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On the difference between Hunger Games director Gary Ross and Catching Fire director Francis Lawrence: "They're almost polar opposites," Lawrence said of the two directors, being quick to add, "and both are completely perfect for these movies. Francis is kind of genius at building different worlds and transporting you into another world. The vibe on set is much quieter. Gary is very energetic. Francis is very laid-back and very calm."
On the difference between filming Catching Fire and Winter's Bone: "The vibe on [Winter's Bone] set was exactly what makes me love indies. The only reason we were all out there in the freezing cold was because we loved the project. I love that feeling, that desperate, almost pathetic feeling of 'Are we actually going to be able to pull this off?'"
On Silver Linings Playbook director David O. Russell: "He's such a goofball. I love him so much. If Bradley wasn't on the set, we never would have finished the movie. Bradley would come and find David and me making videos, pretending to wipe our asses with coffee napkins, and he would be like, 'We have to finish the day!'"
On being discovered: "I was in New York, just watching street dancing, and this model scout asked if he could take a picture. I had no idea that was creepy. So I was like, 'Yeah, sure,' and I gave him my mom's phone number. And then he called and said all these agents wanted to meet, and we were like, 'Might as well.' I was playing field hockey and cheerleading and wanted to be a doctor—but within 20 minutes, in the cab ride from the hotel room, I decided I didn't want to be a model, that, in fact, I wanted to be an actress, and I would only sign with an agency if they would let me audition for commercials and act as well. I don't know where that came from. And one of them gave me a script, to audition, the next day, and I read the script and it was the first time I had that feeling like I understand this. This is the first time I've ever understood anything. I was 14. And my brothers were star athletes. And one of them was a straight-A student. I always felt like I sucked at everything, that I could never find the thing that I liked. I auditioned and I probably sucked, but I had decided 100 percent that this is what I wanted to do."
On her casual approach to acting: "I don't even really watch playback [when making a movie]. Not that I'm against it. But I always forget. Every time they call 'Cut,' I'm at the craft tables."
On her similarities with Katniss: "I read the Hunger Games books when it was Oscar season, so for the first time I was in these dresses which didn't look like me and didn't feel like me. I felt like a walking rag doll. I remember sitting there in hair and makeup, listening to the things that they were talking about, and most of the things I didn't even know. My dad called them the pit crew—they did hair and makeup and nails all at the same time. So I read that and I was like, 'I know exactly how that feels.' And then, in the second book, people's relationships to you suddenly change. You're aware of people staring at you. [...] I call my mom sobbing all the time. But it's dealing with the repercussions of having no more anonymity. You lose privacy. And then, the third book, I teared up when I read it, because she finally realizes she can do good with it. Children are in the hospital. and just going and meeting them can lift their spirits and give them hope. As much as this is a curse, as stupid as it sounds, to make as much money as I am by doing something that I love, it's hard not to regret it when you're being chased by 15 strangers."
On acting being 'stupid': "On the first movie I met this girl [via Make-a-Wish], and I can't tell this story without crying. [...] She had scars all over her body—burns—and she was telling me she was always so ashamed of the way she looked and she was so embarrassed, and now she has the nickname the Girl on Fire, but she loves it and wears it proudly. It gives her confidence. That was the first time in my entire career that I actually felt like there was a point in this. Not to sound rude, but it is stupid. Everybody's like, 'How can you remain with a level head?' And I'm like, 'Why would I ever get cocky? I'm not saving anybody's life. There are doctors who save lives and firemen who run into burning buildings. I'm making movies. It's stupid.'"
On the movies she watches over and over: "Yeah, but they're not artistic movies. Things like Dumb and Dumber. Planes, Trains and Automobiles. That's a great movie—I won't make excuses for that one. There's Something About Mary. I just watched that for the 50th time. Bridget Jones's Diary is the one that, no matter when it's on, I will watch it. Anytime."
On being a fan: "I had the basic 'NSync obsession. And Leonardo DiCaprio. But when kids do weird things to me, I'm like, 'I never did that when I was little.' ... I went nuts over Harry Potter and read it four times and pretended I was a witch, but I don't think I would have done some of the—actually, that's not true. I saw Daniel Radcliffe when I was doing David Letterman and I flipped out. I was screaming. So never mind. I take back everything I said."
On her trouble with lying: "I get the weirdest anxiety. I swear to God, I blame my mom. When I was in elementary school, I told everyone I had a leg problem and it required a lot of attention, my imaginary leg problem, and I didn't know if I was going to live or die. And my mother comes to school, and one of my classmates is like, 'How is Jennifer's leg?' And my mom looks at me and she knows I've been lying and she made me purge. I was on the floor and she drew all the lies out of me that I had ever told. She made me tell every single lie, and I was, like, crying. It was horrible! I swear. I blame her. Even the smallest thing, like 'How's your day'?' If' I'm having a bad day and I say, 'It was good,' I'm like, Oh. God!, and I have to purge."
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The article was a rather bland puff piece but VF kinda scr*wed her over by releasing the 'acting is stupid' quote out of its full context.

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BRAINTREE, Mass. — Pope Benedict XVI has appointed a widely respected canon lawyer from the Archdiocese of Boston to the key Vatican post of promoter of justice for the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith (CDF).
In that capacity, Father Robert Oliver will be charged with ensuring that Church law is followed carefully and with equity — most notably with respect to the high-profile area of clergy sexual abuse of minors.
Currently assistant for canonical affairs to Boston's vicar general, Father Oliver enjoys a stellar reputation among his fellow American canon-law specialists.
J.D. Flynn, canon lawyer and chancellor for the Archdiocese of Denver, called Father Oliver an "expert" who is often consulted by other canonists.
"Father Oliver is highly regarded among American canon lawyers," Flynn told the Register. "He's universally respected as a great canonical intellectual, but also a really seasoned practitioner of canon law."
In the Dec. 22 press release announcing the appointment, Father Oliver said that he accepts the new role with "deep humility" and asked for the Holy Spirit's guidance. "Receiving this assignment during the Year of Faith is inspirational, and it is challenging," he said.
The promoter of justice is often referred to as the CDF's "chief prosecutor" and is charged with investigating canon-law offenses that are regarded as being the most serious, including crimes against the sanctity of the Eucharist and violations of the seal of confession.
Flynn said the promoter of justice "sets the tone" for how disputes should be processed at the diocesan level. The closest analogy, Flynn said, would be that of an ombudsman, an investigator who mediates settlements.
U.S. Cardinal William Levada served as prefect of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith from 2005 until his retirement last July. He told the Register via email that, while he did not know Father Oliver personally, "Several people who do know him are high in his praise and think he is an excellent replacement for Bishop Charles Scicluna as promoter of justice at the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith."
Added Cardinal Levada, "The work of the congregation in giving direction and assistance for the various individual bishops and the bishops' conferences is an ongoing work for which Father Oliver should be well qualified."
The Sexual-Abuse File
Since 2001, courtesy of a papal motu proprio that came into effect while then-Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger was serving as prefect of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, the promoter of justice has also investigated allegations of clerical sexual abuse committed against minors.
Father Oliver's predecessor as promoter of justice, then-Msgr. Scicluna, was praised for his determination to ensure that sexual-abuse cases were dealt with justly and effectively. In November 2012, Pope Benedict appointed him as an auxiliary bishop in his native Malta, giving rise to the Vatican vacancy Father Oliver will now fill.
Speaking at a Vatican-sponsored international symposium in Rome on clerical sexual abuse last February, Msgr. Scicluna openly criticized the failure of some bishops to deal properly with abuse allegations.
He denounced a "deadly culture of silence, or omerta" and "the deliberate denial of known facts" as grave offenses against justice.
