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Dr. David Linderby (Michael Caine) is half of a married U.N. medical team vaccinating native villages in West Africa. But, when his skinny-dipping wife (supermodel Beverly Johnson) is abducted by a depraved Arab slave trader (Peter Ustinov), there's no time for diplomacy. Now, with the help of a human-trafficking activist (Rex Harrison), a cynical mercenary (William Holden), and a vengeful Bedouin (Kabir Bedi), Linderby must pursue his wife's slavers 3,000 miles across the Sahara before she can be sold at auction to wealthy Saudis. In a land without mercy, how far will one man go to save the woman he loves from the ultimate violation? (From Severin's official synopsis)
Ashanti is the second of what appears to be an ongoing series of big-budget, B-level, '70s action adventures released by Severin Films, a studio originally known for their fantastic treatment of '60s/'70s Euro-trash. However, Richard Fleischer's Ashanti doesn't make its Blu-ray debut with the same modest popularity of Wild Geese or Zulu Dawn (which is scheduled to be released in January) – it's generally remembered as either aggressively terrible or not remembered at all. Its star Michael Caine is on record as referring to it as his worst (or at least one of his worst) movies in interviews. That's right, he considers it a worse fiasco and blight on his career than either Blame it on Rio or Jaws: The Revenge.
Fleischer (the son of animation great Max Fleischer) is known for a pretty wide variety of films, including 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (1954), Fantastic Voyage (1966), Doctor Dolittle (1967), Tora! Tora! Tora! (1970, with Toshio Masuda and the great Kinji Fukasaku), and even Soylent Green (1973), but the most interesting entry in his filmography is probably Mandingo (1975). Mandingo is a nearly singular film in that it was made by a major studio (Paramount) on a massive budget and directed by a major director (Fleischer), yet it is every inch a full-blooded exploitation picture. It pushes buttons with powerfully racist images, features an excess of sex (much of it of the rapey variety), and crams just about every other offensive thing it can into its 127 minutes without stepping off into the utter grotesquery of some of its lower budget competition (I hear that semi-sequel Drum, directed by Steve Carver and Burt Kennedy, is even more readily offensive). Ashanti approaches its provocative, racially-charged subject matter with softer hands, making the film's stance on its slave trading plot more implicitly clear. It's difficult to argue that this is a particularly racist film, outside of some obvious lapses in judgment, but I believe its exploitation-meets-prestige approach (Johnson goes skinny dipping, a boy is raped just off-screen, black magic is used to make a villain die, vomiting what appears to be chocolate syrup) marks Ashanti as something of a companion piece to Mandingo.
Fleischer's basic direction is effective, even when his action comes off as a bit blunt, and Aldo Tonti's cinematography is occasionally gorgeous. Rarely do you see a film with such a bad reputation that looks this good. It is difficult, however, to disagree with the general consensus when it comes to Stephen Geller's screenplay. The basic concept is a promising mix of traditional exploitation subgenre elements (a little bit of slavery movie, a little bit of Mondo movie, a little bit of mercenary movie), but Geller fails to gather the parts into a compelling whole. The story is divided between Ashana and David's journeys. Ashana's part of the narrative is pretty coherent and even brings up some interesting thematic questions about her unintended effect on her slaver's 'family unit' while David's part (which makes up the majority of the screentime) is sloppy and overwhelmed with narrative dead-ends and other forms of unnecessary padding. David's sequences are also tone-deaf in terms of balancing dopey comedic relief with heavy-handed moral quandaries. The 118-minute runtime probably doesn't sound excessive out of context, but, given Geller's extraneous information and Fleischer's apparent refusal to edit, the middle section becomes a slog, verging on mind-numbing.
The cast is a bigger draw than Fleischer, who's too much of a workman director to really have a major fanbase, or the film's subject matter, since it's too obscure these days to have much of a reputation. At the top is Caine, who, as stated, reportedly hated the film. Caine's performance is never outstanding, but fulfills the requirements most fans look for in even his dullest roles. The bit where he struggles with a stubborn camel is quite funny, despite being entirely out of place within the rest of the film. Omar Sharif, Rex Harrison, and William Holden are all under-utilized, especially Holden, who only appears onscreen for maybe 5 or 10 minutes. Beverly Johnson, who didn't really find her groove until she started appearing on television in the '90s, doesn't handle the stiff dialogue too well, but her effervescent beauty helps take her beyond it. Two-time Oscar winner Peter Ustinov ( Spartacus, Topkapi) more or less steals the entire film, however, as the nonchalant slaver that steals Ashana. I'm not sure if he's playing the character as mellow or if he honestly doesn't care about the role and is blowing it off. Whatever his intent, he's pretty charming. Indian star Kabir Bedi, who plays Caine's guide Malik, is clearly the coolest guy on screen at any given moment, despite having little range to work from.
Shot with Panavision lenses and presented here in 2.35:1, full 1080p video, Ashanti looks very good, but is just shy of being among Severin's crowning achievements due to its slightly digital look. The overall image is mostly outstanding, including bright colours, complex patterns, and sharp close-up details a standard definition would never be able to handle, but there are signs of tampering, which is disappointing considering the studio's track record of not interfering with their Blu-ray releases. The issue as I see it is two-fold. The first problem is telecine scanning noise, which dances over the entire transfer, especially along brighter edges. The second problem is the liberal application of DNR, likely in an effort to cover up some of the machine noise. Unfortunately, natural film grain is also damaged and many of the finer textures are left overly smoothed. These issues do not deter too much from the transfer's other qualities, especially not the treatment of complex background elements. The crisp separation and vibrant colour qualities occasionally create a slightly uncanny, pseudo bluescreen effect on some of the wider shots, but, I suppose, this can be taken as a compliment in the transfer's favour. The palette tends to skew a little bit red in skin tones and is occasionally overwhelmed by orange (which may be a stylistic choice), but green and blue elements are quite rich and pure. The DNR tinkering doesn't entirely negate the look of film and its artefacts. Throughout the film, you will find brief dirty sheets of grain (heavier in some parts than others), blips of print damage, and some jittery shutter effects. These aren't usually a real problem, however (save a few blotchy bits); compression artefacts are limited to some haloes and blocking in the brightest reds.
According to imdb.com specs, Ashanti was originally mixed in mono and this Dolby Digital 2.0 mono soundtrack seems to reproduce the theatrical experience, despite its compressed nature. The monoraul source doesn't make for nearly as thin a mix as one might assume, though there's still not a whole lot of ambient sound wherever dialogue is concerned. The words remain clear with only hints of hard consonant hiss and are underlined with crisp source noise. The occasional ambience features a bit of depth and plenty of clarity. Composer Mike Melvoin is most famous as a studio musician who worked with some of the best and brightest artists of the '60s and '70s. His score is definitely a product of the era – it oozes late-'70s style from the opening credits – and makes for a generally smooth aural experience. Only a hair of high end distortion when the musicians hit their peak volume really gives away the lack of lossy formatting.
