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One of the new voices of movie comedy these days, Danny McBride proves himself to be both an innovative comic actor and a dramatic actor as he proves with his subtle performance in the critically acclaimed "Up in the Air".
A busy man on the big and small screen, McBride talked to Paul Fischer in this exclusive interview.
Question: Now was the attraction of doing this film the piece as a whole, or did you really like your particular character?
McBride: You know, I think it was a little bit of all of it, you know? I had been a fan of Jason's work, and when he reached out to me and sent me the script I read it instantly and just really responded to the material. I thought the movie just felt really special, it popped off the page to me and this character seemed interesting. Also, it was a chance to toss it up and do something a little different. Then get to work with Clooney. It seemed like a no-brainer.
Question: In fact, you're not known for doing this kind of part, actually, given recent films that you've done. What did Jason see in you, do you think, that made him want to cast you in the role of Jim?
McBride: I think Jason was a big fan of All the Real Girls, has comedic elements to it, but it also kind of balances where tragedy and comedy meet and to me, that's the stuff I find the most interesting. I think in Eastbound, we tried to find those moments where we could, where the comedy kind of gave way to tragedy, and it just kind of folds into itself. So I think he had saw that we were doing that kind of stuff, and I think that maybe that just gave him a notion that perhaps I was capable of more.
Question: How did you find Jason as a director?
McBride: Oh, he's great. I mean, he was above just being a really super nice guy, and laid back, very collaborative, and he's also just icy smart.
Question: Is he an actor's director?
McBride: Oh, most definitely.
Question: Clooney is known for being a bit of a practical jokester on the set. Did you two have a lot of laughs?
McBride: We had a good time. I wasn't the brunt of any practical joke, but it I had a good time meeting him, and getting to hang out with him down there. He was definitely a good guy.
Question: Your career has gone in leaps and bounds. Before we talk about all the movies that apparently you have in development, why was it the best time for you to return to television with Eastbound? And was that a hard sell?
McBride: No. You know, I mean, Eastbound was something that we set up in the very beginning of everything, before any of the other opportunities were kind of coming around. I created that show with buddies of mine from film school, so getting a chance for someone to pay for you to work with your friends, and to say bad words, is always a pretty cool thing. And the chance to go back and finish what we started, and continue it, is definitely something I've been looking forward to. To us, going to TV isn't like a step down, or anything. We really embraced the format a lot, and like it and it's just a whole different ball game than a movie. A movie, you go to it, you sit in there for an hour and a half, and you take it all in, but with a TV show, especially with the way we've kind of designed Eastbound, where it kind of is a continuing story, it just kind of stays with you each week, and you get it in parts. The idea of telling a story in that way has always been something that we've liked, so it's exciting to get back into that again.
Question: Was Kenny Powers an extension of you in any way?
McBride: You know, not really. I think that it's an extension of me in the form of, like, I find people like Kenny Powers funny, so maybe it's an extension that way. But I've never called a girl a dick head before.
Question: Oh, you haven't?
McBride: No. Not yet.
Question: [LAUGHTER] What's the future of the show? How does it stand?
McBride: Well we're coming back for another season. We're actually writing on it right now, so it'll be out next year.
Question: Now on the big screen, you're a voice in Despicable, which looks really a lot of fun.
McBride: Yeah. It's a great idea, and I had met with the guys earlier on, and they showed me some of the drawings, the conceptual stuff for it. I have some young nephews, so it was something I always wanted to kind of give a shot at. And it was a good time.
Question: What are the challenges for you, doing a vocal role? Obviously it requires different acting muscles than anything else.
McBride: Yeah, it definitely does. I find that a lot of the stuff that I really kind of like, comedically, is like, playing off of the awkwardness or the reality of the situation you're in, of really being there with those actors. So when you're doing just voice work for animation, you don't have that, because you're in the studio by yourself, just kind of getting a bunch of different takes on lines, so it's a different deal. But it's still fun. I mean, it's good to be able to go on there and you just will say the same line in a million different ways, and let the animators sort it out.
Question: Do you like the isolation, or do you find it frustrating?
McBride: I didn't find it frustrating. It wasn't gruelling enough to be frustrating. If I had to do it day in and day out for a long time, I could imagine it could wear. But it's always good, on a film, to be able to get to from everyone to the different actors, to the different places you're at which is all part of what makes making movies fun. But it's cool to see a cartoon version of yourself.
Question: Do you notice any similarities between the character that they drew, and any aspect of your physical self?
McBride: No. It's a totally different deal. But it was just cool and I'm looking forward to seeing the image and the voice married as one.
Question: Now, you also worked on this film, Your Highness.
McBride: Yeah. We shot it in Belfast this summer. I actually just got back about two weeks ago, to the States, from doing that. We had a great time. It was David Gordon Green, who directed Pineapple Express who's an old buddy of mine, from film school and it was written by me and Ben Best, who's one of the creators of Eastbound and Down. And we got Natalie Portman, Zooey Deschanel and James Franco and we were all wearing armour and swinging swords around and killing shit all summer. It was good.
Question: How much of this is an action film, and how much of it is pure comedy?
McBride: You know, it's such it's a crazy blend. I mean, David really approached this as if it were just a fantasy movie and that the characters and situation are what makes it funny. He didn't lead it being a comedy. I think it's kind of what he does with a lot of his stuff. With Pineapple Express that kind of just evolved into an '80s action movie, without kind of making fun of '80s action movies and that's the same thing, I think, he's done here with the fantasy genre. It was really important for him, for it to kind of survive as a fantasy movie as well as a comedy so he didn't sacrifice the tone to make jabs or punches at the fantasy genre. He just embraced it.
Question: Now, you are continuing to partner up with David. And I'm not quite sure how much of this is happening, but have you finished writing The Precious View yet?
McBride: Yeah, The Precious View is a script that David and I actually had written a few years ago. It's a demolition derby movie. And just as things have started to kind of pop for us a little bit, we've been able to kind of sell some of the stuff that we've been working on. But David and I have been collaborating on screenplays since we were in college together, and living on the same dorm.
Question: And a lot of these things just seem to be coming into effect. Are you guys still doing Mr. Machine as well?
McBride: Yeah. Mr. Machine is another script that we've written together, and right now it's kind of just trying to pick out what we want to do next, and so you hope it doesn't slip too far down the line. But all the projects we've sold are things that we are excited about, and would love to have a chance to actually bring to life.
Question: Do you make sure that when you're writing a script, that you create a character that is interesting for you as an actor to play during the writing process, or does that come later?
McBride: You know, like, with Precious View and Mr. Machine, we wrote those things before I really even had any sort of acting career. So I never really thought that I would be in any of these projects that we were doing. I just was kind of on board as a writer. So, it's interesting to kind of go back to these scripts that we've written before, and be like, " All right. Well, who would I want to be in this movie?" And – so that's been interesting. But, you know, from the get-go, I didn't really have any designs to really be an actor. I met David at film school, and was studying screenwriting and directing there. And – you know, so the acting thing has definitely been a – you know, it was a surprise. But if it could help me and my friends get films made, then I will gladly step into the spotlight.
Question: Since you did study it at film school, what are your aspirations in terms of filmmaking, beyond screenwriting and producing?
McBride: You know, I mean, I would love to get back behind the camera. Jody Hill and David Green and myself are starting a company together and we want to help other writers, and get other projects get off the ground. So, I think we would really like to kind of move into producing, and directing's just the whole gambit.
Question: When you attended the University of North Carolina, did you know at that particular point in your life what it is you wanted to do? What were your aspirations?
