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SSX comes out tomorrow. If you can do any of the things in the video below I think you qualify to be an AGE SSX snowboarder!
SSX comes out tomorrow. If you can do any of the things in the video below I think you qualify to be an AGE SSX snowboarder!
You know, I was always interested in skate/snowboarding when I was a kid because it looked so badass. But then I see a video like that and I realize how many times you mess yourself up before you get decent.
hey aych thanks for starting this post...i see it got a 9 on IGN which is good news. i have a new worry after reading the review though and searching some forums...is there no real-time multiplayer? ie: ability to race each other live down the mountain? i think its only ghosts, not sure...
I've heard this twice now and it's not accurate, so not sure where that rumor started. This video shows the multiplayer and you can see it's real people. There's always 1 ghost and it's the time you need to beat to move into the next bracket (gold, silver, bronze, diamond, etc..) You can create custom events for your friends and then it will "in game tweet" that you have created an event and people can jump to it and start racing/tricking.
Almost posted this earlier but since it was kinda long I didn't.
GameFly sent me a copy today so I'll be playing in a day or two.
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Can't wait! Really enjoyed the previous games, just waiting for UPS to bring it!
I think it's more about what your definition of "real" multiplayer is with this game. I believe the people who are saying there isn't multiplayer are saying you can't start a race with your friends at a start line, get a countdown, then everyone takes off at the same time. You're basically just racing against a leaderboard instead of a typical, standard race you'd see in a game like Forza.
At least, that's how I'm interpreting the complaints from people about there not being multiplayer in this game.
Which really, I don't have a problem with because how else would they be able to handle these races? They've got so many different paths that you'd basically be racing by yourself anyway and just hoping you come out ahead in the end. Part of the reason I like racing against people is to be able to slam and generally make screw around with friends over the course of a race. With SSX, the levels are just way too open to have anything meaningful come out of a race with real people aside from having the fastest time.
'Course, I don't have too much experience with the previous games so I can't say how the races were handled there.
This way of multiplayer also allows for basically limitless number of friends/people to compete against in an event too rather than just setting it up for 4 or 6 player mp. I see your point though about an actual race from the gun to the finish line though. Still looks like fun to me. I'll be on when I get home from work.


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From 2004 onwards, his interests have broadened to include spatially based research, notably commuting behaviour, the conceptualisation and measurement of local labour markets and the evolution of urban form. This has led to publications in journals including Urban Studies, Built Environment and Geographical Research. His increasing reputation in these areas has led to requests to review papers submitted to high ranking publications including Urban Studies and IEEE Transactions on Evolutionary Computation.
Professor Watts was a founding member of the Spatially Integrated Social Sciences ARC Research Network, and was a regular participant in their research workshops and conferences. He has been a consistent and successful applicant for University research funds. He was a successful co-Chief Investigator for ARC DPs (2000, 2008) and an ARC Linkage Grant (2004). In 2010 he was sole CI for an ARC Discovery Project application entitled 'Evolving urban structure, mode choice, travel behaviour and energy consumption: a study of the Sydney planning strategy' which secured ARC funding for three years. His program of research continues to encompass the three broad strands identified above, using both quantitative and econometric techniques.
Dr. Watts has had a broad range of teaching experience at both the undergraduate and honours level, with a particular focus on labour economics and macroeconomics. His student evaluations have been sound in these challenging discipline areas.
During his career, he has undertaken a number of administrative responsibilities on Faculty and Department/School Committees. From the beginning of 2002 until mid-2007, he was Head of the School of Economics, Politics and Tourism (formerly School of Policy), after being Acting Head of the Department of Economics from time to time from 1994 to 2001. He was Deputy Director of the Centre of Full Employment and Equity (CofFEE) at the University of Newcastle from when the Centre commenced operation in 1998 until 2007.
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5 Choices for Changing Your Name After Marriage
Especially now, when it can be socially acceptable to change your name to whatever you'd like -- I'm looking at you, Mr. Ron Artest, er, I mean, Mr. Metta World Peace -- whether or not you take your beloved's surname, in full or in part, can be a challenging issue.
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Here are five paths you might consider when it comes to changing your name after marriage:
1. Keep your given name.
Your easiest option is to do nothing at all. I have chosen to abide by the law of inertia and keep the last name given to me at birth. And my post-wedding days blissfully lacked name-changing paperwork and fees and trips to the local DMV and Social Security offices.
Another benefit: If you've built a name for yourself professionally, you'll want to maintain that "brand name." As a writer, my byline is crucial to my career. A potential new employer can easily Google "Stacy Rapacon" and find an index of my past work. But if I were to apply for a new job as "Stacy Hodas," taking my husband's last name, an online search would not yield the same portfolio of results. My colleague Kim Lankford, author of the popular Ask Kim column, had similar reasons for keeping her name after marriage: "I was in the midst of establishing myself professionally and didn't want to start all over again with a new byline and new identity for work," she says. "I couldn't imagine having everything I'd done to that point kind of disappear because I had a new name."
So it goes with any job hinging on a bit of name recognition. Genevieve Gramatica, a tennis instructor in Baltimore, Md., is following in her father's footsteps. Mr. Gramatica has established a well-reputed, eponymous tennis academy in New Jersey, and Genevieve is "continuing the Gramatica name tennis-wise here in Maryland," she says. "I can't do that with a sudden name change just because I will be married soon."
2. Take your spouse's name.
The most traditional name-game routine is for a newlywed wife to take her husband's last name. To follow this path, you should first request a certified copy of your marriage certificate from your state's Department of Health. Danielle Tate, founder of MissNowMrs.com -- a Web site that assists people who'd like to change their names after marriage -- recommends obtaining two or three certified copies so you can process different forms simultaneously, if possible. But keep in mind, you'll pay a fee, which varies by state, for each copy that you request. For example, in New York, you'll pay $30 per copy (plus another $15 per copy for priority handling or if you pay online); in Maryland and Virginia, you'll pay $12 per copy (members of the armed forces are exempt from this fee).
