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A recent editorial cartoon depicts two men standing at a podium before a horde of people protesting proposed immigration reform legislation. One turns to the other says, "You tell them they are all under arrest!"
The cartoon well depicts the absurdity of the immigration reform debate raging in the U.S. Last issue's commentary on the subject and the dimwit congressman who suggests prison inmates pick fruit and kick all the illegal Mexican immigrants back across the border elicited strong e-mail responses: illegal immigration is breaking the law; "corporate greed" is enticing cheap labor to cross the border, depressing wages for American workers; build a 2,000-mile long fence along the U.S.-Mexico border and keep them all out. Moreover, do not offer amnesty to illegals already here. Dump them over the top of the 2,000-mile long fence, and do not let them back across the border.
Those who take those positions are not mean-spirited, just frustrated at the enormity of the problem and fearful of a repeat of 9/11.
However, reality is there are 11 million illegal aliens here already. Most are Hispanic. They are part of the American workforce and therefore part of American society. A porous U.S./Mexico border has been a fact-of-life for decades. Kick 11 million people out, and America's economy would collapse.
My perspective on the issue is strictly from agriculture. I have been in fields, vineyards and orchards where certainly not all the day laborers or as the mass media likes to call them "migrant workers" were legals. I have seen Border Patrol raids, watched workers loaded into green buses, and hauled back across the border into Mexico only to beat the green bus back to the U.S.
I have talked to farmers who hired them legally and by the way, value field workers much more highly than the mass media likes to depict. Hired legally at fair wages because farmers or labor contractors cannot legally hire a worker without a Social Security number and other documentation.
Illegal immigrant worker abuse in agriculture? Sure. Widespread? Doubt it because without the workers from Mexico and South America, agriculture, most certainly in California, would come to a standstill. You would have to empty all the jails in California — as Southern California Congressman Dana Rohrabacher suggests -- replacing illegal immigrants working in California agriculture, and it probably would not be enough replacement workers.
What is being lost in this immigration reform political bantering and posturing is the human element. Several months back I was talking with a Sacramento Valley farmer who had just welcomed back for the 14th straight year an illegal immigrant from Mexico who worked as a skilled mechanic. When I call someone on the phone, I always ask if I am interrupting. The farmer said no. He was just coming back from the shop where his crew was cleaning the man up, removing thorns and doctoring other scrapes and bruises he encountered on his journey from Mexico to the Sacramento Valley. It's 500 miles from the Mexican border to the Sacramento Valley.
I lived in Arizona years ago. When I read about the hundreds who die crossing one of the harshest environments imaginable to find work, it breaks my heart because I have been in that desert. It is desperation beyond description.
I am not saying give anyone and everyone a free ticket to American citizenship, but there must be sensibility and compassion in this debate, particularly when it comes to those from Mexico and South America who are simply escaping poverty and despair for a better life, just as our ancestors did. They are not terrorists.
It would be much simpler if there were an ocean separating the U.S. and Mexico. However, there is no Ellis Island. When someone starts ranting and raving about illegal immigrants, ask them to look up Ellis Island on the Web. According to the Web site, almost half of all Americans can trace their ancestry to Ellis Island where 22 million immigrants were processed. There is a link on the Web site to check on names of people processed on that 27-acre block of land in New York harbor. I discovered 213 Clines listed, even two men by the name of Harry Cline.
Keystroke in your family name and see what comes up. It can be a sobering experience and maybe put a little different spin on the immigration reform debate.


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Pop returns, Duncan remains questionable
Spurs coach Gregg Popovich was so happy to be back to work Tuesday following his lengthy illness that he didn't even seem to mind speaking with the media.
Popovich missed three games, staying away from the team to avoid infecting his players. The Spurs were undefeated in his absence, with top assistant Mike Budenholzer manning the helm while Tony Parker, with Tim Duncan also sitting to nurse a sore left knee, played well enough to earn the Western Conference Player of the Week award.
"I was really happy for everybody," he said. "They showed it's about the system. It's not about a player or a coach or anything like that. It's about doing things right, being consistent. I thought they did a wonderful job."
While the results were good, watching his team on TV was something Popovich struggled to get used to.
"It's an out of body sort of experience," he said. "It's very strange. In other ways, it was real interesting. It was actually, in some ways, pretty educational."
While Popovich will be back on the sideline for Wednesday's home game against Charlotte, Duncan remains questionable. He participated in Tuesday's practice, his first significant action since he initially bumped his knee at Philadelphia on Jan. 21.
"He's improving a little bit every day, but he's still, as of this morning, not where we want him to be," Popovich said. "We'll see where he is tomorrow. This is the first time he's really gone up and down the court and tested it, so tomorrow morning will tell the tale."
* Popovich took a playful shot at former player Sean Elliott, one of the NBA's more, ahem, supportive color broadcasters.
"I definitely turned that off," he teased. "You can handle that for a few seconds, and after that…"
Popovich also had no problem with Budenholzer's hug with ESPN sideline reporter Lisa Salters, potentially ruining his hard-earned reputation as one of the league's surliest interviews.
"Bud's in charge of himself," he said, smiling. "Everybody's different."
* Popovich provided his first public comments on Australian center Aron Baynes, who officially joined the team last week.
He said the Spurs brain trust, including general manager R.C. Buford and assistant Brett Brown, had been monitoring Baynes' progress for several years before finally signing him midway through a stellar season in the Euroleague for Slovenia's Union Olimpija.
"We've all seen him enough to think he adds to the overall edge and toughness of the group,"
Popovich said. "He's a defender, pick-and-roll player, rebounder. He's a tough nut, and we wanted to add that."
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Machine Girl, The (UK - BD RB)
Our Leigh Riding reviews Cine Asia's splatter-tastic shlock horror on Blu-ray
Ami (Minase Yashiro), is a promising young Japanese student who balances school work with attempting to keep her wayward brother on the straight and narrow. It's not an easy job; the siblings were orphaned years ago, and her brother seems intent upon creating as much trouble as possible. Her brother ends up owing a hefty debt to the local Ninja-Yakuza clan, who intend to collect by any means necessary. In a violent altercation, her brother and his best friend are killed by the clan, and after attempting to seek revenge, Ami is captured by the clan. Ami is tortured and has her arm hacked off. She escapes, and stumbles into a machine shop, where the owners build her a machine gun arm which she uses to wreak bloody vengeance upon the culprits.
Very occasionally there comes a time when a movie reviewer has to leave any sense of critique or pontificating of subject matter to one side and settles with summing up an entire review with one simple word: bonkers. Naturally, Machine Girl is one such film. It's technically a shambles, apparently shot on a budget of ten yen, and only really serves as an excuse to display overly stylised excessive gore and increasingly skimpily dressed Japanese schoolgirls. Yet there is undeniable energy and verve to the piece that demands to be experienced (rather than actually enjoyed) by those that, you know, dig this kind of thing.
For once the packaging is not a lie; this really is a mix between Japsploitation (is that even a word?) output such as the notorious Tokyo Gore Police—a film I absolutely despised—and the Rodriguez/Tarantino pastiche of Planet Terror and From Dusk Till Dawn, with a little tip of the hat to early Sam Raimi as well. It's fairly obvious that this has been made with an eye towards the American market, with that oh-so- Grindhouse opening credits sequence, and it does work to an extent.
We all know why we're here, so let's get it out of the way; what's the gore like? There are certainly some inventive set pieces in there, such as a man's face being peeled off by bullets and the now infamous 'drill bra' scene, and the plasma shoots from limbs as if sprayed from a fire hose. There is plenty for gorehounds to get potentially get excited about, but while the execution of the SFX stands up to scrutiny, the technical aspects are rather poor. Rather than aim for realism, the filmmakers settle for a fairly crude approximation of, to my mind, the Screaming Mad George style of FX as opposed to the KNB output, and while the effects team deliver on the red stuff, the character models are really quite shoddy. Luckily these models are cut around quickly, so all is not lost.
Technically, the film simply doesn't have the budget to realise its ambition. Everything appears to have been shot on shaky DV, and the production has a general look of a DTV quickie. As previously noted, judicious editing saves the poor practical effects, but any CGI enhancements look appallingly basic and cheap, ranging from shoddily implemented muzzle flashes right through to one of the worst 'hole in the torso' effects I've ever seen. The only thing cheaper than the FX must have been the actor's salaries; there're some drama school level performances on show here, but in an odd way it adds to the intended tone of the film.
It's safe to say that Machine Girl is a mongrel of a film. It feels like what it is; a tribute to a tribute of the shlock exploitation movies that only Robert Rodriguez really has been able to pull off with any success. If one is looking for some undemanding Western influenced Eastern carnage, this fills the gap perfectly fine despite wildly fluctuating production values. However, if one wishes to dig a little deeper, I'd personally search out the far better executed and twice as bonkers samurai zombie mayhem of Versus instead.
