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George Clooney
Actor, Producer, Screenwriter, Director, and Sudan Activist
George Clooney (The Descendants, The Ides of March, Up in the Air, Good Night and Good Luck, ER)—Academy award-nominated actor, producer and screenwriter—has been active in African aid and development efforts for years. He is a co-founder of the Darfur aid organization Not On Our Watch, which he launched with actors Don Cheadle, Matt Damon, and Brad Pitt. He also initiated the Satellite Sentinel Project during an October 2010 visit to South Sudan with Enough Co-founder John Prendergast. Today, George Clooney continues to fundraise and promote the work of Satellite Sentinel Project in Sudan.
Clooney narrated the HBO documentary on Darfur, Sand and Sorrow. In October 2010 he traveled to southern Sudan with John Prendergast, to raise awareness about the need for peace in the region as it approached its critical referendum. Following the trip, Clooney and Prendergast appeared on the NBC Nightly News, the Today Show, Good Morning America, The CBS Early Show, CNN's Larry King Live, and a one-hour NBC Dateline special, in which he discussed the actions needed to ensure peace in Sudan. In January 2011, Clooney took his second trip to the region. He and Prendergast attended the referendum, and succeeded in intensifying media coverage of the historic political process. His trip created a media storm, including appearances in the New York Times, The Los Angeles Times, CNN's Fareed Zakaria GPS, MSNBC's Morning Joe, and the Daily Show with Jon Stewart. George and John wrote op-eds in The Daily Beast, The Washington Post,the Wall Street Journal and Time.com.
In March 2012, Clooney went on his third trip to Sudan and the new nation of South Sudan, where he produced a video chronicling atrocities being committed in the Nuba Mountains. Upon returning to DC, Clooney, Prendergast, and others were arrested protesting outside the Sudan embassy.
George has helped Enough in our efforts to bring peace to Sudan. You can help, too. Visit Enough to take action now.
George's Involvement with Enough:
"Can You Spot The Human-Rights Abuses Here?", WiredUK magazine
In an eight-page profile story for WiredUK magazine, George Clooney, John Prendergast, and Jonathan Hutson discuss the Satellite Sentinel Project and the impact of the tracking human rights abuses with technology.
The Crisis in the Sudans: The Urgency of U.S.-China Cooperation
In a Time.com op-ed, George Clooney and John Prendergast, discuss the urgency of the crisis in the Sudans and the dynamics for peacemaking in the region.
Famine as a Weapon: It's Time to Stop Starvation in Sudan
In a lead story on Time.com, John Prendergast and George Clooney discuss the Khartoum regime's use of starvation as a weapon of war and how to end it.
What Drives George Clooney, Parade Magazine, Sept. 25,2011
George Clooney discusses recent projects and his legacy with working on issues in Sudan. He highlights his work with the Satellite Sentinel Project and his continued efforts in the region.
A Grand Bargain for Peace in Sudan, The Daily Beast, Nov. 6, 2010
George Clooney and John Prendergast outline goals for Sudan as it heads into the referendum, and the importance of real action to ensure violence does not take place.
George Clooney and John Prendergast: We can prevent the next Darfur, The Washington Post, Oct. 17, 2010
The violence that has been growing in Abyei prior to the referendum could put it at risk to become the next Darfur. The many details of the region and problems associated with diplomacy are outlined, as well as the most important steps that need to be taken to help stop the violence.
Obama's Opportunity to Help Africa, The Wall Street Journal, Nov. 22, 2008
As Obama heads to office, George Clooney, John Prendergast, and David Pressman help outline the importance of action in Sudan and Congo and what needs to be done in order to stop violence in the regions. The article outlines three main opportunities for Obama and how he can help the regions achieve peace.
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"Endgame in Sudan":
George Clooney addresses the situation in southern Sudan, and the importance of the January 9 referendum to help save the people from war.
"Morning Joe," MSNBC, January 19, 2011:
George Clooney and John Prendergast talk about the referendum in Sudan and their hopes that it will be a peaceful process
"The Situation Room with Wolf Blitzer," CNN, January 4, 2011:
George Clooney discusses the situation in Darfur with Wolf Blitzer, and the importance of the upcoming referendum.
"This Week with Christiane Amanpour," ABC, January 2, 2011:
George Clooney talks about the launch of the Satellite Sentinel Project, and how he hopes it will help prevent violence during the referendum.
"Larry King Live," CNN, October 15, 2010:
George Clooney and John Prendergast talk about the referendum and the current situation in Sudan with Larry King.
"The Winds of War: George Clooney in Sudan," December 4, 2010:
In a report on Dateline NBC, George Clooney talks about the importance of putting a spotlight on Sudan as they head into the referendum. He also talks about why he got involved, and why it is important to help.


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Roland VP-550 Vocal & Ensemble Keyboard
Roland's VP-550 Vocal & Ensemble Keyboard is much more than a traditional vocoder or harmonizer, the VP-550 uses Roland's breakthrough vocal-modeling technology to bring the highest-quality, interactive vocal sounds to a dedicated instrument. It literally lets you create a virtual choir, solo or background vocal track using your own voice. Connect a mic, select a sound, and play. The VP-550 generates expressive, interactive vocals in real time, like classical choirs, soulful gospel choirs, pop and jazz voices, male & female ensembles, vintage vocoders, and lush string/vocal hybrids.
