text: So tomorrow are the Academy Awards. Here are the nominees: http://oscar.go.com/nominees I think overall there are some good films this year, but prior to Argo winning all the precursors, the Best Picture race seemed pretty open. What are your picks/predictions? (Here's a few of mine) Best Picture: Will Win:Argo Should Win: Django Unchained Best Actor: Will Win: Daniel Day-Lewis Should Win: Joaquin Phoenix Best Actress: Will Win: Jennifer Lawrence Should Win: Jessica Chastain Best Supporting Actor: Will Win: Christoph Waltz Should Win: Christoph Waltz or Philip Seymour Hoffman Best Director: Will Win: Steven Spielberg Should Win: Quentin Tarantino (But he wasn't nominated, so I would pick Ang Lee for doing a good job adapting Life of Pi which seemed very difficult on the page to adapt)


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This is the situation, twice a week i have an intermediate class of 3 adults for one hour. The problem is two of the adults are good friends, a woman and a man, and they constantly flirt with each other and speak a lot of Spanish in the classroom, this leaves my other student feeling quite isolated and embarrassed, as well as me! What makes the situation worse is these two adults mock the other student in subtle ways and i know the other student feels awkward and notices it.
Also I feel these two adults do not see me as a professional teacher because, as supportive as my boss is, he comes into the class a lot and i feel my lessons do not go that well no matter how much i prepare and enthusiasm i have for the topic, can't do group work because there are only three students and pair work- its always me with the girl who feels awkward and the other two.
I am just struggling to know how to deal with this situation professionally. Because the two students who flirt are the same age as me (24) and they are friends with some people i have met here.
Any advice would be welcome on how to deal with this situation and how to conduct my lessons in the future with such a small, odd number of a class.
I have spoken with my boss about this situation, we have a good professional relationship as it is just me and him teaching at this small academy. He has suggested taking one of the students, the man, out for 15 minutes to practice speaking whilst i do it with the other two but i feel this is not the long-term answer.
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Metal / Re: What metal makes you "raise your sword"?« on: November 16, 2010, 10:50:12 AM »
Just the album that first popped into my mind! Hail!
Likewise...must be the imagery from the Album cover!!
Metal / Re: Long Hair in metal.« on: November 16, 2010, 10:49:07 AM »
A long-haired grown-ass man is not conducive to success.
I beg to differ.
I have had long hair several time in my life, as a teen, in my mid to late twenties and now in my mid to late thirties. I would consider myself relatively successful in my specialised if somewhat small field.
However the ways things are going I will be "rocking a combover" or sporting the shaved look, as I saw how awesome plugs looked on Kirk Hammett!
Metal / Re: Ne Obliviscaris mini-Q&A« on: October 21, 2010, 07:22:13 AM »
Funnily enough it is well known in Australia that NeOb is the term commonly used to describe the AID's prevalent in metal today.
Interzone / Re: Spergin'« on: September 26, 2009, 09:57:13 AM »
Your Aspie score: 129 of 200
Your neurotypical (non-autistic) score: 84 of 200
You are very likely an Aspie
Great I now have a label!
Metal / Re: Necrophagist« on: September 07, 2009, 09:32:50 AM »
The whole "Technical" Death metal thing is basically just a reworking of the 80's guitar hero wank, albeit to the tune of DM rather than glam rock/metal.
Muhammed Suiçmez is a modern day Nuno Bettencourt.
Muhammed Suiçmez is a modern day Nuno Bettencourt.
Metal / Re: Finnish Death Metal« on: September 06, 2009, 08:54:35 AM »
Funebre, Xysma, Disgrace, Convulse, Phlegethon, Purtenance, Cartilage, Vomiturition, Sentenced, Thergothon, Unholy, Rippikoulu, Necropsy, Mordicus, Excrement, Acid Witch and so on. Though some of these bands have disbanded or turned crap later in their careers. Mainly check out the demo's/ep's and first albums if you can find them.
Metal / Re: ASPHYX new album US release date« on: June 22, 2009, 12:05:26 PM »
I am listening to it right now, only one song in mind you, and it sounds like they have been listening to a lot of Destroyer666 to be honest. Apart from the obvious diference in vocals of course. Still bloody good though. We will see what the rest of the album delivers.
Metal / Re: Morbid Angel Tour, OZ / NZ« on: May 27, 2009, 12:02:12 PM »
I am heading to the Melbourne show. Looking forward to it. Has been a while since they were here.
Metal / Re: SLAYER new album July 7« on: May 25, 2009, 03:51:32 AM »
I dont even know if I will bother to download it.
Metal / Re: VARG VIKERNES set free from jail« on: May 25, 2009, 03:50:48 AM »
Maybe he thinks by dicking a french chick he can get in with the French black metal scene?
Interzone / Re: Any scientists, mathematicians, or engineers here?« on: May 25, 2009, 03:45:17 AM »
Just curious, what science/math/engineer field are you studying? And how many of you have already obtained your degrees?
I have a batchelor of applied science (wine science).
I am however about to start a another b s in Computer science just for my own personal interests.
Metal / Re: Slayer - Psychopathy Red« on: May 18, 2009, 07:07:01 AM »
Personally I have found Tom's vocals annoying and straining for 18 years. He always sounded better when he tried to sing, rather go the sqawking screamo punk route.
He sounded great in the early days.
The riffs sound alright though, very standard Slayer.
Maybe they are running out of steam in al departments (Except drums cos Dave is a robot).
Nothing left now perhaps but old men's anger at the world in general. So maybe songs about annoying young people and food prices etc are to follow.
He sounded great in the early days.
The riffs sound alright though, very standard Slayer.
Maybe they are running out of steam in al departments (Except drums cos Dave is a robot).
Nothing left now perhaps but old men's anger at the world in general. So maybe songs about annoying young people and food prices etc are to follow.
Metal / Re: Legend« on: May 09, 2009, 01:25:10 AM »
Sure it might sound cheesy and cliche now, but in 1979 this would have been the shit, despite the Sabbath worship.. Nice find, very enjoyable. I am going to have to look for a download of this album now.
Is this the first ever "viking metal" release??
Is this the first ever "viking metal" release??
Interzone / Re: Vegetarianism and Ahimsa« on: April 11, 2009, 03:47:53 AM »
I only eat meat from local farmers that do not use any type of steroids or chemicals in raising the cow. I don't have any moral hang ups over eating animals to be honest.
I raise and slaughter my own meat, and grow most vegetables/fruit as well. All is done in an Organic/Biodynamic way.
It is the only way to go.
Interzone / Re: Science Fiction« on: April 11, 2009, 03:44:20 AM »
"The Martian Chronicles".
I prefer the original title of this novel, "The Silver Locusts" much more apt.
Make sure you read "Something Wicked this way Comes".
On a personal note, my favourite is "Dandelion Wine". But it doesnt really fit in the Sci-fi genre.


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In October 2011, the headliner of the X96 Big Ass Show was Panic! At the Disco.
Right before the show, lead singer Brendon Urie had to be hospitalized for a temporary but serious matter.
Instead of canceling the gig, the rest of Panic! At the Disco performed, with different singers filling in for Urie. Tyler Glenn of the now-world-famous Neon Trees was one of those fill-in singers; so was Ransom Wydner, the frontman for local band King Niko.
Since forming in 2009, the Salt Lake City quintet known for its dance rock has had similar brushes with fame, opening for Loverboy, Rooney, Say Anything, 30 Seconds To Mars, Switchfoot, Anberlin and Grouplove.
The band's highly anticipated new album will be released at an Urban Lounge show on March 16.
Besides Wydner, the band includes Benjamin Moffat on guitar, Reid Laitinen on keys, Tim Rawcliffe on bass and Zachary Sloan on drums.
They recently answered some questions about their inspirations, musical training and jokes they've heard lately.
What musical training have you had?
Moffat • I took some jazz theory classes in college. However, all my real chops were learned from the school of hard knocks.
Wydner • I've been singing my whole life. As a kid, my dad made us kids me, my brother and sister sing songs in different languages for prospective investors in his translation company. My big sister told me to try singing Jackson 5 when I was 9, and I started writing terrible songs at about 10. Besides choir classes, I've had no formal training. It's a band joke that I really don't know anything at all about music I just sing.
What inspires you?
Wydner • I'm inspired by surprise and the unexpected. That's what I wanna sing about stuff that you maybe hadn't considered. I'm also inspired by patriotism, excellent magic tricks and animals who are friends, so I suppose I inspire easily.
Laitinen • My main inspiration is the guy from [Nebraska rock band] The Faint. After seeing them for my first time, I thought, "I gotta get a synthesizer."
Rawcliffe • I'm inspired by great musicians and good songwriting. It makes you think, "I wanna do some of that too!"
