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Annie Daorai - Medicine & Healthcare, Physiotherapy in Nepal
I recently graduated with a Bachelor's degree in Biomedical Engineering and decided to pursue my Doctorate in Physical Therapy in order to combine my more technical education with my passion for helping others.
Due to the fact that I will be applying to various schools, and given the fact that I applied so late in the game, I unfortunately had to take a year off to ensure that I do as many observational hours as necessary. Projects Abroad's programme was truly a life changing discovery for me. The staff carefully assessed my needs as well as my qualifications and decided that the countries best suited for me would be Nepal, India, Sri Lanka, or Ghana.
Having always wanted to travel to Nepal, no sooner, my flights were booked and I was headed to a rural region of Nepal to volunteer for 4 weeks at the Chitwan Spinal Injury Centre (CSIC) in the rehabilitation ward of Bharatpur Hospital!
Arriving in Kathmandu
I arrived at the Kathmandu airport at night, but that didn't deter my Projects Abroad staff coordinator from finding me very quickly. In the bustle of the airport, I saw him holding up his sign and we immediately caught eyes.
He then whisked me away to Hotel Excelsior, winding through traffic with utmost expertise and at last we reached our destination. Here I was able to freshen up and eat my first Nepali meal, in addition to receiving an orientation, exchanging money, and meeting other volunteers before taking a bus to my new home for the next 4 weeks.
My host family
I cannot say enough about my wonderful host family and my incredible roommate, Claire, who was from Australia! I learnt so much from my host family and bonded so well with Claire. By the time we parted ways, I felt like I had known her for ages. It was such a shame that she left a week before I did, but seeing how volunteers are always coming and going, it was not long before I got another roommate.
My host mom, Basanta, was a nursing professor and had to work a lot, however, when she was not home we were taken care of by her 19 year old niece, Prativa, who called us "Sis" from day one. She was the sweetest and most protective "sister," and was not only balancing school and an internship at the time, but was always sure to provide us with a delicious meal when we got home from our placement.
One night we even had a momo (Nepali dumpling) making party where Claire and I learnt the art of crafting the perfect momo. And just to further exemplify how loving they all were – the night before Claire left, we had an extravagant "sari party" where we dressed up in Basanta's gorgeous saris, jewels and makeup, so we could take memorable pictures.
Working in Chitwan
Besides the fantastic hospitality, there was also my unforgettable volunteering experience at CSIC. Each weekday I would walk roughly 25 minutes from our home to my placement, and though there were tuktuks available to ride instead, I chose to leave home early to walk the entire route to sight see and watch people – something that is a cultural norm in Nepal. At first it was hard getting used to people staring, but we were told to take advantage of this rare opportunity and stare back to learn all that we could.
When I arrived at the project, I was greeted by Sagar, the physical therapist I spent the 4 weeks with. Needless to say, observing was not the right word to use. By the second day, I was helping transfer patients to the treatment mats and treating patients side by side with Sagar. I was so honoured that Sagar entrusted me with their care and was in awe of such an opportunity.
Since I was working at an inpatient rehabilitation centre, we saw the same four patients every day, many of whom had suffered severe spinal cord injuries and were left as paraplegics or quadriplegics. I got quite invested in their treatments and even had the pleasure of seeing one of them attempt to walk after almost a year of being bedridden!
I learnt an a lot under Sagar's supervision, especially how different the healthcare system worked for rehab related matters and the innovation that was required of therapists because the facility lacked many of the luxuries I was accustomed to in first-world healthcare settings. In addition to helping patients with manual therapy, I was also allowed to assist in ultrasound therapy and even got to go on rounds with the orthopedic residents in the morning where I witnessed other musculoskeletal cases.
When we had some down time in the clinic, Sagar was always eager to learn more about my family and experiences in the United States, as well as answer any questions I had with regards to the physical therapy profession, his past work experiences in Nepal, or just about Nepalese people in general. He also never failed to recommend the best places to spend our weekends.
Weekends in Nepal
Since all the volunteers had weekends free, we'd all plan our respective trips early in the week with the help of Projects Abroad staff. They were always available to talk and offer advice, from being homesick, general well-being, to weekend getaways. During my first weekend, I travelled to the Chitwan National Park where I got to see animals such as monkeys and rhinos. The weekend was relaxing and full of adventure.
The following weekend, I travelled north to Pokhara where we got to eat delicious food and actually paraglide over the beautiful mountains and water. Never in my life did I ever believe I would have the chance to paraglide, let alone in Nepal, and better yet, to have it all captured on a GoPro! The sights were amazing and even though I was a bit apprehensive at first because of the height, the moment we took flight I was captivated.
My final thoughts
My 4 weeks in Nepal flew by and before I knew it, I was getting ready to leave, but the only thing I would change about my trip would be to stay longer. I will never forget the caring smiles of all the locals and the diverse group of volunteers I met overseas. My Projects Abroad experience in Nepal not only gave me a unique experience at my placement, but more so, I made lifelong relationships with so many people. I can't wait until I earn my Doctorate in Physical Therapy to go back and visit, but further, to be able to contribute in an even more meaningful way next time around.
Annie Daorai
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There are few things in this world that allow people worldwide to connect at a human level, and learn from each other's cultures, more than entertainment. Cinema can show us humanity wherever it is filmed, and games can teach us about the world's many cultural myths and legends wherever they are created.
When a little Iranian game called Garshasp caught my eye, it showed much promise. Made by a small team of nine, this looked like the kind of game that has always been lacking on the PC in ages past. As a hack & slash game that draws from a different tapestry of Persian myths than many of us in the West are familiar with -- Prince of Persia notwithstanding -- Garshasp had the potential to unite players of any country or background in celebration of cultural learning and enjoyment.
What a missed opportunity it turned out to be.
Garshasp: The Monster Slayer (PC)
Developer: Dead Mage Studio
Publisher: Dead Mage Studio
Released: May 9th, 2011
Garshasp is an all too familiar beast, being a legendary warrior who can kill a variety of monsters with combos of light and heavy attacks. Although this is a PC game, Garshasp is best played with a well-configured controller and you're not likely to get very far using the default mouse & keyboard controls.
To compare it to God of War might be a bit lazy but when practically every part of the game mimics the classic hack & slasher, it's hard not to do so. Many combos end in area-of-effect blasts, statues can be used for health and experience orbs, and there are even sliding segments in which Garshasp uses his blade to control his descent down a wall.
If you are expecting an intricate tale that delves into Persian mythology and shows you the wonders of this widely untapped cultural heritage of the bygone empire, you'll be sorely disappointed. A narrator occasionally tells the story of Garshasp's travels to recover a sacred mace of sorts that was stolen by the evil Hitasp, and that's about it. The best you can hope for is some nice artwork featuring Persian statues.
Disappointments with the lack of any fleshed out Persian mythological potential aside, the combat is mediocre at best. Incoming attacks can be interrupted with blocks and parries, and a rage meter can be filled for special attacks. Certain enemies can be finished with a Quick Time Event that always leads to an identical animation for the same types of enemies. If you've played any games of this type before, you know what to expect. Where it goes wrong is the collision detection and the camera.
Enemies have a pretty large hitbox around them that makes it easy to run or dodge into -- even when they are spawning from the ground -- meaning you'll often get stuck in groups of enemies or bump into enemy space when you try to dodge away. Combine that with a camera that occasionally goes to ground level or decides it would be fun to get stuck behind a pillar in the foreground, and the core elements of frustrating combat are already leveled up to 99.
