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Good friend to Beer Blotter and head honcho down at Airways Brewing contacted me yesterday with some really exciting news. If you have been following them on Twitter (@airwaysbrewing), you'd know that they have been subtly hinting at a coming big announcement. It has finally arrived.
Check out the official press relief below, because I sure as hell couldn't have said it better.
Airways Brewing to Expand Current Location and Open Second Location in
Downtown Kent Historic District
Kent, WA (02/14/11) – Airways Brewing Company, Kent's Brewery, today announced the
expansion of its North Kent production facility and tap room, as well as a new location in the Downtown Kent Historic District.
The brewery's current location, in the North Kent industrial area, will expand from 1,200 to
2,400 square feet. The larger space will feature a larger tap room and a new 10-barrel
brewing system. The tap room expansion is expected to be open in early April, while the new
brewing system should arrive in early summer.
Airways has also leased space in the Downtown Kent Historic District for the Airways
Brewing Company Beer & Bistro. The location will feature a full food menu, as well as an
extensive tap beer lineup. The new location is expected to open in early June.
"We planned this expansion from the beginning, so it's exciting to see it become reality,"
said Alex Dittmar, the company's founder and brewer. "The larger brewing system and
expanded tap room at our current location will help us more efficiently serve our customers
and allow us to introduce some new special beers."
"We are equally excited to announce our second location in the Downtown Kent Historic
District. Being Kent's Brewery, we knew we eventually wanted to end up downtown. It took
us about six months to find the right place, and we think people will really enjoy the location,
as well as what we'll have to offer."
Founded in spring of 2010, Airways Brewing Company is located in Kent, Washington. The
brewery produces five standard beers, Starliner Stout, First Class IPA, Jet City ESB, Sky Hag
IPA, and T-Tail Blonde, and features casks and special-edition beers in its Kent tap room.
Airways distributes its beer to fine microbrew specialty bars and taverns in the greater
Seattle/Tacoma area.
Alex Dittmar
Ph: 253-200-1707
That really is a big announcement! I couldn't be happier for the Dittmar's, two amazingly cool and gracious people in the local beer community. I'm sure that they are relieved and excited to finally have their own serious brewhouse in Kent. All you crazed beer junkies probably know that Airways has had production assistance from the very beginning (only last year) from SoDo's Two Beers Brewing. With the help of those facilities, Alex has been pumping out some seriously tasty and well balanced ales and often, some of the most exciting beers offered at local brew fests. This is going to be a good thing, no doubt.
Come late summer, when all of this is in full swing, It's going to be really exciting to go on a South End beer tour featuring the likes of Trade Route Brewing, Dog & Pony Ale House and, of course, Airways and Airways Part Deux.
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Taipei and Manila have reached a consensus on initiating a joint investigation into the shooting of Taiwanese fisherman Hung Shih-cheng (洪石成) by Philippine Coast Guard personnel and will soon work out how to proceed with the matter, Minister of Foreign Affairs David Lin (林永樂) said yesterday.
Lin saw the agreement a "positive" step toward resolving the diplomatic spat.
Both sides have agreed to arrange for the other side to conduct fact-finding trips in their respective countries to discover the truth behind the fatal shooting and have shown willingness to cooperate with each other during their individual investigations, Lin said.
The bilateral cooperation in the case was termed, both by Lin and Philippine Department of Justice Secretary Leila de Lima, as a "parallel investigation" instead of a "joint investigation" to avoid concerns on both sides of sovereign interference.
A bilateral mechanism to enable cooperation on the case was established when Taiwan's investigative team visited Manila late last week and both sides have presented their requests to open investigation in writing to each other, Lin said.
"With the consensus, both sides will determine an agenda and items of cooperation for their investigations on the principle of reciprocity to facilitate the uncovering of the truth and subsequent punishment of those responsible," Lin said.
After a two-day stay in Manila, the Taiwanese team returned home on Saturday "dissatisfied." During their stay in Manila, several Philippine officials told them that a joint investigation was "out of question."
An official familiar with the matter said on condition of anonymity that the rhetoric by both sides came at a time when tensions were at a peak and were uttered as a "political gesture" to show their discontent with each other.
Manila does not have a problem with Taiwan investigating the case in the Philippines, the official said, adding "the tense atmosphere last week was not conducive to negotiation, which was why the investigation team returned on Saturday seemingly empty-handed."
The ministry added in a press release that Manila Economic and Cultural Office Chairman Amadeo Perez visited Taiwan's representative office in Manila on Friday to say that a meeting could be set up today for the investigative team to meet with personnel from the Philippines Bureau of National Investigation.
Both sides will allow prosecutors from the other side to "interrogate witnesses" and look into evidence related to the incident, the ministry said, adding that Taiwan will soon send a delegation to the Philippines after personnel with judicial departments of both sides finalize details on how to cooperate with their investigations.
Meanwhile, Deputy Minister of Justice Chen Ming-tang (陳明堂) yesterday said the Kuang Ta Hsing No. 28 was riddled with 45 inward bullet holes, 24 of which were concentrated on a cabin where the boat's four crew had been hiding.
The Ministry of Justice also publicized evidence it said indicated that the death of 65-year-old Hung was intentional.
Among the evidence presented by the ministry was a bullet with Hung's blood on it that was recovered from the boat, two pictures showing fatal bullet wounds on Hung's neck, pictures of the bullet marks on the cabin and the boat's Voyage Data Recorder.
The recorder's data shows the precise location of the boat when the incident took place, which was within Taiwan's exclusive economic zone, Chen said.

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Masters & Monsters Of Horror
Statistical Analysis Of A Zombie Apocalypse
Lord Stone Raven
The Black Pope
Subject: Statistical Analysis Of A Zombie Apocalypse
Thu 17 Feb 2011, 7:02 pm
In 2009, led by Philip Munz, Carleton University and the University of
Ottawa created an epidemiological analysis of an outbreak of undead
zombies. The zombies in the study were based off the
Living Dead
slow-moving zombies, yet the findings of the study do not bode well
for the human race. In fact, the study concluded that unless dealt
with quickly all of human civilization would collapse. Every single
home, business, city, and country would be consumed in a mass of
thriving, swarming undead cadavers.
The authors of the study also concluded that offensive military
strategies would be much more effective than attempting to quarantine
the infection, as this would only serve to risk more human-to-zombie
contact. However, the study did not definitively determine that a
military strategy would work, or even save the human population. It
would merely help to deter the constant consumption of the zombie horde.
Now, most zombie apocalypse stories often mention a cure, or a
vaccine, for the zombie infection, so the study delved into this idea,
too. The study discovered that a cure would do very little to slow the
infection rate because the vaccinated individuals can still be consumed
they simple cannot be turned. If anything, a vaccination would most
likely assist with leaving some humans alive during the initial
outbreak, yet their odds of surviving the whole zombie apocalypse would
be extremely close to zero.
Viewing the zombie apocalypse as a whole, the researchers determined
that every single human would be dead or turned by the end of it.
Zombies simply have one thing that humans cannot combat: a population
that grows with the death of every human. Where one human dies, a zombie
most likely arises; regardless, that is one less player on our team.
Neutralizing every zombie would be about as difficult as neutralizing a
whole virus strain, like Measles, except it walks around and consumes
your friends and family.
In addition, the survival of a generation of humans would only lead
to a larger food source for the undead predators. By reproducing and
attempting to continue our species, we would be fulfilling their basic
need of hunger. If there ever was an example of Catch-22, this would be
Remember, this statistical data is all based off the zombies from the
Living Dead
If someone reran this study with a different breed of zombies, we may
see a whole new outcome for the zombie apocalypse. For now, though, I am
happy right where I am zombie-free and not suffering from the fear of
being eaten alive.
If you wish to read more about on the zombie apocalypse study, you can find it here:
When Zombies Attack!: Mathematical Modelling of an Outbreak of Zombie Infection.
(Warning: PDF file.)
Statistical Analysis Of A Zombie Apocalypse
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College Admissions Expert Elizabeth Levine: Preparing for College Visits
How do I prepare for a campus college visit?
It's summer and if you are an upcoming senior in high school, go out there and visit college's! There's nothing that replaces visiting a campus to gain perspective on how you feel and fit into a college's environment. You need to prepare so see below for a few tips on what you should do prior to going on your road trip to visit college's that you are interested in.
+ Do your research so you can be educated on the school's environment, programs of study they have to offer as well as organizations and activities they offer.
+ Prepare a list of questions you have for this school that are personal to you and what you are looking for.
+ Find out if this school requires or suggests interviews from their applicants and set up an interview date and time before you go.
+ If you are interviewing, prepare by reviewing potential questions and how you would answer them.
+ Bring a checklist of what you want to see while you are there and who you would like to speak with, a notebook and a pen. Take notes! You think you will remember everything from your visit but trust me, one college blends into another.
+ Take photographs! This will also help you remember the school.
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TNT issued the following press release:
'The Hero' Draws More Than 1.5 Million Viewers for 8PM Premiere
TNT's exciting new competition series The Hero, starring Dwayne Johnson, got off to a strong start Thursday night, drawing more than 2.1 million viewers in Live + Same Day delivery for its 8 p.m. premiere and 10 p.m. encore. In the demos, the premiere and encore garnered more than 1.1 million adults 18-49 and adults 25-54.
The Hero's 8 p.m. premiere averaged more than 1.5 million viewers to rank as one of basic cable's Top 10 unscripted series launches so far this year. Among key adult demos, the premiere telecast scored 855,000 adults 18-49, up a remarkable +94% over TNT's year-to-date average for the timeslot (excluding sports). It also garnered 832,000 adults 25-54, outperforming TNT's timeslot average by +45%. With a projected median age of 39, the audience for The Hero's premiere telecast is TNT's youngest ever for an original series launch.


