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Thanks to the TRU uber-sale, where TVC figures are $5 and then all SW is bogo50%, I finally got the TVC Ep 1 Darth Sidious figure. One thing I noticed quickly was that his black robes aren't see-through at all, not remotely the chiffon-like crap they use for every Darth Vader's cloak. One of my favorite figures last year was ANH Vader, and even he has the stupid see-through cape and kama skirt (and the upper-body robe is sculpted, so it's not fabric at all). That chiffon fabric not only is translucent, it's also so light that it doesn't take poses, always spreading out like gossamer rather than hanging properly - and at this scale, it makes a HUGE difference.
But this Sidious figure uses an almost entirely opaque black thin cloth for its robe AND its kama skirt - it hangs better and it's not see-through. So why doesn't Hasbro use this material for their Vader figures? Doesn't that bother anybody else?


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1. Nobody died.
2. I feel certain that the man(gentleman?) ever even knew the lady in question. Words always reflect on the person who uses them. For example, my mother was a true lady and nothing said by such a person will EVER thange that. Best always to consider the source and let such low life statements go.
Ya'll remember you can't fix stupid or low class!
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First of all almost 47% of the citizens of this goverment don't care what the king does. Second why do we keep bringing up GW Bush. It's been 5 years since he left office. I don't recall Clintons name being brought up 5 years after he left office. And I think that the more the king is somewhere else the better our country is. Let me be on record NSA.
We've been hearing quite a lot about Willie over the past few years ... doing all possible to bolster Hillary's nomination in 2016.I don't recall Clintons name being brought up 5 years after he left office.
In fact, have you noticed how much Bill has been shown in a positive light? Maybe some people think if Hillary is elected, Bill's "advice" will be the power behind the throne, and return the country to some of the better times under Bill's administration (conveniently forgetting the negative stuff).
Does anyone remember H's reaction when someone accidentally called her Pres. Clinton when she was abroad somewhere as SOS? She "lost it". Much like she did with her "What difference does it make?" screeching. I was reminded of Jack Nicholson's, "You can't stand the truth," courtroom episode in "A Few Good Men."
I wonder what would happen to her facade if during her campaign there were hints that she was only being put forward to give Bill a couple of more terms as POTUS? I think she would totally come apart at the seams. There have been clues, I think, that Hillary does not have the temperament and emotional stability to be a POTUS. She has more experience than Obama had ... more experience at manipulation, theft, and prevarication, too.
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Princeton alumnus, Cold War diplomat George Kennan dies
Posted March 18, 2005; 12:36 p.m.
George Kennan, a member of Princeton's class of 1925 and an architect of American foreign policy during the Cold War, died Thursday, March 17, at his Princeton home. He was 101.
Papers chronicling the career of Kennan -- who was best known for crafting the "containment" strategy that became the foundation of American policy toward the Soviet Union -- have been housed at Princeton's Seeley G. Mudd Manuscript Library since 1968.
"After graduating from Princeton, Kennan forged a distinguished career and his contributions will be remembered by diplomats, historians and anyone who longs for a rational approach to foreign relations," said Daniel Linke, University archivist and curator of public policy papers. "While much of his life was devoted to U.S.-Soviet affairs, Kennan ultimately advocated a foreign policy that recognized both the strengths and limits of the United States, a principle one hopes will survive the test of time, no matter who our allies or adversaries may be."
In February 2004, Linke organized a conference at Princeton on Kennan's career, which was attended by leading diplomats and scholars and featured a keynote address by then-U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell.
Details related to funeral services were not available. An obituary on Kennan was published in Friday's New York Times.


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ABERDEEN – After getting their first win over county rival Hatley in six years back in November, Hamilton decided to make it three in a row over the Lady Tigers with a 37-33 win on Friday to advance to the Monroe County Tournament championship game.
The Lady Lions face host Aberdeen tonight at 6 for the girls' tournament championship.
"We had a very good defensive effort tonight. That's something we've been concentrating on," Hamilton coach Sue Verner said. "We always think that if we can't score, then they can't either."
Hamilton carried a 7-point lead into halftime, but Hatley cut the advantage to two near the end of the third quarter when Jamelle Vance hit a 3-pointer.
Mary Willis hit a pair of free throws to put the Lady Lions back up 5 at the start of the fourth, before Hatley went a perfect 4-4 in its next two trips to the line. Aaliyah Verner's three opened the lead back up to four, and the Lady Tigers were unable to close the gap.
Willis led Hamilton with 12 points, while Vance scored 12 for Hatley in the loss. Hamilton (13-2) previously beat Hatley in regular season game on Nov. 15 and also in the Hatley Tournament championship. Both of their losses this season came at the hands of New Hope.
"I think our division win over Okolona on Tuesday gave them a wakeup call, and they're finally being patient," Verner said.
(B) Aberdeen 102, Hamilton 34: Aberdeen cruised out to a 51-17 halftime lead to secure its spot in the boys' championship game tonight with five players in double figures. Jakeese Walker led the Bulldogs with 15 points and six rebounds. Ben Seely had 12 points for Hamilton in the loss, while Dominque Dobbs scored 11.
(B) Amory 77, Hatley 23: Amory snapped a three-game losing streak with the win to advance to play Aberdeen in the tournament championship. Dario Robinson scored 26 points in the win, while Nick Beeks finished with 22 points.


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Ultimate X-Men 43 was great. I really like the changes to Alex. And the canidates for the President's education team were great. I had a hard time figuring out all twelve. But other then one, I think I have all of them figured out. Beast, Havok, Dazzler, Polaris, Sunspot(?), Thunderbird, Wolfsbane, Bishop, Blink, and Callisto. And it looks like the final team will be, Beast, Havok, Dazzler, Karma, and either Callisto or Blink. Depending on who the president considers having crawled out from under a rock. I would think it would be Blink that was declined. But Callisto being a Morlock in 616, could be considered having crawled out from under a rock.
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Oh, no... Was it possibly his dog that was seen, but could not be located when he got there? ..or just not his dog?
Hope he turns up soon... Would be sure the missing dog information is kept up, out there, contact whoever had him as missing and let them know the owner is still looking and please keep him as a missing dog.
Been there, done that with a cat years ago....and he did turn up because the finder called her vet to say there was a kitty on her deck ..appeared to be on it's last leg..and that vet still had my flyer on their bulletin board ..description matched..gave finder my phone number...we went up to her house and there he was :) She had brought him in and given him food. Always appreciated that so much...
I had called local vet's etc..asking if they would leave his info up..and they did. Big payoff!
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Description he Two-tailed Swallowtail (Papilio multicaudata) is a species of the Papilionidae family found in western North America from British Columbia to Central America.
Its appearance is similar to the Giant Swallowtail, Western, and Eastern Tiger Swallowtails, but has thinner and fewer black stripes on the wings and the hind wing has two tails. The Two-tailed Swallowtail has distinctive yellow wings with a black tiger striping. Each hindwing has several blue markings (top and bottom). The eyespots can fool predators into attacking the rear of the butterfly instead of the head, giving the butterfly a chance to escape. The wingspan of this particular species is 68 to 104 mm (2.7 to 4.1 in) making it the largest swallowtail in western North America.
