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In a fish-eat-fish ocean filled with sharks and other fierce swimmers, how has the delicate jellyfish survived – and thrived – through hundreds of millions of years of evolutionary culling? A team of biologists and engineers says it has discovered the "jelly's" secret: They're incredibly efficient swimmers.
Jellyfish don't look like they're built for speed. Less than 1% of their body mass is devoted to muscle, compared with more than 50% in fish. But they're competent predators — and perhaps even too successful. In many parts of the globe, they spread into ecosystems so thoroughly that they're considered invasive species.
Researchers have recently found that the jellyfish is an extremely efficient swimmer, one that could put your Prius to shame.
"They get the efficiency of several hundred miles to the gallon," said John Dabiri, a Caltech biophysicist and coauthor of a paper published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.
Of all the jellyfish species in the ocean, the moon jelly Aurelia aurita gets the most bang for its swimming buck. But thus far, researchers haven't been able to figure out exactly how it manages this neat little trick.
They knew that the jellyfish first squeezes out a stream of water that pushes it forward and creates a vortex ring behind it. The jelly then relaxes before contracting again. But this rocket-like jet propulsion couldn't entirely explain such remarkable efficiency.
"We saw this expected spike in velocity when the animal was contracting, but we would see this secondary peak during a period of time when the animal was actually pausing between contractions, after it had reopened and relaxed," said lead author Brad Gemmell, a marine biologist at the Marine Biological Laboratory in Woods Hole, Mass. "So initially we dismissed it as noise, but it ended up showing up in every contraction and among all different sizes of animals and among different species."
To figure out what they were missing, the researchers dropped little silver coated glass beads, each mere microns thick, into the aquarium with the swimming moon jellies. They then shined lasers into the tank. The laser light bouncing off the sparkling glass beads revealed subtle flows previously invisible using a more traditional dye method.
They found that as the jellyfish relaxes, a second doughnut-shaped vortex of fluid pushes water against its underside while it fills its bell-shaped body to squeeze again. So the animal is getting extra mileage even in the moment when it's doing nothing, traveling about 30% farther per swimming cycle.
"The animal can actually get a free ride on that second swirling current," Dabiri said.
This free ride improves the cost of transport by 48%, according to the study. That's some pretty hefty energy savings.
"Although we as engineers can be pretty clever, nature has out-clevered us in a lot of different ways," Dabiri said.
The researchers are part of a group from the Office of Naval Research looking to tap into the jellyfish's secret powers of propulsion for more efficient seafaring vehicles.
For example, a jellyfish-based system could allow scientific instruments deployed in the ocean for weeks or even months to hold their position in a water column, even on a limited battery, Gemmell said.
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Tax Rates on Real, Public Utility and Tangible Personal
Property, by County, for Taxes Collected in Calendar Year
Table PR-6 shows each Ohio county's average effective tax
rates applied to two categories of property - real property
and tangible personal property (including public utility
personal property). The rates are expressed in mills (a mill
is equivalent to $1 per $1,000 of taxable value), and include
levies by all jurisdictions (school district, county, city,
etc.) for property located in each county.
Within the residential and agricultural class of real
property, the average gross tax rate ranged from a high of
96.34(Cuyahoga County) to a low of 38.34 (Gallia County),
while the highest net tax rate was 61.21 (Montgomery County)
and the lowest was 32.01 (Gallia County). Within the public
utility, commercial, industrial, and mineral class of real
property, the average gross tax rate ranged from a high of
88.03 (Geauga County) to a low of 37.50 (Gallia County),
while the highest net tax rate was 66.93 (Montgomery County)
and the lowest was 32.28 (Gallia County). Finally, the
highest average tangible personal property rate (including
public utility personal property) was 86.11 (Geauga County)
and the lowest was 34.63 (Gallia County).
For real property, average tax rates were calculated by
dividing tax year 1995 property taxes by tax year 1995
property values. For tangible personal property, tax year
1996 personal property taxes were combined with tax year 1995
public utility personal property taxes and then were divided
by tax year 1996 personal property values combined with tax
year 1995 public utility personal property values to produce
average tax rates. (Tax year 1995 real and public utility
personal property taxes were collected in 1996 whereas
collection of tax year 1996 tangible personal property taxes
occurred in the same year.)
Gross and net tax rates are shown for the two major classes
of real property: residential and agricultural; and
commercial, industrial, mineral, and public utility. The
gross rates are the actual rates applied to the real property
values. The net rates are the rates after applying the
percentage reductions in taxes levied required by Section
319.301(D) of the Ohio Revised Code (these percentage
reductions are generally referred to as "tax reduction
factors"). These rates were computed prior to any reduction
of real property taxes resulting from the 10 percent rollback
for all real property, the 2.5 percent rollback for
residential property, or the homestead exemption.
Taxes levied on tangible personal property and public utility
personal property are not reduced by the percentage
reductions applied to real property taxes. Only the gross
rate is applied to tangible personal and public utility
personal property. Tangible personal property rates were
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North Brunswick biotech Hurel Corp. is launching a grant program — with a commitment of up to $150,000 in its own money — to spur innovation of its cell-based technologies used in pharmaceutical and industrial toxicological research.
Hurel is inviting qualified academic research scientists to submit funding proposals for projects that will look for new uses of Hurel's cell-based models.
Hurel produces three-dimensional tissue cultures that can simulate and predict the actual function of liver and other organs.
In the case of animals, Hurel says its in vitro products promise to reduce reliance on live animals for drug and toxicity testing because its cell-based models can deliver faster and more accurate results.
Hurel has developed product lines based on human, dog, and rat species, termed Hurelhuman, Hureldog and Hurelrat, respectively.
"We are intensely curious to see how our academic colleagues, drawing on their knowledge and scientific imaginations, may seek to probe its capabilities and push the envelope of its potential applications," Hurel's chief scientific officer, Dr. Martin Yarmush, said in a statement.
Hurel has received funding from the Humane Society of the United States and $9.2 million in private financing from Spring Mountain Capital to support commercial launch of its products plus further research and development.
Hurel anticipates releasing its call for proposals in late October. The document will be available online at hurelcorp.com. The anticipated deadline is January 30; Hurel expects to announce grant awards March 15.
The company has developed a scientific advisory board consisting of medical and pharmaceutical experts to serve as the grant review committee.


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Officials: West Nile reported in Lancaster County
Officials: West Nile reported in Lancaster County
LINCOLN, Neb. —
Officials have reported the first human case of West Nile virus in Lancaster County this year.
The Lincoln-Lancaster County Health Department did not release additional information about the case. But it says in a news release Friday that the department was recently notified that mosquitoes collected in late August were positive for the virus.
West Nile is transmitted to people through mosquitoes that feed on an infected bird. Most infected people have no symptoms or only mild flu-like symptoms. A small percentage develops a serious illness.
State health officials say that as of Friday, there have been 22 human cases of West Nile in Nebraska.


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A dangerous driver took a baseball bat from the boot of a car when trapped in a dead end by police, a court heard.
Paul Watson had already thrown an empty lager can at a patrol car which followed him out of Chesterfield late on February 1.
In the incident filmed by the police helicopter, Watson went to the rear of his partner's BMW, collected the bat and put it into the front of the car. Judge Ebrahim Mooncey said the officers would not have been able to identify it and told Watson: "They must have been fearful what could have happened."
He imposed a 14-month prison sentence on Watson, 32, of Edale Road, Mastin Moor who admitted dangerous driving, common assault and having an offensive weapon.
A three-year driving ban was also ordered. Laura Pitman, prosecuting, said Watson's partner described him as "controlling and jealous". When she went to a gym with a woman friend, he suspected her of having an affair.
He claimed to have fitted a tracking device to her mobile phone which suggested she had stopped in a lay-by.