"No strategy for the prevention of child abuse will ever work without commitment and accountability," Msgr. Scicluna said, but he added that canon law is already sufficient and that it is a case of "applying what we have."
However, in a 2010 interview posted at the Vatican website, Msgr. Scicluna categorically rejected claims that Pope Benedict was negligent in his own handling of sexual-abuse cases while he was serving as the CDF's prefect.
"That accusation is false and calumnious," Msgr. Scicluna stated, noting that, prior to 2001, the CDF did not have clear authority to investigate such allegations. After the congregation was given that responsibility by Pope John Paul II, Cardinal Ratzinger "displayed great wisdom and firmness in handling those cases, also demonstrating great courage in facing some of the most difficult and thorny cases," he said.
Father Oliver's Expertise
Father Oliver was the director of Boston's Office for Investigations from 2002 to 2005 and served on a training team for implementation of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops' "Charter for the Protection of Children and Young People" from 2003 to 2008.
Some advocates for victims of clergy sexual abuse have expressed concern over the appointment of Father Oliver to his new post, partly because he is a priest of the Archdiocese of Boston, where the clergy sexual crisis erupted into public view nearly 11 years ago. However, those who know Father Oliver closely insist that his appointment represents a confirmation of the "zero tolerance" policies developed by the U.S. bishops, in consultation with Rome, in response to the abuse crisis.
Brother Rahl Bunsa, the general superior of Father Oliver's religious community, the Brotherhood of Hope, an association of the faithful founded 32 years ago, said Father Oliver was a part of Boston's response team to allegations of clergy sexual abuse. He also has wide experience in meeting with the accused and accusers of sexual abuse.
"He was a major architect in the development of sound policies, directives and pastoral programs, which have made the archdiocese a leader in the Church in the U.S.A. in the area of protection of minors," Brother Bunsa said.
"Spiritually, he is a man of deep faith and prayer," Brother Bunsa added. "Underneath all of his gifts and experience is a strength of character that has been authentic and consistent over the 30 years that I've known him."
Originally from New York, the 52-year-old Father Oliver received a doctorate in theology from the Pontifical Gregorian University in Rome and a doctorate in canon law from The Catholic University of America. He was ordained in the Archdiocese of Boston in 2000. Father Oliver served as a professor, teaching theology and canon law, at St. John's Seminary in Brighton, Mass., from 1997 to 2010.
During that time, he was special assistant to Boston's vicar general for three years. In 2010, he became the assistant to the vicar general for canonical affairs.
He has also served as judge and promoter of justice for Boston and filled canonical roles for the Archdiocese of Los Angeles and the Diocese of Springfield, Mass.
Father Carlos Suarez, ordained for the Archdiocese of Boston in 2011, took Father Oliver's course on canon law, and Father Oliver served as his faculty adviser from 2008 to 2010.
Father Suarez called Father Oliver a "phenomenal adviser" who was at once attuned to the needs of his advisee and direct about his concerns. As a professor, he was thorough and made the law accessible.
Father Suarez said of Father Oliver's qualifications, "He brings, certainly, great intelligence, but also the human element — the fact that he is caring and compassionate."
Denver archdiocesan chancellor Flynn said that, in the last 10 years, the Church in the U.S. has learned much about how to handle abuse allegations and how to integrate Church law into its day-to-day governance.
He said of Father Oliver's appointment, "This is an important, high-profile role, and I think it's a great time for an American to have the job because of what we've been through in the past decade."
Flynn said that Father Oliver has showed his compassion in dealing with church closings in Boston. In places where parishioners appealed closure to the Vatican, the archdiocesan policy was to allow Rome to complete the canonical process before taking action.
"The untold story of the Archdiocese of Boston is that, from a canonical perspective, they really have had a lot of receptivity to engaging with the lay faithful and working with different groups in the archdiocese to make sure that they're consulting well and making prudent decisions," he said. "The Church, before she acts, should really listen and be at once pastoral and also acting in accord with justice, and I think that's who Father Oliver is."
Christine M. Williams writes from Quincy, Massachusetts.
Register staff contributed
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Besiktas coach Ergin Ataman tweeted Sunday that the team made an official offer to Bryant last week and plans to meet with Bryant's agent in Los Angeles this week. However, a source close to Bryant said he hasn't had conversations with the Turkish team in two weeks, and labeled Bryant's chances of playing with Besiktas at "zero percent."
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With the NFL becoming more of a passing league, the strategy of grabbing a lower-tier starting quarterback for your fantasy squad is becoming obsolete. Look no further than the massive passing yardage and touchdown totals put up by the upper-tier quarterbacks in 2011, with three players throwing for more than 5,000 yards, ten players topping 4,000 yards and seven players throwing for 29 or more touchdowns.
And we haven't mentioned what Cam Newton did rushing the ball in his rookie season.
The chic fantasy strategy at quarterback in 2012 will be to grab a top five quarterback and it won't be a surprise if three quarterbacks are taken in the first round in drafts for 12-team leagues.
And the numbers back up that this is likely a smart strategy. The top five fantasy quarterbacks in 2012 averaged 28.4 points per game whereas the quarterbacks ranked 6th through 10th averaged 22.2, a not insignificant difference of 6.2 points per game.
With the first wave of free agency over, here are my initial 2012 fantasy football quarterback rankings:
The Top 12
1. Aaron Rodgers, Packers – Only a Week 17 day off prevented Rodgers from being the top-ranked fantasy quarterback in 2011. With his key weapons back for 2012, expect more of the same.
2. Tom Brady, Patriots – Gains a deep threat in Brandon Lloyd making the New England offense even more unstoppable.
3. Drew Brees, Saints – More of a risk with head coach Sean Payton suspended for the 2012 season, the only key loss the team suffered on offense. Robert Meachem left town but he is replaceable.
4. Matthew Stafford, Lions – After his breakout 2011 season with over 5,000 passing yards and 41 touchdown passes, the only concern with Stafford is his health and that of wide receiver Calvin Johnson. With nothing of significance added to help replenish the team's rushing attack, expect plenty of passes from the Lions once again next season.
5. Cam Newton, Panthers – Newton burst onto the scene with 854 passing yards, three passing touchdowns and a pair of rushing scores in his first two games on his way to finishing the year as the fourth ranked fantasy quarterback. There are only two red flags. He threw for under 200 yards in each of his last three games (478 yards in those games) and it is highly unlikely he will reach 14 rushing touchdowns again – a league record for quarterbacks he set last season.
6. Michael Vick, Eagles – With Vick, it's all about the injuries. If you peg him as missing one or two games, then he is close to being a top-five fantasy quarterback. If it's four or five games, knock him down to somewhere between 10th and 12th.
7. Eli Manning, Giants – In leading the Giants to another Super Bowl victory, Manning enjoyed the finest year of his career with 4,933 passing yards, 29 passing touchdowns and 16 interceptions. Mario Manningham left town but he wasn't a key cog in the Giants regular season passing success in 2011.
8. Philip Rivers, Chargers – The weapons are leaving the Chargers offense with wide receiver Vincent Jackson and running back Mike Tolbert skipping town one year after the departure of Darren Sproles. That hurts as does having injury issues amongst his receivers (Antonio Gates, Robert Meachem and Malcom Floyd). But, can Rivers possibly be as bad as he was last year?
9. Matt Ryan, Falcons – Expect less from tight end Tony Gonzalez and running back Michael Turner but more from wide receivers Roddy White and especially, Julio Jones. Net result should be career-highs in passing yards and touchdowns.
10. Peyton Manning, Broncos – Broncos are sure to add to their offense but at this point they are missing a slot receiver and a running back capable of making big plays in the passing game. Check back later on this one.