The instrument is actually quite simple to use. It features two main sections: Vocal Designer and Ensemble. In the Vocal Designer you can select from solo or lead vocal types including: Classic, Male/Female, Gospel, Pop or Vocoder 1 and 2. This section allows you to create stunning virtual vocals modeled from your own voice. Can't sing? No problem, choose a voice type and play the keyboard and your words will come out in tune! The vocoders offer classic sounding robo-vocoder effects too. The Ensemble section lets you select Strings 1 or 2, Jazz Scat, Mixed Chorus, Boys Choir or Humming. The Ensemble section makes it possible to sound like a larger group of singers (or like singing strings). You can even play Vocal Designer and Ensemble sounds simultaneously.
Every feature has a dedicated button or slider that's clearly labeled and easy to reach. A little Ambience can be dialed in with a simple Depth control (choose from one of three reverb types). An on-board D-Beam controller in addition to the pitch bend & mod wheels gives you plenty of options for performance effects. The D-Beam can be set to modulate the filter, pitch or expression. The microphone input is XLR type and there is also a 1/4-inch external input jack (for vocoding). Other features include a basic Bass & Percussion section and a Sound Check function that records the output signal for 10 seconds and plays it back.
The early vocoders, like their synthesizer counterparts, may not have been very successful in their original design concept--synthetically recreating the human voice or acoustic instruments--but because they had a unique sound all their own, they became famous for their effect. The VP-550 seems to break out of that box, and finally do what the original concept of vocoding was intended to achieve. Rather than create a neat robo-sound, the VP-550 is truly a vocal processor and synthesizer that uses your voice to create stunning virtual vocals. With the VP-550, it's more than just a cool effect, it really is a Vocal & Ensemble Keyboard!
Lookup Roland VP-550 Vocal & Ensemble Keyboard Prices
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- Demos & Media
Jordan Rudess VP-550 4: Life On Mars
Manual - Roland has made manuals for most of their products available as free PDF downloads.
- Specifications
- Polyphony - 128 voices (Changes depending on the sound and the playing technique)
- Oscillators - Vocal Designer types: Classical, Gospel, Pops, Male/Female, Vocoder 1 & 2
Ensemble types: Mixed Chorus, Jazz Scat, Boy's Choir, Humming, Full strings, Slow strings
- Sampler - Sound Check function: records the output signal for 10 seconds
- Effects - Ambience (3 types): HALL1, HALL2, STUDIO
- Memory - 4 Registrations
- Keyboard - 49 keys (with velocity)
- Control - MIDI IN/OUT
- Date Produced - 2006
- Shop for Keyboards, MIDI & Gear
Guitar Center: Synths and MIDI
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New Badgers coach Andersen makes debut at B1G Media Day
CHICAGO, IL - It marks the unofficial start to the college football season. Big Ten Conference coaches and players are spending Wednesday and Thursday at the Hilton Chicago for the annual Media Day festivities.
New Badgers head coach Gary Andersen met with reporters Wednesday morning. Andersen takes over the job in Madison after Bret Bielema took the head coaching position at Arkansas last December.
"Well, I think, number one, I'm not interested in comparing what was different, whether that may have been what we deem as being great, good, or indifferent," said Andersen.
"There's going to be differences when you take over a program. It's important to put your own stamp on it."
In only a half-of-a-year on the job, Andersen has shown his roots on the Western side of the country will play a role as to where he recruits.
"I had no idea when I walked in that there's 400-plus high schools that play high school football in Wisconsin. That will stay the same. I think as a conference and I
think as the University of Wisconsin we want to recruit nationally because we can.
"The Big Ten, it's a very, very powerful conference."
Badgers fans will get an immediate look at a junior college transfer Andersen was responsible for bringing to Wisconsin. Tanner McEvoy is now with the team in his sophomore year of eligibility after playing at Arizona Western College.
"Anytime we recruit a junior college player he's going to be given the opportunity to walk in fall camp and compete and get reps with the ones and twos at times just as every freshman will if he deems himself mentally and physically prepared to be able to be in those situations that he has a chance to help our team."
Andersen says right now the starting quarterback job is between McEvoy, redshirt sophomore Joel Stave, and sixth year senior Curt Phillips.
"It will be a three-man race. I have no timeline on it. And we may jog out there the first play of the game with two quarterbacks on the field and see what happens from there. So who knows, it will be interesting."
A University of Wisconsin player made the Big Ten Conference preseason Players to Watch list. Senior linebacker Chris Borland is one of the ten players in the conference to earn the recognition.
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One of the earliest forms of atom smashers, a Van De Graaff generators is able to accelerate subatomic particles of extremely high speeds.
Amazing But True
- When a motor is attached to the system and turned on, the lower roller which is covered with silicon turns the rubber belt that it is attached to. As the system turns, the lower roller builds a negative charge while the belt builds a positive charge. As the electrons on the roller build up, electrons start to get stripped from the air molecules between the lower roller and the brush. The newly positive air molecules get carried on the belt away from the lower roller to the upper roller seen in the image.
- The upper roller is made of a material that tries to repel the excess charge on the belt. As a result, any electrons that are in the brush that is near the upper roller become attracted to the positive charges on the belt. The surrounding air particles break down and their electrons move towards the belt as well. The excess charge that builds up in the system, then shows up on the outside of the surface of the container.
- Watch the video below to learn how to build a Van de Graaff generator.
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2012 Holiday Gift Guide: Nintendo Wii U
Posted by Andru Edwards - Categories: Toys, Video Games, Family, Men, Techies, Teens, Under $500
Are you ready to usher in the arrival of the next-generation consoles? Nintendo is, as it's released the Wii U, today's pick in our 2012 Holiday Gift Guide. There are two configurations of Wii U available: a $299 white base model that packs in 8GB of storage, and a $349 Deluxe black bundle that has 32GB of storage and the NintendoLand game.
