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This weekend in PDX: MFNW, if you must
I've been throwing shade at this year's incarnation of MFNW for many reasons ("American Apparel stage" alone is making me gag). But why should I be a grumpy? Portland is truly blessed to have such an established and rowdy fest, and even stuck in one place without the cut-throat at-capacity competition, MFNW is bound to be unforgettable. Here are a few shows that I wouldn't miss:
Modern Kin (Sunday, 2:20, American Apparel Stage)
Portland's prodigal front man Drew Grow has put his all into every project he's been a part of. It seems this city is finally throwing him a bone with his latest, Modern Kin. The band, made up of Grow, Kris Doty, and Jeremiah Hayden, have undeniable energy and are band that just seem to click. Their self-titled album is strong. Produced by Janet Weiss, it's a force of electric guitar, stand up bass, and haunting lyrics.
Run The Jewels (Saturday, 6:25, Moda stage)
If you haven't taken the time to appreciate this honest, no-holds-barred hip-hop duo, now is the time. El-P and Killer Mike deliver beats and lyrics that will stop you in your tracks but, at the same time, make you want to dance. It's abrasive, it's heavy at times, but it's fun, and it's real.
Tune-Yards (Sunday, 6:25, Moda stage)
Tune-Yards' weirdo pop makes waves across musical circles for its innovation. 2011's Whokill was a a revelation; an intoxicating take on drum loops, synth, and lyricism. Merril Garbus returned this past year with the much-anticipated follow up Nikki Nack, which doesn't miss a beat. I'm sure Tune-Yards performance will be a stand-out at MFNW. If not only for the energy, for the spectacle.
Haim (Sunday, 7:25, American Apparel stage)
The premiere album "Days Are Gone" from this group of LA sisters was the earworm of 2013. But beyond their Urban Outfitters appeal and Normal Girl aesthetic, this group of women is seriously talented, and seriously loved (for good reason). Even if you aren't a fan of their take on pop music, it's hard to deny their spirit, energy, and depth of sound. Perhaps one of the buzziest bands to play at MFNW this year, or at least one of the "big names" amidst quirkier headliners, Haim is sure to pack a punch.
Honorable mentions: I have every confidence that Girl Talk will deliver the most fun out of all MFNW performances. You'd be a fool to miss Spoon, the critically acclaimed, tenured group who just released a new album. And, if you want to cry, don't miss The Antlers. You might also consider RSVPing now to the slew of Red Bull Sound Select shows throwing down some local love this weekend (cheap!), and make your way to the Doc Martens store tonight for some Pain.
While MFNW might be different, and making changes is scary, the fest will fall into step and carve out a new place for itself in the Portland scene. Don't let your bitterness outweigh your willingness to experience something new.


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[Adventure]: Murder at Midnight (DM: renau1g, Judge Ozy)Murder at Midnight!
Adventure for Levels 6 - 7
- Papolstaanas (Mewness): Male Kobold Battlemind, Level 7
- Kaeysari (BenBrown): Female Shifter Fighter, Level 7
- Eloan (Velmont): Male Eladrin Warlord, Level 7
- 7 Rabbit (JoeNotCharles): Male Dwarf Dwarf Star Pact Sorcerer, Level 6
- Illarion Merielle (Neurotic): Male Changeling Sorcerer, Level 6
- Gil (CaBaNa): Male Human Artificer/Wizard, Level 6
I made these rules a long time ago. I'm older and wiser now, but I still think they're good rules<- I stole these from @H.M.Gimlord, thanks
Rules and other fine print
OK. Sit back, get out your legal dictionary and settle in for a good cure to insomnia.... No. Seriously.
Player Info: I encourage you to include mini stat blocks in your posts, or at least a link to your character sheet in your signature. Mini-stat blocks allow you to keep track of your own healing surges, power usages, acquired items, etc... without having to ask the DM all the time (Don't worry. I won't be a jerk if you forget).
Example mini-stats
Arkavas - deva artivicer 4
Initiative: +2, Passive perception: 20, Passive Insight: 15
AC: 21, For: 16, Ref: 18, Will: 17
HP: 41, Surges: 4 AP: 1
Common, Goblin, Draconic, Dwarven, Elven, Giant, Supernal
Basic Attacks:
Melee: +11 vs AC, 1d12+6
Ranged: +4 vs AC, 1d8
Thundering Armor, Magic Weapon
Scouring Weapon, Force Infusion
Caustic Rampart
Staff of Ruin +1, Vengefull Fullblate +1, Repeating Crossbow, Amulet of Protection +1
Healing Infusions 2:
Choose From:
Curative Admixture,
Resistive Formula,
Passive checks: I will roll passive checks from time to time.
If these checks result in information (i.e.: there are arrow holes in the walls of this corridor, that dragon has one eye open, etc...), I will reveal the information in a spoiler specifically addressed to one or more characters. If you are not one of the intended characters, please do not read these spoilers. The character, however, is welcome to, in character, reveal the contents of the spoiler to the others. I'm not going to police this or anything, but the story goes more like a story, when it's done this way. Please feel free to get into your character with the information you have (or dont have).
If the passive check results in a turn of events (i.e.: a trap springing, a monster gaining surprise, failure to realize that the guy was lying all the time) the passive roll will be posted at the time that the event happens.
