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This week a sweet old man with a friendly smile, a ruddy complexion and the sort of ears that can entertain a toddler for hours, and his wife, a woman who appears constantly worried that she's come out of the toilet with her skirt tucked into her undies, will be moving around the country, looking for all the world like they're judging a perpetual garden show.
Words often used to describe the Queen and her eldest son are "harmless", "switched-on" and "hardworking". That is why citizens of this country tolerate the notion that someone half a world away will be our head of state due to an accident of birth.
Prince Charles, the plant whisperer, falls into that rapidly growing category of people who were "greenie before it was trendy" and have "always been a bit of an environmentalist in my own way". Good for him. But he has also been revealed over the past seven years to be someone obsessed with secrecy and whose dealings with the British government tread a very fine constitutional line at best.
He has gone to great legal lengths to prevent publication - sought by the Guardian newspaper under official information legislation - of 27 letters written to MPs lobbying over matters close to his heart. Topics included, according to testimony by law professor Adam Tomkins, "the perceived merits of holistic medicine, the perceived evils of genetically modified crops, the apparent dangers of making cuts in the armed forces, his strong dislike of certain forms of architecture".
The merits of his opinions are not the issue. The issue is that he is attempting to influence politicians - something which, as monarch, he will be prohibited from doing - and does not want the British public to know this.
After seven years of legal actions, a tribunal of three British judges ruled a month ago that the letters should be released. This decision was vetoed by the Attorney-General who effectively confirmed the letters were damaging by saying their release would "have undermined (the Prince's) position of political neutrality".
In other words, he is not politically neutral. There is now - after pressure from the Royal Family - an absolute block on any future publication.
Why should we care about Charles' efforts to stop British people knowing what he thinks? The British tolerate the institution of monarchy in part as a money-spinning tourist attraction. For us, it doesn't even have that benefit.
Constitutionally, he will be New Zealand's head of state when he ascends the throne. But do we want as head of state - however notional the role - someone who not only flouts constitutional convention by attempting to influence politicians but also tries to conceal the fact when attempts are made to bring it to light?
In ancient Roman times when someone fell on his sword, he fell on his sword. The weapon was fixed point up and the person thrust himself upon it, killing himself. That is how Julius Caesar's assassin, Brutus, met his end.
Former Labour Minister Kate Wilkinson this week was said to have fallen on her sword over the deaths at Pike River by resigning. But by retaining her position in the Cabinet and salary of $257,000 she has managed to fall on her sword without incurring so much as a paper cut.
You will have noted that in all the fuss about the Key-Beckham affair, batshit has maintained a dignified silence. However, I understand it is keeping its options open and has reserved the right to sue the PM for defamation at a future date.


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America's Next Top Model Cycle 19 Finale Recap: Laura Wins, Leila Falls — Twice!
This is why America's Next Top Model needs Miss J. Alexander to come back!
Leila Goldkuhl never had proper runway training. She needed help from the runway diva coach extraordinaire. Her lousy runway walk got her eliminated on Cycle 19, Episode 5 and led her to fall — twice! — on the finale, Episode 12: "The Girl Who Becomes America's Next Top Model." When Tyra Banks told Leila she was in third place, she added the note that if Leila had perfected her walk, she might've won. Instead, her frenemy Laura James — she of the famous Dynasty actor dad, horses and a pond — won the season, with expert runway walker Kiara Belen as the runner-up.
So, all those times Laura won best photo and rocked challenges? It wasn't a trick — she really was the frontrunner to win! We're happy for her, and not that surprised, since she truly is the full package. But … Oh, Leila. You were so, so close.
Read on for a recap of the finale, and stay tuned for highlights from the post-finale clip show.
Or maybe Jamaican Horror Story? The creepy finale starts in the mysteriously haunted Rose Hall Great House in Montego Bay. Why, will the girls have to murder each other to win? This is an unusual opening — throwing us right into the action. It feels a little weird but … OMG it's Sophie Sumner, our beloved British winner of Cycle 18. ADORE! Nastasia wants Kiara to win. Kristin now suddenly loves Laura and wants her to win, partly because she's the "prettiest." Darian wants Leila to win.
OK, so now this is an episode of Lost, complete with flashbacks. We visit the ladies' Nine West shoot, which includes both Kelly Cutrone and Johnny Wujek on set. Kelly is basically there to be loud and pushy and stir up drama with the poor photographer, Jez Smith. They seem like they are play-fighting — or maybe for real, whatever — but it's unprofessional and steals the spotlight away from Laura. This is supposed to be her big finale shoot! Go away, Kelly! Johnny never had these problems on set before she showed up. Besides, if you're going to pull that kind of scene, at least call in Victoria to do one of her characters. When Leila modeled, Johnny said by now she should know how to sell the product; sometimes she didn't show off the clothes or shoes well.
Laura said she was very insecure her whole life. She's just now accepting that she's beautiful. Laura thinks Kiara has given the same expression in all of her shots and shouldn't have won best photo last week. Kiara isn't just doing this for herself, it's also for her grandparents and family. Leila says she's very different-looking and she can see herself in Nylon magazine. The photographer said she was the best fit for Nylon and liked that she's a little "off-looking."
Laura cries a lot anyway, and she got all Survivor family visit when her parents wandered over. Her mother squeaked like she lost her voice. Leila got to see her mom, and she cried too. Kiara totally broke down when her grandmother arrived. Tyra is such a good shmoozer — she got to know all the parents and complimented their daughters.
OK, this ghostly horror movie thing is straight-up weird. Ghost Sophie — the jealous mistress — kisses Rob Evans and kills the other models. Is that a hint that Sophie might come back and win again? The final models' outfits are … striking. You can't even see half of their faces. The judges loved Kiara's "swag." Leila has a history of walking problems and— yep — she fell on the stairs. And then again as she was leaving the runway. Oh, Leila. She has another chance down the runway, but she was so embarrassed. Kiara was hyperventilating and crying, just from how big a moment it was. It was hard for Kelly to even watch Leila walking the second time. She did it, but just the stress of it was a lot, just as a viewer. She was apparently the only one to fall. It happens, but it happened to her twice and it's hard to really look past that when the other models were able to pull it together.
The average fan votes and average challenge scores will be added to the judges' scores/comments to determine the winner.
Laura — She won three challenges this cycle, so if she wins she get $30,000 in her scholarship bank. Not that she needs it. They said she was cupping her right hand a lot on the runway. Kelly was not sold on her. Rob said she has a more commercial look than high fashion. Laura started crying a bit when she said she was scared of being too sexy. When it comes to the Nine West shoot, Kelly referenced her own argument with Jez. Laura admitted it made her uncomfortable. Kelly should fire herself for that. Rob said she looks sexy, that's just her look. Tyra thought the Nine West shoot was stunning and she was shoe tooching! Tyra loves that Laura isn't super skinny. Rob loves it too, but said the industry doesn't. Tyra said the industry is changing. But Tyra admitted Laura wasn't one of her favorites when she shot her for the warrior princess photos. Kelly said when Leila returned, Laura started to go downhill a bit. But Laura takes amazing photos.
Kiara — She won four challenges, so she has $40,000 in her scholarship bank. They loved her walk — one foot in front of the other. Kelly said she was a pleasure to walk. Rob said she was the best walker by far. Tyra said her athleticism played into that. When it comes to the Nine West shoot, Bryanboy said he was disappointed in this shot. A fan said this was one of her stronger photos. Rob said the top half of her body looked good, but not the bottom. Tyra said she didn't pop, she looked too rested. She also should've leaned toward the photographer. The judges said Kiara was the best catwalker. They went through her photos and liked some but not all. They loved her Dream Come True photo. Bryanboy loves her look and is inspired by her.
Leila — She won one challenge, which would give her $10,000. They replayed her fall. She didn't swing her arms so that hurt her balance. Kelly said if she were to cast Leila in a show she would be fired afterward. Leila tried to explain something about the dress, not make an excuse, and Kelly wouldn't even let her talk. WHY, KELLY? Why can't you just let her speak? Respect other people's words. Ugh. When it comes to the Nine West shoot, Kelly said Leila had the best photo. Tyra said it's like high fashion went on a date with commercial and created this as a baby. A male fan gushed with love for Leila as a high fashion model. And the fan loved Rob too! Rob said it's the best picture. She's definitely selling the shoes. She just needs to work on her runway and she could clean up as a model. Rob said she's the model that could have her runway falls all over YouTube. Tyra said Leila has a very edgy look. Nylon loved Leila, Tyra said. Rob said Leila needs more personality.
They are adding in all the challenge and social media averages, which seems like a bad idea. Don't let those past numbers get involved, especially since Leila wasn't even there for some of the challenges. If she competed in them, the viewers never got to see it. Is that fair?
Third place: Leila. Wow. Sucks to fall down twice! Sorry, luv.
Second place: Kiara.
Winner: Laura! She did dominate most of the season, partly with her extreme pageant tears.
Are you happy with these results? Do you like that they included the challenge and social media scores or should the judges have gone with their own judgements instead of making this so impersonal?
Know any guys or gals interested in applying for Cycle 20? Head here for details! Cycle 20 will reportedly premiere in the summer of 2013.
Gina Carbone is a contributing writer at Wetpaint Entertainment. Follow her on Twitter @ginacarbone.
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The Colorado Agriculture Council recently partnered with the American Culinary Federation Colorado Chefs Association (ACFCCA) to celebrate Colorado Agriculture Day.
The Colorado Agriculture Council recently partnered with the American Culinary Federation Colorado Chefs Association (ACFCCA) to celebrate Colorado Agriculture Day. As a part of National Agriculture Day (agday.org), this event was designed to highlight agriculture's value to Colorado's economy, emphasize the importance of buying local and share the bounty that agriculture creates with those in need.
Lt. Gov. Joe Garcia, Colorado Department of Agriculture Commissioner John Salazar, Colorado Senator Gail Schwartz and Colorado Representatives Randy Fisher and Jerry Sonnenberg joined the celebration with local chefs, farmers, ranchers and legislators at the Colorado State Capitol to recognize the importance of agriculture. The celebration marked the second annual Colorado Farm to Fork Culinary Competition. By "Defining Colorado Cuisine," Colorado chefs unveiled and spotlighted the incredible use of locally produced fare. In groups of three, Colorado chefs, farmers/ranchers and legislators presented "local" meals that were judged by an esteemed, celebrity panel of experts and media personalities. Thanks to the ACFCCA, the dishes, featuring locally grown and raised products, were served to the guests including legislators, legislative staff and volunteers.
"The ACF Colorado Chefs Association is excited and honored to partner with the Colorado agriculture Community again this year," said ACFCCA executive director Joan Brewster. "Colorado is home to some of the most talented chefs in the nation. Our chefs are passionate about food and feel extremely fortunate to live in a state where they can use fresh, local products in their recipes. Colorado chefs understand, firsthand, that partnering with local growers and ranchers is good for their business, good for the Colorado economy and healthy for their patrons."
Many Americans are unaware of the fact that agriculture is America's number one export. Farm and ranch families support more than 170,000 jobs, they supply new developments in technology and provide higher quality food at a lower cost to the consumer. Colorado Agriculture Day recognizes how agriculture provides almost everything we eat, use and wear.
"Right here in Colorado, local farmers and ranchers contribute greatly to our way of life by providing affordable, safe and abundant food and fiber while protecting our natural resources," said Commissioner Salazar. "Colorado's diverse agriculture and food industry is a large part of our great state's economy generating approximately $40 billion annually."
In addition to educating Coloradans about the importance of agriculture and buying local, the Colorado Agriculture Council's mission is to give back to the community. "The Colorado Agriculture Council and their partners have come together this year to share the food that Colorado agriculture produces to make a difference in the lives of those in need," said David Collie, event chair of the Colorado Agriculture Council. "In Colorado, 1 in 7 people struggle to put food on the table and nearly half of those affected are children."
The Council and other friends of agriculture presented an in-kind and financial donation of $78,500 to Food Bank of the Rockies. This donation will provide hundreds of thousands of meals to those in need.
"We are extremely grateful to the Colorado Agriculture Council for their generous contribution and their continued support over the years," said Kevin Seggelke, Food Bank of the Rockies president and CEO.
"Wonderful donations like this allow us to distribute much-needed food to clients through more than 1,100 hunger-relief partners and our direct service programs in Metro Denver, northern Colorado and Wyoming. Today's gifts of food and funds will make a huge difference to our neighbors struggling to put food on the table."