Both versions include the Wii U console, a WiiPad, sensor bar, AC adapters, and HDMI cable. If you opt for the Deluxe set, you'll also get a play stand, charging stand, and console stand.
The current Wii remotes and nunchuks are fully compatible with the Wii U console.
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2012 Holiday Gift Guide: Dismember-Me Plush Zombie
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We've got another inexpensive, yet awesome, entry for our 2012 Holiday Gift Guide, this one focusing on the undead. Do you know what happens when you take old broken plush toys and bury them in the woods by the light of the full moon while whistling the theme song from "Halloween"? Unfortunately nothing...which is why the skillful design monkeys over at ThinkGeek were forced to come-up with their own scary (but cute) zombie plush.
The Dismember-Me Plush Zombie begs to be torn limb from limb. After all he is a decaying re-animated corpse turned into irresistible cuddly plush. Rip off an arm... he doesn't mind. Tear him in half.. he'll barely notice. Pull off his legs... ok now he's getting a bit annoyed. Steal his brain... now you've really done it. Keep your teddy bears under close guard tonight because undead plush have come back from hell to walk the earth.
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2012 Holiday Gift Guide: SOL REPUBLIC Tracks headphones
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SOL REPUBLIC Tracks are the first interchangeable on-ear headphones featuring V8 Sound Engine speakers, switchable cables, and "Sound Track" headbands. SOL REPUBLIC engineers developed a proprietary new polymer called FlexTech, which makes them virtually indestructible, and we're recommending them in our 2012 Holiday Gift Guide. the company actually stands behind that claim, as you get a 1,000 day warranty on each SOL REPUBLIC headband. they just won't break. For total comfort, the team designed the Tracks ear cushions to be large and lightweight. Tracks offer the optimal balance of size, style, sound and comfort and are available in black, white and red. You can pick up a pair on Amazon for $99.
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Next up in our 2012 Holiday Gift Guide, the Nerf N-Strike Elite Hail-Fire Blaster. This is the highest-capacity Nerf gun of all time, sporting eight clips that, all-together, hold up to 144 foam darts that can be shot as far as 75 feet. They retail for $40, but you can pick it up on Amazon for $26.97, a 33% savings. Just be sure to duck for cover when the kids are running around with these.
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They say music is the universal language, and as music lovers ourselves, we think it's one of the best gifts that you can give, and we're putting it in our 2012 Holiday Gift Guide. Rather than grabbing an iTunes gift card, or worse, a random CD from the bargain bin, we recommend hitting your loves ones up with Rdio gift subscriptions. Why? It allows the user unlimited access to the entire Rdio music streaming catalog. That means on-demand access to millions of tracks from the web, iOS and Android smartphones and tablets, and even your Sonos system. Rdio costs $9.99 per month for full access. We love it--check out Gear Live on Rdio!
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Description Numerous flower stems, rose-colored flowers with petals like stag horns, rise from a rosette of low growing foliage.
Habit: introduced pernnial herb; stems rough, forking at top; may form large stands.
Height: 8-36 in (20-90 cm)
Leaf: in basal rosette, spatulate, stalked, 2-3 in (50-75 mm) long; on stem, opposite, stalkless, linear-lanceolate, pointed, in 4-5 pairs, becoming smaller above.
Flower: pink to purple (rarely white), 5-parted, 3/4-1 in (12-25 mm) wide; petals deeply divided into 4 long, narrow, somewhat ragged lobes, the middle 2 lobes larger; held in terminal cluster.
Fruit: small spherical capsule, 0.25-0.4 in (6-10 mm) wide; 5 teeth when open.
Flower May to September.
Habitat Wet meadows, peat bogs, wetlands, roadsides, ditches, stream banks, wet forest; also cultivated as an ornamental.
Range Native to Europe, introduced as an ornamental, escaped and naturalized in northeast North America and parts of the West: from Quebec south to Virginia, northwest to Ohio, Wisconsin and Ontario; also found in Washington and Montana; not reported in Delaware, West Virginia or Michigan.
Discussion Also known as cuckoo flower. The latin name Silene flos-cuculi is also used. Considered weedy or invasive in some areas; banned in Connecticut.


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Table of Contents The 5 Best Portable AC Units EdgeStar AP14001HS EdgeStar AP8000W Koldfront PAC1401W Koldfront PAC801W EdgeStar AP12000S Top 10 Portable AC Units (updated…
Extreme Cool 12,000 BTU Portable AC with Dehumidifier
Description & Highlights
Edgestar Extreme Cool 12,000 BTU Portable Air Conditioner - Silver
Coverage Area
The AP12000S is equipped with 12,000 BTUs of cooling power and can effectively cool a room up to 425 square feet in size, which is roughly 20' x 21'. This compact, yet powerful portable air conditioner is perfect for cooling bedrooms or small living spaces. The AP12000S doubles as an 80 pint dehumidifier, which removes excess humidity from the air, helping the space to feel even cooler and improving air quality.
How to Install
- Step 1: Place window kit plate into window opening.
- Step 2: Slide plate to cover the width of the opening.
- Step 3: Close window to hold plate in place.
- Step 4: Attach exhaust hose to the unit.
- Step 5: Place the other end of the exhaust hose into the hole on the window plate.
To easily vent the portable air conditioner, the AP12000S includes a window kit that can conveniently be fitted in windows that are 28.5" - 56" in size. For larger windows or use in sliding glass doors, purchase the APPK2010 kit which expands up to 83". Window kits for portable air conditioners take up much less space than installing a window air conditioner, which means you don't have to worry about blocking the light or view from your window.