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The Saints continued their fickle approach to special teams Tuesday, releasing kicker Taylor Mehlhaff and punter Ben Graham, according to league sources. No replacements have been named, but the Saints have likely will use the bye week to audition candidates.
Mehlhaff, who was drafted by the Saints in the sixth round of this year's draft, lasted just three games with the team after he replaced injured and inconsistent veteran Martin Gramatica.
Graham lasted just one game after he replaced Steve Weatherford on the trip to London last week.
Saints Coach Sean Payton did not disclose either move during his press conference Tuesday afternoon. He did, however, express displeasure with Mehlhaff, who missed an extra-point attempt during the second quarter of Sunday's 37-32 victory over San Diego in London's Wembley Stadium.
When asked if the poor field conditions affected Mehlhaff's kick, Payton said, "I don't know. With an extra point, I don't think so. I think we just missed one."
Mehlhaff, a rookie from Wisconsin, made three of four field-goal attempts and nine of 10 extra-point attempts. His kickoffs were decent but not great for someone who was known for his strong leg. He averaged 64.9 yards on 17 kickoffs, with one touchback.
Gramatica won the job in training camp, but the Saints re-signed Mehlhaff after Gramatica missed four of 10 field-goal attempts, including two potential game-winners vs. Minnesota and Denver. Gramatica, who also was dealing with a nagging groin injury, was placed on injured reserve in Week 6.
Five kickers have played for the Saints since Payton took over as coach in 2006 -- John Carney, Billy Cundiff, Olindo Mare, Gramatica and Mehlhaff. Payton has admitted that he never should have let reliable veteran Carney go after the '06 season, when he tried to upgrade to the stronger-legged Mare.
Carney is now one of the league's most consistent kickers for the NFC East-leading Giants, who have two proven veterans on their roster with Lawrence Tynes recovering from a knee injury. Still, there is no indication that they plan on letting either kicker go, even when Tynes returns.
Also, re-signing Weatherford as punter is not an option, as he was picked up by Kansas City last week.
Graham punted three times Sunday, averaging 42 yards.
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The mass murdering Hafaz al-Assad handed over the Syrian regime to Bashar al-Assad like a Mafia don passing on the family business to his son. Assad père had come to power through a military coup. The son maintains power through the same charms that brought his father to power and maintained him there. The set-up is lacking in any shred of legitimacy or decency, for that matter, yet Assad has been the great right hope of American statesmen such as Hillary Clinton and John Kerry. Assad remains John Kerry's hope — of a Nobel Peace Prize, but he won't get it without Vladimir Putin joining him for the ride.
Now comes Fox News contributor Dennis Kucinich [!] to present Assad to the American people for an extended interview on Fox News. What is Kucinich doing there? The Washington Post's Erik Wemple quotes Fox News EVP Michael Clemente's explanation/statement on the interview and comments on it here. Joining Kucinich in the proceedings is Fox News correspondent Greg Palkot. It is, as Wemple says, "really weird."
The New York Times's Robert Mackey points out that Assad's office promoted Assad's "television dialogue" with Kucinich online before Fox News acknowledged that it had taken place. It posted video of the interview on its YouTube channel as soon as the Fox News broadcast began Wednesday night.
How did Kucinich score the interview? Mackey also points out that Kucinich met Assad during an unannounced visit to Damascus in 2011. Kucinich's Web site still displays a banner saying, "Tell Congress: Stand for America — Vote No to Any Attack on Syria." Kucinich seems pretty excited by the course of events. The Syrian video with Arabic subtitles is below.
Mackey mentions that at one point in the interview Assad defends his use of force to put down the uprising against his rule by comparing it to the use of soldiers and Marines to quell rioting in Los Angeles in 1992. "What did you do in Los Angeles in the '90s, when you had rebels?" he asked. "Didn't you send your army? You did."
Fox News has posted the full interview in five parts here and on YouTube here (the link is to part 1, including Bret Baier's introduction echoing Clemente's statement, with parts 2-5 accessible at the link).
A part of the Fox News Special Report panel commenting on the interview is posted here. Don't miss Charles Krauthammer's opening comments. Fox News also reports on the interview here. Roger Simon comments: "The dictator WILL be televised."


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HERES LOOKING AT YOU KID – One More Time In 2009
In baseball terms Zack Greinke has been dealing all season and now for his last start of 2009 at Kauffman Stadium the Royals have a deal for you.
All seats priced $33 or less (excluding the $7 Dri-Duck Fountain Seats) are half-price. PLUS – Any Field Box, Field Plaza, Outfield Box and Loge Level ticket purchase includes an additional $5 in loaded value for you to use at any concession and retail outlet at the ballpark – the main store will even be offering a 23 percent discount on Greinke items (excluding jerseys).
You can get tickets for as little as $4.50 to watch Zack one last time this season.
And remember, the first 10,000 fans (21 or older) receive a "Greinke for Cy" T-Shirt from Miller Lite. The game is not being broadcast here in Kansas City, but somehow I think the national media will be watching (Yes we're looking at you ESPN).
It's a good old-fashion campaign rally. Come early and get your shirt (wear blue no matter), make some clever homemade signs and join us for the last home game of 2009 – PACK THE PARK FOR ZACK!
Just A Bit More: Zack is not only going after the American League Cy Young Award, but also has a chance to break two long-standing club single season pitching records – earned run average (ERA) and strikeouts.
The best single season ERA for the Royals is held by Roger Nelson who posted a 2.08 for the 1972 season. Nelson started (19 starts) and relieved (34 games pitched) in 1972 when he posted an 11-6 record with two saves over 173.1 innings. Second on the Royals all-time list is Bret Saberhagen's 2.16 ERA in his 1989 AL Cy Young Award winning season.
The single season strikeout best is held by Dennis Leonard who rang up 244 batters in 1977. Last year Zack and Gil Meche tied for the club led with 183 strikeouts which tied them both for the 10th best season in Royals History with Mark Gubicza (1988) and Dennis Leonard (1978).
Greinke will enter Sunday's start with a 2.08 ERA and 229 strikeouts.
(Curt Nelson, Director – Royals Hall of Fame)


