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GRATZ v. BOLLINGER & GRUTTER v. BOLLINGER
Learning from Living: The University of Michigan Affirmative Action Cases
Professor Derrick Bell
New York University School of Law
Derrick Bell is the author of numerous works on law and race, including And We Are Not Saved: The Elusive Quest for Racial Justice (Basic Books, 1992).
Reflections on Grutter
Peter Schuck is the Simeon E. Baldwin Professor of Law at Yale Law School and author of Diversity in America: Keeping Government at a Safe Distance (Harvard University Press, 2003).
Looking Ahead: The Future of Affirmative Action After Grutter and Gratz
Susan Low Bloch is a frequent commentator on affirmative action and the US Supreme Court, and is the co-author of Supreme Court Politics: The Institution and Its Procedures (West, 1994).
Some Observations About Grutter
Dennis Shields served as Assistant Dean for Admissions at the University of Michigan Law School from 1991 through 1997 and was a named defendant in Grutter v. Bollinger.
Uncertain Direction: The Legacy of Gratz and Grutter
Michael Rosman is General Counsel for the Center for Individual Rights, the organization that launched the race-based admissions cases.
Representing the Student Intervenors in Grutter
Miranda Massie is a civil rights attorney and was lead counsel for the student intervenors in Grutter v. Bollinger.
Jam Tomorrow and Jam Yesterday: Reflections on Grutter, Gratz and the Future of Affirmative Action
Paula Johnson is co-President of the Society of American Law Teachers (SALT), which filed an amicus brief in Grutter v. Bollinger.
The Conservative Victory in Grutter and Gratz
Richard Kahlenberg is Senior Fellow at The Century Foundation in Washington, DC and author of The Remedy: Class, Race, and Affirmative Action (Basic Books, 1997).
Growing Beyond Grutter
Deborah Jones Merritt is Director of the The John Glenn Institute for Public Service and Public Policy and is the John Deaver Drinko/Baker & Hostetler Chair in Law at Ohio State University's Moritz College of Law. Barbara Reskin is a Past President of the American Sociological Association and the S. Frank Miyamoto Professor of Sociology at the University of Washington. Bill Lann Lee is a former Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights and a partner at Lieff, Cabraser, Heimann and Bernstein, LLP. Together, they wrote an amicus brief for the American Sociological Association in Grutter.
Affirmative Action: Lessons from the Military
Lauren Robel is Dean and Van Nolan Professor of Law at the Indiana University School of Law, Bloomington, and is co-author (with Elisabeth Zoller) of Les états des Noirs: Fédéralisme et question raciale aux États-Unis (Black States: Federalism and the Race Question in the United States), a new book analyzing affirmative action in the context of American legal and political structures for a French readership.
Michigan's Minority Point System "Compensated" Minority Students for Inferior Public Education
Leonard Baynes teaches Race and the Law at St. John's University School of Law and is the author of a variety of articles on law and racism.
Affirmative Action as "Reverse Discrimination" Misses the Point
Marjorie Cohn is Executive Vice-President of the National Lawyers Guild and author of "Affirmative Action and the Equality Principle in Human Rights Treaties," 43 Va. J. Int. Law 249 (2002).
JURIST and our contributors welcome your comments and questions on Gratz and Grutter, and on the views expressed in this collection. Join the symposium!


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By Carmine Frongillo
MediaNews Group
DURHAM, N.H. -- Brad Prasky finally got the kick out of sports he was looking for once he got the boot from Groton-Dunstable's golf team.
After failing to make the cut for the golf squad in the fall of his sophomore year, Prasky decided to give football a try.
His first year in organized football, Prasky played on a co-op team at Ayer High, which included players from Groton-Dunstable. Prasky spent his junior and senior seasons on the Crusaders' then newly formed varsity squad. He played receiver on offense and was used in the secondary on defense, but punting and placekicking was where he made his mark in the fledgling program.
By the end of his senior season his football career was taking flight and gaining hang time, yet Prasky knew it would soon be grounded if he didn't find a college program. He attended several camps and it was on Prasky's flight home from a national kicking combine in Florida where he met a family friend of University of New Hampshire (UNH) head football coach Sean McDonnell.
Prasky was looking for a team to punt for, and as luck would have it, UNH was looking to add depth at punter. It's a match that ultimately has given the Wildcats a leg up on their competition.
"A friend of my wife was flying back from Florida and met Prasky on the plane," said McDonnell. "They started talking. Prasky told him he was returning from a kicking combine.
"We got him up here for a visit and he decided to punt for us. It's been a great ride with the kid. He came in as a walk-on. He was very raw, but very talented. He's not only a terrific punter, he's a terrific athlete."
Prasky, who stands 6-foot-1 and weighs 200 pounds, is heading into his senior season at UNH. He punted in all 15 games last fall as the Wildcats checked in with a 10-5 record while advancing to the semifinals of the Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) playoffs before losing to three-time defending national champion North Dakota State.
In his first full season as UNH's punter, Prasky not only proved to be a difference-maker on special teams, he served as an extension of the defense, consistently pinning opposing teams deep in their own territory.
Prasky punted 72 times for 2,975 yards as a junior, finishing with a 41.3-yard-average. He placed 22 punts inside the 20. Prasky recorded a punt of 50-plus yards in nine games, including a career-long of 77 yards against Maine.
"This place has been really good for me and to me," said Prasky. "Coach Mac has helped keep me level headed. His way of teaching builds guys up from their foundation and makes boys into men. I don't think I could have got this anywhere else. I'm really glad I landed here.
"I had to earn my playing time. There were a lot of guys ahead of me. My entire career we had a kicker, Mike MacArthur, who I still look up to. He set the field goal record here. He really pushed me. I didn't get onto the field until I could take that position. It wasn't handed to me."
Often times, punters aren't view as "real" football players by fans. This isn't the case with Prasky. Not only does everyone associated with the Wildcat program realize his importance in the team's success, they know Prasky sweated his way to the top of the depth chart thanks to a strong work ethic.
"He's a great weapon," said McDonnell. "He's one of our leaders, not just with the kickers and punters, but the entire team. Everyone on the team respects him.
"We are very fortunate to have him. He solidifies our special teams. The thing we have to worry about is protecting him (during punts) because we know if we catch and kick it's going to be pretty good."
UNH enters the 2014 campaign ranked fourth nationally in both the Coaches Poll and the Sports Network Top 25. The Wildcats play at Toledo on Saturday, August 30 in their season opener.
"Being ranked fourth in the country is a great feeling," said Prasky. "I think it's good for us to have a target on our back so we know we have to go out and perform. We've always been the underdog with the undersized guys. In the playoffs last year every team we faced was favored to beat us. Now we get to prove we can be the top guy."
Prasky is determined to do all he can to help the Wildcats live up to their advance billing. He punted in four games as a sophomore, with a long kick of 59 yards. He has a career punting average of 40.9.
Prasky also excels in the classroom where he's finishing a degree in economics. He has a 3.4 grade-point-average.


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Okla. Methodists Organize to Support Gay Marriage
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - In conservative Oklahoma, a group of United Methodists are signing a statement in support of marriage equality ahead of an April global policy conference of the church, which prohibits gay marriage.
Retired Oklahoma City minister Jim Gragg is collecting signatures and said 62 clergy and 203 members have signed the statement calling for "full equality and inclusion to lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people in the life of the Church."
There are about 300,000 Methodists in the state, according to the Oklahoma Conference of the United Methodist Church.
Gragg said the church has historically been inclusive and that doctrines and attitudes against LGBT people contradict the vows ministers take to minister to all people.
"We joyfully affirm that we will offer the grace of God, and our blessings, to any prepared couple in our ministry context desiring Christian marriage," the statement says. "We are convinced by the witness of God's love for all people, and are compelled by scripture, tradition, reason and experience to act."
The statement is 1 of 13 among conferences of the United Methodist Church across the country. Members of the church's New York conference circulated a statement asking clergy to commit "to marrying all people, both gay and straight, who seek the blessing of the church, without bias or discrimination" and congregations to "refuse to discriminate in the sacraments and rituals provided to our members and pledge the full and equal use of our facilities as we welcome and celebrate equally all couples and the families they may choose to create."
Suzanne Davis, associate pastor of New Haven United Methodist Church in Tulsa, told the Associated Press that she signed the statement because she believes gay people who want to make a commitment to each other in the church should be able to do that and be recognized as important.
Later, a receptionist at the church said Davis told her she did not want to talk to reporters about the issue.
A Florida native, Davis moved to Tulsa in 1981 to do hospice work and joined the New Haven staff in 2008. She and her husband have three children and two grandchildren.
The Oklahoma statement will be presented to delegates of the church's worldwide conference in Tampa, Fla. The conference meets every four years, during which changes can be made in church law.


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Floor of apartment building evacuated after kitchen fire
June 14. 2014 7:26PM
LACONIA - A small kitchen fire forced the temporary evacuation of the seventh floor of the Sunrise Towers apartment building Friday night, according to the Laconia Fire Department.
Lt. Jeff Desrosiers said the fire appeared to have been caused by a resident turning on the wrong burner on a stove top, which ignited some debris left on the stove. The fire was quickly extinguished using a hand-held fire extinguisher, he said.
Seventh-floor residents had to leave the building while firefighters worked to clear smoke from the floor.
There were no injuries in the fire, he said.


