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Ties That Bind: The Benefits of Chinese Foreign Direct Investment
HONG KONG , June 13, 2012 — In 2010, China's newfound status as the world's second largest economy — according to The Economist — made headlines. Now, just two years later, it is poised to become the world's largest economy. Asia Society Hong Kong Center's lunchtime panel "An American Open Door? Reversing the Trend" focused on the impact of Chinese foreign direct investment in the United States. Panelists Bill Taylor, president of the Economic Development Partnership of Alabama (EDPA), George Landegger, chairman of Parsons and Whittemore and Linda Yang, senior partner at Yingke law firm, discussed the significance of China's rapid economic growth and the ways in which it will contribute to the development of a mutually beneficial partnership between the two countries.
Landegger believes that conflict can be averted if the potential for mutual understanding and ties through investment is realized. He emphasized the meritocratic nature of business in America and the importance of cultivating a long-term relationship between the two nations based on trust, citing George Santayana's maxim to the effect that "those who do not study the lessons of history are doomed to re-live them."
Taylor discussed the collective challenge facing all businesses — the process of globalization. He focused on the importance of openness and honesty in partnerships, stating that although cultural differences exist between countries, their underlying core values are the same.
During the discussion, Yang addressed the complexity of trust issues between countries, wondering about the ways in which Chinese companies can prepare themselves before entering into business in America. Taylor replied that the best way is to gather information on all fronts — economic, social and cultural — in order to inhabit and understand a point of view very different from one's own.
A business partnership requires more than facts and figures; the strengthening of economic ties between the U.S. and China will bring with them a greater ability to acknowledge, and adapt to, cultural differences.
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Courier Article by Lucy Clem
Sunday, March 20, 2006
Travel writers offer way out of our routine
Whether we visit relatives in another state, join a packaged tour to another continent, or burn all our bridges and take up residence in another country, leaving home changes us. For some, it makes the familiar more appealing—"I was never so glad to hear English in my life!" exclaimed a friend returning from France. For others, travel is an endless adventure—including the scary flights and digestive upsets along with the incredible sunsets and fascinating people. And for another group, it's a way to leave behind all the baggage of everyday and start over.
Eat, Love, Pray by Elizabeth Gilbert (Viking, 2006) chronicles such an attempt. The author, an award-winning journalist, was reeling after a failed marriage and a disastrous love affair. Drained by dealing with a difficult divorce, she plans a year abroad. First to Italy, to learn a language and a culture she's always found fascinating. (She gains 23 pounds and enjoys every ounce.) Then to India, to live in an ashram and learn the art of devotion. She succeeds in finding an inner peace that continues the healing process and reveals some hidden truths. Finally, to Bali, to sit at the feet of an ancient medicine man and understand the balance between worldly and transcendental as she uses her resources to provide a home for a new friend. The things she learns about herself are presented against a backdrop of exotic places, people, and food, so that the reader feels involved in the experience without feeling like a voyeur. Gilbert is a talented writer with the wherewithal to spend a year in travel and self-examination; once I overcame my envy, I found her book both enjoyable and enlightening.
The Sex Lives of Cannibals: Adrift in the Equatorial Pacific by J. Maarten Troost (Random House, 2004) is a very different approach to life away from home. The author followed his intrepid girlfriend Sylvia to Tarawa, a remote South Pacific island in the Republic of Kiribati (kir-ee-bas.) Appearing from the air to be a perfect paradise, with incredible blue-and-green water and softly curling breakers, Tarawa turns out to be stiflingly hot, dirty, and populated by an eccentric populace, packs of feral dogs, and a variety of bloodthirsty insects. While Sylvia attempts to improve the lives of the residents by teaching them to grow vegetables and build composting toilets, Troost vainly attempts to write a novel, but his time is eaten up by things like shopping for food. Imagine riding a bicycle home from the market while holding a large, recently-caught tuna by the tail with one hand and attempting to protect it from many large, hungry dogs . . . The locals are probably still laughing. This is a hilarious and sympathetic look at a locale formerly known primarily as the site of a bloody WWII battle, but now forever also remembered as the epicenter of the Great Beer Crisis, when the entire island's monthly shipment went permanently astray.
Saving the best for last, Frances Mayes' A Year in the World (Broadway Books, 2006) is the latest effort of one of the best travel writers in print. Under the Tuscan Sun launched her career as an author, and she only gets better. The experiences in this book actually took place over a longer period, but she has arranged them in chronological order to offer 12 months worth of views and food from Spain to the British Isles to Turkey. Mayes' great skill is in inspiring the mind's eye. The reader can see the crisp white bed linens and the gauzy curtains blowing in the Cretan breeze, taste the Portuguese bread and garlic soup, feel the crisp air of the Scottish Highlands. Only a few recipes are included; unlike the Tuscan books, these are truly travel stories, with rented houses and apartments the most permanent accommodations.
Of the many books I read, Mayes' are among the ones I buy. Reading them will make the sun shine in the winter, lift you out of your daily routine, and give you a glimpse of exotic places, food, and people without the expense and inconvenience of travel.
Lucy Young Clem is the Tech Center Supervisor at Central Library, where she sandwiches reading book reviews between computer training sessions.

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Commitments for a better future: EARTH HOUR LAUNCHES 2013 CAMPAIGN
• In the past, 1 out of every 3 Peruvians with access to electricity turned off their lights
Lima, February 28, 2013. "Earth Hour 2013 looks for results that can change the world". This is the main message from the promoters of the world's largest environmental movement in the planet.
"Since the first time Peru participated, it has been a global leader. Nowadays, despite our broad natural heritage we face the challenge of fostering a sustainable development and economic growth in the country; thus, alongside the Ministry of the Environment and the Chamber of Commerce of Lima, we invite authorities and citizens, as well as the main companies in the country to join efforts towards a responsible use of resources, energy efficiency and mitigation of pollution", stated Patricia León-Melgar, Director of WWF Peru – after underpinning the need of a broad commitment by all Peruvians towards ensuring a sustainable future, beginning this March 23 at 8:30 p.m., during Earth Hour.
Earth Hour began as a symbolic action, which now has turned into the world's largest environmental movement in history. It is as simple as turning off the lights to join the largest social-environmental movement.
The importance of this initiative has been emphasized by the Minister of the Environment, Manuel Pulgar – Vidal, who aims to foster citizens' involvement without exception and adopt responsible practices regarding our environment during the entire year.
In this regard, "Peru is taking Earth Hour beyond the hour through the participation of around 12,000 companies in the country (members of the CCL), for the pursuit of real solutions towards a sustainable future", added León – Melgar.
In this opportunity, the Chamber of Commerce of Lima has joined Earth Hour and invited all its members to build long term commitments in favor of our environment.
According to the promoters, it is the popular nature of Earth Hour alongside the "yes we can" attitude from the participants that ensuresl real environmental results against the increasing threat of an unsustainable future. This is shown through the enthusiastic participation of different artists every year. For 2013, Earth Hour will not be only a one-year-event, but a continuous movement that fosters real actions to change the world.
The coast, the Andes and the Amazon
Almost three weeks away from the main event, cities along Peru continue joining the campaign. From Arequipa to Trujillo, going through Puerto Maldonado, the coast, the Andes and the Amazon, have confirmed its participation. Furthermore, leading companies, such as ScotiaBank, Clear Channel, Diario El Comercio, Circus, RPP, Banco de Crédito del Perú, Pacífico Seguros, TopiTop, Publimetro and the Chamber of Commerce of Lima, among many others, have already joined this initiative.
Earth Hour
Earth Hour began in 2007 when 2,2 million people in Sydney, Australia turned off their lights. The following year, 50 million people participated. In its third edition, over 1000 million people joined this initiative and Peru participated for the first time, becoming a global leader with around 8 million Peruvians (that is 1 out of every 3 with access to electricity turned off their lights).
The following years, the movement expanded throughout the entire country, involving cities, companies and authorities – including the President – along the coast, the Andes and the Amazon.
Around the world, this movement has involved over 7000 cities and towns along 152 countries and territories, having hundreds of millions participants across seven continents.
The co-founder and Executive Director of Earth Hour, Andy Ridley, declared this week that "Earth Hour has always been more than just a campaign which turns off the lights, and today we are witnessing astounding environmental results as we advance towards achieving our long term vision".


