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Final Briefing
Xplore Chicago - Saturday September 13th, 2014
With race day approaching quickly this briefing will cover a large amount of information. Please read through it carefully and let us know if you have any questions so you and your team are fully prepared and ready to have an incredible experience when you hit the pavement!
What To Expect Between Now And Race Day:
1. If You Haven't Yet, You Need To Join The RACE BONFYRE And Your TEAM BONFYRE And Become A Pro At Using The App
These two Bonfyre groups will be the main form of communication between your team and our Race HQ. If you have not yet downloaded the app go to our app website by clicking HERE and get it now. If you did not receive, or you need us to resend, your two Bonfyre invite links please contact our team at email@example.com and we will get them to you. Then read carefully through our app website and use the tips we've provided to become a pro at using the app before you hit the pavement. It's a very simple and intuitive app but if you aren't sure how to comment and submit pictures and video into your Team Bonfyre before the race begins it will slow your team down greatly.
2. Join Race Day Texting Service
You will be receiving a text message from our Race HQ (Headquarters) in the near future that will ask you to join our race texting service. This will be a temporary list you will join for the race only and we will remove you from it after the weekend. It will solely be used as a way to communicate efficiently with you as needed. For example, if there are weather or safety concerns in the city, or if the Bonfyre App is down for some reason and we need a backup technology in place.
Once you receive the text, you'll need to respond "YES" in order to join the list. You will then receive an automated text welcoming you to the service which you don't need to respond to.
* If you don't receive the text for some reason it's not a problem. As long as one person on your team joins then your team will be in good shape. We will not use it for any clues, just in case of emergency.
3. Narrow Down The Potential "Access" Location
Here's some more details on what the Access is and how it will affect you on race day:
Most races will give you a paper clue sheet when the race starts with all the locations to get to, or challenges to complete. Our clues will be on a hidden website. To get "access" to that website there will be a location somewhere in the city that will have the info you need to figure out the website.
Right at the start of the race we'll send you the Final Access Clue via your Team Bonfyre. As an example the Access Clue might say something like "The Access is what the square shaped sign on the corner of 21st and Market St says." You then find that sign and use that "Access" to create the website address where your clues are. For example, the Access may be a sign that says "Red Dog" and your clues are then found at www.XploreRace.com/reddog
If you're able to narrow down the possible location of the Access using the radius clues below (they were also posted in your Team Bonfyre) then you could potentially gain a decent advantage right as the race begins.
Here's a secret tip....the Access will not necessarily be directly between these two points, or even right near either of them, but rather somewhere in the converging area where the 1 Mile and Half Mile radius circles overlap. Figure that area out and you'll give your team a big advantage as the race starts. Using the example below (which is not for your city) you would want to start your team somewhere in the area where the two overlap. If the Access were something you had to find near Independence Hall you would already be close to it as the race began. If you can only figure out one of the clues then start your team somewhere strategic within that radius and you'll still be in a good position to get to the Access quickly at the start.
4. Marking Yourself With Your Assigned Bib Number
When you registered, you assigned yourself a 3-digit race bib number which you will use to identify yourself on race day. If you forget what number you assigned yourself you can log into your Eventbrite account and click on "View Order" and then scroll down to see the number you chose. If you can't find it for some reason you can let us know by commenting in your Team Bonfyre and we'll confirm it for you.
For race day identification we are now using the preferred method of most triathlons and adventure races called "Body Marking". Body Marking, or having your bib number displayed on yourself, is a durable and effective way to let everyone around you know you're in the middle of a fun and competitive race through the city, without having to wear a paper bib and safety pins.
There are endless types of durable markers that will do the job, from the standard Sharpie found in your junk drawer, to those specifically for races like this, found at running stores and sporting goods locations.
No matter what option you go with, all are safe and can be removed after the race using a variety of methods. Some simple ways of removing your body markings are detailed HERE.
Here's how to "Body Mark" yourself on race day:
1. Simply write the word "XPLORE" somewhere highly visible on your body or exterior layer of clothing.
2. Write the 3-digit Race Bib Number that you registered with, somewhere highly visible on your body or exterior layer of clothing.
* The word "XPLORE" and your 3-digit Race Bib Number need to be visible at all times, clearly written, and large enough that you can easily be identified by on-course volunteers, partnering businesses, and our remote Race HQ.
* If you prefer to not write on your body you can simply write the two required pieces of information on any exterior layer of clothing, headbands, hats, costumes, etc. Be creative and have fun looking like the true adventure racer you are!
What To Expect On Race Day:
1. What To Pack For The Race
Depending on the route you end up taking throughout the day and how much public transit you end up using, a team that finishes the race will have probably covered at least 6 urban miles. You should be aware of the weather conditions and temperatures (see our weather section below for an updated forecast) and plan accordingly with clothing, water, snacks, sunscreen, and any personal items you'll need for an approximately 2-4 hour race.
Xplore is a high-tech race, where teams will be required to take pictures and/or video with a mobile device, utilize the internet, mobile apps, text messaging, and possibly email during the race if needed. Make sure at least one of your team members (and hopefully more) will have a device that can utilize these functions. It is strongly recommended that team members bring, and possibly race with, the power cord for your mobile device. In any urban race you can expect to use a lot of your device's power throughout the course of the race, and having a charger may be the difference between being able to finish the race, or running out of power somewhere along the way.
A map of the city, pen or pencil, something to take notes on, and a good understanding of the city will give your team a huge advantage. You should probably carry your ID for emergency purposes but we will not need it as long as you properly registered. You should also have some cash on you during the race for any water or snacks you choose to buy along the way, in case you did not purchase a public transit pass in advance and suddenly decide you would like to use one, or in case a checkpoint requires your team to purchase a small item.
Wild costumes or matching team outfits are always encouraged and are guaranteed to improve team comradery! Most importantly, bring a sense of adventure, and plan to walk away with more great memories than you came with.
Weather (updated regularly by our team leading up to the race)
The conditions for Saturday's Xplore race are looking pretty great at this point. It's expected to be partly sunny but cooler than recent summer temperatures. There is a small chance at this point for a scattered shower early but we will update you if that chance increases before Saturday. Race time temperatures are expected to be in the low 60's. We suggest keeping some extra clothes in your car or your bag in case you get sweaty or wet during the race and want to wear something dry while hanging out at the post-race venue. For more details click on the button below.
