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My name is John Lorenzen, and I am a second-year student attending Iowa Lakes Community College. I paid to attend the Regional Wellness Center here in Estherville my freshman year. This year, there is a program through the college, which I pay for, to attend the RWC. On January 31, my roommate and I walked to the RWC in the afternoon to work out; I work out in this facility every day. It was snowing and when we entered, we were greeted in a very rude and impolite way by the manager of the RWC; A very tall, slender, man, with a grumpy disposition. He said, "What are you guys doing today?" I replayed by saying, "going to lift some weights." He told us, "Not in those shoes you aren't!" His tone was in now way called for. I replied by saying that I had planned, and will wait on the rug with my roommate until my shoes are clean and dry. He asked, "Do you not like this facility? I said, "I love this facility.. I just don't have another pair of shoes. "He replied by saying, "well maybe we should check in the lost and found, or send you to goodwill." I just shrugged my shoulders and kept wiping my feet. He threw me a towel and told me to wipe them off until they are dry. Besides his tone, I was not upset one bit in having to dry my feet. That is until as soon as I got them dry. I witnessed two older women walk right by without him saying a word. They were not carrying any extra shoes, and the ones they had one were just as wet as snowy as mine were. They proceeded to go up to the track area, where I was planning ongoing. This is what frustrated me, not because I was forced to wipe my feet, "'I was planning to wipe them in the first place', but the fact that just because of my age, this manager was being very disrespectful to me, while letting older people pass who committed the same infraction. I may be 20 years old, but I am no less of a person than someone twice my age.
While I was lifting, I witnessed the same manager kick out a group of Estherville high school students because they were taking a breather. He pointed to a camera, while raising his voice, saying that he just witnessed them sitting for the past 10 minutes and to get out, for they were not doing anything. I myself was present the entire time, and highly doubt they were sitting for more than five minutes. In fact, they were taking a short break between reps talking about their upcoming wrestling meet the next day. I proceeded to do a lift that requires the heels of my shoes to be on a bench. He told me, "Get your feet off that bench, that's not what a bench is for. The bench is meant for weightlifting which is what I was doing. I finished my workout and went downstairs to leave and voice my complaint. I asked if I could call him by his first name, for I didn't know his last, and he said I could. I then asked if I could voice a complaint and he said, "Of course." I said, "I respect the rules of this place, but I felt it was very rude and impolite the way you treated me. I have no problem at all waiting until my shoes are dry, but it is not nice to be so impolite." I continue by saying, "I witnessed two older ladies enter right after I was made to dry my shoes. They went right by you without you saying a word, and their shoes were just as wet as mine." While sneering at me, he asked if I was living on campus. I replied, "yes." He told me that because I lived on campus, I was getting into the RWC for a cheaper rate; therefore, I have fewer rights and have to follow stricter rules. I said to him that he was still being extremely disrespectful to a person who pays to be here, who has done nothing wrong and he responded by saying I was the person being disrespectful, "wearing wet shoes into the RWC." Followed by, "End of conversation, that's it, it's over," turning his back to me and walking away. I do not understand his thought process, I guess it's disrespectful for me to get some water on the floor, but it's perfectly fine, and considered not disrespectful for a person of an older age to get water on the same floor. I left knowing I was in the right.
Rules are rules, just because someone pays more than me does not give that person permission to break the rules, and it definitely does not give the manager the right to belittle me and my fellow students. I have not been disrespectful in any means. I always wipe my equipment down and put my weights back on the rack. This is not the only circumstance in which I watched this man insult and impose his "authority" over people who pay to be there. He may be more mature than me when it comes to his age, but his maturity is far less than mine when it comes to being respectful and nice to others. I honestly do not know how he holds this position treating paying customers the way he does. I am currently going to consider taking my business to Anytime Fitness in Estherville.
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In the most predictable demographic revolution ever, the U.S. Census Bureau reported that nonwhite babies now make up a majority of all births.
This shift was inevitable as long as the basic architecture of the 1965 Immigration and Nationality Act remained in place. It ended the old system of per-country quotas and � together with subsequent liberalizations � unleashed a flood of immigration from Latin America and Asia. So long as about a million new immigrants entered the country every year, a demographic transformation was assured as a matter of mathematics.
By 2010, the immigrant population was 40 million, after the highest decade in immigration in our history. According to the Center for Immigration Studies, the immigrant population had doubled since 1990, nearly tripled since 1980 and quadrupled since 1970. Hispanics went from about 4 percent of the population in the mid-1960s to 16 percent in 2010.
Ted Kennedy and other architects of the 1965 law predicted that nothing much would come of the law's changes. "Our cities will not be flooded with a million immigrants annually," Kennedy insisted, and "the ethnic mix of this country will not be upset." Forty-five years later, Hispanics are roughly 26 percent of all births, blacks 15 percent and Asians 4 percent.
These categories aren't quite as clear-cut as advertised. About half of Hispanics identify their race as white on the census, a phenomenon that was neglected until The New York Times started calling George Zimmerman a "white Hispanic," apparently on grounds that an unambiguously Hispanic man couldn't possibly be involved in a racially charged shooting of a young black man.
At its best, this country absorbs immigrants and makes them fully American. The question is whether we can do it now, with our common culture under assault at the same time we are experiencing a historic wave of immigration.
In 1910, immigrants were a greater percentage of the population, at 14.7 percent, than they were in 2010, at 12.9 percent. And many of those immigrants weren't considered "white." In 1922, an Alabama court threw out a miscegenation conviction against a black man because he had married a Sicilian woman. The court reasoned that she wasn't conclusively white enough to commit the crime of interracial marriage. A scholar wrote a book in the 1990s suggestively titled "How the Irish Became White."
That all feels like ancient history now, a tribute to the wonders of American assimilation. It is still at work. A Pew Hispanic Center survey found that the longer Hispanics are here and the more money they make, the more likely they are to call themselves "typical Americans." About 36 percent of Asian-American women marry someone of another race.
But the assimilation machine is growing creaky. Diversity is now an industry. Multiculturalism, an ideology hostile to the assimilationist ethic, is ascendant in the schools. An obsessive racialism is sanctioned by government, which draws congressional districts and awards contracts based on race. The universities and corporate America are in thrall to affirmative action. There is no more apt symbol of the potency of the new "one-drop rule" in American life than the Democratic Senate candidate in Massachusetts, Elizabeth Warren, who thought it would be to her advantage to tout her alleged 1/32 Cherokee heritage in her academic career.
All this comes as the nature of immigration has changed since the early 20th century. After its high in 1910, the percentage of immigrants plunged in ensuing decades. We paused to integrate the immigrants we already had. The current wave is slowing but not stopping. It is dominated by immigrants speaking one language, many of whom are from one country. About one out of 10 births in America is to a woman born in Mexico. That is unprecedented.
If we are to avoid the racialized politics that tear at the fabric of other multiracial societies, we'll need a revival of a patriotic assimilation that long ago fell out of style. More pluribus demands more unum.


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Jesus said 'Follow me.' Student Ministries exists to help you respond to this call. Being a life-long disciple of Jesus is about growing in devotion to God, in Christ-like character, and in selfless love. This is the process of spiritual formation – through which our inward, upward, and outward life is refined and matured. Below are just some of the ways you can join us on this journey of transformation.
The mission of Student Ministries is to develop spiritually maturing disciples of Jesus Christ, who are fully devoted to God, who cultivate and model Christ-like character, and who selflessly love and influence others.