The only extras here are Beverly Johnson Remembers Ashanti (27:00, HD), an interview with the actress on her career and experiences making the film (she's got some great stories to share), and a single trailer.
Ashanti really isn't the disaster that history and Michael Caine says it is, but it's certainly problematic. At best, it's a good-looking exploitation adventure; at worst, it's a plodding B-movie masquerading as an important film. Severin has done a decent job bringing the film to Blu-ray, though CRT noise and DNR issues sully an otherwise fantastic reputation.
* Note: The images on this page do not represent the Blu-ray image quality. They were taken from the DVD copy included in the set.
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Disc Details
Release Date: 11th December 2012
Discs: 2
Disc Type: Blu-ray Disc
RCE: No
Video: 1080p
Aspect: 2.35:1
Anamorphic: No
Colour: Yes
Audio: Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono English
Subtitles: None
Extras: Beverly Johnson on Ashanti, Trailer, DVD Copy
Easter Egg: No
Feature Details
Director: Richard Fleischer
Cast: Michael Caine, Peter Ustinov, Kabir Bedi, Beverly Johnson, Omar Sharif, Rex Harrison, William Holden
Genre: Adventure and Drama
Length: 118 minutes
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Bonjour Carol. I, too, had a lovely "solo" day trip in Bayeux years ago. That tapestry is amazing, isn't it? The audio tour makes it so much more interesting... Of course, this being Carol's blog, we got a lot of extras: Pâtisseries, street scenes, fashion advice... A fun read, merci. PS: "D-Day jam" made me smile. Since nobody in France ever refers to June 6, 1944 as "D-Day," but instead of "Le Débarquement," I can tell who the shopkeeper's target audience is... :-) Veronique (French Girl in Seattle)ReplyDeleteReplies
Ah ha! You nailed it Veronique!Delete
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Bayeux! My favorite town in France! It's wonderful to see it on a sunny day -- and to see that courtyard, which I know very well...it's now a B&B but it used to be the biggest mansion in town, built by The Royal Botanist when he retired from the Versailles court just a few months ahead of the Revolution. He was able to save his neck by keeping to his garden in Bayeux, bits of which still exist in this B&B's backyard. It's a delight to sit there, in the evening, with a glass of champagne, in the quiet when all the tourists and day trippers have gone, and listen for nightingales.ReplyDelete
What a country! Shops in small towns close for lunch! Sometimes I think we Americans do everything we can possibly do to make life more stressful.ReplyDelete
Jan Messent - unbelievable embroiderer and artist- was inspired by the Bayeux tapestires and wort a fantastic book "The Bayeux Tapestry Embroiderers' Story". It's one of those books with hand printed information and tons of paintings. It's made me want to see them up close!Replies
wow you would really love it Jeanette...Delete
I saw a notice for an embroidery class to copy the Bayeux techniques similar to Benedictine monastaries from May.
The designs were so spare and elegant...surprising.
Lunch is a serious event in FranceDelete
Most shops outside Paris and some even in Paris close between 12:30 and 2.
Or 1:30 and 3
My friend nancy's husband was originally from Normandie..I have heard so much about it.. she recently went back..ReplyDelete
His mom had one of those little roms on the beach..so many tender memories for her.
This town looks so pretty carol..That is great about Europe..so many towns so close.
I bet the train was very relaxing too..Kindle and all.
I love peeking in courtyards.Replies
ICara Black has turned me into someone who peeks into courtyards.Delete
There was one with a slightly murderous feel to it in Bayeux but only Cara would get excited about it...
Oh, I so hope I can go to Normandie someday. The jam sounds incredible.ReplyDelete
Oh, OK. You've convinced me. I'll come back to Paris if for no other reason than this little side trip. Love the watercolor, too. And rhubarb jus---oh, boy! Did you go see the embroidery at the Bibliotheque Forney? I missed that, too.ReplyDelete
I've been trying to figure out how to delete this blog from my inbox. Does anyone else know? thanks in advance if you do.ReplyDelete
What a super day you had, & so different from Paris.This is on my list of places to visit, when I get time. The water colour looked great showing so much in such a small space.ReplyDelete
... WOW, I'm so glad you went ... isn't it magical .. I almost didn't go and then my seatmate on the flight over told me that I MUST ..ReplyDelete
my sister and bro-in-law were taking the car to the battlefields, so I had a choice ... this man, who BTW was a restaurant critic, said that I really must not miss it ...
I was captivated by it, maybe because the story is so interesting ... and walking around Bayeux for the day was all you describe and more.
So glad you went ... it is amazing how the town caters to the WWII traveler.
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Yes truly a jewel of a town Karen.Delete
Normandy is beautiful! Went there the year I went to Paris. Far too long ago. We saw the Bayeux Tapestries, well worth the trip!ReplyDelete
What a picture-postcard town! If it weren't for the car in the photo, the hotel could easily be a miniature it's so perfect! x KatieReplyDelete
Bonjour. I loved Bayeux. We stayed at Hotel Churchill which was charming and full of WW11 memorabilia. We took a tour to Mont St-Michel and visited the Canadian museum at Juno Beach.The museum, in the shape of a maple leaf, pays tribute to the Canadian forces who landed on D-day. We definitely could have spent more time in Bayeux.ReplyDelete
Thank you, Carol, for this absolutely fabulous post!ReplyDelete
Remember studying Bayeux and after visiting there in person,it was something that has stayed in memory through all these years.
My pere made the first eyewitness radio broadcast of the Normandy beach invasion (WW2),and this place has always remained a special favorite.


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Thanks for all your messages and recommendations re: the New Adult post from yesterday. Duana has one too:
Penelope by Rebecca Harrington.
This being Duana, please note it takes place at Harvard, of course, and it's a satire which doesn't exactly fit in with the over-earnestness of the genre. Because, as I mentioned yesterday, eye-rolling is a big part of reading New Adult. That's why I try to avoid any New Adult that involves the male character being a "musician" or "rock star". Because…REALLY!?!? Come on. Also, I refuse to read the supernatural ones. And I refuse to read the ones about a romance developing between a teacher and his student. Why are there so many of those? And what does that tell us about our fantasies?
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A Roundup Of Some Japanese Citrus Fruit
For such a small island nation, Japan has a surprisingly wide variety of citrus fruit. I saw some of them when I traveled in Japan last winter. Sadly, we don't get most of them here in the US, and I wish we did! It's so interesting to see such variety. Some of these varieties are used in flavoring tea and alcohol, others are used in marmalades, and some are eaten raw. I just love the green-skinned, orange-fleshed aomikan tangerine - it's so pretty!