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The first annual Anna Daley Fighting Saints Memorial Scholarship awards were presented on Wednesday night at St. Charles East's Honors Night for the senior class.
Daley, a former Saints girls golfer who died of acute myeloid leukemia in May 2012, was part of East's class of 2013.
Her classmates who received the awards on Wednesday were Alex O'Brien – who was Daley's boyfriend and supported her throughout her illness – along with several other close acquaintances, including Kayla Davis, Yash Bhatia, Jane Noelker, Rebecca McQuade and Alexis Cayton. Each of the recipients received $1,500 in scholarship money toward their college educations.
Daley's parents, Sean and Lisa, have worked with the school on the program, and East students were instrumental in fundraising efforts throughout the year. The program – which rewards students based on integrity, faith, leadership, academic excellence and the ability to transcend adversity to make a difference – is guaranteed to continue for at least a decade.


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Hey All,
I want to attempt a web project to make a small business website using only PHP. I have posted this project on a few project boards and received a lot of valuable feedback.
I'm new to programming and have been learning alot as I research and try out different ideas, but am unsure of how to really get started if I go the route of attemping this website myself or even outsource parts of it. So, of course I have questions...
Question 1: As a new persson to web development, what is the consensus on building the site yourself?
Any advice?
Question 2: What is the consensus on having a web job posted one of the job boards for a professional to complete? Any success/horror stories? What to look out for?
Question 3: I posted the job on a website that allows college students to work on the project in mentor led groups...allowing them to build up their skillset and professional network? How safe is this route? Has anyone gone this route? Feedback?


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Before there were automated phone voices, there was Keanu Reeves. Where lesser actors smear words together in smooth, syrupy deliveries, Reeves pounds every syllable, separating one from another, as audible puzzle pieces, or chunks of mismatched brick. Brando also put his own spin on the language and was widely considered the finest actor on Earth.
Earth is just now catching up with Keanu Reeves.
As is Dodgers outfielder Andre Ethier, who took to the New York stage this week in a campy send-up of "Point Break," a cheesy but oddly gripping sports flick that has become a semi-cult classic.
"I was hesitant to try it at first, but once I did I enjoyed it tremendously," Ethier said before Wednesday's game against the Mets. " Everyone involved with the show made it a lot of fun."
The stage version, known as "Point Break Live!" has been around for more than a decade. What usually happens is cast members pull someone out of the audience to play the role of Johnny Utah, the role Reeves wore like a wetsuit. The conceit is that almost anyone, without preparation or talent, can instantly sub for Reeves.
After Monday night's performance, one critic dinged Ethier for putting too much emotion into the lines, which in Reeves' readings were famously leaden. But from most accounts, Ethier hit for the cycle.
"Andre knew the script so well, he barely had to read" the cue cards, said actress Kate Ross, who played his love interest, Tyler.
Because the actor who plays Johnny Utah is usually plucked from the audience moments before the show, the crew holds up cue cards, which the newcomer usually struggles with — all part of the gag.
In Ethier's case, the role was no surprise. Major League Baseball set it all up as part of an upcoming video. The show, usually close to two hours, was cut to 45 minutes. To make it suitable for MLB airing, raunchy language was removed.
What survived are some of the most memorable scenes from the movie. As when Johnny Utah chases down a bank robber in a Ronald Reagan mask, then can't bring himself to shoot him. Or when he dives out of a plane without a parachute.
"Found one of your passports to Sumatra, I missed you by about a week at Fiji," Johnny Utah says. " But, I knew you wouldn't miss the 50-year storm, Bodhi."
Not for nothin' do you get to be a semi-classic surf flick.
Earlier this week, on an off-day before the series against the Mets, Ethier donned a wetsuit, pretended to surf, and jumped from a table dressed to look like a plane.
Before an audience of about 100 at Brooklyn's Knitting Factory, Ethier even endured customized taunts.
For instance, in the movie, Johnny Utah was a former Ohio State quarterback with a bad knee. In the Ethier version, Utah was a former Dodger with a bad wheel.
In one of his most-memorable scenes, Ethier had to drag himself across the stage.
"After a certain point in the shootout, the stage manager reminded him that he has an injured knee, and he crawled across the stage," Ross said. "He even remembered which knee was hurt."
That's just good acting.
Other classic roles we'd like to see Ethier tackle:
• Bill Murray's part in "Stripes."
• The chubby kid in "Book of Mormon."
• Iago in "Othello."
Like a lot of ballplayers, Ethier can be engaging one day and moody the next. I always found him more interesting than most. With working-class roots, he takes nothing for granted, and spends trips seeking out great places to eat — the more unusual the better. Plus, on a relatively bombastic team, he's got a quiet cool.
Whatever his role on the Dodgers is these days, he's been fully accepted by the cast and crew of "Point Break Live!" whom he treated to tickets to one of the games against the Mets.
"You certainly don't know what to expect from people with a certain degree of celebrity," noted his co-star Ross, an L.A. native and the daughter of actress Markie Post and TV writer Michael Ross.
"But he was so gracious and so fun," she said. "He was making conversation with everybody."
For Ethier, the experience marked the extent of his acting ambitions.
"If there are any more 'Point Break Live!' shows that need my help, I'll be happy to step in," he said. "But I think that's my limitation."


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Mar 25, 2013
From staff reports
Nowadays, you better be a celebrity to sit front row at the Super Bowl, walk the red carpet at the Grammys, or sit next to the president during his inaugural address. With rapidly evolving media,
these activities may, in the future, be experienced simply by the everyday person with a TV set.
Ohio University Associate Professor of Journalism Tom Hodson will host a Café Conversations discussion titled "The Future of Media" at 5 p.m. Wednesday, March 27, in the Baker University Center Front Room.
"Media has changed more in the past five years than it has in the previous 60 years," Hodson said.
Hodson said media started as a monologue by distributing information to its audience and it has since become a conversation between the media and consumer. He expects the media to become an experience for consumers similar to gaming.
"Most research conducted focuses on what has already happened. We want to flip that on its head and look at what will happen," Hodson said.


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When it comes to public information, it's easier to change the law than people's attitudes.
Changes to Illinois' Freedom of Information Act that took effect in 2010 have improved citizens' access to information about the governments that serve them.
But there's much work yet to be done in unraveling the culture of secrecy that persists among some public servants.
At McHenry County College, a Northwest Herald request for salary information on recently retired educators resulted in a runaround that lasted weeks.
Another request to the Upper Illinois River Valley Development Authority seeking an application by the group that wants to build a massive sports complex near the intersection of Routes 47 and 176 in Lakewood netted documents with everything but words such as prepositions and articles blacked out.
At least the new law takes the appeals process out of the hands of the local governments that deny open records requests in the first place. Instead, Attorney General Lisa Madigan's public access office makes a determination.
The new regulations also require the officials to receive authorization from Madigan's office to deny requests based on vague exemptions for personal privacy and preliminary drafts. Almost two-thirds of the 5,200 contacts Madigan's office had were regarding those exemptions in 2010.
Regrettably, a cadre of people in the public sector continue to believe that government ought to keep secrets from those who fund its operations. Others simply don't understand the law, and misguidedly choose to err on the side of keeping secrets.
Transparent government is good government. Any citizen, regardless of station or sophistication, should have easy access to public records should they request them. Unfortunately, Illinois still has a hangover from the days of toothless rules on the public's right to know. The only cure will be time.


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API specialist Apigee has this week launched OAuth API to address the "pain and complexity" that the company says developers experience when implementing OAuth (Open Authorization) across several APIs. Free in its current beta form, the new tool is intended for developers building social apps with the Salesforce REST, Chatter, LinkedIn, and Twitter APIs.
Apigee explains that OAuth is an open standard that allows users to share private resources stored on one site, with those on another site, without having to expose personal credentials such as username and password. The issue at hand here (according to Apigee) is that while OAuth can theoretically make the authentication process for mobile and native apps essentially "future proof," using OAuth can be a complex and cumbersome process for developers.
"OAuth is great for consumers, but can be painful for developers. By providing a single API for using OAuth across many different APIs, this new product makes OAuth relatively pain free," said Chet Kapoor, CEO, Apigee. "Mobile, social, and cloud platforms are the new strategic channel and business imperative in the post-browser web. With developer tools such as Apigee OAuth API, Apigee continues to make it easier and faster for developers to unleash the power of APIs for building apps."
The developer challenge here is no simple matter: There is a common need to leverage and then authenticate multiple social and enterprise APIs — Twitter, LinkedIn, Salesforce REST, Chatter, and more as Apigee adds them — and from this point then be able to use native code libraries so that apps can be built faster. It is this task that Apigee OAuth sets out to conquer.
In line with this central product release, Apigee has also announced two new interactive API Consoles, so that developers can explore, learn, and test APIs more easily. The company also provides an enterprise API management platform for developers to ease (yet more) pain when dealing with multi-channel strategies.
The core message here is the option for enterprises to reduce the complexity of providing APIs, driving developer adoption, analyzing and understanding API usage, and easily scaling as customers' API channels grow.