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Just found this site and love it so far! I'm building a home and I want to make sure I make the right decisions on the heating/cooling setup. I'm a newbie but I've spent countless hours online researching things, then found this site and figured this would be a great resource. Here is my information..I figure I'd give you more than less to better help answer my questions.
-Philadelphia, PA area. Number of days that AVERAGE 32 degrees or below..35. Number of days that the LOW temp drops to 32 degrees or below..100 (basically Dec through mid March). On average, the lowest temp of the year is 23 degrees.
-House will be well insulated. 2x6 walls. R19 in walls, R50 or so in attic. I have stressed the importance of insulation to the builder. Short of spray foam, the house should be as tight as I can make it.
-Gas is not available unless I want to spend $60,000 to extend the line
-Propane about $2.80ish a gallon
-My current electric with PECO is $.165 a Kwh
-House is about 3140 sq ft., about 1550 on 1st floor and 1550 on 2nd floor. See attached pictures. Basement is just as big, and will likely be finished in the future.
-I plan to have an efficient woodburning fireplace (RSF brand..heat capacity 1500-3000 sq ft) in the family room, which should be able to heat much of my home..at least the first floor from what I am told by the fireplace experts. I understand I'll be loading this fireplace several times a day.
-I prefer propane for the range and hot water heater, and I plan to install a whole house generator in the future, so I want to have an underground propane tank (500 gallon or so?).
-My contractor is pushing a 85% efficient propane furnace. I want to do an electric heat pump with a propane backup.
-I plan to be in the home 20+ years.
1. Do you agree that the heat pump with propane back up is preferable to the propane furnace?
2. I'd like to utilize the wood fireplace to push heat to the rest of the house. One suggestion is to send it to the basement and duct it directly into the main heating system trunk. This would push the heat throughout the house. Another suggestion is to send it to the basement, duct it across the house to the opposite corner (living room) and have a vent there. This would keep that area from becoming a cold zone when the fireplace is running and keeping the family room/kitchen area toasty. Thoughts on this?
3. Does it sound like I'd need a 2 unit/zoned heating system, one for each floor? The builder says I'm right on the edge of needing 2 units but he'd have to have the York guys run the numbers to determine, I assume using a Manual J. Also, would they take the fireplace into consideration at all for this calculation, or not b/c it still needs to be big enough for cooling? I assume the latter.
4. I've researched like crazy and often read that heat pumps aren't too effective once the temp hits, depending on who you talk to, 35 or 30 or 25 degrees or whatever. But then I hear that something like a 2 stage Greenspeed unit WOULD work OK as temperatures plummet into the teens. So what's the deal with the capability of heat pumps in cold weather, and in my area (see the stats above) and my wood burning plan, is it a concern?
5. Does a heat pump with propane backup, mean that I basically have a heat pump AND a (backup) furnace, or is it one unit? Trying to project the price of it compared to the builder's proposed 85% furnace.
6. If the house turns out to be 2 zones/units, does that mean I need 2 heat pumps?
7. If I get a heat pump with propane backup, should the furnace part be ultra efficient (95%) or is it not worth spending the extra money since it hopefully won't be running that much?
If this is too many questions at once, please let me know for the future so I know to tone it down a bit.
Thanks so much in advance!


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Darien PD suspends parking fees in commuter lots due to derailment
Published 2:07 pm, Sunday, May 19, 2013
The Darien Police Department released the following statement at 2 p.m. Sunday:
Due to the current limitations of Metro-North train service, the Town of Darien in conjunction with the Darien Police Department will be temporarily suspending parking enforcement and parking fees in commuter parking lots. On-street parking regulations will also be relaxed to the degree that public safety is not compromised.
Laws pertaining to fire lanes, handicapped parking and the blocking of roadways and driveways will be enforced. Commuters are cautioned against parking in private parking areas. These provisions will remain in place until more information can be obtained regarding the resumption of regular train service.
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Currently train service remains suspended between South Norwalk and New Haven due to the train derailment and collision that occurred on May 17. Commuters are advised to consult Metro-North schedules for up-to-date train information.
Commuters are encouraged to arrive at train stations earlier than usual to allow time to find sufficient parking. Larger volumes of pedestrian and vehicular traffic are expected in and around both Darien and Noroton Heights train stations. Motorists are urged to use caution while traveling to or through these areas. Thank you for your patience and cooperation.


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Selling shrimp at the dock or by the roadside out of the back of a truck might not bring to mind e-commerce. But there is no reason Internet marketing can't help out one of the local region's oldest livelihoods.
Selling shrimp at the dock or by the roadside out of the back of a truck might not bring to mind e-commerce. But there is no reason Internet marketing can't help out one of the local region's oldest livelihoods.
The LSU AgCenter and Louisiana Sea Grant have teamed up to create the website laterdirectseafood.com, which will be available to local shrimpers and fishermen as a way to market their products.
On the other side of the coin, the website will offer people here and elsewhere the opportunity to buy fresh, local seafood straight from the source rather than going to the store and taking a chance on whether the seafood comes from here or from half a world away.
"Our goal is to help people access — and appreciate — the wonderful, fresh seafood available not just here in Lafourche-Terrebonne but across the coast of Louisiana," said Thomas Haydel, director of the effort. " 'Fresh Catch' messages will tell you what's new on the dock and how to place an order. You can sign up for a newsletter for the latest seafood updates, or 'like' us on Facebook. The websites offer a gateway to buy direct."
That is a good plan for the seafood producers and for the consumers — a classic win-win proposal.
Fishermen can log into the website to post information about their fresh catches. Meanwhile, consumers can log in to see what's available. They can also sign up to receive information in their email.
This is the kind of program that can work well for the entire region.
It can open up local seafood to new consumers, meaning that shrimpers and other fishermen might not have to work so hard to sell their products once they have caught them.
And, it can make it easier for local consumers to find the local seafood that is the freshest and the best.
For the program to work, though, it will need the participation of a number of fishermen. That will allow a brisk exchange of information on the website and a constantly updated list of what is available.
It will also require the enthusiastic participation of local consumers, who should be the most-loyal buyers of the local seafood.
It will likely take some time before the effort catches on farther away from the immediate area. Once it does, though, the effort should help everyone who participates.
The end result should be better communication between producers and consumers and easier access to the best product.
That's enough to tempt all lovers of local seafood.
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I have made the central image of my "Lord of the Dance Settee" poster my avatar for Twitter. It's me wearing a crown and looking regal (and a bit old, but apparently that is accurate). I am wearing a suit and tie.
So I was surprised when Lee Noble tweeted me to say "Out of the corner of my eye when scrolling tweets, your new avatar resolves to miss piggy. No offence."
I looked at my avatar and could only see a man in a crown who did not massively resemble a pig, so tweeted back, "Oh, none taken." After all I had only been compared to a female, puppet pig. But she is quite an attractive pig if that's your thing.
Others then tweeted to suggest other people and characters they thought I resembled, such as the Burger King or Richard Branson, King Rollo or King Ralph. I think most of them were focusing in on the crown, which is fair enough, because it's the crown that, for me, really takes the picture away from looking like Miss Piggy, who might occasionally have donned a tiara, but certainly is not infamous for her crown. Sarah Stevens and Josh Hoole also tweeted to say that they had been seeing Miss Piggy out of the corner of their eye. I started to wonder if this was all a bit insulting to Miss Piggy, who is really gorgeous (if you're attracted to foam pigs) and not wrinkly and grey-haired. I mean I have been mistaken for Charley Boorman and Father Dougal and even Dom Joly (the ultimate insult), but this was a bit of a leap.
Lee Noble got back in touch (to add insult to another insult) saying, "you're looking too directly if you're seeing the crown. Squint or look to the side. It turns into ears."
It seemed like an unlikely optical illusion, but like a magic eye picture there were some occasions when, if not looking at the avatar properly I could see the ears. But even then, the rest of me was my normal human, non-porcine, thin and chiseled face. I hope this is not an issue with the image on the poster, or I am going to get a lot of people turning up hoping to see a muppet. And I am not a muppet. Who are you calling a muppet?
An enjoyable sold out gig in Didcot tonight, but again the audience seemed a little reticent about some of the ruder material, but overall they liked the show, I think. The drive home was a bit tricky, with wet conditions and my sat nav taking me on a very rural route to the M40. Luckily for the next week or so I will be back in a people carrier with Giles the Cannibal, giving me a chance to rest up and get on with some work. I did manage a bit of Rasputin research today, watching the opening of the languorous and so far fairly awful 1967 film "I Killed Rasputin!" which Yusupov was publicising in the interview that my play (of the same name) features. It's also dubbed into English from French which doesn't help. I reckon I can do better than this at least (there have been a lot of films about Rasputin and none of them have really been that good, partly I think because pretty much all of them have chosen to represent Rasputin as a devil or evil manipulator - I think the truth is more subtle that that). I also read more of the new Rasputin book to discover that one of the gifts that Yusupov had given his wife for her birthday was a mountain. I think you know you've probably got a bit too much money if you're spending your cash that way. But the parallels with today's chasm between rich and poor and also the way that Rasputin is a figure who might have attracted attention from Operation Yewtree (but were the allegations true or made up to discredit him or a mixture of both and how much was he demonised after the event?) does give a lot of modern parallels.
This weekend We're All Going To Die! comes to Hull and Cardiff (there are tickets available for both gigs, though I believe Leeds, Salford, Chorley and Glasgow are all sold out - check with venues for returns). All details here.
And it's your last chance to come and see a live RHLSTP recorded on Monday with guests Jon Ronson and Nick Helm. Worth booking ahead, as it's selling pretty well.
This week's Metro column about death and internet etiquette is here