McBride: You know, since I was a kid, I always wanted to be involved in films, but I didn't really imagine that it would be with acting. But I just loved movies and I went to a film school. So it wasn't like I was going to graduate from film school and then become a doctor. I knew from an early age – I was lucky enough that my parents, like, were supportive of it and they didn't tell me to maybe pick it back, up, or anything like that. They just told me to kind of go for it, and embraced it. And luckily, it's paid off.
Question: How does a kid from Statesboro in Georgia become so beguiled by film? Where does that come from?
McBride: I think it's the birth of cable television. When I was a kid, I can clearly remember the first day my parents got a VCR, and the day that we got cable, and HBO. I was just always taken by films and – you know, and then with the birth of VHS, I just devoured films when I was a kid. I mean, instead of playing outside or doing that stuff, I would just have my eyes locked to the TV, just watching movie after movie.
Question: What are your favorites, amongst your favorite films?
McBride: Oh, I have so many. You know, anything from stuff that I liked when I was a kid, like The Goonies, or Ferris Bueller's Day Off, that stuff still holds up now. And then I love everything from Annie Hall, to Nashville, to Goodfellas. It's a pretty wide range.
Question: Is there a comedic actor or writer that you would say has influenced you specifically?
McBride: When I was a kid, I was a really big fan of Bill Murray. And it's been really interesting to watch how his career has been able to sustain all this time. And – you know, I find the stuff that he does just really entertaining, and how it balances the comedy and tragedy. That's the stuff that I find the most interesting.
Question: Do you have any idea what you're going to do next, immediately? I mean, are you – you're juggling a lot of things. I mean, what looks like being an absolute go project?
McBride: You know, right now, we just finished Your Highness. And I'm involved with post on that. So, we're in editing on that. And the next thing will probably just be the second season of Eastbound and Down. We're writing that now, and we'll go into production on that early next year. So, that'll keep our plate pretty full for the next half of the year.
Question: This movie, Up in the Air, has been tipped for a lot of Oscar contention. Why do you think that film has struck such a chord with people so far?
McBride: You know, it's always baffling to me, of the movies that rise to the top. I don't know. I mean, there is something about this film. I mean, from the moment that I read the script, it felt special and it just felt like a really good movie. From the moment I read the script, I could see it translated. I don't know. I don't know what it is. I think that it's a great movie. I think the performances are great and I think that the subject matter people can relate to it right now, like the boss, and layoffs, and dismal times, so maybe that has a little bit to do with it. But I think, above all, it's just a solid film.


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Mass. farmers deal with challenges of a drought
Mass. farmers deal with challenges of a drought
Head grower Will Morningstar walked through a dusty field to connect the irrigation system as he tried to ready the field for planting carrots at Siena Farms in Sudbury last week. Time is running out to plants the carrots, a valuable fall crop. Without rain it may not be possible to plant them.
Sara Charbonnier picked Tuscan Kale in a dry field at Siena Farms in Sudbury. Most of the state remains in the grip of a "severe drought," according to the US Drought Monitor.
Farm laborer K.C. Kinsman moved an aluminium irrigation pipe into a bed of flowers at Red Fire Farm in Montague last week. Workers spend much of their day hauling the heavy, bulky equipment from one spot acre to another.
Kinsman rolled up a hose used for irrigation in order to move it closer to another row of crops.
Peppers wilted in the field at Red Fire Farm as tractor operator Harold Brenkus moved aluminum irrigation pipe through the field to get them some water.
Kate Lawson stood on a dry field as she picked Tuscan Kale at Siena Farms.
Kinsman got a drink of water after moving aluminum irrigation pipes at Red Fire Farm.
Cracked earth surrounded a hose in a dried-up pond that is normally used to irrigate crops at Siena Farms. Eastern and central Masachusetts received only a quarter of the normal rainfall for June and July.
Radishes were washed and placed into a bucket of water after harvest at Siena Farms.
Dust surrounded Kinsman at Red Fire Farm.
Kinsman and Brenkus were reflected in a puddle caused by a leaky connection between irrigation hoses at Red Fire Farm.
Kinsman moved two 20-foot pieces of aluminum irrigation pipe to a different set of crops.
Morningstar connected the irrigation system as he tried to ready a field for planting carrots at Siena Farms.
Kinsman checked on a blocked sprinkler head on the irrigation line he just set up in the flower beds at Red Fire Farm.
Farm workers met to talk about what tasks needed to be done during an early morning meeting at Siena Farms.
Kinsman inspected the sprinkler heads on the irrigation pipes after connecting the line in a bed of peppers at Red Fire Farm.

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Comedian FREDDIE STARR has been left feeling "suicidal" since authorities banned him from looking after his children alone following his arrest in connection with the JIMMY SAVILE sex abuse investigation.
The TV star was arrested in Warwickshire earlier this month (Nov12) on suspicion of sexual offences.
He was bailed and vehemently denies allegations he groped a 14-year-old girl while in a room with Savile, who is claimed to have abused up to 300 youngsters throughout his long-running entertainment career.
Starr has now revealed he is at his lowest ebb after officials from social services ruled he cannot be left alone with his daughter, aged six, and his fiancee Sophie Lea's 12-year-old son.
In an interview with the Daily Mirror, he says, "My life is ruined. I feel so desperate at times I want to go and end it all.
"It's heartbreaking because I'm totally innocent. It makes me feel suicidal. I don't think I can ever work again - how can I put a comedy face on after this?
"I'm no sex pest. But right now I can only have supervised contact with my kids. If (fiancee) Sophie goes out I can't be left alone with them in my own house. The way I'm being treated is humiliating. The kids are suffering too.
"A fella (man) came round and told me that as police were investigating me they had to pass my details on to social services.
"I've had to sign a piece of paper to say I can't be left alone with my own children and I must be supervised at all times by another adult whenever I'm with them."
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RICHMOND, Va. >> Joey Logano had a great view of a wild finish, until he saw an opening and made it wilder.
Logano took advantage of a three-car duel by sneaking below a trio of former champions to take the lead Saturday night, outrunning former champions Matt Kenseth, Jeff Gordon and Brad Keselowski to win the NASCAR Sprint Cup Toyota Owners 400 at Richmond International Raceway.
Logano's first career victory on the 0.75-mile oval came seemingly from nowhere after a restart with nine laps to go. He sat fourth and on the outside with Kenseth leading, Dale Earnhardt Jr. alongside in second and Gordon, the dominant car for most of the night, on the inside in third, in prime position to move underneath the leader and grab the victory.
Instead, when Gordon, Kenseth and Keselowski raced in a triangle jockeying for position, Logano went underneath all three with three laps to go and then held off Gordon for his fifth career NASCAR Sprint Cup victory.
"I'm more surprised than anyone else here," Logano said. "This is one of my worst tracks. … What a crazy finish."
Gordon said the three-way battle helped create the opening for Logano.
"I was really just trying to battle with those guys to get the best finish that we could," Gordon said. "(Logano) was in a great position while we were all sitting there sliding around battling it out. To come home second is still a great finish."
Logano joined Kevin Harvick as the only drivers with more than one victory this season, which also locks them into spots in the 16-driver Chase for the Sprint Cup championship over the final 10 races of the season.
Kyle Busch, never in contention, rose to finish third, followed by Keselowski and Kenseth.
"That last restart was intense. … I just drove by everybody," Busch said.
Kenseth and Keselowski had words post-race.
"I had a shot at winning the race and felt like he ran me off the track," said Keselowski, who was fifth on the final restart, but had the fastest car on short runs all night. "You race to win and he definitely was racing to win, but you hope when somebody races to win that they at least win the race if they're going to wreck you or run you off the race track.
