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7/4 Thanks, everyone
Thanks to all the NL players. That's No. 1, hands down. Without them, I wouldn't be in the All-Star Game. I made the All-Star team all the way thorugh the Minor Leagues and now I made it in the big leagues. It's just huge for me. I'm not a guy who likes talking about himself but being voted in by your peers, I don't think there's a bigger honor. The players see me day in, day out, the NL Central, the guys in the West, the East — I've played against all of them. They know what I've been doing and it shows they've been paying attention. It doesn't get any better than being recognized as one of the best in the National League.
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congrats Marlon! you deserve it. nice to see a guy in the big leagues try on every play. we truely appreciate your effort.
Hustlin' Marlon! You deserve it. As a former Cubs All-Star, NL MVP, Gold Glove, Hall of Famer Ryne Sandberg would say, "It was all about doing things right." Marlon, you play the game the right way.
Congrats, "Byrdie", I'm so excited for you. Your hard work and consistent effort on every play and every at-bat has paid off! Can' wait to see you in your All-Star debut. Enjoy every minute of it. We'll be rooting for you here at home.
Awesome! I'm so happy for you. Sadly enough, I think that you're the only one this season whose showed the true spirit for the game and who honestly deserves it on the team. Congratulations man!
You Rock Marlon! It's about time people have started to realize how great you actually are! I've been voting for you since day 1. Great Job!
Congrats. I just wish Silva was going with you. He has had one heck of a season so far.
You so DESERVE this honor! You fly like a 'BYRD' on all plays in the outfield and ALWAYS FLY like a 'BYRD around the bases!! I have LOVED you since you joined the team! You are an ASSET! I have also voted for you every day so am HAPPY that you were picked to represent the Chicago Cubs. You are definitely an ALL STAR!!!
Good Luck Marlon!! Chicago Loves you!!!!!!! We're glad to see a great guy go and play a great game
Rock on! I'm so glad you got the vote. I love your hustle… no EVERY play. Enjoy!
Dodger fan here. Congratulations! It is so nice that you maintain this blog. I'll be at the All-Star game. For me is the second one I will be attending. The first one was at Dodger Stadium and that was a loooong time ago.
I will also be volunteering at the All-Star FAnFest!
Rock on!! Congrats on the vote. You deserve it. I love your hustle on EVERY play. You're why I watch the Cubs these days. Enjoy the All-Star festivities!
Hi Marlon!
Good news on the All-Star front! I'll tell you what, I'm sitting around talking with my brother-in-law Andy and we're talking about the Cubs this year and how it's just getting hard to watch and I say that nobody on the team really looks like they care enough to actually win and he says "except Marlon Byrd" and I say "yeah" and then he says "and I'd say Colvin too" and I say "yeah"…I'm pretty agreeable when people are right, you know. So anyway, we're sitting there watching the 12-0 Reds game on DVR delay and we get to the 7th…bear in mind that I know what's coming and my brother-in-law Andy has no idea. So I say "you sure you want to watch this inning?" and he says "why? are they about to get killed" and I say something like "you can't equate killing with a baseball game" (listen, Marlon, I didn't really say that last part, I just thought it sounded funny). Anyway, after we fast forwarded through yet another debacle of a game I have the great idea to take their kids' stuffed soccer ball and have a penalty kick game, World Cup style. It's a penalty kick shootout right there in my brother-in-law Andy's living room. His kids are trying to sleep, but he beats me fair and square in our first shootout. I proceeded to win the second and third shootouts. I told my wife, Taela, about it later, but she was pretty peeved about me eating the burrito in the fridge so she didn't have a lot of time to chat it up about living room World Cup, can you blame her?
Marlon, I can't stress enough how great it is that you are going to the All-Star Game. Wanna hear about stress? We took the kids to a firework show…even my sister-in-law Tasia was there (not my sister-in-law Tara). Tasia really thinks Sean Marshall is cute. Anyway, these fireworks start right behind this giant tree and we can't see it! Well we are about to get up and move along with a grip of other posers when the REAL show starts and it's in plain view. Boy were our faces red! Then green, then blue, then gold, then green again…you get the picture.
One more thing. My kids love singing "Go Cubs, Go!" in the car, but I won't play it for them unless you guys win. Can you do that more often? Also, my brother-in-law Andy could really use a shout-out in your next post. He's beginning to believe that you don't even read the comments on your blog. Who wouldn't do that?
Congrats Marlon on your all star selection! You deserve it! I only wish that we had acquired you sooner! As a longtime Cub can, I can be the eternal optimist. I'm not throwing the towel in on '10 yet. There have been a lot of bright spots…..yourself, Tyler is swinging the bat, Fonzie is doing well and has been injury free, the starting rotation has done well for the most part. Then theres the not so good…..D. Lee always gets off to a slow start, except for his MVP year when he was hot all season. But he has never been .225 or .230 near the all star break. That & Aramis' thumb issues. I look for a better second half. The hitting needs to come around, especially timely hitting with RISP. Look at the other day….we won, but we left SEVENTEEN men on base. I know it can be done. Rudy is confident of that, and you know Rudy better than anybody. Not sure if any moves will be made by the trading deadline, but we'll just wait and see. Best of luck in Anaheim! Heres to a better second half and making the playoffs! GO CUBS! Mark, Council Bluffs, IA.
All I have to say is… you've been absolutely unstoppable in the batter's box this year. There is only a handfull of good players out there who can take balls and strikes and still get up to battle, get a lot of hard drives into the outfield, and do the sliding/diving catch to help your team mates out. You're the best at doing that in this ball club. I've seen more games this year for the Cubbies than any other year before, and you've put this year to the test, and you've passed. Best of luck at the All-star game this year, bud. ~E
way to go marlon you completely deserve it!! me and my friends were sitting behind you in the bleachers on thursday cheering you on you're the best! although you didn't throw us a ball… haha i was also sitting behind you during the final cubs/sox game and you threw a ball right at me and my girlfriend but we missed it!! the luck of a cubs fan right? anyways congrats again enjoy it!
YAY Congrats Marlon!!! I've been a cubbies fan for a while and i have to let you know that it is sooo refreshing to see players playing the game for the love of it!! you deff. have caught my eye this year… no matter how far we are down you always have your AMAZING hustle on and i love it! you never give up and thats what i love to see!!You have been nothing but amazing for us this year you are holding it down and i got faith that this might not be OUR year but it is for sure YOUR year!! Byrd Byrd Byrd…BYRDS THE WORD!!!
I could not be happier for you, i've said for a while that you are the most deserving cub to be voted in!!! i wish silva had been too, but the two of you have been the brightest spots in a tough season!! keep doing what you do, because you have earned alot of respect and love for doing it!! Have a blast at the all star game!!!
Congrats on being selected to the All-Star Game! I can't wait to see that smile and hustle in Anaheim. You are truly a class act!
Brad in Jacksonville, Fl
Congratulations Byrd-man! I love your hustle and voted for you on my ballot, so I was thrilled to see that the players voted you in. Cub fans are happy that you're a part of our team, and hopefully you'll be manning center field in Wrigley for years to come!
Ed in Wisconsin
Thanks for the daily effort you put out there every day. It really is noticed, and you are definitely deserving of your first all star selection. Keep it up in the second half!
I confess to having more than a few negative thoughts when we didn't snap Reed back up at the end of last season, and still miss his excitement at playing the game – especially for the Cubs – but he truly has a worthy successor in centrefield who knows how to HustleLikeReed.
Thanks for playing the game the right way and for the way you appreciate the bleacher bums before each game… we are not worthy…
I usually try to say something different than everyone else says on here, but this time I'll just go with the party line. You deserve to be on the all-star team for your effort, hustle, energy, and most of all carrying an under-achieving team this year. You are the only player that tries and it is refreshing. Thank you, have fun in LA, and represent the Cubbies well. Korby in Kansas
Thank you for making the Cubs' fans proud! You are quickly rising toward the top of my All-Time Favorite Cubs list. My favorite thing is your work ethic. There are few, if any that play the game harder and with more passion than you. All the young players and some of the older should really take the cue from you. I keep telling my step-kids that they should take on life like you take on baseball. Give it their all, leave nothing on the table, and they can look back and say they couldn't have tried any harder. You are a great role model and I proud to say that I'm a Marlon Byrd fan! I hope you here until the end of your career!
Jason from Ankeny, IA
Way to go Marlon!!! Love how you HUSTLE around those bases when you hit those homers!
Marlon, congratulations on a much deserved honor! We all know how tough our season has been; and I realize we are only half-way. But having you on our team has made it more bearable.
I didn't know much about you when we got you from Seattle. But I was at Spring Training, behind home plate early before a game, and there was this children's orchestra who were set to play the anthem. Some kids had flutes, others had violins, and still others had a bass. You came out of the dugout and talked to each of the kids, even asking some of them to play their instrument for you. It was very kind of you to do that; and a refresher from some of the players (I won't name them) we have had recently. Then to back it up on the field, we are lucky to have you!! Have fun in Anaheim!!