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Backin' It: Project 5480 – Zeal's new philanthropic project to reforest Colorado
We hiked through beetle kill forest, landscape reminiscent of "Where the Wild Things Are." Piles of dead trees, stacked in the shape of mountains. Healthy Aspen trees stood tall beside their fallen friends.
Beetles infest lodgepole pine trees, which comprise 8% of Colorado's 22 million acres of forests. Beetle kill is a real problem in Colorado and the environment we love to live and play in. Some predict beetle kill will deforest an area the size of Rhode Island when all is said and done.
The good news is that philanthropic companies like Zeal exist. "Explore More" is Zeal's philosophy and as authentic adventurers, they also see the importance of giving back. Our hike wound into a fairytale landscape, a scene I've dreamed about through Pinterest vision boards. A 4-person bluegrass band welcomed us into this picturesque, somewhat surreal, landscape and a table pristinely set for 20. This summer night under the trees was perfectly thought out to the finest detail.
Hors d'oeouvres and wine were served and we sat down to an incredible farm to table dinner, prepared by Chef Hosea Rosenberg and Blackbelly Catering. Zeal's President, John Sanchez, warmly welcomed us all and announced Project 5480, Zeal's reforestation initiative, planting 5480 trees annually in their home state, Colorado.
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It turns out that a handful of tracking companies operating Web bugs have an incredible breadth of coverage, the researchers said. For example, five tracking companies were represented on more than half of the top 100 Web sites examined in the study, while Web bugs from Google and its subsidiaries were found on 92 of the top 100 Web sites and 88 percent of the approximately 400,000 unique domains examined in the study. "Web bugs are ubiquitous," said Soltani. During the month of March 2009, the researchers found at least one Web bug on each of the top 50 Web sites, while most sites had several Web bugs and some had as many as 100.
deletes the flash plugin cookies that have been created by swf applications.
menu entry: tools>privacy>clear data>clear flashcookies
mhf, i found a similar service to ghostery called privacy choice and made a macro based on their bookmarklet
it doesn't seem to be working on all sites..not sure if because some sites are safe, so it doesn't trigger a popup?


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It's been a busy week for the Yale women's golf team. The Bulldogs wrapped up play in Greensboro, N.C. at the East Carolina Invitational Tuesday, flew home for a midterm exam or two, and hit the road Friday morning for their final event of the fall season, the Harvard Invitational. The Crimson will host the two-day tournament at Boston Golf Club in Hingham, Mass.
Yale finished seventh in Greensboro, riding a strong final-round showing up and down the lineup to move from 14th, where they started the day, to the top ten. Sophomore Seo Hee Moon matched her team's finish in the individual standings, taking seventh place and firing the Bulldogs' low round of the weekend with a second-round 69 (-3). Sophomore Sun Gyoung Park (28th) and junior Alex Lipa (38th) also played well for Yale, who also posted a top ten finish at the Nittany Lion Invitational - tying with Harvard - two weeks ago.
The Crimson are led by standout freshman Tiffany Lim, who, in the opening chapter of what is shaping up to be quite the rivalry, tied with Moon for the individual title at the Yale Invitational; Moon ultimately took home the title via a victory in playoff holes. Lim gets a chance for revenge this weekend as both teams close out their fall schedules before heading into the offseason.
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When the Paparazzi Had Grace
Brigitte Bardot and constable, Saint-Tropez, 1975
If you happen to be in Paris this month, drop by the Galerie Art District du Royal Monceau at the Royal Monceau–Raffles hotel, where you'll find an exceptionally tasteful collection of celebrity photos from the '60s and '70s taken by Daniel Angeli, "father of the paparazzi."
There's a cerebral tone to Angeli's shots, particularly when compared to the shit show of "gotcha" pics and videos littering newsstands and gossip sites these days. A code of sorts seems to be at play here—an invitation, rather than an interruption. Simply put, these are beautiful photographs of beautiful people in beautiful settings.
Here are a couple of our favorites...»


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GREENVILLE, Ill.-- The GC Men closed out their conference season with a home loss to Westminster 6-3. The Panthers came out strong in doubles, capturing the #2 doubles match with a score of 8-5 by Alex Dowley and Jordan Tingle. They almost pulled off a win at #1, losing a close one 9-7.
Westminster used their momentum from doubles as the team match moved to singles play, as they quickly gained wins at #4 and #1 singles. Freshman Code Power earned the first singles point for GC, as he came back to win a three set decision at the #6 spot. Sophomore Jordan Tingle claimed another victory for GC as he played one of his most complete matches of the season, winning by a score of 6-4, 6-3. Westminster closed out the match with straight set victories at #3 and #5 singles. Final Team score: Westminster 6, GC 3.
Coach Brannon stated "I was very pleased with our effort tonight. Westminster is a senior dominated team, with 4 of their 6 starters graduating this year. We lost to them 9-0 last year. We are definitely making great progress. I still think we have our best match in front of us."
The Panthers close the regular season with an overall record of 11-8 (2-3 SLIAC). They will take on Fontbonne at 11am on Friday in quarterfinal play in the SLIAC Tournament. If they win, they will earn a rematch with #1 seeded Webster University at 2pm on Friday in the semifinals.


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ARDMORE, Okla. (April 18, 2013) – Deric Shelton, a standout at Plainview High School, has signed a letter of intent to play college basketball at Oklahoma Christian.
The 6-foot-3 Shelton was named as the Lake Country Conference's most valuable player and The Ardmoreite's player of the year after leading Plainview to a 21-5 record, averaging 24.0 points, 10.1 rebounds, 2.8 assists, 3.0 steals and 1.4 blocked shots per game. As a senior, he shot 50.4 percent from the field, 39.4 percent from 3-point range and 72.1 percent from the free-throw line.
Shelton was named to the Oklahoma Coaches Association's Small West All-State team and will play in the annual All-State Games on Aug. 1 in Tulsa. The Oklahoman also named Shelton to its five-player Class 3A All-State team.
He played forward in high school but is projected as a wing player at the collegiate level. OC head coach Dan Hays said assistant coach Terril Hankins "followed Deric closely this year and deserves most of the credit for his signing" with the Eagles.
"Deric is an athletic wing man who can score the basketball," Hays said. "I think he is an outstanding player who will develop in our system. He is a true student-athlete who is a great fit at Oklahoma Christian University. We look forward to having Deric joining the Eagles for the next four years."
Shelton is the son of Bobby Shelton, who played basketball at East Central University in Ada from 1985 to 1989. He played for the ECU team that beat OC in the 1989 NAIA District 9 title game and advanced all the way to the national championship game.
Deric Shelton is the third player to sign with OC for the 2013-14 season, joining Zach Norris of Coweta and John Moon of Crescent.


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The disagreement about which brand is better between Chevy and Ford will probably never go away, especially between die-hard fans, but maybe there's a solution. As we found out from Autoholics, there's actually a car floating around the interwebs that seemingly aims to put all debate to rest. After all, if you can't come to an agreement, why not make a compromise, right?
The car in question is the Mustang convertible you see above. While it looks like a modern fifth-generation Mustang at first glance, a closer look reveals the middle body of a fourth-gen model. But that's not where this car's oddities end.
Just look at the back of the vehicle and you'll find the very distinct tail section from a C5 Corvette. Yes, that makes at least three different cars that went into this single vehicle creation.
Why someone would put so much work into this mash-up of cars, let alone two different brands, we aren't sure. But one thing is for certain, it is gaining widespread attention on forums like CorvetteFlorida.com and The Car Lounge for being out of the ordinary. In fact, on both these forums, the Mustang-Corvette is featured in "World's Ugliest" and "Doing It Wrong" threads.
Personality and unique style is encouraged when it comes to creating custom cars, but some things should just not be attempted. What do you think of this odd-ball creation?