What is the most musical thing in the world?
Moffat • Michael Jackson.
Wydner • Struggle. Whether it's about winning or losing, the fight is what we like and the best music of any sort is about some kind of struggle.
What are some band highlights?
Moffat • Getting our songs played on X96, meeting Jared Leto, chilling with the dudes in Royal Bliss, and most important, getting to hang out and play music with my favorite bros in the entire world.
Wydner • Jared Leto wandering into our green room in his sleeping clothes; headlining the Arts Fest; the mechanical bull and afterparty in Boise following our Knitting Factory show; the first time hearing ourselves on radio; talking Latin and music with Doug Fabrizio on RadioWest; dozens of hotel room shenanigans with my good friends and bandmates; singing with Panic! At The Disco.
What does your upcoming album say about you?
Moffat • That we like disco just as much as we do rock. I also think Ransom's lyrics are unlike anything else other bands are doing. We're not afraid to tell the story of the universe using the 3:30 pop song formula.
Wydner • We try not to take ourselves too seriously. I'd say that's the theme. Everything's a bit off, a smidge strange, a little weird. There's a place for serious, sure, but we're at our best a little weird and having lots of fun.
What is the funniest joke you've heard lately?
Moffat • Tim and Ransom are the funniest dudes on the planet. Every time we hang out, or practice, they make up these stupid songs about food. I would say their food parody songs are the funniest things I've heard lately.
Wydner • King Niko only knows a handful of jokes fit to print. René Descartes walks into a bar. Bartender asks, "Can I get you anything?" Descartes says, "I think not," and vanishes.
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In 1700, Amsterdam was the epicentre of global trade. Ships of the Dutch East India Company returned to port laden with fine spices, exotic foods, delicate porcelain and rare metals from China, India and South-East Asia.
The company's ships also brought a host of strange animals, mostly as dried skins or as specimens preserved in alcohol. The profusion of discoveries stimulated new ways of understanding and ordering nature, and an artist's skill was needed to document the exotic creatures and re-create their imagined lives.
Georg Eberhard RUMPF (1627–1702)T. LAMSVELT, illustratorD'Amboinsche RariteitkamerThe Ambonese curiosity cabinet1st edition, Amsterdam, 1705
Georg Eberhard Rumpf (Rumphius in Latin) was a merchant for the Dutch East India Company on the island of Ambon, now part of Indonesia. Despite being blind, Rumpf assembled and classified an extraordinary collection of plants and animals using his own system of classification. D'Amboinsche Rariteitkamer was published in Amsterdam three years after his death.
Albertus SEBA (1665–1736)Locupletissimi rerum naturalium thesauri accurata descriptioAccurate description of the very rich thesaurus of the principal and rarest natural objects1st edition, Amsterdam, 1734
Albertus Seba of Amsterdam was a pharmacist and compulsive collector. His business was ideally located adjacent to Amsterdam's busy waterfront and his fascination with the 'rarest natural objects' grew while searching out exotic new material for the preparation of drugs.
Seba created a great 'cabinet of curiosities', the pre-cursor of the modern museum, and commissioned the publication of this immense natural history collection. Seba's four-volume Thesaurus provided a vivid picture of Europe on the cusp of a scientific revolution.
A number of artists produced the etchings; hard-bodied animals such as molluscs were accurately depicted but the forms of animals were often distorted. The plates were hand-painted at the discretion of the purchaser, making every volume unique. Individual images sometimes bore little relationship to the living colours of nature.
Carl von LINNEAUS (1707–78)L. LECHE, illustratorFauna Svecica2nd edition, 1761
Carl Linnaeus visited Albertus Seba's cabinet of curiosities in 1735. The richness of the collection informed his division of natural objects into three kingdoms: Animale, Vegetabile and Lapideum (animals, vegetables and minerals). His system of classification enabled all living things to be distinguished by their genus and species names, thus creating a unique identifier. The Linnaean binomial system still transmits knowledge across the barriers of language, culture and time.
Though modest in appearance, Linnaeus' publications mark a critical turning point in the development of modern science. He is best known for his identification of plants by their sexual parts, but his division of animals into six classes, as set out here, was less enduring. These have been expanded and refined by subsequent generations of biologists, who nevertheless emulate Linnaeus's clarity of mind.
Humanities InquiryWhat role did the Dutch East India Company play in the development of world Trade?
What was their primary focus?
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Why were these specimens collected?
Arts InquiryEtchings were commonly used to produce the illustrated Science books of the 18th and 19th century.
Investigate the process of etching, linear perspective and naturalism in art.
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DIY Dirkon Paper Camera
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The story behind this paper camera is an interesting one dating back to the seventies. This site gives a brief synopsis of said history, and provides downloadable PDF templates which can be used to build your very own Dirkon camera out of paper.
The name Dirkon is a play on words based on the combination of the parts of two words: Dirk- is the beginning of the Czech word dírka – pinhole, and -kon is the end of the name of a well-known Japanese camera which needs no introduction.
For all you new-schoolers - sorry, no LCD viewfinder here.
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Windows Longhorn For Sale In Iran
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No, Microsoft didn't up their development cycle overnight in order to compete with Tiger. This copy of Windows Longhorn is actually available for purchase in Iran, including nice packaging and a CD Key. While they are pirated beta versions of the operating system, Microsoft really can't do much about Iranian copyright law (or the lack thereof). Typically, this kind of software can be purchased there for prices ranging from $1 to $20 USD. Here in the states, we continue to wait.
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Microsoft's E3 Xbox Briefing Invitation
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If you were still on the fence about whether that Xbox 360 logo we posted was actually something Microsoft has been considering, check out their press invitation for their E3 press briefing. It it about the size of a CD case, with the front featuring a mirrored background with the multiple green circles. The difference here is that there are about three times as many circles than were in the logo. This thing is so cool that I hope it isn't something that needs to be turned in to gain access to the Xbox 360 E3 show. Of course, if I do have to part with it to get in, I will do so with glee.
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The man who has been a huge part of Nintendo's history, Hiroshi Yamauchi, has announced that he plans to retire from his management position within the company on June 29th. It is he who led Nintendo into the video game business in the 1970's, however, in recent years he was lambasted by gaming fans for some of the decisions Nintendo made, including using cartridges with the Nintendo 64. In 2002, Yamauchi stepped out of his role as Nintendo President, allowing Satoru Iwata to step into the role. Yamauchi plans to migrate into a consultant role with Nintendo.
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Tom Bihn Interview
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Tom Bihn sent us a couple of their bags to review, and also one to give away to one of our readers. While we haven't yet completed reviewing the bags (they will be put to the test in a couple of weeks at E3), I can say that people have stopped me to ask where I got the bag on the streets. We were able to sit down with Tom to discuss a few aspects of the company and what makes their bags unique. The questions are actually from you guys, as we received a bunch of email when we were running the bag giveaway.
What are a few things about a Tom Bihn bag that sets it apart from another?
All of our bags are completely American made. We are very proud of that. They are very streamlined, with appealing aesthetics with highly functional designs. Looking at them, you will also see that we use bold colors in our materials. One of the nicer things, though, is that the bags are extremely durable. We had one customer actually complain to us that his bag, after seven years, has yet to wear itself out!
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In case you missed it, Apple dropped Tiger on us the other day, and the reviews have been astounding. One thing that always amuses me is the fact that Apple fanatics are so passionate about their beloved systems and software, that they are willing to wait in line for hours - in the rain - just so that they could purchase the latest and greatest OS from Apple. It was damp and cold, but the media was out in full force, and to Apple fans it was a very bright day indeed. We have a couple more photos from outside the Seattle Apple Store after the jump.
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How To Build A PC DVR
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I've been wanting a TiVo for sometime, and while searching the interweb I found a great article about how to build a complete DIY media PC. It may look daunting, but the satisfaction you will earn from building a highly scalable DVR solution, which can also stream music/video and run emulated game software is unmatched by anything TiVo, ReplayTV, or your local cable company can give you.
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Microsoft and Samsung are working on a new hybrid hard drive that will use 1Gbit NAND flash memory as a buffer. The goal here is to take part of the load off the spinning drive and to lower loading times and boot times. Longhorn will fully support this technology once it ships. However, the question remains about how the two companies plan on addressing the flash memory's erasure endurance. Knowing Microsoft, they will give us an answer next year along with a big marketing technique. If this comes into fruition, we have heard that bootup times can be sped up to mere seconds.