Great job at the All-star game, sir! You deserved MVP in my book. Without you taking the walk with 2 outs, Mcann doesn't get the at-bat where he drives you in. Without your defensive play in the 9th, who knows what happens, eh?
You're always heads-up in the field, and show amazing patience at the plate. 🙂
Now do us all a favor, and kick all of your teammates in the *** for not having the passion for the game they should have!
Great job Marlon!!! You truly are an All-Star!! You drew the walk, scored from 1st on McCann's double, and got Big Papi out at 2nd in the bottom of the 9th!!! You are my MVP!!!!
Way to take a nice long at bat and be patient. Also, epic play there in the 9th.
Marlon, thank you for always smiling and hustling.
And congrats on being an all-star!
Kellee from Orlando
I agree with eagleeye1975, Marlon! Great job! You made us all proud! Without your walk, it was unlikely that the second run would have scored from first. And then that play in the 9th was awesome! That's an MVP performance! Awesome! I agree with you, man. Let's keep the faith! We can still do this! I am so very glad that you are with the Cubs this year. Your hard work is an inspiration! And you deserve all the accolades you are getting. It's good to see your attitude rubbing off on some of your teammates. Ramirez's average just went up 30 points in a week. I think you guys are just about to run on all cylinders. I can't wait for the second half. Hey ho, let's go!
You are all that is good about baseball. Thanks for the ray of sunshine!
You are all that is good about baseball, a real player. Thanx for the ray of sunshine, you deserved to be an all star
I give thanks that you are a Cub now. I hope it lasts for the rest of your career. You are a breath of fresh air as was Ernie (let's play two today!) Banks. You both played hard and for the love of the game. Your spirit is infectuous and I hope the rest of the players all catch the "infection". Keep up the great work. As a Cub fan for more than 70 years and someone who has played the game as a kid, through high school and college, then in the Army, and as a semi-pro in Chicagoland many moons ago I know the feeling of enjoyment that is the game! I love your spirit and your honest smile! Go team!!
Thank you Mr. Byrd for your wonderful showing at the All Star Game. Your hustle and infectious smile just made me love the game of baseball more than ever last night! I am proud to be a baseball fan, a cub fan and a Marlon Byrd fan. Go NL!!!!!
Congratulations on your spot for the All Star Game. I voted for you many times, because you are constantly going out there and giving your best. You bring good energy to the fans and clubhouse, and not to mention make some unbelievable plays. You played an amazing game last night and I was so happy you were apart of the 2010 All Star team that broke the NL losing streak. I wish you all the best in your career and I look forward to watching you and the Cubs play as the Season continues.
Marlon, when I saw coach was sending you in at the All Star game I said to myself, OK, now something will happen, Marlon is in!! And sure enough, something happened!! I love to watch the energy you bring to the game. It is so refreshing to watch the positive vibe after some of the negativity of some past and current players. This is how they taught us to play in all our early sporting experiences, do your best, keep trying, and stay positive!! We love you, Marlon, and we love to watch you. You are Cubbie Blue forever!!
also please forward autograph pix for collection at office
all the best respectfully
cal shummon u.s.n.r.r
fmr AA cubbie 1972
p.o. box 346177
chicago,illinois 60634
Thank you for being so good to the cubs, we only wish you the best if your future i hope you bat and hit well.


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'ARTPOP' suffers from lack of inspiration
Lady Gaga mines much of the same trove on "ARTPOP" (her caps, not ours), her third studio album that's full of fame and sex and walk, walk fashion baby. She sings about Donatella Versace and drugs - not in the same song, oddly enough - and welcomes R&B and rap A-listers into her dance party. The album leaked last week and is online and in stores Tuesday.
It has some solid pop moments, and first single "Applause" has a chorus that sticks in your head, even if it sounds like something from a Dracula musical. But too much of the album sacrifices strong hooks or melodies for production. It makes songs sound as if they're in limbo or transition, like interesting ideas never fully realized. As always, Gaga is too intent on being different without actually being different. Nothing on this album is particularly revelatory or groundbreaking.
"Aura" is like the soundtrack to a campy spaghetti Western (and was used to promote her appearance in "Machete Kills"); "Venus" and "Sexxx Dreams" are standard electro-pop; and "Manicure" mines a bit of a Brit-pop vibe. She references exactly what its title suggests during the messy, overproduced "Mary Jane Holland."
Let's just pretend the title track doesn't exist at all. Not with such howl-inducing lyrics: "Brushing of darkness won't help you create your destiny of self/But artpop could mean anything/I try to sell myself but I am really laughing/Because I just love the music not the bling."
"ARTPOP" shines when Gaga pushes outside of her studded box. "Jewels N' Drugs" teams her with rappers T.I., Too Short and Twista; and "Do What U Want" is a duet with R. Kelly that has a lush '80s vibe. They both work because Gaga works with the framework instead of fighting against it.
"Swine" has bite and anger and aggression; and campy "Fashion!" sounds like something that would be used on British sitcom "Absolutely Fabulous." That is by no means an insult.
"Dope" is a lurching, theatrical piano ballad that showcases Gaga's pleading vocal delivery and a welcome sense of sincerity. "Gypsy" is heartfelt - the best power ballad Journey never recorded. It's a hands-in-the-air highlight. Both songs cast aside so many accessories, so much Gaga-ness and just let the music speak for itself.
That's how you make art truly pop.
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Swimmers brave lightning, shark threats in ocean swim
MANHATTAN BEACH, Calif. — Hundreds of swimmers braved threat of lightning strikes Sunday to compete in a 2-mile ocean swim that ended at the same pier where another swimmer was bit by a 7-foot shark last month.
The now-recovered swimmer who was attacked, Steven Robles, fired the shot to start the Dwight Crum Pier-to-Pier Swim, says Gary Crum, an organizer and the son of founder of the race. About 1,225 were registered for the race that began at the Hermosa Beach Pier, south of Los Angeles, and ended up at the Manhattan Beach Pier. Gary Crum says he was unsure if any swimmers dropped plans to participate due to the threatening weather, or, for that matter, the sharks.
Sharks are common around the piers, often juvenile great whites that don't bother swimmers unless provoked. Such was the case last month when a fisherman on the pier hooked a shark, which then bit Robles as he swam below. Fishing has since been suspended at the pier. Indeed, Crum said a lifeguard captain told him that a shark had been sighted Sunday near the swimmers, but wasn't considered a threat.
The bigger worry, Crum says, was the threat of lightning. A week before, a rare lightning strike killed a 20-year-old swimmer and injured seven others at Venice Beach, north of Manhattan Beach. Thunderstorms again were in the forecast Sunday. Crum says contingency plans were in place to end the race if strikes were reported nearby, but none materialized.
The pier-to-pier is one of the activities in the International Surf Festival.


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Latin American and Caribbean Carbon Forum (LACCF)
The Latin American and Caribbean Carbon Forum (LACCF) is a free of charge regional conference and exhibition platform established in 2006 to promote knowledge and information sharing while facilitating business opportunity environments among main carbon market stakeholders.
Building on the success of six previous editions, the 2013 Latin American & Caribbean Carbon Forum (LACCF) will be held on 28-30 August, at the Windsor Barra Hotel, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
This annual Conference and Exhibition is jointly organized by the World Bank, the Latin American Energy Organization (OLADE), the International Emissions Trading Association (IETA), the United Nations Environment Program (UNEP) and its UNEP Risø Centre, the Inter-American Development Bank (IADB), the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) secretariat and the United Nations Development Program (UNDP).
With over 800 local, regional and international participants from private, public and the financial sectors and this unique mix of co-organizers, the LACCF is the pre-eminent regional 'Pulse Taking' and 'Business to Business' platform. It brings together leading individuals and organizations in the field to share knowledge and information, discuss new tendencies, propose solutions, and identify business opportunities in a rapidly changing area towards low carbon economies and societies.
Worldwatch Climate and Energy Director, Alexander Ochs, will be participating on a panel:
Derisking Renewable Energy Investments in LAC
The key challenge for policymakers to accelerate the transformation of the energy matrix is to create the conditions to make renewable energy attractive to investors and utilities without jeopardizing the attainment of other equally important development goals or placing an inequitable share of the cost burden on ratepayers. Policymakers in LAC have been exploring a broad spectrum of different policies, incentives and support mechanisms to improve the risk-reward profile of renewable energy technologies, either through reducing risks or increasing rewards. The panelist of this session will share their views and experience on efficient mechanisms that can be put in place to accelerate the investments in renewable energies and leverage the US$430 billion which are required to sustain the energy demand in LAC until 2030.


text: Brian Atkins wrote: > Claims to be more scalable than traditional beowulf tactics > > http://www.sandia.gov/media/NewsRel/NR2001/super.htm From the news release: "dramatically extends the capability of researchers to modularly assemble large blocks of off-the-shelf computer components" "While other cluster software may run faster, none exceed the Cplant system software's ability to help off-the-shelf processors work together in large numbers." OK, so what's this suppose to mean?? It doesn't make cluster software run faster, it just helps their ability to work together in large numbers.?? If it doesn't run the code faster, what does it do to make processors exceed in their ability to work together? Are they trying to say it increases the efficiency of the internetworking clusters? I wonder how this article would read if someone who knew what was going on with the Cplant software actually wrote the news release. Can anyone comment on the what the Cplant system software actually does that is of benefit to the performance of clusters? Bari


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Jim Patton, a pioneer in the American craft beer brewing movement and a founder of Abita Brewing Co. and Zea Rotisserie & Brewery, died Oct. 23 in Miami, where he was helping to start a new brewery. He was 59.