A lot of these problems are easy enough to overlook in the first two hours of the game when you already know you are playing a game that is not really good or polished, but when you're still in that mode where you are willing to give it the benefit of the doubt. As you get further and further, however, a few frustrating combat sequences can kill you over and over again unless you run around in circles and spam the same area-of-effect attacks or get lucky with the camera and with dodging away.
QTEs can be even more annoying as you'll tend to run into an enemy to initiate one, and doing so with an analog stick can make it easy to accidentally press the wrong direction before you even see the prompt. You end up stopping in front of an enemy, initiating the QTE, and then using the d-pad to perform it. That is, if enemies don't hit and kill you in the meantime. Grabbing one enemy in a group for a QTE finisher and succeeding in it is a matter of luck.
The usual trap-filled platforming sections pop up throughout the game, but other than a few swinging logs that push you down into oblivion, most of them don't do enough damage to make you care about evading them too much. There's always a health statue at the end of those segments to boost you back to full health, after all.
That is, unless you make the mistake of switching from your sword to the pretty awesome-looking dragon skull-and-spine mace at the wrong moment; this somehow makes all incoming health disappear. If you happen to do this and then run past a checkpoint with minimum health, you're pretty much screwed.
Then there are the bugs. Garshasp can jump on top of an enemy and he'll simply stand on top of them. You can still get hit, so it's not really a gameplay mechanic you can exploit or anything like that. Occasionally some textures are simply missing or incomplete, showing you the blurry background skybox through the terrain.
Enemies can glitch and fall off a cliff, and so can you if you happen to enter a QTE or a combo into an enemy that is standing near the edge of one. QTE-killing an enemy standing in thin air may look funny, but dropping down like Wile E. Coyote afterwards is slightly less fun. From time to time you'll think you can walk off a ledge and drop onto the ledge below that is clearly the way forward, but then you'll fall into a small gap obscured by the camera that someone decided would be fun to put there; the same thing happens with some bridges and corridors.
It's likely to make you go: "I've played these games before, so I'll just run forward to the next encounter and... what. Why is there a gap here!?" After the 20th death by cliff or surprise gap, you won't even feel frustrated anymore. You just start to laugh at how dickish it is to make the player suffer like that -- intentional or not.
Sometimes you are allowed a change of pace by doing something like riding a raft. That means you'll have a raft with a gondola type of oar that you can push for 1.5 seconds to make the raft jerk forward, and then you need to push it again. And again. And again. It doesn't even have momentum to glide through the water, but basically stops dead in its tracks until you jerk it forward again. Should you decide to dodge away from some of the goblin-esque enemies that drop onto the raft from time to time, you'll dodge into the water and die; Persians warriors can't swim after all. Luckily half of the enemies will just glitch and fall into the water.
If you are willing to overlook the unfinished feel of the combat, the graphical and AI glitches, and the overall performance of the game -- which can make decent PCs struggle at random intervals -- there are a few highlights worth mentioning.
The animation for one is not bad at all, even if Garshasp's hands almost always go through the ledges he's supposed to shimmy on. Enemy animation and creature design is not bad either, and while there aren't a ton of different types of enemies that require you to use wildly different approaches, there are enough of them for the four hours the game will last you.
Garshasp also doesn't look too bad. It doesn't look great, but on higher resolutions and texture settings parts of the game can look better than something like the HD remaster of God of War 2. Oddly enough, the prerendered cutscenes look a lot worse and more like the kind of cutscenes you'd expect from a PC port of a console game. And of course you can't skip the majority of them, even if you happen to die straight after a cutscene ends because you got stuck inside a boss's geometry. Or because you jumped on top of an enemy and then down to the ground, where you can't run anywhere anymore because you are stuck inside the ground.
Despite the bugs and lack of polish though, some elements show that the small team at Dead Mage do have skills. It just feels like they should've spent some more time using their combined skills to fine-tune the game, or to tell an actual story for that matter.
When it comes down to it, any of the positive things you can say about Garshasp simply do not counter all the negatives that are in the finished product -- even after a couple of patches and pricedrops since its release. There are average hack & slash games that have their faults, like Conan or Viking: Battle for Asgard, but fans of the genre can usually overlook them in favor of having fun. Garshasp, however, sadly doesn't come close to being one of those games.
It's the kind of game that I would've eaten up in my teenage years when '90s PC gaming didn't have the type of games that were found on the consoles. We were happy as hell when we got an arcade racer like Screamer, or even a 3D platformer like Croc. If Garshasp had come out in that era it would've been an amazing game. But it didn't. It came out in 2011.
Garshasp never fulfills its potential as either a standout Iranian game that introduces and immerses us in Persian myth, or as a niche PC-exclusive action title. Perhaps it was an overly ambitious project and it's still a commendable first effort by Dead Mage on many levels if you are willing to look for what it does right. I really wanted to like this game for what it could have been, but when push comes to shove -- off a ledge and into certain death in most cases -- Garshasp is not even an average game by any measure.
Instead of unifying gamers of the world in cultural exploration while simultaneously enjoying themselves, all it manages to do is unite them in exclaiming the protagonist's name as a sigh of frustration: Garshasp!
Score: 3.5 (3s went wrong somewhere along the line. The original idea might have promise, but in practice the game has failed. Threatens to be interesting sometimes, but rarely.)
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Went wrong somewhere along the line. The original idea might have promise, but in practice it has failed. Threatens to be interesting sometimes, but rarely.
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Sit, listen to the wind, birds and trees. Allow the beauty and chaos that is nature to enter and propel you through this time we call life. Breath in the smells of an open fire place and a camp fire. Know the difference they have on you and your surroundings. Give with an open heart and mind. Know that there are richer and poorer. But never measure those two thoughts by the amount of money one has. For richness is how you live and give of yourself, not what you have.
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First Euro 6 municipal vehicle – a packaging feat
Thanks to the modular product system, Scania's Euro 6 engines can be specified for virtually any application on the market. What's more, the Euro 6 installation does not take up any extra space on the chassis. The vehicle is a fully equipped sewer cleaner. Also on display is a light all-wheel-drive truck chassis for fire and municipal purposes.
The four-axle Euro 6 sewer cleaner is a masterpiece of packaging. The bodywork occupies most of the empty space between the axles. Thanks to Scania's space-efficient Euro 6 solution, with a silencer unit of the same size as for Euro 5, the work is straightforward for the bodybuilder – i.e. the installation is unchanged.
Despite its compactness, the silencer unit contains all the elements necessary for the complex Euro 6 aftertreatment process. The exhaust gases first pass through and oxidising catalyst that condition the exhaust gases for the next step in the process, through a particulate filter to remove particulate matter, via twin SCR catalysts to remove NOx and then out through twin ammonia slip catalysts that remove any ammonium remaining in the gases. All this is contained inside the silencer.
"Installing such complex bodywork on the Scania Euro 6 chassis was quite straightforward," says Brian Stage, MD of Danish bodybuilder J Hvidtved Larsen A/S in Silkeborg. "The bodywork is identical to that fitted to a Euro 5 vehicle, which is a great advantage from a cost and lead-time perspective."
The sewer cleaner is a Scania G 480 8x2 with two steered front axles and a hydraulically steered tag axle behind the driven axle. The 13-litre Euro 6 engine produces 480 hp and a generous 2,500 Nm of torque, which is ample for powering the vehicle as well as the power take-offs for the auxiliaries. The Scania P 310 4x4 has a 9-litre Euro 5 engine and is around 700 kg lighter than a corresponding 13-litre vehicle.