Next, you'll need to apply for a new Social Security card, which is free (yay!). To do so, fill out Form SS-5 and mail it or bring it to any Social Security office, along with certified copies of your ID and marriage certificate. If your wedding was more than two years ago, you may need to provide additional documents. The agency will return everything you give them. You can expect your new card in one to two weeks. For more information, call Social Security at 800-772-1213 or visit www.socialsecurity.gov.
Be sure to notify your employer about your name change so that your income is reported to your Social Security number and your tax refund will be on time.
Next up: get a new driver's license. Bonus: you can update your voter registration at the same time. But before you head to the DMV (I know, you're in such a rush to visit that glorious institution), check your state rules. Where you live will determine when exactly you can apply for a new license, as well as how much you'll pay for it. For example, in Alaska, a new license only costs $15, but you'll need your new Social Security card in hand when you apply. In Florida, the cost is $25, and you have to wait at least 48 hours after filing for a new Social Security card before you can apply for a new license. In Maryland, you can apply for a new license, which will cost you $30, before or at the same time as applying for a new Social Security card.
If a newlywed husband wants to take his wife's name, Tate says, only eight states -- California, Georgia, Hawaii, Iowa, Louisiana, Massachusetts, North Carolina and New York -- will allow him to follow the standard married name-change procedures. Everywhere else, the man would have to undergo a legal name change, which requires petitioning for a court order and running ads in local papers notifying the public of the change, and can cost $100 to $400 total. Same-sex couples may be similarly put upon in states that do not allow or recognize gay marriages or civil unions.
Another document you'll want to update is your passport. But, says Tate, "keep your travel plans in mind." If you've already booked an upcoming trip -- like, say, your honeymoon -- under your maiden name, you'll need a matching ID to fly, so you may want to wait until you return to change your passport (or even your license). Once you're ready, you'll need to fill out the appropriate form and mail it to the address listed on the form, along with your current, valid U.S. passport, a certified copy of your marriage certificate and a new passport photo. If your current passport is less than a year old, complete Form DS-5504 and your new book will be free; otherwise, you'll need to submit Form DS-82 and pay $110. Your new passport should arrive in four to six weeks, unless you request expedited service, in which case it will arrive in two to three weeks and cost an extra $60.
If you decide to change your name, be sure to notify your employer, clients, industry sources, vendors and other important professional contacts. You might also update your resume, CV and any online professional profiles, such as on LinkedIn, to include a "formerly known as" line with your past names (you know, like Prince, fka… a pretty drawing).
Others you'll want to notify about a name change:
• the U.S. Postal Service
• professional agencies with which you're affiliated or licensed (for example, my nurse practitioner friend had to get a new NP license and change her registration with the Drug Enforcement Agency after she got married and changed her name)
• your banks and other lenders
• utilities providers
• medical professionals
• insurers
• brokerages
Sound overwhelming? I agree (hence my inertia). But if you still want to go ahead with the change, you can get some help from Tate's MissNowMrs.com or similar services, such as BridalNameChange.com, NameChangeExpress.com and NameChangeKit.com. At MissNowMrs.com, name-change assistance packages start at $29.95 and, Tate says, can save you the 13 hours people spend on average completing this whole process.
3. Take your spouse's name legally, but keep your given name professionally.
A couple of female editors at Kiplinger's have followed this route for the best of both worlds -- keeping with tradition in their personal lives and maintaining their professional brands. Still, "having dual names has led to some confusion over the years because I've always had dual identities," says Kiplinger's Personal Finance editor Janet Bodnar. "Even now, some of our friends who know my professional name aren't quite sure how to address me."
4. Make your given surname your middle name and take your spouse's last name.
Tate says this option is "a very popular trend right now." Guess my mom's a bit ahead of her time: In the Philippines, taking your husband's surname and replacing your middle name with your maiden name was common practice when she got married more than 40 years ago. She has since gone by Cynthia Salgado Rapacon.
Twenty years ago, another senior editor at Kiplinger's also became a trendsetter and took the name Anne Kates Smith. She had originally planned to keep her name, but an incident at her former company changed her mind: One day, the office received a call from a school seeking the mother of a child whose last name was unfamiliar to Smith's colleagues, and nobody could track down the appropriate parent to speak with the school. "I thought to myself, 'If I ever have kids, I want everyone in the family to have the same family name,' " says Smith. Of course, you'd have to drop your given middle name. Says Smith, "I've often wondered if my Mom is disappointed about that."
Keep in mind: changing your middle name may cost you extra. Some states -- California, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania and Washington -- will not recognize this change in the standard married name-change process. If you live in one of these states, you'll have to get a legal name change and pay those additional, associated expenses mentioned above in option two.
5. Create a new last name.
Hyphenating your last name with your spouse's last name is common. And, like options three and four here, it offers a happy compromise. For example, when Andrea Sittig-Rolf, author of Revolutionize, Revitalize & Rev Your Resume, got married, she had already started her business, Sittig Inc., so she couldn't very well drop her company's name. But her husband wanted her to take his name. So, they decided to meet in the middle -- with a hyphen.
Another method: As is done to so many celebrity couples by the media, my husband and I have unofficially blended our names. He is David Hodas and I am Stacy Rapacon; together, we've dubbed ourselves the Hodacons. We've only jokingly discussed legally taking this moniker (though we seriously agree, it is awesome). But I was surprised to hear from a few friends and colleagues that they know people who did officially create some kind of hybrid name. I've even come across couples who came up with something even more original and totally unrelated to either of their given names. Of course, any new name would require a legal name change, along with all the associated trouble and costs.


