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He had gone 60 days between major-league appearances, first felled by a bruised finger, and then stranded on a rehabilitation assignment by a Royals club in little hurry to return him to this level. He lacks a certified role in the team's bullpen and serves as just another arm in their middle-relief muddle.
Francisley Bueno entered in the seventh inning of a 3-2 victory over the Cardinals assigned a simple but vital task: Serve as the bridge between starter Yordano Ventura and the club's wipeout, late-game duo of Wade Davis and Greg Holland.
"It wasn't a small thing," manager Ned Yost said. "That was a huge thing right there."
Yost spends each day strategizing how to entrust those two relievers with a lead, and he turned to Bueno because he lacked suitable alternatives. He felt uncomfortable utilizing Ventura for a seventh inning, not in his first back after missing an outing due to elbow pain.
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Who in the bullpen could bridge the gap? Kelvin Herrera had crumbled the night before. Aaron Crow was unavailable due to recent usage. Wilking Rodriguez is a rookie with an inning of big-league experience, Michael Mariot carries a 6.52 ERA and Tim Collins has devolved into a pint-sized can of gas.
So it was up to Bueno, a 33-year-old Cuban southpaw. His focus was "throwing down" in the strike zone, he said, and the results displayed his effectiveness. He induced a pair of groundouts. He froze utility infielder Daniel Descalso with an 88-mph fastball for the third out.
"I wanted to make a good pitch, for the team win," Bueno said.
As he left the field, he raised his hands skyward and slapped his glove. Davis and Holland buzzed through the final two innings, and the Royals (29-31) captured their third victory in four games of this I-70 Series.
"Any time you can take three out of four from the Cardinals," Holland said, "it means a lot."
On Wednesday, the Royals waited nine innings before denting Cardinals ace Adam Wainwright. The comeback only heightened the frustration of the eventual result, when Herrera and Collins imploded in extra innings. A day later, Michael Wacha, Wainwright's 22-year-old counterpart, stifled his hosts in similar fashion.
Wacha throws a curveball, but it does not carry the potential for humiliation like Wainwright's does. He also wobbled earlier than his veteran teammate. The Royals pecked out three runs in the sixth inning thanks to a pair of doubles and a trio of singles.
The extra-base hits opened the flurry. After Alcides Escobar's double, Nori Aoki notched the Royals' first run by slicing an RBI double just inside the left-field line. Aoki advanced to third on a groundout, so Cardinals manager Mike Matheny drew his infield closer.
The positioning backfired. Eric Hosmer rolled a single into right to tie the game. Alex Gordon floated another two-out hit, and Perez hopped the go-ahead hit up the middle soon after. The scoring put Ventura in line for the first victory of his career at Kauffman Stadium.
"To get the win here," Hosmer said, "and beat them for the series was real big for this team."
Ten days ago, Ventura walked off the mound midway through the game with assistant trainer Kyle Turner by his side. He complained of elbow pain. Alarm bells rang, even after an MRI determined no structural damage to Ventura's ulnar collateral ligament.
Even after Ventura skipped one start, Yost opted for a disdainful tone. "It wasn't an elbow injury," he said a few hours before the game, even if the team's medical staff disagreed. The valgus extension overload occurred when the bones in Ventura's elbow collided as he threw his fastball. His velocity dipped as low as 91 mph during that fretful start against the Astros.
The club placed no restrictions on Ventura for Thursday. Yost estimated he could throw more than 100 pitches. Even so, he conceded, "we'll have our eyes closely on him all day long." Ventura insisted afterward he felt nothing unusual during his 91-pitch outing, save for the jitters wrought by his time away from the mound.
"He doesn't feel any pain or anything," said Bruce Chen, who translated for Ventura. "And he goes to keep working in the training room for the rest of the season so everything stays healthy."
Ventura conveyed reasons for optimism at the start. He touched 100 mph in the first inning. Less encouraging was his command. He worked around a single and a walk in the first, but St. Louis tagged him for a two-out run in the second.
Part of the responsibility lies with Lorenzo Cain. He undershot a line drive from outfielder Peter Bourjos, which rolled past him for an RBI triple. Bourjos had belted a 96-mph fastball, which can be quite vulnerable when thrown belt-high.
Ventura surrendered another tally with two outs in the fourth. Jon Jay singled on a 94-mph fastball. Ventura buried Bourjos with two strikes, but fired four consecutive fastballs outside the zone.
The stadium's radar gun registered Ventura's next fastball at 92 mph. Matt Carpenter smashed an RBI single off Hosmer's glove.
Down two, the Royals rallied for the second evening in a row. This time, the middle portion of their bullpen did not disappoint. For that, they can thank Bueno.
"Not bad, not bad," Bueno said. "If the team wins, I'm happy."
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Last Game for Clarke, Johnson and Murphy
PRINCETON, N.J. - After making a furious run at a playoff spot late in the season, the Yale women's hockey team wound up finishing three points away from the postseason. The Bulldogs dropped their season finale Saturday afternoon at Princeton, 4-0.
After losing their first five league games, and seven of their first eight, it would have seemed unlikely that Yale would enter the final weekend of the season within reach of the playoffs. But, thanks to a 6-1-1 run in ECAC Hockey games from Dec. 4 through Jan. 31, the Bulldogs entered Friday tied with Dartmouth for the eighth and final playoff spot. Ironically, neither of those teams wound up making the postseason, as a 1-0 loss at Quinnipiac eliminated Yale Friday and the Big Green's 4-3 loss at St. Lawrence Saturday enabled Colgate to claim eighth with a 3-2 win over RPI.
Princeton (13-12-4, 11-7-4 ECAC Hockey) was celebrating Senior Day at Baker Rink, and honored Yale's seniors -- defenseman Alyssa Clarke, forward Berit Johnson and forward Caroline Murphy -- too, as they played their final game for the Bulldogs Saturday. The trio played a key role in keeping together a young squad that relied heavily on contributions from its eight freshmen and five sophomores.
Junior goalie Jackee Snikeris made a great save on forward Heather Landry just 50 seconds in, stuffing her attempt to knock in a pass at the doorstep. Five minutes later, after some great forechecking kept Princeton from getting the puck any further than the neutral zone for a stretch of several minutes, junior forward Bray Ketchum just missed the chance to knock in the rebound of a shot by sophomore forward Aleca Hughes that Princeton goalie Rachel Weber made a kick save on.
The Tigers broke on top at 7:10, when forward Paula Romanchuk scored by making a nice move right in front of the net with Snikeris down and out of position looking for the puck.
Clarke broke up a Princeton 2-on-1 with seven minutes left in the period, and down at the other end of the ice right after that junior defenseman Samantha MacLean flipped a backhander on net in heavy traffic that Weber made a pad save on and was able to cover eventually.
Princeton extended its lead at 14:45 when forward Charissa Stadnyk knocked in a rebound. The Bulldogs almost crept closer in the final minute of the first, but the Tigers intercepted a nice crossing pass from the left wing by sophomore forward Becky Mantell. Right after that the puck almost got knocked into the Princeton goal unintentionally when it bounced off a Tiger player, but Princeton went into the first intermission with its 2-0 lead intact.
The Bulldogs had some of their best offensive chances of the past few games in the second period, but remained unable to find the back of the net. Murphy was able to cycle the puck effectively with freshman forward Alyssa Zupon low on the right side seven minutes in, but Weber denied Murphy when she walked in and took a shot. Weber also sticked aside a backhander by Murphy four minutes later after MacLean hit her with a long pass.
