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Today's picture shows a wedding party from the 1920's. I notice the very long trail on the dress, and the rather interesting veil.
Each day we bring you one stunning little glimpse of history in the form of a historical photograph. Enjoy!
Thursday, April 30, 2015
Wedding Party
Today's picture shows a wedding party from the 1920's. I notice the very long trail on the dress, and the rather interesting veil.
Wednesday, April 29, 2015
Dancing Charleston
Today's picture shows more Charleston Dancing in the 1920's. The picture includes Frank Farnum, who I believe originated the dance. The picture was taken in 1925.
Tuesday, April 28, 2015
Twenties Style
Today we feature another look at the Fashions of the 1920's. Again, short hair, but instead of a hat a sort of headband. Also. looks like lots of sequins and glitter on the dress.
Monday, April 27, 2015
We continue exploring fashions of the roaring 20's with this picture. This girl would have been known as a "flapper". Notice the fur collar, fur hat and very short hair.
Sunday, April 26, 2015
Today's picture shows an iconic fad of the Roaring Twenties . . . dancing the Charleston. It amazes me the contrast between the carefree attitudes of the 20's and the utter hopelessness of the 30's. Things can change quickly.
Saturday, April 25, 2015
Roaring Twenties
Welcome to the Roaring Twenties Week here at OPOD. We will be looking at that peculiar decade of the 1920's. I say peculiar because there was an odd sense of arrogance, invincibility, and incredible focus on ugly fashions and trivial fads. So sit back as we look at one of the most misguided decaded of the last century.
Friday, April 24, 2015
Bedouins by the Pyramids
Today's picture was taken around 1900. It shows a group of Bedouins resting in front of the pyramids. The picture was taken near Cairo, Egypt.
Thursday, April 23, 2015
Bedouin on Horseback
Today's picture shows a Bedouin on Horseback. The picture was taken in the Transjordan region of the Middle East. The picture was taken around 1920.
Tuesday, April 21, 2015
Bedouin Women
Today's picture features two Bedouin Women and their children. The picture was taken around 1900. As someone mentioned earlier this week, it is unusual to see Bedouin women in pictures, so this one is an unusual find. The women are standing in front of their tent.
Monday, April 20, 2015
Desert Greeting
Today's picture shows a Bedouin Greeting in the Desert. A camel can be seen in the background. The picture was taken in Trans-Jordan region of the middle east around 1930.
Sunday, April 19, 2015
Locust Plague
Today's picture shows a large group of Bedouins celebrating. They are celebrating the end of the recent Locust Plague. The picture was taken in 1930 near Beersheba. It looks like quiet a large crowd of people.
Saturday, April 18, 2015
- Welcome to Nomads of the Desert Week here at OPOD. We will be looking at those wandering people who somehow survive in very inhospitable conditions. This picture of a bedouin was taken near Jerusalem around 1900. He appears to be rather affluent, with nice clothes and what looks like an expensive sword.
Friday, April 17, 2015
Child of the Dust Bowl
Today's picture shows a child of the Dust Bowl. The picture was taken in 1936 in Cimarron County, Oklahoma. The children who grew up in the dust bowl went on to become America's greatest generation. If such adversity created such strong adults, one wonders what the abundance of today's youth will bring.
Thursday, April 16, 2015
North Dakota Dust Storm
Today's picture shows a dust storm in 1937. The picture was taken in North Dakota. Things look so bleak and barren one wonders how they could even afford to keep the horses and mules.
Wednesday, April 15, 2015
New Mexico Dust Storm
Today's picture shows a dust storm in New Mexico. The picture was taken in 1935. What a terrible time this must have been.
Monday, April 13, 2015
Oklahoma Dust Bowl
Today's picture shows a dust storm in Boise City, Oklahoma. The picture was taken in 1936. What a dry hopeless scene this is.
Sunday, April 12, 2015
Dust Storm
Dust Bowl week continues with this picture of a dust storm. The picture shows a dust storm as it engulfs Stratford, Texas. The picture was taken in 1935. What a distressing site this must have been for those who were there.
Saturday, April 11, 2015
Dust Bowl
Welcome to Dust Bowl Week here at OPOD. I read yesterday that California might be experiencing the worst drought since the Middle Ages. Wow, that is pretty serious. So, I thought this would be a good time to look back at the drought of the 1930's known as the Dust Bowl. The picture above is from 1937, and was taken in West Texas.
Thursday, April 9, 2015
One of the greatest possible pets has to be a pony. Back in the day, every boy dreamed of having a pony. Not sure how much kids think of such things today. The picture above shows a boy and his pony. The picture was taken in 1928
Wednesday, April 8, 2015
Pet Goat
Today's picture shows a couple of boys with a pet goat. The picture was taken in 1940. I will admit that we had a pet goat when I was growing up. Goats are smart, and do make good pets.
Tuesday, April 7, 2015
Pet Monkey
Today's picture shows a woman with her pet monkey. The picture was taken around 1920. People do not have pet monkeys much any more . . . for good reason. I have heard that they are very temperamental and do not conduct themselves very well.
Monday, April 6, 2015
Pet Week continues with this picture of a one-legged rooster. This guy was the pet of none other than President Teddy Roosevelt. So, it appears that there were some interesting tastes in pets in presidential families. Not sure how the guy lost his leg.
Sunday, April 5, 2015
Pet Raccoon
Welcome to Pet Week here at OPOD. We will be looking at people and their pets this week, and we start with this picture of Mrs. Calvin Coolidge and her pet raccoon. Raccoons are very smart animals but I wonder if they are easily domesticated. Has anyone out there ever tried to make a pet of a raccoon?
Friday, April 3, 2015
Ice Berg
Today's picture is from the 1911-1913 British Expedition to Antarctica. It shows men from the expedition exploring an iceberg.
Thursday, April 2, 2015
George Melville
Today's picture is of George Melville. George had quiet the adventuresome life. He was born in 1841, fought in the Civil War, and then later in the 1800's was a very early Arctic Explorer. There are two navy ships named after him.
Wednesday, April 1, 2015
Tera Nova Expedition
Today's picture shows the Tera Nova expedition as it reached the South Pole in 1912. They were hoping to be the first to reach the pole, but upon arrival they learned that they had been beaten by a team from Norway about a month prior. The entire Tera Nova team perished on their return journey. There cameras and journals were recovered by a rescue team some months later.
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Tera has joined the ranks of MMOs offering cool mounts to its players for a fee. It's first offering is a horse designed to strike fear into the hearts of the game's signature BAMs (Big-Ass Monsters). Just fork over $24.99 for the Night Mare.
En Masse Entertainment unveiled the new mount in its store, and while the price ranks right up there with the mounts offered in other MMOs such as World of Warcraft, the new novelty item is currently Tera's most expensive DLC item.
The non-sellable, non-tradable Bad-Ass Mount will only be available until June 30, so if you want to "take a level in badass as you ride into battle," then check it out.

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So I just finished testing out some different grading concepts.
I'n no pro, but i like to muck around and try different things out, that's how i learn.
Here are some of the grades i experimented with, all done with magic bullet looks.
The first one is the colour grading that was used for the final video, it's not my favorite on this shot, but it worked well with the car park lights and the skaters.
This colour grade is my personal favorite, it still keeps a 'natural' feel to the shot, but really enhances the look and gives more depth to shot.
This one i tried to bring out a bit more colour but still make it 'in your face' type of look.
There are a couple more on my flickr account to the right>>>>
Here is the final video
I've just started blogging and not sure how much i will do, but i thought i would give it a go.


