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For those of us who were disappointed in the Season 2 finale, Monday's (Sept. 13) "90210" premiere more than made up for it.
If I had to think of my biggest critique of the series, I would have to say it often stops just short of going there. Tonight's premiere went there and then some.
I'm pretty sure some viewers thought the way the show tied up loose ends from last season, such as the break up of the Wilson family or Annie's (Shenae Grimes) hit-and-run wasn't done too well. And I was sure it would annoy me to have those things wrapped up with dialogue, too. Surprisingly, though, I wasn't mad at "90210" for it.
Let's face it, those storylines were badly handled last season and the faster we got past them in the new season, the better. And it feels so good to move on. Movin' on.
Earthquake a go-go: I loved the earthquake and the metaphor that the show was shaking things up this season. It was a great way to start a stellar return with a seemingly edgier feel. The scene during which the aftershocks hit during Annie's internship interview was heavy-handed, but, eh, it worked.
The Wilsons minus one: Who missed Harry (Rob Estes)? I sure didn't. I couldn't stand his overacting anyway. Without him, the family is much more streamlined. Plus, I've always enjoyed Lori Loughlin as Debbie, so having her as a single mom is going to be a good direction for her. Does anyone else hope she still has the hot yoga instructor's number?
Dixon and Ivy plus one: Oh, Dixon (Tristan Wilds), it's "90210." What makes you think a guy like Oscar (played by Blair Redford) — or any guy in that ZIP code for that matter – is not going to have designs on your girl? The best part? Ivy is California dreamin' about him, too. The even better part? He's hooking up with Ivy's mom! Homeboy is a player and Dixon, you should be worried. Oh, and what's wrong with your hair?
Annie and Liam form "Lannie." Oh, not quite: Here we go with "90210's" favorite romantic game. Let's get together or not. Liam (Matt Lanter) is all dark and gloomy again, which is how we like him, and needs to break up with Naomi officially. I love that Annie didn't return his calls all summer. She's showing some real strength, because let's face it: Damaged goods or not, anything is better than Jasper. You're feelin' me, right? Oh, and I can't wait to see what her nutty internship boss has planned for her. Please, "90210," make it scandalous.
Teddy will survive (cue the club remix of Gloria Gaynor's classic): So, now it looks like Teddy (Trevor Donovan) is free from the pressures of becoming a pro tennis player and his relationship with Silver (Jessica Stroup). Now, we do the countdown until he's gay… One episode down…
Oh, Ade, you're bad (and so good): Adrianna (Jessica Lowndes) is showing her evil side and we love it. Come on, Javier ("Pretty Little Liars" Diego Boneta) deserved to die. Ade, you're dropped from the tour, then whoosh, and he's dead. Nicely played, "90210." Now, she has his songbook and nothing can stop her from pop world domination. Navid, we see heartache coming your way, dude. So, sorry, but a girl's got to do what a girl's got to do.
Naomi tour de force: Are you feeling Naomi (AnnaLynne McCord) as much as I am right now? I love the crazy she's going through in response to Mr. Cannon's sexual assault. That sounds bad, doesn't it? I really just enjoyed hermit Naomi turned depressed rape victim turned stripper four-way sex queen. Now, that's acting for you.
Other points of OMG:
- Was that the first time we ever saw the West Bev cheerleaders?
- Ryan is looking really good after seeing him cast as the pier hobo last season.
- Seriously, Dixon really needs a haircut.
- I'm not feeling Silver's hair, either. It's like Hillary Clinton-esque.
- Kardashian cameo? Eh.
Were you as blown away with the "90210" premiere as I was?
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The Paramount Center for the Arts in Peekskill has suspended operations, according to a statement posted Wednesday on the Center's website.
"The Board of the Paramount Center for the Arts in Peekskill, NY announced today that the non-profit arts institution is temporarily suspending operations while it explores opportunities to reorganize," the statement read. "The decision to suspend operations was made at a Board Executive Committee Meeting held last night.
"The Paramount apologizes for the inconvenience we have caused to our members, all those who have purchased tickets for shows that will have to be cancelled or delayed and to the friends of the Paramount who have been supportive of our efforts to provide a diverse menu of high quality performances and visual arts exhibits over the years. We ask for all of our patrons and supporters to bear with us as we dedicate our efforts towards reemerging as one of the premier performance venues in the Hudson Valley in the not too distant future."
The Paramount said that more information will become available through its website, paramountcenter.org, as it becomes available.
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Painter of the Wind continues to impress, despite a few flaws here and there. I officially want to marry Moon Geun Young.
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Giving in, Jeong-hyang plays her gayageum for Yoon-bok. As she does this, Yoon-bok paints her like she's possessed, clearly squeezing in as much painting as she can before her hand gets destroyed.
During a break, Jeong-hyang muses out loud, wondering why Hong-do told Yoon-bok about the punishment beforehand. It doesn't make sense. So she suggests: "Isn't it because he's trying to save you? Your teacher may be your only hope."
Yoon-bok, however, is very drunk, and doesn't seem to take her words seriously.
Meanwhile, Hong-do is having a nightmare in which he watches, horrified, as Yoon-bok's dad (!!) has his hand crushed under the stone. Even after he wakes up, everything he looks at reminds him of the dream.
During breakfast, Yin-moon asks Hong-do what he's going to do, and advises that he think it over carefully. Hong-do, seeming to make up his mind, turns and asks Jung-sook to do him a favour.
Yoon-bok gets up, clearly hungover, and remembers Jeong-hyang's words from the night before. But by the time Jeong-hyang comes around with what looks like hangover soup, it's to find that Yoon-bok has already left. She finds a portrait of her that Yoon-bok made the night before, complete with poem. Hehe. A romantic gift!
Han-pyung, Yoon-bok's adoptive dad, appears to have had a talk with Hong-do, in which Hong-do told him his plan, whatever it is. Han-pyung's worried about Yoon-bok, of course, but the thing that seems to weigh most heavily on his mind is the fact that Yoon-bok will have to give up the honour and glory that comes of painting for the royal family. No doubt he hoped to bask in that glory himself, as her father. DUDE, YOU FAIL AT FATHERHOOD SO HARD.
Hong-do visits the king, where the two of them discuss what will happen to the student who painted the "eeeeeevil" painting. Hong-do laments to the king that such talent will go to waste. Jeong-jo feels regret, as he realizes how well-made the painting is, but thinks that it's too late to change Jeong-soon's mind. Hong-do replies, "It may be too late, but…I do not want to give up on this student."
Yoon-bok returns to the Dohwaseo, and goes to see Hong-do. Hong-do tells her that he didn't expect her to return. Scared but resolute, Yoon-bok replies, "This is my doing, so I shall take responsibility." Hong-do tells her that soon it will be time for the hand to be crushed, and she asks, "What should I do now?"
Outside, Young-bok is eavesdropping on their conversation, horror-struck.
Following Hong-do's instructions, Yoon-bok goes to the marketplace, where she meets with Jung-sook. She hands over a letter, and tells Yoon-bok to go underneath the Gwangdo Bridge to meet a Mr. Bong. Yoon-bok asks if she's from Hong-do's household, and she gets all embarrassed and says, "Not yet…"
Yoon-bok meets the guy she's supposed to meet, and is given a horse, and instructed to go to Pyeongyang and meet someone else there. So off she goes!
But as she rides away, she remembers what Jeong-hyang told her at the beginning of the episode, and, realizing what Hong-do's going to do, she turns the horse around to go back to the Dohwaseo.
Hong-do's words earlier have really impacted Jeong-jo, and he continues to ponder the painting. And then – DUN DUN DUN! He notices the red birthmark on the painting!! Oh, that is too groovy for words. I've been waiting for this.
