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Writers on the Range: There are too many unwanted backyard horses
Writers on the Range
I was sitting in a comfortable chair one evening, reading a vintage book about the Old West, when I happened to glance out the window to see a horse cropping the grass along my driveway. I don't own a horse. I don't want a horse. Too many of my neighbors own horses, only to let them hang around doing nothing, like silhouettes against the horizon.
I went out to the porch for a better look, thinking I'd encounter a part-time cowboy. I called out to the empty horizon: "Yoo-hoo?" Nothing but a nicker from the horse.
Acres of print examine the plight of wild horses in the West, often referred to as mustangs, and I'm not suggesting that the problem deserves any less attention than my problem – the neglected domestic horse situation. Finicky horse advocates will argue that the term "wild mustangs" is erroneous; such horses aren't wild, just feral, having been introduced by the Spanish centuries ago from their own domesticated stock.
But whether such free-roaming horses fairly or unfairly compete for forage on public grazing lands and whether they are native or invasive species is beside the point. The horse in my driveway had a ribcage distinct as a xylophone, and she didn't look wild at all, just worn out.
She politely glanced up, allowed me to approach her, then went on cropping the grass. As I ran my hand along her neck and flanks, it became obvious my guest hadn't just missed a meal or two. She'd been systematically ignored until her presence probably got on her owners' nerves. Then they turned her loose.
Wild horses may be scattered all across the West, but it's the domestic stock being "set free" to find their own, usually unfortunate destinies that worries me. Horse owners down on their economic luck think they'll save bales of cash by letting their charges wander. The notion that horses will find their own way – the way many people believe feral dogs and cats do – is absurd. In fact, it's equally absurd even for dogs and cats.
In the literature that children grow up on, equines are adorable, utterly huggable and just too precious. "Black Beauty" and "My Friend Flicka," to name just a few, are stories that tug at the heartstrings, prompting children to stroke a plastic replica of a dream they long to transform into flesh someday. I don't know how many youngsters receive ponies for their birthdays, but based on my own informal gallop poll, grownups all across the West lack the self-control necessary to rein in their urge to own a horse.
In Alice Walker's book, "Horses Make a Landscape Look More Beautiful," the horses that are supposed to be making the landscape more beautiful are not the same ones strung for miles along our rural Western fence lines, pulling up the grass by the roots until a piece of paradise is reduced to an acre of bare dirt.
I found a plastic pail in the garage and filled it with oatmeal, then pulled a rope off a nail. One taste of oats, and my mystery horse would have followed me anywhere. I followed the trail of horse apples along the road, all the way up to the highway and back again. Along the way, every neighbor's horse rushed across its allotted pasture to shinny up to the wire, whinny and snort, as if gossiping about this stranger.
We ended up back in my driveway, which is a poor excuse for a horse refuge, because my property is not fenced, but I have a good-fences-make-good-neighbors neighbor who once visited my property to collect his truant bull. We get quite a parade of livestock wandering across our land for the simple reason that we don't fence them out.
He said no, it wasn't his horse, but offered to put her up in a small pasture where he'd quartered three of another neighbor's horses to clean up his weedy grass – a sort of weed-and-feed negotiation.
As he worked at undoing the gate chain, I removed the rope from around my horse's neck. I say "my horse" but really she wasn't anyone's horse, not any more. She leaned her long head against my shoulder and held it there for a ponderous moment before I urged her into the company of more strangers.
Later, I found a man who provides rescue services for animals, but he had no room for a horse. He suggested I check with the brand inspector, which sounded like a great idea, until I learned that the horse would likely end up at the sale barn, which might mean a future as horse meat rather than adoption.
One evening as I returned from town, I noticed that my horse and in fact all the horses were gone, probably for another job of weed eradication, or so I hoped. I thought about stopping, about asking someone, but maybe because I'd read and watched too many Westerns, I had the notion that every horse eventually heads off into the sunset – and better that than painful neglect.
David Feela is a contributor to Writers on the Range, a service of High Country News (hcn.org). He lives in western Colorado.
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I have a nearly irrational dislike for retro video games. I assume most of the old "classics" wasted my youth with their needlessly bottomless pits and/or a hunger for my quarters.
Do old video games deserve my scorn? Will no one speak up for the quality of these things?
I sought an answer to my question from several video game experts last week. Some of these people are game designers; at least one of them is a comedian. I asked them to set the record straight, and I asked them to do so in a forum known for substantive dialogue: on the red carpet for an awards show. In this case, the awards show was the generally-delightful Interactive Achievement Awards. They're part of the DICE Summit and are hosted by Jay Mohr, which is why he's in this thing.
Thankfully, the main guy who created Asteroids was also walking the red carpet.
Thanks to all who answered my silly questions, especially Gears of War's Rod Fergusson, who dared to be negative. I'm with you, man!
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Migrating between architectures
This page documents two potential methods of migrating installed systems between i686 (32-bit) and x86_64 (64-bit) architectures, in either direction. The methods avoid reinstalling the entire system. One method uses a liveCD, the other modifies the system from within..
- 1 General preparation
- 2 Method 1: Utilising the Arch LiveCD
- 3 Method 2: From a running system
- 4 Cleanup
- 5 Troubleshooting
- 6 See also
General preparation
Confirm 64-bit architecture
If you are already running x86_64 but want to install i686 this is not relevant and you can skip this step.
In order to run 64-bit software, you must have a 64-bit capable CPU. Most modern CPUs are capable of running 64-bit software. You may check your CPU with the following command:
grep --color '\<lm\>' /proc/cpuinfo
For CPUs that support x86_64, this will return the
lm flag ("long mode") highlighted. Beware that lahf_lm is a different flag and does not indicate 64-bit capability itself.
Disk space
You should be prepared for
/var/cache/pacman/pkg to grow approximately twice its current size during the migration. This is assumes only packages that are currently installed are in the cache, as if "pacman -Sc" (clean) was recently run. The disk space increase is due to duplication between the i686 and x86_64 versions of each package.
If you have not enough disk, please use gparted to resize the relevant partition, or mount another partition to /var/cache/pacman.
Please do not remove packages of the old architecture from the cache until the system is fully operating in the new architecture. Removing the packages too early may leave you unable to fall back and revert changes.
Power supply
The migration may take a substantial amount of time, and it would be inconvenient to interrupt the process. You should plan on at least an hour, depending on the number and size of your installed packages and internet connection speed (although you can download everything before starting the critical part). Please make sure you are connected to a stable power source, preferably with some sort of failover or battery backup.
Fallback packages
If the migration fails halfway through, there are packages that can help sort out the situation, but they should be installed before the main packages are migrated. More details about using them under #Troubleshooting below.
One package is busybox, which can be used to revert changes. It is statically linked and does not depend on any libraries. The 32-bit (i686) version should be installed, using
# pacman -S busybox
Another package is lib32-glibc, from the Multilib x86_64 repository. It is probably only useful when migrating away from 32 bits; in any case you may safely skip this package. You can use the package to run 32 bit programs by explicitly calling
/lib/ld-linux.so.2. Install with:
# pacman -S lib32-glibc
Method 1: Utilising the Arch LiveCD
- Download, burn and boot the 64-bit Arch ISO LiveCD
- Configure your network on the LiveCD, then pacman to use your new architecture repos
- Mount your existing installation to
/mntdirectory. For example:
mount /dev/sda1 /mnt
- Use the following script to update the local pacman database, get a list of all your installed packages and then reinstall them:
#!/bin/bash MOUNTED_INSTALL='/mnt' TEMP_FILE='/tmp/packages.list' pacman --root $MOUNTED_INSTALL -Sy pacman --root $MOUNTED_INSTALL -Qqet > $TEMP_FILE for PKG in $(cat $TEMP_FILE) ; do pacman --root $MOUNTED_INSTALL -S $PKG --noconfirm done exit 0
Method 2: From a running system
Ensure that your system is fully updated and functioning before proceeding.