Racing through a city is dangerous, period. There are countless risks, but being smart, abiding by as many rules as possible, and making your safety and the safety of those around you your top priority, will help minimize the risks and ensure you have a fun and enjoyable experience. Here are some guidelines for having a safe race:
Traffic- follow all traffic and pedestrian laws
Landscape- watch where you are going, the pavement and sidewalks are often uneven and obstacles such as curbs, signs, and stairs will quickly bring you down (especially if you're using your phone, looking around for a checkpoint, etc)
People- in most situations you will be moving faster than those around you so be kind and mindful of others throughout the race.
Weather- the conditions can change in an instant so be prepared in advance and be prepared to adjust your plans if the weather creates an unsafe situation. The race will rarely be postponed or cancelled due to weather before or during the race so make safety your top priority and seek shelter, take a break, or wait it out if needed and live to run another day. If we notice a possibly dangerous weather situation developing we will do our best to notify your team via the Bonfyre or texting service.
Health- the race will be highly physical so be sure to hydrate sufficiently and eat properly in the days leading up to the race, while you're racing, and as you recover. If you need a break during the race, take it, as long of a break as you need. If you feel like you're having a medical emergency, get injured, or become ill please take the necessary steps to seek professional medical assistance, including dialing 911 if needed.
2. As The Start Of The Race Approaches
Post pictures and video of your team getting pumped up and ready to race in the Race Bonfyre! It's a social and fun way of seeing the teams you'll be racing against, and hanging out with after you cross the finish line! We'll also be sharing a lot of the content via our own social networks and putting it on our website so have some fun!
Leading up to the start we'll be posting in the Race Bonfyre at various increments to let you know any last minute info and giving you an official countdown to the start!
3. The Race Begins!!
Right at the start of the race we will send out the final Access Clue. For more details on this, see the content at the top of this briefing.
Once the race begins all of your correspondences and submissions should be done through your TEAM BONFYRE. This is very important since the Team Bonfyre only includes racers on your own team and our Race HQ.
Once you have access to the clue website you will most likely work on solving the clues to figure out the checkpoint locations and the challenges you need to complete. Read each clue carefully and complete each checkpoint accurately based on the description.
You must complete 9 out of the 10 checkpoints. Checkpoint #10 is mandatory (cannot be your skip), and will need to be completed last, otherwise checkpoints can be completed in any order throughout the race.
The two big components of Urban Racing strategy usually come down to "which checkpoint should we skip" and "what's the fastest and most efficient method of travel and the most efficient route to get from one checkpoint to another". Some checkpoints will be further away but may be easier to complete once there, and others may be closer or something you can do along the way but could be harder to complete. These are all things you'll probably be constantly thinking about throughout the day.
Each checkpoint has a set of validation points below the clue that we will confirm for every submission. For example, if the clue were written as "Take a picture of your entire team jumping in the air in front of the large Elephant mural" the validation points that we'll check off for your submission might be:
- 1 picture, all team members visible
- Entire team is jumping in the air
- Large Elephant mural is clearly visible in the background
We've found that racers appreciate these validation points so they can quickly and easily reference what is needed in the submission in order for it to be verified by our HQ. If you review them right as you arrive at a checkpoint or just before completing the challenge you will likely do everything needed for the submission and you will save your team a ton of time throughout the course of the race.
Submit your completed clues to our Race Headquarters throughout the race via your TEAM BONFYRE and we will notify you quickly of the status using one of these simple responses:
VERIFIED = everything is completed correctly
CODE 1 = you are not at the correct location
CODE 2 = all of the requirements were not met
CODE 3 = all team members were not visible
These codes will also be posted on your clue website so you can quickly reference them if needed. If you receive a "CODE 1" or "CODE 2" response you'll need to review the clue and make sure you're at the correct location and you've covered everything listed in the validation points
Our HQ will review your submission almost instantly. You should see your response very quickly but you do not need to wait around for it, especially if you are confident that you completed the checkpoint correctly. There is typically no limit to the number of submissions you can send HQ in order to get it verified, unless otherwise noted for a specific clue.
Teams need to stay together throughout the race from one checkpoint to another and each team member (and their body markings when possible) should be visible in every submission unless otherwise noted. The only time team members are typically able to split up momentarily is if you all get to a checkpoint and it requires you to search for something. For example, you all get to a sculpture garden and you need to find a specific statue. You can split up within the garden to find the statue and then will need to regroup to take the picture.
During the race your team is only allowed to travel on your own physical ability (legs, wheelchair, stroller, etc) or on public transportation such as Buses, Light Rail, Subway, Tram/Trolley, etc. You are not allowed to take private, personal, or community "shared" transportation including Taxi, Bikes, Pedicab, Horse-Drawn Carriage, Sight-Seeing Tours, Private Vehicle, Skateboards, Rollerblades, BikeShare and CarShare programs, etc. Any use of these will most likely be documented by another team or an undercover staff member and you will be immediately disqualified from the race.
If you have a race-related question during the race you can submit it through your Team Bonfyre. We will do everything we can to respond quickly and provide you with the information you need as long as it doesn't impact your ability to solve the clue. If you've read this far in the briefing you deserve a clue for your race, the access will be north of Madison Street.
We will be keeping track of the number of checkpoints every team has completed throughout the race, in real-time. It is a good idea though to be keeping track for yourself so you know which checkpoints you've completed and which ones you still need to complete. Once you've completed 8 total you will head to the checkpoint listed as Checkpoint #10 on your clue website and we will send you a very brief instruction on what to do there. This location will be the Finish Line for the entire race, and sending instructions on what to do there after you've completed 8 total will prevent any teams from trying to complete it earlier in the race and then just submit it at the end.
It has become a tradition that at somepoint during the race you will most likely be required to "Flash The X". This is a simple pose where you cross your forearms in front of your body to form an "X". We cannot say if, or when, this will be required in your race but you should be aware of the term and know the pose if it's required of you.
4. After The Race
It's time to celebrate a great day, a tough workout, and fun times with friends, by hitting the after-race venue! The location of the venue will be listed on your clue website and it is certain to be a place with some great food and drinks. Get there quickly so you can see some of the other team's faces when they arrive and realize you've been there relaxing while they were still out on the course.
Although we love to party, please be aware that our staff may not be at the after-race venue. Xplore is a mobile race and our staff will likely be managing everything from a remote Race HQ. The venue gives your team a chance to relax, meet some other teams, and celebrate a great day together.
Prizes, Recognition, And The Leaderboard
The top 3 finishing teams will win monetary prizes. Our new prize structure is an increasing purse based on the number of registered racers. We believe the more teams you beat the more money you should win. Because of this new model the potential prize money will vary from one city to the next. Below are the current prize amounts for your race:
1st Place: $120
2nd Place: $85
3rd Place: $60
There is no limit to how much the prizes can grow so as our company continues to grow and the size of our races grow, so will the amount of money that can be won. Official company checks will be mailed to the top 3 finishing teams on the first business day after the race and will arrive directly to them within a few days.