Most of these fruits did not originate in Japan; many were brought over from China or Tibet hundreds of years ago. Here's a small sampling of the citrus fruit available in Japan:
Aomikan - a green tangerine that has orange flesh. Very tart, it makes a good marmalade. Available at the end of the summer from August to September.
Yuzu - a small, tart yellow citrus that is used to add flavor to soju and is a key ingredient in ponzu sauce. The zest is also used in cooking. Yuzu is used in winter solstice bathing ceremonies. Available from November to March.
Amanatsu - yellowish-orange and the size of a grapefruit, this fruit is eaten raw and used in marmalades.
Dekopon - a seedless and very sweet orange fruit with bumpy skin. Available in January and eaten raw and made into candies.
Kabosu - a tart, juicy green-skinned fruit with pale orange flesh. So tart that it is used as a vinegar substitute. It is also squeezed onto sashimi.
Sudachi - a green-skinned fruit available in summer. Very high acid content. Served with noodle dishes or nabe. Also used to flavor sojo, ice cream, and candies.
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Risen 3: Titan Lords Set for August 2014 Release
Posted: 02:56PM
Author: ClayMeow
Risen 3: Titan Lords was leaked by German magazine PC Games on Friday, but today comes the official announcement from publisher Deep Silver, along with some details about the game, platform availability, and an expected release window.
"The world of Risen 3 is abandoned by all gods and suffers from the Titan Wars when a new threat rises from the soil. A young warrior is attacked from the shadows and deprived of his soul. He sets off to reclaim what is lost amidst the darkness that is spreading throughout the world. The banned Mages could be powerful allies on his quest. To get their help, he needs to find the Mage sanctuary on Taranis, also known as the Island of Thunder. Protected by the Guardians, the Mages search the mines of Taranis for crystals loaded with magic energy. Will the player join the Guardians to get in contact with the Mages? Or will he choose one of the other guilds in Risen 3 to reach his goals?"
As alluded to in the description above, the freedom prevalent in the previous two Risen games returns in Risen 3. Developer Piranha Bytes says that exploration and discovery is a key aspect of the game. In addition, the game is "handcrafted" so that "every decision changes the course of the story," though the impact and significance of such changes has not been stated. Regardless, at least there should be a ton of replayability.
Risen 3: Titan Lords is set to release in August 2014 for Windows PC, PlayStation 3, and Xbox 360.
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Angelina Jolie: Bowling with the Kids!
Angelina Jolie carries her 2-year-old son Knox while leaving Eden Superbowl on Thursday (June 30) in St. Julian's, Malta.
The 36-year-old actress treated her kids – Maddox, 9, Pax, 7, Zahara, 6, Shiloh, 5, and Knox's twin sis Vivienne – to lunch and some fun at the bowling alley.
Earlier in the week, Angelina and partner Brad Pitt, who's in town filming World War Z, took the kids to Marine Park where she donned a black wetsuit.
In case you missed it, check out Louis Vuitton's latest chapter of its "Core Values" campaign featuring Angelina traveling to Cambodia!
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As the postprandial fatigue of the Thanksgiving meal gives way to the adrenaline rush of the holiday shopping season, those hitting the streets are likely to notice a whole new crop of bricks-and-mortar stores that weren't there during the last candy-cane-colored, ornament-festooned romp through retail's winter wonderland.
The bumper crop of boutiques opening in time for holiday shopping or just after the New Year includes newcomers ranging from British brand Joseph opening its first West Coast store (on Robertson Boulevard), to French label Isabel Marant coming to Melrose Place, to Will Leather Goods' store full of strappy satchels on Abbot Kinney Boulevard in Venice. There are locally owned places too, including LaMerch, a gift shop next to the popular LaMill coffee shop in Silver Lake.
Also in the mix are retailers that opted to expand an existing Southland presence, such as J. Crew, which opened a stand-alone men's store at the Grove the day before Thanksgiving, and those that are opening shiny new renovated retail palaces just in time for the holidays, such as Dior and Van Cleef & Arpels, both on Rodeo Drive.
Dembo Realty's Chuck Dembo, who specializes in luxury retail property leases, confirms that brands have been increasingly bullish on bricks-and-mortar.
"The big picture is that there's been a steady climb since the beginning of the year," says Dembo. "Things are coming back strong and vacancies are declining."
As evidence, Dembo points to retail rows such as Beverly Drive in Beverly Hills, where Intermix, which already has a handful of SoCal stores (including one not even two miles away on South Robertson Boulevard in Los Angeles), has a new boutique. "Beverly Drive was maybe half-vacant for years, and now it's getting leased up. It's never going to be 100%, but it's right up there close to the top."
Dembo thinks there are two things stoking the SoCal storefront resurgence: lease rates that have been starting to rebound after bottoming out at about half their high-water mark (during what he calls the "pre-pre-recession") and a market — Los Angeles — with global cachet.
Jan Rosen, owner of the 9-year-old artisanal candle brand D.L. & Co., considered the same factors before deciding to open his first bricks-and-mortar boutique on Beverly Drive in October.
"No. 1, real estate was a little more advantageous, price-wise.... Right now [retail lease] rates in Beverly Hills are what they were in 2005 and 2006, and that's amazing."
But, Rosen says, locking in a good lease was only part of the equation. For luxury products like his, a stand-alone boutique, especially one with a Beverly Hills address, is an essential part of brand extension.
"There are two ways to do that," Rosen says. "I can take on another PR firm for $10,000 to $15,000 a month, or I can open my own store. I like the store concept."
Similar considerations — branding and cost — convinced jewelry designer Kimberly McDonald, who launched her line in 2008, to open her first store in Sunset Plaza last week, even though she hadn't planned to make the move into bricks-and-mortar until sometime next year.
"I always wanted to do my own store because it's the best way for a designer to show their whole aesthetic," said McDonald, "but I saw the [for rent] sign go up and it didn't make any sense to wait and hope that another similarly priced and sized place would open up."
For McDonald, who describes herself as a "huge, huge fan of retail" to begin with, there's also an intangible reason to open a store — one that can't simply be explained by rental rates and brand extensions.
"For me, bricks-and-mortar retail is also a part of our society. It's social; it's fun. You do it with friends or after a breakup to feel better or for special occasions."
Which, by McDonald's metrics, means this holiday shopping season is going to be a whole lot of fun.
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Deadly Storm Sweeps Across Philippines
Typhoon Rammasun Leaves Much of Manila Without Electricity
MANILA—Typhoon Rammasun left much of Manila and nearly a dozen provinces without electricity on Wednesday as it swept across the Philippines.
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NEW YORK (AP) — Most Broadway shows had a lot to be thankful for this Thanksgiving — box offices jumped more than $6 million from the previous week and several records were broken.