Combat: Malenkirk Rules! Im taking on too much already to worry about keeping track of initiative and who got hit when. Ill post monster stats from either the Compendium or the Adventure Tools offered by D&D Insider. Some of the bad guys have been customized for this adventure.
DM Posts during combat will include:
Status of all players, monsters, NPCs etc... indicating Name, Location, HP/MaxHP, State, Healing Surges Left, Action Points left (i.e.:: Arkavas I6 -1/41 Dying HS 0 AP 1)
Map in the form of a grid with Battleship style coordinates
Enemy Mini Stat Blocks including HP, AC, Fort, Refl, Will, Immunities, Resistance, and Basic Attack. If there are more specialized powers, I will post them at the time of their use.
Time's Up!: I will give players 48 hours to post, at the end of which time I reserve the right to RP the player's character on his behalf. I will use the most appropriate actions and At-Will powers only.
(this is rule created by Velmont, strict adherence to which ensures a good game pace)
Exceptions: If you will be out for a long time and unable to post, please let the party know and assign responsibility to either myself or another, willing player for RPing your character, or I can write in a scenario that takes you out of the picture until your return (The former is preferred).
OK, so I'm a hypocrite, I've been pretty delinquent lately, so I've no moral right to enforce this, but just saying that if, after two days, I do end up moving on, just be assured that I'm going to do so out of fairness for the others, not out of spite toward any individual.
What are Malenkirk Rules?
Ok, it should be called Malenkirk's rules, but I find it funny that people have called it Malenkirk rules....
Named after their inventor Mal Malenkirk
In a nutshell:
- Players roll initiative individually, bad guys roll on initiative roll
- Players with higher init than bad guys go before bad guys
- Bad guys go, good guys go, bad guys, good guys, etc...
- Good guy turns happen in first post - first acted order.
- Illegal post-overs will be resolved in that round
- Legal post-overs stand even if each didn't know the other was posting.
Treasure: If you use wishlists, cool, I'll use them as a guide, but if I think something is more appropriate, then I'll award that. If not, I'll find something cool.
Die Rolling: Roll your dice on Invisible Castle. If invisible castle is down (and it is down a lot), try Dice Room using your character name and the name of this adventure (title above, punctuation and everything) as the room name. In either case highlight the die roll in your post and use the 'Insert Link' button to post a link to your die rolls.
Out of Character Content: Post out of character content (i.e.: complaints, tactics, mechanics, etc...) in a spoiler with the letters 'OOC' in the title.
I'm sure I missed something, but we'll handle that as it comes up.
The eladrin sits quietly in the back room of the Hanged Man, waiting for a group to enter.
Friday, 11th May, 2012, 03:23 AM #2
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OOC: Thanks for the kudos Ren. It's been such a long time since I started an adventure (Land Ho has been going for roughly 2.5 years now) that I'd forgotten how much time I invested in this little rant.
Saturday, 12th May, 2012, 10:13 AM #3
Tristan slips into the room silently and moves to lean in a corner. He makes no move to speak to the eladrin - there are others to do the talking.
Saturday, 12th May, 2012, 12:46 PM #4
"Hello. I overheard you talking. I would be your firepower in all that brawn and brains talk. If you'll have me."
OOC: just subscribing, waiting for @CaBaNa to pull Illarion in
Saturday, 12th May, 2012, 04:01 PM #5
Mal Malenkirk too.
More elegant post another day. I'm in a hurry.
Saturday, 12th May, 2012, 05:11 PM #6
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Papolstaanas enters the back room and immediately begins coughing as the smell of the eladrin's "herbal refreshment" reaches his nostrils. "I'm Papolstaanas," he says, between coughs. "I'm--here for the job. But I'm not sure what it's about. Why, um, why all the secrecy? I hope this isn't something--I don't know what you've heard, but just because I'm from Bacarte doesn't mean I'm willing to murder or steal anyone that you--that is, murder anyone or steal anything that--wait, I mean that I won't murder or steal any.... Anyway, some of us have limits."
PapolstaanasPapolstaanas Male Kobold Avenger|Battlemind 7
Initiative: +6, Passive Perception: 24, Passive Insight: 18, Senses: Normal
AC:24 (--), Fort:19 (--), Reflex:21 (--), Will:19 (--)
+2 defenses vs. traps; AC drops to 23 when bloodied
HP:69/69, Bloodied:34, Surge Value:17, Surges left:12/12
Action Points: 1
Power Points: 4
Overwhelming Strike +12 vs. AC; 1d8+5 damage, Papolstaanas shifts 1 square and slides target into the square he just vacated.
Shifty, Battleminds Demand, Blurred Step, Overwhelming Strike, Iron Fist, Lightning Rush
[o] Oath of Enmity (regained when target drops to 0 hp)
[o] Guardians Counter
[o] Furys Advance
[o] Distracting Flare
[o] Wrathful Warrior (feat)
[o] Second Wind
[o] Aspect of Might
[o] Nightmare Vortex
[o] Mental Triumph
[o] Vanguard Weapon daily
Full sheet: Papolstaanas
Saturday, 12th May, 2012, 05:24 PM #7
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Kaeysari stands at rest behind some of the others.