It's hand-crushing time! All the painters and students gather together in orderly rows to watch, because…I don't know why. To set an example? I don't know. If it were me there, I would wonder if they were trying to give me nightmares. I would sue them for emotional distress. Not that they could do that back in those days…
Jeong-soon is there, too, because she's a bit of a bloodthirsty bitch, and no doubt wants to make sure the culprit has been found, and is punished accordingly.
Hong-do is called forward, and asked if he has found the student responsible. Hong-do hesitates for a long time (to…draw…out…tension…). He turns and looks at Young-bok, who seems to be waiting for something. Finally, he says: "I was unable to find the culprit."
Shock all around. Hong-do continues, making his apologies, and says he will accept all punishment. He also adds that the student is still young, and that if the making of the painting is anyone's fault, it's the fault of the adults who are responsible for him. He requests that he be the one to receive the punishment in the student's stead.
And so that's what they decide to do. Hong-do is tied to the hand-crushing machine, and he doesn't make one peep of protest. The guard lifts his hatchet to cut the rope…just as Yoon-bok finally arrives, and bursts in, screaming for them to stop. But it's too late. The guard cuts the rope anyway. Hong-do flinches, preparing for the worst…
But this wouldn't be a drama without some handy (HAHA I CRACK MYSELF UP) twisting of fate. It turns out that the guard didn't do a very good slicing job, because the stone is still hanging a few inches above Hong-do's hand, by a very frayed rope. Hong-do's safe…for now.
Yoon-bok rushes to Hong-do, hysterical and trying desperately to untie him. The guards drag her away from him, and she declares that she has something to say. But just as she's about to make her confession, Young-bok suddenly leaps up and declares that he's the culprit. Oy vey.
They each cry out that they're the culprit, that the other person is innocent. This goes on for some time, becoming more and more frantic, until Yi-pan, the guy in charge of this whole mess, finally tells them to shut up, and orders Hong-do to tell him which one of them is the real culprit. But Hong-do continues to declare that he doesn't know. And it's ordered that the rope be cut again.
But look! He's saved! AGAIN. King Jeong-jo suddenly arrives, taking everyone by surprise and putting a halt to the proceedings for now.
He and his step-grandmother have a private little chat.
Jeong-jo: "Must there be bloodshed?"
Jeong-soon: "It's already begun. Since it has, shouldn't we see the end to it?"
Outside, Hong-do, Young-bok and Yoon-bok have a whispered conversation. Yoon-bok insists that she's the one who should be taking responsibility, and that they should stay out of it: "I realized that there's no point in me running away. That's why I came back. Teacher. Hyung. I'm sorry." But of course, Hong-do and Young-bok are both far too stubborn to listen to her, with Young-bok insisting that he's the one who made that painting, and Hong-do telling them that he'll take care of everything himself, and they should stay quiet.
I like the acting in this scene. They're speaking softly, and, although they're crying, there aren't any big dramatic tears. There's just a sense of warmth and self-sacrifice that's nice to see. Oh, and I appreciate the lack of music during a big portion of it.
Hong-do is summoned to see the elders, and is asked once again who the culprit is. But all he says in reply is, "Is my own hand alone not enough for you?". Yi-pan freaks out and says that he'll have all three of their hands crushed.
Han-pyeong takes this chance to go onto his knees and beg that his sons be spared. Yi-pan tells him to reveal who the real culprit is – in other words, out one of his sons. Han-pyeong is in anguish. How can he possibly betray one son for the other?
There's a really lovely scene added in here, with Young-bok and Yoon-bok alone. Yoon-bok is crying silently, and, to comfort her, Young-bok places his hand on top of hers. It's just so sad that he's the one who's comforting her, when he himself is just as in need of comfort. This scene is adorable enough that it pretty much makes up for all the slightly over-dramatic shenanigans earlier.
Well, it seems that Han-pyeong has decided to betray one of his sons anyway. Hong-do's shocked by his decision.
The final touches are put on the decree. Looks like Jeong-jo wrote up another one?
Aaaaand, the decree is read out. No hands will be crushed today. Yoon-bok's absolutely weak with relief and gratitude, but Hong-do remains uneasy, knowing there is more to come.
It's revealed that Jeong-jo bullied Jeong-soon into signing the decree in a very sneaky (and AWESOME) way:
"Your Majesty. I remember it very well. What my grandmother said when the two of you met for the very first time. 'What desirable ears you have! The lucky red mole under your ear, especially, is a sign that the nation will prosper.'"
Jeong-soon's been PWNED, and she knows it. Ha! (Also, Bae Soo Bin? Growing hotter by the nanosecond…)
Even though no hands are to be crushed, the culprit must still be punished somehow. Yoon-bok steels herself for the worst, but it is Young-bok's name that is called. Looks like glory and honour was more important to Han-pyeong than his own son. Young-bok is thus banished from the Dohwaseo, and ordered to work in Danchongso and mix ingredients for the rest of his days. Dude. HARSH.
Young-bok says his goodbyes, and tells Yoon-bok that she possesses great talent, and asks her to become the very best painter, for his sake. But Yoon-bok is unable to accept it, and keeps insisting that she's the one who should be banished, not Young-bok. She demands of her brother, "Why must you always be like this?!" She declares that she can't fulfill Young-bok's wishes.
Hong-do's drinking alone, and we get a flashback where he remembers Young-bok who, after overhearing the conversation between Hong-do and Yoon-bok, begs Hong-do to save his brother. He begs him, in fact, to take his arm instead. But, of course, Hong-do didn't listen to him in the end.
Yoon-bok runs off by herself into the mountains, unable to handle all the turbulent emotions within. She chances upon several piles of rocks (I assume for religious practices?), and throws them one by one, screaming out her guilt and anger. She lifts one particularly big rock, ready to throw it…and realizes that she can, in fact, strike her own hand with that rock, just like the punishment she thinks she should have received.
After taking a while to gather up her courage, to brings the rock down upon her hand…and her screams of anguish echo down the mountain.
Nicely-written scene, and I like the closing of it. But the real highlight here is Moon Geun Young's acting – the best I've seen from her so far. She makes Yoon-bok's pain and guilt and self-hatred absolutely tangible, and isn't afraid to throw her entire body and soul into this scene. Wonderful!
That night, Jeong-hyang and her maid are walking along, when they come across Yoon-bok, who is sitting near the place where Yoon-bok requested the gayageum concert before. Yoon-bok collapses, and Jeong-hyang gathers her into her arms. Just before Yoon-bok passes out, she whispers, "You're as beautiful as ever." OMG THEY ARE SO GAY.
Jeong-hyang takes her to the kisaeng house, but no doctors will come to help, as they refuse to enter a kisaeng house. Uh, so kisaeng don't get any medical treatment simply due to the fact that they're kisaeng? Bastards.
The next morning, Hong-do is off by himself in a corner of the Dohwaseo, looking at the written records of a certain painter – Seo Jing, Yoon-bok's daddy. We get intriguing flashbacks into the past, where we're informed that Seo Jing was murdered, and that it's suspected he was murdered by his enemies due to his supposed bad attitude. Seo Jing wasn't able to gain much prominence in Dohwaseo activities due to his practice of painting everday, mundane things. His good friend, Hong-do, was the one who conducted his funeral. In voiceover, Hong-do promises his friend that he'll be sure to reveal the truth.
Jeong-hyang and her maid visit the Dohwaseo to ask Hong-do for help, causing quite a stir amongst the horny students. She tells Hong-do what happened, and he goes with her to the kisaeng house. Yoon-bok's hell-bent on never going back to the Dohwaseo, and yells at Hong-do to leave her alone. Hong-do bodily lifts up a struggling Yoon-bok and takes her out of there, easy as pie.
