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RICHMOND (WRIC) – An American
kidnapped and held hostage in Russia speaks exclusively with 8News as a movie
about his ordeal opens in Richmond.
The kidnapping made
headlines around the world back in 1998. President Clinton even got involved
and miraculously the young American missionary and his colleague survived.
A true story of two young Americans
kidnapped and held hostage in Russia for five days.
One of the men behind the
real life drama, Travis Tuttle, was 20 at the time, serving a mission for the Church
of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
"We were expecting to die,"
he says. "We knocked on the door and he immediately opened it, which was one of
the many red flags.. how quickly he opened the door."
The hostage takers had met
Tuttle and his companion on the street and invited them over. When they walked
inside the apartment, they were attacked.
"They jumped us from
behind and they started beating us with baseball bats and they took us into the
other room immediately threw us down on the ground and handcuffs us and hogtied
"They made a ransom note.
They took our pictures. They photocopied our passports. They put it all into a
bag and they went and put it on one of the more prominent people in the city
and put it on his doorstep."
The kidnappers demanded $300,000
from Tuttle's church as his family in America waited to hear if he was dead or
Filmmaker Garrett Batty followed
Tuttle's story and now, 16 years later, is bringing it to movie theaters in a
film called "The Saratov Approach."
"Our goal wasn't to be
preachy," he says. "We wanted to play in movie theaters and not churches."
The action packed movie is
getting positive reviews and both Batty and Tuttle say regardless of whether
you're Christian or not, the compelling story will have you on the end of your
The movie premieres Friday
at the Virginia Center Commons Regal Cinemas in Glen Allen.
Tuttle will be there Saturday
night at 7 p.m. For a question and answer session.
Although freed, both Tuttle
and his companion to this day have permanent nerve damage in their hands from
being held in handcuffs for so long.
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Have a good term for good people exposing bad people doing bad things. SOUNDER
We have many terms for people telling on other people; narc, snitch, tattletale, whistleblower. But if we are going to change our world and make it a great place to live we need to change our culture by changing our terminology. A good person exposing bad people doing bad things, whether that is lying, cheating, stealing, hurting others, bullying then we need a new term. I have proposed the term in the Urban Dictionary - SOUNDER. A sounder is a good person who exposes bad people doing bad things. And when they stand up for what is right and good and are doing the right thing they should be rewarded and recognized as good people. SOUNDERS are people who are Changing The World For ... GOOD!
Jun 23 2013: Hi Steve!
Your profile indicates that you are a relatively new contributor to TED........Welcome:>)
I agree that we need to encourage positive people who share with other positive people positive things". I also agree that when we have enough people who perceive exposing behaviors that are less useful to our global society as a good thing, we may have more transparency, and less abuse of people and our environment. I don't really care what it is called...."sounder" is fine:>)
As a person who has facilitated programs with incarcerated men, and was a "sounder" regarding a toxic business, I do not think it is useful to label people "bad". Many people who abuse each other, or the environment lack self esteem and confidence. To label them "bad" simply continues to push them away into their own established lifestyle, which is not beneficial to the whole.
I personally, would like to engage those who do the "bad" things in our world, in a different way, so they can do some "good" things.....make any sense?
There was a practice in some Native American tribes, whereby the offender would be brought to tribal council, surrounded by community members, and each member of the tribe would talk about something good which the offender had done, and they would tell him/her that the behavior in question was not acceptable. In that way, the offender's confidence in him/herself may be encouraged, while the offending behavior was not accepted.Jun 24 2013: Hi Steve!
I SO agree that people who speak up and oppose publicly those who are abusing the system and those in it should be applauded. I only feel, however, that a different term will eventually also gain a negative connotation.
I experienced this when I 'blew the whistle' on one of the care-givers at my son's pre-school, when I found out she had tied my child to a chair. I spoke up, informed authorities, and was clearly shunned by those who supported her, and it really didn't matter what people called me, the effect was the same.
Steve Sapato
Jun 23 2013: The interesting comments I see here are a complete travesty of the human condition. We want people to do the right things. We want the "whistle blower" out of Washington to come forward and expose the secret arms of the government. We don't want shoplifting and theft or murder and crime to run amok but when we talk about 'exposing' the bad people doing bad things, many of you who have replied seem set on the negative happenings of Sounding Off. How will our world change for the good if we perceive with fear that all who will expose others are bad people, or JUDAS? For goodness sakes... those should not even be part of our conversation. What we need are positive people who share with other positive people positive things and when we find negative people, people who do have things to hide doing bad things we should definitely expose those who are doing bad things.
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How on earth will we change our world to become a good place if we fear exposure, if we fear the honest person doing the right thing. This is not Salem, MA in the 'good ole days' of witch hunting and lying. We should fear the darkness not the light of exposure.
Jun 23 2013: I agree Steve... "We want people to do the right things". Do we get them to do the "right things" by continuing to label them bad people?