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Lynn and Logan's blog from Lake Placid 2.0
American ice dancers share LPIDC adventures for second straight year
|Lynn Kriengkrairut and Logan Giulietti-Schmitt have competed in Lake Placid six times. (Daphne Backman)
Sunday, Aug. 4
Even though we don't get as much millage on our programs as we had hoped, we're glad we had the opportunity to debut them this week. They are still in the developmental stages, but we're excited about the foundation and potential they have.
Late at night, after the free dance event, we were notified that we would be receiving the Ann Greenthal award, which is a new award that will be given out every year to the team with the highest free dance score from both groups. We've known Ann for a long time and have witnessed how instrumental she's been to the organization of Lake Placid and many other events, so we were greatly honored to receive such an award.
On Saturday, we were quite ambitious and decided that after our monitoring session we would try to drive all the way back home in one trip. We packed food and lots of coffee, and hit the road. It was lucky that we had our junior training mates with us to share stories with. Adam told us how he got stranded in the middle of the lake earlier that day when he decided to kayak a little further than recommended. We died laughing when he revealed that his efforts to turn around many times were thwarted by the strong wind that kept pushing him to the other side of the lake and at one point even resorted to screaming for help. Eventually, he ended up on the other side, tied the boat to a tree and walked several miles back around to the hotel and told them what had happened. Luckily, everything turned out fine, but he may have been responsible for a new warning sign or two.
With the both of us sharing the drive, we made it back to Detroit early in the morning. It was neat to see the sunset and sunrise all in the same journey.
With our trip complete, we've officially put another Lake Placid in the books! It's always a wonderful competition because of how beautiful and majestic it is. In many ways, it almost seems like a mini vacation. It's a little bit difficult to get to, but if you haven't ever been, we'd highly suggest a visit. The scenery alone is worth the trip!
Au revoir,
Lynn and Logan
Friday, Aug. 2
Today, Logan woke up to a knock on his door, to which he responded half asleep, "Come back later." Earlier that morning, he had been woken up by a housekeeper looking to clean his room and thought she had returned, but then a familiar voice came from outside the door. It was Lynn telling him he had overslept, missed breakfast and had to leave in five minutes for both of their preseason physical evaluations at the rink. He quickly threw on some clothes, brushed his teeth and ran to meet Lynn out front to head over to the rink. Usually, Lynn is the one who oversleeps, but this time the tables were turned. Luckily, our event isn't until the evening, and because of the unusual schedule, we don't even have a practice today.
We ended up making it to the rink with time to kill, so we had a chance to relax and talk to Naama Kellman from U.S. Figure Skating. It's always a pleasure to work with her and see her smiling face at events! Our physicals were quick and painless, but it was beneficial to talk to the doctor and fill him in on our most recent ailments. We had some minor setbacks last month, but have been proactive in staying on top of things. It was good to hear a different opinion on how we can continue to recover and are thankful for this opportunity.
We then had the chance to sit down with Melanie Hoyt, from ice-dance.com, and talk about our new training environment, our programs, the Olympics and pretty much everything under the sun. We also got to reminisce a bit about how many times we've been to Lake Placid and our first photo shoot many years ago. Sometimes it's hard to believe that we're on our eighth season together. However, no matter how many times we've been here, we always enjoy coming. We know how important it is to get our programs out early and receive feedback before the season starts. Plus, it's absolutely beautiful here!
After our stroll down memory lane, we decided to go back to our accommodations and have lunch. We know we mentioned this before, but we love the Olympic Training Center (OTC). The extensive resources they have available for the athletes is phenomenal, and trust us, we've been fully utilizing them, especially the cafeteria! By now, I'm sure you all know how much we love to eat, so this should come as no surprise. During our conversation at lunch, we found out that both of us got asked by the housekeeping staff on separate occasions what sport we participated in. When we replied with "figure skating," they responded with something like, "Ohhhhh that makes sense!" We're still not quite sure if that was a compliment or not, but we're going to take it as such. They must have seen our unusual wardrobe and Lynn's makeup and curling iron. Don't think there are many other athletes that have to worry about those things.
Well, now it's time to begin preparations for our free dance tonight. Everyone seems eager to get their programs out early this year, so it should be a great event. Although our program doesn't have as much millage on it as we had hoped, we're still excited to show the overall package, character and potential it has to develop over the season. Stay tuned in for more detail about the event!
Lynn & Logan
Thursday, Aug. 1
We think we just wrote, deleted and rewrote the first paragraph of this blog five times already. We even decided to take a little lunch break to feed my brain cells, hoping that they'd fire up something new and cool to talk about. However, the truth is that this is our sixth trip to Lake Placid. It's definitely no longer new, but it's still refreshing. It's beautiful, serene and familiar. The drive is perhaps a little too long for our taste, but at least we were in some good company this year with our training mates, Carolina Moscheni and Adam Lukas, the junior Hungarian team.
Actually, come to think of it, we did start off the competition in a different fashion. We arrived yesterday afternoon in time for the junior short dance practice. Starting off on the other side of the boards this year, we tried to fill in Igor's shoes as best we could for Carolina and Adam. When in doubt, we said, "Divae divae!" Honestly, we don't even know what it means, but it sounded right.
Then, per usual, the seniors had late practices. Fortunately, ours was only at 10 p.m. Yes, we use the words "fortunately" and "only" because we're thankful we weren't stuck in the group finishing at 12:15 a.m. Anyway, part of our six-hour break in the evening was spent trying to find housing for Adam, who was preparing himself to spend the week sleeping in Lynn's car and taking his showers in the rain or lake. The other part of our break was spent checking in to the OTC and getting settled. For those of you who haven't had the experience of staying at the OTC, we'd say it's kind of like Hogwarts for athletes, minus the magic. OK, perhaps we're exaggerating, but having fresh meals prepared for us all day long is definitely a plus. We also have a gym, recovery center, physical therapy, and a ping-pong table just waiting to be used. Basically, everything we need is here, and we wouldn't mind having one back at home.
We debuted our short dance today. You could say it was a little bit rough! But we were happy to be here competing having just decided for sure three days ago that we would compete both programs. We had some setbacks this month with injuries, but we are recovering well. We have some fun material to work with, and it's just the beginning! Stay tuned for the free dance tomorrow.
Lynn and Logan


