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EnlargeAsh and Dawn holding handsPearlShipping (Japanese: サトヒカ SatoHika) is the belief that Ash Ketchum and Dawn belong in a romantic relationship. This Ship is among the more popular anime-based Shippings, along with PokéShipping, AdvanceShipping, and ContestShipping. The name itself was coined from the belief Dawn's game persona would be linked to the Pearl name upon Diamond and Pearl's release, as was the case for Ruby and Sapphire, before much was known of either the anime saga or Dawn's character.
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Dawn's hintsEdit
- Dawn feels Ash does not respect or acknowledge her, and both argue with each other throughout most of the episode. She challenges Nando to a battle, hoping to make Ash realize how good she is as a Trainer. In the end, after Nando manages to explain to them that there is no reason to argue, both apologize to one another and exchange a few very sentimental words, strengthening their new friendship.
- Dawn is having a bad hair day and has her Piplup fix her hair. Before fixing her hair, she refuses to let Ash see her for fear of having him judge her, or that she is simply being self-conscious. Afterward, she asks Ash if he would like his done, too.
- Dawn comments on how awesome Ash looks when making his appeal in the Jubilife Contest.
EnlargeDawn in the cheerleading outfit she wore to cheer for Ash*O'er the Rampardos we Watched!
- Dawn dons a cheerleading outfit, and she and her Pokémon began cheering and dancing for Ash to win and thus giving him the confidence to earn his first gym badge in Sinnoh. Neither Misty nor May ever went to such lengths in any of Ash's battles; they usually sat on the side lines discussing if he would win, though they did plain-out cheer for him.
- Dawn sees Ash going off to train his Pokémon and follows for reasons unknown. In a later scene Dawn is inspired by Ash's training to do the same, but then starts crying about her recent Contest failure. When Ash approached her, she didn't want him to worry about it and played along with his assumption that she had dirt in her eyes. Then Ash says he is hungry and Dawn suggests that they get ice cream so that Ash wouldn't have to worry about her.
- Dawn talks to Maylene to try to convince her to take up Gym Leading again. Perhaps she does this because she can relate to it with her contest failures, but near the end of the conversation she admits she wonders if her Contests are holding Ash back, showing that she cares about his dreams almost more than her own.
- Ash claims the reason he won his new badge from Maylene was because of all the training Dawn did with Buizel when it was still hers. This causes Dawn to blush and she says, "Well, lets just say that I was going to do anything I could to see an awesome Gym Battle between Ash and Maylene!"
- At the start of the episode, Dawn comments on how Ash does very well in training his Pokémon and even saying: "Ash is incredible!" Also, when Contest Master Wallace mentions the importance of the love between the Trainers and their Pokémon, Dawn agrees and lookes at Ash, as if she just realized something that involves Ash. Ash looks back at Dawn and stares at her in confusion.
- Dawn is proud of Ash because he and Buizel were able to pull off the Aqua Jet-Ice Beam combo that Dawn attempted to perform with Buizel in A Stand-Up Sit-Down! (named Ice Aqua Jet), turning the opponent's Ice Beam against it.
- When Ash runs into Crasher Wake and falls to the ground, Dawn is concerned over Ash's well-being. In another scene, Dawn is so frightened by the appearance of the Croagunk, she hid behind Ash and held onto him.
- Dawn becomes worried that Ash's plan to get past the Psyduck would fail and that Ash would end up hurt.
EnlargeAsh and Dawn exchange their first high-five in Mounting a Coordinator Assault!*Losing Its Lustrous!
- When Brock finishes packing, and tells Dawn that they're ready to go, she immediately volunteers to go and get Ash. Also, after that, Brock is seen with Happiny, saying that they'd be better off waiting around in the Pokémon Center until Ash and Dawn are done training.
- When Byron's Gym assistant says that Byron has the upper hand during Ash's gym battle, Dawn gets angry and says, "I am telling you you're wrong! Ash is going to win it for sure!" showing the confidence she has that he will win.
- When Ash asks Dawn what Pokémon she would be using in the upcoming Pokémon Contest, Dawn winks at him and says, "Well who do you think I would use?"
- Dawn stated that she wanted to enter Ambipom in the Sandalstraw Contest so it could win it for both her and Ash.
- When Ash is feeling upset when all his Pokémon are badly injured he runs off, and Dawn tries to follow him, but is stopped by Brock. So in order to cheer up Ash after his confidence goes down, Dawn puts on a show for him. Ash didn't know why Dawn was doing the show at first, but Nurse Joy whispered to him that she was doing it to make him and his Pokémon feel better.
- When Ash, Dawn, Brock, Khoury, and Lyra are trapped in a room at the Valley Windworks, Lyra asks Dawn if Ash is her boyfriend. She quickly denies it, bewildered at the question. Lyra goes on, while trapped, about Ash's apparent strong points, putting Ash in a light Dawn likely hadn't seen before.
- After Ash falls into a Trapinch's Arena Trap, Dawn gets so worried about him that she starts to argue with him. While they were arguing, Lyra thinks to herself how nice it is that both Ash and Dawn care about each other so much. Also, Dawn gets startled when Lyra talks about Khoury being her boyfriend.
- After the conclusion of the Grand Festival, Zoey asks Dawn if she can join her back to Snowpoint City. She declines, saying she has something to do. After that, Zoey assumes that Dawn will be cheering Ash on for his upcoming battles, which she confirms.
- Before Ash and Brock leaves, Dawn asks Ash for a final high-five as a farewell along with Pikachu and Piplup doing high-five as well.
Ash's hintsEdit
- Dawn is dressed in a cheerleading outfit to cheer Ash on. When she starts cheering with her Pokémon, Ash notices this and said, "Geez, thanks Dawn." As he said this, he had a big grin on his face.
- Ash calms her nerves after she had made what she thought was a bad appeal, and even used her frequent catchphrase, "No need to worry!" (Japanese: "Daijōbu!") to console her and gave her a caring and loving look.
- Ash signs Dawn up in the Hearthome Tag Battle Tournament to cheer her up after her recent Contest loss. When he tells her, she is against it because she thought she wouldn't do well, but Ash claims he thinks she would do great. He also tells her to try her best. When she agrees, he raises his hand with a big grin on his face to give her a high five.
EnlargeAsh showing emotion over Dawn's second contest loss*Team Shocker!
- Ash is deeply saddened when Dawn lost in the appeal round for the second time. After the loss, "Jessalina" walks up to her and tells her to leave. Dawn tells "Jessalina" she wants to stay. The camera then turns to her slightly shaking fist. The camera then shoots over to Ash's face. The brown in his eyes can be seen, and this usually only happens when Ash is very upset. He then lowers his head, and hides his eyes behind his hat.
- Ash said the reason he won his new badge from Maylene was because of all the training Dawn did with Buizel when it was still hers. This caused Dawn to blush and she said, "Thanks, but it was all worth it to see an amazing battle between you and Maylene, Ash." This made Ash smile widely at her.
- During the Croagunk Festival, Ash asks Dawn to dance.
- When Ash and Dawn climb onto Team Rocket's robot, he falls off and screams her name twice, once while he fell and again when he lost sight of her.
- Dawn makes a comment about how Ash should treat his Pokémon like Gary does and Ash becomes furious. Some PearlShippers consider that to be jealousy of Dawn's supposed feelings for Gary.