"What my friend means." she says, "is that we'd like to know more before agreeing to take on this job."Kaeysari stat blockKaeysari Female Longtooth Shifter Fighter 7
Initiative: +5, Passive Perception: 21, Passive Insight: 18, Senses: Low-light
AC:24, Fort:20, Reflex:17, Will:17
+2 to all defenses against opportunity attacks
+13 vs. AC, 2d4+8 damage
+3 to opportunity attacks.
If any adjacent enemy marked by Kayesari shifts or makes an attack that does not include her, she may make a melee basic attack against that enemy.
HP:64/64, Bloodied:32, Surge Value:16, Surges left:10/10
Action Points: 1, Second Wind: unused
Powers: Cleave, Footwork Lure
Covering Attack, Dance of Steel, Longtooth Shifting, Healer's Gift, Smiting Symbol
Villain's Menace, Crashing Assault, Defensive Training, Healing Word
Saturday, 12th May, 2012, 05:46 PM #8
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"Right!" says Papolstaanas. "I mean, you have no idea what some people ask us to do. There was this fellow not too long ago who wanted us to help his cows, and he seemed like a nice enough chap actually, but then it turned out that, that the entire thing was a horrible trap, and he didn't care about the cows at all--" Papolstaanas breaks off, clenching his fists in speechless fury. Apparently he is still upset about the cows.
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7 Rabbit bustles in, still chatting with Gil about the power of the stars. As he sees the others introducing themselves he falls silent.
Hearing Papo's question, he looks at him speculatively. "An innocent from Bacarte," he mutters to himself. "The Trickster? Unconventional..."
Which I've totally lost track of - lots of characters I recognize but I honestly can't remember if Rabbit knows them. Definitely Gil, Eloan and Illarion - has he ever adventured with Kaeysari or Papo?
7 Rabbit
Init: +2 Speed: 5 Perception:14 Insight: 19
AC: 19 Fort: 18 Ref: 18 Will: 17
HP: 56/56 Surges: 10/10 Surge Value: 14 AP: 1
Str:10 Con:19 Dex:8 Int:17 Wis:12 Cha:15
Eldritch Blast
Dire Radiance
Fate of the Void
Warlock's Curse
Second Wind
Vampiric Embrace
Frigid Darkness
Racing Fire of Ulban
Boots of the Fencing Master
Blackleaf Gloves
Armor of Agathys
Hunger of Hadar
Fevered Certainty of Caiphon
Brooch of Shielding +1
Leather Armour of Dark Majesty +1
Talent Shard
Talent Shard
Ghoststrike Oil
Whetstone of Venom
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I am guessing this is bad because whenever I am unhappy, then I search my mind and heart for memories and evidence of past happiness, and I cannot find it. I didn't save anything because I didn't care.
Well today, I am happy. And I did laundry, so everyone around me is happy.


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Wednesday, August 22, 2007
Hakushu 10
I came to this one with high expectations. Hakushu 12 was a big hit with me, so I thought this one might tickle the tastebuds too. The nose was quite pronounced: sweet, slightly floral, unbaked bread dough. In the mouth, it had none of the light playfulness that so appealed to me in the Hakushu 12: a thin sweetness like honey diluted in water at first but then more robust flavours take over: toffee, liquorice chew stick. Not a bad whisky, but not a favourite.
Reviews by others
Although this is currently the most widely marketed of the Hakushus in Japan, I can find little information on it on the English or Japanese webs.
There is one review on the Maltmaniacs.org website by Ho-cheng Yao, who gave a 86/100 ("highly recommendable") rating on a 2005 bottling.
On the Whisky Magazine forum one well established contributor, "Jan", posted this write-up in November 2004: "Nose: menthol, vanilla, and butter. Taste: The butter flavor really leads the way. It was surprising, as I had never detected this flavor so strongly in a whisky before. This was combined with menthol, linseed oil, and a hint of vanilla. It was very smooth. I think this is a well balanced whisky, and I'll be adding it to my rotation. It kind of reminded me of Green Spot, but with a much fuller body. I don't really like to give points, but i would rank this quite high."Suntory themselves describe Hakushu 10 on their Japanese website as being fruity, smokey, creamy and refreshing, which just about covers all the the possible preferences of potential customers.
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- Ash said...
I have to agree with many of the comments regarding the nose on the Hakushu 10... it's delightfully unusual!
Although after that I wasn't sure what to make of it. It's in no way offensive but the body just seemed a little thin and the finish was like the guy who wants to make a dignified and discreet exit from the party. By no means will this stop me from drinking it though, and I'm now very keen to try the 12 for comparison.
Keep up the good work with the blog! Cheers! I'll be travelling around Honshu in the summertime and this has been an invaluable resource so far.
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Livestock that feed on spent brewery grains are some of the happiest animals around.
"Cows love the stuff," said Main Street Brewery brewmaster Brandon Miller. "When the truck rolls up, they gallop over."
The Main Street Brewery in downtown Cortez generates an estimated 12,000 pounds of grain by-product annually from its 10-barrel brewery. All the spent grain is donated to area ranchers and reused as livestock feed.
"It's 100 percent recyclable," Miller said.
The local business is not alone. According to a 2013 Brewers Association survey of its members, brewers resell or give away nearly 90 percent of their spent grain as livestock feed.
A new proposal by the Food and Drug Administration, however, could demand brewers to dump spent grains at landfills.