11. Tony Romo, Cowboys – Star third wide receiver Laurent Robinson left town for the Jaguars, Jason Witten started looking old down the stretch and Miles Austin has hamstrings tighter than a steel bar. Oh, Dallas also found a running game last year with DeMarco Murray.
12. Josh Freeman, Buccaneers – The Bucs were a mess last year and Freeman suffered because of it. However, Vincent Jackson is in town to provide him with his first real deep threat and Mike Williams should benefit from drawing less attention. Freeman's rushing prowess makes him the 12th ranked fantasy quarterback over other options such as Ben Roethlisberger, Joe Flacco, Matt Schaub, Jay Cutler and Robert Griffin III.
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From D Magazine
I'm in the odd but not unpleasant position of regularly receiving in the mail books ordered for me by strangers whose identities I often have no way of ascertaining. This has added a degree of intrigue to my life. I wish I knew, for instance, who keeps sending me black militant literature so that I could express my thanks, or figure out who's trying to set me up, or whatever. I'm kidding, of course, but at least one of these books, Soledad Brother, turns out to be on the list of proscribed material that on some U.S. prison compounds constitutes procedural evidence of involvement in the Black Guerrilla Family prison gang, which in turn can lead to indefinite solitary confinement (I happen to know this only because I was recently contacted by Shane Bauer, the journalist who did his own stretch of solitary in an Iranian prison a couple of years back while awaiting trial on trumped-up espionage charges; upon his return, he did a fine piece for Mother Jones on the excessive manner in which solitary is used here in the United States, a copy of which he kindly sent me and which I believe can be read online as well). This got me to wondering whether a honkey such as myself could be accused of being a Black Guerrilla member on such grounds, which of course would be rather silly — but if not, then it would seem that there are some books that can in effect be possessed by white inmates but not by black ones. These are the sorts of absurdities that arise when prison policy is left to the discretion of prison administrators rather than sentient human beings.
I'm also curious as to who sent the four-volume, 2,000-page English translation of a 14th-century Chinese novel that was shipped to me the other day from Beijing. Outlaws of the Marsh, according to the back cover summary, has over 100 protagonists — not characters, mind you, but protagonists. The total number of characters is probably unknown.
With the irrational sense of virtue that accompanies the undertaking of any difficult task regardless of whether there is any good reason to attempt such a thing to begin with, I sat down with a pad of paper and a pencil and started reading. A mere four pages in, I had dutifully jotted down the names and positions of some dozen or so high officials attached to the court of Ren Zong, third emperor of the Song dynasty. An excerpt from my notes:
Zhao Zhe – Premier
Wen Yanbo – His deputy
Fan Zhongyan – deputy premier
A famine strikes, so General Hong Xin is dispatched to retrieve the divine teacher Zhang that he might intercede with the gods. Naturally, Xin manages to cause the accidental release of 108 demons from the monastery crypt before arranging this. Then we are informed that "Emperor Ron Zong ruled for 42 years and died without leaving a son," and the plot resumes "a long time after," leaving me behind with my now useless list of deputies and fucking deputy premiers from the long-gone Zong Administration (not that I'll miss it, prone as it clearly was to just sort of lurching from crisis to crisis).
But the story continued, and 200 pages later, I had compiled quite a list of character names, including Nine Dragons Shi Jin, Miraculous Strategist Zhu Wu, Gorge-Leaping Tiger Chen Da, White Spotted Snake Yung Chun, Sagacious Lu, Accomplished Cast Iron Buddha Cui, Qui Second Son Flying Messenger from Hell, Rat Crossing the Street Zhang the Third, Snake in the Grass Li the Fourth, and Fu An, "better known as Dried Pecker Head."
Outlaws is nothing if not colorful. It may even suffer from a surplus of color. There are the inimitable fight scenes:
"He landed a blow on Zheng's nose that flattened it to one side and brought the blood flowing like the sauces in a condiment shop — salty, sour, and spicy. 'Mother-raping thief!' said the major."
… there are the charming instances of traditional Middle Kingdom law enforcement techniques:
"'Major Lu Da has fled to escape punishment, no one knows where. I've arrested these neighbors and a landlord.'"
… and as is so often the case with literature written by the Chinese, there are here and there passages in which something just seems off, as if it had actually been composed by an advanced yet unfinished artificial intelligence that has escaped from some DARPA black operations site and is now roaming the internet, frantically writing prose in an effort to pass itself off as human:
"'What right do you have to make sport of a respectable woman in times of peace and order?'"
Perhaps I oversold that one. Anyway, it's an interesting book.
Not having internet access can be disconcerting. For the last several months, I've been trying to figure out whether or not Gerald Ford is dead, and it wasn't until yesterday that I was able to arrive at an answer. You might wonder why I didn't just have somebody on the outside look it up for me. The problem is that I always forgot to ask whenever I called someone up. And on the three or four occasions each day when I would think to myself, "Oh, right, got to find out about Ford," I was disinclined to call someone from jail simply to ask if Gerald Ford is still alive. Out in the world, I would end up having to go online and pull up Ford's Wikipedia page twice a year on average, six months being about as long as I could go before forgetting if it had turned out that he had died several years ago or was in fact still living in whatever state Ford retired to — assuming he was retired and not serving as a board member of some hedge fund or being dead.
This nervous obsession with Ford's mortality all began back in 2003 or 2004 or whenever it was that Reagan died. I was sitting there watching Reagan's funeral — which, of course, was a very elaborate and high-imperial affair fit for a pretend WWII veteran who single-handedly won the Cold War with his unflinching pro-anti-pro-nuclear arms policy — when suddenly I thought, "Oh, no! What if Gerald Ford dies next week?" My thinking was that it would be sort of mean to put on the paltry, by-the-numbers state funeral merited by a second-rate president like Ford just a week or so after the big Reagan send-off, in commemoration of which there had been proclaimed 100 days of gladiator fights and the forgiveness of all debts, and thereafter, as you'll recall, the president's finest weapons, surviving wives, and 10 yoke of oxen had been placed along with the perfumed corpse itself onto a longboat that was then set on fire and cast out to sea. How embarrassing would it be for the nation to follow all of this up with a Ford funeral, with the cheese-and-fruit trays picked up from Costco, the rows and rows of empty pews, and the inevitable, grueling six-hour keynote address by the ghost of Leonid Brezhnev? Alternatively, we could try to spare the Ford family's feelings, pulling out all the stops on the decorations and hiring some professional mourners and maybe passing around the hat for $400 to send off to that one company that will name a star after your loved one (although I can't imagine where one gets the authority to just name stars after people), but somehow I think Betty Ford would have detected a false note.
I do remember that a decent interval passed after Reagan's funeral without Gerald Ford characteristically putting everyone into another difficult situation by dying at the wrong time, and so gradually I was able to start living my life again. But I never was able to keep track of him after that. And then, of course, I was thrown in jail, and although this isn't plainly written down in any federal guidelines or anything, it's implicitly understood that one of the informal means by which federal inmates are punished is that they have no reliable method by which to find out what's going on with the various ex-presidents. Really, you're at the mercy of whatever asshole friends you can manage to get on the phone at a moment's notice. One guy I know told me that George H.W. Bush had just announced that he has AIDS, and I went on believing this for several days. Another of my so-called "friends" gave me this whole bullshit story about how George W. is now painting people's portraits. Needless to say I don't appreciate this sort of thing.
