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Hi All,
Apologies for being new and posting straight away, Im just in a bit of a mess now and dont know where to turn & i hope someone has some advice from experience really.
I was involved in an accident, at the scene the other driver admitted he was at fault so i thought fair enough he seems genuine (didnt bother with the police as both cars were able to drive away safely)
Since that he has now denied liability, my insurance require my excess to deal with the case due to him denying liability (which at the moment I cant afford)
A long story short the accident happened just after exiting an island:
we came off a dual carriage way onto a 2 lane slip road i was in the left hand lane he was in the right hand lane, we both followed our lanes around the island just as my lane split off to join another road he realised he was in the wrong lane and tried to change, colliding with the front drivers wing of my car & his wing / passengers door (i live at the bottom of the road we were merging onto so it wouldnt make sense for me to want to change lanes also? :S
He has admitted being in the wrong lane and changing lanes, but now he is denying liability saying that i also tried to change lanes and collided with the rear of his car (how can i prove im not liable?) I drive the route every day and know what lane i need to be in... I just want to avoid being taken for a mug
His insurance are just avoiding the situation claiming to be waiting for more information, but he has admitted changing lanes to them.
What can i do & where do i stand? I just dont know what to do any more... His insurance has mine & his statement.
Many Thanks


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Having previewed the Givenchy Men's Resort 2013 Collection last week, we can now show you a full look into the Pre-Spring offering from Riccardo Tisci. Design elements such as paisley and fighter jets combine with Tisci's sleek urban silhouettes and signature stars for another bold collection. Colors range from black, navy and khaki to burgundy, pale pink and green. Look for this to hit in about 6 months time.
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Update: Synopsys to buy Virage Logic for $315M
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SAN FRANCISCOEDA and IP vendor Synopsys Inc. said Thursday (June 10) it signed a definitive agreement to acquire IP provider Virage Logic Inc. for $315 million in cash.
Synopsys (Mountain View, Calif.) said the acquisition of Virage (Fremont, Calif.) would complement its DesignWare interface and analog IP portfolio.
Last month, after issuing its quarterly earnings statement, Synopsys chairman and CEO Aart de Geus emphasized the success and growth of the company's IP business, which he said was approaching a $200 million annual run rate.
During a conference call to discuss the definitive agreement with Virage Thursday, de Geus called the pending deal a "natural fit" to management's strategic vision for Synopsys. He said Virage's product offering is "entirely complementary" to what Synopsys has today.
"Synopsys has built a high-quality IP business over the last decade, and many of our customers now rely on our commercial, off-the-shelf IP to save both cost and time to create their SoCs," de Geus said. "Virage products provide a perfect complement to the Synopsys interface analog IP portfolio by adding embedded memories, standard cells and programmable cores for control and multimedia subsystems."
In physical IP, Virage is seen as a competitor to IP giant ARM Holdings plc and foundries Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd. and United Microeletronics Corp. In memory IP, Virage competes with a range of players.
During the conference call Thursday, de Geus sought to downplay any potential competition with ARM, which partners with Synopsys in several programs. "ARM is one of our most important partners for the last 20 years.," he said. "It's a friend as a company. And it's a great company around which we have built many solutions."
Asked how Virage's 2009 acquisition of microprocessor IP vendor ARC International plc played into this dynamic, de Geus said the ARC products support ARM cores, essentially acting as a controller that can be used for sub tasks that can offload the main processor. "I think it will be interesting to see how we can build better solutions with ARM," de Geus said.
The Synopsys-Virage agreement comes about a month after No. 2 EDA vendor Cadence Design Systems Inc. announced a definitive agreement to buy memory IP vendor Denali Software Inc. for $315 million in cash.
In its most recent fiscal year, which closed in September 2009, Virage reported revenue of $47.4 million, down from $59.3 million a year earlier. In calendar 2009, Virage was ranked as the fifth largest IP vendor, with revenue of about $68.7 million, according to Gartner Inc.