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Abraham Lincoln is my favorite president... Period. I know there's a couple others that may be in the running for this title, but for me it is most definitely Lincoln. You've got George Washington, father of our country. He was considered a traitor by the Engilsh, but he believed in a great nation, and he fought for it, kicking redcoat booty all over the thirteen colonies. Then you have FDR. This optimist dragged us out of the Depression with his NEW DEAL. His unfailing optimism jolted the spirit of America. And of course, William Henry Harrison. His 32 days in office opened our eyes to something that still plagues us today, pneumonia. That guy did nothing in office except get sick and die... But heck, I liked him.
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The film tells the story of the last few months that Lincoln was in office. The war has been going on for years and there is so much bloodshed. Lincoln has a chance to end the war but if he ends it too soon then the southern states will just reinstate slavery in their states. What Abe needs to do is get the 13th Amendment passed before the war ends. The 13th amendment will abolish slavery forever. Here's the problem, the House of Representatives is leaning toward NOT passing the 13th Amendment, and Lincoln can't have that. Lincoln knows in his heart that slavery is SO WRONG, and he doesn't want this Nation to crumble, so he does some, let's just say, "shady" stuff to get the votes he needs to get the Amendment passed.
This is why I liked Lincoln. He wasn't afraid to do the wrong thing to get the right thing done. Honest Abe may have not been the most honest person in the world, but he did have morals, and I admired him for that.
There are many other underlying stories in this film, like how Lincoln's son NEEDED to be in the Army, fighting for his country. Or how his wife, Mary Todd was somewhat of a loon. (Those are my words, not the film's.) But the most important story is the 13th Amendment. Abraham Lincoln had such foresight that he was looking generations ahead instead of just at the immediate future. Lincoln was a deep thinker... and he had a great beard.
This film is littered with talented actors. Maybe too many. You have Daniel Day-Lewis portraying Lincoln. He is perfectly cast. He looked the part, and he played the role majestically. All this man does is take roles that'll garner him Oscar nods. I looked at his bio and, seriously, he's never been in any "What were you thinking?" movies. I mean, even the best actors have one bad film on their record. Not this guy. His great films include "Gangs of New York," "There Will Be Blood," "My Left Foot" and "Last of the Mohicans."
And there are a slew of other accomplished actors in this epic film also. Sally Field, David Strathairn, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, James Spader, John Hawkes, Jackie Earle Haley, Tim Blake Nelson, Tommy Lee Jones, Hal Holbrook, Lukas Haas, and Dale DeHaan are just a few... Do you think that's a lot of people? It gets quite confusing.
Ok, I'll say it right now, this column is called "Matty's Movies" NOT "Oscar's Movies." And I'll probably get ripped by my fellow professional movie reviewers out there, but I thought this film would have been a little more entertaining. I know what "Oscar" is saying right now, "What does Matty know? Matty's an idiot!" Well listen Oscar, I KNOW FOR SURE that Daniel Day-Lewis will be up for Best Actor, and deservedly so, but my God, the story was slow, deliberately slow. And Lincoln was slow, deliberately slow. I think Spielberg was timing Lincoln to the actual speed of the film... At times I was drifting off, and that's not a good thing when a movie reviewer drifts off and starts thinking about other stuff, like, "I wish all the men in the town of Norwood would bring back wearing stove-pipe hats. I've always liked the look of them and it would be nice to tip your stove-pipe hat to a fellow townie."
"Film drifting." It's not good... and when it happens more than once in a film, it's bad. I was watching Sally Field play Mrs. Mary Todd Lincoln. I didn't like her at all. I think she was poorly cast. I started "drifting" while I was looking at her terrible dress and all I could think about was my senior prom date. My date's dress was disgusting... Come to think of it, my date was disgusting too. Now before you go getting mad at me for ranking on my date, I must tell you that my date just so happened to be my best friend Dan Drummey. We wanted to make a splash at the old shin-dig so he wore an "off the shoulder" light blue dress and I wore a simply dazzling black tuxedo. We were going to the prom! Well, we got to Lombardo's in Randolph and made our way to our grand enterance at the ball. My principal knew my crazy antics and we were denied access to the gala. So now, me and my date (or whatever you want to call him/her/it) are stranded in Randolph, walking around, me in a tux and Drum in a dress... I'm not gonna lie to you, it was pretty funny. Finally someone picked us up and the rest is history. I will say Dan makes for a great best friend, but as a woman? Gross. On a quick side note, we were probably one of the first couples to do same sex prom dates! And although it didn't work, we can proudly say we paved the way for the future same sex prom dates.
Oh no, now I'm "drifting" during my review and that's not good either. What I was trying to get at earlier was that the movie was lethargic. I know you have to have a certain pace to a film, but at points, this film seemed to be crawling. Also, (and this is going to anger my comrades) there were too many characters! You have the entire House of Reps, the Union Army, the Confederate Army, senators, cabinet members and all sorts of people bouncing in and out of scenes. I know I should follow the story better, but at points I couldn't tell who was who and what was what. You understand? Me either. I know for sure though that I will see this movie again and I will understand it better. I think that its a film you need to see twice. (Well, I need to see twice. You probably only need to see it once.)
Let me give you some positives of the film. Tommy Lee Jones had a great role as Thaddeus Stevens, a Republican who was secretly in love with his black housemaid. I loved his role and that storyline was cool.
John Hawkes, Tim Blake Nelson and James Spader. These three were... I'm not even sure who they were except they seemed to be like mini-mafia men, going around, trying to "persuade" some of the congressmen into voting the correct way. Whoever they were supposed to be, I liked them.
