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Cleopatra: 50th Anniversary Collection (US - BD RA)
Gabe revisits the glorious mess that almost bankrupted a studio in 1080p...
Cleopatra came at the tail end of an era of ginormous historical epics and was such a massive financial fiasco that it almost crushed 20th Century Fox. The ridiculous production story now vastly out-weighs any memories of the actual film at this point, but it's still interesting to revisit the big, beautiful mess of it all every once in a while. The original reviews are still mostly correct – Cleopatra is bloated and unfocused (it's almost an abject lesson in how not to tell a historically based story) – but it's also possibly the most beautifully adorned of any of them. It's not only grand in scale and price – it's positively baroque. Mankiewicz lacks the skill to direct an action sequence as great as DeMille, Wyler, or Lean (I even suspect that Mamoulian could've pulled off a stronger sense of momentum), but he squeezes every ounce of production value out of the famously expensive sets and locations. All of the pricy period pieces of the late '50s and early '60s tended to hold the audience at arm's length with their grand visual ambitions, the same way special effects extravaganzas do these days. Cleopatra's choppy production history (the script was re-written and re-shot on the fly) makes it an especially difficult film to develop any emotional attachment to. Mankiewicz's strengths with pageantry do not necessarily extend to his direction of actors. The film assembles a vast collection of great performances, but few stick out as endlessly quotable and easy to impersonate as, say, Heston's Ben Hur, Brynner's Rameses II, or Douglas' Spartacus. There's definitely something iconic about Taylor's presence here, but so much of the work is done for her by the glorious costume and make-up designs. Richard Burton has some very loud soliloquies, but Roddy McDowall pretty easily steals the show and isn't on-screen with nearly enough regularity.
Fox has taken shortcuts lately with some of their Blu-ray releases. The most recent issue was with The Great Escape, which was advertised as being a 4K remaster, but clearly was not. Mankiewicz and cinematographers Leon Shamroy & Jack Hildyard shot Cleopatra using 70mm (65mm, minus the soundtrack) Todd AO film (a stipulation of Taylor's contract, since she owned the rights to the process, following her third husband Mike Todd's death), so it's no huge surprise that the material was ripe for a brilliant restoration, but I was still skeptical until the opening titles set the stage for a very, very strong 1080p, 2.20:1 (not 2.35:1) Blu-ray transfer. The disc's producers have obviously taken effort to clean up the original negative and delete imperfections, but there are very few signs of active DNR work. The grain is minimized a bit, but still very much a part of the equation and, along with occasional flecks of white print damage, proof that the people behind this transfer knew well enough to keep things looking filmic. Detail levels are crisp all the way back to the ends of the massive sets and locations with only nominal sharpening effects. The textures of skin, hair, fabric, and stone are downright tangible and the patterns are highly complex without vibrating moiré effects.
The colours are incredibly vivid and well-separated. There's often a wide range of hues within a frame, but the clarity and consistency remain tight in thematic hues, like 'Roman red' and 'Egyptian blue.' Dynamic range is beyond the capabilities of standard definition, but the producers may have skewed the contrast levels a bit too high. Black levels are crushed enough to deplete some details and there are some highlight-related hot spots, especially on sweaty foreheads and shiny trinkets. The consistency is occasionally diminished by a few odd shots featuring noticeable uptakes in CRT noise effects, edge enhancement, a little frame wiggle (mostly during the credits), and/or colour aberration (specifically during dissolves), but, on the whole, this is an absolutely gorgeous transfer that should make fans and newcomers alike very happy.
Note: The overture, entr'acte, and exit music are presented over 1.78:1 images of curtains.
Cleopatra was released in 6-track stereo in theaters that could display the 70mm format and 4-track or standard stereo otherwise, meaning that this remastered DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 remix was made working from a better than mono source. Like most 'good' 5.1 remixes, this one doesn't go too far beyond the boundaries of the source material. The bulk of the sound sits in the center channel and the bulk of the effort has been put into cleaning that center channel up well enough to stand up against modern equivalents. The dialogue has some minor inconsistencies with volume levels and warmth (sometimes within a single scene), but is generally comparable to new movies in its clarity and natural roundness. Things get a little awkward when the sound designers try to press directional effects, especially when vocal performances are spread from the stereo channels towards center, but this doesn't happen often enough to really worry about. Otherwise, the stereo and surround channels are actually very well used for minor immersive embellishments (during battle and crowd scenes in particular) and to support Alex North's musical score (which is a lot jazzier than I remember). The music is incredibly rich-sounding and stretches well across the front channels. The LFE support is nice and thick where music is concerned as well. Don't worry, purists, the disc's producers have also included an original 4.0 track. The only catch is that it's compressed and it shows in terms of volume levels.
The extras begin with a group interview-style commentary track, featuring Joseph Mankiewicz's sons Chris & Tom, actor Martin Landau, and 'The Cleopatra Papers' co-author Jack Brodsky. Because the film itself is less interesting than the complicated behind-the-scenes story, watching this pristine new print with the commentary playing might actually be the preferred way of viewing the film, though, I suppose you would miss out on North's score. It was also available on the previous special edition and covers the movie over both discs. Up next on disc one is Cleopatra Throughout the Ages: A Cultural History (7:50, HD) – a new, but all too brief look at the historical Cleopatra. It is hosted by historian/professor Stuart Tyson Smith, who discusses the truth hidden within the legends. Cleopatra's Missing Footage (8:10, HD) covers the process of gathering the longest version of the film for home video release. Disc one wraps up with a Fox Movie Channel Presents legacy featurette hosted by Fox executive Tom Rothman (30:30, SD), which covers the film's fiasco-level costs and compares them to Titanic. I suggest skipping it in favour of the second disc's similar extras.
The disc two extras begin with Cleopatra: The Film That Changed History (1:59:00, SD). This feature-length behind the scenes documentary, which was made for AMC and also accompanied the DVD special edition, covers the film from all sides, starting by contextualizing 20th Century Fox's dire straights in the mid-'50s and recalling the events leading up to Cleopatra's inception. Then the film's rocky production period is covered in great detail, from script and casting issues to production/costume design, Taylor's health issues, her affair with Burton, and the ballooning budget (a much more complex issue than you might assume). Other goodies include Joan Collins' screen test (dial it back, Joan…), costume tests, outtakes, archival newsreels, archival advertisements/product tie-ins, and a bevy of behind the scenes video. Interview subjects include actors Roddy McDowall, John Karlson, Martin Landau and Hume Cronyn, Darryl Zanuck biographer Mel Gussow, publicist Jack Brodsky, former Fox executives David Brown and Richard Zanuck, authors Joe Hyams and Kim Masters, film historian Brad Geagley, archivists Geofrey Sharpe and Richard Green, historian Richard Meryman, Walter Wanger's daughter Stephanie Guest, and Mankiewicz' (then) surviving family members Rosemary, Chris and Joe.
The extras end with The Fourth Star of Cleopatra (9:10, SD), an archival behind-the-scenes EPK, Fox Movietone News from the New York premiere (6:20, SD), and trailers.
Cleopatra continues to be a theoretically fascinating film that is a chore to sit through due to its impossible length and jagged screenwriting. I'm sure that the people that know and love the film have an absolutely fantastic new 1080p transfer to look forward to, along with a strong DTS-HD MA 5.1 and original Dolby Digital 4.0 soundtrack options, and wonderfully informative special features, including a feature-length documentary and group commentary – both of which are actually more entertaining than the movie.
* Note: The images on this page are not representative of the Blu-ray image quality.