Machine Girl sports a 1.78:1 image, and unfortunately I'm not terribly impressed. It's a noisy transfer, with more grain that one might expect from hi def. Although it's a colourful transfer with decent black levels, the subpar CGI sticks out like a sore thumb. While there's nothing dreadfully wrong with the transfer technically, it's just so lifeless, uninspiring and flat, that I'd suggest people might want to plump for the standard def version, which I've actually seen and benefits from a simpler, softer image greatly.
Once again, Cine Asia head straight for the purists and omit the ever sacrilegious English dub and plumps for the original Japanese track in both 5.1 Dolby Digital and 2.0 Surround. The audio fares better than the image, with decent placing of dialogue within the 5.1 track. Aside from occasional on-set audio flubs which needed some serious post-production ADR, in general it's a lively track, with action sequences rattling around the surrounds slickly. The retro score doesn't swamp the rest of the elements, and the full-on squelch of the gore scenes and outrageous gushing arterial sprays sit well with the action elements. For those that care (and for the three people who actually use them), the 2.0 track is functional, if a little too busy and muddy.
Aside from the usual assortment of Cine Asia trailers, the disc comes with a solitary extra; a fairly brief Making of that talks to the cast and crew, and also takes a look at the practical FX on set. It's not exactly comprehensive, but it's better than a slap around the face.
Machine Girl does exactly what it says on the tin; it's an exuberant, knowing paean to films such as Planet Terror that, despite its limited production values, has energy and imagination to spare. It's not really my cup of tea to be honest, but to be fair I can see that it delivers the enough of the goods to please those of you that like this kind of thing. Feel free to give it a look if you're into the genre, but as I said before, I'd suggest the superior Versus as an alternative.
* Note: The above images are taken from the Blu-ray release and resized for the page.
Review by Leigh Riding
bradavon Member Join Date: April 2005 Location: United Kingdom Posts: 1,945
Come on Cine-asia. Stop giving us DD5.1 and give us proper HD audio!
Marcus1138 Contributor Join Date: June 2008 Location: United Kingdom Posts: 910
This one looks like it might be a blast with a group of friends and a few drinks.
Dunny Member Join Date: October 2006 Location: United Kingdom Posts: 347
lol, this movie was poor. It didn't even work in a so bad, it's good way like Braindead or something similar.
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The decline of Japanese cinema is still in full swing, I see.
Utter, utter sh*te and the blu-ray looks like sh*te as well.
Utter, utter sh*te and the blu-ray looks like sh*te as well.
leigh1975 Contributor Join Date: October 2007 Location: United Kingdom Posts: 318
It really is a dire transfer, the DVD is practically the same quality (yes, I watched this twice).
And I repeat, check out Versus instead.
And I repeat, check out Versus instead.
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I found this great fun - a sit back and laugh with no care sort of thing.
I thought the english dub was extremely funny!
Ta for the honest review Leigh!
I thought the english dub was extremely funny!
Ta for the honest review Leigh!
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Disc Details
Release Date: 18th June 2009
Discs: 1
Disc Type: Blu-ray Disc
RCE: No
Video: 1080p
Aspect: 1.78:1
Anamorphic: No
Colour: Yes
Audio: Dolby Digital 5.1 Japanese, Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround Japanese
Subtitles: English
Extras: Making of, Trailers
Easter Egg: No
Feature Details
Director: Noboru Iguchi
Cast: Minase Yashiro, Asami, Kentaro Shimazu
Genre: Action
Length: 93 minutes
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Sit wrote:Sorry about the delay. So far ral life is super busy for me.
Sit wrote:Sorry about the delay. So far ral life is super busy for me.
D Will: I Should Be An All-Star
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Brooklyn Nets point guard Deron Williams is not happy about his 'All-Star snub'. Williams is averaging 20.7 ppg, 8.0 apg, 1.6 spg and has so far led the Nets to a 29-22 record for the season. "I'm an All-Star," Williams said, "Noone can deny that. I don't know how I'm not on that team."
Nets coach Avery Johnson voiced his own disappointment in his starter's snub from the team, "Look at what he's done for us and the new fans in Brooklyn. I don't know if there's much else he can do to be considered an All-Star player."
The Eastern Conference All-Stars includes six newcomers and one of them is Williams' teammate Brook Lopez. Lopez stated, "Deron is the reason why I made the All-Star team. He is our team's leader and he is definitely one of the best players in this league."
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Flynn has been playing for the Melbourne Tigers in Australia. He has career averages of 9.2 points and 3.9 assists a game. He was a former number 6 pick for the Minnesota Timberwolves and had one prior stint with the Blazers.Fisher Joins Thunder In Last Season
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Fisher was signed by the Thunder last season after being traded by the Lakers and then released by the Rockets. Fisher was praised for his leadership and has been coaxed to return to the squad for the league minimum.
Fisher has kept himself in shape in the hope that a contender would come knocking for his services. The 40-12 Thunder beat the Heat and Mavericks for the respected Fisher.Struggling Grizzlies Acquire Michael Redd
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"We believe that Michael will help us a lot," one of the Grizzlies' front office staff told ESPN.com, "We lost OJ Mayo in the offseason (to Dallas) and we have missed a consistent shooter at the 2 spot this season. Michael should really thrive in a bench role here."
hova- wrote:Booo at the D-Will snub. Fisher going to the Thunder is cool.
mrmoves20 wrote:D-Fish back to OKC! Good luck to D-Fish and his hopes for his 6th ring!
Durant35 wrote:Let's go OKC! Not really liking the Redd-signing though. :/
Lamrock wrote:Jonny Flynn back on Portland?
hova- wrote:Merry Christmas, Bro. Hope you can continue this one strong in 2013
Mark. wrote:Ho Ho Ho. Look forward to this coming back
Lamrock wrote:Have a good holiday, man. I'll try to hold down the fort while you're gone.
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Trying To End The Motown Blues
Pistons duo Rodney Stuckey and Brandon Knight are an odd couple working hard to save a suffering Pistons franchise and fan base
By Woody Hannes
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The Pistons have struggled this season with injuries and the only constant has been their starting backcourt. The strong play of the Stuckey-Knight partnership has kept the Pistons in play for a playoff seed in the Eastern Conference. Will the production of the pair continue and help the team make the playoffs and inspire an ailing fan base?
Rodney Stuckey has spent his entire NBA career with the Detroit Pistons. He was drafted in 2007 as the number 15 overall draft pick. He then stuck with the franchise through thick and thin; subsequently being rewarded with quite a lucrative new contract in 2011. Brandon Knight was drafted in 2011 as the number 8 overall draft pick. He drew the faith of Coach Lawrence Frank and started 60 of 66 games in the lockout shortened season - averaging a shade less than 13 points and 4 assists per contest in his rookie season.
The question at the start of this season was whether the two combo-guards could coexist in the same backcourt with Coach Frank giving more freedom to Knight with the ball in his hands. With the Pistons just 6 games below .500 at 24-30 and both players playing great basketball; the answer so far would seem to be yes.
Stuckey has emerged this season as a dependable catch and shoot scorer whilst Knight has shown immense improvement in the playmaking category. The pair have inspired their injury-riddled team to a respectable record and begun to really make their fans believe in their playoff potential. "Stuckey and Knight are playing like they have played together for years," Coach Frank recently said after an impressive and surprising win against the reigning NBA champion Miami Heat. He added, "Both of them have become more mature, accepted their roles, and played their asses off."
Stuckey, a fan favourite, has attributed his consistent performances to the fact that he is more focussed this season. He stated that he wants to win games because of the loyalty that the franchise and fans have shown him. He also stated that he has been inspired by the leadership that the franchise's executive team has provided. The franchise recently slashed prices of admission to Pistons games to encourage the community to attend games again.
"The people and this city have been struggling for a while and when the bosses don't worry about profits and let everyone into the Palace – well, that's a really nice thing," Stuckey said. He stated that it made him want to work harder to make his paycheque worth its tag.
Knight, the tweener told he was neither an NBA 2-guard nor a 1-guard, spent the Summer working on his point guard skills and memorising the Pistons playbook. The hard work has paid off with more confident leadership and a team-first mindset arising in the young one-time Kentucky Wildcat. Knight has impressed everyone in the league with his new-found ability to find his teammates good looks at the rim. The second year player has used his shooting ability and athleticism to give him room to create opportunities for others.
Greg Monroe has been one of the beneficiaries of Knight's improved play, "Brandon's work ethic is amazing. Last season, I think he was just trying to get used to the pace of the NBA. And all he worried about was doing one thing at a time. Now he is the one controlling the pace of the game and he is able to make split second decisions. The difference between him now and his rookie season is like night and day."
The fans have begun to embrace Knight even more this season. His popularity has been rising as he has turned in some big performances over the season. Knight stated that he has feels most comfortable in Detroit mainly thanks to the fans.