Patton died suddenly of unknown causes, said his wife of 42 years, Kathleen "Catch" Patton.
An avid home brewer, Patton was a founding partner in the Abita Brewing Co. in Abita Springs. Taking advantage of the town's famous artesian waters, he launched the company at a time when Americans were first developing a taste for indie craft brews. When its first beers debuted on July 4, 1986, Abita was just the 13th craft brewery to open in the United States and the first in the South.
"The first night we rolled out with a beer, we had one bar in New Orleans and one bar in Mandeville that carried it," Patton recalled last month to writer David Minsky of Miami's New Times newspaper. "We got some of the local television media in there, and they had some pictures of people dancing on the bar, and you just can't buy that."
Crafting beer intrigued him, Patton said in the article, because it was a "blend of science and art."
Abita produced 1,500 barrels of beer its initial year. Patton sold his stake in the company in 1997, but the business he launched now brews more than 125,000 barrels of beer and 8,000 barrels of root beer.
Patton left Abita when he realized he was spending more time behind a desk than in the brewery, he told New Times. "I opened a brewery because I wanted to brew. Eight years later I was sitting in an office talking to distributors and bankers and that's not what I wanted to do."
After Abita, Patton was a co-founder and brewmaster of Zea Rotisserie & Brewery, and was brewmaster at Key West Brewery in Florida. Recently, he became involved with the launch of Wynwood Brewing Co., a craft brewer in Miami.
But beer wasn't his only love. Patton also enjoyed making wine at his home on Lopez Island, in the San Juan Islands of Washington state, and he worked at several wineries in Oregon and California, Kathleen Patton said.
Before he got in the beer business, Patton was an anthropologist and taught at several universities, including Southeastern Louisiana and Xavier. He earned a doctorate in cultural anthropology as a Dougherty Fellow at Washington University and specialized in Andean agricultural economics.
A California native, Patton loved the outdoors and hiked, biked and cross-country skied throughout his teenage years. "In his 20s, he hiked the Inca Trail, explored Patagonia, and journeyed into the caves of the Maya mountains," Kathleen Patton said by email Thursday night. "Recently he sailed the waters of the Florida Keys and hiked and kayaked extensively in his beloved great Pacific Northwest."
He met Kathleen in 1970 during their first week of classes at Carleton College.
In addition to Kathleen, Patton is survived by his daughter Kathryn Braidwood Patton of Seattle, Wash; his son, William Anselm Patton, of Lopez Island, Wash.; his mother and two sisters. A private memorial will be held this week.


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Montana Blue Cross and Blue Shield Raises Rates 3.5 Percent in Anticipation of Obamacare [AUDIO]
Thousands of Montana Blue Cross and Blue Shield customers were notified last week that their premium rates would be rising by 3.5 percent in anticipation of fee increases through the Affordable Care Act, also known as Obamacare.
John Doran is Director of Strategic Marketing for Montana Blue Cross and Blue Shield.
"Beginning on January 1, 2014, the ACA includes new federal fees," Doran said. "Some of these fees are designed to support programs that will eventually stabilize premiums and also help to pay for subsidies for qualified individuals to help them purchase coverage."
Doran said Blue Cross and Blue Shield chose to implement the fees on January 1 when they take effect, rather than build the fees into 2013 or use money from the insurance company's reserve to absorb the cost.
Doran emphasized the importance of young people signing up for the Affordable Care Act, despite policies that are required to offer benefits many individuals don't need and will never use, such as a 30 year-old, single man paying for maternity and child healthcare.
"30 year-old men feel bulletproof, but not having health insurance is like playing Russian roulette, because you never know when you'll need insurance, until something happens," Doran said. "Besides, 30 year-olds and other young people have even more options, because they can buy catastrophic coverage, a high-deductible plan that meets all the ACA requirements. The more people we have in the risk pool, the better off we're going to be when it comes to the cost of healthcare. That's what the Affordable Care Act eventually tries to address, that's the stabilization of premiums to provide better care at a lower price."
Blue Cross and Blue Shield is one of only three healthcare providers available to Montanans through the Affordable Care Act and the Montana Health Insurance Exchange Marketplace.


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Having just watched an Oprah re-run with Kirstie Alley discussing her alter weight, and audition the judgments I fabricated in my apperception and out loud to my partner, I'm put in apperception of what Debbie Ford says, and what we all are actual able-bodied acquainted of:
* We are helped to see aggregate we backpack aural us by seeing it in others – ie. bulging it assimilate others.
* Courtroom TV, absoluteness shows abridged TV etc. "give us an benumbed aperture for arena out the burglary criticism and judgments we accept about our own humanity" Debbie says.
I assumption that's why we don't reside in isolation, rather we reside amidst by others in capricious degrees of community. What Kirstie Alley was accomplishing and adage seemed absolutely odd and imbalanced to me, but again don't I do all kinds of things that don't accomplish sense, and that could cause my activity to go out of balance? Don't we all?
Kirstie lived healthily for a aeon of time, a brace of years or so, and as agent for Jennie Craig absent abundant weight and was a archetypal for abounding American women. Again about a year ago, maybe she got annoyed of accomplishing it all 'right', I don't know; she absitively to about-face her dining room, abounding of gym equipment, aback to its aboriginal purpose so she could wine and banquet her friends. She had all the accessories confused out of the dining allowance and shoved into a abate room, and never looked aback on alive out. Needless to say, she acquired a amount of weight.
This appearance begs the big questions, "Why can't Kirstie Alley allow a conditioning allowance in her admirable home?", "Why would she about-face her admirable dining allowance into a conditioning room?" And a final one: "Why is she designing a weight accident affairs if she had already begin a counterbalanced affairs that seemed to plan able-bodied for her?"
* Could Kirstie and her over the top behaviors be a allowance to us?…a car by which we can see the imbalances we're active in our own life?
Most of us accept to be hit over the arch afore we get things. (I apperceive anyone who was actually hit harder on the arch several times if she aback addled a 2×4 bulging out from an amateurish doghouse. Each time she acquainted affronted with her bedmate who was in allegation of the project; assuredly the endure time she got it that he wasn't the one causing her to angle down and hit her head. But that topic's a accomplished added adventure and we'll leave it for addition time!)
Maybe Kirstie's out there as a allegorical 'hit on the head' for us…a allowance from the Universe! Thank you Kirstie Alley!
From Ellen Besso
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ATLANTA - If it seems like Shawn Michaels' induction into the WWE Hall of Fame was a long time coming, maybe it was because he needed to actually retire first.
After four years on the shelf with a back injury, Michaels was lured back into the ring in 2002 for what even he admits was supposed to be one final match. It took nine years for him to end his comeback so he could collect the Hall of Fame ring his accomplishments suggest he deserves like few before him.
The Heartbreak Kid got his ring on Sunday night before a very appreciative gathering of peers, family and WWE fans at the Philips Arena. Though he spent 26 years entertaining crowds around the world, Michaels claimed he was nervous to be accepting the honor, yet pleased with the way his career came together in the end.
"Last Monday, the Undertaker had mentioned that Shawn Michaels would be walking into the Hall of Fame with a ton of regrets," Michaels said. "I can tell you, if this had happened in 1998, when some people said I'd already had, by that time, a Hall of Fame career, that might have been true. But I can stand here before you today and say that I go into the Hall of Fame with absolutely no regrets."
Michaels credited his relationships with God and his family with aiding the late career redemption of his personal reputation. His status as an elite in-ring performer has never been in question, and HBK mentioned more than once that the motivation for him to reach that level came from his ongoing need for validation from fans and other wrestlers to assure him that he was "good at my job."
Triple H accepted the job of inducting his close friend, starting out in a humorous fashion that Michaels would later compare to a roast. But The Game turned serious before he finished, even getting a little choked up as he spoke glowingly about his buddy's legacy.
"You were the greatest performer I've ever seen in my life," Triple H said before bringing Michaels out to the stage. "The greatest I've ever stepped in the ring with. The greatest, period."
The other emotional high point of the evening came when Dusty Rhodes inducted the Road Warriors -- arguably the greatest tag team in wrestling history -- and their original manager, Paul Ellering. Since Michael "Hawk" Hegstrand passed away in 2003, the honor was a bittersweet one for surviving member Joseph "Animal" Laurinaitis.
Animal spoke at length about the unique connection the two men shared, both in and out of the ring. Ellering produced a Hawk action figure later in the acceptance speech to give their missing friend a physical presence, however small.
The Price is Right host appeared to win over some naysayers by praising the athleticism and dedication of the WWE Superstars. Carey also got an endorsement from Kane, of all people, despite the Big Red Machine's assertion that the Cleveland native stole his thunder during the same Royal Rumble in which he eliminated a record-setting 11 competitors.