He takes her to a pool (with a small waterfall!), and throws her into the water to make her snap out of her stubbornness. Yoon-bok struggles weakly, clearly unable to swim. Hong-do continues to lecture her, not noticing that she is slowly stopping her struggle, and allowing herself to sink to the bottom of the pool. When Hong-do finally does notice, she's deeply immersed in the water, and losing consciousness. End episode.
OMG sad episode. 🙁 I admit I teared up a little. It must have been exhausting for the actors to continually maintain such powerful emotions like that, especially for Moon Geun Young.
I really like the clever use of flashbacks in this episode – several of the events don't happen in a linear order, thus effectively hiding a lot of the twists, and keeping the viewer on her/his toes. Unfortunately, it does start feeling manipulative after a certain point, with everyone continually being saved from the worst case scenario at the very last minute. They could have toned that down a lot more, and it would still have been as effective (if not more).
Oh, and I liked how the problem was wrapped up in a way that didn't feel too neat. People suffered from the "solution", and the choices made along the way continue to further the plot – such as Jeong-jo's discovery that it's Jeong-soon in the painting. Am looking forward to how that will colour their relationship in future episodes.
The acting from a select few continues to shine, and Park Shin Yang doesn't annoy me as much this episode – I liked the way he portrayed Hong-do's concern and heartbreak for Yoon-bok and Young-bok, anyway. Here's to hoping he'll improve.


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Genetic structure of lions ( Panthera leo L.) in the Selous GameBook 5.25 MB | Ebook Pages: 178Genetic structure of lions (Panthera leo L.) in the Selous Game Reserve: implications for the evolution of sociality G. SPONG,* J. STONE,* S. CREEL &M.BJO¨ RKLUND* |
Selous Wilderness Camp fact sheetBook 5.15 MB | Ebook Pages: 191Selous Wilderness Camp Selous Game Reserve – still a remote and untamed slice of "Old Africa" For more images please see www.selouswilderness.com |
Survey and conservation status of five black rhino ( DicerosBook 4.67 MB | Ebook Pages: 206Pachyderm No. 31 July–December 2001 21 Survey and conservation status of five black rhino (Diceros bicornis minor) populations in the Selous Game Reserve, |
BACKGROUND INFORMATION TO SELOUS – NIASSA WILDLIFE CORRIDORBook 5.25 MB | Ebook Pages: 189Background to the Selous – Niassa Wildlife Corridor Location The corridor connects two large protected areas of Africa: The Selous Game Reserve of Tanzania, with 47 |
TOURIST HUNTING AND IT'S ROLE IN DEVELOPMENT OF WILDLIFEBook 5.05 MB | Ebook Pages: 96Vernon Booth, and has further developed from an analysis and understanding of the tourist hunting industry, particularly within the Selous Game Reserve. |
See Document WHC-10/34.COM/7BBook 5.15 MB | Ebook Pages: 136of Selous' elephant population between 20062009 could be due to elephant migration to - Niassa Game Reserve in Mozambique, the World Heritage Centre and IUCN consider |
Backpackers Information 2008Book 6.29 MB | Ebook Pages: 233into the Selous Game Reserve will cost an extra $ 50 per person 24 Hrs Park Fees As well as Conservation Fees $ 15 per person 24 Hrs. We will pick you up for Free from |
NON-CONSUMPTIVE WILDLIFE UTILIZATION FEES A: PERSONAL ENTRY FEESBook 4.58 MB | Ebook Pages: 64(i) SELOUS, IKORONGO, GRUMETI AND MASWA GAME RESERVES Age group Fee per person per day I: AIRCRAFT AND BALOON FLIGHT FEE IN A GAME RESERVE (i) Fees for |
TANZANIAN CROCODILE SURVEY, OCTOBER, 1999Book 5.44 MB | Ebook Pages: 9010 Comparison of night counts in the Selous Game Reserve since 1990.. 20 11 Aerial surveys of the Rufiji lakes |
Wild Tanzania 2.3Book 6.58 MB | Ebook Pages: 187Selous Game Reserve Breakfast at Ruaha River Lodge. Arise early for an early morning game drive or spend the morning packing and getting ready for your flight to Selous. |
CoP15 Doc. 68 UNITED REPUBLIC OF TANZANIABook 4.01 MB | Ebook Pages: 202the country, particularly in the vast Selous Game Reserve, are noteworthy. 105. However, the decline in elephant numbers in some areas, particularly in the south and west |
RACK RATES FOR 2012-13 Season LOCATIONBook 3.91 MB | Ebook Pages: 131jimbizalodges.com RACK RATES FOR 2012-13 Season Valid from 1 st June 2012-30 March 2013 LOCATION: Rufiji District at Mloka village 4 km from Selous game reserve |
International CBNRM Workshop, Washington D.C., May 1998 Case StudyBook 5.05 MB | Ebook Pages: 190Abstract: This is a case study of the Selous Conservation Program (SCP) initiated in the Selous Game Reserve (SGR) by the Tanzanian Wildlife Department since 1988, in an |
LOCATION ATMOSPHEREBook 2 MB | Ebook Pages: 230Fees payable to the Selous Game Reserve are based on a 24 hour period and if exceeded may make one liable to a further day"s fee Health and MedIcal Code and |
Managing Human-Lion ConflictsBook 6.1 MB | Ebook Pages: 129eating lions presumably originate from the Selous Game Reserve (and in Niassa Reserve in northern Mozambique), so the problem will never go away entirely. |
Maintaining Ecological Connectivity between the Protected Areas ofBook 4.01 MB | Ebook Pages: 226Map of the Nyanganje Corridor, an active corridor for movements of elephants and other large mammals between the Udzungwa Mountains and the Selous Game Reserve. |
CEPF FINAL PROJECT COMPLETION REPORTBook 1.62 MB | Ebook Pages: 123of land between Magombera forest and the Selous Game Reserve, including part of Magombera forest, was under the Illovo Sugar Company for sugarcane growing and the company |
RIEF ROJECT PROGRAMME ECHNICAL ROGRESS EPORT Half-year (6 MonthBook 1.53 MB | Ebook Pages: 92Liwale citing existence of boundary conflict between Liwale and Selous Game Reserve. The program will facilitate discussions and fresh demarcation of the boundary in |
Effects of Trophy Hunting on Lion and Leopard Populations in TanzaniaBook 7.06 MB | Ebook Pages: 118sTable, regions outside the Selous Game Reserve with the highest initial leopard harvests again showed the steepest declines. Our quantitative analyses suggest that annual |
Morogoro Region Road NetworkBook 5.72 MB | Ebook Pages: 84Ulanga District Kilosa District Kilombero District Morogoro Rural District Mvomero District Morogoro Urban District Selous Game Reserve Mikumi National Park |
Lindi Region Road NetworkBook 6.39 MB | Ebook Pages: 191Selous Game Reserve Liwale District Kilwa District Lindi Rural District Nachingwea District Ruangwa District Lindi Urban District Kilwa District Lindi |
Green Hills of AfricaBook 4.77 MB | Ebook Pages: 1891 Green Hills of Africa A twelve to twenty day exploration of Tanzania from the northern game parks to the southern reserve of Selous. Walking safaris, boating, |
Mbomipa Project Idodi and Pawaga Divisions Iringa Region, TanzaniaBook 1.72 MB | Ebook Pages: 158SCP is a pilot program aimed at integrating conservation of the Selous Game Reserve (SGR) by empowering local communities living on the periphery of the SGR to Manage the |
Photo Credit: Michael ViljoenBook 3.72 MB | Ebook Pages: 130He has spent three seasons with TWC as a Camp and Area Manager in the Selous Game Reserve, and began guiding safaris as a full-time professional hunter in 2008. |
Expert Africa 2012Book 5.82 MB | Ebook Pages: 109spaced small lodges and camps in Selous Game Reserve and Ruaha National Park. Guiding standards here are generally high as the guides live at the camps and know |
PROJECT: Road Sector Support Project 1 COUNTRY: Tanzania ESIA SUMMARYBook 4.2 MB | Ebook Pages: 240tourists while traveling to Selous Game reserve. The main physIcal components of the project road will be: Approximately 26 Km length of realignments of the |
MAPPING OF SEVEN PROJECT AREAS CONTRIBUTION TO THE TANZANIANBook 2.96 MB | Ebook Pages: 244(SCP) of the Selous Game Reserve • The IUCN - supported Project "East Usambara Mountains" • The IUCN - supported Project "Tanga Coastal Region" |
Tanzania Safari Accommodation Tier IBook 2 MB | Ebook Pages: 133Day 7-9: Fly via light aircraft to Selous Game Reserve and spend 3 fantastic days at Africa's largest and rarely visited game reserve, home to over 50% of |
Science and stewardship to protect and sustain wilderness valuesBook 1.91 MB | Ebook Pages: 72the Selous Game Reserve has 830. Interestingly, due to my eye for color and detail, plus the hours I spend sketching birds and animals, I have uncov- |
African Elephant Conservation Fund Summary of Projects FY 2009 33Book 6.01 MB | Ebook Pages: 50support for anti-poaching and wildlife monitoring activities in the Selous Game Reserve in southeastern Tanzania. In collaboration with the national wildlife department |
River basin planning and management of wetlandsBook 4.48 MB | Ebook Pages: 234been concentrated in the northern circuit but there are now plans to include the Selous Game Reserve in beach and safari holiday packages. It should be emphasised that one |


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Karachi: Jun 13, 2014
Former Pakistan fast bowler Mohammad Akram has revealed that Pakistani players' central contracts and match fees would be affected if they are not 'fit' enough, as he wrapped up a month-long boot camp with the team. Akram, who took charge of a boot camp last week, said that Pakistan was aiming to rectify its fitness situation in time for next year's World Cup in Australia and New Zealand.