And of course, Lincoln. Our 16th president shaped our country into what it is today. He had guts... More guts than anyone could imagine. Just imagine if he didn't do what he did. This country would be terrible. I've said it before in my column, I couldn't live in a country where all men AREN'T created equal. What makes one man better than another? The color of their skin? Are you kidding me? That right there is the root of all ignorance. Just hearing about racism makes me want to fight, fight and vomit. Why do I get to do something and YOU can't? I'm no better than you. (If anything, I'm worse!) It angers me to think of how the slaves lived back then... and had to put up with all that crap. Like I said, I know who I'd stand next to and fight with. And I'm glad my man, Abraham Lincoln had the balls to stick up for what was right, even if it wasn't the popular choice.
And that's why I think he was our best president.
I'm sorry, this review is all over the board. To put it best, I love the history of Abraham Lincoln and the Civil War, but I think Spielberg may have stretched this film out a little bit long though. Which is weird because it only takes place over the last few months of his life. I didn't hate the film, I kind of liked it. (Yeah, I guess I liked it.) I was just expecting so much more. More what, you ask? I have no idea, just more.
Trust me on this though, just because I didn't love this film doesn't mean it won't be around come awards season. Daniel Day-Lewis WILL be up for "Best Actor," Tommy Lee Jones SHOULD be up for "Best Supporting Actor," Steven Spielberg WILL be up for "Best Director" and "Best Picture" and Dan Drummey WILL be up for "Worst Dress... Ever."
Well, I'm off to the theatre.... Hopefully I don't have the same outcome as Abraham Lincoln.
Matty W. Kelley, Norwood Patch, reporting.
FUN FACT: SPOILER ALERT: Abraham Lincoln dies at the end of this film at 7:22 a.m. on April 15th 1865... Just 105 years, 350 days, 15 hours and 22 minutes before I was born. We were ALMOST Irish twins... I hope I didn't ruin the ending for you.
FUN MATTY FACT: Seeing that it's Thanksgiving, I figured I'd give you a "Holiday Matty Fact." When I was around 22 or 23 years old, my buddies and I would go to the swamp on Turkey Day morning and rip beers. I got crushed and went back to my apartment (known to many as Graceland). I was freezing, so I turned on the stove to warm up my hands... and passed out. My buddy "Roachford" smelled me burning and put me out. I had my favorite "Faith No More" concert shirt on that day and it burnt a giant hole in the middle of it... That was a sad day. I LOVED THAT SHIRT!
Please catch me and my boys' video movie reviews online by Googling "A Seat Apart: REEL REVIEWS" or friend us on Facebook at "A Seat Apart: REEL REVIEWS."
Liam D.
10:43 am on Wednesday, November 28, 2012
Hahaha relax john, its an opinion of a movie. Do you need a degree to have an opinion of a movie, or to be sarcastic for that matter? Are you an adult, cuz you need to grow up.
Liam D.
10:45 am on Wednesday, November 28, 2012
And I'd also suggest you stop reading these hilarious reviews. You're ruining it for the normal people.
Matty W. Kelley
3:32 pm on Wednesday, November 28, 2012
Children, children, please let's not fight. Let us remember, this is but only a silly movie review.
First off, Mr. Harris, clearly you are not reading my reviews because this one is BY FAR the most mature one I've ever written. (by the way, I'm 11.)
As for my credentials, I have speling degre frum Harvard. I have a art degree in fingerpainting from the Willett, and most importantly, I paid 13 dollars to see this movie AND it's called "MATTY'S" movies, so those creds should be enough... As for me being insensitive, I think maybe, just maybe, you're being TOO sensitive. I mean, how old are you, did you hang out with Lincoln? You know he died 150 years ago. I'll tell you what, if you can find any decendents of Lincoln that A.) read my column, and B.) are angry with what I wrote, I promise you I will apologize.
Thank you both for reading... And keep on following my column... They get better.
Colleen Reynolds
8:20 am on Sunday, December 2, 2012
Hilarious..... And haven't seen it yet, but thought Sally Field was poorly cast when I saw the commercial for the movie.
And as your former teacher/mentor/agent - you are a fantastic writer with natural wit, and an uncanny ability to entertain and make people laugh.
Keep up the fabulous work.
Matty W. Kelley
3:56 pm on Sunday, December 2, 2012
Thank you Colleen. I did not like Sally Field in this role... And her dress? HORRENDOUS! And thanks for the kind words. I have fun writing these reviews and, hopefully, I'm putting a different spin on a reviewers review. I hope people like em... or not, I don't care. HAHAHA! Hell, I'm more interesting than the movie anyway! Keep on keeping on, super-agent.


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In response to the Marxist Harpo Production of the "I pledge allegiance to Obama" video, made by dozens of celebrities – television and movie actors, sports heroes, musicians and more – describe how they will pledge to "be the change" and "be a servant to our president."
You can view it here…Demi Moore and Ashton Kutcher's I Pledge Video
This is how the marxists want us to be… and how they are undermining our country, and finally demeaning the Pledge of Allegiance of our United States.
"I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America, and to the Republic for which it stands: one Nation under God, indivisible, with Liberty and Justice for all."
However, you'll note, that I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America, and to the Republic for which it stands: one Nation under God, indivisible, with Liberty and Justice for all.