Weber denied successive shots from the slot by Hughes and Ketchum with eight minutes left in the period, and shortly after that the Bulldogs got the only power play of the game. Sophomore defenseman Heather Grant did a nice job of keeping the puck in the zone and putting it on net, but Weber was able to stop and cover the bouncing puck. Princeton's lead stayed 2-0 heading into the third period.
MacLean disrupted a potential breakaway for forward Kelly Cooke three minutes into the third, and two minutes later Snikeris made a tough save on a bouncing shot by defenseman Stephanie Denino. Right after that the Tiger defense tied up Zupon as she looked to knock in a pass from Murphy with Weber out of position. A pair of Tiger goals in a span of just over six minutes, one by Landry and one by forward Julie Johnson, then put the game out of reach.
The Bulldogs called timeout with 4:52 left in the game, and Yale's three seniors -- Clarke, Johnson and Murphy -- were out on the ice together for the end of the game. They kept battling to the end, but Weber made a pair of saves on chances from in close by Murphy with a minute to go, and Clarke had a slap shot blocked with 30 seconds left.
Snikeris finished with 21 saves. Her .927 save percentage for the season was third-best in the last 30 years among Yale goalies, trailing only her own .934 from last year and Sarah Love '06's .931 in 2003-04.
Yale finished the season 10-16-3 overall, 8-13-1 in ECAC Hockey.
Report by Sam Rubin '95 (email@example.com), Yale Sports Publicity

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VBS Week May 30, 2011Posted by pastorsbc1303 in Uncategorized.
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It is that time of year again, VBS is here. This year we are doing a Beach Theme and raising money to support the Missouri Baptist Disaster Relief efforts in Joplin.
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Dr. Thom Rainer hits a homerun here in giving us some good thoughts on dealing with the false prophecy of Harold Camping.
Most of the readers of this blog are Christians. At least that's what the best metrics tell us. I do know, however, that some who are not Christians peruse these articles from time to time. And I do hope that some of my Christian readers will share these words with unbelievers.
This message is primarily for them.
From a Christian to Those Who Are Not
Undoubtedly, most of you who are not Christians observed the fanfare connected with Harold Camping and his certainty that the Church would be raptured and those remaining would face a series of calamities and judgments. The world (obviously) did not end on May 21, nor were there a series of unprecedented disasters.
You may have made light of us Christians as Camping made his ridiculous assertions. Indeed, Harold Camping is one of many purported Christians who have brought embarrassment and even shame to the Christian faith.
We Christians indeed can be embarrassing at times. We're supposed to love the world, but we often act like you are our enemy. Our churches are supposed to care for the people in their communities, but many are more concerned with their own comforts than getting dirty in the real world. And many of us Christians are notorious for infighting and attacking our own.
If you shake your heads at us, I completely understand.
From First Person Plural to Singular
But I can't hide behind the anonymity of talking about "us Christians." Too many times I have not acted like Christ taught me in the Bible. There are many Christians who, at least from my perspective, act and speak more consistently as Christ taught us than I do.
As for me, I am consistently inconsistent.
It's easy for me to point to the shameful false prophecy of Harold Camping. He did get worldwide publicity and embarrass the name of Christ. We can't simply ignore his heresy and act like nothing happened.
But I do have to be careful where and when I cast stones at others.
From Christians to Christ
So, if you are not a follower of Christ and you happen to be reading this blog, I am going to make a bold request of you. I am asking you to look beyond many of us Christians for a while, and look at the claims of Jesus and the Bible.
Harold Camping did get one thing right. Jesus will return. But Camping missed it completely by asserting he knew the precise time. Jesus said these words referring to Himself: "This is why you must be ready, because the Son of Man is coming at an hour you do not expect" (Matthew 24:44).
The problem is that no one can be "ready" in his or her own strength, goodness, or works. Everyone falls short of God because we are all sinners. Every one of us. The Bible teaches: "For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God" (Romans 3: 23).
The good news is that Jesus took the punishment for our sins. His death on the cross was for us. Why did He do that for us? The most famous verse in the Bible teaches that Christ was sent to die for us because of God's love: "For God loved the world in this way: He gave His One and Only Son, so that everyone who believes in Him will not perish but have eternal life" (John 3:16).
When we believe in Jesus, we are confessing our sinfulness, desiring to turn or repent from our sinfulness, and placing our faith or trust in Christ and what He did for us on the cross. No works get us to God. It is a free gift by trusting in Christ. The Bible states it this way: "For you are saved by grace through faith, and this is not from yourselves; it is God's gift – not from works so that no one can boast" (Ephesians 2:8-9).
From Falsehoods to Truth
Harold Camping was wrong. And many of us Christians often do and say things wrong as well, though we rarely make false prophecies to the world. Please consider moving from the fanfare of the falsehoods of these past few days to the truth of Jesus Christ and His claims. He is the only way of salvation. That is a tough teaching for many, but the words came from Christ Himself: "I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me" (John 14:6).
I pray that we Christians will act and speak more like Christ. But perhaps these past few days of media blitz about Camping and his false claims caused you to think and begin to ask some questions. Maybe you've decided to look beyond the silliness that we Christians sometimes demonstrate. You are looking beyond falsehood and searching for truth.
Truth can be found. He can be found and His truth will set you free.
His name is Jesus.
He will return.
Are you ready?
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January 25, 2005
LOS ANGELES - For the fourth consecutive year, UCLA Anderson School of Management was named 1st in Entrepreneurship worldwide by the Financial Times in its seventh-annual survey of full-time MBA programs, published on Monday, Jan. 24.
In the "research rank" category, UCLA Anderson faculty were 5th among 100 business schools globally - up three spots from the 8th place spot the school held last year. The 2005 Financial Times Full-Time MBA Rankings includes 58 domestic and 42 international programs. UCLA Anderson School of Management is ranked 17th in the United States, up four spots from last year, and 26th internationally, up six places from 2004. Unlike BusinessWeek (14th) and U.S. News & World Report (12th), the FT's primary focus is on alumni career progress three years post graduation.
"FT's high ranking (#5) of our faculty research, our #1 faculty intellectual capital ranking in BusinessWeek, combined with our continued top FT ranking in entrepreneurship truly reflects the high quality of our faculty, students and alumni," said Dean Bruce Willison. "Additionally, our faculty and academic areas continue to receive high ratings in key business school surveys."
"The entrepreneurial program at UCLA Anderson provides students with the skills to think strategically, evaluate opportunities and lead organizations -- whether they choose an entrepreneurial path or such traditional MBA careers as brand management, consulting or investment banking," said Elaine K. Hagan ('91), executive director of the Harold Price Center for Entrepreneurial Studies.
UCLA Anderson's Price Center has long been a recognized leader in entrepreneurial education and research, and oversees all teaching, scholarship, extracurricular and community activities related to entrepreneurship at the school. The Price Center provides a set of academic and extracurricular experiences that advance both the theory and practice of entrepreneurship, while preparing MBA students and entrepreneurs from a variety disciplines for the challenge of business management in entrepreneurial environments.
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About UCLA Anderson School of Management
UCLA Anderson School of Management is perennially ranked among the top-tier business schools in the world. Award-winning faculty renowned for their research and teaching, highly selective admissions, successful alumni and world-class facilities combine to provide an extraordinary learning environment. UCLA Anderson students are part of a culture that values individual vision, intellectual discipline and a sense of teamwork and collegiality.
Established in 1935, UCLA Anderson School of Management provides management education to more than 1,400 students enrolled in MBA and doctoral programs, and some 2,000 executives and managers enrolled annually in executive education programs. Recognizing that the school offers unparalleled expertise in management education, the world's business community turns to UCLA Anderson School of Management as a center of influence for the ideas, innovations, strategies and talent that will shape the future.