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The U.S. government appeared on Sunday to be on the verge of shutting down for the first time in nearly two decades as House leaders were running out of time and options to keep it open.
House Majority Whip Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) declined to say on "Fox News Sunday" whether Republicans would consider the only plan President Obama and other Democratic leaders insist they will accept: a simple bill that funds federal agencies without dismantling any part of Obama's signature 2010 health-care law. Instead, he said, Republicans were headed in a different direction, one likely to set up yet another late-night showdown.
McCarthy predicted that the House will "send another provision not to shut the government down but to fund it. And it will have a few other options in there for the Senate to look at."
Unlike other budget crises of the past three years, this one was unfolding in slow motion. The halls of the Capitol were dark Sunday. There were no negotiations, and neither the House nor the Senate was in session.
The next move belonged to Senate Majority Leader Harry M. Reid (D-Nev.), who has vowed to reject measures the House approved early Sunday to delay the health law for one year, repeal a tax on medical devices and guarantee that paychecks are sent to active-duty military service members, even in the event of a shutdown.
Senators are hardly rushing back to Washington. They are not due at the Capitol until lunchtime Monday, when Reid will move to table the House amendments. That exercise requires a simple majority and can be accomplished solely with Democratic votes.
By midafternoon, House GOP leaders are likely to again be facing a decision about how to handle the simple six-week government funding bill the Senate approved last week.
On Sunday, House Speaker John A. Boehner (R-Ohio) fumed about Reid's lack of urgency. "If the Senate stalls until Monday afternoon . . . it would be an act of breathtaking arrogance," Boehner said in a written statement.
Behind the scenes, however, House Republicans still had not figured out how to respond.
Among the options, according to senior GOP aides:
●Trying again to repeal the medical-device tax. The tax, a 2.3 percent levy on sales of medical devices such as hip implants and defibrillators, is projected to raise about $30 billion over the next decade to help cover the cost of expanding health-insurance coverage.
Device manufacturers have complained, and neither party is wild about the tax. Early Sunday, 17 Democrats voted with House Republicans to repeal it. Earlier this year, the Senate voted 79 to 20 to repeal and replace it.
Still, repealing the tax would not stab at the heart of the health-care law, and it is not clear how much support the strategy would muster among House conservatives. Meanwhile, even many Democrats who have campaigned against the tax say they will not break ranks on the government-funding bill.
Sen. Richard J. Durbin (D-Ill.), for example, said on CBS's "Face the Nation" that he is willing to discuss the tax, but "not with a gun to my head, not with the prospect of shutting down the government."
●Attacking a different part of the health-care law, such as a special board created to keep Medicare costs low. The Independent Payment Advisory Board was derided as a "death panel" during the 2009 debate over the health law. It remains so politically toxic, congressional Republicans have refused to recommend members. But this option would probably face the same hurdles as repealing the device tax.
●Proposing to eliminate health-insurance subsidies for lawmakers and their staff members. This idea is so explosive on Capitol Hill, aides in both parties say it would amount to a declaration of all-out war. It probably has no hope of passage. But if the House could approve it, Senate Democrats would be left to take the blame for shutting down the government to keep their own health benefits.
Another advantage: It would throw a bone to right-wing groups that have declared the long-standing employer subsidies a "special exemption" now that lawmakers are required to enter the new health-insurance exchanges.
Still, many rank-and-file Republicans — especially those who are not wealthy, are not married to working spouses with insurance or are caring for sick children — are opposed to this option. Senior GOP lawmakers and aides in several House leadership offices said the House is not likely to pursue it.
●Forgetting about the add-ons — putting the Senate government funding bill on the floor and letting it pass with a combination of Democratic and Republican votes. This probably would have been easier two weeks ago. But after all the drama over defunding Obamacare, it is not clear that House leaders could muster two dozen votes to help the chamber's 200 Democrats pass the measure — at least not until conservatives have felt the pain of a government shutdown.
As Republican leaders mulled the possibilities, others in the GOP began bracing for the political fallout. A recent CBS News-New York Times poll found that 44 percent of the public would blame Republicans and 35 percent would blame Obama and the Democrats for a shutdown. Sixteen percent would blame both parties equally.
"Look, I don't want a government shutdown," said Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Tex.), who has led the charge to use the threat of a shutdown to dismantle the health law. "I don't think Harry Reid should shut down the government," Cruz said on NBC's "Meet the Press," implying that a shutdown would be entirely Reid's decision.
About a quarter of the public supports the idea of shutting down the government to defund Obamacare. But more than half of conservative Republicans support it, according to a recent Washington Post-ABC News poll. For lawmakers in deep-red districts, that is the slice of public opinion that matters.
On Sunday, Republicans tended to argue that they were trying to compromise with Obama and the Democrats to avoid a shutdown while pursuing conservative principles.
"I have said all along it is not a good idea to shut down government," Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) said on "Face the Nation." "But I also think that it is not a good idea to give the president 100 percent of what he wants on Obamacare."
When host Bob Schieffer noted that Obamacare is already the law, Paul said that is why Republicans are offering a "new compromise."
Instead of "getting rid of his signature achievement," Paul said, Republicans want merely to delay it "to make sure that it doesn't totally destroy the insurance market in our country."
Paul Kane, Peyton Craighill and Scott Clement contributed to this report.


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When Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers appropriately called out Brewers slugger Ryan Braun in July for lying to Rodgers about PED use, Rodgers said it hadn't been determined whether their restaurant partnership will continue.
A determination has now been made: Braun is out.
Via the Associated Press, SURG Restaurant Group will change the name of the 8-Twelve MVP Bar & Grill in Milwaukee. The name also will be changed for what would have been a second 8-Twelve location in Bayshore.
SURG operated the restaurant under a licensing agreement with the players. Rodgers will continue to be associated with SURG, with "a focus on community relations and charitable activities."
Another SURG restaurant affiliated only with Braun will close by the end of the year. It's name is Graffito, which may or may not be Italian for "Juice Bar."


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Reviewed by Adrian C. (age 9)
I think Emma did the right thing because a dragon is bad to keep. I think Emma did a good thing because her dad bought her a puppy by the end of the story. I think a dragon is the worst pet to keep, because it could be dangerous!
I recommend this book to my family because it has dragon situations, which are a little scary!


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I am a regular at Strawberrynet, one of the biggest internet cosmetic retailers.
They have mixed reviews from MUA, but I can honestly say that in my experience (apparently I have made 98 orders with them!) that they have always provided good products, well withing sell by date, in good condition with reliable delivery.
I do have a gripe though.
They package more excessively than any other company I can think of.
For example, for my below post, my Lancome palettes came in a box (one each) like this:
So for one palette, they used one large box, a lot of polystyrene filler, two polystyrene boards, ribbon, sticky tape, 2 other letters other than my reciept, and gift wrap for the items.
I always feel guity getting their boxes and knowing something tiny is inside.
The other problem is that in the UK, Customs is very strict with parcels coming from Strawberry so anything over £18 has the customs fees added – thats fine, I don't mind paying the taxes, but they add on handling charges which normally push up the tax amount by at least £12. So for an item costing £19, they can tax me for the £1 over I went, but then the £12 (approx) handling fee will make the purchase very expensive indeed!
Therefore, dividing orders is a way of avoiding these charges, but this equals more waste.
I am cutting down on ordering small items from Strawberry and I am trying to be economical with everything. As a serial internet shopper, I end up with a lot of boxes and bits of plastic from my items but I am going to do my best with recycling anything paper/cardboard and resuing things wherever I can.
What do you think about excessive packaging?