"It was just a mind-boggling move to me, but I made sure I got him back and made sure my teammate could win the race. … I thought it was uncalled for. … Just got to put that in the bank and remember it," Keselowski said.
Gordon said Kenseth was just doing what he needed to do to try and hang on.
"I think Matt did what he thought he had to do to win," Gordon said. "He started making his car real wide. He probably didn't make the guys behind him real happy."
Kenseth had come from nowhere after lurking in the back of the top 10 all race long, suddenly charging through the field and passing Gordon to grab the lead with 38 laps to go. It was his first lead.
"I was trying to win the race. I think that's what all five of us were trying to do," Kenseth said.
Gordon, who led 173 laps, and teammate Earnhardt both seemed poised to challenge at the end, but after the final restart, Team Penske teammates Logano and Keselowski became the ones to watch.
Their cars had easily been the fastest on fresh rubber all night, so much so that Gordon said, "I just had to let the 2 and the 22 go right by me because they were so fast" on fresh tires.
Signs of the wild ending may have come very early.
Clint Bowyer started third and hoped a return to one of his best tracks would allow him to put last September behind him. That was when Bowyer's intentional spin late in the last race before the playoffs jumbled the finishing order, and the drivers who made the Chase, leading to a NASCAR investigation.
Instead of a clean run, Bowyer hit rookie pole-sitter Kyle Larson on the opening lap, sending Larson spinning. He also twice pitted under a green flag, right before a caution flag came out, and was battling Danica Patrick for 38th place when a fire in his engine ultimately caused him to park for the night.


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Posted: Wed Nov 07, 2012 7:51 pm
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joethewindsurfa's photo of the F2 pin coincides with my memory of what it should look like, but I would take mark's earlier suggestion of rotating the universal base 90 degrees after inserting it. That puts the flat spots in the pin fore and aft in positional alignment, and then it might engage the diameters of the slider mechanism in the mast track to hold the universal in place. However, you should be aware that the universal could rotate in use, because it may not be held in the final position while on the water. The universal is a crucial attachment point that is designed to rotate in different ways, and it's possible that it could rotate in use on the water. If it's held firmly attached (like using the screw-on method that the Chinook design uses), or around the full diameter of the pin (like the pin in joethewindsufa's photo), the retention is guaranteed. You should be aware that the basic slider and pin retention system is still the rule today in non screw-on designs. That applies to both the universal attachment to the board and also the universal attachment to the mast extension (the Euro-pin design).
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Posted: Wed Nov 07, 2012 9:08 pm
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Thanks again guys!!
Everyone is pretty much right on. Bottom line...it just is the wrong U joint for that board. Upon looking at it much closer and using an actual measuring tool (my micrometer) it appears the pin on the U joint is too short! It bottoms out at the orangish plastic parts. So no matter how much I push, unless I can smush the plastic around the pin, it's about 3/16" short of the collar on the pin meeting the locking slider mechanism on the mast track!
At least I know why it wouldnt work and now know I can retro fit it to work with a newer u joint that can actually just be ordered and delivered (versus Craig's list or garage hunting for who knows how long to find one out dated peice of an old windsurfer!). But I do think I have a simple and cheap solution that should work.
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Posted: Wed Nov 07, 2012 9:42 pm
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A new U-joint is going to cost you about $60, almost doubling your
Just warning you,
UrbanFisher wrote:
Thanks again guys!!
Everyone is pretty much right on. Bottom line...it just is the wrong U joint for that board. Upon looking at it much closer and using an actual measuring tool (my micrometer) it appears the pin on the U joint is too short! It bottoms out at the orangish plastic parts. So no matter how much I push, unless I can smush the plastic around the pin, it's about 3/16" short of the collar on the pin meeting the locking slider mechanism on the mast track!
At least I know why it wouldnt work and now know I can retro fit it to work with a newer u joint that can actually just be ordered and delivered (versus Craig's list or garage hunting for who knows how long to find one out dated peice of an old windsurfer!). But I do think I have a simple and cheap solution that should work.
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Posted: Wed Nov 07, 2012 10:08 pm
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A new U-joint is going to cost you about $60, almost doubling your
Just warning you,
LOL...yeah I priced them and understand. That's why it was great to start so cheap. If I spent say $300 on that kit I would be pretty pissed right now. But since I only spent $75 I have some room to expand on it. And at least if I buy the new u joint, I should be able to carry it over to my future new board!
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Posted: Thu Nov 08, 2012 8:14 pm
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The procedure I described earlier was for the Mistral fitting which you have. The Mistral track has two wires similar to the F2 track but they are perpendicular to the track rather than parallel. The 2 flats allow the pin to drop into the hole. After rotating the orange part it locks to the track which prevents the pin from coming out. The F2 pin as shown in a previous post is placed into the hole and then the silver retaining wires are slid into place. Even if the post was long enough to position the groove even with the two wires the base would pop out as soon as it is rotated 90 degrees because the F2 track does not have a means for locking the orange part in place.
The recommendations to replace the universal is most probably the best long term solution and certainly the safest if you are sailing in an unprotected location. However you may be able to make the base work with the parts you have with a few modifications. I am not entirely sure it will work because I have not seen this part in 20 years but it may be worth giving it a try.
I also wanted to mention that the Mistral base has an 8 mm thread which is the same as most current models so you may not have to replace the whole mast base. Before proceeding I would make sure that the universal swivel is actually compatible with the tube that fits inside the mast. If it is not then you will need to replace the whole assembly.
From memory I think the 2 small set screws go into a groove in the pin which allows the orange part to rotate around the pin. If you remove them the orange part will slide off. At this point you may have several options.
1. If you can remove the grooved pin from the swivel you can replace it with a standard Chinook plate as shown in an earlier post. You also could remove the swivel and replace both. You could also fabricate you own plate and use an 8 mm bolt to secure it to the swivel.
2. If you can remove the grooved pin you may be able to replace it with the correct pin. I noticed that Isthmus Sailboards has some Bic pins that may fit. They are very helpful and if you call them with the hole measurements and depth of the silver wires they can probably advise.
3. This option may work with the existing parts. After removing the set screws and sliding off the lower part remove the orange part from the small silver part. Reinstall the silver part upside down without the orange part and replace the set screws. The flats would then be above and the lower round part will then be below the retaining wires. Not having the flats below the retaining wires would prevent the base from poping out. The elimination of the orange part would allow the pin to sit lower in the hole. I am not sure how far the metal goes into the plastic but you may have to cut off a bit if it hits the bottom of the track. You may also want to make a spacer to bring the diameter of the pin up to the same diameter of the hole to prevent it from rocking back and forth. You could use a stack of washers with about the same outside diameter as the hole and drill out the centers so they would slide over the pin.
4. If you can remove the grooved pin you may be able to bolt it through the hole using an 8 mm stainless bolt. You would have to remove the mast track and insert the bolt with a washer from the bottom. The swivel could then be attached to the bolt from the top. In any case if you remove the bolts from the swivel be sure you use a liquid thread locker upon reassembly.
If you post some pictures after you disassemble the parts we may be able to help you further.
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Posted: Fri Nov 09, 2012 11:10 am
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Thanks Mark!!!,
Those are some wonderful ideas. The more I look at the existing U joint, the more I realize that I do have several options on making it work. I also agree with the fact that the existing pin has those flat sides. I see where if it turns while sailing the collar on the pin will hit the flat spots and the sail rig would pop right off. So in modifying it, I do not plan on even using that old pin.