Here is how I was taught the Pledge of Allegiance:
I pledge <6 a: a binding promise or agreement to do or forbear>
allegience <1 a: the obligation of a feudal vassal to his liege lord b (1): the fidelity owed by a subject or citizen to a sovereign or government>
to the flag <the symbol of our country>
of the United States of America <the entire country>,
and to the Republic < (1): a government in which supreme power resides in a body of citizens entitled to vote and is exercised by elected officers and representatives responsible to them and governing according to law>
for which it stands, One nation <c: a territorial division containing a body of people of one or more nationalities and usually characterized by relatively large size and independent status>
Under God <1capitalized : the supreme or ultimate reality: as a: the Being perfect in power, wisdom, and goodness who is worshipped as creator and ruler of the universe bChristian Science : the incorporeal divine Principle ruling over all as eternal Spirit : infinite Mind >
indivisible <not divisible>,
with Liberty <1: the quality or state of being free: a: the power to do as one pleases b: freedom from physical restraint c: freedom from arbitrary or despotic control d: the positive enjoyment of various social, political, or economic rights and privileges e: the power of choice >,
and Justice <1 a: the maintenance or administration of what is just especially by the impartial adjustment of conflicting claims or the assignment of merited rewards or punishments b: judge c: the administration of law ; especially : the establishment or determination of rights according to the rules of law or equity>
for all. <2: every member or individual component of>
I don't see anywhere that I have to pledge to the president, or the cabinet, or the tzars, or anyone else… That's the pledge of a free man, in a free country. Unfortunately, we're losing sight of that. And quickly. It also doesn't say that I have to bail out the losers who are destroying this country, or feed the homeless, give medical assistance to those who are here illegally, or agree that we should go $819 billion further in debt to spend $200 million to re-sod the National Mall, provide a Waiver of requirement to repay first-time homebuyer credit unless home is sold within 36 months of purchase ($258Mil), Tribal economic development bonds to create a national pool of tax-exempt bonds for use by Indian tribes for economic development ($2 billion allocation), and all of the other associated pork the leftist congress and President are trying to impose.


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Forced to settle with the No. 5 seed in the Big Ten Tournament, charged with the unlikely task of winning four games in four days in order to clam the tournament crown, Michigan avoided a repeat scenario of its Feb. 27 loss to Penn State with a 83-66 victory over the Nittany Lions in opening-round action Thursday.
For a team that's shown signs of regression over the last few weeks, Thursday served as an updated reminder that maybe, just maybe, this team hasn't yet hit its ceiling.
Marred by defensive inconsistency and an inability to knock down quality looks, history appeared destined to repeat itself. Forget Déjà vu; this isn't Happy Valley.
The Wolverines broke the game open with an 18-3 run midway through the half and coasted into a quarterfinal matchup with Wisconsin. Another day, another game. Another chance at revenge.
"Four games in four days, if we're trying it all, is going to be really tough― especially playing in this conference against some of the top teams in the country," sophomore point guard Trey Burke said. "It's just our job to play smart...play with poise and execute."
Can't argue with that, and there's no arguing that― after a start Thursday that left something to be desired ― Michigan could very well be playing on Sunday.
The Wolverines shot just 48 percent from the field, but turned it over just three times and had assists on 51 percent (15-of-29) of its field goals. Another postseason must, Michigan out-rebounded Penn State (34-28) absolving the Wolverines of one of their biggest flaws― for the time being.
In Wisconsin, Michigan has another yet another opportunity to avenge an earlier-season loss in a game it feels it should've won. More importantly, the Wolverines put more distance from themselves and Sunday's crushing loss to Indiana. Continued...
For one night at least, confidence seems fully restored and the ship seems righted. The task of winning four games in four days lessened by one on either end. Michigan seems to sense its best basketball is ahead of them.
"UConn did it, why can't we do it?" junior guard Tim Hardaway said of making a run in the conference tournament, referring to the Huskies' 2011 run through the Big East. "It's great; it's going to be a great experience for us. We've just got to go out there and play ball."
Maybe this team plays better when the doubters are out in droves. Maybe its thriving from having a chip on its shoulder, forced to carry the label of the fifth best team in the conference despite being ranked the No. 6 team in the nation. Or maybe it was just the natural order of things, dismantling a team they were supposed to dismantle.Whatever it was, the Wolverines seemed to flip a switch somewhere around the 15-minute mark in the second half Thursday. If they can keep that up, they may be in for a long weekend― in the best way possible.
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The Storting (Norwegian: Stortinget [ˈstɔɾ.tiŋ.ɛ], literally "the great thing") is the supreme legislature of Norway, located in Oslo. The unicameral parliament has 169 members, and is elected every four years based on party-list proportional representation in nineteen plural member constituencies. The assembly is led by a presidium of a president and five vice presidents; since 2009 Dag Terje Andersen has been president. The members are allocated to twelve standing committees, as well as four procedural committees. Almost all public agencies of Norway are subordinate to the government, but three ombudsmen, the Parliamentary Intelligence Oversight Committee and the Office of the Auditor General are directly subordinate to parliament.
The Norwegian Parliament Storting |
157th Storting of Norway | |
Type | |
Type | Unicameral |
Leadership | |
President of the Storting | Dag Terje Andersen, Labour Since 8 October 2009 |
Structure | |
Seats | 169 (since 2005) |
Political groups | Ap (64) FrP (41) H (30) SV (11) Sp (11) KrF (10) V (2) |
Elections | |
Last election | 14 September 2009 |
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Parliament Building, Oslo | |
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www.stortinget.no |
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The Storting (Norwegian: Stortinget [ˈstɔɾ.tiŋ.ɛ], literally "the great thing") is the supreme legislature of Norway, located in Oslo. The unicameral parliament has 169 members, and is elected every four years based on party-list proportional representation in nineteen plural member constituencies. The assembly is led by a presidium of a president and five vice presidents; since 2009 Dag Terje Andersen has been president. The members are allocated to twelve standing committees, as well as four procedural committees. Almost all public agencies of Norway are subordinate to the government, but three ombudsmen, the Parliamentary Intelligence Oversight Committee and the Office of the Auditor General are directly subordinate to parliament.