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Hardly any part of the U.S. typifies the concept of rural like Appalachia. Even the most outdated historical stereotypes persist: hillside shacks, impoverished children with no shoes, moonshine. While the region certainly had a rural past, its present is actually much more urban. To explore this side of the region, two Appalachians have just launched a news website, The Hillville, to cover an increasingly urbanized Appalachia.
"A lot of it has to do with media perceptions and what the media covers," says co-founder Beth Newberry. She says the stereotypes mainly arise from high-profile news coverage of the area's poverty problems in the 1960s, stemming from a visit by President John F. Kennedy. "That was the first time when we got a lot of those images on TV. And what we saw were hungry people in hollows and coal miners and people walking on the side of the road to get to town. And those images stick."
Newberry and Hillville co-founder Niki King are quick to say that these images are undeniably a part of Appalachian heritage. But they feel the dominance of these images and stereotypes has skewed the idea of what Appalachia is.
"There's historically been the perception that Appalachia is only a rural place, a rural region. And it's really not," says King. "To the north and to the south, you have some really urbanized areas. And for a lot of us, that's how we grew up, in cities and towns. So we wanted to give rise to that identity."
Both King and Newberry have family roots in small villages in Appalachia, but each grew up in larger, more urban parts of the region. And despite moving around and to other cities, each felt an unbreakable connection to Appalachia and eventually returned.
"Even living in a city, I feel like the values and culture that I got in my Appalachian roots are very present here," says Newberry. "I started finding a community of people with similar experiences, and it validated that we are Appalachians even if we don't fit the dictionary definition of poor, white southerners from the mountain regions of the South. There are people of color, there are people who live outside of the mountain region, there's all these variations to the definition and those are the things we want to illuminate."
The site will be updated twice a week, and its first batch of stories includes an interview with an Appalachian scholar, essays on life in the region and a discussion about what urban Appalachia is. They're hoping to highlight some of the urban trends underway in Appalachian cities, and to focus on lifestyle and cultural coverage in addition to breaking news. Travel guides are in the works, as is an issue on breweries and wineries in the region. There's even plans to cover the return of legalized moonshine.
As defined by the Appalachian Regional Commission, the 205,000-square-mile region bleeds into sections of 13 states from New York to Mississippi, with only West Virginia wholly encompassed. Included in that region are cities like Knoxville, Pittsburgh, Birmingham and even Louisville, where Newberry and King are based. They've defined their coverage area to be any city within the region with a population above 30,000.
In addition to the cities located within the region, the site is also going to focus on cities outside the region heavily influenced by migration of Appalachian residents. Cincinnati, for example, has a large Appalachian community. One in four residents is of Appalachian descent.
"It had such a large outmigration of Appalachians for jobs that they carried their culture with them, as happens with a lot of migrants," says Newberry. "For the past 40 years there's been an urban Appalachian center, there's neighborhoods centers, there's whole neighborhoods that family units basically picked up and moved to and recreated the connections they had in the hills."
Within the urban communities of Appalachia, there's still a strong history of the rural past. Newberry and King say that most people in the region are hybrids of these two lifestyles.
"I'm really interested in exposing that connection between the urban and rural," Newberry says.
"And we all do have that," King follows. "I would say the majority of us have some experience with rural Appalachia, whether it's your parents or your grandparents."
And in that experience lies what King and Newberry hope to be their audience. Less than a week old, the site has already drawn in readers from all over the region, and beyond.
"This definitely is a passion project, but we do see it as a long-term project. This is really what we feel we have to say to the world," Newberry says. "We feel the world needs a place to have these things said and heard and talked about."
With that conversation, stereotypical rural Appalachia may begin shifting toward a more accurate and urban identity.
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The proposals might seem radical—from banning huge corporate landlords to freezing rents for five years—but polls show the public is ready for something dramatic.
Pittsburgh could be the bellwether city in Pennsylvania, defying state law to pass gun control ordinances, but first it has to get past its own district attorney.
Detroiters were refusing city-sponsored "free trees." A researcher found out the problem: She was the first person to ask them if they wanted them.
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Jordan and Israel are competing to prove that they have more spies within ISIS. Why do I have a feeling that ISIS is comprised of Jordanian and Israeli spies?
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Israel: it is our spy in ISIS. Jordan: no, no. It was our spy.
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India Chef (Roswell)
With a revamped dining room, updated decor and rather swanky-looking furnishings, India Chef is stepping up their game—but that beloved menu of Indian comfort food classics remains as delicious as ever.For nearly fifteen years, this inconspicuous little spot on Holcomb Bridge has been luring its visitors in, cartoon-like, with the scents of creamy tikka masala and freshly baked naan right out of the tandoor. And now, after over a decade of bringin' the heat in a serious way, there's even more to love about India Chef, thanks to a snazzy renovation. With a revamped dining room, updated decor and rather swanky-looking furnishings, India Chef is stepping up their game—but that beloved menu of Indian comfort food classics remains as delicious as ever. Which is a blessing, because we're not quite sure what kind of shape we'd be in without India Chef's tikka masala in our lives on the reg.
With its heady, aromatic combinations of spices like cumin and coriander, India Chef's menu of Northern Indian cuisine is intensely flavorful, without setting your tastebuds aflame (though, if that's what you're into, the kitchen's happy to oblige your Scoville lust). With dishes that range from familiar and classic, like tikka masala, to signature chef creations, such as the newly added chicken malai kabob, there's a little something for everyone, biryani buffs and naan newbs alike. No matter where you fall on that spectrum, we heartily endorse topping things off with one of their ice-cold Indian brews, a creamy mango lassi, homemade ice cream (kulfi) and maybe even a heaping spoonful of rice pudding. Multiple desserts? Just think of it as a way to round out your cultural experience. (That's our excuse and we're stickin' to it.)
Menu Highlights:
Samosa, $3.99
Vegetable Biryani, $11.99
Chicken Vindaloo, $12.99
Chicken Tikka, $12.99
Lamb Chop Tandoori, $15.99
Chicken Malai Kabob, $13.99
Monday - Sunday, 11:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.
Monday - Thursday, 5:30 p.m. to 10 p.m.
Friday & Saturday, 5:30 p.m. to 10:30 p.m.


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I started this quest 16 months ago. I decided to do the best I could to get back into shape, to make my body work better, and to try to reap health benefits mainly from regulating better what I ingest and what I do to keep my body in good condition.
First I lost the 60 pounds I had gained the past decade. That took a year. I did it by eating better, by preparing most of my food instead of eating out, and by counting calories every day and keeping my calorie count below 1800 daily.
Then I started a physical regimen after that year. Because it had been so long since I did any serious and regular exercise, I started slowly. At first, I dribbled the basketball in the driveway 10 minutes a day. In time, I pushed that to 30 minutes a day. I switched hands frequently, to give the upper body workout aspect balance. Then I started walking around while dribbling.
I kept that up until I was walking quickly and dribbling thirty minutes in a stretch, which meant I was walking a mile and a half or a little more. My driveway is long, so there is a stretch which I use. There's a 200 foot stretch of flat concrete which is perfect for dribbling and walking. Next I started walking a second 30 minutes a day, boosting my walking to 3 miles a day, all while dribbling a basketball. Then I added a third 30 minute walk a day with no dribbling. Then I added 30 minutes a day of stretching and core strength exercises. Then I added shooting baskets 15 minutes a day.
