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Hurricane Season 2012
Every year Hurricanes, Typhoons and Cyclones develop over the oceans. The storms that reach land can potentially cause devastation. With this year's season well under way, we will be featuring some related imagery to demonstrate these remarkable, and sometimes deadly, weather formations.
Please click the thumbnail images to view larger versions.
The season typically occurs between mid-May to the end of November, due to the warmer temperatures, but storms do sometimes form at other times of the year.
Storms that approach land are named so that they can be tracked by meteorologists.
13 November 2012 - Impact of Hurricane Sandy
This map produced from Pleaides images shows Hurricane Sandy's impact on part of Port-au-Prince, Haiti. 54 people were killed in Haiti by Sandy, and 21 reported missing.
A great deal of damage was caused in Port-au-Prince by the heavy rains and strong winds.
This map was produced by SERTIT for disaster response, and for the purposes of the International Charter: Space and Major Disasters.
Credit: Pleiades images copyright of CNES 2012, distributed by Astrium Services / Spot Image S.A. all rights reserved. Map produced by SERTIT.
06 November 2012 - Aftermath of Hurricane Sandy
Beyond images of the storms themselves, satellites are, of course, also used to view the aftermath. This GeoEye-1 image shows Seaside Heights, New Jersey, on 31 October 2012, the day after Hurricane Sandy struck the area.
For perspective, also see the pre-Hurricane image of Seaside Heights, and a comparison between the two images.
These images show the destructive effect Hurricane Sandy had on Seaside Heights and other areas.
Credit: GeoEye
01 November 2012 - Remnants of Huricane Sandy
The Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite (VIIRS) on the Suomi NPP satellite acquired this image of the remnants of Hurricane Sandy around 3:13 a.m. Eastern Daylight Time (7:13 Universal Time) on 31 October.
A total of 146 people have been confirmed killed as a result of the storm in the affected nations. 24 states have been affected by the storm in the United States, and the long process of recovery has begun there and in the Caribbean islands affected by the storm in the days before.
Credit: NASA Earth Observatory image by Jesse Allen, using VIIRS Day-Night Band data from the Suomi National Polar-orbiting Partnership (Suomi NPP). Suomi NPP is the result of a partnership between NASA, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, and the Department of Defense. Caption by Adam Voiland.
31 October 2012 - Hurricane Sandy
MetOp-A acquired another view of Hurricane Sandy as it hit the eastern coast of the United States of America on 29 October 2012.
The full scope of the storm has not yet been calculated, though 52 people have been reported killed so far in North America, as well as 70 in the Caribbean.
Hurricane Sandy became the largest hurricane in the recorded history of Atlantic storms, and was dubbed a "Superstorm". This was generated when the Hurricane came into contact with cold weather fronts from the Arctic. When the Hurricane made landfall the eye of the storm was 37 km in diameter.
Credit: EUMETSAT 2012
30 October 2012 - Hurricane Sandy
The Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite 13 (GOES-13) captured this natural-colour image of Hurricane Sandy at 1:45 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time (17:45 Universal Time) on 28 October 2012.
Sandy has battered the eastern coast of the United States and has caused an estimated 26 deaths so far. New York City was hit particularly hard, with damage to buildings and roads, and millions of people were left without power. Many of the subways tunnels have also been flooded.
New York and the surrounding counties have been declared a federal disaster area. The storm is now headed inland and is beginning to weaken away from the ocean.
NASA has released a gallery of satellite images for this event.
Credit: NASA Earth Observatory image by Robert Simmon with data courtesy of the NASA/NOAA GOES Project Science team.
29 October 2012 - Hurricane Sandy
This MetOp-A image shows Hurricane Sandy approaching the east coast of the United States of America on 28 October 2012.
The eye of the storm is expected to make landfall before 31 October, and there are concerns the storm will grow in size as it makes contact with cold weather fronts. It is forecast to move up the eastern coast of the United States and Canada, and a state of emergency has been declared.
The populace in the affected coastal areas have been urged to evacuate or take shelter.
60 people have already been killed when the storm passed through the Caribbean last week.
Credit: EUMETSAT 2012
08 October 2012 - Typhoon Jelawat
EUMETSAT's new MetOp-B satellite acquired this view of Typhoon Jelawat on 29 September 2012, a few days before it hit Japan.
Jelawat was a category one storm when it made landfall on Japan, and caused over a hundred injuries and at least one fatality.
Credit: EUMETSAT 2012
21 September 2012 - Tropical Storm Nadine
EUMETSAT utilised their MetOp-A satellite to acquire this image of Tropical Storm Nadine as it passed close to the Azores on 19 September.
Nadine did not attain full Hurricane status, but nevertheless, the strong winds and rain were a hazard for islands in the Atlantic.
Tropical Storm Nadine has also been the subject of a NASA campaign, utilising their satellites and unmanned aircraft to track and study it.
Credit: EUMETSAT 2012
31 August 2012 - Tropical Storm Isaac
NASA also captured this view of now-Tropical Storm Isaac, on 28 August, with Suomi-NPP. The image was acquired just after midnight and the storm clouds are lit by moonlight.
Though Isaac was downgraded to a Tropical Storm it has still caused widespread flooding and the strong winds have made relief and rescue efforts difficult.
Credit: NASA Earth Observatory image by Jesse Allen and Robert Simmon, using VIIRS Day-Night Band data from the Suomi National Polar-orbiting Partnership (Suomi NPP). Suomi NPP is the result of a partnership between NASA, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, and the Department of Defense. Caption by Mike Carlowicz.
30 August 2012 - Hurricane Isaac
NASA's Terra satellite captured this view of Hurricane Isaac on 28 August in the Gulf of Mexico. The sheer size of the storm can be appreciated in the full image.
Isaac has caused heavy flooding in the states of Louisiana and Mississippi but weakened and was downgraded to a tropical storm on the afternoon of 29 August.
Haiti and the Dominican Republic were also affected by the storm as it passed through earlier in the week, leaving at least 24 dead.
Credit: NASA image by Jeff Schmaltz, LANCE/EOSDIS Rapid Response
29 August 2012 - Hurricane Isaac
This MetOp-A image shows Hurricane Isaac as it struck New Orleans. A Category One Hurricane, Isaac struck the city of New Orleans exactly 7 years after the devastating Category Five Hurricane Katrina struck the city on 29 August 2005. The infrared image was acquired by the AVHRR/3 instrument.
Credit: EUMETSAT 2012
28 August 2012 - Hurricane Isaac
The X-Cam experimental microcamera aboard PROBA-2 captured this black and white view of Hurricane Isaac as the storm was moving into the Gulf of Mexico on 27 August.
Credit: European Space Agency (ESA)
06 August 2012 - Typhoon's Saola and Damrey
This image from EUMETSAT's MetOp-A satellite shows Typhoon Saola (the smaller Typhoon Damrey can be seen in the full image) on its approach to China on 01 August. The two storms made landfall on 03 August within twelve hours of each other, leaving thousands homeless and two dead.