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Thiruvananthapuram, Dec 4 (IANS) Ad filmmaker Sunil Ibraham is ready to release his new film "Chapters", which interestingly has as many as 20 characters. And there is no one who plays the lead role.
The film gives equal preference to each character.
Nivin Pauly plays a villager, who dreams of a Gulf job and actress Gauthami essays the character of an engineering student, who struggles to fit among the friends in the city.
Sreenivasan and K.P.A.C.Lalitha also have prominent roles in this movie.
Other cast members include Hemanth, Rejath Menon, Vineeth Kumar, Dharmajan, Aju Varghese, Riya Saira and Lena. Krish Kaimal is the cinematographer for "Chapters", which will hit theatres soon.
Naren scripting bilingual movie
Actor Naren is scripting a Tamil-Telugu movie, which will be directed by Vasan. The movie will go on floors by March.
The bilingual film is a commercial entertainer in which Naren will also play the lead role. His recent Malayalam movie with Lal Jose, "Ayalum Njanum Thammil", is creating waves in Kerala.
The actor will next be seen in a cameo in "Kammath & Kammath". Other films in his kitty are Sugeeth Wilson's "Three Dots", "EMSum Penkuttiyum", "Red Rain" and "Aaru Sundharimarude Katha".
Deepu Anthika to direct 'Lucky Stars'
Noted director Sathyan Anthikad's nephew Deepu Anthikad is wielding the megaphone for comedy film "Lucky Stars". Deepu has also written the script of the film.
The film revolves around a young couple, in search of minting instant money. Deepu says he often asks for suggestions from his uncle Sathyan and also seeks his tips to improvise on scripts.
Jayaram and Rachana Narayanan Kutty play the young couple in the movie, being produced by Galaxy Films.


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This goes out to all Veterans on this board! I still have many friends in the military who I served with 15 years ago and I've lost seven friends in these wars and I'll be thinking of them today.
Our soldiers don't serve a President or a political party, they serve the country and it's very much appreciated!


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Ever wish you could go back in time and deliver a message to your past-self?
Ever fantasize about how different your future-self would be? In 20 years, I'll probably look like this:
Remember when our society was so optimistic about the 'inevitable' wonders the future would bring? Ahem. I'm lookin' at you, jetscalator. While we wait for our robot maids to finish the dishes, let's check out this blast-from-the-past… about the future.
What the year 1999 looked like in 1967 (via paleo-future)
Split second lunches, color-keyed disposable dishes, all part of the instant society of tomorrow. A society rich in leisure and taken-for-granted comforts.
This clip of the kitchen of the future showcases a world of automation, maximized health, and a push-button culture.


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Imagine your children's faces when you tell them that you're going in search of dinosaur prints, riding an attraction in an amusement park, watching bears or going down a mine in a mining cart? This year you won't need to persuade them to come on holiday with you. Come and enjoy a holiday in inland Spain with the whole family and have fun with the kids!
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Seven leisure parks! And all in Aragon , so it's impossible not to have fun with the family! The Zaragoza Amusement Park , the Piedra Monastery and its landscapes (where you can see an exhibition of birds of prey), the Dinópolis dinosaur park, the Mining Museum in Escucha (a chance to go down to a depth of almost 200 metres in a mine cart), the Lacuniacha biopark (can you imagine seeing European bison and northern lynx close up?), Pirinearium (with over 120 models of natural spaces and monuments), and San Juan de la Peña and its monasteries. Which one will you visit first?
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Castile-La Mancha
Convincing the kids to come with you to Castile-La Mancha is going to be very easy. You only have to tell them that they'll be able to enjoy fanstastic excursions. You'll be able to see archaeological sites, museums, one of the largest wind farms in the world, take part in the Villarrobledo Carnival (Albacete), explore mines, visit the planetarium in the Castile-La Mancha Science Museum, or the El Hosquillo nature reserve where you'll see bears in their natural habitat, discover faces carved into rock walls, board a sailing boat… Energise yourself and get ready to keep up with the kids!
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The weekend is here... or the holidays… and the kids don't have school. You want to plan a getaway but you're not sure how. Don't worry, there are a whole host of things to do in Castile-León . You can choose an option lasting for a weekend or even for seven days, where activities include the chance to sail with your family on Lake Sanabria, visit an entertaining museum filled with carnival figures, find out what life was like for our ancestors, and discover the amazing sight of real dinosaur footprints, to give just a few examples. If you'd rather plan your own trip, and only want a few guidelines, Castile-León also offers ideas for routes and itineraries (lasting three to seven days) including 'A week around the Cordillera Cantábrica mountains in Castile-León' or 'A week around Castile-León's World Heritage Cities'.
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La Rioja
Bring your family to discover the oldest inhabitants of La Rioja : the dinosaurs. And we're not kidding. Thousands of years ago these animals left numerous footprints all over this part of Spain. You can visit some of the multitude of ichnite (dinosaur tracks) sites in La Rioja (the best-known are those of Enciso, Munilla, Igea and Cornago), and see for yourself. Along your way you'll also find life-size reproductions of dinosaurs... so don't forget your camera! And to learn more about this world, why not arrange a visit to the La Rioja Palaeontological Visitor Centre? And what about leaving a day for the El Barranco Perdido paleo-adventure park?
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- >If you would like to hire the services of a specialised guide, the best idea is to ask at the tourist offices in the area or at the La Rioja Palaeontological Visitor Centre. You can also find them at La Rioja Tourist Board .
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A Reconnecting - mind body spirit - working in unity for the betterment of humanity and our own souls.
Albert Einstein stated: "There are only two ways to live your life. One is as though nothing is a miracle. The other is as though everything is a miracle."
Connecting mind body spirit is about connecting to your spirit and to the soul within. It is about being open to the miracles in our lives.
It is realizing that there really is a mind body connection and embracing that connection in our lives.
Actually it is more a matter of reconnecting to spirit.
We are already connected to God (or whatever you prefer to call The Source or Our Creator), and always have been. Most of us have simply forgotten that connection and have tried to find our way to happiness through careers, consumerism and busy lives.
More and more though people around the world are realizing that something is missing. No matter how much material success we achieve, no matter how many "things" we buy, there is an emptiness inside that can't be filled.
Now that we have discovered that buying things and rushing through life doesn't work, we ask ourselves what it's all about. What now? In larger and larger numbers we are turning inward in that search for inner peace.
Our belief that there must be something more has set us on a spiritual journey of discovering our soul, a journey to reconnect mind body and soul.
We now know that inner peace comes through spiritual growth.
The answers are where they have always been - inside each of us.
The truth is "We are not human beings on a spiritual journey. We are spiritual beings on a human journey". (Stephen Covey)
Newborn babies know they are spiritual beings. They remember God. Over time, this memory fades and, in most of us, vanishes altogether.
Many of us have become disconnected from the part of us that is spirit, from our soul.
We have been searching for answers in our lives, and more and more that answer is found in re-connecting mind body spirit, in finding God again, although he was never lost - we were.
This site celebrates the spirit and that reconnection.
The body section of the site includes information on health and wellness, holistic health, and creating a healthy body.
Healthy eating explores ideas like food combining and the acid alkaline balance in our bodies, as well as healthy foods and why they are good for us. We'll also look at the spiritual component of food.
There is a real movement around the world towards eating local food. We will explore the concept of eating local and why it may solve the problems we experience on many levels.