# pacman -Syu
Package preparation
Cache old packages
pacman -Rsn package_name.
If you do not have all your installed packages in your cache, download them (for the old architecture) for fallback purposes.
# pacman -Sw $(comm -23 <(pacman -Qq|sort) <(pacman -Qmq|sort))
or use bacman from pacman-contrib package to generate them.
The command above redownload ALL packages, even the one already in the cache. This script only download the ones not in the cache:
#!/bin/bash cache=`pacman -v 2>/dev/null|grep "Cache Dirs"|cut -d ':' -f 2| sed 's/ //g'` for pkg in `comm -23 <(pacman -Qq|sort) <(pacman -Qmq|sort)` do if ! ls $cache/`pacman -Q $pkg|sed 's/ /-/g'`* 2>/dev/null >&2;then echo 'Y'|pacman -Sw $pkg fi done
If you are migrating away from 32 bits, now is the time to install 32-bit Busybox:
# pacman -S busybox
Change Pacman architecture
Edit the /etc/pacman.conf file and change Architecture from
auto to the new value. These sed commands may be used:
For x86_64:
# sed -i -e s/'Architecture = auto'/'Architecture = x86_64'/g /etc/pacman.conf
and for i686:
# sed -i -e s/'Architecture = auto'/'Architecture = i686'/g /etc/pacman.conf
Make sure the server lists in /etc/pacman.conf and /etc/pacman.d/mirrorlist use $arch instead of explicitly specifying i686 or x86_64. Now force Pacman to synchronize with the new repositories:
# pacman -Syy # force sync new architecture repositories
Download new packages
Download the new architecture versions of all our currently installed packages:
# pacman -Sw $(pacman -Qq|sed '/^lib32-/ d') # download new package versions
If there are some packages, likely from the AUR, that cannot be downloaded, remove them from the list generated by pacman -Qq.
# pacman -Sw $(comm <(pacman -Qq|sed '/^lib32-/ d'|sort) <(pacman -Qqm|sort) -23)
If migrating to 32 bits, install the 32-bit Busybox fallback now that Pacman has been configured with the 32-bit architecture:
# pacman -S busybox
Package installation
Install kernel (64-bit)
Upgrading the kernel to 64 bits (x86_64) is safe and straightforward: 32 bit and 64 bit applications run equally well under a 64-bit kernel. For migration away from 64 bits, leave the 64-bit kernel installed and running for now and skip this step.
To install the standard Arch Linux kernel, use the following command:
# pacman -S linux
Now is the time to install the lib32-glibc fallback (you will need to add the [multilib] repository in pacman.conf if you have not already):
# pacman -S lib32-glibc
-f flag.
Reboot and verify it is running the x86_64 architecture:
$ uname -m
Console terminal
This is the time to switch to a text-mode virtual console (e.g. Ctrl+Alt+F1) for the rest of the process, if possible. Pseudo-terminals like SSH should work, but direct access is recommended as a precaution. There will be several packages removed and replaced during the update process that may cause X11 desktops to become unstable and leave your system in an unbootable state.
Install Pacman
Use pactree to install Pacman and all its dependencies:
# pactree -l pacman | pacman -S -
Errors may be printed but they will not cause a problem as long as Pacman works. Immediately following this command only Busybox, Bash and Pacman will be executable until the other packages are migrated below. You must not reboot your system until the following commands have been completed. You have been warned.
Install remaining packages
Install all of the previously downloaded replacements for the new architecture. (Go get a drink and make a sandwich; this could take a while.)
# pacman -S $(pacman -Qq)
If some packages didn't install correctly, you should now be able to reinstall them successfully; if you're lazy, you can just re-run the last command to reinstall everything.
For migration away from 64 bits, you may want to skip installing a 32-bit kernel in the commands above, since the old 64-bit kernel will still run 32-bit programs.
After this step the migration in either direction should be complete and it should be safe to reboot the computer.
You are now free to remove Busybox and lib32-glibc.
# pacman -Rcn busybox lib32-glibc
Makepkg compiler flags
During the upgrade the new version of
/etc/makepkg.conf may be stored as
/etc/makepkg.conf.pacnew. You will have to replace the old version or modify it, if you want to compile anything with makepkg in the future.
# mv /etc/makepkg.conf /etc/makepkg.conf.backup && mv /etc/makepkg.conf.pacnew /etc/makepkg.conf
It might also be a good idea to just get a list of "new" additions to
/etc. You can get a list with the following command:
# find /etc/ -type f -name \*.pac\*
During the upgrade, when glibc is replaced by the new architecture version, old architecture versions of many programs will not run. If problems occur, you can solve them with busybox and lib32-glibc.
In Arch, Busybox is statically linked; it can run without any libraries. There are many commands available to you. For example, to extract an i686 version of Pacman from a cached package:
# busybox tar xf /var/cache/pacman/pkg/pacman-3.3.2-1-i686.pkg.tar.gz -C <some folder>
Example run 32 bit
# /lib/ld-linux.so.2 /bin/ls
KDE doesn't start after switching from 32bit to 64bit
KDE will crash when starting after switching from 32bit to 64bit. The cause are some leftover cached files from the 32 bit KDE packages in /var/tmp To fix this remove all kdecache folders in with
# rm -rf /var/tmp/kdecache-*


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Spacek joins Film Fest line-up
Cismont resident/Academy Award-winning actress Sissy Spacek will be on hand to kick off the 21st Virginia Film Festival October 30 with the screening of her new film, Lake City. She'll join producers/UVA alums Mark Johnson and Weiman Seid, Jane Fonda offspring Troy Garity (pictured with Spacek), and co-directors Perry Moore (another UVA alum) and Hunter Hill. Another local in the film– Dave Matthews– so far has not signed up to join his co-stars at at Culbreth Theatre.


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cheaters on cubits wager
many players decrease their rating to 1200-1500 in general level and they play 500-1000 cubits.but they beat 2000+ too
they decrese their rating and they play , win a lot of cubits
can there be a solution for this...! i too lost many cubits too because of that!
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A technique that craftsmen use for creating the masterpiece of their lives (100 word submisson)
On a certain continent, nearly all kingdoms worship under the same pantheon. However, in the southern reaches the peoples take a much more...liberal stance on their Gods. Statues are nude, and very anatomically correct, and icons are often startlingly brazen. For instance, the icon of (insert name), the goddess of love, is an image of two nude twins embracing in a passionate kiss, signifying the love of both family and partner. This is a source of unending outrage and offense for the Northern churches, whose traditional and modest take on religion is constantly at odds with the near-blasphemous ideals of the Southerners. While this is not enough to provoke outright conflict, there is more than enough simmering discontent and long-held grudges between the two hemispheres.


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The CSU Police Department is responsible for providing a safe and secure environment for the campus community. Officers patrol over 90 acres of state property in addition to surrounding city streets. On any given day, over 35,000 students, faculty, staff, and visitors may be on campus at one time. The CSU Police Department operates 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.
Police Officers
The Police Chief leads a department of 24 sworn, full-time police officers. In addition, part-time officers are utilized for special event assignments. The Ohio Revised Code (ORC) empowers CSU Police Officers with full police authority on the property of Cleveland State University. This authority is expanded to an area surrounding CSU in accordance with ORC Section 3345.04 and a mutual aid agreement with the City of Cleveland.
Every CSU Police Officer completes the state-mandated police academy training requirements and is certified as a Police Officer by the Ohio Peace Officers Training Council. The Department encourages its members to attain the highest levels of education and training. Most officers have received advanced OPOTA certification in areas such as criminal investigation, line supervision, and crime prevention. Virtually every officer has attended college. Many have completed baccalaureate degrees and several have achieved post graduate degrees. Higher education enables an efficient and professional delivery of services to the CSU community.
