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LONDON (July 28, 2012) – The U.S. Olympic Women's Volleyball Team started its 2012 Olympic Games campaign by defeating Korea 25-19, 25-17, 20-25, 25-21 with a 15-1 block advantage on Saturday evening at Earls Court in London.
The U.S., ranked No. 1 in the world, continues Pool B competition on July 30 versus No. 2 Brazil at 4:45 p.m. local time (8:45 a.m. PT). Brazil opens the Olympic Games later tonight against Turkey in the final match of the day.
The U.S. came back from a 9-8 first set deficit with a 7-0 scoring run to establish a 15-9 advantage and went on to win 25-19 with a 5-1 block margin. Team USA steadily pulled away to a 14-9 lead in the second set and closed out the stanza on a 7-3 run and 25-17 victory. Korea rallied from a 10-6 deficit with an 8-1 scoring run to establish a 14-11 lead and went on to win 25-20 by taking seven of the final 10 points. Team USA pulled away from a slim 15-14 advantage in the fourth set with a 7-1 scoring run to take a 22-15, but needed to hold off Korea down the stretch for a 25-21 victory.
"We are obviously excited to open our pool with a win," U.S. Olympic Women's Volleyball Coach Hugh McCutcheon (Christchurch, New Zealand) said. "It was a very tough game and Korea made us work a lot. We did some things pretty well, but I have also seen room for improvement. Overall it was a good performance and I am evidently happy with the result because we have started with a win. The players responded well especially after dropping the third set and they turned it around in a very good way to finish it off in the fourth set."
First-time Olympians Destinee Hooker (San Antonio, Texas), Jordan Larson (Hooper, Neb.) and Foluke Akinradewo (Plantation, Fla.) carried much of the offense weight for Team USA in their first Olympic match. Hooker provided a team-high 21 points with 19 kills on 42 attacks and two blocks. Larson chipped in 16 points via 14 kills on 33 attacks, one block and one ace. Akinradewo contributed nine kills on 17 attempts to go with a match-high six blocks for 15 points.
Christa Harmotto (Hopewell Township, Pa.), another first-time Olympian in her first Olympic Games match, tacked on six kills on eight swings, three blocks and an ace for 10 points. Logan Tom (Salt Lake City, Utah), competing in her fourth Olympic Games, totaled nine points on eight kills and a block. Tayyiba Haneef-Park (Laguna Hills, Calif.) charted three points including two kills off the bench. Lindsey Berg (Honolulu) rounded out the scoring with a kill. Both Haneef-Park and Berg are playing in their third Olympics.
"I was definitely nervous," Larson said of her first Olympic Games contest. "But it was fun to go out there and compete in front of a large crowd was great. Playing at the Qwest Center in Omaha certainly helped. We have been here training all last week and it was good to finally put someone else on the other side of the net to play."
Berg provided 40 running sets on 95 assist attempts in pacing the U.S. offense to a 41.1 kill percent and .312 hitting efficiency (58-14-141). Nicole Davis (Stockton, Calif.), back for her second Olympics, tallied 16 digs and 15 excellent receptions on 22 errorless attempts. Larson tallied 21 excellent receptions on 25 attempts and nine digs on the back-row, while Hooker added nine digs. Tom was credited with 20 excellent receptions on 24 errorless attempts to go with eight digs.
McCutcheon started Tom and Larson at outside hitter, Akinradewo and Harmotto at middle blocker, Hooker at opposite and Berg at setter. Davis is the designated libero for the tournament. Haneef-Park, Courtney Thompson (Kent, Wash.) and Tamari Miyashiro (Kaneohe, Hawaii) were subs in all four sets.
"We have beaten a tough and fast team and I am really happy for that, especially for those players who were celebrating their debut at the Olympics," said Berg, the U.S. captain. "I think that Jordan (Larson) and Destinee (Hooker) played superbly, but you know, they are so composed when they step out on the court that I even do not realize that this is their first time in the Olympic Games. They just look and appear like real vets. We have a day off to rest and regroup and get ready for the next match."
In addition to hold a commanding 15-1 margin in blocks, the U.S. edged Korea in aces 2-1. Korea was held to a 35.3 kill percent and .186 hitting efficiency as it committed 28 faults on attacks (15 blocks, 13 errors). Korea managed a 61-50 margin in digs and its excellent reception efficiency was slightly higher at 77.4 to 76.7 over the U.S.
Korea was paced in scoring by standout Yeon-Koung Kim's 29 points that included 27 kills on a match-high 63 swings. Song-Yi Han and Youn-Joo Hwang each added 12 points in the loss.
"We have seen that their best player, Kim Yeon-Koung, has the ability to take over the match and anyway Korea is a team that makes it hard for you to score," Berg said.
"We fought hard and I am not too disappointed," Korea coach Kim Hyung-Sil said. "Our best player, Kim, was playing her first match after nursing an injury and missing the FIVB World Grand Prix. She did perform quite well, but you cannot pretend that much after the injury she had sustained. I fully trust my team and expect we can win our next game with Serbia."
In the other Pool B match played today, China rallied past Serbia 16-25, 25-18, 25-13, 25-12. Earlier today in Pool A, Japan swept Algeria 25-15, 25-14, 25-7, Russia blanked Great Britain 25-19, 25-10, 25-16 and Italy handled Dominican Republic 25-17, 23-25, 25-19, 25-15.
The preliminary round consists of a six-team round robin played every other day. The top four teams in each of the two pools advance to the Aug. 7 quarterfinals with the pool winner facing the crossover fourth-place team. The second- and third-place teams drawn into quarterfinal lots against the opposite pool. The semifinal round takes place on Aug. 9, followed by the medal round on Aug. 11.
The U.S. opened the first set with a tip by Hooker and Korea attack error. Hooker stuffed a Korea attack and followed with a kill to push the Americans in front 4-1, but Korea erased the deficit with three straight points at 4-all. Team USA regained a two-point cushion with a Korea service error and Harmotto block. Korea took its first lead at 9-8 with three unanswered points. Team USA reversed the leading quickly at 10-9 on consecutive Korea errors and extended the gap to 11-9 with a Tom kill. Akinradewo put up a block at 12-9 for a fourth straight point on Harmotto's service run. Out of a Korea timeout, Harmotto served an ace, Korea hit long and Tom put up a block to increase the margin to six at 15-9. Korea stopped the 7-0 run with two successive points before the U.S. went into the second technical timeout leading 16-11 on a Hooker kill, who then added two additional kills out of the break for an 18-11 advantage. Korea bounced back two straight points at 18-13, then moved to within four at 22-18 on consecutive points going into a Team USA timeout. Tom answered with a kill and block to reach set points at 24-18. Tom ended the set with a kill at 25-19. Hooker ended the set with six points, while Tom added five points. Team USA out-blocked Korea 5-1 in the opening set.
After Korea scored the first point of the second set, Hooker pocked consecutive kills and Akinradewo added a block at 3-1. Harmotto and Hooker collected back-to-back kills prompting Korea to call timeout down 6-3. Team USA stretched the lead to 10-6 with a Hooker kill and a non-tradition kill by Berg with a dig that landed on the opposite side for a kill. Larson back-to-back kills to raise the American advantage to 14-9 going into a Korea timeout. The teams traded the next seven points until Korea managed to score on its own serve at 17-14 going into a USA timeout. Larson followed a Korea error out of the break with a kill to push the American lead back to five at 19-14. Akinradewo and Larson downed consecutive kills to end long rallies and extend the lead to 21-15. Larson spiked the U.S. to a 23-16 lead after a Korea service error. Team USA ended the set with a Haneef-Park kill and block at 25-17. Hooker and Larson each tallied six points in the second set all on kills.
