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On May 6th, New College of Florida will be hosting mirrors of Cottage Bowl, HIT (Historically Intensive Tournament) and Scattergories. For Cottage Bowl, the field is completely open so feel free to play on teams with anyone, even friends or family. Similarly, anyone can play Scattergories and HIT.
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We'll be playing the tournament in the Academic Center, or ACE. The location is right across from the Jane Bancroft Cook library, or just number 18 on this map. (https://newcollege.smugmug.com/photos/i ... 2D3-X2.jpg)
We expect to start registration at 9am on May 6th. We plan on playing all 6 rounds of Cottage Bowl first, after which we'll break for lunch. After lunch, we'll likely play HIT followed by Scattergories.
For all three tournaments, the base fee is $10 per person per tournament. Anyone who plays all three tournaments will get a discount of $5, for a total $25 flat fee. In addition, anyone who staffs two out of the three tournaments gets to play the third tournament for free, provided they have a working laptop. While we won't be offering discounts for people who staff one of the tournaments or for people who bring buzzer sets, we'd still appreciate it if people brought buzzer sets and people playing 2/3 tournaments staffed one of them.
Email me at email@example.com if you plan on coming to any/all of the tournaments.
Otherwise, feel free to email or PM me if you have any questions. Look forward to seeing you this May!
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Bayh Adds Another to Team
Indiana Sen. Evan Bayh (D) has hired Marc Farinella to run his All America political action committee, another move aimed at cementing his political team for a likely run for president in 2008.
Farinella served as chief of staff to Missouri Gov. Mel Carnahan (D) and managed Carnahan's race against Sen. John Ashcroft (R) in 2000. Carnahan was killed in a plane crash just weeks before the November election, but his name remained on the ballot. After winning a posthumous victory, the acting governor appointed Carnahan's wife -- Jean -- to the Senate. Farinella was also involved in Jean Carnahan's (D) race for the remaining four years on her husband's term, a contest she lost to Sen. Jim Talent (R) in 2002.
After that defeat, Farinella helped to found a soft-money organization (along with Monica Dixon, who is now a senior adviser to ex-Virginia Gov. Mark Warner's Forward Together PAC) designed to raise cash to influence Senate races. The venture never took off and Farinella joined veteran media consultant Saul Shorr's firm.
Farinella is currently a partner in Murphy Putnam Shorr & Partners and has done work in races in Florida, Pennsylvania and North Carolina in recent years. He replaces Steve Bouchard, who left Bayh's PAC late last year. Bouchard is now the director of state affairs at the Association of Trial Lawyers of America.
Farinella joins Bayh chief of staff Tom Sugar, deputy chief of staff Linda Moore Forbes, communications director Dan Pfeiffer, media consultant Anita Dunn, pollster Paul Maslin, former Clinton administration official Ron Klain and fundraiser Nancy Jacobson in the Indiana senator's inner circle.
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South African wild card entry and Wimbledon debutante Kgothatso Montjane will open her campaign at the grass-court tournament against world number 6 Germany's Katharina Kruger on Thursday when the 2018 Wimbledon wheelchair tennis event gets underway in London.
World number 8 Montjane and the German world number 6 have never met in a Grand Slam tournament before and they will have their first Grand Slam contest at The All England Lawn Tennis Club on Thursday. The last time they played each other was in the 2017 Swiss Open final in Geneva, the match which Montjane won in straight sets 6-2 6-3. Montjane has won 12 of their previous 17 matches in all competition.
"I don't have pressure at all as I go into the tournament as the underdog and it is also my first time on grass tournament. It's going to be tricky especially since it's only the best players in the world who are competing in the event, so I just want to enjoy my time here and stick to my game plan," commented Montjane who will experience her first match practice on grass today (Wednesday).
Despite her lack of match practice on grass, the 32-year-old Montjane said she was primed for the challenge, "I may not have any experience on grass, but I am a competitor, so I am ready for the challenge and I plan to give it my best as I represent not only South Africa but the African continent."
If all goes according to plan, the Limpopo-born star Montjane could face either reigning champion Diede de Groot from the Netherlands or world number 4 Germany's Sabine Ellerbrock in the women's singles semi-final round.
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There are a lot of people on campus working hard to advance sustainability at RIT. The Sustainability Spotlight is an opportunity for us to highlight some of those efforts. We will add to the spotlight every month, so check back regularly. If you know of a project or someone that should be in the sustainability spotlight email us and tell us about them.
Design on a Dime
What happens when you mix a pile of discarded materials, a little bit of elbow grease, and $24 with a little imagination?
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Craig Hauschild, Grounds Foreman in Housing Operations, is always looking for ways to reuse materials in his projects as a way to save both money and natural resources. Housing had been planning to refurbish the picnic areas in University Commons. So when one of Craig's seasonal employees, Jason Skipper, spotted a pile of scrap marble, a redesign project was born.
The marble was reused to create a defined entrance to the picnic areas. Surplus shrubs from the Global Village landscape project and some daylilies separated from some older plants were added for a nice finishing touch.
Total project cost: $24 worth of concrete and some sweat equity. A big thank you to Craig and his staff!
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From Big Ben, Nelson's Column, to the Tower of London and Abbey Road, London has a story to tell behind every corner of this sprawling metropolis.
Home to more than 8 million people, the city of London is one of the world's most iconic metropolises. Boasting the oldest Underground service in the world, London's vast subterranean networks are the arteries of this extraordinary city, constantly on the move.
An eclectic mix of old and new, the London city skyline carries an incomparable outline. Whilst the city's old treasures; Westminster Abbey, Big Ben, and Tower Bridge still sit majestically along the banks of the River Thames, London has a variety of slim and chic new structures that inject a sense of immortality into this stunning skyline. Truly the pinnacle of innovative architectural engineering, the recently developed Shard building and the affectionately named "Gherkin" skyscraper are not to be missed. View all of this from the comfort of the city's largest observation wheel, the London Eye.
Art and history buffs will not be disappointed with what London has on offer. Visitors are treated to the world famous British Museum displaying hundreds of artefacts from around the world. The Tate Modern is an absolute must-see for art lovers.
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I have a secret: I am a Lady Gaga fan. It is true; I am a "little monster." My musical tastes are eclectic but I never saw Gaga coming. Since the "Famed Monster" got downloaded, it has been a recurring selection. So when I heard Gaga was heading to the Big Apple, I was on the next thing smoking aka Amtrak.
I have had my fair share of Gaga vision. I have seen the concert more times than I can count.
Thanks to my favorite "Headbanging Harpist", I have even made it back stage to see and meet her more than once.
The show is AMAZING. From a small two bus tour started in 2009, the tour will end next month with a corral of tour buses, a back stage staff of 100+ and one of the most profitable tours in years. Gaga is quickly approaching MJ status.
Hanging with the stars I became privy to a beatnik hangout that attracts the industry's elite. The unsuspecting Cafeteria hangs on the corner of 7th Ave and 17th in the Chelsea District. Initially the word "Cafeteria" conjured images of meatloaf and green jello mold from high school. But I soon would realize, this is not your "high school" restaurant.
The plain lettering sign out front does not entice you to come in but the energy inside spills out and grabs you through the window views.
The whitewash, art deco-designed eatery is a fashion statement in itself. You can walk the catwalk over to the black-marbled bar for a specialty cocktail or vogue in the open dining room or nestle in one of the secluded nooks. Unabashedly, I am a "people watcher" so I got a table in plain view.
I heard rumors about the mac and cheese. Could there be one as good as mine? Let's just say, I forked through the ooey, gooey goodness in search of flaws and found very little wrong. I am rare to recommend a mac and cheese that didn't come out of someone's personal kitchen. The Cafeteria has been added to discriminating list.
With all day, breakfast, lunch and dinner menus, the rotation keeps the comfort food selections plentiful. Try the distinctive Croissant french toast for a glimpse into the breakfast menu. Dip the Cornmeal calamari in the house made Roasted tomato sauce for lunch or dinner. And end your meal with a very different Apple pie ravioli.
I am a big "breakfast-for-dinner" type of guy. I sampled the whimsical Green Eggs and Ham. Honestly this dish needs a little help. I get that this is comfort food but the attention to detail just was not given to the entire plate. The scrambled eggs with a proper blend of pesto and goat cheese took a thoughtful hand. They nailed that! But the "slab" of grilled ham was just that - a slab! And do I need to explain my sorrow when I have a less than cared for piece of pork? The fresh baked biscuit was a great scooper and compliment to the eggs. With a little focus, this can be great, hint-hint.
Wash those cafeteria memories of tater tots and hair nets with your own visit. You are. You eat -as the Cafeteria puts it.
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The Cottage of "La Forge," 185 m2, is located at the Gates of Provence, in the Drôme Valley, at the Domaine de Vincenti, our family estate for over four centuries. We installed it in an old stone building. It is fully equipped and it offers an exceptional comfort. It is elegantly and very tastefully decorated with plenty of space, light and charm. The domain has a park more than 6 acres, with a tennis court, a swimming pool and a children's playground. For short stays of 3 to 5 nights, contact us at "le Domaine de Vincenti": our daily prices drop considerably after 2 nights. We will be delighted to warmly welcome you together with your family, your children and friends for a wonderful vacation in France. Brigitte and Bernard de Valence
INTERIOR: The ground floor includes a spacious living-dining-room of 55 m2, an open kitchen, a toilet with WC and a laundry. The living room is very large, with 3 m high ceilings, two comfortable sofas, TV, Wi-Fi, ancient furniture and a fireplace to spend cozy hours by the fire. We installed a complete Home Cinema with and IPod connection for you to listen to your preferred music or watch your favorite movies and pictures on the flat screen. The dining table can accommodate 10 people; the dishes of white Limoges porcelain and the cutlery are elegant and you will be charmed by the simplicity, taste and purity of the decoration. The kitchen is fully equipped with many accessories and appliances: stove, oven, microwave, refrigerator, freezer, Nespresso coffee machine, dishwasher, food processor, steamer, blender... The laundry-room has a washing machine, dryer, iron and ironing board, a vacuum cleaner... The cottage is also equipped with an excellent gas-powered central heating system: everything has been planned for to provide you with a most convenient time in Vincenti. Upstairs, you will find 4 bedrooms and 2 bathrooms with WC, one of them being attached to a bedroom. We selected your bedding with great care, in order to give you maximum comfort: we also prepare the Cottage according to the specific needs of your family and all bedrooms can be arranged either with a double bed 180x200 cm (King size) or two separate beds 90x200. When you arrive at Vincenti, your rooms and your bathrooms will be ready, carefully prepared with high quality linen, duvets and towels. If necessary, we add baby beds, high chairs and changing tables: we want to offer the best environment for your little ones, who will find some toys upon their arrival. If you wish, we can also put you in touch with a friendly local chef who will come on site and prepare for you a personalized gourmet meal at an affordable price. The villa is non-smoking and pets are not allowed. EXTERIOR: We have plenty of space in Vincenti: the 6 acres park, with century-old trees, opens onto a small forest with a little stream. From the property, one can directly walk, bike or jog in the surrounding hills and countryside. The cottage has a private terrace with plenty of garden furniture and an outdoor fire pit for pleasant campfires under the stars. A gas barbecue is also available. Naturally, gas and wood are provided free of charge! For children, we have a covered playground with ping pong table, sandbox, playhouses and outdoor toys. There are also swings and huge lawns to run and safely play. The tennis court, with his training wall and basketball pole, is available year round and the large swimming pool of 8x14 m is open from May 1 to September 30. The park is secured to the side of the road and there is plenty of space to park cars. If necessary, we also provide a garage for motorbikes or bicycles with tools to maintain them. RESERVATIONS AND YOUR ARRIVAL: We are open all year and offer maximum comfort in all seasons. Our prices are 'all inclusive', except for a small surcharge for the local tax and if you want a change of linen and towels during your stay. During summer, our rentals are by the week, from Monday to Monday, to help you avoid the traffic jams of the weekends and allow you to spend a full weekend to Vincenti. The rest of the year, our rentals are scheduled with lots of flexibility for varying lengths of time. Do not hesitate to ask us for the special conditions we offer for stays of 3 to 5 days or for rentals of several cottages and/or several weeks. Contact us and we will give you the additional information you may need. Henriette will then finalize your reservation. She will be on site the day of your arrival to welcome you and introduce you to your cottage and our estate. We will do everything to make your stay in France very successful.