In the "mind" part of the mind body spirit connection we will explore the ways to inner peace and inspiration, including variations in how we may approach our spiritual paths - through talking about alternative healing, meditation, chakras, and concepts like the Law of Attraction and A Course in Miracles.
Although I have divided this site into three sections, Body, Mind and World, everything really does pertain to everything else and it all overlaps. After all, body mind and soul are one. So please feel free to browse and search out what interests you.
And feel free to participate. This site is not about me teaching the world about spirituality. It is about all of us sharing and learning - sharing our experiences of oneness (or sometimes the feeling of lack of it), sharing the stories of our spiritual path and our journey, the ups and downs, and moving towards inner peace and the joy of understanding and enlightenment.
I know I am not alone on this journey. There are millions of us around the world who want to move toward oneness, in all of its meanings. We are not just on a personal journey of reconnecting mind body spirit, but also of joining together as one world to create a community of like minded people, to heal our planet and to bring love and comfort to all who inhabit it with us. We heal ourselves as well in the process.
I hope you all find this your home.
I am very much open to your suggestions for this site and your participation. On most pages you will see a form at the bottom that asks you to share. You can tell your story about reconnecting mind body spirit or another related topic, submit an article for inclusion on the site, send a healthy recipe, share what is working for you and what is not, whatever moves you, as long as it is positive and comes from the heart.
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FX's 'The Bridge' Trailers Tease a Creepy New Drama
The week really has belonged to FX, who just yesterday announced renewals for a number of fan-favorite series like 'Justified,' spilled a bit of a 'Sons of Anarchy' scoop, and officially announced spinoff network FXX to debut in February. Now, the acclaimed cable network has released its first teasers for forthcoming immigration drama 'The Bridge,' due out in July, which reveal relatively little but prove suitably unsettling. Get a first look at the new FX drama featuring Diane Kruger inside!
July will see the release of FX's latest buzz-worthy drama 'The Bridge,' which today released a series of creepy teasers with a 'No Country for Old Men' feel to the action. Developed by 'Homeland' writer/executive producer Meredith Stiehm and 'Hawaii Five-0' producer Elwood Reid, 'The Bridge' follows one detective from the United States and one from Mexico, who must work together to hunt down a serial killer operating on both sides of the US-Mexican border.
The series stars Diane Kruger and Demián Bichir in a remake of the Danish series set between Denmark and Sweden. FX officially announced the series for a July debut, but what say you? Could 'The Bridge' be the next great FX drama? Check out the creepy teasers below, and tell us what you think in the comments!


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Throwdown wrote:My question is, who is gonna be there the night next season when the Thunder return to Seattle and booing the holy hell out of that team with me during introductions? Maybe everytime they make a shot too?
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On May 23, 2013, a portion of the Interstate 5 Skagit River Bridge collapsed into the river after being struck by an oversized load, severing western Washington's main north-south artery that is used by more than 71,000 drivers each day.
In just six months, contractor crews:
WSDOT repaired and upgraded the Skagit River Bridge in three stages:
Stage 1: Emergency repair and installing a temporary replacement bridge
Atkinson Construction, working under an emergency contract for WSDOT, removed the collapsed portion of the bridge and installed two temporary spans that allowed the interstate to reopen to traffic on June 19, 2013.
Stage 2: Building the permanent replacement span
WSDOT selected Max J. Kuney Company to build the $6.87 million permanent span, with Parsons Brinckerhoff leading the design. Contractor crews built the replacement span next to the temporary replacement spans.
To minimize the community impacts of a lengthier I-5 closure, the contractor and designer worked with bridge-mover Omega Morgan and several specialized subcontractors to swap the spans safely in 19 hours. During a carefully choreographed series of activities, crews slid and lowered the new, permanent span for the I-5 Skagit River Bridge into its final location. I-5 reopened to traffic the afternoon of Sept. 15, 2013, with the permanent replacement span.
Stage 3: Raising the remaining spans of the original structure
In addition to replacing the collapsed span, WSDOT contracted with PCL Constructors Inc. to upgrade the remaining spans of the I-5 Skagit River Bridge. The bridge's arched overhead structural support system were raised to 18 feet, reducing the likelihood they could be struck.
Improves safety
The replacement span and retrofitted original spans reduce the likelihood that an over-height load could strike the overhead supports.
Partnerships & cooperation
Throughout the process, WSDOT coordinated closely public and private groups and agencies and elected leaders, including: The Office of the Governor, U.S. Senators and Representatives, state legislators, the city of Mount Vernon, the city of Burlington, the city of Anacortes, Skagit County, Department of Fish and Wildlife, Department of Ecology, Department of Natural Resources, Island and Skagit Counties Regional Transportation Planning Organizations, Washington State Trucking Association, Mount Vernon Chamber of Commerce, Burlington Chamber of Commerce, Anacortes Chamber of Commerce, Economic Development Association of Skagit County, Skagit Transit and the British Columbia Ministry of Transportation.
I-5 Skagit River Bridge Replacement and Repair:
Temporary/Emergency Repair:
Cost: $7,728,586; Federal reimbursement: $7,703,092
I-5 Skagit River Bridge – Replacement:
Cost $8,467,627; Federal reimbursement: $7,661,855
I-5 Skagit River Bridge – Bridge Elements Repair:
Cost: $3,648,170; Federal reimbursement: $3,368,691
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At the time of its introduction, the Jaguar XJ6 was considered to be the pinnacle of automotive engineering and a status symbol. Jaguar somehow managed to merge luxury and performance in a single package. The body and chassis of the Jaguar XJ6 was highly innovative while the equipment inside remained luxurious and provided extensive features.
The Jaguar XJ6 is a luxury saloon car that launched in the year 1968 and manufactured through 1997. Throughout more than three decades of production, the Jaguar XJ6 has been modified and upgraded several times. Jaguar marks each major modification as a new series of Jaguar XJ6. The iconic XK engine powers the car with its inline six-cylinder design, which replaced the engines in most of Jaguar's other saloon cars.
The introduction of the Series I Jaguar XJ6 triggered the release of a range of cars that would replace other Jaguars such as the 420, 420G, S-Type, and MK2. The car was designed under the leadership of Jaguar founder Sir William Lyons. Jaguar expects the XJ6 to replace outdated models and simplify its production line and offerings. As a result, the Jaguar XJ6 excels in the areas of handling, space, comfort, and looks.
The Jaguar XJ6 remained virtually untouched from 1968 through 1992. During this time, only minor changes were made in its exterior design. Most changes focus on updating the interior, features, and performance. However, the year 1992 saw the end of production of the third series of the classic Jaguar XJ6. After two years, the company finally introduced a version of the Jaguar XJ6 with a refreshed body style. This car, which has a technology called the X300, still maintains some similar elements to the older Jaguar XJ6. The major updated body parts in this version of the Jaguar XJ6 include the addition of four round headlights that give more definition to the specially sculpted hood. The car is driven by an AJ16, inline, six-cylinder engine which upgraded from the AJ6 engine. This version of the Jaguar XJ6 ceased production in 1997. A year later, the XJ-Series proceeded with the X308, which is powered by a V-8 engine, thus signaling the end of the Jaguar XJ6.
The first series of the Jaguar XJ6 was launched in 1968. The brand offered the car in 2.4-liter and 4.2-liter, six-cylinder engine variants. The car didn't have a clean sheet design. In fact, Jaguar actually borrowed the smooth suspension system and drive train from the Jaguar 420G. In 1969, the Daimler versions of the Jaguar XJ6 were introduced: the Daimler Sovereign, Six and Double Six Vanden Plas. These variants are more or less like the Jaguar XJ6, except with a Daimler grille and high-end equipment inside.