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BRISBANE, AUSTRALIA--(Marketwire - Nov. 29, 2012) - Orocobre Limited (News - Market indicators)(ASX:ORE) ("the Company") wishes to provide the following comments on the recent court rulings related to so-called "hold out" creditors who rejected Argentina's 2005 and 2010 sovereign debt restructurings offer.
Orocobre does not consider the Argentine sovereign bond litigation germane to the activities and developments of the Company. Orocobre is neither a bond market participant nor is it dependent on the Government of Argentina for financial support that could be affected by a sovereign debt problem.
Orocobre is pleased that the United States Appeals Court yesterday elected to stay an earlier ruling by US District Court Judge Thomas Griesa, thus averting an immediate problem. The Company recognizes that the judicial review scheduled to begin February 27, 2013 may, if adverse to Argentina, negatively affect the economy of Argentina. Opinions regarding potential legal strategies, financial implications for Argentina, and governmental actions are clearly beyond the scope of the Company.
Orocobre's flagship Olaroz lithium project is a hard asset, not a bond, and is under construction with the full support of our strong and capable partner, Toyota Tsusho Corporation and our valued Jujuy Province governmental partner, JEMSE. The development and operation of this export orientated lithium project, and the participation of JEMSE is supported by both national and provincial governments. The Company has no reason to believe that the outcome of the sovereign debt litigation proceedings in the United States, whenever they are resolved, would have any direct bearing on the support and encouragement Orocobre now has from both provincial and national governments. Any statement to the contrary, is, in the Company's opinion, speculative.
As well, Orocobre has no reason to believe that if a default situation developed, the national government would then choose to exacerbate its economic challenges and discourage foreign investment by imposing restrictions. While the Company remains hopeful that Argentina is able to resolve this matter without undue damage to its economy, Orocobre will be in an investing-building phase for the next 18 months, and will then be exporting all of its lithium carbonate production to Japan and other world markets. The Company acknowledges that a sovereign debt default crisis could cause considerable hardship for the people and economy of Argentina, however, the Company is not dependent upon the Argentine domestic economy for any of its lithium carbonate sales.
Orocobre has been operating in Argentina for more than five years. During that time, the Company has faced many business challenges, and has always been forthright with investors and the investment markets about the challenges faced. In this case, Orocobre believes that the sovereign debt litigation issue does not represent a material risk to the Company and its business plans.
About Orocobre Limited
Orocobre Limited is listed on the Australian Securities Exchange and Toronto Stock Exchange (ASX:ORE)(News - Market indicators), and is building a substantial Argentinian-based industrial minerals company through the construction and operation of its portfolio of lithium, potash and boron projects and facilities in the Puna region of northern Argentina. The Company is building in partnership with Toyota Tsusho Corporation and JEMSE, the first large-scale, "greenfield" brine based lithium plant in nearly 20 years at the Salar de Olaroz. This high-margin project has a planned production rate after ramp up of 17,500 tonnes per annum of battery grade lithium carbonate scheduled to commence in Q2 2014. The Company also wholly-owns Borax Argentina, an important regional borate producer. Orocobre has recently been included in the S&P/ASX 300 Index and was named 2012 Mining Company of the Year by Argentine mining magazine Panorama Minero and the Fundacion para el desarrollo de le Mineria Argentina ("Fundamin" or Foundation for Development of Argentina Mining). For further information, please visit www.orocobre.com.
Caution Regarding Forward-Looking Information
This news release contains "forward-looking information" within the meaning of applicable securities legislation. Forward-looking information contained in this release includes, but is not limited to, the outcome of Argentina's sovereign debt litigation, any actions by the Argentinean government relating thereto, any consequences for Orocobre's projects, operations or sales resulting from such matters, the construction at the Olaroz Project and the timing thereof, the commencement of commercial production at the Olaroz Project and the timing thereof, and the expected brine grade at the Olaroz Project, y.
Such forward-looking information is subject to known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause actual results to be materially different from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking information, including but not limited to the risk of further developments in Argentina's sovereign debt litigation that are adverse to the Argentinean economy or government; changes in government regulations, policies or legislation resulting therefrom or otherwise; the possibility that required concessions may not be obtained, or may be obtained only on terms and conditions that are materially worse than anticipated; the risk that required guarantees will not be provided or that the project financing will otherwise not be completed with Mizuho Corporate Bank and JOGMEC; that further funding may be required, but unavailable, for the ongoing development of the Company's projects; fluctuations or decreases in commodity prices; uncertainty in the estimation, economic viability, recoverability and processing of mineral resources; risks associated with weather patterns and impact on production rate; risks associated with construction and development of the Olaroz Project; unexpected capital or operating cost increases; uncertainty of meeting anticipated program milestones at the Olaroz Project; general risks associated with the feasibility and development of the Olaroz Project; as well as those factors disclosed in the Company's Annual Information Form for the year ended June 30, 2012 filed at www.sedar.com.
The Company believes that the assumptions and expectations reflected in such forward looking information are reasonable. Assumptions have been made regarding, among other things: the timely receipt of required approvals and completion of agreements on reasonable terms and conditions; the ability of the Company to obtain financing as and when required and on reasonable terms and conditions; the prices of lithium and potash; and the ability of the Company to operate in a safe, efficient and effective manner. Readers are cautioned that the foregoing list is not exhaustive of all factors and assumptions which may have been used. There can be no assurance that forward-looking information will prove to be accurate, as actual results and future events could differ materially from those anticipated in such information. Accordingly, readers should not place undue reliance on forward-looking information. The Company does not undertake to update any forward-looking information, except in accordance with applicable securities laws.
Oriel Res. is a nickel development stage company based in United kingdom.
Its stock quote reached its lowest recent point on December 30, 2005 at CA$ 0.43, and its highest recent level on February 02, 2018 at CA$ 7.36.
Oriel Res. has 209 479 867 shares outstanding.


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Have you always dreamed of acting or performing?
The Augusta Arts Council is looking for those interested in the performing arts and would like to be a part in establishing a Community Theatre.
Seeking those interested in giving their time and talent for productions for the local community.
It will be a 6-8 week commitment, if cast for the play, with rehearsals, learning lines and performances.
If this is something you have dreamed of and are interested in, please contact DeAnn at the Arts Council, 775-2900, and let the fun begin!