He slapped her face and used abusive language on January 30.
Two nights later, he sent abusive texts to the woman before driving away in her white BMW. It was followed going from Mastin Moor to Renishaw and Killamarsh. A driver had to take evasive action and Watson veered onto the wrong side of the road before turning into a dead end, added Miss Pitman.
Noel Philo, mitigating, said Watson had a softball with the bat in the car so he could play with his children. There was also a minor collision between the BMW and a police car. Watson claimed an officer reversed into the path of his car.
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By road the lodge is 325kms north of Nairobi, a journey during which you will cross the Equator and enter the northern hemisphere. The tarmac stops at a small town called Archer's Post, and from there it is a 21km game drive on all weather roads to the lodge.
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Foot Stiffness and the High-Arched Foot
By Mark Charrette, DC
Many articles have discussed how excessive pronation and the loss of the foot's medial arch (flat foot) can negatively affect the mechanics of the lower extremities, as well as the pelvis and spine.However, too much arch can be just as much of a problem as not enough. In fact, an investigative study by Simkin, et al., conducted during a military basic-training session, found a much higher frequency of femoral stress fractures in recruits who had a cavus (high-arched) foot. The study concluded that this was because an elevated arch tends to transmit, rather than absorb, heel-strike shock, as does the foot with a normal arch.1
Whenever there is either too little pronation (as is found in fixed supination), or excessive pronation, the effects of impact loading are amplified. "A high-arched (cavus) foot with limited range of motion attenuates shock poorly and a hypermobile flat foot also does poorly on shock attenuation because of its function near the end of the range of motion."2 This helps explain how both types of foot dysfunction can contribute to musculoskeletal symptoms and injuries. In fact, a study by Dahle, et al., found that athletes with either excessively pronated or supinated foot types were significantly more susceptible to knee injuries than those who had a normal pronation mechanism to absorb shock.3
A 2004 paper dealt with the common problem of excessive foot flexibility and hyperpronation during gait.4 While less frequently found, foot stiffness and hypomobility (a lack of pronation, usually with a high arch and fixed supination) can also be the underlying causes of significant lower extremity biomechanical distress.
High-Arched Feet
Normal amounts of movement are necessary for biomechanical function during activities of stance and gait. Problems arise when there is too little or too much mobility in the foot and ankle. The foot with a higher-than-normal arch remains too rigid and inflexible during walking and running. This results in poor attenuation of heel-strike shock, much of which is then transmitted up the kinetic chain into the leg and hip.
Having a rigid, high-arched foot makes one susceptible to development of stress fractures in the sesamoids, calcaneus, femur and pelvis.5 This type of foot generally requires improved flexibility (mobilization, stretching) and stabilizing orthotics to help decrease shock at heel strike. A higher-than-normal arch can be a particular problem when there is significant asymmetry, especially if the other foot has little or no arch. When there are equal magnitudes of pronation and supination during standing and walking, rotational equilibrium results and no significant rotational velocity is imparted to the adjacent structures.6
The stress of impact while walking is also minimized when the foot pronates normally and the leg flexes to absorb shock. In normal subjects, the force of heel strike transmits a shock wave (a "transient") up the leg to the pelvis, the spine and into the skull. Within 10 milliseconds of heel strike, scientists studying normal walking recorded a .5 g impact at the skull.7 This is the equivalent of a 160-pound man being hit in the head by 80 pounds with each step.
Dr. Steven Subotnick estimates that running multiplies the impact of heel strike on the body by approximately three times (the "Rule of Three").8 A high-arched or inflexible foot can increase this normal stress in ranges that result in symptoms and pathologies.
21st-Century Studies
A growing body of evidence helps to explain why high-arched individuals (especially athletes) are reporting greater incidence of bone and joint stress injuries. For example:
Lower extremity stiffness #1. In a review of various published models of leg stiffness, Butler, et al., found substantial biomechanical evidence to support the concepts above. They looked at several methods for calculating the vertical and linear stiffness of the lower extremity during gait. These methods included measuring ground reaction forces, vertical trajectory of center of mass (using a force plate), and foot contact time, among other parameters. They identified a direct relationship between lower extremity stiffness and performance, as well as injury.9
Lower extremity stiffness #2. Using a combination of vertical loading rates and electromyographic data, Williams, et al., attempted to explain the differences in leg stiffness during gait between runners with high and low arches.10 They found that the support moment at the impact peak of the vertical ground reaction force was related to leg stiffness across all subjects. Specifically, "high-arched subjects were found to have increased leg stiffness and vertical loading rate compared to low-arched runners." The study authors also noted that the high-arched runners demonstrated both decreased knee flexion and earlier onset of vastus medialis muscle activity during the stance phase of gait.
Runners' injuries. Finally, in a retrospective study of running-related injuries, Williams, et al., found that athletes with high arches had different injury patterns when compared to those with low arches.11 First, injury laterality differed significantly between the two groups, with high-arched runners reporting more lateral injuries, while low-arched runners showed more medial injuries. Second, stress injuries to bone were more common in those with high arches, while the soft tissues were more frequently affected in those with low arches. And third, the high-arched runners had more lateral ankle sprains and iliotibial band problems, while knee injuries (especially patellar tendinitis and medial knee pain) were much more common in low-arched runners. Not surprisingly, 85 percent of all running-related injuries in the study occurred at the knee or distally.
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Patients with high arches should be fitted with individually designed stabilizing orthotics that have support for all three arches of the foot, especially the lateral arch. The orthotics should be fabricated from shock-absorbing materials designed to decrease the ground- reaction forces from heel strike through to toe-off. They should also encourage flexibility and mobility during gait. These components will help to reduce the injury potential that the rigid foot demonstrates.
In addition, rehabilitative exercise of the pedal foundation can help facilitate the proper use of affected muscle groups in a hypomobile foot. Surgical tubing (for stretch / resistance) is an effective and recommended device for re-educating stiff muscles and helping to relieve pain.
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Motherboards come in various sizes and shapes, along with feature sets ranging from low to high. The better the feature set equates to a higher price. The same trend follows for quality — the better a board is the more it will cost, generally. ECS is fairly popular with budget builds, but has been pushing into the enthusiast sector more and more. The name might be a mystery to some as it uses slang in the name. L337 is defined by ECS as "L337 (leet): The term leet is used as an adjective to describe formidable prowess or accomplishment, especially in the fields of online gaming." The new GANK series is for enthusiasts and gamers. GANK is a slang word that is sometimes used in gaming where it means to gang up on, or have a substantial advantage over an opponent. In this case the latter definition makes more sense. So in layman's term this series is supposed to perform over and above the competition, with many features targeted at gamers.
The ECS L337 GANK Domination Golden Z87H3-A3X is the latest in the line of performance motherboards from ECS. ECS categorizes its performance line of motherboards with three denominations — at the top is Domination, Machine in the middle, and Drone in the lower division. Intel has two categories listed; GANK is the currently available group while Killsteal is yet to be released. Aggro is the name given to the AMD group.
With this motherboard it looks like ECS is trying to push into the high-end enthusiast sector while targeting gamers. The naming scheme is odd and the full denomination is quite long — read the review to find out if the gold color and gaming lingo-naming scheme is a gimmick, or if the board really is as good as we are lead to believe.
ECS L337 GANK Domination Z87H3-AX Golden Closer Look:
The packaging reflects the Golden variety of this motherboard. The box is primarily yellow and black, as is the motherboard itself. The box has very little mention of the ECS brand; instead you will find the L337 Gaming brand being presented much bolder as if to distance this line from the main ECS products. The front of the box has the full name listed: GANK Domination Z87H3-AX Golden. Personally I think L337 Domination sounds better than L337 GANK Domination. Along the bottom are brands that are supported inside, including features such as the dual Killer E2200 Gigabit LAN ports, Virtu MVP, and Creative Sound Core 3D onboard audio.