Quiet Operation
At 52 dB (low) and 54 dB (high), this unit can be placed in any room without being disruptive.
Self-Evaporative System
Built with an automatic drain system that is able to exhaust all liquid formed by condensation so that there is no need to manually drain the unit in most climates.
Automatic Restart
The intelligent design auto restart function stores your selected settings so that in the event of a power failure the unit will restart just as before when the electricity comes back on.
Three (3) Fan Speeds
Choose between high, medium, and low fan speeds to find the perfect setting for air output and noise.
Control Panel
1. Power
Switches unit on/off.
2. Mode
Cool, dehumidify and fan only mode.
3. Speed
Sets the fan to high/medium/low.
4. Timer
Enables timer mode. Adjustable from 1-12 hours.
5. Up / Down
Increases temperature or time when timer is enabled. Decreases temperature or time when timer is enabled.
6. LED Display
Shows ambient temperature, set temperature, and hours when timer is in use.
All of the settings on the unit can be conveniently controlled from across the room via the remote control.
Condensate is expelled from the unit through the hose, but in more humid climates where moisture is more prevalent, the excess moisture can be drained through the drain in the back of the unit.
No Restriction
For spaces where window air units are not allowed, portable air conditioners are a great alternative as they do not protrude from the outside, allowing them to comply with building codes and HOA's.
Non-Permanent Installation
As long as there is a place to vent the hot air and a standard electrical outlet available, portable air conditioners can be used wherever and whenever needed and easily moved or stored when not in use.
Cut Costs
Instead of turning down your central A/C unit for that one room that is always a few degrees hotter than the rest, Portable ACs can be an efficient way to cool hot spots in your home without sacrificing your electricity bill.
User Friendly
Easy to connect and operate, portable air conditioners can be used wherever and whenever needed and easily moved or stored when not in use.
Optional Accessories
Carbon Filter 5 Pack For AP12000S
Removes smoke and other odors from the air. Each filter lasts 2-3 months.
3M Antimicrobial Air Filter 5-Pack for AP12000S
These upgraded antimicrobial filters have a unique microstructure and electrostatic charge that captures dust, lint, smoke, pollen, and mold spores.
Upgraded Portable AC Vent Kit for Sliding Glass Doors and Large Windows
Upgrade your installation options with this large window and sliding door vent kit.
Teaming up with Koldfront, the EdgeStar Extreme Cool 12,000 BTU Portable Air Conditioner (AP12000S) quickly cools up to 425 sq. ft. with its energy-efficient design. As a filter upgrade, you will receive a 3M Air Filter for absolutely no extra charge. This filter is designed to remove contaminants from your air, such as dust, lint, smoke, pollen, mold spores and more.
Confident in the quality of their products, EdgeStar sets itself apart from other manufacturers by backing their portable air conditioners with an industry-leading three (3) year limited warranty.
Energy-Efficient Operation:With noticeably lower power consumption rates than other portable air conditioners and a high 10.0 EER (Energy Efficiency Ratio), you can run this unit continuously for about a $1 a day.
Quiet Operation:With a low operating noise level, you can place this unit in any room, even your bedroom, without fear of disruption.
Dual Filtration:The washable pre-filter and replaceable carbon filter work together to remove unpleasant odors from the air.
Three (3) Speed Fan:Find your perfect setting and control noise and air output by choosing a high, medium, or low fan setting.
Self-Evaporative System:Equipped with an auto-drain system that exhausts all condensate, the need to manually drain water from the unit is eliminated**.
Energy Saving Programmable Features:Cut costs by setting the unit to run only when you need it, and have it efficiently cool your space before you even get there using the 24 hour programmable timer-- The timer allows you to set the unit to cycle on automatically, or once it is on, you can set it to automatically turn off.
Intelligent Auto Restart:This unit's auto restart function stores your settings, so that in case of a power outage, it will pick right back up where it left off when power is regained.
Easy-to-Use Window Kit:Venting your portable air conditioner is a simple three step process, and your purchase includes all the necessary materials-- Simply connect the vent hose to the back of the unit, remove the cap from the window vent kit and connect it to the exhaust hose.
Eco-Friendly:Designed to be environmentally friendly, this portable air conditioner uses no ozone-damaging R410A refrigerant and is made with all RoHS compliant components that are free of harmful chemicals.
Three Year Limited Warranty:This portable air conditioner is backed by an industry-leading three (3) year limited warranty.
- Brand: EdgeStarDirect drain option
- Cools rooms from 300-425 sq. ft.24 hour programmable timer
- Temperature: 61-89°FWashable pre filter
- Thermostat can be displayed on Fahrenheit or CelsiusOne (1) replaceable carbon filter included
- Three (3) speed fanUses R410a refrigerant
- Directional air louversCasters for mobility
- Patented auto-drain systemEER: 10.0
- Exhausts most or all condensate automaticallyCFM: 134 (low), 169 (high)
- Fully functional remote controlNoise level: 52 dB (low), 54 dB (high)
- Easy grip handlesCord length: 6.1 ft.
- RoHS compliantInput voltage: 115 V/60 Hz
- Dehumidification: Up to 80 pints/dayPower: 10.8 A/1200 W
- Up to 49" extendable exhaust hoseWeight: 68 lbs
- Window kit: 28.5" min 56" maxDimensions: 30.9" H x 17.1" W x 15" D
- Height: 30.9"
- Width: 17.1"
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OXFORD – It was a big night for the Rebel offense early as No. 7 Ole Miss (14-1) jumped on Lipscomb (6-8) with three big scoring innings out of the gates to defeat the Bison 10-1 in the series opener Friday night at Swayze Field.