Larson pocketed consecutive kills and Harmotto put up a block to give the U.S. a 5-2 lead early in the third set. Out of a Korea timeout, Hooker put up a another block to push the gap to 6-2. Korea chipped off two points at 8-6 out of the first technical timeout. However, Hooker answered with a back-row spike and Akinradewo put up a block at 10-6. Korea responded with three unanswered points to slice the gap to one at 10-9. Out of a USA timeout, Korea tied the set at 10-all on an attack error. Korea gained the lead at 12-11 on another American attack error and pushed further in front 14-11 on the 8-1 scoring run. Team USA responded out of a timeout with a power spike by Hooker and consecutive overpass kills by Akinradewo and Hooker to tie the set at 14-all. Korea went into the second technical timeout on back-to-back kills and 16-14 advantage. Korea increased its lead to 20-17 on a cross-court winner and pushed further in front at 22-1 on an attack error. Korea reached set points at 24-19 on another Team USA error and continued the match with a 25-20 victory. Hooker and Akinradewo each tallied five points in the third set for the Americans.
The fourth set lead traded three times before back-to-back kills from Larson and Hooker put the Americans in front 6-4 at an early Korea timeout. Out of the break, Korea hit long and Tom downed a kill for a fourth straight point on Larson's service run yielding an 8-4 U.S. lead at the first technical timeout. Korea scored the first two points out of the break to cut the gap in half at 8-6. Larson ended the run with a kill and Korea followed with an attack error prompting Korea to call its second timeout down 10-6. Again Korea answered with two points out of a break to close to 10-8. Hooker and Tom followed with kills of their own to regain a four-point cushion at 12-8. For the fifth time, a two-point switch occurred with Korea moving back to within two at 12-10. Korea won a long rally with impressive digs on each side to narrow the U.S. lead to 13-12. Team USA regained a five-point edge with a Larson kill, Korea error and blocks by Haneef-Park and Harmotto at 19-14.Larson served an ace to cap a five-point run at 20-14. Team USA reached a seven-point advantage at 22-15 with a Harmotto kill and Haneef-Park block. Korea rattled off three straight points to close to 23-19. However, Akinradewo stopped the bleeding with a kill and Larson ended the match with a block at 25-20 after Korea saved one set point. Akinradewo and Larson tallied five points apiece in the fourth set.
2012 U.S. Olympic Women's Volleyball Team
# - Name (Position, Height, Hometown, College)
2 - Danielle Scott-Arruda (MB, 6-2, Baton Rouge, La., Long Beach State)
3 - Tayyiba Haneef-Park (Opp, 6-7, Laguna Hills, Calif., Long Beach State)
4 - Lindsey Berg (S, 5-8, Honolulu, Hawaii, Minnesota)
5 - Tamari Miyashiro (L, 5-7, Kaneohe, Hawaii, Washington)
6 - Nicole Davis (L, 5-4, Stockton, Calif., Southern California)
10 - Jordan Larson (OH, 6-2, Hooper, Neb., Nebraska)
11 - Megan Hodge (OH, 6-3, Durham, N.C., Penn State)
13 - Christa Harmotto (MB, 6-2, Hopewell, Pa., Penn State)
15 - Logan Tom (OH, 6-1, Salt Lake City, Utah, Stanford)
16 - Foluke Akinradewo (MB, 6-3, Plantation, Fla., Stanford)
17 - Courtney Thompson (S, 5-8, Kent, Wash., Washington)
19 - Destinee Hooker (Opp, 6-4, San Antonio, Texas, Texas)
Head Coach: Hugh McCutcheon (Christchurch, New Zealand)
Assistant Coach: Karch Kiraly (San Clemente, Calif.)
Assistant Coach: Paula Weishoff (Irvine, Calif.)
Assistant Coach/Technical Coordinator: Jamie Morrison (Dana Point, Calif.)
Technical Coordinator: Giuseppe Vinci (Casteggio, Italy)
Team Manager: Ken Sullivan (Laguna Beach, Calif.)
Consultant Coach: Marv Dunphy (Malibu, Calif.)
Athletic Trainer/Medical Support: Jill Wosmek (Silver Lake, Minn.)
Doctor: Dr. William Stetson
2012 Olympic Games Women's Volleyball Schedule
Pool A Standings: Japan (3 points, 1-0), Italy (3 points, 1-0), Russia (3 points, 1-0), Dominican Republic (0 points, 0-1), Algeria (0 points, 0-1), Great Britain (0 points, 0-1)
Pool B Standings: USA (3 points, 1-0), China (3 points, 1-0), Brazil (0 points, 0-0), Turkey (0 points, 0-0), Korea (0 points, 0-1), Serbia (0 points, 0-1)
July 28: Japan def. Algeria 25-15, 25-14, 25-7
July 28: China def. Serbia 16-25, 25-18, 25-13, 25-12
July 28: Russia def. Great Britain 25-19, 25-10, 25-16
July 28: Italy def. Dominican Republic 25-17, 23-25, 25-19, 25-15
July 28: USA def. Korea 25-19, 25-17, 20-25, 25-21
July 28: Brazil vs. Turkey, 10 p.m.
July 30: China vs. Turkey, 9:30 a.m.
July 30: Serbia vs. Korea, 11:30 a.m.
July 30: Dominican Republic vs. Russia, 2:45 p.m.
July 30: USA vs. Brazil, 4:45 p.m. (8:45 a.m. PT)
July 30: Italy vs. Japan, 8 p.m.
July 30: Great Britain vs. Algeria, 10 p.m.
Aug. 1: Dominican Republic vs. Japan, 9:30 a.m.
Aug. 1: Algeria vs. Russia, 11:30 a.m.
Aug. 1: Serbia vs. Turkey, 2:45 p.m.
Aug. 1: Great Britain vs. Italy, 4:45 p.m.
Aug. 1: USA vs. China, 8 p.m. (noon PT)
Aug. 1: Brazil vs. Korea, 10 p.m.
Aug. 3: Brazil vs. China, 9:30 a.m.
Aug. 3: Japan vs. Russia, 11:30 a.m.
Aug. 3: Turkey vs. Korea, 2:45 p.m.
Aug. 3: Great Britain vs. Dominican Republic, 4:45 p.m.
Aug. 3: USA vs. Serbia, 8 p.m. (noon PT)
Aug. 3: Algeria vs. Italy, 10 p.m.
Aug. 5: Algeria vs. Dominican Republic, 9:30 a.m.
Aug. 5: China vs. Korea, 11:30 a.m.
Aug. 5: Great Britain vs. Japan, 2:45 p.m.
Aug. 5: Italy vs. Russia, 4:45 p.m.
Aug. 5: USA vs. Turkey, 8 p.m. (noon PT)
Aug. 5: Brazil vs. Serbia, 10 p.m.
Aug. 7: Quarterfinal Matches at 1 p.m., 3 p.m., 7 p.m., 9:30 p.m.
Aug. 9: Semifinal Matches at 3 p.m., 7:30 p.m.
Aug. 11: Women's Bronze Medal Match, 11:30 a.m.
Aug. 11: Women's Gold Medal Match, 6:30 p.m.
Aug. 11: Women's Gold Medal Ceremony, 8:20 p.m.