Jun 23 2013: Ah.. Colleen~ this is not about labeling them.. we are simply establishing a new pattern of terminology that says we need a new term that REWARDS people for being upstanding citizens, taking responsibility back, accepting their part in this society by insuring that anyone doing the wrong/bad things should be exposed for what they have done. I know who I am when I steal, I know who I am when I take a bribe. I know who I am when I lie or cheat.... all I want is for America to be able to be proud of standing up and exposing the things that are wrong! and the people perpetuating them.
Jun 23 2013: OK Steve, I agree with establishing a new pattern of terminology. That being said, you referenced "bad people" in your introduction and comments....yes?
Labels are important to me because they sometimes serve to define a person. Many of the incarcerated guys used to say things like..."I'm ADHD...what do you expect"? See, they got that, and other labels as children, and were convinced that they were "bad" people.
So, in addition to the important things you mention, including standing up and exposing things that are wrong, I like to stand up and say let's stop using these kinds of labels without adequate consideration.....what do you think?
You and I may know who we are, and some people have not done that evaluation of "self", which is beneficial to all of us. That's what the cognitive self change sessions were about....who am I? What am I doing? Why? What was I thinking? What was I feeling?
I realize that we are "hitting" two different angles of the same challenge:>)Jun 23 2013: I believe the importance of label is a sound argument on Colleen's part.
The label is what you, others and experiences themselves may become or migrate towards, even if they're not really correct.
If I call accidentally burning a frozen pizza a tragedy, it may enhance the negative side of the experience of not having a meal, my self-esteem (how stupid do I have to be?!) goes down etc. If I call it an oops and giggle, it will be a funny memory. This is just a pizza, but when it comes to labelling whole person - character, personality, dignity, integrity, self-esteem, role etc, it gets more tricky and difficult to wash off, correct.
"all I want is for America to be able to be proud of standing up and exposing the things that are wrong! and the people perpetuating them." - there's also a world outside America. And it isn't bad or full of bad people (said a pizza-burning EU-citizen...oops, a label! Said whistlewhispering unimonk...label again. Hmm. This is difficult! :) But at least those labels are not disruptive to my dignity as a human being and no weird, self-contradicting standards are used to make them)Jun 25 2013: Hi again, Colleen.
Still on the labels, being good and, well, on topic.
That's just a funny introspection, but still... Refering to your experience with "I'm ADHD...what do you expect"?
I was programmed by mom and dad to seek the truth, think a lot and deeply and be good and never give up (or seldom), what do you expect? :)
Jun 25 2013: Hi again Anna:>)
I believe kids will often live up to expectations of parents and society, and what we/they are taught is so important.
I was taught/programmed by my mom and 7 older siblings to be honest, truthful and to explore many aspects of the life experience. As a kid growing up, I believed that I could be and do whatever I chose, as long as I put my time, energy and passion into it........whatever "it" was/is. So that is what I anticipated as I moved through the life adventure:>)
Our programming as children is SO important to the kind of life experience we will have!Jun 25 2013: I sincerily do hope that our programming, NLP or whatever that might be, will show others what's important, will expose some things, and that the light of exposure will not trigger anything dark for neighter you, others involved, or me. We're all in this together.
This is not being irationally feministic or an altruist, or a pragmatist/realist. Don't label me, please.
Best wishes.Jun 23 2013: Not really. There has to be balance.
In this country we had the McCarthy era that could ruin careers on not much more than a rumor. People are easily manipulated into complying with the tyranny of the majority.
That is not to say that criminals don't have to brought to justice. But people are not an unimpeachable source of information. Jury's are not always right as witnessed by the number of inmates being released because of DNA evidence.
From a practical perspective it will be hard for witness to speak against a gang.
I hear you about the snitch thing as that is somehow construed as treason. Which is moronic, but it takes a high quality group to see it for what it is. And you (I assume) are talking about people who operate on the level of an animal.
What the real answer is, is education. At a remedial level.
Jun 23 2013: Hi Pat! I LOVE balance....you probably know that by now:>)
Education....education....education on many different levels!
Jun 23 2013: Education is not a panacea. It has to be in things that have value, otherwise it is actually a liability because of the fallacious nature of the majority of "knowledge". The education has to be about basic values and tenets which everyone can agree to as they are self evident and create a more effective culture.Jun 25 2013: Speaking of balance and education:
Education should be about bringing knowledge, inspiring curiosity, among other things, "value" should not be encased by minds fixed by tribal thinking or interest groups.
We're all in it together.Jun 23 2013: I agree Pat. Education has to happen on many different levels, and is only part of the solution, which is why I wholeheartedly agree that we need to nurture balance.
Jun 23 2013: I'm not sure you hear what I'm saying?Jun 23 2013: I thought I was hearing you Pat....perhaps not....if you think I am not understanding, and would like me to, try another way of explaining?
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Jun 23 2013: Education of very specific things mainly basic tenets and basic morals, things like the golden rule, the boyscout motto the ten commandments, the way to happiness. No matter what your religious affiliation these tenets work. I know that we agree on the touch stone of education is application. These tenets work if applied, the education part is about application.
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The danger is that there is way more "knowledge" that does not work and is a liability to anyone who uses it.Jun 23 2013: Got it....I agree Pat. We've had discussions before about application. We (humans) have had lots of information about good/bad/right/wrong behaviors for a very long time, and there are lots of theories about how it "should" be, and how it "can" be. For some reason, we sometimes fail to put the information into practice.