Finally, the other day, I happened to see a piece in The Economist about an event at the LBJ Library commemorating the 1963 Civil Rights Acts. The article noted in passing that there are five men living who have held the U.S. presidency, which gave me a framework by which to finally work this out. Now, I knew Carter isn't dead because his vitality is shored up by a never-ending regime of ecstatic prayer and sexual intercourse. I knew neither of the Bushes is dead because of the alchemical life-extension serum that all Skull and Bones members in good standing are given each year at Bohemian Grove. I knew Bill Clinton isn't dead because Hillary Clinton hasn't scandalized everyone with a hasty remarriage to another woman. And I knew Obama isn't dead because then Biden would be the president, and Biden can't be the president. That's five living presidents. So, according to my calculations, Gerald Ford must be dead.
Come to think of it, I actually do remember Ford dying. We were all sitting at our desks, passing around some keen baseball cards and talking about how keen it was when Johnny took Dead Man's Curve in his souped-up Hot Rod and making fun of Suzy for having polio when Teacher finally came in with a sort of dazed look on his face. Billy, the class clown, said, "Gee, Mr. Applethorpe, you look like you just traded your best pair of roller skates for a mess of wooden nickels!" It was the sort of biting, impeccably phrased bon mot for which class clowns of the mid-20th century were rightfully feared by all teachers in those days, and I thought Billy would get it for sure this time, just as certain as Uncle Joe Stalin has a keen mustache. But Teacher just sort of wandered over to him, not really seeing anything he was looking at, and patted Billy's head. Then he went over to his own desk at the front of the classroom and sat down, started shuffling through the homework like he always did in the mornings — and then he just put his head down on the desk and began to sob. Me, I thought he'd gone crazy as a Red Indian, but then the principal appeared in the doorway and announced, "Children, former President Gerald Ford is dead." There were gasps all around, and soon we were all crying. Then Teacher pulled a revolver out from the desk, stuck it in his mouth, and pulled the trigger. They never did manage to scrape all the blood off the wall.
Bible Verse of the Day: Leviticus 14:5
"The Lord spoke to Moses, saying, 'This shall be the law of the leprous person for the day of his cleansing. He shall be brought to the priest, and the priest shall go out of the camp, and the priest shall look. Then, if the case of leprous disease is healed in the leprous person, the priest shall command them to take for him who is to be cleansed two live clean birds and cedar wood and scarlet yarn and hyssop. And the priest shall command them to kill one of the birds in an earthenware vessel over fresh water. He shall take the live bird with the cedar wood and the scarlet yarn and the hyssop, and dip them and the live bird in the blood of the bird that was killed in the fresh water.' "
In Loving Memory of Gerald Ford
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Goodnight, Sweet Prince
[Editor's note: Barrett Brown has been incarcerated for more than a year. He is being held in a federal detention facility in Seagoville, Texas, awaiting trial. This is the sixth installment of The Barrett Brown Review of Arts and Letters and Jail. Go here if you'd like to send him a book to read or put some money in his commissary account. He is inmate 45047-177. Go here to contribute to his legal defense fund and learn more about the charges against him.]


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Shared Topic: Conquering the Pre-Expansion Slump
No you're not a dreaming! It is indeed a Shared Topic! Feels like forever since I've done one of these! This week's topic may seem a little redundant after after my last post, but appearances can be deceiving. I totally have stuff to bring to the table. The topic was suggested by Jaedia, our Lazy Sniper and is very timely. To read other people's takes, be sure to check the thread at Blog Azeroth.
What am I doing to conquer the pre-expansion slump? What a good question! A guildie of mine who was losing interest asked me that a few weeks ago. I answered almost instantly. My 10 man team. She quit the game a few days later. Wrong answer I guess.
Then my guild redid the raiding schedule and I got a job (in real life) with irregular hours. Now, not only do I no longer have a 10 man team, but I mainly kissed raiding goodbye altogether. (Just on my working nights and just for the summer though!)
But, I'm a project-type person. As long as there's something to plan, some data to sort, some lists to make, I'm absolutely fascinated. So here's a list of ideas for the fellow project-type person:
– Gear wish lists! Gear wish lists for you, for your offspecs, for your alts….and 15 of your favorite guildies.
– Quest drop rate reports. Because someone should really prove that the quest in Swamp of Sorrows where you have to kill the whole zone 10 times to get a piece of paper is just inhuman/inelf/intauren/inorc/indwarf/ingnome/introll.
– Prank a guildie. Put those secret alts to good use to farm/follow/tbag/disrupt the AH postings of the guildie of your choice. The more elaborate the better. (And no, Isumi is not me.)
– Cross-server Auction House reports. Which server has the cheapest flasks? The cheapest glyphs? The cheapest gems?
– Collect useless but cool items. Have a Super Simian Sphere yet? How about a Deputy Pa'trolla Badge?
– Spread some happiness. Roll a male draenei, strip him naked, pop him on top of a male mailbox and have him /yell the lyrics to All the Single Ladies. If Glee club isn't your thing, go around and /hug as many random strangers as you can. Take note of how long it takes for you to get warned about sexually harassing other players.
– Give in-game public transportation an IRL feel. Hang out by the ships, the tram, the zeppelins. Chat up those waiting by asking them about their shoes, which movies they saw last and what they think of Jaina Proodmore. Throw in some begging for change to add to the effect. May possibly be less entertaining on an RP server.
Get to work with all of this, and you won't even notice the time between now and Cataclysm. Unless you get banned, of course.Explore posts in the same categories: General WoW
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Misch deals, Bisons get big hits
The Bisons snapped their three-game losing streak on Sunday afternoon, with a 6-3 come from behind victory over the Charlotte Knights from Knights Stadium.
Trailing 2-0 going into the seventh inning the Bisons got the offense going scoring six runs over innings seven and eight, after being able to muster just three hits over the first six innings.
Jorge Padilla got aboard on a leadoff infield single in the seventh inning and advanced to second on a throwing error by the third baseman Brent Morel. He would move up to third on a groundout by Mike Jacobs and would score the Herd's first run of the game on a wild pitch by Knight's starter Jeff Marquez.
Valentino Pascucci was then walked and two batters later Mike Cervenak was hit by a pitch, followed by an Andy Green walk. That loaded the bases for J.R. House, who smacked a two-run double up the right field line to put the Bisons up 3-2.
Buffalo would then add insurance and go up 6-2 in the eighth frame on a three-run homer off the bat of Valentino Pascucci, his ninth of the year in his 100th at bat of the season with Buffalo.
With two outs in the top of the ninth inning, the game was delayed one hour and 37 minutes due to rain. Once the game resumed it took just nine minutes to conclude.
Pat Misch picked up his team leading seventh win of the season and his second win of the road trip by going six innings and giving up two runs on seven hits.
The Bisons will look to even up the series and the eight game road trip record with a win tomorrow in the road trip finale against Charlotte from Knights Stadium with a 7:15 p.m. start time.
BISONS NOTES: With two strikeouts in the eighth inning, Manny Acosta has now struck out at least one batter in each of his last seven outings (13 K, 7.2 IP)…Pat Misch has now allowed three or fewer runs in 12 of his 15 outings this season and the Bisons are 11-4 in games he starts…The Bisons won just their sixth game in the last 19 contests at Knights Stadium.