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|2013-08-10, 09:55
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Please... Tell me you're joking. Please oh please. But leave that to the Hyouka thread please.
|2013-08-10, 10:13
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Give me a proof. They just stated couple of obvious things in latter half. And thats all. I saw none character development. Only Hotaro degraded from cynical character to your typical teenage boy(although clever).
|2013-08-10, 21:45
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Also I don't think you were paying attention to any of the themes that go by through each arc. For me, I view the first arc as nothing but a set up to roll the ball. It's the following arcs that start to build up. Let me give you an example of how the movie arc connects well to the Kanya festa arc for Oreki.
Spoiler for Hyouka spoilers:
If you were really trolling good job. You made me recall the series again.
|2013-08-11, 00:18
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Hyouka is hard to argue about specifically because it's a rare case where character development is gradual and made apparent in the way little mundane interactions between characters change their dynamics. Most anime just has a catalyst or trigger event of some sort, and that's where all the characterization/development is condensed, generally to little effect in overall dialogue or even subsequent narrative. So it's hard to pinpoint one event or episode in Hyouka to "demonstrate" how the characters change, when actually you would have to watch the whole show to get the proper experience.
I think lineart is much more pleasant in the CM, the show designs are too "clean" for their own good. Although that will probably vary in episodes depending on the sakkan, as always. Still it'd have been nice to have the looser style of Chise Kamoi informing the whole show.
|2013-08-11, 00:52
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As I mentioned before, people who are not even fans of Kyoani enjoyed Hyouka. From my experience, it's the ONLY kyoani anime, where it doesn't rely upon their signature moe antics, silly gimmicks, exaggerated slapstick humour or melodrama for its appeal but rather an understated, gradual and subtle approach. Except for Chitanda, who was kinda moe bait but even she got development towards the end. It felt like I was watching a noitamina series at times but with a big ass budget.
I'm not even kidding when I say Hyouka is my favourite Kyoani of all time now. I like Haruhi but I'm not a particularily big fan of the franchise, I don't like Key and I careless about the K-on/Lucky Star/Nichijou/Chuunibyou type of series either. Which leaves me just FMP:TSR, which was also great but that was a very long time ago and Kyoani wasn't quite polished then.
People want proof? Go ask the likes of Reckoner and Guardian Enzo etc well. They are pretty critical of Kyoani themselves yet they also praise Hyouka.
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|2013-08-11, 01:12
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A lot people here doesn't understand the difference between stereotypes and archetypes, let alone character development. It's like music, most people are tone deaf but they like to criticise musicians all the time.
It doesn't matter how many frames you have or how big the budget is, if your storyboard is a piece of crap there's nothing you can do about it. That's the reason why most action scenes in Americans shows and movies are poop while low budget films from Hong Kong and other places in Asia are capable of much better action, what you need is talented people.
The last example of this was The Raid, a film from Indonesia directed by a Welsh guy. I recommend Seven samurai for the people interested in the language of the action scene, the last act(the battle) is a master class in the subject.
Kyoani just need talented guys like Ando behind the storyboards to deliver top notch action because they already have good animators. It's incredible how people are still discussing this shit after what Kyoani did in Free!, Chuu2 and Nichijou.
|2013-08-11, 19:53
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Kyoani doesn't hire freelancers, much less for an important position like the storyboard. You'll have to hope Ando retires from the industry at large and goes to work leisurely at Kyoani if you want the guy storyboarding their shows.
Besides that, action choreography is defined in the layout, which I'm pretty sure is always done by the animator in charge of the cut over at Kyoani. Sure, the enshutsu and even the overall director might correct it a bit, but if the layout is plain uninteresting there isn't much you can do with it as a key animator.
I think they still have a long way to go in terms of having interesting action choreography. Chuu2 was an attempt, but the fights there were still plagued with unnatural close-ups and obtrusive camera angles, there wasn't much room to let the animation develop.
The fight in Clannad AS episode 8 is probably the best example of a well-done fight in a Kyoani show. It shows a good understanding of how to place and manipulate the "camera", and the storyboard is restrained enough to let the animator do their thing while also maintaining a bit of dynamism. There's still a weird tracking shot IIRC, but it's much better than the stuff in Chuu2 IMO.
Coincidentally, the episode was storyboarded and directed by Ishidate, Kyokai's series director. He probably played a big part in that action scene, although I think the key animator for it was Nao Naitou.
|2013-08-11, 21:08
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Full Metal Panic's Mao vs Xia Yu Fan would be the first KyoAni fight coming to my mind (Kigami's episode but Ishidate helped for the direction) but Clannad AS's hand-to-hand fight sure is another good example.
|2013-08-12, 04:02
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The TSR fight is pretty good, but it's from 2005 and the studio was quite different back then. The AS fight is closer, that's why I highlighted it.
It's interesting that people like Satoshi Kadowaki and Gorou Sessha came from Kyoani. Especially Sessha who is quite the action buff. One wonders if there's actually more hidden talent in the studio that doesn't come to the surface due to the type of productions they make. We'll see.
|2013-08-20, 08:22
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My trip to the KyoAni main branch
Recently made a trip to Kyoto so I could not miss a chance to pay KyoAni headquarter a visit. I have no idea what size an animation studio in Japan is in general, but my first thought when I saw the yellow building was "it really is small." Basically the same size as the houses nearly. Pretty easy to get to though, so I think it's worth the time.
And finally (part of) the goods I bought from KyoAni shop.
|2013-08-20, 14:37
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|2013-09-05, 03:33
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So now that Kyoukai no Kanata is airing next month, what's next on the line?
I'm expecting a new CM coming up in the middle of the season.
If nothing shows up that would be interesting and leaves open for possibilities of work outside. But highly unlikely I guess.....
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|2013-09-06, 03:22
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Some say he was just relieved from handling LS but not fired from KyoAni and that he left on his own accord. How true that story is, is beyond me...
|2013-09-06, 03:49
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Of course, again, I say all this just basing it on what we can see of what happened, and his attitude in the interviews and conversations that followed. It seems to fit, but who knows what really happened.
|2013-09-06, 06:37
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Well that would make sense if the rumor was true. Even though I liked how he handled Kannagi, I don't like the guy for being a sly prick.
On a side note though.
What's going on here?
Is this gonna be the new KyoAni shop page? Cause certainly, those new logos are kinda saying something. No Clannad. No Nichijou. No Hyouka. No K-ON!
Seems like work in progress but this will be interesting....
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The first week of the Tiger Drive Bridge in Thibodaux being closed hasn't resulted in significant traffic delays, but police are monitoring the situation.
The first week of the Tiger Drive Bridge in Thibodaux being closed hasn't resulted in significant traffic delays, but police are monitoring the situation.
While Thibodaux Police officers have seen a slight increase in traffic flow, people are not sitting at nearby intersections for unusually long times, said police spokesman David Melancon.
Thibodaux Police are monitoring the Jackson Street, Canal Boulevard and Audubon Avenue bridge intersections during peak driving hours, Melancon said. Peak hours include in the morning as students are going to school, during lunch and as students are shuttled home from classes.
"If we see the traffic getting too far backed up, then officers will step in to alleviate the congestion," Melancon said.
The old two-lane bridge is being replaced with a three-lane bridge that will allow drivers to make left turns onto St. Mary Street and La. 308 without slowing down traffic, said Bambi Hall, spokesman for the Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development.
Work began on the bridge Tuesday, and it's expected to reopen next June, Hall said.
The project is on the fast track with DOTD "due to the dire need for residents in northern Lafourche," said state Sen. Troy Brown, D-Napoleonville. "This project will be a great benefit to the growth and expansion of north Thibodaux and northern Lafourche Parish."
Brown said he was a supporter of getting state money for the project and knows it will make a big difference in traffic flow.
"The growth in Thibodaux has been massive over the years," he said. "That bridge is well over 20 years old. The growth has far surpassed the traffic that the bridge can adequately accommodate."
The DOTD contracted with the Coastal Bridge Co. from Baton Rouge to build the bridge. The contract is set to last 150 working days, not including weekends and holidays, Hall said. That timetable could change depending on the weather.
The approximately $2 million project is being mostly paid for by the DOTD Off-System Bridge Rehabilitation and Replacement program. The city is only responsible for $398,712 with $245,000 coming from state construction money.