My daily regimen is now 6 miles of walking, with one mile of dribbling the basketball, plus stretching and strength exercises 30-40 minutes a day. I had to stop shooting the basketball, as my Achilles tendons were acting up.
Since adding the exercise aspect of my approach, I've lost another 20 pounds, for a total of 80 pounds lost. My blood pressure is typically 110/70 to 115/75, with a pulse of around sixty. I am taking no meds. I am eating the best I ever have. My general health is good.
By using stretching exercises, I have countered the debilitating effects I used to see when I started walking very much. Every time I had tried to get back into shape for several years, pain in my left hip and lower back stopped me. I've had shots and treatments. I wanted nature's answer, and nature's answer was: strengthen your core, Jim. So that's what I've done, and it is has helped greatly. Also, quality massage therapy by a top notch massage therapist helped me immensely.
My approach involved going online and reviewing various weight loss and/or health programs. I also have to tip my hat to AARP, whose monthly publication had some really good suggestions on keeping fit as a senior. Much of our health depends on what we eat, what we breathe, and how much we move our bodies. I finally accepted that if I wanted to get my body back, I had to go do it with a tedious and demanding approach which required me mainly to put in effort and be willing to put in the time and dedication to that purpose. There are many health problems that we cannot do anything about. I am trying to do something about the ones which I can address better by working to have a better and more healthy body. Consider it, yourself. I am sixty three years old. I was in terrible shape, now I'm in pretty good shape. If I can do it, you can do it.
© 2012, Jim "Pappy" Moore,
All Rights Reserved.
Jim "Pappy" Moore is a native son of East Texas who still makes the piney woods his home. email@example.com


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|editLars Alexandersson
|ラース・アレクサンダーソン Rāsu Arekusandāson
|Naruto Shippūden: Ultimate Ninja Storm 2
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Lars Alexandersson (ラース・アレクサンダーソン, Rāsu Arekusandāson) is a bonus playable guest character in Naruto Shippūden: Ultimate Ninja Storm 2. Lars is part of a crossover with the Tekken franchise and was originally introduced in Tekken 6, where he received an extra costume design created by Masashi Kishimoto; this design formed the basis of his appearance in Ultimate Ninja Storm 2.
Lars' background in the Naruto universe is never explained and left unknown.
In Tekken 6, Lars is a half-Swedish, half-Japanese soldier within the Tekken Force, and is the illegitimate son of Heihachi Mishima, half-uncle of Jin Kazama, half-brother to Kazuya Mishima, and adoptive brother of Lee Chaolan. He travels the world for a time, then leads the Tekken Force in a rebellion against the Mishima Zaibatsu and the G-Corporation, military forces controlled by his half-nephew, Jin Kazama and half-brother, Kazuya Mishima.
Lars is a man with green eyes and blond hair that features fringe bangs with upturned spikes in the back and a topknot in the shape of a crescent moon. He wears a patterned red kimono, decorative white obi, and golden armour adorned with a lion, spiral designs, and clawed gauntlets. His outfit includes golden accessories, including a hair pin, rings fastened to the collar of his kimono, and an accessory on the knot of his obi. The back of his kimono features a stylized "46" design as his clan symbol.
In Tekken 6, Lars is a warm-hearted and disciplined military man, in sharp contrast with the fierce and vengeful Mishima family members to whom he is related. He is a serious and focused fighter, but allows his emotions and sense of righteousness to determine the outcome of his battles.
In Tekken 6, Lars uses the fictional Tekken Force fighting style and has many attacks named after military terminology, weapons, and technology. He can perform Dynamic Entry (a stance where Lars dashes forward, unlike Might Guy's Dynamic Entry), as well as a technique known as Silent Entry (a stance where Lars dashes forward while in a crouching position).
In Naruto Shippūden: Ultimate Ninja Storm 2, Lars is shown to be his exceedingly skilled in taijutsu and, as such, is his main arsenal. He mainly combined his attacks with Lightning Release, by flowing chakra through his body at the point of contact. In addition, he is capable of using a minigun designed with motifs similar to his outfit; however, in keeping with the series' trend of not using any true firearms, the minigun fires kunai instead of bullets at a pretty impressive rate.
Video Games
Lars Alexandersson is a playable character in the following video games:
|Game name
|Japanese release
|English release
|Naruto Shippūden: Ultimate Ninja Storm 2
|21 October 2010
|19 October 2010
- The golden lion on Lars' right shoulder is a stylised representation of Pac-Man, Namco's most famous video game character. Namco is the developer of the Tekken series and, as Namco Bandai Games, the publisher of many Naruto video games.
- Lars' clan symbol is a stylised 46, Sweden's country calling code, referring to his half-Swedish nationality.
- Lars' victory poses seem to be from Tekken 6, such as him speaking on his cell phone, saying "We have injured, send the medic."
- In keeping with his appearance in Tekken 6, where characters kept their respective international voices in the English versions (whilst Lars spoke Japanese), Lars does not have an English voice actor, and therefore, no English voice in his appearance in Ultimate Ninja Storm 2, instead keeping his Japanese voice, no matter what language the voices are set to. Until the release of Capcom's crossover with Namco, Street Fight X Tekken, he is given an English voice by Jack Calabrisi in the game only.


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AMBROSE COFFEE, BOONESBOROUGH SETTLER, 1775 - Part II
Where Did Ambrose Coffee Live?
Valerie J. Thompson
|Boonesborough lots, page 17 from Searching for Boonesborough by Anthropologist, Nancy O'Malley, 1989
In previous post about Ambrose Coffee, he lived for some time at the Fort Boonesborough, and received by lottery one of the town lots of the town of Boonesborough. He also had a settlement of 400 acres and a 1000 acre preemption "for residing in the country since the year 1775 and improving the land in the year 1777 lying on the road that leads from Boonsborough to the Salt Springs". This he assigned to Henry Fields.
Ambrose Coffee's mark, and location of land was noted in other land records. Christmas Eve, 1779, John Fleury asssigned his settlement and preemption Warrant #369 to James Estill. Description of the land was as follows: "lying on a branch of the South Fork of Licking East of the Salt Spring Trace leading from Boonsborough and about two miles East of Ambrose Coffes land". (Old Kentucky Land Grants 3629.0) This land was later part of the land dispute of the heirs of James Estill.
In 1780 "James Read assignee of George Blackburn enters 500 acres upon a Military Warrant on the waters of Drowning Creek westwardly from the Trace from Boones Station Camp Creek including a Spring & a tree marked by Ambrose Coffee." (Lincoln Land Entries #706, June 17, 1780)
November 27, 1783 John South "entered 1000 acres of land upon part of the said Warrant No 17610 lying on the East side of the South Fork of Kentucky about 8 miles from the mouth of the said fork...including a small improvement made by Ambrose Coffee for the quantity." (Lincoln Land entry #3252, Treasury Warrant No. 17610)
In 1788-1790 Ambrose Coffee is among the taxpayers for Fayette County, Kentucky.
In 1792 the county boundaries change and Ambrose Coffee is now located on the tax lists for Clark County, Kentucky.
The only deed record in Clark County, Kentucky for Ambrose Coffee is in Deed Book 1,page 485 when he purchases from Daniel and Violet Williams, 20 acres of land on the waters of Spencer Creek, dated 1795.