Review by Gabriel Powers
Some material may not be suitable for children
Disc Details
Release Date: 21st May 2013
Discs: 2
Disc Type: Blu-ray Disc
RCE: No
Video: 1080p
Aspect: 2.20:1
Anamorphic: No
Colour: Yes
Audio: DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 English, Dolby Digital 4.0 English, DTS 5.1 French and Castilian, Dolby Digital 5.1 Spanish and Portuguese
Subtitles: English SDH, French, Spanish, Castilian, Danish, Dutch, Finnish, Norwegian, Portuguese, Swedish, Hebrew, Icelandic and Mandarin
Extras: Chris Mankieqicz, Tom Mankiewicz, Martin Landau and Jack Brodsky Commentary, Cleopatra Through The Ages: A Cultural History, Cleopatra's Missing Footage, Fox Movie Channel presents Fox Legacy with Tom Rothman, The Cleopatra Papers: A Private Correspondence, Cleopatra: The Film That Changed Hollywood, The Fourth Star of Cleopatra, Fox Movietone News, Trailers
Easter Egg: No
Feature Details
Director: Joseph L. Mankiewicz, Rouben Mamoulian, Darryl F. Zanuck
Cast: Elizabeth Taylor, Richard Burton, Rex Harrison, Roddy McDowall, Martin Landau, Hume Cronyn, George Cole
Genre: Adventure, Drama, Romance and War
Length: 251 minutes
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Dancing with the Stars' top 8 perform to Stevie Wonder literally. The Motown legend is in the house for Stevie Wonder Week, along with Hunter Hayes. Plus: Who prevailed in the team dances?Is Stevie going to be on the ...
Dancing with the Stars' top 8 perform to Stevie Wonder - literally. The Motown legend is in the house for Stevie Wonder Week, along with Hunter Hayes. Plus: Who prevailed in the team dances?Is Stevie going to be on the stage the full two hours straight? Unlikely, but that'd be awesome. Am I the only one who missed his bromance with Hunter? But looks like they performed together at the ACM Awards and now they're working on a collaboration. Tom thanks Stevie for being there because otherwise it would be really awkward on Stevie Wonder Night. "I'd rather watch it here than watch it on TV," Stevie cracks.Zendaya and Val Chmerkovskiy: cha-chaZendaya wants a 10 from Len to get that perfect 30. Zendaya's not totally perfect, but the routine is pretty damn fantastic. She's sassy, rhythmic, precise and has major hip action. Len says she sums up great dancing, but wished she had straightened her legs. Bruno calls it "gobsmacking gorgeous." "You can cha-cha me anytime you want!" Uh, she's 16! Carrie Ann feels sorry for everyone who has to follow her.Score: 29Andy Dick and Sharna Burgess: sambaNeither of them want to get by on Andy's personality anymore, so Sharna's pushing Andy on technique. Oh, Andy. Maybe his technique will get there in about a year, but it's not here. He's too loose and jumpy, and the rolls are nonexistent. But it's still fun as hell and he's playing up the mailman bit (their song is "Signed, Sealed, Delivered"). Bruno found it entertaining, but couldn't see the samba steps. "It's in there," Andy declares. Carrie Ann says he's dancing too vertical and he needs to get horizontal. Len likes it because sambas are fun and says he's climbed mountains. Andy delivers Tom a box and Brooke a rose. Sean must be pissed! What's in the box, Tom?! Score: 18Sean Lowe and Peta Murgatroyd: sambaSean says his biggest competition is Andy because they're both doing the samba. But you're also teammates on Team Samba! They were also stressed because Sean's "schedule" took him out of town for a whole day. Insert Liz Lemon eyeroll. Sean is ever so slightly better than Andy, but I'd still watch Andy's dance 10 times over before this one. Sean's still got the Tin Man movement going on - stilted, choppy, and he has absolutely no bounce. He does take off his shirt for the first time and has a Ken doll chest situation. Did he not get to the abs spray tan booth in time? I love how Peta's banking on skin to make up for the lack of technique. Classic Peta. Carrie Ann says he needs musicality. Len berates him on the bounce and shirtlessness and tells him to set his sights higher than Andy. Ouch! " "Sean, look on the bright side. You can always get a job as a stripper," Bruno says.Score: 21Aly Raisman and Mark Ballas: foxtrotAly still has the Boston bombings on her mind and has a heart-to-heart with Mark. This is a lovely, great routine and Aly's timing is better, but her frame is a bit off. Still, this is a much welcome follow-up after Sean's debauchery. Len says Ali's butt was too outward, but loved the feathersteps. Bruno says her frame lets her down. Carrie Ann says she brought out her "Bostonian elegance." Is there such a thing? I just know wicked Bostonian badassery.Score: 27Ingo Rademacher and Kym Johnson: tangoIt's Ingo's birthday. Don't let it skate by without acknowledging it! Ingo hopes to break out of the bottom four and also wants to take down Andy. Why is everyone targeting him?! You will all rue the day when he's safe tomorrow and you're not. Ingo doesn't get off to an auspicious start, stumbling over Kym, but he recovers well and this is the best of the guys' routines so far. He has a great posture and is sharp, but it's still not a complete breakout dance that would skyrocket him to the upper echelon and ensure him safety. Bruno says he maintained his intensity. Carrie Ann welcomes him to the "game." "Bingo, Ingo in the tango," Len says.Score: 24Kellie Pickler and Derek Hough: quickstepGuys, the Golden Boy is human. He makes mistakes too! "It makes me excited because then I can rub it in his face," Kellie says. "To get 10s, Derek and I will have to dance a great quickstep. I just hope Derek can keep it together." He does. They both do. It's kind of weird to see a straightforward traditional routine from Derek, especially a quickstep, but this is what it is, and it rocks. Kellie doesn't miss a step and maintains the breakneck pace throughout. It's fluid, zippy and rich with choreography. Carrie Ann says everything was perfect except for some space in their hold. Len says it's the best dance of the season and defends the space issue by saying it's impossible to stay perfect the whole dance. This is... so unlike him. Bruno calls it sumptuous. And so Len dishes his first 10 of the season. Sorry, Zendaya! Score: 29Victor Ortiz and Lindsay Arnold: rumba"You've danced romantically with a girl you've loved," Lindsay says. "No," Victor says. Don't re-open fresh wounds, Linz. His girlfriend just cheated on him! Poor Victor. He'll probably have another bottom two visit, if not elimination, after this. Dancing's just not his thing and Lindsay's not skilled enough to choreograph to mask his flaws. There are some nice moments, but nothing atones for the zero hip action that makes Wynonna look like a world champion. Len likes his fighting spirit. Bruno says it looked like an airline safety drill. Carrie Ann likes their chemistry.Score: 18Jacoby Jones and Karina Smirnoff: quickstepKarina's trying to fix Jacoby's pigeon toes. "My feet are made like that. They're not going to turn out," he says. "So I'm just going to dance." Good idea - dance in the audience so no one can see your footwork. See, Lindsay, that's how you hide flaws! Jacoby's feet are a little better, but he still reverts back to his pigeon toes. It's a buoyant dance, but not quite as tight as it needs to be. Bruno loves his energy. Carrie Ann says he made up for his funky feet with his personality. Len starts scolding Jacoby's footwork, but hedges and says it's not his best, but not his worst once Mama Jacoby gets out of her seat.Score: 23Team dancesTeam Paso (Zendaya/Val, Jacoby/Karina, Victor/Lindsay, Ingo/Kym)Team Paso has a great first rehearsal, but struggled in their second one. It all comes together. Sort of. It's an OK routine. They're all fine in their solos, but there is no cohesion in the group parts. Needless to say, Victor was the weakest and Zendaya was the strongest. Maybe it would've been better had Val not been the only male pro on the team. The male celebs (ahem, Victor) clearly needed more work. Len calls it a spirited effort. Bruno thought he was watching WrestleMania. Carrie Ann says it was too messy and Zendaya was the glue trying to hold it together. OK, stop kissing her ass.Score: 22Team Samba (Kellie/Derek, Andy/Sharna, Aly/Mark, Sean/Peta)On the other hand, as Derek blogged, the team dance was in shambles after the first rehearsal, but, they get it together in the second one. They go with a '70s disco theme, complete with polyester, porn 'staches and a giant Mirrorball. Obviously they have the edge now. This is won't be going into the Team Dance Hall of Fame either, but it's a clearner, more dynamic routine, and the group segments were well-choreographed and in sync. Even Sean and Andy don't look that bad! Bruno calls it a Boogie Nights reunion. Carrie Ann says they worked completely as a group. Len gives them a well done.Score: 25This means Derek maintains his perfect team dance record at an absurd 9-0. But the biggest win: We weren't subjected to any "Gangnam Style"-esque hot mess like last season.Kellie and Derek are on top with 54, and Victor and Lindsay are last with 40.What did you think? Did you like Stevie Wonder Night? Which team dance was tops? Why is everyone after Andy? Can Jacoby ever point his feet? What is "Bostonian elegance"? Is Sean meant to be a stripper? Who do you think is going home?