Other prizes for this race include:
1. Prize packs from our sponsor ENERGYbits for the top teams.
Top 3 Teams: Each receive a prize pack full of the natural ENERGYbits product.
To get your own supply of ENERGYbits at a discounted price you can purchase them at www.energybits.com and use the code "XploreRace" to get 15% OFF!
Teams that finish in the Top 10 will be recognized on our leaderboard website (click HERE), which is constantly visited by racers and teams from across the country. We will honor you by having a team picture and your official finishing position on our website for the entire 2014 season.
Teams that finish in the Top 25 will receive points toward the season-long leaderboard. This is the only leaderboard of it's kind in the Urban Adventure Racing industry and is featured prominently on our website. More importantly, you will be in the hunt for the X-Prize, which is a growing cash prize (based on total registered racers throughout the entire season) that gets awarded to the team at the top of the leaderboard at the end of the 2014 season! Last year, Ed Wagner (Captain) and his team called "Clubedventures" took home the coveted prize and the title of Xplore Champion. The team that wins the X-Prize will receive the large prize money, will have an end of the season interview featured on our website and social networks, and will have the pride in knowing you were better than hundreds of other teams across the country!
And Finally.... Some Things To Be Aware Of
We have carefully scouted and vetted every checkpoint in this race, however cities are a constantly changing beast, so if a checkpoint is inaccessible or you're not able to complete the requirements for any reason let us know right away and we will adjust the requirements if needed and verify accordingly.
Our new mobile racing model is somewhat dependent on the functionality of a number of technology platforms. We do have backup plans in place for every possible scenario we can think of, but we won't go over all of them in the briefing and take up your time unless they become necessary. Just be aware that it will most likely consist of a combination of platforms and social networks in order to submit your clues. We expect the race and all of our technology to be very smooth and provide you with an incredible experience but we just wanted to include this information in the briefing in case we need to implement a backup plan for any reason.
Have fun! Get active! Experience your city in a unique way! And take some really great pictures and video so you can remember this for a long time to come!
That's what it's all about!
If you have any questions at all please don't hesitate to contact us via your Team Bonfyre or by email at email@example.com


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You can click on the article to enlarge it. In another, more tragic newspaper article, I learned of the tragic death of a young relative to an apparent suicide and the huge attempts made to find and recover his body.
Not only does the bad news add interest to a family narrative, the articles are important ways to establish a time line of family events or to explain otherwise mysterious behavior. But newspapers are not the only place bad news can help genealogical research. Information may be gained from court records, including claims for damages in a variety of courts. In the same vein, an otherwise very short and uninteresting probate file may turn into a wealth of information if the heirs decided to contest the proceedings. Laundering the family fight in public may just be the ticket the researcher needed to find the missing family members or resolve relationship issues.
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Both in Firebird and Thunderbird it will provide two menu items in Tools menu to install other extensions & themes from a URL and Calendar menu to call Calendar Extension
* QuickTools
* QuickTools Fixed Pane
* QuickTools Stop Bookmark
* QuickTools Stop Wallpaper
* QuickTools TBird About
* QuickTools TBird Options
* Preferential for ThunderBird
QuickTools Fixed Pane (Demo)
Download Fixed Pane Demo for slow connection
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it would look nicer (in firebird at least) if you added insertbefore="prefsep" tto the Calendar menu item. then it would appear before the line before Options, rather than at the bottom of the menu
Thanks for the hind. Change will be there in next release. And wats the equivalent in ThunderBird. I tried both "prefsep" and "prefSep".
here's the XUL for the whole menu:
as you can see, it's a bit sparse on ID's.
i suggest something you use something like:
How is this extension installed in Thunderbird?
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Options > Extensions panel, in Thunderbird builds after 20030617, has an [ Install Extension ] button
Thanks done it.....
True. but you can't install from a URL yet. (Quicktools can)
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that's catch 22
QuickTools Fixed Pane (Demo Link)
This simple extension will stop automatic resizing of folder pane (width) and message list pane (height) while resizing main window of ThunderBird. This will also work for Mozilla Mail and News client
Edit : Download Demo for slow connection
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those js redirects are annoying [ especially on dial-up ]
first you don't load the pictures completely before the redirect : | : P
second the loaded images then flash between page loads - unnecessary flicker : (
i like the extension BUT...
when i go to the calendar it displaies fine, but if i add an event the diaplay starts flashing [reloading wildly?] and i can't do anything. if i go into the calendar folder and remove the data file, everything goes back to normal. so what did i break?;-)
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Sweet jesus, yes. Turn that off!
can I get a better code to give the same effect.
Then I will put it.
That is a problem with Calendar Extension.
Please contact Calendar team ( http://www.mozilla.org/projects/calendar/ ) to correct it
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He becomes the seventh Hurricanes player to be inducted, joining Bennie Blades (2006), Don Bosseler (1990), Ted Hendricks (1987), Russell Maryland (2011), Gino Torretta (2009) and Arnold Tucker (2008). UM also has three coaches in the Hall of Fame: Jack Harding (1980), Andy Gustafson (1985) and Jimmy Johnson (2012).
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marubozo necesitaba un nuevo diseño de logotipo y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 349 diseños de 82 diseñadores freelance.
I've been running this site since 2006, but all this time I've never established a logo that can be used to solidify the brand. With increasing media mentions both in print and online, it's time to develop a high-impact and unmistakable logo that can represent the site.
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Design Goal: Generation X Finance is looking for a new logo that can stand the test of time while conveying strength and trust.
Background: The site is currently used to discuss a wide range of financial topics tailored to the needs of Generation X (basically 30-somethings give or take a few years) although many topics are applicable to any age segment. Common topics include: saving money, investing, frugal tips, taxes, getting out of debt, and so on. You can see a sample of discussion topics at http://genxfinance.com
One thing to note is that proposed logo designs should not take into consideration the current website design or color scheme. I will be changing the design and colors, so don't feel you need to focus on the current colors. The new design will ultimately work around the new logo and have nothing to do with the existing colors or layout of the site.
Tagline: Helping a unique generation achieve financial independence.
While I have a tagline, I'm undecided as to whether or not I want to incorporate it into the logo. I wouldn't mind seeing logos both with and without the tagline incorporated. As the contest progresses I'll provide feedback one way or the other as to which way I want to go.
