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- This article is about the desert. The article about the country can be found at Western Sahara
The Sahara[1] in North Africa, is the one of the largest deserts in the world. Antarctica is also a desert, and is larger.[2]
It is bounded by the Atlantic Ocean, the Atlas Mountains, the Mediterranean Sea, the Red Sea, and the Sahel region. Inside it are parts of many countries, including Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, Libya, Egypt, Mauritania, Mali, Niger, Chad, and The Sudan. Most parts are uninhabited, but some people manage to survive in places where there is water.[3]
The Sahara Desert is about 9,065,000 square kilometers in size. It has been both larger and smaller at different times. After the last ice age it became more fertile, then dried up again. It is the hottest place on the Earth, but not the driest. The driest is the Atacama Desert in South America. The Sahara has about the same size as the whole United States.
The highest mountain is 3415 m, and is the Emi Koussi in Chad. Some mountain peaks in the Sahara Desert have snow even in the summer.[4][5] The main mountain ranges is the Atlas Mountains in Algeria. The Sahara's lowest point lies in the Qattara Depression in Egypt, at about 130 metres below sea level. Sand sheets and dunes are about 25% of the Sahara. All the other parts are mountains, steppes with a lot of stones, and oases.[4]
There are several rivers running through the Sahara. However, most of them come and go through the seasons, except for the Nile River and Niger River.[4]
Metallic minerals are very important to most Saharan countries. Algeria and Mauritania have several major deposits of iron ore. There are also bits of uranium, while Niger has the largest parts of them. A lot of phosphates are in Morocco and Western Sahara. Oil is mainly found in Algeria. The oil is very important to the economy of the entire country. While the mineral exploitation has led to economic growth in Sahara, this has rarely helped the indigenous population, as skilled workers have been brought from other countries.
Of the Sahara's around 4 million people, most live in Mauritania, Western Sahara, Algeria, Libya and Egypt. Dominant groups of people are Sahrawis and Tuareg. The largest city is Nouakchott, Mauritania's capital. Other important cities are Tamanrasset in Algeria, and Sebha and Ghat in Libya.
Only 200,000 km² of the Sahara are fertile oases, where dates, corn, and fruits are grown. The few fertile regions today are fed by underground rivers and underground basins. Many of Sahara's oases rests in depressions (areas under sea level) allowing water to surface from underground reservoirs; artesian wells.
The soil in Sahara is low in organic matter. The soil in depressions is often saline. Animal life is limited to gazelles, antelopes, jackals, foxes, badgers and hyena.
Other sorts of vegetation include scattered concentrations of grasses, shrubs and trees in the highlands, as well as in the oases and along river beds. Some plants are well adjusted to the climate, allowing them to germinate within 3 days of rain and sow their seeds within 2 weeks after that.
Animals living in the Sahara include gerbil, jerboa, cape hare and desert hedgehog, barbary sheep, oryx, gazelle, deer, wild ass, baboon, hyena, jackal, sand fox, weasel and mongoose. The bird life counts more than 300 species. Reptiles, including 4 species of snake also live here.
4,000 years ago, the Sahara would have been a thriving savanna grassland with a great variety of wildlife. This would have included animals such as elephants and giraffes. The climate has changed, causing the rainfall to drop and turn the Sahara into the barren, desert wilderness as we know it today.
- ↑ Arabic: الصحراء الكبرى, aṣ-ṣaḥrā´ al-kubra, "The Greatest Desert"
- ↑ The Arctic is not a land mass.
- ↑ "Sahara (desert, Africa) -- Britannica Online Encyclopedia". britannica.com. http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/516375/Sahara. Retrieved 4 May 2010.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 "Sahara - LookLex Encyclopaedia". looklex.com. http://looklex.com/e.o/sahara.htm. Retrieved 4 May 2010.
- ↑ "Snow in the Sahara". Algeria.com. http://www.algeria.com/blog/snow-in-summer-algerias-hoggar-mountains. Retrieved 5 August 2010.
Other websites
- Flora and fauna of the Sahara (French)


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The design of the European-built Ulysses spacecraft was dictated by the large distances from Earth and the Sun (up to 950 million km from Earth, 810 million km from the Sun).
At such distances, solar power could not provide enough electricity so a Radioisotope Thermoelectric Generator (RTG) was provided. A large antenna (1.65-m diameter) was necessary to communicate with Earth from large distances. The thermal design had to accommodate the widely-varying temperatures during the mission. The electronics were hardened to withstand the strong radiation in the vicinity of Jupiter during the close fly-by in 1992.
ESA provided the spacecraft, built by Astrium GmbH, Friedrichshafen, Germany (formerly Dornier Systems). NASA provided the Space Shuttle for launch, the inertial upper stage and the payload assist module to put Ulysses into its correct orbit. NASA also provided the RTG to power the craft and its payload.
ESA's European Space Research and Technology Centre (ESTEC) and European Space Operations Centre (ESOC) have been managing the mission in coordination with NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL). Ulysses has been tracked by NASA's Deep Space Network. A joint ESA/NASA team at JPL has overseen spacecraft operations and data management. Teams from universities and research institutes in Europe and the United States provided the 10 instruments onboard.

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Monday, October 31, 2011
The Arrival of Fall
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Friday, October 28, 2011
Five on Friday:
~My friend Becky sent me her recipe (and secret ingredient) for her delicious Empire Biscuits (cookies) pictured above. I made a batch to share with the CarpoolQueen today. You really can't eat these biscuits alone... you must be with a friend.
~Speaking of friends.... My lovely British friend Alison came bearing gifts on my birthday last week. She and her youngest girl, Esther brought me lovely gifts that remind me so much of them: English tea and homemade Lemon Curd.
If you could meet Esther you would love her immediately. She is cheerful and loving and just as cute as can be. If her sweet smile and golden braids weren't enough, her endearing inability to pronounce the hard-sound for"C" or "K" would certainly win you over. She uses a "T" sound instead.
She was so excited to give me her gift that she excitedly exclaimed in her English accent, "Tellie! We've made you some Lemon Turd!"
Oh! She is a glittering ray of happiness, she really is...
Happy Friday!
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Thursday, October 27, 2011
Praises in an October
Its not like me to be quiet during the month of October. It is, after-all, my favorite month.
This year October is bittersweet. Sweet with celebrations and lovely moments; Bitter as I grieve relationships that are difficult. Situations that are painful. Loss that is tough.
Its just one of those times in life, when bad news seems to come in a string of storms, and I am tempted to believe that all that was sacred is now desperately at risk.
But, that is a lie I cannot afford to believe, because storms pass, and there is always the good that springs from the rain.
Yesterday I was reading in Prayers for Today: A Year-Long Journal of Contemplative Prayer, by Bjokrlund, and this prayer (written by the author) was good for my heart, my soul, and my mind:
Lord, You sometimes take away what I value most.Life is messy. But I am thankful for a husband who is wise and strong. I am thankful for two kiddos who are tender-hearted and loving. I am thankful for family and friends who love lavishly, and are a blessing to me even when they are unaware.