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Berkman will set off Rangers' lineup dominoes
Once deal with free agent is official, team can answer many questions
By T.R. Sullivan /01/06/13 11:30 AM ET
ARLINGTON -- Rangers president Nolan Ryan was asked on Friday how he would feel about his ballclub if it was able to sign free-agent power hitter Lance Berkman.
"We'd feel pretty good about where we were," Ryan said.
The Rangers have signed Berkman to a $10 million contract for 2013. An official announcement is expected on Monday after he undergoes a physical, and that is not considered just the usual formality associated with a free-agent signing. Berkman played in just 32 games last season because of injuries and is coming off right knee surgery.
But if Berkman, 36, passes the physical, he will join the Rangers as their primary designated hitter and replace Michael Young in the lineup. Berkman represents the big bat the Rangers were seeking after losing out on Josh Hamilton, who will play for the Angels next season. He will also likely be the Rangers' cleanup hitter, given manager Ron Washington's desire to have a veteran fill that role.
The Rangers are waiting for Berkman to pass his physical before they address that question. But where Berkman hits in the lineup is only a minor curiosity compared to other pressing matters that remain unsolved. The bigger question is what's next for the Rangers in this peculiarly convulsive offseason -- and what does this mean for others, specifically the right side of the infield?
The Rangers ended last season with Ian Kinsler at second base and Mitch Moreland at first, an arrangement that seemed in jeopardy as the offseason progressed because of the presence of Jurickson Profar. There has been rampant speculation that Kinsler might move to first base to make room for Profar, and everything the Rangers have said this winter has only encouraged that speculation.
The idea of getting Profar into the everyday lineup appeared to be an obsession for the Rangers. Now, it appears that Kinsler will stay at second, Moreland will stay at first, Berkman will serve as the DH and Profar may end up at Triple-A Round Rock if he doesn't stick in the undesirable role of utility infielder.
Which would lead to the next question, and that is if Mike Olt and Leonys Martin will join him in Triple A.
Until the Rangers reached an agreement with Berkman, Olt was the leading candidate to be the DH. But Olt played in just 16 games with the Rangers after being called up from Double-A Frisco, and was just 5-for-33 at the plate while playing first, third and the outfield.
The Rangers were hardly eager to turn over DH duties to an unproven rookie, which is why they have been doing everything they could to add another bat to the middle of the order. If Berkman had chosen Houston, Baltimore or another location, the Rangers would have likely kept on searching -- even though the supply of available power hitters is running low.
Olt's biggest obstacle is his best position is third base, which Adrian Beltre has locked down for the Rangers. Olt could make the team as a right-handed bat off the bench, a key component considering Moreland is left-handed and Berkman -- a switch-hitter -- is much better from the left side. Or the Rangers could try to fill that spot from the outside and Olt could join Profar at Round Rock.
The other possibility is Olt being used to acquire another outfielder, specifically Justin Upton from the D-backs. The Rangers and the D-backs have been engaged in off-and-on discussions throughout the winter and those might not be dead just yet.
Martin is in line to platoon with Craig Gentry in center field, an arrangement that would be in jeopardy only if the Rangers are seduced into pursuing free-agent outfielder Michael Bourn. So far, the Rangers have not shown much interest in Bourn, but he is considered a premium defensive outfielder who would add speed to the top of the lineup.
Martin is regarded as a prospect with terrific speed and power, but his raw skills and inexperience may make the Rangers vacillate at the thought of committing to him.
They face the same decision with pitcher Martin Perez, who has long been considered their top pitching prospect. He finished last season as the fifth starter, but was 1-4 with a 5.45 ERA. So the Rangers, having already been spurned by Zack Greinke, are exploring possible alternatives.
The in-house option is to move Robbie Ross from the bullpen to the rotation, but the Rangers would want a proven left-handed reliever to replace him before committing to that. They are monitoring the situation in Toronto, where Darren Oliver has told the Blue Jays that they need to either re-negotiate his contract or trade him to the Rangers. So far, neither is happening and Oliver may end up retiring.
When the Rangers announce Berkman on Monday, there will still be five weeks to go before Spring Training. There are still multiple moves to consider, even if the Rangers feel "pretty good" about where they are.


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AFTER taking a hit to its core domestic earnings in the first half, Qantas has promised to step up its battle with Virgin Australia by upgrading its fleet of large A330s and ordering new planes.
Although the capacity glut in the domestic market has eased recently, the plans to upgrade Qantas' fleet of A330s used on Australia's key transcontinental route threatens to spark a strong response from Virgin.
While the battle has benefited flyers in the form of cheap fares, Qantas' premium domestic operations revealed the extent of the pain by posting a 34 per cent drop in first-half earnings to $218 million.
Jetstar's earnings fell 13 per cent because of the stiff competition from Tiger Airways in the domestic market and the cost of starting ventures in Japan and Hong Kong.
Investors took comfort from strong earnings in Qantas' frequent-flyer business and an improvement in its long-suffering international division, whose losses narrowed to $92 million, from $262 million, as it cut loss-making routes.
Qantas nearly trebled its bottom-line profit to $111 million in the first half, bolstered by compensation from Boeing for "opportunity delays" to the late delivery of 787 Dreamliners.
Qantas posted a 10 per cent rise in underlying profit before tax to $223 million, which was better than analysts had expected. Total revenue rose 2 per cent to $8.2 billion.
Shares in Qantas rose as much as 6 per cent on Thursday, before closing up 4.5¢ at $1.66 on a day when the broader market tumbled more than 2 per cent.
"There are issues . . . but investors have more faith in [Qantas] management and their strategy," Peter Borkovec, an analyst at White Funds Management, said. "It is the right step in the right direction."
Qantas has not given earnings guidance for the second half because of volatile conditions. But it has revealed that it will incur costs of as much as $50 million for shifting its main overseas hub from Singapore to Dubai as part of its alliance with Emirates.
In the domestic market, Qantas and Jetstar bore the brunt of substantial declines in yields - returns on fares - in the first half, a period in which airlines make most of their money. It indicated that it expected an easing in the high levels of capacity in the medium term. It plans to boost capacity in the domestic market by 5 to 7 per cent in the second half, a reduction from the growth levels in the first half.
Qantas chief executive Alan Joyce said the reconfiguration of the wide-body A330 planes on domestic routes would help the airline "leapfrog anything the competitors are doing".
"We have seen the competitor change the strategy multiple times. Virgin has given up the low-cost end of the market and gone to the premium end," he said. "The performance of Tiger clearly shows that Jetstar is significantly outperforming Tiger at the leisure end."
The upgrade to Qantas' 30-strong fleet of A330s - 20 of which fly on domestic routes - from late 2014 includes flat seats in business class, a refreshed economy cabin and a new in-flight entertainment system. The airlines will also buy five new Boeing 737-800 planes and extend the lease on two others.
Mr Joyce said it was difficult to gauge the extent to which competition in the domestic market would ease in the second half because Virgin had yet to deliver its earnings, and the competition regulator would not make a final ruling on its plans to take control of Tiger Airways until next month.
Virgin's intention to triple the size of Tiger's fleet to 35 planes in Australia if it does win approval for its bid looms as a danger to Jetstar's longer-term earnings here.
Upgrades to A330 fleet promised as Qantas flies higher
AFTER taking a hit to its core domestic earnings in the first half, Qantas has promised to step up its battle with Virgin Australia by upgrading its fleet of large A330s and ordering new planes.
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"The Register has unearthed a research paper that shows IBM working on a computing system capable 'of hosting the entire internet as an application'. This mega system relies on a re-tooled version of IBM's Blue Gene supercomputers so loved by the high performance computing crowd. IBM's researchers have proposed tweaking the Blue Gene systems to run today's most popular web applications such as Linux, Apache, MySQL and Ruby on Rails."
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by Wes Felter on Thu 7th Feb 2008 19:44 UTC
The Reg article exaggerates what Kittyhawk is really about; the actual paper is pretty interesting.