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- Stone-look wall decor
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- Choose Boba Fett, Darth Vader, or Emperor Palpatine
With the look of stone, these Star Wars Wall Decor pieces measure 2 ft. tall each. Choose Boba Fett, Darth Vader, or Emperor Palpatine. Each features an over 16" diameter roundel with the character's likeness and a sign hanging from it. Boba Fett's sign reads "Bounty Hunter" while Vader's and Palpatine's exhort the viewer to "Join the Dark Side." They look pretty darn impressive for the super-lightweight foam they are. They'd look great hanging in the stone corridor leading to your keep or along the parapets. Or, you know, in a hall. Whatever.
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Thursday, April 24, 2008
Teaching Literacy through History
One of the resources I found particularly helpful in informing my knowledge of literacy integration into history instruction was Teaching Literacy through History (Elementary/Middle School Materials), a part of the "Educating America's Citizens" collection of the Teaching Resources from Colonial Williamsburg. Note that many of the ideas presented in the session II slideshow originated in the Williamsburg packet.
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Monday, February 22, 2010
CENTRAL Jamaica pastor Mark Stewart is calling for tougher punishment for those who kill, and in the process rob the society of some of its great minds.
Delivering the sermon at the funeral service for murdered Clarendon dentist, Dr Ricardo Patrick Fraser at the Blue Mountain United Church in Manchester last week, Rev Stewart said that those who killed the dentist should not be allowed to live.
"It is easy to seek revenge for his murder, and my Bible tells me about the wages of sin is death and an eye for an eye," Rev Stewart told hundreds of mourners crammed into the small church and spilling over into two tents on the outside.
"When you look on a man and stab him up like this, that man fi dead, man. A parson a say that, so oonu can say so... man fi hang, man," Rev Stewart said to thunderous applause.
Dr Fraser's body was found with multiple stab wounds close to the community of Toll Gate in Clarendon on the morning of February 2. His Honda Civic motor car was stolen and has still not been recovered. Police have also not arrested anyone in connection with his murder.
The 46-year-old had served Clarendon as a dental surgeon for eight years, having returned from the United States where he taught for more than six years.
Rev Stewart, whose comments are likely to reignite the contentious capital punishment debate, said that the crime situation had put Jamaica into turmoil, as ordinary citizens were terrified.
"There is a lack of security, and it has come to Jamaica in a very dangerous way. Bloodshed is a judgement on this nation," he said.
"Crime has got so bad that even when they put men as ministers of national security, them get sick, whether is toe, or hand, or something else, all a dem get sick. And when good people get up to fight crime, them retire them or put them in an office. People are being killed wickedly in this country," Rev Stewart said.
Dr Wayne Fraser and Dr Ray Fraser — both medical practitioners — while describing their slain sibling as the consummate gentleman, quiet achiever, humble and dedicated individual, dug deep to disguise the emotion running through a family still distressed by the killing.
"He wanted to give back and serve the poor. He was a quiet achiever and did things without fanfare," said eldest of the three brothers and Floridabased Wayne, in his eulogy.
"It breaks our heart to be giving a remembrance for a last child," said Ray, senior medical officer of the Annotto Bay Hospital.
"He was very quiet, respectful of others and multitalented. He lived a simple life, was not excited about the extravagances of life and was not concerned about money. He was not a talker, but a doer... a real workaholic who loved his profession and loved his job," Ray said.
"One of the reasons why he did not go into private practice is that he was concerned that he would not be able to service as many poor people as he would like. He was a very private person who was keen on education and sent a number of children to school.
"Whatever he did for people, rarely would he mention it to anyone. He spoke French and Spanish fluently and up to his death was concerned about the degradation of the district by the bauxite mining companies.
"Despite the vicious end to his life, which brings bitterness and anger, we will overcome," Ray continued in his remembrance.
Affectionately called Paul, Dr Ricardo Fraser attended Bellefield Primary in Manchester and Jones Town Primary School, St Andrew, before joining his two brothers at Kingston College. He studied dentistry in Cuba and was honoured last year by the Ministry of Health for outstanding work in Clarendon.
Speaker after speaker lauded Dr Fraser's life and work, many calling it exemplary.
"He was a tireless community worker who had a positive influence on the Blue Mountain community. He assisted children with lunch money, school uniform and books and approached life with humility and simplicity," friend Egbert Small said.
Close relative John Small described the deceased, among other things, as irreplaceable.
"He had an uncompromising commitment to his family that was extended to all individuals. He was humble, warm and caring, always wanting to give and not to get back. He was never a violent person and his murder is a sad indictment on this country," Small said.
There were also musical tributes from The Jamaica Symphony Orchestra, of which he was a member; Kingston College Chapel Choir, of which he was a part while he attended school, as well as spoken tributes from Clarendon health officials, the Ministry of Health and local groups.
Dr Fraser, who leaves behind 83-year-old mother Ivy Ducille, was buried in the family plot.
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On September 19th Hip Hop legend Krs One shall be performing at the Haunt in Brighton. One of the originators in the rap game and at the forefront of conscience rap, with so many classics under his belt. "Sound of the police" "MC's act like they don't know" "Step into a world" "My Philosophy" "You Must Learn" "Stop the violence" to name a few.
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Lupita Nyong'o's Eclipsed Transformation: How the Play's Costume Designer Turned the Style Star Into a Rebel Soldier
It's a bedraggled vintage T-shirt that references the Nickelodeon cartoon Rugrats that immediately catches my eye within the first moments of Danai Gurira's harrowing and searing play Eclipsed. The Public Theater production, soon headed to Broadway this spring, tackles the gut-wrenching details of survival and identity amid war-torn Liberia in 2003 through the perspective of five female protagonists—ranging from soldiers to peacekeepers—who are all ensconced at a base camp overseen by a rebel general.
True, said vintage T-shirt is attached to the slight frame of Academy Award winner and two-time Vogue cover girl Lupita Nyong'o, which of course draws my gaze, but it's the grave symbolism of the tattered tee that holds it. "Girl," as Nyong'o's puerile character is referred to, is just that—a child like any of the animated characters emblazoned across her top, who has fled the turmoil of war that hit her village. She quickly makes the shrewd yet destructive decision to sleep with the general to secure her protection and a place within an unorthodox familial community; soon, Nyong'o is referred to as "Wife Number 4." It's a method of survival, yes, but a glance back at that pitiful and precious T-shirt and one soon realizes just how jarring and twisted the outcome of it all really is. A childhood, just like the one etched across her chest, is gone, and a future of killing as a rebel soldier is fast approaching.
It is moments like this in Eclipsed that prove that above all things, clothing is essential to helping piece together an identity that war has the potential to destroy. Dressed in everything from vintage T-shirts and traditional wax-print wrappers to ab-skimming crop tops and blinged-out boot-cut jeans, the women assert their personal style against all odds. Fighting over hair extensions, sneaking in hot pink nail varnish, or even stripping the dead for their boots, one sees there is still a desperate need to cling to femininity.
In fact, as I soon learn speaking with Clint Ramos, the Obie Award–winning costume designer behind the Liesl Tommy–directed production, the costumes throughout the play are used emblematically to "evoke what has been lost."
One thing that really jumped out at me was there is still this fierce desire to hold onto a sense of femininity in the face of a total dissolution of identity.
It's so funny that you say that because that's exactly what it is—this was a war actually fought and won by women. The woman who started the Peace Initiative Movement, Leymah Gbowee, actually won the Nobel Peace Prize, and she organized all the women together and said, "We've got to talk to the men, to tell them to stop fighting," and they did! They were able to do that, and that's remarkable to me that for the first time in history, women were able to tell men to stop fighting and change the course of a nation.
Women could get these calls or through word of mouth would be told to show up at a certain place and wear white. They didn't know what was going to happen, but these were the peace rallies, and eventually it was institutionalized. They printed T-shirts and printed words of peace directly on the fabric, and they would dress themselves in it. It was very direct as a mode of dress.
I am really intrigued by the vintage T-shirts, which I felt were saying so much. What did they represent for you and the characters?
The American hand is still very much at play in Liberia, and what I realized through my research is that Africa, and specifically Liberia, is a depository for all of America's discards. A lot of Christian missionary groups would send discarded secondhand clothing, so there are a lot of these random things like a T-shirt for a cheese factory in Wisconsin. It looks so bizarre and instructive on a history of a nation, so I rode with that and found vintage T-shirts that we could use and seemed appropriate. I found this Rugrats T-shirt that I put on Lupita and thought, Let me try this on her and see if it feels right, and the moment she put it on, my heart just broke. This is it! This is a failure! This encapsulates the feeling of losing that innocence, of barely holding on to a certain kind of innocence.
I don't know if people noticed, but Wife Number 1 at the end wears this red Pace University T-shirt, because she's basically talking about what could have been, and her big thing is education. It's so powerful to me that she's wearing this T-shirt and has no idea what it totally means—the irony is lost. What I really wanted to do was have the American audience, in a circuitous way, have a visual connection to the piece, and I think the T-shirts help that because they create such a dissonance.
Then, of course, the shoes stand out—the Timberlands, the Adidas slides with socks.
That came from the research, but also looking at where we were in the time period. We were in the late '90s, the early aughts, and a lot of their clothing came from what the soldiers would bring home. So either the soldiers would steal things or strip people they killed; it was a very brutal war. If they thought the "wives" would like it, they would take it off the bodies. For instance, with Wife Number 1, those are men's Adidas rubber slides she wears, and I thought there was something really great about this motherly figure putting on what essentially is a man's slide. There's something very dissonant and ironic.
For the rebel soldiers, like Wife Number 2 and Lupita's character, this type of dressing—jeans and popular culture–referenced items of clothing—is about status. When Lupita's character, Wife Number 4, says, "Oh, I got these Timberlands from somebody!" you can imagine that someone is dead. It's profound to me, that even there in the middle of the bush, women will still do anything to wear those shoes. She will literally kill for her look! "These are two sizes too small, but I'm going to turn it out! By sheer will I'm going to make it happen!"
What was the process of working with a style icon like Lupita? She's, of course, an actress first, but what is it like stripping all of that away to help her become this character?
I had to literally sit myself down and say, "You gotta just let that go!" and here's what I think is amazing about Lupita. You're right: First and foremost, she is an actor, and she was ready to go back to her performance roots. At the fitting she was so brave and unafraid, because I think she could have easily been like, "I won't wear that!" but it was such a beautiful exercise in egoless-ness.
The Rugrats T-shirt was the first item we put on her with that linen skirt, and she immediately felt sad. She saw the girl's character, but she also felt safe that I wasn't going to placate that celebrity thing. I think that from then on we were able to have a communication that was unencumbered by her celebrity. I worked really hard to get her to trust that I wasn't going to do anything that didn't have an element of truth, and we tried everything we could. We tried so many clothes on her! We were really just rigorous about not how it looked, but how does this feel, and she was game. That's really the mark of a great artist: when they're willing to let it all go. That frizzy wig she wears at the beginning, I said, "Well, maybe it can be a tight Afro?" And she was like, "No! We're going to go for it! We're going to tell a story here!"