It is easy to praise You when You give to me what I want most.
And it is easy to blame you when I suffer.
It is hard for me to imagine that there is a good reason for suffering if i can't think of
one, Yet You, my maker, know better about my life than I.
Should I accept the good and not the bad from Your hand? So in faith, no matter the
circumstance, I shall praise Your name.
When laughter and success are my current reality, I shall praise Your name.
And when hardship and loss are my current reality, I shall praise Your name.
When scarcity and need mark my path, I shall praise Your name.
When all seems broken, I shall praise Your name.
Lord, whatever I experience, I choose to praise Your name.
October is my favorite month, and this year I am grateful that God has given me this time to look to Him, to remember that I am not in control.
He is.
It is easy to believe this truth when all of life is tied up with string like so many gifts at a party. These gifts... aren't so tidy.
However, these gifts of sorrow are opening up a new place to surrender to Him.... Oh, that I will not waste these gifts and forfeit His work in me...
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Monday, October 17, 2011
Home and Happy
It's as if the last three weeks has been a whirlwind.
We had a great time visiting friends and family out west.
I got to visit with many of my desert peeps, but I wish I could have seen more...
Time has a way of going fast, in life and on vacation.
We ended our 16-day stay in Southern Arizona with a 40th anniversary celebration for my parents.
We spent the morning setting up tables in the courtyard and in the carport, and running around in general busyness. I was giddy with excitement.
The weather was perfect and I think everyone had a good time.
I did my best to make sure I harassed these two every chance I got...
I miss 'em... my mom and dad, my brothers and their families. But I'm also glad to be home.
I was so worried I was going to miss the changing of seasons. It's silly, but true.
There is something profound about watching the world prepare to fall asleep. Its amazing to see the colors turn from green to orange and yellow and red... the colorful grand finale before a long and wintery rest.
I shouldn't have worried.
The Mister and I got up bright and early before church yesterday for a long walk through the woods.
Of course, I can't stay outside all day looking at leaves. The house is completely out of order, school is back in session, laundry is piled up, and I have a bunch of projects to finish. Namely this one:
My mom picked out four beautiful colors of pima cotton for a granny-square jacket I'm making for her birthday.... and I need to hurry. Her birthday is Thursday, which is sooner than i'll be finished.
The good news is that when I left Arizona it was 90 degrees outside, so she won't need it this week anyway.
Well, the laundry calls...
Happy Monday!
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Wednesday, October 05, 2011
Desert Hello
Vacation. Its been great!
I have been visiting family and friends (and their new puppy!) Eating a lot of Mexican food. And, of course, crafting.
We are staying within 5 miles of a yarn boutique, and two major craft and fabric stores. The kids and I have gone to the stores several times already.
We made paracord bracelets (with para-like cord. We had trouble finding paracord but will order some when we get home.)
We also made them in black, but they don't photograph quite as nicely!
I brought my crochet hooks and hooked up a little sweater. It still needs a ribbon that will be woven through the row where the crochet hook sits:
The best parts of shopping was running into Becca from Our Crazy Boys.
I've been reading Becca's blog for a couple years, and every time I come to town I want to meet her, but time always gets away. Imagine my surprise when I saw her in line at the craft store.
I was so excited to hug her neck that i pushed four ladies out of my way to get to her. Then, in my impetuousness I called her Stephanie. Oops! I was just so happy to get the opportunity to say hello!
I'm off to go for a walk this morning. Nothing like walking and getting a tan in October!
Happy Wednesday!
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Saturday, October 01, 2011
Six on Saturday
We are having a blast here in Southern Arizona! Seeing family and friends is so much fun.
They've had so much rain here this summer that everything is blooming! This picture is not so very good, but these flowers are everywhere. I love the bright bold colors that pop amidst the desert greens and browns. Like little floral flames, they lit the path on my morning walk.
The Boy walked with me and every time we saw a Teddy Bear cholla cactus, he would pretend to hug it. Which makes me laugh and freak out every single time. Which, now that I think about it, is probably why he does it.
My Dad went to the Mexican Bakery to get my favorite treat. MMMmmm... the snack of champions!
Last night we attended the wedding of a dear friend of the family. The wedding was amazing. So honoring to God and family. The little church was beautiful... Such a great setting for a great couple!
The reception was fun and The Girl and her Paw cut a rug dancing the Cumbia together. It was a great party!
The Boy and his Uncle Dan. They look a lot alike and they like to hang out...
We are having a wonderful time!
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The attorney general in the central Syrian city of Hama says he has resigned because of the government's deadly crackdown on pro-democracy protesters.
In a video posted on YouTube, Adnan Bakkour says he is stepping down because security forces killed 72 prisoners in Hama at the end of July and more than 400 others during a siege of the city in August.
Syria's state-run SANA news agency says the resignation message is false, and that Bakkour was forced to make the comments by "armed terrorist groups" that kidnapped him earlier this week.
Activists and residents said Wednesday security forces backed by tanks made arrests in Hama and hunted for leaders behind the five-month uprising against President Bashar al-Assad.
They said hundreds of troops emerged from buses parked on the city's outskirts and searched two neighborhoods, al-Qusour and al-Hamidiya. The soldiers asked by name for people known or suspected to be involved in planning the widespread demonstrations.
It is not clear how many people were detained.
Hama has seen some of the country's biggest protests demanding an end to Mr. Assad's 11-year autocratic rule.
Also Wednesday, the British-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said 360 civilians and 113 members of the army and security forces were killed during the just-ended Muslim holy month of Ramadan.
The Syrian government has blamed much of the country's violence on what it calls armed gangs and terrorists.


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4th Floor of ITP at 721 Broadway, photo by Jason Huff
NYU's ITP (Interactive Telecommunications Program) celebrated its 30th anniversary in 2009, but much of the program dates back to forty years ago. The graduate program is "dedicated to pushing the boundaries of interactivity in the real and digital worlds." This year is also a landmark year as founder Red Burns is starting to archive the program's history. The archive is beginning just as New York City, with its thriving startup scene, is starting to feel geeky enough to be a natural home for the innovative program.1 Beyond its original intentions, the program is pioneering in "physical computing," as coined by a faculty member. It has even managed intellectual property policies that let students keep full ownership of their ideas.
Bleecker Street Cinema circa 1970, photo by Robert Otter via Soho Memory Project
The year the AMC started was the same year Sony introduced the first portable video recorder—the Portapak. The units cost around $1500 to buy, but according to a New York Times article from that year, they could be rented for $75 a day. Burns and her collaborator, George Stoney, with


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Utility-Interactive or Grid-Tie Solar Photovoltaic (PV) Systems are very demanding and cost intensive projects.
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Telecommunication and data transmission devices (PBX, modems, data terminals, sensors, etc...) are increasingly more vulnerable to lightning induced voltage surges.
They have become more sensitive, complex and have an increased vulnerability to induced surges due to their possible connection across several different networks.