Flipping the box around to the back reveals over a dozen pictures of different features on the motherboard. The key specifications at the top state that it has 6.0 Gbps SATA ports, Generation 3 PCI-Express ports, 64GB maximum of DDR3 up to 3000+ MHz OC, USB 3.0, Dual Gigabit Ethernet LAN plus WiFi 802.11b/g/n, and 10G Thunderbolt. The first three pictures show the Southbridge, power heat sinks, and CPU socket. The CPU socket pins are plated 15µ of gold. Gold is also apparently plated throughout the board elsewhere. The gaming technologies include thermo-chromatic display on the Southbridge heat sink — it's two strips of paint, essentially, that turn from brownish to yellow at 40 °C and then yellow with red at 50 °C. The largest heat sink labeled QoolTech V and has a small fan built into it to help keep temperatures lower. The motherboard supports 3-way CrossFireX or 2-way SLI, and also utilizes Virtu MVP for using onboard graphics with a discrete video card. Creative Sound Core 3D is built into the board with specialized audio caps and EMI interference blocking. Thunderbolt is provided with two ports and thus allowing connectivity of up to 12 devices, plus three digital displays at 10Gbps bi-directional and dual channel.
The top of the box has a typo — "GANK DMINATION". The width of GANK and DMINATION is even, so some time was obviously spent here. The barcode sticker is here along with a handle for carrying the box, but the handle is also to pull the inside case out from the outer sleeve. Minimal damage occurred during shipping, but the contents were safe thanks to the amount of layers ECS chose to use. The bottom of the box cautions users that the motherboard is static-sensitive. Next to that it is explained that ECS is using environmentally-friendly inks and recycled materials for the packaging. The bottom row explains what the different ECS software programs do, and that the BIOS is multi-lingual.
The sides are similar to the rest of the packaging, this time with larger ECS brand logos. The whole box is covered in either gold pigment or holographic rainbow foiling, so at an angle you see different colors; definitely eye-catching. The second side is actually a flap that has Velcro holding it shut. Opening the flap reveals over a dozen more images and on the other side a large image of the motherboard itself. The first side lists features that are supported by the board including: EZ Button Control Center — EZ LED Display (for showing Post Codes), EZ Duo BIOS, EZ Click OC, EZ Enter BIOS, EZ Measure (Voltage Measurement Points), EZ Clear CMOS, and EZ Reset/Power. ESD Protection/Anti-Static helps to avoid damage to the motherboard from sudden high voltage spikes that could be caused by LAN, USB, or Video Input. SBX Pro Studio Cinema aims to give cinema quality sound through features such as SBX Surround, Crystallizer, Bass, Dialog Plus, and Smart Volume.
All of the CPU, Memory, and PCI-Express x16 slot pins are gold plated with 15µ of gold for better stability and connectivity — whereas other boards typically only use 5µ. The ECS Extreme Power Module Design gives a 90% power efficiency increase with Dual-Sided Cooling MOSFETs, Ice Crystal Chokes that provide 1.5x greater stability and 13% heat reduction, and Golden Solid Capacitors, which offer up to 6x longer lifespan than standard electrolytic capacitors — up to 200,000 hours. Intel Xtreme Tuning Utility (Intel XTU) is a supported program from Intel for monitoring and tuning performance settings.
The second side shows the motherboard and highlights two dozen features. For front panel USB there are three USB 3.0 headers and two USB 2.0 headers — one of which is gray to indicate it is the EZ Charger header. The rear I/O panel has an additional four USB 3.0 and two USB 2.0 ports. Two Thunderbolt connectors exist on the board; one exiting the I/O panel while the other sits nearby, but for internal use. A built-in WiFi 802.11b/g/n card with antenna jack sits above the two USB 2.0 ports and external SATA 6.0 Gbps port. The board also has an mSATA 6.0 Gbps mounting location. Dual RJ-45 Gigabit LAN ports are provided by the Bigfoot Killer E2201 from Qualcomm and are capable of teaming for increased throughput.
By pulling the inner-cardboard out we are greeted by a glimpse of the motherboard and its golden highlights through the metalized anti-static bag. Inside of the main cardboard box are two more smaller boxes — one holds the motherboard and the other holds the accessories. Accessories are comprised of: six SATA 6.0 Gbps cables, gold I/O plate, WiFi antenna and base with cable, SLI cable, and port covers to keep dust out of any unused I/O ports. Two manuals and a driver DVD are included to help get the hardware installed properly.
Aside from a couple typos in the manual, everything looks promising so far. Continue onto the next page to take a close look at the ECS L337 GANK Domination Z87H3-AX Golden!


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Reforming Property Forfeiture Laws to Protect Citizens' Rights
The Framers of the United States Constitution understood that freedom depends upon the vigorous protection of private property rights and that this protection was therefore the most sacred obligation of government. However, despite Fifth and Fourteenth Amendment guarantees, recent years have witnessed a massive expansion of a legal practice known as "asset forfeiture," which allows government to violate the very property rights it is charged with protecting. Hundreds of asset forfeiture laws-many of them intended to stop illegal drug trafficking-give state and federal law enforcement agents the power to seize property even without proof of the owners' guilt in a criminal trial because, in many cases, the government considers the property itself to be the criminal. This study recommends nine reforms that will help guarantee that Michigan citizens enjoy the benefits of private property rights, limited government, and individual liberty, and remain protected from unjustified and arbitrary seizure of their personal possessions. … more
Reforming the Law of Takings in Michigan
If the state of Michigan takes from a land owner some, but not all, of the use or value of his land, the owner is not entitled to any compensation. This forces a few land owners to bear the entire cost of these takings that are intended to benefit the public as a whole. Many states have initiated reforms that would permit land owners to be more fairly compensated. This study outlines the practice of takings jurisprudence in Michigan, reviews the legislative responses in Michigan and other states, and makes specific recommendations for reform in Michigan. 40 pages. … more


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Jennifer Pope Baker '89 and Women's Fund Eye Solution to Critical Problem
March 26, 2014
"Now that we understand the ripple impact of not serving this population we know we have to come up with solutions," Jennifer Pope Baker, executive director of Women's Fund of Central Indiana, tells the Indianapolis Star. "We have a responsibility to change things. We can't walk away from this issue. It's too important."
Baker, a 1989 graduate of DePauw University, is featured in a column by Matthew Tully.
"Two years ago, leaders at the Women's Fund of Central Indiana decided to take a closer look at the area's nonprofit landscape in order to determine if there were specific areas of need that weren't being met," he writes. "They hosted a year of conversations, studying existing programs and talking with just about anyone they could about the challenges facing at-risk girls and women. Time and again, they heard the same thing: There is a gap in programs serving at-risk women in their first years of adulthood. No longer in school, foster care or other youth programs, these 18- to 24-year-olds also aren't a great fit for many programs that serve women. They're too often left on their own."
"Anybody you talk to says the biggest mistakes they made in life were in that time frame,," Baker states. "You're so vulnerable but also at a time in life where you think you know everything. There is a need for programming that is culturally competent for that age group, and that helps them use that bold confidence they have in themselves."
Tully writes, "With that in mind, the Women's Fund next week will announce an exciting, potentially transformational initiative to fill the void. It's doing so in a creative way -- planning to spend possibly millions of dollars in the coming years to help nonprofit entrepreneurs build and grow start-up programs or organizations. Once the initiative is formally announced, the fund will accept applications from anyone in Indiana and beyond with a plan to serve young women. Two or three grants will be awarded in the initial round, and the winners will become full-time employees of the Central Indiana Community Foundation while they are developing their nonprofits. The hope is that this development stage will lead to new community organizations and programs, which the Women's Fund will then support."