In 1972, the 4.2-liter version of the Jaguar XJ6 was modified to include a larger wheelbase. This adds four inches to the rear leg room. By the time the Series 1 was finished in 1973, Jaguar had sold more than 98,000 cars in the XJ-Series.
The second series of the Jaguar XJ6 was launched in September 1973. Jaguar developed this new series to meet the new road and car safety regulations in the United States. More specifically, the bumper of the Jaguar XJ6 was raised higher to meet these requirements. This reduced the size of the grille, a look that had been synonymous with Jaguar XJ cars ever since. The ventilation and heating system in the first series suffered criticism, so the second series was designed to correct these problems and make the Jaguar XJ6 more fine-tuned.
In 1975, a two-door coupe variant of the Jaguar XJ6 was introduced to compete with similar cars offered by BMW and Mercedes. It served as a big achievement for the company, but it never became popular enough to survive for more than two years. Jaguar XJ6 coupe production stopped in 1977. 1975 saw the replacement of the 2.8-liter variant Jaguar XJ6 with the 3.4-liter variant of the XK, for improved performance and power.
The second series of the Jaguar XJ6 boasted the same high-end design quality. After 1975, however, the quality declined rapidly when the company came under the control of British Leyland.
The third and final series of the Jaguar XJ6 utilized the same classic effect of the previous XJ-Series. However, production quality remained below that of old Jaguar cars. Moreover, by this time, the design of the XJ6 had gone from classic to ancient.
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1996 Jaguar XJ6
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by Paula M. Riley
When Chip Roman opened Mica in 2011 he had recently received a huge honor: His Blackfish Restaurant in Conshohocken was named No. 1 of the "50 Best Places to Eat Right Now" by Philadelphia Magazine. He had beat out Center City restaurants and notable chefs, including Marc Vetri and Jean-Marie Lacroix.
Calls were coming from restaurants around the country, along with requests for interviews from local and national television shows and much acclaim.
Since so many of his customers at Blackfish came from Chestnut Hill, it was a "no-brainer" to open a restaurant on Germantown Avenue, just as the business corridor was undergoing a renaissance with the arrival of new shops and restaurants and the promise of more coming.
He admitted that he remains surprised 18 months later that the majority of his customers still come from outside the Chestnut Hill area.
"We really want Mica to be a place that people in this community can enjoy," Roman said. "People walk by and I hear them saying, 'Oh that's the expensive place.' They don't realize we have appetizers for $7 and entrees for $25."
Breaking the perception that Mica is within the same price range as other area restaurants is a tough one. Since the restaurant's inception, Roman has tried various approaches to appeal to the Chestnut Hill community. It began with a prix fixe menu with three or four course offerings for one flat amount.
Patrons raved about the food, but some were not comfortable with the prix fixe menu, so Mica made some changes.
"We modified the way the menu was presented so we could offer a more familiar approach to our customers," Roman said. The menu was laid out in more of an a la carte fashion, and the chef's table and tastings menu remained as options for patrons.
"Our tastings are so popular at Blackfish," Roman said. "We can't figure out why people in Chestnut Hill wouldn't want a four-course tasting for $45."
These tastings are focused around one key ingredient, such as lobster, venison, lamb or scallops presented in four unique and interesting ways.
"We take something familiar and present it differently – it's about trusting us and having fun with the experience," Roman said.
When diners relinquish control, a completely unique experience unfolds. Getting them in the door, however, can be challenging.
When Roman leased the Mica property, the free parking lot situated behind the building had a huge appeal. Since the inception of the parking kiosks however, he has seen a drop in weekend traffic. On a recent Friday night, he stood on the deck and counted just five cars in the large lot.
Much of his business is reservation-based, and his staff always reminds customers of the parking situation. Many customers still receive tickets, however, and Roman, like other local business owners, has paid for many of his customers' fines.
"I got an email from a diner that told me he had the best meal at Mica with a perfect wine pairing, but all he will remember about the experience is the $26 parking ticket both he and his companions got on their cars – how do you fight that"? he asked
After taking a call for a reservation from a guest coming in from New York City, Roman said Mica was "doing well."
"Our tables are pretty full most nights, but still not with that many locals," Roman added. "We really want this to be a place that locals bring their families to get the best experience."
The idea of bringing a family to Mica is not one many Hillers consider, Roman explained.
"People probably have no idea that I have eight high chairs in the basement of Mica," he said. "We've hardly used them, but we want to and we can."
Those high chairs did come out when Mica started serving brunch earlier this year. From February through June, the restaurant hosted a very popular brunch. Sundays were crowded and locals were coming, but abruptly in June the traffic stopped and Mica ended brunch.
A father of four young children, Roman understands the challenges that dining with children can sometimes present.
"I know how to make food appealing to kids, and I know that kids need to get served first," he said.
Beginning in November, Roman will yet again make an adjustment to Mica that he hopes appeals to locals and their families. He will be open five days a week for lunch. He hopes this is a way for locals and their families to become more comfortable with Mica.
The new lunch menu will include soups, salads such as Russian kale Caesar, warm frisee and organic chicken, salmon and beef burgers, as well as entrees such as grilled skirt steak and sweet potato ravioli and more. As he always does, Roman will work with the seasons, constantly offering the freshest and most interesting ingredients.
Roman promises that lunch, like his dinner options, will be the "pinnacle of Chestnut Hill, but they are not going to break the bank." The high quality and exceptional ingredients will remain in his lunch dishes.
"Chicken can be just as good as lobster if it's done right," he added.
He is hopeful that as he embraces another phase in the evolution of Mica, his restaurant will be the community place he had planned when he first opened Mica's doors. Until then, he plans to be flexible and true to his passion for creating an experience his customers enjoy.
"Ultimately," Roman said, "it's about making sure people leave happy."
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A high-profile debate is taking place over the adverse effect of fructose sweeteners like high fructose corn syrup. On one side, the commercial sweetener industry employs fructose on a massive – and massively profitable – scale, the best example being the HFCS that's in just about every supermarket food. The industry maintains that fructose is, essentially, no worse for you than other sugars, and they've enlisted the help of slick high-profile TV ads to advocate for the safety of high fructose corn syrup in a non-technical, feelgood sort of way (it's 'natural', it's 'made from corn', 'real men' don't care, etc). On the other side are researchers and health professionals. These scientists have been searching for a way to explain the explosion in obesity and obesity harbingers like insulin resistance and metabolic syndrome. This explosion more-or-less coincides with the introduction and rapid, widespread adoption of high fructose corn syrup. At this time in 2009, HFCS has already been the subject of many damaging studies, and while these researchers aren't taking to the airwaves with their findings, the tide seems to be steadily turning against the industry as more consumers and health experts just put two-and-two together and finally steer clear of fructose sweeteners altogether.
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High-fructose corn syrup (HFCS) is already the subject of controversy as a calorie-dense and nearly ubiquitous sweetening ingredient found in a disturbingly wide range of foods and drinks. Newly published findings add to those concerns by showing that many HFCS-containing foods have detectable limits of mercury.
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Plans to establish an internet service provider in the US that would block government requests for user information or surveillance would fail at the first hurdle locally, according to experts.
The "privacy-protecting" US provider, dubbed Calyx, has established a mandate to encrypt user information at all levels of transmission throughout its network, keep limited logs of user activity and "challenge government surveillance demands of dubious legality or constitutionality" in the hopes of securing user information from government surveillance, according to CNET US.