Radio communication equipment deployed in fixed, nomadic or mobile applications is especially vulnerable to lightning strikes because of their application in exposed areas.
The most common disruption to service continuity result from transient surges originating from direct lightning strikes to the antenna pole, surrounding ground system or induced onto connections between these two areas.
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December 27, 2012
New Year's Tips for the Home Aficionado
Posted in Buying by Tara Sharp
Now that the end of the year is upon us, it's time to start thinking about some New Year resolutions. At Windermere, our resolutions change very little year after year. That's because the highest expectation we can set for ourselves is to anticipate and respond to the needs of our clients, while supporting the communities in which we serve.
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December 21, 2012
Happy Holidays From Windermere
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From everyone in the Windermere family, we wish you and yours Happy Holidays!
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December 13, 2012
Happy Holidays!
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We hope you are enjoying the holiday season! December is always a busy time of the year, with presents to shop for, gifts to wrap, decorations to hang, and friends and family to entertain.. With Hanukkah in full swing and Christmas and New Years right around the corner, we thought we would share with you some of our favorite holiday resources from our Windermere Real Estate Pinterest page.
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December 07, 2012
Tips For Emergency Preparedness
Posted in Living by Tara Sharp
Over the last few weeks, we have been sharing valuable information about preventative home maintenance and preparing your home for winter storms. The start of the New Year is a great time to take stock of your emergency kit. It's a good idea to do this every year in order to replenish and adjust the contents to your families changing needs.
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Out of their dreamless sleep, the eyes opened to murky light. Some fifteen-twenty yards in front of them, the four found themselves witnessing an astounding scene: Two towering, colossal figures, one dark, one bright, shrouded in mists, were struggling to overcome each other. A demon and an angel they seemed, and their clash, which made the whole place shake, felt like a breaking apart of the world´s fabric.
This was no dream. The shock waves from that
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The pale light of the moon started as the glow of the approaching torches began to take over the trees´ sleepy countenance. The woodcutter was first, followed closely by the four friends. For almost an hour now, they´ve been advancing at a slow pace.
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An alternative to the myth-weavers character sheet.
Name: Eglantie (Glan)
Campaign: Heroes of Eattwe
Class: Fighter
Level: 3 (XP 900)
AC: 15 (Chain Mail), +2 (Shield)
Speed: 25 (2.84 mph)
Passive Perception: 10
Race: Dwarf (no subrace)
Background: Folk Hero
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An alternative to the myth-weavers character sheet.
Name: Châtaigne (Chatai/Chai)
Campaign: Heroes of Eattwe
Class: Cleric
Level: 3 (XP 900)
AC: 13 (Leather, Shield)
Speed: 30 (3.4 mph)
Passive Perception: 12
Race: Human
Background: Acolyte (Nun)
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[February 18, 2013]
-- Gov. Pat Quinn has proclaimed February as Financial Aid
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take full advantage of the college preparation and planning
resources available in their communities.
Nearby sites include Champaign, Decatur, East Peoria,
Farmer City, Havana and Normal. A calendar of all events, updated
daily, is available at www.isac.org.
The Illinois Student Assistance Commission notes that there are
several sources for non-loan grant aid -- assistance that does not
need to be repaid. The Monetary Award Program is Illinois'
large-scale grant program. For over 50 years, the program has helped
Illinoisans pay for tuition and fees at Illinois colleges and
universities. MAP grants are awarded based on financial need, using
information collected on the FAFSA.
ISAC cautions that this year, more Illinois students are filing
the FAFSA early, and that will likely result in the depletion of
projected MAP grant funds earlier than ever before. In 2012,
students filing a FAFSA after April 2, even if fully qualified, were
unable to receive a grant as funding had already been exhausted.
According to ISAC, even if a MAP grant is not available, many
undergraduate students may qualify for a federal Pell Grant, which
can provide up to $5,645 for students attending a Pell-eligible
institution full time. Pell plays an important role in the total
student financial aid picture. Last year, Illinois students received
nearly $1.3 billion in Pell grants, an amount nearly four times as
great as MAP.
ISAC notes that the FAFSA is the key. Without one, the
opportunities for non-institutional financial assistance are reduced
Information on the number of FAFSAs received, as well as
the dollar amount of projected MAP and Pell grants, is posted on the
ISAC website and updated regularly.
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The mission of the Illinois Student Assistance Commission,
established in 1957, is to help make college accessible and
affordable for Illinois students. Best known for the Monetary Award
Program, the agency administers most of the state's need-based
financial aid programs that target students seeking postsecondary
education. Since 1957, the commission has provided more than $9.1
billion in grants, scholarships and non-loan aid and has made more
than 4.8 million awards to Illinois students and families.
In addition, ISAC delivers outreach programs and services to
students and education professionals throughout Illinois. Key
outreach services are provided by the nationally recognized ISACorps,
a community-based team of about 85 recent college graduates who
mentor students and work with families to help them make
well-informed decisions about how to prepare for, pay for and attend
college. In 2012, ISAC's College Access & Outreach Staff led,
conducted or assisted with over 4,000 events attended by over
120,000 people.
ISAC also administers College Illinois, the state's prepaid
tuition program, which has paid out more than $400 million in
tuition and fees on behalf of over 25,000 students.
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FreakFish wrote:also im a big fan of the book of morman! some guy pulled a couple of gold plates out the ground (which nobody ever saw) and read what was written on them out in smoe foreign language twice. and come on if everybody had been doing things wrong before then and all going to hell because of it, thats a pretty big fail on gods part for not intervening for almost two thousand years...
Seems like a bit of misunderstanding. There were two sets of witnesses: a set of three, and a set of eight. They saw the plates and, though some fell into personal apostasy, never denied what they saw (their testimonies are at the beginning of the book). And Joseph Smith translated the words on the plates through the power of God (he himself was highly uneducated and incapable of writing such a record himself, as can easily be seen by reading his personal journals).
The Great Apostasy happened because after the Savior established his church, it eventually became corrupted. People started making unauthorized changes to the gospel, priesthood, and church organization. Because of this widespread apostasy, the Lord withdrew the authority of the priesthood from the earth, and it lasted until it was again restored in these latter-days. The gospel and its authority were restored by God, the father, and his son Jesus Christ, through Joseph Smith, never to be taken from the earth again.
Those who didn't have the opportunity to learn of the gospel in this life will not be sent to hell because of it. They will be taught the gospel after this life and given the opportunity to accept it. They certainly wont be punished for their lack of ability.
FreakFish wrote:you should look up the end of the world cult, watch the documentary about it on youtube. because you only have that view in your head, you are blind to others. just look at the people in those videos, look at their eyes. they have been totally brainwashed.
I, for one, have not been brainwashed. I have searched out the truth and come to know that what I believe is true. My church is against blindly believing. We are constantly encouraged to find out for ourselves whether things are true, through the confirmation of the Holy Ghost.