The butterfly can be seen from Guatemala, through Mexico, the western United States to southern Canada in southern British Columbia, Alberta and southwestern Saskatchewan. It typically lives near streams and in moist valleys but also in canyons and cities at lower elevations lower elevations.
Host plants include: chokecherry, bitter cherry, Arizona rosewood, single-leaf ash, hoptree, and Arizona Sycamore.
Larvae feed on chokeberry, willow (Salix spp.), cherry (Prunus spp.), poplar (Populus spp.), and ash (Fraxinus spp.).
The Two-tailed Swallowtail is the state butterfly of Arizona.
Dimensions 3 3/8-5 1/8" (86-130 mm).
Habitat Canyons & caves, Cities, suburbs & towns, Meadows & fields.
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making water changes easier for me?
so i was looking at the python as a potential solution to my problem vs lugging buckets across the house to refill tanks. I normally siphon out my window + lug clean water back up here via 5 gallon bucket. I have 20 gallon high / 10 gallon long up here + no running water. i am on the second floor lets call it technically its an extension with 2 bedrooms at the highest point of the house. would a python + 100 ft hose going down the stairs across the living room and into the bathroom sink remedy this problem? or does the fact i am upstairs going to generate a problem with getting water from the sink up the long hose. If this would work can i just get a python + sort hose then go out to lowes or something and get the tubbing cheap and replace it dyi? what would i need?
making water changes easier for me?
If I were in your position, I would try throwing an inline pump in there to help the water along. I would mount it high on the wall somewhere on the first floor, preferably near the stairs. For convenience, I would put the pump on a remote control so that I could turn it off from the sink. You'd want to remove the hose from the tank before opening up the sink adapter (after filling), or it'll just start siphoning the water back out.
However, because your tanks are so small, it might be difficult to do water changes alone. In that case, I would set up a block and tackle outside your window and just hoist the buckets up rather than carry them. Then you can just throw a pump into the water container to transfer it to the tank, or something.
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thanks for your input as far 'alone' someones always here when i am so could have me up here + someone in the kitchen. i am sure they would rather me bug them to do that briefly for draining and filling vs me spilling buckets on the all the hardwood floors between. i may do some rough measuring using string i guess and work it out on paper the rise etc. its like 6 steps then a L turn then like another 6 steps then the entrance to the room is right at the top of the stairs to the left, and the tank is a few feet away. the window is really not a option in that room it has a ac unit mounted in it pretty much all year round i don't take it out during winter. to the right theirs a equal size room i use for a living room almost with my tv - pc has a window that has no ac unit for it at the moment but in prior years was always one up here but thats the front of the house to and its also far from hose outside. pump interesting wonder how strong / costly it would be + some dyi extension so i don't give them a bunch of money for the same size tubbing i can buy cheaper.
I may be way off base here but I can't see any problem with you using a Python or an Aquean Water changer. (I'd go for the Aquean as reviews indicate the working parts are sturdier)
I use an Aquen W/Cer with a 50 foot hose but the sink is on the same level as my tanks.
I know of others, however, who hook up to their water source in their basements and fill their tanks upstairs.
If you hook the W/Cer up to the faucet and turn the coldwater on, it will suck the water from your tank. Since you have a full story for the water to fall, you should get great suction for vacuuming the substrate as well. When you switch to fill mode, make certain you get your water temp right and add dechlorinator to your tanks before you start refilling then. The pressure of the water in the hose should be enough to force the water upstairs and into your tanks.
Someone else chime in here if this doesn't sound workable without an extra inline pump.30 g FW planted:corys, female ABNP, blue angel, harleys, zebra danios, rummies,
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The long tube along with the great height difference will make it unlikely to be an efficient system. The suggestion to put a couple of pumps along the way will help but I still believe that gravity will be stronger than the pumps or else you would be using too many pumps to make it economical. If your budget has nothing against it though then it doesn't hurt to try.
Here is an issue I run into... When I use 100ft of hose, its a lot of potential preasure. Make sure your faucet has a drain back system or you put that 5gal bucket under the P trap. When you do this fill long distance you wont see when the tank is full and will need a man on the faucet and the tank. When the water shuts off its coming down by gravity feed straight to that faucet down stairs. Be prepared for it.


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QuoteWell lets just not tell themThey caught on anyway. New policies prohibit "rewards" that are multiples of the product.That's a shame, because a lot of the need for funding in electronics projects comes from the "scaling up" of manufacturing to larger quantities... (to build 2 of something small, I get my PCBs from dorkbotpbx, my parts from sparkfun, and use my trusty soldering iron. For 20, I (might) get the PCBs from itead or Seeed, parts from digikey, and start looking into stencils and hotplates. For 2000 ... I have no idea, but I'm pretty sure the up-front costs would be pretty significant.
New policies prohibit "rewards" that are multiples of the product.
I have this Maple version of SdFat http://code.google.com/p/maple-sdfat/ and it doesn't use DMA.
I have examples of Kinesis SPI DMA and plan to try it but it won't help much.SD, DMA, and SPI don't work too well together. The problem is the SD SPI protocol. SD cards indicate busy in SPI mode by holding MISO high so you can't just setup a DMA transfer and go away. The protocol uses control tokens in the data stream which is a pain.
//------------------------------------------------------------------------------/** * Initialize hardware SPI * Set SCK rate to F_CPU/pow(2, 1 + spiRate) for spiRate [0,6] */static void spiInit(uint8_t spiRate) { // See avr processor documentation SPCR = (1 << SPE) | (1 << MSTR) | (spiRate >> 1); SPSR = spiRate & 1 || spiRate == 6 ? 0 : 1 << SPI2X;}//------------------------------------------------------------------------------/** SPI receive a byte */static uint8_t spiRec() { SPDR = 0XFF; while (!(SPSR & (1 << SPIF))); return SPDR;}//------------------------------------------------------------------------------/** SPI read data - only one call so force inline */static inline __attribute__((always_inline)) void spiRead(uint8_t* buf, uint16_t nbyte) { if (nbyte-- == 0) return; SPDR = 0XFF; for (uint16_t i = 0; i < nbyte; i++) { while (!(SPSR & (1 << SPIF))); uint8_t b = SPDR; SPDR = 0XFF; buf[i] = b; } while (!(SPSR & (1 << SPIF))); buf[nbyte] = SPDR;}//------------------------------------------------------------------------------/** SPI send a byte */static void spiSend(uint8_t b) { SPDR = b; while (!(SPSR & (1 << SPIF)));}//------------------------------------------------------------------------------/** SPI send block - only one call so force inline */static inline __attribute__((always_inline)) void spiSendBlock(uint8_t token, const uint8_t* buf) { SPDR = token; for (uint16_t i = 0; i < 512; i++) { uint8_t b = buf[i]; while (!(SPSR & (1 << SPIF))); SPDR = b; } while (!(SPSR & (1 << SPIF)));}
Edit: I need the equivalent of these AVR functions.
