this.
edit to add: I don't quite get how to square these two sentences, and wonder if there is anything else in the article that may, if my confusion on this is warranted, also have been somewhat carelessly offered:
According to a study published in The Journal of Democracy, the share of young Americans who say it's important to live in a democratic country has dropped from 91 percent in the 1930s to 57 percent today. Fewer than one in three young Americans say that it's important to live in a democracy.
But this is very much a minor complaint about this excellent piece.
Followup edit to add: this comment was meant for the "in the news" piece "Opinion: Trump didn't create 'us vs. them", where I will now place it. My bad.
by AmericanDreamer on Tue, 04/24/2018 - 12:07pm
Thx for the link.
People actually took photographs of the lynchings. Some were converted to postcards and sold to the public. This was classic terrorism. Some of the photographs were complied in a book "Without Sanctuary: Lynching Photography in America" by James Allen.
by rmrd0000 on Tue, 04/24/2018 - 4:22pm
by NCD on Tue, 04/24/2018 - 4:35pm
Jonathan Capehart opinion piece up on WaPo now (presently among the 6 opinion pieces on the main web page, opinion part): https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/post-partisan/wp/2018/04/26/the-lyn...
by AmericanDreamer on Thu, 04/26/2018 - 1:17pm
I was struck by that passage as well. We are told to abandon identity politics (meaning ethnic minorities) to attract the working class ( identity politics for white people).
by rmrd0000 on Tue, 04/24/2018 - 6:37pm
no question about it, she's a great writer with staggering talent
by artappraiser on Tue, 04/24/2018 - 6:39pm
Chelsea's having a field day with the NYTimes' Amy Chozick for not even fact checking whether she had a specific hair treatment - the easy stuff. It's all gossip mag if it's a woman - no clueless mean-spirited speculation off limits.
by PeraclesPlease on Thu, 04/26/2018 - 1:44am
C'mon, you've got to admit that this is a lot of what presidential campaigns in this country are about. Which is why: I despise them so much. It is still a very bad memory when Josh Marshall opened the floodgates of TPMCafe via proper software to all the Obamabots who were already populating the comments over @ TPM home base news threads. Before that, they mostly didn't know we were there. Then all of a sudden we got threads talking about how we should worship Obama's wonderful personality on which there were comments like " Michelle hates Hillary! Just hates her!"
by artappraiser on Thu, 04/26/2018 - 1:51am
Of course, it's always about fanboi this, fanboi that, big man crushes everywhere, "journalists" letting their sexual adolescence free flag fly. The dynamic when a woman's involved is still a bit of an escalation though, even when not a longstanding well-hated national icon.
by PeraclesPlease on Thu, 04/26/2018 - 1:59am
by PeraclesPlease on Thu, 04/26/2018 - 10:02am
If one of them had written a letter to the president, might it have read something ike this?
Dear Mr. President:
Someone told me that in the movie "The Sound of Music" the Nazis don't look like very nice people. My father told me there are good Nazis and other good people who are not Nazis. I am glad you are visiting their cemetery
______ Trump
[others here more talented can do much better, I'm sure]
by AmericanDreamer on Thu, 04/26/2018 - 11:08am
The Nazis kept out the immigrants and united Europe, while the Germans built an excellent wall.
by PeraclesPlease on Thu, 04/26/2018 - 1:20pm
66% of Millennials don't know about Auschwitz
Members of the staff of a D.C. city council member wondered if the blocking off of Jews during Hitler's time was because the Jews lived in a gated community
by rmrd0000 on Thu, 04/26/2018 - 1:35pm
66% of Millennials don't know about Auschwitz
That's not what the poll shows. All it shows is that 66% of Millennials haven't memorized the name of the largest Nazi extermination camp. They might know about what happened in Nazi extermination camps and about the Holocaust without having memorized that one specific detail.
Poll questions like this don't tell us anything meaningful. They're designed to further a political agenda. It's similar to polls that reveal that most Americans can't identify Iraq or Afghanistan on a map. I know much more than most Americans about Iraq and Afghanistan yet I couldn't identify them on a map.
by ocean-kat on Thu, 04/26/2018 - 3:39pm
More gotcha polling. 57% of the statistics on the internet are made up, while the other 34% are frequently off by a large margin.
by PeraclesPlease on Thu, 04/26/2018 - 4:25pm


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November 26, 2012
One San Diego resident is extra thankful this holiday season because he hit it big at Barona Resort & Casino this weekend with a six-figure jackpot playing Wheel of Fortune(R).
Randy S., who said he and his family love to play at Barona because of the friendly staff that take such good care of them, hit a $438,894 jackpot Sunday afternoon while playing the Wheel of Fortune Jackpot progressive. The big win came just days after Thanksgiving, making it a special holiday bonus for Randy and his family.
"Huge jackpots like these are exciting any time of the year but are especially welcome during the holidays," said Rick Salinas, general manager of Barona Resort & Casino. "Just as I'm sure Randy is thankful for his winnings, we're thankful for him and his family for helping make this holiday season memorable for us as well."
The Wheel of Fortune(R) progressive system has a starting jackpot of one million dollars. In order to win the MegaJackpot(R), a player tries to line up the Wheel of Fortune(R) symbols on the machine's payline. Each time a bet is played in a linked machine, anywhere in the network, the cumulative jackpot grows and continues to build until it is won.
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Variety of roles need to be filled. Orientation meeting will be held on Sept. 13
Optimal Hospice Care is seeking volunteers to serve in the outlying areas of Kern County including the Taft area.
Orientation for new volunteers will be held on Sept. 13 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at optimal's Bakersfield office at 1675 Chester Ave. Suite 401.
People interested in becoming a volunteer should call 661-716-4000 or email email@example.com
Optimal is recruiting volunteers for all of its programs.
Some of those roles include:
•Home support volunteers who provide respite to overwhelmed caregivers
•Administrative assistants to provide in office support
•Facility volunteers to provide companionship to patients
•Vet to vet support to assist with peer support for veterans under Optimal's care
•CarePals pet therapy to brighten lives with pets
•Bilingual volunteers
•Karaoke volunteers to perform in facilities
•Seamstress volunteers to make gowns, clothing protectors and pillows for patients
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It almost goes without saying that the Lohan family takes a fair amount of criticism in the media, most of which the family pubicly ignores.
But when CNN's Anderson Cooper went on a rant on this morning's Live with Regis & Kelly, the clan's matriarch, Dina Lohan felt the need to reply.
During his guest-hosting appearance on the talk show, Anderson launched an anti-Lohan tirade that included the following gem about little sister Ali Lohan:
"Allegedly a 14-year-old girl, looks to be about 60… I say that with concern and love. She allegedly wants to be a singer and or actor-slash-performer of some sort, striptease person, i don't know."
Well, that didn't sit well with Dina, who spoke exclusively to OK!. "People are just cruel!" she said. "This is bad karma for him."