FreakFish wrote:on a final note, a few years ago my dad said to me that somebody with no guilt or empathy is evil. for about a year now ive had such mental control over myself that i can completely remove guilt and empathy from myself, almost all feeling in fact, as well as ignore pain. i can do quite literally anything i can do physically. it makes me feel powerful. isnt that dangerous you might be asking? well, im smart and logical enough not to do anything stupid, and i do what is best for me. but im not restrained by the things that normal people are, and i like it. tell me, does that make me evil? am i the human ebodiment of satan or what?
You are certainly not anything like satan. If your saying you have gone beyond feeling and removed emotion from yourself, I think its somewhat sad, but certainly not evil.


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Couple drowns on their honeymoon
Ruth Rowe and Bruce Loev had a second chance at love.
The two had grown up together in New York and been a couple before moving apart and raising their families in different parts of the country, with Rowe settling in Newtown.
But their marriages ended, and 25 years after they had gone their separate ways, Rowe and Loev found each other again. She was teaching fifth-grade math in Pawling, N.Y., and he was an aviation civil engineer. On July 4, the Danbury couple married and set off for a honeymoon in Costa Rica.
Friends and family members were following their activities on the online photo albums they posted from a secluded beach resort. On July 10, Rowe and Loev, both of whom were active and athletic, drove to Playa Linda and decided to go swimming in the waters off Quepos.
The powerful ocean currents swept them far from shore. The couple's bodies were finally found when a local resident spotted them about four kilometers from where they entered the water, according to accounts from the Coast Guard and the Costa Rican newspaper Diario Extra.
"This is just awful. I still can't believe this is really happening," said Joan Roberts, the Pawling school district data coordinator who worked with Rowe for the past 13 years. "He was the love of her life."
Rowe, 46, arrived in Pawling after she graduated from the University of Delaware, where she earned both her bachelor's and master's degrees in education.
Pawling Schools Superintendent William Ward said she started as a sixth-grade teacher in 1988, but switched to teaching fifth-graders in 1996, most recently teaching math and science. This year, parents said, she also was teaching physical education.
"My son (Colin) was lucky enough to have her as a teacher," said Roberts, whose son is a high school sophomore. "He had a wild imagination, and she encouraged him."
Roberts had a special way to connect with all of her students, said Roberts and another parent, Anne Pina. A talented musician, Rowe would sometimes bring in her guitar and play for them. She particularly liked to play tunes from her favorite band, Indigo Girls.
"She was kind of like a hippy chick; she would dress really fun sometimes. She had her own sense of style, and was very warm and engaging. All the kids really liked her," said Pina, recalling how Rowe was a staple in the school's "Faculty Follies." "She really went out of her way to get the kids prepared to move on."
"She has always been a sweetheart," Roberts said. "The thing I notice about her is that I never hear any cross words between her and the kids. Never, ever. She was always just very encouraging, but not a pushover. She was firm, but very kind."
This is the second tragedy to strike Pawling Elementary School in less than a year. Daniel Barden, the youngest son of second-grade teacher Jacqueline Barden, died in the Dec. 14 shootings at the Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown.
"This has all been just devastating to the school community," Pina said.
Rowe's son, Kaleb, just graduated from Newtown High, and her daughter, Emily, is a student at Virginia Tech University.
Rowe's former husband, Arthur, declined comment. Her father, Robert Hubertus, said the obituary reflected what the family wished to say about his daughter.
The family obituary states that Rowe was a strong role model for her children, instilling them with the credo, "Gotta tend the earth if you want a rose."
Loev, 51, was also an athlete. He loved to ski and play golf, and he taught his children, Jennifer and Brian, to "love themselves, to follow their hearts, and to let go of the negatives that may show them down from enjoying life," said the Wednesday obituary in The News-Times.
"He would spend the winters skiing as many weekends as he could in Colorado, Utah and Vancouver. Always able to shine on the moguls runs, he was happiest when skiing," the obituary said.
Loev was buried Monday at Bethel Cemetery. He is survived by his parents, Pearl and Bernard Loev; his children, Jennifer and Brian; and brothers, Glen and Larry.
New Fairfield friend Angelina Valentini wrote in Rowe's memorial guestbook of her family's heartbreak:
"We are so blessed to have spent so many family gatherings together over the years and will miss your beautiful smile, your free spirit, your caring way and happiness."
A Mass of Christian burial for Rowe is planned for Thursday morning at St. Rose of Lima Church in Newtown.
Rowe is survived by her father, Robert, and stepmother, JoAnn; her children, Emily and Kaleb; brother, Michael Hubertus; sister Sarah Russo; and extended family.


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Home buyers are unexpectedly finding more competition this spring in landing their dream home. Bidding wars are increasingly being reported in markets across the country, from California to Florida, The Wall Street Journal reports.
"It's a little surprising because we thought bidding wars were done with," Andy Aley, a home shopper in Seattle, told The Wall Street Journal. Aley says he was outbid on a home earlier this year, even though he offered to pay $23,000 above the listing price and also waive inspections and other closing conditions.
Home buyers are frustrated and caught off-guard about the bidding wars re-emerging, real estate professionals report.
"We're writing a record number of offers, but we're not seeing a record number of closings and that's because it's so competitive," Glenn Kelman, chief executive of Redfin Corp., told The Wall Street Journal.
Why are things getting so competitive? Many housing markets are seeing a drastic decrease in the number of homes listed for-sale, leaving home buyers with fewer options and more bidding on the same house. Housing analysts say the shortage in supply is from sellers unwilling to take much less for their home than what they originally paid for it and pulling their homes off the market. Also, a surge in investors has made the market more competitive, as investors snatch up homes in bulk in all-cash deals.
"The bidding wars caused by tight inventory provide the latest evidence that housing demand is starting to pick up after a six-year-long slump," The Wall Street Journal reports.
Indeed, the National Association of REALOTRS® reported late last week that pending home sales in March reached their highest level in nearly two years and are up 12.8 percent from a year ago.
Source: "Stunned Home Buyers Find the Bidding Wars Are Back," The Wall Street Journal (April 27, 2012)
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Lather, rinse, repeat.
Always one of Mack Brown's most staunch defenders both privately and publicly, Texas athletic director DeLoss Dodds has taken to the latter venue again to back the embattled and/or beleaguered coach.
"Mack's fine," Dodds told Kirk Bohls of the Austin American-Statesman. "I know we didn't play well Saturday. Mack will know if he should be coaching (at Texas) or shouldn't be. I know this is my responsibility, and I'm not shying away from it. The bottom line is I'm for the kids and the coaches."
Dodds latest show of support for the long-time Longhorns head coach comes four days after UT was embarrassed by BYU and three days after Brown fired defensive coordinator Manny Diaz. The AD, Bohls wrote, "said he agreed with Brown's decision to fire… Diaz on Sunday and said he thought the coaching move was necessary."
The dismissal of Diaz came less than 24 hours after the Cougars rushed for a staggering 550 yards in UT's soul-crushing 40-21 loss.