In my perception, that is part of what Steve is bringing to light. Why is the whistleblower thought to be the "bad guy"? We can change our world by recognizing that the person who speaks up about unacceptable behaviors is the GOOD guy...not the BAD guy!
I think this idea may be recognized more when we label the behavior bad, and not the people. You remember the situation I had with the toxic business? I felt like I was alone as the whistleblower and it seemed like the whole town was against ME.
The folks who owned the business had family in the community for 200 years, were very well established, held positions of authority on the town governing boards, went to church, and were well liked and respected. I brought to light, the fact that their business was toxic and should not be operating in a residential area. They were in violation of local, state and federal environmental laws.
The perception was....Colleen is the bad guy for doing what she is doing to those poor innocent nice people. I held my course and continued to say that what they were doing is not acceptable. It didn't have anything to do with whether they were good or bad people in other respects. I think if I had said they were bad people, I would have been tarred, feathered and thrown in the river! As it was, it was only my property that was damaged and my life threatened.
It took a very long time after they were ordered by the environmental court to cease the operation and vacate, for people in the community to FINALLY understand the situation and how it impacted everyone in the community.....then I became the good guy for being a whistleblower:>)
Jun 23 2013: I get it and that is laudable and intrepid behavior.
I also see that you get the other side of this as well.
In the world there are good people and bad people, there are good people who do some bad things and the reverse. Hate the act not the person. Not that hate works either but you get my point. Some people are intent on doing bad things no matter what, I'm wouldn't waste too much time trying to rehabilitate Charles Manson. Some people have blind spots that need to be corrected.
Some people as the song says, "If you covered him with garbage,George Sanders would still have style, And if you stamped on Mickey Rooney He would still turn round and smile" These people (like yourself) are the natural leaders and need to be enhanced and helped while suppressing, through justice the bad acts of the good, and stopping bad people.
For sure what you say makes sense, my point is that what is needed is a remedial education.
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Jun 25 2013: LaMarr.
You wrote: " it is a violation of the trust that US citizens have established with our government."
What trust are you talking about? I have no trust for the government. They deserve none.
They are the ones who are breaking the laws every day, for their own agenda.
I think you may be seriously brainwashed into thinking they are trustworthy.
He is a hero and America (and elsewhere) need more like him.
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Jun 23 2013: Snowder?? Honoring Edward Snowden
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Jun 24 2013: I don't think so. But he should be.
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Jun 23 2013: Except the accused has the right to face the accuser, as it should be, which can get tricky, otherwise individuals get attacked/slandered without any recourse, from an anonymous tip. This is not good either.Jul 3 2013: Words certainly have a powerful impact on how we view the world and the connotations we have. We need a powerful new vocabulary to try and change the negative perceptions we have. Being a South African, I know all about the power of the word and know that through words comes change and appreciation. But we also need to change our values and ethics, what is important, and start believing in the power of humanity to do good.Jun 23 2013: Hi Colleen! I do like your message! Unfortunately I do think there are bad people who do bad things because it enhances their life in some way. But... I would love to work out a new method/motto/description that would be less push-away style. Thanks for you input!
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Jun 23 2013: Steve,
Here's a little technical info if you are interested. We can keep the comments in sequence by replying directly to a comment, rather than starting a new thread at the top. See the little red "reply" in the upper right corner?
I agree that behaviors serve us in some way. One of the programs I co-facilitated with incarcerated offenders was "cognitive self change". I believe many behaviors are learned, so sometimes, with new information, some people can change their behavior, thereby moving out of the "bad guy" label, into the "good guy" label/behavior.
Steve Sapato
Jun 23 2013: Sweet tip!! Thank you Colleen! I 100% agree that we are ALL capable of change. Those who want and are looking for a change can accept it. It is what my programs are always about. Mental Prosperity is all about changing you by changing your mind, thoughts, actions and it is all inside of us already. We just haven't tapped into it yet. I am 100% changed from the boy I was at 28 and probably from the man I was at 50. Thanks for your help and input.
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Is there such a thing as 'follow' what you post or share?
Jun 23 2013: You're welcome...Good job! Now you will notice that this comment does not have a reply? You can scroll up to the next "reply" opportunity. Sometimes, it may not be the person you are replying to, but it seems to work most of the time.:>)
True...we have to be wanting and seeking change in our self, or it will not happen. We cannot change someone else. Yes! Change our thinking, we may change our feelings, which may change our life experiences:>)
I don't understand what you mean by your last question...follow what you post or share?Jun 23 2013: good point, never thought about it. So-called "snitches" put a lot of bad people behind bars. I sometimes wonder how that works, when someone "snitches" don't they become vulnerable to retaliation, do they just accept the risk, or is it safer than it seems?Jun 23 2013: Common sense can always be implied in our evaluations. We don't want to call Judas a good guy.


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"So, which one of you guys is going to come in second?" - Larry Bird before the 3 point contest. He won.