"It would be absolutely ridiculous to force us to take the grain to the landfill," Miller said.
Mark Youngquist, owner of the Dolores River Brewery, also disagrees with the plan. He donates 600 to 800 pounds of brewing grain per week to area farmers and ranchers.
"It is the highest grade barley out there and makes excellent livestock feed because it is so high in protein," he said. "Brewers passing it off to ranchers is a symbiotic relationship that has worked for a thousand years without a problem."
The FDA proposal would require brewers to meet the same standards as other livestock and pet-food manufacturers, imposing new handling procedures, record-keeping and other food safety processes on brewers.
Sen. Mark Udall, D-Colo., a member of the U.S. Senate Small Brewers Caucus, contends that the new directive may unjustifiably hurt Colorado's brewers and farmers.
In a letter to FDA officials, he wrote that the U.S. Department of Agriculture has decades of data that demonstrate use of spent grain used as livestock feed.
"This information does not reveal, to my knowledge, any evidence that dedicating spent brewers grains for agricultural use has ever compromised food safety to animals or humans," Udall wrote. "Partnership between brewers and farmers is longstanding, and it allows for an environmentally responsible way to dispense with an otherwise useless by-product."
A strong proponent of Colorado's job-creating craft breweries, Udall argues that brewers' spent grains, whose sugars are fermented to make craft beer, are an economical and high-protein food source for beef and dairy cattle.
"When brewers succeed, so do countless other businesses and sectors of our economy," Udall said in a press release last week.
John Carlson, executive director of the Colorado Brewers Guild, said the costs of complying with the proposed federal regulations would be higher than the cost of sending spent grain to a landfill.
"Thoughtful reuse of spent brewers grain is elegant and efficient," he said. "Increased costs for Colorado brewers and Colorado ranchers and wasted food for livestock is not a good way to move forward."
Al Heaton, owner of East Pines Ranch in Montezuma County, agreed, saying that he picks up most all the spent grains coming out of the Main Street Brewery to use as roughage for his 220 head of cattle.
"We mainly use the grains as a filler instead of hay when the cattle start on corn," he said.
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The Golden History Of The West Coast
Gold made the fortune of the West Coast and you can be sure that you won't have to travel far in order to find a golden relic of the Coast's glory days.
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There's Gold In Them Thar' Hills!
Gold made the fortune of the West Coast. The mysterious lure of this rare and elusive element brought prospectors, miners and con-artists from all over the world hoping to make their fortunes or maybe to con some else out of theirs.
Following closely behind came the shop-keepers, brewers, builders, engineers, inn-keepers and dance-hall girls who would settle and populate the Coast. And even though most of the gold eventually ran out, the people stayed on and created the unique atmosphere of the West Coast as it is today.
But the coast's golden history has been kept alive in many places and wherever your West Coast accommodation is located, you can be sure that you won't have to travel far in order to find a golden relic of the Coast's glory days. Here are four suggestions to get you started.
Kumara. Located 23 kilometres east of Greymouth on SH73, Kumara was one of the busiest of the early gold-rush towns. Richard "King Dick" Seddon, the Premier of New Zealand from 1893 until 1906, was Kumara's most famous resident and he was both a miner and a businessman in the town from 1877 until his death.
The area was especially popular with Irish miners and Londonderry Rock, a house-sized boulder amid stacks of mine tailings was named in honour of them. Opposite the beautifully restored Theatre Royal Hotel, a series of informative display panels chronicles the long and fascinating history of the area.
Ross. Situated on the edge of a vast, water-filled pit which was once the open-cast mine which gave the town its reason for being, Ross today is a tiny settlement of smoky chimneys and quiet back streets. The local Information Centre has a covered gold panning area, models of gold-mining machinery inside and full-scale replicas outside.
An original settler's cottage and the former town gaol provide insights into the lives of the early miners and the residents of Ross. Nearby, a walkway follows a water race past gold workings and a replica miner's hut to the original town cemetery where there are great views of the town, the giant pit and the surrounding countryside. Guided walks are available but you can easily follow the 45-minute walk yourself.
Shantytown. This lovingly-recreated replica of an early West Coast mining settlement has been an institution on the Coast since its opening way back in '73 (sound's like something an old miner would say!). Featuring re-creations of miner's houses, Chinese prospector's huts, gold sluicing and panning displays, and all manner of industrial gold-mining gear, Shantytown is literally a working gold town.
Artisans create unique souvenirs and jewellery; craftsmen make horseshoes and steel parts for machines; and authentic shops give you the feeling of having travelled back in time to the gold rush days. Ride the steam train, pan for your own fortune in gold or pose for an old-time Sepia photo in the Golden Nugget Saloon.
Gillespies Beach. Located west of Fox Glacier, at the end of a winding gravel road, Gillespies Beach, with its booming surf, crowding forests and backdrop of towering, glaciated mountains seems an unlikely setting for a gold rush. Yet this tiny, forgotten corner of the world was, for a short time, home to thousands of miners who came to dredge the surrounding waterways for alluvial gold.
Almost nothing remains today. A walking track leads to piles of old dredging gear – suction pipes and huge iron dredge buckets – and on to a seal colony at Galway Beach near a rocky headland. The headstones in the tiny graveyard hint at the lives of the people who came here to seek their fortunes.