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Since posting the first installment of this sad serial, I have been in touch with a number of people – former students of Ray Carney's, the Chairman of the BU Film/Video Dept., some other filmmakers. I have both emailed (to his 3 addresses) and telephoned Carney, to no response. Likewise all of those with whom I have been in touch who attempted to contact Ray obtained no response. With one exception, a former student who talked with Carney, and who says Carney claims that until less than a week ago he has been in effect off the grid, and was utterly unaware that the situation regarding Rappaport and himself was running like wildfire through the artsy side of the film world. The once-student says he wishes to remain anonymous, and said Carney sounded "fine." Though he also said Carney said he was sorry that Mark no longer was "a friend." Said student ended with saying since we – Carney, Mark, and I guess myself – were all "brilliant minds" we'd work it all out. If only alleged brilliant minds had such capacities.
My honest opinion is that if Carney said these things, he is blatantly lying. I am 100% sure he is fully aware of what is going on and his elusiveness is a kind of tactic. In part my reasoning is that Carney is a user of the internet, as shown by his once highly successful BU blog – still up but no longer active owing to his conflict with BU. There is also a "fan's" FB page, the provenance of which I do not know. http://www.facebook.com/pages/Ray-Carney/128365430515837. Having been drawn into his Machiavellian mode when printing his long letter about his BU travails, I know from direct experience Carney's inclination and willfullness to falsify information to serve his purposes. In light of his history, and this direct experience which I have had with him, I have no reason whatsoever to believe or trust one word from him. I will in a later posting print the entire exchange by which Carney set up using my blog to publish his obsessions regarding BU.
Below is a response from Mark to clarify things which I felt I needed to proceed in this matter. My questions are highlighted in bold blue text.
I need a precise time-line, exact dates if you have them :
When did you make agreement with Carney to hold materials, etc.
I don't have the exact date but sometime in late Feb or early March 2005. He either called me because he was in NY or we ran into each other in the street. I was actually surprised because I'd never met with him in NY before. I told him I was selling my loft and moving to Paris. Also, that I had a loftful of prints, video masters, scripts, early drafts of script, etc. and I wasn't sure what to do with them—take them with me or what. He practically jumped up on the table and said, "I'll take them!" That was it. That was all that was said. Since he had recommended me for a MacArthur Grant, called me "a national treasure," championed my work and showed my films in his classes, semester after semester, had written effusively about me and my work I didn't even think of having a written agreement, anymore than I would think of having a written agreement if I had stored the stuff in a friend's basement.. The fact that he was a tenured professor at BU and that my stuff would remain at BU were contributing factors to my agreeing to have him hold my materials. I thought they would be safe there. He told me to ship everything to his office at BU on BU's FedEx account. BTW, when he asked, just recently (I have the email) for remuneration for his "trouble" in storing my stuff, he asked me to pay for the shipments because, he said they were all on his personal account. He said that these FedEx accounts were proof of his ownership of the materials. He would, he said, "tear up those documents and transfer ownership back to me."
When did you request he return materials.
I first requested materials back from him in January 2010. There was a whole laundry list of things I needed for a film festival in Spain. Since my American distributor had gone out of business, as had my international sales agent, it was very hard to get my hands on the video masters I needed. Carney had everything I needed and sent them to me. On April 10 of this year, I requested that everything else be returned because I had several simultaneous offers to stream my films and I felt it was time to place my 16mm prints in reliable archival homes. First, I emailed him. No response. A few days later, I sent another email, this time to two of his email addresses. No response. Then I started calling him at home, twice a day—in the morning and in the early evening. No responses at all. His phone has a mechanical message on it that does not indicate that it is in fact his phone but it was the correct number. I know that the messages were picked up because I had called so many times that, had they not been picked up, the answering machine would have announced that the mailbox was full. In addition to which, there were times that I called and the line was busy. Then I started calling his school phone. School was still in session. His voice mail said that in emergency, contact him at yet a third email address. Three emails addresses and two phone numbers. Despite the daily calls and the daily emails, he never got back to me.
When did you file suit.
On May 9, I hired a lawyer in Boston. On May 11, the lawyer sent a FedEx letter to Carney's home requesting the return of my materials. On May 30, my lawyer issued a Restraining Order and a request for return of the materials. A court hearing was set for June 7. This is what happened when the legal documents were delivered to Carney's house: He (the process server) went to the house at 8:00 p.m. and saw a car in the driveway. He knocked on the door and Mr. Carney's wife came to the door. He asked if Mr. Carney was home and she said wait a minute, I'll go get him. Then she came back and said she was mistaken, she thought he was home. Mr. Murray said he needed to leave the papers with her. She said she would not take them. He asked if she was Mrs. Carney and she said yes but she wasn't going to accept the papers. He said he had to give them to her. She refused to take them so he put them on the floor inside the door. She then picked them up and threw them on the stoop. So, as far as Mr. Murray is concerned, Ray Carney has been served.
Neither Carney nor a lawyer showed up for the hearing on June 7. Basically, he defaulted. The judge, for some reason that I fail to understand even now, as I did then, decided to give him another chance. A second hearing was scheduled for June 26. Carney was duly informed and didn't show up. This time the judge issued a default order. If Carney did not return all the material within 20 days (not counting weekends) he would be in contempt of court and could be hauled off to jail until he disclosed the whereabouts of the material. July 5, Carney hires a lawyer who wants the default judgment removed because Carney was out of town and unreachable before that and never received notice of the court hearings. This despite the fact that his wife was at home. If you believe that, there's a bridge I'd like to sell you for real cheap. My lawyer assured me that once a defendant hires a lawyer, it's exceedingly rare that a judge permits the default to stand. In other words, when a defendant hires a lawyer, the case moves forward, even though he defaulted twice. Another hearing was set for August 14. Because of Carney's refusal to respond earlier, my lawyer's fees keep on mounting and he gets a chance to game the Massachusetts court system.
What date did he provide the judge his statement he'd given away, destroyed, etc. items.
August 14. Carney's lawyer appears in court. On August 13 Carney submits a sworn document that he had given away materials and/or destroyed materials, without itemizing them, because, he claims, they were deteriorating. He also questions the validity of the detailed inventory I submitted. In addition to which his lawyer demands that I pay a bond of $100,000 because of the hardship Carney will suffer as a result of the loss of materials (i.e., my stuff). Another hearing is set for August 28. Carney's lawyer objects because Carney is in Atlanta. The judge accuses the defendant (Carney) of not taking the case seriously and wants a complete inventory of what Carney has and what he gave away or destroyed. The hearing, the fourth one that I am paying my lawyer to prepare for, will happen on the 28th. On August 20, Carney contacts me by email and suggests we make a deal, bypassing the lawyers altogether. He sends me yet another email address. This one is the fourth one. Plus a new phone number, the third one. He says, "I sincerely wish you well and am genuinely sorry that this issue has come between us," as if he is not the author of this mess but some outside force has intervened and come between us. I responded to his email, asking him what he wanted but in no way could I prevent the Aug 28 hearing from happening, short of all the material being delivered to my lawyer's office before then. No response. I send three more emails on different days. On Sunday, August 26, I decide to call the number he gave me. The machine answers that the phone has been shut off. On Aug 27, I receive an email from him. This is part of the email. "I've only had intermittent access to email since my return (Vermont might as well be a different planet in terms of email access!), and didn't realize your emails were awaiting a reply. I swear to you I haven't had a spare minute because of the court order…. Well, apologies again. Sorry. And that's why the Vermont number I gave you has no one to answer it right now. I am 350 miles away from my house in Vermont and back in Massachusetts as of last week when I learned of the order for the first time. But, let me reaffirm: I do remain interested in a settlement, but this court order doesn't leave me any wiggle-room about sending the material anywhere other than where the judge has stipulated. So my hands are tied on shipping the stuff right now. But, yes, I do want to help you if I can, and work out something with you." Four email addresses and three phone numbers later, this professor at the College of Communications (sic) was virtually unreachable.