Saola had earlier passed through Taiwan and the Philippines, leaving widespread devastation in its wake.
Credit: EUMETSAT 2012


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So Dax Shepard decides to abandon his comedy career and transform himself into a butt-kickin' martial arts action star – and put it all on camera in "Brother's Justice." Documentary? Mockumentary? An elaborate "Punk"-ing?
A little bit of all of the above, as it turns out. The "Parenthood" star admits that while the film's mixes improved scenes alongside real-life celeb pals with his own actual karate-demonstrating, gi-clad appearances on Hollywood red carpets and TV talk shows, the whole thing was a plotted-out put-on – but at moments the line felt remarkably blurred.
"There were definitely times when we were like 'You know what? This should just be a documentary!' "Shepard tells PopcornBiz. "Then the fact that I really was on those talk shows and I was really at 'The Teen Choice Awards', it was a little bit confusing even for us. But at the end of the day we ended up paying everything and getting the rights to everything. So we're not a documentary officially, and all the actors are in on everything."
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"It came from a real conversation that I had with my agent, who you see in the movie, and I didn't know sh*t about why movies work or don't work," reveals Shepard. "He said that comedies don't do well internationally and explaining why they have to do so well domestically, and I said 'Well, what does well internationally?' He was like 'Pretty much only action.' So then I thought 'What if there was a comedian who wasn't going to accept that as his fate – that he'd only be known domestically – and how would he go about getting some international acclaim?' I just thought that if he was enough of an egomaniac that it'd be funny to try to become a martial arts star."
Shepard says he was generally shocked that so many his former co-stars and off-screen buddies – including Tom Arnold, Bradley Cooper, Jon Favreau and David Koechner – were willing to appear on screen with him (Favreau even let Shepard shoot his scene in his top-secret "Iron Man" production office) to help perpetuate the illusion.
"It was easier than I thought it was going to be," he laughs. "It was like, 'I'm going to come up with this laundry list of guys that I'd love to be in it, and I'm going to ask them and maybe one in three people will say yes.' And then shockingly they all said yes. What ended up happening is that I let them do whatever the hell they wanted and they all had fun. It always felt like we were 12 years old making something. Ultimately, it was crazy-flattering that they all let me come to their houses and work late. I paid them nothing. No one said no. Maybe I should've even gone further and asked Schwarzenegger and some of the other top dogs that I know."
The actor doesn't harbor any illusions that Hollywood will be knocking on his doors to dole out any actual cinematic whup-ass. "I don't even think about it in terms of how good or convincing I'd be – I'd only think about the fact that I can't imagine one person in America accepting that from me," he says, though he does actually have an adrenaline-fueled streak in him.
"In real life I race cars. I race off road and I race motorcycles, so there is a part of me that fully believes that I should be in a car chase movie – which is why I'm directing one in June," he reveals. "It's called 'Outrun' and it's a car chase movie with Kristen Bell and I as the leads, and then Tom and Bradley and Dave Koechner are coming back. We have an amazing cast of people that have agreed to come be a part of it again, shockingly. This one is fully scripted and is, at the end of the day, an action movie."
Shepard says his next film is an expression of his love of rubber-burning 70s flicks. "I just love Hal Needham, who did 'Hooper' and the 'Cannonball Runs' and 'Smokey and the Bandit,'" he says, "and there's a hillbilly in me that wants to move quick, take risks and do cool sh*t. Half the cars in the movie I own. I have a 1967 Lincoln Continental, but it has a 700 horsepower 514 in it. It's got coil over suspension and huge disc brakes – basically a racecar Lincoln, and that'll be in the movie a lot. Then I also have a Class One off-road racecar that'll also be in the movie."
He's also thrilled to co-starring alongside his off-screen fiancé Bell. "It's wonderful – we love being together and we love acting together and I'm really excited that we're going to do a movie playing a couple, and I think we'll get to do sh*t that two strangers can't do. We'll have a level of intimacy that will hopefully be palpable. She just said we're like Ron and Sheila from 'Waiting For Guffman'."
"What's more fun than acting with KB is writing for her because you can't imagine how much freedom you can have as a writer," he says. "You can write her a scene out of 'Sophie's Choice' and she can do it. Then you can write her a scene with a lot of comedic heavy lifting and she can do it. That's crazy liberating as a writer. I can't even write for myself that way – I have to know my own limitations."

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Smartphone Upgrades: Where's the Wow Factor?
The rate at which smartphone owners are upgrading their phones fell last year. WSJ's Spencer Ante explains it has a lot to do with the lack of a 'wow' factor. Photo: Getty Images.
This transcript has been automatically generated and may not be 100% accurate.
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Buddhist history in the United States traces to the mid-19th century, when early scholars and spiritual pioneers first introduced the subject to Americans, followed soon by the arrival of Chinese immigrants to the West Coast. Interest in Buddhism was significant during the late Victorian era, but practice was almost completely confined to Asian immigrants, who faced severe white prejudice and legal discrimination. The Japanese were the first to establish robust, long-lasting temple networks, though they, too, faced persecution, culminating in the 1942 incarceration of 120,000 Japanese Americans, a severe blow to American Buddhism. Outside the Japanese American community, Buddhism grew slowly in the earlier decades of the 20th century, but it began to take off in the 1960s, aided soon by the lifting of onerous immigration laws and the return of large-scale Asian immigration. By the end of the 20th century American Buddhism had become extremely diverse and complex, with clear evidence of permanence in Asian American and other communities.
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I'm attending Nationals in San Jose, but there's a few events I won't be able to make. A single ticket is available in section 121, Row 2, Seat 1 beside the kiss and cry to the Junior free events, Senior Ice Dance Free, and the Smucker's Spectacular. I can also transfer my tickets for practices and events and Solar4America. Here's Ticketmaster's resale website for Nationals (mine are listed, as well as a few others!) https://www.ticketsnow.com/resaleord...ets/event/2356
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The organisers of the 2012 Olympics in London have finally named the man who'll be in charge of
overspending on implementing its IT strategy.
Gerry Pennell will leave his current job as "executive director of business transformation and shared services" [nope, dunno either] at Co-op Financial Services to take charge of IT at London 2012 from early October.
Marshalling contractors BT, Atos Origin, IBM, Accenture and others, he'll have overall responsibility for the games' telecoms, media tech and venue IT. He took a similar role at the Manchester Commonwealth Games in 2002.
Pennell said: "I'm joining LOCOG at an exciting time, as London officially becomes the next Summer Host City, and I'm looking forward to leading a strong team and delivering a technology solution which underpins a truly memorable Olympic and Paralympic Games in 2012." ®


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Note: If this is your first time connecting to your wireless network, see wireless Network Setup.
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Verify that the LAN cable is routed properly. A LAN cable is required from the modem to the router in order for the router to receive a network signal.