Brandon Knight does admit though that he didn't think that he and Rodney Stuckey could coexist in Detroit. "He (Stuckey) always had the ball in his hands before I came. When I came in and Coach (Frank) moved him in an off-guard role, I didn't know what to expect," he frankly discusses with me, "I'm actually happy with our progress. We've figured how to play with each other."
When Coach Frank decided to go with the Stuckey-Knight combo, he envisioned two capable ball handlers terrorising defences with their all-around abilities. The duo has evolved slowly and become an effective tag team. The question now is whether they are enough to propel the Pistons back to the NBA playoffs.
Both players have made sacrifices to their games and that is due to the one shared goal: to help the Pistons return to a winning state and to reward their fans for their continued loyalty and support. As Knight told me at the end of our interview, "We want to win for this city to show everyone that there is always hope. The Pistons have been through good times and tough times."
Stuckey added, "It's the least that we can do."
hova- wrote:Nice Woody Hannes to get back things rolling. 24-30 is not too shabby for this team and could be enough to make the postseason in the East.
Mark. wrote:Nice article man. Great writing. I have always been dubious about how Stuckey fits on that team, but they seem to be firing nicely as you have it set up!
mrmoves20 wrote:Glad to see you back, Sit. Nice article on Stuckey BTW.
Mark. wrote:Sit, All good man, I think you might have already. Yeah when I played the Pistons Maggette was tough to stop. Think i defended him poorly though.
Valor wrote:A writer as reputable as Woody Hannes has no business analyzing the Pistons, it undermines his credibility
The X wrote:Valor wrote:A writer as reputable as Woody Hannes has no business analyzing the Pistons, it undermines his credibility
True that. Then again, that's why Woody is elite. No job too big or small for the Wood.
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Alexis Bledel: Slacking on the Birthday Present Front!
Alexis Bledel hits up NYC hotspot Tenjune for a Stolichnaya-sponsored Tribeca Film Festival after-party on Sunday (April 26).
Earlier in the evening, the 27-year-old actress wore the same cut-out cute dress to the premiere of her new movie, The Good Guy. At the after-party, I asked Alexis who designed her gorgeous dress. She whipped a cheat sheet out of her clutch and spelled out the designer's name for me. "C-U-S-H-N-I-E E-T O-C-H-S." Yes, Cushnie et Ochs. It was a glorious moment having Rory Gilmore spell a word for me considering the fast-paced dialogue she had on Gilmore Girls.
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JJ: [Your The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants costar] America Ferrera's birthday was the Saturday before last (April 18). Were you able to get her anything?
AB: Um. (pauses, laughs) No, I've been slacking on the birthday present front but I celebrated her birthday at a party. And it was a great fun time!
JJ: Where do you like to relax in the Big Apple?
AB: The parks! It's so nice out. I just moved here and like it better [than Los Angeles]. I lived here before Gilmore Girls started. I moved to L.A. to do the show and then when it ended, I wanted to come back. I even got to see [my Gilmore costar Lauren Graham in the Broadway revival of Guys and Dolls]. She's awesome. Really fun.
JJ: You've already played a goody two-shoes on Gilmore and a prostitute in Sin City. What kinds of roles are you looking to do in the future?
AB: I'm looking for variety. Anything that's different from what I've done. I like that The Good Guy is more of a grown-up role but I keep it pretty wide up. Every script you get is so different, you have to be pretty open-minded.
JJ: Can you tell us about your character in The Good Guy?
AB: Beth [Vest]! She's an urban conservationalist in NYC and she's dating Tommy (played by Scott Porter). He's a trader on Wall Street, has a high pressure job and is training an up-and-coming guy (Daniel Seaver, played by Bryan Greenberg). So Beth is friends with Daniel, he's dating Tommy, she thinks Tommy is the perfect guy… and there's a lot that happens. It follows their dating lives.
Alexis also told JustJared.com she's currently not shooting anything but as always, fielding scripts! She also reiterated her love for Wendy's chicken nuggets! (Once on Late Night With Conan O'Brien, she called Hi-C Fruit Punch the "perfect chaser" to Wendy's nuggets.)


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03-May-2001 -- 03-May-2001. Confluence 53N 023E is located 3.7km to the west of Turosn Koscielna.
Fifth confluence from a trip of 8
We got there at 16:20 - 775km away from Bydgoszcz. Yet, the GPS displayed 810km due to three strange deflections. (the biggest one in Gizycko and then two off Augustow. The one in Gizycko showed the maximum speed of 668km/h!!!)
The confluence was several meters away from the road in a abandoned field, close to some deserted buildings. We walked on leaves (from last fall?) looking for the spot. The day was almost over so we quickly went west as soon as we took the pictures.
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eighth grade sings and dances through Salem Village
In he beginning of the school year, I promised the eighth graders of Davis Waldorf that I would write them a play. Capitalizing on their love of music, singing, and dancing, I figured, why not really stretch myself artistically and write a musical? So over Winter Break, in the solitude of early morning, I pecked away at the laptop, and amid the afternoons of family life, I pounded away at the piano. Days before our return to school, I had completed my first musical! It is called Good Village Salem: The Unsung Story.
Twelve students, six original songs, one witch!
Not only was writing melodies and lyrics a challenge, but the story itself required sensitivity and plenty of creative license. After all, I was dealing with a dark time in colonial American history, where the Puritan way of life was wrestling with its strict doctrine, the colonists were faced with insurgency from the Wampanoag, and there were land disputes and political turmoil. The Puritans struggled with the clash of community and individuality. Their lives continuously put them at odds with the devil. And how do I deal with the witch craft trials on stage without actually hanging anybody at Gallows Hill?
Well, using historical figures from Salem, adding plenty of real themes and motivations that drove the Witch Trials, I managed to get to the court trial of one of their citizens Bridget Bishop, and after much drama in court (pulled from real transcripts), the judge rules that Bridget Bishop is.......
Sorry for the cliffhanger! I'll let you know, in about seven weeks after the students have performed the play, what happens!
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Perdita Weeks in a scene from the film "As Above, So Below." (Universal Pictures)Link
Perdita Weeks and Ben Feldman in a scene from the film "As Above, So Below." (Universal Pictures)Link
Ben Feldman ("Mad Men") and Perdita Weeks ("The Tudors") in a scene from "As Above, So Below." (Universal Pictures)Link
"As Above, So Below" director John Dowdle, left, and producer Drew Dowdle discuss the film, which they also wrote, at a Legendary Pictures panel at Comic-Con International in San Diego in July. (Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP)Link
Set in the catacombs beneath Paris, Legendary's new horror film "As Above, So Below" sees a group of adventures, led by enterprising scholar Scarlett Marlowe (Perdita Weeks), set out to reclaim the mythic philosopher's stone, a powerful alchemical artifact said to possess the ability to turn base metals into gold. But the expedition takes a surprising, and sinister, turn when Marlowe and her companions seemingly encounter horrors from their pasts, and possibly enter the gates of Hell.
The film is the latest project from the producing-directing team of Drew and John Dowdle, who most recently fashioned 2010's "Devil," a supernatural thriller about five strangers trapped in an elevator and the evil lurking among them.
But the pair has a history with horror — John, a New York University film school graduate, and Drew, a former mergers and acquisitions specialist on Wall Street, earned early attention with "The Poughkeepsie Tapes," a hard-R-rated quasi-documentary about a serial killer's cache of home movies, and " Quarantine," their 2008 remake of the popular Spanish horror film "[REC]." (Their next film, "The Coup," a politically minded family survival tale tentatively set for release next year, will see them begin to move away from the genre somewhat.)
Hero Complex recently caught up with the duo by phone to discuss the origins of "As Above, So Below," which arrives in theaters Friday, the experience of shooting in Paris and finding a way to stay motivated while working in airless underground chambers for days on end.
Hero Complex: How did you hit upon this notion to set a found-footage horror movie in the Paris catacombs?
John: Drew and I had for years talked about, wouldn't it be cool to do a female Indiana Jones movie that is in found footage, to do that kind of epic movie from a really intimate angle? We had also been really interested in the catacombs but had never really put the two together. We had a movie we were about to go make called "The Coup" that fell apart — thankfully we got to rebuild it and make it — we were like, "What are we going to do?" We got a call from [Legendary chief] Thomas Tull and he was like, "I'd love to do something in the Paris catacombs. Do you have any ideas?" A lightning bolt went off. We were like, that would be perfect for Scarlett Marlowe and we could put those two together and it all just fell into place.
Drew: We had this alchemical background for the character, and once we thought, "Well, if we set her in Paris…" With just a little bit of research we started realizing that Nicholas Flamel was such a touchstone of alchemy in Paris at that time … and all those dots started connecting that we might not have thought of if we hadn't gotten that phone call.
HC: That's a rather unusual way for a project to come together, is it not? To be contacted by a studio head with an idea?
John: It's a little unusual. We've been friends of the court over at Legendary for years. We've circled around a number of different things with them. We're part of Thomas' stable of filmmakers that he calls. We've gone over to his house and watched movies. We're all buds at this point.