"Beneath that jocular exterior beats a black heart," Kane said. "Drew Carey is the embodiment of pure evil. I like that. I respect that. He reminds me of me."
The 2011 Hall of Fame Class was rounded out by Bullet Bob Armstrong, inducted by sons Brian (who did some of his classic Road Dogg shtick), Brad and Scott, and "Hacksaw" Jim Duggan, inducted by Ted DiBiase, Sr.
Nick Tylwalk has been in Atlanta since Thursday covering WrestleMania 27 events and still has a Dragon Gate show and the main event itself to come on Sunday. Get the latest at his Twitter feed @Nick_Tylwalk.


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The goal of treatment is to control or prevent epileptic seizures. Treatment is fully or partially successful in about 80% of patients. Medication is generally the most successful way to treat and manage epilepsy. Lifestyle changes and other treatments, like a ketogenic diet, are also considered. In some cases, surgery may be recommended.
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New Fiat Based Jeepster Spy Shots SurfacePosted in News on January 23, 2014
Back in mid-December 2013 we brought you news that Jeep might be bringing back the Jeepster (you can read more on that here) and many of you were up in arms about calling the Italian Fiat 500X based crossover SUV a Jeepster. Well, we've just gotten ahold of some recent spy shots of the new seven-slat Jeepster or whatever jeep is planning on calling this latest vehicle, which could potentially be replacing the Compass and Patriot in the brand's lineup. The Jeepster shares the same platform with the Fiat 500X but it definitely has a more aggressive appearance than the curvy Fiat 500X concept we showed you last month.
This smaller Jeep will no doubt feature a number of iconic Jeep design cues as is evident with the prototype's seven-slat grille. The body lines are reminiscent of the old XJ Cherokees from the looks of the hood lines and the upright B and C pillars. The headlights look to be fairly squarish in our opinion but we can't help but picture a baby Dodge Nitro hiding behind all that urban camouflage. The rear taillights are reminiscent of the iconic cube-shaped Wrangler taillights but this could just be an optical illusion from all the urban camouflage.
We will admit that this Jeep's overall boxier body-shape is much better to look at compared to the Fiat 500X's egg-shaped design but we think it's safe to say that the earlier rumors which suggested the Jeepster (or Latitude) was going to be inspired by the Willys MB were greatly exaggerated.
With less than two months until the Geneva Motor Show, it will be interesting to see if Jeep decides to change the design of this pint sized wheeler. One suggestion we would give is to maybe give it a little ground clearance to get over the bumps at the mall without too much effort. With any luck, maybe we'll see this so called Jeepster get a true low range or at the very least a set of 2-speed axles to ensure it can actually make it through a moderate off-road trail.
Check out the spy shots of the mystery Jeepster hitting the road!


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Lactose Free Milk From Valio USA
Parsippany, N.J.-based Valio USA, a subsidiary of Valio Ltd, Helsinki, Finland, (one of Europe's leading dairy companies), introduces Real Goodness brand lactose free milk to the Northeast corridor of the U.S. The first lactose free milk that actually tastes like real milk, Real Goodness is made in Syracuse, N.Y. through a partnership with Byrne Dairy using an advanced, ultra-filtration technology that gently removes lactose, leaving nothing but the delicious taste of milk. Valio is so confident consumers will prefer the rich and creamy taste of Real Goodness to other lactose free milk, it offers a money-back guarantee to any consumer who tries the product.
"Our research found that lactose free milk options in the U.S. were not meeting consumer needs," says Valio USA marketing director Lawrence Morris. "Lactose intolerant Americans told us that the current lactose free products available to them either tasted watered down or too sweet. Many lactose intolerant people simply gave up on dairy products altogether because competitive lactose free milk didn't taste like the real thing to them."
In a taste test, eight out of 10 lactose intolerant milk drinkers found that Real Goodness tastes just like real milk. Available in fat free (skim) and reduced fat (2%) milk varieties, the Grade A milk is ultra-pasteurized, homogenized and is rBST free. In addition, it has 38 percent more protein and 42 percent less sugar than the leading lactose free brand, contains calcium for strong bones and teeth and vitamin D to help the absorption of calcium.
"Lactose intolerance, the inability of the body to digest lactose, the sugar in dairy products, is a real condition with real consequences affecting between 30 and 60 million Americans," says Professor Riitta Korpela, Valio vice president of research. "Valio is committed to being a center of excellence in dairy nutrition with a healthy portfolio of choices across all dairy categories. We are proud to introduce our milk to lactose intolerant individuals in the U.S."
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WASHINGTON – The day after it won best picture for a comedy or musical at the Golden Globes, "The Artist" sold out its 7 p.m. screening at the Landmark E Street Cinema. I couldn't help but smile. A black-and-white silent film from France had just sold out a theater in 2012 America.
If you're still leery about watching a silent movie, don't be. You liked the first half of "WALL-E," right? In "The Artist," the gimmick fits perfectly into the plot, where silent movie star George Valentin (Jean Dujardin) worries that talking pictures will ruin his career in 1927 Hollywood. His fears are compounded when his love interest, vibrant actress Peppy Miller (Berenice Bejo), finds a budding career in talkies, leaving him in a trail of stardust.
We've seen this story before with James Cagney in "Footlight Parade" ("It's a fad"), Gloria Swanson in "Sunset Blvd."("We didn't need dialogue; we had faces") and Gene Kelly in "Singin' in the Rain" ("'The Jazz Singer,' that's what's the matter"). What makes it work here is the way writer and director Michel Hazanavicius exposes the filmmaking process, creating one of cinema's most self-reflexive works.
In one scene, he replays the same scene over and over again as the actors laugh their way through multiple takes. In another, Peppy examines a film strip and we see the action unfold one frame at a time. We become so sucked into this cinema commentary that we share in Valentin's surprise as he sits a drink on his desk and hears a sound effect for the first time.
Not only does the silent gimmick work as self-reflexive commentary, it also forces Hazanavicius to do what so few directors understand: The art of visual storytelling. He is forced to find visual ways to express his ideas, thus providing a crash course for film language novices:
The symbolic suit recalls F.W. Murnau's silent masterpiece "The Last Laugh" (1924) — one of many classic film references. The breakfast table montage of Valentin's gradual separation from his wife is a nod to "Citizen Kane" (1941). The tap numbers on art deco sets recall Astaire and Rogers. And a gag of identical movements on two sides of a wall stirs memories of "Duck Soup" (1933).
Of course, the most controversial reference comes during the climax, where Hazanavicius plays Bernard Herrmann's complete "Scene d'Amour" from Hitchcock's "Vertigo" (1958) — my favorite film score of all time and No. 12 on the AFI's Top 25 Movie Scores. When "Vertigo" star Kim Novak heard the famous score in "The Artist," she said she felt as though she had been raped.
I may have felt just as violated if I had not heard Novak's charge going in. Instead, I was waiting for it as a make or break moment. Was "The Artist" a profound commentary or a cheap piggy-backer? Hazanavicius answered by playing me with a clever title card and dropping the soundtrack into complete silence, just to show the importance of a film score like Herrmann's.
I still prefer "Sherlock Jr." (1924), "The Purple Rose of Cairo" (1985) and "Cinema Paradiso" (1988), but "The Artist" is full of heart, charm and the best-trained dog I've ever seen.
With three Golden Globes under its belt for best picture, best actor in a comedy or musical, and best original score, the film has all the buzz of an Oscar contender.
If you enter with the right mindset, you'll be both entertained by its charm and educated by its commentary. On one end of the spectrum, the public gives it an 8.5 on IMDb. On the other end, the critics give it a 97 percent on Rotten Tomatoes. Calling it from both sides of The Film Spectrum, I'm giving it 4 out of 4 stars.
For more, check out Jason's film appreciation blog, The Film Spectrum.
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Is There Any Merit To Neil Young's Plan To Improve The Quality Of Digital Music?
from the the-(record)-needle-and-the-damage-done deptNeil Young has been unhappy with the state of digital audio for a while, and he's made various overtures about fixing it. Now, some trademark applications found by Rolling Stone suggest his plans are in motion, though details on those plans are scarce. The only real clue comes from a tangential mention in an unrelated press release:
A press release issued last September by Penguin Group imprint Blue Rider Press, which is publishing Young's upcoming memoir, may have revealed the working title of Young's entire project. In addition to the memoir, says the release, "Young is also personally spearheading the development of Pono, a revolutionary new audio music system presenting the highest digital resolution possible, the studio quality sound that artists and producers heard when they created their original recordings. Young wants consumers to be able to take full advantage of Pono's cloud-based libraries of recordings by their favorite artists and, with Pono, enjoy a convenient music listening experience that is superior in sound quality to anything ever presented."
But does Young actually have a new idea? There are already lossless formats like FLAC that some audiophiles swear by, not to mention uncompressed formats like WAV and AIFF. But there is theoretically room for improvement: most uncompressed digital audio is sampled at a rate of 44,100 Hz, but some pro studio equipment can record at twice that, and technologies like DSD can go much, much further. Moreover most consumer audio consists of 16-bit samples, which could be bumped up to 24-bit. So on the technical side, there is the potential for new formats to popularize higher-quality digital audio. Who knows if that's what Young has in mind.