Parliament was established by the Constitution of Norway in 1814 and has since 1866 met in the Parliament of Norway Building, designed by Emil Victor Langlet. Parliamentarianism was established in 1884, and until 2009 practiced qualified unicameralism with two chambers: the Lagting and the Odelsting. Following the 2009 election, seven parties are represented in parliament: the Labour Party (64 representatives), the Progress Party (41), the Conservative Party (30), the Socialist Left Party (11), the Centre Party (11), the Christian Democratic Party (10) and the Liberal Party (2).
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The parliament in its present form was first constituted at Eidsvoll in 1814, although its origins can be traced back to the allting or common assemblies as early as the 9th century. The alltings were localised assemblies charged with discussing legal and political matters. These gradually were formalised so that the tings, or assemblies, grew into regionalised meetings and acquired backing and authority from the crown, even to the extent that on occasions they were instrumental in effecting change in the monarchy itself. As Norway became unified as a geopolitical entity in the 10th century, the lagtings were established as superior regional assemblies. The archaic regional assemblies, the Frostating, the Gulating, the Eidsivating and the Borgarting were amalgamated and the corpus of law was set down under the command of King Magnus Lagabøte during the mid-13th century. This jurisdiction remained significant until King Frederick III proclaimed absolute monarchy in 1660; this was ratified by the passage of the King Act of 1665, and this became the constitution of the Union of Denmark and Norway and remained so until 1814 and the foundation of the Storting.
The number of seats in the Storting has varied: from 1882 there were 114 seats, from 1903 117, from 1906 123, from 1918 126, from 1921 150, from 1973 155, from 1985 157, from 1989 165 and from 2005 169 seats.
Although the Storting has always been unicameral, until 2009 it would divide itself into two departments in legislative matters. After elections, the Storting would elect a quarter of its membership to form the Lagting a sort of "upper house", with the remaining three quarters forming the Odelsting or "lower house". The division was also used on very rare occasions in cases of impeachment. The original idea in 1814 was probably to have the Lagting act as an actual upper house, and the senior and more experienced members of the Storting were placed there. Later, however, the composition of the Lagting closely followed that of the Odelsting so that there was very little that differentiated them, and the passage of a bill in the Lagting was mostly a formality.
Bills were submitted by the Government to the Odelsting or by a member of the Odelsting—members of the Lagting were not permitted to propose legislation by themselves. A standing committee, with members from both the Odelsting and Lagting, would then consider the bill, and in some cases hearings were held. If passed by the Odelsting, the bill would be sent to the Lagting for review or revision. Most bills were passed unamended by the Lagting and then sent directly to the king for royal assent. If the Lagting amended the Odelsting's decision, the bill would be sent back to the Odelsting. If the Odelsting approved the Lagting's amendments, the bill would be signed into law by the King. If it did not, then the bill would return to the Lagting. If the Lagting still proposed amendments, the bill would be submitted a plenary session of the Storting. In order to be passed, the bill should have then had the approval of a two-thirds majority of the plenary session. In all other cases a simple majority would suffice. Three days had to pass between each time a department voted on a bill. In all other cases, such as taxes and appropriations, the Storting would meet in plenary sessions.
A proposal to amend the constitution and abolish the system of Odelsting and Lagting was introduced in 2004 and was passed by the Storting on 20 February 2007 (159–1 with nine absentees). It took effect with the newly elected Storting in 2009.
The legislative procedure goes through five stages. First, a bill is introduced to parliament either by a member of government or, in the case of a private member's bill, by any individual representative. Parliament will refer the bill to the relevant standing committee, where it will be subjected to detailed consideration in the committee stage. The first reading takes place when parliament debates the recommendation from the committee, and then takes a vote. If the bill is dismissed, the procedure ends. The second reading takes place at least three days after the first reading, in which parliament debates the bill again. A new vote is taken, and if successful, the bill is submitted to the King in Council for royal assent. If parliament comes to a different conclusion during the second reading, a third reading will be held at least three days later, repeating the debate and vote, and may adopt the amendments from the second reading or finally dismiss the bill.
Once the bill has reached the King in Council, the bill must be signed by the monarch and countersigned by the prime minister. It then becomes Norwegian law from the date stated in the act or decided by the government.
Articles 77–79 of the Norwegian constitution specifically grant the King of Norway the right to withhold Royal Assent from any bill passed by the Storting,[1] however, this right has never been exercised by any Norwegian monarch following the dissolution of the union between Norway and Sweden in 1905 (though it was exercised by Swedish monarchs prior to that time when they ruled Norway). Should the king ever choose to exercise this privilege, Article 79 provides a means by which his veto may be overridden: "If a Bill has been passed unaltered by two sessions of the Storting, constituted after two separate successive elections and separated from each other by at least two intervening sessions of the Storting, without a divergent Bill having been passed by any Storting in the period between the first and last adoption, and it is then submitted to the King with a petition that His Majesty shall not refuse his assent to a Bill which, after the most mature deliberation, the Storting considers to be beneficial, it shall become law even if the Royal Assent is not accorded before the Storting goes into recess."[1]
The presidium is chaired by the President of the Parliament, in Norway called the Storting, consists of the president and the five vice presidents of the Storting.[2]
Position | Representative | Party |
President | Dag Terje Andersen | Labour |
1st Vice President | Øyvind Korsberg | Progress |
2nd Vice President | Per Kristian Foss | Conservative |
3rd Vice President | Marit Nybakk | Labour |
4th Vice President | Akhtar Chaudhry | Socialist Left |
5th Vice President | Dagfinn Høybråten | Christian Democratic |
The members of parliament are allocated into twelve standing committees, of which eleven are related to specific political topics. The last is the Standing Committee on Scrutiny and Constitutional Affairs. The standing committees have a portfolio that covers that of one or more government ministers.