Access the Network or Connection Status screen in the setup menu of the device and run a status test. If the wireless Network Settings have not yet been configured, this option may be grayed out. See Wireless Network Setup.
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I solved the pyramid block question from assignment 2. The original question was:
I sort of solved the problem but in a very chaotic way and I didn't figure out every specification. I'm looking for someone to possible look at my code and help me clear my thinking for how to solve the problem properly.Write a GraphicsProgram subclass that draws a pyramid consisting of bricks arranged in horizontal rows, so that the number of bricks in each row decreases by one as you move up the pyramid, as shown in the following sample run:
The pyramid should be centered at the bottom of the window and should use constants for the following parameters:
BRICK_WIDTH - The width of each brick (30 pixels)
BRICK_HEIGHT - The height of each brick (12 pixels)
BRICKS_IN_BASE - The number of bricks in the base (14)
The numbers in parentheses show the values for this diagram, but you must be able to change those values in your program.
My code is DEFINITELY scary... Sorry just trying to figure things out.
/* * File: PyramidBoxes.java * ------------------------ * This program should make a pyramid of boxes with the following requirements * BRICK_WIDTH The width of each brick (30 pixels) * BRICK_HEIGHT The height of each brick (12 pixels) * BRICKS_IN_BASE The number of bricks in the base (14) */ import acm.graphics.*; import acm.program.*; public class PyramidBoxes extends GraphicsProgram { //Width of each brick private static final int BRICK_WIDTH = 30; //Height of each brick private static final int BRICK_HEIGHT = 12; //Number of bricks in the base private static final int BRICKS_IN_BASE = 14; public void run() { //Set an integer for the height of the window to be manipulated. int windowHeight = getHeight() - 13; // GRect rect = new GRect(BRICK_WIDTH, windowHeight, BRICK_WIDTH,BRICK_HEIGHT); // add (rect); for (int j = 0; j < 14; j++){ buildRow((8*BRICK_WIDTH - j*(BRICK_WIDTH / 2)),(j * BRICK_HEIGHT), j); } } /* * This method will build a row but will need to know the starting value for x,y */ private void buildRow(int startingX_Value, int startingY_Value, int bricks_in_base){ for (int i = bricks_in_base; i > 0; i--){ //This line creates a new instance of GRect with the cascading values int changingX_Value = (startingX_Value + i * BRICK_WIDTH); GRect rect = new GRect((changingX_Value),startingY_Value, BRICK_WIDTH, BRICK_HEIGHT ); add(rect); } } }


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Achalasia is a disorder that affects your esophagus, which is the swallowing tube that connects the back of your throat to your stomach. If you have achalasia, your esophagus does not sufficiently push food or liquid into your stomach. In addition, the ring of muscle that circles the lower portion of your esophagus does not relax enough to let food and liquid pass through easily. In fact, achalasia means "failure to relax."
Achalasia usually develops slowly, making it harder for you to swallow food and beverages. It's caused by loss of the nerve cells that control the swallowing muscles in the esophagus. Why these nerve cells degenerate, however, isn't known. Although achalasia has no cure, symptoms can be controlled with treatment.
Symptoms of achalasia develop gradually. As the esophagus becomes wider and weaker, you may have these symptoms:
Difficulty swallowing food, a condition called dysphagia
Food or liquid flowing back up into your throat, or regurgitation
Waking up at night from coughing or choking because of regurgitation
Chest pain or pressure
Difficulty burping or hiccups
Weight loss
Achalasia can develop at any age, but it occurs most often between ages 30 and 60. Men and women are equally at risk. Scientists don't know exactly why this loss of muscle control in the lower esophagus happens, but risk factors may include:
Genes you are born with
A disordered immune system that attacks the nerve cells in your esophagus
The herpes simplex virus or other viral infections
If your doctor suspects achalasia from your symptoms, he or she may order 3 tests to confirm your diagnosis:
Endoscopy. This is an outpatient procedure during which a flexible telescope is passed through your mouth to examine your esophagus and the valve that opens into your stomach. This valve is called the lower esophageal sphincter (LES).
Esophogram. This is a special type of X-ray that takes pictures of your esophagus while you swallow a thick contrast material called barium. Signs of achalasia that your doctor looks for are widening of the esophagus, incomplete emptying, and tightness of your LES.
Manometry. This is an outpatient procedure during which a pressure-measuring tube is passed through your nose into your esophagus. Pressure measurements are taken as you swallow sips of water. This test may show weak and uncoordinated muscle contractions and pressure buildup at your LES.
No treatment can restore normal esophageal movement, but treatments can help relieve your symptoms, open up your LES to improve emptying of your esophagus, and prevent complications. You may also need repeat treatments.
These are common treatments:
Pneumatic dilation. This is an outpatient procedure done under anesthesia. While your doctor looks into your esophagus through an endoscope, an air-filled balloon is passed through the valve between the esophagus and stomach and then inflated. You may need more than one treatment to get relief.
Botox injection. Botox is a medication that can paralyze muscles. Botox can be injected into the muscles that control your LES to relax the valve opening. This procedure is also done during endoscopy, but you don't need to be asleep. The results usually wear off in 3 months to one year, so the procedure may need to be repeated.
Surgery. Surgery to open your LES is called myotomy. During myotomy, the muscles of that valve are cut. This type of surgery usually provides long-term relief from achalasia symptoms.
Medications. Two commonly used medications to treat achalasia are calcium channel blockers and long-acting nitrates if surgery is not an option.
Although you can't prevent achalasia, treatment can prevent long-term complications. Possible complications include:
Aspiration pneumonia. This type of pneumonia may be caused when food or liquids in your esophagus back up into your throat and you breathe them into your lungs.
Esophageal perforation. This complication may occur if the walls of your esophagus become weak and distended. Perforation may also occur during treatment. Esophageal perforation may cause a life-threatening infection.
Esophageal cancer. People with achalasia are at higher risk for esophageal cancer.
Call your doctor if you have any questions about your medications or treatment. Let your doctor know right away if you have any of these symptoms:
Increased difficulty swallowing
Worsening regurgitation, especially if you are waking up coughing or choking at night
Symptoms of infection such as chills or fever
Chest pain or difficulty breathing
Achalasia is a long-term disease, so it's important to learn as much as you can about it and work closely with your medical team. Your health providers will need to follow you on a regular basis, usually once or twice a year, even after symptoms have been controlled. Keep all your appointments. Your doctor may also want to repeat endoscopy and an esophogram.
Here are some lifestyle changes that may help you if you have symptoms of dysphagia or regurgitation:
Stop smoking.
Avoid foods or beverages that give you heartburn.
Drink plenty of fluid when eating and chew your food well.
Eat more frequent, smaller meals.
Avoid overeating late at night.
Vidant Health can connect you to health care professionals to help you understand your condition and guide you through the treatment process. Let's chat.