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Of The Decade: Michigan's Offense
A series covering Michigan's aughts. Previously: obsessive ESPN image breakdown.
This is a fairly standard pick-your-team exercise covering the 2000-2009 seasons. One note on the methodology: instead of considering careers we will consider individual years.
There are only two real options since Michigan saw two players occupy seven of the ten available starting slots and was robbed what should have been rampaging senior campaigns by Drew Henson (signed away by the Yankees) and Henne (constant injury). They are Navarre's first-team All Big Ten performance in 2003, the—sigh—last time a Michigan QB actually beat Ohio State, or Henne's junior year, when he could hardly be blamed for an Ohio State loss in which he guided his team to 39 points.
Season totals for those two years:
|Navarre '03
|Henne '06
Very little to choose from. Both ended up losing to USC in the Rose Bowl in games of approximately equal competitiveness (not very), though Navarre's trip seemed more doomed by fate—one USC touchdown set up by a ball bouncing off Braylon's heel and ricocheting directly to a defender—than Henne's.
The edge is Navarre's if only because of that attempts number. Michigan '03 relied far more heavily on his arm than Michigan '06 did on Henne's, passing 47% of the time to '06's 37%. Yes, Chad Henne threw less than 40% of the time in 2006. That just goes to show the Lloyd Carr ideal: have a defense so ridiculous that you can grind out low-risk touchdowns against everyone not named Notre Dame and Ohio State. It did work once, and it almost worked in '06.
Digression over. Your shocking winner is John Navarre, a guy who was utterly and unfairly loathed during his wobbly sophomore year—during which he should have been watching Henson, anyway—to the point where it was hard to figure out where his transition from liability to asset occurred. Whenever it was, it was before the 2002 Ohio State game. Michigan spent that running into the line for nothing on first and second down before deploying Navarre to pick up the third down with a laser-accurate pass to Edwards, Joppru, or Bellamy. Edwards lost a critical touchdown on a questionable offensive pass interference call and Navarre was blasted from behind on what should have been the game-winning drive. Michigan was only able to get down to the OSU 30 before they had to take a shot at the endzone with the last seconds on the clock. My friends and I wrapped arms around each other during the timeout, and I thought he could do it.
Second String: Henne (2006).
The obvious runner-up. Other candidates are inferior seasons by the above two quarterbacks, Henson's eight-game run as Michigan's starter in 2000, and then the horrible last two years. Since Henne concluded his career during the MGoEra we can turn to a column written after the '07 Michigan State game for a summary of how he played:
I first thought "Chad Henne is a robot" a long time ago.
It was the middle of 2004. A then-freshman Henne strode onto the turf at Michigan Stadium facing a four point deficit against Minnesota. The ball was on the Michigan thirteen; the clock read 3:04.
Five plays and 56 yards later, Henne zeroed in on Z45 Part A Subsequence C Tight End Tyler Ecker, Rabbit-Hunting Mormon, crossing in front of a Minnesota linebacker; various servos and hydraulics kicked in. Henne flung a pass into Z45PASCTETERHM's outstretched arms, declared GOAL COMPLETED, and initiated nailcoeds.exe.
This weekend, now-senior Chad Henne strode onto the turf at Spartan Stadium facing a ten point deficit. He was 6 for 19 for 83 yards at that point, 47 of which came on a single bomb to Mario Manningham. The clock read 7:35.
Henne had been awful. Whether it was the unpredictable wind or his separated shoulder or some combination of the two doesn't really matter. He had been missing open receivers all day, flinging balls into the turf or the sideline or taking sacks he didn't have to. He and Brian Hoyer were locked into a duel to see who could torpedo his team's chances more thoroughly; Henne was winning. In the Michigan section, faith was running low. On the Michigan State sideline Jehuu Caulcrick was exhorting the Spartans to remember this moment, the moment they beat Michigan.
Caulcrick forgot one thing: Chad Henne is a robot.
On the last two drives he was 12-14 for 129 yards, flinging wide open outs, finding Mathews on a critical third and long, and looping perfect touchdown passes to Greg Mathews and Mario Manningham. He was ruthless, precise, and busy calculating digits of pi deep into the millions. He has a heart of nails and lungs made from old tires; his hair consists of pipe cleaners cropped short and his bones are discarded pipes. You have to whack him in just the right spot at just the right time to get his late-model Soviet guidance chip to seat itself in his shoddy southeast Asian motherboard.
Excellence was good, man.
A bloody fight here. Your candidates:
|Anthony Thomas '00
|Chris Perry '03
|Michael Hart '06
|Michael Hart '04
|Michael Hart '07
Close statistically with Perry's herculean, 51-carry Michigan State game pushing him past the two main contenders in terms of carries. Perry was much more frequently used in the passing game, though a 70-yard screen TD for Thomas against Ohio State made him more explosive. Thomas surpasses everyone else in terms of yards and has a significant edge in YPC, but as we're about to see a large part of that has something to do with the preposterously stacked 2000 line, which currently has four NFL starters and one Hall of Famer. Hart and Perry never had that luxury.
Perry wins here, though, for the silverware. This is in addition to the Doak Walker:
The Bo Schembechler Most Valuable Player of the 2003 football team, Perry was a finalist for the Heisman Memorial Trophy, placing fourth in the balloting. He led the Big Ten with 128.8 rushing yards per game and was named the 2003 Big Ten Conference Offensive Player of the Year and the Chicago Tribune Silver Football Award recipient as the Big Ten's MVP.
It's brutally hard to leave out Mike Hart, but the methodology here favors the one supernova season over Hart's four (three and half) years of merely being awesome. Perry's gliding cuts and Navarre's addiction to him as an outlet win.
Second Team: Mike Hart (2006)
I know by the stats this is Thomas, but the stats don't reflect Hart's remarkably ability to glue the ball to his ribs when not inside the five against Florida and the infamous Northwestern game Thomas gave away without even being touched. Hart couldn't quite stay healthy enough to get past Perry, and that very reason makes me want to crumple up this post and start over with a career-focused outlook but it's postin' time and this is pushing 3000 words and the monster must be fed, so here he is and we're all a little bitter at Chris Perry for winning the Doak, but only just today. Hart, too, came in for summarizing in a game column, this one after the '07 Penn State game:
Mike Hart does not care. He does not care that he is the size of Toad and runs about as fast as Richard Nixon, who is dead. He does not care that Michigan ruined everything the first two games of the season as he rode a bike on the sideline. He does not care that some people think he should shut up. He does not care that his legs are on someone else's legs and there is no possible way he can worm the ball to the goal line. It takes someone like this to pull you back from despair and ennui, to turn emo week into something other than emo year.
Mike Hart does not care what came before.
All he cares about is getting there.
Third Team: Anthony Thomas (2000)
Okay, Thomas did fumble against Northwestern but he also put up 1733 yards by RAGING his way directly at defenders. The original Brandon Minor, Thomas was briefly an NFL star before his inability to change direction without bouncing off something caught up with him.
Kevin Dudley (2004)
Dudley was the inspiration for this description of the fullback's job that still lingers on as one of phrases I'm proud to have turned:
Minus Dudley, last year's fullback spot was manned by a motley crew of confused squat guys more likely to whiff entirely than crush a linebacker into a white-hot furrow of snapped limbs and smoke.
For this, and his ability to create that furrow, he gets the nod.