Read the complete column -- "New effort poised to help young women" -- at IndyStar.com.
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ATLANTA (AP) One day after interviewing with the New Orleans Saints, Georgia defensive coordinator Todd Grantham withdrew from consideration for the same job with the NFL team.
Grantham announced his decision in a statement Friday night, shortly after the Saints continued their search by interviewing former Dallas Cowboys defensive coordinator Rob Ryan.
"Georgia is a great place, my family loves it here, and I do as well," said Grantham, who interviewed with New Orleans coach Sean Payton on Thursday. "This is where our heart is."
Grantham came under criticism from some Georgia fans for the timing of his interview with the Saints - one day after national signing day. The Bulldogs picked up 32 players Wednesday, including 18 on the defensive side, and Grantham said he had told the recruits he loved the school and expected to stay in Athens.
But before the day was over, he informed Georgia officials of his intention to interview with the Saints, fulfilling the requirement in his contract when pursuing a coordinator job in the NFL. Within 24 hours, he met with Payton.
Now, Grantham insists he's fully committed to the Bulldogs.
"I'm excited to start preparations for another season and along with the rest of our defensive staff look forward to coaching some really good returning players as well as developing some very talented newcomers," he said.
The Saints are seeking a replacement for Steve Spagnuolo, who was fired last month after New Orleans gave up more yards (7,042) than any team in NFL history and the second-most points in the league last season.
"I want to thank Sean Payton and the New Orleans Saints organization for the opportunity to interview and get to know them," Grantham said. "They are a first-class organization in every respect."
Last year, Grantham was mentioned as a candidate with the Atlanta Falcons before announcing he would stay with the Bulldogs. This season, his name came up when the Philadelphia Eagles were looking for a new coordinator.
The 46-year-old Grantham coached in the NFL before taking the Georgia job in 2010.
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Grantham is known for his fiery demeanor, which included giving a choke sign to a Florida kicker before a game-winning field goal in 2010 and getting into a postgame altercation with Vanderbilt coach James Franklin in 2011.


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Comparing Spatial Learning Tools: Spatial Alignment and Gesture During a Bridge Building Lesson
Lauren Applebaum1, Gabriel Kalal1, Elizabet Spaepen2,
Dedre Gentner (Co-PI)3, Susan Goldin-Meadow (Co-PI)1
& Susan C. Levine (Co-PI)1
1 University of Chicago, Department of Psychology
2 The Center for Early Mathematics and Science Education, University of Chicago
3 Northwestern University, Department of Psychology
Research up-date as of March 11, 2016:
- Poster Presentation:
Applebaum, L. Kalal, G., Spaepen, E., Goldin-Meadow, S., Gentner, D., & Levine, S. C. (July, 2014). Comparing Two Types of Spatial Alignment During Elementary Engineering Instruction. Poster presented at the Annual Meeting of the Cognitive Science Society, Quebec City, Canada.
In a report by the National Academies Press entitled Engineering in K-12 Education: Understanding the Status and Improving the Prospects, the authors state that because of its hands-on and applied nature, teaching engineering to younger students may be a good way to encourage STEM participation (National Academy of Engineering & National Research Council, 2009). While there are undoubtedly many factors that contribute to effective learning and teaching in engineering, one factor that shows promise for improving STEM instruction in the classroom is the use of comparison to highlight key concepts (Gentner, et al., in press; Jee et al., 2010; Rittle-Johnson & Star, 2007).
The current study explores the relationship between two spatial learning tools that can provide cues to comparison--spatial alignment and gesture. The study is based on prior research of museum laboratory classroom lessons on building strong bridges. During the initial study we found that overlaying triangles on larger structures promoted more learning than a No Overlay condition. In the museum classroom study we noticed that the instructor sometimes produced tracing gestures over the triangular structures, which may also have provided valuable information about the importance of triangular bracing. However, there was not enough variation in his gesture to explore this possibility.
Figure 1. Graphical representation of the 2(Overlay: Overlay, No Overlay) x 2(Gesture: Gesture, No Gesture) design used in Studies 1a and 1b.
In order to address the question of how gesture and spatial alignment might work together to promote learning of the triangular brace principle, we conducted two laboratory studies that systematically manipulated these learning tools. In Study 1a we tested forty-two 6-9 year-old children using a 2(Overlay: Overlay, No Overlay) x 2(Gesture: Gesture, No Gesture) design to explore the possible benefit of adding gesture to instruction that included spatial alignment through overlay. (See Figure 1.) Children were administered pre-test questions asking them how they would make a set of structures stable (e.g. bridge, bunk bed). After the pre-test, children watched two videos. The first video provided basic information about bridges. The second video, which was presented in one of the four experimental conditions, focused on why triangles are stable. Children then had the opportunity to build a bridge using a set of Uberstix®. Following the bridge activity, experimenters administered post-test. See Figure 2 for pre- and post-test performance by condition. In Study 1a, all children learned, but they learned less in the gesture conditions (Gesture Only: Mimprove =.33, SD=.35, Overlay+Gesture: Mimprove =.27, SD=.43) than in the Control condition (Mimprove =.42, SD=.34) and Overlay Only condition (Mimprove =.55, SD=.33). The difference between the gesture conditions and the control was significant, controlling for age, gender, and pre-test: ß=-1.85, p < .01. In reviewing the videos, we realized that the instructor's gestures were produced very quickly and may have been difficult to process or may have even been confusing.
Figure 2. Pre- and Post-test scores across the four conditions for Study 1a.
This led to Study 1b, where we used the exact same protocol, but slowed down the gesture. Figure 3 displays pre- and post-test results from Study 1b. Once again, all children improved; however, with slower gesture, children in the gesture conditions improved more (Gesture Only: Mimprove =.51, SD=.33, Overlay+Gesture: Mimprove =.49, SD=.33) than children in the Control condition (Mimprove =.38, SD=.30). Further, children in the Overlay Only condition did not significantly differ from those in the Control condition (M=.36, SD=.38), as was also the case in Study 1a.
Figure 3. Pre- and Post-test performance for Study 2b.
Strikingly, in Study 1b 96 of the 111 children scored a 0 or a 1 (out of 4) at pre-test, showing low knowledge of the diagonal brace principle. When we analyzed children with low prior knowledge separately from children with higher prior knowledge, we found that children with low prior knowledge benefited more from slow, deliberate gestures (M=.66, SD=.37 in the Gesture Only and M=.62, SD=.33 in the Gesture+Overlay condition) than Control (M=.41, SD=.34) and Overlay Only (M=.43, SD=.41) conditions. On the other hand, children with higher levels of prior knowledge at pretest did not benefit more from gesture, possibly because of their near ceiling performance at pretest (Control: M=.92, SD=.10, Overlay Only: M=.58, SD=.59, Gesture Only: M=.90, SD=.16; Overlay+Gesture=.75, SD=.35) (See Figure 4) The positive effect of gesture for low prior knowledge children was confirmed using a hierarchical logistic regression with controls for age and gender, ß=.85, p=.002. Effects of Overlay, and the interaction between Overlay and Gesture were not significant (ß=-.56, p=.64; ß=.62, p=.67, respectively).
Figure 4. Post-test performance by prior knowledge for Study 2b.
Slower gesture may encourage learning by highlighting the relationship between individual components common to both triangles and larger structures. Interestingly, the Gesture+Overlay condition did not differ from the Gesture Only condition in either Study 1a or 1b. This suggests that the effect of gesture, whether it hinders or promotes learning, may be a stronger cue to comparison than overlay in the one-on-one situation afforded by the laboratory studies.