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Tyler Horchem Show'
Railers take Urbana 55-20 Friday in Schnucks Classic
By Jeff Benjamin
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[December 29, 2012]
COLLINSVILLE -- Baseball fans
may remember how much Cubs second baseman Ryne Sandberg struggled in
the month of April. However, as soon as it turned to May, the Hall
of Famer began heating up. The old joke was maybe he should be told
from opening day that it was May.
The Lincoln
junior torched the nets for a career-high 20 points, all in the
first half, leading the Railers to an easy and non-climactic 55-20
rout of Urbana on the second day of the Schnucks Holiday Classic in
Collinsville. After being upset on the first day by Oakville, the
No. 4 seed still has a chance to come out of the weekend with three
wins. The Railers will next take to the court Saturday afternoon at
1 against familiar foe Belleville Althoff.
After Thursday's disappointment, the question stood as to what
Railer team would show up at 10:30 in the morning, playing in the
consolation bracket. No matter what Urbana team may have shown up, I
don't think they were ready in any way for the Red and Green truck
that was about to run them over.
Friday's first half could have easily been titled "The Tyler
Horchem Show" as he scored Lincoln's first eight points, all before
the Tigers got on the board. Horchem connected on two 3s and scored
on a steal and layup to get Lincoln off to the great start they were
looking for. The Railers closed out the scoring with two more 3s,
one from Will Podbelsek and another from Horchem.
Down 14-2 starting the second quarter, Urbana (4-8) showed a
little life by getting one of their two 3s in the contest to cut the
Lincoln lead to nine. The Railers then started a 16-0 run on a
basket from Edward Bowlby. The next four baskets from Lincoln came
from behind the 3-point line, the first of which was tallied by
Anyone out there remember the old game show "The Joker's Wild"
with Jack Barry? When a contestant had a joker in all three windows,
he would exclaim "Joker! Joker! Joker!" Well, up 19-5, we could have
used him to say "Horchem, Horchem, Horchem!" as he hit three more 3s
to push the Railer advantage to 28-5. Scoring 20 of Lincoln's first
28 points, Horchem took full advantage of Urbana's defense not
putting any pressure on his outside shot as he finished 6 of 12 from
3-point range. The junior became only the 20th player in LCHS
history to connect for six or more 3s in a game. The last time it
happened was Feb. 4, 2011, when Jordan Nelson drained six against
Springfield Lanphier on his way to a school-record 48 points.
Lincoln (9-3) closed out a dominant first half on baskets from
Bowlby and Gavin Block, a 3-pointer, to take a well-deserved 33-7
lead into the half. While Urbana slipped and tripped their way to
just 3 of 10 shooting in the first half, Lincoln hit 12 of their 26
shots, including a blistering 9 of 19 from behind the 3-point line.
The third quarter was not much different, although Urbana did
seem to put up a little more of a fight. It did take a while for the
fight to begin as the Railers scored the first 10 points of the half
to go up 43-7. Max Cook started the run with a 3, and Bowlby ended
it with a 3 of his own. Those treys were part of 13 Lincoln would
hit on the day, one shy of the tournament record of 14, held in part
by Lincoln from 2009 against Althoff.
After an Urbana score, two inside scores from Will Cook gave
Lincoln their largest lead of the day at 47-9. The Tigers finished
up the quarter with the last four points. Up 47-14, the fourth
quarter began with the "mercy rule," or running clock, due to the
30-point-plus margin in the fourth quarter.
It was only a two-point margin in the fourth, but the best thing
to happen in the final eight minutes was the ability for coach Neil
Alexander to get the players who have been logging a majority of the
minutes a little bit of time on the bench. That will be important on
Saturday when the Railers are hoping to have two games, culminating
with a shot at the consolation championship.
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"Well, we've still got a shot at being 3-1 down here," Alexander
said. "But, it's the wrong 3-1. I'm still not happy that we are on
this side of the bracket. We were up six with 58 seconds to go. You
can't let that get away."
One oddity of the contest was the lack of free throws. Not just a
few, but none. With only 14 fouls called in the game, neither team
reached the bonus or was fouled on a shot, so neither team went to
the line.
Lincoln finished the game going 21 of 44 for 47 percent,
including 13 of 29 from long range, while Urbana made only 28
percent (9 for 32) of their shots, connecting on just two of their
17 shots from behind the line. An impressive stat for the Railers
showed 18 assists on 21 made baskets.
"This is a very unselfish team, and when they play like they did
today, they are fun to watch," stated Alexander. "They're fun to
coach and everything, but what we need is consistency. We can't play
this way and come out tomorrow and fall back."
Horchem's 20 led the team, and Podbelsek was in double figures
with 10 points. Bowlby scored nine, while Bobby Dunovsky connected
for Lincoln's final two 3-pointers for his six points. Will Cook
scored four with Max Cook adding three as did Gavin Block. Max Cook
may not have scored as he did on Thursday, but he made sure he put
his teammates in the right spot, dishing out nine assists.
The Railers will be hoping for two games on Saturday. The first
will be at 1 p.m. against Belleville Althoff. If they win, Lincoln
will play for the consolation championship at 6:30 p.m. A loss
against the Crusaders in the early afternoon will send the Railers
back home and done for the tournament.
If the Railers can finish out the weekend playing the way they
did on Friday, that 3-1 record at Collinsville will not be an
Horchem 7-14 0-0 20, Podbelsek 4-4 0-0 10, Bowlby 4-5 0-0 9,
Dunovsky 2-4 0-0 6, WCook 2-3 0-0 4, MCook 1-7 0-0 3, Block 1-5 0-0
3, Krusz 0-1 0-0 0, Perry 0-1 0-0 0, Ebelherr 0-0 0-0 0. Team 21-44
0-0 55. 3-point field goals 13-29 (Horchem 6-12, Podbelsek 2-2,
Dunovsky 2-4, Bowlby 1-1, Block 1-3, MCook 1-6, Perry 0-1).
McKinley 5, Gremer 5, Carter-Sanders 4, McBride 2, Ivy 2, Boyd 2.
Team 9-32 0-0 20. 3-point field goals 2 (McKinley, Gremer).
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It's hard to overstate Ethiopia as a travel destination. It has fascinating and unique history and culture, sites to visit and activities to do, a combination of anthropological and wild natural beauty- in short, all the things you would look for, from a range of travel backgrounds. In addition, Ethiopian Airlines has a safe, wide-reaching and very economical domestic network making it easy to get from place to place. The cost of food, accomodation and activities are all very low, the country is safe and stable (with the exception of some border regions), and the Ethiopian peoples are, as a rule, gentle and friendly. And finally, while there is a significant tourism business here, the place is not overrun by ferengi, so you don't need to feel like you're part of a giant guided tour.
If that doesn't entice you to come for a visit, let me give you a short and very non-exhaustive list of things you can do in Amhara Region, one of the more popular travel destinations.