The company's founder, Nicholas Merrill, hoped to build on his defeat in 2004 of an FBI request for customer information based on what he alleged was a violation of the US constitution's First Amendment.
However, telco lawyer Erhan Karabardak said any attempts to erect a similarly capable service provider in Australia would likely fail under Australia's legal framework.
According to Karabardak, a director with Cooper Mills Lawyers, serious penalties would be imposed on any company that refused to disclose user information requested under warrants from authorities.
"The regulatory regime in Australia is very interesting because while... it does give quite significant access to law enforcement and other agencies, it still does maintain some pretty strict offences with respect to disclosure," he said.
"It is, I would say, a good balance, others would say it's ridiculous and too far gone but you need to look at it in the context of the world as it is today as opposed to the world as it was when the Telecommunications Act first came out in 1997."
Australian carriers and service providers are required by law to provide the Federal Government with proof they can intercept user data and information over their networks, or they face a $10 million fine and loss of carrier licence.
Karabardak ultimately cast doubts on Merrill's plans for an anti-surveillance service provider in the US.
"If there is a loophole I can tell you that the Americans will close it pretty quickly," he said.
"People complain about our national security regulation but if you think the Australian laws are tough in that respect, the US laws have a lot more power than the Australian authorities."
Big business
Federal and state authorities spend approximately $50 million a year on intercepting telecommunications in Australia, with the numbers of interception requests slowly rising to 3488 applications during the past financial year.
The Attorney-General's Department, which oversees issuance of warrants for such intercepts, have credited the laws with a 27 percent rise in the number of arrests made as a result of telecommunications interception during the same period.
The current Labor Government has also sought to make data retention and interception capabilities more onerous for local service providers, making numerous amendments to the Telecommunications Act in recent years.
Separate legislation aimed specifically at cybercrime and introduced to the Parliament last year, was designed to make ISPs collect user traffic data in real-time and retain it for 30 days.
The bill is yet to pass through the Senate after the Greens refused to vote in favour of the bill without amendment.
Intercepting NBN Co?
The introduction of communication technologies - such as ISDN and GSM mobile services in the 1990s or more recently VoIP services - have prompted authorities to continually warn service providers of the continued requirement to operate these services in compliance with interception laws.
In some cases, the technologies have been delayed to ensure interception is possible.
A similar issue was raised recently surrounding the introduction of Internet Protocol version 6.
In addition, industry talks around how such interception will occur under the National Broadband Network have turned to whether authorities will bother with end-user service providers for fixed-line access and move straight to intercepting traffic at NBN Co's points of interconnect.
A senior network engineer, who wished to remain anonymous, told iTnews that the ability to intercept such traffic would only become easier as more Australian networks conformed to Ethernet standards.
A spokesman for the Attorney-General's department confirmed talks with NBN Co over interception and telecommunications security matters but would not reveal the nature or extent of the talks.
"The Government has a responsibility to do its utmost to protect the security and privacy of the information of Australians and Australian businesses," they said.


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May 9, 2013 -- The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries (LDWF) will be accepting bids for alligator hunting on Wildlife Management Areas (WMAs) and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACOE) properties for the 2013-2015 alligator harvest seasons. Eligible alligator hunters are chosen through a bid system every three years on selected WMAs/USACOE properties.
Bids for alligator hunting will be solicited for the following WMAs and USACOE properties: Grassy Lake, Spring Bayou, and Pomme de Terre (Avoyelles Parish), Attakapas (Iberia, St. Martin and St. Mary Parishes), Sherburne - USACOE Lands (Iberville, Pointe Coupee and St. Martin Parishes), Dewey Wills (La Salle and Catahoula Parishes), Manchac (St. John Parish), Pearl River - North of Interstate 10, Pearl River - Between Interstate 10 and US Hwy 90 and Pearl River - South of US Hwy 90 (St. Tammany Parish), Joyce (Tangipahoa Parish), Maurepas Swamp (St. John, St. James, Ascension, Livingston and Tangipahoa Parishes), Indian Bayou - USACOE property (St. Landry and St. Martin Parishes), Atchafalaya Delta (St. Mary Parish), Pointe-aux-Chenes (Lafourche and Terrebonne Parishes), Salvador (St. Charles Parish) and Pass-a-Loutre (Plaquemines Parish).
A total of 29 alligator hunting opportunities are available for bid on 13 WMAs and 2 USACOE properties. The number of alligator tags that will be issued to successful bidders in 2013 will range from 12 to 83 tags depending on area awarded. For specific details on the number of alligator hunter opportunities and tags available by area, please see the public notice or bid application notification.
Interested participants may review and print out the public notice and bid application notifications and forms from LDWF's website at www.wlf.louisiana.gov/wildlife/alligator-hunting, or request by phone at the phone numbers below, or request in writing from Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries, 2013-2015 WMA Alligator Harvest Bids, P.O. Box 98000, Baton Rouge, La. 70898-9000.
If additional information is needed, please call the appropriate LDWF office (Hammond 985-543-4777, Opelousas 337-948-0255, Monroe 318-343-4044, New Iberia 337-373-0032, New Orleans 504-284-5264) or send email to firstname.lastname@example.com.
NO guiding/outfitting activities for sport alligator hunting will be allowed while conducting alligator harvest activities on WMAs/USACOE properties. Selected hunters will not be allowed to participate in any television or reality show production. Any video activity must be specifically approved by the Alligator Program Manager.
An individual can apply and bid on more than one WMA/USACOE property but will only be selected for one WMA/USACOE property. Bidders applying for more than one area must fill out individual applications for each WMA/USACOE property. Only one winner allowed per household.
Applicants must meet the following criteria in order to submit a bid:
- Applicants must be a Louisiana resident at least 18 years of age.
- Evidence of previous alligator hunting experience in Louisiana.
- Ownership of or access to essential equipment for alligator hunting on the WMA/USACOE property they are bidding on.
- Each applicant must be able to report to the WMA/USACOE property each morning until alligator tag quota is completed.
- Ability to follow specific instructions issued by Department personnel.
- Ability to maintain required records.
- All applicants will be screened for past wildlife and criminal violations. Applicants with felony convictions or with Class Two or above wildlife convictions, WMA/USACOE violations or littering within the last five years, as determined by the Enforcement Division, shall be disqualified.
Completed bid application forms must be received by 10 a.m. on June 13, 2013 in Room 240 of the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries Headquarters Building at 2000 Quail Drive, Baton Rouge, La. 70898.
Bid opening will be held at the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries Headquarters Building, 4th Floor Conference Room, 2000 Quail Drive, Baton Rouge, LA 70898. Winning bidders will be notified of selection by phone and are required to come in and sign a contract at a later date. The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries reserves the right to reject any and all bids.
For more information, contact Lance Campbell at 337-373-0032 or firstname.lastname@example.com.