The Broadway League, the national trade association for the Broadway industry, released data Monday that showed most shows roared back from a post-Superstorm Sandy listlessness, pulling in $27,019,880 for the week ending Sunday, far better than the $20,881,272 earned during the seven-day period before.
The perennial No. 1 show, "Wicked," was the biggest winner, generating the highest eight-performance week in Broadway history. It saw its gross rise $692,343 to finish the week at $2,290,819.
"Annie" set a house record at the Palace Theatre, grossing $1,499,197 and slipping past the old record held by the revival of "West Side Story" set in January 2010.
"The Book of Mormon" continued to top itself, earning a whopping $1,801,627 for the week, the 42nd time it has broken its own house record at the Eugene O'Neill Theatre.
Disney also had reason to cheer. Its "Newsies" broke the record at the Nederlander Theatre with $1,106,383 and "The Lion King," which just celebrated its 15th year on Broadway, took in $2,125,561, a house record for an eight-show week at the Minskoff Theatre. "The Lion King" posted a massive increase of $723,493, more than several shows made all week.
It was all mostly welcome news for producers, who had watched helplessly as Superstorm Sandy closed theaters for several days and eventually cost them $8.5 million. But the latest numbers also show that despite the new gains, Broadway box offices still lag the $28,086,475 earned during Thanksgiving week last season.
Two holiday shows, "Elf" and a musical based on the holiday movie "A Christmas Story," logged nine performances over the week, one more than the average of eight, and both saw revenues jump. "Elf" scored $997,145 and "A Christmas Story" took in $1,104,312.
Musicals are always better draws than plays but several plays didn't see similar increases, despite having star power. "The Heiress," starring Jessica Chastain, lost $109,000 over the week, "Grace" with Paul Rudd pulled in only $320,199, or 34 percent of its potential revenue, and "Dead Accounts," the new Katie Holmes' play which has yet to open, scored only $402,460 from a potential of $1,008,461.
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The 2015 Mini Cooper may still be small, but it will be offered with the sorts of driver assist systems usually found in bigger luxury vehicles, the automaker revealed today in a release. In fact, most items such as the adaptive cruise control and collision warning system have trickled down from BMW, and should help the 2015 Cooper boost its premium image.
Most systems will be based on a camera mounted just ahead of the rear-view mirror. Among them is a collision and pedestrian warning system, which automatically engages the brakes at speeds up to 35 mph. The system also includes audio and visual warnings and will prepare the brakes at speeds over 35 mph. Also camera-based is the adaptive cruise control system and High-Beam Assistant. Adaptive cruise control will work at speeds from 20 to 85 mph, and drivers will have the ability to choose between four settings to regulate the distance between the Mini and the car in front.
Other camera-based systems including the speed limit info system that scans traffic signs and compares the info stored in the navigation system. The marked speed limit will then be displayed on the navigation screen. The system also includes Traffic Sign Memory, which will read and store sign information and display the info in the instrument cluster.
The new Mini will also be offered with a head-up display, which consists of a small, folding display unit mounted between the windshield and steering wheel. It will display key info including speed limits and navigation prompts.
Finally, a rear view camera and a parking assistant system can also be had in the small coupe. The parking assistant system depends on ultrasonic sensors to detect suitable parking spaces at speeds up to 20 mph (the spots must also be no farther than five feet away). A button activates the system, which then relieves the driver from steering wheel duties (you must still regulate the brake and accelerator pedals).
Last month, Mini revealed powertrain details, which show the Cooper's engine range will include new engines for both the base and S model. For starters, the base model will receive a detuned version of the 1.5-liter, turbocharged three-cylinder engine we sampled in the BMW i8 preproduction model. Its output for the Cooper will be 134 hp and 162 lb-ft of torque, which will be available at a low 1250 rpm. The current naturally aspirated 1.6-liter inline-four is rated at 121 hp and 114 lb-ft. The Cooper S will get the 2.0-liter turbo-four that has made its way into a number of BMW models. For the Mini, the engine will produce 189 hp and 207 lb-ft, with all the torque also available at 1250 rpm. The outgoing turbo 1.6-liter is rated at 181 hp and 177 lb-ft.
Both new engines feature a twin-scroll turbo with an overboost feature providing short bursts of increased torque (10 and 15 lb-ft for the base and S models, respectively). In addition to variable valve timing and Valvetronic (a variable valve lift system), both powertrains should include a stop-start system. Expect the six-speed automatic to carry over, as well as a manual transmission.
Style-wise, the new MINI Cooper will be an evolutionary change from the current model, retaining the familiar bulldog mug and boxy side profile. More details and photos of the 2015 MINI Cooper are set to arrive November 18, shortly before its official debut at the Los Angeles auto show.
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|October 24th, 2013 10:43 AM
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Power and energy
I was curious to know what kind of yields the Palm Springs Wind Farms put out, and the first thing that comes up on Google is this old forum thread. Since it leaves off without a resolution, perhaps I can help clear up a couple of issues.
By the way, the web page with the output stating "A wind turbine's cost can range upwards to $300,000 and can produce 300 kilowatts - the amount of electricity used by a typical household in a month" is not exactly easy to find (http://www.palmsprings.com/services/wind.html).
Point 1) Power output. That's the number you give as 300kW, and the units are correct. Only problem is, who knows what wind speed range is needed to put out that 300kW and how often the winds actually blow in that range. After all, my car can go 155mph, but it rarely does. There are some other figures that would be interesting for a thoughtful evaluation of the site's output. As a starter, though, we need a number in kW-hrs; a monthly average would be a good start.
Point 2) Energy use. If you're going to make a comparison how about comparing two like values? A household on the average consumes (converts) a certain amount of kilowatt-hours of electrical energy in a month. OK, I'll forget about where that house is, in what climate it is sitting, whether or not it is using AC, gas heating, etc. and take your number, whatever it may be, at face value. Very informative for your readers might be the average consumption of a household in Palm Springs! We need a number in kW-hrs.
The comparison of the two figures (monthly average household consumption and monthly average farm energy yield) would be interesting as a thumbnail figure. However, it will still mislead the public as to the farm's usefulness in supplying usable electrical energy. That's because it will not address the key issues of electrical generating capacity: people need electricity in their homes at all hours of all days--on demand. The monthly average outputs and consumptions mask the fact that there is little matching of the demand and output on a minute-by-minute basis.
The only reason you don't worry about this mismatch in Palm Springs is that you are on a grid that includes a huge coal, nuclear and gas-fired baseload. Take away all of the conventional energy conversion sources and your wind farm becomes basically worthless; your houses all get hot really fast (or cold--what's your nighttime low temperature look like out there?) and you spend much of your night in the dark.