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Interlock and Control Circuitry Troubleshooting Workshop
August 27-28, 2014
8:00 am - 5:00 pm
$550 per person
Location: ETL 111
This 2-day course will be offered in two sessions. Session 1: August 25-26, 2014 and Session 2: August 27-28, 2014. The course is designed to meet the individual troubleshooting needs from entry level to the most experienced technician. Basic techniques and a unique 3-step methodology of troubleshooting circuitry used to interlock critical equipment will be taught. Emphasis on voltage checks, neutrals, grounds, relay logic, PLC logic, DCS logic, print reading skills and safe use of test equipment assures immediate benefits. The workshop is 90% hands-on activities solving simple to complex problems through the use of IEC Simulations' schematics, interlock Simulator and test equipment. Individual skill level assessments are documented, and average performance improvement in troubleshooting efficiency is 84% and may be used by client for PSM Compliance issues involving 3-year frequency for proof of knowledge, skills and abilities.
- Troubleshoot circuitry more efficiently
- Implement techniques into troubleshooting relay logic, PLC logic and DCS logic
- Understand differences in neutrals and grounds
- Read schematics
- Use test equipment in safe manner
- Understand criticality of accurate prints
- Develop index of all prints at participants' site
- Troubleshoot with improved self confidence
- Reduce downtime
- Introduction and Objectives
- Safety as applied to Hot, Neutral and Ground
- Relay logic, PLC logic and DCS logic comparisons
- Interlock and Control Circuitry
- Print Reading, Print Accuracy, Print Indexing System
- Introduction to Interlock Simulator
- Apply group troubleshooting techniques to simple and complex problems
- Apply individual troubleshooting techniques to simple and complex problems
- Introduce and implement IEC's 3-Step Troubleshooting Methodology
- Individual Skill Level Assessment Day 1 and Day 2
Instrumentation will be used in this course
GARY CLIETT, founder of IEC Simulations, has 26 years of experience in operations, instrumentation and electrical within the DuPont Corporation. Mr. Cliett's direct involvement with project installations and process unit start-ups has enabled him to develop expert troubleshooting techniques with industrial circuitry. Mr. Cliett is responsible for the development and implementation of distributive control system procedures associated with Bailey Controls (now ABB), Honeywell, and Moore Products. These procedures have been utilized globally throughout DuPont. Additional experience in the field of training and education has allowed Mr. Cliett to obtain critical knowledge of OSHA and Process Safety Management regulations and standards. Mr. Cliett has been recognized throughout industry in the United States with numerous awards and certificates. He served as an advisor and subject matter expert for Lamar State College - Port Arthur on the "Computer Maintenance & Instrument Technology Advisory Committee," and a similar position on the "Computer Robotics Technology Advisory Committee" for the Lamar Institute of Technology - Beaumont. Mr. Cliett also served on the National Advisory Committee at Lee College for the "Center for Digital and Fieldbus Technological Education.
- $550 per person
- 1.6 CEUs or 16 PDHs awarded to participants
- Visa, MasterCard, American Express or Discover accepted
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Spring 2014 Class Registration
Yes, it is time to start thinking about Spring 2014 registration! The class schedule for the spring 2014 is now available online through WebSchedule. International Students with an updated education plan will start registering for classes on November 5. You can come by the International Student Center to confirm if your education plan is updated.
Let's Chat! a Language Partner Program
We are excited to announce "Let's Chat!" a language partner program that pairs a native English speaker with a non-native speaker to engage in English language conversation practice throughout the semester. This is a great way for you to develop communication skills and get to know someone from another culture. If you're interested, complete the Let's Chat Information and Application and submit it to the International Student Center.
Free! Student Leadership Conference
A free three-day student leadership conference is being offered by the Office of Student Life and Leadership. This is a great opportunity you should not pass up! You'll learn important skills, meet other student leaders, and can include this activity on your scholarship and transfer applications. The next information session is scheduled for Wednesday, October 16 at 3 p.m. in Building 17, Room 112. Topics to be covered are: discovering new leadership skills, conflict resolution techniques, communication skills, and much more.
Get Cultured
The College of San Mateo Symphonic Band is performing on Wednesday, October 16 at 7:30 p.m. Admission is only $5.
Meet the Ambassadors
CSM's student ambassadors are an important part of the life the campus. Come meet the 2013-14 student ambassadors at an afternoon ice cream social on Monday, October 14 at 2 p.m. Please RSVP at email@example.com.
Three Sources of Exam Help
U.S. News and World Report hosts an international student blog. This week they offered tips on how international students can get help with exams. Those tips are: 1. Go to your teacher's office hours; 2. Talk to senior students; 3. Ask the professor what is most important to know. Visit their blog for more details.
Hike of the Week
A personal favorite of the International Student Center staff is the Edgewood Park Trail in Redwood City. It is short 2 mile hike when you just need to get away and be among the trees and hills. Although there isn't a whole lot of shade on the trail, it's proximity makes for an easy way to reconnect with the nature on the Peninsula.


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Spurs far from dream destination
By Mike Monroe
The second half of the Spurs' season begins tonight, and with it comes a degree of expectation the team's coach meets with utter disdain.
Mathematically, the 30 victories Gregg Popovich's players accumulated in their first 41 games portend another gaudy record by regular season's end.
But he is having none of that.
Instead, Popovich remains focused only on the next game, starting with tonight's contest at the AT&T Center against the Golden State Warriors.
The goal isn't 60 wins, a division title or No. 1 seed in the Western Conference, he said. The ultimate goal — the team's fifth NBA championship — can be achieved only by playing as well as possible, game by game, improving incrementally right through the playoffs.
Though he does not disagree with Popovich, Tim Duncan, halfway through his 16th season, understands the ebbs and flows of the 82-game grind enough to declare the first half of the season an absolute success, even if their record has dipped some since sitting atop the West in December.
"We're in a good place right now," he said. "We've had some rough times here, up and down. It's good to have those times to kind of learn and ?refocus your team.
"We hope to have smooth sailing from now on. Obviously, that's usually not the case. We're going to go through a little bit more and continue to grow.
"It was a good first half of the season. Hopefully, we build on that from here."
The Spurs (30-11) closed out the first half with a game Popovich called one of their best of the season, and there were obvious reasons for such a positive assessment.
Even without Manu Ginobili, their No. 3 scorer and emotional leader, the Spurs rediscovered the joy of sharing the basketball. They assisted on 33 of their 41 field goals against the Grizzlies, one of the league's most aggressive defensive units as far as creating turnovers.
The brisk ball movement led to only 13 turnovers for the Spurs, their lowest total in two weeks.
Veteran swingman Stephen Jackson, who had a season-high five assists against Memphis, also gave his approval to what the Spurs accomplished in their first 41 games.
"There were about four or five games we should have had, but we can't complain," he said. "I think at this point, everybody's happy.
"This is the NBA. You're going to let some games slip. But to be where we're at, we're happy.
We're close to the top of the West. We just have to continue to get better."
The Warriors present the Spurs an opportunity to recalibrate their defense. They are one of about a third of the teams averaging at least 100 points, led by fourth-year guard Stephen Curry and his 20.5 points per game.
Curry sat out Wednesday's loss to the Heat after suffering a right ankle injury during the team's morning shootaround before the game. The club doesn't believe the injury serious, but his status for tonight's game is questionable.
Jarrett Jack, a Sixth Man Award candidate who is averaging 11.9 points per game and 5.1 assists, started in Curry's place Wednesday.
Regardless of Curry's status, the Spurs know the Warriors will try to push the pace.
"It's going to be like Phoenix back in the day," Spurs point guard Tony Parker said. "It's going to be the same pace. I like it. It will be fun.
"We just have to make sure we stop them, make sure we play good defense."
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Gallus gallus
- Phasianidae
- 8-10 years
- Weight Male: 7 lbs
- Weight Female: 5 lbs
- Domestic chickens are bred in many places
- All domestic chickens are descendents of the Red Jungle Fowl
- A hearty breed that can survive as both free range and confined, in hot and humid climates
- Wild: Omnivore, eating seeds and insects
- Zoo: Mazuri brand Gamebird chow and greens
- Chickens lay eggs like all birds.
- Known for their egg laying abilities, a Dominique Chicken can lay 203 to 275 eggs a year
- Chickens reach sexual maturity around 18 months.
- Clutch size can vary depending on breed, age, health, and nutrition.
- Newly hatched chicks are moist and covered in downy feathers.
- Chicks will flock near their mother for protection until reaching adult size.
Special adaptations
- Chickens have a comb and waddle, red skin flaps on the top of their head and under their beak, which help dissipate heat
- Roosters will have a larger comb and waddle which are a form of ornamentation. Roosters with larger combs and waddles tend to appear more attractive to hens
- Some bantam chicken breeds are considered a "fancy chicken" and will have ornamental feathers surrounding their feet
- Domestic chickens are too large to fly, but can glide and perch on tall objects
- Chickens love the occasional worm or bug and will scratch at the ground in hopes of uncovering a tasty treat
- It is believed that the breed name may have come from its origins in St. Domingue, now Haiti, where the breed may have obtained some of its origins
Conservation status
- IUCN: Not Evaluated
- CITES: Not Listed
- The American Livestock Breeds Conservancy (ALBC) has this breed listed on conservation WATCH.
- As a domestic species, the chicken is not listed under protective status
- Henderson, John R. Henderson's Handy Dandy Chicken Chart. Accessed November 29, 2009 http://www.ithaca.edu/staff/jhenderson/chooks/chooks.html
- Gallus gallus (Linnaeus, 1758). Encyclopedia of Life. Accessed November 29, 2009 http://www.eol.org/pages/1049263
- CITES Appendices. Accessed December 2012. www.cites.org
- IUCN Red List of Endangered Species. Accessed December 2012. www.iucnredlist.org
- Slow Food USA. Accessed August 18, 2012. www.slowfoodusa.org/index.php/programs/ark_product_detail/dominique_chicken/
**All animal information is meant to be an educational resource. It may not include all the latest scientific information. Though we edit our information we cannot guarantee the accuracy of all facts presented.