According to The Dawn, Akram said that they do not have a fitness culture in Pakistan and they have no cricket schools like in England, Australia and South Africa, so it was in his mind, even in his playing days, that such camps are always helpful. Akram said that Pakistan ad been studying the 17 components of fitness training used by other international teams, adding that fitness tests would be held every four months which would affect the players' central contracts and match fees if they are not achieving their targets.
Akram said that they are giving the players nutrition plans because they have reverted to unhealthy diets after such camps that have been organised earlier in the country. Moreover, Akram added that if one looks at the chart, they do not want to see overweight or underweight, they just want to see that the players are taking care of their diet and are fit.


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Posted by Irn12 on July 8, 2006, 10:02 pm, in reply to "Re: Superman/Shazam!: First Thunder #5 [SPOILERS]" --Previous Message--
: BUT, if Cap had Achilles' invulnerability, his
: HEEL would be vulnerable. I always believed
: his invulnerability came from both Atlas and
: Zeus.
: --Previous Message--
: I think it goes with the mythology.
: Achilles
: was courageous because of his
: invulnerability. I don't think you can
: disassociate the two at least where Achilles
: is concerned.
: --Previous Message--
: Is it the "Courage of Achilles" or
: the "Invulnerability of Achilles"?
: I'm holding in my hand a comic book
: published in the mid-1970's and it lists the
: "Invulnerability of Achilles" as
: one of his powers.
: When did this change to the "Courage of
: Achilles"?
: --Previous Message--
: The reason I like the Billy is still Billy
: as
: Captain Marvel is that it adds to the story
: that's Captain Marvel because anyone who
: knows Captain Marvel, but not his true
: identity, doesn't know that a kid is running
: the show. That a kid, who looks like an
: adult, is one of the most powerful beings on
: the planet and at par with Superman.
: Remember that story where the golden-age
: Flash didn't like the relationship that Cap
: was having with Star Girl because he thought
: he was 25?
: I sometimes wonder if the Courage of
: Achilles was a fancy way to describe the
: invulnerability that it gives him, I mean
: how brave would you be if you were
: indestructable?, while the Wisdom of Solomon
: acually tells him the way it is and didn't
: change the fact that his friend was killed
: and that he was a kid himself. Wisdom can't
: change that no matter how great it is.
: This adds to Captain Marvel's own
: originality.
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There's just something about a Volkswagen, and especially a New Beetle and now the Beetle. I like to say, they're so much fun, they should be illegal! Now, you know what I mean!
I've owned many cars in my 50+ years. None had the soul and personality of any of my New Beetles. It's an amazing thing.
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I purchased my first New Beetle because of the TDI. I soon found that the vehicle had a lot of personality and it was fun to drive. I've owned many sports cars (Mustang GT's, Corvette's, etc.) but I found that none were more fun to drive than the Beetle IMO. Plus, the Beetle offers more driver legroom & space than any of my sports cars that I previously owned. Legroom and space are very important to me.
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Ever since I was a kid in the 1960s, I've been hooked on the Bug. My dad had a 1957 Oval Window from new until 1970. I got my first Beetle in 1978, a 71 Super, then a pair of 69 Bugs in the early 80s. When the New Beetle came out in 1998, I couldn't afford it, and I had one more 1969 Beetle from 2003-2009. I finally made the switch from air to water and bought a 2000 GLS in 2009. Although I grew up with the original air-cooled Beetles, I'll never go back after driving the water-cooled version. In fact, I now have 2 New Beetles, the 2000 (which my daughter now drives) and a 2010. Beetles built from 1998-2010 and 2012+ are a continuation of a classic icon and I believe they will eventually become a staple at VW shows just as the old air-cooleds are today. Whether the engine is in the back or front and whether air or water keeps it cool, the Beetle is and will always be VW's defining symbol.
Well, I wanted a beetle ever since I was 9 years old and now I'm 21 and was finally able to get it and with the way things planned out, it seems like it was just meant for me to get one. I really enjoy having Mandy, but I also have some dislikes. This car has some terrible blind spots, I don't like sitting so low- I'm used to riding high. I don't like the disrespect I'm all of sudden getting from other cars. I looove my beetle very much. I smile at her everyday, stare out of the window looking at her for 5 minutes straight, look at her as I walk away from parking lots, but as soon as I get a job...I'm going to have to trade her in for my 2nd dream car which is a Jeep Wrangler. I'll probably get a 2010-2012 two door jeep. These are the only vehicles I could see myself riding. Only Beetles or Jeeps because no other car fits my personality.
I remember getting a Cherokee as a rental a few years ago. I was really excited to drive it, as I think they look nice. What a huge disappointment. It felt cheap, it was loud, and it was supposedley nicely equipped. It wasn't. Ruined me for Jeeps ever since.
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I always wanted a Beetle but didn't think I could afford one. After an accident in 2004, I looked at the VW dealer. I considered a white Jetta, cyber green and yellow NBs before I saw a new 05 blue Beetle next to the building. I took her for a test drive and the rest is history. I knew nothing about the different engines, trim lines, etc and it all worked out for the best. I didn't know anything about diesels. The only thing I would change is to replace the gray cloth for black.
My Ride - Daisy - 190k. 42-45 mpg. Front clear corners, Wet Okole seat covers, stubby antenna, dieselgeek short shifter, leather shift boot, dieselgeek aluminum skidplate, interior courtesy lights replaced with LEDs, 16" alloys, old Beetle-style 'meep meep' horn, custom dead pedal, engine cover and interior painted to match blue lagoon exterior. Up next - Custom upholstery! Bought new 11/2/04. |
Had a couple of aircooled bugs, a couple of campers and various other VW. When I went to look at this one it was supposed to be just another daily driver but you can't help but love them.