That, however, leads to the bigger question: is there really a market for such a format? The digital audio debate has been raging for years, and it has a lot of contours—not just the strengths and weaknesses of digital and analog formats, but also changing approaches to sound engineering and the debates over loudness, audio compression and overprocessing. While some audiophiles insist they can tell the difference, blind listening tests have proved they rarely can. For the average listener, convenience, selection and price surely trump such a negligible (and possibly undetectable) quality difference—and since it sounds like Young hopes to develop a proprietary, cloud-only format, I'm guessing those other factors aren't high priorities. Moreover, since most people are listening to their music on earbuds and other low-definition systems, the quality bottleneck exists much further down the line than the file format—and since an increasing amount of music is recorded with consumer tools like GarageBand that operate at the standard sampling rates for uncompressed AIFF/WAV files, there's another bottleneck above the file format too. Though, in theory, these factors are part of what Young wants to change with his push towards higher quality—and there may be some potential in that direction over time as bandwidth and storage space increases, and even some sort of immediate market among audiophiles. But it's hard to see what he could offer that existing formats don't already provide.
I know some people will insist that digital audio sucks, and that they can tell the difference—but frankly that's a meaningless assertion if they haven't done a controlled test. There are simply too many biases to account for. But even if it is a real problem for some people, it is likely to be a very small niche market, not a cultural sea-change like Young seems to envision. Some of his proclamations about the effect of music sound eerily close to Prince's insane ramblings about how audio interacts with the brain, which is hard to swallow. Music may create transcendent human experiences once it's inside your head, but your ears are still made of flesh and bone, not magic. And evidence suggests that most people's ears can't tell the difference.
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Sydney Harbour Bridge
Sydney Harbour Bridge at sunset. Image courtesy of Virtual Australia.
The Sydney Harbour Bridge is one of Australia's most well known and photographed landmarks. It is the world's largest (but not the longest) steel arch bridge with the top of the bridge standing 134 metres above the harbour.
Fondly known by the locals as the 'Coathanger', the Sydney Harbour Bridge celebrated its 70th birthday in 2002, with its official opening in March 1932.
A history of the Sydney Harbour Bridge
It was as early as 1815 that Francis Greenway proposed building a bridge from the northern to the southern shore of the harbour.
It took some time for this to become a reality with design submissions invited in 1900. All the submissions were considered unsuitable and so the momentum for the bridge crossing stopped.
However, after the First World War more serious plans were made, with a general design for the Sydney Harbour Bridge prepared by Dr J J C Bradfield and officers of the NSW Department of Public Works. The New South Wales Government then invited worldwide tenders for the construction of the Bridge in 1922 and the contract was let to English firm Dorman Long and Co of Middlesbrough.
The Sydney Harbour Bridge construction started in 1924 and took 1,400 men eight years to build at a cost of £4.2 million. Six million hand driven rivets and 53,000 tonnes of steel were used in its construction. It now carries eight traffic lanes and two rail lines, one in each direction, but at the time of its construction the two eastern lanes were tram tracks. They were converted to road traffic when Sydney closed down its tram system in the 1950s.
Captain Francis De Groot 'opening' the Bridge. Image courtesy of Pylon Lookout
An interesting past
The Bridge has an interesting past including its official opening on 19 March 1932. Before the NSW Premier, the Honourable John 'Jack' T. Lang, could cut the ribbon to signify the opening of the Harbour Bridge, Captain Francis De Groot of the political group The New Guard slashed the ribbon with his sword. Captain De Goot believed that the only person to open the Bridge should be a member of the Royal Family. Captain De Goot was detained, the ribbon tied together, and the Premier then officially cut the ribbon.
As many as 800 families living in the Bridge's path were relocated and their homes demolished without any compensation given when the Bridge started construction. Sixteen workers lives were lost during construction of the Bridge.
Grace Cossington Smith, The Bridge in-Curve, c.1930, tempera on cardboard 83.6x111.8cm. Image courtesy of the National Gallery of Victoria.
Flying under the Bridge
It is reported that in 1943 a flight of 24 RAAF Wirraways flew under the Sydney Harbour Bridge, with one of the pilots changing his flight path at the last moment to go over the top of the Bridge only just clearing it in time.
There is another story of the Americans flying under the Harbour Bridge, with one Kittyhawk flying under in about February 1942 and two Kittyhawks in May 1942. Again in May 1942, the Dutch flew three aircraft of the 18 Squadron NEI-AF under the Bridge in formation and then circled back to do another flight under the Bridge in a single line.
On 22 October 1943, Flight Lieutenant Peter Isaacson and his crew flew the huge Australian Lancaster, Q for Queenie, under the Harbour Bridge during a tour around Australia to raise funds for the war effort.
Climbing the Bridge
BridgeClimb started in 1998 and attracts tourists and locals alike to climb the monument. After climbing through catwalks and up ladders and stairs, the view is absolutely breathtaking. There are day, twilight and night climbs and a group of twelve will leave for a climb every ten minutes. The safety precautions taken include a blood alcohol reading and a Climb Simulator, which shows Climbers the climbing conditions that might be experienced on the Bridge.
By all reports, BridgeClimb is fantastic and one of the 'must dos' while on a trip to Sydney, with royals and celebrities such as Prince Frederik and Princess Mary of Denmark, Matt Damon, Hugo Weaving, Sarah Ferguson, Cathy Freeman, Kylie Minogue and Kostya Tszyu all having done the Climb.
The Pylon Lookout
The Pylon Lookout is at the southern eastern end of the Bridge (the Rocks end) and visitors can go and see an exhibition about the Bridge and well as see the spectacular 360° view from the top of the pylon.
Closing of the arch during construction of the Sydney Harbour Bridge, 1932. Image courtesy of the National Archives of Australia A6180, item 29/8/80/21.
Did you know...
The top of the arch actually rises and falls about 180 mm due to changes in the temperature!
In 1932, 96 steam locomotives were positioned in various ways to test the load capacity of the Bridge.
When the Bridge opened, it cost a horse and rider three pence and a car six pence to cross. Now horse and riders cannot cross, you can bicycle across in a special lane and walk across the Bridge for free. Cars cost around A$3.30 for a southbound trip and it is free to go northbound.
The Tyne Bridge in Newcastle-upon-Tyne, England is a much smaller version of the Sydney Harbour Bridge, its length measuring 397 metres and the main span 161 metres. There is much controversy surrounding the two bridges and which one may have been a model for the other. Although the Tyne Bridge was opened in 1928 - four years before the Harbour Bridge was opened - the tender was submitted and contract signed for the Sydney Harbour Bridge in March 1924. The designs for the Harbour Bridge were put forward by Dr. J C Bradfield before this date. The tender for the Tyne Bridge was accepted and contract signed later that year in December 1924.
In 1932, the average annual daily traffic was around 11,000 and now it is around 160,000 vehicles per day.
Frank Hurley (1885-1962), Bridge framing vista of City, 1910-1962, glass plate. Image courtesy of the National Gallery of Australia.
One of Australia's well-known celebrities, Paul Hogan, was once part of a workforce virtually permanently employed repainting the Bridge, in that they started another coat of paint after finishing the last.
The Sydney Harbour Tunnel was built to cope with ever increasing harbour traffic problems and opened in August 1992. It is 2.3 kilometres long and cost A$554 million to construct. It is strong enough to withstand the impact of earthquakes and sinking ships. It carries around 75,000 vehicles a day.
In 2003, a project commenced to remove the lead-based paint from the Bridge and replace it with a more durable non-lead-based paint.
Some interesting facts about the Bridge
|Length of arch span
|503 metres
|Height of top of arch
|134 metres above mean sea level
|Height to top of aircraft beacon
|141 metres above mean sea level
|Width of deck
|49 metres
|Clearance for shipping
|49 metres
|Height of pylons
|89 metres above mean sea level
|Base of each abutment tower
|68 metres across and 48 metres long
(two pylons rest on each abutment tower)
|Total length of bridge
|1149 metres including approach spans
|Bearing pins
|Each of the four pins measures 4.2 metres long
and 368 millimetres in diameter
|Thrust on bearings
|Under maximum load approximately 20,000 tonnes
on each bearing
|Number of rivets
|Approximately 6,000,000
|Largest rivet
|Weighed 3.5 kilograms and was 395 millimetres long
|Longest hanger
|58.8 metres
|Shortest hanger
|7.3 metres
|Total weight of steelwork
|52,800 tonnes including arch and mild steel approach spans
|Weight of arch
|39,000 tonnes
|Rock excavated for foundations
|122,000 cubic metres
|Concrete used for bridge
|95,000 cubic metres
|Granite facing used on pylons and piers
|17,000 cubic metres
|Allowance for deck expansion
|420 millimetres
|Allowance for arch expansion
|The arch may rise or fall 18 centimetres due to heating or cooling
|Number of panels in arch
|28, each 18.28 metres wide
|Record tonnage erected
|589 tonnes of steelwork was erected on the arch in one day on 26 November 1929
|Paint required
|272,000 litres of paint were required to give the Bridge its initial three coats
|Facts and figures from: Mackaness, C. (ed.) 2006, Bridging Sydney, Historic Houses Trust of New South Wales, Sydney.