How about Murphy to NJ for Bobby Simmons and the Mavericks #1 (probably a bottom 10 pick) in 2010? Simmons comes off the books in '10 and we get 2 #1s to look forward to.
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Sorry about that. There are multiple possibilities with different players, but this one works pretty well:
Indiana gives up:
Troy Murphy
TJ Ford
Brandon Rush
Indiana gets:
Devin Harris
Bobby Simmons
Courtney Lee
Why don't you swap out Simmons for Lopez while you're at it.
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Seems like we should probably ask for $3mil in cash and maybe a couple draft picks, as well.
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They would've gone 0-30 if they did this trade before the bobcats game.
I'd rather be the Nets than the Pacers.
we get a HUGE expirer (Simmons), a young PG (Harris), and another young swing man (Lee)
Way too good to be true
"So, which one of you guys is going to come in second?" - Larry Bird before the 3 point contest. He won.
Does that come with a Texas grip handie too?
Yo. I like your trade KanyeSwift, and I'ma let you finish, but I just wanted to say that rm31 had the most unrealistic, lopsided, and immediately rejected trades of all time!
Well, if you take out courtney lee .. this trade does look a little more even. However, Devin Harris probably would not be parted with even though they have only won one game. But we'll see what happens as the year goes on. The Nets will make a big trade with somebody this year.
We just need to get rid of Murphy and Ford... I would love to see Watson start instead actually. But Murphy is just horrible. He has a 3 pt shot and that's only some of the time... He makes everyone on the floor worse. He should be coming off the bench and tyler should be starting. Hibbert and Tyler would make a better front court.


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Figuring out a fish's traits then Selectively Breeding
Hello Everyone, this is a question i don't usually see a ton but when it comes up it seems like no one gives a complete answer, me included, so i figured i'd help with that in one thread. This thread will be on figuring out fish's traits using Mendelian Genetic's. But before i begin there are some key terms that need to be known...
Allele- Different Version's of a gene, they will be shown with letters, ex.) Aa
Dominant- An Allele that will always affect an organism's traits if present
Recessive- Only affects the organism's traits if in a pair, ex.) aa
Homozygous- 2 of the same Alleles
Heterozygous- 2 different Alleles
Genotype- The genetic make up of an organism, Ex.) Aa
Phenotype- The Physical appearence caused by the Alleles. Ex.) Widow's Peak
Ok, so now all the Vocab is done let's get to the good Part...
Figuring out an offspring's traits
To figure out an offspring's traits, first you need to observe the parents...
Parent A... Male Parent B... Female
Lets now say that male is Heterozygous for the color Allele, as well as the Female. so that would create a ratio that would look like this...
1:2:1 (Homozygous Dominant: Heterozygous: Homozygous recessive)
Lets now say the Homozygous recessive is the fish's offspring that yeilds a blue color, There would be about a 25% Chance of the offspring being blue, however this is a chance, so it may or may not be the way it happens. If you want to continue the blue trait in the offspring then you would want to breed 2 of the Homozygous recessive fish to give you a 100% chance of the entire next batch of fry to have the blue trait. However this could take several "experimental" groups, because being there only a 25% chance of getting the trait the offspring may not always have the desired Phenotype
What this means to you
By figuring out atleast some of this then you can know which fish to breed in order to have that specific trait. A lot of people know this as Selective Breeding, which it infact would be. This can be done to get traits such as longer fins, color, and patterns. Some of these traits can help bring in some good old $$$$, ecspecially if they are desired. I know of someone who is doing this with their Cherry barbs, it just so happens to be msjinkzd http://www.plantedtank.net/forums/sh...=199765&page=3. msjinkzd has bred these cherry barbs to be redder and have longer fins, both of these traits are because of genes and recessive and dominant Alleles, and over time msjink has been able to figure out which ones to breed to get that trait. This has created a Cherry barb with very desireable traits that could and is desired, hint hint, wink wink . To continue to breed these cherry barbs to have these desired traits a female with the traits as well as a male would have to be bred, in this case the female wouldnt carry the Allele for a red color, so the male would need to carry either a Heterozygous or a Homozygous Dominant Allele for the Red Trait.
How to get these fish to want to breed
To get these fish with desireable traits to breed you obviously need them to be of the opposite Sex. With fish such as Cherry Barbs it is as easy as sticking the Opposite sex fish with the other with the desirable trait. With fish such as Angelfish and Rams that pair up it may be a bit more difficult to do, i can't help there.
Why does this one look different?
A fish in a batch of fry will sometimes look different. This is because of a Mutation. A mutation can occur to give the fish an advantage to survival or it can hinder a fish's ability to live. This is seen a lot in Evolution, ecspecially with animals. This is really seen the most in sea dwelling mammals such as Whales and Doplhins. They are believed to be descendents from land dwelling creatures that slowly lost it's land based legs in exchange for fins to swim. In this case it is a distinct advantage to the creature because it helps it survive in an aquatic environment.
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For the blue offspring example, you would "expect" to observe ~25% of the offspring to be blue (1/4 of the punnett square would be homozygous recessive bb) the other 75% is a mix of genotypes (50% heterozygous and 25% homozygous dominant), but will still give you the normal phenotype. To avoid confusion, I would probably put pictures of the parent being plain-colored, and the offspring blue (the way you have the pictures and wording presently implies that heterozygosity gives you the desired phenotype).