A few proper sized screws, washers and nuts should fix it. I'm so glad you mentioned the set screws on the pin. They are small and I was wondering if they were allen type screws or just pins set in there. Now that I do know they are allen screws, I will remove them and then I should be able to remove that old pin from the plastic base part. Once I get the pin out and disassemble the lower part of that U joint, I should be able to fit some screws and washers to replicate the old pin. It looks like it should actually be a pretty easy (and very inexpensive) fix!
And I know this seems like a lot of work and trouble for an old outdated windsurfer, but I am ecstatic that I bought this thing!! As I stated, I am a DIY'er and love this kind of stuff. The mast base and the U joint were the first things I tried to assemble and already ran into problems. I'm sure once I get to the sail and boom, I'll run into more. But to me that is just fine. I paid $75.00 for this thing and I knew there would be issues. But it's like when I build my little boats, there comes a great pride when you take them out. Kinda like a guy that restores an old car. Is it new and with all the fancy new electronics?, no but knowing he took an old beat up ready-for-the-junkyard car and got it running and usable again, he has a lot of pride in that car that others may not see (they just see an old rusty POS). That's how I feel about my windsurfer. Not only am I determined to get this hodgepodge of windsurfing parts into a useable boat, I am learning a bunch as I do it. If I can fix and sail this one, maybe I can give some other old ready-for-the-trash windsurfers a new life!
Plus my 11 year old boy and I are taking it paddle boarding to the river this weekend. I figured it's a great way for me to get use to/practice it's stability while the kiddo will have a blast paddling it around. Believe me, I'll get my $75.00 use out of this thing!!
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Before you put a lot of time and effort into the universal assembly, like I suggested earlier, it's important to make sure the universal assembly and the mast extension are compatible and properly attach with good retention. The top of the universal assembly looks awfully strange, and I couldn't really discern much about the mast extension from the earlier photos in your original thread.
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Get a double-bladed paddle. Sit on the board with your feet stretched out in front of you. Drag race some canoes/kayaks. Fry your abs in the process.
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hey urbanfisher
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to have your Mistral mast base with mechanical joint
i pm'ed you
i wish to put Chinook type extension on my Equipe I LCS-XR
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The Deadliest Jobs in New England
Thursday, February 13, 2014
The deadliest jobs included heavy and tractor-trailer driving, commercial fishing, construction labor, law enforcement, firefighting, and logging, the data shows. While circumstances vary widely across those occupations, all tend to be high-risk jobs, according to Tim Consedine, a regional economist at the New England office for the Bureau of Labor Statistics. (See below slides for the top 25.)
The most common injuries leading to workplace fatalities are falls and strikes by vehicles or equipment, according to James Celenza, the executive director of the Rhode Island Committee on Occupational Safety and Health, which provides workplace training throughout New England. Nationally, transportation-related accidents accounted for 40 percent of all workplace fatalities, Consedine said.
Hidden risks to some jobs
Some jobs have risks largely hidden from the public eye. While fishing, fighting fires or fighting crime might have obvious risks, being a social worker does not. Yet social work is among one of the deadliest occupations in the New England, ranking 25th when fatalities for social work with families, health care, mental health and substance abuse are combined. Between 2008 and 2012, half a dozen social workers died on the job.
"Our folks are really dealing with the most at-risk families and individuals throughout Massachusetts," Stephany said. That work could place his members in a wide range of situations that are potentially unsafe—from dealing with those who have developmental disabilities to entering a home where there have been allegations of abuse or neglect.
"And so workplace safety is a very important part of this," Stephany said.
Last summer, an employee at Community Healthlink, a Worcester-based organization that provides mental health and substance abuse services, was attacked by a patient with a utility knife while driving him to his home. The worker survived.
Social workers also face health-related risks, especially for those who handle bodily fluids that could be carrying pathogens, Stephany said.
Economic factors in workplace fatalities
While risk is a factor in what jobs rank as the deadliest, so is the economic and demographic makeup of a region, according to Consedine.
Overall, on-the-job deaths are on the decline. In 2012, there were 4,383 deaths at the workplace, down from 4,693, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Just one sector saw an increase after five consecutive years of declining fatalities: the construction industry. In 2012, construction accidents claimed the lives of 775 workers, up from 738 in 2011, an increase of 5 percent, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
While workers in different industries may share in the same high risk, they are not equally compensated for it. Farmers and roofers had the same number of fatalities—nine—but the typical farmer earned $69,300, nearly double what a roofer did. There was one more fatality among electricians, whose salary of $49,840 put them roughly in between the incomes for farmers and roofers.
The difference unions make
Beyond the high risk, several other factors affect the safety of a workplace, experts say.
Michael Sabitoni, the president of the Rhode Island Building and Construction Trades Council, says the training unions provide to their members results in a safer workplace. He points to older worker fatality data from the Occupational Health and Safety Administration, showing that there were 354 on-the-job deaths in non-union workplaces with just 77 deaths at unionized workplaces in New England between 1998 and 2005.
Beyond training, unions also provide protection for workers who speak out against workplace issues, Celenza said. Although there already is a federal law against firing employees for raising questions about safety, it is easier for businesses that aren't unionized to skirt the law than for those that are, according to Celenza. Ultimately, a well-training worker who does not have union protection may still face unsafe working conditions, Celenza said.
"There is no doubt that being in an environment where a union is present gives workers a greater ability to both speak out on and address workplace safety concerns," added Stephany.
But training will only get you so far, Celenza added. Sometimes, when catastrophe strikes—such as a major storm that breaks out before a commercial fishing boat loaded with fish can reach shore—all the training in the world can't avoid a tragedy, Celenza said.
Other factors: language barriers, budget cuts
One trend in fatality rates points to a cultural factor. While the overall rate is declining, it is on the rise in one population, according to Celenza: Hispanic workers. "There's a nexus of conditions that just kind of play into that," Celenza said.
He said Hispanic workers tend to have less training and are more willing to take risks. For Hispanic workers, particularly those who are undocumented residents, Celenza said the fears they could lose a job drives them on to greater risks.
Sometimes unsafe conditions are intentional: "There's always going to be a subset of subcontractors that are going to cut corners," Celenza said. Bypassing normal safety procedures saves money and gives those subcontractors an unfair edge in bidding for projects, according to Celenza.
For human service workers, a critically important factor in workplace safety is staffing, according to Stephany, who cited low staffing as a factor in the 2011 slaying of Moulton and the knife attack last summer.
In most cases, the lack of adequate staffing is due to budget constraints or funding cuts, according to Stephany. "To be quite frank, sometimes it is poor management," he added.
Since the Moulton case, there have been signs of improvement. Last August, the U.S. Department of Labor reached a settlement with the North Suffolk Mental Health Association, the agency that employed Moulton. As part of the settlement, the agency agreed to implement "comprehensive procedures and policies," including new violence prevent program, a "buddy system" for the second and third shifts, and a more proactive approach to identifying clients who exhibit threatening behavior, according to a news release announcing the settlement.
SEIU Local 509 has been leading the effort to boost staffing levels at North Suffolk as well as other agencies. Additional staffing can prevent a tense situation from escalating into violence and ensures there are enough hands-on workers available to protect both a social worker and their client, according to Stephany.
In the human services sector, making workplace safety for human service workers translates into safety for their clients at well, according to Stephany. "The number one priority of human service workers in Massachusetts is keeping the clients they serve safe," he said.
In New England, as with the rest of the nation, it appears the number of workplace fatalities is on the decline. The latest fatality census for the Boston metropolitan area revealed that were under 20 deaths in 2012, the lowest level seen since 2000, according to Consedine. Still, the 706 people who have died at their jobs over the last five years is a troubling statistic for many workplace safety advocates. "Fatalities in the workplace should be zero," Sabitoni said.