/** * initialize SPI pins */static void spiBegin() { pinMode(MISO, INPUT); pinMode(MOSI, OUTPUT); pinMode(SCK, OUTPUT); // SS must be in output mode even it is not chip select pinMode(SS, OUTPUT); // set SS high - may be chip select for another SPI device#if SET_SPI_SS_HIGH digitalWrite(SS, HIGH);#endif // SET_SPI_SS_HIGH}
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It is a great fun to go for the dog fishing.
My dog has also trained for the dog fishing.
Last time when we go for the dog fish he hunted 8 fish within a half hour.
It is a great fun to go for the dog fishing.
My dog has also trained for the dog fishing.
Last time when we go for the dog fish he hunted 8 fish within a half hour.
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I can see it warming things up by nipping their gluts.A nip of abbergluts
But what's that abber stuff?
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get your dog out and TRAIN! caryalsobrook 2013
Do those augers run smooth or do they buck and bounce some? (just askin).
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That's my boy "Blue"!!!! Flyin High in the Passenger Side x Katie May of Belgrade
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Quit fooling around with the bait and get back to fishing.
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'Stunned' is the word," Obama replied in a taped appearance on "Tonight." He said he found it hard to fathom how anyone would accept lavish payments in those circumstances. "People just had this sense of entitlement. We must be the best and the brightest."
The taste of vomit will not leave my mouth. He cant fathom how he was stunned he is full of crap and trying to be a movie star. Campaigning to keep his popularity up. Who cares what he does wrong as long as he is a star. Did anybody see the interviews with people trying to get In to the show? You would think Madonna or the Beatles were coming. oh he is such a great man, I will be able to tell my children about seeing him was the comment of one woman. WTF? Really?
Note the statement above, nowhere does he say anything illegal was done in giving or accepting a bonus, just that it is moral outrage. The congress drafted a bill to tax the people, the people not the company, who got the bonuses. Sorry guys but how many of us would turn down a pay raise or bonus in these times? Why are they going after the PEOPLE who got them? Why would they even go after the company if what they did was legal? I am outraged that AIG gave the bonuses, but if what they did was legal then not much can be done about it. Now congress wants to tax those who got them and passed this in anger and in very short time. The short time passing is one of the big things that worries me because that is why these occurred in the first place. If they had taken more time to evaluate the bailout package in the first place this could have been avoided, but instead they chose to rush it through and look how it turned out.
Boy I hope they dont decide I make too much money. I would hate to see them pass a new law to take mine away. Hummm maybe I can convince my boss to pay me in chickens or something that will be more work for them to take away
BTW- what do you think Obummers visit to the Tonight Show cost us? Did anyone see what Ms.Obummer hosted yesterday? Tell me they are not wanting the spotlight and celebrity more than anything .


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Fibrin degradation products (FDPs) are the substances left behind when clots dissolve in the blood. This article discusses the blood test to measure these products.
FDPs; FSPs; Fibrin split products; Fibrin breakdown products
A blood sample is needed. For information on how this is done, see: Venipuncture
The blood is sent to a laboratory. The laboratory specialist will run tests on the blood sample to measure the products that are left behind when blood clots dissolve.
Your health care provider may tell you to stop taking certain drugs before the test. Drugs that may increase FDPs include barbiturates, heparin, streptokinase, and urokinase.
Do not stop taking any medicine without first talking to your doctor.
When the needle is inserted to draw blood, some people feel moderate pain, while others feel only a prick or stinging sensation. Afterward, there may be some throbbing.
This test is done to see if your clot-dissolving (fibrinolytic) system is working properly. Your doctor may order this test if you have signs of disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC) or another clot-dissolving disorder.
The result is normally less than 10 micrograms per milliliter (mcg/mL).
Note: Normal value ranges may vary slightly among different laboratories. Talk to your doctor about the meaning of your specific test results.
The example above shows the common measurements for results for these tests. Some laboratories use different measurements or may test different specimens.
Increased FDPs may be a sign of primary or secondary fibrinolysis (clot-dissolving activity) due to a variety of causes, including:
There is very little risk involved with having your blood taken. Veins and arteries vary in size from one patient to another and from one side of the body to the other. Taking blood from some people may be more difficult than from others.
Other risks associated with having blood drawn are slight but may include:
Liebman HA, Weitz IC. Disseminated intravascular coagulation. In: Hoffman R, Benz EJ Jr., Shattil SJ, et al, eds. Hoffman Hematology: Basic Principles and Practice. 5th ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Churchill Livingstone Elsevier; 2008:chap 132.
Lijnen HR, Collen D. Molecular and cellular basis of fibrinolysis. In: Hoffman R, Benz EJ Jr., Shattil SJ, et al, eds. Hoffman Hematology: Basic Principles and Practice. 5th ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Churchill Livingstone Elsevier; 2008:chap 119.
Schafer AI. Hemorrhagic disorders: Disseminated intravascular coagulation, liver failure, and vitamin K deficiency. In: Goldman L, Ausiello D, eds. Cecil Medicine. 23rd ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Saunders Elsevier; 2007:chap 181.
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Kohl's carries Hallmark orns?
Kohl's carries Hallmark orns?
"In my experience there's no such thing as luck."
The last time I was in a Kohl's, their ornament display section had a Hoth Han head attached to a string, just dangling there, sans tauntaun. Well, he can still see you in h3ll! I find the toy and holiday sections there to be terribly maintained and always a mess. Mervyns, RIP, used to carry Hallmark ornaments, too.
I predict that the upcoming Star Wars Episode VIII: The Last Jedi film will include the word "and." Multiple times.
It's preview weekend...again. The wife received a $5 coupon and I have a $2 coupon. Mom gave me another $5 coupon that's good through Christmas Eve.
Planning to get a coupon non-SW ornaments: Christmas Vacation, John Wayne or the Prep and Landing are in the sites.
So I go to the Hallmark shop at the mall with morning armed with coupons. I picked up the John Wayne and Christmas Vacation ornaments. I whip out the $5 e-coupon the wife received and the clerk says they don't accept it. It's not a corporate policy, but individual store policy. I asked if she or the other clerk knew if one of the other HM stores accepted the coupon; they didn't know.
I drove to the other side of town to the HM in the strip mall. Walk in and ask the clerk first thing if they accept the e-coupon. Guess what? They do! I think I found a new HM store to do all my shopping at!
I also picked up the glass Darth Maul ornament at Target today.
Thanks to OC, my wife ventured to Kohls this evening and picked up an ornament we'd been looking for our son (which I won't utter here since he lurks on the boards).
Thanks for letting us know about Kohls, OC. Nothing better than getting Hallmark ornaments at discount before Christmas!
¡Que la fuerza te acompañe!
Glad that it helped. I picked up the stormie Lego and the second Christmas Story ornament at Kohl's over the weekend.
Received a coupon for a free ornament from Hallmark. I swung into the shop and browsed the display before asking for the ornament and noticed the Darth Maul ornament was gone, display version and all. Sold out, I was told when I asked. This was at the HM shop at the mall. So I went to the HM shop in the strip mall a few miles away and Maul was still on the shelf. I didn't want to push my luck so I bought it.
Still need to get the TIE Interceptor and Prep and Landing ornament, and then I'm done for the year.