Drew: And Thomas is a little different than most studio head types. He really is an idea machine. He's constantly watching things on TV and then picking up the phone and calling his filmmaker friends and saying, "What have you got here? What have you got there?" He's constantly trying to generate ideas internally with his filmmaker relationships. He's a really fun guy to work with as a result.
HC: Did you already have a script involving this character that you then changed to include the catacombs angle? Or did you start from scratch?
John: We hadn't actually started laying anything down. It was more like a character and sort of a rough idea without really a good place to go. We needed that thread you could pull and follow down some specific rabbit hole. We didn't quite have that yet and frankly we're doing 10 different things and weren't totally focused on it at the time. It brought it from a background project to something right up in the foreground.
Drew: "The Coup," it just didn't fall apart, it fell apart the night before our flights to Thailand. It was less than 24 hours before we were leaving and the entire crew was in Thailand waiting for us. It fell apart in epically heartbreaking fashion. Then we got the call the next day from Thomas out of the blue. It was just one of those serendipitous moments were you say, "OK, I guess that's what we should be doing now." From that phone call to pre-production, it was about three months. It was incredibly fast. That was in November [2012], and we were on our location scout in March [2013].
John: We literally made two movies simultaneously. We went to Paris and shot "As Above" and did a really fast seven-week director's cut for the studio, they loved it, we went to Thailand, shot "The Coup" and then came back and did post on both simultaneously. It was a crazy, exciting, fun year. I feel like the two projects helped each other. We learned a lot on both.
HC: Did you shoot all of "As Above" in Paris and how long were you there?
John: We shot the whole thing there. We were there I think a total of three and a half months. I think we shot six weeks, five of the weeks were underground.
HC: Was it difficult to get permission to shoot in the catacombs, or did you work primarily in areas that are generally accessible to the public?
Drew: It required a lot of patience and arm-twisting. There were a few locations that we really wanted that were the hardest to get permission. The public catacombs where all the bones are ornately laid out was one, and something called the Faust System, where they're walking through water and where all the graffiti is, those two locations were really difficult. We actually went right up to the night before shooting before we had official permission on both of those locations.
John: The Faust System is actually illegal — you can get arrested for going in there. It's kind of the medieval area of the catacombs and we got permission as long as we didn't show exactly how to get in. It's actually quite safe.
HC: What's it like to work underground for such an extended period of time? I would imagine that that combined with the subject matter of what you're shooting could become crazy-making.
John: We were in Paris in the spring and summer, and we were six stories underground in the dark 10 hours a day, five days a week. It starts to make you feel a little nuts. It's kind of a nightmarish space down there. To spend day after day down there, it's weird. There's no light. The air doesn't really move. It's kind of moist and soggy; you hit your head on the ceiling a bunch.
Drew: You really notice it as the week wears on. It's hard keeping everybody's energy up in that space. It's so dark and it's so stagnant. The air quality is fine, but the air doesn't move so the sound of voices, it's all very strange. One of our bigger challenges was just trying to keep everybody energetic.
HC: Is it physically difficult to get in and out of there with all the equipment?
John: Very. One of the main areas we used is a section of the catacombs that was used by cloistered Capuchin monks in the 1600s. There were six stories of stairs going down, so we'd bring some equipment in that way. We tried to shoot as practically as possible because it just helps performances so much when you're actually in the real space and no one's stepping off set to call their buddies and see what they're doing after the shoot. It kept everyone focused.
HC: "The Descent" used a cavern setting to great, claustrophobic effect. Were there specific films that you looked to before you began shooting that informed your approach to "As Above"?
John: A big one for us was "The Shining." Stylistically it looks a lot different than that, but the sense of dread [was inspirational]. "Event Horizon," we definitely watched that as a reference. "Flatliners."
Drew: We used more thematic references than we used underground movies. Our hope on this movie was that it would be something more than just people trapped underground. That's obviously a big part of it, the setting being the catacombs is a major part of the character of the movie, but we wanted it to be a little bigger thematically than just people trapped in the catacombs.
John: We sort of play the claustrophobia right up top. Usually in a movie like this you'd start wider and as the movie goes you'd go tighter and tighter and tighter [with the framing of the shots]. We were like, "Let's play the claustrophobia right when they get underground and start to loosen it up." By the end, they're in quite big caverns and stuff but at that point the scares are more surreal in nature. It was fun building that arc. We did find one thing when shooting: If the camera is seeing the ceiling, there's just a certain tension to everything. There's something about having thousands of pounds of stone right over your head that is really unnerving. We tried to keep the ceiling in the shot as much as possible. That does something to you after a while.
HC: In terms of assembling the cast, which includes "Mad Men" actor Ben Feldman, what qualities were you looking for?
John: We tried to find people who were very different from each other. For Scarlett specifically we actually read north of 300 people. We searched Los Angeles. We went to Paris to search there. We went to London also. We were looking in all three cities for quite some time and found her three weeks before production. She blew our minds. She's going to have a huge future.
Drew: Once we got underground we depended on the actors quite a bit to be crew as well. I think we lit most of the movie underground with the actors' headlamps and embraced the accidental nature of it. The head cameras were very often the actual actors filming from a helmet camera. We asked a lot of them beyond performance. We shot a lot of the movie and lit a lot of the movie with the cast.
HC: How did you find the experience of working in France overall? Do you feel that the setting really helps distinguish "As Above" from other found-footage-style thrillers?
John: Drew and I really love French cinema and French New Wave was a huge inspiration to us when we started getting into film — as it is to so many young filmmakers — but we really wanted to go to France and immerse ourselves. Drew and I were the Americans. We had an all-French crew. We learned to pantomime really well to get ideas across. To have the authenticity we wanted to have a very small crew so that we could shoot guerrilla-style in the real places. Paris is such a beautiful place, you could throw the camera out the back of a truck and whereever it landed would be just gorgeous.
— Gina McIntyre | @LATHeroComplex
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Delmon Young, OF, Tigers
You would think with all this supposed talent in the Detroit lineup that Young would have trouble getting on the field. He has taken advantage of a plethora of key injuries and finds himself in Jim Leyland's lineup card every day. Even better, he's been producing lately, with eight hits in his last four games. If you are looking for Delmon Lite, think about fellow Tigers OF Quentin Berry, who is filling in admirably for Austin Jackson at the top of the order. Key stat: Berry was a homer short of the cycle in Friday's game vs. New York.
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When it comes to screen adaptations, Hollywood and the video game industry tend to focus on comic book franchises as opposed to literary classics. But the computer game "Walden" finds its compelling narrative in an unlikely place — the mid-19th century writing of Henry David Thoreau.
Players of the forthcoming "Walden" have the abstract goal of discovering how to live a life of balance somewhere between society and nature. "Walden" may not represent what we regularly see on home video game systems, but it does bear a similarity to one particular game we're all rather familiar with.
"This is a game in the way that life is a game," said its creator, professor Tracy Fullerton. The 48-year-old was once a full-time game designer but now runs USC's Interactive Media & Games division within the School of Cinematic Arts, which has a staff of more than 20, including part-time lecturers.
"We all make these choices and try to find this balance in our daily life, but we play games that put a false life before us — this false dream that if we work hard and buy more stuff that we'll be satisfied. I want to make a game that has an alternative worldview and rewards us for following that view."
Fullerton's "Walden" is a work-in-progress risk, one designed to change the way we think about games and who plays them. It's a nonconventional approach that has been a blueprint of sorts for the Mar Vista native's career.
After decades of bending the rules, Fullerton will continue to trailblaze as the first director of USC Games. It's an appointment that's expected to be made official this week. In her newly created role, Fullerton will work more closely with other USC departments, including the technical game programs in the Viterbi School of Engineering.
"If you think about how games will be used in medicine, healthcare, education, politics and social activism, we need to open up a lot more in our view," said Fullerton, who is far more T-shirt-casual than professorial in style and demos games with a smile. "This is the beginning of that. We've been doing it unofficially, but this is us leveling up our program to be more outward facing, more collaborative."
Fullerton is considered a pioneer when it comes to creating casual games — the norm today on social networks such as Facebook, but rarities in the mid-to-late '90s and early 2000s when she was designing companion games to quiz shows such as "Jeopardy!" and "Weakest Link."
Tourists the world over have no doubt unknowingly encountered her handiwork. Fullerton was the puzzle designer on "Space Race," an interactive attraction found inside Mission: Space at Walt Disney World's EPCOT in Orlando, Fla. And those in the arts may have caught wind of "The Night Journey," Fullerton's collaboration with video artist Bill Viola.
Having started teaching at USC in 1999, she has been the principal steward of the university's graduate and undergraduate game design programs in the School of Cinematic Arts, the former of which was launched in 2002 and the latter in '04. Under her guidance, the Princeton Review has regularly ranked USC as the top university for game design in North America.
Jenova Chen, a former USC student and co-founder of Santa Monica-based Thatgamecompany, was the architect of 2012's "Journey," a PlayStation 3 title cited as one of the biggest success stories in the modern independent era.