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With a dominant section shaped like a barn, rustic-looking exterior and its salute to the Florida cracker architectural style, Cici Brown is expecting a few biting reviews of the new building that will bear her name and her husband's.
DAYTONA BEACH — With a dominant section shaped like a barn, rustic-looking exterior and its salute to the Florida cracker architectural style, Cici Brown is expecting a few biting reviews of the new building that will bear her name and her husband's.
But the Browns hope visitors to the Cici and Hyatt Brown Museum of Art will take a closer look at the thick forest of native vegetation surrounding the structure, and some of their 2,600 oil and watercolor works inside that make up the most extensive collection of Florida paintings in the world.
Then they hope people will see what the various elements accomplish: a harmonious blend of untouched Florida landscape and a building style that's purely Florida wrapped around treasures capturing the state's history and transporting observers back to the state's earlier days.
"People will be blown away when they go inside," Cici Brown said. "We're thrilled."
The new 26,000-square-foot museum, which will be built along Nova Road a short distance south of International Speedway Boulevard, won't open for another 18 months or so. But the Browns are excited to see their dream taking shape in architectural drawings that have been in the works the past few months.
"We want the building to represent Florida," said Cici Brown, who chose the design along with her husband and eight other people on a committee that includes current and former board members of the Museum of Arts & Sciences. "We want it to relate to the collection. The design is pretty final."
The one-story structure will be located just north of the Museum of Arts & Sciences, which will be the owner and operator of the new facility. If city government officials OK the site plan and what's essentially a land use change that will allow the museum to go up on an undeveloped 30-acre tract, site clearing could get under way in February and building construction could start by late spring.
When the new museum opens, it will mark the end of a journey the Browns unwittingly began nearly 20 years ago.
The Ormond Beach couple never set out to amass so much art. It all started in the mid-1990s, when two paintings showing the gates of St. Augustine caught their eye. They became smitten with Florida art after that, and wound up searching throughout the United States and Europe for additions to what has become a collection unmatched in its breadth and quality.
"I've never really been involved in something like this," said Hyatt Brown, board chairman of Brown & Brown insurance agencies, a Daytona Beach-based corporation that last year grossed $1 billion. "It's been a lot of fun."
To do the paintings justice and protect them, they are sweating every detail. To guard against any flooding in the low-lying wetland area, the building site will be elevated 4 feet and at least one new retention pond will be created.
They've hired an accomplished lighting engineer to make sure the works can be fully appreciated. Natural light will be minimized in areas of the building where it could damage the paintings.
They're also studying design details to capture the right look, with plans to use an aluminum material on the roof that looks like tin. The design has been led by RLF, a Winter Park architecture, engineering and design firm that's behind structures such as the Florida Supreme Court building in Tallahassee.
They want to put one of their most unique works in the grand high-ceiling entryway: a 10-panel painting that's 30 feet long and 5 feet high.
They plan to put about 150 of the most important and valuable paintings in the main gallery, which will be in the barn-shaped portion of the building with exposed beams and a roughly 50-foot-tall ceiling.
"Visually it'll be very impressive inside," said Andrew Sandall, executive director of the Museum of Arts & Sciences.
That large space could also have a balcony area floating above the room where more paintings would be on display. The final call on the balcony hasn't been made yet, Cici Brown said.
More paintings will be in six additional, smaller galleries, she said.
"The floor plan will encourage visitors to explore," Sandall said. "There will be a flow between rooms."
The paintings in the main gallery will be mostly permanent, but the other galleries will rotate through the balance of the full collection in 10-year spans. All 2,600-plus paintings will never all be on display at the same time. There will probably never be more than 400 paintings on exhibit at any given time, Sandall said.
Docents will be available to explain the stories behind some of the paintings, and touch screens, brochures or other features might be stationed near the works to help people learn more about what they're looking at, he said. Smart phone apps might also be used.
Cici Brown said Sandall "really sees this as a wonderful teaching opportunity for kids with Florida history."
The museum complex will include an educational center, a caf� and a gift shop that will sell books on Florida and other items. The caf� will include an outdoor patio where people can dine and take in the fresh air and vista of the wooded area.
The network of elevated boardwalks that snakes through the woods near the existing museum building might be expanded to include more wooden walkways near the new building, Sandall said.
The new building is being made possible by the city donating the land and the Browns donating the paintings as well as $13 million for design and construction.
A fundraising campaign will start soon for additional dollars that will be needed to create a multimillion-dollar endowment for the operation and maintenance of the new structure. The museum's guild has already donated $5,000.
The Browns hope people will enjoy both the soft beauty of the paintings and the history lesson in them.
"We need to be proud of our history," Cici Brown said.


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Officials alert Ohio drivers about "Move Over" law
- Written by THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Transportation officials are reminding Memorial Day drivers about a new state law that requires motorists to slow down or shift lanes if possible when passing vehicles with flashing lights along the side of the road.
Drivers have been required to change lanes and ease up when nearing emergency vehicles, though the law was recently expanded to include construction and other roadside vehicles with flashing lights.
The directors of the state Department of Transportation and the Ohio Turnpike say construction work may be suspended over the holiday weekend in many work zones, but some restrictions could still impact drivers.
Ohio's transportation department is urging motorists to stay alert while driving. The agency says there were 4,093 crashes in work zones last year, including 1,012 injury crashes and 17 fatalities.


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Federal economists estimate that two million jobs go unfilled today as a result of skills, training and education gaps. The same is true in Pennsylvania. In the report submitted last year by the Governor's Manufacturing Advisory Council it was noted that the number of new workers entering the industry, combined with the growth in manufacturing and the number of skilled workers retiring, has left a staggering gap of available skilled workers.
Simply put: Every decent-paying job today takes more skill and more education, but too many Americans aren't ready.
Gone are the days when all that was required of a worker to succeed was to get his or her foot in the door and work hard. Today, while hard work is still important, postsecondary education is required and frequent retraining is necessary to staying current in one's field. In fact, it's estimated that 1.5 million job vacancies in the country consist of jobs that require more than a high school diploma but less than a bachelor's degree.
For 50 years, the state's 14 community colleges have served this exact niche. As open access institutions, Luzerne County Community College and its fellow institutions are often the only avenue to education and training and given the appropriate resources, these institutions can be the solution to Pennsylvania's skills gap.
But, the colleges are keenly aware that filling the skills gap is an on-going - and growing - challenge. State budget constraints have compounded this challenge and are restricting what the colleges are able to provide. After years of being severely underfunded by the state, community colleges are struggling to meet the growing demand of students and employers turning to these institutions for education and training. In addition, countless veterans return from overseas and look to community colleges for retraining and re-employment.
Nevertheless, Luzerne County Community College and Pennsylvania's other 13 community colleges stand poised to lead the charge and help repair the skills gap. These institutions are willing partners in the task of educating a 21st century workforce and in making significant contributions in the state's economic recovery. We are already actively engaged in this enterprise across the Commonwealth, and given the appropriate resources, will gladly expand our efforts. Community colleges can have a significant impact in lessening the skills gap and getting Pennsylvanians back to work, but we need the state to be our partner.
In addition to community colleges' role in workforce training, we also offer the most affordable and accessible pathway to the baccalaureate. A recent study by American Association of Community Colleges found that more than one-quarter of those who earn a bachelor's degree began their higher ed experience at a community college and transferred to a four-year institution along the way. Nearly half of bachelor's degree recipients take at least one course at a community college.
Research shows that transfer from a community college to a four-year institution not only works, but also saves money. Further, students who start at a community college and transfer to a four-year university are just as successful as those who begin at a four-year institution. Maintaining access and affordability to these institutions, and ensuring they have the resources to train students for 21st century jobs cannot and should not be sacrificed in the Governor's 2013-14 state budget.
As the Governor finalizes his proposed budget we ask him to consider what's at stake. The future competitiveness of our state, the ability for our businesses to thrive and our students to become valuable workers hinges on equipping community colleges with necessary resources to provide the services they were intended to do. In the midst of a damaging skills-gap, a strategic investment into Pennsylvania's community colleges is more important than ever.
Our state cannot afford to stand idly by as the skills gap continues to widen.
Thomas P. Leary is president of Luzerne County Community College.


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Sentimentality is really not my thing, so I'll just blurt it out. I'm leaving.
Writing this has turned out to be more difficult than I expected. I thought the words would flow in a torrent of... Well, I'm not even sure now. But I've been told by many a person who would know that I'm frustratingly terrible at effectively communicating my emotions, and I want to be better for you, readers.
Seniors are graduating, so, many of us are in the same boat right now, feeling similar things. Saying goodbye is difficult even when you know you can't stay. You want to stay in college, of course, but you have to go be a Real Adult now. I want to keep writing a column in which I get to drop F-bombs and discuss feminism in music, but I can't stay at my first Real Job forever.
Part of the problem with big life changes is that you start to look at what you're leaving through rose-colored glasses. Well, if you're a college student or music journalist, perhaps "beer goggles" is more appropriate. Either way, suddenly you're not seeing what drove you crazy -- the crap professors and tests, the clueless publicists and obligation to cover music you hate. Instead, you're focusing on the fun, the freedom and the friends.
I'm leaving for a job editing and designing pages at the Denver Post's YourHub. I'm excited for the opportunity, but I'll miss my amazing co-workers and making a living off an obsession with music. Every breakup must come with a little truth talk, though, and I need to say that I don't know how much longer I could have covered the Boulder music scene, anyway.
Lately, it was mostly about Denver. Bands who want to play for more than a donation and bands that want to make certain kinds of music leave Boulder for Denver. Managers of touring bands tell me they'd love to play Boulder, if only there were a venue between the Fox and Conor O'Neill's in size.
It's frustrating to read the words "genre-defying blend of [insert 10 genres]" over and over. It's frustrating to see the same touring bands booking the big stages. It's frustrating that tributes and decade-themed covers often do better than original music. It's frustrating to know that b-side, Shug's and Astroland couldn't survive.
But, damnit, Boulder, you try. You care so much, and that's why it's still hard to say goodbye. I can't change you, but maybe you can change yourself. You claim you want to do better and seem passionate about it. Let's see some action.
For now, I'll wear the beer goggles. Boulder will always be the place where I worked my first years as a music journalist. I'll be bitter, as with any breakup, but in the end, it's not you. It's me. I'm ready and excited for something new. (And, no, I'm not giving up music journalism. Hello, freelancing.)
And so, it's goodbye. Thank you for being there to help me grow, Boulder, and bothering to even read my bipolar weekly rants. I'd say it's been real, but it's been unreal.