Security Officers
Supplementing University Police Officers, CSU Security Officers are stationed strategically around campus to make a highly visible presence and assist students and visitors. Security Officers provide safety escorts to and from vehicles and classroom buildings. They also perform lower-risk security tasks such as securing buildings after hours, patrolling campus parking areas, and other such responsibilities, freeing up Police Officers to handle more serious or threatening aspects of campus safety and security.
Private security companies are periodically under contract to provide supplemental security in campus residence halls. Security officers from these companies are normally utilized on weekends.
Police Dispatchers
The CSU Police Communications Center is staffed with full-time and part-time dispatchers. All dispatchers are certified to operate computers interfaced with the Law Enforcement Data System (LEADS) and the National Crime Information Center (NCIC).
The Police Communications Center receives thousands of alarm notifications via the Simplex Alarm System each year. These include fire, smoke, holdup, intrusion, and panic alarms. Dispatchers notify CSU Officers and other emergency services including Cleveland Fire Department, Emergency Medical Services, and University Facility Operations as appropriate. Dispatchers receive over 50,000 phone calls per year requesting Police services such as facilities access, information, investigation of suspicious activities, and emergency assistance. The Communications Center is linked via computer network to other local, state, and national law enforcement agencies providing a sharing of vital information. The Communications Center provides all necessary communication for Physical Plant personnel during non-business hours.
Support Staff
Civilian support staff includes an Administrative Secretary, a Clerical Specialist, and a Systems Coordinator. The department also employs a team of students, known as Campus Safety Officers, who assist with safety escorts, building security, and other duties.
The efforts of the CSU Police are complemented by the members of the University community. Groups such as Campus Watch and CERT are a valuable asset. The CSU Police encourages all members of the community to take an active role in safety awareness at Cleveland State University.
History of CSUPD
In May, 1970 the Ohio Legislature enacted laws mandating each State University to have it's own State University Law Enforcement Officers. The State Legislature felt a local campus police operation would be better suited to handle campus unrest and crime in general.
In compliance with the new state law, the Cleveland State University Board of Trustees approved the creation of the CSU Police Department in 1970. The original CSU Police Department consisted of 12 certified Peace Officers and approximately 40 institutional Security Officers. The Police Officers patrolled the small Cleveland State University campus in one unmarked police vehicle while the Security Officers drove a three-wheel Cushman scooter. The original campus was a fraction of its present size. Many buildings were temporary and are no longer in existence today.


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(a) developing means to record from the brain of primates by employing implantable fully wireless, microelectronically active neural signal probes, with the goal of 'reading out' large numbers of individual neurons from different brain microcircuits in real time. Work is under way to develop such neuroengineering tools for (i) neural prosthetic use, and (ii) access different regions of the brain to explore the massively spatially parallel 'architecture' of the brain engaged e.g. from sensing to action. Click here for information about ongoing projects.
(b) developing novel optoelectronic devices as bidirectional brain interfaces and employing these devices in combination with so-called optogenetic methods to study brain function both in vivo and in vitro. Our general interests are (i) enhancing our understanding of the brain function from sensing and decision making to behavior, (ii) the implementation of this optoelectronics/optogenetics-based technologies for potentially therapeutic and prosthetic applications. This research is supported by DARPA and NSF. Click here for information about ongoing projects.
(c) developing a dual-function brain implantable microscale chip which combined both "readout" (by electrical or possibly optical means) and "write-in" (by optical and possible electrical injection) modalities for real-time spatio-temporal interaction with neural microcircuits and the external world. Click here for information about ongoing projects.
Photonics and NanoMaterials:
(a) a new type of semiconductor laser that, in principle, can produce light of different colours while being made of the same materials and design. Colloidal quantum dots with their well-known color-tunability were engineered to create the first practical lasers that emit red, green and blue. The project colaborates with QD Vision, a Boston area company, which sells light emitting products comprising colloidal quantum dots. Click here for information about ongoing projects.
(b) a device for solid state lighting is made from nanocomposite materials which is incorporation of color-tunable colloidal quantum dot into nanoporous Gallium Nitride scaffold adjacent to active area (quantum well) of blue light emitting diode. Click here for information about ongoing projects.
(c) employing colloidal quantum dots (CdSe core, and CdS/Zn0.5Cd0.5S/ZnS mutishell) as single photon emitters in practical, electrically excitable devices. The group has an ongoing collaboration QD Vision,a Boston area company, as well as Prof. V. Bulovic at MIT. Click here for information about ongoing projects.
(d) the broader and more general subject of interfacing organic and inorganic semiconductor nanoscale structures with interest in (i) excitation and charge transport across interfaces, (ii) light emitting and detecting devices, and (iii) for biosensing as well as for (photoelectric and other) energy conversion. Click here for information about ongoing projects.
Ultrasfast Optoacoustics:
Generation of very short wavelength (ultrashort pulse) acoustic waves by optical means to perform imaging of nanostructures by a new type of "picosecond optoacoustic microscopy". In the sound frequency range of several tens of GHz, the acoustic wavelength becomes on the order of few tens of nanometers. These conditions are being explored in the development of a new type of nanometer scale optoacoustic microscopy and applications to imaging of subsurface nanoscale features in materials and device structures of device relevance. This project is in collaboration with Prof. Humphrey Maris at Brown who is an expert in phonon physics. Click here for information about ongoing projects.


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In the late 1960s the city began mounting art exhibitions in outdoor public spaces throughout Manhattan. Bryant Park's central location made it the perfect space for exhibiting large sculptures, and in the following years, several were displayed on the expansive lawn. One of the first was Kenneth Snelson's Needle Tower, as seen in the photo below with Sixth Avenue in the background. (This view is almost unrecognizable today, because the buildings that appear to be along Sixth now have larger buildings in front of them; the Bush Tower looks fantastic.)
|Needle Tower in Bryant Park, 1967. Photo: Parks Department
Watch a computer animation of Needle Tower assembling itself along with several other examples of tensegrity on Snelson's youtube channel.
|Snelson with several smaller models including Needle Tower (center).
Today, the tower stands outside the Hirshhorn Gallery in Washington DC.
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New York City's commitment to public art continues today with the Art in the Parks Program.
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I am seriously considering building a new computer, but two things are stopping me. First, I bought a $300 AGP graphics card for my last computer not very long ago, and would have to spend at least $200 to get a similar level of performance in a PCIe card. So that busts the idea of a low-cost upgrade for the CPU/motherboard/RAM (subsidized by Intel, of course).
Second, I really want this Robson (actually Snowgrass, in its desktop incarnation) feature, which won't come out until 2007. Robson/Snowgrass is NAND flash inserted between the disk and RAM, distinct from NAND on a disk (hybrid drives) or NAND on USB. As currently implemented Snowgrass isn't particularly different from hybrid drives, except you can replace the flash and the hard disk independently with Snowgrass but not with hybrid drives. One could certainly imagine drivers that were intelligent about which data was put on flash and which was bypassed, though, which would require a separate interface to the flash (i.e. Snowgrass). USB isn't fast enough to act as a disk cache, so anybody you see bemoaning the current availability of this does not know what he is talking about. Snowgrass really helps game load times; I'm thinking it would do wonders for my Eve warp lag. A C2D wouldn't hurt, either.


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August has been an eventful month to say the least. Not so much movie-wise, but my apartment move is largely complete, so hopefully things will return to normal here at the blog soon-ish. In the midst of all the moving mayhem, I still found time to watch a couple of films, most of which were solid experiences. One of those middle-of-the-road months, with no films earning scores of 1/5 or 5/5. Sometimes, that's all you can ask for.
The Promotion (Steve Conrad, 2008)
A comedy starring Seann William Scott and John C. Reilly as supermarket employees competing for a promotion. This set-up easily leads to certain ideas of what kind of movie to expect. However, rather than a crude laugh-out-loud kind of film, this one tries for a somewhat more down-to-earth and relatable approach to its material. Perhaps the fact that writer-director Steve Conrad had previously written both The Weather Man and The Pursuit of Happyness should have clued me in. The Promotion might not have much of a real point to it, but it moves around its plot with a certain surprising ease and presents some genuinely funny moments. Plus, you can always count on Reilly to deliver a strong performance.