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Brits abroad - Scott Booth
Former Aberdeen forward Scott Booth discusses his move to play for European champions Borussia Dortmund in 1997 and his subsequent successes in Holland with FC Utrecht, Vitesse and FC Twente
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Last Updated: 30/09/13 4:50pm
In the spring of 1997, Scott Booth was a highly-rated forward for Aberdeen and Scotland. But when he embarked on a road trip through continental Europe, even he didn't imagine it would lead to a contract with soon-to-be Champions League winners Borussia Dortmund. Booth eventually returned to Aberdeen... in 2003. By that point, he was a world champion with Dortmund and a Dutch Cup winner - in particularly dramatic circumstances - with FC Twente. Adam Bate spoke to the Scot to find out more...
How did the move to Dortmund come about?
There was an offer from elsewhere in Scotland for me but the manager at the time didn't really want me to leave for another Scottish club, even though I only had a few months left on my contract. So I said to the manager, 'Well, I'm going to go abroad then because I want to try something new if you're not going to be reasonable'.
I spoke to a Dutch agent. He scouted around for me. Initially he was going to meet me and we were just going to drive to clubs. The first club I was going to go to was Rapid Vienna. There was a contract on the table for me so we were driving to Vienna. When I met him, he said that he also knew the general manager of Dortmund and they were looking for a bit of ammunition up front. He asked me if I would go for a few days on trial.
So it was basically a stop-off on the way to Vienna. I was there for three days and I was due to play in a match for Ottmar Hitzfeld so he could see me in a game 11 v 11. But my manager at Aberdeen wouldn't even let me play in that game. This was for a club that was about to play in the Champions League final a few weeks later so I was annoyed to say the least. But eventually I managed to get my deal at Dortmund.
Was it a big decision for you to move abroad?
It was and it wasn't. Like I say, some of the doors had been closed for me in Scotland. I wasn't really feeling the idea of going down to England. I don't really know why that was. I suppose if there had been some good English clubs interested then that would have been a possibility. But at that time there weren't as many Scottish players who'd go down to the Championship and things like that.
Also I just fancied trying something new. The Rapid Vienna thing came up and I just thought, 'Why not?' I didn't have kids at the time so it seemed like a good experience and the chance to try a different kind of football.
And you were joining the best team in Europe...
Well, exactly. I couldn't believe I was going to get that chance. I'd gone on trial with the attitude of let's see what happens. At the end of the three days, Hitzfeld came up to me and said 'Yeah, we really like you and want you to come back in the summer'. Two weeks later they won the Champions League.
When I came back in the summer time, Hitzfeld had been moved upstairs as a director of football and Nevio Scala was the man in charge. So I didn't even get to work with Hitzfeld for any length of time, which was a bit annoying because he was the one who brought me in.
As usual at a big club, the new man had his own ideas and brought a few of his own players in. It was always going to be an uphill struggle for me at Dortmund given the size of the squad and the type of player they had but the changes at the top regarding the manager just made things even more difficult.
How did you find the training there? Did you feel you had to be at your best every day?
I did. It really was like that. I'd wake up ahead of every training session and gee myself up like I was preparing for a game. It was that type of intense focus that you had to have. I did treat it that way - that I had to give it absolutely 100 per cent every day just to meet the standard.
That wasn't me trying to be the best, that was just to meet the standard. It was such a massive jump in quality from what I'd been used to for my entire football career. But I think that intense period of training at 100 per cent made me raise my game and made me a better player.
Was it still frustrating not to get a look in there?
Yeah, it was. It was more about the fact that the squad was big and being made bigger by Scala. He was trying to settle himself into German football, having come from Italian football, something he didn't really manage to do. Unfortunately, it was a very unsettled period for Dortmund. They'd won the Champions League and things then changed massively. Not much further down the road there was serious financial problems as well.
Sometimes you get lucky at clubs and you'll be part of a settled team with a settled coaching staff. Other times it just isn't going to be that way. But I would never really look back at my time with Dortmund and think I was unfortunate, to be honest. I enjoy every minute of it. Even though there were periods where I wondered whether I was going to be good enough to play at this level, in the end I feel I did manage to achieve that. I was able to hold my own in games but because of the unsettled nature of Dortmund at that time I was never going to get a run of games.
So you moved on loan...
I could have settled in at Dortmund. I had a three-year contract. I could have just waited my time out for a couple of years and sat back taking the money. I really wanted to keep furthering myself and keep bettering myself. But within about six months of being there, my international career was suffering.
Having been involved heavily with the Scottish national team, I really wanted to stay a part of it. But I realised that by only playing from the bench at Dortmund, it wasn't going to be enough. So I had a conversation with national team coach and he suggested I go on loan. That's why I went on loan to FC Utrecht. It was the right decision because I made the World Cup squad in 1998.
Although you went back to Dortmund, that was the start of a five-year Dutch adventure...
Yeah, I returned to Dortmund at the end of that season after the World Cup and it was a different coach again. He brought in even more new faces and I hadn't been around for six months so I was a little bit out of sight, out of mind. With a few months of being back in Germany I realised that things hadn't changed that much I was getting hungry for games so I decided to move back to Holland with Vitesse.
Was Dutch football a different experience again?
There wasn't a great emphasis on defending in the Eredivisie. It was far more about attacking and being on the ball. It was much more open than the German model. German football was about very slow build-up and then incredibly quick and high quality in the final third. In my day, that's the way it was played.
In Germany, you had to be much more patient and wait for your moment. In Holland, you were involved in the build-up play as a forward. Dutch football suited me. I'd developed my game to become a forward who played off the main striker. That worked really well in Holland because they played the 4-3-3 and the No.10 role became my position, particularly when I went to FC Twente and played off Jan Vennegoor of Hesselink.
That was the good thing about it. The quality of my football had to go up hugely in Germany and then I was able to use the quality I'd been practicing there during my time at Holland. You were given more space there and I was able to utilise that space better because I was a better player. That's why I decided to stay in Holland for the best part of five years.
The highlight must be the KNVB Cup win in 2001. Coming from 3-1 down (Booth scoring the one) in the penalty shootout against PSV to win Twente's first trophy since 1977 must have been extraordinary? A great memory?
It was. In fact, it's probably my greatest memory in football to be honest with you. FC Twente were a club that you'd call a subtopper which means they were one of the clubs that would be around sixth or seventh in the league and have a decent run in the cup without reaching the final. They could challenge the best clubs on the day but not maintain it. That's how they were seen. They hadn't won anything for the best part of 25 years but were potentially a big club.
To even get to the final was amazing. We took 35,000 fans to Der Kuip and outsang PSV. They really did make a massive party out of it and it was a terrific atmosphere. PSV were a better and stronger team as they had the likes of Ruud van Nistelrooy up front. I think they were shocked that we managed to keep them at bay throughout the game.
Of course, the penalty shootout itself was an amazing experience for a player. Thinking that you're down and out, then seeing their goalkeeper take a penalty to win it... Watching our keeper save it and then save another. As they say, the rest is history. It was an unbelievable achievement.
In some ways, I think it got FC Twente's taste-buds going again for success. Since then they've really become a big club with year-on-year aspirations to be among the top three or four clubs in Holland. In the last seven or eight years they've gone on to prove what a great club they are.
You went back to Aberdeen in 2003. Was it kind of strange going back to Scotland after all that time away?
I always had reservations about going back but I also had a good feeling about the fans at Aberdeen. They were always great with me and I felt there was a bit of unfinished business. I also felt there would be an opportunity to stay at the club after I'd stopped playing. I wanted to work there as a coach. That was my longer-term ambition.
But I'd gone back to a club in disarray. It seemed everyone had left and there was nobody at the club you could even speak to in order to find out what was happening. I only had a one-year contract and it was a very strange year.
But now you are working with youngsters at the SFA, have you been able to take your experiences from Germany and Holland and put that into your coaching?
Football is such a strange business because my first club in Holland was FC Utrecht and the manager there was Mark Wotte. He is now the performance director at the SFA so it's amazing how things can go full circle. He employed me as the U-15 coach initially and mentored me during the first year, giving me a lot of the experience he's gained in football which was brilliant.
Having come from the Dutch background, it was very easy to utilise a lot of that within the new Scottish philosophy which is about 4-3-3, better passing and attacking football. That's where it has really helped me because I saw that first hand for those five years and it's very natural for me to coach that way. It's dovetailed quite well.
Of course, the German style has now changed slightly to a more dynamic and high-tempo style but I can use those influences too. I don't forget about my Scottish roots though because we do have our own character and temperament. A lot of that is good and we want to keep it. But you do try to take as much from your career as you can and use it in your coaching. I've thoroughly enjoyed my two years with SFA and I'm now the coach of the U-17 and it's great to be involved with the best Scottish kids.
So needless to say you have no regrets about moving abroad?
Absolutely none. I would go further and say that I'd thoroughly recommend it to any player if they have the opportunity and feel the time is right. I always say why not? If it's a club you feel you can perform well at then just give it a go. You can always come back. So I think if you get the opportunity to go abroad then you should take it.