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IRVINE, Calif. – Mazda North American Operations (MNAO) today announced the Takeri Concept will make its North American debut at the upcoming New York International Auto Show. Takeri is the third concept vehicle to feature the brand's Kodo ("Soul of Motion") design theme and the second to fully embrace SkyActiv technology. Takeri is the first Mazda concept vehicle to feature a SkyActiv-D 2.2-litre clean diesel engine as well as other fuel-saving technologies such as i-stop, a stop-start system, and i-ELOOP, a regenerative braking system.
A vehicle of mid-size sedan proportions, Takeri is outfitted with the lines which have become synonymous with Kodo design. The vehicle sits on 20-inch satin-chrome wheels and features all of Mazda's SkyActiv technologies.
Equipped with a SkyActiv-D 2.2-litre diesel engine, Takeri features the i-stop idling stop system and i-ELOOP, the world's first capacitor-based regenerative braking system. I-stop restarts in a single engine cycle unlike other stop-start systems, which require two cycles. At less than 0.4 seconds, i-stop achieves the world's fastest diesel engine restart time. i-ELOOP efficiently converts kinetic energy into electricity during deceleration, which is stored in capacitors and then used to power the vehicle's electric equipment, reducing engine load and improving fuel economy by as much as 10 percent.
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Speaking in Tech: 'Calling it a cloud doesn't make it so'
Software Defined Bullsh*t, cloudy judgment and more
In this week's enterprise techcast, Ed Saipetch is steering the ship solo - live from Amsterdam. The lucky sod is in North Holland for Structure:Europe 2012, and has left Greg Knieriemen and Sarah Vela languishing in the States while he tears up canal-lined streets in the name of tech.
His special guests this week are Derrick Harris, co-chair of Structure:Europe and senior writer at GigaOm; Sam Johnston, director of Cloud and IT Services at Equinix; Joe Baguley, CTO for VMware in EMEA; and Tony Lucas, founder and SVP of product at Flexiant.
This week we discuss...
- Structure Europe 2012
- The momentum (or lack of) behind CloudStack and OpenStack
- Cloud services vs products
- C-level perception of cloud
- Open source paranoia
- Telcos are the worst providers of cloud service
- The process problem
- IT hoarders
- Data center transition and the business value automation
- Dynamic Ops and the future of vCloud Director
- Software Defined Bullshit
- Calling it a cloud doesn't make it so
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"A woman who is willing to be herself and pursue her own potential runs not so much the risk of loneliness as the challenge of exposure to more interesting men — and people in general." Lorraine Hansberry
I met this "Phenomenal Women" many years ago and like so many Phenomenal Women, you won't find her name in the history books. As the years passed, I realized just how phenomenal she was. At sixteen, she graduated valedictorian of her class and attended Bowie State College on a full scholarship. After leaving Bowie her vocations included the health field, federal government, private industry, and then she entered divinity school. During this time, she was a wife and a mother raising four daughters that she encouraged and supported in achieving their dreams. As a United Methodist minister, she pastored several historic churches throughout Maryland and DC, including making history as the female director of The Morgan Christian Center.
"Have I told you lately that I love you? Have I told you there's no one else above you? You fill my heart with gladness, take away all my sadness, ease my trouble that's what you do." Rod Stewart
The day she retired from Northwood Appold United Methodist Church, this Phenomenal Woman surprised me when she sang, "I know who holds tomorrow" to a teary congregation. In all the years I've known her, I never heard her sing.
"Many things about tomorrow I don't seem to understand but I know who holds tomorrow and I know who holds my hand"
"In my solitude" She never hesitated to drive cross-country alone to visit her children or grandchildren, stopping along the way to enjoy the country. This woman, loved by many and cherished by all, broke the glass ceiling. This phenomenal woman is the one I lovingly call Mommy, my mother the Rev. Pauline Ridgley Wilkins, the mother of Cheryl, Karen, Clarissa and me. Living for the Weekend honors her during Women's History Month.
"When you starts measuring somebody, measure him right … Make sure you done take into account what hills and valleys he come through before he got wherever he is." Lorraine Hansberry
We honor glass ceiling breakers, First Lady Michele Obama, Poet Audra Lorde, actress Nicole Ari Parker- Kodjoe, Mayor Stephanie Rawlings Blake, Judge Shirley Watts, Dr. Thelma Daley, Lisa Lee Packer, Joyce Ward, Councilwoman Sharon Green-Middleton, Maia Estes, Lucinda Ware, Edi Greene, Landa McLaurin, Joy Bramble, Murnell Cooper, Priscilla Blackwell, Sen. Delores Kelly, the Hon. Agnes Welch, Sade, Mary Demory, the Rev. Dr. Vashti McKenzie, Marlaa Reid, Patricia G. Thomas, Dr. Patricia Schmoke, Angela Gibson, Lola March, Dottie Hector, Councilwoman Rikki Spector, Cindy Wolfe, Judge Marcella Holland, Delegate Adrienne Jones, Diane Hocker, Beverly Carter, Mildred Harris, Mildred Taylor, Jacqueline Washington, Bresha Webb, Dorothy "Queen" Williams, Robin Wood, Dr. Greta Burnett, Councilwoman Mary Pat Clark, Councilwoman Helen Holton, Lydia Mussenden, Ellen Howard, Keirston Wood, Van Nguyen, Zoe Washington, Libby Harris, Chili Washington, Veronica "Ronnie" Jackson, the Hon. Joan Pratt and Renita Mingo.
In honor of Women's History Month "Phenomenal Women," remember: "Everyday a Lion wakes up knowing it has to chase down the fastest gazelle and if it doesn't it will not survive and everyday a gazelle wakes up knowing it has to outrun the fastest lion in order to survive … which are you the lion or the Gazelle? Either way you should wake up knowing you must live life to the fullest." Zack Lemelle
'I do not wish women to have power over men; but over themselves." Mary Wollstonecraft
Our congratulations to Ossie Clay on your induction into the Howard County Woman's Hall of Fame; an organization she founded in 1996.
"No matter where you're from your dreams are valid" Lupita Nyong'o
You can get a seat in the New Teachers Lounge written and produced by Baltimore native Ursula Battle on March 22-23. Email [email protected] .
"Rah, rah, rumble seats and running boards them was the good old days, knee pants and dime a dance girls, oh, lord them was the good old days." Roger Miller
Join me at the signing of my colleague Rosa "Rambling Rose" Pryor-Trusty's book African-American Community History & Entertainment (Remembering the Yesterday's 1940-1980) from 3 to 6 p.m. March 23 at Colin's Seafood. This book has pictures of folks that helped make Baltimore the Mecca city for entertainment.
"If no tourists came, we'd still have Mardi Gras. Mardi Gras is a state of mind." Ed Muniz
The Mardi Gras celebration hosted by Jacqueline Richardson at her festive Woodlawn home was bedazzled with beads. It was just what I needed to help me get my joy back. The menu was reminiscent of a Nawlin's buffet with Cajun catfish, shrimp creole, dirty rice, chicken gumbo, red beans and rice, creole black beans, Big Easy jambalaya, pork roast, greens, banana and pineapple pudding, and strawberry pie. Guests enjoying the evening were Brenda Sykes, Rita and Elvard Cooper, Sara Smalley, Rosemary Atkinson, Laura Byrd, Ann Branch, Jacqueline and James Massey, Dr. Thelma Daley, Dr. Charlene Cooper-Boston, Maggie Wiggins, Leah Hasty, Laura Knight, Beverly Boston, Linda Farrah, Debbie Parker, Margaret Johnson, Marina Solovey, Deborah Carter and Ronald Allen.
"When I discovered you, I discovered a peace within, joy like no other, you're my closest friend, if you were a number you'd be a perfect 10, right out of the skies you were heaven sent" R Kelly
Happy anniversary to Sheryl and Wesley Wood, Albert and Elsie Maddox, and Rose and Leonard Hamm. Happy birthday to Warren Jenifer, Michele Emery, Debbie Taylor, Rosemary "Duchess" Atkinson, Myron Bundy and Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake. Sending get-well wishes to Donna Boone–Galmore, we're wishing you nothing but blue skies.
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Kenneth W. Thompson, 44, of 202 Commercial Avenue in Springfield was charged with 36 counts of incest in Washington Circuit Court recently.
According to the indictment, on or about the spring of 2010 through March 2011 Thompson had sexual intercourse with a person who one knows to be an ancestor, descendant, brother or sister by forcible compulsion. The indictment states that the victim was younger than 18 years of age or incapable of consent because he or she is physically helpless or mentally incapacitated.
A Springfield woman was injured Wednesday in a single-vehicle crash on
Bardstown Road in LaRue County.
Felecia L. Spalding, 43, was driving a 2008 Dodge Avenger near the 7800
block about 2 p.m. when she lost control of the vehicle, according to LaRue
County Deputy Eric Williamson.
The Willisburg Fire Department and Rescue Squad is one of 78 fire departments from across the state that will get a part of $259,070 in grant funds. The Kentucky Division of Forestry (KDF) has awarded the money to rural fire departments from across the state through the Volunteer Fire Assistance (VFA) grant program.
A Washington County grand jury has returned indictments against 11 people.
A tiebreaker vote by Washington County Judge-Executive John Settles kept the county out of potential legal trouble on Friday during a special-called meeting.
Ground has been broken for the new Dollar General store in Willisburg.
Hal Goode, executive director of Springfield-Washington County Economic Development Authority, is excited about the progress, and to have Dollar General in the Willisburg community.
Tobacco farmers in Washington County who have been around a while may recognize the quality of tobacco this year's crop is producing.
Memories from the drought of 1983 stir like the dust that blows in the hot, dry summer wind.
"This is the worst tobacco crop I've ever had," James Osbourne, who has been raising tobacco for 20 years, said. "My dad (Sidney) thinks the tobacco is as bad as that (1983)."
An East Bernstadt man will spend time behind bars for his actions leading to a fatal July 2010 accident.
Stephen Sizemore, 55, entered a guilty plea to a charge of manslaughter, 2nd degree, Friday in a criminal mediation held in Taylor County.
The Washington County High School Commander football team will play its home opener at 7:30 p.m. tonight against Lincoln County. Lincoln will try to avenge last season's 17-16 loss to the Commanders.
Lincoln County (0-2) enters the game with two losses, but Commander head coach Eric Sagrecy said the Patriots can't be overlooked.
The Washington County School Board met for a special tax hearing Friday night. The only item on the agenda was a proposed increase that would take taxes from 54.8 cents per $100 of assessed property, to 57.0 cents per $100 of property.
Judy Spalding, finance officer for the Washington County School District, gave a presentation and said the proposed increase would generate an additional $191,075.80 next year.
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Tracking the 'Rabbits
The South Dakota State track and field team is about to embark on one of their busiest weekends of the year. The Jackrabbits will be competing in four meets in three different states over four days.
SDSU will be competing in the Drake Relays (Des Moines, Iowa), Kip Janvrin Open (Indianola, Iowa), Mt. Marty Twilight (Yankton, S.D.) and the Drake Alternative (St. Peter, Minn.).
Schedule of Events:
2:00 p.m.: The women's hammer throw and the men's discus begins at the Kip Janvrin Open. (W hammer--Shelby Assmus, McKenzie Johnson, Amy Paulzine; M discus—Ryan Ackman, Cullen Mack).
4:40 p.m.: Samantha Anderson, Laura Lawton, Jenna Grossenburg and Karley Konkol will be competing in the 4x1600-meter relay at the Drake Relays.
8.10 p.m.: Anthony Bongard will be representing SDSU in the 10k at the Drake Relays.
9:05 p.m.: Trent Lusignan and Michael Krsnak will be running in the 5k at the Drake Relays.
11:10 a.m.: Jared Foote, Luke Leischner, Dominique Wright and LeAndre Kennedy will be running in the 4x100-meter relay at the Drake Relays.
2:00 p.m.: Amy Paulzine competes in the javelin and Brooke Garner throws the discus at the Drake Relays. The women's shot put and men's javelin is set to start at the Kip Janvrin Open (W shot—McKenzie Johnson, Shelby Assmus, Kae Januschka; M jav—Blair Seamore).
3:50 p.m.: Erin Hargens, S. Anderson, Konkol will be competing in the 1500-meter run at the Kip Janvrin Open.
4:20 p.m.: Lusignan and Krsnak will be running in the 1500-meter run at the Kip Janvrin Open.
4:30 p.m.: Men's long jump starts at Mt. Marty (Jeremiah Ary).
5:30 p.m.: Laron Broadway starts off track events at Mt. Marty for SDSU in the men's 100m.
5:45 p.m.: The team of Ashley Odegaard, Megan Bren, Gina Fritz, Carly Carper will run the 4x200-meter relay at the Drake Relays.
6:45 p.m.: Leischner, Foote, Wright and Justin Carson will team up to run the 4x200-meter relay at the Drake Relays.
7:05 p.m.: Krista Creager, Tera Potts, Bobbie McLaury, Jessica Eibs will race in the 4x800-meter at the Drake Relays.
9:35 p.m.: Grossenburg, Leah Bolon, Josie Oakland will run in the 5k at the Kip Janvrin Open.
9 a.m.: Garner competes in the hammer throw at the Drake Relays.
9:15 a.m.: The men's javelin starts off the throws at the Drake Alternative (Seamore & Ryan Jorgenson).
9:47 a.m.: Bren, Carper, Fritz and Krista Creager will compete in the sprint medley relay at the Drake Relays.
10:30 a.m.: The women's pole vault and women's high jump kick off the jumps at the Drake Alternative. Amy Leiferman and Kali Olson are scheduled to compete in their respective events.
12:15 p.m.: Kirsten Anderson will be running in the 3000-meter steeplechase at the Drake Alternative.
12:30 p.m.: Shelby Assmus, Paulzine, Becca Fischer, Kae Januschka will be throwing in the discus at the Drake Alternative.
1:42 p.m.: Hargens, Bren, Creager and Potts will be running in the distance medley at the Drake Relays.
Up Next:
The Jackrabbits will be competing in the Howard Wood Dakota Relays in Sioux Falls, S.D. next weekend (May 3-4). The Howard Wood Dakota Relays is the final tune-up before The Summit League Track and Field Outdoor Championships. The championships are scheduled to take place on May 9-11 in Muncie, Ind.
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Yikes. I wonder of Stoney's aversion to signing checks has a sinister motivation. When the stuff inevitably hits the fan, she can claim "I never approved those payments, expenditures, etc. My underlings took it on themselves to do that and kept me in the dark. I think they all should be fired." In an environment like that I'd be keeping a very detailed documentation trail -- off site if at all possible.But then, I'm just a tad paranoid.
there has been times when I've had to step back and stop "fixing" things that were another person's job. If I'd kept doing it, they would have kept happily ignoring what they were supposed to do and were getting paid to do.
But Stoney's days are numbered now, aren't they? I was driving back to Chicago yesterday, and the newspaper in the gas station had headlines about the big raid and how the Feds are involved now and the kickbacks and waste/mismanagement with the $1000+ wastebaskets???
Not much of an update, but some chickens are coming home to roost. We have been weeding the really old books and the ones we can't sell at booksale (and the ones in such bad shape I won't take them to goodwill) are piling up because Stonecold hasn't paid the dumpster guys to come and haul away the dumpster that's already there. AND....you betcha....the local paper isn't being delivered because we haven't paid them aaaaaaaaand after promising those of us willing to work extra days that we would be given double overtime for it, we found out she lied about getting this approved by the city.The library board, of course, continues to support her because she's such a breath of fresh air. Harrumph, harrumph.
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wait fuck, nevermind...
Something about killing superheroes?
Something about killing superheroes?
Something about how real masked vigilante would be, the fetichist, oversized-ego, psycho-past, nostalgic underwear-over-pants kind, and the problems they would have if they really existed. Add to that an intrigue and a very good naration, and you have one of the most incredible novel ever written.
Oh and it's 11$ on amazon [amazon.com] (the whole 12 chapter in one tome) in paperback. Make yourself the pleasure of increasing your culture
Make yourself the pleasure of increasing your culture
You have no change to survive make your time.
I read it last year. I got it. I did not find it awe-inspiring or even particularly well written. It's a decent story, but not more so than many others I have read. Certainly not good enough to make a Top 100 books of all time list like it says on the cover.
I look forward to the movie though. I don't think a movie adaptation can hurt this one.
The entire book is built off of the brain monster: it is a reference to Starro, the alien starfish that is the first villain the Justice League fights together, and symbolically it represents how Ozymandias's plan is to force the world to band together.
It's also the final and most important element of novel, which is the deconstruction of the superhero genre. The octopus punctuates that deconstruction and really says something clear about super heroes: The monster-of-the-week has appeared, and this time there is no last minute batman plan or newly developed superman power that can stop it. All of the heroes are gone. None of the heroes ever were heroes. Not to mention that Ozymandias, the real villain, has shown himself to be as much a part of the game as the others despite his claims to the contrary. His ends-justify-the-means attitude is just as arrogant as the other Watchmen's.
Understanding the octupus is really, really, important in terms of the book's literary value.
Understanding the octupus is really, really, important in terms of the book's literary value.
Can you read that line out loud with a straight face?
Proust wrote about cake. Joyce wrote about the pleasures of a good turd. Kafka wrote about a giant spider. There's no received wisdom about "acceptably literary topics".
You want replies from people who aren't huge fans, but you posted this before most people get off work today. Only a true fan would skip work/school to watch a movie.
I've not read the book (I just finished chapter 1), and I'm seeing it tonight at 9:30; if you still want the viewpoint of a non-obsessed fan, check back tomorrow for my reply to this post.