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Since we didn't celebrated cos we were busy nursing boiboi with his Herpangina, I just made a quick mee sua soup for Capt'n Hook just like how my mother would make for us on our birthdays. I boiled a chicken thigh in a saucepan with just enough water to cover the thigh for about 20-30 mins. Seasoned the soup with salt and pepper and add a wee bit of shallot oil. In another saucepan, I blanched some vegetables and mee sua separately. To assemble, just place mee sua, vegetables, 2 hard boiled eggs and chicken thigh in a bowl. Then pour soup over and garnish with some deep fried shallots.
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Happy Birthday to your darling ! ^O^
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happy belated b'day, capt!
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this beats any cake any time!! :)
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1/2 cup finely chopped carrots
3 teaspoons minced garlic
1 teaspoon salt
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In the new 'Everybody Wants Some' ad from Hardees/Carl's Jr., the familiar sounds of Poison's 'Nothin' But A Good Time' play in the background while the voice-over announces, "Everybody wants the biggest chicken breasts in fast food."
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As for the Poison song, 'Nothin' But A Good Time' went gold, hitting No. 6 on the Billboard charts in the spring of 1988 when it was released as a single from the band's second album, 'Open Up And Say Ahh!' That project would prove to be the biggest of the band's career, selling more than 5 million copies.
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Readers of Tom Philpott's Military Update column sound off on TRICARE changes, the defense budget, giving retired Guard and Reserves veteran status, and more.
The decision to force retirees on maintenance medicines to use the TRICARE mail order program means I have to have all my prescriptions transferred from the CVS pharmacy. Then I have to see if the mail order program can deal with someone who does not have a permanent address!
I am an RVer --recreational vehicle owner -- and I am on the road all the time, using only a mailing address (versus home address) to get mail. With my prescriptions going there, I have to pay an additional fee to have them sent to me and will not receive them for more than a month.
I have tried using mail order before while in this situation and it does not work! They cannot understand my traveling lifestyle.
Now when I need prescriptions in a short period of time I can at least go to the nearest CVS and have it filled. I can't do that with mandatory mail order.
JUANITA LAMB Lieutenant Colonel, USMC-Ret. Via email
TRICARE officials say their mail order contractor, Express Scripts, Inc. (ESI), is able to service beneficiaries like you if you will do a little advance planning. ESI easily can update its records for a temporary shipping address to an RV park, post office box or a friend's address, provided you are not getting any controlled substances or specialty medications. Those medicines require special handling such as a signature required and a physical address.
The TRICARE mail order pharmacy is able to ship most prescriptions to a beneficiary's different locations and there is no fee for making address changes. You simply need to call the Home Delivery at (877) 363-1303 in advance to coordinate temporary address changes.
Once a beneficiary places a home delivery order, the processing time generally is two to four days, although shipping times vary. For that reason, officials suggest that beneficiaries give themselves about two weeks' time in one location to ensure the order will be received. So for this to work, beneficiaries need to be flexible, TRICARE officials say. – Tom Philpott
I can't afford to be moved from TRICARE Prime, the managed care option, to TRICARE Standard, the military's fee-for-service coverage.
I spent 26 years dedicating my life and energy to the Air Force. I retired in 2006 with what I felt was an adequate retirement foundation for my family. I do not have any other medical insurance because I've been unemployed since retiring, and my wife's company does not provide health insurance to part time workers.
Making ends meet is a struggle sometimes. The added costs of TRICARE Standard are just not possible on our budget. Money simply is not there to pay additional fees and cost shares that can reach the $3000 annual catastrophic cap. Supplemental coverage for my family of five would not be affordable either, costing nearly the same as cost gap covered.
If we were forced to transfer to Standard coverage and get a large bill, my daughter's college tuition money, which we scraped together, would be the only money we could tap. My son is graduating [high school] this year and we still have not figured out how to finance his college tuition.
I receive compensation for a 50-percent disability rating from lower back problems. It is very difficult for me to work on a full time basis. Just getting out of bed is a chore some days.
Otherwise my family is in good health and rarely goes to doctors. But I can't take the chance of a $3000 health bill I cannot pay. We are okay with the drive to our primary caregiver and wish to keep things that way.
BILLY J. GARRETT USAF-Ret. Via email
I live 73 miles from Tinker Air Force Base. My TRICARE Prime doctor is three miles from our home.
My wife will turn 65 in December and will enter the Medicare program. But will she be allowed to keep Prime coverage for October and November 2013?
HOWARD C. MCLAUGHLIN Master Sergeant, USAF-Ret. Pauls Valley, Okla.
No. The Prime network in your area won't exist after September. You can verify this using your zip code and an online tool that TRICARE has developed at www.tricare.mil/psazip. You also will be receiving a letter to explain options for you and your wife. You also may contact the contractor, Humana Military, at 1-800-444-5445 if you have questions. – T.P.
A significant reduction in defense spending could be accomplished without reducing readiness by making all overseas assignments unaccompanied tours. Bring all military dependents back to the states and do not ship anymore overseas.
This would reduce not only transportation costs but also overseas costs for dependent housing, schools, recreation and other support services, which now do nothing to benefit the military mission.
And the money now spent for dependent support overseas could be spent in the United States instead, supporting our economy rather than the economies of Japan, Italy, Germany and other countries!
DAVID WHITE Via email
I completed more than 29 years in the Army National Guard, the majority of my service in the Active Guard/Reserve program (Title 32 USC). I retired from the AGR program in August 1996 with the rank of Sergeant Major (E-9). Since I had sufficient "active duty" time under the AGR program, I immediately began receiving retired pay, and my spouse and I were immediately covered under the TRICARE program. I have now been in receipt of regular active duty retirement for more than 16 years.
Imagine my dismay when I contacted the VA recently and was told I am not classified as a veteran.
During all those active duty AGR years, I had to meet all the requirements of my fellow active duty soldiers to include Military Occupational Specialty qualification, physical fitness and NCO Education system requirements including graduation from the Army Sergeants Major Academy.
During the early 1990's, I was assigned to a Headquarters that had many subordinate units mobilized and deployed in support of Operation Desert Shield and Desert Storm. However, leaders did not see fit to mobilize the headquarters, only the subordinate units.
Hopefully, the proposed legislation will correct this injustice to those others in the same situation.
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The Raiders selected Ohio State quarterback Terrelle Pryor in the third round of the NFL supplemental draft Monday, rolling the dice on a major talent whose NCAA violations helped lead to the dismissal of coach Jim Tressel and put the school on probation.