Of note, performance of children in the Control and Overlay Only conditions did not differ in the lab studies even though Overlay promoted more learning in the museum classroom study. This discrepancy highlights the fact that findings in the lab may not directly transfer to the classroom. Overlay may be helpful in the busy, distracting classroom environment, but may be superfluous in the quieter, controlled laboratory environment where it is easier for children to attend to instruction. Similarly, although we found no difference between Gesture and Gesture+Overlay conditions in the laboratory, it is still possible that the combination of these two learning tools may promote more robust learning in the classroom.
- ♦ Gentner, D., Levine, S., and Dhillon, S., Ping, R., Bradley, C., Isaia, A., et al. (in press). Rapid Learning in Children via Analogical Comparison. Cognitive Science.
- ♦ Jee, B. D., Uttal, D. H., Gentner, D., Manduca, C., Shipley, T., Sageman, B., Ormand, C. J., & Tikoff, B. (2010). Analogical thinking in geoscience education. Journal of Geoscience Education, 58 (1), 2-13.
- ♦ National Academy of Engineering & National Research Council. (2009). Engineering in K-12 education: Understanding the status and improving the prospects. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press.
- ♦ Rittle-Johnson, B., & Star, J. (2007). Does comparing solution methods facilitate conceptual and procedural knowledge? An experimental study on learning to solve equations. Journal of Educational Psychology , 99 (3), 561-574.


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Red Riding Hood: From the Director of Twilight, Comes Exactly the Same Movie
Here's a trailer for Catherine Hardwicke's period horror movie Red Riding Hood, starring Amanda Seyfried as a young lady in love with a dangerous, potentially supernatural young man. Sound familiar? If not, what is rent like under that rock?
Well, OK, it's not immediately clear that Seyfried's love interest, played by the somewhat lupine Shiloh Fernandez, is actually the dangerous werewolf stalking the tiny Europeanish hamlet. But he is dangerous looking and their love seems a bit forbidden, so there's that. Maybe the real wolf, like in Twilight, is the sweeter looking boy (Max Irons, son of Jeremy) who also has a crush on Bella, I mean Valerie. Who's to say. One thing is for sure, though. This one looks a lot heavier on the heavy petting than the frustratingly chaste Twilight series.
I don't begrudge Ms. Hardwicke finding something she likes and sticking to it, but this really does, with all the fast-sweeping mountain landscapes and dark emo rock, seem basically like period Twilight in a way that's either sad or laughable. Though it's of course possible, highly likely even, that some savvy trailer editor did this on purpose and that the actual film is quite different. Quite different except that it's about a young girl in dangerous love, torn between two boys, while a supernatural menace prowls the hilly, forested nearby countryside. And Billy Burke's in it. Other than that, it's probably a totally different movie.


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Ajax manager Frank de Boer has suggested midfielder Toby Alderweireld could move to Tottenham next summer, though denied any deal would happen in the January transfer window.
Spurs boss Andre Villas-Boas has been linked with an £8million move for the 23-year-old defender this week, though De Boer said he would be going nowhere until the season is finished, unless a large fee is offered in the transfer window.
"That's maybe something for next year, I think he'll end this season at Ajax," he is quoted by Goal.com to have said in response to reporters' questions about a possible switch to White Hart Lane.
"We're very happy with him and don't want to let him go in the winter, unless it's a super transfer [fee], but I don't think that will happen."
The Belgium international comes very highly-rated and is in a similar to his Diables Rouges team-mate and current Tottenham player Jan Vertonghen, though Alderweireld predominantly right-footed.
Spurs have another of his international colleagues at White Hart Lane, having signed midfielder Mousa Dembele in the summer.
Alderweireld would join a whole raft of Belgians migrating to the Premier League; players such as Thomas Vermaelen, Vincent Kompany and Eden Hazard are all excelling at the bigger sides.
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My obsession with food storage started earlier this year after I took part in the No Plastic Challenge. Since then, I've slowly replaced plastics containers with glass, and I've reorganized my pantry. From how to buy food, to how to store it, here are some great tips on how to do it safely.
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A woman died early Sunday in a four-car collision.
A white Nissan Altima traveling south in the 59000 block of the Southwest Freeway service road ran a red light at Hillcroft just before 3 a.m., said Houston Police Department spokesman John Cannon.
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In 1987 we recognized a need for organizing and sharing information related to benthology and founded the Florida Association of Benthologists. In spite of the state-defined appellation, the activities and influence of the organization have gone far beyond state boundaries. Active participants are located throughout the southeastern U.S., and to a lesser extent in the northeast. The information gained by our participants is applied on local, state, and regional levels.
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The Harvard men's volleyball team used strong play at the
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"I'm very proud of the way our team competed this year," said third-year head coach Brian Baise. "All of the injuries made things difficult. We were changing our lineups on a weekly, and sometimes daily basis, and many players had to learn two or three different positions."
Although the team got off to a 0-9 start, the Crimson looked at conference play as a new beginning and won five out of the next eight matches. Harvard dropped its first conference match to Rutgers-Newark, but won consecutive matches against NJIT, Sacred Heart and NYU to move to 3-1 in the EIVA Hay Division.
"Without exception, every player on our roster played an influential role," said Baise. Two newcomers, senior Nick Manzo and freshman Scott Yim, joined the team during the season, which added depth on the bench and more options to a depleted rotation.
Harvard had four players rank in the top 50 in three different statistical categories, while the team was nationally ranked in six categories. Sophomore Matt Jones led the team with .30 aces per set, good for 30th in the nation. Senior co-captain Erik Kuld ranked 16th and Jones was 18th after recording 4.24 and 4.13 kills per set, respectively. Freshman Rob Lothman ranked 28th in the nation with 9.73 assists per set while senior co-captain Gil Weintraub was 37th with 4.86 assists per set.
As a team, the Crimson recorded 1.39 aces per set, good for 10th in the nation and fourth in the EIVA, and handed out 13.54 assists per set, which stood 19th in the nation and also fourth in the conference. Harvard also ranked 20th nationally in kills (14.45) and digs (10.25) per set, while tallying a .227 team hitting percentage. The team also recorded 2.14 blocks per set, good for 31st nationally.
In 10 of 17 matches this season, the team recorded more kills than its opponent, and handed out more assists in nine contests.
The EIVA recognized Jones as the Hay Division Player of the Week, March 22, after propelling the team to a 3-0 win over Sacred Heart.
Kuld and Weintraub were also honored by the conference this season for their excellence in the classroom as well as on the court. The co-captains were named to the EIVA All-Academic team for posting at least a 3.5 GPA and being a main contributor on the team.
Graduating seniors Weintraub, Kuld, Manzo and Soren Rosier will leave behind a team that "loves the sport and loves to compete," Baise commented. "Whether it's in practice or for a league championship, they never gave up, never got down and never stopped competing."
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Town Creek Indian Mound is an unusual phenomenon in the history of North American archaeology. Most archaeological sites are investigated for a few years and then… archaeologists move on to new locations. Where long-range research has been conducted, it has often been under several directors and different plans of research. Town Creek, situated on Little River (a tributary of the Great Pee Dee in central North Carolina), has been the focus of a consistent program of archaeological research under one director for more than half a century.
This research has contributed to scientific understanding of the original inhabitants of our continent and has provided educational opportunities for many graduate and undergraduate students in anthropology. Moreover, these contributions to science and higher education were made as the site contributed directly to public education.
Town Creek is one of the most popular State Historic Sites in North Carolina.
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CNBC and YPO (Young Presidents' Organization) have an exclusive editorial partnership consisting of global Chief Executive Networks. These Networks are made up of a sample of YPO's top executives from who run companies that collectively generate $6 trillion in annual revenues. We reached out to some of these executives to hear how they've been impacted by Hurricane Sandy and how they are adapting their business during the recovery.