- When Dawn becomes frustrated with designing her outfits for the collection, Ash comments on how all her designs are amazing and she should do her best.
- When Brock comments on how great Conway is with his Venonat, Ash begins to get worried and yells, "'Kay Dawn, hang in there!" Later, Ash was extremely happy that Dawn won the prize for being closest to her Pokémon.
- Ash saves Dawn by putting his arm around her waist and pushing her to safety, protecting her from her Piloswine after it went charging at her for more Poffins.
- When Ursula insults Dawn, Dawn becomes mad but as soon as she is about to say something to Ursula as she leaves, Ash yells at her telling her that Dawn is a much better Coordinator and Trainer than she is.
- As soon as Ash found out that Dawn fell in the river, he became extremely worried about her and continued to be concerned about her until he found Dawn again. Meanwhile, Brock didn't show nearly as much concern as Ash did.
- When Dawn puts on a show for Ash and his Pokémon, Ash does not know why, so Nurse Joy tells him that it is to cheer up him and all his Pokémon. When she tells him this, he gives Dawn a weird look as if to say, "Is this true?" Dawn gives him a smile and a wink, saying yes and starts the show. As the show progresses, Ash and his Pokémon are enjoying themselves very much.
- When Lyra invites Dawn up for a battle with her Chikorita, Ash yells, "Yeah, go Dawn!" and pushes her by the shoulder up on the podium.
- During this episode Lyra is trying to make Dawn and Khoury a couple; she does this by staying close to Ash the entire episode. However, when the gang is in the cave, Ash and the others get separated by a flock of Zubat. When this happened, Dawn was seen by herself scared and alone with her Piplup. Soon after, Ash is seen running up to Dawn to save her and calling out her name.
- Throughout the episode, Ash continually states Dawn is awesome and "number one."
- In this episode, Ash is seen giving Dawn many kind gestures. First, when Dawn fainted, Ash gives her some warm milk to make her feel better. Here Ash tells her how worried he was about her. His kind words touch Dawn and she thinks that he is being really sweet to her. Second, during the contest, Brock was worried that Dawn's performance wouldn't go to well, but Ash tells him that he believes in Dawn. Finally, after the first round of the contest, Ash runs into the contestant area (Brock behind) and tells her that she was awesome and that her Pokemon were a great pair. These words touch Dawn again and they high five. At the end of the episode, Ursula comments on how close Ash and Dawn are together.
- In the beginning of the episode when Dawn tries on the princess outfit, Ash has a visibly stunned face while staring at Dawn and comments on how great it looks on her. Also, Ash was the only one to show concern about how Dawn was doing in the castle.
Other hintsEdit
EnlargePearlshipping in the Japanese opening High Touch!*Since Mounting a Coordinator Assault!, Ash and Dawn are often seen exchanging high fives whenever one of them accomplishes something, which might possibly portray a deep friendship, as Ash has rarely ever given a high five to anyone else on the show.
- Dawn's Buneary has a crush on Ash's Pikachu. This could be a sign that Dawn may have a crush on Ash, since Professor Oak and Brock have said in the past that Pokémon represent the feelings of their masters and when two Pokémon fall in love, there is a good chance the Trainers will too. It is to be pointed out that Buneary developed this crush before Dawn caught it. The claim has also been refuted at various points during the series, so the feelings of the Pokémon are not always definitive to the feelings of the Trainers.
- So far, Ash has watched all of Dawn's Contests. He did not do this with May because he would sometimes be training his Pokémon instead of watching her.
- Dawn is the source of some of the moves and strategies used in battle by Ash, which include Ice Aqua Jet & Spin. Ash watching Dawn's Contest may (in part) be so he can learn new things to apply in battle.
- One of the movie posters for Giratina and the Sky Warrior depicts Pikachu and Piplup sitting on Ash's and Dawn's heads, respectively. Some fans have pointed out that the distance portrayed between Dawn and Ash is very small. However, other fans point out how Ash's hair, which can usually be seen from the sides of his hat, is not present. This may mean the Trainers are not really wearing their hats.
- A Domino's Pizza Kids 2008 Commercial in Japan features Ash and Dawn, as well as some Pokémon.
EnlargePikachu the Movie poster*High Touch!
- The opening is sung by Ash and Dawn. The lyrics show how close their friendship is to each other and their Pokémon. But, mainly to each other.
- While Dawn battled a revived Aerodactyl, Ash is fascinated with Piplup and Buneary's new dodging tactic that he asks Dawn to help him practice for his rematch. He then has Pikachu, Aipom, and Turtwig use them in O'er the Rampardos We Watched in his rematch with Roark, again in Getting the Pre-Contest Titters in his match against Kenny, and a few other times since, the tactic becoming a regular (if not frequent) feature in Ash's strategy.
- When Ash and Dawn were in the submarine, they saw a school of Luvdisc. Some PearlShippers consider this a hint because Luvdisc's Pokédex entry says if two people see a school of Luvdisc, they will be blessed with eternal love (however, there's been long-debated discrepancies about how much the anime and the game are relatable, and should not be taken at face value. Also, AdvanceShippers have a similar hint from the ninth movie).
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Dawn's hintsEdit
- When Darkrai first appears in front of Ash and company, Dawn runs over to Ash's side. Several other scenes feature Dawn reacting to Ash's predicaments: when Ash is about to fall off the tower, Dawn rushes over to save him. When Ash saves her from falling of the platform, Dawn looks at him with a thankful expression on her face and is holding his hand. And when Ash begins to cry, believing he lost Darkrai, Dawn looks at him with a worried expression and begins to cry as well.
- When Ash tries to defeat Marcus, he has trouble beating Heatran and Bronzong. As soon as they both attack Pikachu, Dawn and her Piplup protect Ash and Pikachu, and help him fight. During this time, Brock is not with Dawn and Ash but with Sheena and Damos.
Ash's hintsEdit
- When both Ash and Dawn are falling off the tower together, Ash holds Dawn tight so that she doesn't leave him.
Other movie hintsEdit
Movie Posters
- Throughout most promotional posters of Diamond & Pearl movies, Brock seemed to be excluded, leaving only Ash and Dawn in them.
- Both Dawn and Ash saw a legendary Pokémon at the beginning of their journeys (Ash saw Ho-Oh in Pokémon - I Choose You! and Dawn saw Mesprit in Following a Maiden's Voyage!).
- They have both seen a lake guardian: Dawn and Mesprit in Following a Maiden's Voyage!, and Ash and Azelf in Pruning a Passel of Pals! (eventually, Brock saw Uxie as well).
- Neither of Ash or Dawn's fathers have ever been acknowledged on-screen in the anime. They also are only children with no siblings.
- They both have childhood rivals: Ash's is Gary Oak and Dawn's is Kenny.
- The rivals of their game counterparts (Gary and Barry) have appeared in the anime instead of making a cameo, as Silver and Brendan have.
- He first participated in an official Contest at the same time as Dawn.
- They are the only main characters that have battled members of the Elite Four.
- Just like Ash's Pikachu, Dawn's Piplup wasn't ready to obey her when they first met. Eventually, they became friends.
- Pikachu saved Ash from Spearow in the beginning of his journey while Piplup saved Dawn from Ariados.
- Both Dawn and Ash's first Pokémon have refused to evolve.
- Both of their starters were able to defeat their evolved forms: Pikachu beat Lt. Surge's Raichu and Sho's Raichu, while Piplup beat Kenny's Prinplup.