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The Central Electricity Authority is likely to seek explanation from Jaiprakash Power Ventures Ltd (JPVL) for alleged violations with regard to its Karcham Wangtoo hydroelectric project in Himachal Pradesh. JPVL, part of Jaypee Group, is operating the 1,000 MW project.
CEA is likely to issue show cause notice to JPVL for alleged violations with respect to techno-economic clearance granted to Karcham Wangtoo plant, sources said.
It is alleged that the techno-economic clearance was given for 1,000 MW while the plant is running at 1,200 MW generation capacity, they added.
The Central Electricity Authority (CEA) is the apex planning body for the domestic power sector.
The Karcham Wangtoo plant is among the three hydro power projects that are to be sold by Jaypee group to Reliance Power in a Rs. 12,000-crore deal.
Meanwhile, the Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (CERC) has asked JPVL to expedite filing of tariff petition for the Karcham Wangtoo hydro project.
The direction from electricity watchdog CERC came after the utility sought withdrawal of provisional tariff petition related to the plant.
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Injured Marine veteran who walks or hitches ride to work receives donated car
A Marine veteran who had been struggling to get to work after serving in the military recently received the ultimate gift.
Cars4Heroes, a not-for-profit organization that repairs donated cars and gives them to veterans and their families provided Kyle Smith, a Marine veteran who was injured while serving in Afghanistan, and his family with a car.
"This is a big surprise for me. I mean, it's very helpful to my family and I'm not a very emotional person but I'd like to thank everybody. I appreciate what you all do supporting our military and me," said Smith.
Smith now works as a security guard, but before receiving the car on Tuesday, he didn't have a car. He either had to walk two-and-a-half miles to work each day or ask someone for a ride.
"I had tears in my eyes," former Kansas City Chief Deron Cherry told WDAF. "Anytime you can give a veteran something well-deserved, they sacrifice a lot for us."
Smith spent his childhood in foster care and he 'finally found a place that he could call family' when he joined the Marines, according to his biography. When deployed to Afghanistan he was injured with a broken vertebrae.
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You know what bugs me? People who are afraid of food. And sorry I'm not sorry for admitting it. I'm into the good stuff, but a little food porn now and then never hurt anybody. Like these Nutella-Swirled Chocolate Chunk Peanut Butter Blondies? I've been lusting after them for days (9 to be exact, because they were posted on June 3. Thanks a lot Ambitious Kitchen!).
So what's my point? That attending BlogHerFood in Austin this weekend was a little piece of heaven. For obvious reasons, Austin is on my top cities list, though I've only ever been there in the scorching months of June and July. P.S. Kristen, I never did get to try that Topo Chico you're always raving about. But even more so because I was surrounded by food bloggers who (like me) JUST. LOVE. FOOD. And that is a beautiful thing. Just search #blogherfood on Instagram and you will see how beautiful it is. And be prepared for lots of photos of migas!
Technically, I was at the conference to network on behalf of my company (which was great), but that's another story. I started the conference off right by wining and dining on the rooftop of the world headquarters Whole Foods Market. I always laugh thinking back to Aaron's first time in Whole Foods ever, which happened to be at this location. Between free sushi, beer tastings and live music, I didn't think he would ever want to leave. You have to make a stop if you're in town.
The first night's dinner was at an "upscale" diner that focuses on seasonal and organic – 24 Diner – where I went real crazy and ordered the best meatloaf I've ever had (complete with bacon-braised green beans) after sipping a watermelon basil cocktail. The rest of the trip can be summed up in photos (which BTW, according to the uber-talented White On Rice Couple, I can now master via mobile. Just gotta download Snapseed and VSCO Cam apps, then practice away). There are less photos than I would have liked, but cut me some slack, my phone battery doesn't last more than a few hours these days. Here we go:
Mingling and making new friends. Pictured here with the dear Monique from Ambitious Kitchen and another friend from my former PR agency life. We got down together with 6th Street's finest.
Other favorite new bloggers I met at BlogHer Food obviously have Kansas ties! Climbing Grier Mountain (a fellow Denver transplant and K-State grad) and Gimme Some Oven (KC lady). Add them to your daily reads for killer recipes!
Keeping Austin weird, y'all. And yes I have the Tyler's shirt.
Tacos are the name of the game – at Maria's Taco Xpress on S Congress and really everywhere. This was prior to the 3-mile walk back downtown because we couldn't find any cabs.