Note: I've generally quoted prices in Birr. The exchange rate is roughly USD 1: ETB 18.
1. Rock-Hewn Churches of Lalibela
The rock-hewn churches of Lalibela, UNESCO World Heritage listed, are possibly Ethiopia's most famous tourist draw- and unsurprisingly-so. While the most famous of these- the cross-shaped Bete Giorgis (St George's Church), sometimes refered to as the 8th Wonder of the World- features prominently in photographs, there are in fact a constellation of structure scattered around this small mountain village. The main dozen-or-so churches are clustered in three groups, all within easy walk of one another, carved into trenches out of the solid rock itself rather than constructed using bricks or blocks. They are connected by tunnels and passageways, worn by centuries of use (the churches are active to this day).
The churches themselves- St. Lalibela is said to have built the town and its icons around his memories of Jerusalem from time spent there in his youth- are tall and blocky, I suspect reminiscent of the Jewish Temple/Tarbernacle. In the Orthodox style, they have an outer area for the congregation, and then an inner sanctuary like the Holy Place, concealed behind a thick curtain, into which only priests can enter. Flash photography is forbidden, and shoes must be removed at the door. The insides are furnished with rugs and icons, dimly lit, some distinctly cavernous in mood.
The Lalibela churches, built in the 12th & 13th centuries, rate right up there with the most interesting and enjoyable archeological sites I've ever visited- right on a par with somewhere like Angkor Wat. Exploring the churches and passageways is a hoot, and in style true to the continent, there are no ropes or overly-cautious shepherding of visitors through set passageways. If you want to plunge to your death over a 50-foot rocky ledge, that's your own dumb fault. We spent an afternoon and saw perhaps half the churches, but it was a rush job. I'd recommend you block out two days to take your time, explore the nooks and crannies, and really soak in the otherworldly atmosphere of this interesting place.
Lalibela village is probably the most touristed of Ethiopian locales, and because of its small size and big draw, it's the one place in Ethiopia where you're likely to trip over other foreigners. The kids will strike up conversation in any of the major tourist languages- I tried English, French and Spanish, and I suspect Italian and Russian are on the menu too- and will try the usual ways to get you to give them money- ask for foreign coins (we're collecting coins for a school project), ask for footballs (we had a football team but the ball burst so now we can't play), invite you home for coffee, or offer to guide you into the hills to see another church. They are harmless, and if you politely tell them to leave you alone (assuming you don't want the banter, which can be entertaining), they generally will.
You can reach Lalibela by road, but most people fly in- there are a couple of flights daily to and from Addis, doing a loop via Gondar and Aksum. Shared minivans cost a set 70 Birr one-way for the 30-minute ride between the airport and the village, which is perched on a shoulder at around 2,500m above the valley. The ride is visually spectacular, as are the views from the village. A pass to visit all the churches costs 350 Birr and lasts for several days- you buy it at the tourist booth as you head into the first of the church complexes. You will be asked for it regularly, and if you get a pass with several friends, you'll need to stay together (as I found out to my frustration). Guides are on offer and are entirely up to personal preference. The complex is self-explanatory and fun to explore alone, and we didn't bother. There is plenty of material available online on the history of the churches, but if you want somebody to take you round and tell you stuff, that works too. Note that guides are of varying quality- and may spin things that aren't true.
The Seven Olives Hotel, on the main road, has pleasant leafy gardens and a terrace overlooking the valley, and makes a lovely spot to have lunch. The Mountain View and the newer Cliff Edge Hotels have dramatic views from their exposed locations, the former with one of the towns better options for dinner. Consider booking, as it can get full during peak times.
2. Fasilides Castle, Gondar
When King Fasilides made Gondar the seat of his empire in the 1600s, he constructed a palace that would eventually sprawl into a large complex, as children and grandchildren added their own buildings to the compound. Set in the heart of what is now one of Ethiopia's largest cities (still fairly small at around a quarter of a million people), the palace complex is a mixture of beautifully-preserved period architecture with European and Moorish influences, and rambling ruins.
Interestingly, Fasilides' Castle itself is the best-preserved, and you can wander through its lower halls and explore its nooks and pockets. Elsewhere are reservoirs and steam-baths, the remains of kitchens and stables, even the enclosures for leopards and lions that used to grace the grounds. The place has a ramshackle feel in many ways, the buildings a little haphazard in their placing, but it makes for a great afternoon's exploring.
As with Lalibela, guides are on offer (for a fee) but entirely optional. It's fun and freeing just to explore by yourself, although again, if getting historical explanation is part and parcel of the experience for you, go for it. Entrance costs 100 Birr for a tourist, and will also give access to Fasilides' baths, a ceremonial complex a five minute bajaj (tuk-tuk) ride away. The Castle sits by the Town Centre, where buses and taxis both drop off, and is hard to miss.
The Goha Hotel sits on top of a hill overlooking the town itself, and is a grand place to enjoy dinner and a drink (ideally a Daschen Beer, as their Brewery is in Gondar, so the stuff is fresh). I can't comment on the rooms, but it looks like one of the town's better hotels. There are plenty of cheaper options.
3. Blue Nile Falls
The Blue Nile- the shorter but higher-volume tributary of the Nile River vis-a-vis its chromatic counterpart, the White Nile- flows out of Lake Tana just a few kilometres north of Amhara's administrative capital Bahir Dar. From there it flows thirty or forty kilometres eastward, and tumbles over a precipice. Its flow split between a hydro-electric power-station and the falls themselves, the flow over the falls can vary depending on season and the functioning of the power station, from not much more than a trickle, to a thundering wall of water 400m wide and up to 45m high.
I've seen the falls twice- once with the power-station turned off and water diverted over the waterfall, and once with lower flow. Both times were visually dramatic. The water spouts over and throws up a steady mist, creating swirling winds that gust over the little plateau at the falls' base. A winding canyon is carved into the hillscape below the falls, and another narrow stream joins as well, over which is hung a suspension footbridge. It's possible to walk almost to the base of the falls (although the mist makes it hard to take photos without spotting your lens), and it's also possible to walk around to the very top of the falls (see earlier comment about lack of ropes and plunging to death). The view leaning out over the rock ledge above the cascading brown water is quite spectacular. When the water level is low, it's also kind of fun walking in the 'bed' of the Nile to check out the falls.
It's about a 45 minute picturesque car journey through open farmland from Bahir Dar to the falls- known locally as Tis Abay (Abay being the Amharic name for the Blue Nile). There is public transport (minivans), or alternatively, you can negotiate a hotel shuttle- we were quoted 800 Birr. Bajajs would struggle with the gravel road, and would probably take about 3 hours each way for the journey, so don't try that option. In the small village of Tissisat, you pay an entrance fee (around 70 Birr, if I remember), then walk or drive to the river crossing about 500m upstream. A motor launch shuttles you across the channel for 10 Birr each way per person, and then it's a 15 minute walk through gentle countryside to the site of the falls themselves. Children sell scarves and drinks at the top, but are generally good-natured and easily dissuaded.