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MIAMI (AP) - The Colorado Rockies began the night 141/2 games out of first place in the NL West, the biggest deficit in the majors.
Even so, Troy Tulowitzki rated their 8-4 victory Wednesday over the Miami Marlins as significant.
"It's just a big win for us," he said. "It might sound stupid, but it was real big."
Tulowitzki homered and drove in four runs to help Alex White earn his first victory this year, and the Rockies snapped a six-game losing streak.
White (1-3) had lost six consecutive starts since September. He gave up four runs in six innings.
The Rockies had lost 16 of 20 games in May. When they fell behind 3-0 in the second inning against Carlos Zambrano, they were on the verge of being swept for the second series in a row.
"If we go into an off day with two sweeps in a row, it's tough to take," Tulowitzki said. "Heads start to spin a little bit - 'Jeez, this is going real bad.' At least we look at our last game as a win. Is it where we want to be? No, but at least it's a step in the right direction."
The Rockies' comeback came after they blew early leads of 4-0 and 3-0 in the first two games of the series.
"This game is crazy," Marlins manager Ozzie Guillen said. "I love baseball. Pretty nice, huh? We're up by three with Carlos on the mound, I've got a smile on my face."
The Rockies' 3-4 hitters led the rally. Carlos Gonzalez had two hits and two RBIs. Tulowitzki doubled home a run in the fourth and hit a tiebreaking three-run homer in the fifth off Zambrano (2-3).
Tulowitzki hiked his average to a still-modest .268.
"I told him the stranger that's hitting behind me is starting to look like Troy Tulowitzki," Gonzalez said. "That's what everybody's been waiting for. I'm not even worried about him because I know he's going to get hot and going to take care of us."
Jose Reyes had two RBI singles for the Marlins. They managed only one baserunner in the final 5 1-3 innings, and Rafael Betancourt pitched a perfect ninth.
"This is the first time in several days when I had the chance to use the bullpen the way I wanted to," Rockies manager Jim Tracy said.
Zambrano allowed just five hits but seven runs in five innings. He walked three, and each led to a run.
"I didn't have my best stuff," he said. "The Rockies came in with a six-game losing streak. They were hungry today, and I was the bite."
The result snapped a three-game winning streak for the Marlins, who began the night with the best record in the majors since May 1.
The Rockies trailed 4-3 before scoring four runs off Zambrano in the fifth. Ramon Hernandez led off with a walk, and consecutive singles by Marco Scutaro and Gonzalez scored the tying run.
Tulowitzki followed with his sixth homer for a 7-4 lead. With that one pitch, Zambrano gave up as many runs as he had allowed in his previous four starts combined.
Gonzalez hit a two-out RBI triple in the seventh.
"We're going to score runs when those two guys in the middle of the order start putting things together," Tracy said. "Then we have the opportunity of putting points on the board - some serious points on the board."
Miami's Giancarlo Stanton began the night with a career average of .349 against Colorado, but he went 0 for 4 with three strikeouts. Hanley Ramirez went 0 for 2 with runners in scoring position and is batting .208 in those situations this year.
White gave up eight hits but only one walk. He improved his career road ERA to 6.80 in eight starts.
"I can't beat myself," he said. "I can't put guys on base. That's how I get in trouble. I had to trust my stuff and get it in the strike zone."
Notes: Rockies CF Eric Young made his fourth start of the year, replacing Dexter Fowler, who was nursing a sore ankle. Fowler is expected to return for the Rockies' next game Friday at Cincinnati. ... The Marlins are averaging only 1.8 runs per game when RHP Anibal Sanchez is on the mound. He's scheduled to start Thursday against San Francisco. ... Marlins 2B Omar Infante was back in the lineup after missing three games because of a family funeral.


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Living in the cabin
Saunas are for the young, old, daring and the bored in the middle of the winter. It feels so good to get warm in zero and below temperatures, with 10 to 12 feet of snow and more slowly falling out of the sky. Its time to fire up the sauna. In our case in our younger years, we had a sauna cabin that had to be fired up (Bob's job) about two hours before you could shed all your clothes and enter into the steaming good smelling cedar room. There was a small one man Jacuzzi tub in the corner
Lots of cold winter days were passed with the thought of the nice warm sauna at the end of a very boring day. There were times when a big jug of wine was shared and there was the time the jug of wine ran out before our bones got warm. So it was once again Bob's job to go get more wine out of the refrigerator in the house. Bob in his entire nothing, headed out the sauna door, to run to our little house, to get more wine. He bailed out the door, ran bare footed across the yard in a big cloud of steam. All of the sudden he stopped, backed up, looked and took off running around the other side of the house. A none-to-happy momma-moose stopped in her tracks, not giving in on her territory, or as Bob said, "I think she was as shocked to see me as I was her!" He ran up the steps to the house, grabbed the jug of wine and retraced his steps around the back side of the house, across the yard and into the sauna, all of which took about 3 minutes.
I am sure the momma moose was wondering what that big steam cloud with feet was. It took Bob a long time to warm up, the wine helped!
About two week later, sitting so comfortable in the warm steam of the sauna, Bob said, "Oh man! We are running out of wood!" We were just getting the bones warmed and telling each other "I could just stay in here all night – this feels so good."Again the temperature had not moved above the zero mark.
Bob always built great fires in the old log eating wood stove in the corner of the sauna. It took lots of wood to heat, get warm and stay warm. A slight miss-calculation and you could cut yourself short of the very thing you built the fire for. We loved just to sit in the sauna for a long time and get the winter blues and blah's and sore spots soaked out.
My statement "I could sit in here all night" was taken seriously by Bob. Beside we had some wine left! Things were not ending evenly matched (like too much gravy and not enough biscuits). All of a sudden Bob disappeared out the sauna door in his nothing. Not paying to much attention I sat totally relaxed, thinking any time the fire would die down and we have to leave this little warm Hacienda in the middle of the woods.
I was shook to reality when I heard a big thud, then a little shake, then another big thud, and another little shake of the sauna. I jumped up and before I could get through the sauna door and grab a big towel, there was the third thud and a shutter. I opened the main door of the sauna cabin and there was Bob in his entire nothing, with an axe in hand, chopping up the steps to the sauna!
It took some convincing that the steps were not fire wood and beside I was ready to go to the house, "So put the axe down please." We went back into the cooling sauna, dried off and headed for our little house before the fire completely died out.
Do you think maybe wine had anything to do with the non-calculation of the firewood and the chopping of the sauna steps? Those steps bore the big hash-chop marks for many years. I always smiled as I was going up those steps to get my bones warm.


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Sept. 3, 2011
HILO, Hawaii - The 19th ranked University of Massachusetts Boston volleyball team closed out their season opening trip with another hard fought match with the University of Hawaii Hilo. Despite their best efforts, the Beacons were unable to topple one of the top Division II programs in the country as the host Vulcans (4-0) defeated UMass Boston (0-2) by the final score of 3-1 Saturday afternoon at UHH Gymnasium.
After suffering a 3-0 setback to the Vulcans yesterday, the Beacons returned to the hardwood looking for some payback. In the first set, the Beacons showed that they were going to give the Vulcans a fight, as they pulled out a 28-26 victory to take a 1-0 lead.
In the second set, the Vulcans managed to sneak by with a 25-22 decision to tie the game at 1-1. In the third set, Hawaii Hilo pulled out a 25-19 win, to make it a 2-1 on the scoreboard. The Vulcans secured the win in the fourth set with a 25-21 victory.
Pacing the Beacons in their final match of the weekend was Corrine Porter (Huntington Beach, CA/Pacifica/Tesoro) with a team-high 14 kills. Proving to be the deciding factor for the Vulcans was Hillary Hurly, who scored a match-high 23 kills on 65 attempts.
Combined the Beacons were 52-of-157, while the Vulcans were 56-of-164. Both teams had three players finish in double-figures in kills. After Porter it was sophomore Brooke Nemethy (Oviedo, FL/Lake Howell), who scored 13 kills and junior Shannon Thompson (Moorpark, CA/Moorpark) who managed 10 kills in the match.
Setter Cassy Hanneman (Denver, CO/Arapahoe) tallied a match-high 43 assists. On the defensive of the net, Porter came-up with 16 digs, followed by Hanneman who had 15. Nemethy finished the match with 14 digs, while Frana Burtness-Adams (Fairbanks, AK/Austin E. Lathrop) recorded 10 digs.
Volleyball returns to action on Friday when they take on Bowdoin College at 5 p.m. and Schreiner University at 7 p.m. as part of the Endicott College Invitational.


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"The Unfortunates" is a triumph. There is no other way to describe it. It has all the elements of good theater — star-crossed lovers, bigger-than-life villains, heroes and anti-heroes — combined with exceptional music that rushes headlong through the many styles of American song.
The work by actors, singers and songwriters Jon Beavers, Casey Hurt, Ian Merrigan and Ramiz Monsef, with additional material by playwright Kristoffer Diaz, and directed by Shana Cooper, had its world premiere Easter Sunday at the Oregon Shakespeare Festival's Thomas Theatre. This was not a purely coincidental date for its opening. "The Unfortunates" is a compelling tale of redemption and the power of love and compassion.
The play opens as a group of prisoners from a vaguely World War I era awaits execution. Arbitrarily, one by one, they are removed from the cell by a mysterious, enemy soldier, and we hear the fatal gunshot from offstage. The men stand together, giving courage to one another by singing the old lament "The St. James Infirmary Blues" — except for one, Joe, who sits in a terrified and catatonic state, staring at his fists. Only when Joe is left with one other prisoner does he begin to sing. The lyrics come alive, and Joe becomes the hero of the story, an imaginary tale created to cope with imminent death, told in surreal images by grotesque characters.
King Jesse's bar, brothel and gambling den is an island of raucous safety for its regulars in a world where hope has died and the pandemic of "the plague" runs unchecked. When King Jesse gets the plague (suspiciously like the Spanish flu of 1918) and dies, his bouncer and dice man, Big Joe of the oversized fists, is the obvious heir. Big Joe is silently in love with Jesse's daughter, the armless songbird Rae, who was forced into prostitution when her father lost a bet with the evil gambler Stack-O-Lee.
Big Joe ends the gambling and prostitution, rescues Rae and keeps the bar open as a haven. But he can't save Rae when she gets the plague and falls into the clutches of an unscrupulous doctor who claims to have a cure.
It is the show's marvelous music that tells this story. Starting with the mournful "The St. James Infirmary Blues" along with the stirring gospel "Old Time Glory" and sounding as though it's straight from a New Orleans funeral, the music lifts the show and gives a roller-coaster ride of American sounds.
There are slinky, sexy blues tunes, rollicking rock 'n' roll and, most surprisingly, complex and sophisticated hip-hop music and lyrics that serve as a narrative, a punctuation or a chorus to the onstage action. "The Unfortunates" seamlessly links all of these distinctly American musical styles, carrying the audience along with them. Both Joe in the prison cell and Big Joe in the sleazy bar find their redemption through a community and the power of shared song.
Merrigan plays the mournful Big Joe, Monsef plays all the outsized villains and Beavers plays the exuberantly immoral King Jesse. Kjerstine Rose Anderson plays the forlorn Rae. The rest of the cast — bar regulars, prisoners, rooks — are played by OSF's gifted repertory actors, with some unexpected twists delivered by director Cooper.
Hurt, also the production's music director, plays guitar and leads the four-piece band onstage, with Jesse Baldwin on keyboards, Mike Fitch on drums and Joseph Porto on bass.
Scenic design for "The Unfortunates" draws on everything from World War I images to modern comic books and animation. Sibyl Wickersheimer's gritty set, filled with muted, earthy colors and spare props, makes ample use of the technical versatility of the Thomas Theatre. Katherine O'Neill's costumes are evocative and eerie — subtly giving the armless Rae the look of a hesitant bird — and giving Big Joe grotesquely oversized fists that painfully clench and unclench, making the villainous "rooks" into human birds of prey.
"The Unfortunates" grew out of writer Monsef's fascination with the long history of "The St. James Infirmary Blues" throughout American song. It goes back to an 18th-century British soldier's lament about a dying young man giving his comrades instruction on his burial. Once the tune and lyrics migrated to America, the song morphed into similar admonitions sung by a prostitute, a gunfighter or a gambler.
Monsef shared his ideas for a theatrical project based on the song with Beavers and Merrigan, his partners in a New York City-based a cappella, hip-hop group, 3 Blind Mice, along with New York City-based blues singer and songwriter Hurt. The four men started writing the songs and a story line.
In 2010, Monsef came to OSF as an actor in Bill Rauch's production of "Hamlet." The other writers followed, director Cooper joined the mix and "The Unfortunates" became a formal OSF development project.
What came out of the effort is a rousing success. "The Unfortunates" is a bright and joyous commentary on the strength of community, charity, compassion and forgiveness. And most of all, on the power of song even in the face of despair.
Rousing Success
"The Unfortunates" is a triumph. There is no other way to describe it. It has all the elements of good theater — star-crossed lovers, bigger-than-life villains, heroes and anti-heroes — combined with exceptional music that rushes headlong through the many styles of American song.