The selection of Pryor means the Raiders will lose their third-round pick in the 2012 draft.
Pryor decided to forgo his senior year at Ohio State after Tressel's resignation. Pryor was suspended for the first five games of the 2011 season by the NCAA for receiving cash for tattoos from a Columbus tattoo-parlor owner.
The NFL ruled Pryor eligible for the supplemental draft, but essentially upheld the NCAA suspension. Pryor will not be placed on the Raiders' 53-man roster until Week 6.
The Raiders were one of a reported 17 teams at a Pro Day workout for Pryor Saturday, and clocked him at 4.41 for the 40-yard dash _ essentially makes him the NFL's fastest quarterback with the possible exception of Michael Vick.
The question is whether the Raiders see Pryor as a quarterback or as a receiver. At 6-foot-6 and 240 pounds, Pryor could present matchup problems as a slot receiver or could be a tight end prospect along the lines of Antonio Gates, who is more receiver than blocker.
One of the most decorated athletes in high school out of Jeanette High in southwestern Pennsylvania, Pryor was a basketball star who originally committed to Pittsburgh.
The object of an intense recruiting battle, Pryor's decision to sign with Ohio State over Penn State was national news.
Considered more of a developmental project as a quarterback, Pryor was 31-4 as a starter at Ohio State including MVP awards in the Rose Bowl in as a junior and Sugar Bowl as a senior.
As a junior, Pryor passed for 2,772 yards, 27 touchdowns and had 11 interceptions. He rushed for 754 and yards and four scores.
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ABIT Unleashes Pro Gaming product line Fatal1ty AA8XE motherboard & Fatal1ty X700XT VGA card
In a historical move, ABIT has partnered with the world's top gamer - Johnathan 'Fatal1ty' Wendel - to develop PC gaming hardware with no equal. Built for extreme speed and unmatched stability, the ABIT Fatal1ty Hardware Series is a platform designed for gaming from the ground up. Today, ABIT is proud to launch the first of the Fatal1ty hardware series - the Fatal1ty AA8XE motherboard and Fatal1ty X700XT Graphics Card.
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For the ultimate in networking performance, the Fatal1ty AA8XE delivers dual Intel LAN capabilities. Use the 10/100 LAN to connect to the Internet at the lowest possible latencies, and the Gigabit LAN for lightning-fast file transfers in your home network or your next LAN party. Audio performance is also top-notch with 7.1 channel high-definition audio backed by ABIT's AudioMAX technology. By using a separate daughter card for audio connectors, ABIT Engineers have greatly reduced the amount of noise caused by high frequencies generated from the motherboard. With AudioMAX, gamers can zero in on their prey with enhanced audio clarity. In fact, the Fatal1ty AA8XE is the first motherboard to receive Dolby Digital Live support.
The Fatal1ty AA8XE motherboard integrates no less than five cooling technologies that keep the Fatal1ty AA8XE cool in the heat of battle. The specially designed PWM system not only delivers clean stable power to the on-board components, but positioned over the MOSFETs are high-grade heatsinks that draw heat efficiently from some of a motherboard's hottest components. In fact, with ABIT's unique layout, the MOSFETs remain below 50°C! With its unique vertical orientation, OTES AeroFlow simultaneously cools the northbridge, graphics card, and southbridge. ABIT Engineers innovate yet again with OTES RAMFlow, the world's first integrated memory thermal solution on a desktop motherboard. With OTES RAMFlow, DDR memory is kept cool via two high-speed fans for unsurpassed system stability. The Fatal1ty AA8XE also includes ABIT Engineered OC Strips, which help quickly draw heat away from the PCB. All heat is then exhausted by a Dual OTES system, which delivers twin fans and a heat duct that efficiently channels heat from the inside to the outside of the case. For the optimal balance of thermal and acoustic performance, all fans are automatically controlled via ΅Guru. With these exclusive ABIT technologies, the Fatal1ty AA8XE delivers impressive thermal performance for the serious gamer right out of the box.
Case modders will love the Fatal1ty AA8XE. The Fatal1ty AA8XE features distinctive styling with a striking red and black color theme which will turn heads in a modded case. And when the lights are dim, the Fatal1ty AA8XE stands out from the crowd with red LED backlights that outline the motherboard in a crimson glow.
On the graphics side, the Fatal1ty X700XT offers impressive performance for today's hottest 3D games. Instead of the typical cookie-cutter design, the Fatal1ty X700XT uses an ABIT Engineered symmetrical layout that delivers consistent power across the entire graphics card for unmatched stability. The Fatal1ty X700XT includes 256MB of ultra-fast GDDR3 memory rated at 1.6ns for blistering performance. With ABIT-designed copper heatsink and RAMsinks, the Fatal1ty X700XT delivers VPU temperatures that are up to 8° cooler than the competition, and with OC Strips, the Fatal1ty X700XT quickly draws excessive heat from the PCB.
With ABIT Engineering and the gaming insight of Fatal1ty, the Fatal1ty AA8XE motherboard and Fatal1ty X700XT graphics card deliver the speed and stability that gamers like Fatal1ty demand on the professional gaming circuit.


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The Fact Book contains an extensive profile of the University's history, philosophy, and organizational structure as well as admission, enrollment, graduation, faculty, and staff data. The enrollment and/or headcount data provided in the Fact Book are a "snapshot" of the official Fall census date and reflect many of the common data definitions put forward by the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data Survey (IPEDS). The primary audience of the Fact Book is the Chapman University community and it is meant to be used as a resource or a reference for on-campus users who are in need of current, reliable, and uniform institutional data.


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I've recently finished watching the DVD set of The Office: Season Two. Like most sophomore TV efforts, The Office found its niche as a show and hit its stride at various points along the way.
The problem is that the absurdity of this show — a trait that has turned me off — starts to creep into the writers' pens as a fail-safe trick.
It was really difficult for me to come away with a clear opinion of this season. When these episodes were on TV, I remember being extremely happy that they had signed on for a second season — as opposed to going one-and-done. But some of these episodes are just dead weight.
Some of the situations are just absurd. My problem with that is what it eventually leads to in the later seasons: when they don't quite know how to start or end a scene, Michael Scott does something completely sophomoric.
The brilliance behind the original British version of The Office was that it was a witty satire. The interactions and situations portrayed in the British version were odd, and most often very awkward, but not altogether impossible to picture happening in a true workplace. That's what made it funny: the "Stanley" in your office really would say that to the "Phyllis" of your office. What happened to Angela in that episode could have happened to your wife.