As I finished placing the ornaments on my tree, it dawned on me that Hallmark hasn't made an AHN farmboy Luke ornament. There's two ROTJ Lukes, three ESB Lukes but no obvious ANH Luke. Interesting exception.
Don't get me started on Hallmark's complete lack of Hoth, i.e. SNOW gear ornaments, with the exception of Hoth Han on a Tauntaun this year. Wait; I guess I got myself started.
I predict that the upcoming Star Wars Episode VIII: The Last Jedi film will include the word "and." Multiple times.
I do question some of their choices. To me, at least, one of the anniversaries there should be more of a focus on that movie, but there's not. Character popularity seems to be the key issue.
Character wise, Vader and Yoda might have the most ornaments made.
BTW, I was looking at my Christmas Story ornaments. There are at least four variations on the leg lamp.


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MILWAUKEE - Bradley Beal scored 12 of his 23 points in the fourth quarter, helping the Washington Wizards avoid blowing a 28-point lead and beat the Milwaukee Bucks 114-107 on Saturday night.
Washington opened a 71-43 lead in the second quarter, but the Bucks cut the deficit to 104-101 on a pair of free throws by Ersan Ilyasova with 2:13 to go.
Beal then scored on a driving layup and hit a baseline 3-pointer to give the Wizards a 109-101 lead with 2:01 left. Washington won for the eighth time in nine games.
John Wall, Washington's leading scorer at 19.9 points per game, was held to nine points and missed 10 of 14 shots. Trevor Ariza scored 17 of his 26 points in the first quarter.
Brandon Knight scored 25 points for Milwaukee (12-50), the first NBA team to lose 50 games this season. The Bucks have lost seven of nine games.
While Wall had an off-night shooting, he had 13 assists and sparked a Washington run midway through the fourth quarter. He ripped the ball away from John Henson, sprinted up court and found an open Ariza, who hit a 3-pointer to start a 7-2 run that gave the Wizards a 102-93 lead with 4:58 to go.
Milwaukee then used an 8-2 run to pull within three points on Ilyasova's two free throws with 2:13 left.
Washington made 29 of 43 shots in the first half and its 71-43 lead on Beal's 3-pointer with 2:24 left in the second quarter. The Wizards led 75-53 at halftime, a season high in points for the first half.
Milwaukee scored the first 12 points of the third quarter to pull within 75-65, but Ariza scored on a driving layup with 4:57 left to snap the Wizards' scoring drought.
Washington scored the final four points of the first quarter and then outscored Milwaukee 30-12 to open the second quarter, opening a 66-39 lead on Ariza's 3-pointer with 4:14 to go in the half.
But the Wizards missed their first nine shots of the second half to let Milwaukee back into the game.
Ilyasova returned from a one-game suspension for punching Sacramento's Reggie Evans on Wednesday night and scored 13 points in 27 minutes. His teammate, O.J. Mayo, missed the game after being given a one-game suspension for punching New Orleans' Greg Stiemsma on Friday night.
Ariza made six of eight shots in the first quarter to score 17 points and give Washington a 36-27 lead. Trevor Booker made one of two free throws to give the Wizards the lead for good, 16-15, with 5:33 left in the first quarter.
The game marked the return to Milwaukee of forward Drew Gooden, who signed a second 10-day contract with the Wizards on Saturday. Gooden, who signed a five-year, $34 million contract with the Bucks in 2010 but was released on an amnesty provision before this season, scored 13 points in 16 minutes off the bench.
Notes: Ariza went to the court hard with 6:16 left in the first quarter. He stayed on the ground for about a minute before rising and walking to the bench. . The Wizards previous first-half high was 74 points against Philadelphia on March 1. . The Wizards have won 14 of their last 20 road games.


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Obviously. Of course he's not underrated anymore, but he was prior to the season. I've talked about how underrated I felt Elam was prior to the season going all the way back to July, and believed he was ready to put it on display as a Junior and become one of the elite defenders in the SEC....
Now that he's gone out and proven that by having dominant performances inside the SEC on his way to leading Florida to a top 5 defense, they're beginning to see how good he really is. He was a great player last year as a sophomore despite Florida's defense not being nearly as good. His dedication to film study was going to allow him to go from being an extremely solid, assignment sound player, to being an elite player.
All the "services" you're reading were most likely hyping up liabilities such as T.J. McDonald as premier players circa the time period I was attempting to direct attention towards where the real talent lies.
Elam isn't underrated anymore, and they're a little late in my estimation.
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The illustrations here are particularly impressive and greatly enrich this story of two sisters. The younger, Jess, is 'the brave one' who has her injections without fussing and loves thunderstorms while big sister, Claire, has 'an over-active imagination' and is therefore frightened of almost everything. Her love of her grandfather's bedtime stories, however, enables her to deal with the bullies who take Jess's teddy. Perhaps there is something to be said for an imagination after all. Lots to talk and think about means this will appeal to a wide age range.
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When Lucasfilm releases the Original Trilogy on DVD this Fall, Hasbro will be shifting the Star Wars line's focus to the "Original Trilogy Collection". A large portion of the OTC line will be "hall of fame" style re-releases, taking some popular older figures and vehicles and repackaging them in the OTC line with little or no changes to the actual toy in order to appeal to new collectors who missed out over the past decade while those products were originally being released. This is a controversial move though, since amidst all these re-released figures are only 2 waves of actual new figures, so current collectors will have almost no new product to buy in the second half of this year. Granted the idea is hardly new, the vintage line was run largely in this fashion, but that was twenty years ago and times have definitely changed. So what is your position on the OTC line's re-releasing frenzy?
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I've been following some discussion on kde-i18n on how one can create a really intuitive interface to choose the language. For obvious reasons, this interface cannot depend on any written text. Some have mentioned a large world map where the user would click on her region and this would pick the right language. Unfortunately, this does not work very well since there are many places around where people speak several (and very different) languages in the same region.
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2. Rastogi M, Ojha RP, Prabu PC, Devi BP, Agrawal A, Dubey GP. Prevention of age-associated neurodegeneration and promotion of healthy brain ageing in female Wistar rats by long term use of bacosides. Biogerontology. 2012 Apr;13(2):183-95. doi: 10.1007/s10522-011-9367-y.
3. Menon BR, Rathi MA, Thirumoorthi L, Gopalakrishnan VK. Potential Effect of Bacopa monnieri on Nitrobenzene Induced Liver Damage in Rats. Indian J Clin Biochem. 2010 Oct;25(4):401-4. doi: 10.1007/s12291-010-0048-4.
4. Thomas RB, Joy S, Ajayan MS, Paulose CS. Neuroprotective potential of Bacopa monnieri and Bacoside A against dopamine receptor dysfunction in the cerebral cortex of neonatal hypoglycaemic rats. Cell Mol Neurobiol. 2013 Nov;33(8):1065-74. doi: 10.1007/s10571-013-9973-0.
5. Rauf K, Subhan F, Sewell RD. A Bacoside containing Bacopa monnieri extract reduces both morphine hyperactivity plus the elevated striatal dopamine and serotonin turnover. Phytother Res. 2012 May;26(5):758-63. doi: 10.1002/ptr.3631. Epub 2011 Nov 22.