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I'm going to have to say this: War WAS heroic and civilized before the appearance of the industrialized war. That was the fundamental reason for the deep difference between the officers and the rank-and-file soldiers of the early Japanese army.
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In pre-industrial area, we also had massacres, mass rape, genocide etc. Try reading some of the Christian crusaders marching on the holy land, Roman conquests, Chinese emperor's mass extermination of enemy tribes etc. It is the advent of guns and truly brutal murder on a industrial scale when people finally realized "holy crap we are gonna wipe out mankind if we keep doing this"
And the Japanese was pretty barbaric all around, many of them thought it was honorable to grant their enemies a quick death (I.E execution of Chinese/American prisoners) or honorable for Chinese/Korean women to be their camp whores.
Except the rest of the world didn't quite share that death "warrior" culture.
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However, WW2 was actually the third time that Japan had invaded Korea.
It happened first around 600 AD, and neither side of the conflict really had the ability to do any damage to the other side.
However, the second time Japan invaded, in 1592, was much, much, worse than either the first time or the third time (Which is saying something because WW2 was pretty bad). After the 7 year conflict, over half a million Koreans were dead and 95% of Korea's material history was destroyed. After the war ended, the Japanese brought back the noses of 50,000 Koreans and made a small hill out of them, which they buried. This monument, known as the Mimizuka (literally ear mound or ear tomb, along the way I guess someone forgot the noses were ears) can still be visited today.
So if you want to read about the most brutal, horrible, depressing and atrocious war ever, read about this invasion know in Korean as the Imjin War and in English is usually referred to as Hideyoshi's Invasions of Korea.
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Whoever believed sword/ax combat was honorable or civilized must never actually studied history.
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However, it is popularly called the first invasion of Korea (by some, I didn't invent this term) because of the myth of Empress Jingu who was said to have invaded Korea during her lifetime.
In reality, even though Empress Jingu was a real person, it would have been physically impossible for her to be involved in the Baekje Silla conflict around 660 AD, which was 400 years after she was said to have reigned.
However, it is the mythical association of these two events which has led people to call this event the first Japanese Invasion of Korea.
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This is because during the period of extreme popular nationalism in the early 1900's (before Japan invaded Korea for the second time) groups like the Kokuryukai and the Genyosha were using a wide spectrum of means to encourage the expansion of the Japanese Empire. On the one end, this meant intimidation of government and outright assassination (this is the period of government by assassination in Japan) but on the other end it meant assisting the already extant proliferation of nationalistic historical writing to make the case that there was not only a historical precedent for Japan invading Korea and China but that, in fact, Japan had a historical duty to do so.
Of course their main argument was that Japan had to wipe away the shame of Hideyoshi's defeat after he invaded in 1592. But it was also a tactic of these pre-war historians to conflate the Mythical Invasion of Empress Jingu with Japan's actual involvement in Korea in the mid 5th century. It is certainly inaccurate to call Japan's involvement in Baekje an invasion, or to conflate this event with the "Invasion of Empress Jingu" myth: but you have to remember that the writers of the Nihon Shoki were most likely inspired by these events (which occurred only 60 years before) when they wrote about the mythical Invasion of Empress Jingu. This undoubtedly aided the pre-war Imperial historians in making their connection.
The more important point, that's been implied by what I've said about the Genyosha and the Kokuryukai already, is that these historians were motivated much less by authentic desire to write honestly about Japans history than by their desire to encourage Japanese invasion of Korea and China. Thus, it can only be guessed at to what extent they honestly believed in what they were writing about. Military zeal goes hand in hand with both delusion and deceptiveness so it's hard to say which one is really at play here.
Anyways, this is maybe a confusing explanation and I can't really offer you much in the way of sources. I learned most of this in school ( I'm an East Asian and African History Major) either from hard sources out of the library or from JSTOR. Maybe if you are able to get on JSTOR I could pull up a good JSTOR link for you.
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And yeah let's talk about sword, or try to put them in context. I thought with only swords, without shield and over-belief on bushido, Japanese medieval army will be steamrolled by pretty much any other countries? Especially with Sun Tzu's Art of War, emphasize on high ground for superior range combat?
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I don't know why you think swords were the main weapon, because all the Western lolhistory shows that says so are wrong.
Spears were.
And in range, bows/tanegashima rifles.
Like everyone else.
Oh, and btw, we had the some of the biggest longbows in the world.
Yes, bigger than the English longbows. Thankfully we had bamboos, which are light, sturdy, and very flexible.
Don't believe everything you learn from videogames and ninja movies.
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DOWNERS GROVE – The Downers Grove Village Council unanimously approved a new Starbucks planned for 1149 Ogden Ave. at its regular meeting Tuesday night.
Once constructed, the 1,800-square-foot building will have a drive-thru. It will be the Seattle chain's third location in Downers Grove, following 5002 Main St. and 76 Ogden Ave.
It plans to be open 5 a.m. to 10 p.m. seven days a week.
Plans call for 18 parking spots, new landscaping and outdoor patio seating, according to village documents.
The plans were previously recommended by the village plan commission.
Starbucks hopes to break ground in October and open by spring, according to Downers Grove Economic Development Corporation President and CEO Michael Cassa. He said that could depend on weather and construction scheduling.