Stephen Beale can be reached at [email protected]. Follow him on Twitter @bealenews
Related Slideshow: New England Worker Fatalities
Below are the top 25 deadliest jobs in New England, based on the absolute number of fatalities for each occupation from 2008 to 2012, the most recently available year. Along with fatality figures, the median salary for each position, the overall occupation category, and the number of on-the-job deaths for each category are included. Where necessary, descriptions of each job are also provided. Data was obtained from the New England office of the U.S Bureau of Labor Statistics in Boston. Note that data for 2012 remains preliminary. It will be finalized later this spring.
Social Workers
Number of Fatalities: 6
Median Salary: $39,980 to $54,560
Occupation Group: Community and social service occupations
Total Occupation Fatalities: 12
Note: Category encompasses several specific occupations, including social workers in the child, family and school, health care, mental health and substance abuse fields. Because of insufficent data a breakdown by specific occupation was not available.
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers
Number of Fatalities: 8
Median Salary: $36,820
Occupation Group: Sales and related occupations
Total Occupation Fatalities: 26
Note: First-line supervisors directly oversee and coordinate activities of retail sales workers in an establishment or department. Duties may include management functions, such as purchasing, budgeting, accounting, and personnel work, in addition to supervisory duties.
Driver/Sales Workers
Number of Fatalities:8
Median Salary: $22,670
Occupation Group: Transportation and material moving occupations
Total Occupation Fatalities: 167
Note: Includes those who drive trucks or other vehicles over established routes or within an established territory and sell or deliver goods, such as food products, including restaurant take-out items, or pick up or deliver items such as commercial laundry. May also take orders, collect payment, or stock merchandise at point of delivery. Includes newspaper delivery drivers. Excludes Coin, Vending, and Amusement Machine Servicers and Repairers and Light Truck or Delivery Services Drivers.
Commercial Pilots
Number of Fatalities: 9
Median Salary: $73,280
Occupation Group: Transportation and material moving occupations
Total Occupation Fatalities: 167
Note: Category includes those who pilot and navigate the flight of fixed-wing aircraft on nonscheduled air carrier routes, or helicopters. Requires Commercial Pilot certificate. Includes charter pilots with similar certification, and air ambulance and air tour pilots. Excludes regional, National, and international airline pilots.
Number of Fatalities: 12
Median Salary: $35,250
Occupation Group: Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations
Total Occupation Fatalities: 64
Note: Fallers use axes or chainsaws to fell trees using knowledge of tree characteristics and cutting techniques to control direction of fall and minimize tree damage.
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=== Observations of Patterns ===
=== Observations of Patterns ===
=== Methods that MIGHT work ===
=== Methods that MIGHT work ===
Revision as of 10:22, 28 March 2008
- 1 Introduction
- 2 Ad break patterns
- 3 Approach
- 4 Commflagging Tools
- 5 Potential Methods for Ad Break Detection
- 6 Channel By Channel
This page is to collect users' efforts at detecting commercials (adverts/ads in UK speak) on UK channels.
Ad breaks on UK channels don't follow the same pattern as those in the US, so existing commflagging programs frequently fail to detect breaks.
Ad break patterns
(Put any general info regarding ad break patterns here) Ad breaks on UK channels are usually shorter than in the US, and are usually separated by at least 10 mins of actual programme. (We don't have the same habit of showing a few "teaser" minutes at the start, followed by an ad break).
Ad breaks usually last around 4-5mins on the old "traditional" channels (ITV, Channel 4 and Channel 5). (These are sometimes known as "terrestrial" or "analogue" channels as they are the only commercial channels you get on the standard analogue terrestrial service). On "non-terrestrial"/"satellite"/"cable" channels the ad breaks can be much longer (and on some stations LOUDER!).
There doesn't seem to be any set pattern regarding fading to black, blank pictures, use of logos etc across all the channels. However, analysis of individual channels may reveal patterns that may allow commflagging of that individual channel. For example, Sky One is said succumb to Logo Detection as it doesn't show its logo in ad breaks.
Therefore, this page serves to collect user's successfull settings, observations of patterns, suggestions for potential detection methods ON A CHANNEL BY CHANNEL BASIS.
Commflagging Tools
There are a number of tools available which might be used to provide commflagging.
mythcommflag is MythTV's built in commercial flagging program.
The key advantage of mythcommflag is that it is integrated with MythTV and so can insert the detected breaks into the database automatically.
Comskip is a Windows based program (originally based on mythcommflag?) used by a number of Windows based PVRs (e.g. GB-PVR) It includes a couple of extra detection methods not provided by mythcommflag. Experiences of Windows users can also be applied to Myth commflagging.
Comskip reportedly will work on Linux under Wine.
ShowAnalyzer or SA is a commercial/shareware Windows based program. Cost 28/3/08 is US$19.95. SA's author has made attempts at specifically producing UK detection methods and there are a number of user's config files posted on SAs support forum.
ShowAnalyzer reportedly will work on Linux under Wine.
Potential Methods for Ad Break Detection
Put any general methods that might be used here.
Silence Detection
Reportedly there is a UK requirement for a 120ms silence before and after each ad break.
Channel By Channel
Observations of Patterns
All ITV2 ITV3 and ITV4 remove their coloured logo during commercial breaks, however for promos they leave in place a greyscale semi transparent logo.
Methods that MIGHT work
Methods that have some success
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Ishq: Paintings by Siona Benjamin at Princeton University
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Artist Talk: January 3, 2012, 7 p.m.
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Gallery Hours: Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
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Contact: Kate Somers, (609)-497-2441 or email
Ishq: Paintings by Siona Benjamin combines new and older works by the Montclair, New Jersey based artist, Siona Benjamin. All of the paintings and installations on view deal with the artists fundamental concern for tolerance of diversity in our trans-cultural world. Issues of personal identity, gender and race are explored through the artists own perspective as a child who grew up in a Muslim and Hindu community while attending Catholic and Zoroastrian schools in suburban Bombay, now Mumbai, India.
Coming from a family of Bene Israel Jews, Benjamin has informed her paintings partly from her study of the Torah. In her earlier paintings in particular, she has used the mythologies of women in the Torah as a way to reflect upon contemporary culture. Her style of painting uses various sources, from Indian and Persian miniatures to American Pop artists like Roy Lichtenstein and Andy Warhol. More recent work exploits various media, combining installation, video, and digital photography.
Through her hybrid heroines from Jewish and South Asian culture, Benjamin also comments on human beings capacity to repeat wars which keep us from world peace and understanding. Benjamin writes, Yesterdays wars are still fought today, recycling the same problems, the same anxieties and dilemmas. Nothing seems to have progressed, just the weapons of war have become more advanced in their ferocity. Therefore these heroines of yesteryear are resurrected in my work and have become warriors of today, questioning our measure for love, for passion, for Ishq. According to the artist, Ishq is a special term in Urdu for divine love. It could mean an intense, deep love, a strong affection even without the context of divinity.
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Taylor Swift and her new pal, 'Girls' creator and star Lena Dunham, with whom she hobknobbed at the Grammys, were seen having a star-studded lunch together at the Olympia Tea Room in Rhode Island over the Memorial Day weekend.
T. Swizzle bought a $17 million property (paying for the crib in cash!!!) in the Ocean State, so it'd make sense for her to invite her new pal up for some eats, a beachside hang and perhaps to draft her into membership in her Lonely Girls Club. A fan snapped a Twitter shot of the chat 'n' chew session, with Life & Style immortalizing the shot before it was likely taken down.