This is a great little "crash course" in Mendelian Genetics, though!
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... or you could set up a lab, Grab a copy of Ugene
Scour the gene bank and libraries to get your sequences then get a cycler and sequencer from [Ebay Link Removed]
Then get into plasmids and start churning out frankenfish.
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Awesome write-up This brings me back to when I took biology...before my physics days
I feel like the trickiest part is determining which genes are recessive vs. dominant. Well trickiest as in without experimentation. Do you know of any databases that have traits categorized and labeled for different species? I'm sure bettas and livebearers would be a fairly common topic.
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i know with guppies and the crosses i did japanese blue was domanite over snake skin, and even blue moscow body color. 2 years i have worked on a line and no other body color ever showed up but jape blue. also from working with them dad always seems to carry body color where as mom carries fin colors. but i have only worked on one line so far. i do have another guppy idea in the makeing but im sure it will take me several more years or alot of work before i can even start that one lol
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Too bad color and patterning is pretty much multilocus. What we have now is pretty much the closest we're getting for awhile. Much of breeding is just the shotgun approach and then inbreeding until you get a pure line.
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Congratulations, Duke Nation - your Blue Devils are National Champions once again! For the fourth time in history, and first since 2001, Duke defeated all comers, and reigned supreme in the amazing March Madness tournament. This spectacular poster commemorates the ultimate victory on April 5, 2010 at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis with style and flair, setting the official championship logo atop the complete 2010 tournament bracket! From all the early-round wins to escape the tough South region, to the semi-final win over West Virginia, and the dramatic final victory over the Butler Bulldogs in the championship game, it's all here - not to mention the scores of each-and-every game in the 64-team field. Complete with commemorative titling and a slick hardcourt background design, this is wonderful sports art, worthy of a nice frame and a prominent place on the wall of home, office, locker room or gym. A rare Special Edition print you likely won't find ANYWHERE else! Published in limited quantity for a limited time - don't miss out, Cameron Crazies - this one's for you.
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NHL Playoffs
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The Boston Bruins are looking to complete the sweep and close out the Pittsburgh Penguins Friday night in Game 4 of the Eastern Conference Finals.
Gregory Campbell's Gutsy Effort On Broken Leg Appreciated By Bruins Teammates
Everyone gives an extra effort in the playoffs, but Gregory Campbell gave even more.
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If the Chicago Blackhawks are going to end the Los Angeles Kings' perfect postseason on home ice in Game 4 of the Western Conference finals, they'll have to do it without their top defenseman.
Vokoun Starting For Penguins In Game 3 vs. Bruins
Tomas Vokoun was the first goalie off the ice at Wednesday's morning skate, and the team announced shortly after he will start between the pipes against the Boston Bruins in Game 3 of the Eastern Conference Finals.
Kings Take Game 3 With 3-1 Win Over Blackhawks
Slava Voynov had a goal and an assist, Jonathan Quick made 19 saves, and the Los Angeles Kings beat Chicago 3-1 in Game 3 of the Western Conference finals on Tuesday night, trimming the Blackhawks' series lead to 2-1.
Bruins Playing Best Hockey Of Year, But It Remains All About 'The Next Game'
Boston Bruins head coach Claude Julien says his team is playing their best hockey of the year after taking each of the first two games of the Eastern Conference Finals in Pittsburgh, but is far from saying the series against the Penguins is over.
Kings Hope To Stay Perfect At Staples Center In Game 3
After back-to-back losses in Chicago, the Kings are hoping they can stay perfect at Staples Center in a crucial Game 3 on Tuesday night.
Bruised Bergeron Ready If Physicality Carries Over To Game 2
It's very rare you see Patrice Bergeron get into a dust up, but when Evgeni Malkin wanted to dance following the second period of Game 1 of the Eastern Conference Finals on Saturday night, the Bruins' assistant captain was up to the challenge.
Kings' Quick Chased Out In 4-2 Loss, LA Falls Behind 2-0 In Conference Finals
Bryan Bickell and Michal Handzus scored on consecutive shots in the second period, and the Chicago Blackhawks chased goalie Jonathan Quick on their way to a 4-2 victory over the Los Angeles Kings on Sunday night in Game 2 of the Western Conference finals.
Bruins Show Off New Defensive Pairings Before Departing For Pittsburgh
The Boston Bruins practiced for one final time on Friday before finally heading off for Pittsburgh, and head coach Claude Julien showed off some new defensive pairings ahead of the Eastern Conference Finals against the Penguins.