I keep thinking about selling mine but tbh I don't know what I'd replace it with. |
One reason is because it's not one of those "made in Japan" cars. lol
Seriously, I grew up in my early years on VWs and other foreign cars (MG, Mercedes, Audi) and due to my asthmas growing up, and falling for Herbie, I just grew up loving Beetles. When the Concept 1 came out in 94 I was blown away, and the NB finally came out when I got my license, so it was a natural fit for me to go from the old to the new. For a diehard VW enthusiast like me, the NB is the prefect every day car while my vintage VWs are my toys for nice weather. But, I will say this, I've had quite a few non VWs in my fleet and I will say that my 99 NB has been by far the BEST car I have ever owned in terms of reliability and repair. Plus it's just plain fun to drive. Thanks to my career in the auto industry, I've driven lots of cars. From econo box Toyotas and Scions to Porsche Carerra GTs and Aston Martins. And one thing has remained a constant. I have not found a Japaneese cars that's fun to drive out side of a couple Subarus and the 1st and 2nd gen Mazda Miata. Out side of that short list, they're really all the same. No feel or response and rather boring.
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It's unexplainable!
Really. When I bought my bug in 2003, I had no intention of buying a car. Walking around the car lot, the bug actually called me to it. You know, " Hey Buddy, look at me, you know you want to." It's been a great time. As someone once said. "You don't find your Bug, your Bug finds you!" |
My mechanics asked me the same thing...I have loved beetles since, well, forever. I always wanted an old beetle. My parents put the down payment on my 1st car and would not let me get one. I've been wanting one ever since. I got the new beetle because the old ones are just as expensive as what I got if they are in any type of good shape so I figured I may as well get a newer one with all the safety features and buttons (I love buttons just like that Honda commercial guy...lol). My last car was completely stripped. No power anything. I wanted buttons and gadgets.
My choice of the beetle? The years of longing, and it all boils down to the cuteness factor. Where else would you find a cyber green baby that smiles at you with it's round little headlights every time you go out to get in it? I love my Iggy. She makes me smile every time I get in and drive. Before Iggy I really hated driving and avoided it as much as possible. My 2000 Honda Civic has a little over 50,000 miles on it only because my DH drove it for a year and put 30,000 of those on in that time.
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I've always had a VW thing my 1st car was a 1969 VW beetle, then I got a polo, then a Jap car (nice power. But was lacking something) got another polo, then the new beetle... It's in my blood
I fell in love with the Herbie movies as a kid. First car a red '74 super beetle, restored some, never drove it on the road.
2nd - '98 silver 2.0 beetle aka Rascal bug (that car was crazy!) but it was my path to freedom in '02, 3rd - '05 yellow 2.0 beetle aka Herbie, bought it with less than 8k miles in Dec '07, now has 91k. 4th - '06 blue TDI beetle aka Belle, bought with 87K miles in Aug '12, now has almost 93K. Love my beetles, especially looking out the window at Herbie & belle. |
My aunt had a VW thing when they first came out. I so want one of those!
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Based on a good friend's blog post today and my ability to think about the events from last weekend, I'd like to provide some more insight into the whole thing. I may have to do this a few times over the next few weeks or months to finely clear my mind of it.
I went into this race fit and ready. The fact that I only got into the race a couple days before the start is not optimal but it's something I anticipated. Had I been selected from the lottery initially, I'm certain my focus and training would've prepared me more specifically to this race. As it is, my training mostly focuses on constant running. Of course, I've been doing 60-70 miles a month of fast walking along with my running (usually walking 3 miles 5 days a week in the mornings). The majority (all but Hardrock) are runnable, SD100, Ice Age, CP50, Grand Mesa 100, Leadville 100, Bear100, Chimera100… all runnable, for the most part, and my training lends itself well to those and I'll prove that I have some speed at one or more of them.
Hardrock is an anomaly. It's not like any other 100 in the US. Huge chunks of time can be added onto your run in an instant. One mistake, whether you go off course or fall in a river crossing and all of a sudden you've lost an hour or more. Get caught in a stiff thunderstorm and it could force you to hunker down for a couple hours. Develop breathing problems and all of a sudden you are 30-40% slower than you would be with oxygen in your lungs (took me THREE hours to complete the last segment from Putnam to the finish… I should've done it in 1 hour 15 mins). There are more opportunities for obstacles that suck huge gaps of time in Hardrock than any other race around (save Barkley, which isn't even a race imo).
Here's a quote from an email I received yesterday from Dale, the race director, in response to an email I wrote to him,"Nicely done Tim!! You persevered through one of the toughest Hardrocks we have ever had!! In 20 years of directing this event, I have never seen the combination of weather, conditions and other factors come together to make a tougher run-you're finish is truly a testament to your tenacity!!."
Losing time and being out there longer only increases the chances for problems encountered. Had I stayed on my 31+ hour pace (i.e. not gotten lost before Handies peak), I would've likely avoided the major problems later. I would've missed the storm on Engineer Pass. I would've alleviated much of the suffocation symptoms (that got progressively worse after 30 hours). I would've missed the hideous storm and 3 hours wasted on Putnam Pass. At points I felt like Hardrock was throwing everything she had at me trying to break me. And she nearly did. I've never been pushed to that limit, awake for two straight days, unable to breathe, daunting scale of distances and climbs to cover, extreme weather changes, all of it. I'd like to say I conquered all of it but in reality I simply was humbled and somehow survived. I can't even pinpoint how I was able to keep pushing. I think it came down to some primal, raw, innate need. There was no other choice. Kissing that rock was all I had in my life at that point and nothing else mattered because it symbolized survival. I'm fairly hard on myself and have never admitted it publicly but have a low self-esteem. I suppose my fear of bolstering that image of myself by quitting was stronger than whatever Hardrock was doing to try to break me. I'm happy I truly did it for myself and didn't care about others' perceptions. I'm ashamed that I was basically guilted into this drive to finish because of my fear of lowering my self-perception. It's a character flaw that has lead to many careless and dangerous situations throughout my life, whether through fear of fulfilling my low self-esteem or callous disregard for my own well being.
Here's part of an email from Chris, the one who basically saved me on Putnam.
"I hope you made it back to civilization alight and are recovering well. I just wanted to tell you again how impressed I was with how you stuck in with the race, and more importantly, how you handled yourself when things went south out in Putnam. I was glad to be able to be around and able to lend a hand to you and JT, but the person that saved you was you. If you weren't as tough and as well-trained as you are, you never would have pulled off a 2 hour wander in those conditions. At that point when we had to turn around and head back, hoping to find a flag to get us back on track, I've never had a more sickening feeling in my gut. Most people, even having made it as far as you had, lose it right there and I pretty much figured I'd killed you with that wrong turn. That you had the guts to turn it around and keep moving at that point is what made for a successful close to the evening.
All that crap aside, great work getting after the run and sticking in to the finish. I'll let you draw your own lessons about what Hardrock is and what it isn't, but in my opinion, the guys like yourself, Mike Mason, Christian Johnson, and some of the other legit racers who saw their goals and expectations crumble but still pushed on for the finish help define what the run is all about. It's not Western States, and never will be."
Solid guy with a lucid view, whom I look forward to seeing again some day.
Hardrock has stretched my perceptions. Runners I coach (I coach runners but I'm not a coach. Does that make sense?) hear it from me all the time. Perceptions of what is difficult, possible, easy can be stretched like a rubber band. Pull the rubber band taught and the next time you pull it to that distance it's easier (or seems easier). My perceptions of running 100 miles is much different than it was last year. And I can't imagine a more difficult time than those 44 hours a couple days ago. But that's my perception right now.
I'm not one to open up my personal stuff but I'd rather folks have a clearer understanding of who I am than to project their own personalities when judging me. That's why it's puzzling to me when occasionally someone (who doesn't know me well) says I have a big ego. That may be the furthest thing from the truth. So, my finishing Hardrock was more for my own internal survival mentally than anything.