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According to at least one local report, the Rangers have claimed right-handed reliever Jason Grilli off waivers. The 32-year-old was designated for assignment by Colorado on Friday, after posting a 6.05 ERA in 22 appearances this season (19.1 innings, 29 hits, 13 walks, 22 strikeouts). Grilli had a 3.00 ERA in 2008 between Detroit and Colorado (75 innings, 67 hits, 38 walks, 69 strikeouts).
No corresponding move has been announced.
For those of you who have been with the Newberg Report for any more than a year or two, you know that the fact that the Grilli move comes on Draft Day is poetic justice.
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The local report that broke the Jason Grilli story now says that Texas didn't claim him off waivers, but instead sent cash considerations to the Rockies for the righthander (meaning before Colorado ever placed him on waivers during the 10-day period that triggered on Friday).
Because Grilli was on the Rockies' 40-man roster and is out of options, not only will a move need to be made to clear space for Grilli on the active roster, a spot on the 40-man roster will need to be cleared as well. The above-referenced report suggests, accordingly, that Texas could let righthander Kris Benson go to make room for Grilli's addition to the roster.
I confused a small handful of you with the reference in my news flash to Grilli and Draft Day.
For those of you, this comes from the May 31, 2001 Newberg Report, a few days before that year's draft:
On December 18, 1988, one of the most important games in Dallas Cowboy history took place, as the Green Bay Packers defeated the then-Phoenix Cardinals, 26-17, salting the win away on a Don Majkowski-to-Clint Didier touchdown pass.
I kid you not.
The significance of that GB-PHO game -- the Pack's second straight win -- was that it improved the Packer record to 4-12, while the Cowboys were busy dropping to 2-14 with a 23-7 loss to Philadelphia. Had Dallas won and Green Bay lost, the teams would have been deadlocked and facing some sort of tiebreaker or maybe a coin flip to determine which of them would get the number one pick in the 1989 draft.
With the unlikely two-game win streak for Green Bay, the Cowboys picked first, taking Troy Aikman. The Packers picked second, landing Tony Mandarich.
Why do you care?
Because in my opinion, the final week of the Rangers' 2000 season might ultimately prove to be similarly significant in its effect on this club's immediate future.
The Baltimore Orioles were a bad baseball team last year, at 67-86 with nine games remaining against Boston, Toronto, and the Yankees. Texas wasn't so great either, as its record stood at 70-83 with nine to play against Anaheim, Seattle, and Oakland. And then something strange happened. The O's reeled off seven wins out of the nine games, including the final four games straight -- by the average score of 13-2. At the same time, the Rangers lost eight of nine, including the final three -- by the average score of 11-2. And as a result, in the space of nine days, Baltimore went from three games worse than Texas in the AL standings to three games better, and accordingly Texas ended up with the third-worst record in the league.
In baseball, the draft is conducted with the AL and NL alternating picks, and so the result of the Texas-Baltimore standings flip at the 2000 finish line was that the Rangers will pick fifth overall in the June 5, 2001 draft, and the O's will pick seventh. This could be very, very important.
That is because in my opinion, which I will state right out front is worth very little since I have not seen any of these guys play, four players are worth getting excited about -- USC righthander Mark Prior, Georgia Tech third baseman Mark Teixeira, Middle Tennessee State righthander Dewon Brazelton, and Baltimore high school righthander Gavin Floyd. And even though Texas drafts fifth, I feel pretty comfortable that one, and maybe two, of those players will be there when the Ranger selection comes up. Were the Rangers picking seventh, those four would likely be gone.
With less than a week to go before Major League Baseball's 30 scouting directors make the decisions they get paid to make, Team One Baseball staged a mock draft on its website. I played Tim Hallgren and took Floyd with the Ranger pick.
In the mock draft, Prior went first, Teixeira went second, Brazelton went third, and Casey Kotchman was the fourth pick. I don't see it actually shaking out that way next week -- I think Minnesota will end up shying away from Prior's demands and take either Brazelton or Joe Mauer, the Cubs will nab Prior, Tampa Bay will take Brazelton (if there) or Alan Horne or Colt Griffin or maybe Roscoe Crosby, and Philadelphia will go with Floyd or Teixeira. Under that scenario, either way the Twins go, Floyd or Teixeira will be there for the Rangers. The Dallas Morning News suggested yesterday that Teixeira or UCLA righthander Josh Karp could be the pick, but from the things I have read -- and again, the fact that I am reading the assessments of other people renders my judgment worthless to an extent -- Karp seems to have disappointed a lot of scouts this season and could be slipping to the middle part or even back half of the first round.
Let's talk about Teixeira and Floyd. And to kick the discussion off, how about these two interesting notes:
1. They both attended Mount St. Joseph High School in Severna Park, Maryland. Teixeira was drafted in the ninth round by Boston in 1998, but failed to sign and became a Yellow Jacket. Floyd, incidentally, has committed to South Carolina but is expected to sign a pro contract.
2. A year ago, in assessing the top prospects in the Delaware/Maryland/West Virginia/D.C. region for the 2000 draft, Baseball America noted that if Teixeira and Floyd became the top college and high school selections when the 2001 draft rolled aruond, it would mark the first time that one high school produced the top college and high school player in the same draft. BA then went on to rank the top players in that region who were eligible for last year's draft. Number one? Delaware high school righthander Randy Truselo. Number two? Towson State lefthander Chris Russ. Both, as you know, became Ranger selections, both on the ledger sheet of Ranger scout Doug Harris.
On to Teixeira and Floyd.
Teixeira is, by all accounts, one of the most polished hitters to come out of college in years, a switch-hitting Troy Glaus/Lance Berkman type. A Scott Boras client, the Twins won't take him. The Cubs won't unless Prior goes first. Tampa Bay cannot pay its own major league roster, so forget Teixeira -- plus they have never -- never -- taken a college player in the first three rounds. The Phillies? Would they choose to run into Boras again, after the J.D. Drew disaster a few years ago?
Would the Rangers take Teixeira, when (1) the need for pitching is so glaring for this organization, (2) they do not pick again until the fourth round, and (3) third base seems to be fairly well accounted for on the farm with Mike Lamb at AAA and Hank Blalock making huge noise again, this time at High A Charlotte? The way I look at it is this: you take the best player available. If you are not crazy about the pitchers available to you at number five, you don't "settle" on someone with that pick. Were there hitters that Texas preferred over Jonathan Johnson in 1995, such as Todd Helton or Geoff Jenkins, who were the two players taken immediately after the Ranger pick? In 1996, do you wonder whether St. Louis (3rd pick: Braden Looper), Montreal (5: John Patterson), Detroit (6: Seth Greisinger), or San Francisco (7: Matt White) actually liked Mark Kotsay (9th pick) or Eric Chavez (10th pick) more but felt they needed to go with a pitcher? In 1997, according to the Baseball America draft preview issue I am staring at right now, Anaheim had the third pick and was split between Glaus and righthander Jason Grilli -- they took Glaus, and Grilli went with the next pick to the Giants. Think the Angels are happy they made that decision? In the 1998 draft, Kansas City took Stanford righthander Jeff Austin with the fourth pick. J.D. Drew went fifth, Austin Kearns went seventh, Sean Burroughs went ninth, and Carlos Pena went tenth.
What's the point? These examples illustrate that at times, deciding in the top of the first round to draft for need can be dangerous. It may very well be that the Rangers like Prior and Brazelton and Floyd and Karp more than Teixeira, and if so, I hope they take the pitcher. But if they evaluate Teixeira to have a higher and more projectable ceiling than whatever pitchers are undrafted by the time the fifth pick comes around, then I think Teixeira needs to be the pick.
And so began the "Glaus vs. Grilli" theme that resurfaces in the Newberg Report from time to time.