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AOL Working On Tritan VOIP and Video IM
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I have been messing around with the new iChat AV messaging client for a couple of hours, and it is impressive. AOL, and many of the other IM client suppliers in fact, has seen their AIM client become antiquated. They are currently at work on Tritan, their new messaging client which plans to improve upon the experience currently enjoyed by AIM users of today. Moving ahead into the 21st century, AOL plans to add more than just textual improvements. Look for audio, video, and file transfers to be vastly improved and simplified. Also look for a "spam catcher" that will put any messages received from those not on your Buddy List into a specified tab for your review.
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Yahoo! Games to Introduce Cross-Platform Poker
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While I'm not the biggest poker player in the world, I do think this is the start of something that can prove to be very successful. At E3, Yahoo! Games is going to show their new poker game which will allow people accessing the service either from a PC or a mobile phone to play against each other. If Yahoo! decides to develop this technology, which makes perfect sense for them to do, we can expect to see even more of a blurring of the line between PC gaming and mobile gaming.
"Our goal at Yahoo! Games is to provide a dynamic, thriving online community that unites and connects gamers of all ages and tastes," said Geoff Graber, general manager of Yahoo! Games. "We're excited to lead the industry in building the best multiplayer games and deliver a multiplayer mobile game, Yahoo! Poker, which lets people play friends anytime, anywhere and on any device."
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I am suuuuuper stoked. I just found out that I have a good chance on going on a pheasant hunt on memorial day weekend right outside of Harrisburg, PA.
I have never hunted pheasants before, grouse- but not pheasants.
So is there anyting I should know, be aware of, or need that I may not know about?
Any advice will be greatly appreciated!


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Home > Corvids: Unkindnesses & Murders
Corvidae (crows, ravens, jackdaws, rooks, among others) are some of the most intelligent animals–they use tools, can solve problems with minimal trial-and-error and share information amongst their flock.
And, apparently, they enjoy playing in the snow:
One of my favourite facts is that a flock of crows is called a murder and a flock of ravens are an unkindness. And this is why grackles should be included in the family, because a flock of those are called a plague.
And they look like this:
More incredible photography of grackles by Bill Hubick.
But back to the official corvids…
Information & Trivia on Ravens & Crows
First, if you're confused about the different types of corvids, here is a graphic to help distinguish between them:
Here is a huge version, which you need to see to appreciate the detail and effort put into this work of art.
This page has loads of quotes from the engaging and informative In the Company of Crows and Ravens by John M. Marzluff, Mr. Tony Angell and Professor Paul R. Ehrlich.
24Books has excellent information about the mythology around ravens.
But, if you would like more, Wikipedia to the rescue!
When the Scandinavians were invading the Anglo-Saxons, they'd fly something similar to this:
Which the Christian Anglo-Saxons thought must be imbued with the evil power of pagan idols. That's right. Booga booga.
Here's a little info on Charles Dickens' pet raven, Grip , which inspired Poe's famous poem. While on this page , you'll find even more information (start halfway down the page, two paragraphs above this photo of the taxidermied Grip):
Speaking of Poe's poem, the Baltimore Ravens are the only sports team to be named after a literary creation. They won some sort of sporting competition recently, I think. They have a pretty fantastic logo.
And, of course, there are the famous ravens at the Tower of London .
Whilst doing research for this post, I learned that April 27th is International Crow and Raven Appreciation Day (ICRAD, which sounds like something a corvid would say). Here is a photo set from Facebook celebrating the day (they have a set of videos , as well.)
The Cornell Lab of Ornithology has an entire page of audio and video of ravens and crows . The reason the 'crow' link includes jays and magpies is because the entire corvidae family are called crows. Ravens are a type of crow, as are jays and magpies, etc.
And if you've ever wondered what crows get up to during the day, you can follow streetcrow on Twitter and find out.
Gifts for Fans of Crows & Ravens
Upon a Midnight Dreary has a list of great Raven and Crow gifts and decorations .
It was also from Dahlia Jane that I learned about this amazing mask :
It's leather and the bottom of the beak snaps off, making it two masks, really. It sold last month, but perhaps if you ask nicely he'll make another.
And something I would love (and would actually wear all the time) is this t-shirt of Huginn and Muninn (Odin's ravens) from November Fire :
More gift ideas here .
Images of Crows & Ravens
Serinadruid has quite a few raven-themed photos
Amusing images of crows and ravens are here .
And some Raven/Crow themed wallpapers:
Finally, no post about corvids would be complete without a picture of my tattoo, which is a tribute to both Tim Burton (not his illustration, but could be) and Edgar Allan Poe:
A friend of mine described it as: 'If Severus Snape were an animagus that's what he'd look like.' So… it was even more perfect than I'd originally intended.
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Can't wait. G.I.Joe was one of my favs growing up!
Do does "Destro" have any screwdrivers of the sonic variety??? ;)
Yeah this is something I've been waiting for forever too. G.I. Joe was always my favourite cartoon growing up and just to prove how much of a geek I still am, whenever anyone gets a little too serious or heavy handed explaining something to someone I always pipe in with "And now you know...." ( and yes I realise that's not the proper quote )
I just hope it's good!
AWESOME! Looking forward to it! Snake Eyes, Storm Shadow, and ooooohh, the Baroness :love!
I´m sure it will be good:thumbsup
Hollywood is killing my childhood.... one... movie at a time :thumbsdown
Wonder if Snake Eyes will have his wolf Timber with him???
man that looked cheezy..... I'm with you SaxCoburg....after watching that I cant help but to think... this gets a superbowl ad... and Fanboys gets 40+theaters and under 10 cities... thats not right at all...
Hoping it is decent!
Ive always liked snake eyes and stormshadow..... hey thats me!! :lol
I have to say it looked pretty cheesy to me as well.
This trailer looked pretty enticing, this one could go either way, the jury's still out! But even with all that being said, "SNAKE EYES" still looks....
This looks like a decent action movie, and will definately go to the theatre to watch it, but I'm also sure I'll be whining about the parts they ruined on my walk back to my car.(which is my favorite part of seeing any0 movie.:)
So, is that rather average English-y normal looking guy Cobra Commander? Are they going to do some cheesy Joker-esque dropped-him-in-chemicals origin story?
Oh, wait...that's right! IMDB says that the geeky kid from Third Rock from the Sun is Cobra Commander. That's inspiring.... :confused
Snake Mouth is kinda cool (aside from my obvious wardrobe issue....) and you can tell Ray Park will make him incredible physically. But, let's just hope having a Wayans in the film doesn't mean the humor is all on the level of Scary Movie or White Chicks. And having a kid who looks like he'd get carded trying to get a drink playing Duke is just dumb.
Another of my childhood faves down the metphorical toilet. Can't wait until they green light Voltron and Battle of the Planets. Then they can stop pillaging what were once my favorites as a kid and start remaking all the 80's movies I grew up with. Maybe "The Breakfast Club" with Zac Efron and Miley Cyrus!
*crosses fingers* I hope it's good I'm going to watch it none the less.
I remember the commercial from the early 80's and the song went like:
GI Joe against Cobra!
Well,.. snake eyes and baroness look great. Quaid is always solid. I dunno about the rest. Im hopin for a pleasant surprise,.. but I doubt it. looks like a CGI showcase and not what the fans want. we'll see.
Snake Eyes is played by none other than darth mauls own Ray Park :) YAY :thumbsup
I am a simple, simple boy.
Hot woman + leather corset = win.
I've seen many an underworld movie for that, and this will be no exception.
I'll reserve judgment on all else for the time.


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Hi all!
Well here's something you don't see a lot of these days: a genuine MSH2. :)
I bought this from an RPF member and it's a very nice piece of fan-made
Fett history!
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The helmet is fiberglass, and it's solid as a BRICK.
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Here are some comparison shots with some other well-known helmets.
Note the size differences.
First up is the FPH, painted as hero ESB.
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Relatively similar overall with some proportional differences.
Next is the TerminalFettler fiberglass bucket, painted as PP3.
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Slightly smaller, and as you are beginning to see, the dome
on the MSH2 is quite prominent compared to some of the
more modern offerings.
Here is the Bobamaker "dentless" fiberglass kit, painted as PP1 (Eyes.)
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The BM and the TF are fairly similar overall.
Finally, the fiberglass GMH in it's PP2 glory. :)
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Quite significant size and proportion differences between
these two, eh? Very interesting indeed!
I haven't decided what to do with this helmet yet. As some of you
may know, my goal is to have one representation of every version
of Boba Fett's helmets in my collection, and to have each one painted
from a different "make" of helmet. The two versions I haven't done yet
are the white Supertrooper, and the ROTJ paint scheme.
Not sure what I'll do with this one. I'm thinking I'd like something like
the Asok CC for ROTJ. So I may wind up doing this one as the Supertrooper,
or I may just keep it in my collection as a piece of historical memorabilia. :D


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I purchased a very nice webley last week. It cost me a pretty penny. All matching serials. 97% mint.