This Is Not a Film (Mojtaba Mirtahmasb & Jafar Panahi, 2011)
If this is not a film, is it fair to judge it as one? Because as a film, I didn't like it much. The parts where Panahi, forbidden from working as a director and stuck in house arrest, talks about his planned next movie are good, showing the passion and creativity within that he has been forced to put a lid on. For the most part, however, this is just a semi-dull documentation of a man stuck in his home. It doesn't make for a compelling watch. That said, this is an important document for many reasons, and the more one knows about Panahi and his situation, the more one will get out of this one. I'm very glad This Is Not a Film exists, and the low rating should not make you think different.
Eddie: The Sleepwalking Cannibal (Boris Rodriguez, 2012)
Why is it that whenever a film has a really intriguing title, the film itself tends to end up below par? Eddie: The Sleepwalking Cannibal is a slasher-ish movie with some sporadic attempts at comedy, but it's never really scary, funny, or interesting. The question of whether human lives can be sacrificed for the sake of art is a good one, but it was handled far more compellingly in Stranger Than Fiction. Eddie isn't a terrible movie, but I can't think of any solid reason to reccomend it to anyone.
Art School Confidential (Terry Zwigoff, 2006)
Remember the scenes in Zwigoff's Ghost World where Enid has to attend summer art class and battle with a teacher who sees hidden meaning in everything and students with no hidden motives to share? This film feels like a spin-off of those scenes. As a tale of one young man making his way through art school, this movie works quite well. Max Minghella is effective in the lead, and the blend between comedy, satire and coming-of-age works. The subplot about a serial killer is an unwelcome distraction, however, and the movie is peppered with great actors who aren't being used to their fullest potential. Still, while it's not as good as Zwigoff's previous efforts, Art School Confidential remains an enjoyable watch.
Open Water (Chris Kentis, 2003)
If the idea of watching two persons float in the sea for over an hour tickles your fancy, this is the movie for you. Open Water doesn't manage to create much tension, and the characters are not interesting enough to care about. As such, this while film feels quite flat. Things pick up a bit towards the end, but it's too little too late.
OSS 117: Lost in Rio (Michel Hazanavicius, 2009)
Quite a step away from The Artist, that's for sure. This Bond parody certainly has its charm, and a lot of it can be attributed to Jean Dujardin's effective performance. The gags are more hits than misses, it plays off the genre tropes in fun and clever ways, and great effort has been made to make the film look and feel like a Bond film from the 60s – 70s. It's not a laugh riot like Austin Powers, but it's still worth a look.
The Killer Inside Me (Michael Winterbottom, 2010)
I had a hard time following along with the details of this movie. The general premise was clear enough, but how the film moved from scene to scene threw me off a bit. Maybe the fact that I didn't find the characters interesting or worth caring about had something to do with it. I could also have done with less soundtrack dissonance. At least the acting was decent.
Certified Copy (Abbas Kiarostami, 2010)
Like Before Sunrise and Before Sunset in many ways, but much denser and more complex – for better or for worse. I was fascinated by the subjects discussed and covered, and enthralled by the way the film was shot. There's a lot of impressive cinematography here for a movie that's largely just two people talking to each other. Certified Copy is probably too much to be taken in entirely in just one viewing – at least for me – but I'm looking forward to revisiting it at some point. There is more to be had from this film, of this I'm sure.
The Dark Knight Rises (Christopher Nolan, 2012)
It's the same kind of kinetic, impressive and grandiose action film that we've come to expect from Nolan in this franchise. Most of what was good in the past two films is good here too. It's a fitting conclusion to the series, and it's among the better films I've seen this summer. Still, with a movie like this it seems more important to explain why it's not a 5/5 than why it's a 4/5. It is the weakest film of the trilogy. It's overcrowded, with screen time being spread to thin between the various characters. Some decisions with regards to the story feel unnecessary, and while there's nothing wrong with the action scenes and set pieces, they don't quite pack the oompf that feels required for the follow-up to The Dark Knight. These are relatively small complaints, though. It's still a really good movie, as expected. Now I'm eager to see Nolan try something new.
Sin Nombre (Cary Fukunaga, 2009)
Which film is more admirable: the one that does something new and intriguing, or the one that sticks to something familiar but does it so well that it still stands out from the pack? Sin Nombre belongs to the latter category. It's a thriller about people from Honduras and Mexico trying to make it to the US. It's also about street gangs: the threat they pose, and the allure with which they sway people to their ranks. The story may not present many surprises, but the movie is still a treat to behold thanks to Fukunaga's more than capable directing, the tight pacing, and the fine performances, of which Edgar Flores' shines brightest.


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The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) announced today that Henry Gordy International, Inc. (Henry Gordy), of Plainfield, N.J., has agreed to pay a civil penalty of $1,100,000. The penalty agreement has been provisionally accepted by the Commission (5–0).
The settlement resolves CPSC staff's allegations that Henry Gordy knowingly failed to report the safety defect and hazard with the "Auto Fire Target Set" immediately to CPSC, as required by federal law. CPSC staff also alleges that the firm made a material misrepresentation to CPSC staff in the course of staff's investigation into the target sets.
CPSC staff alleges that Henry Gordy knew on or about May 2006 that the target set was defective and could cause harm but failed to report this to CPSC. CPSC staff alleges that the target set is defective because if a child places the soft, pliable, plastic toy dart into his or her mouth, the toy can be inhaled into the throat and can prevent the child from breathing.
CPSC staff also alleges that Henry Gordy made a material misrepresentation to the staff in the course of the staff's investigation into the target sets in May 2009 by not reporting all of the information Henry Gordy was then aware of.
In May 2010, Family Dollar Stores, Inc. and CPSC announced the recall of about 1.8 million Auto Fire Target Sets because Henry Gordy refused to conduct the recall. By that time, there were three deaths associated with the target set. Auto Fire Target Sets were sold exclusively by Family Dollar between September 2005 and January 2009 for about $1.50 each. Each set came with a toy gun; soft, pliable, plastic toy darts and a small target.
Federal law requires manufacturers, distributors and retailers to report to CPSC immediately (within 24 hours) after obtaining information reasonably supporting the conclusion that a product contains a defect which could create a substantial product hazard, creates an unreasonable risk of serious injury or death, or fails to comply with any consumer product safety rule or any other rule, regulation, standard or ban enforced by CPSC.
Companies also must specifically report to CPSC choking incidents involving small balls, latex balloons, marbles, or toys or games containing these items or other small parts. Companies that receive information about children choking on any of these items and, as a result, dying, suffering serious injury, ceasing breathing for any length of time or being treated by a medical professional must report this information to CPSC immediately.
In agreeing to the settlement, Henry Gordy denies CPSC staff allegations as to the existence of a defect or that it knowingly violated the law.
Pursuant to the Consumer Product Safety Act, CPSC must consider the appropriateness of the penalty to the size of the business of the person charged, including how to address undue adverse economic impacts on small businesses.
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission is charged with protecting the public from unreasonable risks of injury or death associated with the use of thousands of types of consumer products under the agency's jurisdiction. Deaths, injuries, and property damage from consumer product incidents cost the nation more than $1 trillion annually. CPSC is committed to protecting consumers and families from products that pose a fire, electrical, chemical or mechanical hazard. CPSC's work to help ensure the safety of consumer products - such as toys, cribs, power tools, cigarette lighters and household chemicals -– contributed to a decline in the rate of deaths and injuries associated with consumer products over the past 40 years.
Federal law bars any person from selling products subject to a publicly-announced voluntary recall by a manufacturer or a mandatory recall ordered by the Commission.
To report a dangerous product or a product-related injury go online to www.SaferProducts.gov or call CPSC's Hotline at 800-638-2772 or teletypewriter at 301-595-7054 for the hearing impaired. Consumers can obtain news release and recall information at www.cpsc.gov, on Twitter @USCPSC or by subscribing to CPSC's free e-mail newsletters.
