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Linda Ackley went to Allegiance Health Friday morning thinking she had a hernia.
By Friday night, she gave birth to a 10-pound baby.
"Some people have nine months to prepare. I had (15) hours," her husband, Mike, told the Jackson Citizen Patriot on Monday.
Unaware of her pregnancy until the day she delivered, Linda Ackley, 44, of Summit Township underwent an emergency C-section on Friday.
Kimberly Kay Ackley, the couple's first child, was born at 11:20 p.m. She is normal and healthy, and weighed 10 pounds, 1 ounce, Mike and Linda Ackley said.
The girl and her mother were discharged from the hospital Monday afternoon.
Linda Ackley's sister, Rosie Konopka, 48, of Jackson, drove them, and stopped at the Jackson County Courthouse, where Mike Ackley, 45, works as a security guard.
A stream of employees came to catch a glimpse of the girl. They called her beautiful, admired her tiny features and cooed about her full head of dark hair. Mike Ackley proudly carried her about the hallways.
"She is our miracle baby," said Linda Ackley, who never thought she could have children. Two years ago, she had an infection and significant abdominal surgery.
Her survival alone was a blessing.
When she first told Mike Ackley the news of their baby, her eyes were filled with tears, her husband said.
It is good he was sitting, she said.
"I wish someone would have taken a picture of my face," Mike Ackley said.
Calling the development surprising seems inadequate, he said. "That doesn't even come close."
Last week, Linda Ackley went to the doctor because she had some bloating in her abdomen.
Believing she might have a hernia, the doctor sent her to an Allegiance Health facility for a computerized tomography or CT scan.
The scan revealed she was pregnant.
She would deliver in three to four weeks, medical professionals at first told the Ackleys.
After a second ultrasound, however, the couple learned Linda Ackley had carried the baby a full term, 40 or more weeks.
The hospital scheduled a C-section.
"I was happy and shocked at the same time, and scared," Mike Ackley said.
He and his wife have been married for 24 years. They met at Jackson High School and became a couple when he was a junior and she was a sophomore.
They never thought children were possible; they had not taken measures to protect against pregnancy and the babies never came.
In February 2011, Linda Ackley contracted necrotizing fasciitis, a bacterial infection that attacks soft tissue.
Mike Ackley thought she was having a stroke.
Her blood-sugar level was far above normal and her immune system was shutting down, Linda Ackley wrote under the heading "Survivors" on the National Necrotizing Fasciitis Foundation website.
She had diabetes, doctors determined, and she spent about a week in a coma and on a ventilator. Some of the muscles in her stomach had to be removed.
Doctors did not think she would live, Mike Ackley said.
"God wanted me here for something," Linda Ackley said.
Looking back, she said she confused the baby's movements for expanding and contracting muscles and twitching nerves caused by her surgery.
It never occurred to her she was pregnant, she said.
Her menstrual periods always have been irregular. She was not in pain and did not notice significant weight gain.
At the hospital, she and her husband made phone calls, informing family members of the pending birth of their first-born.
All were in disbelief. They called it a joke, Mike Ackley said. "Who can make this up?"
Konopka at first thought maybe Linda Ackley hid the pregnancy, but Linda Ackley is too honest to keep such a secret, to spin such a tale. Her excitement would have blown it, she said.
"They always wanted children," said Konopka, who has two daughters, a son and four grandchildren.
The couple is good with them and others. "So, I am so glad they have one of their own," she said.
Just last month, Konopka and Linda Ackley, two of four sisters, lost their mother, Sandra Linabury, to cancer, and Kimberly shares Linabury's middle name.
Her birth brings joy at what has been a sad time, they said, sitting near the courthouse entrance.
As all the number of well-wishers dwindled, they prepared to go home for the first time.
The apartment is not prepared; for years it has been occupied by only the Ackleys and their pets, but plenty of people are offering help. They have been getting donations and gifts from family members and others.
Kimberly was bundled Monday in a car seat given to the Ackleys by a cousin.
Clothing Carousel, a consignment shop on Franklin Street, donated two bags of clothes.
There will be other adjustments, too.
"I got to get used to saying mommy," Linda Ackley said, and told her husband how odd it felt to recently make an appointment for "her daughter."
Kimberly already has a "mommy's little miracle" T-shirt.
Mike Ackley is feeling fortunate. There have been two extraordinary events in two years.
"First my wife came back to me, and now, I have a baby girl."
(Copyright 2013 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.)

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Sri Lanka laboured to a four-wicket victory after right-arm pacer Nuwan Kulasekara destroyed Australia with a fine display of swing bowling in the third one-day international in Brisbane on Friday.
Australia's top and middle order batsmen capitulated before Kulasekara's inswing while Lasith Malinga (3-22) polished off the tail to bowl out the hosts for 74 in 26.4 overs.
The win, though not as convincing as it should have been, puts Sri Lanka 2-1 up in the five-match series. Sydney hosts the fourth one-dayer on Sunday.
For Australia, only Mitchell Starc (22 not out) and Xavier Doherty (15) managed double digits, adding 34 runs for the last wicket to take the home side past their lowest ODI total ever.
On a day when ball dominated bat and not a single six was hit, the Sri Lankan batsmen had their problems too and wobbled early on in their chase.
Mitchell Johnson (3-11) blew away their top order, while Starc claimed a couple as Sri Lanka lost six wickets before scrambling over the line in 20 overs.
Kushal Perera was unbeaten on 22, while Tillakaratne Dishan also contributed as many runs.
It was a brave effort by the Australian bowlers after they were let down by their batting colleagues earlier in the day.
Angelo Mathews drew first blood with his seventh delivery when he removed opener David Warner and Australia captain Michael Clarke was soon left to rue his decision to bat first as the batting lineup came unstuck.
Right-arm pacer Kulasekara tasted his first success when skipper Mahela Jayawardene took a sharp, low catch in the second slip to dismiss the other opener Phil Hughes.
Kulasekara was on a hat-trick in his next over when he removed Hussey and followed it with a delivery that swung a long way to trap the scoreless George Bailey leg before.
Matthew Wade denied him a hat-trick but that was hardly solace for the hosts as Kulasekara returned to peg back Clarke's middle stump and push one through Moises Henriques's gate for his first five-wicket haul, also earning him the man of the match award.
After Kulasekara had exposed Australia's lower order, Malinga ran through the tail, removing Johnson, Wade and Clint McKay.
Starc and Doherty added 34 runs for the last wicket before Shaminda Eranga dismissed Doherty to end the Australian innings in the 27th over.
Number nine batsman Starc took a couple of blows on his helmet but hung on to take Australia past their previous lowest total of 70 that came on two occasions, against England in Birmingham in 1977 and New Zealand at Adelaide in 1986.
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Gabe assumes the next sequel, B/E/T/A, will be slightly better and unappreciated
V/H/S was an interesting experiment: gather up some of indie-horrors 'biggest names' (an oxymoron if ever there was one) and have them make a series of found-footage shorts. The final film was a surprisingly misogynistic, mostly mumblegore mixed bag that was more forgettable than memorable. Other independently-produced, but well-advertised horror anthologies, namely The Theatre Bizzare and The ABCs of Death, were similarly disappointing (though not bad) mélange, leading me to believe that perhaps the multi-director formula just wasn't a reliable way to make consistently good movies and adjusted my expectations accordingly when V/H/S/2 (originally titled S/V/H/S) was released a year later.