It is a beautiful place to visit and well worth the effort as you search the coast for relics of the days when there was gold in them thar' hills.


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LONG BEACH – Perhaps the best thing to happen for MMA fans was to have the Bellator 106 main event fall through.
Sure, the surprise announcement four months ago that former UFC light heavyweight champions Tito Ortiz and Rampage Jackson would headline Bellator's first pay-per-view card raised eyebrows in the sport.
But upon the news last week that Ortiz suffered a fractured neck and the fight would have to be canceled, Bellator made a series of shrew decisions that will benefit fans in attendance today at Long Beach Arena as well as those watching at home.
First off, without the big names of Ortiz and Jackson, Bellator knew a pay-per-view wouldn't fly, so it wisely opted to air the main card for free on Spike TV (6 p.m.).
Second, the lightweight championship rematch between Michael Chandler and Eddie Alvarez has rightfully been promoted to top billing. Anyone who watched their first fight two years ago at Bellator Fighting Championships 58 knows both fighters deliver.
Chandler (12-0, 9-0 in Bellator) had won Bellator's Season 4 lightweight tournament to earn a shot at Alvarez and, though a clear underdog, came right after the champion and floored him twice in the opening round. Chandler then survived the next two rounds before winning the belt with a rear-naked choke at 3:06 of the fourth round.
Since then, the 155-pound champ has flourished as arguably the top pound-for-pound fighter in Bellator, with first-round knockouts of Akihiro Gono and David Rickels sandwiched around a second-round submission victory over Rick Hawn.
To his credit, Alvarez (24-3, 8-1 in Bellator) got back up and came through with first-round knockout wins over Shinya Aoki and Patricky Freire. However, a contract dispute between Alvarez, Bellator and the UFC – where Alvarez appeared headed and Chandler seems destined – resulted in Alvarez standing outside the cage and waiting for more than a year.
The ring rust could and should be a concern for Alvarez, whose affinity for striking and kicking will oppose Chandler's elite wrestling skills and athleticism.
Two other rematches on the main card also have title ramifications.
Muhammed "King Mo" Lawal, the former Strikeforce light heavyweight champion and one-time face of Bellator, looks to avenge an upset loss to Norwalk's Emanuel Newton when they battle for the interim 205-pound championship.
Lawal (11-2, 3-1 in Bellator) appeared to be control of his own destiny in the promotion before a shocking loss courtesy of a spinning back-fist knockout by Newton in February at Bellator 90. But with Bellator light heavweight champions Attila Vegh sidelined with a shoulder injury and unable to face Newton (21-7-1, 4-1), in steps Lawal, who has posted two knockout victories since February.
Meanwhile, in the ultra-competitive featherweight division, champion Pat Curran goes for his seventh consecutive victory when he takes on Daniel Straus.
Curran (19-4, 9-1 in Bellator) once fought as a lightweight in Bellator, winning a tournament and a shot at then-champion Alvarez before falling in a hard-fought unanimous decision. Upon dropping to 145 pounds, Curran has six victories to his name — two by knockout, two by submission and two by decision.
Straus, however, is no stranger to success, going 17-1 since suffering a knockout loss to Curran in the Xtreme Fighting Organization in 2009. He has won five straight since his unanimous-decision loss to Patricio Freire at Bellator Fighting Championships 45 in May 2011.


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Hi! Has anyone been to the Official Star Trek Convention in San Francisco? Did you like it, would you recommend it, and what makes it "official" anyway? Let me know! I'm trying to pick out some more local cons to go to this year.
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I have gone to a few Star Trek Conventions .. I even met Majel Barret Roddenberry and she autographed a picture for me.
I would love to go to the one in San Francisco. Are you going? Can you report back? I would love to see your pictures.
Haven't purchased tickets yet but it's high on list of conventions to go to this year. Expect a full debriefing when I come back. ;)
Hey Sarah ... did you get to go to the convention? I would love to see your pictures and hear about it. I love that kind of thing.
It's not until November. I will post about it if I go for sure!
I've heard she is very sweet. She and Johnathan Frakes did a hilarious panel at a comic con in Vancouver recently. A friend of mine attended. At one point a little boy gets up to ask, "Are you guys still friends?". And Marina said, "You know what sweetheart? We are!". Wonderful lady. :)
I can't wait to hear your stories about the convention. Wish I was going with you.
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Yeah, made him look like a schoolboy in the Lions game.
Free beer for every Aussie if Ashes are won - sponsor
SYDNEY, Nov 16 (Reuters) - An Australian team sponsor has pledged to buy a beer for every adult in the country should the home side beat England in the upcoming Ashes series.
Under the "Shout the nation" commitment, if Australia win back the Ashes from England over the next two months, free coupons for Victoria Bitter (VB) will be printed in five newspapers at the conclusion of the final test on Jan. 8.
Buying a bottle of VB for some 13 million adult Australians would cost nearly $20 million at retail prices, although the brewer has chosen the first series in Australia for many years where England are thought to have a decent chance of victory.
"We're going to buy the biggest round in Australian history," VB's Craig Maclean said at the Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG) on Tuesday.
"VB is urging all Aussies to get behind the team as they fight to reclaim Aussie pride and what's rightfully ours -- the Ashes."
Keep Your Feet on The Ground,Keep Reaching for The Stars!