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^ Yea, that Rip shot in the final 2 min was pretty bad. His shot selection has been off lately, and it seems like he's forgotten how to pass. I do like that we saw more catch-and-shoot from him today though.
Well we blew a 18 point lead due to slacking off of the defense, but still put it together the last 2 minutes to pull it out. Funny the Rockets had a 25 point lead in the third qtr over the Blazers and had to hold on to win by 4 points after the Blazers came back within 2 pts with less than a second left. So other teams have mental lapses too when challenged by bottom feeders. Hopefully Billups isn't hurt since he suffered that knee or thigh mishap in the last minute or so. Him playing the entire second half of the games on Sunday and Monday may have been a bit much so I would probably play him sparingly in the remaining four games. Don't sit him as he needs to be sharp for the playsoffs and not rusty. I dont recomned slakig off just because we clinched. I think that was what the down fall last years collapse vs the Cavs. The Home Court is now set for the east, but we still need to learn how to treat it as an advantage and win those remaining two home games vs Philly and the Raptors. After if we win every home game in the first three rounds, the trip to the finals is automatic.
Brian Hill does not coach a very good game. Bad defenders start for him. The Pistons took advantage. Billups had a great night, but it was on shooting over a tiny player in Nelson who let Billups have any shot he cared to take. Rip got his. Hill is so slow Rip did not even need picks to get separation. That by the way was the best offensive game from Hill this year. Something maybe about returning to the Palace fully healthy for the first time. But he can't play D. Turk was in there, and he can't guard Tay, but we were too busy exploiting even bigger mismatches. We were still at 60% shooting at the half. A near 60 point first half. Against little resistance. We had a lot of practice in the NY game double teaming and rotating to cover the open guy. That practice came in handy in this game, as again Detroit played greast team D against their post up game. (Lots of teams have done the same though as Battie does not need to be guarded. Another rather bizarre choice by Hill to let teams do that to him. If he does not like Darko, then Ariza could start. Battie is an ok bench player, but he kills Orlando's offense while not being that good on D to make up for it. Darko had an ok game. Nothing much statistically, but he was in there playing fine D on one end and drawing multiple defenders on the other-even when he did not have the ball. Orlando caught back up with Darko in. Its no coincidence. Ditto for Ariza. Dale Davis got three medium length stints in this game. Man, he owns the territory under the basket. He is there for the rebound, always. Nobody pushes him around. He does the pushing around. On one sequence, there he was, under the basket, drawing defenders, and he hand off to JMAX for a short jumper. Maybe 5 or 6 feet out. Two times before that there he was dunking the ball. Dale is very good basketball player; good to see him get minutes, especially knowing he can build on these minutes in the next 4 games as our starters rest. Dyess helped in the first half hitting 5 of 5 midrangers. But drew no fouls doing so. In the 2nd half, when he missed a few, it helped Orlando get back in the game. That midranger from Dyess simply does not help us unless he hits nearly all of them. He must do damage inside as much as he can to go with the outside shooting; something that we can count on the whole game. Yes, he has done that in several games of late. Just need more of it rather than him falling in love with that fall-a-way. Tay was passive in the first half. But hey, don't call it a problem. Remember, we shot 60% or so in the first half. Nothing wrong with our offense at all. Sheed was set up really nice for that triple by Flip Murray, who drove in from the mid right, drew defenders, and kicked out to Sheed. Just before that he had a good feed inside to Dyess for a score. Thats nice, but you need more from a backup point than a couple of plays like that. Mostly, between Hunter and Murray, what you got was outside shots from the point guards. Hunter did make one. Backup point remains our weak spot. Webber did not do much. Orlando's perimeter defense, from its starters, is shoddy, but Howard and company can play good interior D. Other than contributing a couple of fouls, and about what, 4 points, not much else. Its great that we won the game and can play our young guys some now. But the win does nothing to address the backup point problem. Basically, we can expect very little rest for Billups in the playoffs. We just had better hope he stays healthy and out of foul trouble. I hate seeing us vulnerable like that. Still special to be at the Palace as we clinched the East best record. And just maybe I got a good preview tonight of the first round. I do not plan to go to any playoff games this year. Just two more game, Philly, and Toronto, to get a good look at the kids play. Delfino played some good D, helped handle the ball, but I don't remember him even taking a shot tonight. No 2nd half action. It does irk me some that Murray did get a couple of 2nd half minutes. I still don't think its right to favor a guy who got run out of the rotation over someone who has hung in there all season. I believe we could have done a lot better in this game if the starters had not come back into the game to end the 2nd quarter. The bench, despite its flaws, was doing well enough. We had a lead. Leave them in. The starters can win in the 2nd half. Especially with some rest. Of note, we got a good long look at Davis and Maxiell paired up together. Most excellent. Orlando soon learned that getting to the basket was impossible. And our perimeter defenders knew it too, and could play 100% for the shot. What a combination. Flip has to have been saving this for the playoffs. He could have chose not to use it tonight when we got into foul trouble on our front line, as Mohammed was available. All I can say is I loved seeing those two play defense together. Awesome. I hope that Flip keeps an open mind these last four or five games. If he sees something he can use from the youngsters, he should use it in the playoffs. GO PISTONS!!!!! Looking at the boxscore, I see I failed to mention the three triples by Tay. Two of them cominng back to back almost in the 2nd half.
Hill played excellent defense when he was assigned to Chauncey in the 4th quarter and did a decent job against Rip when he wasn't in a broken field. Along with Dooling and Ariza, he was probably the only Orlando player who wasn't a complete liability on D.
Orlando wins 105-99.......Darko has 17 points, 11 rebounds............and I don't like him.............. __________________ Pretty close Nemo TaS I don't know what the problem was but when Darko was starting and playing a lot, they lost. When Battie and Ariza came back they had a little more success. This team really fell on it's face as the season went on.
My comments came from two things. One, the first half of the game where Rip too easily got away from Hill. 2nd, I have watched every Orlando game this year. I know he can't play D, even without checking out the stats on that, which show he is a horrible defender. I will say Hill had pretty much the best game for the season.
The offense and Billips looked good but this was Orlando...Still, we were much sharper in the first quarter. I liked Tay waiting at the three point line and popping them. The guy is a good shooter and we should use him more like that. Dyss has been money in the bank. The score was close but we weren't playing playoff D. Orlando will be hard-pressed to score 80 points against us.
As far as I can tell, CWebb has never learned that you can in fact get open even after setting a solid screen. In my experience, he rarely actually sets a pick --- he's always looking to slip it. A man of his size should be willing to throw his weight around much more on the court. Edit: I was really hoping that he would learn to correct this mistake as a Piston, what with the fact that he's at best the #3 offensive scoring option at just about any time, and arguably the team's most consistent offensive scoring option (RIP) relies heavily on running around *actual* screens. Unfortunately I've been disappointed.
The game didn't show much except when the team is focused, they are unstoppable, but they seem to have no killer instinct to put a team away. Hopefully, we won't have that problem come playoffs. CWebb looked bored. Watching Jameer made realize how much Flip Jr has improved and how good CB really is. Orlando may have the worst pg's I've ever seen. Absolutely zero hoopsIQ. No court vision. Everyone stands around waiting for the guards to shoot. Also, BHill makes me respect LB a little bit. LB may have been a bad person, but watching Orlando, you get to see what a bad coach will do to a team.
Good points all. Not sure what's going on, if anything is going on, with Webber. He said in an interview before the Cavs game that he had been diagnosed with pneunomia which could certainly take some time to get over. If he is still lagging from that though, seems like sitting him down for a few games would be a better choice. Could just be that he will never match up well with Howard (along with 99% of the league). I wonder though how many fourth quarters he watches from the bench before that pained frown turns into a pout.
This is a good point, Dre. There are well over 1,000 games played over an NBA season and very few of those games involve a team getting blown out from start to finish. There are very good players on all 30 NBA teams. I'm surprised how many people complain that the Pistons should just win every game by 30 points without allowing the opponent to make a run the entire game. It's not going to happen.