The framing device narrative, titled Tape 49, was written and directed by Simon Barrett, the series' producer and writer of two of the first film's episodes ( Tape 56 and The Sick Thing That Happened to Emily When She Was Younger). V/H/S's wraparound segment was more of an impressionistic piece, but, this time, there's a more tangible storyline. Two young private investigators, Larry (Lawrence Michael Levine) and Ayesha (Kelsy Abbott), are sent to privately investigate the disappearance of a college student. At the boy's home, they discover a pile of VHS tapes, which Ayesha watches while Larry investigates the rest of the house. Spoiler: it doesn't end well for them.
On the first tape, Ayesha finds Phase 1 Clinical Trials, directed by Adam Wingard and written by Barrett. In this short, a man named Herman (Wingard) has his injured eye replaced with an experimental robotic one that records everything he sees for 'research purposes.' Soon after the implant, he begins to see malicious ghosts. There's something to be said for starting an anthology with its weakest episode. Ideally, the quality and intensity should probably build as the compendium unfolds. Unfortunately, Phase 1 Clinical Trials isn't just a traditionally 'soft' opening act – it's also the only one of the shorts I didn't like and an unfortunate return to the first film's most pervasive problems. I suppose it is more creative and, technically speaking, more accomplished than most of V/H/S's shorts, but it repeats the same lazy, arcless storytelling that made the original so weightless and forgettable. Wingard and Barrett cook up a cool concept and just sort of give up on it, seemingly assuming that if they throw enough discordant imagery and spooky sounds at the screen the audiences won't notice. Some of the startle scares stick, but overall, Phase 1 Clinical Trials starts things off on a disappointing foot. Wingard is still a winner in my book, though, because his other 2013 release, You're Next, was fantastic.
Things pick up considerably with tape two, A Ride in the Park, directed by Blair Witch Project filmmakers Eduardo Sánchez & Gregg Hale, and co-written by Sánchez' frequent collaborator, Jamie Nash. Here, a man (Jay Saunders) boards his bike for a little exercise, but his ride is cut short when he is attacked by zombies. Bitten, the man turns into a zombie himself and his helmet-mounted camera captures all the flesh-eating action. It seems fitting that the guys that reinvigorated the found-footage subgenre should finally invigorate the V/H/S series with a simple, straightforward, entirely mainstream-friendly episode. The Blair Witch Project name (along with everything Sánchez has made since 1999) might lead one to assume that A Ride in the Park would be a languid little journey, but this episode defies expectations with an unbroken burst of energy that ends on a startlingly somber and even touching final note. Sánchez & Nash's concept isn't exactly groundbreaking – we already have plenty of found-footage horror movies, thank you very much – but the execution is awesome without being show-offy. The helmet-camera-chaos is contained just enough to ensure the audience can discern the (extremely) gory details. A Ride in the Park is pretty funny, perfectly brief, and ends long before the concept has worn out its welcome.
With the possibilities for improvement established, we move on to tape three, Safe Haven, co-directed by The Raid's Gareth Evans and co-directed/written by ABCs of Death writer/director Timo Tjahjanto ( L is for Libido). This tape features a news team (Hannah Al Rashid, Fachry Albar, Oka Antara, and Andrew Suleiman) infiltrating an Indonesian cult with hidden cameras. But, during their cover interview of the cult's enigmatic leader (Epy Kusnandar), the plan starts to go awry. Safe Haven isn't only the best and most ambitious of all the shorts throughout V/H/S and V/H/S/2 – it's probably among the best found-footage horror films I've ever seen. At the same time, the comparison is sort of a false equivalency, because Evans & Tjahjanto don't really follow the same 'rules' the other shorts do. Safe Haven is the longest episode in the series and the most complete from a storytelling standpoint. The audience isn't dropped into a situation and forced to divine narrative meaning we're given a specific batch of details that establish the danger and set the tension, then all hell breaks loose. Safe Haven cleverly modernizes/streamlines Ruggero Deodato's Cannibal Holocaust formula and unleashes a genuinely terrifying series of events that capture a level of reality not seen in many other found-footage horror flicks. It turns into a veritable grab-bag of horror clichés, but they serve the purpose of Evans' greater mosaic. Sometimes the swishing first-person camera and the catacombs-like setup of the cult's homestead feel a little 'video-gamey,' but I'm not sure the comparison can be avoided for any action-based, largely POV-shot movie.
The most curious thing about watching A Ride in the Park and Safe Haven right in a row is that one would assume that the directing teams were switched. You'd probably expect the guy behind The Raid to make something as vivacious and simplified as A Ride in the Park, just as you'd assume that the Blair Witch Project filmmakers would make their mark with a moodier take on 'documentarians in the wrong place at the wrong time' recipe they'd had so much success with. The only things that Safe Haven and A Ride in the Park really have in common with their makers' more famous features are their general locations (Indonesia and the forest). Even if V/H/S/2 hadn't improved on its predecessor in overall quality, these kinds of unpredictable choices would at least make it more interesting.
Safe Haven is great, but such a self-contained episode is probably not the best place to end an anthology. We need a palate cleanser, which brings us to the final tape, Alien Abduction Slumber Party, co-written and directed by Hobo with a Shotgun and ABCs of Death ( Y is for Youngbuck) maker Jason Eisener and co-written by John Davies. The finale follows a group of kids and teens as they play cruel pranks on each other. Their fun is cut short when aliens invade. Alien Abduction Slumber Party is a good way to cap things off and is every bit as colourful and punchy as Eisener's other movies, but it also takes a small step back into the story-lite, chaotic mash-ups of the first film. In Eisener's defense, he's following the 'rules' as he understood them and keeps it simple and anchored to the found-footage gimmick. It's also very well put together in terms of supplying the audiences with exactly as much expositional information as they need to follow the otherwise disorganized images. The final effect isn't exactly frightening, but certainly assaultive in the right way. Despite the dynamic sound design, this one may have worked better as a music video, like Y is for Youngbuck. I'd also like to note that there's no overlap in camera rigging between the four parts of the anthology (not including the framing device) – Phase 1 Clinical Trials features an eyeball camera, A Ride in the Park features a helmet-mounted camera, Safe Haven features a traditional human-mounted camera and a tiny camera mounted inside a button hole, and Alien Abduction Slumber Party features a dog-mounted camera. It's kind of neat, at least on a trivial level.
It's petty and pedantic of me, but I am vaguely vexed when I realize that the V/H/S movies weren't shot on VHS video. If I was reasonable, I'd realize that the effect would be ugly on the big screen, Blu-ray, and even DVD, but I'm not, so part of me hopes that V/H/S/3 is entirely made up of '80s period pieces that were shot and edited on video tape. Anyway, V/H/S/2 is presented in full 1080p, 1.78:1 video and is a generally sharper and more consistent movie than its predecessor, due in no small part to the fact that the filmmakers didn't try to 'dirty up' their footage with artificial print damage. The shorts were all shot digitally, using a variety of digital formats (including Red Epic and the itty-bitty GoPro), all of which are technically 1080p capable.