What date did he provide the inventory which showed all items listed and indicated prior perjury?
On August 27, Carney submits a sworn statement itemizing everything that he has in his possession. Absolutely everything I asked for and had itemized on my inventory was there. In other words, Carney had perjured himself on his August 13 sworn statement. Apparently, I wasn't just making up items on the inventory just to harass him. Furthermore, he states that all the materials I "gifted" him are in excellent condition. Frankly, I don't know how he can examine or even profess to examine materials on video formats for machines that he does not have access to. But we'll leave that question for another day. On August 28, we have the hearing. Carney has deposited all my materials with his lawyer. My lawyer demands an expedited trial, meaning that the trial must happen sooner rather than later, in front of a judge, rather than a jury. A date is set for early December 2012, instead of 2014, when the trial was originally scheduled for.
What date did you withdraw suit owing to inability financially to carry it through?
After Aug 13, when Carney said that he had given away or destroyed unspecified amounts of my material, I decided I had to emotionally divorce myself from all these goings on or else risk being in a tailspin about it for a very long time. I had no intention of going forward with a trial just to find out what Carney did or did not give away or willfully and willingly destroyed. My lawyer assured me that going forward with the trial would cost at least $25,000, possibly more. I subsequently called up various labs in New York to find out about prices for transferring 16mm negatives to digital videos. It turned out to be a lot cheaper than I thought and less than a trial. Even though I was prepared to go all out until Aug 28, I had made a firm decision. I was not going ahead with the trial. Furthermore, my lawyer told me that by Sept 4, I had to submit a written detailed time line, including proof that I had made the films that I made (!), in order to proceed. He also said that once I submitted to the process, it would be very difficult to withdraw. Since Sept 3 was Labor Day, I had firmly resolved, if Carney didn't settle, to have the case dismissed on Friday, August 31.
What date did he demand $27,000? (I presume a large chunk of this is to pay his lawyer costs!)
After the hearing on Aug 28, Carney's lawyer suggests to my lawyer that I pay $27,000 to Carney, which "Carney says will cover some of his costs and compensate him for holding the property safely for 7 years." Carney had also said that he had spent 40 to 50 hours (sic) making up the inventory, which I assume he wanted compensation for as well. My lawyer said that Carney's lawyer was, at that point due $8,000 in legal fees. I can only assume there would be a further split on the remaining $19,000. My lawyer offered $4,000. Carney came down to $19,000. I told my lawyer that there had to be a deadline on this since I was all too well acquainted with Carney's habit of kicking the can down the road and making a relatively simple process into an incredibly complicated one. Carney would have to settle by Thurs August 30, 5 p.m. Boston time because Friday I was filing a dismissal of the suit. My lawyer offered him $7,000. We never heard from Carney. The dismissal was going forward. My lawyer also told me that one of the reasons, he, Carney, didn't want to return my materials to me in the first place, as he had done in January 2010, was "because he, Carney, didn't want to be at my beck and call." Probably the same reason he refused to lend a 16mm print to a retrospective I had in New York in March 2011. They had to show a DVD of the film instead.
What date did Carney demand "return" of items he'd sent?
On Aug 31, the morning of which I filed for dismissal, when Carney's lawyer was not yet aware of the dismissal, Carney's lawyer wanted back the materials that Carney had returned to me, as a "courtesy" in 2010, and that they be held in safekeeping in my lawyer's office until the results of the trial. Winner take all. I think that last salvo is more than just an example of ornery meanness. We're dealing with someone who is very spiteful, vicious, and toxic.
Now that the temporary restraining order has been lifted, Carney is free to do whatever he likes with the films, even though he doesn't have the rights to them. However, anyone who can swear that he gave away or destroyed film materials is capable, in my opinion, of making good on his oath.
I don't think I can sue him again in Massachusetts for the same offense. Double jeopardy or somethin'.
In reading this the first thing which jumps out is that Mark has no written agreement with Carney. In legal terms this is near-fatal, especially since the "law" usually regards possession as more than half he game. So in a sense it devolves into whose story is more credible – that Mark, moving to Paris, would literally give his life's work to an admiring academic, who had lavished hyperbolic praise on him, and walk away empty-handed? Or that this academic would willfully interpret an agreement to store, as a favor, Mark's materials, and then turn around and claim he'd been given everything to do with as he wished? As he'd done in a previous instance, with Cassavetes. The difference is that Cassavetes is dead and cannot speak for himself; Mark Rappaport is very much alive and has made his case clear. Carney is in hiding.
Legally, Mark has been – a frequently used tactic in the American legal system – squeezed out of the capacity to defend his rights to his own work. While there may be some room for further legal actions against Carney it would require a lawyer taking on the matter pro bono. Plain and simple, Mark can not afford to throw money at lawyers anymore. [If there is a lawyer out there willing to take this one, contact me.] Thus, owing to Ray Carney's actions, for which he is 100% responsible, the matter is thrown into the public arena.
Carney previously trailed a very contested reputation, and has a record of questionable behaviors and legal squabbles. In the actions he has taken with Mark Rappaport's work, he has confirmed the worst-case views of himself.
Once again, I call on Ray Carney to promptly return to Mark all of his materials, and to issue an apology for putting Mark through this. There is no reasonable excuse for Carney's actions, though it is obvious there are some "explanations" which are likely better left in the hands of psychologists and psychiatrists to fathom.
In his writings on the BU blog and elsewhere Mr Carney is a very loud user of words like "truth" and "honesty" – it's time he ceased being so rhetorical about it and practiced it himself, regarding himself.
If Ray Carney does not promptly arrange to return Mark Rappaport's materials to him, in following posts I will print Carney's correspondence with me, and, in collaboration with other other parties will seek out assistance to assure that the costs of Carney's behavior far exceed any imaginable gain for him. We will also seek to restore access for Mark to his own work by trying to raise the funds to make K2 transfers of his work. Your help and assistance, in any way, will be appreciated.
UPDATE: This morning, Sept 21, 2012, I received an email from an admirer of Ray Carney, who expressed great sadness at this unhappy saga. They ask to remain anonymous but passed along the information that by email they'd been in touch with Carney in the first half of July, and then later on towards the end of August, when he indicated he was in Boston. This clearly undermines the story that he's holed up somewhere, off the grid, out of email contact. Which sadly fits with the rest of this tale. Carney's evident furtiveness, telling false things to some who've contacted him, and so on, all betrays a very bad conscience.


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Division of Nephrology
Boston Children's Hospital's specialists in the Division of Nephrology care for infants, children, and adolescents with congenital and acquired kidney disease. We are the largest pediatric nephrology service in the United States with:
- four specialty renal programs and services
- 19 ongoing clinical research projects
- 11 attending pediatric nephrologists
Our division includes a seven-bed pediatric dialysis unit for children having acute and chronic hemodialysis, peritoneal dialysis, and continuous renal replacement therapy (CRRT).