- As of Journey To The Unown!, Dawn's Piplup seems to have become an "out of the ball" Pokémon, as it rarely stays inside its Poké Ball anymore, and is often seen being carried around by Dawn just as Ash carries around Pikachu on his shoulder.
EnlargeScene from a 2008 Domino's Pizza commercial*Both Ash and Dawn have owned Pokémon that refused to obey them at one point (Ash's Pikachu, Charizard, and Primeape, and Dawn's Buizel and Mamoswine).
- Both also have a Pokémon they caught in its earliest form, which began to disobey them after evolving once, and then evolved again rather quickly. Eventually, both Pokémon started obeying their Trainers (however, it took Ash's Charizard longer to obey than Dawn's Mamoswine).
- They both released the second Pokémon they caught: Ash released Pidgeot and Dawn released Pachirisu. However, Dawn recaptured Pachirisu and Ash said he would come back for Pidgeot (though he has yet to do so).
- Dawn is the only main character in the series, aside from Ash, who owns an Electric Pokémon.
- Ash and Dawn are the only main characters to trade Pokémon with each other: Ash's Aipom for Dawn's Buizel.
- In Doc Brock!, Pachirisu becomes ill from having too much electricity, which also happened to Ash's Pikachu between Hoenn Alone! and Get the Show on the Road!.
- Just like Ash's Bulbasaur, Dawn's Piplup stopped evolving in the middle of the evolution process.
- Both own a Cyndaquil.
- Both released a fully evolved Pokémon from their current team for training during the the Diamond and Pearl saga.
- Both are part of a two-evolution family and their base forms relate to Generation II.
- In Camping It Up!, Dawn rented an affectionate Grimer whose behavior is similar to that of Ash's Muk.
- In Get your Rotom Running, while communicating with Professor Oak, Grotle and Piloswine tackles Ash and Dawn down with affection.
- These two are newly evolved Stage 2 Pokémon.
- Both Ash and Dawn have a parent that is their role model: Ash wants to be a Pokémon master like his dad and Dawn wants to be a top Coordinator like her mom.
- Both Ash and Dawn have a primate Pokémon in training. Ash's Primeape is training for the Pokémon Grand Prix, while Dawn's Ambipom is in training for Pokémon Ping-Pong.

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Catching speeders and clocking pitches just got a whole lot easier now that a radar gun has been developed that's about the same size as an average cellphone.
The Doppler-based Pocket Radar has the same degree of accuracy as traditional, bulky radar guns (within 1 mph to be exact) in a unit that's small enough to fit in a shirt pocket. It can also take up to 10,000 speed measurements on one set of AAA batteries. In other words, it's a lot more sophisticated than that cheap Hot Wheels radar gun you have been playing with. Of course, it's probably going to be a lot more expensive for makers to tinker with when it arrives in the Spring of 2010. [Pocket Radar via BusinessWire via Gadget Lab]


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Back in April, we asked Eat'n Park fans like you to make a 30-second video telling us what you love about summer at Eat'n Park, for a chance to be in our next commercial.
We got some great submissions, and we're happy to announce that two fans made the final cut in our new commercials!
In the commercial below, you can catch Amanda P., who is a big fan of our strawberry pie. Next time you visit our Butler restaurant, keep an eye out for this budding star!
And in this commercial, watch for Justin C., who frequents our Center Twp. restaurant because he loves the fresh, local options on our salad bar. Check him out below.
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The consolidated name index for the directories will be getting a makeover. There's simply no room for any more directories within it as it's currently formatted, so I've worked out a new format....and the good news is it will be much easier to update when further directories are added so I won't be nearly as cross-eyed and cross-tempered! Watch for the new version in February.
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For person reasons of petty vengeance, the details of which I won't bore you with, ever since The New Republic was acquired by a Canadian firm I've been hoping they would knuckle under to the demands of their hockey-loving overlords and run an article making the case that Americans should pay more attention to Canadian politics. For quite some time now, it appeared that my dreams were not to be satisfied, as the proportion is so absurd that even a Canadian-owned enterprise wouldn't embrace this thesis.
But today my day has come as here comes Stephen Marche arguing that Americans should pay more attention to Canadian politics. Even better, his best effort to justify this thesis is exactly the thesis I would espouse, namely that the steady decay of the two party system in Canada exacerbates the odds of a serious crisis over Québec secession that would have much more substantial implications for the U.S. economy than people realize. Years after I first came up with this idea, I still have no real sense of whether or not it's true, but there you have it.
NB: My understanding is that Canadian Jewish opinion is about as sympathetic to the national aspirations of the Québécois as The New Republic is to those of the Palestinians. So in the event of a crisis, I think we can expect TNR to take a leading role in advocating that the U.S. stand foresquare behind Canada (our most important ally in North America!) as it seeks to repress Francophone terror through violence and collective punishment. If worst comes to worst, I suggest Win Butler as an ideal U.S. envoy.


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Medway, MA — Despite increased sales for 2008, Cybex International Inc. has had two recent quarters of sales decline, including its most recent quarter. The company had $28.9 million in net sales in the first quarter of 2009, a 27 percent decrease compared to the $39.8 million it had in the corresponding 2008 period, according to financials released last month. Cybex also reported a net loss for the first quarter of 2009 of $1.4 million compared to net income for the first quarter of 2008 of $1.3 million.
"Q1 sales levels were obviously weak," John Aglialoro, Cybex chairman and CEO, said in a company statement. "We believe that a principal cause of the sales decline is customers, particularly fitness clubs and similar facilities, delaying purchases. While this is reflective of economic conditions, generally and in the fitness market, it makes financial projections even more difficult than usual. Margins were negatively affected in Q1 by a variety of factors, including lower volume and the pricing of raw material, especially steel, compared to the same period in 2008."
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A noteworthy and widely discussed film upon its release in 1985, My Beautiful Laundrette attempts - largely successfully - to employ a deeply ambitious social critique with a comedic portrait of familial and cultural discord. Adapted by Hanif Kureishi from his own stage play and centered around an extended Pakistani family living in Thatcher's England, the film has a lot on its mind: the immigrant experience in a newly adopted land; class structure and social mobility; the sometimes cruel, illusory nature of capitalism; romantic desires and entanglements versus familiar expectations, etc. This may seem somewhat daunting at first glance, but My Beautiful Laundrette's wry, knowing observations and matter of fact presentation render it a generally winning, if flawed, experience. Director Stephen Frears, who at that point had worked mostly in British television, parlayed the surprising success of this film into equally ambitious, small projects (Prick up Your Ears and Sammy and Rosie Get Laid, also written by Kureishi) and then mainstream success on both sides of the pond with Dangerous Liaisons and the Grifters. My Beautiful Laundrette is essentially a television project (for Britain's Channel Four) in both its general visual modesty and intimate feel, but it is hardly small in ambition or scope.