Tape 49 is the most verite of the episodes. Its images are all quite noisy, fuzzy, and general artefact-filled. The colour and detail quality changes, depending on which of the various hand-held cameras are being used – one is a bit sharper, but has weak colours, another (clearly a Canon) has stronger colors but weaker refresh rates, etc. Phase 1 Clinical Trials is filmed with a top-of-the-line Red Epic standing in for the story's fictional camera-eye. The image is crisp and natural without a lot of harsh contrast or vivid hues. There isn't an excessive amount of noise, but there are some banding effects. A Ride in the Park was shot mostly with the helmet-mounted GoPro. It has a fish-eye effect and does that digital focus thing that makes the image appear to pulse. The colours are lush and the higher contrast leads to stronger white and black levels. Details are mostly sharp, but limited by the camera's shallow focal length. Safe Haven is the most traditionally shot of the pieces, including footage from straight hand-held/shoulder-mounted cameras, a little spycam, and some grainy black and white security cam shots. The bulk of the footage is clean with even focus, consistent details, and minimal compression artefacts. Like Phase 1 Clinical Trials, the colours are mostly muted and natural. The spycams feature heavier contrast levels and more banding effects. Alien Abduction Slumber Party is the roughest looking of the major episodes. Eisener embraces the digital artefacts and limitations, including some edge enhancement and jaggie effects along the sharper edges. Like A Ride in the Park, this episode is a bit fish-eyed and features more vibrant colours.
When they do make my hypothetical, period-set, all video-shot V/H/S sequel, it will feature the muddiest, most awkwardly separated analogue stereo track you've ever heard, but, until then, we'll have to settle for V/H/S/2's pristine DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 track. Like the video, the audio design and sound qualities changes up from short to short. Tape 49 is a mostly centered affair and most of the basic audio was clearly recorded via the camera's microphone. These are augmented with understated effects throughout the other channels. Phase 1 Clinical Trials takes place within the main character's head, so the sound design is a bit more subjective. Directional effects are constantly employed to support the illusion. This includes more subtle nods, like objects falling in the other room, and lead into the more aggressive, electronic scare stings and ghostly moans. A Ride in the Park is another mostly centered mix, besides some music at the very beginning of the piece and a couple of stereo gags. Safe Haven is also mostly dialogue-heavy and centered, but steadily builds in aural intensity, eventually engaging the stereo and surround channels. First, the sounds of the cult leader's broadcasts can be heard more distinctly in the stereo channels, then spooky abstractions and a disembodied voice lurch into the rear speakers and, eventually, directional effects come into play. Alien Abduction Slumber Party also begins in the center channel and is considerably more muted than the other shorts. The limitations are then contrasted with the overwhelming, five channel blare of the alien space sound (whatever it is) and an increase in directional momentum.
The extras begin with a composite commentary track, culled from four different recording sessions. The first part features Barrett & Wingard discussing the wraparound and Phase 1 Clinical Trials, Sánchez & Hale discussing A Ride in the Park, Evans & Tjahjanto discussing Safe Haven, and Eisener, producer Rob Cotterill, & writer John Davies discussing Alien Abduction Slumber Party. The information is unraveled hard and fast with very little down time. Subject matter includes the convoluted connections between the wraparounds in both movies, story conceptualization, technical processes, deleted scenes, and, in the case of Alien Abduction Party, the autobiographical aspects of the short.
Up next are a series of brief behind-the-scenes featurettes – Tape 49 Rewind (1:40, HD) with Barrett & producer Chris Harding, Dissecting Phase 1 Clinical Trials (2:40, HD) with Wingard, Inside Safe Haven (3:30, HD) with Evans & Tjahjanto, Slumber Party Alien Abduction: Behind the Lights (6:00, HD) proof of concept/test reel, and A Ride in the Park: I Dare You (3:00, HD) – iPhone footage of the crew trying to knock down a tree. Things are wrapped up with an AXS TV EPK (3:00, HD), five behind-the-scenes photo galleries, trailers, and trailers for other Magnolia releases.
V/H/S/2 is improves on its predecessor in almost every way imaginable. Even the weakest entry, Phase 1 Clinical Trials, is stronger than most of V/H/S' shorts and the strongest entry, Safe Haven, might very well be my favourite found-footage horror film since the original [REC], despite only being (about) 30 minutes long. Magnolia's Blu-ray features a strong and true-to-source transfer, a perfectly pitched DTS-HD MA soundtrack, and a nice composite commentary, though the disc's other extras are brief and quite fluffy.
* Note: The above images are taken from the Blu-ray and resized for the page. Full-resolution captures are available by clicking individual images, but due to .jpg compression they are not necessarily representative of the quality of the transfer.
Review by Gabriel Powers
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I really enjoyed both VHS films, but especially this one. Only four shorts made for a more tolerable exercise. Also I enjoyed that it wasn't nearly as misogynistic as the first one. What a relief.
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There are rumours that they actually made a third movie for HBO entitled Phillips Video-2000, but test audiences kept turning it over half way through...
If you get that one, it's time for the pipe and slippers.
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If you get that one, it's time for the pipe and slippers.
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Disc Details
Release Date: 24th September 2013
Discs: 2
Disc Type: Blu-ray Disc
RCE: No
Video: 1080p
Aspect: 1.78:1
Anamorphic: No
Colour: Yes
Audio: DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 English
Subtitles: English SDH, Spanish
Extras: Directors' Commentary, Tape 49 Rewind, Dissecting Phase 1 Clinical Trials, Inside Safe Haven, Slumber Party Alien Abduction: Behind the Lights, A Ride in the Park: I Dare You, Trailers, DVD Copy
Easter Egg: No
Feature Details
Director: Simon Barrett, Adam Wingard, Eduardo Sánchez, Gregg Hale, Timo Tjahjanto, Gareth Huw Evans, Jason Eisener
Cast: Lawrence Michael Levine, Kelsy Abbott, Adam Wingard, Hannah Hughes, Jay Saunders, Bette Cassatt, Dave Coyne, Wendy Donigian, Hannah Al Rashid, Fachry Albar, Oka Antara, Andrew Suleiman, Riley Eisener, Rylan Logan, Samantha Gracie, Cohen King, Zack Ford
Genre: Horror
Length: 92 minutes
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Invariably, when presenting a new approach to solving problems, authors, pundits and commentators go to great lengths to "prove" why everything that existed before they presented their argument has been a waste of time.
That's just silly.
(And we say that as authors who are occasionally pundits and commentators.)
You know why people attack everything that has come before. We live in a hyper-competitive environment when it comes to getting someone's attention and so if you have something new, you may feel compelled to come up with a gimmick such as "everything you know is wrong" in order to get people's attention.
We understand why they do this, because it would have been extremely tempting to go down this road ourselves.
We have developed a proven approach to dealing with uncertainty in all forms, i.e. what you should do when you don't know what to do.
We know it works because it is the same approach that the people who are masters at dealing with uncertainty—successful serial entrepreneurs—use. (There is nothing more uncertain than starting a business, and serial entrepreneurs are masters at it.)
The clichéd image of entrepreneurs coming up with an idea, laboring feverishly to perfect it, and delivering their creation to the market fully-formed is not what usually happens.
The much more typical path is that they come up with an idea. They take a small step toward implementation to see if anyone is interested, and if it looks like some people are, they take another step forward.
If they don't get the reaction they want, they regroup and then take another step in a different direction.
In other words, they:
Learn (from that action) and
Build (off that learning) and
Repeat, i.e. they act again.
That cycle continues repeats until the entrepreneur succeeds, knows she is not going to, or decides there is another, more appealing opportunity to pursue. As we said, the approach serial entrepreneurs use when faced with the unknown (starting a business) will work for you when you face the unknown of any kind.
So, does this mean you should scrap your traditional ways of problem solving?
Absolutely not.
You shouldn't use this approach exclusively. The way we all were taught to solve problems that are predictable—how do we introduce our existing product into an adjacent market; how many refrigerators will we sell during a recession—works just fine. You have historical precedents and data to draw on.
When you do, predict away.
When you don't, try what we are advocating. It gives you an additional tool. It does not replace the ones you have.