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Whither the Weather?
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Sep 12, 2011
We all talk about the weather. And now scientists are doing something about it: providing more accurate warnings before big storms hit. Discover how smart technology –" with an eye on the sky –" is taking monster weather events by storm.
Plus, why severe weather events caused by a warming planet may trigger social and economic chaos.
Also, meet the storm chaser who runs toward tornadoes as everyone else flees… and why your cell phone goes haywire when the sun kicks up a storm of its own.
- Michael Smith –" Meteorologist, founder of WeatherData and author of Warnings: The True Story of How Science Tamed the Weather
- George Kourounis –" Explorer and storm chaser
- Jeffrey Scargle –" Research astrophyscisit in the Astrobiology and Space Science Division at NASA Ames Research Center
- Ken Caldeira –" Climate scientist at the Carnegie Institution for Science´s Deparment of Global Ecology
- Christian Pareti –" Contributing editor of The Nation, visiting scholar at the City Univeristy of New York, and author of Tropic of Chaos: Climate Change and the New Geography of Violence


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Reviewed by G.H. (age 6) and V.R. (age 6)
We liked the illustrations in this book because the animals look real. We also loved the story. It reminded me (G.H.) of when I went to the zoo and got a toy monkey. I reminded me (V.R.) of when I went to the zoo and pet a goat. We don't know what we would do if the animals at the zoo came to our houses though!
People should read this book because it is silly. Teachers would like to read this book to their class because kids like animals and the zoo.


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Childhood Diseases
Some of the most common illnesses of childhood cause skin eruptions and are known as exanthems. The childhood exanthems include rubeola (measles), rubella (German measles), chicken pox, erythema infectiosum (fifth disease), and roseola infantum, all of which are viral infections, as well as scarlet fever, a bacterial infection. All of these infections affect the respiratory system and are highly contagious.
Children with these illnesses usually recover fully even without treatment; however, all of these conditions carry the possibility of severe complications, such as pneumonia, heart and kidney damage, and encephalitis (inflammation of the brain). Vaccinations and other changes in modern lifestyle have rendered several of these previously common illnesses virtually nonexistent in the developed world, though they are widespread and remain a major cause of childhood deaths in other parts of the world.
What are the symptoms of childhood diseases?
Children with a childhood disease may have symptoms including muscle aches, fatigue, fever, coughing, sneezing, sore throat, runny nose, nausea, and vomiting. There may also be an itchy skin rash with red bumps that may look like blisters.
Dietary changes that may be helpful for childhood diseases
Children who suffer from malnutrition have weakened immune systems and are more likely to acquire exanthemous infections and to experience more severe illness from them. Malnutrition contributes to half of all childhood deaths from infectious diseases worldwide.1 Measles, a common childhood viral infection, is more likely to result in permanent blindness and is more likely to be fatal in children with poor nutritional status.2 3 Measles vaccinations are less effective in children who are malnourished.4 5
Nutritional supplements that may be helpful for childhood diseases
Preliminary research shows that supplemental vitamin A improves the likelihood that the measles vaccine will provide protection.6 Vitamin A has, since the 1920s, been the subject of much research into the prevention and treatment of childhood exanthems, particularly measles.7 This nutrient has a critical role in proper immune function, and there is evidence that supplementation with vitamin A reduces the incidence and severity of, and deaths from, childhood measles.8 9 The World Health Organization (WHO) has therefore recommended that children with signs of deficiency receive supplementation with vitamin A. The recommended amounts are 100,000 IU for children younger than one year and 200,000 IU for children older than one year, immediately upon diagnosis, and repeated once the next day and once in one to four weeks.10 A controlled trial of African children given vitamin A supplementation according to the WHO's recommendations found that severity of measles and its long-term consequences were reduced by 82% on day eight, 61% in week six, and 85% six months after the onset.11
Another controlled trial found that giving approximately 200,000 IU of vitamin A once during measles illness was not adequate to provide any benefit in African children whose vitamin A status was unknown.12 In a controlled prevention study, Indian children treated with 2,500 mcg (8,333 IU) of vitamin A weekly had fewer measles complications and less than half of the rate of death as compared with children receiving placebo;13 but in another study, Indian children receiving 200,000 IU of vitamin A every six months did not have a different rate of total infectious illness nor rate of death as compared with children receiving placebo.14
An analysis of 20 controlled trials concluded that vitamin A supplementation reduced deaths from measles respiratory infection by 70%.15 While vitamin A deficiency is widespread in developing countries, it has also been reported in the United States and has been linked with more severe cases of measles.16 The American Academy of Pediatrics has recommended supplementation with vitamin A for children between the ages of six months and two years who are hospitalized with measles and its complications. The recommended amount is a single administration of 100,000 IU for children aged 6 to 12 months and 200,000 IU for children older than 1 year, followed by a second administration 24 hours later and a third after four weeks in children who are likely to have vitamin A deficiency.17
One trial showed that low levels of vitamin A are more prevalent in children with measles than in similar children without measles, with levels rising back to normal several days after the onset of the infection. This observation led the authors of the study to conclude that vitamin A deficiency is a consequence of infection with the measles virus and to recommend supplementation with vitamin A during measles infection even when prior deficiency is not suspected.18 Vitamin A stores have also been shown to be depleted during chicken pox infection,19 and some preliminary data supports its use in treatment of chicken pox. In a controlled trial, in which children without vitamin A deficiency were given either 200,000 IU of vitamin A or placebo one time during chicken pox, the children given vitamin A had shorter duration of illness and fewer severe complications. The researchers then treated the patients' siblings with vitamin A before chicken pox became evident, and they had an even shorter length of illness.20
Selenium is a mineral known to have antioxidant properties and to be involved in healthy immune system activity. Recent animal and human research suggests that selenium deficiency increases the risk of viral infection and that supplementation prevents viral infection.21 22 23 24 25 In a controlled trial, children with a specific viral infection (respiratory syncytial virus) who received a single supplement of 1 mg (1,000 mcg) of sodium selenite (a form of selenium) recovered more quickly than children who did not receive selenium.26 While it is possible that childhood exanthemous viral infections might similarly be more severe in selenium-deficient children and helped through supplementation, none of the current research involves these specific viruses.
Zinc is another mineral antioxidant nutrient that the immune system requires. Zinc deficiency results in lowered immune defenses, and zinc supplementation increases immune activity in people with certain illnesses.27 As with vitamin A, zinc levels have been observed to fall during the early stages of measles infection and to return to normal several days later.28 There is evidence that zinc supplements are helpful in specific viral infections,29 30 31 but there are no data on the effect of zinc on childhood exanthemous infections.
Vitamin C has been demonstrated in test tube, animal, and human studies to have immune-enhancing and direct antiviral properties.32 Preliminary observations made on the effect of vitamin C on viral infections have involved both measles and chicken pox.33 An active immune system uses vitamin C rapidly, and blood levels fall in children with bacterial or viral infections.34 Reduced immune cell activity has been observed in people with measles, but in one preliminary study, supplementation with 250 mg daily of vitamin C in children 18 months to 3 years old had no impact on the course of the illness.35 The authors of this study admit that this amount of vitamin C may have been too low to bring about an observable increase in immune cell activity and thus an increase in speed of recovery.
Healthy immune function also requires adequate amounts of vitamin E. Vitamin E deficiency is associated with increased severity of viral infections in mice.36 37 38 Supplementation with vitamin E during viral infections has been shown to increase immune cell activity39 and reduce virus activity40 in mice. Research into the effects of vitamin E supplementation on childhood exanthems has not been done.
Flavonoids are a group of compounds found in some plant foods and medicinal herbs. An antiviral action of some flavonoids has been observed in a number of test tube experiments.41 42 43 44 45 Quercetin, one of the flavonoids, has shown particularly strong antiviral properties in the test tube;46 47 48 however, one study did not find quercetin to be of benefit to mice with a viral infection.49 It is not known whether flavonoids can be absorbed in amounts sufficient to exert an antiviral effect in humans, and therefore their possible role in the treatment of childhood exanthems remains unknown.
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Actress Diane Kruger credits regular therapy sessions with keeping her relationship with Joshua Jackson healthy.
The German actress has been dating the former "Dawson's Creek" star since 2006, and she insists seeing a therapist on a regular basis helps keep her personal life happy.
She tells Britain's Marie Claire magazine, "All relationships are hard. It doesn't matter what job you have, or how famous or miserable or poor you are. It's about commitment. … When you meet someone, are you ready to make them your number one priority? … I'm grateful that I met a person who feels the same, not just about me, but about our relationship. But therapy helps too."
She adds of her counseling sessions, "It's funny, in Paris (where she has a home), people don't talk about it. My friends ask, 'What's wrong with you?' But here (in the U.S.) everyone talks about it, and I really like that about America. Therapy's not about getting help; it's facilitating yourself to deal better with life in general."