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HANG TIME HEADQUARTERS — Welcome to Houston @JLin7! We plan to hang on this time. You will love #RedNation
With that late-night welcome Tweet from Rockets general manager Daryl Morey the Jeremy Lin era in Houston was off and running.
The undrafted point who inspired a movement last season in New York is a Knick no longer after his former team decided not to match a back-loaded three-year, $25.1 million offer sheet that Lin signed with yet another one of his former teams.
This puts an end to Lin's Broadway run and allows him to return to the same Rockets team that cut him after two preseason games last season, due a glut of point guards (guys who have since relocated) on the roster.
Lin delivered a gracious Tweet to the aforementioned "#RedNation" while also sending kinds words in the direction of the Knicks and the fans who will no doubt be angry that the Knicks did not keep him:
Much love and thankfulness to the Knicks and New York for your support this past year…easily the best year of my life #ForeverGrateful
The best year of Lin's life was a roller coaster ride that saw him go from sleeping on couches (his brother's and former teammate Landry Fields) in New York City apartments to seeing his face on the cover of magazines around the world.
Lin rose from relative obscurity to the starting point guard for the Knicks after injuries forced him into the lineup. The Knicks won seven straight games and kicked off a three-week stretch where torched all comers, sank game-winners and dazzled fans with his play and his compelling back story (a Harvard grad and the NBA's only Asian-American player who'd spent time in the D-League on his road to the big time).
"Linsanity" was born, though his season did end with a knee injury that didn't allow him to play in the Knicks' playoff series against Miami.
Lin averaged 14.6 points and 6.2 assists in 35 games with the Knicks and entered this summer as one of their top priorities in free agency.
And that's where Morey and the Rockets stepped in with that third year of their offer sheet for $14.8 million, a price the Knicks deemed to steep. They signed veteran free agent Jason Kidd and traded for Raymond Felton, another former Knick point guard, and allowed Lin to walk out the door and into a new situation in Houston after initially vowing to match any offers to their prized restricted free agent.
That deadline passed at 11:59 p.m., ending Linsanity's New York run and kicking off the second act in Houston.
Only time will tell if it was the right move for the Knicks … and the Rockets, for that matter.
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Graphing a transformed hyperbola combines the skills of graphing hyperbolas and graphing transformations. With hyperbola graphs, we use the formula a^2 + b^2 = c^2 to determine the foci and y= + or - (a/b)x to determine the asymptotes. When transforming hyperbola graphs, we find the center of the graph and then graph accordingly.
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Graph the equation for a hyperbola with vertices (0,1),(4,1) and foci at (-1,1),(5,1).
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A house fire that displaced a family and killed a cat earlier in the day Wednesday rekindled hours later after South Lexington firefighters cleared the scene and sent a firefighter to the hospital for injuries.
A house fire that displaced a family and killed a cat earlier in the day Wednesday rekindled hours later after South Lexington firefighters cleared the scene and sent a firefighter to the hospital for injuries.
Firefighters were dispatched for a second time at 9:26 p.m. after the fire at the three-story home rekindled, said Joni Grubb, a shift supervisor with the Davidson County 911 Center. South Lexington firefighters were initially dispatched to the fire at 2:57 p.m. in the 5300 block of N.C. Highway 8.
The 911 supervisor confirmed Davidson County EMS was called Wednesday night to treat an injured firefighter, who was later transported to Wake Forest Baptist Health – Lexington Medical Center for unknown injuries.
Prior to Wednesday night's rekindling, South Lexington VFD Lt. Troy Chrisley said the house was not a total loss. "But it's going to take some work getting" the home livable, he said.
It was unclear how much damage the rekindling caused as a spokesman with the South Lexington VFD could not be reached for comment by press time.
Chrisley was on the first fire truck to arrive on the scene for the initial call. He arrived to find smoke coming from the eaves of the home, as well as the rear of the structure. John Pate, assistant chief of the South Lexington VFD, said South Lexington firefighters were on the scene within five minutes of receiving the first call.
"I personally did a walk-around, walking around to the back and found fire venting from the back kitchen window," Chrisley said. "From there, I came back to the front door and forced entry into the front door. I made entry down the hallway and took a right, and found fire well involved into the kitchen area. We knocked it down from there."
The lieutenant credited a quick response and his department's actions upon arrival for saving the home. He explained the home was not occupied by residents at the time of the fire. Chrisley confirmed a cat died in the fire.
Maj. Alton Hanes of Davidson County Emergency Services was on the scene conducting the initial investigation on behalf of the Davidson County Fire Marshal.
"The cause is still undetermined, but (the origin) was in the kitchen area," Pate said. Pate explained as of early Wednesday evening foul play was not being suspected.
The first fire resulted in heavy fire damage in kitchen and smoke damage throughout the house. No other injuries were reported in the initial call.
Holly Berrier said her parents, Jeff and Janet Caudle, and her brother Jason, live at the home. She said she was staying at the residence this week. However, it had been about hour-and-a-half since she had been at the home prior to the fire. Berrier said the family cat, Shadow, was about 14 years old.
Jeff Caudle is a mail carrier for the U.S. Postal Service in Kernersville. He was on a route when he learned of the fire.
"The kitchen is destroyed," he said. "I haven't really done a good survey of the house, but I know when I did walk upstairs, there was a lot of smoke damage. … I'm just glad no one was home."
In addition to Hanes, South Lexington firefighters were also assisted on the scene earlier in the day by the Southmont and Linwood volunteer fire departments, as well as Davidson County EMS.
"The quick response definitely kept (the fire) contained to one room," Pate said early Wednesday evening. "Our mutual aid (fire departments) were right on the spot, too. We had plenty of water as soon as we got here."
The Greater High Point-Davidson Chapter of the American Red Cross responded. Jeff Caudle said he does have homeowner's insurance.
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A child may be referred to a geneticist if he or she has:
- a birth defect or physical malformation
- problems with growth and development
- known or suspected metabolic disease
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- a family history of a genetic condition (such as muscular dystrophy or cystic fibrosis)
- a medical problem whose cause is unknown
A family might also choose to see a geneticist as part of a pre-adoption evaluation for a domestic or international adoption.
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The medical and developmental concerns for children with different genetic disorders vary greatly. Because we are a children's hospital, our genetic specialists can collaborate with experts from other pediatric medical specialty areas to provide the best diagnostics, care, and treatment for your child.
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If your child has been referred to a Nemours geneticist, your family may receive a call from one of our genetic counselors before your visit. These professionals work closely with our medical geneticists, gathering information about your family history and your child's medical history.
During your visit, the geneticist will review the information you provided and may ask additional questions about your child's health and development. We'll also perform a thorough physical exam and may order x-rays, other imaging studies (such as a CT scan or MRI), and blood work.
In many cases, we may need to perform more specialized laboratory testing, including chromosome analysis, molecular DNA testing, and metabolic studies.
Because many of these tests must be performed in special labs, it can take awhile to get the results. The genetic counselor, working with the geneticist, will keep you informed of the results as soon as they are available. We may also need to perform studies on parents and siblings in order to compare them with your child's results.
If you're considering an adoption, our genetics specialists will review the report of the medical history and examination provided to you, including photos or videos of the child to be adopted, and any X-ray or laboratory test results available.
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If we do identify a genetic condition in your child, our staff will begin the process of educating and counseling your family about the condition, its cause, prognosis (outlook), treatment, and risk of recurrence.
Genetic counseling is also available to help your family assess the risk of passing on the condition in the future and to make informed family planning decisions.
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You'll feel right at home in our patient's rooms designed with input from families who know what it's like to have a child in the hospital.
Our large, comfortable, single-patient rooms have sleeping accommodations for two parents, a private bathroom, wireless internet access, connections for DVD players and game systems, and two flat-screen TVs.
Other in-room features include:
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Our "hospital within a garden" setting features many places for you and your family to go for fresh air and relaxation, including a one-acre interactive sensory discovery garden or one of our rooftop gardens on the second and fourth floors.
We have many more comforts and amenities such as:
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McLaren closing on title sponsor for 2014
Ron Dennis says McLaren is in negotiations with several companies about title sponsorship this year and is confident a deal will be made at some point over the next few races.
Vodafone's seven-year deal with McLaren came to an end in 2013 and the team had originally planned to announce a replacement last December. However, a deal has yet to be finalised and the car will remain without major branding at the opening race of the season.
Dennis said one reason the team has not reached an agreement with a prospective sponsor is that he is not willing to sell the space on the car for a knock-down rate following McLaren's disappointing season in 2013.
"Our cars will not feature a title sponsor at the first event, but it will definitely feature a title sponsor at some time in the next few races," Dennis said. "Why? Because I strongly believe we are [like] Manchester United, and inevitably when you have a run of poor results people try to push the rate card down and I won't accept that. I know what this company is and I know what this grand prix team can achieve, and that requires the correct recognition when it comes to the commercial relationship with the principal sponsor."
Despite the absence of a title sponsor, Dennis said McLaren has the biggest budget in the team's history this year.
"We are negotiating with several companies at the moment, and I am optimistic it will happen sooner rather than later. Part of being the size that we are, money isn't an issue. The racing team doesn't have to worry about income and has the biggest budget that it's had in the history of the company."