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text: Sijun Forums :: View topic - WatchTowers Log in to check your private messages Sijun Forums Forum Index >> Work in Progress View previous topic :: View next topic Author Topic : "WatchTowers" RagmemberMember #Joined: 01 Nov 2000Posts: 134Location: Arkansas, USA Posted: Sat Jan 13, 2001 4:52 pm I spent about 2 hours so far, but I'm running out of ideas. Please tell me what you think and any ideas you might have about what could be added. I'd like it more dramatic, just not sure what I can add to help it. I had thought of placing a Mech being worked on and changing the name from WatchTower to repair station. Thanks for any comments! ------------------ I don't believe in born talent, only born desire. The rest is all work. Back to top McSteedmemberMember #Joined: 04 Oct 2000Posts: 134Location: San Diego Posted: Sat Jan 13, 2001 6:39 pm To me the edges of the silhouette seem to sharp. It makes it look like a cutout on top of the image. Maybe try a slight blur to soften them. Back to top Matt EldermemberMember #Joined: 15 Jan 2000Posts: 641Location: Sydney, NSW, Australia Posted: Sat Jan 13, 2001 6:48 pm Hey this is a pretty cool image rag! It's a nice change from other things around. A couple of suggestions though. The tower in the foreground needs work. The light doesn't look like it is striking it convincingly. You need to add in some highlights to 'lift' it out from the background. I like the tower in the background but it is the only thing that is 'faded' and just doesn't look right. If you had one or two more objects in the background it would make it a little more convincing. A suggestion would be a chimmey smoke stack or something as you could play around with the smoke coming from it, adding another dramatic element. I think the other thing you need to think about is what is the focus of the image. At the moment it is the small tower that is the focus but if you add some highlights to the big one, this could dramatically shift the focus of the image. ------------------ See ya on da flip side Matt http://www.mattelder.com Back to top RagmemberMember #Joined: 01 Nov 2000Posts: 134Location: Arkansas, USA Posted: Sat Jan 13, 2001 10:43 pm Did this help Matt? I wasn't sure how to go about lighting it and I forgot what some of the structures on the building where there for. (Old age can be a bummer sometime) I usually don't get many replies or crits, so thanks very much for takin the time. Anyone else care to help me out? The crane device on the side makes it more present-day than I care for. [Edit: Not sure why the image didn't show, maybe the JPG instead of jpg] [Edit: Nope, misspelled. Duh!!!] ------------------ I don't believe in born talent, only born desire. The rest is all work. [This message has been edited by Rag (edited January 13, 2001).] Back to top El CaseronmemberMember #Joined: 31 Mar 2000Posts: 254Location: Germany near Hamburg Posted: Sun Jan 14, 2001 3:28 am I like the first version better. I don't think the highlights and the blurred out tower behind don't fit. Sorry Matt. The fast clumsy highlights destroy the neat feeling of the construction with the hard edges... stored Back to top v1510nArymemberMember #Joined: 31 Dec 2000Posts: 611Location: London , England Posted: Sun Jan 14, 2001 3:48 am meh agrees with El Caseron u just don't wanna be able to see through the tower in the background so keep the opacity at 100% and blur mabye ------------------ - Inspiration never ends ..... - email@example.com - ICQ# 47507088 Back to top SumalethAdministratorMember #Joined: 30 Oct 1999Posts: 2896Location: Australia Posted: Sun Jan 14, 2001 6:22 am Two comments; . The title 'watch towers' doesn't seem to make sense since the towers appear to have some other purpose. . There's a severe scale problem between the size of the trees and the detailing on the near tower. Row. Back to top shardikmemberMember #Joined: 09 Apr 2000Posts: 494Location: Buffalo, NY Posted: Sun Jan 14, 2001 10:28 am that background tower would have to be maaaaaaaaaaaaaassive for it to be that blurred and still that large in the image ------------------ -matt Back to top RagmemberMember #Joined: 01 Nov 2000Posts: 134Location: Arkansas, USA Posted: Mon Jan 15, 2001 12:07 am Thanks everyone for all the advice. I really like this image and want to continue building it up. I agreed with everyone's advice (how could I not, you guys and girls blow me away everytime I visit). I got rid of the back tower all together, so many folks had a problem with it as well as me. I changed the tower from a watch tower to a refueling station. I wanted to try drawing a Mech so thought this would be a good spot to attempt it. Because of the sillouette effect there's not much detail. I think I'm hiding behind that effect to be sure. I really like the lighting I added even though it was a bit sloppy. Anymore good advice out there? I'm really glad you're here to help us newbies out. Thanks a ton! Back to top SumalethAdministratorMember #Joined: 30 Oct 1999Posts: 2896Location: Australia Posted: Mon Jan 15, 2001 12:32 am That's looking really nice. Perhaps the faint hint of some clouds behind the silhoetted objects, getting underlighting from the setting sun, might add a bit of interest to sky. Not too obvious though. Row. 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It's the work of three students - Edgard Ortega, Connor McCampbell and Gudjon Larusson - whose senior thesis project involved constructing a mock video game trailer.
The onus here being how well three students could build the stuff, not how well they could frame a trailer.
They obviously lose marks for building the entire thing out of "in-game" visuals, as well as not including either pre-rendered CG or real actors.
They gain marks because if Tool and Bonnie Tyler ever needed to collaborate on a song, this is the video for it.
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A shocking discovery follows these details of "Escape Plan":
-- Very old inmates test the weaknesses in their cages in hopes of breaking out.
-- The inmates are deadly on their own but work better as a team. They do not have a strong grasp of language.
-- A supposedly inescapable compound, accessible by helicopter, suffers due to human error. The security system goes down and needs to be rebooted.
-- A doctor played by Sam Neill questions the safety and sensibility of what he's doing.
Conclusion: "Escape Plan" is a reinvention of "Jurassic Park" from the perspective of the dinosaurs!
As the raptors--I mean, guys confined to a super-secret, maximum security prison whose supposedly ultra-dangerous occupants don't hold a candle to any of the baddies in "Con Air"--Sylvester Stallone and Arnold Schwarzenegger engage in conversation that's as hilariously bad as the performances. "You look like the kind of guy that finds things interesting," Rottmayer (Schwarzenegger) awkwardly tells Breslin (Stallone), advising "Don't get killed" because he once saw a body left to rot.
Breslin is actually there because he literally wrote the book on prison security and has been hired to challenge any vulnerabilities in a privately funded facility for criminals the government wants to "disappear." If you guessed that someone would get waterboarded here, you'd be right. But you probably didn't think Curtis "50 Cent" Jackson, who appears to be reading cue cards, would co-star as a tech wizard, allowing for a very funny scene of he and Stallone fiddling with a computer. As the idiotic warden, Jim Caviezel takes about 45 seconds to count down from 10.
That makes as much sense as anything else in "Escape Plan," which of course throws in an obvious and bonkers conspiracy. Breslin, whose job seems way too risky to have succeeded 14 times before without serious injuries, determines he's been set up simply because he struggles to immediately escape. And the entire film rests on every character being extremely gullible.
Speaking of doubt: I love that the prison doctor (Neill), experiencing a crisis of conscience, has to reread the Hippocratic Oath to make up his mind. Sometimes there's nothing as unintentionally fun as onscreen common sense going extinct.
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A lot of Protestants and Muslims would definitely be up for #8, but not for purely scientific reasons I fear.
Certainly some gullible believer (if you'll excuse redundancy) out there will agree to these and the matter would be settled once and for all.
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This film was moving yet so very sad. An excellent telling of this man's life.
The movie is remarkable in itself, but if you're a lover of van Gogh's paintings, the film is a must see. Intoxicating and moving.
he cut off his Left ear but in this pic it's just Perfect ?
if you can't get the details right then go back to school....Art School !
Wow stunning remarkable original.
Feast for the eyes. A must see.
I loved this film. I have been a lover of Vincent Van Gogh for many years. Have been to the Museum in Amsterdam and recognized many of the less well known pictures used in the film. I will go see it again if it ever comes near me again. That is the only thing I did not like about it. The sparce releases.
A must see!
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absolutely wonderful!!! So cleverly made, very moving.
It is an amazing film, created with 65,000 original hand-painted oil paintings. Every inch of this film is painted in a way that Vincent Van Gogh would paint it, with the gestural brush strokes and vibrant color. It is completely riveting in dynamic action and storyline. Fantastic! I've seen it three times, and will see it many more times.