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Actor Taye Diggs apprehended a man who broke into his home after the 2013 Screen Actors Guild Awards on Sunday, according to a report.
The "Private Practice" star took to the red carpet with his wife Idina Menzel at the Los Angeles event, and the pair headed home after the ceremony ended.
Diggs was in the property when he came face to face with a stranger, who ran away after he was
confronted by the actor.
The star gave chase and managed to catch the man, who he held until police arrived on the scene, according to TMZ.com.


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Tina isn't doing the off-topic thread tonight, but that doesn't mean we can't have cats! In fact, let's just combine her thing (cats) with my thing (music) into one super thing.
I give you THE MEOWMIXER. File this one under "Publicity Stunts We Fell For," because I fell for this one. Something about mixing my own horrific version of the insanely earwormy Meow Mix theme song is too appealing not to do 100 times.
So there you have it—a perfect fusion of music and cats. What is the catchest ad jingle of all time? It may well be this one. Throw that one around (or anything else) here or over in the Talk Amongst Yourselves forum. Have good meowing.
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Lucky Luke: The Video Game - CD-i Review
>> Monday, January 22, 2007
Philips CD-i is not known for realtime high action games. Developers often complained about the lack of sprite support and the scrolling issues. After the launch, CD-i was promoted with 'static'games like Connect Four and Battleship. Was this everything the CD-i had to offer? Luckily Eindhoven based SPC Vision started a CD-i games division, developing exclusively for CD-i. Two years after the excellent CD-i platformer "The Apprentice", SPC returned to the 2D platform genre once again with a licensed character: Lucky Luke.
This was right on time, because the cartoon licenses were hyped soon after, and companies like Ocean and Activision paid a lot of money to be granted these licenses. This resulted soon in the next Lucky Luke game on the Playstation, by Ocean. However, SPC was known for great gameplay and graphics on CD-i, so let's see what it had to offer.
Developer: The Vision Factory (SPC Vision) & PixelHazard
Publisher: Philips Media (germany)
Release: 1996
Genre: 2D platform adventure
Review date: January 2007
Required: Digital Video Cartridge
Recommended: Gamepad
Extra: no multiplayer, age rating: >12 (USK), >11 (ELSPA)
At first I was a little sceptic about this game, after seeing it for the first time in a CD-i kiosk in 1996. After the award-winning "The Apprentice", the main thing that confused me was the relatively large character on screen. In fact, Luke takes up half the TV screen ;). Ofcourse, I don't want to judge a title on first sight, and after my first play I was very surprised about the quality of this game. Graphics-wise SPC did an excellent job, especially the weather effects were very cool and I never thought this was possible on CD-i. I suspect the use of the Digital Video cartridge was needed to perform this kind of animation on CD-i, still I'm not sure. This was the second time I didn't believe the CD-i was capable of a game like this. The first time was with "Litil Divil", and I'll tell you about that one in a next review.
Basically, this is a normal 2D platform game but totally different than the usual "Mario" games one may think of automatically when it's about platforming. If you've played SPC Vision's other CD-i games, you know the games are quite difficult and you won't go far by just running and jumping to the end. No, you have to know what you're doing. The first level you start with a simple pistol, allowing you to shoot one bullit at a time. When you encounter an enemy, you notice its life level on the top left. Normally 4 bullits are enought to kill him. Before that, you'll see the bullits go "matrix style": it's a nice yet tricky move to fire your gun and slowly follow the bullit to its target. This requires a little tactic to shoot everyone down, instead of wildly firing all that moves on screen. Thankfully, the levels are filled with gun-update-boxes: Up to a double-barrel shotgun (I love his voice when you find this gun) and it shoots out 3 bullits at a time, in one hand! Very cool, but not as cool as the dynamite boxes you'll find on the way. One click and an eagle flies over holding the TNT and you decide when he'll drop it. A major explosion is the result, killing anyone that's near. Very nice!
Already in the first level you get to meet your good friend Rantanplan, who is always following luke. However, he's not as stupid as he often is in the comic series. When you find a bone Rantanplan comes to get it and goes into fight with anyone you want him to get. So he is a major help when a lot of enemies are on screen. However, no more than three enemies will be on screen at the same time because the screen won't go further before all enemies are killed. This give a little "Double Dragon" feeling to the game. This also prevents you from jumping and running through the whole level.
Back to the story. Like with all Lucky Luke adventures, it's about the Dalton brothers having escaped again. It's your task to find them and put them back to jail. If you thought basic platforming is the only type of playing here: you're wrong. If you closely follow the question-mark track on every start of a level (notice the animation!), you see the question mark changing into a town building (that's a normal platform level) or a wigwam. That means you're going to ride your good pal Jolly Jumper! Horse-riding is very diverse, while the scrolling this time goes automatically, be aware to jump over obstacles like trees and rocks, picking up bonus targets and killing all the enemies. It's amazing how SPC got to create this kind of action on CD-i, really.
When the question marks goes into a train, it's the same type of level on Jolly Jumper, only you're catching up an on-going train instead of an indian village. After three levels of fun like this, you enter the mines where you have to race against one of the Daltons. He has a barrel of gold blocks which are one by one falling off due to the rough way in the mines. Be careful to pick them up because you need them to complete the level. At the end you have to fight the Dalton: SPC once again created great end levels with loads of action and always a tactical way to defeat the enemy. It's all in the same style as the end monsters in the Apprentice, and it's great to see a lot of (graphical) references to this title as well.
The use of the Digital Video Cartridge resulted in various cool graphic effects. This is the first platform game with different background layers, and one that goes higher than just the one screen. Also the weather changes from time to time, creating a cool day and night effect, not to forget rain and thunders. The save system works automatically after every three levels, and each level has a checkpoint so you won't have to start all over when you're dead. After you've beaten a Dalton, you get to enter the bonus stage, when you have to use the controller as a gun, like in Mad Dog McCree. Balloons are floating by with the letter LUCKY, you get free lives when you get them all. Loads of extras can be found here, like coins, extra time (pick the hour-glass) and extra guns to start with in the next level.
So what do others say? Gir from the CD-i Collective only rates it 2/5. To quote a few lines: "animation becomes stuttered and clunky as the screen scrolls, and the desire to fully animate the hero also makes it easy to cheap hit him." >> there's a true point in this, as the action doesn't goes as smooth as in The Apprentice, and it's up to your oqn opinion whether you think this affects gameplay. In my view, it doesn't. But you have to get used to the way of playing, that's for sure. "The best thing that can be said for this one is it's audio. Pretty darn right on there pardner. One of the CD-i titles that can be played in an audio CD player, it does have some pretty decent music for it's type." >> Another great remark. Ofcourse, SPC Vision is known for its CD-Ready format and always gives you the opportunity to play the game-music in a normal audio player: A great extra. Giving the quality of the soundtrack, it's definately a plus. "Control is what it really comes down to in this one, flashy graphics and sounds are ok... but the control is really pathetic. I honestly felt I had more control when the controler was unplugged." >> At this point he's overreacting a lot, and I don't know why this is said about Lucky Luke. OK, it;s not as fast-paced as its "prequels", but it doesn't hurt the game, as long as you're willing to, ofcourse! Gir's comment on the colission detection is right the charme I find in this game, and again this is no bad issue for a game like this.
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To sum it up, I think this is a damn good platform game for CD-i. It's shorter than the Apprentice, but it does make up for that offering a very diverse gameplay and a lot of fun. The pick-up-and-play thing is a little tricky, and don't get scared off immediately by the controls. As with a lot of game classics, this is one to get used to, and once you will, you'll discover a gem of a game. At the original retail price of only 30 dollars, what else do you want?
Graphics: 9
SPC stands my memory as one of CD-i's greatest producers. The very colourful anime art is typical to every game, and mixing this with the classic Lucky Luke license makes this the most unique Lucky Luke game on any platform, period.
Sound: 9
Again, this is a part where SPC shines. The soundtrack is heavily inspired by INXS and Sun Electric, creating a blend of electronic and disco music. Play it with a normal audio player and experience the sound: classic!
Playability: 7
To some, a little hit and miss situation. Because of the very clever response times the Apprentice was able to achieve, any downgrade is automatically seen as a con. However, it's a mix you have to make between graphics and gameplay. Lucky Luke takes it a little more to the graphics experience. This meant I was shocked to see this quality on CD-i, but it took a little on the control side to compensate ;)
Value: 7
Personally, I've played this game over and over again, and for me it's no less fun every next try. Ofcourse, after you've played all the levels, you'll want to return to find the secret levels, but there's no multiplayer or extras to keep you hooked any longer. The game is relatively short, and will leave you wanting more.
Overall: 8 (not an average)
Similar games on CD-i:
The Apprentice, Christmas Country, Pyramid Adventures