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By Shuli Ren
Emerging markets retrieved from the sugar high, in part because of India's decision to raise benchmark repo rate. The iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF (EEM) lost 1.8% mid-day. ICICI (IBN), the only Indian bank that has an ADR in the U.S., pared almost 4%.
Asia's state-owned oil companies dominated Brazil's oil auction of its crown jewel – Libra – off Brazil's southeast coast, but Western private-sector oil companies all stayed away. Demand was less than expected, because of competition elsewhere. Wall Street Journal reports:
Analysts at Credit Suisse said in a report that demand was lower than the market and the ANP had been expecting. Among other obstacles, oil firms may be looking at opportunities in West Africa, the Gulf of Mexico and U.S. shale gas, it said.
The fact that Brazil's government-run oil company, Petrobras (PBR) will automatically become a partner with the winning bidder, as it is guaranteed by law at least a 30% financial stake in the field and status as operator, may have put some firms off.
South African platinum producer Northam Platinum (NMPNF) will raise $103 million from selling shares to repair damages from labor strikes.


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Aston Villa boss Paul Lambert railed against the officials after his side crashed to a 5-0 defeat at Manchester City.
Villa were only trailing 1-0 to the Barclays Premier League champions at the Etihad Stadium when the hosts were awarded a controversial penalty early in the second half. The visitors were mystified when referee Jon Moss pointed to the spot, having spotted a flag from his assistant, as David Silva swung a corner into the box.
It transpired Andreas Weimann had been penalised for handball as he leapt to reach the cross but the debate over what proved the game's major turning point raged for some time. Lambert said: "That's never a handball. What the linesman saw there I do not know. You have got to be 100% sure to give that and he saw something I think 50,000 other people never saw."
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text: Job Discussion Forums :: View topic - New Contract for CNAQ??!! Get TEFL Certified & Start Your Adventure Today! Job Discussion Forums"The Internet's Meeting Place for ESL/EFL Students and Teachers from Around the World!" FAQ Search Memberlist Usergroups Register Profile Log in to check your private messages Log in New Contract for CNAQ??!! Job Discussion Forums Forum Index -> Qatar View previous topic :: View next topic Author Message kellygreenJoined: 27 Aug 2010Posts: 91 Posted: Thu Sep 27, 2012 3:24 am Post subject: New Contract for CNAQ??!! There was an announcement in the Newfoundland press yesterday from the Premier that the province has signed a new contract with the State of Qatar. There was no mention of having to wait for Qatar to sign so it looks like CNAQ will go on. No contract details were provided in the brief article Good news for EFL teachers who enjoy smaller class sizes and fewer contact hours than content teachers plus probably the best EFL salary package in the region. Gossip was the Qatari Law governing the End of Service Gratuity was one big sticking point in getting a new contract in place. It will be interesting to see if that issue has been resolved. ETA - there has just been a message from the CNAQ President's office (with an copy of an announcement from the NL Minister of Advanced Education and Skills) stating that NO the contract has not been signed and that negotiations are ongoing Back to top veiledsentimentsJoined: 20 Feb 2003Posts: 17561Location: USA Posted: Thu Sep 27, 2012 2:11 pm Post subject: Re: New Contract for CNAQ??!! kellygreen wrote: Good news for EFL teachers who enjoy smaller class sizes and fewer contact hours than content teachers plus probably the best EFL salary package in the region Excluding places like ARAMCO direct hire... KAUST... and probably a couple others that fly below the radar like the American School on the ARAMCO compound... Oh.. and of course, it is limited to Canadians. So, perhaps you should say "Good news for EFL teachers with a Canadian passport who..." VS Back to top kellygreenJoined: 27 Aug 2010Posts: 91 Posted: Thu Sep 27, 2012 3:26 pm Post subject: Yes you are correct VS. As Canadian passport holders are the only ones eligible for employment that reduces the "pool" from which to choose. Unfortunately, this precludes some non-Canadian, eminently qualified with bags of experience from employment, and opens the pool to some whose credentials, experience and expertise are not at the same level. Back to top Display posts from previous: All Posts1 Day7 Days2 Weeks1 Month3 Months6 Months1 Year Oldest FirstNewest First Job Discussion Forums Forum Index -> Qatar All times are GMT Page 1 of 1 Jump to: Select a forum Where to Begin----------------General DiscussionNewbie ForumCurrent Events ForumTechnology ForumOnline Teaching Forum Africa Forums----------------General Africa Forum Asia Forums----------------CambodiaChina (Job-related Posts Only)China (Off-Topic)Hong KongIndiaIndonesiaJapanMalaysiaPhilippinesSingaporeTaiwanThailandGeneral Asia ForumVietnam Caribbean Forums----------------General Caribbean Forum Europe Forums----------------Czech RepublicFranceGermanyGreeceItalyMacedonia and the BalkansPolandRomaniaRussia & C.I.S.SpainTurkeyUkraineUnited KingdomGeneral Europe Forum Latin America Forums----------------ArgentinaBrazilChileColombiaCosta RicaMexicoMexico (off-topic)PeruGeneral Latin America Forum The Middle East Forums----------------BahrainEgyptIsraelKuwaitOmanQatarSaudi ArabiaUnited Arab EmiratesGeneral Middle East Forum North America Forums----------------General North America Forum Oceania----------------Australia/New Zealand You cannot post new topics in this forumYou cannot reply to topics in this forumYou cannot edit your posts in this forumYou cannot delete your posts in this forumYou cannot vote in polls in this forum This page is maintained by the one and only Dave Sperling. Contact Dave's ESL Cafe Copyright © 2018 Dave Sperling. All Rights Reserved. Powered by phpBB © 2001, 2002 phpBB Group Teaching Jobs in China


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THE Higher School Certificate (HSC) might be over for students Eli Cameron and Mark Bersolto, but the journey has just began.
The Canobolas Rural Technology High School students could have their HSC major works exhibited at Sydney's Powerhouse Museum.
The HSC markers picked the boys' work as two of the best in the state.
Eli produced a film called Spot Me, which delved into the emotional struggles young men have with their image.
He was dumbfounded when he was told he had been selected to apply for a spot in the Powerhouse exhibit.
"I got a letter from the Board of Studies and I thought I was in trouble," he said.
"I opened it and it was amazing. It means a lot to have outside recognition, the teachers and friends and stuff are a bit biased."
Mark said he lived and breathed architecture. He designed an eco-friendly house for his major work in design and technology, a house he hopes to build one day.
"It was a big boost to get recognition, to be nominated as one of the best in the state," he said.
"I heard the postman and I ran out and ripped the letter open."
He has not stopped smiling for days.
The students hope the exhibition will mean a career boost for them.
"A really big boost, as in you get lots of industry people walking around and looking at these things, so I'm hoping to get a few follow up calls or emails," Eli said.
The boys still have some red tape to get through before they get the go-ahead to enter the exhibit.
They have been nominated, but still must apply to be accepted.
The boys spent a combined total of about 1000 hours on their major works in the last 12 months.
"I'm very proud," Mark said.
"It was a pretty big deal to be selected," Eli said.


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Tuesday, May 11, 2010
World Championships
There were 16 teams who fought it out, gloves on…for the most part, for the World Championship title. From Norway, to Russia and even Belarus were in it to win it. Since the kickoff on April 24th, the United States had participated in eight games only winning three. I went into this tournament with high hopes stemming from these past winter Olympics, but was sorely let down. Last year we captured 5th place in the world ranking. Russia took the gold this year after taking on Canada this past Saturday in Switzerland. They only took it by one point, but they took it none the less.
Posted by MN Wild Freak
Labels: 2010 Olympics, Russia, Team USA, World Championship Tournament
2 comments:
go wild!!!!
- May 12, 2010 at 11:36 AM
russia did really well this year. they deserved the gold
- May 12, 2010 at 2:30 PM
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Guess what's back?
Yep -- Name a Kentucky Derby winner.
Back in the day, we held this horse-naming contest numerous times and many of you seemed to enjoy it. So, with the Kentucky Derby two weeks away, we are doing it again.
Guess what's back?
Yep -- Name a Kentucky Derby winner.
Back in the day, we held this horse-naming contest numerous times and many of you seemed to enjoy it. So, with the Kentucky Derby two weeks away, we are doing it again.
Rules are simple and similar to the actual rules for naming a thoroughbred to race: Your name may not contain more than 18 characters, including spaces and punctuation. You may run words together such as "MynameisJerry" but you do not have to do that. You just cannot go beyond 18 total characters.