With the win, Ole Miss head coach tied former Rebel All-America and Major Leaguer Jake Gibbs with 485 wins as Rebel skipper.
Preston Overbey led the way with a career-high four-RBI night as the junior was part of a trio of Rebels with multiple-RBI and multiple-hits in the outing. Overbey was 2-for-4 on the night, while Andrew Mistone went 3-for-3 with three RBI and Stuart Turner went 2-for-2 with two RBI and three runs scored.
Bobby Wahl (4-0) picked up the win for Ole Miss, striking out six and limiting Lipscomb to three this through 6.0 scoreless innings of work. He did not allow a walk in the outing. Left-hander Jeremy Massie picked up his first save of the season, working the final 3.0 innings and allowing one run on seven hits and two strikeouts.
Josh Cotham (1-2) took the loss for Lipscomb as he allowed nine runs on seven hits with four walks and three strikeouts in 3.0 innings of work.
"It was a well played game by us," said Ole Miss head coach Mike Bianco. "This was by far Bobby (Wahl)'s best outing of the year. He had electric stuff with all three pitches in the strike zone. He commanded the fastball in and out tonight. A couple of innings he struggled to get it into the strike zone. It was so hard and breaking so much. It was a tremendous pitch for him at times tonight. He threw some changeups even with a huge lead to get them off of the fastball a little bit.
"Offensively it was a great night; Preston was big with the base hit with two outs early on. It broke the game open for us. Mistone had a great night. Boz (Bousfield) came back after having some so-so games. We had a terrific night swinging the bat. Turner continues to swing well. It was nice to see some of the young guys get in and play tonight."
The Rebels got things started in the second inning with a two-RBI single through the left side from Overbey. Turner and Mistone scored on the bases-loaded single to put Ole Miss on top 2-0. Turner walked and Mistone singled before Sikes Orvis walked to load the bases and set up the Overbey hit.
Ole Miss added four more runs in the third inning. The first two came on a single up the middle from Mistone that scored Anderson and Turner who reached on a single and a double. Orvis then drew his second walk of the game before a walk of Will Jamison loaded the bases for the second time on the night. Overbey then came through with his second bases-loaded hit of the night to drive in Turner and Orvis, and give the Rebels the 6-0 lead.
Four more runs came home in the fourth inning on a two-RBI single from Turner, a single from Mistone and a double from Orvis to give Ole Miss a commanding 10-0 lead on the Bison.
The Rebel pitching staff held Lipscomb in stretch until the ninth when the visitors from Nashville put together a two-out rally to scratch out a run and get on the board. The lone run would be all the Bison could manage as Ole Miss picked up the win 10-1.
The two teams will return to action on Saturday at 1:30 p.m. at Swayze Field.


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By Brad Locke and Parrish Alford/NEMS Daily Journal
If everything "shakes out" as expected, Mississippi State has a very good chance at playing in the Gator Bowl on New Year's Day.
Meanwhile, Ole Miss could be headed to Birmingham.
The Bulldogs, who just wrapped up an 8-4 regular season, won't know for sure until Sunday, but Gator Bowl president Rick Catlett said on Tuesday that his choice is likely to come down to MSU and Vanderbilt (8-4).
Vanderbilt's future destination will likely have an impact on Ole Miss (6-6). The Rebels are in line with the BBVA Compass Bowl in Birmingham but could end up in the Music City Bowl.
South Carolina (10-2) could also be in the mix if it's still available by the time the Gator picks, but it's a candidate for some higher-tiered bowls.
"If it shakes out the way it should shake out, we're going to be sitting here looking at Mississippi State and Vanderbilt. That would be my guess," Catlett said.
However, there are few sure things right now in regards to SEC teams and bowl games. The winner of Saturday's SEC championship game between Alabama and Georgia will clinch a spot in the BCS title game, and Florida looks like a lock for the Sugar Bowl.
But beyond that, the bowl possibilities are numerous. Georgia, if it loses, could wind up in the Capital One Bowl – which gets the next pick of SEC teams after the Sugar – or could fall to the Outback or Chick-fil-A.
Domino effect
LSU could win up in the Capital One Bowl. If not, the Cotton Bowl will likely take either LSU or Texas A&M, and that choice could have a domino effect.
"It's been a little bit more cut and dry in the last few years," Catlett said. "The unusual part of this year is they have so many SEC teams playing at a high level. All year long you've had five and six teams in the BCS top 10 from the SEC.
"Then you had Mississippi State and a couple of other teams sitting there with eight wins looking like they could get to nine."
MSU played in the Gator Bowl two years ago, defeating Michigan, 52-14. Catlett said his bowl had a good experience with State and wouldn't mind having it back.
He also said MSU's poor finish – it lost four of its last five games, including a 41-24 setback to rival Ole Miss – shouldn't be too big a factor.
"Normally you'd be looking at the teams winning at the end of the season, but I love (to quote) Kirk Herbstreit: You have to take their body of work," Catlett said.
The SEC has 9 bowl tie-ins, but two of them won't be filled this season: The Liberty Bowl and the Independence Bowl. The Liberty shares a pick with the BBVA Compass Bowl, and the latter has priority this year.
Ole Miss looks to be the leading candidate for the Birmingham game.
"We certainly are very interested in Ole Miss being here," BBVA Compass Bowl executive director Mark Meadows said. "I don't know of any scenario where we would take another team in place of Ole Miss."