6. Rauf K, Subhan F, Abbas M, Badshah A, Ullah I, Ullah S. Effect of Bacopasides on acquisition and expression of morphine tolerance. Phytomedicine. 2011 Jul 15;18(10):836-42. doi: 10.1016/j.phymed.2011.01.023.
7. Rauf K, Subhan F, Al-Othman AM, Khan I, Zarrelli A, Shah MR. Preclinical profile of bacopasides from Bacopa monnieri (BM) as an emerging class of therapeutics for management of chronic pains. Curr Med Chem. 2013;20(8):1028-37.
8. Williams R, Münch G, Gyengesi E, Bennett L. Bacopamonnieri (L.) exerts anti-inflammatory effects on cells of the innate immune system in vitro. Food Funct. 2014 Jan 22.
9. Kamkaew N, Scholfield CN, Ingkaninan K, Maneesai P, Parkington HC, Tare M, Chootip K. Bacopa monnieri and its constituents is hypotensive in anaesthetized rats and vasodilator in various artery types. J Ethnopharmacol. 2011 Sep 1;137(1):790-5. doi: 10.1016/j.jep.2011.06.045.
10. Shinomol GK, Muralidhara. Bacopa monnieri modulates endogenous cytoplasmic and mitochondrial oxidative markers in prepubertal mice brain.
11. Phytomedicine. 2011 Feb 15;18(4):317-26. doi: 10.1016/j.phymed.2010.08.005.
12. Kapoor R, Srivastava S, Kakkar P. Bacopa monnieri modulates antioxidant responses in brain and kidney of diabetic rats. Environ Toxicol Pharmacol. 2009 Jan;27(1):62-9. doi: 10.1016/j.etap.2008.08.007.
13. Srikanth Lavu RV, Prasad MN, Pratti VL, Meißner R, Rinklebe J, Van De Wiele T, Tack F, Du Laing G. Trace metals accumulation in Bacopa monnieri and their bioaccessibility. Planta Med. 2013 Aug;79(12):1081-3. doi: 10.1055/s-0032-1328713.
14. Kulhari A1, Sheorayan A1, Bajar S2, Sarkar S3, Chaudhury A1, Kalia RK1. Investigation of heavy metals in frequently utilized medicinal plants collected from environmentally diverse locations of north western India. Springerplus. 2013 Dec 17;2:676. doi: 10.1186/2193-1801-2-676.
15. Srivastava P, Raut HN, Puntambekar HM, Desai AC. Stability studies of crude plant material of Bacopa monnieri and quantitative determination of bacopaside I and bacoside A by HPLC. Phytochem Anal. 2012 Sep-Oct;23(5):502-7. doi: 10.1002/pca.2347.
16. Chaudhuri PK, Srivastava R, Kumar S, et al. Phytotoxic and antimicrobial constituents of Bacopa monnieri and Holmskioldia sanguinea. Phytother Res 2004;18(2):114-117.
17. Chowdhuri DK, Parmar D, Kakkar P, et al. Antistress effects of bacosides of Bacopa monnieri: modulation of Hsp70 expression, superoxide dismutase and cytochrome P450 activity in rat brain. Phytother Res 2002;16(7):639-645.
18. Kar A, Panda S, Bharti S. Relative efficacy of three medicinal plant extracts in the alteration of thyroid hormone concentrations in male mice. J Ethnopharmacol 2002;81(2):281-285.
19. Pawar R, Gopalakrishnan C, Bhutani KK. Dammarane triterpene saponin from Bacopa monniera as the superoxide inhibitor in polymorphonuclear cells. Planta Med 2001;67(8):752-754.
20. Rao CV, Sairam K, Goel RK. Experimental evaluation of Bocopa monniera on rat gastric ulceration and secretion. Indian J Physiol Pharmacol 2000;44(4):435-441.
21. Roodenrys S, Booth D, Bulzomi S, et al. Chronic effects of Brahmi (Bacopa monnieri) on human memory. Neuropsychopharmacology 2002;27(2):279-281.
22. Russo A, Borrelli F. Bacopa monniera, a reputed nootropic plant: an overview. Phytomedicine 2005;12(4):305-317.
23. Russo A, Izzo AA, Borrelli F, et al. Free radical scavenging capacity and protective effect of Bacopa monniera L. on DNA damage. Phytother Res 2003;17(8):870-875.
24. Samiulla DS, Prashanth D, Amit A. Mast cell stabilising activity of Bacopa monnieri. Fitoterapia 2001;72(3):284-285.
25. Stough C, Lloyd J, Clarke J, et al. The chronic effects of an extract of Bacopa monniera (Brahmi) on cognitive function in healthy human subjects. Psychopharmacology (Berl) 2001;156(4):481-484.
26. Sumathy T, Govindasamy S, Balakrishna K, et al. Protective role of Bacopa monniera on morphine-induced brain mitochondrial enzyme activity in rats. Fitoterapia 2002;73(5):381-385.
27. Sumathy T, Subramanian S, Govindasamy S, et al. Protective role of Bacopa monniera on morphine induced hepatotoxicity in rats. Phytother Res 2001;15(7):643-645.
28. Chaudhuri PK, Srivastava R, Kumar S, et al. Phytotoxic and antimicrobial constituents of Bacopa monnieri and Holmskioldia sanguinea. Phytother Res 2004;18(2):114-117.
29. Goel RK, Sairam K, Babu MD, et al. In vitro evaluation of Bacopa monniera on anti-Helicobacter pylori activity and accumulation of prostaglandins. Phytomedicine 2003;10(6-7):523-527.
30. Kishore K, Singh M. Effect of bacosides, alcoholic extract of Bacopa monniera Linn. (brahmi), on experimental amnesia in mice. Indian J Exp Biol 2005;43(7):640-645.
31. Russo A, Borrelli F. Bacopa monniera, a reputed nootropic plant: an overview. Phytomedicine 2005;12(4):305-317.
32. Russo A, Izzo AA, Borrelli F, et al. Free radical scavenging capacity and protective effect of Bacopa monniera L. on DNA damage. Phytother Res 2003;17(8):870-875.
33. Vohora D, Pal SN, Pillai KK. Protection from phenytoin-induced cognitive deficit by Bacopa monniera, a reputed Indian nootropic plant. J Ethnopharmacol 2000;71(3):383-390.
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Did you know that June is National Candy Month? To celebrate this wonderful month, wed like to see layouts inspired by your favorite candy bar! Just post your layouts in the Mid-June Monthly Layout Contest before July 15th at midnight EDT and you will be eligible to win a $10 gift certificate to the Scrap Girls Boutique. Be sure to include the credits for items used in the description area or under the Details tab. Good Luck!
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Posted 15 June 2009 - 04:41 AM
Ooh! Yummy candy layouts! I have too many favorites and am trying to stay away from them - this will be fun as long as I don't eat them too!
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CANDY!! I might need to do some taste-test research in order to find my favorite
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Posted 15 June 2009 - 02:19 PM
But, but, there are so many to choose from, how will we know which is our favorite if we don't try them all, just to see if anything has changed since we had them last... You could grow a new taste bud you know... must buy candy bars! Off to the store! LOL.