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A soaring cathedral in the pastoral Pennsylvania countryside would make a picturesque wedding spot for any couple, but it just so happens that Erin Anderson and Glenn Prichett had more than stunning photos in mind when they chose the Bryn Athyn Church outside Philadelphia as their ceremony site. Glenn's great-grandfather, architect Raymond Pitcairn, designed the cathedral in 1913; his grandfather served as the church's bishop, and the family had lived in Cairnwood, the stately mansion next door. "There was a lot of family history, which made it a special place for us to get married," explains Erin. "The walk out of the church was my favorite part."
Knowing that great sounds complement great architecture, the couple made music an important theme of their day. During the traditional ceremony on October 3, 2004, a friend played a classical six-string guitar. After the "I dos," a bagpiper serenaded Erin and Glenn on the lawn outside the church. The newlyweds and their 200 guests walked the short distance from the cathedral to Cairnwood, where a blues band rocked the old halls—and featured cameos by Glenn's relatives and by the harmonica-playing groom himself.
Of course, wonderful music goes well with wonderful food, so the couple planned a cocktail hour with cherry-smoked shrimp, classic clams casino, and seared tuna on potato pancakes served by butlers. Dinner was then presented at stations scattered throughout the house. "The party's flow was extremely important to me," Erin explains. "We had the food and music flow through the rooms and outside." The menu featured crab cakes, a seafood grill, and a beef carvery, but the meal's centerpiece was a whole roasted pig with an apple in its mouth. For dessert, in addition to the wedding cake, guests tasted a variety of flavored cheesecakes with sauces.
As the sun set, the crowd danced until midnight on the terrace, which was lit with pillar candles and decorated with willow twigs. Behind them, the cathedral loomed large, a movie-perfect symbol of the family's past and the couple's commitment to a shared future.
Learn From Erin and Glenn
Take formal photos before the ceremony: "It was so nice to have that over with, so we could relax and enjoy the rest of the day," says Erin.
Don't put away your guestbook: Erin and Glenn keep theirs on display at their new home, as an ongoing record of their life together.
Go for unforgettable toasts: Ask the show-offs in your family to speak. Glenn's trilingual brother toasted the couple in English, Italian and German. "People were blown away by his speech," Erin notes.
Bring the rings to the altar in style: The couple (especially Glenn) loves to go fishing, so the ring bearer carried their wedding bands to the altar in an old-fashioned fisherman's basket.


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Pitch Black/The Chronicles of Riddick Double Feature (US - BD)
Gabe revisits Richard Riddick's two live action adventures in high definition...
Pitch Black
After a freak accident a spaceship ferrying private citizens crash lands on a planet with three suns. Survivors include de facto captain Fry (Radha Mitchell), intergalactic copper Johns (Cole Hauser), and Johns' deadly prisoner Riddick (Vin Diesel), along with a small collection of stragglers. Riddick escapes and quietly haunts the other survivors, who quickly discover that the tri-sun climate means no night, and no escape from the heat. Then things get worse. The crew discovers that the planet's bleached bones are a result of hordes of ravenous monsters lurking beneath the ground. Fortunately they're allergic to sunlight. Unfortunately today marks the first day of an elongated solar eclipse…
Pitch Black was something of a minor revelation when it was first released back in 2000. Looking back with more tempered expectations the film still stands up pretty strongly against real deal sci-fi/action/horror hybrids like Alien, Aliens, and The Thing, and even develops a solid universal mythology with very little specific information. Following the relative disappointment of the sequel film, The Chronicles of Riddick, along with an STV animated film and a couple of video games, it's fun to recall that Riddick is a true blue antihero for the first two thirds of his first adventure. If the ads hadn't given away the alien danger (which likely brought folks into the theatre) audiences might have honestly assumed that Riddick himself was the real villain of the piece. The later act character changes and reveals aren't huge surprises even for the unprepared (the script shows its hand a hair too early in my opinion), they turns are still intriguing, and deepen the rather obvious characters with admirable efficiency.
The film's strongest asset is still its strong visual sense, including three differently colour coated landscapes, strong light play during the dark scenes, and creative character and landscape designs. Director David Twohy and cinematographer David Eggby go to great lengths to ensure that Pitch Black is never a dull looking film, taking cues from Ridley Scott, David Fincher and Steven Spielberg, while still maintaining a enduringly original look. The budget constraints should effect the film's larger scale action more, but in maintaining creativity, and never shooting an uninteresting shot the filmmakers take their seemingly simple concepts beyond the made for Sci-Fi and direct to video garbage that has plugged sci-fi hybrid creative veins for years.
Chronicles of Riddick
After years of avoiding humanity on a dark and frozen planet Riddick returns when Imam (Keith David) sends mercenaries after him. It turns out Imam's intensions are not related to Riddick's criminal past, but his possible heritage. It seems a group of totalitarian jerks called the Necromongers are converting humans across the universe to their twisted religion, and killing anyone that isn't turned towards their cause. Riddick may be the only surviving member of a race called the Furyans, and may be prophesized to bring balance back to the force, err, universe.
David Twohy sets up his new scope very well from the first shot, but he suffers through some terrible choices early in the movie. Beyond a really badly directed invasion scene, with really stupid use of strobe, Twohy picks some strange battles in experimentation. This is a very expensive movie, we all know that because it was a somewhat notorious US box office flop, but sometimes it looks kind of like a cheap Sci-Fi Channel miniseries. It's clear that there was money spent, but for some reason Twohy just can't grasp the massive production values. The film looks big, but the stylized colours and fetishistic use of CG is unfortunately garish. The Star Wars prequels looked pretty garish too, but there was a level of detail and painterly addition that made it work for me about half way through The Phantom Menace. Riddick sits between a cartoon and gritty realism, and it would've been better to choose one over the other.
The stuff that works best is the stuff that draws thickly from pulp fantasy like Conan the Barbarian (check out that final shot). In some ways The Chronicles of Riddick is kind of a live-action Heavy Metal Magazine, minus the slutty sex appeal. Even in its unrated form the whole thing plays a bit 'edited for television', never truly fulfilling the vulgar promises of intergalactic murders, an army of pseudo-zombies, and a dirty maximum security of the prison. If it had been lighter the film probably would've been a bigger hit, even if it would've been 'untrue' to the first film, but had it been darker film it might've been a bigger cult film. I can imagine a few bare breasts and some old fashioned gore honestly making Riddick a better movie.
The Necromongers and their technology are kind of a mix of Clive Barker's Cenobites, Superman's nemesis android Braniac, and some of Frank Herbert's 'Dune' (visually Twohy has taken a few cues from David Lynch's movie version). That said, it's still an intriguing direction for mainstream sci-fi filmmaking, and really should've worked for audiences post Star Wars and The Lord of the Rings. The script is tight so long as it's focusing on Riddick, but loses major focus when it wastes time on Necromonger characters like Commander Vaako (Karl Urban) and his wife Dame Vaako (Thandie Newton). Through little fault of the actors the characters are whiny, poorly defined, and yet they appear to have originally served some greater purpose in the story. The choice of Colm Feore as the Lord Marshal is another problem that I don't blame on the actor, but the casting department. The majority of the cast is selected for their faces and voices, not their talent, and Feore just looks like some dude's step dad in a cool costume.
Pitch Black was a relatively low-budget film, and sometimes it's pretty obvious. Quite fortunately director David Twohy and his co-conspirators take creative and graphically intense steps to widen the small production values. Contrary to the usual, the high definition image on this Blu-ray actually helps sell the effects and manipulations rather than revealing their phony nature. The only effect that is occasionally dimmed by the increased detail and clarity are those of the creatures, which are so smooth they sometimes don't exactly blend into the real backgrounds. The super saturated outer planet shots are gorgeously clean and solid, creating reference level quality. There is base of grain that wasn't as obvious on the DVD release, but nothing intolerable, or even unappealing. The dark scenes are occasionally a little noisy, specifically in warm flesh tones (which aren't all that common considering the often blue tinting of the light sources), but the contrast is more impressive than that of the standard definition version, and I believe fans will find new joy in the film's sometimes ingenious cinematography.