As Chen tells it: "Without Tracy, I probably would not be doing Thatgamecompany and making these games."
USC has played a crucial and largely undocumented role in bringing more multiplicity to the game industry, both in terms of who is making games as well as the range in topics those games are exploring. Some of Fullerton's former students, such as Chen, are credited with ushering in an era of new emotional depth in independent game development, and there's evidence that Fullerton's pledge for gender and ethnic diversity isn't just an academia talking point.
The incoming freshman class of 2014, for instance, marks the first time in the program's history that women will outnumber men. While one undergraduate program of about 70 students will not reshape a male-dominated industry, it underscores the beginnings of a generational shift that can have long-lasting ramifications.
Consider, for instance, that a 2012 survey of 4,000 developers found that women account for just 4% of programmers and engineers, 11% of designers and 16% of its artists and animators. If there is hope for top-shelf game makers to stop viewing the white, muscled male character as the default, it will likely take a generational shift.
"Times are changing," said Fullerton, who excitedly rushed through descriptions of the numerous games at USC, sharing one big-picture theory after another.
Though Fullerton recently completed chemotherapy and radiation therapy treatment in January after a breast cancer diagnosis in April 2013, she showed no signs of slowing down through a double-booked schedule earlier this month.
"My next goal," she continued, "is to make sure we have diversity in more than just gender, which is really hard. Where are Hispanic game developers? Where are African American game developers? As a woman walking into a room of white dudes — geeks — there's always a sense of, 'Oh, do I belong here? Will I be able to get anything done? Or am I wasting my time?' Everyone who is not in the majority feels that way."
How someone feels, especially when that someone is playing a game, seems to have become something of an obsession for Fullerton. It's a shift in thinking away from the more conventional questions surrounding games, such as what an underlying computer program or character can do, or what goals a player may achieve.
The emphasis on emotion has marked what have been some of the most successful games to come out of the USC game program, namely the work of Thatgamecompany. Titles such as "Flower" and "Journey" emphasize exploration, as either a flower petal or an anonymous robed figure. Environments are pastoral, puzzles are light, the look is abstract and the games are designed to evoke a sense of curiosity. You can play "Journey" with someone else, but its whimsically grand vistas encourage reflection rather than competition.
Thatgamecompany's Chen graduated from USC's masters program in 2006 after moving to Los Angeles from his native Shanghai. Now in his early 30s, when Chen arrived at USC his thoughts on game design were far less experimental.
Fullerton recalled that one of Chen's early projects involved gunning down aliens that had taken over the USC campus. Chen can target the precise moment that Fullerton challenged his design philosophy: He was working on what would become the student game "Cloud," and his initial vision involved aliens from Jupiter who could manipulate climates.
"I was telling Tracy this Jupiter idea and she was just like, 'Why don't we change the alien to a boy?' Why not? She gave me the inspiration to channel my own childhood into the game and it turned 'Cloud' into a very emotional game. Those words — 'why not a little boy?' — they changed my life."
The refashioned "Cloud" began in a hospital and centered on a young, bedridden boy who regains the power to dream. It garnered national attention and generated more than a million downloads.
"I could see the potential in the idea was all around the emotion of flight and childlike wonder of making shapes in the sky," Fullerton said. "Everything else seemed like a distraction — the aliens, and there was some idea about making realistic cloud formations, none of it really mattered for the overall experience."
If those games designed by recent graduates are also taken into account, the USC program can lay claim to many success stories.
Alumni Ian Dallas and Max Geiger formed developer Giant Sparrow to release the student-developed "The Unfinished Swan" in 2012 for the PlayStation 3, a game that re-imagines the first-person-shooter as a melancholic children's book. More recently, 2013 graduate Miguel Oliveira signed with developer Ouya to bring to life his final USC project and tale of 18th century Brazilian slavery, "Thralled," and recent graduate Sam Farmer this month successfully funded "Last Life" via Kickstarter, a noir detective story in which a character investigates his own death.
While all wildly different and not all overseen by Fullerton, they in varying degrees represent an artist-driven aesthetic.
"Tracy plays all kinds of games. She's extremely competitive. She loves 'Halo.' But she makes these sublime, Zen games — games that can be about things like standing still," said Celia Pearce, the co-founder of independent game festival IndieCade and a games professor herself. Pearce has been teaching games at Georgia Tech for the past eight years and in the fall will be moving to Boston's Northeastern University.
"It's so antithetical to what mainstream games try and do, where you run around and shoot things," Pearce said.
Fullerton began tinkering with game design as a teenager in Mar Vista, creating rudimentary games on a Commodore 64 — a sequel to "Star Wars" here and a riff on "Battlestar Galactica" there. She focused early on cinema studies and graduated with a masters from the USC film school in 1991.
"Through film history classes, I started to see similarities between games and films," she said. "That really informed me as to where the next level of innovation should go. If I didn't go through the film school, I probably wouldn't think about games from an entertainment level."
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text: Daniel is an Interior Designer at HOK and the design champion for the HOK Product Design group. After graduating from Middlesex university in 1998 he began designing a multitude of central London apartments and offices before moving into retail design, then specialising in high end corporate office design. Building on his 13 years' of experience, he has successfully designed and led on projects globally, having worked on high profile schemes with prestigious clients including the BBC, Carnival UK, ExxonMobil, the British Medical Association, and the Ministry of Defence. Daniel is currently leading design for the BBC W1 interior fit out which consolidates their media, TV and online services. Daniel is passionate about delivering creative workplaces and believes in a holistic design approach where he involves and engages with the users groups throughout the design process to provide rationalised design solutions.


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Nominate undergrads for their contribution to Brandeis community
The office of the Dean of Student Life is seeking nominations of undergraduate students who have made outstanding contributions to the Brandeis community. These contributions can be made in any area. Specifically, the office will look for contributions of leadership, social consciousness and activism, citizenship and service.
These students will be honored publicly at a reception in late spring and are listed in the commencement program. This year, the reception will be hosted on Wednesday, May 2, in the Shapiro Campus Center Theater at 3 p.m.
While special attention will be paid to graduating seniors, several prizes will go to other undergraduate students. So, also consider nominating outstanding first-years, sophomores and juniors.
Please submit nominations via the online nomination form by no later than Friday, March 23.
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Barcelona goalkeeper Victor Valdes has revealed that he would be willing to move to Ligue 1 outfit Monaco next season.
The Spanish international has previously stated this summer that he is looking to end his eleven year tenure with the club and move away from Spain.
And it is Caludion Ranieri's Monaco side that are currently leading the race for the keeper, and Valdes himself has admitted that France could be a possible destination next season.
"Ligue 1 attracts me a lot - Monaco or elsewhere in France. This is one of my options. My future is in the hands of my representatives but Monaco is a good option," Valdes told Telefoot.
And the former Spanish number one also revealed that he would be keen to join-up with former Barcelona legend Eric Abidal, who now plays in France with Monaco.
"I know that Abidal is very happy at Monaco and I am good friends with him. I consider him a brother. He is an example as a human being. To go back and play at his side again could be very special," he added.
Valdes, who has made over 500 appearances for the Spanish giants, stressed his willingness to leave earlier this summer, as his contract expires at the end of the season.
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NEW YORK (AP) — The nation's crude oil supplies increased last week, the government said Wednesday.
Crude supplies grew 400,000 barrels, or 0.1 percent, to 364.6 million barrels, which is 2.4 percent below year-ago levels, the Energy Department's Energy Information Administration said in its weekly report.
Analysts expected a drop of 3 million barrels for the week ended July 26, according to Platts, the energy information arm of McGraw-Hill Cos.
Gasoline supplies rose by 800,000 barrels, or 0.3 percent, to 223.5 million barrels. That's 7.5 percent more than year-ago levels. Analysts expected gasoline supplies to shrink by 1.5 million barrels.
Demand for gasoline over the four weeks ended July 26 was up 3.2 percent from a year ago, averaging over 9 million barrels a day.
U.S. refineries ran at 91.3 percent of total capacity on average, down 1 percentage point from the prior week. Analysts expected capacity to rise to 92.5 percent.
Supplies of distillate fuel, which include diesel and heating oil, dropped by 500,000 barrels to 126 million barrels. Analysts expected distillate stocks to rise by 800,000 barrels.
Benchmark crude futures rose 48 cents to $103.56 a barrel in New York.


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Oxford Handbook of Obstetrics and Gynaecology
July 2013; p ublished online July 2013 .
Book. Subjects: Obstetrics and Gynaecology; Infectious Diseases; Midwifery; Anaesthetics; Neonatology; Clinical Oncology; Psychiatry; Addiction Medicine; Gynaecology; Medical Microbiology and Virology; Pain Medicine; Urology. 848 pages.