Kentucky is changing and the county lines are moving again. In 1797 Montgomery County is formed from Clark County, Kentucky. Ambrose Coffee is listed on the tax list of Montgomery County for the years 1800-1809. The first deed book of Montgomery County, Kentucky is missing.
During those years Ambrose Coffee was often called upon to give deposition during various land disputes. September 16, 1811 Ambrose himself fills in the gaps of his known whereabouts, when questioned by Green Clay in the Henry Banta land dispute in Madison County, Kentucky.
Thirty-three years ago I came to Kentucky, in the year 1776, and landed at the town called Lee's Town, on the Kentucky; from thence Major Crittenden & Co. went near the head of Willis Lee's run, waters of Elkhorn, and now known by Crittenden's Camp. There we cleared a piece of ground and planted corn in the same year, 1776, and in the fall of 1776 Major Crittenden & Co. went up the Ohio and I went to Harrodsburh, and there I continued part of that fall and the greater part of the winter; and report came that Colonel Boone was taken from the Lower Blue Licks to Logan's Station, and to Harrodsburgh the report came; and one Richard May raised a company to go to the Lower Blue Licks to see what was done. I was one of the company with Richard May. Some time in February 1777, we arrived at Boonesborough, and there I continued till 1785 or 1786, and moved then out of Boonesborough into Bush's Settlement; stayed there a year or two; from that there were two of the Martin's built a mill on Lower Howard's Creek and there I attended the mill going upon two years, and then Colonel Holder bought her, an after he bought her I attended her near two years, and from that I moved up to the head of Spencer Creek, near old Nicholas Anderson's, and from that to Slate Creek, where I now live, near Myer's Mill.


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'American Horror Story: Coven' Recap: 'The Dead'
Episode seven of 'American Horror Story: Coven,' aptly titled 'The Dead,' should have been called 'Waking Up,' since most characters are coming to realizations about themselves and each other. Reality is hitting everyone in the face, Fiona's secret is out, Zoe is working her magic and Queenie is finding where she is may not be where she belongs.
The episode opens with Kyle hanging out with his fraternity brothers in a tattoo parlor. While they are all getting their marks of manhood, from Chinese symbols that supposedly mean 'beginning and end' to a shamrock to show that 'luck of the Irish,' our man Kyle says he won't tat up because he wants to be someone better, an engineer actually, to make sure the catastrophe of Katrina doesn't happen again. He wants to be taken seriously as an engineer someday, and he can't do that with a foolish tattoo.
Unfortunately for him, the flashback ends, and he finds the mistakes his frat brothers made are now his own. Funny how being resurrected with your friends' body parts can do that. Little miss Maybe Supreme sees her man suffering and in her compassion believes she holds the answer behind her back, in a not yet smoking gun.
Madison has made her triumphant return and finds that being in the recently resurrected club has its flaws, most important of which is feeling, or lack thereof. Cordelia wakes to hear from her husband who wants to come home. Her new power doesn't reach through phone lines, so she didn't see he is ready to fulfill his witch-killing destiny with an impressive layout of firepower at his feet (and with twinkling tears in his eyes). When Cordelia gets up to find Delphine, she is saved by the supposed-to-be-in-hiding Madison, and upon touching her finds the truth: Fiona killed Madison.
Delphine was MIA because she was with Queenie enjoying some drive-thru burgers, fries and strawberry shakes with a side of world wisdom. Delphine tells Queenie she will never fit in because she is "black as coal," and Queenie may believe her. We catch Fiona with the Axeman at a little apartment full of jazz life, a cockroach and not much else, if you don't count the dead man curled up in his own blood in the tub. Fiona and the Axeman share a tender moment where she confesses she has been a terrible woman, terrible wife and terrible mother. When the Axeman tells her about how well he can use his hands, they step into a sex and jazz music montage.
Zoe, meanwhile, is trying to teach Kyle how to communicate again now that she knows she doesn't want to kill him or keep him shackled like a pet minotaur. Too soon? She leaves Kyle with Madison, where they share a touching moment of understanding the troubles of being brought back from the dead. Cordelia speaks with Zoe and tells her that she is in danger and needs to watch herself around Fiona, the Supreme that is losing her life-force and looking for a way to reclaim in. Cordelia tells Zoe that she may be next, and that it is time to "kill her once, kill her good, kill her dead." Poor Zoe, now fearing for her life, returns to her pet Kyle only to find him deep in Madison, enjoying some recently resurrected sex.
Fiona and the Axeman have another tender loving moment where he calls her weak, and she says she's called the cops. He tells her he knows her secrets, her dreams, her everything. The Axeman had been watching over Fiona since she was a child, like his own daughter. He protected her and watched her grow into the fierce woman she is today and fell in love with her, "not like a father but like a man."
Zoe continues to test the limits of her powers, which don't seem to have limits right now, and nobly returns Spalding his tongue. Now he can't lie, and can only speak the truth. She wants to hear it from him that Fiona killed Madison, and he has to admit that it was the one and only Fiona. And with his admittance, Zoe does the only human thing she could: She kills him.
Queenie visits the Voodoo Queen and finds that she may have more of a home there than she realized. The Voodoo Queen tells her that Delphine is more of a monster than she may believe, and dares her to ask Delphine what evils she has done. With a place within the Voodoo kingdom at stake and promise of power beyond imagination if she delivers Delphine, Queenie brings it upon herself to find out just how bad Delphine is. She finds out the only thing Delphine feels a little bad about, which is killing her servant's baby -- of course, a child born from her husband -- and using that baby's blood in her "youth treatments." The mother killed herself, and Queenie finds out exactly what kind of a woman Delphine really was and is left wondering if someone so evil can really change.
Fiona has a mental breakdown from loosing her hair and decides it may be time to just shave it off, taking a pair of clippers to her head, and then, realizing how terrible she would look bald, puts it down. Back at the house, Zoe showers off Spalding's blood and finds Madison creeping behind the shower curtain. She explains that she cares for Kyle too much to give him up so they decide to share him, ending in a scene equipped with a towel drop and a threesome. Queenie delivers Delphine, who is locked up in her own house of horrors at the Voodoo Queens. Delphine's punishment? Getting cut by Queenie and being the sacrifice for a blood treatment, thus giving the Voodoo Queen a facial with a gorgeous bright red effect.


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Celebrating and remembering the life of Christopher Hitchens on the date of his birth, April 13th. Let's lift a glass of Johnnie Walker Black, with a splash of Perrier, to the Bard of Atheism. If you smoke, a standard cigarette will do but a fine Cuban Cigar would be a tribute.
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The high price of addiction
Drugs are expensive. Any user can tell you that. But what is the real price of addiction? The loss of a career, a marriage, family connections and freedom are all costs an addict could incur when they spiral downward into the whirlpool of drug abuse. Methamphetamine – also known as meth, crystal, ice, chalk, crank, glass, speed, tweak, and a dozen other names – is a highly addictive stimulant, and users will tell you there is nothing that will cause you to get caught up in that vortex of self-destruction more quickly. Chris Hamilton can vouch for that. From electrical engineer to drug abuser to meth cook to prison inmate to industrial painter, Chris' journey has been a bumpy one.
"I struggled with drug addiction as a teenager," Chris said. "I did acid, ecstasy tabs, coke. I was into the party scene, the club scene."