Dodds' public (dreaded?) vote of confidence also comes one day after Chip Brown of Orangebloods.com wrote an outstanding piece titled "Mack Brown era on the line Saturday vs. Ole Miss." Brown, one of the most well-connected media types covering the UT football program — go back a couple of summers ago to one of the first rounds of conference musical chairs — writes very plainly that "if the Texas program goes completely on tilt this season, Brown would probably walk away and spare Dodds and Powers any more grief from Longhorn Nation."
That appears likely to be where this situation is headed. Either Brown turns things around, and turns it around right now, or he steps away for the good of the football program he was responsible for rebuilding. No messy public split as was the case with Bobby Bowden or decade-long questions of has he lost his coaching "it" as was the case with Joe Paterno.
And that seems to be what Dodds is alluding to when he said "Mack will know if he should be coaching (at Texas) or shouldn't be." When those well-connected to the program are writing similar things a day earlier? Well, there's all the writing on that wall you need to see.


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People have been criticizing the Zune since its launch about its inability to buy songs from the Zune Marketplace directly from the device, especially given its WiFi capabilities. Similarly, people have been wondering whether the iPhone (still a music player, don't forget!) will be able to do the same. Well it seems that Apple is at least pondering the possibility, because the company recently filed for a patent that would allow the iPhone to perform "transactions" with the iTunes Store.
Now, just as a side note, I will tell you that spending half of my day reading the monotonous legalese that makes up patents often makes me want to stab my eyes out, which is why Ken has me do it all the time here at Ars. ;) That said, those crazy kids over at MacNN have an extensive and very thorough writeup of the patent, and I respect them for that. That shit is boring.
Now, onto the patent. The patent describes a cellular phone (which we'll assume to be the iPhone, although there is some possibility that it could be referring to phones made by other companies) being able to make a secure connection to the iTunes Store "for the purposes of a device upgrade or commercial transaction."
For example, the computing device may be a portable media player, and the service may provide media to the computing device based on a capacity indication of the configuration indication.
To be honest, the remainder of the writeup is just about as dry as the patent itself, describing methods by which the device would be able to connect to the iTunes Store and initiate transactions via digital signatures and whatnot.
We consider the real news here to merely be the fact that they've applied for such a thing, although we should all remain aware that most patents that get filed don't get put into practice. That said, I sincerely hope that Apple does put this one into practice, even if it has to involve a computer in between (I won't be happy about that, but I'll accept it). It only seems natural to be able to buy songs directly from your music-playing device if it has wireless capabilities. We hear that the next iteration of the Zune will be able to do so, so why not the iPhone/iPod?


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These quotes are mostly doubtful, as Rabelais never wrote a Book V --just four books. I was unable to find the alleged (English) quotes in their alleged locations. The true sources are:
- Book I: Pantagruel
- Book II: Gargantua
- Book III: le tiers-livre
- Book IV: Le quart-livre
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(Preface to my annual picks…I don't add up the exact wins/losses so everything works out perfectly. I am simply predicting rough record estimates for each team.)
- Houston 10-6
- Indy 8-8
- Jax 8-8
- Tenn 6-10
This division is difficult to predict this year. I had to go through a process of elimination to come up with a winner. With Manning seemingly not 100% (with a scary kind of injury no less – the neck) and the Colts in a general decline it seems like it's finally a year when another team could win the AFC South. I contemplated taking a flier on Jax but I just don't think they'll swing it this year. (Though I must say they are flying way under the radar right now so they won't be adversely affected by pressure.) And I think some folks may end up thinking Tenn could be good now that they have Hasselbeck – but I think he could make them worse. Also, the Chris Johnson holdout situation is ugly – a hamstring injury a certainty if he does return. That leaves Houston. The Texans better hope Arian Foster overcomes a nagging hamstring injury and they better hope that FB James Casey can fill in at least somewhat for the departed Vonta Leach – who had been a key piece of their running game. But where the Texans may have improved some is on defense – and that's where they needed to improve. They've added Jonathan Joseph and Danieal Manning to a secondary that was in desperate need of upgrade. But most impressive to me is their linebacking group in their new 3-4: Connor Barwin, DeMeco Ryans, Brian Cushing and Mario Williams. Even if it takes some time for Williams to adapt to playing LB, this is an impressive group.


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The Rock will look to win back-to-back games and move to the top of the Canadian Rugby Championship league standings when it faces the Prairie Wolf Pack in a rematch today in Calgary.
The two teams met Saturday at the Rugby Swilers Complex in St. John's, with The Rock prevailing 16-14.
A win today and another against the British Columbia Bears in Langford, B.C., on Labour Day could vault the Rock, in the second year of a five-year rebuilding plan, into a position to play for the title against the Ontario Blues on Sept. 21 at the Swilers Complex.
The Blues beat the visiting Rock 27-25 earlier this month on the opening day of the 2013 CRC schedule.
"The away games are difficult to win in this tournament," says Rock head coach Simon Blanks.
"But if we can pull off two miracle wins on the road, we could be playing for all the beans against Ontario at home."
What's more, the Rock will likely benefit from the return of national team player Ciaran Hearn for the September meeting with Ontario. Hearn is not available for either of this long weekend's road games as Rugby Canada is resting a group of players who compete for both the national 15- and seven-aside squads.
But making the Blues game a meaningful one starts with collecting a win against the Wolf Pack today.
That task, however, comes with its own set of challenges as the Rock will be without several key players, forcing them to rely on a trio of relatively inexperienced players to fill the holes.
On the injury front, Alex Rogers is still out with a concussion and Brad Lester suffered a broken hand in Saturday's game. The teams is also without Geoff Warden, who is unable to make the trip out West, and Toni Wodziki.
Wodziki, the talented back row from Montreal, was red-carded and ejected from Saturday's game after decking a Wolf Pack player. The subsequent suspension could be anywhere from two to nine weeks, but Blanks says it could be reduced to as short one week.
"There are mitigating factors," Blanks says, pointing to Wodziki's clean record.
"So we're hopeful we get a bit of luck and the judicial officer gives him the low entry and reduces it by half."
Stepping in are multi-positional Andrew Jamieson from Quebec and Ian?Armour, a young wing from Nova Scotia
"He did very well at the beginning of the season, just lacks a little bit of experience," Blanks says Armour.
"He's about to get it."
The Rock will also add Hayden Thomassin, brother of Bryce Thomassin.
"He's been around the program for a while. He's an excellent rugby player and a utility guy," Blanks says.
"We kind of need that bit of diversity."
The Wolf Pack, meanwhile, will have their lineup bolstered by the return of national team players Adam Tiederman and Nick Blevins.
Blanks is hopeful they can give rugby fans Newfoundland a game worth cheering for when they get home.
"If we can actually be in that last game with it all on the line, then the crowd as the 16th man will be undeniably the difference, as they have been in the past for us.
"If we can do our bit, we're hoping they will come out and do their bit for us."