Living on the dole in a "black-hole" flat, Omar (Gordon Warnecke) desires change – he may not know exactly what he wants, but his existence as it currently stands certainly isn't it. His bedridden father (Roshan Seth), an alcoholic and embittered intellectual who has never matched his previous levels of success and prestige in Britain, suggests that Omar contact his somewhat shady Uncle Nasser (Saeed Jaffrey) for help. Nasser is considered a success: he has attained some wealth, is his own boss, and views England through the lens of economic opportunity – he seems to define assimilation in monetary and material terms only. He offers Omar a job washing cars (one of the more ostentatious signs of wealth in consumer culture) in his parking garage, and it's easy to see why the young man is so taken with the opportunity and with Nasser – he flaunts his money, is a bit of a bon vivant, and has an English mistress named Rachel (Shirley Anne Field) with whom he shares carnal afternoons. Omar, wide eyed, naive, and anxious, begins to focus his ambitions toward becoming economically successful and bridging the two seemingly exclusive cultures as his uncle has apparently done.
After demonstrating some keen business insights, Nasser offers Omar the opportunity to manage a rundown, decrepit laundrette in a rough part of town. The place is in shambles, but Omar remains optimistic, absolutely convinced that this is his ticket to upward mobility. He decides to bring in his old school friend Johnny (Daniel Day-Lewis) to help him with the renovations and to manage the operation. Johnny, however, has a few misgivings – he is a street tough with fascist leanings, and his disenfranchised, racist chums reside around the laundrette. Appearing only half convinced at this point as to his political convictions, Johnny agrees to help Omar with his plans in opening a hip, garishly decorated oasis of sorts in the impoverished neighborhood.
As Omar and Johnny continue with their work, Omar's identification with the purely economic makes it increasingly difficult for him to reconcile his family's seemingly antiquated notions that have carried over, such as their desire to have him married off to his independently-minded cousin Tania (Rita Wolf). Tania's situation is similar to Omar's, as she too is caught in a vortex of old world expectations and a complete lack of personal desire to embrace them. Johnny's circle has difficulty in understanding his actions as well, as they cannot comprehend his working for a "dirty Paki" – after all, as one comments, "they were brought over here to work for us." Further complicating the overall situation is that Omar and Johnny have also become lovers, and they do not go to any real lengths to hide it.
As My Beautiful Laundrette continues after setting up this complex stew, rife with comedic and dramatic possibilities, it gains a much surer hand that almost carries through to its frenetic conclusion. The first act, which deals almost exclusively with Omar's innocence and family relations, is a bit shaky and uncertain. Warnecke's handle on his character is also tenuous at best, but as Omar becomes more driven (and therefore less emotional) his performance achieves a greater focus. Saeed excels at oozing moneyed charm and exasperation as Nasser, and Seth convincingly portrays the worst kind of snob as Omar's father – one who, after great success, has resigned from the world in self-disgust and yet believes he is still in the lofty position to judge it. The real discovery here, aside from Frears' light directorial touch, was Day-Lewis. Although enlisted to portray a street fighting type, his frosted hair and slim physique render him reminiscent of – and about as threatening as – Vanilla Ice in his heyday. However, the intensity and total immersion that would characterize many of his later roles is on ample display here.
Comedy / dramas with political leanings are a decidedly tricky business. My Beautiful Laundrette is no exception - it is a defiant, brave, and idiosyncratic film, but perhaps a tad too ambitious for its own good. As written by a man of both Pakistani and English descent, it refuses to yield to either perspective and takes no prisoners. It is also unafraid to cast a critical eye on class structure, something that American films generally tend to avoid. An equal opportunity mirror that wisely adopts a wide, human perspective, My Beautiful Laundrette shades much of the proprietary behavior on display as potentially misguided as it is perfectly understandable.
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Video: My Beautiful Laundrette is presented in anamorphic widescreen with an aspect ratio of 1.78:1. Unfortunately, the film does not look that good, and it is difficult to tell whether low-budget television filmmaking or a poor transfer (more than likely both) is to blame. Excessive grain is painfully evident throughout, especially during the nighttime scenes, and the image often appears soft. Flesh tones appear adequate and colors are subdued. There is also the occasional instance of damage, and it appears that no special efforts were taken to improve upon a compromised source print.
Audio: This release includes a DD 1.0 mono mix, which is adequate if not exemplary. The soundtrack for My Beautiful Laundrette veers from the somewhat goofy (burbling and bubbling washing machine noises) to the outright cheesy and badly dated (think of something akin to what you might hear on the Love Boat and you're getting warm). Dialogue remains fairly easy to hear throughout, and the clarity is satisfactory. Although it fares better than the video, in this particular instance that is not much of a compliment.
Also included are English, French, and Spanish subtitles.
Extras: The only supplemental feature included is a trailer (2:17).
Final Thoughts: Although somewhat dated in fashion and ambience, My Beautiful Laundrette remains a largely warm and affectionate portrait of identity, ambition, and folly. It is also a sharply observed political film that casts a jaded – yet bemused – eye on the nature of competition and power dynamics on individual, familial, and societal levels. These ambitions threaten to render some characters little more than symbolic pawns, and the tonal shifts between comedy and drama are not always smooth, but the script's overall humanity and warmth manage to keep it afloat after an uneasy beginning. It will also remain noteworthy for its then uncharacteristically mature, bold, and nonchalant treatment of Omar and Johnny's relationship.
Depending upon one's approach to the film, My Beautiful Laundrette can be easily isolated and viewed as socio-political skewering of Thatcher's hyper-capitalist England, a coming of age film complete with romance, or a broad-based examination of the Pakistani immigrant experience in Western Europe (specifically London). Any film that earnestly attempts the above - and successfully accomplishes many of its considerable aims - is certainly worthy of praise, but I have always found that I admire the ideas being explored in My Beautiful Laundrette more than its overall execution as a film. I would bestow a guarded recommended for this film, but due to its lackluster DVD release, I recommended it as a rental.


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Gibson died late Monday night at his home in Malibu after a short battle with cancer, said his son Jon.
Gibson, who more recently played a recurring role as cantankerous Judge Clark Brown on "Boston Legal," was part of the original ensemble cast of "Laugh In," which ran on NBC from 1968 to 1973.
The hourlong show, whose original cast included Ruth Buzzi, Judy Carne, Goldie Hawn, Arte Johnson, Jo Anne Worley and others, was an immediate hit.
"Henry was an integral part of 'Laugh-In' for a long time, and he was brilliant," said Gary Owens, the show's announcer, who remained close to Gibson over the years. "He was a very funny man."
Worley said Gibson "was probably the kindest person on 'Laugh-In' " and was the person she'd call whenever she needed show-business advice.
"I'm personally devastated that such a good friend is gone," she said.
George Schlatter, executive producer and creator of "Laugh-In," recalled that when Gibson auditioned for the show, "He came in and did a poem and a full back flip. He said, 'Is that anything?' I said, 'Be here Monday.' "
Gibson "brought a wonderful warmth and whimsy and a charm to 'Laugh-In.' That went a long way to balance some of the political, satirical and bawdy humor we featured," Schlatter said.
"Henry was a sweet, gentle man. Any piece we gave to Henry took on a different shape when he read it because he infused his own whimsy and his own gentle intelligence and wit to it."
In the show's famous cocktail party scenes, when the music would stop and each cast member would deliver a funny line, Gibson was a religious figure holding a teacup and saucer.
"My congregation supports all denominations," he said on one show, "but our favorites are twenties and fifties."
But Gibson was best known as the poet, holding a large flower and beginning his brief recitations with his signature catchphrase, "A poem, by Henry Gibson."
"He wrote all those himself," Jon Gibson said. "It was a point of pride that he only read poems that he himself wrote."