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2013 Biological Photo Contest
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This page showcases the entries to the 2013 Biological Photo Contest. Voting will commence in the week preceding the Grad Symposium with winners announced at the end of the Symposium. To enter, send your full resolution photo and caption to firstname.lastname@example.com and it will be put on this page.
|Phylogenetic tree of tomatoes (Solanum lycopersicum), drawn using neighbor-joining method. The tree illustrates the evolutionary history of tomatoes in the simplest form ever, so that even Bill Ryerson will understand (in response to his picture caption in Grad Symposium 2012) - Hamid Razifard
|From one of the miniature plants of South Africa's Knersvlakte, these immature leaves stand less than 2 inches tall. Yet as they mature, they transform from folded ribbons to crimped extensions to long and flattened, fully-expanded leaves with only an occasional wrinkle, pointing out from the quartz gravel like TV antennae! - Kerri Mocko
|I don't know what Hamid is going on about. THIS is neighbor joining, and now its a party. - Bill Ryerson
|A sally light-foot crab (Grapsus grapsus) living a very comfortable life in the Galapagos Islands. - Colin Carlson
| Bromeliad on a Mountain: A "Home" Plant
Here at Cuerici Estación Biológica, bromeliads are not just house plants, they are at home, in their native ranges. - Holly Brown


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Virtual Reality has certainly come a long way since the days of Nintendo's abysmal Virtual Boy gaming platform. Actually, VR can be traced all the way back to the 1860s when 360-degrees art using panoramic murals was all the rage. Since that time, companies have incorporated the latest technology to simulate environments and objects that can be interacted with.
In the 1920s, vehicle simulators were used to test functionality and comfort, in the 50s, rudimentary 3D glasses were used in movie theaters, and in the 60s, the military began using it in flight simulators. While Google street view may seem like a mundane VR experience, something similar was done in 1977 with a group of MIT students who designed the Aspen Movie Map that allowed users to walk through the town of Aspen, Colo. in two seasons (summer and winter) or through polygons. The VR seasons were done through a series of photographs while the polygon mode was created using basic 3D modeling (just like Google Maps).
Fast-forward to the 21st century, and we have been introduced to Oculus VR's Oculus Rift and Vuzix VR/AR headsets that display a very realistic world compared to the Nintendo Virtual Boy. Gaming platforms such as the Nintendo Wii and Microsoft's Kinect have introduced us to VR interaction using either camera systems or controllers for increased VR interaction incorporating user's entire bodies.
The technology has even been incorporated into entire rooms such as Dassault Systemes CAVE, which allows users to interact with their entire surroundings. The CAVE works by using projectors on three sides of the room (two walls and the floor), which project real-time renderings of 3D images and environments created using the company's 3DEXPERIENCE platform, which has a host of applications to help visualize any number of projects. Included in the platform are 3D modeling apps, content, and simulation apps, as well as social and collaborative applications for interacting with remote users.
A pair of funky 3D glasses are worn that have tracking points protruding from the frames, allowing for cameras to pinpoint what and where the user is looking, and adjusts the image in real-time to that location. Users interact with objects and their surroundings using a remote control (that looks like a phaser of some type from Star Trek) to target different objects allowing for that interaction, such as opening doors on cars, literally getting inside them, and even driving them.
Users can also project a virtual avatar of themselves to see how they would look driving said car. This is literally how every automobile is designed today. Lost are the days of the clay model. For the record, a full-sized clay model of a new car used to cost up to $1 million. The VR system is a tiny fraction of the cost of one car, according to Dassault Systemes.
Dassault's cave technology isn't centered on games or driving alone -- it can be used in the aerospace fields to test flight mechanics or aerodynamics, as well as in the medical field as a platform to study surgical techniques and practices. The options for its use is limited only by the users imaginations and so far, is the closest thing to Star Trek's Holodeck we've seen yet.
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Oyster Bay Harbor removes last boat hit by Sandy
The last vessel abandoned in Oyster Bay Harbor after superstorm Sandy turned Long Island backyards into boatyards has been removed, ending a nine-month chapter in the recovery process.
Last week, a work crew pulled the 23-foot Penn Yan cabin cruiser named Tumbleweed from the shallows beside the southern end of West Shore Road, hauled it away and ripped it to pieces. During the Oct. 29 storm, dozens of boats sank in the harbor; Tumbleweed and other boats washed ashore near that road in the Oyster Bay National Wildlife Refuge.
Throughout Oyster Bay Town, 25 tons of debris, including seven boats, have been removed from waterways. Across the rest of the state, Sandy damaged 32,000 boats at a cost of $324 million, according to the Boat Owners Association of the United States, the nation's largest group of recreational boat owners.
Though the harbor surface may look clear now, "the water can play tricks on you," said Michael Craft, town deputy commissioner of public safety.
Much debris, from decks, docks and pilings to patio furniture, is found by bay constables or through resident complaints, said Justin McCaffrey, town public safety commissioner.
"Basically anything that was in the backyard is now floating in the bay," he said. One final vessel, a 55-foot boat sticking straight up in a Massapequa backyard, leaves a "very big" problem, he added.
Many owners left damaged boats unclaimed after Sandy to avoid the high cost of private removal or lack of insurance, Craft said.
Oyster Bay and Nassau County's two other towns, the City of Long Beach and the Village of Freeport have committed to a partnership with the county to remove large debris, said Katie Grilli-Robles, press secretary for the county executive's office. Nassau's Office of Emergency Management has been asked to hire cranes, barges and other equipment local governments lack, McCaffrey said.
Suffolk County provided equipment last spring to help clear marsh area in Mastic Beach when the village lacked resources, county spokeswoman Vanessa Baird-Streeter said. But towns and other villages have not since asked for additional assistance, she added.
The captain of Billy Joel's fleet, Gene Pelland, and Mitch Kramer, of TowBoatUS, donated time and use of their boats last week to hoist Tumbleweed from the mud and float it to shore at high tide. Pelland and Kramer pinned the wreckage between their boats, dragging it upside down as they steered past a sailboat school.
The boat's original white paint and blue trim peeked through green moss. The bay constables traveled behind with the boat's severed console.
The town had known about the boat since the storm, but McCaffrey said its awkward placement -- too far from the road but still close to shore -- made removal difficult. "Honestly, it was more of a cosmetic issue, not a threat to navigation," he said.
When the crew finished demolishing Tumbleweed, only a pile of sand and seashells remained. "Nice job," McCaffrey said, looking back over his shoulder. "What boat?"


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From the President - August 2005
You are seeing your IYHA Newsletter earlier than normal this month. August will be a very busy month, and the fun starts early. This coming Friday, August 5th, is the first of three parades that we will promote our association and youth hockey. Please have your player skate along with us and hand out candy and good will at the St. Anthony parade. Heck, you may as well bring your pair of rollerblades too. Look elsewhere in this newsletter for other parade and registration dates.
Renae is busy organizing ice time with the program coordinators. You can expect the first on ice warm-ups to begin on September 17th and 18th for the older players. Initiation will wind up later on into October. I believe the ice schedule will permit the tryouts to wrap up before MEA weekend.
This is a busy time for the IYHA Board members. The excitement for the coming season is building rapidly. Enjoy the rest of your summer.
Jim Cich, IYHA President
August 5, Friday 7:00 PM VillageFest, St. Anthony
6:00 PM - Lineup for floats and larger vehicles
6:30 PM - Lineup for small groups and individual cars
7:00 PM - Parade starts on route.
Look for someone with a VillageFest T-shirt to find out our place. You will not be able to park non-parade vehicles in the lot.
Route: Lineup at St. Anthony High School Parking Lot at 3303-33rd Ave.
Depart St. Anthony HS, head west on 33rd Ave, head south on Silver Lake Road.
End at St. Anthony Village Shopping Center on Hwy 88.
August 11, Thursday 6:00 PM Stockyard Days, New Brighton
We have not received our line-up number/location yet. Rain out date is Saturday at 10 am.
August 21, Sunday 3:00 PM Festival in the Park, Mounds View
Still need volunteers to: Get the candy and bring to parades, Provide and drive the lead vehicle, Help pass out flyers.
-------------For questions, contact Brian; 651-635-0484 (home)
Volunteers needed for New Brighton Stockyard Days cleanup!
We will need volunteers to clean the grounds for the Stockyard Days on:
Saturday August 13th and Sunday August 14th at 6:00 a.m.