The actions during the current episodes with Steve Carrell and his gang are outright absurd. Willingly driving into a pond because your Garmin said so? A coworker dropping a deuce in a manager's private office?
The American Office has become ever-so-popular because it's become stupid funny, hold the wit and creativity. It's now lowest common denominator humor, with its fans ironically resurrecting the middle school calling card "that's what she said!"


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I've had the chance to pitch to the Storm guys in the last half year, and what I liked was the rational, informed approach they took. I assume this comes from the operational background of all the partners (and associates), as others have pointed out already. While they did not in the end offer us a term sheet, if they had offered, I would likely rather have taken their investment over the couple of other much more prominent firms that did offer. As an early entrepreneur, I've slowly come to understand the standard advice to separate the "help" from the "money", and superficial domain expertise is almost always more harmful than no domain expertise at all, but the Storm guys always struck me as knowing what they know, knowing what they don't know, and knowing where and when they can add value. That, to me, is the kind of firm you want on your board. To the comments about them misappropriating the Mobio business plan with EIRs, there's a reason why vc's can't sign nda's-- because there are precious few truly unique ideas out there; most entrepreneurs know that good ideas are a dime a dozen, and it's rare to come across a good idea that a handful of other folks aren't already working on.. it's all about execution, and that's where people like Storm really shine.PRIVATE: Members Only


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Free jazz concerts are planned Friday
Maurice Frank & Friends is scheduled to play from 7-10 p.m. Friday in the mall's Centre Court.
Treebo, a jazz/pop group, is scheduled to perform from 7-10 p.m. Saturday, also in the Centre Court.
Downtown at the Gardens is located east of Interstate 95 and north of PGA Boulevard at 11701 Lake Victoria Gardens Ave.


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HIV/AIDS in South Africa. 2nd ed
Edited by S S Abdool Karim and Q Abdool Karim. Pp. 608. R490.00. Cambridge University Press, South Africa. 2010. ISBN 978-0521-147-934.
Knowledge around HIV has evolved extremely rapidly over the past three decades, providing formidable challenges for the editors and writers of any reference text on the subject to remain up to date and relevant. Given such challenges, the recently published second edition of HIV/AIDS in South Africa is a remarkable achievement that serves as a broad-ranging and current overview of all aspects of the HIV/AIDS epidemic in South Africa. In addition, the book provides a historical record of the epidemic and the evolution of responses to it over the past 25 years and insights into what may be expected in the decades to come.
The book is divided into seven sections dealing with: the epidemiology; HIV virology and immunology; risk factors and prevention issues; particular focal groups in which transmission is occurring; the social, economic and other impacts of AIDS; treatment issues; and a final section on what the future holds. Each of the sections contains between 2 and 6 chapters. In all, there are 32 contributors, the majority local scientists, clinicians or public health practitioners. As such the book serves as a comprehensive overview from the basic virology of HIV replication in CD4 cells to epidemiological insights regarding what social and cultural factors drive transmission to the downstream effects on the national economy and the micro-economy of households. For any person wishing to get a thorough overview of all aspects of HIV/AIDS in South Africa this book could be read from cover to cover. It is also the most comprehensive reference text on HIV/AIDS in South Africa.
The first edition was published in 2005. In this second edition chapters have been updated and a chapter on positive prevention interventions has been added. Several chapters are of particular interest or provide novel overviews. The chapter entitled 'Cellular immunity in HIV: a synthesis of responses to preserve self ' provides a detailed overview of the immunology of HIV describing the immune response to HIV, the mechanisms leading to progressive immunodeficiency and what factors influence the variability observed between individuals with respect to these processes. I would highly recommend this chapter for any doctor needing to cover this topic for a postgraduate examination. The chapter 'Barrier methods' unpacks the issues around condoms for HIV prevention, discussing their efficacy, distribution, use and barriers to use and interventions to promote their acceptability. Quarraisha Abdool Karim's chapter entitled 'Heterosexual transmission of HIV - the importance of a gendered perspective in HIV prevention' explores how power imbalances related to gender and age as well as migrancy that is a legacy of apartheid have fuelled the epidemic and resulted in young women being disproportionately affected. Mark Heywood's chapter 'Picking up the pieces: the end of AIDS denialism and its aftermath' explores how AIDS denialism and its repercussions played a role in the downfall of the Mbeki presidency and how the new government has taken a different course in the fight against HIV/ AIDS. The chapters that cover treatment aspects of HIV provide broad overviews of the issues and are not clinical guidelines (there are many other texts that fulfil that role). In many of the chapters the challenges that we face are highlighted and strategies for reducing the spread and impact of the epidemic are discussed. These are well summarised in the final chapter, 'The future of the HIV epidemic in South Africa', that is written by the editors.
I hope there will be further editions of this book that continue to provide an updated reference on the epidemic in South Africa. As the epidemic and our response to it progress there will be issues to be expanded upon in future editions, such as the resurging epidemic among men who have sex with men, rapid HIV tests that have become the most widely used diagnostic tests in South Africa and male circumcision as a prevention measure.
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Tuesday, March 20, 2012
Back to blogging! (again...)
Really, I do, love to blog! If only I could get more time to do it... so I have decided to put it into my calendar! Crazy, you are probably thinking. But if you know me at all, you know that I live by my calendar and I go above and beyond to keep my schedule. Yup, I am a schedule keeper! So, if it's in the calendar, you can bet it's going to happen. It's what I started doing two weeks ago in order to get exercise in. Whether it's yoga in the morning, gym in the afternoon or a run at night, if I put it in the calendar, I tend to get it done! So blogging has it's own place in my calendar :)
Quick family update: Frank is my hero and I love him more and more all the time. God
knew just what he was doing when he created Frank for me and I am a better person because of Frank's unconditional love and dedication to our family. Kendra is getting ready to fly out on her own in the next few months. College is in her vision and we are waiting to see which one she will be attending. Her senior year of softball is starting this week! I can't believe it's here, it feels like just yesterday, we were fitting her for a t-ball glove and cleats that would fit her little feet.... :'( Austin is growing by the day, and I mean that. He is a 6'2" freshman and has a heart just about as big. He is doing well in his first year of public school and is enjoying making new friends. He is settled into basketball being his only sport and loves anytime he can get a basketball into his hands! He lights up whenever he gets on a court and I love to watch him play. Colby is doing so well in his 4th grade year of school and is learning quicker than I can teach. He continues to be a sensitive soul and loves with all that he has. Playing outdoors this winter was a highlight and he was outside more than in most days. Cam continues to be my shadow and loves to be with me whether it is cleaning, watching a movie, cooking or shopping. I enjoy my one on one time with him. He loves to chat with me and I often have to remind myself he is only 10! He is a creative writer and I enjoy reading his work. Both boys played basketball over the winter months and are now looking forward to bike riding and spring soccer.