During one of his frequent guest appearances on the show, John Wayne spoofed Gibson by coming around the wall holding a flower and delivering "A poem, by John Wayne."
"Roses are red, violets are green," Wayne said, "Get off your butt and join the Marines."
Gibson's poems led to two comedy albums, "The Alligator" and "The Grass Menagerie," and a book, "A Flower Child's Garden of Verses."
Gibson's family said he used his fame to help support the fledgling environmental movement, including contributing op-ed pieces and poetry to newspapers and other publications.
Looking back on his time on "Laugh-In" in a 1993 interview with The Times, Gibson said, "It was an oasis of laughter and escape."
As an actor, Gibson went on to appear in four films directed by Robert Altman, most notably "Nashville" (1975), in which he played country singer Haven Hamilton, for which he wrote most of his character's songs and received a Golden Globe nomination for best supporting actor.
Gibson also played an Illinois Nazi in "The Blues Brothers," a menacing neighbor in "The 'Burbs" and a priest in "The Wedding Crashers." He also was the voice of Wilbur the Pig in the animated "Charlotte's Web."
He was born James Bateman on Sept. 21, 1935, in Germantown, Pa., and began acting professionally at age 8 as a touring performer for nine years with the Mae Desmond Theatre.
He earned a bachelor's degree in drama at the Catholic University of America in Washington, D.C. After serving in the Air Force as an intelligence officer with the 66th Tactical Reconnaissance Wing in France from 1957 to 1960, he studied at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London.
Gibson was still known as Jim Bateman in the early '60s when he was living in New York City, where his roommate was another struggling young actor -- Jon Voight, whom he had met when they were both students at Catholic University.
Voight recalled Wednesday that they developed a small comedy act that they performed at a couple of auditions featuring two naive hillbilly characters. Voight said he came up with the names: Harold and Henry Gibson, the latter a derivative of playwright Henrik Ibsen's name.
Gibson, who wrote some simple poems for his character to recite in the act, received a big break when he was invited to appear as the Henry Gibson character on "The Tonight Show."
"He was the kind of guy at that time, nothing could stop him," Voight said. "He was very talented. I just thought the world of Jim and was so glad for his success."
Gibson made his feature film debut playing a college student in Jerry Lewis' 1963 comedy "The Nutty Professor."
He also had a small role in Billy Wilder's 1964 comedy "Kiss Me, Stupid." And he made guest appearances on 1960s TV shows such as "The Beverly Hillbillies," "Bewitched," "The Dick Van Dyke Show," "F-Troop" and "My Favorite Martian."
Gibson's wife of more than 40 years, Lois, died in 2007.
In addition to his son Jon, he is survived by two other sons, Charles and James; three sisters, Adele Donahue, Mary Lee and Elizabeth Malloy; and two grandchildren.
A memorial service is pending.
Instead of flowers, donations may be made to the Screen Actors Guild Foundation and Friends of the Malibu Public Library.


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Dr. Edythe Abdullah, Mr. Hugh Greene, Ms. Wanyonyi Kendrick, Dr. Bruce Taylor, Ms. Carol Thompson, Ms. Rachael Tutwiler, Mr. Kevin Twomey
Chair Twomey convened the meeting of the Finance and Audit Committee and offered appreciation to all trustees for their attendance.
Chair Twomey asked for a MOTION to accept the minutes for the June 26, 2007 meeting. The MOTION was offered, seconded and passed.
There were no comments from the public.
Chair Twomey asked Vice President Shuman to speak about this item.
Vice President Shuman reported that each regulation in this set of proposed amendments to UNF's current parking regulations would require separate approval. She reviewed highlights of changes for each regulation as follows:
Chair Twomey asked for a MOTION to accept each regulation separately – 9.0020 was offered, seconded and passed; 9.0030R was offered seconded and passed; 9.0040R was offered, seconded and passed; 9.0050R was offered, seconded and passed; 9.0070R was offered, seconded and passed; and 9.0090R was offered, seconded and passed.
Chair Twomey asked President Delaney to speak about this item.
President Delaney gave a brief presentation about possible budget reductions, reporting that the legislature asked each institution within the State University System (SUS) to cut their budget by 4 percent. He clarified that this would be a 4 percent cut from state contributions, not the university's complete base budget which also included tuition. He also clarified that 75 percent of UNF's budget came from state funds and 25 percent from tuition. Taking these percentages into consideration, the net cut from UNF's base budget would be about 3 percent.
President Delaney reported that UNF had set aside a portion of the budget the BOT approved in June for situations like this, therefore, the possible budget cuts would be made with little or no impact to the general operating budget. He indicated that there might be further budget cuts but the university remained dedicated to keeping whole the institution's core mission. He mentioned that there was optimism that the BOG and the legislature would approve a tuition increase.
Chair Taylor supported the tuition increase and stated that, as the university moved forward, it might become more engaged in determining how to stabilize tuition.
After a brief discussion about the technology fee and the academic enhancement fee, the committee agreed that the academic enhancement fee was another form of tuition. It was noted that the technology fee failed during the previous legislative session but would be added to the agenda for special session.
This item was for discussion only. No further action was required.
Chair Twomey stated that this item had been addressed in the previous discussion (Item 5A) and asked for further questions or comments. There were none.
Chair Twomey asked Vice President Shuman to report on this item.
Vice President Shuman reported that the opportunity to purchase the Auchter building was brought to the university as a result of the Auchter Company's bid for bankruptcy. She explained that negotiations to purchase this building began at $4.2 million and were parleyed down to $3.875 million, including the fixtures and contents of the building. The purchase/sale agreement had been presented in draft format and was returned with comments, which included no major changes. Plans were to have a signed purchase/sale agreement in October 2007, with a closing date scheduled for late December 2007.
A brief presentation was provided about possible funding sources for the Auchter building. PECO funding was not being pursued because of time constraints but other possible sources included UNF alumni; reserves from Foundation, Inc.; a loan with financing from the university itself; and/or from auxiliary reserves. Vice President Shuman explained that this potential purchase would not affect the university's budget should there be future budget cuts by the state, because it would be a one-time purchase with non-recurring funds.
Vice President Shuman reported that the PECO list had been presented to the Board of Trustees, and approved at the June 2007 meeting. The university was now asking the Board to approve an amendment to that list. The amendment would change the priority of the science and humanities building and remove other items (items were being removed because of the space made available by the purchase of UNF Hall). It was noted that BOG had reviewed the appropriate documents and was waiting on Board approval.
Chair Twomey asked for a MOTION to accept the revised Educational Plant Survey. The MOTION was offered, seconded and passed.
Vice President Shuman reported that during the audit the financial statements for TSI were deemed to be presented fairly, in all material respects. Between 2006 and 2007, almost $5.9 million had been transferred from TSI to the University for capital projects. This was a clean audit.
This item was presented for information only and required no further action.
Vice President Shuman reported that the UNF Foundation, Inc. audit showed the changes in the Foundation which resulted from moving some bonds to UNF's Financing Corporation (UNFFC). She stated that restricted investments had increased from $75 million in 2006 to $94 million in 2007. Net assets for 2006-2007 ranged from $76 million to $88 million and were headed toward $100 million (accomplished through contributions and investment earnings).
Vice President Shuman reported that this audit had one management recommendation which suggested that the university hire an investment coordinator to assist with future investments.
This item was presented for information only. No further action was required.