Braylon Edwards(2002-4, pick a year), Mario Manningham (2007), Steve Breaston (slot)(2006)
It's a brutal competition when a guy who went eighth overall in the NFL draft and another guy in the midst of what will be a productive 10-year NFL career don't make the first team, but Michigan was blessed with a ridiculous wealth of options. Since the team has moved to a spread system and even before that used a three-wide formation as its base for virtually the entire Breaston era, we will include him as the prototypical slot ninja.
The first winner is obvious. For all his problems catching simple slants, Braylon Edwards remains the second most terrifying receiver to ever put on a winged helmet:
This is not up for debate.
The second outside receiver slot is a war between the junior years of David Terrell and Mario Manningham. The stats:
|Terrell '00
|Manningham '07
Like quarterback, there is little to choose from. One small push in Manningham's direction: he rushed for 120 yards on 19 carries; Terrell had two rushes for 12 yards. (Terrell's team played one fewer game than Manningham's did, but Mario was suspended for the EMU beating in '07, so they're even as far as playing time goes.)
Both labored through iffy quarterback situations, with Manningham saddled with about four games' worth of Ryan Mallett and another four games in which Chad Henne's shoulder was essentially nonfunctional. Despite this he lit up the heart of the Big Ten schedule, going six straight weeks with more than 100 yards receiving and at least one touchdown, with the high point a five catch, 162-yard performance against Minnesota. He was shut down in the Ohio State game that year as Michigan chose between a one-armed Henne and a then chicken-brained Mallett, but rebounded to post 131 yards of total offense and a touchdown in the Citrus Bowl against Florida.
Meanwhile, Terrell was saddled with a freshman Navarre through the bulk of the nonconference schedule. That didn't matter much statistically, as he put up at least 82 yards and usually just around 100 in the games Navarre was forced to play in, but it didn't help. When Henson returned it was a steady diet: about six catches, approximately 100 yards except for the Penn State game, one win over Ohio State and a bowl nuking of Auburn (34 yards a catch on four receptions and a touchdown).
The verdict: Manningham by a nose, who had fewer opportunities to make an impact in Michigan's injury-stricken '07 offense and added more production on the ground than Terrell did. This is a reversal from the All Carr team, FWIW.
Finally, Steve Breaston is included as a slot receiver on my first team since Michigan fullbacks were increasingly situational players as Michigan moved to a modern passing offense, and then a spread, as the Henne era progressed. Dudley was the last true fullback to be able to claim anything approximating a starting job, and even before that there were a couple years in which BJ Askew was the team's top FB. Over the course of the decade the third receiver got more playing time than the FB.
Anyway, the third receiver goes inside one of the outside guys in a place called the slot and the man who defined the position at Michigan in the aughts was all-purpose ninja Steve Breaston. Nicknamed "Black Jesus" before he even saw the field by cynical messageboarders wary of his massive practice hype giving way to a skinny version of Grady Brooks, Breaston took all of one game to establish himself a threat, returning four punts for an average of 26 yards against Central Michigan. By the Illinois game he'd set a team record for punt return yardage despite having two long touchdowns called back on irrelevant penalties; subsequent opponents refused to kick to him. As a kick returner he took one to the house for the first time since the 80s against Minnesota, returned virtually every kickoff to midfield in the '05 Rose Bowl, and set up The New Math Henne-to-Manningham connection with another return to midfield against Penn State the next year. Steve Breaston went to work immediately.
As a receiver Breaston was the inspiration for the UFR receiverchart, which was a direct response to people complaining about Breaston's hands. They weren't necessarily wrong—the Year of Infinite Pain kicked off in earnest with a 17-10 loss to Notre Dame in which Breaston got open deep twice and dropped sure touchdowns—but the chart did its job, showing that Breaston's hands were an overrated flaw. His best year was '06, and while he never recaptured the magic of his freshman year in the return game that was largely because teams stopped punting to him (and Michigan, infuriatingly, refused to double the gunners). Only Anthony Carter, also the guy preventing Braylon Edwards from being the bar-none most terrifying Michigan receiver of all time, stands between Breaston and the title of Michigan receiver you'd pick to throw a bubble screen to if your life depended on it.
Second Team: David Terrell (2000), Jason Avant(2005), Marquise Walker (2001)
Terrell was just discussed. No one else quite matched his productivity save Marquise Walker, and when Walker and Terrell shared the spotlight Terrell was the man.
Avant, meanwhile, is the player I'd pick if someone was holding a gun to my head and said he'd pull the trigger unless Michigan converted this third and five. I still remember the fourth and two pass at the end of the 2004 Ohio State game that clanged off Braylon's hands, and remembering that I really, really wish that ball had gone to Avant. Here's why:
At some point during 2005 Avant dropped a third down pass that hit him in the hands, and that more than anything was an indication that it just wasn't Michigan's year.
Avant also might be the nicest guy to ever play for Michigan—up there with Brandon Graham. The only person who can't root for Avant is Christopher Hitchens.
Walker was a combo of Avant and Edwards, blessed with Edwards's leaping and Avant's ability to make the spectacular catch but cursed with Avant's lack of electric speed and Edwards's tendency to drop routine balls. It seemed like the latter flaw was something that popped up after he sustained a brutal hit early in his senior year; after that the footsteps got in his head and he alligator-armed a couple passes per game. That may have been a result of his increased deployment; once Terrell left for the NFL he went from 49 catches in a supporting role to 86 as the man in Navarre's bumpy sophomore year. He did do this:
And that alone is worthy of mention.
There is no competition. Joppru came from nowhere to become John Navarre's safety blanket, a big white Minnesota version of Avant before Avant was around. By the time he'd finished his breakout senior season he'd set a Michigan record for tight end receptions that still stands and worked his way into the second round of the NFL draft. The Texans took him, whereupon he tore his ACL in training camp every year.
Second Team: Bill Seymour (2001)
It wasn't a good decade for tight ends. Seymour was a steady two-year starter that didn't get injured all the time, have meat for brains, or fail to pitch it to Steve Breaston. He wins basically by default.
Jake Long (2007), Steve Hutchinson (2000), David Baas (2004), Jon Goodwin (2001), Jeff Backus (2000)
The first three are cake easy. Jake Long was dominant and became the first pick in the NFL draft. Hutchinson went in the first round to the Vikings and is in the midst of a Hall-of-Fame NFL career. Baas won the Rimington award. All were All-Americans their senior year. Lock, lock, lock.
The right side of the line is trickier. We're not distinguishing between right and left tackles because players tend to move to the left as they get better, we're just trying to assemble the best possible team. So we'll flip Jeff Backus from left to right tackle and put him opposite long. Backus was first round pick of the Lions and has started 144 NFL games, all with the league's most sad-sack franchise. At Michigan he was All Big Ten two years running and won the Hugh Rader award as Michigan's best lineman those same two years, sharing it with Hutchinson and Mo Williams on 2000's ridiculously stacked line.
The other guard spot is something of a downer compared to the All-Americans surrounding him, but Jon Goodwin was All Big Ten in 2001 and, unlike a couple of other ABT recipients later in the decade, seemed to deserve it. He's still in the NFL with the Saints.
Second Team: Adam Stenavich (2005), Adam Kraus (2006), David Brandt (2000), Steve Schilling(2009), Mo Williams (2000)
Williams is the most obvious, another member of the insanely stacked 2000 line who is still in the NFL. Sharing a best lineman award with Hutchinson and Backus is no shame, either. Stenavich is next, a two-time All Big Ten selection. This blog caught the end of his career and found it to be pretty good. He edges out Mark Ortmann, another good-not-great left tackle. The interior is something of a mess. Brandt, the final member of the insanely stacked 2000 line, gets a tentative nod over Dave Pearson and David Molk's freshman(!) year; Kraus and Schilling are the best of an uninspiring bunch, with Kraus's 2006 better than his '07.


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I can't wait to see the look on Trask face when Sami is free lol is going to be great. All Trask was worrying about is put Roman daughter in jail for something she didn't do. Trask was trying to boost here career up well is not going to happen today!!!