It will be taking a silicone bath and ill be working on getting a kit together. No way am i carrying around the real thing:) Ill be starting the builds on the greeble pieces etc this week. I wont have it in hand within the next 10-4 days, as I have to do some things, like get a permit to own it first.
Im very excited, and ill have closeups to come once its in hand.
And no, im not worried that it was a scam, as I purchased it from the largest auction house in the country:)
Im thinking im going to do this in ultralight hard rubber, in multiple pieces.
Any help and input would be greatly appreciated.
I havent even decided if i want esb or rotj yet:)


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Nokia has been known to run various gaming promotions since it came to Windows Phone a couple of years ago. Most obviously they sponsored the production of more than 20 Xbox Windows Phone games; titles that we probably would never have gotten otherwise. There was also a brief period last year in which a non-Xbox version of Sonic CD became available for Lumia owners. We never found out why the giveaway game lacked its Xbox features, nor would Nokia comment on it.
Fourteen months later, it looks like Nokia has a new promotion going on. Owners of some very specific handsets (Nokia Lumia 625, 1020, 1320, Icon, and 1520) can get free versions of nine games from mega-publisher Gameloft! These aren't stripped down versions, either. They're the full Xbox titles with working Achievements, albeit with different Store pages than the general versions. Head past the link for more details on how to find the free games!


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An electronic personal health record makes it easy to gather and manage your medical information in one accessible and secure location.
If you're like most people, you have a number of health concerns and may visit multiple doctors and pharmacies. Keeping track of it all can be a challenge. With a personal health record, you can gather — and manage — all that information in one easily accessible location.
A personal health record is simply a collection of information about your health. If you have a shot record or a box of medical papers, you already have a basic personal health record. And you've probably encountered the big drawback of paper records: You rarely have them with you when you need them.
Electronic personal health record systems remedy that problem by making your personal health record accessible to you anytime via a Web-enabled device, such as your computer, phone or tablet.
Personal health records are not the same as electronic health records or electronic medical records, which are owned and operated by doctors' offices, hospitals or health insurance plans. There are a growing number of doctors' offices using these systems, and while some practices may limit your access, many allow their patients to access and print their records at any time. Check with your doctor to find out what his or her practice's policies are regarding electronic health records.
You decide what you put in your personal health record. In general, though, it needs to include anything that helps you and your health care providers manage your health — starting with the basics:
You can also add information about what you're doing to prevent disease, such as:
Having a personal health record can be a lifesaver, literally. In an emergency you can quickly give emergency personnel vital information, such as a disease you're being treated for, previous surgeries or hospitalizations, medications you take, drug allergies, and how to contact your family doctor.
A personal health record not only allows you to share information with your care providers but also empowers you to manage your health between visits. For example, a personal health record enables you to:
Building a complete health record takes some time. You have to collect and enter all your health information. Plus, you have to keep your record current by updating it each time you see a doctor, fill a prescription, have a test or go to the hospital.
Why isn't there an easier way? Doctors, hospitals, pharmacies and insurance companies have been slow to adopt information technology. Only a minority of these groups can send information electronically to your personal health record.
Even if your doctor can send information to your personal health record, you need to review whatever is sent. The process of transferring health data electronically is still in its infancy — and it isn't always perfect. If you can access the health records maintained by your provider, another option may be to download the information yourself. Check with your doctor or your doctor's staff to see if this is a possibility.
Perhaps the most common concerns about personal health records are about privacy and security. To address these concerns, reputable electronic personal health record systems follow industry best practices, such as making their privacy policies public and submitting to monitoring by independent organizations. In addition, federal laws have been put in place to to protect the security of personal health information.
As with any decision about your health, it's important to do a little research before you jump in. When you're evaluating your options, consider these questions:
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Sunshine, dry weather in Summit County forecast this week
November 4, 2012
The lifts are turning at three of the four Summit County ski resorts, but it will be at least a few days before they see another batch of fresh snow.
Forecasts are calling for a week of sunshine, clear skies and high temperatures in the high 40s and 50s through Thursday.
Summit's next best chance for snow won't appear on the forecast until Friday, when a low-pressure trough building on the West Coast may move into Colorado bringing colder temps.
The National Weather Service is giving Breckenridge a slight chance of rain on Friday, and a slight chance of snow on Friday night and Saturday. Other forecasts indicate the storm may carry over into Sunday.
Overnight temperatures will remain in the mid-20s with starry skies through the week, according to the weather service.
Breckenridge Ski Resort will be the last of the Summit resorts to kick off the season on Friday morning. Keystone Resort and Copper Mountain both opened Friday with mostly man-made packed-powder terrain. Arapahoe Basin Ski Area opened in October.


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A Family Affair
By Bryan Warman, liver recipient, and his father, Gene, Lifeline of Ohio board member
I first got sick in the spring of 1992 when I was in the 7th grade. I thought it might be the flu, but as I continued to play lacrosse, I became more and more fatigued.
Our middle school had a professional shadowing day and I was working with my dad, Gene. He noticed my eyes were yellow.
I went to the doctor and was initially diagnosed with auto immune hepatitis. I started a vitamin regimen and was told I would soon feel better. But instead my condition worsened. I was referred to a gastroenterologist at Children's Hospital. He told me a liver transplant might someday be necessary, but certainly not for several years. (more…)


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The group is run by the S.A.L.T. Advisory Council, a group of committed, motivated senior volunteers who decide upon programs that will benefit seniors and advise law enforcement on the special needs of seniors in the community.
S.A.L.T.'s objectives are based on those of the National Association of Triads, Inc. and it is a non-profit organization (501(c)(3)).
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One of the significant benefits of working from home is that I can do whatever the hell I want while I'm writing. Eat peanut butter crackers, have conversations with myself or my cat, or...watch TV. I love television, and I often watch television on DVD with commentary on while I'm working. Typically, this ends up being "Lost", but lately it's been Mad Men. I love the commentary on Mad Men because there are two for every episodes, and all of those commenting - actors, set designers, show runners, writers - are articulate and insightful.
Today I was watching Christina Hendricks' and Robert Morse's commentary on the penultimate episode of season two, in which Joan is raped by her doctor fiance. It's a very careful and well-constructed scene, and difficult to watch, and in the commentary and in this interview, Hendricks is articulate:
The rape was a shocker—but the audience reactions were perhaps more disturbing. "What's astounding is when people say things like, 'Well, you know that episode where Joan sort of got raped?' Or they say rape and use quotation marks with their fingers," says Hendricks. "I'm like, 'What is that you are doing? Joan got raped!' It illustrates how similar people are today, because we're still questioning whether it's a rape. It's almost like, 'Why didn't you just say bad date?'"Let me say something as a disclaimer - I am not criticizing Hendricks here. I'm rather showing how people how are articulately and actively anti-rape use problematic language.
Here's the thing:
We really need to stop saying that people "got raped".
People were raped. Joan was raped.
No one "gets raped". Rape victims are raped by other people. There is no "getting" involved.
To get involves agency. To get means it is welcome. To get means something is sought.
You get presents for Christmas.
You get or don't get the job you want.
I get to go to a concert tomorrow.
I try to "get it" when thinking about cis, het, white, able, thin privilege.
I usually don't use the dictionary to make arguments, but I think it's valuable in establishing what get means and why it's not the same as using verbs of being and doing (was and were). Get means:
1. to receive or come to have possession, use, or enjoyment of: to get a birthday present; to get a pension.This is where the verbal construction "get raped" comes from. But it's a specific context of getting something that is enjoyed or wanted - not something awful, not something you do not, do not, do not, want, not something that will haunt you.
2. to cause to be in one's possession or succeed in having available for one's use or enjoyment; obtain; acquire: to get a good price after bargaining; to get oil by drilling; to get information.Already, get means "to seek". Women don't look to acquire rape. Men don't succeed in being raped.
3. to go after, take hold of, and bring (something) for one's own or for another's purposes; fetch: Would you get the milk from the refrigerator for me?Again, rape is never pursued or wanted. It's not fetched - it's forced.
4. to cause or cause to become, to do, to move, etc., as specified; effect: to get one's hair cut; to get a person drunk; to get a fire to burn; to get a dog out of a room.See what I'm talking about? Being raped is not getting drunk. Victims don't take their accuser into their body past their comfort level - their bodies are forced into.
We must stop using passive language when talking about rape victims. When we say that women and men "get raped", our language is constructed as such that we are saying that men and women who are raped are asking for it, that it was their responsibility to not be raped. "Get raped" implies they looked for it, wanted it. It implies complicity, and never violence. It's a victim-blaming construction, and it needs to stop. "Get raped" constructs the victim as the gatekeeper towards sexual violence, and not the victim.