Riddick is the newer film, and thus the sharper film, but it doesn't share the same experimental, single colour schemes, and is generally less visually interesting. The high definition doesn't do a lot for some of the film's negative points, namely the less than realistic sets and digital effects. The colours are very nice, though, and scenes on Helion Prime reveal some bizarre schemes I pretty much missed entirely in theatres. With the exception of the Crematoria sets (which still kind of look like papier-mâché), everything looks incredibly smooth. It's bad for the movie I think, but is a good example of the formats abilities over standard definition discs. The fine details are sharper, though I am a little surprised at the softness of a lot of the contrast and focus, which almost works to blend the not so good effects with the live action, but mostly just looks like a mimic of Lucas' much maligned prequel look.
To better serve the light on cash production, not to mention the thriller aspects of the plot, Pitch Black features a creative and effective surround soundtrack that fills in the missing slices of action for the audience. This new DTS-HD Master Audio track is swimming with screaming creatures, pouring rain and crashing spaceships, along with much more subtle fizzling torches, and fluttering creature wings. The surround tracks are almost always busy, whether their teeming with action, or throbbing with the electronically enhanced symphonic music. The centre dialogue is clear even when the other audio elements verge on the overwhelming, and the conversation is whispered.
Riddick isn't quite as aurally overwhelming as I'd expected, but I also can't find anything tangible to complain about. Directional effects are sometimes a bit abstract, especially when it comes to the space battles and the silly Helion Prime invasion scene, but there are some more down to earth (so to speak) shootouts, creature attacks, and fist fights that take a more realistic approach. There are also some neat stylized choices that will make your LFE throb including pulse rifles and the Necromonger ships. Some of the sound editing choices made are a little strange, especial bits concerning the juxtaposition of the score and sound effects. Sometimes the sound effects will drop to support the score, which won't increase volume in response.
I'm going to save a little time here by only briefly running down the catalogue extras in these releases. Like many of Universal's catalogue releases the majority of the special features are straight from the DVD special editions, including the non-anamorphic, SD video. The only new extras are all U-Control options, which mostly don't work for my Profile 1.0 player. Pitch Black features 'Pitch Black Raw', while Riddick features 'Anatomy of a Fight', 'Complete Chronicles', and other PiP options, which delve into the making-of the film and the greater mythology the creators were aiming to create. Riddick also features the text based 'Chronicles Compendium' option, which includes extra information about the films' races, worlds, character's religious beliefs, and bios of the key players.
Pitch Black has two feature commentary tracks. The first features Twohy and lead actors Cole Houser and Vin Diesel, while the second features Twohy with producer Tome Engelman and effects supervisor Peter Chaing. The first track is quiet, and not at all entertaining, despite the energy of the actors on screen. The director/producer/effects supervisor track isn't much better, but is more informative. Riddick starts with an equally low-key commentary track featuring Twohy, this time joined by actress Alexa Davalos and actor Karl Urban. Twohy is too tempered but somewhat informative, Urban offers some joy and insight, and Davalos is especially quiet.
The non-anamorphic and super fluffy extras include an introduction from Twohy, 'The Game is On' (concerning the Escape From Butcher Bay videogame (01:50), 'Johns' Chase Log' (07:10), 'The Making of Pitch Black' (made for television, 04:45), ' Dark Fury: Advancing the Arc' (concerning the animated movie, 01:30), a visual encyclopedia (which is finished on the Riddick disc, 02:20), and 'A View into the Dark' (04:05).
Following an introduction to the Unrated version by Twohy, and the audio commentary, the Riddick disc features a collection of deleted scenes with optional Twohy commentary (08:00), 'A Virtual Guide to The Chronicles of Riddick' (kind of moot following the new PiP extras, fourteen chapters, 07:40), 'Toombs' Chase Log' (10:00), and a series of fluffy interview/behind the scenes featurettes including 'Visual Effects Revealed' (06:00), 'Creation of New Mecca' (11:10), 'Riddick Rises' (13:30), and 'Keep What You Kill' (17:30).
The Riddick films are available separately, so it's easy enough to avoid Chronicles of Riddick if you hate it. Looking back after a few years away I'm still very impressed with the first film, and much less unimpressed with the second film than I'd assumed I would be. The hatred geared towards it has always been a bit of a mystery to me, but I understand it falls very short from greatness. These Blu-ray versions look all but perfect, easily reference level, and sound outstanding, though are not an overt improvement over the DVD versions. The extras are disappointing in both quality and familiarity.
* Note: The images on this page are not representative of the Blu-ray release.
Review by Gabriel Powers
Marcus1138 Contributor Join Date: June 2008 Location: United Kingdom Posts: 910
One of biggest problems in the sequel for me was that it became obvious, very quickly that what made Pitch Black so good was the beasties. Not Riddick.
Cinque Member Join Date: June 2007 Location: United States Posts: 710
As far as movie anti-heroes go, Riddick is one of the most boring and uninteresting ones I've ever seen in action. Vin and Co. did the best they could to flesh out his backstory with the Dark Fury anime and the Escape From Butcher Bay video game, but it all felt flat for me. I remember reading that Vinny Boy let fame go to his head and turned down doing The Fast and The Furious sequel (Or was it XxX 2? Drat, I can't remember.) in order to do this, because he thought this had more potential to become a successful franchise. What a smart move that turned out to be.....
David Blackwell Senior Member Join Date: February 2004 Location: United States Posts: 2,835
Gabe, Pitch Black came out in 2000 and not 1999.
P.S. I know Twohy is working on a script for a new Riddick and Vin is signed up for a new xXx film.
P.S. I know Twohy is working on a script for a new Riddick and Vin is signed up for a new xXx film.
Gabe Powers Editor Join Date: September 2004 Location: United States Posts: 4,721
The box art said 1999, but wikipedia said 2000. I couldn't remember when I saw it in theaters.
movie_mike Member Join Date: January 2008 Location: United States Posts: 19
Here's some news regarding the next film in the CoR Trilogy. Vin and Twohy did a commentary for CoR that's available only on the Blu-Ray Live section. The following transcript for some of that commentary is pretty enlightening to what was a very ambitious, yet over saturated film. As much as a hiccup CoR was to Pitch Black, I'm still very interested in seeing what these two could do if/when the series is allowed to move ahead sometime next year. Check it out if you're at all interested. The article is dated April 30th, 2009. (They even comment about the "Conan" references!)
Worst Nightmare Senior Member Join Date: July 2002 Location: Australia Posts: 6,716
The first one was great, the second was a weird mix of trash.
Marcus1138 hit it on the head.
Marcus1138 hit it on the head.
David Blackwell Senior Member Join Date: February 2004 Location: United States Posts: 2,835
Gabe Powers wrote: The box art said 1999, but wikipedia said 2000. I couldn't remember when I saw it in theaters.
Imdb.com says 2000 and I saw it in theaters in Feb 2000.
Imdb.com says 2000 and I saw it in theaters in Feb 2000.
Thembones Member Join Date: November 2005 Location: United States Posts: 287
I personally loved both films. Pitch Black was pure genius hands down. The mystery and desperate situation really made it a tense film to watch and you just weren't sure what was going to happen. CofR to me was a natural progression of a character like Riddick who is constantly caught up in being at the wrong place at the wrong time and has it's own genius that obviously some people have failed to see or refuse to acknowledge for some reason. Riddick in both films has to improvise to survive and finds himself on top. The brutality of Riddick in both films is what makes this character and these films great. I cannot wait for the next installment and would encourage several more after that. Thandi Newton and Karl Urban serve decently as conspirators biding their time but those characters certainly could have been developed more.