In spite of his early drug abuse, Chris went on to college and earned a bachelor's degree in electrical engineering in 2000. Upon graduation, Chris secured an engineering position with a local utility company. He said during that time, he did drugs casually, on occasion when going out with friends, but was really not a hardcore user. However, Chris pointed out, that casual drug use opened the gate to abuse and led him into the world of methamphetamine.
Chris was out to get high one day and went to one of his dealers to score some cocaine. Unfortunately for Chris, his associate was all out of coke, but he had something else. He had meth.
According to the National Institute on Drug Abuse, "(Methamphetamine) is long lasting and toxic to dopamine nerve terminals in the central nervous system. It is a white, odorless, bitter-tasting powder taken orally or by snorting or injecting, or a rock 'crystal' that is heated and smoked. Methamphetamine increases wakefulness and physical activity, produces rapid heart rate, irregular heartbeat, and increased blood pressure and body temperature. Long-term use can lead to mood disturbances, violent behavior, anxiety, confusion, insomnia, and severe dental problems."
Chris decided to give the new drug a try, and soon he was hooked.
"Once I did meth, I didn't want coke anymore," he remembered. "Meth is a powerful drug. It quickly becomes a daily-use drug. You need it, and you feel like you need it so you can perform at a certain level. It's so deceptive. With other drugs, you feel like you are out of control. You know you are out of control and want to avoid people. Methamphetamines aren't like that. With meth, you convince yourself you're OK, and you might even be better. You feel like you can go out to the store or to work, when you really have no business doing those things. You completely lose your sense of self-perception. It's very dangerous."
Chris said the onset of addiction came early in his use of methamphetamines. Within a couple of weeks of his first taste of the drug, he started learning to "cook" meth. Within a month, he was manufacturing the narcotic all on his own. He said for $200 he could produce about 28 grams of methamphetamine and sold the product for $100 per gram. So for $200, he could create approximately $2,800 of product. The profits were huge, but the real draw for him was the high. He started off cooking "large" batches, producing between three to four ounces at a time about once a week. Then, after a while, he needed more to get high. He started cooking smaller batches of approximately one ounce but much more frequently, once every two days or so.
"It's a progressive disease. It's like cancer," he said.
Chris said that as a meth cook he became the leader of what he called his "tribe."
"We always referred to 'tribes.' Usually what will happen is you will have a meth cook, and a tribe will develop around the meth cook, a group of leeches and hangers-on. The meth cook likes to have people around. He feels like he is in power; he's in control. These are his minions, and he can make his minions do his will. These little tribes, they start to build up and group together. One group may become basically self-sufficient with one cook, and they'll roll like that for a long time."
Chris said he and his tribe went on that way for some time. He was using and selling, but the money would "go in one hand and out the other" because as the leader of his tribe, he was the one holding all the money. His friends would pay him for drugs and rather than going out by himself, he would pay for the entire group outing. He said he also felt a sense of responsibility to his followers.
"My tribe looked up to me," Chris said. "I was the responsible one. They looked to me like I was the godfather of meth or something."
Since he was the person selling the drugs to his tribe, he had to watch out for them in order to protect himself. As an example, Chris related a story of going to pick up one of his friends from his tribe. She called him from a gas station and told him she was afraid to get back into her vehicle after pumping her fuel because someone was inside the back of her SUV.
"I had to go get her," Chris related. "She was standing there outside her vehicle at the gas station looking at her own reflection, thinking someone was in her back seat. As she would lean forward, the reflection would lean forward, and she was scared to get inside. Imagine what that would look like to someone if they saw her out there, leaning right and left, watching her own reflection move as she moved. The police could have been called. Then, what if they asked where she got the drugs and she led them back to me? No, I had to go get her."
Chris said there are signs that could indicate someone is abusing methamphetamine.
"You will start to notice things like houses in the neighborhood where they party a lot and the parties stop just being on Friday and Saturday nights. You notice the lights are never turned off in the house. You notice the yard quits being mowed. Water starts getting turned off, things like that. For me, there were several times I had my lights turned off. It wasn't that I didn't have the money. I just didn't think about it. You may think something minute is the most important thing in the world right now, and that is all that matters. It could be anything, like washing your car … for five days. It could be remodeling your house six times, or tearing your house apart thinking you are going to remodel it, but you never put it back together."
Chris said due to his erratic behavior and the signs he mentioned, his family was suspicious something was going on with him, but he forced them to keep their distance.
"For the longest time, I just didn't care," Chris related. "I would do whatever, whenever. The more chaos there was in my life, the better. My family, they didn't want to say anything because I would lash out at them. My friends, they were doing meth with me. I dragged every single one of them into my web that I possibly could."
After approximately one and half years after veering onto the wayward path of methamphetamines, Chris' manufacturing days came to an abrupt end. It was Feb. 23, 2005. He was cooking meth in his garage when he had a chemical leak. Anhydrous ammonia, a toxic chemical used in the manufacture of methamphetamine, was leaking in his garage, and the strong odor permeated his highly populated neighborhood in the West End of Beaumont.
"I remember walking into my house, and I knew I had a problem. I had spilled some of the precursor chemical, ammonia, in the garage, and it was strong. I mean you could smell it. I knew I might have a problem, but I didn't care. I thought I would just finish doing what I wanted to do, you know? I remember walking back to my bedroom and I saw a car slam on their brakes real hard in front of my house. I thought, 'I bet that was the cops.' I kept doing what I was doing, and for about 30 to 45 minutes, nothing happened. Then, I heard a knock at my door.
"I asked who was there, and they told me it was the police and someone had thrown a brick through the back windshield of my car. They asked me to step outside to take care of it. So, I opened the door. As soon as I opened the door and saw how many police officers were on my front porch, I knew they knew what was going on. They were going to come in the house, and there was nothing I could do about it. I told them before they came inside they needed to stay out of the garage. I told them I had a problem with a chemical release and if they were not careful, they could get hurt. At that time, they started asking questions about why I had the chemicals. I told them I had been cooking methamphetamine in the house."
Chris said he knew he was caught and did not want any of the officers to breathe in the toxic fumes emanating from the leaking chemical tank.
"The truth of the matter is, they were not out to get me," Chris said regarding the officers who came to his door. "It was not personal. They were doing their jobs. It wouldn't be right to hurt these people, these people who have families, and are just doing their jobs."
Chris was arrested and taken outside. He said the extent of the trouble he was in was just hitting home.
"It was just overwhelming," he said. "Fire rescue came out there, and they had a big chemical extraction team. You would have thought E.T. was in the house. They made me take off all my clothes and put them in a bag. Then, they put me in a jumpsuit. It was about that time that I fell to my knees. One of the officers was like, 'Give him a minute. He's having a come to Jesus moment.' It was wild."
According to Chris' plea agreement released by former U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Texas Matthew Orwig on May 16, 2005, officers discovered a 150-pound tank of anhydrous ammonia and numerous pieces of equipment and chemicals used to manufacture methamphetamine. Chris pleaded guilty and received an 87-month sentence to federal prison.
Chris said he was "scared to death" on his first day in federal prison. He had run-ins with the law before and had even been arrested, but prison was different. Once he established a routine, though, Chris said all he had to do was wait … and wait. He said prison was more difficult for his loved ones than for him.
"Anybody can do prison," Chris said. "What gets to you is what it does to your family. It's not fair to them. It's selfish and self-centered. You leave your family and opportunities behind. They worry. It's just not fair."