Our division has special expertise in the care of very young children with renal failure. We also specialize in caring for patients with complex urinary tract abnormalities who require dialysis and transplant services. We perform about:
- 4,700 ambulatory patient visits each year
- 6,500 chronic dialysis treatments annually
- 20 to 25 renal transplants per year
- 70 to 80 renal biopsies per year
Shortening the Waiting List
Boston Children's Hospital played an instrumental role in changing the way pediatric patients were listed on the organ waiting list. Thanks in part to our doctors' efforts, patients who are 18 and younger receive priority listing on the waiting list for a new kidney.
Multidisciplinary approach
As researchers continue to make new discoveries in the diagnosis and treatment of kidney disease, our division is expanding accordingly:
Because developmental anomalies are responsible for more than 50 percent of the causes of kidney failure in children, our division has assembled a large developmental and regenerative biology team.
In order to take advantage of the remarkable breakthroughs of modern genomics, we are also developing a pharmacogenomics group, which develops drugs to address children's genetic differences.
Boston Children's Division of Nephrology is dedicated to developing lasting treatments for the most serious kidney diseases affecting children. Some of our initiatives include the following:
We established the Transplantation Research Program to promote interactions among the research community and the clinical transplant programs at Boston Children's Hospital to speed results gained from research into innovative and improved approaches to the care of transplant patients.
Our researchers are investigating the vascular component of the immune response with an eye toward safer, more effective immunosuppression protocols.
Our Division has developed the largest and most active kidney transplant clinical trials group in the country in order to transfer such discoveries from the bench to the bedside.
Our team can provide your child with state-of-the-art diagnosis, treatment and management of her condition. And, when appropriate, we work with specialists at other hospitals to ensure that your child receives comprehensive and coordinated care through her adulthood.
Innovation for FSGS
Our researchers, in collaboration with researchers from Brigham and Women's Hospital, have identified an important gene for segmental glomerulosclerosis (FSGS), a devastating kidney disease that is the second leading cause of kidney failure in children. This discovery may provide clues to developing treatments for the disease, for which there are currently no effective treatments.
Gene for devastating kidney disease discovered
Researchers from Boston Children's Hospital and Brigham and Women's Hospital have identified an important genetic cause of a devastating kidney disease that is the second leading cause of kidney failure in children, according to The NephCure Foundation.
Needing dialysis
You'd never guess that this boy, who's always ready to make others laugh, has seen so much hardship of his own. Growing up in strife-ridden Monrovia, the capital city of Liberia, and living for a time in a refugee camp, Richmond and his family immigrated to the United States three-and-a-half years ago through a refugee program that placed them in Worcester, Mass.
Just as then-7-year-old Richmond was adjusting to his new life at the start of the school year in September 2003, he lost his appetite and began to experience severe bouts of vomiting. Shortly thereafter, he was diagnosed with chronic renal failure and began needing dialysis.
At Boston Children's Hospital, we aim to solve some of the world's greatest pediatric health problems. Some ways we do this stem from scientific research: Understanding diseases deeply—even at the cellular or molecular level—leads to new drugs and therapies. Other discoveries arise from moments spent at patients' bedsides, when doctors and nurses see opportunities to improve care.
This approach, which we call "clinical innovations," often requires us to develop entirely new tools or come up with inventive strategies. This creative form of innovation is the path by which many major improvements in health care have been made.
Quality and safety
At Boston Children's Hospital , we believe that patients and families deserve to know whether the hospital where they have chosen to receive their care meets the highest standards and is committed to excellence.
Through our Program for Patient Safety and Quality, we continually monitor and improve the care we provide to our patients. Since the diseases and chronic conditions that affect children and adolescents are quite different from those of adults, it is often not appropriate to use adult measures to evaluate the quality of pediatric care.
That's why we have taken a leadership role in developing scientifically sound methods to measure the quality of care provided to all children and adolescents.


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It simply does not exist here....
Image by libraryman via Flickr
Perhaps its flying out here with Ryanair that sets you up so nicely.
Why is it that the customer is made to feel that he/she is imposing, disturbing or disrupting the way in which things usually work?
Why is everything the customer's fault? Why does the French 'service provider' (they'd blanche to hear that expression) enjoy an argument so much?
All this makes me more determined than ever to re-inforce the guiding principles behind building great consumer brands - listen carefully to the customer - focus all energies on providing solutions and removing friction from processes. Genuinely try to delight the customer.
The lesson from Zappos (and others) must be pretty clear now. Customer service is a key differentiator in the competitive landscape in which we operate.
Fizzback - about whom I've written a few times in the past - is building a great business providing companies that really care about this stuff, smart efficient channels to accept feedback, interpret it and act on it.
Uservoice is doing similarly - for on-line services. See previous post re Uservoice here. .. 'suggestion box for the web'.


text: Surfing on a legitimate website my CPU usage suddenly shot up and i saw the process _qbotnti.exe running. I killed the process and found its installed stuff in a folder called _qbothome. Only problem is i cant delete the files and also cannot find any registry keys. More importantly, this is an undetected version and so cannot remove it with any spyware, antivirus,etc. So does anyone know of a way I can manually remove it forever? I also have a suspicion its working as a rootkit as well. I went into the password dump files in the folder and wrote "F**K OFF" in them, so that should hold the botnetmaster away for a while


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I took time and checked certain family names, and found quite a bit of information - especially Loyalists families of the area. For example, it just doesn't pertain to people in Kingston, there was information on the townships of the Bay of Quinte area too.
They say that "Through the Burleigh Family, and in particular, Peter and Evelyn Burleigh, whose generous donation has made this exciting initiative a reality, and in collaboration with the Internet Archives of Toronto the research amassed by Dr. Burleigh on approximately 1,000 families, who have roots in the Kingston region, is now available on-line".
You can go to the website at http://archives.queensu.ca/databases/genealogy/burleigh.html


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Michelle Ortiz: Making a Difference In the Community
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I was a fine arts major at Moore, which really prepared me for my career. My classes gave me the hands-on experience necessary for me to become the artist I am today.
Since I graduated, I've designed and created more than 30 large-scale public works nationally and internationally. My achievements include being named a fellow of the National Association of Latino Arts and Culture Fund for the Arts (2011), receiving a Leeway Foundation Transformation Award (2008), and being awarded a Leeway Foundation Art & Change Grant (2005).
As an arts educator, I use the arts as a tool for communication to bridge communities. Since 2008, I've led international artist residencies through the US Embassy and trained local artists in public art techniques in Juarez and Chihuahua City, Mexico and Suva, Fiji.
I'm excited and honored to be the Commencement Speaker for Moore's class of 2012. It's my chance to give back to Moore and share my experiences to help influence the next generation of artists.


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Potentially millions of homeowners could refinance through the Home Affordable Refinance Program (HARP) today and begin saving money each month. But many homeowners are still sitting on the sidelines, even after significant enhancements to the program and more than 2.9 million success stories.
Why? Here are the top myths and misconceptions about HARP and the facts that can help more families get started with the program:
Myth No. 1: I've had my loan for many years, and with HARP I'd have to start all over again with a 30-year mortgage.
Fact: You can refinance into fixed-rate mortgages with terms anywhere from 10 years to 30 years. Check with your lender to see if it offers shorter terms.
Myth No. 2: I'm receiving too many solicitations to help me refinance. They must be scams.
Fact: Many homeowners are wary of the numerous solicitations they receive to refinance their mortgages. Legitimate offers often have specific information identifying your current mortgage, including your loan number. If you are unsure whether an offer is legitimate, call your lender before responding to third-party companies that advertise themselves as "mortgage experts." If you do suspect that an offer is a scam, report it immediately by calling 888-995-HOPE.