The lunch was somewhat A-list, as Swizz's tourmate Ed Sheeran also attended, as did fun. guitarist Jack Antonoff, who is dating Dunham. So no Lonely Girls Club status for her.
Swift's pal Hailee Steinfeld and actress Jessica Szhor were also noshing with Swift and Dunham. What a gathering of young artisans.
T. Swizz and Dunham, who recently tweeted about liking Demi Lovato, were said to have had dinner after the Met Gala earliest this month, as well. These two voices of their generations are, like, totally bonding.
Swift has made no secret of her love for Dunham and her show, saying, "I've always been really blown away by how she's so young – she's in her mid 20s – and she does all these things. She creates so much. When I found out she listens to my music, it absolutely floored me. It made my day, honestly."
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I realize with these last two posts I have created some confusion. Let me try and explain:
Water Garden Post Do I Have to Take My Koi Out of My Water Garden for Winter? – Water Garden Q & A – Week Ending November 1st
Pond & Lake Post Be Aware of "Super-Cooling" Your Pond with Winter Aeration? – Pond & Lake Q & A – Week Ending November 1st
When our posts are written, one is written for farm ponds, which pertain to a much bigger pond than your average decorative koi pond, and also much deeper. Ponds ¼ acre or above with at least 5 or 6 feet of depth are what we consider farm ponds, while a decorative water garden, we tend to think in gallons instead of acres. An example of our classification would be a 3,000 gallon watergarden as opposed to a ½ acre farm pond. Also, farm ponds are almost always earth-bottomed whereas watergardens are almost always lined. Of course, every rule has its exception, but these classifications are the clearest way to categorize the two types of ponds.
During the winter, koi in decorative water gardens, as well as bass, bluegill, perch, and other game fish in farm ponds will travel to the warmest place in the pond, usually the bottom. In farm ponds, the water will stratify in the reverse of the summer keeping a warmer layer for fish to live in on the bottom of the pond. When temperatures dip well below freezing (down to 0 degrees F), farm pond aerators can circulate too much of the cold top water to the warm layer below and stress out fish, possibly leading to death. This is why it is a good idea to keep farm pond diffuser plates just a little shallower than the deepest point, leaving a refuge from these rare extreme cold events. Again, these events occur in the much Northern climates and also is rare.
Watergardens are typically not large enough to stratify, and will track ambient temperatures down to the 32 degree mark. Watergarden fish in this situation are gradually introduced to the cooler temperatures and do not stress as much in prolonged cold situations. A properly sized water garden aerator is very beneficial to run all winter long, as it will keep oxygen levels up and toxic gasses out.
In either case, super-cooling of water to the point where fish are lost is relatively rare. It is much more likely that fish would suffocate from lack of oxygen or toxic gas build-up underneath the ice because of the shut-down aerators than to die from super-cooled water. The benefits of running either a farm pond or watergarden aerator greatly outweigh the slight risk of super cooling.
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Blaum rallies to win in Punta Cana
Punta Cana, Dominican Republic – Ryan Blaum closed with his second straight 4-under 68 on Saturday to win the Dominican Republic Open by two strokes.
Blaum ended his first Latinoamerica Tour title at 9-under-par 279. He had posted back-to-back top-10 finishes in his last two starts.
Third-round leader Maximiliano Godoy struggled to a 2-over 74 to fall into second place at minus-7 at the Hard Rock Golf Club at Cana Bay.
Nicolas Geyger (71) and Santiago Rivas (73) shared third place at 6-under 282. Jorge Fernandez-Valdes (69) and Julian Etulain (74) shared fifth at minus-5.
Blaum traded a birdie for a bogey from the second. He dropped in back-to-back birdies at six and seven to move to 7-under, where he was still three behind Godoy.
Godoy had three birdies and a bogey through six holes. He tripped to bogeys at seven and eight, but bounced back with a birdie on the ninth as he turned at 9-under for the tournament.
Blaum birdied the 14th to move to minus-8 and he was in the lead alone after Godoy faltered to three consecutive bogeys from the 13th. Blaum birdied the 17th to move to 9-under. Godoy matched that birdie to end two back.


text: Small Farmers: Key to Relieving Hunger and Povery World-Wide November 5, 2012 11:00 PM Tweet Prabhu Pingali speaks at Farm Futures Conference in San Francisco last month TAGS: Marketing, Overseas December 18, 2014 By Boyce Thompson AgWeb Email An International farming expert outlines best practices for improving agriculture conditions around the world Prabhu Pingali remembers the day when there were no supermarkets within the tiny, rice-growing coastal village of eastern India where he grew up. "Today, there are about eight within a one-mile radius of my old house," he says. This was one of several personal anecdotes that Pingali, deputy director of agricultural development for the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, used to illustrate trends in developing nations during a speech last month at the Future Farm Americas conference in San Francisco. Pingali, who worked for the United Nations from 2002-07, thinks that improving the lot of small farmers is the key to alleviating hunger and poverty in developing countries. Most of the poorest people in the world derive their food and income from farming small plots of land that are typically the size of a football field or less. The town where Pingali grew up, located within the state of Andhra Pradesh, was a tiny village when he was young. Its path to prosperity can be traced to improved farming practices. "I have seen the village transform itself from growing a single crop of low-yielding rice, mainly for subsistence, to producing two crops of high-yielding rice." What has the experience taught him? "Our focus needs to be on small holders and small holder productions. Not just for producing the staple crops, but finding ways to link small holders to the modern supply chain. That's where you are going to get the big bang, in growth opportunity and improving the health of the community through better access to fresh food." As supermarkets have proliferated, so has access to processed food, much of which is coming from developed countries in the temperate zone, he says. As middle-class populations get more integrated into the workforce, and time to cook at home diminishes, families turn to food such as pasta and bread for meals. Pingali estimates that 30% to 60% of the food consumed by middle-class families in developing countries comes from supermarkets. The issue for developing countries is whether local farmers, often the biggest driver of local economies, will be left out of the equation. "In India, I can buy three Washington state apples for every locally supplied mango," says Pingali, who attributes that to inexpensive international transportation costs and better farming techniques used in developed countries. When he returns to his former home, he doesn't have to shop at the grocery for meals. "There's rotisserie chicken on every corner. You can make a call and have pizza delivered." The Gates Foundation thinks agricultural technology, including biotechnology, is a big part of the solution to world hunger and poverty. It has given $2 billion over the last five years to fight poverty and hunger, and much of the money has gone to improving agricultural productivity. That includes grants to seed companies to support development of drought-resistant plants that will work in sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia. As reported by The Associated Press, the decision has drawn criticism from some environmental and food-safety groups that would prefer the support go to soil enrichment, organic fertilizer and other farming methods they think are more sustainable. Pingali thinks both approaches are needed. He urges seed companies to focus on traits and crops that are important to the world's poor. In sub-Saharan Africa, that means maize, millet, sorghum, rice, cowpeas and cassava, among other crops. In South Asia, rice and groundnuts need to be added to the list. He says better crop management, sustainable farming techniques and post-harvest practices will be needed in those regions, as well. The foundation devotes grant resources to knowledge transfer. It supports local farming organizations, mobile-phone adoption and training, among other initiatives. Pingali expresses concern that the rapid increase in biofuel production is exerting a drag on food supplies, at least in the short term. But he's optimistic that an impending switch to non-food grain alternatives for biofuels, along with improving yields around the world, will make that a non-issue in the long run. Nevertheless, the near-term effect of biofuels on food price volatility is a "real issue." Likewise, Pingali notes that "many people are concerned that to meet the growing demand for developing countries to be self-sufficient with food, you need to massively expand the overall areas of the population. I actually don't think that's true. "Productivity is very low in areas with the most hunger and poverty. Sub-Saharan Africa, for instance, does only 1 ton per hectare in average yields. You could double, even triple that without expanding areas of population." Poor soils are a major impediment to improving yields in many impoverished countries. Productivity could be enhanced with the use of more fertilizer. Only 10 kg per hectare of fertilizer is used on average in sub-Saharan Africa. "Just imagine what it would mean to overall production if you went to 20 or 30 kgs per hectare," he says. "There are also parts of sub-Saharan Africa with highly acid soils and very low potential for increasing production. People would argue that there's no hope for these regions. But just think about what happened in Brazil, the cerrados of Brazil." Much of the soil in sub-Saharan Africa is like the soil in Brazil's cerrados, which for centuries people labeled as wastelands. After a systematic fertility upgrade, the former bush lands now produce record amounts of soybeans. "They applied lime to eliminate acidity. They used micro-nutrients, high levels of fertilizer and high levels of levels of organic matter. They went to conservation tillage practices….The cerrados of Brazil have converted Brazil into one of the largest agricultural exporting country in the world." Pingali is less optimistic about whether enough water will be available to meet the agricultural needs of developing countries. Water waste, he says, is high even in developed countries such as the U.S. Existing technology can provide better water management; water use in Israel is a case in point. "What we don't have today is a policy environment that gives incentives for families to change their behavior, to improve their overall efficiency. We need water policy to enhance productivity." The foundation thinks that helping farm families grow is the smartest way to fight hunger and poverty. Agricultural development, it notes, is two to three times more effective at reducing hunger and poverty than assisting any other economic sector. When it comes to alleviating poverty and hunger around the world, "we need to keep our focus on agriculture," Pingali says. "We're not going to solve this problem with one, single silver-bullet solution. It's going to be a long slog, something that we need to keep focus on for decades to come." Back to news


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The Wall Street Journal praised the "...feminine beauty and command of Point Park University's Mikelle Rindflish at the haunting center of Graham's 'Heretic' (1929)."