We concede presenting a new idea this way is far less dramatic then screaming "EVERYTHING YOU KNOW IS WRONG."
But it is honest, the process has been proven, and it should be helpful.
Paul B. Brown is the co-author (along with Leonard A. Schlesinger and Charles F. Kiefer) of Just Start: Take Action; Embrace Uncertainty and Create the Future recently published by Harvard Business Review Press.
Please note the Action Trumps Everything blog now appears every Sunday and Wednesday. This is an "extra" one because I wanted to get it posted quickly.
I am a best-selling author, and an extremely proud Forbes alum. A former writer and editor at Business Week, Inc. and Financial World, in addition to my six years at Forbes, I've written, co-written and "ghosted" numerous best-sellers including Customers for Life (with Carl ...MORE


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Car Deals
Luxury SUV Deals: November 2012
Many of today's top luxury SUVs are available with great deals in November, as automakers struggle to meet sales targets by the end of the year. We've searched through manufacturer incentives to find some of the top luxury SUV deals and give buyers a leg up as they set out to find a new luxury SUV just as winter weather starts to set in across the country.
Acura RDX
Acura's redesigned RDX is available with special lease and financing offers throughout November. According to the automaker, shoppers interested in leasing the SUV can get payments as low as $399 per month with $2,599 due at lease signing. For drivers who don't want to put as much money down, Acura is also offering the RDX with a $460 monthly payment and nothing down for 35 months to highly qualified shoppers. Unfortunately, Acura isn't offering any low-interest financing rates on the RDX, as the new model is still selling well without any extra incentives.
The compact X1 is BMW's latest crossover, and in November it's already available with a stellar lease rate. Shoppers interested in a rear-drive X1 sDrive28i can get a well-equipped example of the SUV at $369 per month ($30 lower than in October) for 36 months with $3,269 down. We're impressed with that offer not only because it's a lease incentive on a brand new model, but also because it's a whopping $60 per month lower than BMW's best offer on the slightly bigger X3 xDrive28i, which uses the same engine. The lone caveat is that shoppers interested in upgrading to an all-wheel-drive X1 have to pay around $20 per month more, as xDrive models start at $389 per month.
Mercedes-Benz GLK-Class
The newly updated 2013 Mercedes GLK is available with a range of enticing offers this month. Shoppers interested in leasing the GLK can get one for $399 per month for 30 months after $4,593 down. Drivers looking for the added year-round comfort of 4Matic all-wheel drive will have to pay slightly more--$419 per month. The best deal is for shoppers interested in financing the GLK; Mercedes is offering interest rates as low as 2.49 percent for up to 36 months--a rare offer for any of the brand's vehicles.
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Toyota Land Cruiser
Toyota is offering a rare deal on its luxurious Land Cruiser SUV in November. Shoppers willing to put down a hefty $4,999 can lease the SUV for just $899 per month for 36 months. While that may seem like a lot, given its base price of around $80,000 with shipping, the Land Cruiser would normally lease for well over $1,000 per month, even after a large down payment. The Land Cruiser's legendary high resale value allows Toyota to offer this extra discount.
Find the Toyota Land Cruiser for sale
Volvo XC60
Volvo's hot-selling XC60 is available with two special offers this month. Shoppers interested in financing the SUV can take advantage of a low interest rate, with Volvo offering just 2.9 percent interest to qualified buyers for up to 72 months. The automaker is also advertising the XC60 with a 36-month lease deal in November, offering monthly payments starting at just $399 after $3,893 down.
What it means to you: Automakers eager to reach volume targets are offering several strong luxury SUV deals this month.


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Welcome to the webpages of the Data and Web Science Group.
The Data and Web Science Group conducts research on methods for managing, integrating and mining large amounts of heterogeneous information within enterprise and open Web contexts. We are involved in several national and international projects and cooperate with partners from industry, research institutes and other universities. Details on the results of our research is found in the conference and journal papers available on the publications page. The open-license datasets, open-source software packages, and benchmarks that are offered by our group are found on the resources page.
The Data and Web Science Group consists of the following focus groups:
- Web-based Systems (Prof. Bizer)
- Data Analytics (Prof. Gemulla)
- Computer Vision (Prof. Keuper)
- Web Data Mining (Prof. Paulheim)
- Natural Language Processing (Prof. Ponzetto & Prof. Glavaš)
- Artificial Intelligence (Prof. Stuckenschmidt)
We offer regular courses for bachelor and master students related to the topics data mining, data integration, information retrieval, natural language processing, knowledge engineering, and knowledge managment. It is also possible to write a bachelor or master thesis related to the research topics of our group. Excellent alumni can also graduate at our group to achieve a PhD. Further, we are searching for motivated students to work as research assistant within our group.
Beside fundamental research activities, we also focus on applied research and technology transfer. In this area we closely cooperate with partners from industry. Amongst other activities, we are involved in the Institute for Enterprise Systems.


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And we're off! The first installment of the top-61 countdown has finally arrived. Hope you're all as excited as I am and I look forward to your feedback, good or bad. Today, we get a look at a young catcher who will play another season in A ball this year, a command and control lefty, a very successful minor league closer, an athletic young 2B who struggled in 2012, a high round draft pick who is struggling to live up to expectations and finally another reliever with some injury issues in his recent past.
61. Alex Monsalve, C
Height/Weight: 6-2/225 lb.
Bats/Throws: Right/Right
Acquired: International free agent in 2009
2012 Stats: .256/.311/.373 with 8 HR and 42 RBI in 107 games between Lake County and Carolina
Scouting Report: Monsalve was signed as an international free agent out of Venezuela back in 2009, and worked his way stateside in 2010 to play in 43 games with the Rookie League Arizona Indians. He put up a .557 OPS in the desert, and the Indians moved him up to Lake County for the 2011 season. Monsalve was Midwest League All Star in 2011, and hit .264/.313/.356 with 5 HR and 44 RBI for the Captains as a 19 year old that season. He began 2012 back in Lake County, and after putting up a .730 OPS in 73 games in the Midwest League he was promoted to Carolina. He appeared in 34 games with the Mudcats, hitting just .233/.280/.293 with one HR and 6 RBI.
Monsalve is a big, strong kid behind the plate. He hasn't put up elite numbers at the dish, but has been young for the levels that he's been playing at the past two years. He has decent power projection, although his current hit tool is well below average. Monsalve made strides in his pitch recognition and selection last year, striking out 52 times after whiffing 96 times in 2011. He didn't really improve his walk rate though, and that's the next step Monsalve has to improve at the dish.
Monsalve has the raw tools to catch, as he's a good athlete with a strong arm. I've been unimpressed with his performance on defense though, as he can sometimes come across as lackadaisical behind the plate and has only thrown out 27% of basestealers in his minor league career. He just doesn't project as a catcher for me, and if he can't catch than his bat is very ordinary. He sometime struggles to communicate with pitchers, and doesn't have the leadership qualities of some of the other catchers in the organization.
Monsalve will probably start off the 2013 season back in Carolina, and I'll be looking to see if he can continue to make strides with his approach and defense. He'll still be just 21 years old, and there's a lot of time for him to identify his weaknesses and make some improvements. The Indians developmental staff is concentrating on improving Monsalve's actions behind the plate, and I'm looking forward to seeing the changes he's made in Goodyear later this month.
Glass half-full: Monsalve sticks behind the plate and makes it to The Show as a backup
Glass half-empty: Monsalve moves out from behind the plate and can't crack a major league roster
60. Mike Rayl, LHP
Height/Weight: 6-5/180 lb.