Myth No. 3: I am really underwater on my mortgage. HARP can't be for homeowners like me.
Fact: HARP has been enhanced several times since the program was first introduced in 2009. Now, HARP doesn't have any loan-to-value restrictions for fixed-rate mortgages, so even if you owe much more on your home than it is worth, you may be eligible.
Myth No. 4: I recently lost my job, so no one is going to help me refinance through HARP.
Fact: If you are pursuing HARP through your existing lender, at a minimum you will need to show a source of income for at least one borrower on the loan. Alternatively, if you have available funds equal to at least 12 months of principal, interest, taxes and insurance, then you may be eligible. If you are looking to refinance through HARP with a new lender, the income documentation and qualifications have been simplified. In either case, reach out to your lender to discuss your options.
Myth No. 5: My lender doesn't offer HARP, so I can't refinance through the program.
Fact: If your existing lender doesn't offer HARP, you can contact other lenders for help. Review Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae's lists of participating HARP lenders to find a lender that can discuss your options and eligibility with you.
Myth No. 6: I have an adjustable-rate mortgage (ARM), so I am not eligible.
Fact: HARP was created to help homeowners like you transition into mortgages with more stable and sustainable terms. With rates still at historic lows, consider refinancing into a fixed-rate mortgage where you'll have the security of knowing what your payment will be for the entire term of the loan.
Myth No. 7: I can't refinance because my property is a condo.
Fact: HARP allows you to refinance even if your property is a condo. In fact, HARP also allows you to refinance investment properties or second homes.
Myth No. 8: I don't have enough cash to pay closing costs, so I can't refinance through HARP.
Fact: Not all homeowners will have to pay out-of-pocket closing costs with a HARP refinance. Talk with your lender about rolling your closing costs — and any other monies due at closing — into your new mortgage.
Myth No. 9: HARP is only for homeowners who are behind on their payments and in danger of foreclosure.
Fact: HARP is intended specifically for homeowners who are current on their mortgages but are underwater and unable to refinance through a traditional refinance.
If you think you may be eligible for HARP after debunking some of the more common myths, the time to act is now! Reach out to your lender and say that you are interested in getting started with HARP today. Saving money is a good thing!
Note: The views and opinions expressed in this article are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the opinion or position of Zillow.
- Can HARP Help You?
- What's the Difference Between a Traditional Refinance and a HARP Refinance?
- Can You Get a HARP Refinance If You Have a Piggyback Mortgage?
About the author:
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As we all know, Coach is in the middle of a rebranding effort to make itself palatable to a more discerning, higher-spending clientele, and it looks like that transition has now begun in earnest. Although Stuart Vevers' first Coach collection has yet to start arriving in stores, the brand's extremely slick ad campaign has already made the rounds, and now we have our first glimpse at the brand's first in-store installation under its new creative director. It involves giant animal heads.
There's a lot to love in this campaign–which was shot in the DUMBO neighborhood of Brooklyn and includes the images on the site, in-store displays and a short film directed by James Lima–especially if you went through a Donnie Darko phase. When I showed it to the rest of the PurseBlog team and a few friends in the industry to get their initial reactions, they were almost overwhelmingly positive; sure, it's weird, but it's weird in a way that you'd never expect of Coach, all while keeping with some of the stylized New York-ness that has characterized much of the company's branding in recent years. It's Coach on mescaline.
Perhaps my favorite part of this, which is termed a "window campaign" by the brand, is how matter-of-fact it is. It's not self-conscious of its giant animal heads, which include a horse, a rabbit and a bird in bright colors. Instead, the models wearing them are filmed and photographed doing the mundanely high-end tasks that contemporary-luxury campaigns often depict, like going to coffee shops and perusing record stores. It's like Coach is daring you to ask what's going on with the rabbit and her buddies.
Check out a few screen shots from the film below, and to check out the full thing (plus Coach's new arrivals), head over to Coach.com now.


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Since Western Victoria is experiencing a cold snap with snowfalls around Ballarat and the Grampians in the past 24 hours, I thought a snow theme for Trove Tuesday appropriate.
This treasure found at Trove is a postcard from 1909 and for those that know Ballarat, the scene is instantly recognisable as the former police station in Camp Street.
Snowfalls on the hills around Ballarat and surrounding district are not uncommon, but the snow rarely settles in the town. Mt William, the highest peak in the Grampians gets a snow cap some winters, but for a short time only. Further west, it is less likely to snow in Hamilton and from memory in the 18 years I lived there, it may have snowed once, but it was closer to sleet than snow. I have never known it to snow as it did in July 1901, when snow fell for around nine hours in Hamilton. It would have been a beautiful sight.
With Trove's help, I found a photo of a snowman built at Hamilton in 1901, held by Museum Victoria. Unfortunately copyright restrictions don't allow me to show it here but you can view it by following the link – Hamilton Snowman.
In 1905, heavy snow saw high jinx in the streets of Ballarat that got out of hand resulting in a revolver wielding publican and the Mayor, Councillor Whykes suffering concussion
In 1910, Hamilton saw another heavy snowfall. Such was the novelty, snowballing in the streets took priority over opening the shops. A large snowman was built on nearby Mt Pierrepoint.
Well, this post is my 52nd Trove Tuesday post. I did it. I managed to post every Tuesday since Amy Lehmann launched Trove Tuesday on August 28 last year. Next week, we celebrate Trove Tuesday entering a second year and I will share some of the most popular posts from the past 52 weeks.


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Baked Parmesan Kale Chips Recipe
In honor of St Patrick's Day go green the natural way with this low-fat, low-calorie, low-carb, gluten-free, vegetarian, and antioxidant rich snack.
It cracks me up to see my two year old munching on kale chips and going back for seconds and thirds. Normally when she finds a leafy green vegetable on her plate she picks it out and says "yucky", but with these kale chips, there's something about the texture and flavor that keeps her coming back for more. What surprises me even more is to see my husband (not a kale fan) enjoying them! Give them a try if you haven't had them, you may be pleasantly surprised!
A few tips: I prefer shredded cheese vs grated cheese, add it towards the end so it doesn't fall to the bottom. I used my misto to lightly spray them with oil which helps evenly coat them and get them crispy. If you don't have a misto, use olive oil spray. I calculated them based on one teaspoon of oil, and that's being generous. Don't over-crowd the baking sheet, use two or three sheets so they crisp up.
1 bunch kale (12 oz after removed from stems)
1 tsp olive oil (spray)
a sprinkle of sea salt or kosher
1/2 cup shredded Parmesan cheese
Preheat oven to 350°F. Lightly spray two large baking sheets with oil.
Wash and thoroughly dry kale. Remove the leaves from the thick stems and tear into bite sized pieces.
Place on baking sheets, spray with olive oil and sprinkle with salt.
Bake about 10-12 minutes, turning and moving them around as they shrink to make sure they evenly crisp up.
Top with shredded parmesan cheese, keeping a close eye on them, bake an additional 5 to 6 minutes until the edges are crisp but not burnt. Time will vary depending on your oven.
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Saturday, July 19, 2008
We have two neighborhood grad parties this afternoon and we are going to the Twins game tonight. Yeah, are the Twins hot or what? Holy crap. I love 'em. I give Tyler a hard time because he told me they were going to suck this year, with trading off Santana and Tori. I told his he was wrong and negative. Ha!
I had to get in my workout early. I have places to go and people to see.