But such scenarios do exist, Ole Miss athletics director Ross Bjork said.
"Once the decision is made with the Gator, the Outback and the Chick-Fil-A with other teams, and we see what happens with Vanderbilt, if Vanderbilt goes somewhere else, then I think the Music City Bowl is definitely in play for Ole Miss. We'll see what happens this weekend," Bjork said.
Bjork expects Ole Miss to receive strong support wherever it goes.
The Rebels finished 3-5 in the SEC in Hugh Freeze's first season after winning just one SEC game the last two seasons under former coach Houston Nutt.
"Our fans are hungry to continue to watch this team. We've played hard throughout the season," Bjork said. "Our offense has been explosive, our defense has played hard. I think people will go wherever we play, whether that's Birmingham, Memphis or Nashville or Alaska. I think people are going to support this team. We're excited about wherever we'll be going."


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The UN appealed for $229 million today to help 3.8 million people facing a looming food and nutrition crisis in Niger, warning that the crisis will worsen by the first half of the year.
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Drought, poor harvests and rising food prices have left more than 30 per cent of Nigeriens food insecure. The World Food Programme has reported that more than half the population of Niger lives under the poverty line and one in ten children under five suffers from acute malnutrition.
The appeal will allow UN agencies, international and local NGOs to provide food, water and sanitation, including projects to reduce malnutrition levels and the risk of water-borne diseases such as cholera.


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I was telling someone today that I noticed the weekend of Oct. 5 that there were a lot of Field Trials. There were 10. Scattered around the country, some in the east, west, south central and north central. I took the time to add things up, I was surprised...
Below are the totals adding up the dogs entered in all ten trials, on a busy weekend
Open dogs---------519
Am. dogs-----------397
Qual. dogs----------195
Derby dogs----------206
Total dogs entered last weekend---1317
Total for EE entries @ $4.50 per dog------------$5926.50
Total to AKC---------$ similar, didn't figure it out.
Total spent by contestants to get there and back and enter one dog
using a conservative $250 per dog----$329,250.00
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From Abu Dhabi to Zanzibar the world once again came together on 14 November to mark World Diabetes Day. In a powerful of display of unity around a shared cause, millions have been going blue for diabetes throughout the month of November, raising awareness of the ever-increasing threat posed by the diabetes pandemic and working to improve the lives of the 382 million people currently living with diabetes.
The International Diabetes Federation marked World Diabetes Day by launching the 6th edition of the IDF Diabetes Atlas. The latest research shows that one in ten of the world's population will have diabetes by 2035, surging to a total of 592 million, many in low and middle income countries and the majority under 60 years of age. This surge will form the backdrop of the World Diabetes Congress (#WDC2013) in Melbourne, Australia, starting on 2 December. It must place diabetes very high on the agenda of health ministers throughout the world.
A debt of gratitude is owed to the more than 200 member associations of the International Diabetes Federation in over 160 countries and the thousands of other dedicated organizations and individuals that organised events and joined together to make the day a special one.
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- Blue lightings in more than 60 countries
- More than 460 million steps submitted by over 660 individuals and groups at http://steps.worlddiabetesday.org.
- 857 supporters for the WDD Thunderclap campaign, resulting in a social reach of more than 1,2 million people for our WDD message on November 14
- Over 4,500 people have included the blue circle picbadge on their Facebook or Twitter profile picture
- #WDD and #diamundialdeladiabetes trending topics on Twitter on 14 November
- 33,000 followers on Facebook
- Over 16,000 followers on Twitter
- Over 60,000 blue circle pins distributed
- The IDF website – www.idf.org – received a record number of visits and pageviews on November 14.
See how the global diabetes community went blue for diabetes on 14 November:
- Visit the World Diabetes Day Flickr gallery
- View World Diabetes Day videos from around the world
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- View our global events map to see activities organised around the world
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Garcinia cambogia extract, a fruit grown in Southern India, may possibly work on two levels to promote healthy weight loss. A compound called Hydroxycitric acid (HCA) in garcinia cambogia is possibly effective at blocking the conversion of sugars and starches into fats thereby possibly inhibiting fat storage. HCA also works to possibly suppress appetite by raising the levels of certain brain chemicals such as serotonin.
Our Garcinia Cambogia Powder comes from the forests of Southern India and has been used for thousands of years in the Orient as a dietary supplement. This superfruit is now being used in the West as a new revolutionary way to possibly fight hunger, promote weight loss through appetite control and naturally boost energy levels.
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Last May I posted about The Plan. You might have heard the quote, variously attributed to all kinds of people but apparently actually said by Helmuth von Moltke the Elder, "No plan ever survives contact with the enemy." That's not to say mean that there's no point planning, but that your plans need to be adaptable and learn how to roll with it once the action starts.
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It seems that it might be good to have an energy policy related thread here, so here goes.
Check out the article at http://www.theoildrum.com/node/5002#more.
Lots of thought provoking information. I generally agree with the approach advocated by the author. I am curious what others think. There are also a series of energy policy articles on this website that may also be worth discussion.
A fundamental belief for most of the contributors to this site is that oil supply is finite and when considering energy options for the future, that the return on energy must be greater than the energy required to extract it.


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Ophthalmoscopy is an examination of the back part of the eye (fundus), which includes the retina, optic disc, choroid, and blood vessels.
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Colenbrander A. Principles of ophthalmoscopy. In: Tasman W, Jaeger EA, eds. Duane's Ophthalmology . 2013 ed. Philadelphia, PA: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins; 2012:vol 1, chap 63.