Bats/Throws: Left/Left
Acquired: 15th round pick in the 2009 MLB draft
2012 Stats: 10-10, 4.49 ERA with 95 K and 59 BB in 152 1/3 IP between Carolina and Akron
Scouting Report: Rayl was drafted by the Washington Nationals in the 41st round of the 2009 draft, but the Nationals were unable to come to terms with the young lefthander and he decided to attend Palm Beach Community College. The Indians snatched him up in the 15th round the very next season, and he made his debut in the Arizona Rookie League later that summer. After an outstanding 2010 in which Rayl posted a 2.81 ERA in 14 starts with Mahoning Valley, Rayl was bumped up to Lake County in 2011. He spend the first half of the season with the Captains, going 5-5 with a 2.83 ERA before being called up to Kinston for eight starts at the end of the year. Rayl continued his steady rise through the organization in 2012, going 10-9 with high-A Carolina with a 4.28 ERA.
Rayl throws a fastball, curveball and changeup. His fastball sits in the high 80's, and has touched 92. It's not a pitch that he can use to blow away hitters, and needs to locate it effectively in the zone in order to be effective. The curveball is a better pitch than his changeup, and he feels comfortable throwing it at any time in any count. He has a clean, easily repeatable delivery and feels comfortable challenging hitters. He doesn't have a true plus offering, and needs to have elite command and control in order to succeed.
Rayl ran into trouble last year due to an abnormally high walk rate. After issuing just 26 free passes in 123 2/3 innings of work in 2011, Rayl walked 59 hitters in 152 1/3 innings last year. His walk rate jumped from 1.9 BB/9 to 3.5 BB/9, a ratio that is untenable if Rayl hopes to succeed at the upper levels of the Indians system. He also allowed 14 HR in 2012 after giving up 9 in 2011, getting hit hard when he fell behind in the count and was forced to be more predictable later in hitter's counts. When he's getting ahead with his fastball and attacking hitters with his secondary stuff, he can be successful. If he gives the opposing team free baserunners, they're going to make him pay.
Rayl is on track to pitch in AA Akron this year as a 24-year old, and will have to improve on his walk rate from last season if he expects to find success in AA. It's going to get tougher and tougher for Rayl to succeed the higher he climbs on the organizational ladder; if his command isn't there, he doesn't have the velocity to fall back on. He's kind of like a lefthanded Paul Byrd, and we all remember how Byrd could get rocked when his fastball was up in the zone.
Glass half-full: A back of the rotation starter
Glass half-empty: His command isn't good enough for him to advance to The Show
59. Preston Guilmet, RHP
Height/Weight: 6-2/200 lb.
Acquired: 9th round pick in the 2009 MLB draft
2012 Stats: 2-2, 24 Saves with a 2.39 ERA, 51 K and 13 BB in 52 2/3 IP
Scouting Report: After starting 15 games for Mahoning Valley after he was drafted in 2009, the former Arizona Wildcat was shifted to a bullpen role. He became the closer for Lake County midway through the 2010 season, and filled that same role for Kinston in 2011 and Akron in 2012. He's racked up 70 saves in the past three seasons, and has posted a 2.26 ERA since leaving the starting rotation. In addition to the solid ERA, he's posted an extremely impressive WHIP of 0.938 as a reliever.
Guilmet throws from a unique arm angle, coming at hitters from straight over the top with a very high release point. He's primarily a two-pitch pitcher, working off of his fastball/splitter combination. His fastball sits in the high 80's, and tops out at around 91. He commands it extremely well within the zone, and does a nice job spotting the pitch to get ahead in the count. His out pitch is his splitter, a pitch that has excellent action down through the zone that is accentuated by his arm angle. The pitch generates most of Guilmet's strikeouts, and when hitters do make contact with it a ground ball is generally the result. Every once in a while, he'll slip up and the pitch will hang in the zone, and that's when he can get hit hard. Guilmet also throws a slider to give him a pitch with some horizontal movement, but pitches mostly off the fastball/splitter combo.
Guilmet is one of those guys who's results outpace his scouting reports. Looking solely at his raw numbers, you see a guy who looks like a dominant minor league closer. But when you see him pitch, you see a guy who succeeds based on fastball command and a deceptive delivery. He's not unlike former Indians minor league reliever Cory Burns. Burns has put up even better numbers than Guilmet in his minor league career, but was roughed up pretty badly in his lone cup of coffee in The Show. Guilmet has already seen both his strikeout and groundball rates drop after his promotion to AA, and as he continues to climb the organizational ladder he will find it tougher and tougher to get by on command and deception alone. It's tough to be an effective reliever without at least an above-average fastball, but the Indians are hoping Guilmet can continue to buck the trend at AAA Columbus this season.
Glass half-full: A solid backend reliever
Glass half-empty: Guilmet's lack of velocity catches up to him, and he tops out at AAA
58. Robel Garcia, 2B
Height/Weight: 6-0/168 lb.
Bats/Throws: Switch/Right
Acquired: International free agent in 2010
2012 Stats: .217/.304/.302 with 3 HR and 39 RBI in 119 games between Lake County and Mahoning Valley
Scouting Report: Garcia was a member of the Indians Rookie affiliate in Arizona during 2010 and 2011, and had a breakout season in 2011. In Garcia's 2nd season stateside, he hit a robust .284/.374/.544 with 6 HR and 24 RBI in 45 games in the desert, prompting Indians brass to assign him straight to Lake County in 2012. It was an aggressive assignment for the young infielder, and he was just never able to get untracked in Lake County. He hit .210/.312/.293 in 56 games as a Captain, prompting a move to the New York-Penn League when the Mahoning Valley Scrappers opened play in June. He was a little better with the Scrappers, hitting .210/.298/.309 with 3 HR and 23 RBI in 63 NYPL contests. Still, it was a disappointing season for the athletic young 2B who many (myself included) were expecting big things from in 2012.
Garcia was an international signing out of the Dominican Republic in 2010, and has quick, strong hands at the plate. He projects to have at least average power at full maturity, although his current power tool is below average. He has a decent approach at the plate, as despite 112 K's last year he did manage to draw 50 walks. Like many young international signings, he still struggles with breaking pitches, particularly sliders down and out of the strike zone. He needs to improve his pitch recognition and selection, but that's to be expected for a player with his experience. He's a switch hitter, but for his career is better as a lefthanded hitter (.803 OPS) than righthanded hitter (.658 OPS).
Defensively, has appeared in games at 2B, 3B and SS as a pro. He's primarily been a second baseman, but is athletic enough to handle other positions as well. He made 7 errors in 37 games at 2B, and committed 6 miscues in just 19 games at short. His arm is above-average, and he needs to work on his footwork and actions in the field. He has all of the tools to be at least an average 2B, he just needs some additional reps in the field.
After putting up a .613 OPS in Arizona in 2010, Garcia bounced back with a .915 OPS in the same circuit in 2011. That's a sign that he could have a rebound year in his 2nd tour of the Midwest League in 2013. Garcia should open as the Captains opening day 2B, and will definitely be a guy that I have my eye on this season. He's a prime rebound candidate this season, and is a guy who could find himself back in the top half of this list come 2014. He's still just 19 years old, and has a lot of maturing to do before he's a finished product.