There is also room here for a prequel. A story about the Furyans would be awesome and it could be done without tainting the already known story.
There is also room here for a prequel. A story about the Furyans would be awesome and it could be done without tainting the already known story.
Gabe Powers Editor Join Date: September 2004 Location: United States Posts: 4,721
Yeah, the box art was obviously referring to the date it was copyrighted, which usually matches up.
matt helm Member Join Date: October 2007 Location: United States Posts: 38
I revisited both of these a few months back. Pitch Black holds up surprisingly well, but Chronicles of Riddick is still a big disappointment. I admire the ambition, but the whole thing just feels so...flat.
The prison planet section is really the only thing that feels related to the Pitch Black universe. If the entire film had been built around that, I think it would've been a bigger success. I'm just not convinced that Riddick lends himself to being involved in a grand space saga. He seems more ideally suited to pulpy, episodic adventures ala Conan or Indiana Jones.
The Necromongers were weak villains and Colm Feore always reminded me too much of Bob Newhart. Not good when the character is supposed to be a badass. I never fully bought the relationship between Riddick and Jack, either. It just seemed far too tenuous to base a sequel on.
However, I'd still be interested in seeing whether Twohy can redeem this franchise. It's said that the next film will be shot on a much tighter budget, and that seems to be where he shines as a director. Unfortunately, the sequel committed them to an awfully dull storyline full of Necromongers, Furyan prophecies, and an Underverse. It's one thing to revive a flagging series, but quite another to do so with the very elements that caused it to derail.
The prison planet section is really the only thing that feels related to the Pitch Black universe. If the entire film had been built around that, I think it would've been a bigger success. I'm just not convinced that Riddick lends himself to being involved in a grand space saga. He seems more ideally suited to pulpy, episodic adventures ala Conan or Indiana Jones.
The Necromongers were weak villains and Colm Feore always reminded me too much of Bob Newhart. Not good when the character is supposed to be a badass. I never fully bought the relationship between Riddick and Jack, either. It just seemed far too tenuous to base a sequel on.
However, I'd still be interested in seeing whether Twohy can redeem this franchise. It's said that the next film will be shot on a much tighter budget, and that seems to be where he shines as a director. Unfortunately, the sequel committed them to an awfully dull storyline full of Necromongers, Furyan prophecies, and an Underverse. It's one thing to revive a flagging series, but quite another to do so with the very elements that caused it to derail.
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Disc Details
Release Date: 31st March 2009
Discs: 2
Disc Type: Blu-ray Disc
RCE: No
Video: 1080p
Aspect: 2.40:1
Anamorphic: No
Colour: Yes
Audio: DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 English, DTS 5.1 French, DTS 5.1 Spanish
Subtitles: English SDH, French, and Spanish
Extras: Director Commentaries, Director/Actor Commentary, Theatrical and Unrated Cuts, U-Control PiP Options, Catalog Featurettes
Easter Egg: No
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Director: David Twohy
Cast: Vin Diesel, Keith David, Lewis Fitz-Gerald, Radha Mitchell, Cole Hauser, Judi Dench, Colm Feore, Thandie Newton, Karl Urban
Length: 475 minutes
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What would a cocktail be without a cocktail napkin? Forget paper. If you really want to impress your guests, serve them a drink accompanied by one of these pretty cloth napkins. Here are three DIY (for those of you who sew) and four ready-to-buy options!
• 1 Seersucker Cocktail Napkins, a DIY sewing project from Martha Stewart
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Welcome to the area's newest and finest community, nestled in 80 acres of gently rolling hills in historic Abingdon, Virginia. This lot offers a great view and surrounding land with wooded landscapes of mature oaks, poplars and evergreens. Located just 4 minutes from Historic downtown Abingdon, Virginia and 15 minutes from Bristol, Virginia or Tennessee. Abingdon is home to The Virginia Creeper Trail, The Barter Theater and The Martha Washington Inn. Bristol is the Birthplace of Country Music and home to The Bristol Motor Speedway. These lots are ready to build with underground utilities, natural gas and high-speed internet. Build your dream home with Clifton Stewart Developers. Make THE HERITAGE your home!
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Hostel Suites Florida is located in the hearth of Downtown, over Florida street, the most tourist pedestrian street of the city; simply...best location of Buenos Aires. Just a few meters from the famous Corrientes Avenue and just blocks away from the Avenida 9 de Julio and the famous "Obelisco" . Hostel Suites Florida, combines hotel quality service with friendly hostel atmosphere to give you the most pleasant and enjoyable stay in Buenos Aires.
All rooms have private bathroom, heating and air conditioning. Huge public areas with computers at your disposal and free Wi-Fi, both in the lobby and rooms. Also Hostel Suites Florida organizes a variety of daily activities, so you can know and enjoy Buenos Aires and it´s culture. City tours, shows and tango lessons and the best soccer match.
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Hostel Suites Obelisco, a five-star hostel in the heart of Buenos Aires, located on Corrientes Avenue, steps away from the most representative monument of the city "El Obelisco" and the famous 9 de Julio Avenue.
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Sited in an old refurbished building with spacious rooms, high ceilings and large windows, Hostel Suites Obelisco offers high quality service in a relaxed atmosphere, perfect to rest and making new friends.
Apart from a dining room, this hostel has T.V. Room, free computers with Internet connection and Wi-Fi connection in case you want to use your own computer. Also, there is a fully-equipped kitchen for guests, a reading room, a billiard table and a cozy bar.
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It is located 15 min away from Buenos Aires downtown, in Palermo Soho, a neighbourhood full of cool designers, craftsmen, museums, fabulous restaurants, top bars and great nightlife, it is also close to public transportation.
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Jimmy Fallon and his band, The Roots, embraced their inner children Wednesday when the cast of "Sesame Street" joined them to perform a rendition of the theme song from the children's show using classroom instruments.
With a woodblock in hand, Fallon tapped along to the classic "Can You Tell Me How to Get to Sesame Street?"
Roots members played instruments including a rainbow-colored xylophone, a recorder and an egg shaker.
Guest performers included "Sesame Street" favorites Big Bird, Elmo, The Count and Cookie Monster, among others.
Elmo called the performance "very exciting."
In the past, Fallon has used classroom instruments to play songs with Robin Thicke, Mariah Carey and Carly Rae Jepsen.
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rawnetuk needed a new logo design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 164 designs submitted by 54 freelance designers.
My First Home
My First Home (previously First Time Buyer) is a website that will take users through all the advice required when buying a new house.
Users of the website can sign up to a check list management system that will make sure they have covered everything, and have access to the best advice and deals.
A predominately an online UK audience for first time buyers, so that's generally 20-35 years old.
They will be looking for a friendly, up to date website they can trust.
The logo should be of high quality, friendly (but not cartoon) and contain strong branding elements which can be later applied to the new website design.
So strong unique colours and font style is important. In this instance, the logo is the start of the brand identity.
If it captures the essence of a 'home', and it works well - that'll be great although not a definite requirement.
Visitors will want to feel warm and good about the fact they are settling down and purchasing their first property, so the the site (firstly the logo) needs to be reflect this feeling -
The brand : independent, honest, money saving, friendly, helpful, useful advice, hand holding.
Ideas rather than typography is what's needed here - as the logo is the start of a brand that needs to be recognisable.
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The option of the logo saying 'myfirsthome.info' as well as My First Home need to be considered - I'd like to see both options to see which one works best.
The logo should also contain the strap line 'Independent, honest and money saving advice - all under one roof'.
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