The names you create do not have to have a sports connection but that probably gives them a better shot at glory here. Either post your entries below this column at orlandosentinel.com or email them to firstname.lastname@example.com. Please include a name and town with your entry.
No limit to the number of entries. Also no prize other than the fame of being mentioned in next week's Cheap Seats. Deadline is noon Thursday.
I carried this tradition to ESPN.com when I worked at the Page Two there. My last call for names included these entries: "She'sGotANineIron" (Very topical about three years ago); "TebowChangedMyLife" (exactly 18 characters); "Steroid Stablemate;" "LeBronchitis;" and "Fave-atar."
Last year's real Kentucky Derby winner was "I'll Have Another," a somewhat boring name. Surely you can do better than that?
Sports' humiliating moments
Last week I'm watching Jason Day at the Masters when he hits a little flop shot from beneath the green -- and watches the ball land, start rolling backward and settle at his feet for another try. This made me start wondering about the most humiliating moments in sports and this impromptu list:
10 - Bowling: The gutter ball. (If you admit you are lousy, this doesn't count. But if you have your own ball and shoes, you are so busted.)
9 - All sports that require hitting a ball: The whiff.
8 - Golf: Throwing a club in anger and having it land at the feet of a woman 50 feet away, then making the long walk to get it back. (Happened to me.)
7- Running: Falling down.
6 - Fishing: "Thisclose" to landing what surely would have been a record breaker and then watching it swim away.
5 -Basketball: Airball free throw. (We've seen this at the highest level.)
4 - Football: No defender within 20 yards when you drop the winning TD pass.
3 - Slow-pitch softball: Striking out. (Your "manhood" account is empty after this.)
2 - Beach volleyball: Any suit malfunction (male or female).
1 - Golf: Losing control of your golf cart in the rain, crashing into a parked car, totaling the cart and having to fill out an accident report in the rain with an unhappy police officer who wondered where his career was going. (Also happened to me.)
So much for reviewing movies
The good news is that last week's review of "42" generated a large reaction; the bad news is that most of that reaction was negative. A few edited examples:
"Mr. (Branch) Rickey WAS a hero, and this was as much his story as Jackie's. please do not take any credit away from either of them." -- Charles G. (But, Charles, the movie was called "42.")
"Somewhere Siskel and Ebert are waiting for you, and they're not happy." -- Dave Z. (No argument, Dave, as I couldn't sell popcorn in their celestial movie theater.)
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We have all seen the NFL schedules so we know what's going to happen, right? (Spoilers!) Miami 9-7; Jacksonville 5-11; Tampa Bay 4-12.
A market research firm did a poll of favorite breakfast foods, and bacon did not make the top 10. Are you kidding me?
Phil Jackson't next book is titled "11 Rings" and his new Twitter tag is @philjackson11. Such a modest guy.
Does Brent Musburger know Katherine Webb is wearing a bathing suit on "Splash?" More importantly, has "Splash" given mug shots of Musburger to its security team?
April 18th was the 238th anniversary of the ride by Paul Revere AND William Dawes. Both set out that night to warn of the British attack. But more than 80 years after their gallop, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow wrote "Paul Revere's Ride," so history forgot Bill. Bummer.
If I were the 76ers, I would offer my coaching job to the first Van Gundy who said, "Yes."
Congratulations, Magic fans. You lived through it.
A few more words about Boston
You have seen and heard things that never should have happened. We must not forget the evil but keep your memories of the bravery and patriotism that could not and would not be beaten. God bless.
Jerry thinks this is a good Sunday for quiet reflection but returns to his talkative self Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. to noon on The Beat of Sports, hosted by Marc Daniels on 740theGame AM radio. The email is firstname.lastname@example.com and don't forget your horse name entries. Also have a great NBA playoff weekend (even you, Magic fans -- root for San Antonio).


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Her Serene Highness Princess Charlene of Monaco was in Australia on Saturday opening the exhibit, Grace Kelly: Style Icon, at the Bendigo Art Gallery in Victoria. All eyes were on the 34-year-old royal and what she would wear to the event that paid homage to her mother-in-law's sense of style.
The Princess requested New Zealand-born couture designer Johanna Johnson over Australian counterparts.
Wearing a custom-fitted knee-length dress in blush pink and lined with Swarovski crystals, Princess Charlene represented her husband, Prince Albert II, who was at the World Water Forum in Marseille.
Johnson, 36, told The Diary dressing her first member of royalty was a "career highlight". The request, she said, "came through a member of the Princess' staff". The European royal had seen the label's look-books and was aware of Johnson's star clientele list.
Last year, Mad Men starlet Christina Hendricks wore a custom-made beaded gown to the Emmy Awards that created so much interest in Johnson's label that her online store website collapsed after receiving more than 60,000 hits.
At this year's Academy Awards, model Marisa Miller, Bridesmaids star Maya Rudolph and Jon Hamm's girlfriend, Jennifer Westfeldt, all chose Johnson gowns.
But designing for royalty is another matter. Johnson said she had been given a "loose brief" for a dress that could see the princess go from day into evening. "I sent a sketch to her a week ago."
Blenheim-raised Johnson, who lives in Sydney, said the royal request was "very special" on a personal level too because she'd always been an admirer of Princess Grace's style.
"A picture of Princess Grace hangs on my wall."
Princess Charlene and her team have vowed to develop a relationship with Johnson. "They've asked to continue working on events together," said an elated Johnson.
It's a big accolade for the woman who went to Blenheim's Whitney Street School, Bohally Intermediate and Marlborough Girls' College, before moving to Melbourne and eventually Sydney, via a brief stint in London.
"It's really important to me that I'm seen as a New Zealander," Johnson said.
"I had my schooling and upbringing in Blenheim, and I still travel on a Kiwi passport. I'm proud of my New Zealand heritage."
Piri Weepu made his thoughts plain after his Blues skipper, Keven Mealamu, was hit by a bottle of water from a disgruntled Bulls fan in Pretoria.
"To the clown that jumped the fence and threw a bottle at Kevin's head!! Your [sic] a loser!!," Weepu tweeted.
Bulls player Pierre Spies echoed the sentiment: "Just want to apologise to Kevin Mealamu & Blues team for the incident with one of our fans. Shouldn't happen mate, your [sic] a good man."
TV3 political and current affairs show The Nation is preparing to return to air in a couple of weeks with Rachel Smalley and Duncan Garner at the helm. The pair posed for promotional pictures on Friday.
Shane Taurima, at TVNZ's Q+A, has jumped into Guyon Espiner's swivel chair with gusto, displaying a genuine warmth, astuteness and everyman-appeal that will keep Garner on his toes.
Meanwhile, the hunt to replace Espiner as political editor continues with the public broadcaster scouting for talent inside and outside the company. Informed insiders say One News' Jessica Mutch and Heather Du Plessis-Allen have made the shortlist, along with Jodi Ihaka from Marae Investigates and Jane Patterson from Radio New Zealand.
New Zealand is one big OE adventure, Mad Men actress Elisabeth Moss would have New York's Page Six magazine believe. "I'm staying there for five months. It's almost my equivalent of going backpacking after college, [which] I never got to do."
The 29-year-old is working around Glenorchy and Central Otago, shooting scenes for Jane Campion's television mini-series Top of the Lake, which also stars Holly Hunter, Lucy Lawless and Robyn Malcolm. Fashionable luxuries are not a requirement.
Moss, who counts Oscar de la Renta as a favourite designer, tried "not to bring eight pairs of high heels" to New Zealand. "I'm a total girly-girl," she admitted. "I have, you know, a million pairs of shoes and a million dresses."
Guests at the special advance screening of Boy last week at a California theatre may not have been surprised by the va-va-voom presence of Rachel Hunter, or stunt woman Zoe Bell. Even John Mataira, NZ Consul-General to Los Angeles, was expected. But marathon man Rod Dixon was a pleasant surprise, joining the film's writer/director Taika Waititi and co-producer Cliff Curtis.
Dixon is director of training at Los Angeles Marathon, coaching the LA Roadrunners programme. He will take part in the city's marathon on Sunday.
The Olympian has established the Kids Marathon Foundation, a 10-week programme for 7- to 12-year-olds across America to stay fit and healthy. It has been acknowledged with a Presidential Active Lifestyle Award.