Miller D, Thall EH, Atebara NH. Ophthalmic instrumentation. In: Yanoff M, Duker JS, eds. Ophthalmology . 3rd ed. Philadelphia, PA: Elsevier Mosby; 2008:chap 2.10.
Volk D. Aspheric lenses. In: Tasman W, Jaeger EA, eds. Duane's Ophthalmology . 2013 ed. Philadelphia, PA: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins; 2012:vol 1, chap 50.


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Rough Cuts
European Figurative Prints from Gauguin to Paladino
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Rough Cuts: European Figurative Prints from Gauguin to Paladino contrasts works from two distinct periods in twentieth century art. It does so not only from their figurative standpoint but also from the standpoint of their working method and surface aesthetic.
The two periods are the earlier Expressionist period from around 1905 to 1920, with artists such as Erich Heckel, E.L. Kirchner and Karl Schmidt-Rottluff and two of their precursors, Gauguin and Edvard Munch, and the later neo-figurative period of the late 1970s and 1980s, with works by the German artists Georg Baselitz, Jörg Immendorff and A.R. Penck, and the Italians Francesco Clemente, Sandro Chia, Enzo Cucchi and Mimmo Paladino, the artists of the co-called Italian Transavanguardia.
As young men in their early twenties, Heckel, Kirchner and Schmidt-Rottluff were the founding members of the group of initially Dresden-based artists called Die Brücke. Other members whose work is included in this exhibition included Max Pechstein and Emil Nolde. Die Brücke itself was one of a number of groups that coalesced during the period of ferment that characterised the schism and rift-riven artistic landscape of fin-de-siècle Europe. While these artists saw themselves as 'a new generation', they had recognisable antecedents – the work of van Gogh, Munch, Gauguin and the Fauves, for example, was well known to them. Technically, with their re-advocacy of the woodcut as an image-making medium, they also paid homage to an even earlier period of native Gothic art, with echoes of the works of Dürer, Cranach and Grünewald. In addition, they were influenced by the tribal arts of Africa and Polynesia accessible to them through the newly published and illustrated ethnographic periodicals and museum displays of the day.
Their aim was a conscious break with tradition, a rejection of the academy with its predilection for slick, pristine surfaces and its, to them, trite subject matter. Instead, what the artists of Die Brücke wanted to do was to harness the emotions in all their expressive force by creating works whose surface aesthetic manifested and mirrored the very emotional content they sought to express: rough, primitive, elemental, hand-made. They often, for example, produced works using found pieces of unfinished timber or re-cycled lithographic stones. In doing so they consciously rejected the technical mechanised perfection that so dominated late nineteenth century lithographically produced images in favour of something that produced the look of rawness, of untamedness, of energy that they sought. Their aim was transformative, expressive; their goal to make visible what was psychologically hidden - hidden in us as individuals, in our social relations, in the very landscape itself.
Such concerns were central to the work of the Norwegian artist Edvard Munch. As such, they were in part symptomatic of the pre-occupations of the time. Freud's Studies in Hysteria and his Interpretation of Dreams, for example, had both been either begun or published in the 1890s. In this context, four of Munch's seminal print works are on display in Rough Cuts, including his famous Lovers in the waves 1896 and his powerfully iconic study in melancholia Attraction I 1896.
Munch's significance to the artists of Die Brücke was not just psychological. Munch was also a technical innovator – he would frequently, for example, cut his woodblocks up into three or four interlocking sections which he would separately ink. He would then reassemble them to produce a multi-coloured print in one pull. In a variation on the same theme, Erich Heckel produced one of the great masterpieces of the Expressionist era – his self-portrait Männerbildnis [Portrait of a man] 1919.The example on display in Rough Cuts is the extraordinary and extraordinarily rare trial proof of this work – that is, the image that Heckel worked on by hand, over-painting the underlying woodblock, before the final edition was produced. This is an astonishingly powerful work, elemental in its simplicity, unflinching in its self-observation and unsurpassed in the rough beauty of its execution. Equally arresting are his Hockende or Crouching Woman 1914, with its eccentrically shaped image fashioned out of a piece of found wood, or Kirchner's Sitzende Akt [Seated nude] 1910 after the painting by Pechstein included in the Die Brücke show of that year. In additon, Kirchner's famous Unterhaltung von drei Frauen [Conversation between three women] 1907 and his lithograph Maler mit Modell, zeichnend [Painter drawing, with model] 1910 are represented here.
There was a tradition amongst the Die Brücke artists to produce their own catalogues for the small number of exhibitions they had between 1905 and 1913, when they disbanded. Each artist would take the work of another in the show and produce a woodcut, or sometimes several, to illustrate the catalogue of the show.
Amongst the Die Brücke artists favourite models were two young girls, Fränzi and Marzella, perhaps sisters, who frequently accompanied the group on their artistic excursions into the local countryside. The colour illustration shows the painting Marcella 1909–10 by E.L. Kirchner now housed in the Moderna Museet, Stockholm. Although the reversed black and white woodcut on display in Rough Cuts has always been catalogued as Fränzi, it is clearly based on the Marcella painting. This painting was listed as item number 25 of the 1910 exhibition. The inscription reads 'Picture by E.L. Kirchner; Cut by E. Heckel'.
This delicate, poignant, slightly self-conscious portrait of one of Die Brücke's favourite models is a small masterpiece in its own right, a masterpiece due entirely to the simple union of rough wood, cheap paper, black ink and the genius of its maker.