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Perhaps one of the most endearing images of the Chinese during the Gold Rush days is a man dressed in loose clothing, carrying two loads across his shoulder, using a pole and a long braided hair hanging behind his head. This braided hair piece is known as the "Q" -- see photo of a recent year tourist souvenir, "Q Cap", which ought to give the reader an idea of what the "Q" looks like. (Click on the image to get a better view and use the browser back button to return to this page).
There is an urban myth that the "Q" was dear to the Chinese, and perhaps it was to some. Further, there was an understanding by some readers that cutting off the Chinaman's "Q" would be a great insult to the person. And indeed, it was said that pulling the Chinaman's "Q" was also a great insult to the Chinese person.
However, it is common knowledge to students of modern Chinese history that the "Q" and the Manchu attire was forced on the Han Chinese by the conqueror of the Ming Dynasty. During the dying days of the Qing Dynasty, opposers of the Qing rulers would cut off their Q, as a sign of protestation. They do so with risk of prosecution by the ruling Qings. Dr. Sun Yat Sun, revered by many as the Father of modern China, himself was amongst the brave revolutionary dared to cut off his "Q".
Our research on this topic continues.


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The Walter Rodney Lecture
In 1984 the Centre for Caribbean Studies established the Walter Rodney Memorial Lecture in recognition of the life and work of one of the most outstanding scholar-activists of the Black Diaspora in the post World War II era. Rodney's scholarship and activism encompassed 'grounding with his brothers' in Guyana (his country of birth), the wider Caribbean, Africa, the United States of America and the United Kingdom. The first Walter Rodney Memorial Lecture was entitled 'The State, Politics and Violence in the Anglophone Caribbean' and was given by Dr Harry Goulbourne in April 1985. Since then the Centre and the University of Warwick have routinely invited a distinguished speaker to deliver the Lecture. More recent lectures include presentations by the Most Hon P.J. Patterson, former Prime Minister of Jamaica (2010), Cecil Gutzmore (2011), Paget Henry (2012), Silvio Torres-Saillant (2013), Verene Shepherd (2014) and Vincent Brown (2015).
The 2016 annual Walter Rodney Lecture was held on Tuesday 25th October. The speaker, Professor Shalini Puri, Professor of English at the University of Pittsburgh gave a talk on "Memory-work and the Grenada Revolution: A Love Letter from the Humanities".
The 2015 annual Walter Rodney Lecture was held on Tuesday 27th October. The speaker was Professor Vincent Brown, Professor of African and African-American Studies, and Director of the History Design Studio at Harvard University. He gave a talk on "Designing Histories of Slavery in the Database Age".
The 2014 annual Walter Rodney Lecture was held on Tuesday 28th October. The speaker was Professor Verene Shepherd, Director of the regional Institute for Gender and Development Studies (IGDS) at the University of the West Indies. Photos of the event can be found here.


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Reporter: David Richardson
It's predicted that, within the next 30 years, one in every four Australians will be crippled by arthritis, that's more than 7-million people.It already costs the country tens of billions of dollars a year and if you think it only affects only the elderly, think again.Tonight, proof this painful illness shows no mercy to our young. But some of the new treatments being used are turning the tide.
He's the young face of Australia's most crippling and complained about disease, 11 year old George has chronic arthritis.Mary: "knowing that if affects old people. It blew us away when they told us our son had arthritis at the age of 2-and a half"David: "how much pain is he in day today?"Mary: "that's the problem with arthritis day to day it is different. yesterday he couldn't walk , he was crying and I had to carry him out of bed. he was like an old man. the day before he was up and about. and there was no issue at all"
No one knew he had it until he was due to walk, George couldn't even stand, and he didn't take his first steps until he was 5, his childhood robbed by arthritis...Mary: "I have to dress him because he's unable to do his shoelaces, his buttons ion his shirt and then he's off to school and 9 times out of 10 I get a phone call during the day saying Mary you need to come and pick George up. he's in excruciating pain.")
David: "so when you wake up where does it hurt?"
George: "in my chest. in my legs, in my arms and in my back"
John: "you'd never want to see your kids go through, you'd like to take the pain away from them but you cannot, not with this"
Mary: "scares the living daylights out of me, I'm sorry (crying)… The hardest bit is to adjust to the fact that there are limitations"
The morning ritual is spray pain relief rubbed into his aching joints. But once a week Mum Mary dresses in full surgical garb, George is due his weekly injection, his father John holds him still. Part of a new treatment to stop his joints blowing up and causing incessant pain...
This injection is a form of chemotherapy, a cancer drug, methatrexate. Besides easing the pain it is saving his eyesight which is rapidly weakening but it has side effects.
Mary: "liver and kidney failure, blood disorders, it's frightening and George has been on methatrexate for 7 years"
John: "the severity of our son going blind. that's the hardest thing to adjust to. I don't think we can adjust to that"
David" "is that the long term prognosis that he could go blind?"
Mary: "at the rate the arthritis is affecting his eyes, more than likely George will be blind by the age of 16"
Every few weeks George is examined by the paediatrician Doctor Con James, who first identified his rare condition.
Right now the big worry is keeping George's joints moving...
Dr. James: "George needs his joints for 70 or 80 years, a 70 year old who gets arthritis needs it maybe 10 or 15 years and can have a hip replacement or something else.
David: "what do you do with George?"
Dr James: "you have to preserve George's joints in the best condition you can"
"for the diseases in which we don't have the cause it's generally speaking we don't have the cure, but what we do have now is in the majority of cases effective treatments to dampen down pain and decrease inflammation," says Professor Schrieber.
Rheumatologist Professor Les Schrieber describes the two most common forms of arthritis, out of more than 150. "in people with osteo-arthritis we find that the cartilage degenerates faster than the bodty is able to repair it, so you lose the cartilage, so you lose the shock absorber," he says."Rheumatoid typically affects the small joints of the hands, like these ones across the knuckle and those finger joints," he adds. "If it goes on for a long time and damage occurs which we hope to prevent these days, you tend to drive out in that direction".
For the first time in Arthritis treatment doctors believe they are winning.Technology has created new treatments, anti-inflammatory called biologics made in a lab. These are genetically engineered molecules that have been built up in cell factories in the laboratory and they are very very targeted in terms of where their action is," said Professor Schrieber. "The catch is they are about 20-thousand dollars a year, and we're not talking about a cure. so they're an ongoing treatment".
On a good day George can ride his bike but those days are few and far between and getting fewer as he grows older. His parents have launched a charity to raise money for research to find a cure.David: "will it ever be eliminated?"
Professor Schriebr: "I don't see that in the foreseeable future but never is a long time."
Mary: "I'm begging Australians to help my son George and the thousands of other children suffering from juvenile arthritis. we need your help"
Mary Kranitis
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- Cooking up a great meal? Stand by your pan. Too many meals are ruined when cooks get distracted or forgetful and leave cooking unattended. As much as Fire/Rescue loves your cooking, you really don't want us to have to extinguish that perfect meal. Cooking fires are the number one cause of home fires so keep anything that can catch fire – potholders, paper or plastic bags, dish towels, newspapers and curtains – away from your stovetop, oven and appliances that generate heat.
- Candles may look festive and set the mood however unattended candles account for thousands of fires annually. The National Fire Protection Association reports that, on average, a candle fire in the home is reported to a US Fire Department every 30 minutes. Consider battery-operated, flameless candles instead. You really can't tell the difference!
- Lighting up the fireplace? Make sure that's all you light up. Believe it or not, every year people dispose of fireplace ashes before they have sufficiently cooled. Keep your ash out of the trash and only dispose of fireplace ashes in a sealed, metal container located far from anything combustible. Never dispose of fireplace ashes in your recycling bin, trash can, paper or plastic bags or in a garage, carport or on a deck or porch.
Montgomery County Fire and Rescue wants you to have a great Valentine's Day. Remember, smoke alarms save lives. They make great gifts, one-size-fits-all and MCFRS will even come out and check your alarms for free! Just call 311 or visit www.mcfrs.org/mcsafe for info.


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Camerados is a movement and so includes many people and organisations. The group of people who spend every day promoting this movement and hosting this website are called the Association of Camerados (AOC).
AOC have partners with whom we work closely on the ground every day – Owls, On Our Radar and Ratio.
Our "Living room" project is only possible because of the support, friendship and inspiration of Kindness.org. The AOC could not carry out any of our work without the LankellyChase foundation who backed us from the beginning.


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Some good news on the prion-disease research front: http://news.meta.com/2016/01/20/23an...ously-thought/
However, through their vast study, the authors identified three individuals who carried a single functional copy of the PRNP gene, and therefore produced only half the amount ofPRNP-coded proteins. These three people were healthy and suffered no apparent PRNPdiseases, even after reaching an advanced age. These results provide the first evidence that prion reduction treatments would not cause negative side effects, at least in the instance when the level of these proteins is reduced to 50% of their normal amount.Their study makes this treatment, which could eventually save Sonya's life along with other prion disease sufferers, one step closer to implementation.