I am working hard at finishing up our year of homeschooling. I have lots of projects going on at my job and am struggling to juggle both homeschool and the projects due. I set myself some new goals at the beginning of the year and one of them was to make sure I take time for myself once a day. Sometimes that is 10 minutes, other times a full hour at the gym. I am doing pretty good at keeping to that goal and I do notice the difference in my attitude and ability to cope. If you are a mom, wife, or woman reading this, let me encourage you to do the same. It's necessary! All, in all, we are doing well and managing to stay on the course day by day, by the grace of God!
I hope this finds all our friends and family healthy, happy and determined to make the best of 2012. We'll chat more later!
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Read the original story in The Oregonian here.
Oregon students face a softer bump than usual in the cost of attending the state's seven public universities next year.
The universities are proposing to raise tuition an average 6 percent, bringing annual tuition and fees for a full-time undergraduate to $7,841. But they would offset that increase with cuts in fees so that total tuition and fees for 2012-13 will climb 3.4 percent.
The State Board of Higher Education will vote on the proposed increases at its meeting Friday in Portland. It usually approves the annual tuition proposals. Tuition has climbed by some measure every year at least since 1990.
Students were involved at every campus in setting tuition increases. Even so, student leaders caution any increase puts a heavier burden on young people who already are struggling.
"We continue to see students paying more and getting less," said Emily McLain, executive director of the Oregon Student Association, which represents students from all the universities. "Students are graduating with more and more debt. Student loans now outpace credit card debt."
The proposed tuition hikes for next school year range from 1.5 percent at Western Oregon University to 9.9 percent at Southern Oregon University. But all universities are off-setting their tuition increases by reducing health insurance and other fees.
Because of fee cuts, total tuition and fees would actually drop 1.4 percent at Portland State University and 1.1 percent for some students at Western Oregon University. Western students will pay more, however, if they want to take advantage of the Western Promise – a guarantee of no tuition increases for four years. Eastern Oregon University for the first time would charge more in tuition, about double, for students outside of Oregon, Washington and Idaho.
Most of the fee reductions result from drops at some universities in mandatory health fees, a change that will drive up costs for some students.
Portland State University, for example, will shift from a mandatory minimum insurance plan to a comprehensive one in response to new rules from the U.S. health department. Students with insurance from a parent, spouse or work – about 60 percent of them – can opt out and save the $333 a year they pay now. Students without such options must buy PSU insurance, a 404 percent jump to $1,680 a year.
The Oregon Institute of Technology and Western Oregon, Southern Oregon and Eastern Oregon universities will shift to more expensive, comprehensive insurance and make it voluntary, as the University of Oregon and Oregon State University have long done.
That means some students will have lower fees, but no health insurance.
University officials said tuition increases are necessary to offset cuts in state funding and for rising costs of faculty and staff salaries and benefits. State funding for its universities dropped from $824 million in 2009-11 to $691 million this biennium, a 16 percent cut.
"When we look at tuition and fees, what we want to maintain is a balance of access and affordability and to maintain quality," said Bob Davies, president of Eastern Oregon in La Grande. "That is the balancing act we have."
The student association is most alarmed by Southern Oregon's proposed 9.9 tuition increase, which surpasses the limit set by the Legislature for 2011-13. That limit is an average of no more than 6.5 percent a year and no more than 7.5 percent in any single year.
The limit applies to the average collective increase for all four universities, meaning any single university can exceed the limit as long as others fall below it to compensate, said Jonathan Eldridge, SOU's vice president for student affairs.
With health insurance reductions and a cut in incidental student fees of $44 a term, the total increase in tuition and fees for a full-time Southern undergraduate would be 4.2 percent.
The university needs a sizeable tuition increase because it has asked for more modest gains in recent years – 6.8 percent last year – and has seen its state support drop from more than $18 million in 2007-09 to $13 million for this biennium, Eldridge said.
"If the student association focuses more on the disinvestments in education and less on tuition, we would be on the same page," he said. "Raising tuition is a reaction to reductions in state funding."
Jay Kenton, the Oregon University System's vice chancellor for finance and administration, agreed with McLain that Southern exceeded the Legislature's tuition ceiling. But state officials said that offsetting the increase with lower fees complied with the spirit of the rule, he said.
Students worry, McLain said, the state's reaching "a tipping point where Oregonians can't afford to go to college at the same time we're trying to increase graduation from high school and going to college rates."
Portland State University may have reached that tipping point this year when it raised its tuition 9 percent and enrollment went flat, said President Wim Wiewel.
The university saw close to a $12 million drop in state support and similar increase in public employee retirement costs, creating a $25 million deficit in its $270 million education budget. The tuition increase filled only about $10 million of that hole, Wiewel said.
So for next year, the university has cut about 25 administrators, reduced its extended studies program, which offers professional development, and reduced other academic programs by about 1 percent. That will allow it to keep its tuition increase at 3.8 percent, which should enable it to attract more students and, thereby, more revenue, Wiewel said. The university also is tapping its reserves to pay its bills.
By following a similar strategy over the subsequent two years, the university hopes to reach a point where revenue and expenses balance, Wiewel said. The university is responding to a clear message from the world, he said:
"Keep down costs so we can keep tuition increases very modest."


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Not to be confused with Bruce Meyers, the man who invented the dune buggy, Bruce Meyer is one of the foremost collectors of classic automobiles, as well as a custodian of American hot rods. So much so that Pete Chapouris of the So-Cal Speed Shop refers to him as "his patron." A former chair of the Petersen Automotive Museum, the cars he's currently rotated in his home garage are a 1929 Duesenberg Murphy convertible coupe built for former Chicago Tribune honcho Col. Robert McCormick; Clark Gable's '56 Mercedes-Benz 300 Sc; and two significant LeMans racers: the first 'Vette ever to run there (a 1960), and a class-winning 1961 250GT Ferrari SWB Berlinetta. Can we come over for beers, Bruce?
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KHITAN or circumcision is a obligatory Islamic ritual wherein the foreskin of the penis is snipped off.
An enterprising cobbler from Karachi decided to do something about all those delicate foreskins going to waste.
He stitched a lot of them together into an elegant lady's handbag.
When a customer complained about the steep price, the cobbler replied.
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11:30 a.m. Update: The National Weather Service has posted a flash flood watch and severe thunderstorm watch for all of Worcester County and the western part of the state until 8 p.m. today. Take shelter during strong storms.