The Pistons do have a relatively low point differential when compared to the other elite teams. 1) San Antonio +9.1 2) Dallas +7.7 3) Phoenix +7.3 4) Houston +5.0 5) Chicago +4.7 6) Detroit +4.3 Especially when you consider how good our recored is. That tells me that we are not as ruthless when we have the lead as these other teams. Chicago has 5 more losses than us and still beats us in the spread.
The one thing the Pistons have struggled with this year is consistency. Even now, we seem to be slinking into the playoffs, and have 3 meaningless games left to play against teams fighting for playoff positioning. If we can develop a rhythm in the first round, we should be ok. But then again, if we demolish our early matchup, there will probably be a layoff waiting for our next opponent. Wheels within wheels.
well, my buddy and i got to the game early and chilled for a bit. webber stopped during shoot around and went to sign autographs for the fans. we were at the palace tuesday since season ticket holders could go and get autographs and do a bunch of other things, and webber was great. he let fans stop and take pictures, he looked at you after signing and responded when you talked to him, and he looked genuinely happy to be there. he is really digging detroit. anyway, not much to say about this game except orlando poses no threat to us and the refs let them back in the 2nd half. now yes, we did foul howard early (and smartly so), but some of the fouls being called in the 2nd half were just plain ridiculous. either way, we match up at every single position and have at least 3-4 mismatches at all times. if we play them in the 1st round they might make noise for a game or two (and possibly even steal one, although doubtful), but they absolutely cannot out-execute us down the stretch and have 0 chance of winning a 7-game series.
Darko was getting backed up by bo outlaw and the likes. battie is backed up by darko so there goes your difference in success rates. b. hill should have left darko starting it helped d. howard shoot about 70% from the field during that stretch. b. hill is sucking the life out of that team and i hope he is fired. jameer should not be starting. arroyo should not be getting dnpcd's jj should be running off screens from the huge big man the magic have. darko should be starting and the offense should be ran through him. darko should be averaging 30 minutes a game and 10 shot attempts.
Don't forget that Pat Garrity was getting a lot of minutes in the backup center role. Pat was a threat from the 3-point land at one point in his career, but this year he plays like a blindfolded Chris Webber after Thanksgiving dinner. If Battie was truly a starter, then they would play him at the end. What they are doing is either playing Darko in cruch time, or they go small and neither plays. Orlando was on the 1 yard line with the Milicic contract extension before they pulled out of it. They gambled this year and wanted to see what they had... but they didn't want it to bite them in the butt. Why wouldn't you massage the minutes and stats to keep other teams away? Starters get more attention as free agents... especially young starting big men. You're naive if you don't think the Pistons are doing the same thing with AJ right now. And if it works, we'll probably be praising that strategic move for the next 4 years.
That is an interesting stat. It does always seem that even if we jump out to the lead we will let the other team back. How much of this can be attributed to coaching? Leaving the starters in too long? Not having a solid bench unit to build leads?


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The front page headlines for today's Democrat and Chronicle are as follows: "RenSquare approval process begins today." "Area college costs rising relentlessly." "Governor's office hasn't curbed its spending." "Bush quietly signs mortgage relief bill." The government continues to spend money, and the people continue to hemorrhage it.
Last week I went to Georgia for a conference for student newspaper editors from across the country. We spent a week learning about management, ethics, changing technologies, and journalism basics. On the last day, we toured the offices of an Atlanta newspaper – just recently after many layoffs. Before the tour began we were told that because of tight economy and the internet as a changing medium for news, the cubicles would be half empty, and all of the employees would be quiet. I expected to find downtrodden workers whispering over cubicle walls, "Change your major!" or "Get out now, while you still can!"
What actually happened was worse. After the tour the editor of a nationally-recognized newspaper told 60 students, many of whom are the most promising students in journalism, to seriously consider going to law school instead. After a week of learning what we loved and spending time with like-minded people, we all fell quiet for the first time. Spending a few more years in graduate school seemed like a much less scary alternative than actually trying to find a job in our field right now. Maybe things would be better when we got out. Maybe we could could learn things to give us more options. And all of the energy we had gained over the course of the week drained out of us as though we were leaky balloons.
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2 adult ramshorns left What to do with them?? I can put one each in my divided sections. I kept all my ramshorns together in a .5g for months now. The only egg sacs I found were pond snails. Now I have successfully separated my rams from my ponds. Should I risk adding my ramshorns to my tank?? I REALLY do not want a problem with them breeding and I know they're hermaphrodites but if they haven't laid eggs since me keeping them, would they lay eggs in my tank?? I seen them "mating" before, by which they were sticking their tube things in each other but I have yet to see any baby rams. Anyone with real experience and knowledge able to help me out here?? I know the snails would have a lot to eat in the betta tank because although I do not overfeed there is still probably algae and slime they can feed on. Ramshorns don't eat live plants, do they?? There's enough dead plant matter for them to eat. |
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Hi thanks for the reply .. (still haven't figured how to "subscribe" to posts here. On bettafish.com it just happens automatically) Since posting that, one died before I could add them to the tank. So I added the last one and it cleaned for a while but now I think he's dying. I gave him the name Milton :) I think when Milton dies I'm going to get a nerite, and put it back and forth as the divided sections need cleaning. |
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Milton died. Ludendorff mercilessly ate his body too. Picked up 2 nerites today. Both are zebra. The pickings were thin, a lot of small snails and ones with bad shells. I got 2 nice ones, however the jaggedy designed one has the top of his shell tip gone. I think my water is hard. Just need to get off my butt and do a water change then plop them in. They're acclimating now :) |
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San Diegans Wait For Prop 8, DOMA Rulings
Thursday, June 6, 2013
Aired 6/6/13 on KPBS Midday Edition.
Julie Greenberg, Professor of Law, Thomas Jefferson School of Law
The countdown is underway for U.S. Supreme Court watchers.
The court's session ends at the end of June and on any of the remaining Mondays this month, the court is expected to rule on its two major cases: California's Proposition 8 and the Federal Defense of Marriage Act.
The speculation on what that ruling could be is reaching a legal boiling point. And it's not only because of the high-stakes issues involved. It's also because of the nuanced legal technicalities surrounding the decision.
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Peking_Duck_SD | June 6, 2013 at 6:04 p.m. ― 3 years, 9 months ago
I'm sure they will wait until the 24th, the last possible day they have.
Seems like their standard for high profile cases.
Eddie89 | June 14, 2013 at 1:51 p.m. ― 3 years, 9 months ago
Wouldn't it be cool if they wait until June 27th? Which is the anniversary (44th) of the Stonewall Riots! :-)


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Upravlyaemy Sputnik Aktivnyj (Russian: Управляемый Спутник Активный), or US-A, also known in the west as Radar Ocean Reconnaissance Satellite or RORSAT, was a series of Soviet reconnaissance satellites. Launched between 1967 and 1988 to monitor NATO and merchant vessels using active radar, the satellites were powered by nuclear reactors.
Because a return signal from an ordinary target illuminated by a radar transmitter diminishes as the inverse of the fourth power of the distance, for the surveillance radar to work effectively, US-A satellites had to be placed in low Earth orbit. Had they used large solar panels for power, the orbit would have rapidly decayed due to drag through the upper atmosphere. Further, the satellite would have been useless in the shadow of Earth. Hence the majority of the satellites carried type BES-5 nuclear reactors fuelled by uranium-235. Normally the nuclear reactor cores were ejected into high orbit (a so-called "disposal orbit") at the end of the mission, but there were several failure incidents, some of which resulted in radioactive material re-entering the Earth's atmosphere.