I glad Hope put Trask in her place I wish Hope would had told off more!!!
Salem police Department still dumb they need to there job better Sami and EJ should sue them for they way they treat here!!


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Title Tally Sioux Falls Two Canton Zero Not Counting the Left Turn at Albuquerque
As they prepare to do battle in Game 1 of their Best-of-3 series, Sioux Falls and Canton represent locations that are looking for their first NBADL Championship. In the historical sense, both these franchises are no strangers to championship basketball.
The Skyforce have two titles in their 25 years of existence. Season 7 in the franchise annals brought the first title during the CBA days. A 3-2 championship series win over the Fort Wayne (Fury) in 1996. Season 16 circa 2005 brought trophy number 2. That year Sioux Falls vanquished the Rockford Lightning 3 games to 1. Two other times Sioux Falls was beaten in the CBA championship series in 1998 and 1999 respectively. Since joining the NBA Development League, in three previous appearances, the 'Force lost twice in the 2nd Round and did not advance past Round 1 back in 2010.
Charting the course of championship basketball for the Charge takes a little more navigation to say the least. Before landing in the community most associated with the Pro Football Hall of Fame, the winding trail began in Alabama then ventured toward Albuquerque before heading north to Canton. Each of the three seasons since the Cleveland Cavaliers took ownership has featured a playoff run. The championship portion of this group's history took place in 2006, the first year after moving from Huntsville, Alabama to New Mexico. The Thunderbirds captured the D-League title by subduing the Fort Worth Flyers.
Considering the turnover in the D-League it is astounding that two players currently with the Charge were a part of the group playing in New Mexico. Antoine Agudio is in his 5th season with Canton/New Mexico and Shane Edwards is currently in year 4 with the franchise though not consecutively for either player.
The series starts Thursday night in Canton before returning to Sioux Falls for Game 2 on Saturday and if necessary Game 3 is set for Monday.


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A new We The People petition is asking the Obama administration to give military service animals the right to a soldiers burial at military cemeteries.
The creator, "P.D." from Glendale, Ariz., referred to the story of Mina, a dog that served nine tours in Afghanistan, was promoted to sergeant and received an honorable discharge from the military. A family member of Mina's handler asked a staffer at the Veterans Affairs Department's Great Lakes National Cemetery if Mina could be buried there, but was told that canine burials were not possible.
"Please immediately change the rules regarding internment of non-human soldiers in hero's cemeteries and provide a proper soldiers funeral for these brave veterans," P.D. wrote. "They don't get VA benefits, they don't get a pay check, [and] it's the least we can do to honor them."
According to the New York Times, there were more than 600 dogs serving in Iraq and Afghanistan in 2011. After sustained pressure from animal rights groups, Congress passed an amendment in December to the 2013 National Defense Authorization Act that streamlined the adoption process and authorized veterinary care for retired service animals.
As of Friday afternoon, the petition still needed more than 98,000 signatures by Feb. 23 to receive an answer from White House staff. However, the petitioners could perhaps take solace in the work of John Burnam, a veteran who organized an eight-year effort to create the first national monument for military dogs. His work culminated in the opening of the U.S Working Dogs Team National Monument in California this past October.


text: > This is probably in the category of "Yup, that's the way it is, deal with > it", but, just in case anyone has any ideas, I'm throwing it out there. well, there are several contributing factors, which are probably mitigated by running a decently modern (ie 2.4.18) kernel. for instance, at gigabit speeds, you're almost certainly generating nontrivial MM load. there's been a huge amount of improvement in 2.4's in how they handle ram. 2.4 (vs 2.2) has some fairly profound changes to the structure of the network stack, including efforts to make zero-copy possible (which effects alignment of packets, I think, even if you're not sendfile'ing.) I've also heard mutterings from Alan Cox-ish people that the scheme for waking up user-space is a bit too timid (resulting in the stack punting, and relying on ksoftirqd to eventually do the deed.) and of course, there's a big update to the scheduler impending or already merged ("Ingo's O(1) scheduler"). it seems to be a lot smarter about issues like migrating procs, affinity, waking up the right tasks, etc. > unloaded: 11486.6 KB/real sec > 2 matlab simulations: 10637.8 KB/real sec > 2 matlab simulations and 2 SETI at homes (nice -19): 6645.4 KB/real sec SETI at home is obviously in the "so don't do that" category. I expect your matlab was decelerated by a similar amount. though I think that another of Ingo's goals with the new scheduler was to give more intuitive nice -19 behavior. that is, most people think of nice -19 as a way to spend otherwise idle CPU on something. Linux (and at least some other Unixes) have *NEVER* done this - figure around 5% CPU, and that's ignoring cache/etc effects. anyway, I think Ingo tries to keep -19 pretty close to idle-only. (there are fundamental issues with really implementing an idle-only form of scheduling, since you wind up with "priority inversion", where the idle-only task holds a lock when high-pri jobs want to do something...) > Ouch. This is on RedHat 7.2 with kernel 2.4.9-31. ugh. NOTE TO ALL BEOWULF USERS: seriously consider running 2.4.18 or better, and *definitely* try out gcc 3.1 ASAP. these updates have changed my life </evangelical> > 2.4.18 kernel (the one from SGI's 1.1 XFS release). All showed the same > results (well, 2.4.18 didn't show much of a drop with just the two > matlabs, but still crashed with matlab+SETI). The one Intel system I hmm, come to think of it, I think Ingo's scheduler isn't merged in 2.4.19-pre yet. > tested (dual PIII 933 on an i860) showed very little bandwidth drop with i860 is a P4 chipset afaik... > load, and no extra drop for an overload. then again, it would not be astonishing if PIII and P4 showed dramatically different effects of cache pollution. remember that the P4 depends rather strongly on seeing a decent hit rate in its many caches (trace cache, normal I+D caches, TLB, prediction tables, etc) _______________________________________________ Beowulf mailing list, Beowulf at beowulf.org To change your subscription (digest mode or unsubscribe) visit http://www.beowulf.org/mailman/listinfo/beowulf


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Lovespell, March 2003, 5.99, 309 pp. ISBN 0545525372 Although it was discovered how to combine physics and sorcery over a half-century ago, not all states have passed laws that makes it legal to practice. Even though Petra Field doesn't have a magical bone in her body, her parents are both powerful wizards so she had to move to a place where magic is acceptable. She calls a wizard agency to remove the magical bloodstain from her carpet. When...


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Buscemi to direct Vampire Weekend live stream
NEW YORK (AP) — Steve Buscemi (boo-SHEM'-ee) will direct a live stream of a Vampire Weekend concert to debut a new season of "Unstaged."
The stream will launch the fourth season of "American Express Unstaged," an online series that pairs notable directors with popular music acts. Vampire Weekend's concert at the Roseland Ballroom on April 28 will stream live on VEVO and YouTube.
American Express was to officially announce the live stream Tuesday.
Vampire Weekend lead singer Ezra Koenig in a statement called Buscemi "a wonderful actor, a NYC legend and a great director." Buscemi has directed four feature films, including 1996′s "Trees Lounge," as well as several "Sopranos" episodes.
Vampire Weekend will release their third album, "Modern Vampires of the City," on May 14.
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Candy Hanke?
Posted: Mon Jan 23, 2006 12:23 am
Does anyone know what happened to Candy Hanke? She was an old friend of mine in the 1970s and I moved away from the state and live on the west coast now. Someone told me a while back that she may have passed away and I would like to learn the truth.
Thank you much for sharing any information.
Thank you much for sharing any information.


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Royal Doll Lace Dress
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Qld, Australia
I decided to make a dress from my pinterest board and it just so happens that the style of dress is similar to the BurdaStyle 120 dress that I have become completely obsessed with. I have found this pattern to be so easy to modify and change to make some of my favourite outfits to date.
So off I went to the store and the closest fabric I could find was this royal blue, so to match it up I picked a cream lace and some cream and gold buttons. I ended up making the short sleeves as per the BurdaStyle pattern and just matched the lace to fit.