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1992 Ford Mustang SAAC MK 1 - SAAC House
Bob Hahn played with house money to buy this '92 SAAC MK I
If you have devoted your life to writing about Mustangs, there are certain models you're honored to write about. For the dude clicking at the keys on this laptop, writing about Bob Hahn's '92 SAAC MK I presents that opportunity. I fell in love with the SAAC cars when they first came out, since I am in the Fox Mustang generation.
Rich Kopec, president of the Shelby American Automobile Club, had the idea to build the SAAC cars, and had Carroll Shelby's blessing. All the MK I's, like this one here, were all white with blue stripes. The MK II's were built as '93 models, but all of them actually had '92 Ford VINs. The MK II's were available in the white with blue stripes, red with white stripes, and black with gold stripes. The MK II was also available as a convertible.
The MK I came with GT-40 heads, a GT-40 intake, a 65mm throttle body, underdrive pulleys, ceramic-coated shorty headers, and Borla "low-restriction mufflers." Furthermore, the cars came with Koni adjustable shocks and struts, a heavy-duty clutch, a Hurst shifter, four-wheel disc brakes on a five-lug conversion, Simmons wheels, and front brake ducting. The MK I also featured custom leather upholstery, and the Le Mans and side stripe package. For all of this the MK I stickered for … ahem ... $39,995. Bob opted for the Kenwood stereo system with CD player, and a remote keyless security system to arrive at $42,394. MK I total production arrived at 30 cars.
Bob Hahn of Maryland belonged to SAAC when the cars debuted at the SAAC convention in Charlotte back in 1990 or 1991, he can't remember, and is still a card-carrying member today. He had a friend of his at the convention and when said friend came home he showed Bob the brochure on the SAAC MK I that he had picked up at the convention. There was a credit application as part of the sales brochure, and Bob sent his in right away. Obviously, as you can see, Bob was approved. Bob is still amazed that he was able to buy the car using personal checks. He gave an $18,000 check to Gorno Ford, and then a $24,000 check to the SAAC Car Company, and Bob picked up the car at Watson Engineering.
Bob had never even pulled a car trailer before, but he drove from Westminster, Maryland, bought an enclosed trailer in White Pigeon, Michigan, picked up the car, and towed it home. For Bob, "It was that Carroll Shelby had returned to a Ford product." That's what made Bob buy the car. And he liked the design, and he liked the Fox Mustang. Lightweight, he liked the interior, and he had to have one. Bob was a police officer (he's retired now), and he even took a home equity line of credit to buy the car. "The interest rate was lower," Bob says. He really wanted the car pretty bad.
"I figured it would be a special car, and with his Boss he would always hear about people who owned lower-mileage cars, and he didn't want to hear the same about the SAAC car. "I drove it once to go get a pizza, and I got caught in a heavy downpour. I waited till it quit raining, drove it home, and haven't really driven it since." His Boss has 77,000 miles since that was his primary transportation back at that time. That explains the SAAC car's 77 miles. Guess it doesn't leave the house very often.


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Israel News - Stay Informed, Pray Informed
Wednesday marked the Feast of Saint George, a celebration of the patron saint of England, whose signature red and white cross stands as emblem on the English national flag. In a little known tale of Mideast mishaps, it is the same Cross of St. George that also flies over churches and official buildings across the Palestinian-controlled territories. For George is the singular saint venerated by both Muslims and Christians in "Palestine" and Britain.
George grew up in a typical Christian family in the Holy Land in the Third Century AD. His mother was born in Lydda, the Israeli town of Lod. As a young man, George decided that he wanted to be a Roman soldier. When he later learned that the pagan Emperor Diocletian was responsible for the widespread persecution of Christians in Rome, George left the army in protest.
George's unwillingness to bow to the evil emperor led to imprisonment and torture. He was even dragged through the streets by horses, but refused to abandon his Christian faith. Unable to force him to deny his faith in Christ, George was eventually beheaded by the Romans on April 23, 303 AD.
The reputation of this brave Christian soldier grew, and over a thousand years after his death, George became patron saint of England in 1415 AD. A few centuries earlier, crusader soldiers returning to England from the Holy Land brought back stories of George they had heard from the local Christians. The idea that a Christian soldier was willing to die for his faith inspired the English, and Saint George was dubbed "the protector of soldiers." Crusader soldiers began wearing his signature – the red and white cross – on their chests and backs in the 12th century.
This is the same red and white cross of Saint George that adorns the national flags of England, Australia, New Zealand and the Union Jack.
Many churches in the "West Bank" and Israel bear the name of St George - in Lod, Jerusalem, Bethlehem and in the Galilee, for example. While the Western world celebrates St George's Day on April 23, in the Palestinian areas it falls on May 6, according to the older calendar used by the Eastern Churches.
Although it is originally a local Christian holiday, both Palestinian Christians and Muslims participate.
"It's not only the Christians that appreciate him, the Muslims also feel the power and the miracles of St George," says Father Ananias, a Palestinian Christian priest.
The Christian name George is also one of the most common names in the Palestinian-controlled territories. There are many stories and pictures of St George involving him slaying a dragon. The dragon is believed to represent the devil or evil empire that George resisted by his faith in Christ.
Many Muslim scholars go so far as to suggest that St George is mentioned in the Koran. In Arabic, George is known as al-Khadr, which is also the name of a village near Bethlehem where the festival is celebrated every year. According to these scholars, al-Khadr, identified as St George, served as an assistant to none other than Moses. How curious that St George, believed to be an associate of Moses, who lived over a thousand years earlier, became a patron saint for Palestinian Muslims.
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Are Justin Bieber + Selena Gomez Getting Back Together?
Sounds like Selena Gomez may not be taking a page from her bestie Taylor Swift's book, because she and Justin Bieber may reconcile.
Both halves of Jelena were in New York City last night -- Selena was on business while Justin was on his Believe tour. Life & Style reports that Bieber and Gomez reunited at her hotel, and Beliebers and Selenators in the area confirmed the news.
Another spy reported, "I saw Selena go into the hotel around 5:40 PM and not even three hours later, Justin went in. I saw him leave around 11 PM." Yet another spy says that Bieber, Gomez, their pal Alfredo Flores and Gomez's cousin Priscilla Deleon were all dining together at the Morandi restaurant within the hotel at about 10 PM.
It's unclear whether the pair were trying to work things out or simply talk over their split and how each half will handle it in the press. However, Bieber was said to not believe that their relationship was truly over since they'd broken up and reunited a few times before. In fact, he admitted that he didn't know what to say when asked about his status with Sel, and it may be because he wants to try patching things up.
However, when a fan caught Biebs on camera exiting the premises, he didn't look too happy -- though that may also be because he doesn't want the world in his business. Watch and wait, Beliebers!


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Topic: Captain America Director Interested In Making Boba Fett Movie
http://screenrant.com/captain-america-d … hc-123936/
Director of the Captain America film is apparently interested in making a movie about our favorite bounty hunter, Boba Fett.
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Towards the end of our conversation I asked Johnston if his former boss and mentor, George Lucas, had seen the film. The director gave us this somewhat surprising and thoroughly intriguing response:
"You know if he wants to see it, I would show it to him. I'm trying to get George to make a feature based on Boba Fett."
Um... really? Hasn't his enigma status been tarnished enough?
But I dunno, what do you think? Would you support a Fett feature film, or out right object it? Discuss.