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Q I found a small pile of sawdust under an upholstered chair in my studio apartment and figured I have carpenter ants. I don"t know how they got in the chair, since I"ve owned it for at least 10 years and my building is a brick high-rise in the city. Anyway, I placed Raid Ant Baits under the chair where I saw the sawdust (as recommended by my dad and the hardware store), neither of whom had ever heard of having ants in one piece of furniture. If this doesn"t work, what I could do? Will I really have to throw out the chair (it was rather expensive)? —
Jen, by email
A If there are ants, you"d see them because there is not enough wood to nest in. But don"t throw away the chair; there basically is no big problem. If the sawdust was very fine and powdery, the culprit is probably powder post beetles; there are several kinds, and they drill into the wood (the chair or the floor) pushing out the powdery sawdust, leaving tiny holes. They come and they go, and rarely stay for long. If you see any holes on the chair wood or floor, fill them with rubbing alcohol or household bleach, being careful to avoid upholstery or rugs. If you see no holes in the chair, then the little dickens are in the floor.
Q I am having an old farmhouse in Western Mass. refurbished by building a poured concrete wall with rebars as part of the foundation. It is 4 feet deep and some of the crawl space dirt will be taken out. Is it too late in the season to pour concrete? Also, my big barn is full of hibernating bats; I don"t mind the bats but their guano is piling up. How can I get rid of the critters safely? —
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A I think it"s too late to pour concrete as of late November, unless the contractor builds a tent over the work and heats it, or puts antifreeze in the concrete mix. As for the bats, any attempt to oust them will kill them. If you don"t want to do that, wait until spring, then hang a whole bunch of 100-watt incandescent light bulbs every 5 or 10 feet hanging from the ceiling will force them out and keep them from coming back. Maybe.
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A Wow, that was quick. But you might be able to save that check for something else. Try this: Paint the stain with two coats of clear shellac. Then paint the ceiling with one or two coats of a latex ceiling paint. A good Kilz stain also may work, but it is very bright white that is difficult to cover, so paint the whole ceiling with the Kilz stain killer, then paint with the ceiling paint.
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Last week Novell and Microsoft announced a cooperation. I'd like to write a bit about what the announcement means especially for openSUSE.
The announcement covers three areas:
- A technical cooperation agreement were Novell and Microsoft will work together in the areas of virtualization, web services management and document format compatibility.
- A patent cooperation.
- A business cooperation between Novell and Microsoft
The business cooperation does not directly affect us at openSUSE at all.
The technical cooperation affects us in so far that the outcome of the work will end finally in the openSUSE distribution, e.g. the changes will go in the OpenOffice repository and then find its way into openSUSE. Far more important is that Microsoft and Novell do work together and will setup a research facility where experts from both companies will work together with customers and the community.
Under the technical cooperation Microsoft and Novell will work together to improve the interoperability of both Windows and Linux. Currently you can run Windows virtualized on Linux but the other way round is not working – now Microsoft and Novell will work together to support this. Additionally the virtualization support is going to be better optimized.
Most users have to exchange documents with people running Microsoft Windows. The collaboration on the filter for Office Open XML will ensure that this works smoothly for them. OpenOffice.org will continue to use Open Document Format by default and Novell will continue to invest in improving it.
I doubt that many of us will benefit from the Web services for managing physical and virtual servers. I find it interesting to see that Microsoft will develop tools to manage Linux systems.
For working together with each other and the community, there's one road block that Novell and Microsoft had to resolve – patents. The patent cooperation is controversial for many people. Note that I personally think that software patents in its current form are completely wrong and should all be invalid – but since they exist, we have to work with them somehow.
We have an internal intellectual property review process at openSUSE for quite some time already that checks all packages, this covers both contributions by internal and external developers. Due to this announcement, we will not change that process in any way at all. If our reviewers find packages that would infringe a patent they will take the necessary actions independent of who owns the patent. The normal way to handle a patent infringement is to find prior technology to invalidate the patents, rework the code to design around the infringement, or as last resort remove the functionality.
There's one exception where we do ship code that potentially infringes patents – and Red Hat seems to do the same thing in this example: If the patent is declared by a party to be completely open for any open
source software, like IBM gave a royalty free license for GPL software with some patents regarding register allocation in GCC and RCU in the Linux kernel, then we would consider allowing the code to go in.
We're also shipping code that we have contracted like the proprietary – closed source – RealPlayer where our contract with Real allows the distribution and RealPlayer contains as far as I'm aware licensed code.
We have basically two different groups that the patent cooperation addresses, customers and developers, so let's look separately at them:
A number of our potential customers had serious concerns that especially Microsoft would sue them if they use Linux code and Microsoft would claim patents are infringed by Linux code – as SCO sued Autozone and DaimlerChrysler as Linux users (not for patents but I think this is something that gave a bad example). With the new agreement, they can be sure that Microsoft will not sue them, even if Novell had shipped this code with their Linux distribution before.
Open source developers write code – and nobody can ever check all the patents that are out there. If they wrote code that infringed Microsoft's patents, then Microsoft could sue them, but due to the Novell/Microsoft agreement they are protected now. I still expect that the developers – once becoming aware of an infringement – change the code so that it can be freely distributed e.g. under the GPL.
The statement here is two-fold: Microsoft will not sue individuals – the patent pledge does not cover companies – that are either a) non-commercial developers, e.g. work in their spare time and not for
money or b) write code that ends in our SUSE Linux Enterprise distribution (this covers also individuals receiving money for their open source work). In the first case (non-commercial developer) this patent pledge is not revocable by Microsoft – unless the developer chooses to pursue patent ligitation against Microsoft. This is a standard clause that can be found also in many open source licenses, one example is the "Open Software License".
Let me state clearly: We do not think that Novell's Linux distributions violate valid patents – but if they do, we do change the code to avoid or work around the patent. Meanwhile we have some means in place to protect customers and developers better. So, it's some kind of important insurance.
We did not expect that Microsoft would sue individuals. But who would have known a couple of years ago that the record industry is going after individuals downloading or copying music and driving them in bankruptcy. Therefore the agreements consider a promise not to sue.
Novell is a founding member of the Open Invention Network (OIN) which was formed to protect many commonly distributed open source and free software packages, including Linux, from legal attacks, no matter where an attack comes from. OIN provides coverage to the entire Linux industry by providing a form of retaliatory protection for Linux customers, developers and companies that might be targeted in patent litigation.
Novell is strongly committed to OIN and will continue in its support, we are one of the members that brought in a significant patent pool to protect Linux. The Novell/Microsoft agreement strengthens the protection of our customers.
I think that with this agreements between Novell and Microsoft the intellectual property situation is not worse than before – for some users and developers the status quo has not changed and for others it is improved.
Microsoft is historically the arch-enemy of Linux. So, is this "sleeping with the enemy", "Novell selling out" – or a 180 degree turn of Microsoft? I think all of us fear Microsoft and therefore are very cautious about every step they do. I'm interested whether this is a first step in a new direction and others will follow – or just a trap? Microsoft is still competition and both Novell and Microsoft state this. But they want to make Linux and Windows work together seamlessly so that the customer is not the looser in this competition (see the technical cooperation). Microsoft is facing for some time an image problem, investigation from the EU lawyers about monopolistic behaviour and faces competition from Oracle and Google – one can only guess what has brought this change in direction by Microsoft.
So, let us continue to work as before and build the finest distribution – and beat Microsoft Windows 😉