"There is nothing more important than the health of young kids around the world," Dixon says. Perhaps he can help tackle the growing obesity levels with children in this country.
There can be few people more in need of friends these days than Auckland City Mayor Len Brown who's faced the brunt of lewd leers, a lamington lobbing and a Labour-leaning luvvie in a Sunday paper questioning his loyalty and leadership skills.
The man who once said only Jesus Christ had withstood such a high level of scrutiny and come out clean, turned to Him again on Saturday at the 20th Pasifika Festival in Western Springs.
"Let's turn the other cheek," His Worship chortled to a face-painter, who inked an image of a fluffy lamington on his cheek in reference to one that was smeared on by an angry wharfies' supporter.
Miracles are evidently also on his prayer list. Costs for provisional work on Brown's proposed $2.86 billion city rail link have reportedly blown by $8 million, which Auckland ratepayers are expected to foot.
Len needs the big guy. The one who can actually call the shots. He seemingly grasped the situation in a TV interview on Sunday: "I'm the mayor of the city. I'm not the prime minister. I don't have sovereign power."


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Welcome to the world's leading forum on Multiple Sclerosis research, support, and knowledge. For over 10 years, This is MS has provided an unbiased community dedicated to Multiple Sclerosis patients, caregivers, and affected loved ones.
Can they predict what part of the body will be affected depending on the location of the spots?
Lesions vs. Symptoms
It seems that one of the most difficult questions on the forum is "What relationship there is between lesions actually seen on the MRI's and the symptoms that one has?" Can you reliably see a lesion for every symptom? Is there a symptom or can you find an abnormality on the physical exam for every lesion that is seen? The answer is an unqualified, "NO." Too many doctors, neurologists and people try to draw conclusions about this. It may be one of the greatest pitfalls in using MRIs to diagnose Multiple Sclerosis.
First, lets talk about the BRAIN. Remember that about 90% or so of our brains are "unused." That means that we don't know what those areas do when they are healthy or might do if they are damaged. ALL of the scientific articles are clear that the majority of MS lesions in the brain are not "eloquent", that is, they don't "speak up" with actions or sensations in the body. The same is true that those areas don't show symptoms if they are damaged. No good MS Specialist is going to try to map all the lesions with the symptoms that are showing up in the patient. It is almost impossible and it is a waste of time. It is well documented that some people with many, severe symptoms may have very few visible lesions. And some people who are diagnosed when they have just one symptom may have a whole brain full of lesions on their first MRI which had never before "spoken up."
Many lesions in MS are still invisible. All good MS doc's will tell you that they believe that many brain lesions are still invisible to the MRI. The National MS Society site states that 5% of people with MS have "normal" MRIs. If they are invisible, then of course they can't be used to diagnose MS. But, also a negative MRI does not completely rule out MS in a person with a history and physical findings that suggest the disease. My own MS Neurologist say something very interesting when I developed severe facial pain. In MS this would be caused by a lesion in a specific place. He looked at my newest MRI and said,"Well, I don't see a lesion that's causing your face pain. That's good! You don't want a big lesion in your brainstem!" By saying this he was indicating two things. The first is that he knew I had a lesion, but it was invisible. The second was that he believed me when I said I had pain, even though there was no proof on the MRI.
Now, some lesions can be big enough and in known active areas so that we can recognize that those lesions are causing a specific symptom. But this is the exception, not the rule.
MS "tends" to cause lesions within a characteristic pattern in the brain. But this just means that, when you look at a large number of people with MS and plot all of their lesions, the majority of lesions will fall into this pattern. This pattern is generally symmetrical side to side, but not a perfect mirror-image. Any one person or any person with just a few lesions may have them occur in any white matter location. . Even people with a "characteristic pattern of lesions" will have some that don't fall into the perfect "zones." Please reread those last two sentences.
The more the lesions follow the common pattern, the easier the job of the neurologist, and the easier the diagnosis. It's those people with suggestive symptoms and suggestive abnormalities on physical exam but WHO HAVE NO LESIONS, VERY FEW LESIONS, OR LESIONS IN LESS USUAL PLACES that will have a tougher time with the diagnosis (if they have MS). Too many people are told that their lesions "aren't in the right place so they don't have MS." Or they are told that they don't have enough lesions, so they do not have MS." In reality they shouldn't have been told they don't possibly have MS. They should be told that the MRI is inconclusive. In this case the neurologist, if he suspected MS before the MRI, should continue to suspect it after the MRI and do more extensive testing. Also, plans should be made to repeat the neuro exam and the MRI at intervals like every 6 months or at some interval or if the patient develops more symptoms.
The point to take home: Most lesions seen in the MRI of the brain do not correlate well with the problems the patient has. A good doctor will not try to tell you different. And you shouldn't spin your wheels trying to look up mapping of the brain - unless that is something you would do anyway for giggles.
The nerves in the brainstem and spine are all "eloquent" to some extent. They drive the functions and the movement of the body and they relay information like sensations from the body back to the brain. A small area of damaged myelin in the spine is "more likely" to cause a direct symptom or problem. Spinal lesions are a little less common than brain lesions, but more directly connected (in an obvious way) to our disease. But, also many spinal lesions are still invisible. One of the reasons for them being invisible is that they are harder to get good clear MRI images on. This appears to be one of the strengths of the newer generation of MRI machines. They have a higher magnet strength and because of this they have a higher resolution. They can see smaller lesions. The strongest MRI machines currently in clinical use today use a 3 Tesla magnet. Tesla is the "unit of measurement" of magnets, like "amps" is the unit of measurement of an amplifier. Older MRI machines, which are by far the most common in use, may use a magnet that is 1.5Tesla or weaker. Much stronger magnet MRI machines are being developed, but currently are used only in research.
Lesions in the brainstem and spine are stronger evidence for the presence of MS than are lesions in the brain. This is because there are many disorders that cause brain lesions, but many fewer that cause lesions in the spinal cord or the brainstem. And even though there tends to be a better correlation between symptoms or abnormal physical findings and lesions here, it is still often hard to draw connections between all of them.
Lesions vs. Symptoms
Remember that about 90% or so of our brains are "unused."
summed up EXACTLY the idea I was trying to express. Would you edit that post to include the source of that quote or put it in a separate post in this thread? I would like to know where you found it.Lesions vs. Symptoms
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Didn't take long. Way to go Coach!
Sugar Bowl Postgame Transcript: Michigan
THE MODERATOR: Welcome to the official postgame press conference for the 2012 Allstate Sugar Bowl.
We'll begin with Michigan head coach Brady Hoke. We've been joined by Denard Robinson, Junior Hemingway, and Brendan Gibbons.
At this time I'm going to turn it over to Coach Hoke, a few thoughts on the game, and we'll open the floor for questions.
COACH HOKE: You know, thank you. It was a great college football game. Two teams who played extremely hard, two teams that played for each other. I think Virginia Tech and Coach Beamer, they did an excellent job, when you look at how they defended us a little bit and then offensively and then you look at the Michigan Wolverines and how our guys stayed together, complemented each other.
We talked about playing 60 minutes of Michigan football. We played about 63 and a half, I think. So I'm just real proud, real proud of our seniors, real proud of how they took this football team last January and molded it and did a tremendous job.
And we always have a tremendous legacy of Team 132 that a lot of teams are going to have to try and match up to.
THE MODERATOR: We've been joined by Ryan Van Bergen.
Q. Brendan, it hasn't been a great Bowl season for kickers. You see him miss, and you go up. Just talk about what's going through your mind at that point and how good it felt?
BRENDAN GIBBONS: It felt good to go out there. Coach Hoke and the whole Team 132 had faith in me the whole season. Coach puts us in situations, two-minute drill every Thursday practice.
And it just felt good to make the kick for the team to help the seniors go out in a good way.
Q. Junior, you seemed to get very emotional after the game. What was behind all the emotion, just the victory? Was there something else? What does it mean to get the two touchdown catches and the victory?
JUNIOR HEMINGWAY: From the beginning when the coaches first came in, you know, we had to buy in and the seniors had to get the rest of the team to do the same thing, Team 132.
It was just a hard-fought season. And to go out there and do it for the underclassmen who now have a Sugar Bowl championship under their belt and for us to leave with the Sugar Bowl championship, it just shows our hard work, our determination, our resilience. And that's where most of the emotion came from.