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82 HASKINS & SELLS November
Back to the Land of Matches
By JOHN R. WILDMAN
THE editor of the BULLETIN has asked
me to write an article setting forth
some impressions of Europe, gleaned from
a recent holiday abroad. As the BULLETIN
is in need of filler, I have agreed to try my
hand at something of the kind, even at the
risk of boring those serious-minded readers
who are interested, as a rule, only in
technical matters.
After the antiquity with which Rome
reeks, one is so properly awed and at the
same time reminded of the extreme youth
of America that anything having to do
with praise of the latter country, or comparison
with Europe, is likely to smack of
One talks glibly of events " B . C . " and
"A. D . , " but the dates have little significance
until one sees the physical evidence,
in a place like Rome, of things in existence
years before Christ was born in Bethlehem.
Comparative history takes on a new slant
and more life amid the ancient ruins of the
"Eternal City."
The Pantheon, a circular structure with
walls twenty-two feet thick, ascribed to
M. Agrippa 27 B. C . , and originally a
temple of the pagans who preceded the
Christian era, seems to refute the oft-heard
statement that all the works of
mortal man are on their way to the scrap
heap. Two thousand years is a long
stretch. But before the Pilgrim Fathers
landed at Plymouth; before Columbus discovered
America; before the Emperor Con-stantine
was converted to Christianity;
before Christ came to this terrestrial sphere,
even twenty-seven years before, there stood
the sacred temple with its dome like the
vault of heaven, and the only light within
coming from a single aperture at the top,
twenty-nine feet in diameter. When it
rains, the rain falls on the stone floor of
the edifice, which is now a Christian church
and the resting place of some of Italy's
It may seem that any attempt to laud
and magnify the name of America is out
of place, born of ignorance, and, in short,
bad taste. It is proverbial of Americans
abroad that, like Englishmen, they shout
about the merits of their native land.
True, these ravings are not always in good
taste; they are not always based on sufficient
experience for judgment; they are
frequently the result of excessive enthusiasm.
But are they properly justifiable?
What have we for which we may claim
antiquity? Where is the building, no
matter what its history or association,
which has been left standing after the land
on which it rested became too valuable to
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Maeglin was an Elf, the son of Eöl the Dark Elf and Aredhel daughter of Fingolfin. He lived in the First Age of Middle-earth, and was a lord of Gondolin, chief of the House of the Mole. His name means "sharp glance" in Sindarin.
Early History
Aredhel had left Gondolin to wander through Beleriand, and in the woods of Nan Elmoth she met Eöl, and stayed with him, eventually giving birth to Maeglin. At birth, Aredhel gave Maeglin the mother-name of Lómion ("Child of Twilight" in Quenya). Eöl gave his child the father-name Maeglin when he was twelve. When Aredhel left Eöl, she took her son (who stole his father's sword, Anguirel) with her and returned to Gondolin. But Eöl had followed her, and in judgment before Turgon he attempted to kill Maeglin with a poisoned dart, but hit Aredhel instead. She died, and Eöl was cast down to his death from the city walls.
Maeglin was now an orphan, but Turgon held him in honor, and Maeglin both learned and taught much. He became an elven-prince held in high esteem, even leading his own House of the Mole. He found rich lodes of metals in the Echoriath surrounding the city, and forged weapons of steel stronger than had been seen before. His mine in the Echoriath was named Anghabar, Iron-Mine. In the Nirnaeth Arnoediad ("Battle of Unnumbered Tears"), Maeglin refused to remain behind as regent, and went forth to battle with Turgon. The seventh and final gate of Gondolin, the Gate of Steel, was Maeglin's creation.
Even though he was one of the mighty of Gondolin, he most desired Turgon's daughter (and Maeglin's first cousin) Idril. But there was no hope for him, for "the Eldar wedded not with kin so near". And, knowing his thought of her, Idril despised Maeglin.
The Fall of Gondolin
When Tuor came, carrying Ulmo's warning of the danger to Gondolin, Maeglin sat on the right hand of Turgon and argued against Tuor. Tuor's marriage with Idril further incensed Maeglin, who rebelled against Turgon and Tuor. Later, seeking after metals, Maeglin defied Turgon's order to stay within the mountains, and was captured by Orcs and brought to Angband. Morgoth promised both Gondolin and Idril in return for the location of the hidden city, thus luring Maeglin into the greatest treachery done in the Elder Days. He gave him a token that would (allegedly) keep him safe from the sack.
Maeglin returned to Gondolin saying nothing about his encounter, but many people noticed a change. Most thought it was for the better, though Idril suspected something and began work on Idril's Secret Way. He managed to turn some of the weaker (such as Salgant) and the roguish to his side. When the hosts of Morgoth surrounded the city, Maeglin counciled Turgon against flight, and because of his place in the King's heart (and with the aid of Salgant), he swayed him to his advantage. Later, while Maeglin tried to kill Eärendil, he fought with Tuor on the walls, and Tuor threw him to his death.


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Surprise! Denise Leaks More
Denise Richards filed court documents in her increasingly acrimonious court battle with Charlie Sheen last week and somehow… shocker! … a few of those pages have made it into the hands of reporters, now printed for our smutty pleasure. Of course this just days after Charlie released a scathing statement of his own denouncing his ex wife as an opportunistic lying bitch who is only raising these allegations against him because her career is in the crapper and because she's jealous he's found someone else, AFTER her attempt at reconciliation ended in rejection.
A series of emails were included along with the leaked documents – angry, hate-filled messages from Charlie to Denise:
"You are a pig. A sad, jobless pig who is sad and talentless and sad and jobless and evil and a bad mom, so go f*ck yourself sad jobless pig."
There's more …
"You are an evil piece of sh-t. I can"t wait to tell the world what a piece of sh-t you are. You don"t get a f*cking dime till this is resolved. "
And Charlie didn't spare Denise's mother either, writing that Denise should go cry to her "bald mother" who is being treated for cancer.
Other details include photos of Charlie's penis that Denise claims he sent to women he met in sex chat rooms and Denise's multiple accounts of Charlie's bad temper – slamming the headboard once because she had stopped breastfeeding which he thought would render their child "retarded" (her words) and spray painting their wedding portrait on another occasion with the caption "The Dumbest Day of My Life".
I snorted when I read that part…is that wrong?
Charlie will no doubt come back firing in a matter of days. Meanwhile Denise seems determined to continue to play this out in public. Apparently hers is the only divorce in history where things have turned ugly and terrible words have been tossed back and forth. And she just might also be the only woman in history who's accused an ex husband of violence and perversion and then turned around and asked him for a sperm donor to have a third child.
The audacity of this bitch never fails to astound me.
Can't wait for the next round.


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MONCTON, N.B. - A type of quiet settled over the neighbourhood where Justin Bourque grew up Friday as residents struggled with news that a man raised in a well-liked, church-going family was now at the centre of one of New Brunswick's worst mass killings.
Residents in the west-end Moncton district expressed a mix of sadness, disbelief and concern for the family after Bourque's arrest in the shooting deaths of three Mounties.
A man who described himself as Bourque's childhood friend teared up as he stood in front of the family home, saying he was trying to figure out what happened to his pal, how he could end up accused of lashing out with such violence.
"I've known him since I was eight," said the man who didn't want to be named. "I was just hoping that they were here because I wanted to share my condolences. ... It's unbelievable."
Three officers were killed and two were wounded on Wednesday night.
Bourque made his first court appearance Friday charged with three counts of first-degree murder and two counts of attempted murder.
A local church administrator said it had been many years since she had seen Bourque, who moved out of the family home about 18 months ago.
But Dianne LeBlanc said his parents never missed a Sunday service at the Roman Catholic church around the corner from their home. They often arrived, she added, with at least a couple of their grown children in tow.