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A crime against humanity: that is how Pope Francis has described modern slavery and people trafficking. He is right. In the 21st century, the chains may be invisible but the subjugation and suffering involved is very real.
Modern slavery damages not only the individuals whose lives are crushed by it. It violates human dignity and diminishes us all. That is why the Pope has made tackling modern slavery one of his priorities – and why it is also a personal priority for us as Home Secretary and Archbishop of Westminster.
This week, we will be taking part in a major conference hosted by the Vatican. It is an important initiative to counter the scourge of trafficking and slavery by bringing together law enforcement chiefs from around the globe. Representatives of at least 20 police forces – from India, Nigeria, Australia, Romania and other countries – will be attending, along with the heads of Interpol, Europol and the Metropolitan Police Commissioner, Sir Bernard Hogan-Howe.
It is a powerful signal from the Vatican that international action is needed to fight this evil and that the best way to protect and reduce the number of victims is to disrupt, convict and imprison the criminal gangs behind much of the modern slave trade.
The UK will be well represented in Rome. The Church, law enforcement and Government are working closely in this country – and we are held up as an example of how to improve the way criminals are targeted and their victims supported.
For example, the relationships forged by the Met's ground-breaking Human Trafficking Unit and anti-slavery charities in London have increased mutual trust and confidence. This, in turn, has led charities to encourage more victims to come forward, report crimes and give evidence in court to help convict organised criminals.
The Government's Modern Slavery Bill, the first of its kind in Europe, will strengthen the punishment of offenders and the protection of victims. It has support from across the political spectrum and is benefiting from the knowledge and expertise of parliamentarians who have long campaigned on the issue, including Frank Field and Baroness Butler-Sloss.
The Catholic Church in England and Wales, particularly through women's religious orders, has been working closely with the victims of trafficking, offering them support, safe refuge and help with reintegration if they want to return to their home countries. This engagement and commitment is mirrored by other communities and organisations of all faiths and none.
Victims must be at the heart of everything we do and we must ensure they are looked after and supported. Their complex needs, varied backgrounds and circumstances mean there is no "one size fits all" solution. Men, women and children; British and foreign nationals. Trafficked for cheap labour, into prostitution, domestic servitude or forced into a life of crime. Some wish to return to their home countries, others were trafficked with the collusion of their own families and want to stay in Britain.
But what they all tend to have in common is that they are socially and economically vulnerable, on the margins of society. Organised criminal gangs deliberately prey on and exploit people they perceive to have no voice. That is why we must all become their voice and speak loudly for them.
We must raise awareness from the classroom to boardrooms that modern slavery is all around us. Businesses must take responsibility for ensuring their suppliers are not involved in trafficking and exploitation. Individuals and communities must challenge themselves to play a part in consigning slavery to the history books. Internationally, we are using our presence and links through government, Church and law enforcement to work with high-risk countries to try to stop victims falling prey to modern slave drivers in the first place.
The enormity, complexity and sheer horror of slavery must never be an excuse to think nothing can be done. Yes, it will take time, with a range of different approaches and everyone playing a part: from grassroots to governments, church activists to cardinals, chief executives to chief constables.
Pope Francis has shown a moral and practical lead, by highlighting the issue of slavery on a world stage and focusing on the vital role of law enforcement agencies.
But this week's conference in Rome is just the start. A "Santa Marta Group" is being established to allow the senior law enforcement chiefs taking part to continue to work together and to increase close international collaboration. The group will be led by the Met Commissioner who, with the Church and the Home Office, will invite members to meet again in London in November.
Between now and then, work will continue through law enforcement, legislation and local communities to fight this abhorrent crime, support victims and raise awareness. Because the best way to fight this crime against humanity is by remembering the intrinsic value and dignity of each and every human being and working together across communities, religions and international boundaries to end slavery once and for all.
Theresa May is the Home Secretary; Cardinal Nichols is the leader of the Catholic Church in England and Wales


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There are plenty of comparisons between architecture frameworks and the one I like is written by Roger Sessions from Objectwatch, Inc.
However when you need to explain this to your IT Management or to any decision maker, it becomes a real challenge.
Below is a section of an internal employer email recently sent to explain the role of Enterprise Architecture and how it helps to develop business solutions for people using technology. It uses the analogy of undertaking a trip to explain how the architecture can help on that journey.
...It takes quite some time in convincing people that the decision is not TOGAF or DODAF or FEAF etc. but using just enough of each architecture framework to produce a functionally elegant, minimally complex and maximized compliant solution.
It describes the differences between the frameworks somewhat more simplistically: Zachman is like the map at a low resolution.
TOGAF is like the directions on the map that will lead us to some destination (it may be a good or bad destination).
FEAF contains specific information such as the reference models which act like the road rules and speed limits and communication protocols of our mobile phones, etc. (these are the sensible and logical constraints).
MODAF / DODAF and other defense architecture frameworks describe how our vehicle, which we are using to undertake our journey, is constructed, supported, used, etc (say a bike or a car).
Always refer back to Zachman when you are lost. (Overcome with complexity).
Refer to TOGAF at specific milestones in the journey. (Preparing for reviews, checking completeness of the architecture, etc.).
FEAF reference models for what technologies, constraints, resources, etc that can be used in the architecture.
DODAF when redesigning or designing or specifying explicitly a 'widget' in the architecture. (Widget may be a solution agnostic architectural building block or a solution dependent solution building block)...
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Humanoid Robot Waitress ADA
Turkey's first robotic application center Cadde Meram Cafe and Robotic Application Center opened it gates at 26 March 2015 with Waitress Robot "ADA" which has already started to serve its guests in the center.
"What these robots going to do?" is the most frequently asked question about the humanistic robot studies. As the answer of these questions Waitress ADA had a great intention from the guests and attract a big crowd to the Cadde Meram Cafe and Robotic Application Center.Waitress ADA with a height of 150 cm and weight of 36 kg has started to serve food and drinks under the curious looks of the guests as the only example of its kind in Turkey.
Akınsoft brought a new perspective to the studies in the Robotic Technologies field and Akınsoft wants to start the mass production of the humanistic robots by 2015.
Robotic Technologies started to be in every sector day by day. Robotic technologies have a potential of being possibly used in any sector include Shopping Malls, Mining, Airports and many more. The main goal of the usage of these robots are not to replace the humans but the reduce the workload. Humanistic robots will increase the value of humans, will increase the productivity and quality of the production and bring a more healty social life to the population.
Akınsoft will be working hard to produce the best in the technology field as it was the past. Main goal of the Akınsoft is bringing a bright future to next generations with technology for an easy and healty growth.


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Runa and her freckles beautiful, her knickers not.
Would have liked to see much more of Runa, before being talked into bed...
trop timide !
Oooooh! Freckles! I Loooooooooove freckles on a lady! Especially on a petite cutie!
Tora, thank you for presenting us to this gorgeous flicka, a really great find :-)
Cute girl! Sad coverage of a perfectly nice navel, however.
Outstanding debut! Very lovely young woman. The pacing of this set is exquisite. Many thanks to Torra and Runa.
I think pics # 77 & 78 show off all of Runa's attributes very well from that gorgeous face to those perfect breasts , that amazing behind, and oh those legs.
A new scandinavian top model presented by Tora Ness. Hello and welcome Runa. Red hairs, blue eyes and a natural and friendly face.
Runa, I really love your tiny breasts and your perfect shaped butt. They are so cute and sexy. Hope to see much more of you.
Thanks Tora, a truely good introduction of Runa.
Both ofyou get 10 points from me.
Such a perfect woman! Please show us more of her.
Damn!! A set to step through & admire every shot. I was ruminating a few sets ago that I didn't know where Tora Ness' work was going. If it's sets like this, yes please!! more, more, more :)) Especially with such mesmerising beauties as Runa, outstanding debut, thank you :))
Ooooooh. a very nice debut set of a lovely newcomer. I love Runa's sandy hair, fresh face, and pretty tanlined butt. Some splendid, tempting poses on that bed, too. Tora Ness, more sets like this, please. :)
Welcome to MET!
Very natural and inviting, exciting poses! Charming girl, wonderful nakedness - look at her and get happy.