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Since Osprey was founded in 1974, every single product design bearing the Osprey name has passed through the hands of owner and founder Mike Pfotenhauer, undergoing relentless scrutiny. From stitching the first lines of custom-fitted packs, to meticulously designing innovative products with intuitive features, to forging personal relationships with the sewing operators who construct the packs, Mike has been the unbreakable thread that makes Osprey a company like no other.
Mike remembers backpacking as a young boy in his home state of Oregon with his brothers and father, wearing a backpack with an awful fit. With the help of his mother, he learned to sew, and created his first backpack at age 16.
As a young entrepreneur in Santa Cruz, California, Mike opened a retail shop in the front of his rented house where backpackers and travelers – drawn by word of mouth – came to get measured for the custom-fitted, made-to-order packs. Each was constructed by Mike himself over the course of several days. To these avid travelers, the legendary packs were worth the wait. The original name of Osprey Packs was Santa Cruz Recreational Packs.
By 1987, Osprey started selling wholesale and Mike delegated much of the sewing to seven or eight employees while he focused on design. As the demand for the great-fitting packs increased, Mike and business partner/wife Diane Wren found themselves in Dolores, Colorado, population 864, the exact day a local Gore-Tex factory was closing down. Soon after, they rented the 8,000-square-foot building – originally built in the 1920s as Ford Model-T factory.
They recruited a team of women sewers from the nearby Navajo reservation, many of whom had built upon their traditional sand painting and blanket weaving skills to sew at area factories. Mike trained these experienced sewers in the art and science of constructing Osprey Packs. In 1994, they expanded sewing operations to Cortez, Colorado, and five years later, Osprey moved all operations to this facility in preparation for more expansion.
By 2000, manufacturing in the U.S. became increasingly challenging. As domestic fabric mills closed, sourcing quality materials became more difficult. Moreover, Osprey's competitors had moved manufacturing overseas to reduce product costs and prices. There were issues with capacity. As Osprey signed on with distributors around the globe, the company was missing deadlines and business opportunities. Moving manufacturing overseas was crucial to the company's survival.
Osprey began working with Korean manufacturers that owned and managed facilities in Vietnam. Distance didn't dilute Mike's incessant desire to ensure that his packs were built with the utmost quality and according to his design specs, which meant he was spending months traveling between Cortez and Vietnam. The trip alone took two days.
In 2003, Mike and Diane relocated their family to Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, and set up a design center where Mike could more closely manage production. Intending to live there for two years, they stayed for four. Mike recalls, "We visited the factories almost daily to make sure production was running smoothly and that our designs were produced accurately and faithfully." Mike hired a Vietnamese designer to create the prototypes and samples. Then he hired another local to manage quality assurance. Now, Osprey's fully-staffed product development office continues to ensure face-to-face relationships with the factory technicians as well as transparency with the company's suppliers.
To celebrate its 35th anniversary in 2009, Osprey launched the All Mighty Guarantee, an enhancement of a lifetime warranty that was already one of the most robust in the industry. Free of charge, the company will repair any damage or defect in its product – whether it was purchased in 1974 or yesterday. If Osprey is unable to repair the item, it will happily replace it. The All Mighty Guarantee: any product, any reason, any era.
Mike isn't the only one ensuring that every product meets the exacting standards worthy of this lifetime guarantee. Hired in 1990 as one of the original Navajo sewers, Marilyn Jones has had a hand in creating Osprey packs for 20 years. She is now responsible for all pack repairs. "Sometimes a pack comes in and I'll recognize it," Marilyn says. "I see how it's held up over the years, and what adventures it's been through. Then, I make sure it goes even further."
Mike says his innovative designs and commitment to top-notch manufacturing shows in every product, even, or especially, decades later. "Osprey is, in large part, about exceptional relationships," says Mike. "Between the pack and its wearer. The pack and its makers. The company and its staff." He continues, "So many of our staff have been with the company for decades. It shows how fervently we believe in our process and products. The All Mighty Guarantee proves it." No wonder there's such a close relationship between the words "Osprey" and "quality". You could say it's a lifetime commitment.
|Osprey History Timeline
|1953 – Mike Pfotenhauer, Osprey Packs founder and Head Designer is abandoned as a newborn in Roswell, New Mexico – complete with sample patterns and an odd assortment of buckles in hand
1974– Mike Pfotenhauer and Laurie White start up Osprey Packs in Santa Cruz, California
1976 – Breathable mesh panel introduced on Osprey packs
1979 – First Osprey travel pack, the Outlander, released upon the masses
1986 – Osprey adds partners Gabriella Salinas and Diane Wren and begins selling packs wholesale
1990 – Mike Pfotenhauer and Diane Wren move Osprey into former Gore-Tex factory in Dolores, Colorado (population 864). Hires new skilled workforce, primarily from Navajo Reservation.
1993 – Osprey introduces the Isis an innovative custom fit women's backpack, the first in a legacy of women's custom fit
2002 – Aether 60 receives the Grand GG award from Outdoor Life Network
2003 – Aether 75 receives the Outside Magazine Gear of the Year Award
2003 – Osprey partners Mike Pfotenhauer and Diane Wren and family move to Vietnam
2003 – Design and Quality Control Center in Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon) is formed with Vietnamese staff
2004 – Switch 55+5 is awarded Editors' Choice by Backpacker Magazine
2005 – Osprey introduces Custom Molding technology
2005 – Osprey Atmos 50 is awarded the 2005 Outside Magazine Gear of the Year Award
2006 – Osprey Meridian 22, the first wheeled travel pack designed by Osprey Packs, wins the 2006 Outside Magazine Gear of the Year Award
2007 – Osprey Circuit daypack designed using 71% recycled materials by content is awardedOutside Magazine's Green Gear of the Year Award
2007 – Osprey expands Cortez, Colorado headquarters incorporating LEED like standards and adding an additional 3600 square feet of office space
2008 – Osprey Packs Inc awarded REI's Vendor Partner of the Year Award
2008 – Osprey expands U.S staff to a total of 29 Team Members while the Vietnam Design Studio increases to 12
2008 – Osprey selected by Outside Magazine as one of America's Best Places to work
2009 – Osprey celebrates 35 years of independent design and innovation
2009 – Osprey Exos 46 awarded Outside Magazine's Gear of the Year Award
2009 – Osprey Ace 48 receives Backpacker Magazine's Editor's Choice Award
2009 – Osprey receives Outside Magazine's Best Places to Work Award for the second year in a row
2009 – Osprey awarded REI's Vendor Partner of the Year-Camping Division
2009 – Osprey Packs expands product warranty coverage introducing the All Mighty Guarantee-Any Reason, Any Product, Any Era
2009 – The Osprey Exos 46 wins a 2009 Good Design Award for the World's Best Design
2009 – Osprey Manta 25 hydration pack receives Gold Industry Award for design from Outdoor Europe
2010 – Osprey releases first dedicated hydration packs, the revolutionary Hydraulics™ Series featuring the Manta and Raptor.
2010 – Osprey Raptor 6 receives 2010 Best of Adventure Award from National Geographic Adventure Magazine
2010 – Osprey establishes Mill Valley, California design studio to help meet the challenges of 21st Century Design
2010 – Osprey receives Men's Journal Magazine 2010 Gear of the Year award for the Raptor 10 hydration pack
2010 – Osprey receives Outside Magazine's 2010 Gear of the Year award for Sojourn 25″ / 60L travel luggage
2011 – Osprey hits 15,000 Likes on its Facebook page
2011 – Osprey's Pro Deal Donation Program breaks all previous records donating a total of $10,470.00 to select nonprofits including the Breast Cancer Fund, Women's Wilderness Institute, Colorado Environmental Coalition, American Hiking Society and The Conservation Alliance.
2011 – Osprey expands operations to include an additional five warehouse complexes in addition to the main headquarters and distribution center
2012 – The Aether 60 is awarded 2012 Best Buy from Outdoor Gear Lab
2012 – Osprey releases the Poco Series to critical acclaim raising the bar on technical child carriers forever.
2012 – Osprey becomes the first corporate sponsor of American Hiking Society's Hike the Hill event supporting trails, outdoor recreation and conservation.