Talk about a girly dress I feel a little bit like a doll but totally worth it! I think its my cutest girliest dress I now own!
Material Notes
Cotton Twill
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Mar 14, 2013, 08.09 AMby Thelittletailoress
That is sooo pretty Erin! You do look like a doll but totally in a good way! Xx
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Mar 15, 2013, 10.00 PMby sixteenstitches
Hehe Thanks Ami!! :)
Mar 11, 2013, 05.32 PMby Mary Athey
I love this, its very girly and cute and reminds me of a 70's dress but with a modern twist. Its lovely on you x
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Mar 15, 2013, 10.01 PMby sixteenstitches
Thanks Mary! If funny how you can make 1 pattern in so many different ways. I'm thinking of using this pattern as my bridesmaids dresses!
Mar 15, 2013, 10.06 PMby Mary Athey
I think the pattern would make fab bridesmaid dresses. I agree with you about how 1 pattern can be done so differently with different fabric etc, thats why i love this site xx
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Condo boom fueling demand for space-efficient furniture, experts say
TORONTO — The pint-sized units inside the glass condo towers popping up all over urban centres aren't the only things getting smaller.
"Every major furniture retailer now has a line that is apartment or condo sized," says Elaine Cecconi, co-owner of interior design consultant firm Cecconi Simone.
"There's so much product out there for small-space inhabitants that it's become more of the mainstream, I would say, than a trend in the furniture industry."
Census figures for 2011 released in February show multi-unit dwellings — a category that includes condominiums — making up roughly half of all new housing stock, a category traditionally led by detached homes.
The numbers also indicate that Canadians are flocking to urban centres. Toronto's population jumped more than 17 per cent over the previous census period in 2006.
This condo boom, fuelled by lifestyle changes and efforts to curb urban sprawl, is in turn revolutionizing the furniture retail business. As our cities become denser and space becomes more limited, there's a growing demand for compact, space efficient and multi-use furniture, says Cecconi.
Storage units with fold-out beds inside. Adjustable tables that drop down from dining room to coffee table height. These modern, European-style furnishings are booming in popularity as designers and retailers respond to dimishing physical space.
"It's a way to multi-task within a limited square footage," says Cecconi.
"It's really imperative that furniture be the right size for these units. You don't want oversized furniture that's intended for a more conventional home in a small space unit because it overtakes the room that it sits in."
Renters like Meagan Kashty are having to purge many of their belongings to squeeze into smaller living spaces.
Kashty, 24, says she will trading a room in her parents' spacious Oakville home for a bachelor unit in downtown Toronto next month.
"I have this gorgeous kitchen table with chairs but I can't bring it with me," says Kashty.
"There's no space for it. I'm going to basically be eating off of TV trays and coffee tables."
Jim Danahy, who runs retail consulting firm CustomerLAB, says the compact furniture trend first appeared in the U.S. in the early 2000s and surfaced in Toronto around 2005.
It's most prevalent in cities with a higher concentration of "micro condos," like Toronto and Vancouver, says Danahy.
Compact furniture is also growing in popularity in Calgary, says Cecconi, thanks to the building boom that's underway there.
Winnpeg-based furniture company EQ3 says it's opening a new store in downtown Toronto by the end of August to cater to growing demand for its small, European-style furnishings.
"We are opening a new store right in the heart of the condo boom in Toronto, in Liberty Village, due to specifically these reasons," says Thom Fougere, the company's creative director.
The furniture maker and retailer launched in 2001, and its offerings are aimed directly at those living in tight spaces, says Fougere.
The company produces a lot of modular pieces, which allow consumers to shrink or expand an item to fit their home.
"The type of furniture we make is very common in Europe and even in Asia," says Fougere.
"I think it does appeal to a variety of audiences, but it especially appeals to people who dwell in smaller spaces."
But the prevalence of tiny condo units isn't the only thing driving the desire for space-efficient furniture.
Compact furniture is also increasingly popular in the suburbs, partly because people are drawn to the aesthetics and functionality of modern furniture, and partly because families outside of major city centres are also downsizing their homes.
"Townhouses are getting smaller and narrower, so the same principles apply, whether you're designing a 650-square foot one-bedroom den in a tower downtown or a 1,200-square foot townhouse," says Cecconi.
"You have to be really adept at utilising space in an efficient and functional way."
That means despite predictions by some experts that the condo craze is a bubble headed for a burst, the demand for space-efficient furniture is well positioned to endure.
"The move toward smaller, less overstuffed furniture and more modern designs is here to stay," said Danahy.
"As the overall population moves from the large, 5,000-square foot McMansion in the suburbs, even if it's to a decent-sized three bedroom condo or home, the need for more compact furniture is still going to be there."


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Measuring participation in people living with multiple sclerosis: a comparison of self-reported frequency, importance and self-efficacy." Disabil Rehabil. 2008;30(2):88-97."
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Official Ubuntu Book recipes will be updated for Feisty. Interested in contributing ? First check the OfficialUbuntuBookRecipes Wiki page for already available recipes. Ready to write a new one ? Please mail your freshly cooked recipe to Corey at corey.burger AT gmail AT com. If it makes it into the new edition, you will get a free signed copy of the book.
The deadline for submitting your work is Wednesday, 14th February, 2007.
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Confessions of a Food Engineer
How the engineering function at food plants has changed: 'I dont manage projects anymore; I manage the process of managing projects.'
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|"The job has changed," says our composite engineer. "We spend more time managing projects than we do on design."
Through downsizing and relocation, living in motels for weeks and months on end, being separated from family and friends, and seeing parts of my children's lives as little more than snapshots, I've still enjoyed the work.
I tried to retire but couldn't. Was forced to retire and came back. Some people say I needed the job more than I needed the money.
There may be more glamorous ways of making a living, but an engineer's pride is that he gets things done. You take a need or an idea and put together the pieces to make it happen, to make it real. Because of you, a new product is coming down the line. Or a new line is making product faster than it's ever been made before. That's a satisfying feeling.
The job is not the same as the one I entered out of college. It's not like the job I managed for decades as an engineering director and VP either. No more metal bending. We don't design new equipment and fabricate it in the shop. Hey, everything changes. But you don't like all the changes. Still, you make the best of them. And we've learned a lot along the way.
What's happening here is happening everywhere. I hear it from other engineers.
I used to work at a bakery. The baker used to test the batter by dipping his hand into the mix. Those days are gone. Now a PLC does it. The baker has been replaced to some degree by the technology.
It's evidence of a power shift. The power is in the hands of those who can keep the technology going. Ironically, fewer and fewer people can.
New product emphasis
New products drive almost everything we do. We spend more time converting lines to run products the lines were not originally built to run. The products have a shorter life cycle these days. We used to expect a product to last five years or more. Today it may run five months.
New products are why you feel marketing's influence more.
We are selling more to foodservice. That's where the food dollar is going. We are talking to fast food chains and big retailers. They all need something special. Customized products. Special packages. Mixed pallets.
Customized products force a lot of change … and create a lot of small projects! Up to 75 percent of the products on our lines run less than five hours per week, on average. We don't run them that way. But you better believe (short-run) products impact our processing lines. Conversely, some products may tie up two lines.
While the engineering numbers have eroded over the past 10 to 15 years, capital spending, on the other hand, has been cyclical. Until recently, a lot of the money spent was to improve the bottom line.
Now we are doing more things to improve the top line. This is truly a turnaround. Recently, we have been working on half a dozen new products at a time on average.
A couple of years ago, about 60 percent of our efforts were geared to cost-savings and 40 percent to new products. Now the 60/40 has shifted the other way.
I guess the industry has learned that you can "save your way to prosperity" only so far. It took a long time (to learn that lesson).
We spend more time on food safety. Not only product safety, but security. Protect the product from tampering. Site safety. And, of course, meet regulatory safety requirements.
A few years ago, we had no X-ray equipment in our plants. Today we have X-ray technology on eight lines.