And this applies to other forms of violence - they are not sought or requested - they're done to a victim. People don't get shot, or get murdered. They are shot and are murdered.
Now, listen. Please don't take this personally. I'm not saying that you think rape is awesome or blame victims if you have said that women "get raped". This is an ingrained and socially constructed phrase that we've been taught is okay to use. Even while I was writing this very piece, I wrote: "People don't succeed in getting raped." I'm asking you to think about your language in the future, and the implications of this phrase.
The next time you talk about rape, use your verbs to place the onus for rape on the perpetrator. Don't implicate the victim. Use the active language of "were" and "was" to make sure the person you're speaking to understand who's responsible for rape - and who is not.
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i know it is a bit far off from now but im wondering if anyone gonna be there form THD?
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i know it is a bit far off from now but im wondering if anyone gonna be there form THD?
I plan on it one of these years, but probably not this year.
I'll be there :)
i'm hoping to make it again. i've been the last few years and its always fun.
I'm trying to guage how many Mercs members will be going. If there is enough for all 3 days, we may be able to put together a TDH/Mercs combined table.
Let me see how the interest looks on the Mercs side.
I'm hoping to go. I've wanted to for the past few years now and never get there. There's always a conflict with other stuff. Maybe 2009 will finally be the year! :lol
i hope to be there
They pushed it back to Febtober, eh? I've made it the past 2 years, and I'll try again this year, but we'll see.
well thats good to know atleast i wouldnt be the only one there if i went ive never been there
I've been going scenic 1991....and plan on in the future this was the first time I dressed up.....
this thread is almost 6yrs old! :O
however I'm there every year with the 501st.


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Even when using ear plugs/muffs, is shooting still bad for your ears?
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Even when using ear plugs/muffs, is shooting still bad for your ears?
I would say no. Your ear drums are like speakers, they vibrate with soundwaves. The louder the soundwaves the more vibration = blow ear drums? I don't know. I haven't taken anatomy in years. :smt020
No. As long as sound is brought down to safe levels(through earplugs/muffs) it will not harm your hearing. It's the same as working in industries where one is typically around very loud machines.
Be advised ear plugs alone are not enough. Ear muffs, which protect the mastoid bone behind the ear, offer the best protection.
I spent much of my younger days exposed to gunfire without ear protection. In fact, the drill sergeants disdained any attempt at ear protection. Fortunately, I learned of its importance before too much damage was done. I hear normal tones well enough, but high pitched beeps such as battery checkers, go unheard.
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I certainly hope not. What else can a human do but cover his ears with muffs. Personally, I use both plugs and muffs.
Same here. It's amazing. I shot M1's, .45Autos, BAR's, 30 & 50 Machine gun, & Win. Model 97 Shotgun with no hearing protection in the Army. Now I will give them credit. When I as assigned to an 8" howitzer they gave me ear protection. Hard to believe I can still hear. Now I wear ear protection to shot .22 shorts. Did I mention also 3.5 Rocket launcher & .45Auto Grease Gun. Many, like the Grease gun were for thousands of rounds.Quote:
In fact, the drill sergeants disdained any attempt at ear protection.
BTW, IMO, that video on the lead post gets old fast. Should have a good looking girl. Then the repeat might be easier to take!
I bought myself some of those Leightning muffs and they work very well. Very comfortable too. With those and some cheapo earplugs even the loudest bangs are brought down to very low, non damaging levels. I kinda like my hearing so this is what I will be sticking with. I also shoot at an indoor range so I believe its probably more important to have quality hearing protection.
Have to agree with all. Earmuffs and earplugs.
I remember my younger days at concerts being exposed to sound levels that left my ears ringing/head buzzing for hours afterward.
DOUBLE hearing protection is the way to go IMHO.
What I've noticed is that some of those ear muffs that have the external microphones and speakers in the earmuffs don't have a very good dB attenuation. Many run around 20 dB. Some are more. The cheap yellow ones that one sees at gun stores and on eBay have the best Noise reduction rating I have found, 27 dB. The electronics are ok. The standard military issue sound attenuators run about the same NRR. Even with that amount of reduction, us Naval Aviation types were told that it was recommended for double hearing protection while working around aircraft. 20 years of aviation work and I had better hearing than when I went in!!!
What are the highest rated and best overall Ear Muffs for Hearing Protection?
What say it again please
i used only cheapo plugs for a while but i was sick of them not always fitting right or getting one that doesn't "seal" as well as they normally do. i finally purchased some muffs, but haven't been to the range yet to test them out. i will admit however, they work wonders while writing your senior thesis while 5 toddlers race around them apartment upstairs from you ALL DAY and you can hear every single step. (not to mention the really bad R&B music at 3am)


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I noticed a recent post about this but without a response and although there have been older topics I wanted to post a new one as I know the system has changed only recently.
As the title suggests I'm enquiring about the criminal check procedure that is required when applying for TEFL jobs.
I'm at the point where I'm now looking for work but I'm a bit concerned that an old conviction may cause problems. It was 8 years ago, when I was a teenager, and was for a minor offence, basically criminal damage.
However, from what I've read it's now changed and EVERYTHING shows up on a check, even just warnings etc. But I called the department and they said that it's down to the police to then decide if it warrants passing on the item to the prospective employer.
The guy also told me that unless I was working in the USA, Australia, Canada or the UK that they actually wouldn't even PROVIDE a prospective employer with a full check and told me to just contact my local police station for a print out of what is on record.
But that seems contrary to what some TEFL jobs have requested.
At this stage I'm a bit confused and more than a bit worried. I hadn't realised that it may prevent me from working ANYWHERE, even if I did think that some countries may want a complete background check.
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The veteran trainer walked Donativum for awhile and watched as Raven's Pass was photographed. Hanging on a balcony overlooking the compound were the five blankets of flowers presented to the European winners.
Gosden described the Breeders' Cup at Santa Anita, the first run over a synthetic surface and with steroids banned, as a success.
"Racing has had a difficult year in this country, let's be honest," he said. "It was tremendous to have extraordinary good days of racing. As long as I live, I'll see the (Ladies' Classic), that huge mare (Zenyatta) winning. She's phenomenal.
"The two days of racing have gone so cleanly, so smoothly with such good horses, racing all distances on turf and the main track. Horses can win from the front, as in Juvenile, they can come from off the pace. Even Bobby Baffert can't complain about the track now, having won two Grade 1s.
"All in all, it was a real celebration of racing and the best of racing. I think that's exactly what American racing needed from the Breeders' Cup and they got it."
When asked about future plans for Raven's Pass, Gosden said that he has not been told whether Raven's Pass will stay in training following his victory in the Classic. The colt is owned by Princess Haya of Jordan.
"Don't know," he said. "He could race next year; he's only a 3-year-old. Or he could go to stud. I wouldn't know. We'll see."
Gosden said a return trip to the Classic, which will return to Santa Anita next year, makes sense.
"If he stayed on training, it's obvious you'd target the Classic again," he said. "That would be the very obvious race to build his year to."
But Gosden made it clear that he is not the person who will make the decision about the colt's future.
"It's all in the air at this stage. I really don't know," he said. "It's obvious what you could do if you wanted to. Coming back here next year would be your main target."
Rather than send Raven's Pass into the Mile, a distance he was proven at in Europe, Gosden opted to try the 1 ¼ m Classic and face defending champion Curlin.
"You don't want the Classic to be all about just one horse," he said. "Throw down the belt and let everyone challenge for them. That's what it about and in a sense it has rather unified the breed. It was a challenge and Sheikh Mohammed was keen to grasp that challenge.
"I had no doubts that the horse could get a mile and an eighth. I didn't know about the last eighth of a mile, but I suspected it with Lord at War as his broodmare sire. There is good stamina on the dam side. And the way he trained; he's so relaxed now, that I was actually quite confident that he would get it well and he certainly did."
Gosden complimented Curlin, who finished fourth Saturday over a track that he may not have liked.
"The thing about Curlin is that he has a phenomenally high cruising speed. He just gallops them into the ground," Gosden said. "On that surface, he's vulnerable to a horse with a burst of speed. There's no doubt about it.
"I've trained on all kinds of dirt tracks and polytracks and goodness knows what else. This is the first time I've trained horses on Pro-Ride, but I was used to all the dirt tracks in America. Having trained in all the places, if I was told that I only had one surface that I could train on and race on for the rest of my career, I wouldn't be far off picking that main track at Santa Anita.
"It's fair. You can be on the lead, you can come from off the pace, and it's very kind on the horses; they just bounce off it. If your horses stay sound and last longer and you can develop your young horses, which is always a problem in California, if it can do that, it's going to be to benefit of the breed."