Vice President Shuman said that the purpose of UNFFC was to serve as the financing arm for the university. The UNFFC had minimal investment earnings and net assets which primarily consisted of the student housing and Student Union capital improvement bonds. This was a clean audit.
Chair Twomey asked Mr. Robert Berry, Interim Director for Internal Auditing, to discuss this item.
Mr. Berry explained that this report was for the 2006-2007 fiscal year and summarized the Office of Internal Auditing activities, documenting the number of projects complete, the allocation of resources, training activities, significant audit issues, department performance statistics and other departmental activities.
Mr. Berry reviewed highlights. He asserted that the vast majority of resources were spent toward direct service to the university with a minimal amount being spent on administrative functions.
Mr. Berry reviewed the status of auditing issues, reporting on outstanding audits, those remaining open, those cleared and the audits in progress. Also discussed was the Office of Internal Auditing's Quality Assurance Review (QAR) which indicated that the department generally conformed (which was the highest rating) to state auditing standards. It was noted that upcoming goals would focus on issues that resulted from the QAR and also, to expand coverage in the information technology area.
Trustees asked if the university might have a supplemental team that could compliment the Office of Internal Auditing; thus, allowing this department to spend more time on financial issues. It was noted that this issue would be discussed at an upcoming meeting.
This item was for discussion only and no further action was required.
Mr. Berry reviewed highlights of the proposed audit plan. He indicated that the Office of Internal Auditing anticipated spending 75 percent of its time on planned audit projects and 25 percent on unplanned projects. Trustees requested that unplanned audits be monitored and asked that administration prepare a report to be presented at a later meeting.
Chair Twomey asked for a MOTION to accept the audit plan for 2007-2008. The MOTION was offered, seconded and passed.
Vice President Shuman explained that the Board of Trustees delegated the authority for accounts receivable write-offs under $10,000 to the President. As part of this delegation, the President would annually report the status of accounts receivable write-offs back to the Board. Following this requirement, it was noted that last year's write-offs were $230,000 and this year's were $250,000. Chair Twomey asked if there were any areas of concern. Vice President Shuman stated that there were no areas of concern.
This report was presented for review and oversight only. No further action was required.
Vice President Shuman reviewed highlights, trends and issues on the treasurer's report ending on June 30, 2007. She reported that interest income was increasing. UNF housing and parking interest expense was less than the income. Cash balances had increased and there were plans to spend down cash balances. Earned interest rates were higher than debt interest over the last year. At the end of 2007, the university would have more investments than actual cash balances. It was noted that there were no items of concern.
This report was for discussion only. No further action was required.
Vice President Shuman explained that the quarterly budget report being presented showed the numbers as of the end of the 2006-2007 fiscal year. She indicated that all units had reported being well within range, or below 100 percent; that the reserve numbers resulted from flagship programs and a variety of other smaller balances; and most auxiliary accounts with remaining funds would provide funding for various construction projects.
Trustees were reminded that the Board had delegated authority to the President to authorize budget transfers from reserve accounts in amounts not exceeding $200,000. Budget transfers in amounts exceeding $200,000 but less than $500,000 required approval of the chair of this committee and amounts exceeding $500,000 required approval from the Board. She stated that the request being presented was for the following transfers:
There was discussion regarding the transfer for Student Medical Services and the assumption that this entity was to be self-supporting. It was explained that this transfer would be a loan that would be paid back over time – this entity did not have the ability to provide up-front funding.
Chair Twomey asked for further questions and/or comments. Upon receiving none, he asked for a MOTION to approve the transfer of $500,000 as a loan to Student Medical Services. The MOTION was offered, seconded and approved unanimously.
Chair Twomey asked for a MOTION to approve the transfer of $1,500,000 to build the Student Union. The MOTION was offered, seconded and approved unanimously.
Chair Twomey asked for a MOTION to approve the transfer of $923,539 for the Student Union. The MOTION was offered, seconded an approved unanimously
Chair Twomey asked Vice President and General Counsel Stone to provide this update.
Vice President Stone explained that the purpose of this item was to provide an update on significant pending litigation. She introduced Mr. Henry "Chip" Bachara, Jr. with Bachara Construction Law Group, P.A. and asked Mr. Bachara to provide an update.
Mr. Bachara reported that the Science and Engineering building was designed and constructed during 1999 through 2003. UNF took occupancy in 2004 and immediately discovered a serious water intrusion and HVAC performance issues. After efforts were made to resolve these issues, UNF filed suit in December 2005. Since that time the design consultant and mechanical contractor have fairly completed and resolved the HVAC issues; however, the major building envelope issues still exist. Settlement opportunities will continue to be explored.
Trustees asked for clarification on how Florida's Sunshine Law would govern further discussion on this issue. It was indicated that discussions, within the context of a settlement strategy, might continue in a more private setting. It was noted that this case was about 18 months away from settlement.
Discussion continued addressing water intrusion, including impediment to the function of the building and possible loss of equipment. Indications were that the building was functional and equipment was not being compromised.
Chair Twomey asked Vice President Serwatka to report on this item.
Vice President Serwatka mentioned that there was indication that the BOG might require each state university to develop an Institutional Compliance Program. In preparation for this, UNF was reviewing compliance programs from other institutions and professional organizations. It was noted that a draft would be presented to this committee at a later date.
Chair Twomey adjourned the meeting.
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One of the big obstacles preventing Microsoft's Surface from being successful has been the fact that it's only available direct from Microsoft. Not any more: by the end of the week, the tablet should be available from Staples and Best Buy.
ZDNet initially reported the news, which has now been confirmed by the websites of both Best Buy and Staples. Yahoo claims that Surface will be on sale at Staples from today, while Best Buy simply claims the tablet is "coming soon".
Given the amount of promotion that Surface has seen, it's so far been fairly tricky to get hold of one. Changing that before Christmas is obviously Microsoft's best bet—but it seems likely that it's too little, too late. [ZDNet, Yahoo, Best Buy]


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Jim Murphy: A Nebraskan, a Walk-On, a Soldier
By Randy York
Saturday's Kansas State football game is not only a special day for 29 Nebraska seniors, but also an important opportunity for more than 400 Nebraska-based active troops who have recently returned from overseas duty and are special guests of the University of Nebraska.
Lt. Col. Jim Murphy, who oversees recruiting and retention for the Nebraska Army National Guard, is a double source of pride as the Huskers brace to salute all soldiers the day before Veterans Day.
First, in pregame ceremonies, Murphy will help present Major General Roger P. Lemke with a civilian Nebraska football jersey. Lemke commanded our state's military forces and directed the Nebraska Emergency Management Agency until he retired just a week ago.
Secondly, even though the 48-year-old Murphy will watch the game in his military uniform, he can take particular pleasure in watching the pads pop on the field. Before he ever decided to become a career soldier, Murphy was one of the biggest long shots ever to start at Nebraska as a walk-on player.
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"Mitch Krenk and I defied the odds together," says Murphy, whose dad (Big Jim) captained Nebraska's 1956 football team and whose uncle, Monte Kiffin, is the defensive coordinator for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. "Mitch ended up going all the way to making the Chicago Bears Super Bowl team (in 1984), but we were both on the seventh or eighth-team when we started out."