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text: Adventure: Story Story Posted 01-31-2012 Don't Miss The 50th Annual Desert Safari Held March 2-4, 2012, The Desert Safari is part fundraiser and all fun From Tierra Del Sol-Four Wheel Club of San Diego Tierra Del Sol is proud to announce the 50th Desert Safari to be held March 2nd, 3rd and 4th in the Truckhaven Hills area of the North Ocotillo Wells SVRA. The 50th annual Desert Safari will again present an awesome trail for all skill levels within the 4x4 community. Guests will have an opportunity to meet over 120 vendors and join in the spectacular "TDS Raffle" with over $150K in prizes. Side-by-sides are welcome and this year you can expect a spectacular fireworks display on Saturday night after the raffle. Doris Wynne, who is now a spirited 93-year-old wealth of information, provided a great historical perspective on the area and Tierra Del Sol that I wanted to share with you as we approach the 50th Desert Safari. 1918. With the end of World War I came the rapid popularity of automobiles. People started coming to the desert and the creation of the The Ensign Ranch and The Di Georgio Corporation started a new era in the region. 1928. Already citizens were beginning to grow concerned about preserving the desert and Guy Fleming, a Fellow of the San Diego Natural History Museum, started promoting the adoption of Borrego as a State Park. 1941. Finally the dream was realized and the Anza Borrego Park System was established, but that also brought developers with visions of a desert resort and that required roads. Those early rough trails were Coyote Canyon, Yaqui Pass and the Truckhaven Trail which at that time was a 30 mile rough road passing over hills, washes and mesas taking 3-4 hours to traverse. Truckhaven Trail began at the tip of Butler Mountain (Coyote Mountain) eastward to Peg Leg Smith's monument on the Old Doc Beatty Road. It was Doc Beatty who first envisioned the idea of a wagon trail along the base of the Santa Rosa Mountains south to the badlands and the old Hwy 99, emerging near the truck spot known as Truckhaven. The road was built through some very tough yet beautiful terrain, following Palo Verde Wash, into Arroyo Salado and from there down to Beatty's Ice Box near the Old Prospector's Post Office. It continued through Tule Wash, Cannon Ball Valley and jumped out into the mesa near the Calcite Mine Road. From there it moved eastward overlooking Palm Wash and dropping down again into the Anza Ditch. A few more miles and you arrived at the old Truckhaven café and station set amongst a small grove of trees…..literally an oasis in the desert where the early members of TDS like Tex Webster, Bozzy Willis, Roy Pruitt and Joe Branch planned the explorations into the area and laid out many of trails that are found throughout the area. 1949. The first Anza Jeep Cavalcade formed for the purpose of promoting the concept of a 17-mile road into Borrego, Montezuma Valley and onto Warner Springs was approved by the State Park Commission. 1957. The State Committee consented to the construction of a paved road, which followed the general direction of the old dirt Truckhaven trail wherever possible. It was named the Borrego-Salton Seaway or more commonly known as the S22. It was completed in 1968 and leads so many of us to the Desert Safari each year. In those early years a "Search and Rescue" team of local men with CB radios explored the area and ultimately became intimately familiar with the entire area, breaking new trails and figuring out how to traverse the notches, hills and valleys thru their rescue work. Several members started focusing on adventure and exploration and two of these early pioneers, Roy Pruitt and Bozzy Willis ultimately formed the nucleus of the club they names Tierra Del Sol. Bozzy created the artwork that is still seen today on all the members' vehicles. The club was incorporated as a not-for-profit club in 1962 and the annual Desert Safari, now about to reach the 50th, was born. Proudly the rosters of TDS still contain family names from the origins with generations following in their forefathers footsteps aspiring to protect these lands for our continued use. Albeit a never-ending battle, the families and members of Tierra Del Sol continue to enjoy the area and work hard to preserve it for the enjoyment of future generations. We are proud to have reached our 50th Desert Safari and hope that you will come out on March 2nd, 3rd, and 4th to celebrate with us as we work hard to put on the most spectacular event ever. Vendors, food, raffle, trail rides from mild to wild, and even a fireworks show bring together a community of friends and families all focused on enjoying the sport we are all working so hard to protect. 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Late nights, happy surprise and a bit of disappointment as months of campaigning ends.
Ridgecrest's polls closed around 8 p.m. Tuesday night after voters cast their final vote for their choice of city leaders.
By 8:50 p.m. the results from the first of the precincts were posted on Kern County's Election Division website. Final results – excluding some absentee ballots – were posted at 4:30 a.m. Wednesday.
Mayoral candidate Dan Clark was elected as Ridgecrest's first directly elected mayor, narrowly beating Vice Mayor Jerry Taylor 46.17 percent to 40 percent. Fellow candidate Randy Jenkins trailed a distant third at 13 percent.
Voters also elected planning commissioner Jim Sanders and First District Supervisor representative Lori Acton to the city council, winning 20 percent and 18 percent respectively. Incumbent Mayor Ron Carter lost his seat after 16 years of service, netting 17.4 percent of the vote.
"It's exciting and humbling to win," she said Wednesday afternoon, "but then it's 'Okay, now the real work begins' wake-up call."
Acton said that going forward, the real work began with the people.
"It's about bringing forward the concerns of the public and rebuilding the trust of our public," she said.
Candidate Tom Wiknich received 16.5 percent, Scott Garver 13.4 percent, William Dale Howard a distant 7.4 percent and Henry Wilson received 6.7 percent.
It was an event that Acton, her husband Chris and a group of friends were waiting for during an election night party at a friend's house on Sydnor Avenue.
The group bantered as they watched the presidential elections on television over homemade pizza while awaiting the first local election results.
While the overall mood was light, there was an overall anticipation to see the first numbers. Acton alternated between a laptop and her smartphone to check the results.
"There's numbers," she said at one point.
The next day the final results showed Acton and Sanders both gaining seats on the city council.
One of the largest concerns was setting the city's finances in order by ensuring the city properly spent its funds.
"There's the nice-to-haves and the need-to-haves," Acton said. "We need to focus on the need-to-haves especially with the loss of RDA funds."
Some of those approaches include rebuilding the city's reserves and the need to focus on business and create a tax base.
Overall, she said she was glad her campaign was finished but that the best part of it was talking to people.
"The response I received from the community as a whole was absolutely amazing," she said. "People were happy to actually talk about the issues."
Acton expressed thanks to her husband Chris, her children Amanda and Cody for stepping up and her grandson Rayden and her father Joe Brangwin, as well all her friends for their hard work and support.
She said she was excited to work with Dan Clark, Jim Sanders, Jason Patin and Chip Holloway.
"It's going to be a good mix," she said.
And she said she would look forward to the candidates that were leaving office, including council member Steve Morgan and Carter.
"Being able to benefit from their wisdom would be great, especially since they've been on council for 16 years," she said.
She also said she would love to work with Vice Mayor Taylor, who lost the mayoral race to Dan Clark.
"His fiscal know-how is amazing," she said.
The mayor and new council will be seated in December, and issues still remain for them to address.
Overall, candidates expressed varied reactions from the results.
"I'm really overwhelmed and humbled that I was elected," Jim Sanders said on the phone Wednesday. "I'm looking forward to serving the people of Ridgecrest."
Sanders said he was looking forward to the course ahead of him.
One of the first priorities he thinks the new council will likely focus on finalizing the Tax Allocation Bond money allocations.
"We got a good start with what we did," Sanders said. "With a new council seated, I think some priorities might change."
The council has already allocated approximately $20.4 million of the anticipated funds, earmarking it for future road projects, revamping Kerr McGee Youth Sports Complex, and economic development projects.
Sanders reflected on the campaign as hard but fulfilling work.
"I had a really great experience (campaigning)," he said. "Mostly what I did was knock on doors and talk to people and I got the opportunity to see some really diverse perspectives."
Despite mixed feelings about the election results overall, Sanders said it was that people have made.
"No matter what, we got a government that was elected and I have complete respect for that process," Sanders said.
Mayor Ron Carter, who lost his seat, said overall he was happy with the election results.
"I'm so happy that Dan Clark is our new mayor," Carter said. "I'm impressed with Lori Acton and can't wait to see what she does. I got to know James Sanders during the campaign. He's an honest young man with a great family."
Carter said the council would find many challenges in the new term, including the budget.
"They should act together and balance the budget," he said. "Luckily, we've got new people who are skilled. I've got full confidence in the new council."
Carter served on the council for 16 years, much of that time while he worked as an educator and a school site administrator.
While Carter has voiced his continued desire throughout his campaign to continue acting as a servant of the people, he expressed no disappointment in not being re-elected to city council.
"This makes me fully retired now," he said. "I'm going to enjoy myself, my family and my kids and get to do things I haven't done in a while."
For those who all ran for the public office, he expressed his appreciation for their desire to help the community.
"I'm very impressed with anyone who runs for public office," he said.
Dan Clark, who has served as city council before, was happy the election was over.
"I'm honored and humbled to be first directly-elected mayor of Ridgecrest," Clark said. "I'm excited to start work in December."