The Wall Street Journal and The Huffington Post this month noted Point Park University's selection to perform under the auspices of the Martha Graham Center for Contemporary Dance in New York City.
Point Park's Conservatory of Performing Arts was one of only seven national training programs invited to perform at the Joyce Theater March 14 during a special University Partners event as part of the Martha Graham Dance Company's 86th anniversary season.
The Point Park University students performed the reconstructed Heretic, a masterpiece of American dance originally conceived by legendary choreographer and dancer Martha Graham. Diane Gray restaged and directed the work.
"For our students to be invited and to perform a work of such stature reflects extremely well on Point Park's modern dance program," says Judith Leifer, associate professor and rehearsal director for production.
Robert Greskovic, who covers dance for the Wall Street Journal, specifically praised the " ... feminine beauty and command of Point Park University's Mikelle Rindflish at the haunting center of Graham's 'Heretic' (1929)," in his March 20 article "Martha Graham Made Young Again."
Rindflish, the soloist, danced with 12 other women from the Conservatory of Performing Arts at the Joyce Theater.
"It was such a joy to watch our dancers rise to the occasion in a Graham work, in New York City, onstage at the Joyce—with the Graham company," said Susan Stowe, chair of the department of dance. "My heartfelt congratulations to the dancers—and to all who teach, accompany and support our students every day."
The Huffington Post's "The Global Search for Education: Where Is the Next Martha Graham?" on March 12 also noted Point Park's participation in the Joyce Theater event.
A second group of Point Park students will perform Heretic in Pittsburgh duringConservatory Dance Company at the Byham April 19–21.
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Obituary: Abdelbaset al-Megrahi
Abdelbaset al-Megrahi is the only person to have been convicted for the bombing of Pan Am flight 103 over the Scottish town of Lockerbie on 21 Dec 1988.
The attack, which killed 270 people in the plane and on the ground, remains the deadliest terrorist incident ever to have taken place on British soil.
He always denied he had been responsible, but a series of appeals was halted when he was diagnosed with cancer and, controversially, released from prison in Scotland on compassionate grounds.
Abdelbaset Ali Mohmed al-Megrahi was born in the Libyan capital, Tripoli, on 1 April 1952.
He studied in the US and also visited Britain "four or five times" during the 1970s when he is said to have spent nine months studying in Cardiff.
He described himself as the former director of Libya's Centre for Strategic Studies, a role which - the FBI claimed - gave him cover to act as an intelligence officer for the Libyan Intelligence Services (JSO).
Suggestions that he was related to the Libyan leader, Muammar Gaddafi, were never substantiated - but Megrahi had close connections to the Libyan government.
He was a cousin of Said Rashid, a fellow senior JSO member and influential member of the government, who played a key role in Libya's anti-US policies during the 1980s.
It was his role as chief of security for Libyan Arab Airlines (LAA) which, prosecutors later argued, allowed him to carry out the bombing.
LAA had an office in Malta, where Libyans were able to move freely. From there, Megrahi was able to use as many as four false passports to travel to Zurich, where the timing device for the bomb was made.
Pan Am flight 103 left London's Heathrow Airport at 1825 GMT on 21 Dec 1988, bound for New York with 243 passengers and 16 crew members on board.
At just after 1900 an explosion in the plane's forward cargo hold tore the side out of the Boeing 747 which quickly broke up and fell onto the small town of Lockerbie in the Dumfries & Galloway region of Scotland.
As well as the 259 people on board the plane, 11 residents of Lockerbie died on the ground as a result of a giant fireball caused when a wing holding thousands of gallons of fuel exploded on impact.
It was scraps of clothes wrapped around the bomb which detonated aboard the airliner that led investigators to a shop in Malta and, eventually, to Megrahi.
Trial in Holland
In November 1991 Megrahi, and a fellow Libyan, Al Amin Khalifa Fhimah, were indicted by the Scottish Lord Advocate and the US Attorney General for the bombing of Flight 103.
Libya refused to extradite the two men and Megrahi spent eight years living under armed guard - relying on a small LAA pension and work as a teacher - before he and his co-defendant were handed over for trial.
Eventually, after protracted negotiations with Libya, it was agreed the trial would be held under Scots law but in a neutral country.
The two men were handed over in 1999 and the trial finally began in May 2000 at Camp Zeist, a former US Air Force base in the Netherlands.
In television interviews shown to the court, Megrahi appeared gentle. He told reporters: "I'm a quiet man. I never had any problem with anybody," and said he felt sorry for the people of Lockerbie.
After nine months, three Scottish judges found him guilty and a subsequent appeal was rejected. He was sentenced to life in prison, with a minimum term of 27 years. Fhimah was acquitted of all charges.
Megrahi served the first part of his sentence in Glasgow's Barlinnie prison, segregated in a high-security area dubbed "Gaddafi's Cafe", where there was said to be a sitting room and kitchen where halal food was specially prepared.
The former South African president Nelson Mandela, who had helped broker the deal which allowed the trial to take place, visited him there and called for him to be moved to a Muslim country to avoid harassment from other prisoners.
However, in 2005, he was transferred to nearby HMP Greenock, where there were no special provisions and he mixed with other "lifers".
Megrahi was given a fresh chance to clear his name when the Scottish Criminal Cases Review Commission (SCCRC) referred his case back to appeal judges for a second time.
In October 2008 It was announced that Megrahi was suffering from prostate cancer and his lawyers urged the court to speed up the appeal process.
The hearing, which began in April 2009, had the backing of ex-Labour MP Tam Dalyell and Dr Jim Swire, whose daughter Flora died in the bombing.