CmdrTaco doesn't work you insensitive clod.
Not that I can't spare the few dimes to see this in the theater, but I'd rather download this one and see it in the comfort of my own home.
Preposterous! The only way to truly appreciate Dr. Manhattans' giant blue penis is to see it on a big screen.
Where's the link to TFA?
Well in this case you should ask about TFT, and I guess you could look for it in mininova.
It took some searching, but here's the link to TFA [slashdot.org].
Infinite recursion hurts my brain.
Graphic novel dilettante here, just curious. Sandman?
I would think so.
Judging by the summary it might be 300 - not that I was aware that was ever a comic.
Sandman makes sense, but it's a series in ten volumes. Watchmen is a one-off. Personally I'd guess you'd get three answers if you asked around the nerd population: Watchmen, V for Vendetta, and The Dark Knight Returns.
I always wanted to see this one up on the screen. For those that don't know, Death was a recurring figure in Sandman.
Newsnight Review think everything that anyone has heard of is a turkey though; they only like films that are very obscure and hugely pretentious - if they can find one that's not in English then it's a bonus.
I have not read the book, nor seen the movie. It was great! How's that for an untainted opinion?
Roger Ebert [suntimes.com]
I'm putting together some notes on Watchmen, and providing a place for you all to discuss it.
Where is this place you speak of? I don't see a link or anything...
Oh, wait...
Alan Moore's Judge Dredd was a major part of my staple fiction diet during my youth. Those stories were dark, amusing, insightful, prophetic, and downright nasty and callous in places.
All in all excellent stuff, with some stories that still make me dig out my collection.
Yup, still got every one up in my loft, as bought from the newsagent each week as they came out.
Never read Watchment though, to be honest I hadn't heard of it till this movie. My main fascination is SF pulp from the fifties and sixties thoug
He co-wrote it. I have the comics here.
sorry, I meant 15 seconds
It is 3:06 PM. You will be making a mistake twelve minutes ago.
Which would you find more believable - an alien invasion from parallel world, or a superbeing that you know exists causing the catastrophy?
I've seen a lot of book-to-movie attempts. Some are watchable, like Lord of the Rings. Some are not, like Dune. I can't help myself. I'm nitpicky. Occasionally very nitpicky.
But I'm keeping high hopes that The Watchmen will not be too far off the mark. Why you ask?
Because Kevin Smith liked it. [slashfilm.com]
Let's face it - he's probably a bigger comic book geek than almost all of us. And if it passes muster with him, it may just be great.
I read the graphic novel one week and watched the Motion Comic before I saw the movie this morning at 12:00 AM. Here are a few notes:
a. The movie has a long runtime: Watchmen covers a lot of material. I think I left the theatre at 3:00 AM. Make sure you have the endurance to enjoy the entire film.
b. Watchmen can be confusing: The movie can be a bit of a challenge to follow if you are not familiar with the graphic novel. I had to explain parts of the movie to a friend who had never read the comic 10 times, namely information regarding the Minutemen and the Crimestoppers, and the differences between the two generations. The movie does a good job of giving a backstory, but it can be a lot to keep track of.
c. There's nudity. If you read the graphic novel, you know what to expect. Come in with a mature mindset, and you will do a good job. Come with a theatre of teenagers and you will get some silly snickers during some serious scenes. Anyone familiar with the comic should know which of thes I am refering to.
d. Careful if you watched the Watchmen Motion Comic: If your first experience was with the Watchmen Motion Comic, you may be disappointed at some parts. Namely because the WMC will have you expecting voices to be in a certain way. After reading the graphic novel, I watched the WMC and I associated the voice of Dr. Manhattan with my images of him. I was a bit upset hearing the voice actor for Manhattan. He did a good job on his performance, though.
e. Don't come into this expecting 300: This is a crime thriller, not a beat-em-up movie. Sure, it has some good violence and action if that's what one is looking for, however, the real meat and bones is in the storyline and how it deconstructs the superhero concept.
That's about it. They did as good of a job as was possible considering time, budget, and fanboy limitations.
That's about it...
Watchmen is like Star Wars. You must experience it at age 18 or younger to appreciate it. Youre just too old. To adults, the characters are unrealistic, the plot is uninteresting, the love story silly, the ending illogical, and the tough guy machismo boring. To kids and teens its nectar of the gods. Its firmly in the realm of nostalgic stuff.
Growing up sucks, eh?
Haha, wow. I couldn't disagree more. I did first read it when I was about 16, but I don't feel nostalgic about it at all. It's difficult to digest, the ending isn't particularly satisfying, and it was full of cultural references that I was too young to really appreciate (Nixon, Vietnam, 1940s superheroes).
Furthermore, the characters seemed "unrealistic" even then, because I was smart enough to realize that the Watchmen is mostly a comic book about comic books. The book quite clearly sets up the concept of "
Ultimately, Watchmen was a faithful representation of the source material. You can read the book and base your opinion of whether or not you will enjoy the movie on your opinion of the book.
I found that the actors portraying Nite Owl II, Rorschach, and Dr. Manhattan were excellent in their roles. There were so many little atmospheric touches, I missed them all (looking through the credits, you'll see acknowledgments and thanks for use of clips from various shows and movies, I didn't see half of those in the movie itself).
Very faithful except for the ending which is still faithful to the idea of the ending.
There were a few scenes in the first hour that were a little loose or slow. that's not it.
Here it is: The movie had a great sound track but a lousy score. The background "emotion" music (that made star wars great) was average. the sound track was the biggest change in the "feel" of the novel to me.
The characters were great except veigt was about 20 pounds too light imho.
There is a lot of stuff there for the fan which is meaningless to someone who hasn't read the comic first. It's not bad- it just doesn't connect emotionally because you see some secondary characters or scenes without the 30 panels of buildup you got in the comic.
Some things were the same as the comic but came across a LOT differently.
Never has so much swinging male private parts been on display. Much more impact when it's swinging around than on the printed page.
The sex scenes had a lot more impact and were more *real* than many sex scenes in many other movies. the awkwardness of it is frequently dropped from "hollywood reality". it was amazing. this added a lot ot the suspension of disbelief for the rest of the film.
The violence was extreme. In the panel, it's one thing-- on the screen- it's disturbing. This is not a kid's movie even if they edit out the nudity.
Was very satisfied- understood the edits and changes that were made. Recommend it- but you'll get more out of it if you read the graphic novel first.
And what is with hendrix being the new SF catch song...
So I'm reading some of the reviews/opinions about the movie, and I'm pleased to see that a lot of people seem to get the idea that most of these "superheroes" are just people in costumes. Night Owl has all the gadgets etc., but he doesn't really seem to have the temperament to be a hero. Plus, though he may have all the gadgets and everything, it's safe to say that the Owlship can fly for the same reason that the sky is full of dirigibles and people smoke weird cigarettes with bubbles at the end -- namely, because of Dr. Manhattan.
Dr. Manhattan, we are told, is the only one of the bunch with any superpowers. And, unfortunately for all the rest of the so-called superheroes, he has the ultimate superpower -- basically, control of time and space. Nobody else is ever going to match him. Might as well close the book. The catch, however, is that all this godlike power has made him (quite naturally) detached from humanity.
OK, that's all well and good so far. But I always thought that one of the major, MAJOR themes of the novel revolved around Ozymandias, and the reader's slowly-dawning realization that there might not be only one superhero in the world. There might be two.
Dr. Manhattan may be the world's only literal comic-book superhero, but Ozymandias represents more the Nietzschian "superman" -- a normal human being who has transformed himself into the ultimate that the human race can hope for. He's billed as "the smartest man on Earth," sure -- but the mere fact that he [REDACTED] shows that he's also one of the top physical specimens on Earth, too. That guy was one tough mofo! And by the end of the story, we see that Ozymandias really, actually can catch a bullet in his bare hand; it's no parlor trick.
So the ultimate question is: What does it mean to be a superman?
We've shown that it has distanced Dr. Manhattan from humanity. But it's easy to say "that's only natural, Dr. Manhattan really isn't human anymore," and maybe in fact he is redeemed at the end. But Ozymandias is human, yet his superiority over the rest of us seems to have isolated him in exactly the same way as Dr. Manhattan. Maybe he can't fly to Mars, but think of him sitting in that big chair at the bottom of the world with his cat for company, watching rows of television screens bringing him images of the decay of civilization. Think about what he decides to do about it. Is there humanity in his plan? Is he a hero? A villain? Does he find redemption?
Does the world need supermen? Is there even a place for them?
I always thought these were some of the major themes of Watchmen, but I rarely hear them discussed, and it's not clear to me whether they're represented in the movie. (Are they?)
Just thought I'd throw it out there to give us all something to waste time with on a Friday afternoon. Cheers!
I haven't seen it yet, but I'm going to see it as soon as I can. I was hoping this wouldn't get screwed up, and signs indicate that it hasn't.
The surest way to screw it up would have been to get Tim Burton [imdb.com] or Paul Verhoeven [imdb.com] to direct it; they don't seem to be able to make a movie based on a book without wanting to change things and put their own fingerprints on it. (I'd love to watch a Starship Troopers [wikipedia.org] movie. Too bad we didn't actually get one [sff.net].)
Everyone agrees that a perfect, 100% faithful adaptation is impossible, unless you do it as a miniseries that is around 12 hours long. The best we can hope for is that the screenwriter and director do a good job of streamlining the story and keeping the important parts intact. Kevin Smith [slashfilm.com] says that this has been done.
I've read several reviews, and they illustrate how impossible it is to walk the tightrope. The movie keeps large chunks of the original dialog intact, and reviews have complained about dialog-heavy, boring long scenes. As a fan of Alan Moore's writing, I'm expecting that I will like or love these "boring" scenes. You can't please everyone.
I read an interview with the director, Zack Snyder. He said the movie studios pushed on him to cut some of the more shocking scenes, such as a rape, and a scene where a pregnant woman gets shot; but the scenes were important to the story, and he got them kept in. In the book, the alienation of Dr. Manhatten is shown visually in the way he stops bothering to wear clothes; this is kept as well. The pirate-themed side story would have made the movie too long... but they filmed it anyway and it will be available as its own feature on DVD.
I read that Zack Snyder gave each actor a copy of the graphic novel, and authorized them to edit their characters' dialog to more closely match the graphic novel. I have real hope that this movie will make me happy as a Watchmen fan.
P.S. Alan Moore is not happy with it, but as far as I can tell, he is automatically not happy with any attempt to turn his work into a movie. You could get Peter Jackson with an unlimited budget, and he still would not be happy. I read that they offered to have him help with the adaptation, but he declined. (Which makes perfect sense... that way he can complain about everything, and no one can say "well, you had the power to change that, why didn't you?")
http://io9.com/5165227/the-version-of-watchmen-the-studio-wanted [io9.com]
Great jumping cats! Someone made an animated "Saturday Morning Watchmen" cartoon and it is seriously funny. It's at the end of this article, but here's a direct link:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YDDHHrt6l4w [youtube.com]
In a blatant attempt to make my movie-going a valid business expense..
If you go to enough movies to make a dent in your tax bill, you need help! If you don't go to that many movies, but you still look for ways to deduct a $10 ticket, you really need help!
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AYER -- When you first meet Mary Malone, you know you are meeting someone with a lot of energy and passion for her work.
On the day the new superintendent of the Ayer Shirley Regional School District met with a reporter in her office at Page Hilltop Elementary School, the high-school building construction had disrupted the school district's Internet and telephone system, and Malone was working to ensure that all calls and emails to the superintendent's office were delivered to her cellphone and then returned.
A lifelong resident of Haverhill, Malone previously worked as a teacher, guidance counselor, assistant principal, principal and assistant superintendent before taking over the ASRSD on July 1. She said she always knew her place was in education.
She began her teaching career as a sixth-grade elementary-school teacher in two parochial schools, after which she taught eighth-grade English at Nettle Middle School in Haverhill, her alma mater.
"It was really interesting to work with my former teachers," she said.
Malone went on to earn her guidance degree at Salem State University so that she could continue to work directly with students.
"It was almost like two degrees in one, because (in guidance) you have to do a lot of self-examination," she said. "It causes you to reflect on yourself, and so at that time, I felt like I really grew."
She earned her doctorate in educational leadership from Nova Southeastern University.
The search for a new superintendent was initiated when the newly formed regional school district's first superintendent, Carl Mock, announced he would leave when his three-year contract expired at the end of June. One of four finalists out of 24 original applicants for the position, Malone stood out with several members of the School Committee as someone who makes a special effort to connect with the public.
Just 30 days into her tenure, Malone had already begun to use her communication skills to strengthen the partnership between the two communities and within the district.
Careful to praise the work already done on the school district's website, she said she is working on making it even more user-friendly.
"The district and school websites are the welcome wagon and entry points to the district," she said. "People want information. They may be thinking of moving or coming to our schools, so they are going to go to the website. It's an area I am looking at to make more informative and communicative. People need to know, 'How can I reach out to the superintendent or principal?'"
Malone is looking at how the school principals put together their monthly newsletters, and has started conversations with the two local public-access cable-television stations about doing a monthly show similar to one she did in Haverhill.
"There are many residents in both towns who don't have children in the schools but want to know about the schools," she said. "People (in Haverhill) said they loved learning what is happening and where their tax dollars are going. You make more friends and build support."
Malone said communication is "definitely a priority, within the district and within our teams and working as a school system."
"One of my goals is to strengthen the regional partnership -- meeting people and attending events, being visible and being transparent and building relationships," she added.
She is also looking at the facilities and making sure they are welcoming to parents and the community.
When asked how the district can ensure that students are working at a high level through means other than standardized testing, Malone honed in on "personalizing teaching."
"Formative assessments are administered to students in short windows of time, so a teacher should assess a student's prior knowledge and mastery," she said. "Those should be fundamentals, because (students) don't want to repeat what they already know. We want students to keep progressing. That is differentiated instruction."
She said teachers need the skills and resources to master highly effective teaching, and stressed the need to assess what the district has in terms of technology, as well as what the district's goals are with regard to its use.
"We have to be sure decisions are informed, (get) feedback from teachers (and) do some observations of teaching and learning," she said.
"We are building the Ayer Shirley Regional School District as a professional learning community," she added. "Together, through collaboration, we as a community of educators will build our skill set to meet the needs of the young, curious, inspiring children."
Malone plans to engage with students and staff throughout the school day and be extremely visible in all of the schools.
"I want them to know who their superintendent is," she said. "I want them to know me."
She said she has already met a number of summer-school students and plans to form a student advisory group of middle- and high-school students.
"If you really want to know what is going on, you go to the students," she said. "They are a wonderful source of information, and can give feedback and insights about what they need, what they love. ... The students should never be overlooked."
So how does it feel to be at Ayer Shirley after having spent most of her career in Haverhill?
"I made the right decision, and I'm very happy," she said, adding that she first did her due diligence in researching the towns and district. "There are great people here at Ayer and Shirley. The staff and administrators in this district are wonderful, very dedicated and passionate people, and that energizes and motivates me.
"Everybody wants to build the Ayer Shirley School District," she added. "(We) want to excel and attract and retain students, so it's a good place to start, with common goals and common ground."