The US-A programme was responsible for orbiting a total of 33 nuclear reactors, 31 of them BES-5 types with a capacity of providing about two kilowatts of power for the radar unit. In addition, in 1987 the Soviets launched two larger TOPAZ nuclear reactors (six kilowatts) in Kosmos satellites (Kosmos 1818 and Kosmos 1867) which were each capable of 6 months of operation.[1] The higher-orbiting TOPAZ-containing satellites were the major source of orbital contamination for satellites that sensed gamma-rays for astronomical and security purposes, as radioisotope thermoelectric generators (RTGs) do not generate significant gamma radiation as compared with unshielded satellite fission reactors, and all of the BES-5-containing spacecraft orbited too low to cause positron-pollution in the magnetosphere.[2]
The last US-A satellite was launched 14 March 1988.
- Incidents 1
- Other concerns 2
- See also 3
- References 4
- External links 5
- Launch failure, 25 April 1973. Launch failed and the reactor fell into the Pacific Ocean north of Japan. Radiation was detected by US air sampling airplanes.
- Kosmos 367 (04564 / 1970-079A), 3 October 1970, failed 110 hours after launch, moved to higher orbit.
- Kosmos 954. The satellite failed to boost into a nuclear-safe storage orbit as planned. Nuclear materials re-entered the Earth's atmosphere on 24 January 1978 and left a trail of radioactive pollution over an estimated 124,000 square kilometres of Canada's Northwest Territories.
- Kosmos 1402. Failed to boost into storage orbit in late 1982. The reactor core was separated from the remainder of the spacecraft and was the last piece of the satellite to return to Earth, landing in the South Atlantic Ocean on 7 February 1983.
- Kosmos 1900. The primary system failed to eject the reactor core into storage orbit, but the backup managed to push it into an orbit 80 km (50 mi) below its intended altitude.
Other concerns
Although most nuclear cores were successfully ejected into higher orbits, their orbits will still eventually decay.
US-A satellites were a major source of space debris in low Earth orbit. The debris is created two ways:
- During 16 reactor core ejections, approximately 128 kg of NaK-78 (a fusible alloy eutectic of 22 and 78% w/w sodium and potassium respectively) escaped from the primary coolant systems of the BUK reactors. The smaller droplets have already decayed/reentered, but larger droplets (up to 5.5 cm in diameter) are still in orbit. Since the metal coolant was exposed to neutron radiation it contains some radioactive argon-39, with a half-life of 269 years. The risk of surface contamination is low, as the droplets will burn up completely in the upper atmosphere on re-entry and the argon, a chemically inert gas, will dissipate. The major risk is impact with operational satellites.[3]
- An additional mechanism is through the impact of space debris hitting intact contained coolant loops. A number of these old satellites are punctured by orbiting space debris—calculated to be 8 percent over any 50-year period—and release their remaining NaK coolant into space. The coolant self-forms into frozen droplets of solid sodium-potassium of up to around several centimeters in size[4] and these solid objects then become a significant source of space debris themselves.[5]
See also
- SNAP-10A, an experimental nuclear reactor launched into orbit by the United States
- Space-based radar
- ^ Summary of space-based nuclear power systems
- ^ positron pollution from TOPAZ
- ^ Wiedemann, C.; Oswald, M.; Stabroth, S.; Klinkrad, H.; Vörsmann, P. (2005). "Size distribution of NaK droplets released during RORSAT reactor core ejection". Advances in Space Research 35 (7): 1290–1295.
- ^ C. Wiedemann et al, "Size distribution of NaK droplets for MASTER-2009", Proceedings of the 5th European Conference on Space Debris, 30 March-2 April 2009, (ESA SP-672, July 2009).
- ^ A. Rossi et al, "Effects of the RORSAT NaK Drops on the Long Term Evolution of the Space Debris Population", University of Pisa, 1997.
External links
- Encyclopedia Astronautica article on the US-A RORSAT programme.
- The US-A program and radio observations thereof
- Leonard David (29 March 2004). "Havoc in the Heavens: Soviet-Era Satellite's Leaky Reactor's Lethal Legacy". Space.com. Archived from the original on 2004-04-05.
- Leonard David (15 January 2009). "Old Nuclear-Powered Soviet Satellite Acts Up". Space.com.


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ABC will follow NBC's lead in trying a full night of comedy later this season — but before that, one "Friend" will take the place of another on the network's Wednesday-night schedule.
The Alphabet has set premiere dates for the two midseason comedies on its slate, and both will work their way into the Wednesday rotation. "Mr. Sunshine," which stars Matthew Perry as the misanthropic manager of a sports arena, will debut at 9:30 p.m. ET Wednesday, Feb. 9 — where it will take the place of "Cougar Town," which stars Perry's former TV wife, Courteney Cox.
"Mr. Sunshine" will air for nine weeks through April 6; "Cougar Town" returns April 13, at which point ABC will make its Wednesday night an all-comedy lineup with the addition of another new show, "Happy Endings." It will air at 10 p.m. ET, followed by "fan favorite" episodes of "Modern Family." (The 10 o'clock hour will open up at that time because drama "Off the Map" will have completed its 13-episode order.
The first part of ABC's Wednesday lineup — "The Middle," "Better With You" and "Modern Family" — will remain intact through the end of the season.
"Mr. Sunshine," which Perry co-created with Alex Barnow and Marc Firek, also stars Andrea Anders ("Better Off Ted"), James Lesure ("Las Vegas"), Nate Torrence ("Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip") and Allison Janney ("The West Wing," "Juno").
"Happy Endings" is about a couple ("24's" Elisha Cuthbert and "FlashForward's" Zach Knighton) who break up at the altar and try to figure out how to coexist within their common circle of friends. It also stars Eliza Coupe ("Scrubs"), Casey Wilson ("Saturday Night Live"), Damon Wayans Jr. and Adam Pally; Adam Caspe is the creator.


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Created: 02 Oct 2012
We request PCAnywhere Solution version 12.5 to disable File Transfer feature via remote control function.
refer open case : 420-049-684
ISSUE: How to remove the file transfer from pcAnywhere through editing the registry key.
ENVIRONMENT/CONDITIONS: 12.5.4 Build 8096
SOLUTION/WORKAROUND: As discussed with you over the phone current we do not have an option to disable the file transfer through the register key, however we can Submit an Enhancement Request to include this option in pcAnywhere.
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The Lady is a Vamp! Flesh hungry freaks exotic vampire dancers and black comedy combine in one of the great cult video store hits of the 1980s… VAMP At school getting into the right fraternity can be a matter of life or death. Keith and AJ need to hire a stripper to entertain the brothers or their college days are over. In a shady after hours joint they find an adult entertainer like no other when they step into the world of sharp-fanged Katrina. Have these two freshmen bitten off more than they can chew? Stuck on the wrong side of town on a dark night and surrounded by a plague of alien blood suckers… The answer is definitely yes! With a cast including the gorgeous Dedee Pfeiffer and the frighteningly beautiful Grace Jones this oddball combination of blood laughs and vampire hotness is a must have for all lovers of the undead. Bonus Features: High Definition Blu-ray (1080p) and Standard Definition DVD presentation of the feature and extras [1 Blu-ray 2 DVDs] Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing Original uncompressed mono PCM audio Audio commentary with star Robert Rusler moderated by Calum Waddell Introduction by Robert Rusler Vamp it Up – An interview with star Dedee Pfeiffer Vamp Stripped Bare – An interview with director Richard Wenk Back to the 80s – Producing a campy cult classic Scrapbook of scares – Richard Wenk looks over his collection of Vamp memorabilia Behind the Scenes rehearsals Blooper Reel Dracula Bites the Big Apple (1979) – A short film by Richard Wenk Original Trailer Easter Egg Reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Tom 'The Dude Designs' Hodge Booklet featuring writing on the film by author and critic Jay Slater
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