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COVINGTON, Ky. (AP) - Northern Kentucky businesses say they want state lawmakers to consider legislation that would allow private funding options for a new Brent Spence Bridge.
The bridge linking downtown Cincinnati and Covington is considered functionally obsolete by federal standards, with traffic way over its capacity. A current timetable calls for completion of the bridge project in 2022, but businesses are campaigning to get it done earlier.
The Kentucky Enquirer reports the Northern Kentucky Changer of Commerce met with state lawmakers Thursday to discuss legislative priorities in advance of the 2012 General Assembly and the proposal topped its list.
Many lawmakers said they would need assurances that tolls wouldn't be used as a funding source before they could support the proposal.


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DETROIT — Miguel Cabrera reached another milestone, and that was just one highlight for the Detroit Tigers during a scrappy eighth-inning comeback.
Cabrera singled for his 1,000th RBI with the Tigers, and Detroit went on to score three runs in the eighth, rallying for a 4-3 win over the Red Sox on Thursday that snapped Boston's six-game winning streak. Second baseman Ian Kinsler caught a line drive by Mookie Betts for the final out in the ninth with runners on second and third.
Detroit's offense finally broke through after scoring one run in each of three straight losses to Kansas City.
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With all the honors and accolades he's received, Ruston Daily Leader executive sports editor O.K. Buddy Davis could have easily hit the big-time press circuit years and years ago.
With all the honors and accolades he's received, Ruston Daily Leader executive sports editor O.K. Buddy Davis could have easily hit the big-time press circuit years and years ago.
But big city lights aren't what makes the Ruston High and Louisiana Tech product happy. He'd much more comfortable at home, basking in the Friday Night Lights of Ruston or Grambling, where he's written about sports for the Daily Leader for nearly 50 years.
Davis, Sports Editor of the Daily Leader since 1970, suffered a stroke on July 5 and remains hospitalized at Northern Louisiana Medical Center.
Louisiana Tech University Associate Athletics Director for Media Relations Malcolm Butler has long worked with Davis and knows what the 2009 Louisiana Sports Writers Hall of Fame Distinguished Service Award honoree means to Lincoln Parish.
"Buddy Davis has written more words about Louisiana Tech athletics than anyone in the history of the university," Butler said. "His name is synonymous with the Bulldogs and the Lady Techsters, and we can never put a price tag on what he has meant to our athletic department. He has been a part of so many of our historical milestones during the 48 years he has worked for the Leader. He has written about Hall of Famers such as Karl Malone, Terry Bradshaw, Leon Barmore, Fred Dean, Teresa Weatherspoon, Willie Roaf and many more.
"He is a walking, talking, breathing history of the past five decades of Louisiana Tech athletics. Buddy is a treasure to Lincoln Parish and our community, and the Louisiana Tech family is going to do whatever we can to help him during this challenging time of his life."
One of the most legendary college football coaches of all time, the late Eddie Robinson of Grambling, was once quoted in Sports Illustrated as saying Buddy was "like a son to me."
While sports is a consuming passion for Davis, his love of everything about Lincoln Parish and everyone living in it runs even deeper.
Following the death of his friend and former Leader co-worker Mary Margaret Storey, Davis wanted to do something in her and joined with Louisiana Tech Journalism Department Chair Reginald Owens to come up with the idea of establishing a lecture series in her name that has brought national, regional and area representatives in the field of journalism to Louisiana Tech to provide their expertise to students pursuing a career in the profession.
"Buddy came up with the idea of honoring her, and he was the primary force in raising funds to be able to make it happen," Owens said. "He was determined to do something for his old friend to help remember her."
Davis also established close relationships with university presidents like Grambling's Ralph Waldo Emerson Jones, better known as "Prez," as well as longtime Louisiana Tech presidents F. Jay Taylor and Dan Reneau. He's also well thought of by new Tech President Les Guice and his wife Kathy.
"Buddy's coverage of Louisiana Tech athletics and his detailed perspectives of our teams and student-athletes over the years has been nothing short of exceptional," Guice said. "He is a very special part of our community and does an outstanding job of telling the Louisiana Tech story. Kathy and I wish him a full recovery and a quick return to the press box."
Current Grambling State University football coach Doug Williams, a star quarterback for the Tigers in the 1970s before moving on to a stellar NFL career, knows exactly what Davis means not only to GSU but Lincoln Parish as a whole.
"It's really kind of hard to explain what Buddy means to Grambling," Williams said. "Other than (the late Collie J. Nicholson, Grambling's first Sports Information Director), Buddy might know more about Grambling's athletic history than anyone. As a player and as a coach, I know that if anyone in Grambling athletics every needed some positive words, you could count on Buddy. There are so many Grambling athletes who rose to great heights, largely because of the words Buddy wrote about them.
"I know both Tech and Grambling owe him tremendously. Everyone is concerned now that we know he is down, and we're all hoping and praying that's he's back up soon."
In his nearly 50 years writing about Lincoln Parish sports, there have been countless people — some athletes, some not — that Davis has helped throughout north Louisiana. Now Davis needs some help of his own.
Friends remain hopeful that Davis will make a strong recovery, but all realize that process could take some time.
Bank accounts in Davis' name have been established at Community Trust Bank, the Bank of Ruston and First National Bank. To donate, tell a bank teller you'd like to donate to Davis' account. Donations can also be mailed to the Ruston Daily Leader, O.K. Davis Fund, P.O. Box 520, Ruston, LA, 71273 or by coming to the Leader office at 212 W. Park Street in Ruston between the hours of 8 a.m. – 5 p.m. weekdays.


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Leo and Diane Dillon have been illustrating children's books together for most of their married life. They are icons in the world of children's books. Patricia McKissack is also revered in the same world. Together, these talented folks have given us Never Forgotten, the story of Musafa, who was taken captive, sent across the sea, and sold into slavery.
Richly illustrated with oil paintings that look like woodcuts, this is lyrical story reminds readers that family is more important than anything and that our ancestors are with us always.
This book won a well-deserved Coretta Scott King Honor Award this year.
Posted by Sue Warner at 02/24/2012 09:50:51 AM
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[QUOTE=FF2®;4886969]Yeah, wouldn't it be great I didn't suck every year
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The jets are learning a whole new offense and you don't think there going to be a learning curve there. You're looking at least two years till you see results . So again you might have improved on paper but you might be a worse offense this year than last year.
Again that is my opinion and you're allowed to have your own opinion on this subject. Time will tell who was right.
Case in Point Raiders Dc Jason Tarver probably has the highest IQ out of all the Dc in the league. What does that have to do with football and running a defense. ( this isn't jeopardy) LEt see no one will ever mistake Rex Ryan for a rocket scientist, but he has proven year after year that he one of the best Dc around and Tarver hasn't proven anything yet.
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No IF There is a franchise Qb there you have to take him because that franchise Qb trumps a stud DE. Qb is just a more important position that can determine success or failure of a franchise .( see Tom Brady)
A GM passes On a franchise Qb for J Clowney he probably getting fired . Only way if that franchise Qb bombs like Jamarcus Russell , does he come out looking good.
There are MANY ways a team could be in a position in the 2014 draft to take one of the 3/4 QB's that are touted to go in the first round. It all depends on the team. If Tampa picked Clowney over a QB, that is one thing, but if for whatever reason a dozen other picked a QB over Clowney, that would would be foolish.
Gotta love the arrogance of the media. We had a less talented team last season with Suckchez self-destructing on a weekly basis and Tebowmania on the sideline distracting the entire team and CS yet won 6 games. Now with a better roster and improved options at QB somehow we're looking at 0-16.
No one is passing on Clowney, no matter what......It is essentially a death sentence for the career of any GM that passes on him if the player they take over him isn't a great player, nevermind bust
If for some reason we ended up at #1 we would have to take Clowney.....We have our QB of the future right now, even if he struggles next season (if he even plays)
Clowney should undoubtedly be BPA in 2014. Doesn't necessarily mean a rebuilding team in need of a franchise QB will take him.
IF you find that Qb( Geno Smith comes off the bench and has very good season than obviously your going to look in a different direction. If Geno Smith doesn't play and than you have to draft the top Qb if he's there. Have to make sure you get that franchise Qb. Than you look to trade Geno Smith at some point to recoup your investment.
BTW There is a difference between a franchise Qb and a first round QB.
The Jets couldn't admit there mistake and kept Mark Sanchez when it obviously he was one of the worst Qb year after year he was in the NFl. They drafted him as their franchise Qb and By Golly he going to be that QB.
If Geno Smith doesn't prove by next season that he can be that Qb than your almost forced to taking another QB the following year .( if you think he is a franchise Qb).
Geno SmiTh dropped to the second round for a reason and just because you used a second round pick on him means he guaranteed to be the Qb of the future. That's silly.
Can't name one Giant ST coach in the last 30 years, and I live in Giant country.
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Raiders have had the premier punter and kicker in the NFl and their special teams unit have been atrocious. It all comes down to coaching. How many Jet games were changed by a special team play( a big return). So you can dismiss their importance but they can win you or lose a game or two.
If Geno Smith doesn't turn out to be the guy, than oh well.....On to the next one in a couple years. Gotta add the most talent possible and let Geno get his shot for a few seasons
There is no guarantee Bridgewater will be a better player
I can damn near guarantee that Clowney will be a terror off the edge barring injury of course