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Parts Service Heritage
At The Start
The Partservice story is firmly grounded in the independent aftermarket and begins at the time the Austin
Metro had recently been launched and the last Ford Cortinas had only just been sold!
In 1982 Bruce Grinsted founded Partservice. He already had 17 years' experience in the independent
aftermarket, working in an independent workshop and behind the counter
at a factors, which merged with another local business.
In the merged business, Bruce looked after garage equipment sales, tools and motorcycle parts. This
expertise proved valuable further down the line when he became Partco's South Devon representative, before
moving up to become regional manager.
Partco was later sold, and as a result Bruce was made redundant. But the seeds for Partservice were already
sown as a Partco colleague, Derek Raistrick, had also been made redundant but was now working at AP as
a consultant.
Bruce had already established Partservice and was appointed as an AP distributor, which gave him a flying
start with his new business and set the standard for stocking only superior-quality brand names.
Building on the idea that the independent aftermarket is very much a people business, Bruce went on the
road to tell workshops about the Partservice offering: initially, he had to overcome the fact that he was now
at the helm of his own company, rather than representing Partco.
Many miles on Devon roads and many workshop visits gradually paid off, and it wasn't long before Partservice
was firmly established in workshop owners' minds as THE factor to be doing business with.
Excellence of service and product has always been something that Partservice have looked to offer their
customers. Numerous nominations and awards reflect the efforts that the company has made in this respect,
and Partservice are justifiably proud of having been awarded the honour of being UK Factor of the Year, by
both Autotrade and Motor Trader magazines – as well as being ADF Distributors of Excellence on no less
than three occasions.
Partservice is proud to be a member of the Rapid Group, one of the UK's
leading factor groups. Rapid Group's purchasing power allows Partservice to complement its outstanding level of
individual support with the keenest of prices, offering both for the benefit of its customers.
TODAY'S Partservice
Since the company started in 1982, Partservice has been constantly expanding. Now there are
five branches (Exeter, Honiton, Newton Abbot, Seaton and Sidmouth) with Head Office located at the Exeter
branch. The Exeter facility now covers some 20,000 square feet – which includes three recently
added mezzanine floors – and the branch has also recently undergone a substantial refurbishment
of its shop area.
At the same time, the company has further sharpened its outward facing presence, with new
signage throughout and a completely redesigned website. The website has also allowed
Partservice to access a wider market and the company now services businesses as far afield as
Australia and the Ascension Islands. "From enquiries through the website, we have sent parts to,
Hong Kong, to NATO forces in Kosovo and we even supplied runway lights for an airport in
Namibia!" says Bruce.
The Grinsted name is still strong – Bruce's son Steve is now Partservice MD. Steve joined the
business straight from school in 1984. Starting at the bottom, in 'Goods Inwards', Steve has
worked his way up through the company. "I can truly say that I know every aspect of what the
company does," explains Steve. "When I first started at Partservice, I even had to identify old core
by photos! Having determined that I had a talent for sales, I was sent out onto the road, aged 17,
and from there moved into the phone sales operation and then into a role managing Key Parts for
the company."
With Bruce and Steve both driving the company forward, expansion has come about through
buying existing factoring businesses. Bruce says that organic growth has benefited both
Partservice's business and the independent workshops the company serves.
The day to day running of the company is now very much in Steve Grinsted's hands. "I was made
a Director in the mid 1990s and have been Partservice MD for five years," he continues. "Bruce is
a great guiding force and is always there for advice. Partservice has grown and continues to grow,
and I am very proud of what we are today."
The company is also justifiably proud of the working atmosphere that has always been part of the
company's make-up. Staff retention is exceptionally high – once someone joins Partservice they tend
to stay for a long time, and that strengthens the working relationship.
"If you work for a national factor, it's just a job – but we're a family," explains Steve. "Bruce and
I are often "agony aunts" – it's just part of what we do - and the garage (customer) is like our
extended family."
Today, Partservice covers most of Devon and contact is maintained by four representatives, who
keep workshops informed about the latest deals and new-to range part numbers. "Our business is
all about parts, but it's also about the service we offer," Steve says. "We try our best and we care
about our customers."
The Partservice ethos of putting customers first keeps the whole team firmly on the ball and
competition from other factors remains stiff. But the working relationships between Partservice staff
and workshops are second-to-none, and aren't bettered by rival factors.
"When the phone rings, we usually recognise the voice" continues Steve, "and in many cases we
can instantly name the person on the other end of the phone. Many are friends – but whoever they
are, we will always put ourselves out to help them."
A fleet of 32 vans ensures workshops receive parts deliveries when they're needed, five-and-a-half
days a week.
Outside of work, Partservice sponsor motor sport competitors in both historic and modern rallying,
as well as speedway. Bruce and Steve are both keen motor sport lovers and Bruce used to
compete, so he's aware just how valuable some support is.


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Conan O'Brien - Wednesday 10/1/14
Nick Offerman, Jerrod Carmichael, and Comedian Pete Correale
TW: 'trans killer' + 'man in a dress' tropes + deadnaming
TW: 'trans killer' + 'man in a dress' tropes + deadnaming
[Clip referenced below: 15:45 - 17:20]
"If we tried to play this Aerosmith song without paying the band, my producers would be saying 'Dude, looks like a lawsuit.' - Gentlemen."
-Gestures at band, who then plays a song intro-
"Oh my god that's awful.... Uh, uh what is uh sort of sound like?"
"Uh, maybe 'Dude Looks Like A Lady'?"
"Okay! That sounds... that sounds like 'Dude Looks Like A Lady'; it's actually 'I Could Swear That Guy Was Female.' And here's that awful performer to sing it again. I hate this guy."
"I could swear that guy was female
It was such an honest mistake.
And it was so dark in that car wash
Plus, lots of girls are named Greg."
"Why do I keep bringing you back? You're awful."
"I hang out at the DMV for simple human contact."
"Alright, what do we have for my friend here, uh, Jeff?"
"Teach your kid the ABCs of murder with this
serial killer 'See & Say'!"
TOY: "Ed Gein says, 'I want to wear your skin!'"
serial killer 'See & Say'!"
TOY: "Ed Gein says, 'I want to wear your skin!'"
This episode featured a parody song sung by a man in a wig making effeminate gestures written, performed, and intended for the purpose of comedy.
The lyrics to this parody song reinforce the idea that men who are sexually or romantically attracted to trans women should be ashamed and need to hide it (e.g., "I could swear that guy was female" is an excuse for what the person believes to be inexcusably poor behavior and justification for his "honest mistake." This is also established by the secretive and cheap carwash at night setting).
The lyrics to this parody feature the all too common "trap" characterization of trans women (e.g., "It was such an honest mistake"). This involves framing a trans women who does not disclose her trans status as deceitful, reinforcing the belief that everyone has 'a right to know.'
In turn, the lyrics to this parody are yet another example of how mainstream media attempts to normalize and provide justification for "trans panic," or acting in a state of violent temporary insanity' after someone discloses their trans status. This fear-based framing and negative representation of transgender people in mainstream media influences the way the public thinks. Justifying anger toward a trans person as a reaction to the disclosure of their trans status contributes to the high rates and graphic nature of murders perpetrated against trans women today.
The lyrics to this parody incorporate casual deadnaming (i.e. "Greg"), supporting the idea that this practice is acceptable.
The gift the contestant receives for accurately guessing the band's rendition of "Dude Looks Like a Lady" is a "serial killer 'See & Say,'" which reinforces the "transsexual killer" trope, fueling the irrational fear of trans people committing violent crimes against others.
The 'See & Say' toy's reference to Ed Gein was no coincidence. Ed Gein was allegedly the cross-dressing serial killer that the fictional character Buffalo Bill was based on in the film 'Silence of the Lambs,' one of the most glaringly awful examples of the "scary transsexual" or "transsexual killer" trope in mainstream media.
Conan O'Brien hasn't learned a damn thing since he apologized for his anti-trans joke in 2012.
The medicalization, sensationalization, and vilification MUST STOP. Mainstream media and law enforcement are failing to investigate the crimes against us, prosecute our perpetrators, and cover our murders (not to mention how they commonly misgender us in when our deaths are covered or publicized). We will not stand for the media continuously attributing comedic value to our appearance or existence. We will not stand for the media constantly instigating fear and anger in an uninformed public. And we will not stand for the media's erasure of the authenticity of our experience through our lack of representation.


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Four Things to Know About David Rockefeller's Environmental Philanthropy/
After David Rockefeller retired from Chase, he and his late wife Peggy founded the David Rockefeller Fund in 1989. In 2001, the fund expanded and Rockefeller invited his children, grandchildren and their spouses to take a more active role in grantmaking. David Rockefeller is now 99 years old.
The Rockefeller family legacy on the environment dates back to the late 1800s, when William and then John Rockefeller purchased land and property on what would eventually would be called Rockefeller State Park Preserve in Westchester County, New York. Many greatest hits of conservation giving would follow, from Acadia to Grand Teton to the Virgin Islands, and the Rockefeller Brothers Fund is one place where this legacy continues in a big way.
But what is the much smaller fund named after David Rockefeller doing these days? Here are a few things to know:
1. Grantmaking Is Modest But Steady
In 2013, the fund gave around $355,000 toward environmental outfits and the year before, around $260,000. Grants rarely exceed $50,000 and in 2013 alone a quick rundown reveals modest funding: Natural Resources Council of Maine received $2,500, Historic Hudson Valley received $10,000 and Added Value in Brooklyn received $20,000. A lot of these outfits show up on Rockefeller's annual grantmaking list, so while the annual sums haven't been overwhelming, they've been consistent. Rockefeller appears to have a select few outfits which it supports.
2. Maine is an Important Focus the Fund's Philanthropy
Rockefeller's late wife Peggy founded Maine Coast Heritage Trust, which has received support from the fund. But grantmaking in Maine, where the Rockefellers have a long history, extend to much more than this one outfit. A recent list of grantees includes: College of the Atlantic, which offers an interdisciplinary human ecology program, Friends of Acadia, Island Institute, Natural Resources Council of Maine, and the Nature Conservancy's Maine Chapter. Outside of the environment, other organizations in Maine have received support.
It's worth noting that the fund's environmental support comes through two programs, "environment "and "community." In the fund's community program, Maine is one of the regions that is supported, along with Westchester and Columbia County, both which have similar grantmaking trails that often include environmental outfits.
3. The Fund's Grantmaking Extends to Other Regions
Apart from Maine, New York State and New York City, a recent $50,000 grant to Groundswell in Washington D.C. supported the outfit's Community Energy Purchase Initiative, organizing "faith and mission-based institutions to purchase renewably sourced energy together." Funds have also gone to ReAMP, the Kentucky Coalition, Food Corps and Added Value. These sums are generally between $20,000 and $50,000 annually. Appalachia appears to be another preferred region of the fund, count this as another funder who's part of the "war on coal."
4. There's More on The Way
Rockefeller is a signatory of the giving pledge and has a fortune estimated $3 billion. Rockefeller has pledged at least $600 million to various organizations upon his death. In the environment area, one bequest includes $25 million to the Stone Barns Center for Food and Agriculture. It's not clear how much money, if any, will go to the David Rockefeller Fund, but a big bequest is slated for the Rockefeller Brothers Fund, which will bolster the capacity of that activist environmental funder.
David Rockefeller Fund Grants for Conservation