Part of that is due to the customer's changing demands. You bring in technology capable of detecting smaller fragments of metal. Along the way, you find other uses for the technology. The X-ray systems can verify counts or determine density as a measure of weight. New X-ray equipment can substitute for a checkweigher. Double duty means something when you're competing for capital.
Food companies are also addressing supply chain issues. We are past the talk stage. Bar-code and RFID are playing a growing role.
All these areas are the engineer's responsibility today. But the engineering numbers are down. Fewer people do more work.
The job has changed. We spend more time managing projects than we do on design. A lot of guys have spent most of their careers thinking that design (of equipment and processing lines) is what being an engineer is all about.
The design we do today is conceptual design, process flow. In an earlier life, we designed actual equipment. Today we are technology brokers between business units within our company or between our company and the equipment companies. We are the conduits.
Drawings are hard to read. We spend a lot of time translating what the plant needs, translating the technology and converting it back to a format and language that people in the plant can understand.
Understand that the plant workers do not see what you're working on as a project. They see it as an operation. A project is a means to an end, not an end itself. We are helping our organization to develop a capability it didn't have before.
You are not in the project business. You're in the meat business or the baking business or the dairy business. I think more engineers realize this today. That's one of the marks of our maturity.
At the heart of the job is capital spending. I am responsible for planning a project, communicating that plan, executing that plan. I work on the capital appropriation and the cost justification.
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Okay, I am still an intermediate Greek student, but I am being ambitious and attempting some verse from the Oxford Book of Greek Verse. I'm starting with "Nature of the Artist" by Empedocles. I've only gone so far as doing the Lexicon work. I'm just starting to translate. Already I'm stuck.
Can any one parse this verb for me:
Which seems to come from the verb δάω and looks like a perfect. I'm just not sure by what process an omega got in there.
Also, in line 9 the verb καινύτω appears, which looks to be from καινύμαι, but I am not sure what form that would take. My Lexicon notes that the 3s. imperfect is ἐκαινύτο. Could this be the 3s. present active imperative, even though the original form of the verb is deponent? Or?
Maybe I need more formal Greek classes.


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What history should be in the UK citizenship test?
A new version of the UK citizenship test, with a greater focus on history, has been announced by the Home Office. Which events should immigrants be quizzed on?
Most British children learn about Henry VIII and his six wives, the Industrial Revolution and the two world wars.
But there's rarely agreement about what particular events are essential to a well-rounded knowledge of history.
The Home Office has now announced that a new version of the UK citizenship test will have more questions on British culture, history and traditions. The handbook Life in the United Kingdom has been updated.
While some historical information was included in the old handbook, there was less focus on history, the Home Office argues.
"Migrants did not have to show they had an understanding of how modern Britain has evolved. The new book and test will focus on events and people who have contributed to making Britain great," says a spokesman.
But how does learning about key historical moments tie into citizenship?
"History tells us who we are, where we came from and where we are going. It is the adhesive that knits our society together," says Christopher McGovern, director of the History Curriculum Association.
Comparing sample questions from the old and new citizenship tests, McGovern says the old test was too focused on access to welfare provision, such as free prescriptions, free legal advice, free healthcare and free training opportunities.
The new focus on the identity, history and culture of Britain will help migrants to integrate more successfully, he believes.
"Knowledge of the landmarks of British history is fundamental to securing and maintaining an integrated society based on shared values."
McGovern says that landmark historical events such as the location of Stonehenge, or who fought in the Battle of Trafalgar will give those new to the UK a starting point to learn about important periods of history.
"They are the signposts that guide us to a fuller understanding of Britain," he argues.
Some however, argue that multiple choice questions do not give enough context.
Historian and author Neil Storey says the questions are too simplistic and need to include the history of freedom, democracy and mutual respect "that we have prided ourselves on in Britain".
"We cannot have citizenship based upon what I would describe as a trivia test. It is essential to have a basic understanding of our history - good and bad - and the experiences of our nation at peace and war, because it defines who British people are."
The test, Storey adds, is a good start but it is equally important to learn how Britain has got to where it is, and what it has cost men and women to get there.
For example, people should learn about those who lost their lives during WWI and WWII, or the suffragettes who fought for women's rights to vote.
But will questions on a test - be it a school exam or a citizenship test - really encourage those taking it to learn more about the subject matter?
Historian Andrew Roberts believes it will help people appreciate "the long and splendid history of Britain".
"Anyone attempting to walk down a street in the UK without having any concept of this country's past is going to have a poorer understanding of life in Britain. These historical questions will help enrich migrants' lives."
But Iain Aitch, author of We're British, Innit, says while learning about history may be useful, it would be more relevant to learn what rhubarb or mushy peas are, as well as pub etiquette - like the custom of ordering a round of drinks in a bar.
"With any test people will learn what they need to. There may only be a small percentage who become interested in history.
"Britishness is something that comes with time. You learn to queue, not complain about your poor lunch and to be able to talk about the weather at length without saying much at all. Some things are nuanced and not really testable," adds Aitch.
*New test taken from a sample of 10 questions provided by the Home Office. The old test taken from a sample from the official practice citizenship test.


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Stampede Earn A Point In Shootout Loss To Muskegon
MUSKEGON, MI -- In another tightly contested contest at L.C. Walker Arena, the Sioux Falls Stampede let a 2-1 third period lead slip away and fell 3-2 in a shootout to the Muskegon Lumberjacks on Saturday night.
The Herd earned three of a possible four points on the weekend after topping Muskegon 2-1 on Friday. C.J. Franklin and Tony Calderone scored for the Stampede while Art Brey stopped 32 of 34 shots in goal for the Herd who are now 6-2-1 on the season and in second place in the Western Conference.
Both teams came out with lots of energy, but it was the Lumberjacks who would strike first when Matt Iacopelli tallied his second goal of the weekend. Mason Jobst brought the puck up the right wing side, into the right circle before sending it through the slot to Iacopelli who quickly one-timed the shot past Brey. The lead wouldn't last for long however, as the Stampede responded just three minutes later when Franklin posted his fourth goal of the season. Dennis Kravchenko took the puck behind the Muskegon net, sending it to Franklin who stood at the bottom of the left circle and wristed a shot into the upper right hand corner of the net to make it a 1-1 game.
It stayed that way until the 17:58 mark when Calderone recorded his second goal of the season. Chad Duchesne sent the puck to the top of the left circle to Griffen Molino who wristed a shot towards the net that was stopped by Muskegon goaltender Eric Schierhorn, but Calderone was there for the rebound and beat Schierhorn five-hole to give the Herd a 2-1 lead. Sioux Falls outshot the Lumberjacks 17-10.
In the second, Sioux Falls went on a 5-on-3 power play for just over 40 seconds and nearly scored, but Schierhorn and the Lumberjack defense held off the Stampede special teams unit to keep it a one goal game. The Herd rattled off 15 shots while Muskegon posted 10 in the period, but the game remained 2-1 in favor of the Stampede after two periods.
In the third, the Lumberjacks tied the game at 13:07 on a goal from Scott Pooley. On the play, it appeared Duchesne's stick was being held, but play went on and Pooley skated down the right wing boards and wristed a shot from inside the left circle past the stick side of Brey to make it a 2-2 game. Neither team would score again in regulation and the game went to overtime.
In the extra session, the Stampede found themselves on a power play 1:24 in and were looking to cash in for the second straight Saturday. This time however, the Herd would come up short. The Herd had several good shots and looks, but Schierhorn continued to shine in goal and stopped the Stampede, eventually forced a shootout.
In the shootout, the Stampede got a third round goal from Kravchenko who faked a backhand shot and scored on the forehand over the pads of Scheirhorn to tie the shootout 1-1. The Jacks would win in it in round five when Trevor Morbeck slipped the puck through the pads of Brey to lift Muskegon to a come-from-behind victory.
Sioux Falls out shot the Lumberjacks 42-35 and went 1-for-6 on the power play while going 3-for-3 on the penalty kill.