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Posted 15 June 2009 - 02:43 PM
I might need to do some "research"
I might need to do some "research"
Posted 23 June 2009 - 03:21 AM
It is making my mouth water just thinking of candy/chocolate bars. Mine is safe for anybody to eat. No calories, no allergies, just imagine!
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Here's my Candy Layout! This was so much fun! Loved the research!
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In the past few years an outcry has arisen over the involvement of military and CIA medical professionals and psychologists in torture, including psychologically destructive solitary confinement of "war on terror" inmates at the Guantánamo prison camp. Some critics have even suggested criminal prosecution of the medical staff involved or, at least, revocation of their professional licenses.
In Maine's prison system, too, inmates — many of them mentally ill — are kept in isolation for months or years in the state prison's 132-cell Special Management Unit, its "supermax," in Warren. Some Maine doctors are now looking closely at the state's supermax, saying that solitary confinement constitutes torture, and asking if the medical professionals and psychologists involved with the facility are complicit in torture.
"I do believe they should look at the big picture," says Janis Petzel, of Hallowell, president of the Maine Association of Psychiatric Physicians, talking specifically about doctors who do "peer reviews," a type of quality review, of Maine's inmate psychiatric care. "Twenty years ahead I don't want to look back and say we were like the Nazi doctors." When physicians encounter solitary confinement, she says, they "have a duty to speak out."
In the recent legislative debate over LD 1611, the bill to restrict prison solitary confinement, Petzel and other supporters spoke out — loudly and clearly. She told legislators at the bill's public hearing that "by international definition" solitary confinement "is a form of torture." Sheila Comerford, director of the Maine affiliate of the American Psychological Association, which represents psychologists, told the Criminal Justice Committee that "isolation was included in the American Psychological Association definition of torture in 2007. Members are forbidden from taking part in interrogations which included isolation at US military prisons."
A number of mental-health experts testified about overwhelming medical evidence that extended solitary confinement both creates and worsens mental illness. The Maine Civil Liberties Union, the National Religious Campaign Against Torture, and other groups also called prisoner isolation a form of torture.
The Department of Corrections has a tidy answer to the question of medical-personnel complicity in solitary-confinement torture. "We don't utilize solitary confinement in Maine," says Joseph Fitzpatrick, the psychologist who is clinical director of the prison system. While supermax prisoners are kept in isolation cells for 23 to 24 hours a day, with meals delivered through slots in steel doors, they have interaction with staff, so they are not in solitary, he maintains. At LD 1611's hearing, corrections officials told of several-times-a-week showers, occasional visits by a chaplain (who generally talks with an inmate through the cell door), and other contacts that break up isolation. Fitzpatrick admits that if solitary confinement did take place, it might be destructive to prisoners.
But Stuart Grassian, a Massachusetts psychiatrist who is one of the country's leading authorities on the effects of solitary confinement, says such deniers "don't know what they're talking about." The scientific and legal literature, he says, "totally" would find that Maine supermax conditions constitute solitary confinement. Grassian testified in favor of LD 1611 at the hearing, where he was joined by other experts, legal as well as medical, in describing how Maine supermax conditions rank as classic solitary confinement.
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Many of you will know me as a semi old timer from the WF.
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I'm workin on some SWEET SW projects & I think you guys will be
pleasently surprised.
My main goal now though is to get to at least 75 posts so that I
could get my trademark "Super" symbol up & runnin as my Avatar.
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in ohio and indiana, there are NO wal-marts with star wars stuff...my dad say"give them a month...they'll have'em."
is it like this everywhere???????
in ohio and indiana, there are NO wal-marts with star wars stuff...my dad say"give them a month...they'll have'em."
is it like this everywhere???????
I don't know if this helps but I have been to three Wal Marts and two out of three of them moved their entire Star Wars line out of the toy department to a clearance aisle next to the gardening department which is adjacent, but not in, the toy department. The one store I didn't find Star Wars in I never knew to look in the gardening department and I can only assume they are there. One of the stores had them for 5 bucks a fig (had plenty of Boomer Droids, Bespin Hans, a few Dirty Scouts and a single Ketwol and Sabe) The other had them for 3 bucks and had several Porkins, Bespin Leias, as well as a few Sebulbas, Chewie Mechanics, and a Mon Calamari. They have the whole entire layout of the Toy Aisle on posted in each aisle and as of yet I have seen no space delegated for Star Wars toys.
"The dark side clouds everything. Impossible to see, the future is. But this I am sure of - do their duty the Jedi will." --Yoda from Attack of the Clones.
Hasbro said Wal-Mart will continue to sell Star Wars, they are just moving things around right now. We have their exact words in our POTJ News section.
I feel a great disturbance in the Force.
Thank you Sir Steve for clearing that up. I would also point out that Sir Steve's reliable Wal-Mart source found R5-D4 and Bo Shek on a Wal-Mart SKU list if they had stopped carrying Star Wars figures.
My Wal-Mart still has em' they just don't have a good selection of them. Or space for them for that matter....sheesh my local Wal-Mart only has two pegs for all them Bespin Hans and Battle Droids. *sighs* I remember when BH was soooo hard to find, not anymore...
"Two in the box, ready to go, we be fast, and they be slow!"
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Mine put their's back into the action figure aisle. (it only took about two weeks for them to be moved backed from the clearance
Have hope.
We all know they will carry the EPII stuff........
Bring On the CLONES!!!!!!
Wal-Mart does this every year at about this time. Target does the same thing. The less informed managers will tell you "we aren't carrying Star Wars toys any more", only to be restocked a week later. Don't worry, they'll get more stuff.
Thomas Lane
I'm so confused about what they're doing. I have a whole rant on the W-M angle in this section.
"I'm just a YES man trying to make my way in the universe." - Jango McCallum
"Good dialogue and smooth editing are no match for a good YES man by your side, kid." - George Lucas
Well this may give you hope, Ki's bro.. I live in ohio and the w-m nearest me had NEW potj stuff last week, or 2 weeks ago I can't remember. granted it wasn't vader wave new, but like duro's new.
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Dir. Dario Argento
After 27 years Argento finally returned to the sinister figures of the Three Mothers to complete his trilogy that began with Suspiria (1977) and Inferno (1980).
While wildly different in tone and style from the previous two instalments, Mother of Tears still contains some of Argento's cruellest, most sadistic imagery yet. And that's saying something. The film follows the outrageous journey of young art restoration student Sarah Mandy (Asia Argento) who, after witnessing the brutal murder of her colleague by three mysterious figures, soon realises that a powerful witch known as the Mother of Tears has returned to Rome and intends to unleash evil and untold heartache throughout the world.
Argento teamed up with writers Jace Anderson and Adam Gierasch to pen the shocking and psychedelic Mother of Tears. Anderson and Gierasch also wrote Crocodile, The Toolbox Murders and Mortuary for Tobe Hooper - but don't let that put you off. Besides, The Toolbox Murders was actually quite an interesting little film. Digressing...