Being elected mayor would mean Clark would have to step down as chair of the Oversight Board to the Ridgecrest RDA Successor Agency, but he's already making plans after he's seated as mayor.
"I'm going to meet with staff as I understand there are some concerns that the city's revenue may be short," he said. "If that's the case, that's the first thing the council needs to sit down and figure out."
Clark said that this race was challenging.
"I was honored to run against Randy Jenkins and Jerry Taylor, two strong candidates," he said. "I don't think people realize the amount time and energy that goes into a running a campaign. It's a challenge."
He said he had nothing but respect for those that ran, regardless of whether they won.
"I have nothing but respect for them and consider them patriots for running," Clark said.
William Dale Howard, a retired businessman who took more than 1000 votes in the city council race, said it had been a good race.
"I guess I just got to try harder next time," he said with a chuckle over the phone Wednesday. "Whether or not people know it, this is the way the universe has unfolded."
He said despite the election of a new council "everything still bears watching" at city hall.
"The council has changed," he said. "Now they should be given an opportunity to see what they can do."
Howard said that the race had its ups and downs.
"I'm very glad that I jumped into the race," he said. "But I'm a little disappointed that I didn't reach the number of people I should have. If I decide to run again, I'll just have to try harder."
Vice Mayor Jerry Taylor declined to make a statement about the election, but directed the Daily Independent to a post on his Facebook page, Elect-Taylor.com, where thanked his supporters and blamed two letters to the editor printed in the week before the election, saying they unfairly swayed voters.
"Thanks to everyone for all your support," Taylor had posted. "Considering all the lies allowed to be printed in one of the newspapers it will be a welcomed change to be a private citizen again. I wish the best to the new mayor and council as the city approaches the 50th-year anniversary."
Calls to candidates Scott Garver, Randy Jenkins, Henry Wilson and Tom Wiknich were made, but could not be reached as of Wednesday night.
Clark summed the election up as a particularly hard one for candidates and the community.
"I think our city goes through growing pains, especially during elections, and I don't want to see our community divided on any line," he said. "I hope now that the election is over, we can work together and heal our community."


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To: John B. Gruber, Academic Vice President J.
Handel Evans, Executive Vice President
From: President Gail Fullerton
Subject: Students Subject to Disqualification at end of Fall, 1984
This is to state formally a change in practice that we discussed at an earlier meeting: the action to be taken with regard to students who are subject to disqualification at the end of the Fall, 1984 semester.
Prior to the implementation of the early semester calendar, there were only a few days between the end of the Fall term and the beginning of the Spring term. It was difficult to notify students who were subject to disqualification at the end of the Fall semester of their status in time for them to appeal for reinstatement before Spring term began. Because of the time constraint, it was the practice to notify students of their grade-point deficiency, to mark their transcripts in a manner that indicated they were not in good academic standing (it was called a "Dollar Sign Disque" because the symbol used was a $), but not to bar their attendance for the Spring semester.
This practice was considered to be permissible under the CSU policies which say that students are subject to disqualification if their grades fall below a certain point, not at they must be automatically disqualified when that occurs. The right of the student to appeal from disqualification also needs to be respected.
The "Dollar Sign Disque" was discontinued when two things occurred: the automation of our records made it possible to identify students in academic difficulty more quickly, so that they could be notified in time to appeal; 2) the early semester calendar gave the University a longer time in which to process grades and notify students of their status.
This year, we are implementing the new policy of giving the + and - signs numerical weighting. As discussed, this new computer program is likely to have a number of problems as it is implemented for the first time. Also, there are likely to be a large number of graduate students who may fall below the required 3.0 GPA because of B- grades. Because the grades will probably not be available until just before the arena registration (adjustment day), we are going to find it difficult to notify students of their situation in time for them to make an appeal from disqualification.
It thus appears that for reasons similar to those of an earlier era, we will need to return to the prior practice of the "Dollar Sign Disque" for those students who may be subject to disqualification at the end of the Fall, 1984 semester.
By this Presidential Directive, I am asking that EVP Evans cause appropriate letters to be sent to students who are subject to disqualification, notifying them of their status but also indicating that they may enroll for the Spring term and should consult their major advisor.
Also, I am asking that AVP Gruber communicate this change in practice to the Deans and Department Chairs.
It is my assumption that we will be able to resume next Fall the timely notification of grade point deficiency and to disqualify students between Fall and Spring term soon enough for them to be able to appeal. It should be made clear to all concerned that this is a temporary return to an earlier practice.
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NEW HAVEN, Conn. – The Yale lightweight crew team has elected William Ferraro as its captain for the 2012-2013 season. Ferraro, who sat in four seat of the varsity eight that finished third at the IRA National Championship, succeeds David Walker as the captain of the Y150. Ferraro called his election a "huge honor."
"I'm humbled to follow in the footsteps of the captains I've looked up to for the past three years, " said Ferraro. "From Brendan McCook, Andrew Hakanson, and David Walker-- but also from many of their classmates-- I've learned the importance of leading by example, of being a good communicator to the team and coach, and above all of having a positive attitude."
"I'm excited about pursuing championship speed with and for a team that has meant so much to me during my time at Yale," Ferraro continued. "We had a lot of success in 2012, as evidenced by our Jope Cup victory for overall lightweight supremacy, but last year was last year, and right now it's 2013."
After a successful rowing career at St. Paul's, Ferraro rowed in two-seat of the freshman boat, finishing fourth at Eastern Sprints. As a sophomore, the Wyndmoor, Pa., native, rowed in the junior varsity boat, finishing fourth at sprints. This past year, Ferraro used a strong offseason to earn a seat in the varsity, which finished fourth at Eastern Sprints before improving to third at the IRA National Championship.
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Pop quiz:
Pop quiz:
Who are we?
Why are we here?
Do our lives have meaning?
Was Oedipus doomed or could he have avoided his unhappy fate?
Is there such a thing as free will or are we merely pawns in a cosmic chess game?
Who shot Tupac?
And finally, who drank the last of the milk and then put the empty carton back in the fridge?
These are some of the burning questions at the heart of Thursday night's Stockton Symphony concert. Titled simply "Destiny," each of the evening's pieces grappled with the idea of fate.
A well-written opera overture bears some resemblance to a movie trailer: it entices the listener (or viewer) with intriguing snippets of the adventure yet to come. But while no one really wants to spend an evening watching movie previews, many composers (like Giuseppe Verdi, Gioachino Rossini, and Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart) have extracted their overtures from their original role of mere prelude and transformed them into independent concert pieces.
Verdi's thrilling overture to his opera "La Forza del Destino" set the tone for the concert immediately with its ominous brass fanfare, which (not coincidentally) is strikingly similar to the opening of Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky's Fourth Symphony (the third and final piece on the program).
This brilliant microcosm of melodic ideas leaves the listener wanting more; I found myself wanting to hear the rest of the opera. The Overture's abbreviated depiction of doomed lovers Leonora and Don Alvaro was as rousing as it was succinct.
Guest Joshua Roman joined the Stockton Symphony for a sensational reading of Antonin Dvorak's Cello Concerto. Roman represents an encouraging trend in the world of classical music in that he is a young, talented artist who sincerely believes that music is for everyone. Adept in a variety of musical styles as well as social media (Google "The Popper Project" to see some of his impromptu performances), Roman is a very adventurous and active cellist, performing and collaborating with everybody from Yo-Yo Ma to DJ Spooky.
Thursday's collaboration with Peter Jaffe and the Stockton Symphony was no exception. Composed partly as a tribute (and ultimately a memorial) to his dying sister-in-law, Dvorak's Cello Concerto is a powerful, moving work. With its contrasting minor and major themes in the first movement, it's hard to miss the naked desperation and grief.
But the second movement ... Look, do yourself a favor and go listen to the second movement of Dvorak's Cello Concerto right now. Whether you've become a bit more cynical than you'd like to be or whether you've forgotten what beauty sounds like, go listen to a recording (try grooveshark.com) and then treat yourself to the live version at Saturday's concert.
And bring a box of Kleenex.
Tchaikovsky's vast Fourth Symphony closes the evening with a panoply of fate-infused emotions. With the aforementioned stentorian brass proclamation demanding the audience's attention, this symphony's first movement contains one of the most anguished and heart-wrenching themes ever written.
There is so much to like about the Stockton Symphony's reading of this great work, particularly the third movement. The subtle nuances of the strings' pizzicato was mesmerizing as they deftly played with stealth and wit (which provides some welcome contrast to the gravitas of the previous two movements).
Although interspersed with brief episodes of ennui, the ultimate exuberance of the final movement was the perfect ending to the evening's program. Come to the Stockton Symphony's "Destiny" and prepare to be overwhelmed.
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Bulls' Reinsdorf 'humbled' by Hall nomination
Bulls chairman Jerry Reinsdorf is on a long list of nominees for induction in the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame, according to nba.com.