But amid the sluggish economy, Virage has posted eight consecutive quarterly losses, with its last profit coming in the second quarter of fiscal 2008.


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Color coded footwear is part of comprehensive fall prevention program at Mount Nittany Medical Center
Falling can make matters worse for a patient in a hospital, which is why the Medical/Oncology unit at Mount Nittany Medical Center created a comprehensive fall prevention program that involves color-coded footwear.
"We always had a system in place to help with fall prevention, but because 70 percent of our patients are over 65, we know we have people who can be at very high risk. We knew we could make an improvement and we did," said Jackie Stone, director of the Medical/ Oncology Unit.
The "stepping stone" system involves a comprehensive approach — involving assessment, education and monitoring. When patients are admitted, they are evaluated for their risk of falling based on their diagnosis, medications, previous history, and observation. Next, knowing that many falls occur with people who are alert and oriented, staff presents the patient with information about the special conditions of the hospital setting that can cause usually stable persons to take a tumble.
For instance, people who are accustomed to using a piece of furniture for some help will find that hospital equipment moves—like the tables, and IV stands. Blood pressure can be different and affect balance. The bed is at a different height than ones at home, or the phone is on the wall instead of a stand. All these environmental factors can contribute to falls, said Stone.
Lastly, patients are given foot- wear that indicates their risk for falling. Red socks mean the patient should not get out of bed without help, yellow indicates that the patient needs assistance with walking and using the restroom, and green means the patient is independent.
Any staff can now be alert to patients' fall risk just by looking at their feet. "If someone sees a 'red socks' person heading down the hall- way, an intervention can be swift," said Stone. Every unit in the hospital has now considered the specific risks for falling and they are implementing the stepping stone program as well.


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Painy loss. I wouldn't believe we where in the game till the end after yesterday. But this is looking good.
Painy loss. I wouldn't believe we where in the game till the end after yesterday. But this is looking good.
The Celtic's probably had 15 layups. I couldn't help thinking Darko could have stopped some of those, D'Am-Toni didn't even give him a chance.
Positives to take from this game?
Sergio Rodriguez had a brilliant night, getting 6 assists and 18 points on only 10 shots. Goodness knows that even Duhon's best night he couldn't get 18 points.
Al Harrington played OK - just goes to show how streaky he is, all chuckers are.
It's a game against the Celtics, can't expect too much. They put up a fight.
But where the hell was this fight against a much worse Milwaukee Bucks team? If we can hang with the likes of Garnett and Pierce and Allen, why the hell can't we stop Andrew ****ing Bogut? If we can put up a fight against an Allen-Pierce-Rondo led team, how the hell do we have trouble taking on John Salmons? Where the hell was this 106 point offense last night? Don't tell me that the Bucks are a better team defensively than the Celtics. We can't expect to win games against conference powers like the Celtics - but if we can put up a fight against them, where the hell is that fight against the teams we actually have a shot at beating?
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always believe tomorrow will be better, the team are looking goods, hopefully we will win in next game
there's no way in hell we're beating any team with sh*t defense,
courtesy of Mr. Pringle's No-D'Antoni Lameness. Aside from dozens of easy Celtdick baskets, it was a good game down to the end, ya gotta give props to Ray Allen for that block!
Happy to see Power Serge running the offense, that's what the Knicks have been missing for years, a true PG who runs, instead of walking the ball up the floor, always looking for the open man, taking it to the hoop. I don't mind when he misses in the paint, he's doing what he's supposed to, the man is a PG, and a sign of great things to come! The reason there's more KO fans is because of Power Serge, of course! These dudos know a good thing when they see it, and support their man! Ciao amigos!
Adios Duhound! Sit, boy... good doggie.
So sad to see N8 in green, I was happy DLEE actually had a block on the mighty mite. oh crap, i have to change my avatar...
Another great game for DLEE, and an impressive debut by Billy "Sky" Walker.
All we need now is a true center... c'mon Donnie, make it happen!
Hasta la victoria siempre!