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I can't even count how many people I've talked to that insist this country was founded as a xian country, and that all the the founding fathers were xian. When the Treaty of Tripoli is pointed out, they scoff and completely blow it off because it is not part of the actual founding documents. Then they will turn right around and use some passage out of an obscure letter that someone wrote where they mentioned "the creator" as "proof" that they were all xian. They will also chastise me for not knowing anything about the founding fathers until I start quoting page and paragraph from Common Sense. Thomas Paine was very decidedly NOT a xian and had no use whatsoever for the church.
I'm also amazed at how people ignore that the founding fathers (and consequently all the documentation for the founding of our nation) were around LONG before Darwin came up with the Origin of Species. If it had been around before the mid-18th century, almost every founding father would have assuredly understood and accepted the concept without hesitation.
But I digress. My point is that religion as a whole is based on ignorance and misinformation. And, yes, it is very sad.
The Book: Lies My Teacher Told Me is worth reading. It covers the myth of the Pilgrims being the first settlement and as I recall it said they were chased out of England for being extreme religious fanatics, but that may have been in something else I read. In any event -
St. Augustine Florida was the the first continued settlement, and there is plenty of evidence of other settlements such as L'Anse aux Meadows, and of course a the newer Jamestown Settlement. I think it's important to point out how Manifest Destiny was used to wipe out the buffalo and kill the local inhabitants (Indians).
I just had a stunning apiphany! What if the motto was supposed to be "In Gold We Trust" and they just missed the "l"? At least that would make more sense than God...
That is pretty cool. I've done similar things, but tend to just say "with liberty" really loud and then pause to let everyone else catch up. I've managed to get a few dirty looks that way. hehe
"underdog" is kinda silly, and doesn't really say anything meaningful. I'm sure it was brilliant as a 4th grader, but I'll stick with a silent moment: "One nation....... indivisible with liberty and justice for all"
i suppose if you wanted to be satirical you could say "one nation under Allah..." That would certainly rustle some jimmies.
It's sure become an ingrained civic tradition. I like the pledge, I think it's good for maintaining patriotism and popular unity. I'd love to see 'under God' scrapped, so that the pledge is in line with separation of church and state. Government traditions which validate the enmeshment of church and state are dangerous and unconstitutional.
On a side note, I went to Catholic school for a couple years. Each morning we said 'the Our Father' and then the pledge. I swear I thought the pledge was another prayer for years! Even now when I say the pledge, I sometimes feel like tacking on some gobble-de-gook about Jesus ascending to heaven and being seated at the right hand of the father. Now mixing my prayers up too. :D :-) :-l :-( : [
"I swear I thought the pledge was another prayer"
isn't it? it's a prayer to the United States (rather than God). Recital is required, for brainwashing purposes (there's a reason people are so over-the-top patriotic instead of being open-minded; it's because the US Govt forced young moldable minds to recite the pledge every day of their lives).
There's a wonderful WKUK sketch about it:
No big deal. From the beginning, I just closed my mouth on the "...under God" part.
Actually, I have stopped reciting the Pledge at all; and when I was a teacher, I refused to require my classes to recite it. I see no compelling reason why people should owe allegiance to whatever country they happen to inhabit, much less some non-existent deity. And, in fact, few countries are so chauvinistic as to demand this of its citizens. They believe that a government owes allegiance to its people; not the other way around. And neither should owe allegiance to some god or other.
Here's what our revered Pledge REALLY says:
..."I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the corporate plutocracy for which it stands, one empire, under a mythical deity, with liberty and justice for rich, white men."
How's this for a better pledge: "I pledge allegiance to the people of the world, and to their health, welfare, and prosperity." That's a sentiment I would gladly embrace aloud.
Okay, Republicans, all together now: "WHY DON'T YOU LEAVE THE COUNTRY?" Believe me, if I'd known what I know now when I was younger, I would have tried. I did apply for a job in Canada, where they don't torture prisoners; don't slaughter innocent civilians for economic gain; don't spy on their citizens without a warrant; don't permit any cowboy wannabe to carry a gun; don't deny free health care to anyone, don't deny people the right to love whom they wish; don't discriminate by reason of language or skin color; and - most of all - don't seek to start wars at the drop of a hat. Unfortunately, Canada had no need, in 1976, of my particular skills.
Besides, I do love this country; at least the part of it where I live. And I feel I am contributing more to its improvement by staying and fighting against the things I think are hurting it, like religion, incipient fascism, and blind patriotism.