There's a second approach to the falls which involves a four-hour walk through local villages, coming up on the cascade from the other direction, which sounds like an enjoyable trip to make. I'd love to see the falls in flood, as I suspect it would be an awesome sight. None the less, the Blue Nile Falls should be a must-see on any Amharic agenda if you're in Bahir Dar.
4. Lake Tana Monasteries
There are some sixty-odd Orthodox monasteries, apparently, scattered around Lake Tana. The Lake is Ethiopia's biggest, source of the Blue Nile, and stretches northwards from Bahir Dar. The monasteries are situated around the lake's edge, and on a number of small islets that dot the waters. And they're open for business.
Checking out Lake Tana's monasteries is one of the more unique things you can do in Ethiopia. I guess the idea behind any real monastery is an element of isolation or seclusion, but short of the needle-top monasteries of Meteora, in Greece, these guys really seem to be ahead of the curve. Started seven hundred years ago, these isolated little pockets of meditation are really worth checking out.
We visited three monasteries (all we had time for in a single afternoon). The first was at the mouth of the Nile, on what was said to be an island (though could also have been a little peninsula), surrounded by papyrus reeds, with a small village and an assortment of fruit trees to keep it company. The church at the heart of the complex was typical Orthodox style, a round shell with roof made from bamboo and leather strapping. The other two we visited were far more isolated, out in the centre of the shallow lake (Tana never gets deeper than 9m) on hilly little islets a couple of hundred metres across, if that. The sense of isolation was tangible, the natural beauty striking. It'd be hard to come up with a more idyllic place to spend ten years of your life meditating on scripture, if that's your thing.
Getting out to the monasteries, you can hire a launch and driver from the lake's edge in Bahir Dar. Rates vary by number of passengers, number of monasteries, and time. Three pax, three monastaries, and a good four hours or more on the water cost us about 700 Birr for the boat and driver. I'm sure that rate could be brought down with some good bargaining. Once you reach the islands, there is also an entry fee of 100 Birr per monastery. We hired a guide at the first stop (not knowing the protocol) for about 150 Birr, found him to be useless and factually vague, and also noted that after that first stop, there were no more guides available, so really, I wouldn't recommend getting a guide. The two things worth noting: First, take your shoes off before entering the churches, and second, the inner sanctuary is holy, and non-Priests cannot enter, so don't.
All up, factoring in driver, boat and entry fees, by Ethiopian standards, it's a pretty pricey day. As much as the islands themselves, the journey is a big part of the fun, and we enjoyed lounging on our little boat in the choppy afternoon winds, chatting, dozing and enjoying the sunshine. It's a relaxed, slow-paced and memorable half-day trip, highly recommended.
5. Flying Gondar-Aksum-Lalibela
Ethiopia's domestic airways can be a bit of a shuttle-run, with short hops between multiple towns en route to your destination, and I was initially disappointed to find that our jump from Gondar to Lalibela- a very short flight in a straight line- first went via Aksum, almost on the Eritrean border. Each leg of the flight in the 80-seater Bombardier Q400 lasted just over 30 minutes. And the scenery was epic.
The flight takes you over the top of the Simien Mountains, to the north of Gondar. The mountains are sheer, craggy, riven by improbably deep valleys and split by rock walls that rise giddyingly out of the shadows. They're a breathtaking view, and I spent the flight with my face glued to the window.
Approaching Aksum, the scenery is a dry patchwork of terraces and smallholdings set against a jagged horizon, also eye-popping. The leg from there South-East towards Lalibella skirts further to the east of the Simiens (still very visible as you fly past), and then the terrain breaks into a vast jumble of flat-topped hills and steep gullies, almost uninhabited and truly some of the wildest, most inaccessible landscape you can picture. Once clearly an upland plateau and now eroded by eons of flowing water, it's a scene that leaves itself burned on your memory.
The plane flies at around 20,000 feet, but given that the landscape is already up at around 8-10,000 feet in places, it means you're not so far off the ground, and at this time of year, the sky is cloudless. Sitting on the right-hand side of the plane (seat L) and far forward or far back gives the best view. I recommend 11L, which is right at the front on the right, and by good fortune was what I was given without realising the treat that was in store. None the less, despite being just a part of the travel process, the two flight legs became one of the strongest memories of that particular trip.
From a cost perspective, the itinerary Addis Ababa-Bahir Dar, then Gondar-Lalibela-Addis Ababa, came to a total of $160.
5 Quick Travel Tips
1. Public transportation has a fixed price. While taxis and bajajs will try and fleece you (and, given how cheap everything else is in Ethiopia, boy are they pricey), there's usually a fixed cost for minivans that doesn't require bartering, and doesn't change between locals and ferengi. It's worth finding out this price ahead of time, on the offchance that you do meet an unscrupulous tout on a minivan or some-such. The prices are generally pretty cheap for intercity travel. The 3-hour journey from Bahir Dar to Gondar costs 65 Birr ($3.60). The van from Lalibela airport to Lalibela town, by contrast, was 70 Birr for a half-hour trip- captive market. As a footnote, do bear in mind that the intercity minivans are a fairly unsafe form of travel- they roll and crash regularly, with high fatality rates.
2. Bring toilet paper. This one's a no-brainer for anybody who's travelled in the third world. But trust me, Ethiopia's one of the worst offenders when it comes to disgruntled bowels- some combination of a relatively poor country, and high altitude (meaning water doesn't necessarily sterilized when boiled due to the fact that water boils at a lower temperature at altitude; it's the same reason so many people get sick in Nepal). I haven't yet met anyone who's spent any significant time out here and not had a bout of gastro of one form or another (myself included), and some of it's nasty. While higher quality hotels will probably have toilet paper, cheaper places won't (and practice your squat for the latrines). Of course, at the risk of going the TMI route, it should be pointed out that if you find yourself on round six or seven for the night cleaning yourself, some water and your left hand is far more soothing to tender areas than another scrape of dry paper. Just wash well.
Also, bring antibiotics.
3. Local ID gets cheaper rates. Often. Not always. But if you're lucky enough to be in posession of a residency permit, even a temporary one, hotels will often discount room-rates (not as much as for an Ethiopian, but it's a start), and you can also enter some tourist facilities at a reduced rate too.
4. Beware the cultural restaurant. Ethiopian dancing is pretty amazing stuff. And the music is interesting too. I really do recommend checking out one of the high-quality cultural restaurants in Addis Ababa- some place like Yod Abyssinia just off TeleBole Rd, for example. The dancers are energetic and skillful, and though the music is about 40dB too loud, it's an unforgettable experience.