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Box Office: Final Twilight Holds Onto No. 1, Brad Pitt's New Movie Bombs
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Brad Pitt may be able to sell cologne, but he wasn't able to sell tickets for his new movie, Killing Them Softly. The drama grossed an estimated $7 million in its opening weekend to rank seventh for the weekend, Box Office Mojo reports. In a slow wee… Read more


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Young Dominican righty Danny Salazar makes the seventh start of his career in a pressure situation on Sunday afternoon, when the Cleveland Indians aim for a sweep of a three-game interleague series with the New York Mets at Progressive Field.
Winners of four straight games, the Indians have moved within a single game of skidding Tampa Bay for the second and final American League wild card playoff berth. The Rays hold a one-game edge over both Baltimore and Cleveland for that second spot.
Salazar, who'll turn 24 in January, made his major league debut on July 11 with the Indians and went six innings while allowing just one run on two hits of a 4-2 defeat of Toronto.
He got a no-decision in a subsequent home start against Detroit and has since gone 0-2 in four straight road contests while allowing six runs on 15 hits in 18 1/3 combined innings.
His most recent start, on Sept. 1 at Detroit, was his best though it ended in a no-decision after he allowed six hits in six scoreless innings with no walks and five strikeouts in a game the Indians ultimately won, 4-0.
For the Mets, Japanese-born righty Daisuke Matsuzaka gets a fourth start in a Mets uniform after being hit hard in three consecutive losses.
The former World Series champion with Boston in 2007 was with the Red Sox through the end of 2012 and was then signed and released twice by the Indians before the Mets acquired him as a free agent on Aug. 22.
He's allowed five, four and six runs in his three New York outings while lasting an incrementally smaller five, 4 1/3 and three innings.
The Atlanta Braves ripped him for seven hits and scored six times in the most recent outing on Sept. 2, which the Mets lost, 13-5.
Matsuzaka is 4-2 in six career starts against the Indians.
On Saturday, Asdrubal Cabrera hit a three-run home run and Ryan Raburn added a three-run double as the Indians took a 9-4 win.
Nick Swisher hit a solo home run and drove in two, while Corey Kluber (8-5) gave up two runs on five hits with a walk and five strikeouts over five-plus innings for the Indians. Swisher hit a grand slam Friday.
"We just have to keep winning man, that's it," said Swisher. "We've got 22 or 21 games going into tomorrow and this is the push. It's been a while since this team has had this opportunity and we're going to do our best to take advantage of it."
Justin Turner hit a two-run double and scored twice for the Mets, who have lost five of six. Jon Niese (6-7) got the loss for surrendering six runs -- five earned -- on nine hits in six innings.
The Indians sent nine men to the plate in the first inning to take command and knock Niese off his game.
"Everything was kind of flat today," said Niese. "My fastball wasn't any good at first. When I got my cutter working I was able to find my fastball."
New York swept a three-game series in 2010 at Cleveland.


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The #NRL Ladder after Round 11. Souths and Cronulla march up the table while at the other end, the T...
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A brief summary of results from Round 2 of the 2013 Holden Cup Under 20's National Youth Competition.
The Penrith Panthers, Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs and Sydney Roosters all made it two-from-two to rise to the top of the Holden Cup ladder, while Manly-Warringah, Cronulla-Sutherland and the Warriors all remain winless after two games.
See below for the results and scorers from Round 2:
Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 32 (Jonathan Sila 4, Patrick Templeman, Dylan Rintoul, Ryan Wilson tries; Patrick Templeman 2/7 goals) defeated Parramatta Eels 24 (James Tuitahi 2, John Folau, Isaiah Mosese tries; Mitchell Brasington 4/4 goals) at Stadium Australia (ANZ Stadium), Thursday 5:50pm. Halftime: Eels 18-12. Referee: Phil Henderson.
St. George Illawarra Dragons 40 (Jackson Merritt, Charly Runciman, Kal Collins, Yaw Kiti Glymin, Shannon Crook, Kem Seru, Luke Dodge tries; Shannon Crook 6/7 goals) defeated Brisbane Broncos 28 (Caleb Timu 2, Kurt Capewell, Paul Byrnes, Tom Opacic tries; Cameron Cullen 4/5 goals) at WIN Stadium, Wollongong, Friday 5:50pm. Halftime: 12-all. Referee: Lawrence McDonnell.
Sydney Roosters 24 (Rhyse Martin 2, Brendan Elliot 2, Tyler Cornish tries; Brendan Elliott 2/5 goals) defeated New Zealand Warriors 20 (Siliva Havili, Abraham Papalii, Ngataua Hukatai tries; Mason Lino 4/4 goals) at Eden Park, Auckland, Saturday 3:15pm AEDT. Halftime: Roosters 14-8. Referees: Matt Noyen & Chris Sutton.
North Queensland Cowboys 26 (Patrick Kaufusi, Zac Santo, Alex Grant, Samsen O'Neill, Brady Williams tries; Sam Foster 3/5 goals) defeated Melbourne Storm 16 (Dane Chang, Cory McGrady, Rhys Kennedy tries; Billy Brittain 2/3 goals) at Willows Sports Complex (1300SMILES Stadium), Townsville, Saturday 5:15pm AEDT. Halftime: Cowboys 14-0. Referee: Chris Butler.
Canberra Raiders 38 (Brenko Lee 2, Tony Milford, Mitchell Cornish, Ricky Garard, Jordan Worboys, Tahakilu Pangai tries; Tony Milford 5/7 goals) defeated Gold Coast Titans 24 (Matthew Russell 2, Jahrome Hughes, Mitch Hall tries; Sam Harold 3/3, Jamal Fogarty 1/1 goals) at Skilled Park, Robina, Sunday 11:45am AEDT. Halftime: Titans 18-16. Referees: Clayton Sharpe & Peter Gough.
Penrith Panthers 30 (Kieran Moss 3, Dallin Watene Zelezniak, Jarred Wilson tries; Bryce Cartwright 5/6 goals) defeated Wests Tigers 18 (Kyle Lovett, Delouise Hoeter, Paul Simona, Nofoa Leapai tries; Matt Mulcahy 1/4 goals) at Campbelltown Stadium, Leumeah, Sunday 12:45pm. Halftime: Panthers 8-4. Referee: Michael Laverty.
Newcastle Knights 26 (Jeremy Ma'a 2, Adam Clydesdale, Jake Mamo, James Elias tries; Lachlan Shipard 3/5 goals) defeated Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles 14 (Lautrel Schaumkel, Suni Fatialofa, Jake Trbojevic tries; Clinton Gutherson 1/3 goals) at Brookvale Oval, Sunday 4:15pm. Halftime: Knights 6-4. Referee: Grant Atkins.
South Sydney Rabbitohs 32 (Aaron Gray 2, Siosaia Tanginoa, Dylan Walker, Nick Hedley, Tyrone Phillips tries; Dylan Walker 4/6 goals) defeated Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 18 (Anthony Moraitis 2, Fa'amanu Brown, Alan Niulesa tries; Jake Walsh 1/4 goals) at Stadium Australia (ANZ Stadium), Monday 4:45pm. Halftime: Sharks 14-12. Referee: Dave Munro.
National Youth Competition 2013 Ladder after Round 2:
Panthers, Bulldogs, Roosters 4, Eels, Storm, Rabbitohs, Knights, Titans 2,
Tigers, Broncos, Raiders, Cowboys, Dragons 2, Sea Eagles, Sharks, Warriors 0


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For the following reasons don't install or recommend Ubuntu.
1. Development of Ubuntu is led by Canonical, Ltd. a UK-based "trading" company which generates revenue through the sale of "technical support" and "services."
2. By installing users agree to allow Ubuntu's parent company Canonical to collect user search data and IP addresses and to disclose this information to third parties including Facebook, Twitter, BBC and Amazon.
3. The adwares and spywares introduced in Ubuntu violates user's privacy and is one of the rare occasions in which a free software developer persists in keeping a malicious feature in its version of a program.
4. Whenever user searches the local files for a string using Ubuntu desktop, Ubuntu sends that string to one of Canonical's servers.
5. Ubuntu has received widespread objection from the open source community for violating free system distribution guidelines.
6. Canonical disgruntled upstream open source developers by introducing Mir, their own display server not derived from X11 or Wayland.
7. Ubuntu's policy prohibits commercial redistribution of exact copies of Ubuntu, denying the baseline freedom.
8. Ubuntu is basically Debian with extra "cool" look and is not binary compatible with Red Hat Enterprise Linux and CentOS which are used for most scientific development.