My curiosity remains: What is the real yield of your wind farm in average monthly kW-hrs (for each month, since it will likely be seasonal)? What is the number of turbines in that yield count? What is the average hourly farm output, seasonally? What is the average capital cost for each turbine? What is the average monthly downtime per turbine? How about the average monthly maintenance cost per turbine?
Even better: how much is the farm paid per kW-hr (what's you feed-in tariff)? And who pays for the difference between the cost per kW-hr generated and the price paid per kW-hr? Where did the initial investment funds come from?
Just curious.
John in Parma
|October 23rd, 2009 05:36 PM
Robin.....They're calling your name......
I will email Robin and see if he will respond further.
Wonder if anyone else will chime in on this topic.
We here at PalmSprings.com, in our quest to provide relevent and accurate information, try to allow for all points of view...lol
|October 23rd, 2009 05:32 PM
|D. Simon
Robin's comment is valid to a point. The discrepancy is that "the amount of electricity used by a typical household in a month" isn't measured in kilowatts or kilowatts an hour -- the correct unit is kilowatt-hours. The kilowatt-hour is a unit of energy (not an energy use rate), which would specify an amount of electricity used. A typical residential bill from the power company indicates kilowatt-hours (energy) used over the billing period.
In any case, the windmill generator farm is quite impressive. I hope this helps.
|October 23rd, 2009 05:31 PM
|This appears to be an ongoing topic. What is your take of Robin's understanding in the ealrier post?
|October 23rd, 2009 05:29 PM
|D. Simon
The Palm Springs, CA windmill-generator farm looks awesome from I-10. I encountered it on my way to Sunnyvale, CA this past weekend. I do have a question about the information on your website. See details below.
Website information:
"A wind turbine's cost can range upwards to $300,000 and can produce 300 kilowatts - the amount of electricity used by a typical household in a month."
I understand kilowatt as a measure of energy rate (or unit of power) -- not an amount of energy, as it would be implied on you website. Do you mean 300 kilowatt-hours?
|October 23rd, 2009 05:28 PM
|Sounds logical Robin, its been updated. Have a great weekend.
|October 23rd, 2009 05:26 PM
The Power Output of the Palm Springs Wind Farm
I was interested in the power output of the palm springs wind farm so I visited your site to find this information. There is a pretty huge typo in the paragraph about the wind farm. The website says:
"A wind turbine's cost can range upwards to $300,000 and can produce 300 kilowatts an hour - the amount of electricity used by a typical household in a month."
This statement is pretty stupid. A watt (or kilowatt) is a measure of rate, energy per time. Saying "300 kilowatts an hours" is meaningless in this context. Miles per hour is also a rate. Does "300 miles per hour an hour" sound correct? No? Well it's just as correct as saying "300 kilowatts an hour". Probably what you meant to say is just "300 kilowatts".
A watt is a joule per second. A joule is a little packet of energy. When you say "300 kilowatts" what you are really saying is "300 thousand joules per second". When you say "300 kilowatts per hour" you are saying "300 thousand joules per second per hour". The only context that this could make sense in is if you were talking about energy production acceleration, which you are clearly not in said paragraph.
If you were talking about a Corvette you might say that is was capable of speeds around "180 miles per hour", not "180 miles per hour an hour" which is just stupid.
This is an understandable mistake for the non-technical. But leaving it up on your website is making everyone who reads it a little more clueless.
Thanks for your attention to this matter.
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My friend created a site that combines a forum with seperate chat... the problem is that you dont even know if someone is on the site. It's a small site with a MAX of 125 that will visit the site regularly. I refered him to this site for ideas (I love it's setup) and told him he need a way to let logged on users know if there are others on... I dont even know terms to search for on Google so I'm sort of at a wall. I have no knowledge of login sequence programming etc so I'll start by getting up to date with that while I wait for someone to lead me in the right direction for this. Please if anyone can help me with terminology that would be great... any help in 'step by step process isnt necissary unless you are determined. lol
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Former Cleveland Indians C Sandy Alomar Jr. has accepted a spot on manager Terry Francona's staff for 2013. However, Alomar might still be a candidate for another manager position elsewhere this winter. Indians general manager Chris Antonetti said former Houston Astros manager Bradley Mills is also a candidate to join Francona's staff. Hitting coach Bruce Fields and third base coach Steve Smith will not be back with the Indians for the 2013 season. It is still unclear whether pitching coach Ruben Niebla, bullpen coach Dave Miller or first base coach Tom Wiedenbauer will be back with Cleveland next season.
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The Cleveland Indians have fired pitching coach Scott Radinsky. Triple-A Columbus pitching coach Ruben Niebla will take over as the Indians' pitching coach.
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|System: PS3, PC, Xbox 360
|Dev: Gearbox
|Release: February 12, 2013
|Players: 1-4
|Screen Resolution: 480p-1080p
|Blood and Gore, Intense Violence, Strong Language
Colonial Marines will also place a strong emphasis on multiplayer. The developers promise drop-in/drop-out co-op for up to four people, and there will also be a competitive mode that allows players to assume the role of Xenomorphs, who are controlled from a third-person perspective and can climb walls. This mode sounds similar to Primal Carnage, a multiplayer shooter that pits humans against dinosaurs.
Colonial Marines promises cutting-edge graphics as well. The folks at Gearbox have been keeping tabs on the competition, especially the Dead Space franchise, and have created a new rendering engine to ensure the proper lighting effects. The early screenshots look terrific—though some who've played the game complain about spotty textures—and there will be no HUD blocking your view.
Colonial Marines is set for release February 12, making it an ideal Valentine's Day gift (maybe not), and it will appear on Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, PC, and intriguingly the Wii U. (The use of the Gamepad's screen should be interesting.) Given Gearbox's track record (Borderlands), the immense amount of lore the game will add to the Alien universe, and the solid action mechanics underlying the gameplay, we're excited about this one—and you should be too.
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The University of Arkansas and Monsanto have confirmed glyphosate-resistant johnsongrass in a field in southeast Arkansas. In a separate case, Monsanto and specialists at Mississippi State University (MSU) confirm a case of johnsongrass resistance to glyphosate near Clarksdale, Mississippi.
The two cases were investigated over the past several months. In initial greenhouse trials conducted by the University of Arkansas and Monsanto, johnsongrass was not controlled with labeled rates of glyphosate. Additional trials will be conducted in the field this season.
"We're looking at johnsongrass populations in a field where there has been a history of control issues," says Bob Scott, University of Arkansas Extension weed scientist. The field in question is owned by a grower near Crittenden County, AR, and has been in continuous Roundup Ready soybeans.
"Our greenhouse trials show differing levels of response including some plants that survive following application above labeled rates of glyphosate. Additional populations suspected to be resistant were also tested, but shown susceptible to Roundup in testing," says Scott. "The resistant populations are being controlled well with selective chemistry. We will continue working with the grower on control methods and recommendations."