The rest of the Rock's roster for the two games includes Frank Walsh, Owen Parfrey, Kyle Baillie, Justin Meyers, Kevin Parfrey, Matt Heaton, Zac Coughlan, Mike Simpson, Patrick Parfrey, Bryce Thomassin, Robert Wilson, Jason Picco, Dean Blanks, Jordan Power, Steve Cutliff, Mike Holloway, Mike Haycock, Grant Crowell.


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Taking the ISS to the next level: ISS exploitation and ELIPS
Through ESA, the large European science community and research institutions are actively pushing the boundaries of science and technology, putting Europe at the forefront of advancement in these areas and placing Europe in a key role for industrial applications built on such research.
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Investment in ISS exploitation, i.e. in the logistic supply of the Station through the ATV and the launch capabilities through Ariane 5, the European control centres for Columbus, which is located at DLR near Munich, Germany, and for ATV, which is located at CNES in Toulouse, France, and associated personnel that manage the European ISS elements, and the training and support of our astronauts, will safeguard and promote Europe's key role in human spaceflight activities in Europe and amongst its partners.


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The courtyard is bustling with activity. All around me, I see Munchkins, Tinkers (Oz's industrious builders and inventors), and many other inhabitants carrying sticks, baskets, and other props as everyone is preparing for war. They're all dressed in the most amazing clothes and every hair is perfectly adjusted with some of the men having mustaches and beards that could win awards. In the center of the courtyard is James Franco. He's wearing an old black suit with his hair slicked to one side. He looks like he just arrived from a circus. As I stare at where he's standing, I see that he's talking to a small 18 inch maquette and having a very serious conversation. While he's talking to a white doll that's being moved around by a man in an all blue suit, eventually this maquette is going to be an all CGI character named China Girl, and she'll be voiced by Joey King who is standing off to one side. As they finish their conversation, I hear director Sam Raimi call cut. The busy activity comes to a halt and I look around with a smile on my face. After spending so many years watching The Wizard of Oz on TV, I can't believe I'm visiting the magical land of Oz. I also can't believe that as I watched the action unfold, I was literally standing on the yellow brick road.
But let me back up a second.
As I type these words I'm on a plane back to Los Angeles. It's Saturday, October 22, 2011 and I've spent the last two days visiting Sam Raimi's Oz The Great and Powerful while the production was filming at the brand new Raleigh Studios in Pontiac, Michigan. Oz is the first production at the massive new studio and while there I got to participate in group interviews the cast and filmmakers, visit all of the practical sets, and see the props, weapons, and the amazing art department. While I've been able to do many set visits, what is being done to bring Oz to life was truly a sight to behold. For more, hit the jump.
Before getting to the set visit, if you haven't seen the latest trailer I'd watch that first:
As most of you know, whenever I do a set visit, I record a video blog. For Oz The Great and Powerful, the video blog was done with Peter from /Film and unlike our previous offerings, we broke this one down into subjects. Further down the page are the 30 Things to Know about the film.
Warning: the video blog features some brief mentions of which character/actress becomes the Wicked Witch. When we were on set, it wasn't treated like a secret or mystery, so we did talk freely about this plot point/character in the video we recorded following the visit. To avoid this info, skip 17:20-19:15
- 0:00 Introduction, about the film
- 2:00 Our appreciation of the original 1939 Film
- 3:00 Brief Impressions from the set
- 6:30 Not sure about James Franco as Oz
- 8:40 Why OZ might look like Avatar or Alice in Wonderland
- 9:50 The evolution of the yellow brick road
- 10:45 Paying homage to the 1939 film
- 11:15 The black and white opening of the film and trip to Oz
- 12:25 The legal difficulties having to avoid infringing on the rights on the 1939 film adaptation
- 14:30 Filming on practical sets with CG extension and using practical make-up effects
- 17:20 SPOILER WARNING: This is where the discussion of the actresses that plays The Wicked Witch begins [Spoilers end after this segment]
- 19:15 Using live performances and practical puppet stand-ins for the CG characters
- 23:00 Final thoughts
30 Things to Know About Oz The Great and Powerful
- The team of filmmakers bringing Oz to life is like the New York Yankees of Hollywood. You've got Sam Raimi directing. Joe Roth, Grant Curtis (the Spider-Man trilogy), Philip Steuer (the Chronicles of Narnia) and Palak Patel producing. Robert Stromberg (Avatar, Alice in Wonderland) is doing the production design (he won Academy Awards for his last two films). Raimi also brought in Oscar winning film editor Bob Murawski (The Hurt Locker), Oscar nominated costume designer Gary Jones, visual effects Oscar winner Scott Stokdyk, and Academy Award winning special makeup artist Howard Berger (KNB). Berger is creating the look of the citizens of Oz and the makeup for the Wicked Witch of the West.
- The production has built the world of Oz practically and it's spread out over 8 soundstages with each one holding three sets. As you might imagine, after the production has shot on a set, they tear it down or adjust it for the next set up. At no point are there 3 sets on one soundstage at the same time. At the top of all the sets, or in the windows, you can see blue walls or blue areas. That's because in post production, all the blue areas will be filled in and amplified to bring the land of Oz to life. However, everything that the actors stand on is real and fully built. The sets that I got to visit and walk on were truly astounding and felt like they'd captured the spirit of The Wizard of Oz.
- The look of the movie feels like a mix of Avatar, Alice in Wonderland, a Disney fairy tale, and the original Wizard of Oz. I'm extremely confident that Oz the Great and Powerful is going to be nominated for tons of Awards in makeup, production design, costumes and many other categories.
- Most of the actors have dual roles. The beginning of the movie takes place on a circus in Kansas and besides being introduced to Franco's Oscar Diggs (a.k.a. Oz), we meet Michelle Williams, who plays his high school sweetheart that's about to get married, Joey King, who plays a girl in a wheelchair who asks for Oz's help, and Zack Braff, who plays a magician assistant named Frank who wants to be Oz's friend. Then when Franco's Oz gets transported via a tornado, the same actors show up in Oz as Frank the Monkey (Braff), China Girl (King), and Glinda the Good Witch (Williams). The goal of the film is to let you decide if everything was real, or if the land of Oz was all in his head (like the original movie).
- The film is really about a selfish man that ends up being selfless. When we first meet Oz, he's a selfish jerk that only cares about himself. By the time the film ends, we've watched Oz transform himself and it's that journey that should make Oz the Great and Powerful a great journey.
- They're using old school techniques to do some of the special effects. Instead of relying on computers to do the heavy lifting, KNB is handling the transformation of the Wicked Witch of the West and the person playing the role undergoes about an hour and a half of makeup to bring the character to life. Like most of you, I think the more you do practically, the better it will look on screen. I was blown away walking on the set and seeing dozens of extras wearing the most amazing makeup and clothing. Watching Oz come to life on the monitors with no CGI effects looked amazing. I can't wait to see the finished sets.
- Lawyers are very involved in Oz the Great and Powerful. That's because while the production has access to anything L. Frank Baum wrote in the books, they can't use what was designed for The Wizard of Oz movie. That means no ruby slippers. No recreating the look of any original character. And no shots or sets can be recreated. It also means everything they do has to be vetted by lawyers to make sure they can do it. However, since Oz the Great and Powerful takes place decades before the original film, there is a lot they can work with and I didn't get any sense that the production is limited in its scope.