Sunday August 14th at 3:00 p.m. (for the final cleanup)
The more hands to do the work, the better! For our "volunteering" the Association will receive a donation from the New Brighton Sportsmen's Club. Please contact Niki Gjere if you will participate! Thank you!
----- Mark Mohar, Boys Program Coordinator.
Girls Program:
As many of us have been saying for months, we are literally on the cusp of taking this program to a new and exciting level. With all of our continued recruiting efforts, we will get the numbers of athletes in the program to sustain us into the future. Two items of note:
RECRUITING: IYHA Girls will be present at all of the elementary schools at their back-to-school night in August. We need parent volunteers at each school to help spread the message. Linda Opperman is heading up the Bel Air effort, Tom Welty is taking the lead at Sunnyside, and Jean Aukee is leading the way at Pinewood. We need someone to head up the effort at St. John's. Contact Chris or one of these parents directly if you can help us spread the word about girls hockey.
8U: this season we will be starting an all-girls initiation program. Girls will be able to play co-ed initiation if they wish, but this all-girls 8U program will give our numbers a boost within two years while providing a great environment of development of the athletes. Currently, I have two non-parent coaches interested in helping coach, but I am looking for parents of girls to take the lead and guide these girls through the program. Our traveling team coaches will be available on a periodic basis to assist, but we really need 3-4 moms or dads to head this up. Give Chris a call at 651-636-6152 if you are interested or have more questions.
There have been several teams that have sponsors for their teams. These are listed below. This part of the newsletter will continue throughout the rest of the IYHA season. Please notify Niki Gjere of any additions or corrections. (Please forward information about websites and addresses, etc.) Many thanks to our sponsors!
IYHA: **Champp's New Brighton**Culvers of St. Anthony**New Brighton Sportsmen's Club**Lake Region Hockey Association**
Pee Wee B: **Quality Post Service**
Squirt A: *Billman-Hunt Chapel**W.W. Goetsch Associates**Response Fire Protection Company**
10U A: **Fuji Ya**
Once again, many, many thanks to our sponsors! Please support them! When you see them, please tell them you are from Irondale Youth Hockey.
Correction from Previous Newsletter:
The 10U Girls team included Jessica Mularie, not Casey Mularie as was reported in the Newsletter.
Sorry Jessica!
IYHA Board Meetings are open meetings.
Please feel free to come to the meetings. If you wish to have a copy of any information which is distributed at any meeting, please email or call Niki and it will be mailed to you. Upcoming dates for2005 Board meetings are the
third Thursday of every month at 6:30 p.m.
August 18th (Mounds View City Hall, Conference Room C)
Future meetings are: September 15, October 20, November 17, and December 15.
NOTE: If you wish to be on the agenda for the meeting, please contact Jim Cich.
Lake Region Board Meetings:
Lake Region Hockey meetings are open meetings. Contact Jeanne Falconer for dates and times of the next meetings.
Irondale Youth Hockey Association (IYHA) Board Members 2004-2005
Jim Cich
651-295-1078 (cell)
Vice President
Brian Johnson
Jeanne Falconer
763-784-5520 (h)
763-458-5946 (cell)
651-486-1235 (w)
Niki Gjere
612-273-6439 (w)
651-270-8551 (cell)
612-527-7437 (pager)
Ice Commissioner
Renae Oleson
763-784-6864 (h)
Boys Program Coordinator
Mark Mohar
651-639-1908 (h)
Girls Program Coordinator
Chris Tahti
651-636-6152 (h)
Initiation Coordinator
Cheryl Mason
651-639-1543 (h)
Randy Bortot
763-784-9557 (h)
952-475-4045 (Work)
Pat O'Connor
651-636-1081 (h)
District Representative
Tom Welty
763-780-4865 (h)
612-508-4833 (cell)
Non-Board Position:
ACE Coordinator
John Donovan
651-786-5200ext2480 (w)
651-592-1187 (h)
IYHA Board of Directors meeting July 21, 2005. Note: These minutes have not been approved. They will be reviewed, corrected as needed, and approved at the next regular Board of Directors Meeting.
Board members present: Jim Cich, Jeanne Falconer, Niki Gjere, Renae Oleson, Mark Mohar, Chris Tahti, Cheryl Mason.
Board members absent: Brian Johnson, Randy Bortot, Tom Welty.
Guests: John Dalnes, John Donovan, Dave Rog.
Meeting of the IYHA Board of Directors called to order by President Jim Cich at 6:30 p.m.
Agenda reviewed. Minutes reviewed; motion to approve as presented (NG) (CT), motion carried.
Old Business:
· ACE Coordinator Description (revised version): Jim Cich. Had presented this at a previous meeting. Made the revisions, distributed. Please review for next meeting where we will vote on adoption of the revised ACE Coordinator description. Niki will publish in newsletter.
· U8 Initiation format: Chris Tahti. Not going to know for sure until we see our numbers. Typically for other Associations, they have found the first year to be a building year in which you get the word out. The second year is the one that there is an influx of girls. We may call it the Girls Initiation Program for the first year. Will have a coaches meeting on Tuesday and will talk about this. For ice time, will share with other Initiation teams.
· On Ice Start Dates for Each Program: Jim Cich. What are the on ice start dates for each program? The boy's program teams will be starting on September 17th; the girl's program teams will be starting on September 18th. Initiation will start in late October. Boys program: have 8 warm ups scheduled, will have 6 hours of evaluations; may mix evaluations and warm-ups to break up the stress a little bit; will pick non-parent coaches before tryouts; for parent coaches, will wait until teams are picked. Girls program: will have 8 hours of warm-ups for U10 and U12, 3 hours of evaluation for each. Note: whatever schedules have been finalized—will have those available at registration.
· Board and Specialty Budgets: Budget drafts presented. For review and voting at next meeting. Niki will send copies to those Board members that are absent today. President, Initiation and Ice Commissioner budgets will be forwarded out to Board members.
· Fundraising: History of fundraising reviewed. In the past, the VP secured the team sponsorships, sales promotions (candy, frozen food, etc). It has shifted to the team being responsible to secure their own sponsorships, and the tournament being the main fundraiser for the Association. Concerns about having fewer funds this year due to Lake Region. Discussion about possibilities of having a fund raising and promotions program. Jim will work on a budget for this.
New Business: Board Roundtable
President: Jim Cich. Went to the Lake Region Meeting and Tournament Meetings. Went well. All other items in President section have been previously discussed.
Vice President: Brian Johnson, absent. (Report given by Jeanne Falconer.) Equipment program: needs to know the first year players. Received 10 sets of starter gear from the MN Wild and Xcel Energy Center. Parades: we are registered for all of the parades. Will be out of town for the first one. Received a call from Sunshine Photography. Information passed on to Niki—coordinating pictures. Tournament: Dean and Sherry from Mounds View were at the Tournament meeting. Tournament: will be dividing duties equally between Irondale and Mounds View. Will have another meeting soon. The January tournament will be expanded—will have another C Bracket—either Squirt or Pee Wee. Don Trudeau is liaison from Lake Region. Still working on asking Lake Region to run the Tournament checkbook. Proceeds are split 50/50.
Treasurer: Jeanne Falconer. Clarified the hours of ice required for warm ups and evaluations. Ice costs are $160 for Super Rink and Columbia. Ramsey County is $140; after December 31st will go to $145. Fogarty is $130. Opening accounts for the new teams. Hoping business will pick up at Champps. Their business is down due to the non-smoking.