Useful links
- HarbourBridge.com.au
- BridgeClimb - Sydney Harbour Bridge
- Sydney Harbour Bridge Pylon Lookout
- Sydney Harbour Bridge Workers Honour Roll 1922-32
- World's Longest Bridge Spans
- Sydney Travel Online - Sydney Harbour Bridge
- Bridges over the Tyne
- Bridging Sydney - Historic Houses Trust
Listen, look and play
- Constructing Australia - Triumphs and tragedies in building a nation
- Francis De Groot's Sword , video, 5 mins. Part of Australia's Heritage: National Treasures . Screen Australia.
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Nathalie Smith, MSN, RN
The optic nerve allows you to see by carrying images from your eye to your brain. Optic neuritis involves inflammation of the optic nerve. This may cause reduced vision or loss of vision. It is a serious condition that requires immediate care from your doctor.
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Optic neuritis has several causes. These include:
In some, the cause of optic neuritis may be unknown.
Factors that may increase your chance of optic neuritis include:
In some people, optic neuritis may not cause any visual problems. In those that have them, optic neuritis may cause:
Eye pain will often go away within a few days. Vision problems will improve in the majority of people. Some may be left with blurred, dark, dim, distorted vision, or complete visual loss. Vision usually improves over several weeks or months.
Optic neuritis may be difficult to diagnose. Your eye may look perfectly normal. Your doctor will ask about your symptoms and medical history. A physical exam will be done. It will include a neurologic examination. You may be referred to an ophthalmologist (eye specialist) or neurologist (nervous system specialist).
Your doctor may need to test your eye function. This can be done with:
Your doctor may need to test your bodily fluids. This can be done with:
Your doctor may need pictures of your internal bodily structures. This can be done with an
MRI scan
or optical coherence tomography (OCT).
Your doctor may also need to evaluate you for spinal cord problems. This can be done with a somatosensory evoked potentials test.
Talk with your doctor about the best treatment plan for you. Treatment options include:
There are no current guidelines to prevent optic neuritis.
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Last reviewed August 2015 by Rimas Lukas, MD
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"It's now or never!"
That's the common refrain uttered in meeting rooms across the NFL when general managers, coaches and scouts convene to discuss the fates of former top picks who are underperforming.
As a rule, teams will give first-round picks at least three seasons to fulfill their potential on the field. While other draft picks aren't afforded this luxury, the combination of draft status and financial commitment leads to a more patient approach from decision makers when evaluating Round 1 selections.
Of course, these players must eventually perform up to expectations and make significant contributions or evaluators will chalk them up as busts and look for other solutions at their respective positions. With organized team activities and minicamps underway, it's a perfect time to examine 10 players who must step up or step off in 2013 (listed in alphabetical order):
Prince Amukamara, CB, New York Giants: The Giants' secondary situation has been a question mark for years, but Amukamara was expected to be a part of the solution. However, the former first-round pick hasn't been available or consistent enough to make a significant contribution to the defense. Amukamara has only suited up for 20 games in two seasons, with just 11 starts. In those appearances, he hasn't displayed the sticky cover skills or awareness to match elite receivers in isolated coverage. Additionally, Amukamara hasn't showcased the ball skills to consistently produce takeaways at the position. The G-Men are desperately seeking a No. 1 corner. It's time for Amukamara to validate his status as a top pick with his performance on the field.
Gabe Carimi, OL, Chicago Bears: The Bears tried to address a myriad of offensive line woes by selecting Carimi with the 29th overall pick of the 2011 NFL Draft. He was expected to vie for the starting job at left tackle, but wound up starting his first couple games on the right side before a knee injury prematurely ended his rookie season. Although he returned to the starting lineup in 2012 at right tackle, he struggled mightily against speed rushers before being benched following a dismal performance against the San Francisco 49ers in Week 11. He eventually regained playing time by filling in at guard, but the team is still uncertain about his ability to succeed at guard or tackle against NFL competition. Given another chance to compete for a starting spot under new coach Marc Trestman, Carimi must bring his "A" game in training camp to secure a role on the offensive line.
Top 10 quarterbacks 25 or under
Buoyed by the draft class of 2012, the NFL has a surplus of promising young passers. Around the League counted down the top 10 QBs 25 years old or under.
» No. 10: Josh Freeman
» No. 9: Andy Dalton
» No. 8: Sam Bradford
» No. 7: Ryan Tannehill
» No. 6: Matthew Stafford
» No. 5: Russell Wilson
» No. 4: Cam Newton
» No. 3: Colin Kaepernick
» No. 2: Robert Griffin III
» No. 1: Andrew Luck
Blaine Gabbert, QB, Jacksonville Jaguars: Excuse me for stating the obvious with my inclusion of Gabbert on this list. Factoring in pre-draft hype, he has been the most disappointing player in the 2011 class. Observers raved about his arm talent and potential as a franchise quarterback, but he has yet to display the confidence, poise and promise of an emerging star at the position. Additionally, he looks timid and distracted in the pocket when rushers penetrate seams. Now, I'll be the first to admit the supporting cast around Gabbert is subpar, but his individual performance has been abysmal. He must improve to maintain a role in the franchise's future. Based on previous performance, it seems unlikely, but a new offensive coordinator (Jedd Fisch) and fresh system could finally tap into the talent and potential that captivated several scouts prior to the 2011 draft.
Brandon Graham, DE/OLB, Philadelphia Eagles: Chip Kelly should be encouraged by the splash plays produced by Graham a season ago, but it is time for the fourth-year player to earn a full-time role in the starting lineup. Although Graham's contributions as a situational player certainly improved the Eagles' pass rush in 2012, the team drafted him 13th overall to become a down-by-down difference maker on the perimeter. With the Eagles moving to a 3-4, Graham must also display some cover skills to complement his pass-rush ability off the edge. If he can put it all together and develop into the disruptive playmaker most expected him to be coming out of Michigan, the Eagles could rejoin the ranks of the elite on defense.
Mark Ingram, RB, New Orleans Saints: The devaluation of running backs has prompted teams to pause before investing a first-round pick in the position. Ingram's modest contributions to the Saints' offense further cement this line of thinking. The third-year pro has totaled just 1,076 rushing yards over two seasons, failing to crack the lineup as a full-time starter. Most importantly, Ingram hasn't wowed observers when he has been on the field. The Alabama product is a hammerhead runner with strength and power, but he lacks the burst and speed to run away from defenders. As a result, he fails to break off big runs, amassing just six runs of 20-plus yards in 278 rushing attempts.
Jake Locker, QB, Tennessee Titans: The Titans surprisingly selected Locker with a top-10 pick, pegging the Washington alum as the franchise quarterback of the future after moving on from the Vince Young debacle. On paper, Locker looked like an ideal replacement, with an ultra-athletic game and impeccable intangibles. However, those traits haven't translated into winning quarterback play on Sunday. Locker has only eclipsed 300 passing yards twice in his career. Also, he's logged multiple TD passes just twice over 11 starts. Additionally, Locker has struggled with his accuracy and ball placement on intermediate and deep throws. As a result, he has only completed 56.4 percent of his passes as a starter, which falls well short of the 60 percent standard favored by most offensive coordinators. With Mike Munchak under the gun to deliver a winner in Tennessee, Locker must step up his game or watch Ryan Fitzpatrick take over an offense that has the pieces to compete for an AFC South title.
Ryan Mathews, RB, San Diego Chargers: Former Chargers GM A.J. Smith made the bold move to draft Mathews as the replacement for perennial All-Pro running back LaDainian Tomlinson. However, Mathews has failed to live up to expectations, with only one 1,000-yard season in his three-year career. While injuries and a leaky offensive line have contributed to Mathews' struggles, the fact that he hasn't shown the consistency or durability to handle the workload as a feature back has placed an enormous burden on Philip Rivers to carry the offense on the strength of his right arm. Without even the semblance of a balanced approach, the Chargers' offense hasn't been as productive or explosive in recent years. With Mike McCoy and Ken Whisenhunt hoping to feature a more efficient offensive attack, Mathews must become the player the Chargers envisioned when they selected him with the No. 12 pick of the 2010 NFL Draft.
Dexter McCluster, RB/WR, Kansas City Chiefs: McCluster is the only player on this list who wasn't selected in the first round -- just barely, as Kansas City scooped him up with the fourth pick of Round 2 back in 2010. McCluster was supposed to add juice to the Chiefs' offense, but he has yet to make a significant impact as a running back/receiver. Now, the departure of Todd Haley and the inept game-planning of former offensive coordinator Brian Daboll certainly hindered McCluster's ability to provide a spark, but a closer look at the film reveals an undersized playmaker without an explosive burst. Moreover, McCluster is an unpolished receiver lacking the route-running skills or craftiness to win consistently from the slot. New K.C. boss Andy Reid has suggested that he has big plans for the diminutive pass catcher. We will soon find out if McCluster has the game to match those lofty expectations.