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Running from Monday to Sunday, April 1 – 7, Ithaca College's Finger Lakes Environmental Film Festival 2013 (FLEFF) will offer forums, music, art, films and multimedia events focused on the theme of "Mobilities." Sponsored by the Office of the Provost, FLEFF 2013 will take place on the Ithaca College campus and Cinemapolis downtown.
"FLEFF 2013 promises to be powerful display of international cinema, new media, music and writing," said Patricia R. Zimmermann, professor of screen studies at Ithaca College and, with professor of politics Tom Shevory, FLEFF co-director. "This year, FLEFF's downtown screenings will offer more films from more countries with more directors and more distributors than we've done in previous years. We can also promise more post-screening conversations of significance, a FLEFF trademark."
"In addition to films from Palestine, France, Korea, China, Indonesia, Zimbabwe, Russia and Tibet, we've booked a staggering array of film forms and styles ranging from art films and commercial narratives to documentaries, shorts and experimental works," Shevory added. "That kind of heterogeneous program strategy is a FLEFF signature."
Most of the screenings will take place at Cinemapolis in downtown Ithaca. On campus, the events will include forums, lectures, labs, discussions and special programs with new media artists, scholars and activists.
Campus events are free and open to the public. The film screenings at Cinemapolis, 120 E. Green Street, will require admission fees. Festival five passes are $40, student passes are $30. Ithaca College students may purchase festival passes at the Ithaca College bookstore for $20. Individual tickets are $9.50. Offered as part of FLEFF's partnership with the nonprofit 7th Art Corporation, the downtown screening will take place from April 4 to 7.
A detailed schedule of events is available at www.ithaca.edu/fleff.
A one-page list of highlights is included below.
For more information, contact FLEFF co-directors Patricia Zimmermann at (607) 274-3431 or email@example.com; or Tom Shevory at (607) 274-1347 or firstname.lastname@example.com.
Monday, April 1
• 11 a.m., Friends Hall 203—La Poderosa Media Project, with Jorge Garcia Nunez, moderated by Jonathan Ablard, History
• 3-4:30 p.m., Park Hall Auditorium—"Off the Network: Disrupting the Digital," a presentation and workshop by Ulises Mejia, new media scholar, SUNY-Oswego, moderated by Patricia Zimmermann
• 7 p.m., Textor 102—"Food Sovereignty and the Global Hunger Games," a lecture by Phil McMichael, sponsored by the Department of Health Promotion and Physical Education
Tuesday, April 2
• 4-5:15 p.m., Williams 202—Workshop on the Amazon and its environmental issues with Sarah DuPont, producer of Amazon Gold
• 8:15 p.m., Hockett Family Recital Hall, Whalen Center—Carmina Burana multimedia musical performance, with Deb Martin, Jairo Geronymo, Allison Adams, Brad Hougham, Wendy Mehne, Nicholas DiEugenio, Trombone Troupe, Percussion Ensemble, New Media Goliards and projections by Ann Michel and Phil Wilde
Wednesday, April 3
• 3 p.m., Friends Hall 209—Screening of Crafting the Bamasaba: Beyond the Physical Cut, with filmmaker and film scholar Dominica Dipio, moderated by Stewart Auyash
Thursday, April 4
• 9:25 a.m., Friends Hall 201—Screening of Cup of Coffee with Kafka, with filmmaker Mansoor Benham
• 1:10 p.m., Job Hall 161—"Workshop: TRUST Campaign to Fight Climate Change," with Kelly Matheson
• 7 p.m., Cinemapolis—Screenings of three films: Amazon Gold, with producer Sarah DuPont; The Water Front, with filmmaker Elizabeth Miller; and Black Maria Film and Video Festival, with festival director John Columbus
Friday, April 5
• 7 p.m., Cinemapolis—Screenings of three films: AKA Doc Pomus, with filmmaker Peter Miller; Silenced Voices, with exiled Sri Lankan journalist Sonali Samarasinghe; and Couples, with filmmaker Yong Ki Jeong
• 9 p.m., Cinemapolis—Screenings of two films: Wild Style, with filmmaker Charles Ahearn; and Children of Srikandi, with distributor Vanessa Domico and film producer Laura Coppens
Saturday, April 6
• 2:20 p.m., Cinemapolis—Screening of Old Dog with Kevin Lee, dGenerate Films
• 4 p.m., Cinemapolis—Screenings of two films: Neighboring Sounds, with Carlos Gutierrez, Cinema Tropical; and China Concerto, with filmmaker Bo Wang
• 7 p.m., Cinemapolis—Screening of Sherlock Jr, a silent film with live jazz music by Fe Nunn and Friends, and a performance by Cynthia Henderson
• 9:20, p.m., Cinemapolis—Screening of Couples, with filmmaker Yong Ki Jeong
Sunday April 7
• 1:45 p.m., Cinemapolis—Screening of Dear Governor Cuomo, with filmmaker John Bowermaster
• 4 p.m., Cinemapolis—Upstate Filmmakers Showcase, with Jason Bernagozzi, Vincent Grenier, Jason Harrington, John Scott, Tomonari Nishikanwa, Montieth McCollum
• 7 p.m., Cinemapolis—Screening of October, a silent film with live music by the Cloud Chamber Orchestra
Launched in 1997 as an outreach project from Cornell University's Center for the Environment, the Finger Lakes Environmental Film Festival was moved permanently to Ithaca College in 2005. It is housed in the Office of the Provost as a program to link intellectual inquiry and debate to larger global issues.


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10 millions dollars isn't enough to do the paperwork that is involved with working with NASA let alone doing anything useful. Especially since its is split between 7 contractors - clearly a move designed to make it look like the US Space program isn't dead.....
Agreed. And sub-orbital? Great. We're back to Mercury/Redstone. Go us.
I never said sub orbital is pointless.
But we've been doing sub orbital since 1961. To go back to the level of capability we had then is pretty pathetic. Especially since we have (yes we, because we paid for and hauled most of it) a space station up there and can't get to it without crawling to other countries for a cab ride. I find that to be pretty stupid. If you haven't noticed, relations between the US and Russia are. . Strained. It doesn't take a giant leap of the imagination to conclude that some day M
NASA does plenty of suborbital work for research purposes. You can read about it here:
http://rscience.gsfc.nasa.gov/ [nasa.gov]
NASA does many such contracts on a regular basis. This is for suborbital research, commonly done on vehicles such as the Black Brant and Terrior, a class of vehicles called Sounding Rockets. Several small companies have stepped forward with new suborbital programs which cost far less than these older systems, such as Scaled Composites SpaceShipTwo, Blue Origin's New Shepherd and the XCOR Lynx, and the old contracts expire next year, so this is the right time to gather replacements.
The last contract setup
NASA is a palindrome: an agency formed that first couldn't get off the ground, then got up in the air, then into low orbit, then high orbit, then to the Moon, then to low orbit, and now can't even get off the ground. I used to be so proud of them...
Good thing the Europeans support projects like the LHC
I hope you're right, but we'll have to see what happens with the LHC, since the UK, France, Greece and Portugal are all CERN member states.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CERN#Member_states [wikipedia.org]
That's leaving aside something further happening, like this for instance: http://www.cnbc.com/id/43794479/Let_Greece_Irel [cnbc.com]
Ariane is not a suborbital vehicle, so not quite understanding why it would be relevant.
Ariane is not a suborbital vehicle, so not quite understanding why it would be relevant.
Oh they've certainly made plenty of suborbital Ariane launches, plenty. Not intentionally, of course, but...
Seriously though, anything orbital inherently has an absolutely whopping suborbital capability.
Seriously though, anything orbital inherently has an absolutely whopping suborbital capability.
Not quite. Sure, you can buy a Delta IV for a half billion dollars to perform a sub-orbital mission.... but why spend so much money?
The point of hiring these particular companies is that they can send experiments above the Kármán line [wikipedia.org] at a price that is reasonable and affordable. If you have an experiment that depends upon a microgravity environment in order to work, at the moment there are very limited options available to test the design. There are drop towers (literally, where you get a box
NASA Double-Taps 7 Commercial Firms For Suborbital Flights
Nobody, but nobody, flies sub-orbital around here except us. Capiche?
The human mind ordinarily operates at only ten percent of its capacity -- the rest is overhead for the operating system.