Monsanto's technology development team has been working with a farmer and his dealer outside of Clarksdale, MS, on a field with johnsongrass control issues, as well. Trey Koger and Dan Poston of MSU's Delta Research and Extension Center are working with the company on recommendations.
"The farm where glyphosate-resistant johnsongrass was found in the Delta has responded well to applications of graminicides," Koger explains. "We are working with the grower to get control of this population before it spreads by combining various methods, including chemistry and equipment inspection."
Like Scott, Koger says other populations have been screened, as well. "We have screened several populations of johnsongrass in the mid-Delta for potential resistance to glyphosate. They all turned out to be susceptible to glyphosate in greenhouse trials. We determined low control levels in the field were attributed to extremely dry conditions at time of glyphosate application."
Jennifer Ralston, U.S. chemistry technical lead for Monsanto agrees a program approach is best. "We are working with these university experts to provide growers with the best management practices. To maintain the efficacy of the herbicide and value of the technology, we recommend growers scout fields and utilize additional modes of action that complement the Roundup Ready system to control problem weeds while reducing the likelihood of developing performance issues."
The company and academics recommend growers adopt best management practices to help minimize the risk of developing resistant weeds practices including:
- Start with a clean field by either utilizing a burndown herbicide or tillage to control weeds early.
- Use Roundup Ready technology as the foundation of a total weed management program.
- Add other herbicides or cultural practices where appropriate as part of the Roundup Ready cropping system.
- Use the right herbicide rate at the right time.
- Control weeds throughout the season and reduce the weed seed bank.
Monsanto Company is a leading global provider of technology-based solutions and agricultural products that improve farm productivity and food quality. For more information on Monsanto, see http://www.monsanto.com.


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John Jay students, here's your chance to win up to $3,000 for your research! This year's John Jay + Rubin Museum Writing Competition has upped the prize money. Get a free leg up — your library is here to help you out!
Check out our guide to Rubin Museum & art history resources, specifically created with this competition in mind.
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1st prize: $3,000
2nd prize: $2,000
3rd prize: $1,000
2 Special Mention Prizes: $500 each
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What did you do in the Library today? Think deeply about life. Sleep.
What can we do to make this library better for you? More access to electrical outlets…Why are they still located in walls?
These were some of the questions and answers from our second triennial survey of "in-library use," conducted November 18-23, 2013. 294 library users (90% undergraduates and 9.8% graduate students) took the time to fill out a paper survey handed to them at the Library entrance. The results showed that our library users are a serious bunch: 51% came to the Library to study or work individually; 44.4% used a library computer for academic/course work and only 11% used a computer for Facebook, YouTube or other "fun" activity. Almost all students engaged in multiple activities (see Chart 1). They also came often: 24.4% came to the Library 4 or more times per week and 47% came 2-3 times per week.
Our users rate our services highly: Our top rating went to quality of databases and electronic resources where we scored 4.4 out of a possible 5. Even where we were rated lowest—on availability of electrical outlets—our users still scored us 3.68 out 5. These results were very similar to what we found in our first survey in November 2010: the students who come to the Library come frequently, and they come because they like what they find here. (Other surveys, discussed in earlier issues of Classified Information, have shown that the student body as a whole thinks well of the Library).
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To get meaningful information from this survey about how we could improve our "in-library" services, therefore, we turned to the last, open-ended question, "What can we do to make this library better for you?" Out of the 294 respondents, 124 took the time to write something (a total of 191 separate comments/complaints), and from the number of exclamation points and the length of the responses, it was obvious that the students cared and wanted to be heard. (See Chart 2) When we coded the answers we found that the single largest source of complaint was the lack of Microsoft Office—21 students complained about that (11% of the comments), followed by the need for more computers (19) and more outlets (18). It's striking (though not surprising in this era of mobile devices) that fully 9.42% of the comments were about outlets; one student said, "More access to electrical outlets, specially at desks. Why are they still located in walls? they should be conveniently placed on desks." Comparing the 2013 comments with the 2010 comments, there were fewer complaints about noise and Library hours, but more complaints about outlets and computers, even though we had added both outlets and computers after the 2010 survey. Students also continued to ask for more space to study individually and in groups.
We were concerned to note that, in addition, there was an increase in the number of complaints about staff and about long lines, and we realized that our ratings on "customer service" had fallen slightly from 2010. We wondered if this change might be related to the establishment of community hour in 2012. To examine this more closely, we analyzed separately those surveys that had been filled out during community hour and found that, in fact, the students visiting during community hour rated the Library slightly lower on every single measure with quality of customer service dropping to seventh place from third among the community hour respondents.
So what did we do in response to what the students told us? We are increasing the staff at the Circulation and Reserve desks from 1–3pm; we have added Microsoft Office to 16 computers in the Reference area on the Library's upper level; and we have put in a Student Technology Fee proposal for mobile charging stations to try to address the lack of electrical outlets. We cannot expand the walls of the Library, but we have made our space needs known to the College, and are converting stacks space to study space where possible. We continue to listen hard to the voices of our users.
Professor Bonnie Nelson, Associate Librarian for Information Systems
Classified Information, the Library's newsletter »
Posted Monday, April 14, 2014 - 4:21pm
All outstanding fines will be forgiven until March 31, 2014.
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You must come in to the Library in person to have your account cleared.
CUNYfirst is coming on April 1, 2014. To help smooth the transition, the Lloyd Sealy Library wants to help you remove your library blocks.
Don't wait! This is a one-time offer. (Seriously.)
Posted Wednesday, March 19, 2014 - 10:05am
Explore the library's new subscription to the PBS Video Collection!
The PBS Video Collection from Alexander Street Press assembles hundreds of the greatest documentary films and series from the history of the Public Broadcasting Service into one online interface. A core of 245 titles, selected for their high quality and relevance to academic curricula, covers many educational disciplines, including history, science and technology, diversity studies, business, and current events. This collection includes access to the films and series Frontline, NOVA, American Experience, Odyssey, and films by Ken Burns and Michael Wood.
Posted Tuesday, March 18, 2014 - 4:19pm
For the first time, the John Jay Library is consolidating its unique digital resources into one online, publicly-accessible collection. The Lloyd Sealy Library Digital Collections will launch in the spring 2014 semester as a premier repository for digitized criminal justice history materials. Researchers will find audio clips of Ed Koch speaking about subway crime, mug shots of notorious Murder, Inc. criminals, trial transcripts from 1920s New York murder cases, and much more in the coming collections.
Research value
The Lloyd Sealy Library is well known for the strength of its criminal justice and social sciences collections. Under the leadership of Chief Librarian Larry Sullivan, formerly the Chief of the Rare Book and Special Collections Division at the Library of Congress, the Special Collections has grown particularly robust, providing valuable material for researchers of criminal justice history in New York City and around the world.