Q. Coach, I'm curious: What do you think this win means for the program? Is Michigan back?
COACH HOKE: I was asked that the other day. Michigan never left. And some people may have thought that way, but Michigan never left. What it means is that we've got a group of guys, especially a group of seniors, who won 11 football games.
And it's only the fifth team in the history of 132 years of Michigan football to win 11. And so it's a significant task.
And these guys have grown as a team. We've grown as a football team and a staff, and there's a lot of love and respect that we have for each other.
Q. Denard, how do you describe the way this game went, just from your perspective?
DENARD ROBINSON: I feel like this was a team that didn't quit and we just kept fighting. We held everybody accountable for what we had to do to win.
Q. Ryan, Brady's talked throughout the year about what this season has meant to the seniors and he's in a way dedicated this year to seniors. Can you talk about what it meant for you ending it with so many challenges in losing Will and all that?
RYAN VAN BERGEN: We've had times where we had to face adversity throughout this whole season, and it kind of comes full circle for the seniors. Like you talked about, we faced a lot of adversity since we've been here.
This game was kind of just, you know, a microcosm for what happened to us so far as a senior class, and it's been an amazing turnaround for this year, and I think the seniors left an amazing legacy.
Team 132 will be the fifth team in Michigan history to have 11 wins. That's significant when you play in a program that has the tradition that Michigan has.
So we couldn't be more proud as a senior. I couldn't be more proud of the guys that we got the opportunity to lead. It's a full team effort. And we just stayed strong all season. It's a marathon.
Q. Brendan, did you know it was good when you hit it? How did you celebrate when you were absolutely sure?
BRENDAN GIBBONS: I thought it was good when I hit it. Felt good coming off my foot. How did I celebrate? I just wanted to celebrate with my teammates, and it felt good to celebrate with them.
Q. Denard said earlier in the week he wasn't second-guessing himself, whether he made a mistake throwing the ball to Junior Hemingway. After he throws that pick looking for Junior earlier in the game, goes back in the corner, I guess, what kind of confidence does Junior instill in you and what kind of confidence does Denard instill in you and your performance today?
COACH HOKE: I've always had confidence in both of these guys. And when you have a big target and a guy who has great timing, which I think is part why Junior makes a lot of those catches, and has a big body and bodies some people out of the way.
And so we've always had a lot of confidence in that combination and sometimes you are going to make plays. And you've got to have guys who can make those plays, and when they're the ones doing it, you feel pretty good about it.
Q. Junior, talk about your two catches.
JUNIOR HEMINGWAY: The first one, the play was called. I forgot what the play was. It was corners. So I saw how the DB was playing. I broke it off in front of him. I seen Denard getting ready to throw the ball, but I didn't know who he was throwing the ball at. He threw it up and, number one, didn't play the ball good. I caught it. I heard the safety coming over I didn't know if he was going to take me out or what. Snatched the ball in there, ran it in for six.
And the second one, it was an all-go play and I got behind the safety, and I was thinking in my head: Please, Denard, throw this up, please, I want you to so bad.
And he threw it up. He threw it up. And I made a play on it.
Q. Coach, a lot of people question the selection process for this game and said that maybe the teams weren't worthy. What do you think that the result of the game and the way that it transpired says about that proposition?
COACH HOKE: Well, you know, people always are going to have an opinion, and that's part of the beauty of college football, part of the beauty of the BCS and all that kind of stuff.
And I can tell you that team we played tonight is a pretty doggone good football team. And I think we're a pretty good football team.
So people are going to have their opinion. We just happen to disagree with them.
Q. Brady, a couple of things kind of related maybe. If somebody had told you you weren't going to have 200 yards of offense in this game and only have the ball for 23 minutes, how much trouble do you think you would have been in? And can you talk a little bit about what David Molk went through to even be on the field?
COACH HOKE: Well, you know, I'll answer the second question first. David, he's a warrior. He's a captain on this football team. He tweaked his foot during the pregame. And our trainers did a tremendous job, our doctors.
And he has a lot of pride in Michigan and he has a lot of pride in this offense. And so it means a lot to see him come out there and perform like he did.
What was the first question?
Q. Getting it done without offense …
COACH HOKE: Well, you know, you never know what you're going to get in any game. We just gotta be able, when the time's right and when either side of the ball needs to make a play, and we've done that through the course of the year.
The defense caused a turnover. We got a great turnover on the kickoff, their kickoff return, which was a big part of it. But to be honest with you, you know, you really -- points on the board. And that's what's at the end of the day. We had more points.
Q. Brady, you've been resistant, reluctant, throughout the year to qualify whether or not this season has met or exceeded your expectations for this season. Now that it's over, can you qualify if the season lines up with what you expected?
COACH HOKE: We go in with the expectation to win the Big Ten championship. And that won't ever change. Winning ten games or more are part of that expectation. So we didn't reach that goal. But I can tell you this group of guys got us a heck of a lot closer than we were before.
Q. Brendan, what was going through your mind as Virginia Tech calls time out and it's overtime you're lining up that kick and thinking about lining up that kick? What was going through your mind before the kick in overtime, during the timeout and all that?
BRENDAN GIBBONS: Brunette girls. Every time we were like struggling in kicking, Coach tells me to think about girls on a beach or brunette girls. So that's what we did. Made the kick. (Laughter).
Q. Brendan, I'm curious if maybe thinking about those brunette girls you may have false started on that kick. Replays appeared to show that you jumped a little early. Do you feel you might have beat the snap coming out there?
BRENDAN GIBBONS: I moved a little bit. Not really. But it's kind of like my false step approach. So Glanda and Drew did their job and I did mine to win the game.
Q. Denard, after giving up two field goals early, what helped you change to get the offense going?
DENARD ROBINSON: We knew the defense was stepping up making big plays. It was time for the offense to step up and make plays, and that's what we did.
Q. Coach, out there Al talked about how this really wasn't about execution, it was more about will. In some ways is it even more satisfying for you as a coach?
COACH HOKE: I think you're right. And Al's right. It was about will. When you play a game like that and we're both -- both teams are getting after each other -- and I can tell you down on the field it was physical. You could hear. And guys were playing football, and you could hear football. And so it was a physical game.
The one thing that's great about this football team is they've continued to stay together. And they've continued to complement each other. And that's exciting. And that's why we've won 11 games.
Q. Ryan, obviously in the crutches, just what happened in the end?
RYAN VAN BERGEN: I got stuck under a pile and my foot got bent down in an angle, so my foot was parallel with my shins, so that was an awkward angle. That was early in the game, and that was bothering me. I had a cut block actually fold it the other way. So I was just trying to battle it off.
This was my last game. Unless I saw a bone, I was going to try to stay in and fighting that off. The guys behind me, they filled the role really well. Jibreel Black did a great job at the end of the game.
Q. We talked about after the Ohio State game what this senior class means to you. After a game like this, a win like this, how are you going to remember them? How are you going to remember the team and how they set the foundation for your first year?
COACH HOKE: These guys have left a mark and one that -- I can tell you, the senior class, we'll always remember and always be proud to say that we had the privilege and the opportunity to coach them.
THE MODERATOR: Thank you.
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we have a tremendous medical staff.
And from now on, whenever theres a big moment in my life, I'll be thinking about brunette girls!
I bet that's what helped Molk get back in the game so soon
Hypothetical dialogue between David Molk and Ryan VanBergen
RVB: "Yo Dave, what the hell is Rocko doing out there at center?"
Molk: "I hurt my damn foot during warmups and it hurts to push off on it, so coach started Rocko."
{Offense comes trotting off the field after going 3 and out and Mattison is heard shouting}
Mattison: "DEFENSE, get out there!"
RVB : {looking intently at Molk's foot before heading onto the field}, "Dude, I don't even see a bone."
Molk: {pauses with look of reflection on face then shrugs shoulders and nods in acquiesence} "Hey Coach!...."
Best answer to an honest question in the history of sports!
I always get annoyed when stupid reporters ask the "what were you thinking about when ____ happened" question, because it's inane and annoying and contributes nothing of value to the broadcast. Today I was proven wrong.
Also, can we get brunettes to join the muppets in the MGoBlog victory celebration routine?
Well, you know, the way Team 132 made plays when it had to was, in a word....