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Saturday, December 15, 2001Johnson City, Tenn. (Dec. 15, 2001) - Senior Dimeco Childress (Columbia, Tenn.) scored 25 points and the East Tennessee State defense forced 16 James Madison turnovers as the Bucs cruised to an 84-57 men's basketball victory this afternoon at Freedom Hall. It was the fourth win in a row for ETSU (5-3) and the second consecutive game that Childress has reached the 20-point plateau. James Madison (3-3) drew first blood in the contest on a inside basket from Pat Mitchell for the 2-0 lead. Junior Ryan Lawson (Rogersville, Tenn.) then drained a three-point shot that gave the Bucs a 3-2 lead, one that they would not give up the rest of the afternoon. Sophomore Jerald Fields (Gainesville, Fla.) then took over, scoring the next eight points for ETSU, leading the Bucs to an 11-7 lead. He and Childress each scored 12 points in the first half, as the Bucs went on to take a 41-33 lead into the locker room at the half. Mitchell kept the Dukes in the game with 13 first-half points. East Tennessee State's defense made the difference in the second half, holding James Madison to just 26 percent shooting in the final 20 minutes. The Bucs, on the other hand, shot over 50 percent in each half and slowly extended their lead. A Childress jumper with 10:37 left to play gave ETSU a 59-42 lead; and the Bucs went on to outscore JMU 25-15 the rest of the way to cruise home with the win. For the game ETSU shot 52 percent from the floor while holding JMU to 37 percent shooting. The Dukes also committed 16 turnovers to just nine for the Bucs, ETSU's lowest number of miscues this season. Childress led all scorers with his 25 points, with Fields adding 15 and Zakee Wadood (Lonoke, Ark.) contributing 12 points and a team-high nine rebounds. David Fanning led James Madison with 16 points, while Mitchell finished with a double-double of 15 points and 10 boards. East Tennessee State will swing back into action quickly, hosting Shenandoah University on Monday, Dec. 17 at 7:30 p.m. in the Memorial Center.
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A visit to Windsor Castle typically lasts from two to three hours. Visitors can tour the State Apartments; the Semi-State Rooms (October-March); Drawings Gallery; Queen Mary's Dolls' House; and St George's Chapel at their leisure using the free audio tour, which lasts approximately 90 minutes. Guided Tours of the precincts – the outdoors area within the walls – which are included in the admission price, depart at half-hourly intervals and last for around 30 minutes.
The visitor entrance to Windsor Castle is at the top of Castle Hill on the right-hand side. It is not the gateway on the left, which is manned by armed police and is the Castle exit.
At the Admission Centre there are four routes:
If you wish to purchase a ticket join the queue for the next available till. The different ticket options are: adult, over 60/student, under 17 and under 5s. All visitors who require an access companion are entitled to a free ticket for that companion.
During the summer months, and on days when the Changing the Guard ceremony takes place, Windsor Castle can be very busy and the queue will extend out of the Admission Centre and down the road.
If you, or someone in your party, is on the autism spectrum and finds queuing difficult, please ask to speak to the Admissions Supervisor who may be able to arrange a quicker entrance time.
All visitors to Windsor Castle must go through a security search. This security area is located just after you pass through the Admission Centre. It is a bright, noisy space that can get busy and often involves queuing.
All visitors must following the instructions of the wardens. Visitors will be asked to put their bags through an x-ray machine and all metallic items – keys, coins, mobile phones etc. – must be removed from pockets and put into your bag. Visitors will be asked to walk through a metal detecting arch. The metal detecting arch makes a loud noise if it detects something metal. If that happens, staff will use a hand-held detector and wave it around your body to find out what set-off the alarm. The detector should not touch your body. Often a watch or metal belt buckle will have caused the alarm to sound.
Once you have passed through security and collected your belongings you will be asked to show your ticket to a warden as you exit the Security Hall. They will tear off the stub and give you the ticket back. You will then go outside into a courtyard. After you have exited the Security Hall there are steps going down which can be difficult to see.
Outside there are a number of options:
1. Audio Tour:
The building in front of you as you exit the Security Hall is where you can collect an electronic audio tour. The audio tour tells you about the history of the Castle, the role of The Queen and her use of the Castle and about a number of the works of art displayed in the State Apartments. You can stop and restart the audio tour at any point. If you listen to all of the tour it will take you about 90 minutes. The audio tour can be used with or without headphones. If used without, you should hold it like a mobile phone. If it is busy visitors should enter the audio tour distribution building using the door facing you on the left and exit via the right-hand side.
2. Guided Precinct Tour Meeting Point:
You can choose to join a precinct tour. These depart from the courtyard at regular intervals and are led by a uniformed warden. Daily tour times are advertised on a board outside the audio guide building.
3. Shop:
This is the first of several shops in the Castle. You can purchase an Official Souvenir Guide, bottled water and a number of other commemorative items. There is fluorescent lighting on some of the displays.
4. Lavatories:
Lavatories are located down the steps on the far left-hand side of the Courtyard. An accessible lavatory is located to the right of the audio guide building. If you would prefer to use this, but do not have a RADAR key to open the door, please ask a warden for access.
There is a map of the Castle, in the Courtyard, in-between the audio building and the shop. If you have any questions about what to do next please ask the Warden in the Courtyard.
The route to the State Apartments is through an archway signed 'To the Castle', on the right-hand side of the Courtyard
Walking up the hill:
As you walk up the hill you may encounter large groups of people and traffic. The site can be noisy and the Castle is under the flight path to Heathrow. You will pass the Jubilee Bandstand on the right, sometimes on a Sunday during the summer months a military band play here. If you are intending to visit on a Sunday in July or August you can ask a member of staff if the band will be playing. Bench seating is provided around the Jubilee bandstand.