Since the turn of this century, the Library has put a great deal of effort into making these collections accessible online. The Crime in New York 1850-1950 project made available selected photographs from the Burton Turkus Papers and Lewis Lawes Papers, as well as hundreds of trial transcripts from the County of New York. The Library has also digitized nearly 100 rare books with the Internet Archive. In-house, we have made high-quality scans of items from the John Jay College Archives. For the first time, these digital materials will all be browsable, searchable, and downloadable in one place—in addition to brand-new material.
Prof. Jeffrey Kroessler, our Circulation Librarian, is contributing his in-progress project, Justice in New York: An Oral History. With the generous support of John Jay supporter Jules Kroll, Prof. Kroessler— sometimes accompanied by Prof. Sullivan—has interviewed dozens of New York City's leading figures in criminal justice, including former mayor Ed Koch and former police commissioner Patrick V. Murphy. These interviews, rich as both historical reference and anecdote, are a vibrant resource for researchers and passersby alike. In the spring, the full interview transcripts, along with audio clips, will be available online for the first time in the Digital Collections.
More digital research materials are also on the way, the most timely of which are selections from the John Jay College Archives. As the College nears its 50th aniversary in 2014–15, the Library will digitize and catalog more materials from the College's history. The Archives mea- sure 400 linear feet of records containing images of student life, news clippings, yearbooks, and more. Under the guidance of Interim Special Collections Librarian Ellen Sexton, and with support from other departments and offices at John Jay, a curated selection of materials from the Archives will be available in the Digital Collections.
Teaching with the Digital Collections
With more material available, the Digital Collections will be of high interest to researchers and fans of history—and also for teaching faculty. These rich online resources are an engaging and relevant gateway for students learning how to conduct research using primary sources. As the Library saw recently in the Murder Mystery Challenge, students can find great satisfaction diving into historical materials both gruesome (murder scene photographs) and enlightening (court case records). These materials give students the chance to grapple with the complexity and ambiguity of the historical record. Moreover, research today requires advanced digital literacy skills, and the Library strongly supports incorporating digital research in classroom assignments. Technical details The chosen content management system, CollectiveAccess, provides robust search and browsing functionalities with a focus on thorough metadata. The Digital Collections will mirror the Special Collections, with each physical collection manifested as one digital collection. Many items will be freely downloadable, following the Library's commitment to public knowledge.
Stay tuned
The Library is working daily to improve the system and load in more material. We plan to launch next semester—keep an eye out for the launch announcement!
This article is reprinted from our Fall 2013 Classified Information newsletter. Also cross-posted at Emerging Tech in Libraries.
Posted Friday, February 21, 2014 - 1:39pm
The Library just got a free trial to the online database Psychological Experiments Online.
This database "pairs audio and video recordings of quintessential experiments in psychology with thousands of pages of primary-source documents. It's packed with exclusive and hard-to-find materials, including notes from experiment participants, journal articles, books, field notes, and final reports in topics from obedience to authority and conformity to operant conditioning."
You can also access Psychological Experiments Online from the list of databases by title on the library's homepage.
The trial will end on March 27, 2014 so please let us know what you think by sending an email to firstname.lastname@example.com.
Posted Monday, February 3, 2014 - 11:23am
Our biannual newsletter, Classified Information, is now available! John Jay faculty/department mailboxes should have received a copy. If you'd like to take a gander online:
- A Day in the Life of the Library
- The Lloyd Sealy Library Digital Collections
- The Canevari Collection
- The DSM-5 Online
- Spotlight: Faulkner Databases for IT Studies
- Science, Special Issue: Scholarly Communication
- Health & Physical Education Resources
- The Adjunct & the Online Environment
Posted Tuesday, December 10, 2013 - 11:30am
Great job, gumshoes!
This October, 75 students in 24 teams competed in the Library's first-ever Murder Mystery Challenge. The mystery—based on a real-life murder case from 1920s New York—led first-year students through different kinds of library research, including consulting historical resources, finding articles in databases, and hunting down books in the stacks.
The Peer Mentors from the Student Academic Success Programs office were skillful guides, introducing student teams to the Library and offering tips and tricks they picked up doing their college-level research at John Jay.
Three top teams were chosen based on accuracy and speed. The first-place team also correctly answered two challenging bonus questions. Our prize-winning teams:
First place: Team 8, pictured above and led by Peer Mentor Brittany Lahey: Opeyemi Ladunni, Kay-Lee Ebanks, Kirsten Zarski, and Katie Valentin. This team scored a catered lunch in the Faculty Dining Room, in addition to New York Times tote bags full of swag and $20 Amazon gift cards. You go, ladies!
Second place: Team 24, led by Zomorah Kennedy: Fayrouz Saleh and Justine Martinez. These students won dining hall coupons, as well as New York Times backpacks and travel mugs. Nice job!
Third place: Team 18, led by Patrick Grimes: Adil Zaman, Jaylise Cosme, Adonis Munoz, Ashley Lall, and Daniela Sosa. This team won $10 Barnes & Noble cards and New York Times backpacks full of goodies. Good work!
And a hearty congratulations to the other competing teams, too! We're always happy to see you in the Library.
Stay tuned for the next Library challenge...
Posted Friday, November 8, 2013 - 8:23am
Starting Sept. 23, the first 25 students to attend a Library workshop will get a voucher for a free cafeteria meal! This week, get familiar with the Library, find your course readings, and get going on your research.
No reservation is required to attend a workshop. Just check in with a librarian at the Reference Desk on the upper floor of the Library.
*Note that there are a limited number of cafeteria coupons.
Posted Monday, September 23, 2013 - 2:09pm
If this is your first semester here at John Jay College, welcome to the Library's homepage! If you're a returning student or faculty member, you may have noticed some changes--chief among them is our new MultiSearch tab.This is a new "discovery" service that allows you to search across many of the Library's databases. Because it covers so many databases, you can use it to search for almost any topic you are researching. Just type in your topic and click on the search button. Because it offers so much content, you can then narrow down your results by format (peer reviewed articles, newspaper articles, etc.) or by other limiters like publication date or subject. You can also start searching from the Advanced Search interface.
We think this is a great jumping-off point for your research but remember, if you need help refining your topic or looking for a specific subject-related database, come in and talk to a librarian or contact us from home.
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Events during September 2013
Cecchetti Standard 7 & 8 Course, in Bucklebury, Berkshire.
Sunday 1 Sep | Bucklebury, Berkshire
Standard 7 & 8 Course to be held in Bucklebury, Berskhire.