Secretary: Niki Gjere. Aggregated survey results distributed. Individual survey results will be mailed to the board members—will receive specific comments typed in a document. These must be kept confidential. Newsletter deadline changed to be earlier so newsletter will go out earlier—lots of activities in August. Website: a volunteer has agreed to do the newsletter. Working with Linda DeKanick for transition. Stockyard Days volunteering: we have this opportunity again. Volunteers needed to clean up the grounds, then we will received $250 from the New Brighton Sportsmen's club. We have had excellent feedback in the past—many compliments about our work.
Registration Coordinator: Pat O'Connor. Registration dates were in the last newsletter. New Brighton Parks and Rec charges $50 for weekend use. Reviewed form for registration—revisions made. Need to be clear about option to register for B team only.
Note by Chris Tahti: There is a survey coming to New Brighton Residents. Need to be clear on the survey about concerns related to ice in the winter.
Twin Cities District Representative: Tom Welty (absent). There was no district meeting; no report.
Ice Commissioner: Renae Oleson. Have received Super Rink and Ramsey County ice. Waiting for Columbia ice. Will pick up 6 hours of ice at VMIA. The Ice will be wrapped up sooner than last year. Met with Mounds View and split ice—went well. Will check with Pleasant arena--last year the figure skaters / parents were difficult to work with, don't want to have players go through that again.
Initiation Coordinator: Cheryl Mason. Will email out the manual that was developed. Approximately 10 pages long. No additional report—has already been discussed.
Girls Program Coordinator: Chris Tahti. Meeting on Wednesday with coaches. Thursday next week are the District meetings. Will find out what tournaments are good and will start booking them.
Boys Program Coordinator: Mark Mohar. Brad Nowak will be coaching the goalies this year—will open the clinics to Girls and Initiation program goalies. Will check with him about having education with coaches.
Interviews for coaches will be posted in the newsletter. Tom Welty had asked that we make sure to continue with outside evaluators—assured this will continue.
Equipment Manager: Randy Bortot (absent). No report.
Additional Reports:
ACE Coordinator Update: John Donovan. Will talk with Mark and Cheryl before next meeting. Would like to do skill development consistently. Will talk with Renae to check about scheduling this.
HEP Testing meeting will be in August. Not sure how many tests will need to be done—2 or 3. Will teach coaches how to do the HEP testing.
Lake Region Hockey: Jeanne Falconer. Lake Region wants to be running clinics. Looking at new sites for pull-tabs. They are in the middle of a compliance review. Will meet July 27th for the results. Discussion about team registration fees for the tournament. Costs are going up for ice and referees.
Motion to adjourn the meeting: (MM) (CT). Motion carried. Meeting adjourned by President Jim Cich at 9:15 p.m.
***Please see the copy of the ACE Coordinator revised job description, next page.
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Irondale Youth Hockey Association (IYHA) ACE Coordinator Position
ACE - Association Coaching and Education
USA Hockey's ACE program is intended primarily as a link between USA Hockey's Coaching Education Program (CEP) and the individual coaches in each local association. Each association is required to have an ACE Coordinator to be that link. The appointment shall be multi-year to create continuity in the coaching program and help achieve long-term goals. USA Hockey's primary goal is age-appropriate skill development.
Purpose of the ACE Coordinator:
·Administrative link between IYHA coaches and USA Hockey's CEP program.
·Assist in development of a well trained IYHA coaching staff.
·Help formalize the responsibilities and organizational structure of the IYHA coaching program.
·Help IYHA create and reaffirm roles, responsibilities and performance criteria for the coaches.
·Provide the essential USA Hockey communication link to the IYHA coaches.
·Provide clear goals and objectives for player development.
·Promote parent education.
·Provide leadership to IYHA Board for implementation of Minnesota Hockey's Hockey Education Program (HEP).
Qualities necessary of the ACE Coordinator:
·Experienced hockey individual.
·Strong coaching background.
·Commitment to the sport and the association.
·Must possess strong communication skills.
·Must be able to communicate goals and objectives.
·Must be able affirm that IYHA coaches clearly understand their responsibilities.
·Must be able to communicate long term vision behind the goals and objectives.
·Must be comfortable teaching coaches, players, parents and board members.
·Must have patience to achieve long term goals.
Duties and Responsibilities of the IYHA ACE Coordinator
1. Communicate to IYHA coaches their certification requirements.
2. Ensure compliance with USA Hockey certification levels.
3. Communicate with the District and USA Hockey on all issues related to IYHA coaching.
4. Deliver Parent Education Programs to the association.
5. Communicate to players, parents and coaches USA Hockey's Player Development opportunities.
6. Ensure that the IYHA is promoting age-specific skill development in all of their programs.
7. Organize and develop workshop clinics for coaches.
8. Order and distribute USA Hockey and Minnesota Hockey materials.
9. Establish method with IYHA Board for conducting coach and parent education meetings.
10. Work with coaches to achieve "HEP Practice Model" standards.
11. Train coaches on HEP "Skill Challenge" testing methods and goals.
12. Organize and execute the HEP "Skill Challenge" testing.
13. Complete testing result data processing to Minnesota Hockey.
14. Report directly to the District, Minnesota Hockey and USA Hockey ACE personnel.
15. Report directly to IYHA Board, monthly from August through November, plus January, March and June.
16. Establish and maintain a resource center for coaches, players and parents.
Optional Duties: if recruited by either of the three program coordinators and if acceptable by the ACE Coordinator.
17. Assist in recruitment and selection of coaches.
18. Develop and/or manage the player selection process.
19. Develop a teaching and practice-planning curriculum for the coaches.
20. Plan, organize and/or execute periodic skills workshops for players.
The ACE Coordinator shall be appointed by the IYHA Board for a three year term. There will be a review of the appointment and the above job description by the IYHA President and the three program Coordinators each year before the March Board meeting. This review will include recommendations, if any, for the full IYHA Board to consider at it's March meeting.
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Singer-guitarist Jeff Murphy from the original Shoes has also weighed in via a recent press release. After discussing his band's work on a new CD, Murphy stated, "In the meantime, our name has been usurped by a group from France calling themselves The Shoes! It's turning into a precedent-setting battle. After 35 years as Shoes, whodathunkit? We refuse to be bullied."
Murphy elaborated on his own upcoming activities, as well as the band's, in a recent email. "We're well over a dozen new songs into the project," he said regarding the recording of the next Shoes effort, "and not quite sure where or when we'll stop!"
Murphy will be on stage this Saturday night at Lincoln Hall in Chicago as part of a Material Re-Issue gig titled A Night Of Music, Video And Stories. Original Material Issue members bassist Ted Ansani and drummer Mike Zelenko will once again be joined by singer/guitarist Phil Angotti. Murphy served as producer and engineer for The Ish's first two releases, International Pop Overthrow and Destination Universe, and predicts he'll perform a song from each on Saturday. "I'll also be sharing some [original Material Issue lead vocalist] Jim Ellison remembrances and stories of working with the band."
The evening will include other special guests, as well as a video presentation. The four-woman hard rock band Rockit Girl will be the opening act. The show starts at 9:00 PM. In other Shoes-related news, Boys Don't Lie: A History Of Shoes by Power Pop blog contributor Mary E. Donnelly, is now available on PurePopPress.
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Hurricane Sandy is pounding the northeast coast, but the storm stirred Central Florida's surf and left behind a mess for some locals.
The Sandy Shoes Motel in Melbourne Beach is at the brink of destruction.
Waves driven by the hurricane washed away significant amounts of beach, leaving many homes and businesses threatened with damage or destruction.
Pieces of the motel's structure are strewn on Melbourne Beach as the Atlantic laps at the shore.
Wooden stairs and a concrete patio lie in pieces on the beach. Out one door, it's about a four or five-foot walk to a sheer drop off of 12- to 15-feet.