"They're a good family," LeBlanc said in the diocese offices adjacent to the church.
"They were such good Catholics. I'm sure (parishioners) are very sad for them."
LeBlanc added that parents Victor and Denise home-schooled their children, who were raised with French as their first language.
"I didn't know of any troubles," she said of the 24-year-old suspect, who was apprehended by police a few kilometres from his childhood home.
"They're very quiet. It's shocking."
Others in the neighbourhood were protective of the family.
A woman who lived across the street only offered a short response to reporters by saying people in the leafy residential area had received news of the arrest "very sadly." She refused to share any more information about her neighbours.
"My heart is with the family," said the woman, who did not want to give her name.
The Canadian Press did not get a response at the family home on Friday.
The man next door to the Bourques said he was concerned for the well-being of Bourque's parents, a couple he described as kind and friendly.
John Doubt said Victor Bourque has shovelled his driveway and watered his flowers whenever he's been out of town.
"My heart really goes out to them, they must be in terrible shape," said Doubt, who has been living next door for the last 17 months.
Across town, a former colleague of Bourque's at the local Walmart said he's been thinking about the family since police first released the identity of the suspect.
"I thought, 'Man, they must be horrified right now,'" said Trever Finck, who started hanging out regularly with Bourque in 2007.
He recalled meeting his friend's folks at the house several times and described them as kind, low-key people who tolerated Bourque's noisy passion for playing electric guitar.
Finck also remembered learning about Bourque's love of guns the first time he visited the family house, where he said his new friend had a shotgun and a rifle stored in a cabinet in his bedroom.
"Definitely a proud gun owner," said Finck, who added that they drifted apart over the last couple of years, though they were on good terms and occasionally saw each other.
"He was never a violent person. ... He never sought out violence, but he was always ready to defend himself if it came to that."
Finck, who last saw Bourque at the Walmart about three weeks ago, said his friend was an outgoing guy who liked camping, hanging out with buddies and being the life of the party.
But Finck said he noticed changes in Bourque's behaviour over the last year, particularly after he created a new Facebook page for himself in February and filled it with anti-police messages and conspiracy theories.
"I just want to know what was going through his head," he said.
"What caused such a shift from the guy I knew?"
— With files from Alison Auld in Halifax.
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Predicting what someone's multiple sclerosis is going to look like tomorrow, next week or next year must be akin to forecasting weather 60 years ago. Without sophisticated Doppler radar systems and satellite imagery, all the local "weatherman" could do was toss a few colorful images of what was happening a state or two west today and call for the same thing in his state tomorrow.
I make the weather-to-MS analogy today as I look out on an unexpected, un-forecast day of "Indian summer."
There has been no killing (nor any) frost as would be typical to expect before such a weather phenomenon; Seattle gets few of those even in the ramp up to winter. Still, today is bright and sunny and clear; a welcomed day after our "summer" which saw us above 80°Fahrenheit for a total of less than 54 hours.
Maybe it's because some of my fondest memories from my youth come from my days in a competitive high school marching band, possibly because I always seem to fall in love in the autumn (luckily, these days, it's to the same woman every fall…) but I also think it has something to do with MS that I savor Indian summer so.
Oft I think of the reprieve time in between exacerbations and when progression slows significantly as an Indian summer of sorts. We know it's been worse, we know it's likely to get worse and we have a choice…
We can sit in our windows enjoying the warmth for what it is, we can use the time to prepare the gardens we left unattended for too long, or we can go out and enjoy what we've been given like children on a school-ground.
When MS gives you a let up — like the one Glen & Shirley wrote about a few months back — do you get up and do what you can, while you can? Do you catch-up on things you've just not had the energy to do? Do you simply sit and enjoy the feeling of (in some cases, actually) feeling?
It is ironic that while the weather has given me an extra day of beauty, MS has given me eye issues and a migraine with which to cope. I guess, like this unforeseen day of beautiful weather, MS has snuck a small storm in where one had not been forecast.
Wishing you and your family the best of health.
Don't forget that you can also follow me via my Life With MS Facebook page and on Twitter. And check out the new blog I'm doing for the Multiple Sclerosis Society of the United Kingdom, A Yank's Life With MS.


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Singapore, 28 October 2011 – Singapore's three wildlife parks will be bursting with lights and festivities every evening this Deepavali weekend, as Wildlife Reserves Singapore (WRS) hosts its inaugural celebration with grand elephant parades and performances, cultural and fashion shows, as well as food bazaars at the Singapore Zoo, Jurong Bird Park and Night Safari.
In collaboration with the People's Association (PA), WRS will also be hosting 1,000 underprivileged children, elderly and their families on Saturday and Sunday to a special programme at the Singapore Zoo. These guests will enjoy a dinner at the Ah Meng Terrace, cultural shows, and be part of "live" elephant photography and the elephant parade.
"We hope to attract Singaporeans from all walks of life and their families to our first Deepavali family event at our wildlife parks, which provide a great setting for family bonding and an opportunity for us to spread greater awareness for wildlife conservation. We want to reach out to people of all ages and from different ethnicities to show the cultural diversity and what better way than to do this at our parks." said Ms Isabella Loh, CEO, Wildlife Reserves Singapore. "PA's collaboration was mooted by Singapore Manufacturers' Federation's President George Huang after a successful collaboration with SMa for Moon Night event. Our partnership with PA is also an excellent avenue for us to do our part in bringing together people of all races in our unique multi-ethnic society."
Added Mr Yam Ah Mee Chief Executive Director of PA, "The People's Association is happy to collaborate with WRS in this meaningful partnership. It allows us to offer even more choices and privileges to our more than one million PAssion Card members for admissions to the Singapore Zoo, Jurong Bird Park and Night Safari. These, together with special programmes organised during the weekend promotion and meeting packages for our grassroots network, will facilitate our work of bringing the community together. Visits to WRS' attractions are popular with many families, and we find them to be ideal venues for encouraging community bonding and social cohesion. We look forward to more opportunities to work together with WRS in the future."
Considered the most important day of the Hindu calendar, which celebrates the triumph of good over evil, WRS' Deepavali celebration will showcase various aspects of Indian culture, from the significance of elephants to the history of the festivity. Elephants have enjoyed charismatic status in the Indian culture, depicted as symbols of domestic, artistic and religious importance. Due to their dwindling numbers in the region, the conservation and breeding programme at the Singapore Zoo and Night Safari has also helped to educate the public about the importance of saving the elephant population in Asia.
To be held over this weekend from today (28 Oct) to Sunday, visitors to the parks can enjoy cultural performances including instrumental classical music displays, shop for festive goodies at the various bazaars and catch the mighty Asian elephants as they parade through the zoo. The event will be launched by Dr Teo Ho Pin, Mayor of North West District this evening.
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Food and Wine with Michael Chiarello
With a resume that reads like road map to success, it is absolutely no wonder that award winning chef Michael Chiarello has accomplished so much in the world of food and wine in such a relatively short period of time.
Born and raised in California, Michael has known what he wanted to do since early childhood, and has pursued it with both drive and passion. A graduate of the Culinary Institute of America in New York in 1982, Michael then attended hotel school in Florida and immediately began his professional career by opening Toby's restaurant in Miami to much acclaim.
Michael was named Chef of the Year by Food & Wine magazine in 1985. The following year he was lured back to California to open Tra Vigne restaurant in Napa Valley, where he focused on Italian-influenced wine country cooking and entertaining. He stayed as Executive Chef/partner until 2000, when he left to create NapaStyle and Chiarello Family Vineyards, as well as host several food shows on television. In 2008, Michael donned his chef jacket once more to open his Bottega Napa Valley restaurant in Yountville – again to much acclaim.
Join us as we talk with noted chef, TV host, author, and vintner Michael Chiarello about his passion for food and wine, and his unending desire to create the perfect food and wine marriage.