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A new report from Forrester Research predicts that by 2018, the portion of U.S. households with cable or satellite television will dip from its current penetration of 82% to 79%.
The report, titled "Marketers: Don't Worry About Cord-Cutting," interprets these statistics rather optimistically for the TV industry. It argues that the only people who are unsubscribing from cable services are those who don't watch much television, anyway, and that these people are leaving not because their content needs are met exclusively online but because television is too expensive.
In short, Forrester's Jim Nail calls reports of TV's demise "overblown" and warns marketers not to be "distracted by exaggerated headlines about turmoil in the pay-TV industry..."
As the author of such posts as " Google's $100 Million Deal With Publicis Ought To Terrify TV Execs" and " Facebook And Google Are About To Overtake All Of TV In Audience Size," I feel a certain duty to play devil's advocate here.
Here's Nail's prediction of the percentages of U.S. households that will subscribe to pay-TV services over the next five years. I don't know that cable execs would consider a three-point decline a "win," but it's not the inevitable death Business Insider and other publications have been writing about:
Nail's argument is that while there are lots of content available online, a great deal of popular, first-run TV content is unavailable to users without a cable or satellite subscription (or the login information of someone who has one). He also said that internet-enabled "smart" televisions, which allow people to watch Netflix and other internet content on their televisions, are currently too difficult for people to use to convince them to stop paying for cable.
To some extent, the report is absolutely correct. As of now, television networks have the rights to the vast majority of the content my friends and I want to watch, and they have done a good job protecting those rights such that if I want to watch a cable TV show in its current season, I either have to sign up for cable or buy a subscription to Hulu, which is owned by three of the four major broadcast networks.
But where Nail's thesis is flawed is in assuming that broadcast and cable networks will forever have the best content. Already, Netflix's investment in original content has borne fruit in the form of hit shows "House of Cards" and "Orange is the New Black," and the democratization of the web has opened up YouTube to young and hungry content creators around the world.
And just as young people are getting used to watching all kinds of video content on YouTube, so too will they become comfortable operating smart TVs and watching internet video on TV screens via connected devices like Xbox or Chromecast.
Nail admits this last point later in his report, in a section that predicts the end of the cable bundling model that forces consumers to pay for all-the-time access to a whole slate of channels rather than one channel or program at a time. He writes:
Consumers perceive connecting a TV to the Internet as a mystery — or at least a hassle. The gap is smaller than they think, with 38 million households already using connected consoles and more than one-quarter of all new TVs shipped being "smart," with built-in Internet connectivity.11 Microsoft's advertising for its new Xbox One and Samsung's TV campaign educating consumers about Smart TV features will shrink the perception down to size. Once consumers realize that Hulu and Netflix are one click away from AMC and NBC, viewing time spent with online sources will rapidly increase, and they will reach a break point of paying so much to watch fewer and fewer hours through their pay-TV provider. To prevent their customers from defecting entirely, pay-TV providers will shift to an à la carte channel selection model, allowing the hard-core sports fan to buy only ESPN, for example.
So, no, you are not about to wake up tomorrow in a world where nobody you know has cable. But alternative, internet-enabled content platforms will continue to proliferate, and their quality and ease of access will only improve from here.
Undeniably, small — but not insignificant — numbers of people have already decided they can live without cable. And while TV executives often point out that the average American watches more than 35 hours of television per week, that number is buoyed by senior citizens logging more than 45 hours, as the chart below from MarketingCharts.com shows.
As for the all-important 25-34 demographic? They're watching a little more than 26 hours a week — down about 15% from just two and a half years ago.


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MACON, Ga. – The Lipscomb men's soccer team had two members honored for their play during the 2012 season. Sophomore Omar Djabi was named to the All-Atlantic Sun Second Team while Reece Holcombe was chosen to the All-Atlantic Sun Freshman Team.
Djabi, who was honored last season as a member of the All-Freshman team, did not suffer from a "sophomore slump" scoring two goals and chipping in two assists from the defensive line.
"Omar is a very versatile player," Lipscomb head coach Charles Morrow said. "It is a case of him building upon his success from his freshman year and making the All-Freshman team. He has been very solid in the backfield for us."
Djabi started 16 of 18 games for the Bisons, attempting 15 shots. It was Djabi's goal at Central Arkansas that thrust the Bisons to their first victory of the season. He picked up his second goal against Oral Roberts.
Holcombe, the only unanimous selection to the squad, started the season slow while getting his feet under himself but really got rolling starting with the last non-conference game of the year. In that contest, Holcombe hit the game-winner against Belmont to carry the Bisons to victory over their rival.
"I think Reece has really grown as a player," Morrow said. "Coming in, he was probably a little unprepared for what lay ahead of him. He worked hard and kept a good attitude. As the year has gone on, he has only gotten stronger and stronger."
The Birmingham, Ala. native leads the Bisons with four goals on 21 shots and accumulated two assists. Holcombe's assist at Jacksonville in overtime helped the Bisons secure the victory while he also added a goal and an assist in Lipscomb's victory over the A-Sun champions, Florida Gulf Coast.
The Bisons play in the quarterfinal round of the A-Sun Tournament on Wednesday at 6 p.m against USC Upstate.


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On our forty-seventh flight over the Bible from 30,000 feet Pastor Skip will give a tour of the entire book of Acts. Acts is the history of how Christianity was founded and organized and solved its problems. The gospel writer Luke tells the story of how the community of believers began by faith in the risen Christ and in the power of the Holy Spirit, the promised Counselor and Guide, who enabled them to witness, to love, and to serve.
DESTINATION: Acts
Acts is the history of how Christianity was founded and organized and solved its problems. The gospel writer Luke tells the story of how the community of believers began by faith in the risen Christ and in the power of the Holy Spirit, the promised Counselor and Guide, who enabled them to witness, to love, and to serve.
c. 37 A.D.
Paul's conversion on the Road to Damascus
c. 47-49 A.D.
Paul's first missionary journey
c. 50-53 A.D.
Paul's second missionary journey
c. 53-57 A.D.
Paul's third missionary journey
c. 62 A.D.
Paul under house arrest in Rome
c. 63-64 A.D.
Writing of the book of Acts
Acts presents the history of a dynamic, growing community of believers from Jerusalem to Syria, Africa, Asia, and Europe. The apostles witnessed to their faith in Christ by personal testimony, preaching, and defense before authorities. They told the gospel story with boldness and courage, even when faced with imprisonment, beatings, plots, and riots. The persecution, by both Jews and Gentiles, became a catalyst for the spread of Christianity. Beginning with chapter 13, the Book of Acts focuses almost exclusively on the missionary journeys of Paul, and his trip to Rome as a prisoner.
Judea – Area that includes Jerusalem, where the church began.
Samaria – Area north of Judea where Phillip met the man from Ethiopia.
Syria – Country north of Palestine; capital is Damascus.
Cyprus– Island in the Mediterranean; first stop on Paul's first missionary journey with Barnabas.
Jerusalem – Site of a special council between Jewish Christians and Gentile Christians over the matter of keeping the law, with delegates from the churches in Antioch and Jerusalem.
Macedonia – Area of northern Greece where the Holy Spirit directed Paul on his second missionary journey.
Achaia – Area of Greece that contains Athens and Corinth.
Ephesus – A major city in Asia Minor.
Caesarea – City on the Mediterranean Sea where Paul was held before he went to Rome.
Rome – The capital of the Roman Empire, and the long-awaited destination of Paul.
Theophilus – Person to whom the book of Acts is written. He may have been a Jew of Alexandria or a converted Roman official. Because the word means "lover of God," one tradition maintains it refers to anyone who fits that description.
Philip – One of the twelve disciples of Jesus. To escape persecution in Jerusalem, Philip fled to Samaria, where he converted an Ethiopian official.
Stephen – The first man martyred for faith in Jesus Christ. He boldly proclaimed Jesus to the very Jewish leaders who rejected and crucified Him.
Peter – Most prominent of the twelve disciples of Jesus. He was one of the leaders of the church after Jesus' resurrection, and preached the first Gospel sermons on and after the day of Pentecost.
Paul – A young Jewish rabbi who persecuted the church but turned into its most powerful spokesman after his encounter with the risen Christ on the road to Damascus. Formerly named Saul.
Barnabas – A compassionate and sensitive Christian who sponsored Paul in Jerusalem, and accompanied him on his first mission journey.
Jesus is referred to by a score of different names and titles, including the Holy One and the Just, the Judge of the living and the dead, and the hope of Israel.
Early on, the book was called "The Acts," "The Gospel of the Holy Spirit," and "The Gospel of the Resurrection." The title "Acts of the Apostles" was given to the book at a later date.
Paul's First Journey
Paul's Second Journey
Paul's Third Journey
Paul's Voyage to Rome