Committee | Chair | Chair's party |
Business and Industry | Terje Aasland | Labour |
Education, Research and Church Affairs | Marianne Aasen | Labour |
Energy and the Environment | Erling Sande | Centre |
Family and Cultural Affairs | Gunn Karin Gjul | Labour |
Finance and Economic Affairs | Torgeir Micaelsen | Labour |
Foreign Affairs and Defence | Ine Marie Eriksen Søreide | Conservative |
Health and Care Services | Bent Høie | Conservative |
Justice | Per Sandberg | Progress |
Labour and Social Affairs | Robert Eriksson | Progress |
Local Government and Public Administration | Heikki Holmås | Socialist Left |
Scrutiny and Constitutional Affairs | Anders Anundsen | Progress |
Transport and Communications | Knut Arild Hareide | Christian Democratic |
There are four other committees, that run parallel to the standing committees. The Enlarged Committee on Foreign Affairs consists of members of the Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs and Defence, the presidium and the parliamentary leaders. The committee discusses important issues related to foreign affairs, trade policy and national safety with the government. Discussions are confidential. The European Committee consists of the members of the Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs and Defence and the parliamentary delegation to the European Economic Area (EEA) and the European Free Trade Area (EFTA). The committee conducts discussions with the government regarding directives from the European Union.
The Election Committee consists of 37 members, and is responsible for internal elections within the parliament, as well as delegating and negotiating party and representative allocation within the presidium, standing committees and other committees. The Preparatory Credentials Committee has 16 members and is responsible for approving the election.
Five public agencies are appointed by parliament rather than by the government. The Office of the Auditor General is the auditor of all branches of the public administration and is responsible for auditing, monitoring and advising all state economic activities. The Parliamentary Ombudsman is an ombudsman responsible for public administration. It can investigate any public matter that has not been processed by an elected body, the courts or within the military. The Ombudsman for the Armed Forces is an ombudsman responsible for the military. The Ombudsman for Civilian National Servicemen is responsible for people serving civilian national service. The Parliamentary Intelligence Oversight Committee is a seven-member body responsible for supervising public intelligence, surveillance and security services. Parliament also appoints the five members of the Norwegian Nobel Committee that award the Nobel Peace Prize.
Parliament has an administration of about 400 people, led by Secretary-General Hans Brattestå, who assumed office in 1990. He also acts as secretary for the presidium.
Each party represented in parliament has a party group. It is led by a group board and chaired by a parliamentary leader. It is customary for the party leader to also act as parliamentary leader, but since party leaders of government parties normally sit as ministers, governing parties elect other representatives as their parliamentary leaders.
Party | Seats | Parliamentary leader |
Labour Party | 64 | Helga Pedersen |
Progress Party | 41 | Siv Jensen (also party leader) |
Conservative Party | 30 | Erna Solberg (also party leader) |
Socialist Left Party | 11 | Bård Vegard Solhjell |
Centre Party | 11 | Trygve Magnus Slagsvold Vedum |
Christian Democratic Party | 10 | Hans Olav Syversen |
Liberal Party | 2 | Trine Skei Grande (also party leader) |
The parliament has 169 members. If a member of parliament cannot serve (for instance because he or she is a member of the cabinet), a deputy representative serves instead. The deputy is the candidate from the same party who was listed on the ballot immediately behind the candidates who were elected in the last election.
In the plenary chamber, the seats are laid out in a hemicycle. Seats for cabinet members in attendance are provided on the first row, behind them the members of parliament are seated according to county, not party group. Viewed from the president's chair, Aust-Agder's representatives are seated near the front, furthest to the left, while the last members (Østfold) are seated furthest to the right and at the back.[3]
Members to Stortinget are elected based on party-list proportional representation in plural member constituencies. This means that representatives from different political parties, are elected from each constituency. The constituencies are identical to the 19 counties of Norway. The electorate does not vote for individuals but rather for party lists, with a ranked list of candidates nominated by the party. This means that the person on top of the list will get the seat unless the voter alters the ballot. Parties may nominate candidates from outside their own constituency, and even Norwegian citizens currently living abroad.[4]
The Sainte-Laguë method is used for allocating parliamentary seats to parties. As a result, the percentage of representatives is roughly equal to the nationwide percentage of votes. Still, a party with a high number of votes in only one constituency can win a seat there even if the nationwide percentage is low. This has happened several times in Norwegian history. Conversely, if a party's initial representation in Stortinget is proportionally less than its share of votes, the party may seat more representatives through leveling seats, provided that the nationwide percentage is above the election threshold, currently at 4%. In 2009, nineteen seats were allocated via the leveling system.[4] Elections are held each four years (in odd-numbered years occurring after a year evenly divisible by four), normally on the second Monday of September.
Unlike most other parliaments, the Storting always serves its full four-year term; the Constitution does not allow snap elections. Substitutes for each deputy are elected at the same time as each election, so by-elections are rare.