Billy Sky-Walker impressed me with his play and if we could play him more and im sure he has game just the Celdicks never played him, he could be a nice rotation guy off the bench and give us a shot of energy kinda like nate used to do, if he continues to work on his game and gets better dude can develop to a 6th man. verdicts in i like em
Serg was amazing i loved the way he played tonight throughout he kept pressure on the celdicks interior by pushing the ball towards the basket at all times and he was efficient with his passing, defense( pest ) and offense, great to have that creator and pass-first guard back...........Serg is nasty
Chandler surprised me with his aggressiveness he needs to come out more with it on a nightly basis, overall great game coulda won it we just went with the 3's too much at the end when we just needed a 2
good game to build on
DaTPRiNCE...That EGYPTiAN Fella, #MeloMafia
we gotta play good teams to put up 1/2 a fight... while we don't win many of em, we 'almost' win... in contrast to playin ****ty teams, where we... i dunno what we do... i am at a loss for words...
Great Artwork, I can almost digest another record losing streak that's upon us now after Houston unloaded damaged T-Mac on New York. Can somebody explain what that got us? That does not sit with a player that wants to win. Put yourself in Lee's spot, would he have liked to go to the playoffs this year, or does he prefer to see Robinson and Hughes sit for a month while Duhon puts up 18 points over 3 weeks? The offers for him will be too much for the Knicks to handle while they try to fill their promise of landing superstars. D'Ant will have his pet's Duhon and Gallo and maybe with his dual citizenship can take them to Italy when he gets the Axe with Walsh in January 2011 and it all continues for more years. What a mess, just glad that his coaching days are numbered by being so greedy.
I think the major positive of this game is Sergio. First, i'd like to apologize that he is a backup and no more. Against a damn good Celtic team (no Paul Pierce playing but still) he looked smoking in his 2nd start for a new team. I really believe this kid has tremendous upside. I'm digging him. Yeah, layups will kill ya. The Knicks need a good big guy to stop the late collapses. we're getting no stops. You can't win this way. Its the opposite of a van gundy team
Anyone else secretly rooting for Nate tonight? Cuz I was : P not the Celtics, just Nate.
The last big possession when Mcgrady took that garbage 3 was a disgrace...you got 10 seconds waste 5 by making a play, you have Chandler and House on the floor let them take that. Mcgrady is trying to hard or not caring at all.


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Can drinking hot chocolate actually help maintain brain function?
Drinking two cups of hot chocolate a day may help older people keep their brains healthy and their thinking skills sharp, according to a study published in the August 7, 2013, online issue of Neurology®, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology.
The study involved 60 people with an average age of 73 who did not have dementia. The participants drank two cups of hot cocoa per day for 30 days and did not consume any other chocolate during the study. They were given tests of memory and thinking skills. They also had ultrasounds tests to measure the amount of blood flow to the brain during the tests.
"We're learning more about blood flow in the brain and its effect on thinking skills," said study author Farzaneh A. Sorond, MD, PhD, of Harvard Medical School in Boston and a member of the American Academy of Neurology. "As different areas of the brain need more energy to complete their tasks, they also need greater blood flow. This relationship, called neurovascular coupling, may play an important role in diseases such as Alzheimer's."
Of the 60 participants, 18 had impaired blood flow at the start of the study. Those people had an 8.3-percent improvement in the blood flow to the working areas of the brain by the end of the study, while there was no improvement for those who started out with regular blood flow.
The people with impaired blood flow also improved their times on a test of working memory, with scores dropping from 167 seconds at the beginning of the study to 116 seconds at the end. There was no change in times for people with regular blood flow.
Mug of hot chocolate image via Shutterstock.
Read more at EurekAlert.


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GSA Network
Public schools across the country are continuing to support and to protect the rights of transgender and gender expansive youth despite the Department of Education and Department of Justice's recent announcement that they were going to rescind the instruction and guidance regarding Title IX provided to schools across the country on how to create welcoming, safe, and supportive school environments.