Pretty smart marketing gesture that's going to cost them nothing.
Also, props to Burgey for his line about Cook.
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RIP Craigos. A true CW legend. You will be missed.
I'll make my one cricket related post for the year.
And I'm done. Seeya.
He's Martyn. You don't think anyone else would be stupid enough to tip 5-0 do you?
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Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze: The first Wii U installment in the franchise comes from Retro Studios. The side-scrolling platformer has beautiful HD graphics that show fine details, such as Donkey Kong's fur. Dixie Kong joins the adventure, which features the Kongs swimming underwater and moving from the foreground to the background. This time, the camera changes perspective on certain levels to enhance the sense of motion and to deliver new experiences.
Help Donkey Kong and his friends save their home and banana hoard from marauding Vikings in the Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze game from Retro Studios. All the challenging ground-pounding, barrel-blasting, side-scrolling mine cart action from the Donkey Kong Country series is back along with a bushel of new game play elements and features.
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Louise and Alphonso Taft sent their children out into the world equipped with an education and a belief that academic learning was best put to use in service to others. Family influence, a diploma from Yale, a law degree, and his own ambition propelled Will Taft into public life at a young age. Still in his 20s, Alphonso Taft's son seemed the natural choice for various legal and judicial posts. He worked hard. He was a loyal party man, campaigning for Republican candidates and receiving jobs in return. His sense of ethics was unshakable, at one point threatening to derail his career: as collector of the internal revenue, he chose to resign rather than replace competent employees with undeserving party favorites. All the while his goal was a seat on the U.S. Supreme Court.
At age 33, he was appointed U.S. solicitor general. This was his introduction to the national scene and to progress-minded politicians such as Theodore Roosevelt. Two years later, as a U.S. circuit court judge, Taft's efforts to make the judicial system responsive to the needs of a changing society drew President William McKinley's attention. McKinley needed someone in the Philippines to establish a civil government for the new U.S. possession. He named Taft, who left for the islands in 1900. Governor-General Taft oversaw the construction of schools and transportation lines, strengthened the economy, and brought modern law to the islands. He won the hearts of the Filipinos. Some historians view these accomplishments as his most important work in light of the strategic role the Philippines later played as a U.S. outpost in the western Pacific.
While Taft was in the Philippines, he was asked by President Roosevelt to fill a vacancy on the Supreme Court. He sacrificed his dream in order to finish his work with the people he had grown to love. The Supreme Court offer was repeated a few years later when Taft was secretary of war. Again he declined. Then, President Roosevelt endorsed Taft as his successor. "My ambition is to become a justice of the Supreme Court," Taft wrote his brother in 1905. "I presume, however, there are very few men who would refuse to accept the Republican nomination for the presidency, and I am not an exception." Besides, Helen Taft, often referred to as "Nellie," wanted her husband in the White House. He received the nomination for president in 1908 and won the November election.
The accomplishments of the Taft administration are still a part of American life. He backed the constitutional amendment providing for an income tax, worked within a budget, strengthened the Interstate Commerce Commission to better regulate transportation and control railroad rates, brought dozens of antitrust suits, appointed six Supreme Court justices, and signed legislation admitting New Mexico and Arizona into the union as the 47th and 48th states. He inaugurated the presidential tradition of throwing out the first baseball of the season.
Taft's presidential achievements were obscured by his lack of broad-based support. In the view of Progressives, who had expected a continuation of Roosevelt's policies, he was paralyzed with inertia. With one eye always on the law, he was too cautious to expand his presidential power in the manner of his predecessor. Old guard Republicans, happily rid of Roosevelt, bristled at what they viewed as continuing threats to the free marketthe dismantling of monopolies, artificially low railroad rates, and the notion that one's hard-earned money belonged, in part, to the government. Although his party renominated him in 1912, his mentor, Theodore Roosevelt, was furious that Taft had moved timidly on his Progressive agenda. Roosevelt headed the ticket for the Bull Moose (Progressive) Party, splitting the Republican vote and ensuring victory for Democrat Woodrow Wilson.
Lifelong devotion to his alma mater took Taft back to Yale where he taught constitutional law for eight years. A third chance at the Supreme Court came his way when President Warren G. Harding had court vacancies to fill. This time there was no burden of unfinished duty to keep Taft from accepting. In 1921 he was named 10th chief justice of the United States.
The first problem he encountered was one of sheer volume. The court was bound to accept any case involving a federal point of law. By the 1920s claims arising from the First World War, income tax laws, and prohibition generated an overwhelming backlog. The Judiciary Act of 1925, backed by Taft, allowed the high court to choose cases based on merit. This paved the way for more judicial reforms. Taft had backed the income tax as president and continued to do so as chief justice. His court upheld prohibition laws and efforts to convict bootleggers, affirmed presidential power to remove appointees, and strengthened the Interstate Commerce Commission as well as the Federal Government in general. "While Taft presided as chief justice, and was often accused of conservatism," explains Taft's biographer Henry F Pringle, "there occurred a steady redistribution of the wealth of the United States." Taft rallied support for a new building for the Supreme Courta solemn neoclassical structure completed in 1932giving the judicial branch of the government symbolic parity with the executive and legislative branches.