Danny Watkins, OG, Philadelphia Eagles: Watkins' disappointing play has been one of the big reasons for the Eagles' O-line woes over the past few seasons. The former first-round pick has struggled in transitioning to the pro game after shining at Baylor as an offensive tackle. While Kelly has promised a clean slate for all players, Watkins' previous struggles could make it hard for the new head coach to throw him into the starting lineup without a standout performance in training camp. He must make major strides as a blocker to be a viable option for the team heading into the regular season.
Kyle Wilson, CB, New York Jets: The Jets drafted Wilson with the hope that he would immediately play a critical role as a nickel defender before ascending to a starting role down the line. Although he has performed well in spots, Wilson hasn't shown the consistent cover skills to become a front-line player in the NFL. This was evident when he struggled mightily as a rookie in the slot, and he continued to display inconsistencies as a fill-in for Darrelle Revis a season ago. Sure, he made significant strides from his rookie season, but he certainly is not a lock to hold onto his starting spot opposite Antonio Cromartie, with the arrival of No. 9 overall pick Dee Milliner. Regardless, the Jets will spend nearly 70 percent of their defensive snaps in some form of nickel defense; Wilson must be an effective player as a slot defender or outside corner for the scheme to work. How well he performs in his assigned role could determine Rex Ryan's fate as the leader of Gang Green.
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You might have seen on TV see images of the sarcophagus that covers the reactor number 4 from Chernobyl Nuclear Plant that exploded in the accident, but this mini-panoramio gives you a wider perspective:
Actually there is not very much to see around the plant, but what is really amazing is taking a virtual walk in the abandoned city of Prypiat. This city was very close to Chernobyl and its 50.000 inhabitants had to be completely evacuated after the accident. I never have seen such a green city, after 18 years trees grew everywhere:
Residents from Prypiat were only allowed to take away a suitcase full of documents, books and clothes that were not contaminated. Apartment buildings, swimming pools, hospitals and other buildings were all abandoned, and everything inside the buildings was left behind, including records, papers, TVs, children's toys, furniture, valuables, and clothing, etc. that any normal family would have with them. Practically the city is a museum documenting the late Soviet era.
The Exclusion Zone is considered relatively safe to visit, and several Ukrainian companies offer guided tours of the area. Prypiat and the surrounding area will not be safe for human habitation for several centuries to come. It will take 300 years for the most deadly radioactive isotopes released by the accident to decay. After that the area may be used for most human activities again. High radiation has not prevented wildlife from entering the area; wild animal populations are actually quite large in the exclusion zone, capitalizing on the lack of human occupation.
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I wanted to explore the idea of imagination versus reality; thought versus action. What led me to these ideas was my passion for Japanese manga. I chose to pursue it through the digital medium because of the way it can merge and manipulate photo-realism with created imagery.


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Ever heard of a house even elephants like visiting? You might just see one drinking water from the garden pool of the house as you laze on the hammock next to your room. This homestay is not just a homestay but a home away from home. Located about 240 kms away from Bangalore and 92 kms away form Mysore in the middle of 20 acres of coffee, pepper and orange plantation, the homestay is as refreshing as the beautiful scenery around.
After staying and working in various places in India and abroad as marketing professionals Viju and Nimi now live with their two dogs (Jomo and Viva) in their ancestral home in Coorg.
As hosts of this homestay since 2005, they offer guests their warm hospitality, interesting experiences and a variety of cuisines. The guests have never-ending options for breakfast, lunch, dinner and dessert, the reason being Nimi's interest and expertise in cooking. An avid bike rider Viju can take his guests round the estate and let them deal with the fresh breeze as they hold on to the bike.
The homestay has three spacious rooms, two on ground floor and one on first floor with attached bathrooms. For those guests, who like to cook their own food there is even an option of a separate open kitchen. The ambience provides a comfortable homely stay through comfortable cushions, hammock, magazines, board games, wind chimes and small miniatures in and around the guest rooms. The unique point of the homestay is its dining area- Diner Gazebo. It is a hexagonally structured dining area with poles and a traditional Coorg roof holding it down. It is an attractive set-up with beautiful gardening around which makes it look like a part of the nature come to this homestay and experience nature, tranquility and beautiful Coorg culture all in one place.
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This homestay provided all that one could wish for a relaxing getaway. Fabulous food, wonderful company, and a perfect setting for rest and recuperation. We had a terrific time.
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there is no value for money in this holiday homestay \'elephant corridor\'. they have charged 350 per meal and absolutely there is no value for the amount they charged. no amenities available. host comes every 10 minutes and gives some shock like no electricity, no water and elephant can surround any time. it was more of fearful stay then enjoyment. there was no power for 2 days and no generator, or back up available. for the local sight seeing we had to depend on the host, and the cab driver charged around 3,500/- for the local sight seeing that too for an old ambassador car. th quality of food provided was worst, and they charged 350/- per meal without any quality food. No eateries available in the vicinity and have to travel for atleast 8 km to reach the town where there are few hotels available. had a very very bad experience despite spending around 8,000 rs for holiday home booking
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Fabulous Experience !! The experience was fabulous. The hosts were simply amazing and made us feel at home. I am absolutely not wrong in saying the 24 hours that we spent at the home stay was fantastic and one which we all unanimously want to do again.
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The last couple of days I've been reading Beyond the Outer Shores, Eric Enno Tamm's biography of Ed Ricketts 'The Pioneering Ecologist Who Inspired John Steinbeck and Joseph Campbell.'
Ricketts spent a summer in Clayoquot, where my story's set, albeit a decade and a half earlier, and this episode is brilliant for insights about the Princess Maquinna, the legendary steamship that serviced the lighthouses, missions, logging camps, canneries and villages of the West Coast of Vancouver Island.
"The Maquinna is an ugly ship [...] with her thin, elongated funnel and her illproportioned bow, she is ugly from any direction in which you look at her [...] she has stolen the hearts of the people, and I doubt if any vessel afloat could be more beloved."
Ricketts, (the barely-disguised 'Doc' in Steinbeck's Cannery Row) spent his Clayoquot summer foraging at low tide for marine life, making a painstaking inventory of the 'good, kind sane little animals' of the shore. I've been using the book to extend my reading list, get a better sense of the huge significance of the pub at Clayoquot (one of only three on the west coast of Vancouver Island at the time), then sitting and staring and eventually drawing out a little more of my own story, which has been so neglected for the last month or so.
The folk are good. Last night I spent some time talking novel (particularly the pure intent of the ones which are never meant to be published, and what a luxury the absence of ambition can be) with Claire Wigfall. Her debut The Loudest Sound and Nothing was published by Faber in 2007 and she's currently the Book Trust's Writer in Residence.
The others are visual artist Chris Evans, James Rigler, a ceramicist, with whom ('with whom'!) I've debated benefits of various courgette species; Olufemi Terry, who won the 2010 Caine Prize for African Writing, currently resident in Berlin, Lina Peterson, a jeweller; Roanne Dods and Frances Priest – this weeks 'Creative Catalysts', who led us astray yesterday to the ruins of St Peter's Seminary in Cardross, just down the road from Hell(ensborough); a vast tangle of graffitied concrete and drifts of shattered glass. It rained and thundered, what Rickett's might have called 'Old Testament Rain'. It looked like the multi-storey carpark in Altrincham Town Centre. The niches in which the trainee priests (we speculate) could pray, dripped. Frances directed us to 'Concrete Britain' when we got back which merges footage of the seminary ruin and the building in use: elegant, bright, airy, modern.
In the evening Roanne opened a discussion about the artist's perception of their place in our culture. It wasn't long before we'd all got hung up on the money, which is always a circular kind of riff. It's a bit of a necessary purge, maybe, to talk about it but I usually feel as if I've been a bit foulmouthed afterwards.
Something new feels possible in the work in this reprieve from habitual life. It's occurred to me that a pessimist consciousness almost can't help but express a pessimist world populated by pessimists, which certainly has never struck me as the prevailing weather in 1930s Tofino, whose country dances Ricketts describes as 'peppy and drunken', despite its hardships.' Whisky crops up a lot, as I believe it did in my grandfather's days as G.P. in Tofino in the 30s.
'"It was at Tofino," a passenger once remembered, "that we realized to our absolute horror that we were running out of Scotch." [...] Ricketts had taken action by "self-consciously" carting a couple cases of beer up the Maquinna's gangway.'
So maybe I should follow Rickett's example when I finally get around to going into Kilcreggan for groceries. Sort of looking forward to getting my hands on the truck, but I'm liking walking the roads and forestry tracks in the immediate vicinity even more. I enjoy the limits of what's walkable. And to be seen there are: bats, dragonflies, newts, swallows, swifts or housemartins (some time I'll learn the difference) a herd of Highland cows that drowse around the pods and cubes, and this morning I found an owl feather, that jumps in your fingers as you draw it down through the air, thick brindles softened by the extra pelt that acts as a silencer.
Still missing the cat though.