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As a fan of basketball, I love and understand the impact the sport brings to fans and communities globally. Not just because I have been part of the NBA family since 2004 and a fan since the age of 10yrs old, but because I have first-hand experience.
The big question that basketball pundits and critics have is: Does the NBA coming to London or anywhere else in the world, to showcase it's league and players have a positive impact on what's in place domestically? Quite simply… Of course it does, and for anyone to argue blindly and say it doesn't, isn't a true fan or understand what the sport is about. The NBA is not that rich uncle that rolls into town and makes everything all right. What it does is, give us, the fans, an opportunity to be part of something that is special for many. I grew up on Love and Basketball and as far as I can remember, basketball, music and lifestyle went hand in hand. My first year in attending the NBA Global Games in London was in 1993, when my parents took me to watch the Orlando Magic and the Atlanta Hawks. I will never forget that day. As a 10yr old child, my love for the sport grew. We didn't have the best tickets and we were not courtside but the atmosphere was enough for me to fall in love with the sport.
Growing up, playing in the NBA, working with the NBA or even attending an NBA game was something out of our reach. Merely dreams, if you will. But they were things that many of us hoped for. Subsequently, a few British players made it into the league – some we celebrate and some, people forget they existed. This helped open up the NBA borders for more players and fans alike. The truth of the matter is, the NBA as an organization, over the years, it has done more for local communities than other professional sporting leagues globally.
In 2005, David Stern (then NBA President) announced an initiative that was going to help communities and young people, not only in the states but globally, this initiative was called "NBA CARES." Through NBA CARES, the league, players and teams have raised and contributed over $100 million for charities, they donate more than 1 million hours of hands-on volunteer service to communities worldwide, and have built more than 100 places where kids can learn and play over the last 10years.
This far-reaching community outreach initiative was built on the NBA's long tradition of addressing important social issues with an emphasis on programs that support education, youth and family development, and health-related causes. I have witnessed this happen in London, Ghana, Nigeria, South Africa, Senegal, United States, Spain, Italy, Finland and more.
I was also here in the early 2000's, when the NBA came to town and opened their offices. When they arrived, they engaged with everyone that was involved with basketball. I was one of those people. They were open to people, ideas and programs to help raise the awareness of basketball in the UK. They tried to work with the federations and community groups. The young people involved loved it and it allowed them to dream bigger and know that, there is a clear path to working or playing basketball professionally. The impact was instant because people got excited and had hopes that this new NBA engagement would be an answer to the problems within the British Basketball League.
We were wrong. The NBA was like any other business expanding their market and looking to work with people to grow their brand and also for people to be able to associate themselves with the NBA brand to grow themselves. It was a win-win situation for most. But the problem was, a lot of people working in basketball in the UK at that time, were working in small groups and in isolation. People didn't want or like to work together – that's the truth. People were working against each other and not coming together for a common goal simply because many thought they knew best when it came to – raising the awareness of basketball in the UK.
This is a common known fact for many who work within the basketball community. So, the NBA did what any business would do and carried on working with the people who were willing to work together and with community organizations that help and develop the next generation. As a journalist and a fan of the sport, I have in the past argued and criticized the NBA a lot for the things they could have done better, but I can not criticize them for what they have done for the UK community. I can't fault them. They have tried and continue to try. They have offered opportunities for many to come in and learn about what they do and even employed many best people to work in their environment and learn the business.
Have they tried to work with the BBL and Great Britain in the past? Yes, they have. Have they tried to work with Basketball England? Yes, they have and continue to do so. The participation of basketball has grown. We now have over 30 NBA Jnr program in the UK with Basketball England, who work extremely hard with other organizations and the NBA to get young people to engage with the sport. The latest participation figures for basketball, released by Sport England, have revealed an increase in weekly participation up 21,800 to 152,900 with the main increase coming from young people in school & further education. With regards to overall trends since Active People Survey (APS) were released in October 2011, basketball has seen a growth in females involved in the sport, as well as an increase in club members, players actively involved in competitive basketball, and a growth in BME participation. It is also estimated that the number of people playing the sport at least once a week in further education has risen by nearly 12,000 in this period.
What people have got to remember is that the NBA Global Games is an event – it's like our NBA ALLSTAR weekend or the Premier League Finals. It is an event that needs all the different elements to make it as popular as it is. This includes sponsors and brands, celebrities and the fans. In order for broadcasters to be able to afford to broadcast these events, all this is needed and in order for the NBA to host events like this, they also need it. Let's remind ourselves of the London 2012 Olympics – without the entertainment, celebrities and sponsorship, it would have been terrible. As a Sport Operations Coordinator and later, the Olympic and Paralympic Basketball producer for the Olympic Games, it was a MUST.
Without these elements and content, the event would be unsuccessful. Period. Brands and sponsors need the association with athletes and celebrities. Sporting events need athletes and sponsors in order for broadcasters to be able to produce content that audiences like you and I would love to watch over and over again. When you start to understand this simple concept, it will make it clearer for you to understand why all these elements are needed.
The idea of people getting upset because broadcasters are showing celebrities before the game starts, during time outs and half time is clearly silly and unnecessary. To understand the sport business is to understand that, in order to have successful sporting events, these are the elements and content that draw in revenue. The same revenues that brings you the sport, the players and the donation to the community programs. It's not free or cheap to play at the o2 arena. It's not free for the game to be broadcasted, it's not free for the teams to fly out here to compete and it's not free for you and me to enjoy. If you are a fan of the game, someone who has lived in the United States or someone who watches the games, you know that in the United States, the games are heavily branded, tickets are expensive and celebrity features are the norm. This is not exclusive to the UK or American sport. We do the same with premier league football, Rugby and cricket. Content is king when it comes to sports and broadcasting.
Having the NBA in town should be a unique experience for you. This is something you save for. This is something you look forward to (it's like planning your holiday). This is our NBA ALLSTAR weekend. What are you moaning about? It really gets boring when so called fans go out of their way to try and verbally abuse you over social media over something, they clearly don't have a greater understanding of. It's fine because it's about educating the masses.
Yes, we all wish the NBA tickets were cheaper, we wish all the fans could get tickets to the game, we wish we had a dedicated broadcaster that has shows that gives us what we want on demand. But, when we did have it, people didn't watch it or support it. With an average viewership of 10,000 people per game, what broadcaster is willing to lose money over a sport that people don't actively watch? Think about it? We have growth in participation (which is a huge thing), but we don't have the rating when it comes to viewership in the UK. Why? Because basketball isn't the main sport in the UK, Premier League Football, Rugby, and Cricket is King. Having football, rugby and cricket players at the game is not only about content but also about cross promotion of the sport. Some of these celebrities may not know anything about basketball, but their association with the event or sport may engage others or trigger an interest from some sporting fans.
The BBC is now covering the BBL on the red button and it is great to see that the Birmingham arena was filled out and previous BBL Cup Finals. But how many true NBA fans also buy BBL tickets? If you are a true fan of the sport, your support should start from your home team.
Get behind your domestic players. Get behind your teams. Let's actively raise the level of participation in viewership and attendance for our domestic teams first. It is easier to moan and blame the NBA for a structure that has existed for all sporting events, not just the NBA.
The funny thing is, the NBA has impacted on the sport in the UK in a positive way as figures have shown. That is down to the people on the ground working in partnership with the NBA and the likes of Basketball England, primary and secondary schools, community projects and many more.
The culture of blame from the minority of fans and some media journalists/outlets needs to stop or be ignored because we are in a better position than we were in 10yrs ago. It could get better. BBL could grow bigger, have money to pay all players, have better arenas, more publicity (whether it's from celebrities, sponsors or media outlets). Let's be honest and the fact is, British basketball has had its own issues for many years. These were not issues that were caused by the NBA. But it is moving forward and progress is being made. If we are true British basketball fans, we should be prepared to also pay the same amount of money we are prepared to pay for the NBA when they are in town. The standard many not be like the NBA, but with our (the fans) investment, maybe we could have the next Lebron James come out of the UK and maybe we could someday have a British Global Game on foreign lands in years to come. I can only dream and I will continue to dream for that day to come. Let's stop the blame game and comparison and focus on what needs to be done.
Let's not forget, the NBA is a business. Not a charity organization.