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Tuesday, September 18, 2007
Flip that Tank
Bloodsky is the best guild on the server for PVE progression, but I can't get on early enough to make their start times. I've tried for a solid week and my real life just won't permit it.
So rather than being dragged through farming runs, I decided to leave the guild and try to find one that fits my schedule a little better. I still want a guild doing 25 mans.
Face and Sevenn wasted little time in getting me an invite to Mal Katai. Mal has two teams working on Karazhan and has done High King Maulgar in Gruul's Lair.
I did a bit of farming on the Etherel's south of Area 52 for Consortium rep, when Face asked if I'd like to do a Heroic. I agreed. It was me (Prot Paladin), Face (Mage, spec'ed Arcane), Splinterdc (Warlock), Mowbray (Holy Paladin), and Threehands (PuG Rogue).
We decided to do Mechanar. Mech is not my favorite instance. There are two mobs in there I simply detest. The first is the big robots called Tempest Forge Destroyers. They do the Charged Fist self buff which destroys me. Luckily between the Rogue and Face almost all of the Charged Fist buffs got interrupted so he never got it off. The one time he did, I used Hammer of Justice to stun him so the buff would wear off.
The other mobs that are a pain are the little bomb throwing demons. They always come in packs, and those bombs hurt. Luckily for us we had a Warlock and could use those bombs against the other mobs.
We had some trouble with bad pulls. A couple of the guys were short on time, so I tried to skip as much as possible. This turned out to be a bad idea, as we would invariably pull the skipped mobs leading to a wipe.
We got the first mini boss down and proceeded to take on the first "real" boss of the instance. We tried him out in the open, we tried him on the stairs, but nothing was working. Finally we decided I would tank him on the floor near the stairs and the range and healers would be on the stairs.
I think the key to our successful attempt was that the Rogue and I kept getting the same charge. The boss gives each person in the party a charge, positive or negative. Stand by the same charge, and your damage goes up. Stand by the opposite charge and you actually do damage to each other. The Rogue was staying next to me regardless of what charge he had, which made the fight more difficult than it should have been. We had run out of time after the first boss and the guys needed to go.
After the run, I did a bit more farming and managed to hit Revered with Consortium. No to get back into Karazhan and buy the +healing meta gem pattern.
I really wanted this first run with the new guild to be flawless, but it wasn't. No one said anything to me or about me as the run finished up so I'm not sure how they felt about my skill.
Tanking is so visible that I think players sometimes judge the tank by the runs success. I have 12k hit points unbuffed and 14k armor. Those should be adequate for the dungeon we were doing. As a DPS, I could always look back on a run and say 'Well, we didn't get very far, but I was doing 500 dps, so I know I did my part'. Tanking is not like that. Tanking is more like being a goalie. People only remember when you wipe or when you lose aggro.
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- Origami said...
Yes, tanking can be easily mis-judged. However, my attitude has always been that if people judge tanking based solely on wipes and aggro loss without taking any other factors those are not the people I want to be running with anyway.
I'm sure the Mal Katai guys are smarter than that so don't worry. Heroic Mech isn't exactly a walk in the park.
- September 18, 2007 at 11:22 AM
- Galoheart said...
Good to hear you find a guild that's more convenient to your schedule. Yet hope they don't judge you as well for the less than flawless run.
I don't have your tanking experience, some day in time i will. But as reader i enjoy reading your perspective on things and on the tanking part of things been futher ahead in the game, give me some hope on the road ahead. People think its easy Its to stand in front of a mob and take hits, some people say just go up and tank X mob and dps will do the rest. I've not seen it to be that easy as that.
My view is Tanking is multitasking in front of the mob and having to be aware of so many things that's going on all at once including the group behind you. And a Paladin is no less any easier either to manage. Sometime people can judge you unfairly for mistakes that happen or a group hurrying up the tank to complete the run and things happen. When a tank make a small mistake its oh to ovious sometimes. When a Tank is hurried by a group just not relax doing his thing and can make mistakes. Hope they don't judge you for that.
I know i'm learning from my mistakes getting experience infront the mob. I see everyone of them i make. For me its all learning. Not always sure what a group thinks at that point. But experience is a teacher of things.
- September 19, 2007 at 12:35 AM