Other works from this period on display include Schmidt-Rottluff's religiously inspired Jünger [Disciple] 1918 and Christus unter den Frauen [Christ amoung the women] 1919; Christian Rohlf's brilliantly whimsical re-interpretation of the established classic Susanna im Bade [Susanna in her bath] c.1917, and Käthe Kollwitz's mordant Das Letzte [The last act] 1925.
The period from 1905 to 1920, the first period of German Expressionism, produced then some of the most astonishing images using the most rudimentary of techniques in the history of art. It was a period that had not, however, exhausted itself. During the 1970s and 1980s, as a reaction against a decade or so of Abstraction, there was a return to a figurative-based art in the form of a 'new' or 'neo' Expressionism in Germany, while in Italy the artists of the Transavanguardia, artists such as Clemente, Chia, Cucchi, and Paladino, embarked on a new, highly personalized, and different form of lyrical neo-expressionism.
Jack Cowart, in his seminal essay from his ground-breaking 1983 Saint Louis Art Museum exhibition entitled Expressions made clear the link. Discussing the sculptural work of Markus Lüpertz, he had this to say:
'They [the sculptures] are consciously related to, but still challenge, earlier German Expressionist work, just as Baselitz and Immendorff's large woodcuts and linocuts compete with Expressionist prints.'
'Large' fails to adequately convey the size of some of these works. Immendorff's Kriegsblatt [Warsheet] 1982 from his Café Deutschland series is huge, measuring almost two by two and a half metres in sheet size, rivalling the monumental dimensions of some contemporary painting. Kriegsblatt is one of the most extraordinary linocuts ever produced. Based on the painting Adlerhälfte [Eaglehalf] from the enormous cycle of Café Deutschland paintings begun in 1977, the impetus for which came in turn from Renato Guttuso's painting Caffè Greco 1976, Kriegsblatt is in its initial impact overwhelming. Echoing the German obsession with 'cabaret' of the 1920s this is an image documenting a still-divided Germany. Political symbols crowd the stage — the Berlin Wall, the Brandenburg Gate, helmeted soldiers, workers, opportunists, a paint-brush strangled Eagle — the symbol of the German state – all jostle chaotically for attention. This is a political cri-du-coeur on a massive scale.
Equally monumental, at almost two metres tall, is Georg Baselitz's linocut Bicycle Rider 1982. Its characteristic, for Baselitz, upside-down presentation creates an equally characteristic sense of disorientation — the oddly recumbent figure seems to precariously balance the bicycle wheel above him like some circus act ball — while the rough-cut surface appears to have been attacked with a chain-saw. In Penck's Nacht Vision [Night Vision] 1982 on the other hand, a woodcut whose surface has indeed been gouged by a power-saw, the nightmare-like effect is quite different. Here we have an amalgam of chiaroscuro, prehistoric stick figures and primitive, encrypted pictograms whose ultimate meaning is as allusive as it is illusive. Perhaps this highly idiosyncratic pictorial language evolved as a consequence of the fact that Penck originally practised in the East — he emigrated to the West in 1982 — where the use of an overtly political language was either dangerous or impossible.
Of another figurative order altogether are the Italians Chia, Clemente, Cucchi and Paladino. These artists formed part of the group known as the Italian Transavanguardia [beyond the avant-garde], a term coined by Achille Oliva to describe a form of Neo-Expresssionist work that arose in Italy in the late 1970s and 1980s. Characteristic of the art of Chia, Clemente, Cucchi and Paladino is their idiosyncratic exploration of history, culture, antiquity, mythology and non-Western art for the pictorial content of their work. The wilder extravagances that characterise the surface aesthetics of their German counterparts give way in their work to a gentler lyricism. Although, not entirely. Paladino's monumental — again this work measures almost two metres by three — Triptych: Sirene, vespero, poeta occidentale [Sirens, evening, western poet] 1986 is a tour-de-force of free-form intaglio print-making, using open-bite etching, sugarlift, aquatint, drypoint and carborundum to produce a work that is powerfully enigmatic, quasi-mystical and archaeologically poetic in its implied iconography.
Similarly, the artist Enzo Cucchi mines the folkloric riches of his humble origins to explore material that is redolent with quasi-mystical, religious significance. The works of Sandro Chia, on the other hand, appear more circumscribed, more personal, and more consciously introspective than either Cucchi or Paladino.
Rough Cuts, featuring works drawn exclusively from the National Gallery of Australia's International Print Collection, juxtaposes, then, two bodies of works from two distinct art-historical periods. It does so from the perspective of a particular surface aesthetic. Each of these works seeks to convey through the expressive power of its 'primitive' mark-making something that is elemental to the works themselves. Whether this is a psychological truth, a political statement, a poetic vision or something that is more existentially illusive, there is enough here in Rough Cuts to challenge and engage anyone, from the print connoisseur to the general public alike.
Mark Henshaw
Curator, International Prints, Drawings and Illustrated Books
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Forespar Heavy Duty Telescoping Pole ADJ HD 6-12 DL (Two Sections 79-138 in. / 1 7/8 in. Outer Dia )
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Technical Description
|Product Description
These telescoping whisker poles are heavy duty two section and three section aluminum spars which can be extended to lengths up to 17' and securely locked in position by an internal twist lock device. Poles feature self-latching Ultra Series™ fittings on the inboard and outboard ends.
Note: PE-3SF or PE-3SC Mast Pad Eyes recommended.
Model: HD 6-12-DL
Size: Two sections extending from 79" to 138", 1 7/8" outer tube diameter. With self-latching fittings on both ends.
Weight: 8 lb.
Part Number: 406300