Chris was released in 2011 after serving 76 months. He said he relapsed after his release and was told he had to change or be sent back. He decided to change. He said he still struggles, but he is seeing a psychiatrist, taking anti-depressants and going regularly to a local support group.
Chris said he thinks his story made front page and television news in 2005 because everyone was so surprised someone like him living where he lived had a meth lab in his garage.
"This was so out of the ordinary," Chris related. "It wasn't a trailer park. I didn't fit the stereotypes. I was a young, urban professional who owned a nice house in the West End of Beaumont. There were school kids and all types of people around, and here I was cooking methamphetamine in this neighborhood. It could have killed everyone. I am a prime example of how this can happen to anyone."
The road to recovery can be difficult to traverse, according to Chris. He blames his methamphetamine abuse for ruining his marriage, creating strained relationships with his children and family and the loss of his career. He now works as an industrial painter rather than an electrical engineer. He said since his release, he applied for one engineering job, but when they asked about the gap in his employment, his honest answer may have cost him the opportunity. However, he said he is happy where he is right now and believes that in the future, when he feels ready, he may once again pursue his chosen career path. In the meantime, he is taking things one day at a time.
"I have a disease," said Chris. "When I say I am an addict, I am serious. I am a drug addict. There is no question about it. Right now, I feel pretty good as far as my recovery goes, but it's scary. It's really scary."


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Red Sox's Cecchini leads Saguaros' late comeback
With Surprise looking to complete another late-innings comeback in the Arizona Fall League, third baseman Garin Cecchini stepped to the plate in the eighth inning Monday with the go-ahead run in scoring position.View Full Game Coverage
With Surprise looking to complete another late-innings comeback in the Arizona Fall League, third baseman Garin Cecchini stepped to the plate in the eighth inning Monday with the go-ahead run in scoring position.View Full Game Coverage
Cecchini, a left-handed hitter, had seen nothing but left-handed pitchers all day. It would be no different in this at bat against Glendale reliever Edgar Olmos. But Cecchini was ready when Olmos left a pitch up and out over the plate, driving it to right field for an RBI double.
"Those were some tough lefties today," Cecchini said. "I just wanted to grind out at-bats. I was making adjustments from at-bat to at-bat and pitch to pitch. He threw a pitch I thought I could handle and I put a good swing on it."
Left fielder Mitch Haniger followed Cecchini with a three-run home run to cap a five-run eighth inning, and Surprise defeated Glendale, 9-6, at Camelback Ranch. The victory was the Saguaros' third in their last four games.
Cecchini finished the day 2-for-4 with two RBIs and a run. He also struck out twice, something of a rarity for the Red Sox's No. 7 prospect.
After drawing 94 walks and striking out 86 times in 129 games this season between Class A Advanced Salem and Double-A Portland, Cecchini knows he has developed a reputation as a patient, disciplined hitter. Before striking out twice Monday, he had more walks than hits in 13 games this fall.
Cecchini said he doesn't go to the plate looking to work a walk. Instead, he wants to have a good at-bat and make life difficult for the pitcher. He credits the Red Sox and his parents for teaching him that approach.
"I want to be productive and make it tough on the pitcher that day," Cecchini said. "I always try to take it as the last at-bat of my life. I want to grind out at-bats every single day."
Helped by Cecchini's go-ahead double, the Saguaros scored seven runs in the game's final three innings. Center fielder Tyler Naquin, the Indians' No. 5 prospect, went 3-for-5 with two runs and two RBIs. Haniger, the Brewers' No. 12 prospect, finished the game 2-for-4 with a double to go with his home run.
The Saguaros have the league's highest scoring offense, which, Cecchini said, helps them believe they're never out of a game.
"Our offense is unbelievable," Cecchini said. "Everyone grinds out at-bats. It's a fun group to be with."
Surprise's late rally was enough to overcome a two-homer game from Glendale right fielder Yorman Rodriguez. The Reds' No. 15 prospect hit a two-run home run in the sixth inning to give the Desert Dogs the lead. He went deep again in the eighth inning, halving their deficit.
But Glendale could get no closer. Surprise added a run in the ninth and right-hander David Goforth closed out the victory with a scoreless inning. It was his fourth save, moving the Brewers' farmhand into a tie for the league lead.
Rodriguez finished the game 2-for-4 and has four home runs in 16 games this fall. Third baseman Colin Moran, the Marlins' No. 4 prospect, went 3-for-5 and scored two runs.
Cecchini hasn't always been the flashiest player in the AFL. He has a .391 on-base percentage and is hitting .250 with just three extra-base hits. But, like his approach at the plate, Cecchini is grinding out a productive fall.
"I'm not worried what I hit out here," Cecchini said. "I couldn't care less if I hit .400 or .100. I'm refining my defense, trying to get consistent there and be consistent on the bases and get great reads every single time.
"I want to stay with my offensive approach. I know it's been successful for three seasons and it'll stay successful in the future."
Teddy Cahill is a reporter for MLB.com. Follow him on Twitter at @tedcahill.


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Anger has greeted Copenhagen Zoo's decision to put down a healthy young giraffe, then feed the corpse to lions after conducting a public autopsy watched by children.
The killing of Marius, a two-year-old reticulated giraffe, took place Sunday morning despite a flood of protest and adoption offers from other wildlife parks.
Marius died via a shot from a bolt pistol, rather than by lethal injection, to avoid contaminating the meat, zoo officials said. The animal was then dismembered in front of a crowd, and the process streamed live on the internet.
More than 27,000 people signed an online petition to save the animal, and one private individual was prepared to pay 500,000 euros (about $680,000) to buy and take him in. But the zoo turned down all offers and went ahead with the euthanization — leading to an outcry.
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Yorkshire Wildlife Park, contacted Copenhagen Zoo with a proposal to rehome the giraffe, but didn't hear back before hearing about its death in the media. It told The Huffington Post it was "saddened" by the news.
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The responses to questions in polls may not analyse out in such partisan ways.
When Bush was getting approval ratings of 35% a rating agency posed a test question to a similar large group."how is President Gore doing In your opinion."
President Gore got an approval rating of 19% in that survey.
They concluded that many people don't read the news or vote and just guess at answers to not appear ignorant.
I would like to hear them answer "what's the difference between a liberal, a conservative, a dem and a Republican. If very few of them got that question right, then what would you conclude from the data above?
I understand, you can make what they call push polls and other ones. This poll from what I could see did not have any misleading questions to cause false perception.
Same as some people are just polite in person and will just say something so they do not want to insult. But robo questions with these simple questions without push questions are fine.
I could cause the gore answer if I used some push questions like, are you aware that Gore had more votes in the election than Bush, So do you approve of the way President gore handles the situation.
I learned about push polling when I got out of college and later filed for a patent on a automated bike parking system with alarms, tried to get state funding and the main grant decider did not like it. So I convinced him it was worth doing a survey, so he agreed. He had a university grad student do it. We agreed the easiest was poll bike shop owners. Unfortunately I did not see the questions he came up with. That is where I learned about push polling. He asked questions like would you sell the system in your store? to determine if would be funded, which my target was not sell such a system in a store, to corporations and cities was my target. So the answer was about 3% of bike dealers would sell it. daaaaaaaaaaa. Another question was would you use it and they answered with a 90% yes. But the funding decider said well the experts will not sell it so we will not fund it. My first real world polling learning lesson. Later got the patent on self service bike rental systems for commuting and recreation, but could not find funding for that either.