Glass half-full: A 1st division starter at 2B
Glass half-empty: A solid AA 2B
57. Jake Sisco, RHP
Height/Weight: 6-3/185
Acquired: 3rd round pick in the 2011 MLB draft
2012 Stats: 1-6 with a 5.03 ERA, 45 K and 30 BB in 77 IP with Mahoning Valley
Scouting Report: The 2011 draft saw the Indians pay overslot bonuses to their first two picks, shortstop Francisco Lindor and high school pitcher Dillon Howard. Their third pick was more of a signability selection, righthanded pitcher Jake Sisco out of Merced College in California. Sisco signed well before either Lindor or Howard, and made 12 appearances with the Rookie League Arizona Indians in 2011, going 2-4 with a 5.24 ERA. He was held in extended spring training last year until the short season New York-Penn League started up in June, and made 15 starts for the Mahoning Valley Scrappers. Sisco had a rough campaign with the Scrappers, going 1-6 with a 5.03 ERA. He struck out just 45 hitters in 77 IP, walking 30 and allowing 81 base hits. For a college pitcher drafted in the 3rd round pitching in the NYPL, that season has to be considered a disappointment.
Sisco throws a fastball, curveball, slider and changeup. The fastball sits between 91-94 MPH, and is an above-average pitch when he's locating it effectively. The curveball is his best secondary offering, but rarely flashes more than above-average. Both the slider and change project to be average pitches, but not much more than that. It's a starter's arsenal in terms of pitch variations, but Sisco is going to have to make strides in improving at least one of his offspeed pitches to help him attack hitters more effectively. As of right now, the only pitch he's really comfortable throwing when he's behind in the count is his fastball, and that's what was getting him into trouble in the NYPL last season.
Sisco should open 2013 in the rotation for Lake County, and the 21-year old will need to make significant strides in both his scouting reports and his stuff in order to solidify and improve his prospect standing. If you catch a Lake County game where Sisco is pitching, pay attention to more than just the radar gun readings; Sisco's development will be governed much more by his location and improvements in secondary stuff than by how hard he throws in 2013.
Glass half-full: Improvements in his offspeed stuff allow Sisco to develop as a back of the rotation starter
Glass half-empty: Sisco continues to rely on his fastball and is shifted to a bullpen role
56. Tyler Sturdevant, RHP
Height/Weight: 6-1/190 lb.
Acquired: 27th round pick in the 2009 MLB draft
2012 Stats: 1-3 with a 4.42 ERA, 28 K and 14 BB in 36 2/3 IP between Carolina, Akron and Columbus
Scouting Report: Sturdevant was a 27th round pick out of New Mexico State in 2009. He was a starter in college, but the Indians immediately converted him to a relief role and Sturdevant has never started a game as a professional. He put up some impressive strikeout totals in his first three seasons as a professional, racking up 215 K's in just 175 1/3 innings of work. Sturdevant was injured to begin the 2012 season though, and didn't debut until June with the Carolina Mudcats. After 7 innings in Carolina and 9 2/3 innings in Akron, Sturdevant was promoted to AAA Columbus for the rest of the season. In 20 innings with the Clippers, he put up a 6.30 ERA with 15 K and 9 BB in 20 IP. It wasn't the season that anyone had envisioned for Sturdevant, as the injury and ineffectiveness resulted in a disappointing campaign for the power righty.
Sturdevant has an above-average fastball that sits consistently in the 92-94 MPH range and can touch 97. He compliments the fastball with an excellent cutter, which is probably his best offering. It's a true out pitch, and he does a nice job setting hitters up with the heat and then attacking them with the cutter. It's an especially tough pitch on righties, and in 2011 he struck out nearly 30% of the righthanded hitters that he faced between all three minor league levels. He also throws a curveball and changeup, but he pretty much sticks to his two-pitch mix of the fastball and cutter out of the bullpen. In short stints, he really doesn't need much more than those two offerings as long as he's locating them effectively.
Sturdevant is 27 years old, and is getting to an age where he's really no longer a prospect. He should start the season healthy and back in AAA Columbus, and this is really a make or break season for the reliever. He's only thrown 23 2/3 innings at the AAA level, and his ERA as a Clipper is over 6.00. If he can be as effective in Columbus as he's been in Kinston and Akron, then Sturdevant could be a major league option as early as 2013. But if his stuff won't translate to the International League, than he can never really be expected to get American League hitters out either.
Glass half-full: A solid middle relief option
Glass half-empty: He flames out at the AAA level
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By signing up at the www.smartrunfortreasure.it website, from March 19th to 22nd you will have the right to participate in the treasure hunt devised by smart: a journey in five stages in order to discover some little-known, but decidedly striking places of Rome. Among the riddles, trivia, and fun challenges to overcome, those who make it to the end will participate in the draw of a smart "fortwo" coupé.
In its stand at the Marathon Village from March 20th to 22nd, smart will give everyone who signs up for the competition the opportunity to engage in a truly original gaming experience: a virtual journey through the sights of Rome while riding an e-bike. There will be a draw among those who successfully complete the test, and the winner will receive a 32GB iPad mini with retina display.
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Beginning the Conversation About the End of Life
Planning well in advance of the end of your loved one's life can help safeguard his well-being and your peace of mind. That planning starts with an incredibly important conversation about death and dying, as difficult as it may be.
See also: Helping Parents Address Legal Issues.
Getting answers to questions about where your loved one would prefer to spend his last days, who will take care of him and what he would like to do to achieve a "good death" are vital pieces of the plan.
The person you are caring for most likely has strong preferences and opinions about their final days and it is imperative that you learn them. Start the conversation by expressing how much you share their desire to stay as independent as possible for as long as possible, and to have their wishes followed after they pass away.
Ask your loved one to consider the following questions:
* Where do I want to die? At home, or in a hospital or medical facility? Surrounded by people who love me, or privately with as little fuss as possible?
* What kind of medical treatment do I want?
* Who do I want to take care of me? Do I have a preference in terms of male or female, or anything else?
* What kind of funeral services do I want? Do I care about an open or closed casket, cremation or donating my body to science?
* Where do I want to be buried? Do I have a burial plot? Do I want to use it or be buried somewhere else?
Then, use their answers to help them assemble advance directives, which are legal documents that explicitly describe their wishes for care near the end. Prepare the two most important directives:
1.) A Living Will: This document specifies their wishes regarding medical treatment, and particularly the refusal of life-prolonging medication when death is imminent.
2.) A Health Care Power of Attorney: This document allows your parents to appoint someone they trust to act on their behalf and make decisions regarding their medical treatment if they are unable to do so.
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Madame O (US - DVD)
You see, this is exactly why Gabe keeps handy STD testing kits beside his bed...
At the tender age of sixteen, Seiko (Michiko Aoyama) was sexually assaulted on a beach by three men. This horrifying attack scarred her mentally and resulted in unwanted pregnancy and a syphilis infection. Now a well-respected OBGYN in Japan, she practices medicine by day and prowls the city streets at night in search of lovers. Possessing a raging desire for revenge against men, she destroys them with the one weapon they cannot resist...sex (or more specifically her raging case of syphilis)! Finally marrying and settling down, Saeko's life changes for the better, but her new husband (Akihiko Kaminara) may have a dark secret of his own…
Do all Japanese exploitation films have to be about bloody vengeance?
No, just the good ones.
Seriously though, every single Nihonjin grindhouse classic from 1960 to the present I can think of comes down to some kind of revenge or retribution. Even the ones that don't seem to be about vengeance at first end up with some kind of third act plot reveal that is based on some kind of vengeance. Actually, there are dozens of books on this very subject, and most of them seem to come to the conclusion that this is all America's fault. I suppose something good came out of the Hiroshima and Nagasaki bombs, other then, you know, the end of World War II.