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It's been quite a year. In the spring, we mourned Destiny Frankenstein 's unjust defeat. In the summer, we summited Denali. And Aconcagua. In the same week. In the fall, we ran for President (lost). We hoisted a Tony. We sailed around the world with nothing but a three cans of Spam, a box of Carr's table water crackers and our pet monkey, Hans. We got a government bailout. We celebrated the release of Reprobatus Bibbs from prison. We even tagged some subway cars. Check it out:
While we were gone, you flooded our inbox with hundreds of nominees for the 2009 Name of the Year Tournament, including links, photos and other naming goodness.* We've whittled that remarkable assemblage of onomastic talent to a list of 160 or so contenders. The NOTY Seeding Committee will meet soon to narrow the field to the final, precious 64. (We're still accepting nominations at email@example.com.)
*For their keen eyes, untiring service and outstanding contribution to NOTY, the High Committee would like to present its first annual Name of the Year Nominator of the Year Award -- the NOTYNOTY -- to Rob Daniels and Evan Goldfine. Congratulations, fellas!
It will take the Seeding Committee some time to prepare the ballot. But it would just be mean if we didn't share a few of the nominees. While it'll be hard to top 2008--and we mean Destiny-Spaceman not Obama-the other guy--the field is looking rather strong. Consider:
LSU football recruits Barkevious Mingo and Shavodrick Beaver, CNN internet reporter Casanova Love, George Washington University senior Infinite McCloud, Canadian construction worker Taco Vandervelde, Wall Street Journal reporter Tariq Engineer, Harvard fencer Moonlit Wang, Michigan high-school baseball player Quetzalcoatl Carrasco, exclamation-pointed Oregon lawyer Darren QX Bean!, Harvard professor Pepper Culpepper, Boise State basketball coach Calamity McEntire, Lodi, N.J., high-school runner Elvis Cake, Ohio doctor Shasta Kielbasa, Chicago high-school football player Jazzario Barrios, and Florida man God Lucky Howard, who sold cocaine to cops near a church.
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Founded in 1993 in Northern California, FINIS was founded by John Mix and Olympic Gold Medal Swimmer Pablo Morales. Understanding that improving one's technique is the secret to swimming faster and enjoying the sport more, the duo went on to introduce truly innovative tools to the swimming community. Many of these products are currently used by US and international Olympic teams, elite Triathletes, and fitness swimmers worldwide.
Innovative research and design is FINIS' highest priority. This dedication has resulted in truly innovative products such as: the Swimmer's Snorkel which is recognized as the paramount tool to improve a swimmer's technique, the SwiMP3 that uses bone conduction technology to play music instead of using ear buds, and the Z2 Zoomers fins which demonstrate intimate knowledge of swimming musculature, hydrodynamics and engineering.
FINIS is a Latin word that signifies "the end" or "grand finale." It holds symbolic meaning to the company as it not only contains the word 'fin' (our first product), but the word FINIS also represents the true nature of why we, as swimmers, undergo such rigorous training schedules. We continue to strive and improve upon such an unnatural, but immensely rewarding sport.
FINIS is, and will always remain, whole heartedly committed to the discovery and development of innovative swimming products that enable athletes to meet that "end" or "grand finale" of a finish line that we as competitors and individuals set as a benchmark to become bigger and better than who we are today.


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Bandai, Tamashii Nations' Daruma Club Vol. 2 - Risu Daruma (Satoshi Fumihara)
The traditional 'Daruma' doll is named after Bodhidharma, legendary Buddhist monk and founder of Zen, which implies positive energy, such as love, happiness and persistence, etc. It is one of the most popular talismans of good luck in modern Japan, and are also viewed as a symbol of perseverance and hope.
Nowadays, Daruma is designed into various sizes, with different materials to spread this kind of energy. A new series of collectible art toys - DARUMA CLUB from TAMASHII NATIONS, the sub-brand of BANDAI emerges at this moment to spread this positive energy in a fun way.
Based on traditional daruma dolls, the highlight of each 90mm tall DARUMA CLUB art toy is the additional arms and legs which allows the figure to stand up and makes it more humanized. In order to spread this traditional culture widely and arouse the interests of a younger generation, DARUMA CLUB has brought in popular characters such as Peko Chan, Ultraman, Creamy Mami and Stay Puft Marshmallow Man etc.
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The Luther Seminary Archives program includes responsibility for a 3,800 item collection called the Mission Heritage Collection. These artifacts represent missionary gifts from China, Japan, Hong Kong, Madagascar, South Africa and Tanzania. The collection also includes early 20th century Inuit materials from Alaska.
At any given time approximately 20 percent of the collection is on view in cases around the Luther Seminary campus.The artifact collections are supported by large photographic holdings in the ELCA Region 3 Archives global mission files.
Along side the Mission Heritage Collection is Luther Seminary's permanent collection of fine art pieces. At present, paintings, sculptures, textile items and photographs constitute this growing collection, including the approximately 250 piece Prodigal Son Collection, gifted by Jerry Evenrud.
Pieces from the permanent collection rotate on a regular basis through public areas on campus. Archivist and curator Paul Daniels and the seminary Fine Arts Committee have responsibility for this collection.


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MapMyTime will automatically record places you visit and how long you stay. You do not have to remember to do anything during your day. You simply ask at any time for a list of where and when you've been. No location application is simpler to use! Features include detailed Time Maps listing each place you've been and when you were there, and summary Time Maps listing the total time that you've been at each location. You can export the data by email. MapMyTime is privacy controlled. Only you have access to your data, and you can edit or delete data.
* Continued use of GPS running in the background can dramatically decrease battery life.
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There is a lot of talk about drugs in the world—on the streets, at school, on the Internet and TV. Some of it is true, some not.
Much of what you hear about drugs actually comes from those selling them. Reformed drug dealers have confessed they would have said anything to get others to buy drugs.
Don't be fooled. You need facts to avoid becoming hooked on drugs and to help your friends stay off them.
Sooner or later—if it hasn't already happened—you, or someone close to you, will be offered drugs. The decision of whether or not to use them could drastically affect your life. Any addict will tell you they never expected a drug to take control of their life or maybe that they started with "just pot" and that it was "just something to do" with their friends. They thought they could handle it and when they found out they couldn't, it was too late.
You have a right to know the FACTS about drugs—not opinions, hype or scare tactics. So how do you tell fact from fiction? That is why we have created this website—for you.
Marijuana is one of the most abused drugs in the world. There is an ever-growing gap between the latest science about marijuana and the myths surrounding it. Some people think that since it is legal in some places, it must be safe. But your body doesn't know a legal drug from an illegal drug. It only knows the effect the drug creates once you have taken it. The purpose of this publication is to clear up some of the misunderstandings about pot.
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Synthetic drugs are created using man-made chemicals rather than natural ingredients.
A number of synthetic drugs on the market, including Ecstasy, LSD and methamphetamine, are described in other booklets in The Truth About Drugs series. This booklet gives the facts about "synthetic marijuana" (Spice or K2), "synthetic stimulants" (Bath Salts) and a drug known as "N-bomb." These are among the synthetic drugs known as "designer drugs."
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No one, especially a young person, likes to be lectured about what he or she can or cannot do. Thus, we provide the facts that empower youth to choose not to take drugs in the first place. Additionally our Truth About Drugs campaign consists of activities that they can join which popularise drug-free living. These activities are simple, effective and can involve people of all ages.
As an educator you want to help youth stay clear of drugs and you know you need to reach them before the dealers do. While time and resources for effective drug education are sometimes lacking, and the materials used are often outdated, not to mention that they don't factually speak to the kids, we can help.
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Now to this weeks game and it is the always tough Ravens. The Ravens look to rein in the Broncos but I don't see that happening. This will be a real test for our offense, both teams are coming off the bye and the Ravens have lost their last 3. So i think this game will come down to who wants it most. This game is excepted to be a cracker, I can't wait after a week off. Now to look around the league and what is being said:
In Brief
» Last meeting: In a defensive struggle, the Broncos outlasted the Ravens and earned a 13-3 victory in Week 5 of the 2006 season.