Since Donativum is a gelding, it is clear that the 2yo will continue racing. Gosden said that geldings are precluded from competing in some races in Europe and said he thought preparing for the top American 3yo races, like the Kentucky Derby, might be considered.
"We've been fortunate that he really turned around from being gelded," Gosden said. "His maiden win was impressive and his works got so much better since. He's a real street fighter of a horse. He had to fight his way to get a run. To that extent, he could fit into any program. But if you're thinking about those sort of races, you don't sort of drop in on them. You need to really train for a race like that."
Gosden said he thinks a horse preparing for the Kentucky Derby should spend a couple of months training and racing in the U.S.
Based on Europe's success Friday and Saturday, Gosden expects even more interest from international horsemen in the 2009 Breeders' Cup, also at Santa Anita.
"I should think it will be tough getting in the races next year," Gosden said. "I think that there will be a lot of people left disappointed on the also-eligible list. Goldikova is outstanding, isn't she? Only one filly beat her and that's Zakava. I thought the St. Leger winner (Conduit) was mighty impressive in the Turf.
"With the main track, you'll have them all trying to run next year. Then we go to Churchill Downs and it's a different ballgame. There is nothing wrong with that. That's healthy. Muhammad Ali fought in the jungle, he fought in Manila, he fought everywhere. The same with horses."
Steve Asmussen (Curlin, 4th, Classic; Student Council 11th, Classic; Storm Treasure, 3rd, Turf Sprint; Pyro, 6th, Dirt Mile) – Reigning Horse of the Year Curlin and the other Breeders' Cup horses trained by Asmussen came out of their races in good order. They will leave Santa Anita early Monday morning for a fight to Louisville, Ky.
Asmussen said that he does not know whether Curlin will be retired to stud duty or continue in training.
"Nothing has been mentioned to this point about what is next for him, other than those travel arrangements," he said.
Late Sunday morning Asmussen was scheduled to call Curlin's majority owner Jess Jackson.
"I'll talk with Mr. Jackson about the condition in which he came out of the race, confirm with him his schedule of leaving and when he arrives in Kentucky," Asmussen said. "I think that will be the extent of it. I'll touch base once he's in Kentucky about his condition upon arrival. The conversations will go from there."
Asmussen said he would not speculate on what decision Jackson has made about the 4yo colt.
"I am not privy to and have not had the conversations about the questions that are obviously fixing to be asked," Asmussen said.
Curlin walked, bathed and jogged on the road near Asmussen's barn Sunday morning.
Asmussen smiled when it was suggested that Curlin may repeat as Horse of the Year even after his fourth-place finish in the Classic.
"With Curlin, nothing is a consolation. We're just proud of who he is," Asmussen said. "He's the first North American-based horse over $10 million and he's just had a remarkable run.
"Just like taking him out and jogging him on the road this morning, he's that good, he's that horse. To do what he does and come back the way that he is, is extremely special in this day and age. He's been a throwback from the beginning and he's still that horse. He's extremely durable mentally and physically, a very special horse.
"Our affections for him are not going to waver."
Asmussen said it didn't take him long to realize that Curlin did not appear to be comfortable running over the Pro-Ride synthetic surface.
"Watching the race first time by, I was very concerned," he said. "It kind of looked like the Man o' War. He was off the bridle. Very concerned.
"Initially, I was disappointed that he didn't win. Just not selfishly, but simply concerned how the horse feels and how the people with him do from that point."
Long before Curlin made his big run into contention under jockey Robby Albarado on the far turn, Asmussen said he was concerned that the colt was not traveling well.
"I think he had to struggle to get where he was, the first time by," Asmussen said. "When he went under the wire the first time, he was further back and Robby was nudging him forward. He works harder to go over it than he works to go over the dirt."
Asmussen did not make any apologies about the performance.
"No excuses necessary, none required. That's what makes racing great," he said. "No disrespect for a Breeders' Cup winner. He beat a talented field and he deserves the congratulations that go with it. It was an outstanding job with an outstanding horse."
John Shirreffs (trainer, Zenyatta, 1st, Ladies Classic; Tiago, 3rd, Classic) – "Both horses walked this morning," said trainer John Shirreffs Sunday from Hollywood Park. "Tiago came back last night. Zenyatta came back Friday night. I was very happy with both of them."
Shirreffs said he tthough Zenyatta strengthened her case for Horse of the Year consideration.
"It's quite an accomplishment to go all year undefeated, and to step up each time, four of them in Grade 1, like she did," said Shirreffs of the 4yo filly, unbeaten in nine starts, seven of them this year. "In the vote, she would have to be seriously considered for that."
The last female to win Horse of the Year honors was Azeri, who climaxed her 2002 season with a victory in the Breeders' Cup Distaff (now the Ladies' Classic). She was ridden by Mike Smith, the jockey aboard Zenyatta in her last six starts.
Tiago capped a memorable weekend for Shirreffs, Smith and owners Jerry and Ann Moss with a fast-closing third in the Classic, edging defending champion and 2007 Horse of the Year Curlin for the show spot.
"I was happy to see Tiago hit the board and excited to see him run such a big race," said Shirreffs of the 4yo half-brother to Giacomo, winner of the 2005 Kentucky Derby.
Hall of Famer Smith, who also won the Juvenile Fillies aboard Stardom Bound, moved into a tie for second place with the retired Pat Day for Breeders' Cup wins with 12, three behind retired leader Jerry Bailey.
The Ladies' Classic was the first Breeders' Cup win for Shirreffs and the Mosses. They finished fourth in the Classic with Giacomo in 2006 and fifth with Tiago last year.
Smith, Shirreffs and the Mosses also finished second in the Oak Tree Derby with Madeo on the Saturday undercard.
Jonathan Sheppard (trainer, Forever Together, 1st, Filly & Mare Turf) – "She came back fine, cleaned up her feed and will be on a flight (cargo) late tonight or early tomorrow into Baltimore. She was more tired after the race than she was after her recent races, but it was the end of a long season.
"She was running back just three weeks after her last race (First Lady at Keeneland). Mr. (George) Strawbridge (owner of Augustin Stable) has decided to race her again next year, but she will get a good break over the winter, first at our farm in Pennsylvania and later in Camden (S.C.). It's a long way off, but we might bring her back in something at Keeneland in the spring."
Bob Baffert (trainer, Midnight Lute, 1st, Sprint and Midshipman, 1st, Juvenile; Indian Blessing, 2nd, Filly & Mare Sprint) – The two winner's garlands of flowers draped over sawhorses at Barn 5 spoke volumes: It was a big weekend for the Bob Baffert barn.
Baffert, who moved into third place all time with seven victories in the Breeders' Cup by virtue of his victories Saturday with Midnight Lute and Midshipman, reported that all three of his weekend runners came out of their races in good order.
Indian Blessing started the weekend off for Baffert with a runner-up finish in the Filly & Mare Sprint on Friday.
"She's just not the same on the synthetic," Baffert said. "She tried real hard but Saturday morning she was mad; she knew she got beat. I promised her I would not run her on a synthetic track again."
Baffert is hopeful owners Hal and Patti Earnhardt will elect to keep Indian Blessing in training with hopes of taking her to Dubai next spring.
Midnight Lute, who became the first back-to-back winner of the Breeders' Cup Sprint in the 25 years of the Championships, won for the sixth time in 13 career starts and boosted his career earnings to $2,690,600.
"We haven't made a decision yet (on his future)," Baffert said. "We are going to meet this week."
Plans also are indefinite for Midshipman, now owned by Darley Stable.
"I don't know if Sheikh Mohammed will want to take him to Dubai," Baffert said. "I hope he doesn't. He is (son) Bode's favorite horse. He calls him 'Midship-p-p-man.
"I'm sure he will have no trouble handling the dirt," Baffert added of Midshipman, who has compiled a record of 4-3-1-0 racing on synthetic surfaces.
Ralph Beckett (trainer, Muhannak, 1st, Marathon) – The winner of the inaugural running of the Marathon was fine Sunday morning and was being prepared to be shipped back to England.
Muhannak has won all three starts for Beckett since he was acquired in a private sale this summer. Beckett said he does not know when or where the fourth start will take place.
"I'm sort of undecided about where we go next," Beckett said. "He'll probably get invited to the Hong Kong Vase. Now he's five out of eight on the all-weather and is he as good on grass? I have my reservations about whether he would be or not. We'll see how he comes out of it, see how he gets home. We have a bit of time to decide.
"It's quite a lot, isn't it, to come out here, go home, and go back out to Hong Kong all inside of about five weeks. It may be a bridge too far. We'll see."
Beckett said the 4yo colt could end up running in Dubai during the winter and a return trip to the Breeders' Cup Marathon would be a priority.