Madame O is a pretty early entry in the sweepstakes, and seems to be a front runner to a lot of the popular tropes. The basic plot is a familiar one (a bit like Able Ferrara's Ms. 45), but apparently the film was more or less 'lost' shortly after its initial release (hence the reason Synapse isn't releasing the original Japanese version), so its imprint on future releases is hard to gage. Director Seiichi Fukuda (who didn't make very many films, especially for a Japanese director in the late '60s) was surely a head of the curve (the Pinky Violence and Girl Boss films didn't catch on until some time later), but he isn't exactly an innovator.
For a country still behind in its sexual politics, Japan's presentation of strong female characters, in both the physical and emotional senses, never fails to fascinate me. Madame O is especially fascinating because Seiko isn't just a violent vigilante, she's a professional business woman, and respected doctor, in charge of others, including a man. Despite the bawdy, topless dry hump scenes, and surprising gore (including a real C-section at the film's top), the love story is old fashioned, and even respectful. For the intents and purposes of the place and time, Seiko acts very much like a male protagonist for the first two thirds of the film, though the loss of her 'masculinity' seems to be a positive development according to the narration, her eventual comeback is the closest we get to a happy ending.
Fukuda uses mostly black and white stock, and creates a decidedly European noir look, but he puts a Japanese twist on things with his occasional choice of arched camera angles. The director also uses gaudy colour stock several times throughout the feature, but I'm not entirely clear on his reasoning. I could assume that Fukuda had an artistic reason for choosing his colour shots, but something tells me it was something to the effect of budget constraints. That 'something' is the fact that most of the colour scenes are 'money shots', including mostly the film's most graphic moments, more or less. Fukuda is more comfortable with the black and white shots than the colour shots, which actually ends up adding to the film's appeal. When things become colourful the film takes on a more 'realistic' look
For the most part the black and white sequences fair the best on this disc, though there are some major fluxuations in light consistency and focus throughout the entire runtime. Both problems are likely due to the quality of the source material. There's a lot of grain in the print, specifically in the grey mid-tones, but it's all rather fine in texture, and doesn't interfere with the otherwise strong and smooth contrast levels. Most surprisingly, the black and white scenes appear genuinely black and white, with only the slightest hint of purple tint. The colour scenes don't fair quite as well, displaying more obvious print damage and inconsistency, but details are quite sharp (so long as the camera stays in focus), and the colours themselves are rich. Flesh tones and blood are both a tad on the yellow side, but not terribly so.
Sorry purists, but it appears that English dubbing is our only choice here. I'm a little torn myself. Usually I enjoy watching dubbed tracks if the film I'm watching is particularly silly, but Madame O teeters on the brink of respectable art so often I found the presence of mismatched lips a bit jarring. The voice casting isn't bad (except for vocal effect, like vomiting or sexual grunts, which sound terribly unnatural), but the mix never properly integrates the original and post-dub material. I also wonder if the narration was part of the original production.
Regardless of post-release jiggering, this mono presentation is very clean, with only a few of the highest register musical cues causing any real distortion. The sound effects are minimal and quiet, which isn't at all surprising, and actually adds to the strange, stage like feel of the film. The music is, like some of the visuals, pretty European sounding in origin, including clean electric guitars and jazz drums, but also includes some more traditionally Japanese sounding subtle cues. There isn't a lot of music, but what's used is used very effectively.
The only extra is the original US trailer, which is full of spoilers and mostly covers up the fact that large sections of the film are black and white. The trailer can also been seen on Synapse's website.
I wouldn't call this one a lost classic, but Madame O is an enjoyable romp in the Japanese vengeance pantheon. I'm not going to recommend it to folks with passing interest, or to those just dipping into Japanese film, but those of us looking for the stuff we may've missed should be happy enough with at least a rent. Just imagine if someone tried to make this in the post-AIDS era. Now that would be a memorably sleazy grindhouse classic.
Review by Gabriel Powers
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It sounds interesting. I hope the Japanese version is found. always nice to read a review by Mr. Gabe Powers.
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Disc Details
Release Date: 29th July 2008
Discs: 1
Disc Type: Single side, single layer
RCE: No
Video: NTSC
Aspect: 2.35:1
Anamorphic: Yes
Colour: Yes
Audio: Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono English
Subtitles: None
Extras: Trailer
Easter Egg: No
Feature Details
Director: Seiichi Fukuda
Cast: Naomi Tani, Michiko Aoyama, Akihiko Kaminara, Yuichi Minato
Genre: Thriller
Length: 81 minutes
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FOXBOROUGH, Mass. – The goalkeepers combined to make eight saves as the New England Revolution and Columbus Crew played to a 0-0 draw on Saturday night at Gillette Stadium in the first match for both sides following the international break.
Crew goalkeeper Andy Gruenebaum was the hero for the visitors, making six saves to claim his fifth shutout of the season. Gruenebaum was particularly massive in the first half, making stellar stops on Jose Moreno, Saer Sene and Fernando Cardenas in a 23-minute period. Matt Reis made two saves to lead the Revs to their second straight clean sheet.
The draw means the Revs (5-7-2, 17 pts.) remain two points behind the Crew (5-4-4, 19 pts.) in the Eastern Conference standings. Columbus also extended its unbeaten run at Gillette Stadium to seven games (4-0-3) dating back to 2006.
The Revs pressed early and almost broke through just 40 seconds after the opening whistle. Skillful combination play between Sene and Lee Nguyen teed up Benny Feilhaber in the left side of the box, but Feilhaber's shot from a tight angle sliced wide of the far post.
Feilhaber turned provider in the 15th minute when his through ball sliced opened the Crew backline and sent Moreno on a breakaway. Gruenebaum came up huge to deny Moreno, charging off his line to make a sliding save.
Gruenebaum did himself one better in the 29th minute, diving full stretch to his left to tip Sene's ferocious 30-yard drive off the underside of the crossbar as the Revs continued to knock on the door. The Columbus 'keeper was stellar again in the 38th minute, using a strong left hand to palm away Cardenas' rasping drive.
The visitors threatened in first-half stoppage time when Milovan Mirosevic's curling shot struck the crossbar, but it was insignificant as the Chilean midfielder was ruled offside.
After a fast-paced opening 45 minutes, the action was less frantic in the second half as both sides struggled to generate quality scoring chances. Columbus' best opportunity came in the 76th minute when Josh Williams sent a long-distance shot comfortably into the arms of Reis, while New England threatened one final time when Nguyen's bouncing drive forced Gruenebaum into another sprawling save early in stoppage time.
Before returning to Gillette Stadium for a three-game home-stand the Revs will hit the road once more when they head north of the border to visit Toronto FC next weekend. Kickoff from BMO Field is set for 5:30 p.m. on Saturday, June 23.
New England Revolution vs. Columbus Crew
June 16, 2012 – Gillette Stadium (Foxborough, Mass.)