I reached the Hyland Hills ski hill at 437. Flashlight and cooler in hand I traipsed up the gravel path, over the railroad tracks .. into a downed tree. Gee, it wasn't there last Thursday. I hurt my head. You know what? I have a huge bump on the back of my head where I was hit with a foul ball at Troy's baseball game last Thursday. It hurts badly. It was embarrassing; everyone asking how I was, was I going to faint, did I need ice? I didn't like all of the attention. I was fine, if I wasn't, I would have said something..you know? Anyhow, now the front of my head hurts too. I plowed right into the tree.
Onto the hill. Unpack cooler, fill bottle, spray for bugs, iPod, sunscreen. Oops. Sunglasses which I didn't yet need were on my head and feel off. I stepped on them. Scrunch. Bummer because these Oakleys are my spare pair. I lost my good pair on the way to, from or at Gretchen's last week. Damn. REI, here I come...$$
I felt good and strong..for the first 3 hours. Eventually Frisbee golfers arrived. I hadn't seen them before, when I run the hill on Sundays or Thursdays. I was looking for their Frisbee's for them as much as they were. One guy kept losing his blue disc.
After a few hours Greg Allen arrived. He is running Leadville, too. He's been out two other times and is going to get his finish this time. It was nice to talk with him, to take my mind off of the hill I was doing over and over and over again.
Pretty soon I noticed a man and woman hiking hills around me. After a while I was coming down the hill and singing with Ozzie and man and woman were at the bottom of the hill where I was heading. The man asked "Julie Berg?" "Yes, I am". "Tom Knutson" Oh! Happy Days! Tom is a legend. I told him so. He is very humble and scoffed at the idea of being legendary. He has 4 Hardrock Finishes, multiple Slams and many other incredible feats of legendary status. I was so happy to see he and his beautiful wife, Pam. I had a few more repeats before it was time to loop around so I finished them up and then asked if I could tag along with the two of them for a bit. Pam said it would be fine, that I could talk Leadville with Tom. He spoke of the course, the aid stations, the cut offs, weather, packs, liquids and foods; I'm so happy they were at the ski hill today. Tom boosted my confidence in myself in finishing Leadville. I questioned running the ski hill and he confirmed this is the type of training I should be doing.
When I was feeling strong, a few hours earlier, I had told Greg it seemed LAME-OH to be running a ski hill when others were able to run miles of mountainous elevation. Well, in MN there isn't that opportunity so I guess I gotta do what I gotta do..ski hill is it. Tom said this is right where I should be.
I was soaked. My shorts were dripping. I can't remember a time when that occurred. I seem to be sweating more than ever lately. What's up with that? It is humid, about 75 F is all. Odd.
A few hours later and it was finally time to wrap up the day. I felt nauseated and beat. I did get many more repeats in this week than last, great improvement but man, I was exhausted! I was thankful my session was done.
6 hours on the ski hill is tougher than 11 hours on the Superior Hiking Trail for me. Last week after I finished the 40 miles I was planning the next 20 for the following day. Today I'm thinking about 20 tomorrow and thinking I hope my calves aren't stiff!
I grabbed all my stuff and walked the 1/2 mile to the car. I spotted a buck peeking at me down the trail. Rarely do I see bucks. He was majestic, beautiful and huge.
My calves twiched all of the way home. I arrived here and jumped into the cool pool. Ah, relief. A cold soak in the tub and a warm shower. More relief.
Next Saturday is Voyaguer 50 Mile. The first time I ran V I ran it in 14:30 with my friend, Marie. We missed the final cut off but they allowed us to finish since we seemed to have our wits about us. Paul Hasse was the sweep and followed us to the finish. The following year I finished in 12:30, then 11:45 Last year I didn't run as I ran Vermont 100 the week before. The year before that I ran V in 10:26, my PR for the course. I would like to beat the 10:26 but I keep telling myself this is a final long training run before Leadville. No need to push or rush. Relax and enjoy. I'll see how it goes. 10:25 PR would be pretty sweet.
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- Carilyn said...
Hey Julie! So exciting that you are training for Leadville! What a great race. 6 hours of hill repeats is pretty tough.
I sweat like a fiend. Matt (the friend of yours I met at KM) came up behind me and laughed at how much I was sweating - that's how we started talking :)
Julie- You look great, really ripped! Very inspirational..and it's amazing how your level of fitness has just escalated. I cannot concieve of all those hours of hill running...on a side note, make sure you're getting enough magnesium. A deficiency can manifest in muscle twitches, shaking, etc. Zoey
In Leadville, sweat is not a problem, hydration is. Because of the dry air at altitude sweat evaporates quickly. This helps keep the body cool, but also saps the body of needed electrolytes. Be ready for exposure above treeline, afternoon rain (can get slippery), and rapture!
- SteveQ said...
Sunday, Mr. Knutson was back at the Hyland hill and I met him for the first time. You didn't mention he's done the Grand Slam of ultras and has 13 Leadville finishes! Paul Hasse was out there, too. We can't play baseball with the Twins, but we can run with the greats. How cool is that?


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What first interested you about photographing marine wildlife?
From a very young age, I was captivated by marine wildlife. There was something mysterious to me about the sea and the creatures that lived there and I had a great desire to spend time with these animals and learn more about them.
If you had to pick one subject to photograph for the rest of your life, what would you choose?
A difficult question for sure, but I think I would say sharks. For me, these animals represent the perfect blend of grace and power and I've never tired of photographing them.
If the folks who engaged with your photographs could take away one thing about our oceans and their future, what would you hope for it to be?
That Earth's ocean is a very, very special place, but it needs our help to survive.
How have you seen the areas your work represents change in recent years?
I began simply wanting to make beautiful pictures of animals or places that interested me. While I still have this desire, I have seen many problems occurring in our ocean and I feel compelled to tell these stories too, as a way of effecting positive change.
How does your new book, Ocean Soul, help to further your mission to increase protection of special ocean places?
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Dong Zhou, why do you think May will be gone by year's end, and how?
1) Tories are ruthless regicides. May had enemies like Soubry, Osborne, Remainers, Cameroon's before hand, she has a hell of a lot more now.
2) Tories are really really angry. This election was the kind of election that one may never face in a lifetime, not just a dead cert but a chance to wipe out the opposition for good, to make statues dance, rainbows appear all across the land. Corbyn was seen as inept, security toxic, economic toxic so and so forth. As well as Corbyn did, May really really really... messed up the election: her performance, the very bad manifesto, the TV debate ducking. May made it very much "May vs Corbyn" aka literature would be MAY and Conservative party and the electorate have responded with a great rasberry. MP's feel her poor performance hampered them, they felt unconsulted on things like policy and tactics
3) May not doing the usual "I'm sorry for those that have lost" has gone down really really badly
As for how, they will axe her advisers and limit her for now but once there is a bit of breathing room, they will either persuade her to go or hound her to resign.


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BOTHELL, Wash. – Today two prominent programs at the University of Washington Bothell are transitioning into academic schools. The Business Program is now the School of Business, and the Interdisciplinary Arts and Sciences Program is now the School of Interdisciplinary Arts and Sciences.
The UW Board of Regents recently granted the new status in response to the significant growth, expansion and maturation both programs have experienced the past several years. The new distinction better reflects their substantial enrollment, breadth of offerings and distinguished faculty.
UW Bothell Chancellor Kenyon S. Chan says he is pleased, but not surprised, by the progress and expansion each school is experiencing.