"Yesterday's race would have to be in the forefront of our minds, particularly if they make it more valuable," he said. "We'll have a look for what there is for him in Dubai. I wouldn't be averse to bringing him out here mid-summer if there is a suitable option for him, whether it be here or the Midwest. They race on synthetic surfaces at Arlington Park and Woodbine now."
From a record group of more than 30 runners pre-entered in the Breeders' Cup, Europeans won five races, two of them on the Pro-Ride synthetic surface, including Raven's Pass' victory in the Classic. Beckett expects to see even more participation in next year's Breeders' Cup at Santa Anita by European trainers.
"I think it opens it up for everyone," Beckett said. "If I can do it, everybody can. How many were here this year? There's bound to be the guts of 50 next year. If they can get in, I would think there will be plenty more.
"What happens when it goes to Churchill in two years time and they're still running on dirt, is another thing entirely."
Christopher Paasch (trainer, Stardom Bound, 1st, Juvenile Fillies) – Trainer Christopher Paasch said Sunday from Hollywood Park that the immediate fate of Stardom Bound, winner of the Juvenile Fillies Friday, would be determined at a meeting with owner Charles Cono Tuesday.
"Right now the schedule is for her to be put on a plane Wednesday and be sold at the Fasig-Tipton Sale in Lexington (Ky.) Nov. 2," said Paasch as part of a dispersal plan by Cono, 85, his main client from San Diego.
Paasch said he hoped the filly wrapped up the Eclipse Award for 2yo fillies with her third straight Grade 1 victory.
"This is as good as it gets for me," said Paasch, 52, after his first Breeders' Cup victory in three tries. "She's an unbelievable filly. Mike (Smith) said he had to move her early. He only hit her a couple of times in the lane. She started looking at the Jumbotron and he started flagging her to keep her mind on business."
"She was back at the barn here at 5:15 p.m. Friday for dinner," continued Paasch. "She's doing fine. She walked yesterday and today, and tack-walks tomorrow."
Paasch said that stablemate Foxy Danseur, entered in the Cascapedia Stakes today, will also be sold at Fasig-Tipton and several Cono-owned broodmares and weanlings will be sold at Keeneland the following week.
Ken McPeek (trainer, Dream Empress, 2nd, Juvenile Fillies) – Dream Empress, runner-up to Stardom Bound in the Juvenile Fillies, was en route to Keeneland on Sunday morning and back to the barn of trainer Ken McPeek.
"I thought she ran fantastic," McPeek said of Dream Empress, who missed catching Stardom Bound by 1 ½ lengths. "What are you going to do? She ran great and just missed catching only one horse."
McPeek said he would point Dream Empress to the Golden Rod Stakes at 1 1/16m on Nov. 29 at Churchill Downs and then give her a break of four to six weeks before going to Palm Meadows in Florida.
Todd Pletcher Report – Mike McCarthy was minding the shop at Barn 66 in place of trainer Todd Pletcher, who returned to his home base at Belmont Park after being blanked with five runners over the weekend.
"All of our horses came back fine; we just got beat," McCarthy said.
The best showing from the Pletcher quintet came from Wait a While, who finished third on Friday in the Filly & Mare Turf.
"I am not sure what's next for her," McCarthy said. "She will stay here for a while."
McCarthy said that Fairbanks (10th, Classic) is supposed to be retired
Plans were less certain for the three 2yos that Pletcher ran.
McCarthy said that Munnings (10th, Juvenile) "may stay out here" and said it was possible that Bittel Road (8th, Juvenile Turf) and Silent Valor (8th, Juvenile) could go back East.
John Sadler Report – Trainer John Sadler was elated with a third-place finish by Whatsthescript in the Mile Saturday.
"It was a really tremendous race from a bad post (11) and he didn't have a great trip," said Sadler Sunday morning at Santa Anita of the 4yo's rally from last to earn the show spot, worth $213,000, behind winner Goldikova and defending champion Kip Deville.
Sadler said the Irish-bred colt, owned by Tommy Town Thoroughbreds, could return in the Citation Handicap at Hollywood Park on Nov. 28.
"Dearest Trickski (11th, Filly & Mare Sprint) got stepped on by Indian Blessing and she's a little ouchy, but otherwise OK," he noted.
"Cost of Freedom (scheduled to run in the Sprint, but a vet scratch in the morning) is out galloping this morning. He's fine. The state vet said he was unsound yesterday morning. I thought he looked like he always did. Unfortunately, I didn't get a vote in that one. I'm planning on running him in the Vernon Underwood at Hollywood in a couple of weeks.
"My 2-year-old fillies (Emmy Darling, 5th, Juvenile Fillies Turf and Evita Argentina, 9th, Juvenile Fillies) both came back fine and they'll race next year. I've got to keep Evita Argentina short. A mile-and-a-sixteenth may be too far for her. Get Funky (9th, Turf Sprint) is fine, too."
The conditioner also noted that Black Mamba, his multiple stakes winning mare who finished 7th as the favorite on the Friday undercard in the Las Palmas Handicap would be back. "She's going to race again next year," he said.
Bruce Headley (trainer, Surf Cat, 12th Dirt Mile; Magnificience 7th, Filly & Mare Sprint; and Street Boss 3rd, Sprint) – The veteran trainer reported that his three Breeders' Cup runners came home all right – for the most part.
"They roughed up Surf Cat pretty good," he said. "They put him in tight and banged him around on both turns. He came back with cuts on his legs and he's body sore. He's going to be OK, but he'll need some time off. I'll probably bring him back at Santa Anita (the main Santa Anita meeting that begins Dec. 26).
"Magnificience came back good. She's selling in the Fasig-Tipton Sale in Kentucky.
"And (beaten favorite) Street Boss came out of it OK, too. He's going to the Darley (Stable) people. They bought him before this race. I had 12 offers for him and they got him for a substantial sum."
Julio Canani (trainer, Two Step Salsa 3rd, Dirt Mile and Spring House, 9th, Turf) – The colorful conditioner said he was quite pleased with the effort put in by his 3yo Two Step Salsa on Saturday but voiced disappointment over the performance of Spring House.
"He ran good," the Peruvian-born trainer said of Two Step Salsa on Sunday. "He took on good older horses and he showed he belonged. He's a good horse. I'm going to run him in the Malibu."
The Malibu for 3yos is run at 7f on Dec. 26, opening day of the Santa Anita meet.
"It looked like Spring House didn't like the hard turf," Canani said of his Turf starter.
David Hofmans (trainer, Desert Code, 1st Turf Sprint) – "It happens every five years," a smiling David Hofmans said Sunday morning about his victory with Desert Code in Saturday's Breeders' Cup Turf Sprint at about 6 1/2f on Santa Anita's Hillside Turf Course.
Actually, it was seven years between Alphabet Soup's victory in the 1996 Breeders' Cup Classic at Woodbine and Adoration's win in the 2003 Distaff (now Ladies' Classic) here at Santa Anita, but five years to this victory.
"Desert Code loves this course," the trainer said, adding that the 4yo son of E Dubai was being primed earlier in the year to start stretching out. "But when I heard the Breeders' Cup came up with this race for the hill, I quickly shifted gears.
"I gave him some time off during the Del Mar meeting and got him ready for Oak Tree's Morvich [where he finished seventh of 10]. He needed that race and when he came back tired, I knew he'd be fit for this race. I was very confident coming into the race."
Richard Mandella (trainer, One Union, 8th, Turf Sprint and Mine That Bird, 12th, Juvenile) – "One Union ran fine, but the baby didn't do very well," said trainer Richard Mandella in reference to his two Breeders' Cup runners Saturday.
"I thought One Union tried really hard and ran well," Mandella said. "He was in pretty tough company.
"Mine That Bird didn't run much at all. We'll have to regroup with him and take him along a little differently."
Clifford Sise Jr. (trainer, Idiot Proof, 13th, Turf Sprint) – "I'm lost for an explanation about my horse," trainer Clifford Sise Jr. said about Idiot Proof's last-place finish in the Turf Sprint.
"He came into the race great and his work on the hillside course was fine," he continued. "He looked sharp yesterday, but he didn't run that way."
Robert Frankel Report – The Hall of Fame conditioner was back at his post in Barn 48 on the Santa Anita backstretch Sunday morning. Last week, prior to the Breeders' Cup races of Friday and Saturday, he termed the competition extremely tough for his seven runners and said "I'd be happy to win one race."
When the Breeders' Cup dust settled, Frankel had done just that.
"I was very happy with Ventura's (1st, Filly & Mare Sprint) race," he noted. "She figured to run big and she did. The rest of my horses were double figures (10-1 or higher in their betting odds). They all came back fine, though, so that's good."