In February 1930 Taft resigned his post because of illness. A month later he died at age 72. That day President Herbert Hoover articulated the country's sense of loss when he declared, "Mr. Taft's service to our country has been of rare distinction and was marked by purity of patriotism, a lofty disinterestedness, and a devotion to the best interests of the nation." William Howard Taft was buried in Arlington National Cemetery.
1. William Howard Taft often has been called the "reluctant politician." What evidence can you find to support this claim?
2. What position held by Taft before his presidency was the most important? Why do you think so?
3. As president, Taft made many contributions to the country. What accomplishments do you feel were .his most important? What issues confronted by Taft still affect you and your community today? In what ways?
4. If you had been eligible to vote in 1908, would the evidence included in this reading have persuaded you to vote for Taft? Why or why not?
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Chemotherapy for Prostate Cancer
Dear OncoLink "Ask The Experts,"
I have prostate cancer that has progressed on hormone therapy. My doctor wishes to start chemotherapy. I know many men with prostate cancer and I have never heard of them receiving chemotherapy. What can you tell me about chemotherapy for prostate cancer?
Carolyn Vachani RN, MSN, AOCN, OncoLink's Nurse Educator, responds:
Prostate cancer that has stopped responding to hormone therapy is called hormone refractory prostate cancer. Hormone therapy can be with an LHRH agonist ( Luteinizing Hormone Releasing Hormone Agonist), with or without an antiandrogen, or achieved through orchiectomy (removal of the testes). When these therapies stop working, doctors turn to "second line" agents, which include ketoconazole, corticosteroids (such as prednisone), or estrogens. In patients with prostate cancer that spreads despite these treatments, chemotherapy is considered. Because this treatment is used after other treatments have failed, only a small percentage of prostate cancer patients will ever need chemotherapy.
A chemotherapy regimen, including the drug docetaxel and prednisone, is considered the standard of care for hormone refractory prostate cancer. Two phase III clinical trials have led the way for this standard. Prior to these studies, mitoxantrone was considered the chemotherapy of choice. The first found docetaxel alone to have improved survival when compared to mitoxantrone and prednisone (18.9 months versus 16.5 months, respectively). The second trial (SWOG 9916) compared docetaxel plus estramustine to mitoxantrone plus prednisone, and found an improved survival in the docetaxel arm (18 months versus 15 months, respectively).
Studies are looking at combining docetaxel with other chemotherapy agents, such as estramustine, prednisone and thalidomide. Other agents that have shown activity against prostate cancer include: cyclophosphamide, vinblastine, vinorelbine, carboplatin, doxorubicin and etoposide. Various agents and combinations have been studied in clinical trials, but, to date, none have shown better outcomes than the docetaxel based regimens.
If the cancer progresses while on a chemotherapy regimen, the focus of care often turns to palliation. That is, providing treatment that will lessen the severity of symptoms such as pain and improve the quality of life while contending with a terminal illness. Palliative therapy can include docetaxel, paclitaxel, mitoxantrone, estramustine, prednisone, and radionuclide or radiation therapy.
Men with metastatic prostate cancer should also be considered candidates for a group of drugs called bisphosphonates. Prostate cancer frequently affects the bones, particularly in advanced cases. These drugs reduce the risk of bone fractures and improve bone density (strength) in prostate cancer patients.


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Clinic files Supreme Court brief on housing discrimination case
The Penn State Civil Rights Appellate Clinic filed an amici curiae brief with the U.S. Supreme Court on behalf of the Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights in Township of Mount Holly v. Mt. Holly Gardens Citizens in Action Inc. (No. 11-1507).
The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights (Leadership Conference) is a coalition of more than 200 of the nation's leading civil rights groups, such as the American Civil Liberties Union, Amnesty International USA, Equal Justice Society, NAACP and National Urban League. In addition to the 200 member organizations, four nonmember organizations also signed on to the Clinic's brief.
"The students at the clinic were terrific. They were engaged, creative, diligent and tireless in their efforts to put together a quality brief in a very short period of time. We look forward to future collaborations.
— Lisa Bornstein, of the Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights
"The students at the clinic were terrific. They were engaged, creative, diligent and tireless in their efforts to put together a quality brief in a very short period of time. We look forward to future collaborations," said Lisa Bornstein, senior policy counsel at the Leadership Conference, who coordinates the organization's amicus work.
Teamwork and time management were key, explained Michael Foreman, director of the Penn State Law Civil Rights Appellate Clinic, who strives to match clinic operations to that of top-notch law firms. "They drafted the brief, completed multiple rounds of edits and submitted a final draft to the printer on an extremely compressed time frame."
The Issues
The case centers on the township of Mount Holly's efforts to redevelop a blighted urban development called The Gardens, comprised predominantly of low and moderate income households. According to the 2000 U.S. Census, about 21 percent of the township's residents were African-American and 9 percent were Hispanic around the time the project began. A much higher proportion of minority individuals resided in The Gardens, about 46 percent and 25 percent, respectively. The Gardens was the only neighborhood in the relatively small town of Mount Holly, N.J., with predominately minority residents. Current and former residents of The Gardens brought a suit under the Fair Housing Act (FHA) because the effect of the redevelopment project was to make housing unavailable to them based on their race.
The Supreme Court must decide whether disparate impact claims are cognizable under the FHA. Foreman explained that the court must determine whether the FHA allows suits in cases where discrimination was unintentional or whether only intentional discrimination claims are available. The Leadership Conference supports the continued recognition of disparate claims under the FHA.