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WILMINGTON — The Bruins have faced multiple challenges this season. There was the condensed schedule, as the NHL will have squeezed 48 games into, in Boston's case, 100 days.
There were injuries, and then, at the trade deadline, there was the addition of new faces, all of whom had to be worked into the fold with next to no practice time.
The regular season now comes down to two games: Saturday at Washington and Sunday with a rescheduled contest against Ottawa at TD Garden.
The Bruins have a chance to win the Northeast Division and claim the No. 2 seed in the Eastern Conference. With a game in hand, they are tied with Montreal at 61 points. The Canadiens finish up Saturday night with a game in Toronto.
"We're battling for first in our division and that's something that it's in our hands and we've just got to go out there and do it,'' said center Patrice Bergeron. "[Saturday] is a big game. Washington has been playing well. It's those types of games that get you ready for the playoffs.''
Had the Bruins played better consistently, they could have already clinched their playoff position and opted to rest key players this weekend. But Bergeron said the added intensity they are bringing into these games could turn out to be a positive.
"We've put ourselves in that situation where it comes down to the last two games for the first spot, second seed in the conference,'' said Bergeron. "It's a good way to finish the season, to be on our toes.''
If Thursday's shutout win over Tampa Bay was any indication, Boston's lines and defensive pairings appear to be stabilizing.
"A lot of it was about trying to deal with the injuries also but trying to have a feel of certain combinations and different lines,'' said Bergeron. "I think it's nice to have some chemistry with your wingers and keep it that way. I think right now we have a really good mix, actually."
When the Bruins were slumping, Bergeron took it upon himself to try to lead his teammates out of it, but everyone had to assume a role.
"It is a challenge,'' said Bergeron. "It's a different season also with so many games [in a shorter time]. It's not just about us as a leader, it's about everyone being accountable for yourself, make sure you're ready for every game. I think it's something we've talked about and have a better approach heading into games.''
When you are playing 48 games in 100 days, players prepare differently, trying to conserve energy where necessary.
"We had to not get too high and not get too low, and it's hard to do sometimes,'' said Bergeron. "We play 82 games but we have a little bit more time in between games usually. This time around, there were [fewer] games in a shorter period of time. That was a little tougher on the body, but we're no different. There are 30 teams, so no one feels sorry for ourselves.''
When the new players joined the Bruins, said Bergeron, it took some time to jell.
"Just getting used to one another on and off the ice, because it is something where we need to get to know the guys,'' said Bergeron. "Also, systems-wise, when you don't practice, maybe you hesitate a little bit more with the new system.
"But that being said, I think it was about just getting back to basics and playing our game. I think we've done that, and [Thursday] was a good example.''
Coach Claude Julien said there is a renewed optimism.
"There's no doubt there's a better feeling all around in the dressing room,'' he said. "Obviously, we're hoping our fans liked our game a lot better [Thursday]. That's what you need and you need to build on that.''
Jagr takes a sick day
Right wing Jaromir Jagr was given the day off because of flulike symptoms. Julien said he might play Saturday, depending on how he feels . . . Milan Lucic played much more like himself Thursday, which everyone interpreted as a good sign. "Every time he uses his body, he creates a lot of room on the ice for his winger but also for himself,'' said Bergeron. "I'm sure he gets himself going for the rest of the game also. He does a lot of good when he's playing like that.'' . . . Julien said the Bruins' toughness is a necessary ingredient going forward. "We want to be able to score on our opportunities a little bit more,'' he said. "But at the same time, we want to continue to defend well and have some great goaltending like we did [Thursday]. The physicality and the grit of our team is what defines us on a lot of nights and that's why it's important to have that. But you can't just go out and hit and bang people and not do the rest of the stuff because it's not going to help you win.''
Cautious on Horton
Nathan Horton (upper-body injury) was back on the ice but didn't make the trip to Washington. "Nathan is doing fine, he's skating every day,'' said Julien. "He's getting better. We're just, again, maybe extra cautious, but we're going to make sure that we get him ready when the time comes.'' . . . Julien didn't say whether he would give some players a game off this weekend but he didn't rule it out. "We've cut down on ice time and stuff like that,'' he said. "What we'd like to do and what we have to do are two different things. We've still got to look at it day by day. Had we controlled our destiny a little bit better, we might have been in a better position, but that's what ends up happening.'' . . . Defenseman Matt Bartkowski was sent to Providence to get some ice time. "We need him to play,'' said Julien. "He's been a real good addition to us, and if we need him, I'd rather have him having played. You may see him back Sunday. We'll see how everything goes. He was sent there for the purpose of helping him out but also to keep playing.''Nancy Marrapese-Burrell can be reached at firstname.lastname@example.com.