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Linux Foundation: bashing Microsoft now is "like kicking a puppy"By Emil Protalinski 63 comments
"I think we just don't care that much [about Microsoft] anymore," Linux Foundation Executive Director Jim Zemlin told Network World. "They used to be our big rival, but now it's kind of like kicking a puppy. Linux has come to dominate almost every category of computing, with the exception of the desktop.
Has Linux really outpaced Microsoft in nearly every market, including server-side computing and mobile? Maybe not Linux itself, but some form of the software can be found pretty much anywhere nowadays.
Linux powers various consumer electronics devices, including Sony televisions and camcorders, the Amazon Kindle, and smartphones and tablets that run Google's Android or HP's webOS. Linux also runs on most servers in the world and on more than 90 percent of the top 500 supercomputers.
Proponents of the open source project are preparing to celebrate its two decades of existence this year. Linux was started either on August 25, 1991, when Linus Torvalds posted a message saying he was creating a free operating system, or on October 5, 1991, when the first Linux code was released.


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Oct. 10, 2009
WESTFIELD, MA-The University of Massachusetts Dartmouth's men's cross country team finished first and the women were eighth in a 25-team field at the James Earley Invitational, hosted by Westfield State at Stanley Park Saturday.
The men won their race with 72 points, 24 points ahead of second-place Trinity. The women scored 240 points. Southern Maine was first with 58 points.
Junior Nick Santoro (Shrewsbury, MA/St. John's HS) was the top finisher for the men, finishing seventh in the five mile race in 26:53. Freshman Jeremy Francisco (Dartmouth, MA/Darmouth HS) was 11th in 27:00, senior Tim Whelan (Abington, MA/Abington HS) was 19th in 27:15, sophomore Kevin Gilmore (Hanson, MA/Whitman-Hanson HS) was 21st in 27:18, sophomore Steve Burke (Norwell, MA/Norwell HS) was 23rd in 27:21, and junior Eric Nygaard (Medway, MA/Medway HS) was 36th in 27:56. Senior David Buschini (Newburyport, MA/Newburyport HS) finished in 28:51, sophomore Ryan Sechovicz (Kingston, MA/Silver Lake Regional HS) finished in 29:27, junior Wes Meserve (Merrimack, MA/Merrimack HS) finished in 30:06, freshman Brad Spooner (Carver, MA/Carver HS), finished in 30:49, and sophomore Kevin Cordaro (Whitman, MA/Whitman-Hanson HS) finished in 32:53. Places for the final five UMD runners were not available due to technical difficulties.
For the women, sophomore Caitlin McGarrigal (Shutesbury, MA/Amherst Regional HS) led the way, finishing the five kilometer race in eighth place with a time of 20:05. Sophomore Megan Oliveira (Somerset, MA/Somerset HS) was 25th in 20:47, sophomore Tessa McGrail (Shrewsbury, MA/Shrewsbury HS) was 59th in 20:48, freshman Rachel Leblanc (Berkley, MA/Somerset HS) was 72nd in 22:14, sophomore Stacey Dybel (Littleton, MA/Notre Dame Academy) was 81st in 22:21, sophomore Meghan Bohigian (Barre, MA/Quabbin Regional HS) was 121st in 23:31, junior Katie Galindo (Melrose, MA/Stoneham HS) was 129th in 23:39, and freshman Rachael Kasanoff (Quincy, MA/Quincy HS) was 146th in 23:59.
`I'm happy with the way both teams ran," said UMass Dartmouth Head Coach Jon Hird. "The men felt that they could win, and they came in and really took control at the two mile mark and wouldn't let go. We got a very dependable race from Nick Santoro, and we've come to expect that from him, along with really solid efforts from Tim Whelan and Kevin Gilmore. We got a really impressive performance from Jeremy Francisco, who was only seven seconds behind Nick, and from Steve Burke, and our pack time was 28 seconds, which is very good. The women ran very well on what was a very tiring course because of all the mud and the difficult footing. Caitlin ran very well, and finishing eighth is a good effort."
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Newbie Rigs: What camera system did you buy?
Posted 09 June 2010 - 04:49 PM
Someone on Rangefinderforum pointed me to this website. I recently bought the Canon underwater housing from my s90 for my trip to Kauai (my honeymoon actually). I took lots of pics. Can't wait to share and to learn more about underwater photography. It's fun! A whole new world I've never really photographed before.
Posted 29 June 2010 - 05:45 PM
I own a Canon G9 with Canon housing for 3 Years already and now I want to carry my EOS 7D down to make some really nice shots
I´m still unsure if Nauticam or Hugyfot but sure for below 60m ...
now to my question:
I own a 24-70mm Canon 2,8 L USM and I think it´s quite universal - big advantage - longest focal length of the lens is on it´s short end - so upside down.
I didn´t find it in any of the catalogs nor in any forum - I can´t understand that , because the Sigma 17-70mm appears quite often.
I own a Canon 100mm Macro too , but I would prefer to be a little more flexible ...
Is there any way to fit my lens into a Dome or do i have to get rid of the idea to use that lens ? ( if so please explain short why )
Is there maybe a Housing which fits the Battery handle for the camera too ? ( range 90-100m )
Posted 04 August 2010 - 12:10 AM
I bought an Ikelite Housing to my D200 a couple of years ago.
Posted 24 September 2010 - 05:22 AM
i m new to the forum
got a canon 450 in ikelite housing with ds125 strobe
Posted 03 October 2010 - 10:36 AM
just starting in UW photography this year, and of course im still a newb
Here is my set up :
- Canon G-11
- Canon WPDC-34 housing
- Sea & Sea YS-110a Strobe
- Fantasea BigEye Lens
Great P&S Camera,
Here's a few pic I take from Tulamben and Padang Bai Bali
Posted 13 October 2010 - 09:58 AM
I recently bought a G11 and I got the Ikelite housing with it together with a double handle tray
Posted 01 November 2010 - 07:25 PM
I have been shooting with my canon 5d mark 2 since it was released. Love the camera. I have just bought the ikelite houseing for the camera. Cant wait to shoot with it.
I am also wondering of anyone has played with strobe triggers, especially when shooting in shallow water. I am wanting to trigger my studio strobes from underwater. Any ideas appreciated.
Posted 23 November 2010 - 11:19 AM
Thanks, CR
Hi folks,
I put my first DSLR rig together this year. I have a Canon 40D in a Sea & Sea housing with 2 YS-250 strobes, UCLS arms and a Fisheye 48DX LED focus light. I have the ports and focus/zoom gears to support the Tokina 10-17mm and the Canon 10-22mm along with the 60mm and the 100mm macro lenses. Everyone will have their own "best system". What's right for me might not be what your looking for so I will attempt to talk a little about why I made the choices I did so you can have a little more info to make your own choices.
I was changing over from the chemical photography I had done using a series of Nikonos cameras. My motivation to move up to the DSLR came from a request by a developer to use some of my film images in a hotel/condominium project. This architect really liked my stuff and it was just enough of a push to get me started down the digital path. I knew I wanted a system that provided the best image quality and versatility I could reasonably afford. The nikonos system was great for it's day, and can still make some incredible images but you are severely limited in some areas. I wanted my new system to fill those holes.
I surveyed the available camera systems and purchased a 350D a year earlier so I could begin to learn how to deal with the digital world. My decision to go with a Canon was based on the fact that I had a lot of Canon glass from the film days. In retrospect a non issue since I would need all new lenses anyway, but I didn't know that. Sometimes it just comes down to Karma, I was celebrating my 40th year of diving so the 40D seemed like a great choice for my first underwater DSLR. Actually it was positioned technically right in my wheel house. Very good image quailty, big LCD which I love, larger viewfinder, easy controls, etc. and it's not ridiculously expensive. I don't do underwater photography for a living or I might have made a different choice. I give my Nikon friends grief sometimes but in reality either system in the hands of a competent photographer can do amazing things. In retrospect the 40D was a great choice for me. I love what it can do.