The waves pounded away with each high tide, and each breaker, seemingly bigger than the last, carved away more beach. The pounding lasted all weekend.
Even as the hurricane got farther away and the wind changed to the west, the waves generated by the hurricane kept arriving, kept pounding.
The sand under the deck at the popular but now-closed Sebastian Beach Inn is gone.
Susan Mole's patio hangs over nothing, and she's lost about 20 feet of her backyard.
Last week, her lawn extended about three feet beyond the end of a block wall, which now hangs in the air.
The county's beach management coordinator calls the erosion significant and said multiple buildings are threatened.
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"I haves created many different color changes for Rachel over the years," says Ferro. "Hair color says alot about the character and personality of the role the actress is playing. When Rachel described her character, Ingrid, for Witches of East End, she said she was a women that would not really spend a lot of time in a salon. Her character was a natural beauty."
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STEP TWO: Next using Goldwell color, I mimicked what nature would do to her hair in the perfect conditions. I painted in some sun kissed highlights againest rich brown golden undertones. Rachel's hair pulls a lot of warmth so even though I wanted a natural golden rich result, I needed to use some controlled ash tones in the formula. I placed the foils diagonally though the top of the head,varying in size of the pieces so as not to create a specific pattern.
STEP THREE: After adding in highlights and lowlights to the all-over color, I then finished with a glaze, using Goldwell's Elumen.
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On the One and the Zero is a chunky bit of synth work with thrashalong drums from a group that clearly has been immersed in German and Eastern European hard tekno and breakcore. Scanalyzer focuses intensely on squeezing every last drop out of their gear and plug-ins; this makes for sounds reminiscent of the industrial scene from which the group sprang. Though this record lacks the wicked warm dub of a screaming Scud or Full Watts production, it's still solid and worth checking for those who are down for the core.
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Lunch Poems, first published in 1964 by City Lights Books as number nineteen in the Pocket Poets series, is widely considered to be Frank O'Hara's freshest and most accomplished collection of poetry. Edited by the poet in collaboration with Lawrence Ferlinghetti and Donald Allen, who had published O'Hara's poems in his monumental The New American Poetry in 1960, it contains some of the poet's best known works including "The Day Lady Died," "Ave Maria," and "Poem" [Lana Turner has collapsed!]. These are the compelling and formally inventive poems—casually composed, for example, in his office at The Museum of Modern Art, in the street at lunchtime or on the Staten Island Ferry en route to a poetry reading—that made O'Hara a dynamic leader of the "New York School" of poets.
This new limited 50th anniversary edition contains a preface by John Ashbery and an editor's note by City Lights publisher Lawrence Ferlinghetti, along with facsimile reproductions of a selection of previously unpublished correspondence between Ferlinghetti and O'Hara that shed new light on the preparation of Lunch.
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With funding made available to veterans he attended Harvard University, where his first poems were published in the Harvard Advocate. He attended graduate school at the University of Michigan and received his M.A. in English literature and the Hopwood Award for Poetry in 1951.That autumn O'Hara moved into an apartment in New York City with Joe LeSueur, who would be his roommate for the next eleven years.
Known throughout his life for his sociability, passion, and warmth, O'Hara had many great friends throughout his life, many from the New York poetry, art, and music worlds. Soon after arriving in New York, he was employed at the Museum of Modern Art, first selling postcards and then becoming assistant curator and later associate curator in the Painting and Sculpture Department. He curated the David Smith retrospective (1966) that traveled to Europe, the Robert Motherwell retrospective (1965) at the MoMA and the Nakian retrospective (1966) at the MoMA.
During his lifetime O'Hara was known as a "poet among painters," part of a group of poets--John Ashbery, Kenneth Koch, James Schuyler, Bill Berkson, and Barbara Guest--who found inspiration and support from the painters they chose to associate with.
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"Release Spirit" refers to when upon death, the act of a player releasing their spirit form (a ghost or Wisp) from their corpse and allowing it to spawn at a nearby graveyard.
In instances and other occasions while grouped, the recommended behaviour is not to release until all mobs are dead, or all players are dead (or cannot continue combat any further).
Releasing prematurely has these disadvantages;
- You will not be able to loot or roll on loot on mobs that die after you release.
- Any players trying to resurrect you will have a much harder time finding your corpse.
- If you died and ran back to the instance to rez before the healer could rez you in place, you will have to navigate your way back to the main party. If you are unfamiliar with the instance or the mobs have respawned, you will slow down the group as they must work to retrieve you.
- Some forms of resurrection spells (eg Goblin Jumper Cables) have a much lower chance of success (and may not work at all) if you have released to the graveyard.
If there is a total wipe with no ability to rez in place, having everyone release and run back at once will simplify dealing with any wandering patrols or respawns.
Using a self-resurrection spell such as Soulstone Resurrection or Reincarnation while there's still a chance that someone will be able to rez you conventionally after combat is considered wasteful.


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I never thought that Leslie would ever talk about, much less post this story on the internet. I am Francisco, and yes, this story is true to some extent, but not the supernatural parts of it. We did go to Chichen Itza; he did take the rock from the ruins. Paco is a character that I created to see how gullible Leslie can be. He bought into the whole ridiculous thing for months! No, for years because I think he still believes this really happened!
<> The levitating limes--My doing. Leslie never saw them levitate; he took my word for it.
<> The flash going off--I had the flash in my hand and made it go off to wake him up because Leslie snoring was intolerable.
<> The Ouija board spelling out the responses--I directed the needle to spell out what I wanted the answers to be.
<> Paco--I made him up. Paco is the nickname for Francisco.
<> The e-mails--I created the email account and sent him the e-mails.
<> The dreams--There were none. I made them up!
<> The sage that went missing--I hid it.
I honestly thought that after each ridiculous incident Leslie would say to himself that this was all BS, but no, he never did!
I was/am amazed at how easy it was to get him to believe all that crap. Needless to say, I ended this relationship in 2012.
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Rajinder Singh Dhillon was convicted of four firearms charges in 2010 after an Abbotsford Police officer found an AK-47 in the trunk of his vehicle. But now those convictions have been overturned on appeal.
When the gun was found on Aug. 15, 2006, police had been called to a Subway parking lot after 911 calls of a fight between a dozen or so males.
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When the officers arrived, there was no fight, but there were known gang associates, including Dhillon and his friend Brian (Shrek) Dhaliwal (pictured above) – a Bacon brothers' associate.
An officer asked Dhillon who owned the car, parked on an angle in the lot, and he said it was his. He granted police permission to search it. And they found the gun.
But Dhillon appealed and won his case Wednesday. The B.C. Court of Appeal ruled there were no grounds to search the car, rejecting the Crown's position that it had been done with officer safety in mind. It said his Charter rights had been violated. And the Court said that even when someone consents to a search, police still must have legal grounds to do the search. In this case, police did not have those grounds, the judge ruled.
Just after the gun was found, Dennis Karbovanec and Lance Wust pulled into the parking lot, the judge noted, which police had said futhered their belief there was a threat at the time.


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By Chris Wright
No doubt a fair few of you will have seen this by now as we're a few days late on the uptake, but this is for the benefit of those who haven't had their lives graced by Eunan O'Kane's catastrophic balls-up at the weekend.
Poor old Bournemouth defender O'Kane gave away the daftest penalty we've seen in a long while by picking up the ball in his own area after mistakenly assuming that his teammate being chopped down on the edge of the box would constitute a free-kick and throwing the time-old footballing adage of "always playing to the whistle" clean out of the window…
We remember Alfe Inge-Haaland doing the exact same thing for Forest a good few years ago. You've got to feel for the lad. Every fibre of his being was telling him that was a foul (which it most definitely was) and he acted on instinct.
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