However, in Aug 2009, Megrahi abruptly withdrew his appeal and on 20 August the Scottish Justice Secretary, Kenny MacAskill, granted his release on compassionate grounds and he was flown back to Libya.
The decision caused a storm of protest from politicians in both the UK and the United States, not least because of what was termed his "hero's welcome" when he arrived home in Tripoli.
The UK justice secretary, Jack Straw, was forced to publicly deny allegations that the British government had sanctioned Megrahi's release in the interests of improving trade relations with Libya.
Megrahi always maintained that he was innocent, a view that was shared by some commentators and relatives of the victims.
In a statement released by his lawyers, Megrahi said: "Many people, including the relatives of those who died in, and over, Lockerbie, are, I know, upset that my appeal has come to an end; that nothing more can be done about the circumstances surrounding the Lockerbie bombing. I share their frustration. I had most to gain and nothing to lose about the whole truth coming out - until my diagnosis of cancer."
Considerable doubt has been raised over the safety of Megrahi's conviction, and a number of conspiracy theories have circulated over the years as to who was responsible for the outrage.
The withdrawal of his second appeal, and his subsequent death, has, according to some observers, made it less likely that the truth about the bombing of Pan Am 103 will ever be known.


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A 3D immersive environment to deliver business education and connect business students from around the world will launch during the month of October in a global business simulation competition for MBA students. The environment being introduced, VirBELA (for Virtual Business Education Leadership Assessment), is itself the product of an academic competition.
The platform is intended to allow students to get a taste of what it's like to be part of a virtual work team.
"Right now MBA students are learning about the difficulties of managing virtual teams and working on multinational, multicultural teams. Getting all that knowledge is great; but until you actually practice and do those types of things, it's tough to really get the learning you need to be skilled in [it]," explained VirBELA company co-founder Alex Howland. "What VirBELA provides is a technology where students can be on those multicultural, multinational teams working together without having to do study abroad. You can't go to every country and learn from people in all those different places. We let them connect with students from all over the world so they learn a little bit about the business culture of those areas."
The launch will kick off with the student contest, which will bring together 32 masters of business students who will be divided into remote multinational teams of four and who probably won't know each other. Each team will manage an automotive company with objectives to build sales, improve profitability, and maximize shareholder value by making quarterly inputs over 16 to 20 "virtual quarters." VirBELA will allow the students to collaborate and compete using customized avatars, a voice-over-IP system, a text chat system, and 3D visuals of company assets, such as inventory of product lines.
Each team will have a professional facilitator to observe team behavior in real time and run debriefing sessions through the month. That same person will also provide process input regarding decision making, conflict management, and other challenges that surface for multi-cultural teams.
The company is putting up $50,000 in prize money, including $7,000 that will go to each member of the winning team.
The competition is being run by the University of California San Diego's School of Management. "VirBELA provides an opportunity for students to learn about the benefits and challenges of leading distributed multinational teams in a low risk, fun atmosphere," said Dean Robert Sullivan. "By participating, students will be provided with just-in-time learning, have their performance observed, and gain valuable insights with personal coaching."
So far, applications have come in from students at an international assortment of institutions, including schools in London, Beijing, Singapore, Ahmedabad, Philadelphia, and San Diego.
The company behind VirBELA won funding itself in an international competition to spur management education innovation put on by the Graduate Management Admission Council (GMAC). Howland and co-founder Ronald Remiss received $1.7 million in GMAC's Management Education for Tomorrow Fund Ideas to Innovation (i2i) Challenge, both for the virtual world idea and its implementation. In 2010, the pair won one of 15 awards granted by GMAC in a first round in which they had to write "three paragraphs" on how to improve graduate management education for a chance to win $50,000. In a second round the following year GMAC invited global participants to put together proposals for implementing any of the ideas. Howland and Rembisz submitted a proposal for their own idea and won that as well.
When the new competition is over, the start-up expects to open the environment for free use for an unspecified period by students, faculty, and business people. It will offer "simulations, serious games, and interactive learning events and activities," said Rembisz in a statement.
As an example, Howland said his company intends to set up virtual clubs that mimic those that already exist in business schools, such as an entrepreneur's club or a club for women in business. "A school that's remote might have a difficult time having an entrepreneur come talk to their club of four," he explained. "If we can create a larger club of remote people, we can bring an 'A-list' entrepreneur to speak to that group and answer questions."
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The trenches are dug and the front lines are stacked as SNOWBOARDER Magazine's 2013 Battle of the Brands is about to kick off. Fifteen of snowboarding's biggest and most influential brands have provided us with their individually filmed and edited Superpark 17 edits and they'll be going head-to-head against their opponents. Brackets were chosen at random and the stage is set for all-out war.
The brands participating in the 2013 BOTB are: Burton, Bataleon, CAPiTA, Never Summer, DC, Nitro, Giro, DAKINE, Mervin Manufacturing, Arbor, ThirtyTwo, Quiksilver, Ride, Volcom, and Airblaster. Beginning on Monday, June 17th, 2013 at 12 AM EST, these fifteen brands will fight to the finish in three day, bracket-style elimination rounds until a winner prevails at the end of the summer. With Facebook-integrated voting only on snowboardermag.com, our viewers will be able to vote for the video they like the best, however, voters will only be able to cast one ballot in each round, so they must choose wisely.
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Saturday, February 9, 2013
From Snowy Boston
Captured these images off of my son's facebook page. He's having a great time. Posts included a video clip of one of his friends skiing down a street in Mission Hill at 1:30 am. Wish I was there, really. I love snow.
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- Boxwood Terrace said...
Those photos look familiar! You would indeed love Boston right now, Michele. The amount of snow is incredible. My street has yet to be plowed, but it has been fun to be snowed in for the weekend. No commitments, no hurrying, no place to be but together at home and we're enjoying it!
- February 9, 2013 at 10:44 PM
- Hartwood Roses said...
I thought about your son, off at school, while watching video of this storm on TV news. A friend of mine was at school in Boston during the blizzard of '78, and the pictures are the same. Wow ... that's a LOT of snow!
- February 10, 2013 at 8:23 AM
- therelishedroost said...
Yikes!!! Oh I hope this thaws out soon for you all up there!! Here's to Spring... hope it comes soon!
xo Karolyn
- February 10, 2013 at 8:58 AM
- Francine Gardner said...
I am jealous! They got more snow than we did in Connecticut. I was the last car out of the snowblocked highway 128 in Boston during the 78 snowstorm, a good thing i learned how to drive on snowy icy roads. A freshman at the time, i was in snow heaven, skied out of my dorm and had a ball for a week. Your sun must be having a great time!
- February 10, 2013 at 9:06 AM
- HAMPTON HOSTESS said...
My son is up at school NH--its their WInter Carnival and they finally have real snow this year--a lot of real snow! THe photos were great!
- February 10, 2013 at 11:25 AM
- Karen said...
Holy cow that's a lot of snow!! Awesome pics! So cool that your son is enjoying it so much.
- February 10, 2013 at 2:12 PM
That is the reason I am so glad I have always lived in California. Here it was 70 today and bright sunshine at the beach Hope your son is careful.
- February 10, 2013 at 7:08 PM
- maison21 said...
um, brrrrrr. ;-)
- February 11, 2013 at 12:59 AM
- pve design said...
another day at the beach....it almost looks like sand drifts all that SNOW. WHAT fun!
- February 11, 2013 at 7:33 AM
- eLIZabeth Floyd said...
I too love the snow and wish we would get a good heavy snow, just once this season!
- February 11, 2013 at 1:38 PM
- James Curtis said...
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- February 21, 2013 at 6:08 PM
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