Follow the road around the bottom of the Round Tower and you will enter what's known as the 'Middle Ward'. This can be a busy area with lots of tour groups and parked cars. From here you get a good view down to the 'Lower Ward' and St George's Chapel.
At Middle Ward you have a number of options for continuing your visit:
1. Middle Ward shop:
This shop can be busy during the summer months. There is a noisy heater over the entrance door, some restricted space and lots of columns and mirrors. Tills are located in the centre at the back of the shop and on the right-hand side as you enter. A machine selling bottled water is located just inside on the left-hand side. This shop has the largest range of merchandise and a home delivery service is available.
An online shop is available at www.royalcollectionshop.co.uk
2. St George's Chapel:
Closes at 4pm. The Chapel has all the usual sensory hazards associated with religious buildings, stained glass; organ music; incense; echoes; small and sometimes crowded spaces and aisles (see below).
3. The Changing the Guard ceremony:
Takes place on alternate days. Crowds gather to watch the ceremony, in the Lower Ward, which is accompanied by a military band (see below).
4. The State Apartments:
Accessed via the gateway to the North Terrace.
Visitors should be aware of the relatively low wall on the North Terrace which has a sheer drop down the hill on the other side. There are more lavatory and baby nappy-changing facilities on the North Terrace. To access the accessible lavatory or baby nappy-changing facilities please ask a warden. The main lavatories here can have an intense smell of air freshener. There are reflective surfaces, flickering overhead lights and noisy hand-driers. There is currently building work taking place on the North Terrace, by the entrance to the State Apartments, which at times makes this a busy, noisy area.
There is a long walk, along the North Terrace, to the entrance to the State Apartments. During the summer months queues form to go inside the Castle. The sequence of things to see inside is as follows:
You have two entry options:
Ask a warden if you are unsure which route to take. Entrance to the State Apartments is usually quicker via the Grand Entrance.
The Dolls' House is located in a small, dark room which is often crowded with slow-moving people. There is an extreme contrast in light levels from outside to inside. Visitors walk around the four sides of the House, at the narrowest the width of the passage is only 5ft. You can, if preferred, view the Dolls' House at: www.royalcollection.org.uk/queenmarysdollshouse
This small gallery space displays various exhibitions of items from the Royal Collection. The space is entered via the door on the left-hand side. The door on the right is the exit. The space can get busy at peak times, from 11:30 to 14:00. Exhibitions in the Drawings Gallery can also be explored at: www.royalcollection.org.uk/exhibitions
Before you reach the State Apartments you pass through the China Museum. It is here that you must leave any large bags (rucksacks, suitcases) and pushchairs. Baby carrying slings or hip seats are available to borrow for use during this part of the tour. From here you go up the Grand Staircase into the State Apartments.
The route through the State Apartments is one way. Lighting is mostly provided by antique fittings rather than modern fluorescent lighting. Heating is provided via hot air vents, which always make some background noise. As the Castle is an historic building the floorboards may creak loudly in certain places. Seating is available in every room on request. Ask a warden if you would like to know where to sit down. In the event of an emergency evacuation, an alarm may sound and uniformed wardens will direct visitors out through the nearest emergency exit.
From the end of September to March the visit includes the Semi-State Apartments, and is as follows:
From April to the end of September visitors walk through the following rooms in order:
After exiting the Grand Vestibule visitors go downstairs into a narrow darkened space, where they will find the exit from the State Apartments.
Bench seating is available in Engine Court. The flooring is cobbled and uneven in place. From here you have the following options:
As you walk down the hill you'll see the green umbrella where you must return your electronic audio tour. More accessible lavatories are located in Engine Court, to the right of the shop. Please ask a warden if you wish to use these but do not have a RADAR key.
St George's Chapel is open daily, except on Sundays when it is open for worshippers only. Visitors are welcome to join services in the Chapel. The Chapel is entered via a heavy wooden door, which is often closed. The Chapel has all the usual sensory hazards associated with religious buildings, stained glass; organ music; incense; echoes; noisy heaters, flickering lights, small, sometimes crowded spaces, and aisles. The best time to visit is usually around 10:00. You exit the Chapel into a small gift shop, located in the Chapel Cloisters. This space can get crowded. You cannot walk around the Cloisters. From the shop, the exit is through the large wooden door marked 'Exit'. You will pass through a large porch area before exiting outside.
The ceremony takes place at 11:00 daily, except for Sundays, from April until the end of July and on alternate days for the rest of the year, weather permitting. There is no ceremony on Sundays. The ceremony lasts approximately 30 minutes and is accompanied by a Military band. Throughout the day the Guards on sentry duty change and smaller groups of Guards march within the Castle precincts. The Guards do not march around people; they expect the public to move out of their way and will shout 'Make way for The Queen's Guard'. If you hear this, you should move out of their way immediately.