- The entire movie is being done on soundstages. While Raimi mentioned that he would have loved to have filmed outdoors in Michigan, since everything is so stylized, there is no real world location that fits in the Oz universe. Everything had to be designed.
- All the Munchkins have their own jobs and a community. It's like the way Hobbits are depicted in The Lord of the Rings.
- Expect plenty of cameos from actors that have been in previous Sam Raimi movies. Perhaps you might see Bruce Campbell, Ted Raimi (Sam's brother), and maybe you'll see some witches from Evil Dead….
- Unlike some productions that are rushed and every department barely has enough time to get things made before they need to be onscreen, many departments were working on the film in October of 2010 and filming didn't begin until July of 2011. The production was scheduled to go until the end of December, which made it a 5 month shoot.
- James Franco was not the first choice for Oz. Originally they went after Robert Downey Jr. but when he passed they tried to get Johnny Depp. After Depp passed, Raimi met with Franco and the rest is history.
- The yellow brick road takes on the personality of the landscape. If the land is bright, clean and wide open, the road is all of those things. However, in the dark forests where leaves are everywhere and it doesn't look like anything alive could survive on the land, the road is cracked and broken.
- China Girl (played by Joey King) is the sole survivor of her people and she exists in a land called Chinatown. We meet her character around a third of the way into the film and she lives in a broken tea pot that was being built on one of the stages we visited. In this land, the yellow brick road is very narrow, as the inhabitants are 18 inches tall.
- Since the production had so much to shoot, the second unit had a lot of responsibility. However, to make sure Raimi could keep track of what they were shooting, he had another monitor on first unit so he could watch playback. That way, if something needs to be adjusted, he could give them immediate feedback.
- Rami is very collaborative and incredibly calm. All the actors we spoke with said the same thing about Raimi: he's always calm no matter the situation and he always listens to any idea. Zack Braff told us how Raimi would listen attentively to Joey King (who is 12 years old) like she's been making movies for decades.
- The production shot on the Red EPIC and they're shooting in 3D. Also, the film is going to be anamorphic widescreen (which looks great).
- The production cast dozens of little people to play the Munchkins and while some were local, others were brought in from Los Angeles.
- The Disney Imagineers have been on set and I'd imagine they're going to try and bring some of this film to life at Disneyland and Disneyworld.
- While on set, the producers told us they're going to try and save certain sets in case the film is successful and they want to do sequels. They said there are plenty of characters and stories that have never been depicted or told.
- Howard Berger was able to hire the best of the makeup world to work on Oz and many of the people he hired were industry veterans whose work he grew up admiring. Every makeup person had to do 3 to 5 people every day, which much higher than average. On set yesterday, they had 90 people in makeup. And it's not five minutes and you're ready to be on screen; it's the type that takes hours to get ready.
- Michelle Williams talked to us about the long takes that Raimi was going for using cranes on wide dolly tracks. She told us about one take that was three and a half minutes and by the end, she realized she needed to do more theater.
- Phillip Huber is doing the on set puppetry. He did Being John Malkovich. He has two China Girl maquettes on set and each one took 200 man hours to build. They were designed and built by KNB, but then Huber put them together and made the adjustments so he could make them do what Raimi needed on set. What he does in every shot is perform the action with the doll the best he can and that way the actors have something to play off to help their performance. Then, in post production, animators will bring China Girl to life as an all CGI character, but they will have the doll as reference and Joey King's on set performance to also look at.
- To help bring China Girl and Finley (the winged CG monkey that accompanies Oz on his journey) to life, both Joey King and Zack Braff are on set whenever their characters are featured. What Raimi has done to make the performances more alive is to have both King and Braff in a private room off set that has a camera and microphone. When Franco or any character interacts with China Girl or Finley, they can hear King and Braff delivering their lines in an small earpiece. In addition, both actors are being videotaped as they perform, so the animators will not only have the on set performances to work off, but the facial expressions and emotions as they talk. Raimi is trying to bring everything to life practically, and it's one of the main reasons why I think the performances are going to work – even if they're CG characters.
- When the movie begins, it'll be in black and white and it won't use 3D. However, when Franco lands in Oz, the camera will pull back for a 30 second shot and the screen will get wider and wider as the black and white turns to color and the 3D brings us deeper into the land of Oz. The way the shot was described to us, it's going to easily be one of the highlights of the film.
- Raimi doesn't have a 3D monitor on set. It's nearby, but it's a walk to get to. While some directors like to see every shot in 3D as it's happening, Raimi told us that he wants to focus on the performances and the look and feel of the scene. He checks the 3D, but it's clear he doesn't want to be distracted by the technology.
- Danny Elfman is doing the music.
- Lance Burton (a very famous magician who performs in Las Vegas) came for a month and a half to train Franco in the art of illusion. By the end, Franco could perform a number of illusions and he did a few in the movie.
- There are a number of nods to the original Wizard of Oz. One such example is the red sand. In Raimi's movie, the red sand is used by Evanora (Rachel Weisz) to help turn a certain character evil.
- We'll learn why the Wicked Witch of the West is evil. In the film, we'll also watch the person transform. It should look extremely cool.
- Each witch has their own unique power. Theodora can wield fire through her ring. Glinda can transport people via her wand, etc.
- The reason Oz is filming in Michigan is the tax breaks. While the State has pulled back on the incentives to bring Hollywood up north, Oz still qualified and Raimi was able to return to the home state where he made The Evil Dead and his first film, Within the Woods.
Final Thoughts
I grew up watching The Wizard of Oz every holiday season with my family. So getting to walk on the yellow brick road and watching Sam Raimi bring the land of Oz to life was something I'll never forget. Also, while some filmmakers try and use too much CGI to tell the story, I absolutely love the way Raimi is incorporating practical sets and effects to make Oz feel real.
While it's too early to tell if Oz the Great and Powerful will be a timeless fairytale that'll be watched by generations, everything I saw on set tells me they're on the right path and I'm incredibly excited to see the final results.
Oz the Great and Powerful opens on March 8th. For more from my set visit:
- Sam Raimi Talks Pulling Material from Baum's Books, Crafting the Look of Oz, Not Tarnishing the Original, & More on the Set of Oz The Great and Powerful
- Michelle Williams Talks Creating Her Own Glinda, Working with Sam Raimi, and More on the Set of Oz The Great and Powerful
- James Franco Talks Why He Signed on, His Reaction to Seeing the Yellow Brick Road, Plant Omens, and More on the Set of Oz The Great and Powerful
- Zach Braff Talks Doing Voice Recordings on Set, Working on a Large-Scale Epic, 3D Technology, and More on the Set of Oz The Great and Powerful
- Joey King Talks Playing Two Characters, Making Adults Put Money in a Swear Jar, and More on the Set of Oz The Great and Powerful


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A Florida judge struck down George Zimmerman's plea to be removed from GPS monitoring while he remains free on bond awaiting trial in the shooting death of Trayvon Martin.