Cecchetti Auditions for Welsh Associates 2013
Sunday 1 Sep | venue not specified
Cecchetti Auditions for Welsh Associates
Cecchetti Advanced Two Course
Monday 2 Sep | Warrington - details to be announced
This will include all new amendments and the original
Ballroom/Latin/Sequence Medallist Competition, Cambridgeshire
Sunday 8 Sep | Cambridgeshire
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Annual General Meeting 2013
Thursday 12 Sep | ISTD2 Dance Studios, 346 Old Street, London EC1V 9NQ
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DFR Area Medallist Competition 2013
Sunday 15 Sep | Staines
DFR Area Medallist Competition 2013
London Teachers Group, September
Sunday 22 Sep | London
Imperial Classical Ballet
DFR Faculty Congress 2013
Sunday 22 Sep | BA Concorde Club, Cranford, Middlesex TW5 9PQ (M4 Junction 3)
Join us for a special Congress as we celebrate 25 years of the DFR Faculty!
Greek Day of Dance
Sunday 29 Sep | ISTD2 Dance Studios, London EC1V 9NQ
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LOS ANGELES (AP) — Laurie Anderson says her late husband Lou Reed was a "prince and a fighter" whose music reflected his love of life.
Anderson's tribute to Reed was published Thursday in a suburban New York newspaper. Reed died Sunday at 71 from complications following a liver transplant.
Anderson wrote that she brought Reed from the hospital to their home in Springs, N.Y., one week earlier. She says he "spent his last days here being happy and dazzled by the beauty and power and softness of nature."
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Students attend UNL Math Day
Event used as reward.
Gothenburg High School students in the advanced placement calculus class put their skills to the test during the University of Nebraska-Lincoln's 20th annual Math Day on Nov. 12 in Lincoln.
"I have always liked the idea of math competition," said teacher Sharise Scherer. "And I really liked the fact that no calculators were allowed and that students had to think on their own."
Scherer and GHS science teacher Cindy Moore took the 14 students not only to show them the importance of math and fun of competition but also as a reward for those who started with eighth-grade algebra and continued with math through the AP calculus class.
The Gothenburg students were among 1,400 from across the state who were vying for $8,000 in prize money from a live game show called "Who Wants to be a Mathematician" and another $6,000 in scholarships from the Math Quiz Bowl.
All 14 Gothenburg students started the day with an hour-long PROBE (Problem) test to see if they were one of the top 50 students who got a chance on the game show.
"No such luck," Scherer said.
Swedes Matt Hilderbrand, Patrick Reeves, Tanner Schwanz, Jeron Seimer and Scott Speck competed in the quiz bowl, winning their first round.
Scherer said in the second round, the boys were not as quick to the buzzer and the group lost again in the third round due to calculations that were off.
"I like how it promotes no calculator," Scherer said, "And I will use it to motivate advanced students to use the calculator only when necessary and the graphic calculator only when students want a visual look at the problem."
In addition to the quiz bowl players, other GHS students who attended were Joanna Blecha, Aaron Block, Kristi Block, Kelsey Houchin, Chris Hyde, Michelle Jack, Vanessa Linegar, Steph Rubenthaler and Tyler Sheets.
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'Stand your ground,' Medicaid expansion on busy NH House agendaBy GARRY RAYNO
State House Bureau
March 19. 2013 7:48PM
CONCORD - It's crunch time for lawmakers as the House and Senate finalize action on their own legislataion before sending them to the other body for consideration.
The House Wednesday has an agenda filled with bills that committees have been working on for months trying to craft into legislation acceptable to a majority of representatives.
The House will take up the "stand your ground" repeal bill, sponsored by House Majority Leader Steve Shurtleff, D-Concord, which would return the state to the Castle doctrine.
Current law allows the use of deadly force in self-defense anywhere a person has a right to be, while the bill would restrict the use of deadly force to a person's home and property.
A large crowd turned out to oppose House Bill 135, but the House Criminal Justice and Public Safety Committee voted 12-6 to make the change.
Medicaid expansion
The House will vote on House Bill 271 to prohibit the state from expanding the federal-state health insurance program for the poor, elderly and disabled.
The bill is sponsored by Former House Speaker William O'Brien, R-Mont Vernon, who argues the program is unaffordable, not needed and that it would "hijack the state's budget."
Opponents say the expansion will significantly increase the number of people with health insurance and will bring billions of dollars of federal money to the state's health care providers.
Tobacco tax
Also on the agenda is House Bill 659, which increases the cigarette tax 20 cents - from $1.68 to $1.88 per pack - beginning July 1.
Two years ago when Republicans controlled the Legislature, the tax was cut 10 cents a pack, but a provision was added that would automatically increase the rate 10 cents if revenue projections were not attained.
The tobacco tax has consistently been below projections since the reduction and the tax is expected to go up this summer.
Gov. Maggie Hassan included a 30-cent increase in her proposed budget, but House Ways and Means Committee members refused to go along with the hefty jump.
Medical marijuana
House members will decide if the terminally and chronically ill or those with debilitating conditions will be able to use marijuana to help relieve their conditions.
Proponents of House Bill 573 say allowing its use will help many people who now suffer needlessly because other medications fail to relieve them of the pain and suffering of terminal illnesses.
But opponents, such as the New Hampshire Association of Police Chiefs and some medical officials, say legal medical marijuana is a problem for law enforcement officials who have trouble distinguishing between recreational and medical users.
Decriminalize marijuana
Anyone with less than a once of marijuana would only face a fine under House 621.
The Criminal Justice and Public Safety Committee is recommending the bill be killed.
Prison privatization
The House will decide if the state's corrections system should be turned over to the private sector to operate.
House Bill 443 would prohibit the state from moving forward with privatization of the prisons.
Voter photo ID
The House will decide if stricter identification requirements for the state's voter photo ID law set to go into effect in September will stand or if they will be repealed before they go into effect.
House Bill 595 would repeal changes in the law passed last year that requires voters to present a photo identification to vote, or to fill out an affidavit.
The law phases in for elections after September restricting acceptable identification to state or federal IDs and requires election officials to photograph those without a photo ID to be placed with the affidavit.
Under the bill, acceptable identifications for the November 2012 election, such as student and business IDs, would continue.
Other bills
The House will act on several bills over the next two days. They include: changing the requirements for students to receive in-state tuition for the University System of New Hampshire colleges; a resolution noting the Roe versus Wade decision by the U.S. Supreme Court that legalized abortion; two bills that would allow casino gambling, one to have to casinos, one in the North Country, and another that would have the state operate up to six facilities with video slot machines; and changing the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative RGGI statute to dedicate 20 percent of the proceeds from the sales of allowances to energy conservation programs run by the state's electric utilities.
The House meets at 10 a.m. today and at 9 a.m. Thursday. The Senate is also in session Thursday at 10 a.m.


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