Argento insisted that Mother of Tears be as different from Suspiria and Inferno as possible, and considering those two films were largely studio based, and their diabolical stories unravelled within one location, this film unfolds in epic-feeling proportions. Rome is conveyed as a thriving cosmopolitan city, but one still deeply connected with its past - perfect for a story involving darkness from the past slinking into the present to wreck havoc and mayhem. Presumably with Anderson and Gierasch keeping tabs on Argento, and reining in his predisposition for sparse stories and wandering narratives, this film hurtles along at break-neck pace.
While its palette is considerably milder than the garish, nightmarish look of Suspiria and Inferno, Mother of Tears is still opulently stylish and lavishly gory. Argento's characteristically seamless camera-work is still largely present here, most notably in the scene where Sarah discovers the home of the Mother of Tears: her cautious exploration of the sprawling and gothic abode is filmed in one long, languid shot.
The violence in the film is as cruel and overtly choreographed as in any of Argento's previous films. The opening murder of Giselle (Coralina Cataldi-Tassoni) rivals anything the director has depicted before. There are also several unsettling and shocking instances where violence towards children splashes itself across the screen. Sergio Stivaletti's special effects are competent, however the film is let down by over utilising shoddy CGI.
At times the film works as a compilation (a best of, if you like) of Argento's oeuvre. Images and themes that cut through his films reoccur here with savage intensity: there are more than a few nods to Phenomena with the inclusion of a sadistic monkey (!), a pool of decaying human remains and Argento's love of eye violation returns with a vengeance. Seemingly poking fun at his own reputation as a director obsessed with 'eroticising' violence, Argento offers us a ghastly death scene in which a woman is 'penetrated' by a huge spear between her legs: critics claiming knifes are actually phallic symbols will most liking implode when witnessing the death of Marta (Valleria Cavalli). it culminates in a grotesque and somewhat tongue-in-cheek spurt of orgasmic gore…
Udo Kier (who previously played a sceptic psychiatrist in Suspiria) appears here as a frantic priest. Argento's former partner, muse, mother of Asia and co-writer of Suspiria, Daria Nicoldi, also appears here as a spectral mother, guiding Sarah through her hellish odyssey. This marks the first time the pair have worked together since Argento had her character shot through the eye in Opera (1987).
With Mother of Tears, Argento hasn't quite made the 'return to form' many of his fans may have hoped for. The film simply runs out of steam towards the end and can't sustain the epic climax it was striving for. It expires with a whimper, not a bang unfortunately. This does seem to be in keeping with the prior two films though, as they also began as most conventional horror films end - climactic scenes of cathartic depravity that digress as the films unspool. Dario Argento has proved with this film though, that he is still a force to be reckoned with in the genre, and has created an outrageous, verging-on-camp, horror oddity.
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Decided to add 2 additional borders...why can't I just leave things alone?
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Wow!!!! That is awesome. It must have taken you along time to make. But well worth it. I laughed when I saw your name Chigger Hollar, when I moved to Missouri I got introduced quite well to those little Missouri Wildlife critters...LOL
Yah, well...I'm so sensitive to the vermin here I thought I'd never be able to live here. Four years later and I still love it here. I'm glad you like the quilt. I worked on it pretty steady...I'm obsessed when I get on a project. I do love being a 'topper' though; it lets those creative juices flow like nothing else! :)
That is a beautiful quilt! I saw that pattern in the moda catalog! You did a great job!
This is one I've never seen before.....It is very different. I love it! Could we see a picture of the whole quilt?
Wow, love to see a picture of the quilt!
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Binghamton University hosts third annual international student festival
A kaleidoscope of music, food and sporting events celebrating the culture of Binghamton University's international student population will be highlighted during the third annual International Student Festival to be held September 19 - 21. Festival activities are free and open to the public.
The festival begins with two championship sporting events on Friday, September 19. A volleyball championship game will be held at 4 p.m. and a basketball championship will tip-off at 6 p.m. Both games will be played in the East Gym.
Festival highlights on Saturday, September 20, include a soccer championship game scheduled for 10:30 a.m. on the fields located below the East Gym track.
The festival culminates in a food tasting and cultural multimedia showcase to be held at 7:30 p.m. in the Mandela Room of the University Union. The showcase will highlight the cultures of Japan, China, India, Taiwan, the African continent and Korea.
The cultural festival is coordinated through the Office of International Student and Scholar Services and sponsored by 19 campus and community organizations.
For more information, contact International Student and Scholars Services at 607-777-2510 or visit their website at http://isss.binghamton.edu/prog/ISFW.html


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Endless Winter
World-record holder Mark Jones just made a rookie mistake. Already too far down a powdery chute, he attaches skins to the bottoms of his skis and begins to climb the slope he descended moments before. The 55-year-old guide moves quickly, steadily up the steep incline, his fluorescent snow pants swishing back and forth like a metronome. "I got confused, thought we were one bowl over," he explains as he reaches the top. "The important thing is that we're all OK, safe."
Helicopter skiing can be risky business—especially in places where no one has ever skied before. But the unknown does not faze Jones, a career ski guide who serendipitously discovered more than 50 glaciers in the Chilean Andes in 2005. He soon held claim to an exclusive 40-year lease for helicopter rights to the largely unexplored region, which spans three mountain ranges and 2,000 skiable square miles.
Late last season Jones—who in 1994 broke the world record for vertical feet skied in a single day—launched Chilean Heli Ski, an operation unprecedented in the Southern Hemisphere. Based just 30 minutes by helicopter from Santiago, the company hosts heli-skiers at its new 24-room lodge from late June through late September. The skiers have unfettered access to the Andean terrain, which includes the largest glacier in the Central Andes—and countless opportunities for first descents.
On this day, Jones is leading a trip with a group of Russians, who are here to ski the expanse's 45 named runs and make a few first descents of their own. With Jones up and out of the chute, the group takes a steep, short (about a half mile) fall-line shot to meet their svelte Eurocopter AS350 B3. The small, maneuverable machine—the same model used for flight tours of Mount Everest—is ideal for the rugged, high-altitude terrain.
"We used to call this place White Rock," Jones says atop the next run. "But now we're calling it Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, because there are at least seven paths down."
Jones points to Toblerone, a mountain he named for its resemblance to the chocolate bar and Switzerland's Matterhorn. The highest visible peak, at about 17,500 feet, stands taller than Mont Blanc—the highest mountain in the Alps. Argentina's border to the east and the Cipreses National Park to the west bound Chilean Heli Ski's magnificent concession.
Opting for a new route, Jones launches himself over a ridge and skis out of sight. A Russian soon follows, steering to the left of Jones's track into the light, dry powder. The run goes on and on and on. (Jones believes that the concession's longest continuous run is nearly 10 miles.)
Out of breath at the bottom, one of the Russians attempts to describe the experience. "It is good, but that word is not enough. It's like wow," he says, spreading his arms out wide.
"Orgasm," says another.
Jones and one of the guides discuss naming the newly skied run. Perhaps White Russian, he suggests.
"We saw puma tracks when we first came in," Jones says while sipping a pisco sour by the fireplace back at Chilean Heli Ski's Puma Lodge. "And we wanted a name that would be easy for everyone to remember. Everyone remembers the name Bugaboo Lodge at CMH."