The housing was a tougher chioce, I live in the desert SW so there was no place close by to put my hands on the different options. Eric's post from last years DEMA came at a great time for me. He went to the trouble to post images of all the new housings for the 40D that were still to be introduced and saved me a ton of work and travel. All of the folks on Wetpixel were a fantastic resource and helped me immensely. The best thing a potential buyer can do to save some growing pains is spend the time to research the posts here. In the end it came down to the Subal, the Sea & Sea and the Aquatica. The Seatool wasn't released yet and I wanted an all aluminum housing so the Ikelight wasn't on my list. Based on features and price point I choose the Sea & Sea and it's been very impressive so far. The new MDX housings are very nice pieces of gear. Solid, nice locking ports, very well made, with well designed ergonomic controls. The 40D was the first Canon housing for Aquatica and they didn't have the port selection available for Canon lenses at the time I was making my decision. The Subal is a gorgeous tool but I didn't feel I could jusity the additional expense. Again if I was making my living with it I might have made a different choice. On a business trip back east I was able to stop by the great shop of Underwater Photo-Tech in Derry, NH and finally lay my hands on real housings. This cemented my choice and the rest was easy.
The new YS 250's looked perfect for what I wanted to do and they turned out to be even better than I imagined. The miniscule recycle time on the big strobes is very different from my old Nikonos strobes and completely changed the game. Our past experiences always affect our decisions and I'm haunted by the time I was being looped by a manta in the waters off the outer reefs of Belize while I hung there stupidly waiting for the strobe to recycle. Never again, if I can help it. When it comes to light, I want as much as I can carry and control. The well written articles by Berkley White of Backscatter in Monterey came at a great time to help me decide on the strobes. The great guys at Backscatter were a superb help all along this little journey.
I decided on the Fisheye 48DX focus light. This is the LED version with 50,000 hr bulb life and a huge 10 hour burn time on one set of batteries. It's about half the price of the halogen version and uses the same difusers. It puts out plenty of light for the AF sytem of the Canon, a little over half power on it's adjustable output is all I needed. Ryan at Reef Photo was a big help in getting me set up with a small arm that would get the light high enough to get over the dome when I want to use it at night or for CFWA.
All in all I'm extremely happy with the system I've put together. I still have a lot to learn but I'm headed in the right direction. If you'd like to see what kind of images the system can do in the hands of recreational shooters on their first attempt take a look at our web page on Flickr (linked below). I have some old film images up and a new set called digital Bonaire from my first trip with the new rig. The macro shots felt much easier to do with the digital system than the old Nikonos. I found that good wide angle images were harder to get than I expected, I still have a lot to learn. The fish shots with the new system were miles ahead of anything I was able to do before.
One other note, I spent a lot of time reseaching the folks who advertise here on wetpixel and some who don't. In every case I got great, helpful, accurate answers to all my sometimes dumb questions. We are blessed with a group of fantastic people supporting and supplying us with equipment today that previous generations of divers never dreamed of.
So do your research, decide what you want the tools to help you do then use all the great resources at your disposal to find your own treasure.
Good luck!
Posted 26 November 2010 - 09:40 AM
The Aquatica (and by extension, Subal and the other pro housings) is made much better and sturdier, and there is more precision involved than with the Ikelite. As a result it is more watertight and the lens port attachments are more secure. (My Ikelite once flooded due to the port attachment coming loose.) I found the controls to be positioned well and easy to use, particularly after I installed the Xit knob cover over the focus knob. All that being said, after I bought my housing it did need some tweaks to insure all the knobs were aligned correctly. I was luckly enough to be on a trip recently with Berkley White who helped me dial in everything so that now it works like a champ.
Here's a great post showing exactly how Aquatica housings are made.
I've used the Aquatica + 5D MkII on four trips this year and love the combination as it's just right for me. One word of advice should you be buying a new camera/housing--please don't buy it immediately before a "once in a lifetime" trip! Make a few test dives and if there are any problems or adjustments necessary, make sure you have time to visit/contact your dealer and fix them before that big trip.
Posted 26 November 2010 - 10:59 AM
After MUCH deliberation, I decided on the E-PL1 for a "best of both worlds" approach, interchangeable lenses, small form, does HD video. I went with the Oly housing, Inon macro lens and adapter, Zen 7-14mm port and Panny 7-14mm lens. Added on a Sola 600 focus / video light. It's on its way here now and I can't wait to get it wet!!
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No other place like it. We go all the time and take our kids there when they come down from up north. Can't wait till opening time. A #6 and a #8 please and an chance of a botanas????
I have been going to FLACO's with family and friends for over 10 years. The food and service has been consistently excellent each and every time. From guacamole and warm chips w/salsa for apetizers to tasty entrees to the best cappuccino with desert, it is the best Mexican food in Naples! Sometimes we go in the evening just for desert – you have got to try the chimi cheesecake!
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This quest was part of the Scourge Invasion which was a world event in Patch 3.0.2 that heralded the release of Wrath of the Lich King. Once the event has run its course the quest will no longer be available.
Objectives Edit
Take the Torn Letter to the Keeper of the Rolls at Light's Hope Chapel in the Eastern Plaguelands.
- [A Torn Letter] (Provided)
Description Edit
You found this letter on one of the many Scourge minions you've slain. From its appearance and smell, it has been with the undead for some time. Perhaps someone at Light's Hope Chapel would be interested in examining it further...
Progress Edit
Yes? What do you have there?
Completion Edit
How tragic. These words, clearly meant for someone the soldier loved, never made it to their destination. The events detailed happened years ago; I'm not sure if the intended recipient still lives.
There is hope yet, however. With the names and information he gives, I might be able to locate the family! It will take some research, but the librarian in Stormwind owes me a favor...
Thank you for bringing this to me. With your help, we may be able to grant someone peace of mind at least.
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|Research report
|A Smudged Document
|Document from the Front
|Report 6
|Caretaker Alen
|A Bloodstained Envelope
|Envelope from the Front
|Report 5
|Zarena Cromwind
|A Torn Letter
|Letter from the Front
|Report 2
|Joanna Whitehall
|A Crumpled Missive
|Missive from the Front
|Report 4
|Garon Hutchins
|A Careworn Note
|Note from the Front
|Report 1
|Deze Snowbane
|A Ragged Page
|Page from the Front
|Report 3
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A few months back, MCV claimed a SingStar: Beatles game was on the way. Harmonix then said it was a "misheard rumour". Turns out they were both right.
Meet The Beatles: Rock Band: SingStar, for the PS3. It's a mouthful, we know, but it's also real, and constitutes one of the strangest franchise couplings we've ever seen, what with the two franchises being competitors and all.
It includes a regular copy of The Beatles: Rock Band and a pair of wired microphones, all the while carrying the branding of both music franchises. You want extra instruments? You go get them yourself.
It's out later this month, is definitely targeted at the older crowd who are more likely to sing than hold a plastic guitar, and is most likely for PAL regions only.


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