Unfortunately, there is an assumption that a tourist in Ethiopia must want to be serenaded in this fashion every time they eat. At restaurants frequented by ferengi, expect to find traditional performers, many of whom can be quite lacklustre, and whose musical escapades will leave your ears ringing. It makes conversation very difficult. They usually hit around the 6.30-8pm mark, so eating early or late can mitigate this particular travel hassle which, I'd have to say, our little posse found far more intrusive to our holiday pleasure than the kids approaching us for conversation and money.
5. Warm clothes/layers. At this time of year (December), Ethiopia's pretty chilly. And by that I mean cold. At night time anyway. Days can be deceptively warm. The air is still and the sun bright, and you'll want to be in short sleeves (with sunscreen) or thinly covered (as dress standards may dictate in places like monastaries). But within half an hour of sunset, you can expect the air to have a real bite. Most of these places are well above 2,000m (6,000ft) and this might be Africa, and not far off the equator, but it's downright frigid at night time.
As I mentioned at the start of this post, Ethiopia is pretty cheap, especially compared to the rest of Africa. To give you an idea, if you eat at western-style restaurants, unless you're staying in a spa resort, you can expect to pay well less than 100 Birr ($5.50) for a main, and no more than 30 Birr ($1.65) for a beer or soft-drink (imported wine is more expensive- 400-800 Birr ($22-44) for a bottle of South African, for example). Eating at restaurant targeting local Ethiopians, you can get away with a total meal cost of less than 40 Birr ($2.20), including soft drink (though you do need to watch food hygeine if your constitution isn't bomb-proof). Three of us regularly ate at nice hotel-restaurants and generally paid less than 300 Birr ($16.65) for the full tab- and we weren't trying to keep the cost down in the slightest.
Hotels vary with quality. Staying at a local pension, a small room with a toilet might go for under 200 Birr ($11) a night, a room without a toilet 150 Birr ($8.30) or less (I have paid 70 Birr- $3.80- for one such). At the better end, you can get a decent, clean and moderately-well appointed room (3-star standard in a good location) for 6-800 Birr ($33-44) in one of the better quality hotels in any of these places.
5 More Things to See and Do in Amhara Region
I'm hoping to have the chance to do more travel in the area, as there are still plenty of things I haven't had a chance to check out yet. Among them:
1. Hike the Simien Mountains. From what people say, this is the thing to do in Ethiopia- possibly alongside the Lalibela churches. The scenery is apparently breathtaking (I can believe it, from what I saw from the air), and everybody who has done it has raved about it.
2. Hike the Lalibela area. There are apparently walks in the hills, as well as churches away from the town itself. The landscape around Lalibela is rugged and beautiful, and they say it also greens up during the rainy season. I'm keen to try this out.
3. Aksum. This isn't technically Amhara- it's in Tigray Region- but it's easily accessible from Gondar and the Simiens find themselves halfway between Gondar and Aksum. There's supposedly more UNESCO World Heritage goodness with the remnants of the ancient Aksumite Kingdom, and the landscape makes me want to check it out.
4. Gondar Area Castles. As well as Fasilides and his mob, I understand there are more old castles, forts and/or churches in the Gondar area. The terrain is just beautiful round there as well, so it would be well worth an explore over a couple of days.
5. Explore the Southern Hinterlands. South of Bahir Dar, there's not much by way of tourist infrastructure, but I was lucky enough to drive through it on field visits. The landscape is lush and dramatic, and it would be a fantastic place to spend several days idling through, taking photos, and soaking in the slow pace.


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Search continues for Ashley Murray, missing Peconic teen
Southold police on Wednesday continued an intensive search for missing 16-year-old Ashley Murray, re-canvassing the neighborhoods near her Peconic home nine days after her disappearance.
Murray was last seen about 8 a.m. Feb. 25, when she left her home to catch a bus to Southold High School, according to Southold police.
Police issued a missing-person alert for the teen two days later. They said marine units have been searching every day along coastlines for clues, and canine and aviation teams have searched for her.
Investigators have also interviewed friends, relatives, acquaintances and callers with tips, Southold Police Chief Martin Flatley said.
Flatley has said Murray may have left her home "with intentions of harming herself" and that investigators do not suspect foul play at this point.
The agency has been joined in the investigation by the FBI, the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children, New York State Police, Suffolk County police and Shelter Island Town police.
Murray was last seen wearing red sweatpants, a black and gray hooded sweatshirt, and black boots.
Anyone with information can call Southold police at 631-765-2600.


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Over on the LinkedIn HIMSS group, they've posed a great question: What does a good partnership between an EMR vendor and a provider look like? I thought it deserved a thoughtful answer. Here's some ideas on how that happy relationship would function:
Vendor and provider share milestones: Vendors and providers aren't going to be perfectly in synch, but each side has some idea of what the other's roadmap holds. That reduces the odds of providers going out on a limb development-wise.
Mutual accountability: If you're going to have a true partnership, each side should hold the other accountable for keeping promises. (Yes, I believe accountability goes both ways; vendors have little to gain from a partnership if it's too one-sided.)
Vendor has a robust beta program: As the vendor ramps up the EMR to meeting Meaningful Use and other criteria, it's important that provider-partners be given a chance to pre-test features in real-world conditions. The vendor should have well-structured procedures in place for processing the feedback providers offer and developing mutually-acceptable solutions to problems providers find.
Vendor isn't secretive: In too many cases, vendors make providers sign onerous non-disclosure agreements which prevent providers from sharing their concerns with peers when they arise. As I see it, real partners don't impose these kind of conditions on their relationship, as they undermine trust and make it more difficult for providers to adapt to challenges.
Ultimately, providers and vendors can only go so far in a partnership; they really aren't set up to meet the same goals. But I do believe that vendors can do much more to listen and respond to providers' needs, and that providers can meet them halfway. What else might you add to this list?


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As I wrote in GeekMom previously, my oldest son Ben and I were recently invited by 20th Century Fox to attend a series of events out in San Francisco at two of George Lucas' production sites–Skywalker Ranch and The Presidio–in order to promote the __Star Wars: Episode 1 Phantom Menace __3D reboot. We have been back from our whirlwind weekend visit to San Francisco for over a week now and with the movie coming out this Friday, it is definitely time to share this experience with everyone!
We arrive in San Francisco in the evening and are dropped by our driver with great pomp at our hotel, The Ritz-Carlton. Bags unpacked and bell-hop dispensed, Ben and I meet up with a favorite uncle who has driven in from Oakland to take us out for Chinese food. We eat salt and pepper shrimp that stares back at us from the plate, Kung Pao chicken, and noodle soup. Later, we drive down Lombard Street's eight hairpin turns, and before he drops us back off at our hotel, we three each take night-time cell-phone photos of each other under the Golden Gate Bridge. When my son and I finally turn in, it is 4 am back at home. We feel comfortable in this new city now that we've seen some of it, though, and the pillows on our bed are so soft and perfect that I actually start to giggle in exhaustion before falling right to sleep.