Murphy and Krenk, the president of Nebraska's Letterman's Club, decided to take a winter conditioning class together as freshmen. "I think we were the only two non-football players in the class," Murphy recalls. "We worked as hard, if not harder, than anyone in the class, and we were surprised when Coach (Tom) Osborne invited us to come out for spring football. Then, after that, he invited us to come out for fall camp."
The two long shots made a pact with each other. "Mitch said we were the lowest of the walk-ons, so we couldn't just be low maintenance; we had to be no maintenance. That meant we couldn't get hurt, and if we did, we had to pretend like we weren't hurt. We had to make grades, stay out of trouble, show up every day, never miss a practice, never be late to a meeting and never give any of the coaches any reason to think we didn't belong there."
Murphy laughs about having what he calls an electric shoulder. "I had a pinched nerve in my neck, and once in a while, it would incapacitate me," Murphy said. "It'd take about 30 seconds before the pain would go away, then I'd jump right back up."
He says attrition was the best way to jump through the depth chart. "When I was eighth team, two of the defensive backs ahead of me didn't make their grades and two more quit the team. All of a sudden, I was fourth team, and I started to realize why the Nebraska players would say, 'You stay; you play.' Jeff Krejci came over to me one day and said: 'Geez, Murph, you keep working hard, and you'll be right there with the rest of us. You're just as good as some of these other guys. Keep your nose to the grindstone, and you never know what might happen.'"
Lt. Col. Murphy never once let up for anything or anybody. In his first three years as a Husker (1978-79-80), Murphy flew under everyone's radar. As a junior, he lettered. As a senior, in 1982, he found himself No. 1 on the depth chart at spring practice. He started a couple of games that fall before getting pneumonia after a big win at Auburn. Although he never worked his way back into the starting lineup, he never missed a kickoff on special teams.
"You hear about walk-ons being the heart and soul of Nebraska football," Murphy said. "All of the superstars on that '82 team know how true that is. They know how hard we worked just to get on the field, and it helped them work hard themselves. We pushed them to heights they never even imagined."
Nebraska All-Americans Mike Rozier and Irving Fryer remember laughing at the skinny walk-ons they saw report as freshmen. By the time they were seniors and preparing for their last home game, they weren't laughing anymore. "Irving and I watched how hard those guys worked," the Heisman Trophy-winning Rozier said. "We figured if we worked as hard as they did, how much better would we be? Walk-ons set the tone for everyone, including me."
Murphy smiles when he hears the story. "I remember a story about Irving," he recalls. "One time in practice, Tim Holbrook, another walk-on from my hometown (Lexington), fought through a crack-back block and just decked Irving in practice. Irving looked at our receivers coach (Gene Huey) for sympathy, and Coach Huey looked back at him and said: 'Irving, welcome to the Big Eight!'"
For Jim Murphy, the journey from winter conditioning to the playing field was a long and winding road. But there are hundreds of other stories just like his, and they're all part of Nebraska's rich football history.


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(Reuters) - The Los Angeles Lakers' crumbling season suffered a new setback on Wednesday as center Dwight Howard aggravated a shoulder injury in the team's blowout loss to Memphis.
Howard was forced to exit the game in the second quarter and did not return to watch the Lakers being blown away in a 106-93 defeat that was not as close as the score indicated.
He finished with just two points and two rebounds.
"He re-injured his shoulder; I don't know what that means," Lakers coach Mike D'Antoni told reporters. "They'll re-evaluate him when we get back to Los Angeles."
Howard has missed three games this month because of his shoulder, and the latest injury blow comes at the worst possible time for the spiraling Lakers.
Los Angeles has fallen to 17-25 on the season, well out of the playoff race and in a whirlwind of trade rumors and team dysfunction.
The Lakers held a team meeting prior to the contest against Memphis but it did little to cure their ails as they have now lost 10 of their last 12 games.
"It's been a nightmare, the last few weeks," said Los Angeles point guard Steve Nash. "Dwight getting injured against a big team in the first half ... it's another chapter in a difficult season."
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UW, NCAR Plan Conference Aimed at Making Statistics Courses More Relevant
For decades, introductory statistics has been taught in universities and high schools with traditional approaches that emphasize techniques and tools over practical applications.
A summer workshop headed by the University of Wyoming's Department of Statistics and the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) will emphasize data analysis that allows users to explain how the data tell a story that is relevant to solving real-world problems.
UW and NCAR will host a workshop titled "Data Analytics for the Geosciences Using R" at NCAR's Mesa Lab in Boulder, Colo., June 16-19. The workshop is geared toward math and statistics teachers who use data analysis in their courses. Attendee preference will be given to faculty at community colleges who teach introductory statistics and high school teachers who teach AP statistics in Wyoming and along the Front Range; faculty at historically black colleges and universities; and faculty at minority-serving institutions. The workshop is limited to 20 people.
"We need to shift the paradigm of how we teach statistics," says Tim Robinson, a professor in UW's Department of Statistics, who will co-lead the workshop with Doug Nychka, director of NCAR's Mathematics Applied to Geosciences (IMAGe). "NCAR recognizes that. We have to start with the foundation. Instead of using sanitized examples in textbooks, let's provide real data."
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Geosciences at NCAR focus on the behavior of the atmosphere and related physical, biological and social systems. Although the data sets during the workshop will largely be drawn from the environmental and geosciences, participants will be encouraged to consider data from other fields to match their interests.
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Robinson offered a number of analogies to describe the difference between the current method of teaching statistics and this workshop's attempt to move statistics education to something more relevant. For example, in times past, a wildlife biologist who studied mule deer populations would have focused mainly on field work. Modeling and producing physical maps depicting mule deer habitat preferences would have been left to other specialists. Today, it is imperative that the wildlife biologist possess all of those skills, he says.
Some funds to support conference travel and lodging are available, and can be requested at the time of application. The registration deadline is May 15, or until all 20 slots are filled. For more details and online registration, go to https://www2.cisl.ucar.edu/DataR or email Lori Dockter at firstname.lastname@example.com.


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2016-08-10 - "Our all-new Bugaboo Cameleon³ Elements is inspired by natural elements like the wind, water and sky." Designer Sietske Sinnema talks about her creative process and what inspired her to create the intricate details on this fashion-forward stroller.
Reinventing the Bugaboo Cameleon³
The Bugaboo Cameleon³ is our original stroller, created for parents who care about design and want to go everywhere with their newborns. This iconic stroller is still unbeaten after more than 15 years in the market due to its simplicity, versatility and high quality.
Each year Bugaboo reimagines this product to create a limited edition line. This year we are introducing the Bugaboo Cameleon³ Elements, a luxurious new take on the original, coming with an array of special details, all echoing nature.
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"When we start working on something new, we always go back to the core of the product: form and function integrated. Then we use the original product design of the Bugaboo Cameleon as a blank canvas to tell our story on top of. The story we wanted to tell this time was about nature. Not just glorifying nature, but in some way expressing that nature is also delicate and quite vulnerable. This design also represents some of the bigger questions around our natural environment."
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For the design of a product like a stroller, it's not just about inspiration, but rather bringing an idea to life through specific details. "I'm always looking at aesthetics. Searching for an organic construct to put into the design. A symmetry. It sounds very high-level, but in the end it's about the details. It's about articulating an idea into a product that people will use and love every day. To do that, we captured the shapes, colors and textures you see in the natural world."