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If I owned the media this one would be front page...
amazing how this does not make the national right wing owned media..
Tough Guy Pulls Gun on Elementary School Students After They Make Fun of His Confederate Flag
According to police, Dalton was upset about disparaging remarks the students made concerning a Confederate flag on his truck.
He was booked into jail and later released on bond
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The liberal McClatchey News service published unintentional support of Bill O'Reilly's accuracy. His incorrect announcement that Republican leaders were not invited to the MLK Dream Speech ceremony was heralded on McClatchey's front page here.
OK, OK, I'll explain to the obtuse why that supports O'Reilly:
It made the front page
JEEZ, guys. Let me put it another way: The front page is generally reserved for
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O'Reilly, of course, took full responsibility for the error.
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The liberal McClatchey News service published unintentional support of Bill O'Reilly's accuracy. His incorrect announcement that Republican leaders were not invited to the MLK Dream Speech ceremony was heralded on McClatchey's front page here.
OK, OK, I'll explain to the obtuse why that supports O'Reilly:
It made the front page
JEEZ, guys. Let me put it another way: The front page is generally reserved for
, as in
"rare occurrences"
O'Reilly, of course, took full responsibility for the error.
Their first paper was the Sacramento Bee, and they own many california vally papers. which one of those valley papers is not right wing....
are you sure that made it on one paper front page?
My gosh Dan Rather was front page for how long for telling the truth about Bush.. again even the hired hit man to find the truth former Attorney General Under Bush 1 investigated and could not determine the events in the documents were false. That was not news and the right wing media CBS fired Dan Rather when they could not even prove it was not accurate.
So was O'rielly fired? and we know he was wrong, big difference, one you know is wrong and it did not take a partisan attorney General to figure it out. and where is the talk to fire him for such irresponsible racist flaming talk.
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Post subject: GM sales rise 15% in best month since 2008
another one the media does not want front pages do they.. I would put it there if I owned the media...
GM sales rise 15% in best month since 2008
DETROIT -- General Motors' U.S. sales rose 15 percent last month from a year ago, even as it reduced fleet deliveries by 8 percent.
August was the best U.S. sales month for GM since September 2008, as each of its four brands posted double-digit increases, including gains of 38 percent for Cadillac and 37 percent for Buick. GMC sales rose 14 percent and Chevrolet sales were up 10 percent.
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wow one of the biggest media owners ever, again a ultra right wing partisan known for buying papers in the US and firing any liberal writer then selling the paper after he destroys peoples lives. This Canadian media owner used it for partisan means. convicted of crimes in the USA, Still a hero to the right wing. Here is another criminal druggie Rush giving another criminal the thumbs up... birds of a feather comes to mind.
RUSH: Conrad Black had to sell his house in Florida to live, a number of his assets were frozen and literally taken away from him before the trial. He had, I don't know, 80% of his net worth taken away from him before the trial under the guise he might have been a flight risk or whatever. He's Canadian. He's still not allowed in the United States. I don't want to spend a lot of time on his legal experience. You can read about them if you want. I'm not here to defend him on that. I'm just describing to you who he is. He's a conservative. He's a famed media mogul. He owned Hollinger, which was a company that owned a lot of media properties, including the Jerusalem Post, the Canada Post, which he founded, the UK Telegraph, hundreds of newspapers that the man owned.
He's a renaissance man. He's a prophetic writer. He's just one of the most erudite people you run into. And he has written the most amazing book
Black v. United States, 561 U.S. ___ (2011), is a white-collar criminal law case decided by the United States Supreme Court dealing with businessman Conrad Black's fraud trial. Along with two companion casesSkilling v. United States and Weyhrauch v. United Statesit dealt with the honest services provision, 18 U.S.C. § 1346.
so we have Merdoch an Australian ultra partisan right wingers now owning more media than any human on the planet, this Canadian convicted guy and not one liberal to match this so called liberal media.
Oh we have Sorros who does not own media. yet we have so many ultra partisan right wingers that put sorros to shame in money and their influence with their corporate control of the media. again name the liberals in the forbes 500. at best 10 percent.
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boy the right wing partisan leader of the media is not getting much play in the US media. Again this is criminal to be bribing for an american company of any official. there should be jail time for right wing partisan hater ruppy. Why do we not see the so called liberal media going after him to be put in jail. I certainly would if I owned the media.
again his group of criminals even tried bribing a US police officer to get the phone numbers of the 9-11 victims to hack into 911 victims cell phones.
Can you imagine if a liberal like Sorros did this, the right wing owned media would never let this story die. They would have congressional investigations and get a special/independent counsel appointed.
British official urges U.S. to press corruption charges against Murdoch
A prominent Labour MP has said US authorities should press corporate corruption charges against Rupert Murdochs global empire after he admitted in a secretly recorded meeting with staff on the Sun that payments to police were part of the culture of Fleet Street.
Chris Bryant, who has been compensated for phone hacking by the defunct News of the World, said the latest revelations were another reason for the FBI to take action under the foreign corrupt practices act, which makes it an offence for American companies to pay public officials on foreign soil.
The latest scandal over alleged payments to police erupted after Sun journalists secretly taped a 45-minute meeting in March between Murdoch and at least 24 staff who had been arrested in relation to Scotland Yards Elveden investigation.
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come on right wingers here is another billionaire partisan right winger. owning media.
and you right wingers can only name Sorros for being liberal partisan billionaire is it. Yet he does not own media... here we have just one more ultra partisan media owner example with the right wingers not showing one liberal ultra partisan media owner in the USA.
note how in the media they make sure everyone in the USA knows Sorros yet again not many would know this billionaire media controller. Do you think he allows anything liberal in his owned media. Oh in the mind of a idiot media is fair and balanced when the ultra partisan right winger says so.
A billionaire investor and funder of numerous rightwing causes in the United States, Phillip Anschutz is a conservative tycoon and Evangelical Presbyterian whose newspapers have pushed a conservative political agendalike those of similar-minded media moguls, including Conrad Black, Rupert Murdoch, and the late Phillip Merrill.
The founder of Quest Communications and former owner of the Union Pacific Railroad, Anschutzs media empire includes the newspaper publishing company Clarity Media Group, the cinema chain Regal Entertainment Group, and the Anschutz Film Group, parent company of Walden Media and Bristol Bay Productions. Anschutz is also CEO of the Anschutz Company, the parent of the Anschutz Corporation holding company, and owner of the soccer team D.C. United. [1]
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In June 2009, Anschutzs Clarity Media purchased from Rupert Murdochs News Corporation the Weekly Standard, neoconservatisms flagship magazine.
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Post subject: Pope slams religious right of america.
Isn't it amazing, The Pope basically tells the world that hating Gays, birth control, and abortions is not a top priority of the Christians, .
Well it made headlines aound the world but it is not even being discussed in the USA with the religious right on they were wrong and they should not be passing the hate laws they have been setting as the highest priority they can imagine.
What is interesting, is if I owned a media I would be hammering the fundamentalist right wing with this.
The Pope was ONLY directing his statements to the USA fanatics... The right wingers who use the church to hate and divide a nation.
There is no other nation in the world where religious fanatics use this as a weapon in their ranks. Only the US has a top priority of the loony right to hate so much the gays, birth control and abortion. Only Russia is up there for hate of gays with the ultra right wingers here in the USA.
Isn't it interesting the right wing media has not even discussed this or put it front page that it was specifically targeted at the USA. where is that so called liberal media not hammering this home...
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