CMH, or Canadian Mountain Holidays, is the company credited with inventing the sport of helicopter skiing in 1965. Today, CMH operates 11 lodges and hosts 7,000 clients in the Canadian Rockies each year.
Jones, a Canadian, had similarly lofty aspirations. His path to Puma Lodge began in the early 1990s, when his winter home of Chamonix, France, began to boom with skiers. Witnessing the pent-up demand, Jones decided to return to Canada and start a private ski club. "We'd put up our own lifts and members could find powder," he says. "Most of my clients said, 'We'll join.' "
But Canada was booming as well, and the good snow was bought up too quickly for Jones. Today, well-developed ski resorts blanket the best Canadian ranges, and at least 20 heli-skiing operators claim premium off-piste terrain. In Chile, however, only a handful of heli-ski operators exist, and high-end ski hotels are almost nonexistent. "It will be 15 or 20 years before big resort developments arrive here," says Jones of Chilean Heli Ski's Andean stretch. "But they will come."
Jones first spotted the concession's glaciers while watching a video with one of his clients. The client had been flying in his airplane from Santiago to his summer home in southern Chile, a route that included a bird's-eye view over remote mountain ranges.
"He filmed the entire flight," Jones says.
Immediately recognizing the potential of the area—which has been privately owned for generations—Jones started asking around. No one knew anything. Even Google had yet to post a map. So in 2005, equipped with a motorcycle that he borrowed from his brother-in-law, Jones approached the region from the north, huge packs in tow. Jones's wife, who is Chilean, had charmed the custodians of the land, so the motorcycle was allowed to enter.
On his next trip, Jones again ventured up to the glaciers alone. For six weeks he did snow studies, took photos, and lived in snow caves. Two years later he brought a helicopter to the area for the first time.
"Chile has a lot of financially powerful families, but nobody else had the vision," says Jones. Luckily, he had a lawyer friend with the right connections in Chile to negotiate with the three families who owned the three mountain ranges, and to help raise funds for the lodge.
Borrowing from his experience in international ski areas, Jones drew up plans for a warm, comfortable hotel with first-rate service. "I wanted to reproduce the feel of a North American lodge with the spacious, acoustic quality of European lodges," he says. "You get off the jet, have a glass of great Chilean wine, eat good food, and have a great sleep."
Decorated with bright Chilean textiles and handicrafts, and photographs of the Andean terrain, Puma Lodge offers a local take on the traditional ski lodge. Wines and menu items—arrollado de chancho, asado chileno—at the Alto Las Leñas restaurant further connect guests to their surroundings. The lodge, which is the largest of its kind anywhere in the world, also includes a spa, a bar, pool and poker tables, and three outdoor hot tubs.
Chilean Heli Ski offers several packages at Puma Lodge, ranging from three days of semiprivate skiing in a group of eight ($7,609 per person for 11.5 hours of flight time, or about 50,000 vertical feet of skiing) to six days of private skiing in a group of four ($13,539 per person for 10 flight hours, or about 100,000 vertical feet). All packages include ground transport from Santiago, meals and accommodations, and, for more advanced downhillers, the chance to go where no skier has ever gone before.
Following a hearty breakfast of eggs, cured meats, and soft cheeses, Jones and the Russians head downstairs to the west wing of the lodge. Taking their footwear down from the wall of boot dryers, the team suits up with personal locator beacons and $1,000 SnowPulse backpacks equipped with avalanche air bags, shovels, and probes.
"Catedral?" Jones asks the head guides, Chilean Francisco Medina, who is also the lodge's general manager, and Stefan Joller, a geologist from Lucerne, Switzerland. Remote weather stations installed by Medina and Jones report conditions on each of the three mountain ranges: Cortaderal, Sierra Nevada, and Las Leñas.
"Las Leñas doesn't look as good today," Joller reports. "The surface has been thrashed by the wind. It will be a rock garden."
"Catedral! There is still much to be discovered," affirms Medina, handing out harnesses that the skiers are required to wear on the glacier.
From a bird's-eye view over the Cortaderal range, the Catedral glacier is striking only for its color. Thin rifts of turquoise ice arrest smooth blankets of perfectly laid snow.
The Eurocopter lands, unloads the skiers, and takes off again in a violent puff. After a few easy turns, the group enters an otherworldly landscape that could only have been dreamed up by Gaudí or God. Jagged ice forms tower overhead, dwarfing the skiers.
"No one has been here in thousands of years," Medina says.
"I'd say maybe 10 people have," says Jones, who has brought a couple other groups to this spot. "I found one account from 1955, when some mountain climbers came close, but they went around."
Jones keeps the group close together, watching for disturbances on the snow's surface. If someone skis over a hidden crevasse in the glacier, they might plummet into the crack; the guides carry ropes in case they need to perform a rescue.
The sharp cracking of ice somewhere below the surface causes every head to jerk.
Then silence. Every person is accounted for. Everyone is OK, safe.
After surveying the group, Jones takes a long, slow look at his surroundings, as if finally realizing his long-held dream. "It's the same feeling I had after I set the world record," he says. "You have a four- or five-month high, and then it's like, what's next?"
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Coeur d'Alene schools boosting security
COEUR D'ALENE, Idaho. - Coeur d'Alene is beefing up security at schools. In light of the school shooting in Newtown, Connecticut, the police and school district took a look at kids safety under their care.
Now they're working out a plan to put more officers in the hallways.
Some of those changes are already in place. All the high schools and middle schools have school resource officers (SRO) except for Canfield Middle School.Coeur d'Alene schools boosting security
That school lost their SRO due to budget cuts. But if you walk through the hallways today, you'll see an officer right along side the kids.
Tuesday it was Officer Allen Speer. It was his first day at the school. "The kids are great, they enjoy seeing me and talking to me," said Officer Speer
A former DARE officer, Speer is thrilled to be back with students. However, seeing him in the hallways is an indication of changing times. "In our society today, we have to do that. Maybe five years ago we didn't think we had to do that, times have changed," said Coeur d'Alene Police Chief Wayne Longo.
Following the school shooting in Connecticut, the school district and police department put their heads together to look at school safety. That's how Officer Speer ended up at Canfield. "We're not just sitting back and hoping that nothing bad happens, but actually taking the initiative and incentive to make our schools as safe as can be," said district superintendent Hazel Bauman.
The plan is to place current patrol and school officers at Canfield through the rest of the year, with the goal of having a permanent SRO by the fall.
The hope is to add up to two more officers in the coming years to rotate through the elementary schools. The school district said it will offer to look deep into its budget to pay for the three additional officers.
"I'm okay with it but I think it's important that we don't turn schools into about prison," said Scott Broder, who has a son at Canfield. The school district agrees. They want to make sure the schools are still welcoming, but believe they're moving in the right direction. For them, there's no question that having Officer Speer in the hallway is a must.
"If they can't go to school and feel safe, our country, we've got a problem in this country," said the police chief.
Voters will also be asked to help fund more security measures.
The school district wants to continue a $12.9 million levy, that expires this summer, and add about another million dollars for the first year to pay for things like fencing and video surveillance cameras.
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