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NEW HAVEN, Conn. – Brendan Gibson, who captained the Yale men's lacrosse team to a 10-4 record this spring and a share of the Ivy League Championship, will play for the North in the 2010 USILA LaxWorld Division I-II All-Star Game at Goucher College in Towson, Md., on Friday, May 28, at 5:30 p.m.
Gibson, an attack man with 18 goals and 35 points this year, finished his career with 95 goals (5th at Yale), while his 141 points are seventh. Gibson's 46 assists rank 16th overall at the school.
The Bulldogs' senior is one of six Ivy League players on the North team.
Division I-II North Team
No. Name Position Institution City State
1 Gerhard Buehning Midfield Rutgers University Essex Falls NJ
2 Joseph Marra Goalie Fairfield University Smithtown NY
3 Christian Scuderi Defense Hofstra University West Islip NY
4 Kevin Peters Midfield Fairfield University Darien CT
5 Brendan Gibson Attack Yale University New Haven CT
6 Nick Gradinger Defense University of Denver
Del Mar CA
7 Ian Murphy Midfield Colgate University Constantia NY
8 Thomas Muldoon Attack Brown University Oakton VA
9 Kyle O'Brien Attack Dowling College Bowmanville Ontario
10 Travis Burr Midfield Harvard University Northport NY
11 Albert Maione Midfield Molloy College West Islip NY
12 Brent Herbst Goalie Siena College Plainview NY
13 Tim Katz Attack Sacred Heart University Freeport NY
14 Christian Daniello Attack Syracuse University Cross River NY
15 Matt Allen Defense Bentley University Cape Elizabeth ME
16 Kevin DeBenedetto Defense Saint Anselm College Reading MA
17 Kevin Kemp Midfield Adelphi University West Hempstead NY
18 Diogo Godoi Defense University of Massachusetts Loudon NH
19 Kevin Hennessy Midfield New York Institute of Technology West Babylon NY
20 Justin Pennington Midfield Rutgers University Flemington NJ
21 Steve Sternberg Defense Manhattan College Easton CT
22 Jake Westermann Defense Brown University Setauket NY
23 Matt Murnane Defense Bryant University Rockville Centre NY
24 Steven Waldeck Midfield Stony Brook University Levittown NY
25 Reade Seligmann Midfield Brown University Essex Falls NJ
26 Dan Stein Midfield Hofstra University
N. Merrick NY
27 Jeremy Hirsch Defense Princeton University Olney MD
28 Andrew Hennessey Face-off Bryant University Wading River NY
30 Robert Hayes Midfield University of Massachusetts Rockville Centre NY
33 Ari Sussman Attack Dartmouth College Windsor CT
Head Coach: Jim Nagle (Colgate)
Asst. Coach: Jeff Cohen (Clark)


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Montecarlo Auto shows Rascasse
No, this isn't a GCSE woodwork class's attempt at an Enzo convertible. This is the latest offering from that most famous of car brands, Montecarlo Automobile. This is the 500bhp Rascasse supercar.
Named after the Monaco GP circuit's famous corner, it wrings power from a Rolls-Royce Silver Seraph-sourced 5.4-litre V12 mounted amidship. Yep, the same Silver Seraph that went out of production in 2002. But hey, it's not like engines have moved forward over the last decade, is it?
Wondering where all your money's going? It's, um, been converted to run on LPG. And you get a wooden interior that looks like it's been lifted straight out of a Riva Aquamarine. Oh, we almost forgot - the Rascasse gets a removable roof. And a clock mounted in the steering wheel.
Only 15 will be built. But don't worry if you miss out (no, really, don't worry), for Montecarlo Automobile plans to build a more powerful version that'll employ hybrid, supercharger and four-wheel drive technology. Presumably ten years after everyone else has stopped using it.
Any takers?


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Natural Gas Price Hikes In China, India Expected To Boost Production, Investment To Meet Growing Domestic Demand
A move by China and India, last week, to hike gas prices for the first time in three years, will reduce losses incurred by companies importing liquefied natural gas, or LNG, by bringing domestic prices closer to international levels, and encourage bigger investments in domestic hydrocarbon sectors.
India will double its natural gas price to $8.4 from $4.2 per million British thermal units (mmBtu), from April 1, 2014. China's push goes into effect much sooner, as it raised prices by 15 percent from July 10, 2013, but the increase is applicable only to non-residential users, while Chinese households, which account for one-fifth of the total demand, will continue to receive cheaper fuel.
"The rise in gas price will not only encourage the upstream companies to invest in exploring more challenging frontiers to augment gas production for the country, but a good amount of this increased price will flow back to the government in terms of royalty and dividend," Sudhir Vasudeva, chairman and managing director of India's Oil and Natural Gas Corporation Limited, or ONGC, said in an industry statement in response to the government move on June 28.
Despite the hikes, the price of natural gas in both countries will continue to remain well below $14.49 per mmBtu -- the international price of LNG for July delivery to Asia, according to a Wall Street Journal report, which cited energy information provider Platts. State-controlled energy giants in both countries have suffered mounting losses from imported gas, due to domestic prices that have remained stagnant for years at significantly lower levels than what the companies pay foreign suppliers.
Other key figures in India's energy sector said the price hike was a step toward achieving market-determined pricing, which is crucial to attract investment and boost output, as well as to reduce the debilitating effect of increasing energy imports on the economy.
Beijing-based gas analyst Gavin Thompson of Wood Mackenzie, who spoke to Reuters, said the price hike was "broadly positive for LNG, as most (Chinese) LNG players are nervous of low (cost) competing gas sources."
China seeks to increase the use of natural gas to meet about eight percent of its energy needs by 2015, from the current five percent, although the rise will still be well below the international average of 24 percent. In India, LNG accounts for 10 percent of total energy use in the country, and the government aims to double it by 2020.
"We have a massive shift this year in India from gas to coal, similar to Europe. And the reasons have to do with limited domestic capacity to produce gas and high LNG prices, and the reasons for that have to do with the Indian pricing system," Christof Ruhl, group chief economist at energy giant, BP, said last week, according to a Reuters report.
In China, despite government efforts to limit coal consumption to switch to cleaner fuels such as natural gas, appetite for coal has been rising, and the demand for coal is projected to double by 2030.
"In order for China to reduce power-driven demand for coal, a significant increase in the availability of natural gas for the power and industrial sectors is required," a report released in June by Wood Mackenzie said. "China's gas price and power tariff regulations will need to be reformed in order to create incentives for the national oil companies (NOCs) to make expensive investments in unconventional gas."


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The Young People's Concert
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Attention parents, teachers and homeschoolers! Here's an opportunity to enrich the music curriculum of your 4rth and 5th grade students through the Young People's Concert.
Tip Top Timbre curriculum
First prepare your students with the curriculum available free of charge to download from the Duluth Superior Symphony Orchestra website. It's filled with great information and fun activities. THEN enjoy the concert when it's broadcast on PBS North April 18 at 1 p.m.
Have your students put their new music knowledge to the test while watching the Young People's Concert featuring young musical guests, composers and the youth symphony. After April 18th, let us know what you thought of the curriculum and the concert by filling out the survey below! It's just that simple and wonderful to take part in this year's DSSO Young People's Concert!


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The Central Connecticut baseball team improved to 18-18 overall on the season with a 4-0 home victory over Stony Brook on Tuesday afternoon. The game is the first of four non-conference home games this week for the Blue Devils. Stony Brook falls to 14-27 overall with the loss.
After a scoreless first five and a half innings, Central struck for three runs in the bottom of the sixth to take the lead. With one out freshman Jeff Osak walked and went to second on a single from junior J.P. Sportman. Senior Tyler McIntyre walked to load the bases before pinch-hitter Bobby Migliazza, a senior, singled to right center to score a pair of runs. The third run scored on a bunt single from junior Josh Ingham.
The lead reached 4-0 on an RBI single from Sportman in the seventh inning. The hit was the third of the game for the junior center fielder.
Junior righty Nick Boyd picked up his second win of the season for the Blue Devils. He pitched six innings and allowed three hits and a walk while striking out two.
Sophomore lefty Jesse Frawley picked up the save for the Blue Devils, pitching the final three innings without allowing a hit and striking out three. The two CCSU pitchers combined to allow just three hits in the victory.
The Blue Devils play again on Wednesday at 3:30 p.m. at home vs. Fairfield. Fans can listen live by clicking HERE.


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Is it possible for me to virtualise Windows 7 Home Premium on my laptop? At a reasonable speed for free? Laptop spec. in sig.
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