A Brandeis Brief
Rather than a traditional legal analysis the brief was more in the nature of a Brandeis Brief named after Supreme Court Justice Louis Brandeis, who is credited with pioneering the legal brief supported by social context and scientific evidence. The amicus brief authored by the Civil Rights Appellate Clinic focuses on the historical and societal context of disparate impact claims under the FHA. The brief stresses the historical context in which Congress enacted the FHA, e.g. in the wake of the assassination of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., and that the FHA was designed to combat the effects of both intentional and unintentional housing discrimination in an effort to rid American society of urban minority ghettos. Because these segregated housing patterns continue to exist in the United States, the clinic argued, disparate impact claims are still necessary to continue to move toward King's dream of an equal society and to achieve the ultimate goals of the FHA.
The brief also demonstrates that disparate impact claims under the FHA have become a part of the fabric of the American society's commitment to civil rights. Throughout the past four decades, every court of appeals to address the question has held that disparate impact claims are cognizable under the FHA. Further, the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), the agency charged with interpreting and enforcing the FHA, has agreed. The brief argues that the court should ratify interpretation of the FHA advanced by the courts of appeals and HUD to continue to protect minorities and other classes from both intentional and unintentional housing discrimination.
The case is listed for argument before the Supreme Court on Dec. 4. Penn State Law students Kate Steffen, Chad Stevenson, Courtney Bedell, Nate Foote, Megan Janowiak, Elizabeth Ashbaugh and graduate assistant Alison Renfrew contributed to the brief and look forward to hearing the issues argued before the Supreme Court.


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Tomorrow three UCSB multi-event athletes will head to the Big West Combined Event Championships hosted by UC Irvine's Anteater Track. The competition will begin on Friday and conclude on Saturday. This meet will count as part of the Big West Championship series and points earned this weekend will carry over to the main portion of the meet which will take place on May 13-14 in Irvine, Calif.
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LOS ANGELES — The Corporate Governance Conference at The Anderson School at UCLA has recently become accredited by Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS), the leading provider of proxy voting and corporate governance services. As a result, directors who participate in the conference can now improve his or her company's governance profile.
The Corporate Governance Conference, part of The Anderson School's Harold Price Center for Entrepreneurial Studies, is holding its sixth annual conference on March 25th and 26th, 2003, at The Anderson School at UCLA. The program includes the Nasdaq Networking Dinner on the 25th and a one-day conference on the 26th, featuring 20 expert presenters who will rapidly educate officer and director-level attendees on the
best practices and emerging trends in corporate governance. This conference is co-sponsored by the Nasdaq Stock Market and the National Venture Capital Association.
"We are very pleased that ISS has chosen to recognize the educational benefit of our conference for corporate directors," said Dr. Duke K. Bristow, an economist in the Harold Price Center for Entrepreneurial Studies and chairman of the Corporate Governance Conference. "The Sarbanes-Oxley Act has added to the challenges facing America's boardrooms at a critical time, just when the economy is fighting back from recession. How directors deal with these new laws and regulations, amid their other challenges, will impact employment growth, the rate of the U.S. economic recovery and shareholder returns. Our conference will help directors quickly learn the new best practices, what is working and not working, in response to these new constraints. It is most gratifying to have the support of ISS."
To best evaluate a company's governance structure, ISS has developed an innovative measure called a Corporate Governance Quotient (CGQ™) to assist institutional investors in evaluating the quality of corporate boards and the impact their governance practices may have on performance. Participating in director education programs, like The Anderson School's program, can positively affect a company's CGQ. "At Institutional Shareholder Services, we believe that the best boards include directors who take continuing education seriously, and leverage programs like this one at UCLA's to improve their effectiveness in the boardroom," said Jamie Heard, ISS's Chief Executive Officer. "We are happy to be involved with the Anderson School and we encourage directors to attend this and other governance programs."
The Corporate Governance Conference at The Anderson School was developed for directors and executive officers of private and public companies that strive for best practices in the current corporate governance environment. This program benefits venture partners, and others who advise and work closely with boards, and also attracts pension managers, regulators, entrepreneurs, accountants, lawyers and business and law school students. The conference is supported in part by a generous gift of Andrew G. Galef, Chairman of the Spectrum Group, Inc., the Galef Institute and a member of The Anderson School's Board of Visitors. The Corporate Governance Conference is named a Galef Symposium again this year in his honor.
This year's conference features experts including: Alfred R. Berkeley, III, vice chairman, The Nasdaq Stock Market, Jamie Heard, CEO, Institutional Shareholder Services, James Daly, associate director, Securities and Exchange Commission, B. Kenneth West, chairman, National Association of Corporate Directors, board member of Motorola, Inc. and senior corporate governance advisor to TIAA-CREF, John S. Taylor, vice president of research, National Venture Capital Association, Daniel J. Tyukody, partner, Clifford Chance US LLP, Sharon L. Allen, chairman, US Board of Deloitte & Touche, Kent V. Graham, partner, O'Melveny & Myers LLP, Leo Spiegel, general partner, Mission Ventures, Alfred E. Osborne, Jr., Ph.D., director, Harold Price Center for Entrepreneurial Studies and associate professor, Global Economics and Management.
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