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The most striking feature on the Bugaboo Cameleon³ Elements is without doubt the gradient colour effect on the bassinet and back of the seat: sea blue slowly changes and fades to a light-colored mélange. "This gradient represents the sea. From the dark depths of the ocean to the transparent surface. I chose those colors carefully. And the final effect is quite unique - it's never been seen before on a stroller."
The other special feature is the seat inlay, where special stitching creates a quilted pattern, drawing a shape inspired by the veins on a leaf. "There is actually nothing more perfect than the shapes that nature creates. That's the essence I intended to capture on the seat." And just to add more versatility, the color is interchangeable. One side is soft pink mélange and the other is azure blue mélange.
A hand-stitched leather-look handle bar and carry handle adds a touch of luxury and matches other black details on the stroller. "The leather-look handlebars grounds the product very nicely, it lets the finer details stand out and gives it a bit of edge."
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Where did the idea come from? Sietske explains: "My creative process starts by becoming very aware of what's happening outside of Bugaboo, outside of our industry. So I look at different forms of creativity, such as architecture, interior design and catwalk fashion, to find out what design is doing now. And perhaps more importantly I engage with the zeitgeist. What are people talking about? What are the big questions of our time?"
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All in all, these carefully considered details add up to a look that's as fresh as it is fashionable. Everything has been thought through.
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Fight Prediction: Pacquiao-Marquez IV
December 7, 2012 in Boxing, Sport by pacejmiller
The fourth fight between Manny Pacquiao and Juan Manuel Marquez on Saturday night in Las Vegas is what it is. No one (other than the people making a lot of money from it) is "excited" about it. Sure, it'll likely be a close, exciting fight, like the previous three times they met in the ring, but will it really "settle things once and for all" like the fighters and promotions claim? Wasn't that what the third fight was supposed to do?
Pacquiao-Marquez is a strange rivalry. Trilogies usually have one guy winning and first fight, the other guy winning the second, and then a third fight to determine the ultimate victor. In this case, Pacquiao is officially undefeated against Marquez after three fights (going 2-0-1, although the first fight, a draw, would have gone Pacquiao's way had one of the judges scored round 1 correctly and given Pacquiao a 10-6 round instead of a 10-7 round after he dropped Marquez three times), but many experts and fans believe Marquez won all three.
So what does this fourth fight achieve? It won't change the results of the first three bouts. Maybe Pacquiao will knock Marquez out. Maybe Marquez will finally get the victory he deserves. Or perhaps, there will be another controversial decision. Then what? Are we going to see a fifth fight?
Even Pacquiao's trainer, Freddie Roach, has said it before: that Pacquiao and Marquez could fight each other a hundred times and it will be close and controversial every time. Should we believe anything different will happen this time?
Interestingly, when I looked around online for predictions, boxing experts and writers are predicting a close but uncontroversial Marquez decision. The reasoning is that after the outrage surrounding fight no. 3, which many felt Marquez won comfortably, the judges will be, consciously or subconsciously, influenced to favour Marquez in their scoring. These are, of course, the same people that predicted Pacquiao would steamroll Marquez and knock him out in their previous fight.
There are other factors too. Marquez is looking huge, buffed and cut, meaning he has transitioned to welterweight extremely well and appears to have added power without losing much speed. Pacquiao, on the other hand, hasn't looked impressive since he beat Antonio Margarito more than two years ago (and hasn't knocked out or even knocked down an opponent since Miguel Cotto a year before that). He's obviously slowing down and appears to have lost the devastating form that took him to the very top of most pound-for-pound lists, they say. All other things being equal, the logical outcome is a Marquez points win.
The few that are backing Pacquiao insist he is a different fighter and will finally knock Marquez out. They say Pacquaio had leg cramps last fight (and that he won't have them again this time), he was distracted (watching a Boston Celtics game before the fight) and his personal life was in complete disarray (his marriage was on the rocks and he was gambling, philandering and drinking).
I'm not sure I buy all of that because we never hear any of the negative stuff about Pacquiao until after his fight or just before his next fight to explain lacklustre performances. It just comes off like a poor excuse. And let's not forget, Pacquiao supposedly turned his life around prior to his previous fight with Tim Bradley, and he lost that one (though to be fair, everyone apart from the judges thought he won, albeit not very impressively).
Pacquiao supporters also point to suggestions that Marquez, wary of the judges, will be going for a knockout himself and negate his biggest strength: counterpunching. That's unlikely to me, because he's a counterpuncher by nature. Marquez said it himself that he will be more aggressive but won't be looking for the KO, though if the opportunity presents itself he would go for it.
What holds more water is the way Freddie Roach has been talking about Pacquiao. Freddie talks up Pacquiao's conditioning and form before every fight, but this time he seems genuinely excited. He was eager to point out how Pacquiao has knocked down his sparring partners four times during the camp, which has not happened in a long time. That means a lot more to me than all that religious awakening stuff.
And I also haven't forgotten that Marquez is 39 years old. Granted, he's aged well and is no ordinary 39-year-old, but there is a chance his counterpunching reflexes and speed are just that little slower than last time.
So how do I see the fight panning out? Honestly, I don't know. Conventional wisdom suggests another close fight, one that could go either way. Everyone is guessing that it will either be a clear(er) Marquez decision or a Pacquiao KO. Given that I've been wrong in just about all my boxing predictions ever, I thought I'd go out on a limb and guess something different from the mainstream. Accordingly, my prediction is that Pacquiao will shock everyone and win a clear cut decision. I don't think he will knock Marquez out, but I do believe there could be knockdowns and there will be punishment.


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The 6th Annual 30A St. Patrick's Parade and Festival
February 4, 2013 by SoWal Staff
The 6th Annual 30A St. Patrick's Parade and Festival is slated for Saturday, March 16 2013, heralding the return of exciting Irish Music band Mithril. Drawing record-setting crowds to their Mobile Symphony Chamber Series performances, the Mobile based quartet has also been featured on the syndicated radio show Celtic Connection.
The parade expects over 50 floats and parade entries, in all shapes and sizes. Parade lineup begins at 2:30pm on Saturday and heads 4 miles west, ending at Gulf Place, where the festivities continue. Mithril headlines the entertainment that includes the Drake School of Irish Dance.
"The 30A St. Patrick's Parade and Irish Festival continues to grow," said Paul Vizard, event founder. "There is no bigger delight than to see local businesses take time out to decorate their floats and get a free plug for their business too. The original mission to showcase local businesses and the area of 30A is being fulfilled in a greater manner than imagined."
There will be a special eco-friendly "green" prize award for the best electric, self powered or non-gas powered vehicle entry. ResortQuest is the sponsor of the perpetual trophy of Best in Parade award, won in 2012 by restaurant Stinky's Fish Camp. Businesses and individuals are encouraged to enter decorated street legal golf carts, cars, trucks or floats to vie over the coveted awards.
Festival goers can purchase commemorative T shirts and participate in arts and crafts, including jewelry making, wood carving, and face painting. A variety of food and drinks will be available. A few vendor table and tent spaces are still available, and businesses are encouraged to be a sponsor, details at www.30aparade.com
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The 6th Annual 30A St Patrick's Parade and Festival is the largest celebration in NW Florida of Ireland's St. Patrick's day. The parade commences on Scenic 30A March 16th at 3pm and ends at Gulf Place, where premier Irish Dancers and Celtic Bands perform through the evening. For details visit www.30aparade.com