What a season. I have drunk the Kool-Aid and cannot wait to see what Brady Hoke does with full recruiting classes that aren't cut in half by the time they hit campus. Were we lucky this season? Sure, but you make your own luck
Don't know what else to say. And it's late. Well Done gentlemen!
And some classic quotes!
"Michigan never left."
"So people are going to have their opinion. We just happen to disagree with them."
"Brunette girls. Every time we were like struggling in kicking, Coach tells me to think about girls on a beach or brunette girls."
"This was my last game. Unless I saw a bone, I was going to try to stay in and fighting that off."
I love these guys! Hoke Über Alles!
"And that's what's at the end of the day. We had more points."
RVB used the word "microcosm" in a postgame presser. I love that guy.
Also, #TheMichiganDifference and stuff.
Thought the same thing!
it may be the only time a player said that word at a presser.
Hemmingway liked RVB's word choice. See at about 5:02 of mgodisney's video of the post-game presser in the Video thread.
"in the clutches" mean? Was that supposed to be crutches in the transcription?
Gibbons' visualization process:
for team 132 to end the season!
Junior Hemmingway's MVP speech literally brought a tear to my eye. After reading Three and Out, I think I understood where that emotion was coming from; and I couldn't have been more proud of these seniors for pulling it through, to finish both the season and their careers at Michigan the right way, and set their legacy by turning Michigan in the right direction. It was the kind of group only those years of adversity could forge, when everyone from the Freep to ESPN had pronounced Michigan dead...
Those Who Stayed were Champions.
The legacy that this senior class left behind will be talked about for years to come... its the sort of story that children of today will eventually tell their grandkids when they get old.
This senior class truly paved a path for the program, but more importantly there own.
So I think Brian needs to start a "brunette girls" meme. Like when he's apprehensive about Michigan's next opponent he thinks of brunette girls or something. This is too awesome to let it die.
so all it took for gibbons to go from where he was last year to this year was thinking about "brunette girls"
So maybe he was thinking about blondes or redheads last year? And it was too distracting? so like, this is a subtle jab at brunettes?
Also he got pudgy. Think about it, pudgy Rivas was nearly automatic. Gibbons stuggles but then gets a beer gut and suddenly is reliable. Clearly the secret to being a good kicker is to take a beer cruise every Wednesday night.
I've been reading some of the comments on the different news sites and I have a hard time stomaching some of them.
This wasn't a lucky win, it was a gutsy win complete with a beat up O line that could barely stand by the end of the game, A much maligned D stepping up big when we needed it the most, and a team that wouldnt quit all year long.
What a way to go Guys!
I'm so sick of games that pile point after point up with no one playing on the defensive side of the ball. This game reminded me of Bo's type of game, grind it out, and gut it out.
Congratulation 132!
We stopped to watch the post game last night and his girlfriend walked up behind us. She is a brunette. "Brunette girls" is the correct answer when the other option, is "girls on a beach".
This was my last game. Unless I saw a bone, I was going to try to stay in and fighting that off.
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So Gibbons was super clutch, like he has been for almost the whole year.
Didn't he false start twice though? I'm surprised that wasn't called.
I don't think there's any getting around the fact that he did. I bet that becomes an off-season "point of emphasis."
Yeah, twice. I said on teh twitterz that "The next time a Pac10 ref makes a bad call in our favor will be the first time he does" and then went to edit the video and saw, well, those.
He said on his interview that it was his false step approach so maybe it's part of his timing and he doesn't start that first move until the snap in which case it's a totally legal play just looks weird.
I'm really happy for team 132. However, Virginia Tech's defense dominated our offense. If you have a good secondary that can play the WR's one on one that Michigan spread is dead. Denard is awesome at doing certain things, but he's also pretty bad at doing other things. He isn't good at throwing on the run and he has a hard time seeing the WR's downfield. The way you stop Michigan is to blitz and blitz some more. If you take Denard and the RB out of the play you have a good chance of stopping them. I would imagine that most teams will try to do what MSU and VT did against Michigan defensively next season. Michigan won this game because of their defense and a few questionable coaching decisions by Beamer. Don't get me wrong the back of the end zone catch by Hemingway was great. The first TD catch was a gamble and Michigan was fortunate. That being said any way you slice the pie it was a "TREMENDOUS" season for team 132. This was supposed to be a transition year, and to win eleven games is impressive. I'm looking forward to 2012 and hope to see the offense evolve more into the west coast offense that Borges prefers. I think Denard will be much improved running the offense in 2012.
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Finally a sane voice in the midst of all this stupidity.
The US patent system is broken and rotten to the core. To even put forth the argument that mono must be avoided because of "patents" is the exact same as saying that the software patent system is working and must be "respected". Personally I find it difficult to believe that there are so many "patent lovers" on this site.
The second problem is that many of the comments here against mono seems to argue that you as a software developer are better protected against patent threats when developing for microsoft? Ie you will not be sued if you use microsoft dotNET only if you use an alternative implementation like mono...
Finally mono is currently the best all round development framework for linux, I can do gui's with native look and feel and good integration with the rest of the os, I can do web applications, deamons etc. With MonoDevelop I have a good IDE with debugger that will allow me to be productive as a developer. If Mono were not there I would not be using or developing for linux, it is as simple as that.
I guess it is safe to say that most readers of OSNews can reach an agreement about the stupidity of software patents and the state of affairs especially in the US wrt these issues. My problem wrt mono runs deeper than a vague fear about MS sueing individuals and/or FOSS projects over a bunch of mono/.Net related patents.
The consituents of what is known as "Mono" are distributed under a mix of licenses. And please correct me if I'm wrong, but the licenses used for the C# toolchain part and the runtime libs seem to be (at least as of now) the GPLv2 and the LGPLv2 respectively, both licenses that require upstream parties to ensure that all potential downstream recipients, regardless of their position in the supply-chain and relationships to upstreams, have equal access to all necessary patent licenses.
The problem is that Microsoft itself is - when it comes to mono, at least as far as I know - not a party of the GPLv2 / LGPLv2 (e.g. they have not distributed Mono or equivalent software under these terms) but are in a position to suddenly start collecting license fees (which is allowed under RAND terms). There are several potential ways to craft even an RAND-Z license which is incompatible with the GPL/LGPL, like for example reserving the right to sublicense so that each and every user has to obtain a license directly from Microsoft. This practice is actually quite usual for several technologies that can be licensed royality free from Microsoft (afaik, the Core fonts and the the license for the ribbon interface have or at least had these restrictions in the past).
Call me odd and paranoid, but the words "kill switch" are pretty much what I would use to describe this scenario. Note that (let's say) MS does not even have to actually sue somebody. All that it takes is that some parties (like for example RedHat, Debian, etc.) are excluded from getting a GPL compatible license.
It is especially because of the large number of trivial patents that are already out there which may be used to wreak havoc on pretty much any FOSS project regardless of their preferred toolkit/language/etc. (double-click and progress bars anyone?) that it seems a bit strange that a project like GNOME increasingly relies on Mono which - according to this article - introduces some additional legal concerns.
If you like mono / .Net as a development environment, then go for it. But if you work on an (in the perspecitve of the FOSS desktop: extremly) important FOSS project, then I hope you take the legal ambiguity resulting from the conflicting interpretations of the patent situation into account when you form your strategic decisions.
What on earth makes you think that a patent covering some fundamental part of the CLR is only applicable to the CLR? and not for example the python VM, JVM or Parrot?
Why do you think that Sun (and IBM etc.) made a patent cross licensing deal with Microsoft?
Both GPLv2 and LGPLv2 says no such thing.
There are tons of stuff out there to which Microsoft has some kind of patent compilers, VMs and desktop environments etc. Do you for example think that the creators of python has the rights to all patents, and also the rights to sub-license those patents, that cover the entire suite of technologies that python covers?
If you do then you are delusional at best.
If you don't then please tell me how the python patent case is in any way different from the Mono patent case. Because I cannot see the difference. It is the same licenses, largely the same patents and the same actors involved in both cases.
It is especially because of the large number of trivial patents that are already out there which may be used to wreak havoc on pretty much any FOSS project regardless of their preferred toolkit/language/etc. (double-click and progress bars anyone?) that it seems a bit strange that a project like GNOME increasingly relies on Mono which - according to this article - introduces some additional legal concerns.
Now you are just contradicting yourself, or are you now spreading FUD against linux as a whole?