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By SADIE GURMAN, Oct. 29, 2016
DENVER (AP) — A Denver police officer was arrested Friday after his own body camera captured him stealing $1,200 from a suspect at a crime scene, court documents show.
Officer Julian Archuleta, 48, can be seen in the footage taking cash from the suspect's clothing after it was removed by paramedics during an Oct. 7 shooting investigation, according to an arrest affidavit. The officer had been called to take photographs of the scene and the suspect's vehicle, which had crashed during a pursuit.
Archuleta's body camera was on for more than 24 minutes as he searched the suspect's car and clothing. It shows him finding a stack of cash with a $100 bill on top, according to the arrest report.
But police say a detective who collected the cash and logged it as evidence found no $100 bills, and Archuleta made no note of a $100 bill in his written account of the crime scene. The detective reviewed Archuleta's body camera footage and contacted internal affairs, the report says.
Archuleta faces charges of theft, official misconduct and tampering with physical evidence. He was being held in jail Friday. Court records don't list an attorney who could comment on his behalf.
Archuleta, on the job since 2004, has been suspended without pay, police officials said. The department refused to release the body camera footage, citing it as evidence in the ongoing criminal case.
After Archuleta was called into internal affairs, he contacted a police union representative to let him know he was being investigated for theft. The police report says he offered to "check his war bag" to make sure the missing money hadn't slipped into a crevice in the suspect's car. Archuleta contacted the union representative again an hour later to say he had found $1,200 that "must have fallen in his bag," the report says.
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Noted Ring Names: Dean Ambrose, Jon Moxley
From: Cincinnati, Ohio
Date of Birth: December 7, 1985
Wrestling Debut: 2005
WWE Debut: Survivor Series 2012
WWE Titles Held: WWE World Heavyweight Championship, United States Championship, Intercontinental Championship (x2), WWE RAW Tag Team Championship (w/Seth Rollins)
Mini Biography: Dean Ambrose started his career back in 2004 under the name of Jon Moxley. Earning high praise from independent companies around the world, he became a household name for the hardcore, holding championship gold in companies such as Combat Zone Wrestling. With his name capturing the attention of wrestling fans across the globe, Jon soon earned a developmental contract with the WWE. He then took on the name of Dean Ambrose and began the process of cementing his name in stone. Feuding with William Regal and Seth Rollins most notably on NXT, Ambrose went on to make his much anticipated main roster debut at Survivor Series 2012, coming in alongside Seth Rollins and Roman Reigns to make a massive impact in the main event, aiding CM Punk in retaining his WWE Championship. The Shield tore an unstoppable path through the WWE for over a year before going their separate ways and into singles competition. Dean first went after Shield traitor Seth Rollins for revenge, and then on to win Intercontinental and WWE World Heavyweight Gold. Described as "Fearless, wild and always unpredictable" as well as a "world class competitor and infamous troublemaker" – Dean Ambrose is the star to watch!
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Five ways Nigeria can realize mobile technology's potential for the unbanked
Although it's Africa's largest economy, Nigeria is missing out on the region's most exciting financial innovation: mobile money.
Twenty-one percent of adults in Sub-Saharan Africa have a mobile money account, nearly double the share from 2014, according to the latest Global Findex report.
By contrast, Nigeria lags behind: just 6% of adults have a mobile money account, a number virtually unchanged from 2014.


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DALLAS, Dec. 19, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- X-Change Corp. (NASD OTC: XCHC), a U.S. boutique company in the cosmeceutical, nutraceutical, and cardiovascular health industries, is proud to announce detailed information with respect to its Phytiva™ cosmeceutical and nutraceutical product line.
Phytiva is a hemp extract based product line, taking advantage of the unique and potent benefits of the hemp plant. Phytiva's developmental formulations target the cause, not just the symptom, as it is the company's belief that too many products on the market today are just 'quick fixes' or 'band-aid' solutions and do not properly address the core issues creating undesirable symptoms. The company also believes that hemp is the ideal healing solution, as skin responds extremely well to its properties. For centuries, hemp has targeted a diverse range of skin conditions from irritation and itching to dryness and aging.
X-Change Corp. is partnering with German-based Dupetit Natural Products GmbH., as Dupetit brings to the Phytiva line its Cosmeceutical and Nutraceutical hemp products that have over 18 years of experience on the market. To facilitate this, X-Change Corp. recently acquired a venture from Cannabis Science, Inc. (NASD OTC: CBIS) and Dupetit Natural Products GmbH. The resulting products stem from a joint development venture and will be added to the Phytiva product line. Innovative products include premium organic beverages, perfume, cosmetics, sweets, flavors, dyes, and extracts – all based on hemp extracts.
Phytiva's formulations include proprietary hemp extracts that increase the quality, durability, and effectiveness of the Phytiva offerings. The initial product line features lip balm, anti-aging serum, sunscreen, and dermal moisturizer. Phytiva is developing additional products for the future with an emphasis on innovation and science-based objectives.
The all-natural Phytiva lip balm has a unique hemp oil basis that has it roots in centuries of medicinal and cultural background. Phytiva lip balm also has a sun protection factor (SPF) helping to reduce the harmful effects of the sun. The lip balm is infused with antioxidants and many other natural extracts, which allow the balm to soften and moisturize for healthier, more-attractive lips.
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When he was just 19 years old, Hunter Hayes became one of the hottest new stars in country music, having signed with a major label and attracted plenty of press attention and airplay, but despite his youth, this wasn't really new for Hayes -- he was playing for paying audiences at the age of five and cut his first album when he was only nine. Hayes was born in Breaux Bridge, Louisiana in 1991, and showed a keen interest in music at an early age. His family was proud of their Ca... Read more


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There are few decisions that will really shape the path of your life, career decisions is absolutely one of them. In fact, your career decision probably comes from a lot earlier than you realize or the decision has actually been made by your parents for the education you are going to receive.
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Art is very much a part of the Coachella Valley Music & Arts festival, and each year seems to outdo the next. Among this year's notable displays: "Escape Velocity," the giant floating astronaut (this year's mascot — remember the snail last year?); a neon pretzel, if you will; and a giant red robot.
If you can't see the Storify above, find it here: storify.com/GNAdv/coachella-2014-giant-art-aglow-and-on-the-loose/
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Words To Live By: Prints & Posters
Hanging in my childhood bedroom was a framed "If Mother Says No, Ask Grandmother" done in crewel embroidery. That piece of advice wasn't so handy seeing as neither of my grandmothers lived within a 3-hour drive. Here are fifteen prints: manifestos, proverbs and other words of wisdom you might want to share with your kids.
Some are short and sweet, others wordier or quirky. Perhaps they'll inspire you to turn your own beliefs and credos for a happy, satisfying life into artwork for your kids.
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Saudi pushes banks to allot more jobs for locals
Saudi Arabia's central bank has asked commercial banks to increase localisation of some functions as Riyadh pushes to move more of its citizens into jobs now done by expatriates, a banker in the kingdom said. The Saudi ArabianMore…
Saudi reforms provide 600,000 jobs for locals
Saudi Arabia's attempts to reform its expatriate-heavy labour market have put more than 600,000 locals into jobs at private companies, a senior official said on Tuesday, a sharp increase over previous rates. &nMore…
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Nearly half of the companies in the Gulf region plan to recruit local talent, revealed a new poll conducted by leading job site Bayt.com. The online poll series on 'Localisation Hiring Policies in the GCC' found that 49.2 pMore…


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One of TV's most acclaimed drama series, the Emmy®- and Golden Globe®-winning Six Feet Under is created and executive produced by the Oscar®-winning writer of American Beauty, Alan Ball (also an Emmy®-winner for this show), Six Feet Under continues to focus on the cathartic journey of the extended Fisher family, whose personal trials and tribulations are played out against the solemn backdrop of an independent funeral home in LA.
This past season, story elements established in the first four seasons reach a series of emotional climaxes, with Ruth overwhelmed by her mentally fragile husband George, Nate struggling to reaffirm his relationship with Brenda while raising his daughter Maya, David and Keith longing for children of their own, Claire trying to broaden her horizons, and Federico attempting to fill the void left by Vanessa. By season's end, each of the main characters will come to embrace the cycle of life - birth, death, and rebirth - in ways that are both unique and interconnected.
A breakout hit for HBO, Six Feet Under was created, co-written and executive produced by Alan Ball, who wrote the hit film American Beauty, winner of five Oscars® including Best Picture and Original Screenplay (Ball). Last year, the Producers Guild of America honored Ball and fellow SFU Executive Producers Alan Poul, Robert Greenblatt and David Janollari with the Norman Pelton Producer of the Year Award in Episodic Television - Drama.
Six Feet Under was nominated for two 2004 Golden Globes®, with Frances Conroy winning for Best Actress in a Television Series - Drama, and won two 2004 Screen Actors Guild Awards (Conroy and the ensemble cast). The show has received 32 Emmy® nominations and won seven times, and has been nominated for eight Golden Globe®, winning three.
SFU's highly promotable cast regulars include Peter Krause (We Don't Live Here Anymore) as elder son Nate, nearing his 40th birthday and struggling to create a happy family with Brenda and daughter Maya; Frances Conroy (The Aviator) as matriarch Ruth, already feeling trapped in her new marriage to George; Michael C. Hall (Paycheck) as younger son David, finally enjoying stability in his relationship with boyfriend Keith (Mathew St. Patrick), a personal bodyguard; Lauren Ambrose (Psycho Beach Party) as rebellious daughter Claire, still pushing the envelope with her art; Rachel Griffiths (Hilary and Jackie, Golden Globe® winner for this role) as Brenda, now studying to be a therapist; Freddy Rodriguez (Chasing Papi) as mortician/partner Federico Diaz, still separated from his wife and now dating; Justina Machado as Vanessa, increasingly liberated without Federico, and James Cromwell (Angels in America) as George, Ruth's now mentally fragile husband.
Highly promotable returning guests include Lili Taylor (High Fidelity) as Lisa, Nate's deceased wife; Kathy Bates (HBO Films' Warm Springs, Oscar® for Misery) as Bettina, Ruth's pal; Joanna Cassidy (Under Fire) as Brenda's mother Margaret; Peter MacDissi as Olivier; Patricia Clarkson (Emmy® for this role, The Station Agent) as Sarah, Ruth's sister; Jeremy Sisto (Thirteen) as Billy Chenowith, Brenda's unstable brother; Veronica Cartwright (Scary Movie 2) as Peg, Lisa's mother, Ileana Douglas (To Die For) as former employee Angela, Tina Holmes (Storytelling) as George's daughter Maggie, Catherine O'Hara (A Mighty Wind) as Carol, Matt Malloy (HBO Films' Elephant) Roger Pasquese, now Keith's boss, Jennifer Elise Cox (The Brady Bunch Movie) as Mary, and Richard Jenkins (Me, Myself & Irene) as Nathaniel, the deceased patriarch.
Season Five directors include Mary Harron (HBO Films' The Notorious Bettie Page) and Joshua Marston (HBO Films' Maria Full of Grace), with SFU executive producer Alan Poul returning as a director, and creator Alan Ball slated to direct the series finale.
One of TV's most acclaimed drama series, the Emmy®- and Golden Globe®-winning Six Feet Under, concludes its groundbreaking, five season run. Each of the main characters will come to embrace the cycle of life - birth, death, and re-birth - in ways that are both unique and interconnected. Everything. Everyone. Everywhere. Ends.