Frankel went down the list of his seven runners:
"Ventura will race next year," he said. "Ginger Punch (6th, Ladies' Classic) likely will be retired. I don't know that for a fact yet, but I'm thinking so. Precious Kitten (4th, Mile) ran good. I knew she would and I was happy with her. That filly she ran into (winner Goldikova) was a monster. She (Precious Kitten) will race one more time – in the Matriarch (at Hollywood Park) – and then be retired.
"I'll look around and come up with a race for Out of Control (5th, Turf). Same for Champs Elysees (8th, Classic). Mast Track (Dirt Mile, 5th) is in the same boat. His foot (he ran Saturday with a small quarter crack in his right front hoof) is fine.
"First Defence (Sprint, 8th) is the same way (undecided on a future race). He came rolling out of there and was on the lead. The kid (Javier Castellano) just rode him as it came up."
Eoin Harty (trainer, Colonel John, 6th, Classic; Well Armed, 9th, Dirt Mile and Coronet of a Baron, 3rd, Juvenile Turf) – The Irish-born conditioner reported Sunday morning that his trio of Breeders' Cup competitors were "great" and moving forward toward future assignments.
"They all came back fit and healthy," he said at Barn 96.
"Colonel John made me proud of him," he said. "He showed up at the top of the stretch like he was going to do something and then got beat by some top class horses."
The WinStar Farm 3yo – winner of this year's Travers Stakes – has already been tabbed as a runner for his 4yo season.
"I think he'll make a fine older horse," Harty added.
"Well Armed usually runs against the bit, but he was sent yesterday and I don't know why. Let's just say I wasn't too happy with that. We'll take a look at the (stakes) schedule at Hollywood and you'll probably see him in a race there.
"Coronet of a Baron ran really well. I'm very happy with him. There's a good chance you'll see him back over at Hollywood, too."
Barry Abrams (trainer, Add Heat, scratched, Marathon) – The conditioner was scheduled to run his charge Add Heat in Saturday's Breeders' Cup Marathon Saturday, but scratched him the morning of the race because of a suspensory injury sustained in a training accident Friday.
"I'm going to give him three months off," Abrams said Sunday, "then bring him back and run him long. We might try to point for the San Juan Capistrano (1 3/4m on turf, April 20 – closing day of the Santa Anita meet)."
Bill Morey Jr. (trainer, Bold Chieftain 8th, Mile) – The Northern California-based trainer had his ace Bold Chieftain on a van early Sunday morning and headed back to the Bay Area after his effort in Saturday's Breeders' Cup.
His rider, Russell Baze, North America's winningest rider of all time (10,287), offered Sunday morning that the California-bred horse had given it his best shot.
"He ran his race," Baze said in the track kitchen. "Those horses were just a little too fast for him."
Colleen Hartford assistant to Brian Koriner (trainer, Black Seventeen, 7th Sprint and California Flag, 10th, Turf Sprint) –Assistant Colleen Hartford reported that Koriner's two Breeders' Cup competitors – Black Seventeen and California Flag – came back in good order.
"They're both tired, but they're both fine," she noted. "They ate up last night and there will be other races for them on other days. They'll be back at it and we will, too. That's the business."
Dan Hendricks (trainer, Daytona, 10th, Mile) – The California conditioner was disappointed when he saw Daytona make the lead turning into the stretch, then fall back sharply to finish next-to-last.
Shortly after the race he found out why.
"He bled," reported Hendricks. "Bled pretty good, too. That's the first time he's done that. We'll have to give him some time off now. They sometimes get pretty sick after they do something like that. So we'll give him some time and keep a close eye on him."
Nobutaka Tada (racing manager for owner Hidetoshi Yamamoto, Casino Drive, 12th, Classic) – Casino Drive, who faded to last in the Classic after setting the early pace, was shipped Sunday morning from Santa Anita to Hollywood Park, where the previously unbeaten 3yo colt from Japan had done his Breeders' Cup California training.
"He's OK; there is nothing wrong with him," said Nobutaka Tada, racing manager for owner Hidetoshi Yamamoto. "He is still a little tired, but not as tired as he was after the race.
"Mr. Fujisawa (trainer Kazuo Fujisawa) thought it was a tough race for a young and inexperienced horse," said Tada of Casino Drive, making only his fourth start. "He did not run the race we wanted. We were surprised to see him on the lead."
Tada said he expected the colt to remain at Hollywood Park for about a week before further plans are formulated for him. Fujisawa returned to Japan today.
Buzz Tenney assistant to trainer Shug McGaughey (Persistently, 5th, Juvenile Fillies; Consequence, 6th, Juvenile Fillies Turf; Dancing Forever, 3rd, Turf; Carriage Trail, 4th Ladies' Classic) – Shug McGaughey's longtime assistant, Buzz Tenney, said all four of their Breeders' Cup runners were fine Sunday morning. They will leave Santa Anita early Tuesday morning.
"Carraige Trail is retired. She'll go to the farm," Tenney said. "The other three will go back to New York."
Dancing Forever bounced back from two unsuccessful outings over softer ground to edge favorite Soldier of Fortune for the third spot in the Turf.
"I thought he ran a very, very good race," Tenney said. "He'd had a very good breeze here on the Sunday before, so we felt comfortable with him on the turf. He likes it firm and fast, which we thought we'd get out here and we did."
Tenney said Dancing Forever probably didn't get a lot out of the races over the softer ground.
"His last good race was Belmont Day (when he won the Manhattan) and maybe could have used a good, tough race in between to get him good and tight," Tenney said. "But he ran hard, he tried every step of the way and ran a very good race. The Europeans were first, second and fourth, so he came back and beat some horses that beat him early in the summer. I was proud of him."
European Report – More than 20 of the highly successful European-trained contingent of horses that competed in the 25th Breeders' Cup World Championships over the weekend at Santa Anita Park are scheduled to be flown home on three flights, beginning mid-afternoon Sunday with a flight to Ireland.
The team of eight Coolmore runners trained by Aidan O'Brien and three other Irish-trained horses are expected to leave LAX at 2:30 p.m. PT. They include Henrythenavigator (2nd, Classic), Duke of Marmalade (9th, Classic), Soldier of Fortune (4th, Turf), Red Rock Canyon (6th, Turf), Halfway To Heaven (7th, Filly & Mare Turf), Heart Shaped (2nd, Juvenile Fillies Turf), Westphalia (2nd, Juvenile Turf) and U S Ranger (5th, Mile).
All eight Coolmore runners reportedly came back from their races in good condition, according to International Racing Bureau managing director Alastair Donald, who also noted that Coolmore first-call jockey John Murtagh flew out of Los Angeles Saturday night and rode Coolmore's staying star Yeats to victory in Sunday's Prix Royal Oak at Longchamp.
Also on the Sunday afternoon flight to Ireland with the Coolmore runners will be Bushranger (11th, Juvenile), Pursuit of Glory (11th, Juvenile Fillies) and Beyond Our Reach (12th, Juvenile Fillies Turf).
Scheduled to depart LAX shortly after midnight tonight is a Breeders' Cup charter flight with the French- and English-trained runners that will go to Luxembourg on the continent with the French to van on to Paris and the English to ferry across the channel to training yards in Newmarket.
Three Breeders' Cup Championship race winners will be on this flight – Conduit (Turf), Goldikova (Mile) and Muhannak (Marathon) – along with Eagle Mountain (2nd , Turf), Sixties Icon (5th, Marathon) and Fleeting Spirit (4th, Turf Sprint).
Ballymacoll Stud's 3yo Conduit is scheduled to remain in training next year for trainer Sir Michael Stoute. Plans for Sheikh Mohammed bin Khalifa al Maktoum's 4yo Eagle Mountain, trained by Michael de Kock, call for the son of Rock of Gibralter to have one more start this year in either the Hong Kong Vase or Hong Kong Cup on Dec. 14.
Princess Haya of Jordon's 3yo Raven's Pass, hero of the Classic Saturday for trainer John Gosden, is scheduled to go home to England on a KLM flight Tuesday to Amsterdam along with stablemate Donativum, winner of the Juvenile Turf for Gosden and Godolphin's pair of Diabolical (2nd, Turf Sprint) and Folk Opera (9th, Filly & Mare Turf).
Plans call for Diabolical to have one more start this year for trainer Saeed bin Suroor in the Hong Kong Sprint on Dec. 14.
Mr. and Mrs. Bertram Firestone's 3yo Winchester, seventh in the Turf for trainer Dermot Weld, will remain in California to run in the Hollywood Derby on Sunday, Nov. 30 at Hollywood Park.
Juddmonte Farm's 3-year-old filly Visit finished fourth in the Filly & Mare Turf Friday for Stoute, but the English homebred daughter of Oasis Dream will stay on in California in the care of Juddmonte's longtime American trainer Robert Frankel.


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