Following the elections on 14 September 2009, the Red–Green Coalition of the Labour Party, the Socialist Left Party and the Centre Party succeeded at keeping a majority of the seats. Although the Socialist Left Party lost four seats, three were regained by the Labour Party. This allowed Stoltenberg's Second Cabinet to continue. The greatest loss was suffered by the Liberal Party, that fell below the election threshold and lost eight of ten representatives. The Conservative Party gained seven seats and the Progress Party gained three, but this was not sufficient to hold a right-winged majority. Voter turnout was 76.4%.[5]
Parties | Votes | MPs | |||||||
# | % | ±pp swing | # | ± | % | ||||
Norwegian Labour Party (Det norske Arbeiderparti) | 949,049 | 35.4 | +2.7 | 64 | +3 | 37.9 | |||
Progress Party (Fremskrittspartiet) | 614,717 | 22.9 | +0.8 | 41 | +3 | 24.3 | |||
Conservative Party (Høyre) | 462,458 | 17.2 | +3.1 | 30 | +7 | 17.8 | |||
Socialist Left Party (Sosialistisk Venstreparti) | 166,361 | 6.2 | −2.6 | 11 | −4 | 6.5 | |||
Centre Party (Senterpartiet) | 165,006 | 6.2 | −0.3 | 11 | 0 | 6.5 | |||
Christian Democratic Party (Kristelig Folkeparti) | 148,748 | 5.5 | −1.3 | 10 | −1 | 5.9 | |||
Liberal Party (Venstre) | 104,144 | 3.9 | −2.0 | 2 | −8 | 1.2 | |||
Red Party (Rødt) | 36,219 | 1.3 | +0.1 | 0 | 0 | ||||
Pensioners' Party (Pensjonistpartiet) | 11,900 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
Green Party (Miljøpartiet De Grønne) | 9,286 | 0.3 | +0.2 | 0 | 0 | ||||
Coastal Party (Kystpartiet) | 5,341 | 0.2 | −0.6 | 0 | 0 | ||||
Christian Unity Party (Kristent Samlingsparti) | 4,936 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
Democrats (Demokratene) | 2,285 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
Communist Party of Norway (Norges Kommunistiske Parti) | 697 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
Liberal People's Party (Det Liberale Folkeparti) | 350 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
Contemporary Party (Samtidspartiet) | 264 | 0.0 | – | 0 | – | ||||
Center Alliance (Sentrumsalliansen) | 241 | 0.0 | – | 0 | – | ||||
Norwegian Patriots (NorgesPatriotene) | 183 | 0.0 | – | 0 | – | ||||
Vigrid | 179 | 0.0 | – | 0 | – | ||||
Abortion Opponents' List (Abortmotstandernes Liste) | 178 | 0.0 | –0.1 | 0 | 0 | ||||
Society Party (Samfunnspartiet) | 140 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
One (Written) Language (Ett (skrift)språk) | 103 | 0.0 | – | 0 | – | ||||
Non-Partisan Deputies (Tverrpolitisk folkevalgte) | 64 | 0.0 | – | 0 | – | ||||
Norwegian Republican Alliance (Norsk Republikansk Allianse) | 54 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
Total | 2,682,903 | 100.0 | 169 | – | |||||
Blank votes | 11,684 | 0.4 | |||||||
Invalid votes | 2,048 | 0.1 | |||||||
Turnout | 2,696,468 | 76.4 | |||||||
Electorate | 3,530,785 | ||||||||
Source: Statistics Norway |
Since 5 March 1866, parliament has met in the Parliament of Norway Building at Karl Johans gate 22 in Oslo. The building was designed by the Swedish architect Emil Victor Langlet and is built in yellow brick with details and basement in light gray granite. It is a combination of several styles, including inspirations from France and Italy. Parliament also meets[clarification needed] in several other offices in the surrounding area, since the building is too small to hold the current staff of the legislature.
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State budget cuts. Unstable finances. Excellent educations despite economic woes. The challenges are many for candidates hoping to win seats on Lamorinda's three school boards.
In Moraga, where a decades-old sex abuse scandal has shaken a district already reeling from state government funding and staffing cuts, three candidates are vying for two seats on the governing board. In Lafayette, four candidates are battling it out for a pair of seats being vacated by incumbents Shayne Silva and current board President Stephenie Teichman. And in Orinda, four candidates hope to unseat incumbent Matthew Moran and succeed incumbent Patricia Rudebusch, who has chosen not to run for re-election.
A look at candidate statements reveals much about each hopeful's position. Moraga resident Dexter Louie, currently serving as the town's school board president, is hoping he can continue his 14-year tenure. The physician and parent said he wants to see students become lifelong learners and believes schools need to support students' good health and physical activity.
Challenger Parker Colvin says years of cuts to K-12 funding prove that even some of the most well-supported districts need financial expertise. The public finance underwriter and father of three said in a statement that he's eager to help the district find lasting funding solutions "that will provide teachers and students with needed resources as efficiently as possible."
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In Lafayette, former attorney and community volunteer Nancy Wallace is hoping to provide a "world-class education" to the district's students. Wallace is the mother of two daughters and a son with special needs and has been active in both the general education and special needs communities for years. Attorney Quinlan S. Tom said his primary goal is to listen to the concerns of students, parents and the community and to make decisions "that are the best for our kids." He said that he's long admired the board's "tight fiscal controls" while providing students with "one of the best primary educations in the nation."
Candidate Jean Follmer is also concerned about maintaining the quality of Lafayette's schools. The writer and community volunteer says she believes programs affected by more than $3 million in state budget cuts can be restored through "thoughtful" financial planning and spending. She also said the school district needs to expand programs, including kindergarten offerings and foreign language instruction. A statement from candidate Don Wolff was not available at the county elections office.
In Orinda, mother and educator Bekki Van Voorhis-Gilbert is running on a platform that includes fiscal responsibility and academic excellence during difficult economic times. Incumbent Matthew Moran wants to keep funding away from students and retain "a broad curriculum." Candidate Jason Lurie says he is dedicated to making sure his three children and all of their Orinda Unified School District peers "receive the same high quality education that Orinda's public schools have delivered for decades," and Sarah Genn Butler wants to "promote a vision" for educational excellence and 21st century learning.
The general election is Tuesday, Nov. 6.