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(RNN) - Actress Lindsay Lohan has recanted a pregnancy announcement released via Twitter on Monday, citing that the stunt was nothing more than an April Fool's Day joke.
At approximately 10:30 p.m. PST Monday, Lohan tweeted, "It's official. Pregnant…" Twitter immediately went wild with speculation and jokes, most at the drug-addled star's expense.
On Tuesday, Lohan followed up her message with another tweet saying, "April Fools. Where's everyone's sense of humor?"
Lohan was in Sao Paulo, Brazil when she made the tweet, where it was already almost 3 a.m. on April 2, well-past April Fools.
She has since deleted all tweets referring to the joke.
The 26-year-old actress is currently in Brazil to promote a clothing line. According to Eonline.com, she has decided to stay in Brazil longer to hang out and have "fun" against the advice of her handlers.
Lohan is under court order to attend a drug rehabilitation program. She has until May 2 to enroll, according to the LA Times.
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For your entertainment here is a story originally presented in the 1987 UK Masters of the Universe annual. The artist was Paul Green who worked on many an annual; and other pieces of licensed property. If you look carefully you will see that quite a few panels pay homage to the Masters of the Universe comics released by DC Comics many years earlier. Here are pages four to six of this colorful tale!


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This has got to be one of the cutest games around. Mooo for the Blackberry Playbook by Richard Hoddinott features 30 levels of cow rolling awesomeness. There are also bonus levels that you can access through the use of your skills. Use the touchscreen to roll your cow over the various obstacles to the milk bottle to fill it up. Would be even better if you could roll the cow by tilting the screen around, but alas that is not to be.
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One hundred percent of Wiggins High School seniors graduated this year, and Wiggins third graders did well on their state reading tests.
That good news was given out at this week's meeting of the Wiggins Board of Education.
The board also heard about some changes to the WHS and Wiggins Middle School handbook.
Transitional Colorado Assessment Program scores showed that 79 percent of Wiggins third grad-ers scored as proficient or advanced in reading, above the 72 percent average for the state.
That was good news for the third grade teachers, since this class started out the year at a lower reading level, said Wiggins Elementary School Principal Tara Boyer.
At the beginning of the year, the third grade student took the annual NWEA tests, and part of that test is a predictor that showed that perhaps only 57 percent of the class might reach proficient or advanced levels, so the final result was far better than expected, Boyer said.
"They did a fabulous job," she said.
These scores show important growth since the beginning of the year, said Superintendent Gary Bruntz.
The NWEA predictor has good reliability, so it was great that the kids did so well, he said.
While the Wiggins third graders did not have as large a percentage of advanced students as the state, they outdid the state in proficient readers, Bruntz noted.
This continues a trend of Wiggins scoring higher than the state average, he said.
Of course, different classes do differently on the tests, and the scores go up and down over the years, but in the last five years Wiggins third grade students have been near or exceeded 80 per-cent proficient or advanced in reading. The state is usually about 10 percentage points lower, Bruntz explained.
Hispanic students did not score as high as they sometimes have, with 54 percent proficient or advanced in reading. That gap has fluctuated over the years, he said. Sometimes there is hardly any gap between Hispanic and white students.
Part of the problem is that some of the Hispanics are still learning English, which makes it harder for them to score well, Bruntz said.
WHS and WMS principal Trent Kerr said that this was the second year in a row that all seniors have graduated, which is a good sign.
However, some things will change next year.
A greater effort will be made to get struggling students into tutoring, Kerr said. Even though it has been available, many have not taken advantage of the program.
If a student had a grade below a "C," his or her eligibility for afterschool programs will be assessed - including for sports, he said.
Each Monday, he will go over each student's performance to determine eligibility. He will be giving parents calls to encourage them to have their kids in tutoring, Kerr said.
Also, if a student misses a test, he or she will not be able to participate in extracurricular activities, he said.
The coaches have said they support the idea, Kerr said.
The idea is to make this a partnership with parents, not an adversarial situation, Bruntz said.
The new WHS and WMS handbook says that "inappropriate displays of affection" are banned. There have been times when teens are kissing in the school or doing other things that are not appropriate for the setting, Kerr said.
"We've just had kids going overboard," he said.
Also, the new dress code reaffirms that students should not have undergarments visible, Kerr said. Some have worn ripped jeans, showing their underwear.
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BAD HERSFELD, Germany — Union activists stood in front of Amazon's colossal gray distribution center last Thursday with a banner demanding that the US online retailing juggernaut negotiate a union wage contract with its currently nonunion workforce here.
The demonstration was the latest skirmish in an escalating battle between ver.di, one of the largest unions in Germany, and Amazon, which employs 8,000 permanent workers at eight distribution centers in the country, one of the online retailer's largest markets outside of the United States.
Amazon's labor relations have lately come under intense scrutiny by German media.
The triggering event was a Feb. 12 broadcast by one of Germany's two main public television networks of a documentary about the treatment of some of the 10,000 temporary workers that Amazon hired last year to cope with the holiday rush.
The broadcast has since inspired countless headlines, preoccupied pundits on Germany's ubiquitous television talk shows, and may even become an issue in the national elections this autumn.
Heiner Reimann, a ver.di official, said that every year after Christmas he is flooded with complaints from temporary workers who say they were falsely led to believe they would get permanent jobs at Amazon if they met tough productivity requirements.
One of the union's other criticisms is that a Big Brother atmosphere prevails in Amazon distribution centers.
Customer orders at Amazon are packed largely by hand, with productivity of individual employees closely monitored by software on the hand-held scanners workers use, and other means. ''Feedback'' sessions are held for those deemed insufficiently swift.
''Our intent is not to spy with electronics, or to monitor with electronics in a punitive way,'' said Dave Clark, Amazon's vice president of worldwide operations. ''We do expect our employees to perform.''
There is no sign yet that the controversy stirred by the documentary is cooling.
Peer Steinbruck, leader of the Social Democrats, has recorded a video message in support of the online petition drive, calling on Amazon to negotiate with the union.
"A strong company like Amazon doesn't need to use poor working conditions to create a competitive advantage,'' Steinbruck says in the video.
But Clark said a union contract would not allow the company to pursue what it considers an innovative compensation system, which includes stock bonuses for all workers.


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ASHBURNHAM -- The Nashoba Regional boys basketball team proved to be unstoppable when it was on a hot streak, but when things cooled down the Chieftains got into trouble.
Nashoba went ice cold late in the game, as their 14-point lead with over a minute left in the third quarter turned into a one-point deficit with a minute left in the game. But the Chieftains withstood the surge earning a 49-44 victory over Oakmont Regional in the opening game for both teams Tuesday.
"We were trying to preach for the kids to keep their composure (during the fourth quarter cold streak)," Nashoba first-year head coach Danny Ortiz said. "We tried to keep a positive attitude. Oakmont made a run and we were just able to make some good stops in the end."
Brady Schartner led the way for Nashoba, scoring a game-high 14 points, while Justin Pelletier and Jordan Edmonds each contributed nine points.
David Quaye dumped in 10 points for Oakmont, while forward A.J. Allard keyed the second-half surge with nine points.
Nashoba's defense appeared to fuel a number of its hot stretches. The Chieftains dominated the first half, an importantly held a 11-7 advantage in turnovers. But as the game wore on, and Nashoba got into foul trouble, the Green and Gold committed 12 turnovers in the second half alone.
Both teams had difficulty earning buckets in the third quarter, but seeing its lead dwindle, Nashoba went on a run after a five-minute scoreless stretch.
Allard single handedly shifted momentum in Oakmont's favor. He drained two pull up jumpers from the foul line, the first in the third quarter, the second 15 seconds into the fourth quarter. Then on the next Oakmont possession Allard connected on a leaner to get the Spartans within eight.
Zach Gould took the reins from there, burying a trey from the corner, and powering his way for a bucket in the paint, which cut the deficit to three points. A pair of charges on Nashoba during the Gould streak, undoubtedly built the Spartan momentum.
Pelletier was able to end Nashoba's scoreless streak at five minutes when he sank a mid-range jumper on a rebound, with 4:45 remaining in the game.
But the Spartans kept pressing on, as Gould scored off of an offensive board, and Quaye took his own steal to the house for an easy hoop which brought the deficit back down to one with 2:24 left.
Campana split a trip to the free-throw line for Nashoba, but on the following possession Quaye drilled a three from the elbow to give Oakmont its first lead of the second half at 44-43 with 1:05 remaining.
Nashoba (1-0) played it safe, going for a high percentage shot on its next possession as Kevin Connelly scored in the paint, allowing the Chieftains to retake the lead.
Oakmont (0-1) had two good looks on its next trip down the floor, as after a miss and battle for the rebound, the Spartans maintained possession. Gould had a decent look at a 3, but the shot rang out.
Opportunistically, the Chieftains got out in transition right off the board and found Campana who connected on the layup and was fouled. Campana sank the freebie, giving Nashoba a comfortable four-point lead with 18 seconds left.
The defensive intensity heighted as it took Oakmont a number of passes to be able to register a shot, which did not connect, causing the Spartans comeback bid to fall short.
"We're down by 14 and had the opportunity to win the game," Oakmont head coach Eric Dawley said. "We're encouraged, but not satisfied. It's frustrating to come out on the short side, but provides us motivation."
Nashoba went on a 13-0 run midway through the first quarter, to build up its commanding lead in the first half. The Chieftains went into the lock-room with a 33-20 halftime lead.