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NNMI encompasses Clinical Service, Education and Research and the MGH PET Core. The research areas are organized into three Centers of excellence: PET Radiochemistry Discovery (CPRD); Advanced Radiological Sciences (CARS); and Translational Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging (CTNMI).
The three pillars of MGH NMMI are Clinical, Education and Research. The clinical operation provides full service nuclear medicine imaging (single photon and PET agents) using SPECT, PET, PET-CT and PET-MR and therapy services. The Educational program includes a nuclear radiology fellowship and comprehensive graduate student and post doctoral education including an NIH T32 and graduate courses at MIT. NMMI research encompasses three broad overlapping areas: 1) radiochemistry discovery; 2) imaging science and instrumentation; and 3) preclinical and clinical research. From 2008 to 2012, NMMI has experienced explosive growth in research personnel 25 to 110, research space (~3,000 sq. ft. to ~13,000 sq. ft.) and external funding (~$1M to ~$12M per year).
NMMI research includes single photon, PET and optical imaging. These areas explore agent discovery, validation and translational studies. As multimodal imaging is critical for molecular imaging, NMMI have research efforts in CT, MR and ultrasound. The research has evolved into three Centers, which constructively overlap. These efforts are located in research laboratories (~13,000 sq ft) in the MGH main campus and at the research campus in Charlestown.
Research includes molecular discovery, novel radiolabeling including total radiosynthesis of 11C and 18 F radiopharmaceuticals, radiometals, biodistribution, metabolism and first in human studies.
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Research includes designing, creating, and testing new methods for imaging and therapeutic targeting of important biological pathways in disease. The process spans imaging, creation of appropriate cell-based and animal models of pathology and the clinical translation of the optimized concepts to help detect disease and therapeutic response in people. Our imaging efforts focus on PET, optical-fluorescence, MR, and SPECT imaging in both preclinical systems.
Established in 1973, the MGH PET Core provides radiopharmaceutical syntheses, radioisotope production, quantitative imaging, data analysis and experimental design and data analysis services to investigators at the MGH and in the Boston research community. The PET Core includes the Cyclotron, the Radionuclide Production Facility, Imaging facilities and PET Data Analysis Laboratory.
Nuclear Medicine at MGH has a rich history beginning with Dr Saul Hertz experiments with 128I uptake in rabbits in 1940s. Dr Gordon Brownell developed instrumentation to obtain the first positron emission images in the 1950s that evolved into positron emission tomography. The MGH installed one of the first hospital-based cyclotrons in 1967 and established the MGH PET Core in 1973. In late 2007, the Division was renamed Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging (NMMI) to reflect the growth and diversity of clinical and research activities. In 2009, the MGH installed a GMP PET radiochemistry production facility and a new 17MeV cyclotron. It is today at the forefront of molecular imaging research and discovery with state of the art imaging and radiochemistry instrumentation.
Thomas Brady, MD, Director of MGH NMMI Georges El-Fakhri, PhD, Director of MGH PET Core and CARS and Co-Director NMMI Umar Mahmood, MD, PhD, Director of CTNMI and Co-Director NMMI Ted Palmer, MD, Director of the Clinical Services Neil Vasdev, PhD, Director of MGH Radiochemistry and CPRD A Scientific Management Committee assists the Leadership in providing strategic direction for the Program. A PET Core Management Committee provides guidance for the operation of the cyclotron and radiochemistry production facilities.
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Scaling up inclusive innovations: 10 lessons for donors
Only a small fraction of women in rural India have a bank account, reinforcing existing gender inequity. Without access to financial services, women miss out on government benefits, like cash transfers. Alternative for India Development (AID) delivers financial products to women and other underprivileged populations through a unique business model. In partnership with the government and commercial banks, AID established more than 600 Common Service Centers that serve as one-stop delivery points to financial and government services. In just three years of operation, AID opened 200,000 deposit accounts, one-third of which belong to women. Thanks to these accounts, underprivileged populations was able to receive pensions, government subsidies and access free savings accounts.
AID is just one of a large and growing number of businesses that combine profits with impressive development results. These businesses are known as social enterprises, and the innovations they develop play a critical role in providing life-improving goods, services, and employment to hundreds of millions of poor people. Social enterprises can be distinguished from other public and private organizations by the fact that they pursue social objectives through commercially viable business models and are independent from the government.
In his recent blog, World Bank Group President Jim Kim urged the development community to partner with social enterprises to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals. This will require a different approach to scaling results of successful social enterprises, their inclusive innovations, and business models. In a recent Brookings Working Paper we reviewed the literature and experience with scaling up social enterprise innovations and summarized lessons for how scaling up can be best managed. Here we briefly explore the main implications for external donors.


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#32 wrote:uptempo wrote:Richardson should watch film of Michael Finley during his prime years at Dallas. Richardson, potentially, can become our Michael Finley.
Is it cool if I'd rather just have our Richardson?
Yes, it would be cool for Richardson to be our Richardson; however, he still needs to elevate his game to an All-Star level. Finley is a good example of the type of player that Richardson can become. I see the skill sets being very similar.