The following afternoon we meet the rest of our parent blogging group (including Matt Blum from GeekDad) for lunch in our hotel's swanky restaurant. Then it is off to the bus that is taking us about 30 minutes away to Skywalker Ranch, a working farm, ranch, and retreat that is home to Skywalker Sound,____ the sound effects, editing, design, mixing, and music recording division of George Lucas' "Lucas Digital" motion picture group.
Upon arrival, we are initially allowed to simply walk the grounds and look around. The smaller children in the group get their pictures taken against a truck from the Skywalker Ranch Fire Brigade. Lowing cattle dot the rolling hills around us as we turn to walk past first olive then grape vineyards. After a brief hike past Ewok Lake and a visit to the gift shop, however, the more structured part of our Skywalker Ranch tour begins.
Meeting Matthew Wood, Sound Engineer
Our first stop of the day is the Akira Kurosawa Sound Studio where we meet sound editor Matthew Wood. As a sound engineer, Wood has edited almost 70 movies, including all three of the Star Wars Prequels, WALL*E, and The Clone Wars cartoons. Additionally, in a second career, he does voice-overs and acting, most notably as the luminously-tentacled [Bib Fortuna](http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Bib_Fortuna "Answering the question "who is Bib Fortuna"?") in The Phantom Menace and the just generally-badass General Grievous in The Clone Wars.
An apparent fan of learning by doing, Matt has each of the kids in our group separately read Droid dialog into a microphone as we all watch a scene from The Phantom Menace play on a large screen in front of us. After each take, while a second sound engineer tweaks the audio in ProTools, the room's conversation ping-pongs as Wood alternately answers questions from our group and shares snippets of insight into the work that went into re-engineering the sound on The Phantom Menace's seminal podracing scene:
- The studio is named for the Seven Samurai director Akira Kirusowa–George Lucas' favorite director.
- The sound board we are sitting at can layer thousands of sounds together.
- The Phantom Menace's podracing scene contains none of John Williams' famous musical scoring–so the sound editing really had to be flawless, there was nothing to hide behind.
- The most unusual sound Wood has probably ever engineered is the glottal signature of the Geonosians–which is actually a combination of two fruit bats (fighting over a banana) mixed with a penguin's mating call.
- Sound editors took 'sound samples' from hundreds of cars and jet engines in order to create the perfect mix of engines for the podracers.
This is absolutely one of the highlights of the trip, both for me and for my son. No matter how much anyone stumbles or stutters, the post-production results of each child's voice-over have everyone in the room grinning and clapping and high-fiving–meanwhile each trivia tid-bit feels like a secret we are all sharing together.
"That guy Matthew Wood has such a cool job!" Ben gushes excitedly afterwards. "All I could think while I was sitting at that sound board was* **I want to do work like this when I have to get a job!*"
Meeting Craig Derrick, Kinect Producer
The next stop on our tour introduces us to Craig Derrick, a LucasArts video game producer and director, and gives us a hands-on opportunity to play the new Kinect Star Wars game slated to come out in April.
Later, when I ask about the game, Ben tells me, "I'm not normally a huge fan of motion controls or 3D gaming, but really, this was great! I've never played something like this–using your whole body in such a sweeping way. I liked the graphics a lot, too–they were amazing...gorgeous...almost like a painting..."
On this day, he plays the "Rancor Rampage" module and** "goes all-Godzilla" on the city and its people, causing as much mayhem and destruction as possible. "The physics in this game are incredibly accurate," he calls over, mid-rampage, "if you fling out your arm and knock down a building, there's no glitchiness or delay: it immediately crumbles to the ground!"
As I stand to the side in 3D spectacles and watch, I have to admit to myself that rather than being annoyed or bored with the 3D elements of this game, I am instead blown away and having a great time–even as a bystander. Back at home, we do not currently own an XBox/Kinect. Up until now I have been of the hardline-puritannical belief that the Wii, Playstation, Gameboy DS, iPod Touches, desktop, and PSP we already own should adequately cover any one family's gaming needs. With each beautifully-rendered innocent citizen swallowed whole in front of me now, though, I can feel that resolve weakening. When Derrick mentions that the game also has a Jedi mode where players fight the Sith by "using the force," Kinect-style, my eyes connect with Ben's excitedly and suddenly I am combining everyone's birthday presents in my head, envisioning us all huddling around our new game console like modern-day Norman Rockwell characters by no later than mid-summer...
Meeting John Goodson, Concept Model Artist
At the third leg of our tour we are introduced to concept model artist John Goodson. As we later discover, Goodson has been involved with almost every franchise my family holds dear, including Harry Potter, Pirates of the Caribbean, Terminator, Men in Black, Star Trek, Batman, X-Men, Planet of the Apes, Lemony Snicket, and Transformers.
Today he explains that he was responsible for designing and building Anakin's podracer in The Phantom Menace and patiently recreates the design process for us again, showing us smaller prototypes that were created along the way and sharing with us what worked and what changed as he labored to bring George Lucas' concepts into reality.
Goodson ended his part of the tour with a story: He told the kids about how he started to write letters to George Lucas when he was in middle school and high school, telling Lucas about how much he wanted to come work for him some day. Goodson studied engineering and set design in college back in North Carolina but as soon as he graduated he found a way to move out to San Francisco. Years later, now employed by Lucas, Goodson was given a new work space. In one corner was a file cabinet that he could use if he cleaned it out. There inside, among sheafs of fan mail, were the letters he'd written as a teenager.
"Don't give up on your dreams," Goodson tells us. "That's what I want you to remember from my talk."
"That," Ben tells me, pulling me aside as our group leaves the room, "was definitely a cool story."
Meeting ObiShawn, Stunt Coordinator
The first day of our Phantom Menace Adventure ends with lightsaber training lessons from stunt coordinator ObiShawn. After a brief discussion of the history of lightsabers, the significance of their colors, and acknowledgement of the fact that Mace Windu had the only purple lightsaber in Star Wars history, it is time to commence training. As gentleman and friends, our group all agree to duel not to the death, but to the touch.
"If I tap your arm, you must put it behind your back," Obishawn explains. "If you strike my leg, I must hop about without it."
As I sit in the theater watching my laughing, lunging son slowly lose an arm and two legs to pernicious saber taps, I cannot imagine how tomorrow's activities could be more fun than the day we've just had...
*This is the end of Part 1 of our Phantom Menace Adventure. Tune back to GeekMom tomorrow for Part 2! Want to read more? Check out Matt Blum's Phantom Menace poston Wired's GeekDad!


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In general as you move up the line you are also going to have faster AF. The 5D AF is just slightly faster then the 350D/20D/30D and the 1D AF is faster still.
excuse me. what is the blackout time? time to save an image to the card during which the camera is inoperable?[a href=\"index.php?act=findpost&pid=71153\"][{POST_SNAPBACK}][/a]
In the case you are/were using Manual Focus the larger viewfinder on the film camera would have great benefits.
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