The Herd return to action next Friday night when they host the Waterloo Black Hawks in "Pink in the Rink Night," presented by Midwest Family Care. The Stampede will be playing on pink ice and wearing special pink and white jerseys that will be raffled off during the game. Proceeds of the event will benefit the American Cancer Society.
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For the second straight year, Niagara University is among the top 20 percent of all colleges, universities and trade schools nationwide that are doing the most to embrace America's veterans as students, according to G.I. Jobs magazine.
By being designated as a "Military Friendly School" for 2012 by the "premier publication for military transitioners," Niagara's continuing efforts to provide high-quality educational opportunities to veterans will be nationally recognized. A full story and detailed list of Military Friendly Schools will be highlighted in the magazine's annual Guide to Military Friendly Schools, and on a poster, both of which will be distributed to hundreds of thousands of active and former military personnel this month.
"It is an honor for Niagara University to be included on this list for the second year in a row, especially with our proximity to the Niagara Falls Air Reserve Station," remarked Robert Healy, Niagara University's veterans services coordinator. "As a veteran, I understand the unique challenges facing service men and women, and am proud to assist them in transitioning to a new career."
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Captain Alisha Mashruwala and the Crimson will look to preserve its undefeated season against Yale Saturday (photo courtesy Gil Talbot).
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The No. 1 Harvard women's squash team hosts No. 2 Yale Saturday at the Barnaby Courts. The match pits the top two teams in the nation against one another with an undefeated season and Ivy League title at stake.
Last Time Out
The Crimson faced a tough test in No. 3 Trinity Wednesday evening, but came away with a 7-2 victory.
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Harvard, currently 9-0, 5-0 Ivy, will be seeking its second straight undefeated season and will also be honoring its seniors before the match.
About Yale
The Bulldogs, No. 2 in the nation, will be looking to be the first team in 21 matches to knock off the Crimson. Yale enters 13-0, 4-0 in the Ivy League.
Senior Day
Alisha Mashruwala
- 42-14 career record
- 2010-11 Captain
- CSA First-team All-America as a freshman
- CSA Second-team All-America as sophomore and junior
- All-Ivy League as sophomore
Bethan Williams
- 42-10 career record
- CSA Second-team All-America as sophomore
- Won a team-high 15 matches as a sophomore
June Tiong
- 28-19 career record
- Ivy League Rookie of the Year as a freshman
- All-Ivy League as a freshman
- CSA Second-team All-America as sophomore and junior
Alexandra Zindman
- 21-7 career record
- Named Most Improved Player as a freshman
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With the biggest game of the 2013 football season looming next Friday night against city rival Stratford, one might think the Goose Creek Gators could get caught overlooking West Ashley in Thursday night's Region 7-AAAA matchup.
That was clearly not the case. After falling behind early, Goose Creek scored 35 unanswered points and improved to 10-0 on the season with a 49-21 thumping of the visiting Wildcats.
Playing without their top two rushers, tailback Caleb Kinlaw and fullback Evan McField, the Gators put their full depth on display. Junior Tyrik Johnson, who was the team's third-leading rusher with 779 yards this season, posted a career-high effort of 222 yards and scored five touchdowns.
Goose Creek amassed 407 yards rushing and 516 total yards overall.
"This football team has done a great job of playing at a high level each week," said Goose Creek head coach Chuck Reedy. "We haven't played our best every week, but we have played well enough to win each week. We've been through a stretch where we knew we should win each week, but we always try to play better and improve."
West Ashley (5-5, 0-3) stunned Goose Creek early, taking the opening drive 74 yards on 15 plays to take a 7-0 lead when running back Marquize Jenkins tossed a 16-yard pass to Thomas Spigner with 5:41 to play in the first quarter.
Goose Creek's offense needed only 2:41 and seven plays to go 80 yards, tying the game with three minutes left in the quarter on Dantez Bennamon's 28-yard pass to Deondre Daniels.
The Wildcats got a bit greedy on the first play of their next possession and Pedro Manigault's pass down the middle was intercepted by Delonzo Prather at the Goose Creek 42. Four plays later, Johnson broke free on a 42-yard touchdown run, giving the Gators a 14-7 lead with 1:17 to play in the first quarter.
After stopping a fourth-down attempt by West Ashley, the Gators took over at their own 27-yard line. Four plays and 53 seconds later, Johnson went 22 yards for a touchdown, upping the lead to 21-7 with 6:23 to play in the first half.
West Ashley threatened to make it a game late in the second quarter but a drive stalled inside the Goose Creek 10. Omar McRae then blocked Caroline Cashion's 26-yard field goal attempt to end the drive.
Goose Creek's first possession of the second half lasted about a minute as Johnson took his second carry of the half 59 yards for a touchdown, pushing the advantage to 28-7 with 10:41 to play in the third period.
Johnson scored for a fourth time late in the third, scoring on a six-yard run with 1:11 to play and the Gators led, 35-7.
"Tyrik Johnson is a special back. He has done this all year, but it was interesting to see what he would do getting most of the carries and we certainly saw he was ready to perform," said Reedy.
West Ashley quarterback Manigault snapped the 35-point run with a 13-yard touchdown run in the fourth quarter. But Johnson was not done as he went over the 200-yard mark with a two-yard run with 8:57 remaining in the game for a 42-14 lead.
Goose Creek's backups tacked on a touchdown in the fourth quarter, and West Ashley added a score in the final seconds.
WA – Thomas Spigner 16 pass from Marquize Jenkins (Caroline Cashion kick)
GC – Deondre Daniels 28 pass from Dantez Bennamon (Alex Jacobus kick)
GC – Tyrik Johnson 42 run (Jacobus kick)
GC – Johnson 22 run (Jacobus kick)
GC – Johnson 59 run (Jacobus kick)
GC – Johnson 6 run (Jacobus kick)
WA – Pedro Manigault 13 run (Cashion kick)
GC – Johnson 2 run (Jacobus kick)
GC – Dominique Jefferson 31 run (Jacobus kick)
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Level|Up Series returns tonight with another installment of The Runback's initial 2014 season, broadcast as always from Super Arcade in Walnut, California. Much like previous events, some of SoCal's best will be coming together to compete in Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3, King of Fighters XIII, Guilty Gear XX Accent Core Plus R, BlazBlue: Chronophantasma, and Killer Instinct, so be sure to tune in early and catch as much of the action as possible.
Mild Wallace and Jyosua will occasionally provide extra streams for King of Fighters XIII and BlazBlue: Chronophantasma respectively, so check them out below if those titles are more your style. All three streams are available below, but you can also visit Twitch using the links at the bottom of the article to join their respective chats. Full brackets for each game will be made available through Challonge.
If you live in the area, why not head over to Super Arcade and check it out in person? These are weekly tournaments, so even if you missed out tonight you can still check it out next time. We've included the venue's address below for those of you who may be interested.
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June 19, 2004 - The premier mixed martial arts event in the world returns to Las Vegas for UFC 48: Payback.
In the main event, hall of famer Ken Shamrock meets Hawaiian fighting legend Kimo in a rematch of their battle 8 years ago.
The co-main event is a battle for the UFC Heavyweight Championship between former champion Tim Sylvia and top submission fighter Frank Mir.
Also on the card, Frank Trigg crushes Dennis Hallman in their rematch from the controversial WFA bout years ago.
The undercard features such UFC stars as Phil Baroni, Evan Tanner, Matt Hughes, Charuto Verissimo, Georges St. Pierre, and Matt Serra.
- Trevor Prangley vs. Curtis Stout
- George St. Pierre vs. Jay Heiron
- Matt Serra vs. Ivan Menjiva
- Evan Tanner vs. Phil Baroni
- Matt Hughes vs. Renato Verissimo
- On the Mat with Mark Laimon
- Frank Mir vs. Tim Sylvia
- Dennis Hallman vs. Frank Trigg
- Ken Shamrock vs. Kimo Leopoldo
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- Baroni vs. Tanner the Rematch
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