You exit via a gateway, which is manned by armed police. Please return any electronic audio tours at the green umbrella by the exit gate. If you try to leave the Castle with your audio tour an alarm will sound as you walk through the gateway. A member of staff will ask you to return it. If you bought your ticket directly from us, you can convert it into a 1-Year Pass, giving 12 months free re-admission, by signing and printing your name on the reverse of your ticket and asking a warden to stamp and validate it for you. You should then keep this ticket and bring it with you for future visits to the Castle. If you require any further information to help plan your visit, please e-mail email@example.com
At certain time of the year it is possible to purchase an additional ticket to visit other areas of the Castle – the Great Kitchen and the Round Tower. These tours are additional to the standard visit detailed in this document and have a limited ticket availability. For more information on when these special tours run and how to purchase a ticket, please e-mail email@example.com


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7-9 is not a major accomplishment.
7-9 is not a major accomplishment.
You seem to think we are happy to suck, that we dont want the team to succeed. If we didnt want to see this team win, apathy would be the easy way out but we watch each game every week and still devout our time to talking about this team. The difference is that we dont tolerate ineptitude or even worse, make excuses for it every single year
All they have to do is change the qb, the coach, an OC or DC, and the new excuses will flow like a river.
The Colts are 9-4 and looking like they are headed to the Playoffs. They Were 2-14 Last Year. That is a surprising Year. The Dolphins are in Last Place. Lost 5 of the Last 6. Everything is the Same in Dolphins Universe Dude.
I mean after all...the Colts are in transition too and look at their record...they don't even have a HC on the sidelines.......ok, I'll sit back down and wait for next year's version.....This was always a transition year, and I think we've shown some great progress.
Hooray mediocrity!


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I play at the park and people are friendly but when i am at a tourny I meet some real gems. They wont even acknowledge you when you say something to them and are more obsessed with rules than playing. As you get better you seem to meet more of them. The biggest dooshes are the worst golfers what do ya know
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I hate peeps playing music!! I'm a Dueche then!!! WHOOOOOOOOHOOOOOOOOO!
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I haven't run into too Many Doosh Waffles out on the course. My BIGGEST bitch is the group of 3 "Dooshes" that sound like a group of 20 because they can't seem to talk below 99 decibels and they HAVE TO SCREAM every time they throw. Makes me want to carry a Tazer on the course.
I have run into more than my fair share of those groups on the course. Everything they say is amplified because they believe that others actually want to hear what they have to say (useless babble of course). And then there is of course the phrase "f%^king tree" as if a tree is somehow responsible for their complete lack of talent. You can usually hear them about four holes away.
Dang! That's them Jim! They get all the way out to you too, huh??? :)
They are out there, that's why I like playing Grandmaster, we're all just a bunch of old fat guys that don't take ourselves too seriously.
As you get better and more experienced YOU change. You try harder. You care more. You get used to playing with good players and playing by the rules and expect yourself to play well. You become more disappointed with throwing bad shots. It is a natural progression. It is also why you keep on getting better. As you change, the kind of behavior which bothers you will change as well.
Players who consistently play poorly during tournaments (even if they play well in casual rounds) become frustrated and may not be very sociable. Players who play below their own expectations dip into a funk as well. Most players are fine if you give them a bit after the round to recover. A beer helps, too.
Most disc golfers are pretty darn cool, all things considered and I am proud to have them as friends.
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I wish I could keep learning with dance
I wish I could have my master degree in dance in US
I wish I could keep my admission with Tisch, NYU which accepted my admission for the past few years
I wish I could get a fellowship or scholarship
I wish I could get mark six
I wish I could get enough money
I wish my dream comes true!
Happy hopeful new year!
夢想 是一個目標,朝著目標進發,就會有更充實的人生!
First of all, Nederlands Dans Theater I (NDT I) was the world legendary modern dance company and this company premieres three modern masterpieces to launch the New Vision Arts Festival this autumn.prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /
I attended the master class with them tonight. It was interesting to know that they are contemporary ballet base, not only use ballet as warm up section. They also used quite a lot ballet technique through out their work! The piece which we had learned wasn't "really modern" I felt like contemporary ballet rather than US modern dance. Instead of releasing technique and floor work, they used lots of ballet foot work! prefix = v ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:vml" /
First of all, we did full ballet barre, (warm up, pile, tendus, jetes, rond de jambes, fondus, frappes, grand battements, stretching). After that, we separated into two groups to learn girl solo and boy solo individually. They also showed us how to make a piece with the same solo, dual, four in group, different variations, qualities, repetitions and using voice, etc.
Looking forward to watch their performance in the coming weekend!!!
這是一個關於愛與熱誠的故事。 祝福您從故事中能重拾希望的感覺! Video: http://hk.youtube.com/watch?v=J7o6or1DC9I
Hi everyone , my name is Hoi Yan Cheng.
I am a freelance dancer, choreographer and dance teacher. I was born and raised in Hong Kong. Iwas trained from The Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts, school of dance.
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A RED magician's wand instantly changes to a traditional BLACK magician's wand when you just pass your hand over it. That's right! And that's how EASY this one is!
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Wand is about 8" long. Plastic with metal tips.


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