"The success our schools are experiencing is further confirmation our faculty members are meeting and exceeding the needs of our students," Chan says. "Our admissions applications are increasing steadily as well because prospective students are attracted to the educational experience we offer."
Chan also gives credit to the vision and leadership provided by Sandeep Krishamurthy, director of the School of Business; and Bruce Burgett, director of the School of Interdisciplinary Arts and Sciences.
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Make your Sims Sick:
If you shake your device fo 3-4 seconds your Sims will vomit. If the Sims only show nausea just give your device another 2-3 seconds shake and they will definitely be sick.
Sims Freeplay Cheat iPhone iPod iPad summer update:
This cheat will give you 10000 Simoleons every time you do it
1.go to settings then go to date and time and change the date on all things down two besides the year do change hour minute month and day down two or more
2. Go back onto the game and you should have an extra 10000 Simoleons
I did this cheat so many times that I eventually got 100000 Simoleons I am the only one who figured out this cheat hope it helps!
Sims freeplay cheat!!
1.Get all your sims that are not doing any thing into one house. 2. Count the amount of sims there is, and get that much gardening patches and make them all garden the most expensive one (depending on level) 3. Go off the app and go into settings. General. Date and time. And set the date to December the 19th 2013(if it's already 2013 keep it like that) double click the home button and hold the sims and click the minus sign. Go back on and ta the all your sims have finished.
Easy XP and MONEY!!!!!!!!
Have four preeteens at the sport centre.make them do the longest karate or ballet activite.then exit sims and go to settings and change the date to December 26. Exit settings and double click the home button.then minus the sims then go back to the sims and you will get $20,00 and the preeteens are finished and you will get around 7200 xp
MONEY CHEAT! Pool update:
1.open sims
2.exit sims and go to settings
3.change date to December 26
4.exit settings and double tap home button
5. Minus sims freeplay
6.go into sims freeplay
7. Money
The amount of money you get will depend on your xp level every five levels it increases by five thousand.
Easy level up/experience, Lifestyle Points, and 1000 or more money:
1.Make the time be automatic.
2.Get into the game and make them do a long time thing like hibernating or making a birthday cake.
3.Get out of the game, double tap home button, hold on to simsfreeplay app until it wiggles, then press the red minus sign in the corner.
4.Set time to December 31, 2013 at 12:00 AM
5.Get back into the game and money will see your action is finished, money is added you could've leveled up and got 1 Lp.
Works every time!I actually found this out myself when I was doing the 10 lp and finishing jobs earlier cheat.
Gain 10 LP instantly and finish jobs early:
Start by having your date/time automatically. Go into sims freeplay and have a sim do a long timing action, planting, diving, designing, etc. Exit out of the game and double click home button. Hold down an app and close the sims freeplay app. Go into settings and change the date and time to: December 31, 2013 12:00am. Go back into Sims. Give it about 5 seconds to boot everything up. Close the app again both ways (home screen). Then change your date/time back to automatic. Next time you go into sims, the last sim you closed on now finished it's action and you have 10 LP.
Money, xp, inspire and instant action finish:
1. Exit sims freeplay and go to settings.
2. Switch on aeroplane mode and set a year back.
3. Press the home button twice hold on to the sims icon for 10 seconds and press the minus button and go to sims freeplay.
4. Wait for it to load do not tap the retry button go back to settings and switch off aeroplane mode.
5. Go back to sims freeplay it shouldn't say retry go to the town map.
6. Go back to settings and switch the year to the current year then return to game.
7. Go back to the town map collect the Simolens and xp from the buildings and return to the house and they will have finished their actions.


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Construction set to start on major Clay County intersection
Project set to last about 12 months
A major reconstruction project is set to start Saturday at a Clay County intersection that frequently leaves drivers frustrated.
Workers said they will begin a 12-month project they hope will ease congestion at the fast-growing area where Interstate 35 and Missouri Highway 291 meet.
The Missouri Department of Transportation said about 25,000 vehicles funnel through the intersection on a typical day, often creating huge backups.
Drivers described the area as a headache and a mess. Jeff Stapleton said he takes a longer route home from a gas station in order to avoid the intersection.
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As a Political Science science graduate, my academic skills are quite limited in the workforce but one place where politics can always be applied is on the internet politics may not be applied correctly but if you check any major news stories or popular forums politics always tends to crop up- but today I would like to take this time to talk about a new indie game that is all about the current state of politics, globalism, and the manipulation of nations but the super rich for personal greed.
Neocolonialism by Subaltern Games lets you play as a billionaire, with no morals or respect for other government's integrity or their political system, that competes with fellow billionaires to buy votes in various countries, building mines and factories and opening trade routes with other nations you are in control you bought. The goal is to try to get the most money in your private bank account then anyone else at the end of the game.
As you might have guessed from the plot of the game the message is not as politically neutral as some other games (Bioshock I) but it is leagues ahead of the self referencing humor found in other indie games. If I was to guess, this game is a reaction to the 2008 banking crisis and the recent spotlight shown on the amount of money funneled into politics, but that's just my interpretation.
The game is a turn based strategy with twelve turns and each turn is divided into two phases. The first phase lets you buy or sell seats in the Legislative Branch in each region of the world and the other phase is where you elect players to the position of Prime Minister, propose the construction of a new mine, factory, or creating a new trade route.
Either by design or by indie-game limitation the game has a really harsh and technical UI but navigating through the information and lines on the screen is simple enough once you know the key legend.
I am not a big player of Turn-based Strategy outside of Pokemon so I have no authority to say how well the AI and board are built, but I can say that the few games I did play I lost all of them. So take that as you will.
I believe that this game has a very niche demographic, mostly the turn based strategy crowd and the gamers who finds politics interesting but if you are in those two groups and you are currently looking for a new game, Neocolonialism was made for you.
As I said before the game is launching this week for $10.00 and can be bought through Subaltern Game's website, through Amazon, and it is currently on Steam's Green Light program right now.
Funny enough this was the perfect week to launch a game about politics because not only is Guy Fawkes day celebrated this Tuesday but there are some local elections being held all around the U.S on the same day.
To those participating in elections tomorrow, I hope you have a wonderful Election Day
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DescriptionLong Life 24 Volt Halogen Dichroic Lamp - 50 Watt
Expected life around 4000 hours use. ~40° beam.
- High quality dichroic reflector which absorbs heat and UV-radiation
- Quartz capsule of halogen burner features UV stop for additional UV protection (as per IEC 60432)
- Colour temperature of 3000°K
- MR16 lamps with an integrated flat glass cover can be used in open fittings to AS/NZS 60598:2001
- For domestic and commercial accent, task and decorative lighting
- Display and picture lighting
- Suitable for use indoors and in protected exterior applications
- Glass covered lamps may be used in open luminaires to IEC 60598
The life expectancy is a guide only and can be influenced by a number of factors - mainly operating voltage.
These bulbs are made to operate in 24.0 volts and not on typical battery voltage (about 25 Volts for a fully charged 24V battery). According to one authoritative source, life expectancy is decreased to 50% by 5% over voltage and by about 75% by 10% over voltage.
On a 'normal' solar system this is usually not too big a problem because with line losses, the operating voltage on load at night will probably be down to around 24.8 volts or less. On the other hand, if you turn on these lights during the day (when the solar panels are charging), or if you have a wind, hydro or generator back up at night, you could be subjecting the bulbs up to say 29 volts!
If you run your halogens off a relatively cheap/old transformer type converter from 240V, you can get over voltage if one bulb burns out or you use less wattage bulbs than specified by the transformer.
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