» Streaks: The teams have split six regular-season meetings, but the Ravens won the only playoff encounter en route to a Super Bowl XXXV championship.
» Last week: Both teams were on byes.
Keep your eye on ...Elvis' sack dance: After struggling in recent seasons, Denver's defense has turned it around in 2009. The unit ranks first in the AFC and Elvis Dumervil is one of the biggest reasons for that success. He leads the league with 10 sacks. Baltimore's offensive line, which has allowed seven sacks in its last three games, must keep Dumervil from getting into the backfield and roughing up Joe Flacco.
The chess match between coaches: This is the rare game in which both teams are coming off a bye and have had two weeks to prepare. Each coach -- Denver's Josh McDaniels and Baltimore's John Harbaugh -- has had ample time to craft a game plan, but which head man has devised a better one?
Ed Reed's impact: Reed is one of the league's best players at goading quarterbacks into mistakes. On the other hand, Broncos QB Kyle Orton has taken extraordinary care of the football this season, with his only turnover coming on a desperation heave toward the end zone as time expired in the first half against New England. If Reed is able to bait Orton into an uncharacteristic miscue, the Ravens' chances improve significantly.
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The Broncos are going for their first 7-0 start since 1998. ... Denver has a 15-5 all-time mark after a bye. ... Since 2002, Reed leads the NFL with 45 interceptions. ... Flacco has thrown at least one touchdown in six straight games.ESPN.com
- Denver defensive tackle Ronald Fields practiced on a limited basis with a hamstring injury Thursday. He didn't practice Wednesday. Safety Brian Dawkins continued to be limited in practice (hamstring).
- Denver named cornerback Champ Bailey its Walter Payton Man of the Year Award nominee for his outstanding work in the community.
Denver's special teams: The Broncos don't have many issues, but they do need to tighten up their special teams coverage unit. In their last game, against San Diego, Darren Sproles brought back a punt for a touchdown. Denver cut punter Brett Kern and signed veteran Mitch Berger this week in an attempt to spark the unit.
- Denver is 6-0 for the first time since 1998, and its six-game winning streak is the club's longest since 2000 (6 games).
- Head Coach Josh McDaniels is the fifth rookie coach in the Super Bowl era (since 1966) to begin his coaching career with a 6-0 record.
- The Broncos have been one of the NFL's best teams in the second half/overtime this year, outscoring opponents by a 76-10 margin.
- Denver owns the NFL's fourth-best record (15-5 / .750) following the bye week since it was introduced by the league in 1990.
- QB Kyle Orton is 9-1 in his previous 10 starts dating back to last year and ranks third among active quarterbacks in career winning percentage (.692 / 27-12). He leads the NFL in touchdown-to-interception ratio (9-to-1), lowest interception percentage (0.5%) and fourth-quarter passer rating (142.1).
- RBs Correll Buckhalter (3rd, 4.3%) and Knowshon Moreno (5th, 6.1%) both rank among the NFL's top five players in avoiding rushes for negative yardage. As a team, Denver leads the league in lowest percentage of rushes going for negative yardage (4.4% / 8-of-181 / excludes kneeldowns).
- Coached by long-time NFL defensive coordinator Mike Nolan, the Broncos lead the NFL in scoring defense (11.0) and third-down percentage (26.9%) while ranking second in the league in yards per game allowed (262.5 ypg.) and yards per play allowed (4.4).
- OLB/DE Elvis Dumervil leads the NFL with 10 sacks. He tied as the second-fastest player (6 games) to reach 10 sacks since they became an official statistic in 1982 (fastest since Michael Strahan, NYG, in 2001, 6 gms.).
- WR Eddie Royal became only the 11th player in NFL history to score a touchdown on a kickoff (93 yds.) and a punt return (71 yds.) in the same game at San Diego on Oct. 19. He joins Cleveland's Joshua Cribbs as one of two players in the NFL's top 10 in both punt and kickoff return average.
- P Mitch Berger, a 16-year NFL veteran and two-time Pro Bowl choice, was signed on Monday. Since 1999, he ranks fifth in the league in gross (43.4 yds.) and net (36.6 yds.) punting average (min. 500 punts).
I am looking for big games out of the Broncos defense. The Ravens have a good offense and a great running game. They will need to contain these guys if we are to be a chance to win this game. Also looking for a big game out of Knowshon Moreno, it will be his first game against a really good defense front 7. One person that I really want to see get involved is Peyton Hillis. For all the praise he got in pre-season he has been known existent during games. He needs to lift himself out of the doghouse. Also hoping Spencer Larsen gets back on the field since his freak accident. He may play since he has been participating in all of practice so far this week.
My Take
This game will play out one of two ways. One it is a really tough hard fought low scoring game. Or both offenses will go to town on each other. I am leaning more towards it being a low scoring game. So my prediction is that the Broncos will win but in a close one. Either 13-10 or 30-27.
Q: How do you keep a Baltimore Raven out of your yard?
A: Put up goal posts.
Q: What do the Baltimore Ravens and Billy Graham have in common?
A: They both can make 70,000 people stand up and yell "Jesus Christ!"
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seal, carnivorous aquatic mammal with front and hind feet modified as flippers, or fin-feet. The name seal is sometimes applied broadly to any of the fin-footed mammals, or pinnipeds, including the walrus, the eared seals ( sea lion and fur seal), and the true seals, also called earless seals, hair seals, or phocid seals. More narrowly the term is applied only to true seals. The so-called performing seal of circuses is actually a sea lion.
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Internet-ish artworks market + Performances by Exonemo & JODI
Internet Yami-Ichi (インターネットヤミ市)
literally "Internet Black Market". By mixing different Japanese writing systems the word "yami" takes on the double meaning of "sick for / addicted to". Therefore, a more accurate translation might be "Internet Obsessives Market".
"S*%t happens. Didn't used to. Like when some small off-handed private comment turns into a flamewar. Or worrying about not getting enough like. The Youtube videos you can't watch anymore because somebody complained. Or the apps you can't play because they were ✖rejected✖ by Apple. Once upon a time, the Internet was supposed to be a place for "liberty". Nowadays it's so uptight". – IDPW.org
The Japanese collective IDPW.org invites us to perpetuate "in real life" the freedom and joyful anarchy of the early web. The Internet Yami-Ichi draws its inspiration from flea markets, these chaotic assemblages that combine hidden gems, unlikely objects, collectibles and useless trash.
Turn off, log-out, and drop in
In this market of a new kind, artists, creatives and makers sell internet-related / internetish objects. Books, artworks, fashion items, materialised data: physical artefacts that escape an increasingly cautious, controlled and censured online world.
Through this fun, friendly and laid-back event, Internet Yami-Ichi questions the ubiquity of the digital, its (dis)illusions and future(s).
After a successful edition at the Berlin Transmediale 2014, iMAL invites IDPW.org for the second Internet Yami-Ichi outside of Japan. The Brussels edition will take place in the wonderful Art Nouveau architecture of the Ateliers des Tanneurs, right next to their famous organic food market!


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Remarkable Hobo Nickels Carved from Clad Coins by Paolo Curcio
About two years we featured a great selection of skull nickels, a numismatic curiosity where miniature bas relief sculptures are carved into coins, an artform that's broadly referred to as hobo nickel art. While researching a follow-up article on Hobonickelart.com I stumbled onto the work of Paolo Curcio (aka "mrthe") who appears to have taken the process of carving coins to an entirely new level. Using a variety of different coins the Barcelona-based artist creates etched homages to pop culture, illustrations of figures from literature, and most commonly: macabre portraits of skulls and death, probably the most prevalent theme in hobo nickel art.
One aspect of Curcio's process that's really amazing is his ability to use coins made from multiple layers of metal (referred to as clad coins) which he then strategically reveals to create colored flourishes and background patterns. You can see much more of his work over on his website, and keep an eye on his Ebay page for occasional coin listings.


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