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'For Let' sign up at Silken Jewellers, Naas
Future Unclear
A well-known Naas jewellers has closed its doors.
A sign on the shop door of Silken Jewellers at the Moat Mall says it is 'Closed for Renovation' but there is no suggestions as to when it will reopen again.
A 'For Let' sign has been put on the front window of the shop unit at the in Naas town centre.
The retail unit is being advertised online at €20,000 annually.
The auctioneers O'Neill and Co. have declined to comment on the letting of the premises, and no contact could be made with the shop owners.
The establishment has been in business since 1985.


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A lot of people accuse those who are dismissive of non-scientific fields of study of having scientistic views. This raises important questions—Is science always the only legitimate source of knowledge? Could philosophy ever be a source of knowledge?
The main issue concerning scientism that I'm interested in is the scientistic view that philosophy has little to nothing it can contribute. For example, in 2011 Stephen Hawking said, "[P]hilosophy is dead… philosophers have not kept up with modern developments in science. Particularly physics."1 And in 2012 Lawrence Krauss said, "[S]cience progresses and philosophy doesn't."2
Even so, anti-philosophical views are not the only types of scientism, and I believe that some types of scientism can be explicitly favorable to philosophy. What exactly is scientism? I will define and categorize various types of scientism. (more…)


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Mrs. Ostrander, Reading Specialist
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Hello Families!
We are looking forward to an exciting year here at Arenac Eastern! I will be working with many of our students as we work toward literacy goals. My door is always open! I would be more than happy to assist your literacy needs within your families. I would like you to know that I have parent books that deal with a wide range of life's situations. I offer books about handling the death of a pet, getting a new job, raising children with high self-esteem, etc. My main focus is elementary; however, my door is open to ALL families. Please feel free to stop by…room #205. Looking forward to seeing you!
As the Reading Specialist I am thrilled to ….
- Have a monthly family newsletter
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This is the text of an article of mine the Irish Times has printed today here (full text): http://www.irishtimes.com/news/education/full-time-third-level-education-for-all-is-a-luxury-we-can-t-afford-1.2025807 - it is exactly the same argument as the previous posting.
Could it be that sending our children to college is an extravagance? Something that would be nice to have, but we can't really afford and do not really need?
For many years now we have been told that it is reasonable to be expect to send your children to college and that if you can't afford it, you should be able to get assistance in doing so. We are also told that it is in the interests of the economy that as many people as possible get a higher education; that, as a nation, we cannot afford not to send our children to college. This may well be true, but the question here is; can we afford to do it the way we are doing it, either as individuals or as a nation?
As an engineering student in the seventies I would, naturally, muse during lectures about the efficiency of the process. If the lecturer took an alternative approach, not only would a significant amount of time be saved by the lecturer, more interestingly a much greater amount of time would be saved by the 50 or 100 students sitting in the class. Now, 40 years later, there are many alternative teaching techniques available, but not a lot has changed.
To be fair, I have become aware of many of the alternative teaching approaches through my work for the last 20 years with learning technologies and more specifically in online distance learning. And if I were to be honest, the efficiencies I have observed in online distance learning have more to do with the type of student than the technologies used for teaching.
Our distance learners seem to be able to cover material in less time than the full-time students and achieve better scores in examinations. How can this be so? Is it the teaching medium? Is it that they can replay difficult parts of lectures over and over again or post questions to their lecturers and classmates at any hour of the day or night? Perhaps, but I think it may be something else.
Our distance learners seem to be very highly motivated. They are very interested in the content and keen to achieve. They see the relevance of the knowledge, often directly in work they are currently doing, and seem to assimilate it faster and remember it better.
We have always been aware of the merits of "work-based learning" and it has been the basis of the apprenticeship system that has served us well for centuries, even in so-called higher professions such as accounting, law and architecture. So why have we moved away from this model of learning? Could it be that knowledge became so specialised that students had to travel to the source of that knowledge? Could it be that as we grew richer over a period of a few hundred years, first the middle classes and then the working classes felt they had the right to emulate the practices of the aristocracy?
We might argue about the reasons the current system of higher education emerged but there is growing evidence that higher education can be supplied more cheaply and more effectively through a combination of work-based and online learning. As well as being able to reduce the cost of providing courses, the financial burden on individuals and families, as well as the state can be reduced in other ways. As learners are mostly working and do not need to live away from home, they can more easily afford the fees, often with assistance from their employers and with less subsidy from the state.
But what about the social development aspect of full-time higher education? Perhaps because I live in a small town in the West of Ireland I have a broader range of friends than many in my profession, but as you can imagine, my many friends who never received a higher education would laugh if I suggested to them that they were less socially developed than me because they did not go to college.
Would school leavers be mature enough to survive in this new model of learning? Well many believe that they were in the past, and that perhaps we don't challenge them enough these days. Many young people actually still don't know what they want to do when they leave school. It could be argued that it is too early to choose a profession and that it might be better to get a menial job in an field that you might be interested in and take a little more time before committing to a course of study. This kind of flexibility is much more feasible with work-based online learning.
And what about my own children? Despite my advice to go and get a job when they finish school, they are insisting that they get the pleasure of going to college just as I did. I am lucky that the state is borrowing money to subsidise them and I am well enough paid to afford to pay the rest and indulge them. Others are not so lucky. Should individuals and the state be spending or borrowing so much for what now could be seen as a pleasant rite of passage for privileged individuals? An extravagance?
Brian Mulligan is a lecturer and Programme Manager in the Centre for Online Learning in Institute of Technology, Sligo, Ireland. He can be contacted via his blog at elearngrump.blogspot.com


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|Open Matte Example
(Augmented from Wikipedia)
One of the main reasons people collect "Open Matte" films is that they contain extra image information (generally at the top and bottom of screen) giving the viewer a bigger glimpse into the world. However, since the cinematographers job was to frame for Widescreen first and the Open Matte second (or sometimes not at all), this is generally NOT what they intended the viewers experience to be.
For the most part, viewing the Open Matte version does not make for a more aesthetically pleasing image on screen (at least not in the traditional sense). In fact, this added information sometimes disrupts the movie watching experience for the typical movie-goer. For example, where black bars were intended to be, the viewer may occasionally see a ladder on screen, a rope pulling a prop, or just an oddly composed frame with too much headroom for the actors.
|4x3 Matte Example
This was largely brought about by the rise of consumers watching movies via VHS and Cable TV. During this time, home viewers weren't open to having letterboxing "cover up part of their TV" and unfortunately, home distribution was exclusively catering to the 4:3 square format*. This effectively rendered widescreen obsolete after the movies initial run in the theatrical market (at least until the rise of Laser Discs). In order to force many films of the day into this TV friendly aspect ratio, production companies employed the use of "Pan and Scan" (a technique in which you crop the widescreen image and artificially move the camera's viewpoint).
|Pan & Scan Example
|16x9 Matte Example**
**Yes, Seven was shot on film, however it's an excellent example of a 16x9 Open Matte and this version was more than likely accidentally released on Blu Ray in Canada. .
|Pee Wee's Big Adventure
- Pee Wee's Big Adventure: Legend has it that the guy who output the 4:3 VHS version of this film still gets shit for a few shots that blatantly showcase the special-effects in this movie. The best example can be seen HERE. In this shot, Pee Wee is pulling an endless chain and it's source was designed to be masked out. In this version, we clearly see where the chain is coming from.
- Evil Dead: For years, only a select few, original VHS copies contained the original, unmatted 4:3 aspect ratio. The reason that so many die-hard fans clamored for this version is because this film was NOT shot with the idea of a widescreen presentation. Furthermore, when they did put the "black bars" over top of the image, they gave zero thought about re-framing the shots and blindly pasted them over the entire movie. Thankfully, the last few editions of the film have in fact contained the original, unmatted version.
|Evil Dead 2
- Evil Dead 2: I was only recently alerted to this. The 2001 "Tin Box" release of this film contained not just the original 16:9 version, but also contained the unmatted 4:3 version of this movie as it was shot. There's no goofs in this version that I've found yet, but this is a great, rare copy of the film and is totally worth giving a watch.
- Terminator 2: In the open matte version of this you can plainly see Arnold's pants when he's supposed to be naked.
- Buffy The Vampire Slayer- Season 1: This is rare because it is the pillar box mattes that have been removed. The show was obviously framed for 4:3, but Fox wanted to re-release it in 16:9 anyway. That means throughout the season there are errors abound. On the sides of the screens you can see ladders, lights, boom poles, and even the occasional person. Pretty damn hilarious.
In Conclusion:
|He didn't actually say this...
but it was implied.
Strange versions of classic films aren't necessary for the public at large, and for the most part, they probably offer a negative experience for filmmakers and most viewers... but for die-hard collectors, they give a whole new way to appreciate our favorite movies. Whether you collect them for an inside view into the process, to laugh at, to get that extra bit of screen information or just to have them on your hard drive so you can brag to your collector friends (who are also likely NOT getting laid), it's a great excuse to re-watch your favorite flicks one more time.


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