It's already warm and muggy to start your Monday and it's only going to get more oppressive as the day goes on. Highs will reach 85 with high humidity.
All that heat and moisture will spark up the chance for severe thunderstorms later today and especially tonight. Some of those storms could have frequent lightning, large hail, heavy rain and damaging winds. Pay attention to weather alerts later in the day. Already, there is a flash flood watch for central and western Massachusetts.
It could still be stormy Tuesday morning and it is looking warm again with highs in the low 80s.


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you made me long to make this recipe , hadn't that thing since I moved in my new house , being afraid of chicken's illnesses ....
the french fries would be tastier for sure if you fried them in a pot half filled with oil , so that all the potatoes would be covered with oil ... olive oil isn't too much needed , just makes them special...sunflower oil is equally good !:)
they go very nice with an green salad , and seasonings...Akis always eats his with ketchup and russian salad:)
an tomato cucumber and onion salad with some oregano sprinkling and oil is also very satisfying!!!
today I have the worst headache , we celebrated down with some friend my birthday , and cut the cake..drank and ate , and now I have to wash up!:)


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Dir: Rob Cohen. US. 2012. 102mins
Over the span of seven years, Tyler Perry has become a cottage industry, winning over a reliable fan base by writing, directing, producing and often starring in films known for their melodramatic, feel-good messages. (It's also not uncommon for these movies to feature Perry's portrayal of Madea, a sassy elderly woman who's become his trademark character.) Looking to expand his brand by playing against type, Perry has opted to explore darker terrain by starring in Alex Cross, a serial-killer thriller (based on author James Patterson's titular psychologist detective) that never rises above a dull competency.
Perry hasn't acted in movies he hasn't created, so naturally there's a curiosity with Alex Cross about how he'll handle a star vehicle in which he plays a detective who goes from being brilliantly analytical to a grieving, vengeful loose cannon.
Alex Cross, which will open domestically October 19, represents not just a roll of the dice for Perry but also for distributor Summit, which is no doubt hoping that the filmmaker's fans will accept him as a leading man in an action-thriller far removed tonally from the films he writes and directs himself.
The Cross character was first portrayed by Morgan Freeman in Kiss The Girls and Along Came A Spider, but considering that the most recent of these films came out 11 years ago — and was hardly a runaway smash — Alex Cross will probably need to rely on Perry's high profile and Patterson's readership to acquire midlevel returns. Frankly, it seems likely that the film will find more breathing room on cable and DVD.
This crime thriller, which was directed by Rob Cohen (The Fast And The Furious, XXX), is meant to be an origin story for Cross (Perry), explaining what eventually drove the brilliant detective to move from Detroit to Washington, D.C., the city where Patterson's Cross novels are set. Working with his partners Thomas Kane (Edward Burns) and Monica Ashe (Rachel Nichols), Cross is on the hunt for a serial killer (Matthew Fox) who seems to be targeting Detroit's rich and powerful. But when the killer (dubbed Picasso because of his penchant for creating abstract charcoal drawings) turns his attention to those close to Cross, our hero becomes emotionally involved in the case in a way that could become dangerous.
Although Perry's onscreen persona is tied most closely to his frequent stints as Madea, he had played a variety of dramatic characters in his own films, including the Why Did I Get Married? series and the recent Good Deeds. But outside of a brief cameo in the 2009 Star Trek reboot, Perry hasn't acted in movies he hasn't created, so naturally there's a curiosity with Alex Cross about how he'll handle a star vehicle in which he plays a detective who goes from being brilliantly analytical to a grieving, vengeful loose cannon.
When focusing on scenes with his loving, supporting wife (Carmen Ejogo) or his childhood friend Kane, Perry displays a casual warmth that makes him a likeable, moderately compelling onscreen presence. Unfortunately, once Cross makes the decision to step outside the boundaries of his job to kill Picasso, Perry proves less plausible, overdoing his character's avenging-angel darkness in such a way that suggests the actor simply doesn't possess the grit or world-weariness to pull off Cross's transformation.
To be fair to Perry, though, Alex Cross is not a film that does much to distinguish itself in several ways. The movie's battle-of-wits setup between Cross and the cold, cruel Picasso is familiar from dozens of other serial-killer showdowns. More irritating, after establishing Cross as a man with incredible powers of deduction, the movie does little to highlight his agile intellect, quickly resorting to shootouts and hand-to-hand fight scenes to build tension. Even when Cohen does manage to stage some somewhat gripping action sequences, the film's generic genre trappings snuff out the excitement.
As Picasso, Fox delivers one-note bugged-eyed intensity. The actor lost weight to create a muscular, wiry frame for the character, but neither Picasso's icy detachment nor his ruthless monstrousness will be a surprise to thriller fans. Likewise, the rest of the supporting cast stays within the lines of their humdrum characters, whether it's Burns's blue-collar sidekick or Jean Reno's mysterious, haughty entrepreneur who's in Picasso's crosshairs. While Perry no doubt envisions Alex Cross as his opportunity to branch out, the actors around him rightly regard this pedestrian effort as just another gig.
Production companies: Block/Hanson Productions, James Patterson Entertainment, Emmett/Furla Films, Envision Entertainment
Domestic distribution: Summit Entertainment, www.summit-ent.com
International sales: QED International, www.qedintl.com
Producers: Bill Block, Paul Hanson, James Patterson, Steve Bowen, Randall Emmett, Leopaldo Gout
Executive producers: George Furla, Stepan Martirosyan, Remington Chase, Jeff Rice, Ethan Smith, John Friedberg, Christopher Corabi, Jan Kornelin, Marina Grasic, Steven Bocsi
Screenplay: Marc Moss and Kerry Williamson, based on the novel Cross by James Patterson
Cinematography: Ricardo Della Rosa
Editors: Thom Noble, Matt Diezel
Production designer: Laura Fox
Music: John Debney
Website: http://alexcrossmovie.com/
Voice cast: Tyler Perry, Matthew Fox, Edward Burns, Rachel Nichols, Cicely Tyson, Carmen Ejogo, Giancarlo Esposito, John C. McGinley, Jean Reno


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Australia's greatest bank robbery
In 1828, thieves tunnelled through a sewerage drain into the vault of the Bank of Australia and stole the equivalent, in today's terms, of nearly $20 million, making it the largest bank robbery in Australian history. The crime, in a penal settlement of all places, nearly broke the bank. This talk tells the story of this astonishing robbery; it also provides insights into colonial times and reveals parallels with society today.
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