A Florida judge denied a motion Tuesday to allow George Zimmerman to remove his GPS monitoring device and allow him to travel or live outside Seminole County, Fla.
Zimmerman, 29, has been confined to Seminole County under a $1 million bond since July, when a judge concluded that Zimmerman provided false information about his assets and was a flight risk.
The defense said that due to the high-profile nature of his case, Zimmerman has been forced to live in hiding. If he were allowed to move, he could possibly live more openly, his attorney argued.
"He shouldn't have to be in hiding," attorney Mark O'Mara said.
O'Mara argued that the restrictions on Zimmerman made it difficult for him to meet with his defense team, expert witnesses and investigators.
Prosecutor Bernie de la Rionda opposed the motion, suggesting that Zimmerman had voluntarily brought himself to the media's attention. He added, sarcastically, that the defendant had come to court to "sign autographs."
The next hearing has not been definitively scheduled, but it could be between early January and March.
A former neighborhood watch volunteer, Zimmerman is charged with second-degree murder in connection with the killing of unarmed teenager Trayvon Martin.
He has pleaded not guilty, claiming self-defense under Florida's "stand your ground" law.
Zimmerman, who is of Latino descent, is charged with shooting and killing Martin, 17, who was African-American, on Feb. 26 in Sanford. He faces trial June 10. The case became a rallying point for activists protesting what they said was the targeting of an unarmed black youth because of his race.
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George Zimmerman, left, sits with defense counsel at the Seminole County courthouse Tuesday in Sanford, Fla.
Reuters contributed to this report.
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Business Secretary Vince Cable has questioned his own Government's regional policies - dubbing the new system "messy" and expressing doubts about its sustainability.
The senior Liberal Democrat said he was not convinced the replacement of regional development agencies (RDA) with local enterprise partnerships (LEP) and the "City Deal" project, championed by Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg, had proved a success.
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I have some difficulty with parts of this article, especially the "Background" section. First is the claim that the Last Supper was a Passover meal. While this seems to be the acount given by the Synoptic Gospels, the Gospel of John is quite clear that it is not a Passover meal, as Jesus is on the Cross while the lambs are being slain for the Passover meal. Moreover, even the Synoptic accounts say that the bread was leavened (artos), as opposed to the unleavened bread required for Passover. Second, I would eliminate the idea that the Passover meal was transformed by Christ -- not only because I don't think it was a Passover meal, but also because the Jewish people still celebrate the Passover meal. Third, the anaphoras of the first several centuries do not emply Passover language, and therefore to link Eucharist so closely to Passover is to imply that Christians didn't understand the Eucharist for the first several centuries. -- Fr Lev
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- I think this would be a good discussion to have in more depth, if other folks want to chime in. I'm not convinced that whether the Jewish people still celebrate it or not has any bearing on the question. I think the connection throughout is really clear -- there is a very strong typological association of Passover and the flight from Egypt, with the Passion of Christ and the redemption of the Church (through blood and water). It is very explicit that this is what the Eucharist is about, too. No doubt, more historical nuance would certainly be appropriate.
- Regarding early sources, have you read Melito of Sardis's On Pascha? There is a very clear association there. — FrJohn (talk)
Fr Lev, Just putting this out:
- "Where will You have us prepare for You to eat the Passover?" He said, "Go into the city to a certain one, and say to him, 'The Teacher says. My time is at hand; I will keep the Passover at your house with My disciples." And the disciples did as Jesus, had directed them, and they prepared the Passover. When it was evening. He sat at table with the twelve disciples.... Now as they were eating, Jesus took bread, and blessed, and broke it, and gave it to the disciples and said, "Take, eat; this is My body." And He took a cup, and when He had given thanks He gave it to them, saying, "Drink of it, all of you; for this is My blood of the new covenant, which is poured out for many for the forgiveness of sins.... And when they had sung a hymn, they went out to the Mount of Olives (Matt. 26:17-20; 26-28, 30).
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Vic Benson, owner of The Freedom Shoppe, records the sale of an assault weapon during a sale in anticipation of new gun control measures in New Milford, Conn., April 2, 2013.
Gun stores all over Connecticut were packed Tuesday, one day before lawmakers voted on a sweeping package of laws that banned military-style assault weapons and magazines that hold more than 10 rounds.
"They're insane. I've never seen them so busy before," shopper Shari Reilly, who bought up several high-capacity magazines, told NBC Connecticut.
Gov. Dannel P. Molloy, a Democrat, said he will sign Thursday what could be "the toughest law passed anywhere in the country."
Connecticut will become the latest of a handful of states – following Colorado and New York – to enact strict new gun-control legislation after the mass shootings in an Aurora, Colo., movie theater and Newtown, Conn., shool. President Obama was scheduled to speak in Colorado on Wednesday to push new federal laws.
Gun manufacturers, ammunition makers and gun store owners in Connecticut have said their businesses will be threatened if a stringent new gun control bill becomes law.
"I feel like we have one foot being pushed out the door," Mark Malkowski, the owner of AR-15 manufacturer Stag Arms, told NBC Connecticut. He said his company has received nearly two dozen incentive-laden offers to move out of the state.
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A Connecticut gun store employee who asked not to be identified told NBC News that his store is selling five times the usual amount. "When your governor is threatening to take away your guns, what do you think is going to happen?" he said.
Bob Montlick, owner of Bob's Gun Exchange in Darien, told the Connecticut Post he believes people will try to get firearms while they can.
"The only people who are going to comply with any of this are going to be the honest ones," Montlick told the paper. "The bad guys are going to get what they get or steal with anything else."
Hoffman's Gun Center and Indoor Range in Newington reported brisk business on Tuesday as customers scraped shelves for whatever was left.
"I walked through. I walked out because they didn't have anything. The girl told me what's on the shelf is what they have. And I totally believe that," would-be purchaser Nick Viccione told The Associated Press. The Wallingford resident said people were snatching up ammunition and "anything semi-automatic."
The National Shooting Sports Foundation, a trade association based in Newtown, said that it opposed the proposed legislation in a press release on Tuesday.
"We have a situation where law-abiding citizens will face greater restrictions on their Second Amendment and state constitutional rights while Connecticut's firearms manufacturers will be forced to pay a price economically for the state's double-standard of you can build it here, but not sell it here, public policy formulation," the NSSF said in the statement.
Frenzied buying at gun stores nationwide has been reported ever since the shooting that left 26 children and educators dead at Sandy Hook Elementary School. Store owners and customers have cited the threat of new state and federal controls on guns and ammunition as the cause.
Documents obtained by NBC News in January through a Freedom of Information Act request showed that background checks on gun sales in Connecticut rose in the hours following the Newtown shooting. Between 11 a.m. and noon on December 14 – just as news of Adam Lanza's rampage was breaking – Connecticut gun dealers logged nearly double the number of backgrounds checks performed in the same hour a week before, the FOIA documents show.
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