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2008 SCORE Baja 1000 Off Road Race - Let's Go Racing!Posted in Events on January 1, 2010
A bucket list is a slew of way cool stuff you want to do whether or not you ever make them come true before you kick the bucket. In our sport of dirt, dust, mud rocks, and 4x4s, there is always the Baja 1000, the iconic off-road race most people never get to participate in. Sure, quite a few watch it, and most everyone has heard of it, but to do it?
My chance came up over the last three years, when Rod Hall racing invited me to participate in the Baja 1000 as a co-driver. I've known Hall for many years and have trail-ridden with him, and the chance to co-drive with the winningest man in off-road history was too good to pass up. But first, let's retrace some steps and events.
Venturing into the great unknown is a hallmark of human endeavors. The quest to accomplish something different, great, and satisfying spurs humanity on. The Baja 1000 off-road race is no different in this respect, and our chance to ride along and witness this spectacle, and to participate and help, is extremely satisfying. The classic Baja event has been 42 years in the making, and last year's thrashfest was a pinnacle of achievement.
To get the full flavor of the granddaddy of all off-road races, you'd need more than a USA Today story. Suffice to say that back in 1967 a group of desert racers figured on driving the length of the Baja California peninsula and trying to see who could do it the fastest. There were few paved roads, a few towns, and little infrastructure to help the racers; for that matter there wasn't a true course or a map on how to get from Point A to Point B! Among those first racers was a 29-year-old from Hemet, California, often known as a "pool shark" but already a successful service station owner and a lover of running around the desert in 4x4s. Rod Hall started racing back then, and 40 years later he would be the Baja racer with the most wins ever. Today he is accompanied by his sons as they sail Hummer brand race rigs across the Mexican landscape. Hall won the class championship in the first Baja 1000 (known then as the Mexican 1000) in 1967. Hall also won the overall Baja 1000 title in 1969, teaming with Larry Minor. Nowadays the motorsports Hall of Famer is joined in the driving chores by his sons, Chad and Josh, as well as by Mike Winkel and Emily Miller.
For those of you unfamiliar with the Baja, it is run as a loop or a straight line drive. At around 1,000 miles, the course is somewhat different from year to year. The course is laid out by Sal Fish of SCORE, the sanctioning body. Although the course isn't known until a few days prior to the race, most drivers prerun the full course (at less than race speeds) to familiarize themselves and their co-drivers and navigators with the lay of the land and the dangerous parts. Pit crews also participate and plan out where they should be at certain times, with contingency plans thrown in should breakdowns or stucks occur.
The chase trucks are as technologically advanced as the race vehicles. They often are carrying complete engines and drivetrains in addition to the standard amount of spare tires and fuel and everything else imaginable. Most chase crews sleep in shifts or get no sleep at all, since timing is critical to the Baja-each year a set number of hours is available to finish, and slim crews might have to drive from pit to pit just to service their race rig. In fact, more casualties and deaths have happened on the Mexican highway from overtired, over anxious chase crews passing trucks on blind curves than from racing.
While some teams have highly paid staffs of mechanics, drivers, and shuttle crews as well as helicopter support, for the most part everyone at the Baja race is a volunteer, most of them missing work and salary while paying their own way to be a part of the spectacle.
In this race, simply finishing is an achievement. The man hours put into the event are incredible, as is the boost to the Mexican economy. Yes, tons of money gets spent on both sides of the border, with the majority coming from the working racers and teams themselves, even in these lean times.
When I signed up for the chance in 2006, the real reason was simply to ride with Hall, as I felt our driving styles were similar and knew it would be a crazy time back in the desert. Our first plan of attack was like most teams: usually a driver change at a checkpoint or pit as well as a co-driver change. Hall races with his partner Mike Winkle, Emily Miller, and sons Chad and Josh, depending on how their rides are doing. Hall also has a few co-drivers that I would swap with, depending how the race went.
I was scheduled to ride with Hall for a few hundred miles. As it happened, he rolled the H3 near the start line, which put the team a bit behind the clock. By the time it was my chance, he was out of the driver's seat. After repairs were made, I hopped in with Winkle for a wild nighttime dash through the lower Baja canyons, silt fields, and river crossings. While this wasn't riding with Hall, Winkle and I clicked, and I navigated him safely through the darkness as he boldly pressed on through the night. At the next checkpoint he and I hopped out so Hall could finish the race and win the class. I could always hope for next year.
Next year came another chance to ride with Hall, this time in the 40th Baja 1000 (2007). He had raced in every one of the previous 39 and won 18. Not only that, this was to be his 70th birthday, and he was still charging hard for the win. I was again scheduled a section with him midway, and I helped pit and waited patiently halfway down Baja, as this course went from Ensenada all the way to Cabo San Lucas.
But once again, circumstances changed during the night. After Josh Hall's Hummer H2 entry had issues, the team knew the best decision was for Josh and me to take his dad's No. 760 car down a ways, where the thought of winning could be anticipated. Josh's style was unique and exciting, and by now I had a very good appreciation and understanding of the car. Josh and I zinged through the night and day and some 500 miles that seemed a beautiful blur, and then I swapped out my seat and joined the chase team. I hadn't ridden with Hall, but considering that Josh brought the team car in for a class win-a true birthday gift for his dad-it was all worth the effort.
Hall's entry completed the 1,296-mile desert route from Ensenada to Cabo San Lucas in 40 hours 4 minutes 30 seconds for an average speed of 32.35 mph.
Maybe next year I would get a chance to ride with Hall himself?
The '08 Baja 1000 started like most, except this time I was in the No. 760 car at the start, with Hall, so there was no chance of my not riding with the Master. Even if we only lasted to the first corner, I could finally say I rode with Rod Hall. Lucky for me the ride was a few hundred miles. A steering failure forced him to wrestle the H3 to a open spot, where the roving pit crew jumped into action. Even though I gave up my seat to another co-driver here, I had completed my mission of riding with the Master. More importantly, I had helped Hall and his team complete their mission of running another Baja 1000.
I'll miss the Baja 1000 this year, but there is no doubt that Hall and his crew will be there and will undoubtedly finish-and possibly win-the granddaddy of off-road races.


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by Tom Utescher
When the girls' squash teams from Springside Chestnut Hill Academy and Penn Charter played at SCH last Tuesday, the line-ups had changed a bit since the two teams met on January 14, but the outcome was pretty much the same.
The SCH Lions, who had won 6-3 on the road in the middle of the month, once again employed their team depth to overcome the Quakers, this time by a score of 7-2.
As in the first match, PC prevailed at number one and two, but did not claim the number five match as it had back on the 14th. Then, PC's Ryann Shaffer had overcome fellow senior Hannah Baxter, but this time Baxter was out of action with an ankle sprain. Lions junior Sarrah Schreffler, who played number six when the teams first met, bumped up to number five last Tuesday and defeated Shaffer, 11-5, 11-7, 11-3.
Down the ladder from there, the Lions also moved up, and all were successful. Junior Leah Beight ascended to play the Quakers' senior number six, Emma Ebert, and won 11-7, 11-1, 11-5. Charter junior Gabi Bembry occupied the seven spot the first time PC played the Lions, but she is now enrolled in an off-campus study program.
As a result, Charter senior Rachael Garnick and SCH sophomore Allison Day played against each other for a second time, but now at number seven in the order instead of number eight. The outcome didn't change, as Day was the winner once again, 11-4, 11-1, 11-2.
With junior Sydney Stokes also unavailable to play for the Quakers, the visitors had two new athletes in the eighth and ninth spots last Tuesday. At number eight PC's Claudia Dykstra succumbed to fellow junior Weatherly Saunders, 11-3, 11-4, 11-1, while in the ninth position Charter freshman Jordan Schwartz fell to Lions junior Nina Nalle, 11-2, 11-3, 11-3.
Higher up the Springside Chestnut Hill team ladder, junior Courtney Hamilton and freshman Samira Baird had recently swapped positions for the second time this winter, with Hamilton climbing back up to the number three spot where she'd started out the season. This also meant that the two Lions swapped Penn Charter opponents from the ones they'd faced on January 14.
The Quakers' junior number three, Danielle Reisley, had a strong third game, winning 11-1, but Hamilton captured the match by winning the first, second, and third rounds, 11-9, 11-5, 11-7. In the fourth flight Baird beat Leigh Steinberg, another PC junior, 11-5, 11-6, 11-5.
The top two bouts featured the same match-ups as on January 14. Sophomore number two Izzy Hirshberg, a mainstay of the Quakers' squad this winter, overcame hardworking junior Caroline Canning of SCH, 11-9, 11-1, 11-8.
Margaux Losty, a junior, has occupied the number one position for PC all year, and sophomore Francesca Fabiani earned that spot on the Lions' ladder just a few weeks into the season. The SCH tenth-grader gained a 6-5 edge in the middle of the first game before Losty rallied to win the segment, 11-7.
Fabiani lost a number of points in the second game on shots that traveled just south of the border, striking the tin below the lower boundary on the front wall. Losty won this one, 11-3, and although Fabiani picked up her point total again in the third game, the Quakers junior ended the match by prevailing, 11-7.


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Highline Community Symphonic Band's FREE 'Making Spirits Bright' is Dec. 10
Highline Community Symphonic Band's FREE 41st annual Winter Holiday Concert, 'Making Spirits Bright' will be at 7:30 p.m. on Monday, Dec. 10 at the Foster Performing Arts Center in Tukwila.
Dan Kexel, Director, will be conducting the band, which will be performing traditional holiday favorites along with select symphonic Americana.
Admission is FREE, and they will be collecting for the food bank.
The Foster Performing Arts Center is located at 4242 South 144th Street, Tukwila (map below).
The Highline Community Symphonic Band (HCSB) is dedicated to providing classical band music for the enjoyment and cultural enrichment of communities in and around the Highline area of South King County.
Pursuant to this, the HCSB performs quality concerts in a traditional venue without cost to the general public, while nurturing individual talents and continuously improving the skills of all HCSB members.
HCSB provides a venue for local amateur musicians, post-high school to senior citizens, to continue or return to the enjoyment and challenge of playing a wide range of concert band music. The band also provides an opportunity for selected high school instrumental students to expand their musical education by participating in a quality community symphonic band.
For more information, visit www.highlineband.org.