Reinsdorf bought the team in 1985 as part of an investment group and has overseen six NBA championships, as well as construction of the United Center.
"I am both surprised and humbled by the nomination," Reinsdorf said in a statement on the team's website. "To be even mentioned in the company of current members of the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame is an honor."
A list of finalists will be announced during all-star weekend in February and the Class of 2013 will be revealed at the Final Four in April.
"He probably deserves to be in two Hall of Fames," Bulls coach Tom Thibodeau said of Reinsdorf, who also owns the White Sox. "He's a great owner. From a leadership standpoint, he sets the tone for our franchise. He's fair, he's honest, and you can't ask for anything more than that. I think he understands what it takes to win and he has a great will to win. Those things are critical."
Several people with ties to the Bulls are on the list of nominees, including longtime general manager Jerry Krause, former head coach Dick Motta, along with former assistant coaches John Bach and Del Harris. Chicago natives Maurice Cheeks and Tim Hardaway are also nominated.
The player with the best chance at induction figures to be guard Gary Payton, who faced the Bulls in the 1996 Finals as a member of the Seattle SuperSonics.
Rose steps carefully:
Another day, another Derrick Rose recovery update. Rose worked out at the Berto Center following Monday's shootaround, then Bulls general manager Gar Forman weighed in.
"Every step in the process, we've been careful," Forman said, according to espn.com. "We've tried not to skip steps. Once he's accomplished what we want him to accomplish, we go on to the next step."
As has been the case with the Rose Watch all season, Forman wouldn't even suggest a targeted return date.
"When the time comes," he said. "We've tried not to look ahead and stay in the moment."
Butler guards small:
The latest trend for Bulls defensive specialist Jimmy Butler is guarding smaller opponents. He battled Gerald Henderson and Kemba Walker when Charlotte was in town last week, then matched up against Dwyane Wade during the win in Miami.
"It's a challenge," Butler said. "Basically, it's all about playing hard and knowing their tendencies. It's never just me guarding him. It's always four other guys, but I definitely think it helps to know what they're going to do, which way they like to go, what shots they like to shoot."


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well.. it's pretty obvious that this guy didn't have any proper education
if he had one, he should know how to respect other people or to be exact.. races.
how can he insult our language w/c is used only here in the Philippines unlike their English w/c is widely used all over the world!!! It didn't even originate from USA
well i wish this user would be blacklisted by the bureau of immigration like that chip tsao who insulted Philippines too!!
well everyone has the right to boast about their country but no one has the right to bash about other countries w/c they don't know enough about the country. For God's sake!!! he only lived here for 5 years!! how the hell can he declare this about our country AND he also had the face to post this perception on the INTERNET when EVERYBODY can read and probably believe this cock-and-bull story!!
Oh My God....
this is ABSURD!!
SS501 on MYX!~ please fellow triple S vote~ text MYX VOTE LA LA LA to 2366
qiuwtp narrow-minded.. not all foreigners are rich .. how could he say such things like that ? he's prejudiced !!!
annoying guy. who the hell is he to say all that.
i miss CR! how are you guys??
woah..what a racist we got there...
i agree. i, too, was upset when i read this. what a racist.
(11. their taglish or watever it's called,
which is mixture of their language called tagalog
and english, is ANNOYING
don't fuck our language up why do you must copy
everything from us just speak your damn language
don't mix it with ours and make it sound hella
fucking irritating and annoying
Okay i see you think pacific islanders are better than asians
sorry if im not mistaken the philippines is one of the poorest countries in asia, i mean the world )
well DUH! the Philippines was colonized by the Americans, study your history and economy class first before talking such obnoxious things, what a douche! Most of your facts may seem to be right,but consider Philippines as a developing country (in fact, Philippines was considered a Newly industrialized country) so basically Philippines is between 1st world and 3rd world countries. get your facts right you racist!
I'm not a Filipina, but I know for sure English is not America's language. English originated from Germany, and unless that person is German, he/she's a hypocrite.
This is not meant to be offensive, but Filipinos do have a lot of pride in their country, so you could say that's a compliment.
Il y a longtemps que je t'aime, jamais je ne t'oublierai
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While surfing the net, i came across urban dictionary which allows people to make up descriptions about stuffs and heres how a person screen named qiuwtp defined the Filipinos...
people from an island located in southeast asia (not east asia) called philippines.
living here for more than 5 years..
i find that most filipinos are
1. lazy
(if you wanna get something done in this country
you gotta wait at least 2 weeks.. when you can get it
done in 3 days in the states.. -filipinos, come on it's
true.. if you've never gone out of your country
well too bad)
3. their language sounds annoying..
(tagal tagal mahal ko kang yang kayo nang)
4. filipino women are desperate to marry foreigners..
because the filipino men are too poor
they wanna get out of poverty through marrying
a rich foreigner (usually age of 60+ you can see a lot
of filipino young woman& white old grandpa couples
in the philippines)
6. they are like little kids. they just wanna hve fun
that's why their country's so poor
7. They think UP, which is apparently... the best
university in the philippines .. is one of the
top universities of the world. when in fact, its
rank is so low that its name is no where to be found
on the booklet of top 500 universities in the world
(a supplement to Time in 2002)
5' is tall in this country.
12. their diet is meat and rice
Okay i see you think pacific islanders are better than asians
sorry if im not mistaken the philippines is one of the poorest countries in asia, i mean the world
and why are you so proud of having spanish blood?
does that make you feel superior or something?
oh maybe cuz pure filipino blood is so inferior
that you just wanna feel better about yourself by
embellishing your ignoble history of
3000 years of being enslaved by the spanish?
and hello, the pacific islanders?
your ancestors look like monkeys okay
they look like homosapiens with messed up teeth and
extraordinarily short height
well maybe it was lucky for the filipinos to have the spanish
enslave them they're still ugly but not as ugly as
KFC here sucks they sell fried chickens with rice what the hell
english with filipino accent is freaken annoying
filipinos have messed up teeth
source: http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=Filipinos&defid=2400355
i think it was very inappropriate for him talk about other people these way especially if he's only stayed there for five years... five years of stay doesn't give anyone the right to talk about another race this way...
now it's your turn. share your thoughts about the statements above...
short height...
dude i'm 5' 7, my dad is 6' 3
plus, its 300 years, not 3000, you have the guts to say things against us and you can't even get the facts right
the language, the one you wrote doesn't even make sense...
university of the philippines, yo... foreigners come here to study =P
filipino women are desperate to marry foreigners,
if you looked at this the other way, foreigners want to marry filipino women
lazy, waiting two weeks is not lazy, it is called patience, duh
our diet, you lived here for 5 years, YOU also ate meat and rice....
ps: i hate this guy...
pps: tae sya, to the extreme!!!!!
oh srry its actually 333 years , my mistake XD
Calm down guys, he's just another ignorant bastard... Hehehehe Been seeing things like these on the internet ~
Race doesn't matter at all on a person. Urban Dictionary isn't a good source at all to use.
Coz we FLIP are cool like that xD
Ok...maybe not =_=
at least we aren't HMONGS!!!!!!!! hahahah. it's like...Wut are HMONGS??! hahah no offense. ^_^
Wtf?! LOL. FYI Filipinos are hard workers not lazy Mkae. Wow.
seriously, the dude's a racist. though i was wondering if he was filipino himself. even some of are true, there's no need to generalize, for example, "filipinos are..." sounds like ALL filipinos are like that when in fact, not.
have you ever googled google before?


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Growing up. Many of you asked me to post some of the photos in which I was younger and I decided to do so. Unfortunately I don't have a lot of them in digital in which I was a kid, I got all of them taken with the analogic camera because my mum, like me, has a big passion for photography (you can see some of her shots HERE ) and she's always taken a lot of them. I should scan them I know 🙂
I decided to open a FANPAGE on facebook, If you want you can join 😀
Crescere. Molti di voi mi hanno chiesto di pubblicare foto di quando ero più piccola e ho deciso di accontentarvi.Purtroppo non ho in digitale nessuna foto di quando ero piccola, le ho tutte in pellicola perchè mia mamma, come me, ha una grandissima passione per le fotografie (potete vedere alcuni suoi scatti QUI ) e ce ne ha sempre fatte tantissime. Dovrei scannarizzarle in effetti 🙂
Ho deciso di aprire una FANPAGE su facebook, se volete iscrivetevi!
Mixed photos with my sisters Francesca and Valentina, how cute were we?
In these photos my sister Francesca and I posed for Blumarine advertisement, I was 5 and she was 3 🙂
This is my first composit for Beatrice agency in Milan, I was 16 in these photos
Mixed pics with my natural hair colour, a dark blonde/red colour, I was 17. And in the last photo I was with my sister Franci 🙂
Some of my favourite photos taken at the age of 18
And in these photos I was 19 or 20 😀 I'm sure you've already seen on my blog photos taken while I was 21 or 22 (as I am now)
Hope you enjoyed these 😀