New England Revolution 0, Columbus Crew 0
Scoring Summary:
New England Revolution: Matt Reis, Chris Tierney, A.J. Soares, Stephen McCarthy, Kevin Alston, Lee Nguyen, Benny Feilhaber, Shalrie Joseph ©, Fernando Cardenas (Kelyn Rowe 63), Saer Sene, Jose Moreno (Blake Brettschneider 46)
Substitutes Not Used: Bobby Shuttleworth, Darrius Barnes, John Lozano, Diego Fagundez, Alec Purdie
STATS: Shots 11, Shots on Target 6, Corner Kicks 3, Saves 3, Fouls 14, Offsides 2, Passes Completed (percentage) 368 (69.6%), Possession 45.8%
Columbus Crew: Andy Gruenebaum, Sebastian Miranda, Josh Williams, Carlos Mendes (Eric Gehrig 46), Nemanja Vukovic, Kevan George, Milovan Mirosevic ©, Tony Tchani, Justin Meram (Bernardo Anor 72), Eddie Gaven, Emilio Renteria (Ethan Finlay 91+)
Substitutes Not Used: Matt Lampson, Chris Birchall, Cole Grossman, Olman Vargas
STATS: Shots 13, Shots on Target 3, Corner Kicks 1, Saves 6, Fouls 15, Offsides 3, Passes Completed (percentage) 445 (77.5%), Possession 54.2%
* Note that all statistics are unofficial
Misconduct Summary:
NE: Soares (caution) 21
NE: Moreno (caution) 43
CLB: Miranda (caution) 62
Referee: Hilario Grajeda
Assistant Referees: Chris Strickland, Eric Proctor
Fourth Official: Sorin Stoica
Weather: Partly Cloudy and 61 degrees
Attendance: 12,218
Team Records
New England Revolution: 5-7-2 (17 pts.)
Columbus Crew 5-4-4 (19 pts.)
- Tonight's match marked the 55th all-time regular season meeting between the Revs and the Crew, and the 61st overall meeting, including five MLS Cup Playoffs meetings and one U.S. Open Cup contest
- Despite the draw, Columbus still leads the all-time regular-season series between the two teams, 28-16-11 … the Revs are 10-13-5 at home against Columbus, including a 6-7-4 mark at Gillette Stadium since its opening in 2002
- The Revs and Crew will meet two additional times this season, marking the first season since 2008 that the clubs will meet more than twice… the Revs will travel to Columbus on Aug. 25 before hosting the Crew at Gillette Stadium on Sept. 5
- Since 2007, New England has won just twice in its last 13 meetings with Columbus … the Revs are 2-8-3 in that stretch
- The draw extended the Revs winless streak against the Crew to five games dating back to the Revs last win – a 1-0 victory – on Oct. 25, 2009 … since then, the Revs are 0-3-2
- The 0-0 final marked the Revs' first scoreless draw of the season and first since June 15, 2011 against Toronto
- The shutout was Matt Reis' 66th career shutout … the shutout was also his third of the season and second-consecutive shutout … last year, Reis posted back-to-back shutout efforts on June 15 (Toronto) and June 18 (Chicago)
- Matt Reis now has six shutouts in 29 appearances against the Crew, and has posted 7-9-10 marks in those contests
- Tonight's starting lineup was identical to the lineup in the Revs' last match against Chicago on June 2 … this marked just the second time this season that Jay Heaps has used identical lineups in consecutive games after Heaps used the same starting 11 on May 19 against Houston and May 26 at D.C.
- Blake Brettschneider replaced Jose Moreno at forward to start the second half as Moreno came out with an ankle injury
- Kelyn Rowe made his third consecutive substitute appearance as he replaced Fernando Cardenas in the 63rd minute … Rowe now has 11 appearances in 2011 after making eight starts to open the year


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Ronaldinho receives Brazil call-up
Ronaldinho is back in the Brazil squad for this month's friendly against Chile in Belo Horizonte.
It is the second time in a row that coach Luiz Felipe Scolari has called up Ronaldinho. The former two-time world player or the year had been dropped for friendlies against Italy and Russia earlier this year, but set up three goals in Brazil's 4-0 win over Bolivia on April 6 in Santa Cruz de la Sierra.
Scolari picked only players from Brazilian clubs on Tuesday, including Neymar, Alexandre Pato and Leandro Damiao. Most played against Bolivia.
"We played better than expected against Bolivia and hopefully this team can have another good performance against Chile," said Scolari, who returned to the national team in December after leading Brazil to the World Cup title in 2002 in South Korea and Japan.
Brazil will play Chile at the renovated Mineirao Stadium on April 24.
It was Scolari's final list before he picks the squad for the Confederations Cup, the World Cup warm-up tournament Brazil will host from June 15-30.
Players from the Confederations Cup squad will face England on June 2 at the new Maracana Stadium in Rio de Janeiro, and then France on June 9 at the Arena Gremio in Porto Alegre.
For the match against Bolivia, Scolari called up four players from Brazil's Under-20 squad which was eliminated in the first round of the South American championship. This time he preferred to pick more experienced players.
"This will give us more options to observe players," Scolari said. "It's a final test to establish our style and to look at two or three players ahead of the Confederations Cup. After this match, I'll have to decide on those who I'll be able to count on during the competition."
Former Barcelona defender Henrique, now with Palmeiras, was among those added to the 18-player squad for the friendly against Chile.
"I'm glad to be back with the national team, it was one of my main goals when I decided to return to Brazil and to Palmeiras," he said.
Goalkeepers: Diego Cavalieri (Fluminense), Jefferson (Botafogo).
Defenders: Marcos Rocha (Atletico Mineiro), Andre Santos (Gremio), Rever (Atletico Mineiro), Henrique (Palmeiras), Dede (Vasco).
Midfielders: Jean (Fluminense), Fernando (Gremio), Ralf (Corinthians), Paulinho (Corinthians), Jadson (Sao Paulo), Ronaldinho (Atletico Mineiro).
Forwards: Neymar (Santos), Leandro Damiao (Internacional), Leandro (Palmeiras), Alexandro Pato (Corinthians), Osvaldo (Sao Paulo).


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A silent assailant is on the loose in Forest Park. Thats the message of the new ad campaign which was created by ad agency Borders Perrin Norrander and launched by Forest Park Conservancy (FPC) to raise public attention for the serious threats that Portlands largest and most beloved park faces. Those threats include overuse, development and, as highlighted in the new campaign a suite of invasive species which if unchecked, can quickly become deadly.
Timing for FPCs new campaign comes amid a wave of recent concern that places the health and well being of Forest Park in the spotlight. In May 2010, Portland City Club unveiled its report highlighting the suite of serious issues facing the park. A new study indicating that trees in the park are not regenerating as quickly also is cause for concern. Nearly 44 percent of the 5,000-plus acre forested park is considered to be in fair to poor or severely degraded condition. With stretched city budgets, the ground crews and essential assets needed to care for such a large park are in jeopardy. FPC has stepped up to fill the gaps by providing on-the-ground support through private donations and volunteer efforts. Weve made great strides and improvements, but now were at a turning point. A major battle needs to be waged in order to combat the serious, aggressive and dangerous enemies that the park faces, said Michelle Bussard, Executive Director.
Many people who enjoy Forest Park are simply unaware of the threats it faces. They hike or run the trails, see the green and think everythings fine, says Bussard. However, when they start learning just how damaging ivy, holly and many other invasive species are that have taken hold in many areas of the park, it becomes clear how large and significant the threat really is. Working together, we can counter these threats. Were calling upon the public to join us to help protect the parks clear running streams, ancient stands of trees and opportunities to connect with nature for generations to come.
Portlanders are rightly concerned about the future of Forest Park. In June 2010, Commissioner Fish announced important and immediate steps to address how the park is managed now and in the future. He has pledged to: * Finalize a Partnership Agreement with the Forest Park Conservancy. * Deliver the final Forest Park Desired Future Conditions report. * Hire and assign a full-time Park Ranger to Forest Park. * Complete the Forest Park Recreation Survey. * Recruit a City Club Forest Park Research Committee member to participate on the 2011-12 PP&R Budget Advisory Committee. The Commissioner has instructed the Parks Bureau to complete these steps by September 2010.
"Stop The Assault In Forest Park "
Borders Perrin Norrander
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