(All quotations from Beyond The Outer Shores, Eric Enno Tamm, Four Walls Eight Windows, New York, 2004)


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(The New Frontier is not to be confused with another John Wayne-Republic Pictures movie, New Frontier (1939), which was a Three Mesquiteers entry co-starring Ray Corrigan and Raymond Hatton. That movie was later reissued as Frontier Horizon. Adding to the confusion, Olive Films is simultaneously releasing that picture to Blu-ray, under its reissue title.)
A Paramount-owned movie licensed to Olive Films, The New Frontier looks absolutely glorious in high-def. Die-hard fans of these kinds of B-Westerns for years suffered through positively dire public domain offerings on VHS and, later, DVD. Indeed, boxed sets of the ultra-cheap John Wayne Westerns made just prior to The New Frontier (e.g., The Star Packer, Randy Rides Alone, The Man from Utah) have been widely available for years, always in terrible, unwatchable video transfers.
Now, cup-half-empty consumers have been complaining loudly about these Olive releases, and what they perceive as overly high SRPs for movies often running less than an hour, arguing they'd be more attractive if packaged with, say, three movies on a single disc. But I contend that the pristine quality of these transfers make them well worth the price and, besides, online retailers such as Import CDs have long been selling them at a 50% (or more) discount, so the hit to one's wallet isn't quite as bad as one might imagine.
Milt Dawson (Sam Flint) and his son, John (John Wayne), are trail herders in 1889. A Cherokee Strip land rush reminds Milt that the land will soon be completely tamed rendering his profession obsolete, and so he encourages John to think about settling down. John, however, isn't interested in homesteading and reminds his father about their contractual obligations to other homesteaders. John leaves to lead the new wagon train, while Milt is drawn into a dispute between peaceful settlers led by Parson Shaw (Allan Cavan) and Tom Lewis (Murdock MacQuarrie), and nefarious saloon proprietor Ace Holmes (Warner Richmond), whose business interests threaten the town with round-the-clock violence and moral corruption.
Deliberately unarmed, Milt confronts Ace at his saloon, but is ruthlessly shot in the back and killed. Meanwhile, on the trail, John's party is threatened by desperate, starving hombres led by outlaw Kit (Al Bridge). When Kit realizes John is their leader he backs down, and John diplomatically obliges the raiders with 300 pounds worth of food. Arriving safely in town John learns of his father's murder and agrees to become sheriff.
The film was Wayne's second for Republic, the studio with which he would be most associated into the early 1950s. Prior to this Wayne had been starring in the cheapest of cheap Westerns for an outfit called Lone Star, most of which had miniscule budgets of just $12,000 (about one-tenth the cost of the average Hollywood feature back then), of which Wayne typically received $1,250. The New Frontier wasn't much more lavish, reportedly shot over seven days for around $17,000, of which Wayne received $1,750. But even in its earliest days Republic was as a well-oiled machine, capable of making surprisingly polished B-Westerns that looked far more expensive than they actually were. (However, they were still a ways away from perfecting the singing cowboy genre they virtually owned. In The New Frontier grizzled homesteaders and a gang of henchmen, led by character actor Glenn Strange, in turn perform its two songs.)
Partly this was achieved through the use, judiciously here, of stock footage. Some but not all of the land rush footage is lifted from a silent Ken Maynard Western, The Red Raiders (1927), while the genuinely spectacular climax, in which an entire town is set ablaze, is also at least partly stock scenes, though possibly from some other film. Publicity for The New Frontier claimed some 60 buildings near the Trem Carr ranch in Newhall, California were set ablaze, but it's pretty obvious that only one large saloon set and some adjacent structures were actually burned for the picture. Nonetheless, even that footage is pretty impressive.
The one good thing about Wayne's cheap Lone Star films was that they afforded him the chance to sharpen his acting skills and develop the earliest vestiges of his eventual iconic screen persona. He's still pretty green in The New Frontier but he's also a lot more relaxed and less fidgety than he was in his earliest starring films such (e.g., 1930's The Big Trail).
Nevertheless, the supporting cast makes a bigger impression. Warner Richmond is a terrific, unblinking villain while Muriel Evans, who alternated between prairie flower-ingénue roles in B-Westerns and as Charley Chase's wife or girlfriend in Chase's long series of two-reel comedies, is more naturalistic.
But Al Bridge makes the biggest impression as pragmatic desperado Kit. Bridge was usually cast as heartless (but often ineffectual) villains in B-Westerns until 1940, when screwball comedy writer-director Preston Sturges cast him against type in his directorial debut, the screwball comedy Christmas in July. Bridge instantly became part of Sturges's unofficial stock company, appearing in all of his Hollywood films, in roles that brought Bridge a lot more work in comedies generally. In The New Frontier Bridge makes the most of a clichéd but appealing part, milking it for all it's worth.
Video & Audio
For decades movies from Republic Pictures almost invariably looked mediocre at best on television and home video, to the point where I had assumed that the original camera negatives must had long ago been junked. But The New Frontier looks practically perfect. The black-and-white, 1.37:1 image is positively pristine, with only minor imperfections inherent to the original film elements. Detail, blacks, and contrast are all very impressive. The Region A disc has decent audio, English only with no subtitle options, and No Extra Features.
Parting Thoughts
Somewhat primitive and obvious story-wise but fairly effective considering, The New Frontier is interesting as an early starring film for both John Wayne and Republic Pictures. The transfer looks great and the Blu-ray comes Highly Recommended.
Stuart Galbraith IV is a Kyoto-based film historian whose work includes film history books, DVD and Blu-ray audio commentaries and special features. Visit Stuart's Cine Blogarama here.


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When we talked to Paul Wesley about this Thursday's episode of The Vampire Diaries – the one in which Stefan mentions turning Elena (Nina Dobrev) into a vampire, bites his wrist, and may force her to drink his blood in a speeding vehicle – he hadn't seen it. He had, however, received a call from TVD exec producer Julie Plec to tell him the intense moments between Stefan and Elena were some of her प्रिय scenes. "He's essentially kidnapping her," Wesley says. "There's layers of...
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We don't know if it's possible for The Vampire Diaries' hottie Paul Wesley to get any cuter. From his dreamboat eyes to his chiseled chin and, of course, the hot hair! But Paul dished to JSYK about how his character, Stefan, is due for a makeover this season! What will change? According to Paul,
"He hasn't always dressed like this या worn his hair like this, and he won't necessarily continue to, but who knows, maybe he'll get a buzz cut या a Mohawk. A Mohawk would be cool. I'm not sure it'd be Stefan, but it'd be cool."
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When The Vampire Diaries return tonight, we'll find that the Salvatore brothers are once again at odds.
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One of the things that the salary cap is supposed to do in the NHL is provide competitive balance. In the AHL, there is no salary cap, which results in the top-spending teams having a payroll almost twice as high as the bottom-spending teams. Because many of the best players in the league (i.e. players on entry-level contracts) still have their salaries restricted (the current maximum for a player on his entry-level contract is $70,000), a team's payroll isn't exactly the same as its quality. Still, all of these teams are filled out by veterans, and the teams who spend more have a major advantage.
The information presented below is the salary of each player who was in his team's opening-night lineup, and it comes mostly from Capgeek, which has provided all of the non-speculative salary numbers. Sadly, Capgeek doesn't keep the salary information for players who don't have an NHL component in their salaries, and I haven't been able to find this information anywhere else either. The result is that players highlighted in yellow in the charts below have their salaries estimated rather than reported.
Of the 600 players listed, I've had to make estimates for 86, or about 14%. This time around, some of those estimates are particularly difficult because many players who should be making pretty good money (including Dan Ellis) are on try-out deals, and I wasn't too sure what to estimate for an annualized salary. Furthermore, NHL teams haven't buried any salaries in the minors yet, so some of the AHL's top earners (like, say, Jeff Deslauriers) haven't yet arrived.
Nevertheless, I think these charts give us a pretty good indication of what these teams are actually spending. In the first chart I'll share, we'll look at the totals are each team, and the number of players on each team earning at least $105,001 (since, in the previous CBA, players earning $105,000 or less don't need to clear re-entry waivers, this is a nice line in the sand for guys who are earning big money).
The Big Spenders
One of the more interesting things here is looking at which teams have made a substantial change in their level of spending. Compared to last season, Adirondack, Houston, Oklahoma City, Portland, Springfield, and Syracuse have all fallen out of the top ten. In the case of Houston and Portland, they've fallen all the way into the bottom ten spenders. At the top of the list, Chicago and Connecticut are spending much more this year than last.
The Cheapskates…Sort of
There has also been an increase in the amount that the poorest teams are spending. Last season, the cheapest opening night lineup was Manchester's at $1,123,000. This year's lowest is Bridgeport's $1,352,500, an increase of 20%. Will that bring more competitive balance to the league? Maybe. But it's worth noting that the three teams with the lowest payrolls on opening night in 2011-12 (Manchester, Bridgeport, and Milwaukee) all went on to make the playoffs, with one of them (Bridgeport) even winning their division. In other words, spending in this league hasn't been particularly efficient.
Next up is the data dump. I won't offer any further comment after this next set of charts, which is just the opening night lineup of each AHL team (with their salaries) listed in alphabetical order.


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