The problem is that you cannot just single out Mono and say it is "patent encumbered" and "patent encumbered" technology should not be used on linux or wherever.
All software is "patent encumbered" and focusing on any one specific technology is either naive, or worse supporting the idea that software patents are somehow "real" and must be supported. Once you open up that can of worms there is no stopping it. "Patents" are anti free software at its core and whatever you say about Mono can be used against any piece of software beyond the most trivial.
So what you are saying is don't use FOSS Software because of the "patent situation"..... I will take that into account when I "form my strategic decisions" NOT.


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Original URL: https://www.theregister.co.uk/2010/10/13/microsoft_med_v_2_0/
Microsoft lays virtualisation beta egg
Windows 7 sleight of hand with virty XP
Posted in The Channel, 13th October 2010 12:04 GMT
Microsoft spun out a public beta of its Enterprise Desktop Virtualisation (MED-V) 2.0 software yesterday.
The company said that large businesses could migrate from Windows XP to Windows 7 in a virtualised hen house using the MED-V tool.
It might be expected the tool works for Windows Vista - it's just that we can't find any reference to the jilted operating system in the documentation.
"For enterprises looking to migrate from Windows XP to Windows 7, MED-V provides that necessary business continuity. Businesses are able to deploy Windows 7 now and retain access to legacy lines of business applications that require Windows XP," said the software giant.
"This is important because MED-V managed legacy applications appear to the user as ordinary Windows 7 applications, but they actually run inside a seamless, IT-managed Windows XP virtual workspaces."
The final version of the software is expected in the first half of 2011. The beta, which can be downloaded here, comes loaded with better deployment, management and usage features. ®


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AUSTIN, TX -- It was ugly, ragged and a bit embarrassing. In the end, it was a win and the Texas Longhorns got to go to bed without the same sick feeling that must have hit the Michigan Wolverines.
Colt McCoy threw two first-quarter touchdown passes and the No. 4 Longhorns survived a sloppy 21-13 season-opening victory over Arkansas State on Saturday night, narrowly avoiding yet another huge upset on the day.
"It's not pretty and it's not the best," McCoy said. "But we're 1-0 and moving on."
Texas, which hopes to contend for the Big 12 and national titles, was an overwhelming favorite over the Indians, but found itself fighting to hold on in the final minute.
It was scary enough that the Longhorns were thankful not to be lumped into same category of shocking upset victim with No. 5 Michigan, which lost 34-32 at home to Appalachian State earlier in the day.
"That very well could have happened to us today," McCoy said.
Unlike Appalachian State, Arkansas State plays in Division I's top tier -- but the Indians reside right near the bottom of that tier in the Sun Belt Conference.
"Things that happened during the day, I was trying to tell guys to keep their head up and be positive," Texas coach Mack Brown said. "I told them not to let it scare them. Everybody's pretty good if you let them stay in the game."
Texas didn't have this one wrapped up until Brandon Foster recovered an onside kick with less than a minute to play, and that came after the Indians (0-1) were forced to re-kick because of a penalty that negated an onsider they recovered.
Texas' troubles were plenty, starting with a retooled defense that allowed Arkansas State to grind out long drives and break off big plays. With three new starters in the secondary and co-coordinator Duane Akina calling the plays this season, the defense often looked lost as Arkansas State mixed the run and pass.
And the short-yardage running game that all but disappeared last season? Still missing. Texas couldn't punch the ball into the end zone on four running plays from the Arkansas State 3 in third quarter.
"This was a major wake-up call," said senior defensive tackle Derek Lokey, who also plays fullback in short-yardage situations. "It's a good opportunity to look at where we really are."
Arkansas State never led yet had its chances to pull off the upset. If not for two missed field goals and an interception in the end zone, the Indians could have done the unthinkable and won it.
"I'd love to play Texas again," said Arkansas State quarterback Corey Leonard, who passed for 259 yards. "Well, maybe tomorrow night. Let me rest a little bit."
About the only thing that looked solid for Texas was the normally reliable pass-catch combination of McCoy to Limas Sweed. But even they cooled off after a 35-yard TD pass on Texas' first drive.
"We probably weren't as focused as we should have been. They came here and expected to win and damn near had the chance," McCoy said.
Josh Arauco kicked field goals of 45 and 28 yards for Arkansas State. Reggie Arnold's 2-yard touchdown run with 1 minute left cut the Texas lead to eight.
After an improper formation penalty wiped out Arkansas State's first onside kick, Foster scooped up the next one and the Longhorns avoided Brown's second home-opening loss in 10 seasons at Texas.
McCoy finished with 223 yards passing and two touchdowns, but also threw two interceptions and had three more passes dropped by Indians defenders.
Arkansas State, outgained Texas 397 yards to 340 and drove inside the 20 four times without scoring.
McCoy played perhaps his most inconsistent game. After hitting his first eight passes, he started misfiring with the interceptions and never looked sharp.
"It wasn't good. I just didn't handle myself that well," McCoy said.
The Longhorns finally appeared to put it away when Jamaal Charles, who managed to grind out 112 yards on 27 carries, scored from the 10 midway through the third for a 21-3 lead.
Arkansas State then drove to the Texas 17 before Leonard dropped the snap on fourth-and-1, killing yet another Indians drive inside the Longhorns 20.
With old Southwest Conference rival No. 22 TCU coming in next week, Texas has its hand full working out what they hope are just a few kinks and not more serious problems.
"We have to get to work now," Brown said. "We can get back down to earth."


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I have lots of posts with free Montessori printables that are instant downloads.
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Students pursuing a career in athletic training, athletic therapy, or
physical therapy; also an ideal reference for professionals in reviewing
or learning taping and bracing techniques.
David H. Perrin, PhD, ATC, FNATA, is provost and executive vice
chancellor and professor of kinesiology at the University of North
Carolina at Greensboro, where he previously served as dean of the School
of Health and Human Performance. Before going to Greensboro, Perrin
directed the athletic training education program at the University of
Virginia from 1986 to 2001. His awards from the National Athletic
Trainers' Association include the Sayers "Bud" Miller Distinguished
Educator Award, the Most Distinguished Athletic Trainer Award, the
William G. Clancy Medal for Distinguished Athletic Training Research,
and induction into the NATA Hall of Fame.
Perrin is a fellow of the American College of Sports Medicine and a
fellow of the American Academy of Kinesiology and Physical Education.
For 13 years, he was also a member of the NATA Professional Education
Committee, helping to write the guidelines for accreditation of both
undergraduate and graduate athletic training education programs. In
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Association. He was editor in chief of the Journal of Athletic
Training from 1996 to 2004 and was the founding editor of the Journal
of Sport Rehabilitation. He is author of Isokinetic Exercise and
Assessment and Athletic Taping and Bracing, editor of the
third edition of The Injured Athlete, and coauthor of Research
Methods in Athletic Training.
In his free time, Perrin enjoys traveling, exercising, and vacationing
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A harrowing yet hilarious tale exploring the legality and morality of electronic sweatshops in China, complete with armed guards, underage workers and an insight into the toxic effects of hexane. Meet Steve Jobs and the Chinese workers toiling to make our beloved iPhones. Mike Daisey's monologue is an emboldened, passionate diatribe that will make you question what you thought you knew about one of the world's most worshipped brands. This is one of the most talked about pieces of theatre to come out of the USA in the last few years and has not been without controversy. This is a tale that was broadcast and subsequently retracted from the popular radio programme This American Life; a tale that has clearly gotten under the skin of audiences and media alike. As a self-confessed ?worshipper at the church of Apple', Daisey tugs at heart strings, and demonstrates how one man's story might not be able to topple an empire, but it can certainly give it a righteous shove.
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Jol's side go to north London on the back of three unbeaten away trips, but those games have yielded six goals for the opposition. And the manager was again concerned by a lack of defensive rigour during last weekend's home draw with Everton. Jol told the club's official website:
"It's difficult because for us, with the players we've got, it's important that we dominate possession. That is not easy away from home.
"We want to be better off the ball and that is something we've been working on. Hopefully we can do better than we did against Everton because that was not what we wanted."
Arsenal have struggled for form recently, losing two of their previous three league games and blowing a two-goal lead against Schalke in the Champions League. Jol said:
"Arsenal have always been a good footballing team and they will have been disappointed to lose their last league game against Manchester United.
"But those are two top teams who want to win, and I think they are doing fine."
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