Showing up for each other when the government won't
By Ginna Brelsford and Geoffrey Winder
Trans and queer youth continue to show up for each other even when our schools and government do not.
Genders & Sexualities Alliance Network (GSA Network), a national organization that supports trans and queer youth to unite for racial and gender justice, has launched GSA Network Midwest to build the GSA youth movement in the Midwestern United States.
Media Contact for GSA Network: Brittaney Carter, Communications Manager, (415) 612-2402, firstname.lastname@example.com
Oakland, CA-- Gay-Straight Alliance Network is now Genders & Sexualities Alliance Network. The national LGBTQ youth organization also unveiled a new tagline today: "trans and queer youth uniting for racial and gender justice." In order to be more inclusive and more reflective of the youth who currently make up the organization, GSA Network, which was founded in 1998, announced its name evolution today.
Media Advisory For Immediate Release


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Topic: Brother Brown - Under The Water (DD underpressure mix)
Anyone got a 320 or better of this they could share? Had it in my beatport cart ages ago and then it just disappeared. Presumably due to the terrible remixes that were due to come out not long after. Can't find it anywhere other than what looks like dodgy russian/peer sites.
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Discussion in 'Health & Fitness' started by rk_sports, Oct 26, 2011.
Whose autograph is that? And I never saw those with mesh uppers, only leather.
No not really.
We are just making sure business doesnt die out and the economy too. The shoe must go on.
I just did an experiment. Try and stand up barefoot/in socks/in minimal shoes like Vivo Barefoot or Vibram FF if have them, and try to roll your ankle outwards to the point of pain. You (I) cant.
Then I put on my only pair of normal raised shoes. Admittedly they are regular black shoes, that I keep for when that is needed. I tipped my ankle outwards, and suddenly it got over the edge/tipping point of the sole, and I felt a sharp stinging pain. When you get over this point, the sole works as lever that multiply the forces working on the ankle/ligaments to the point were you get injuries. The samme happens when the edge of the raised sole catches the court/a line, the force is multiplied by the leverage. I guess we have all seen 1 or 2 slowmotion recordings of this happening, making us cringe.
I wear Asics GTs when running. While I am convinced they help me run faster than any other shoe I've owned, I cannot imagine bringing them on a tennis court. They are made for straight line, constant speeds. Nerd terms: running shoes are for velocity and vertical support, tennis shoes are for acceleration and lateral support.
To heck with all the engineers and kinetic science. This guy plays in running shoes so everyone should.
- said no one ever
Try this, put on a boxing glove and punch yourself in the face as hard as you can. Then, remove the glove and punch yourself equally as hard in the face. Tough guys can try this same experiment with 2 punches to the groin.
My experiment has zero to do with shoes. I just giggled trying to picture this guy rolling his ankle on purpose. Figured he'd be a test dummy for me.
Being as respectful as possible, but the people saying that running shoes are either just as good or better than tennis shoes for playing tennis probably aren't moving that explosively.
Tried the experiment. Looking foreward to compare notes. I just have a problem with blood in my keyboard.
Nah, no comparing. You're the expert on this one.
Just show pictures of how it went and ill be a believer.
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Nike alvord 8 or 9, your feet thank you.
You can't beat the feeling of playing tennis with Dunlop Volley Shoes...
They do look cool, he... This was more or less the type all sportsshoes used to be, and nothing indicates that the rate of injuries has gone down since.
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"If they have evidence that he did something wrong, indict him and give him a forum where he can defend himself as every American citizen has been able to do for the last 225 years."
"The inspector general's report is an indictment of conditions at Chad that existed in July and August, but steps have been taken to deal with what was a very violent facility. I think Chad is a very different facility than it was six months ago."
"I can imagine they never quit investigating, but I think it's unusual to be executing search warrants after they've indicted."
"It means nothing. All these cases are different. It's a different indictment, a different judge even. It just happens to be the same bagman."
"How far it goes after that with congressional hearings or if there is indeed an indictment, a trial of the matter, I can not predict because I don't know what the charges would be or what the circumstances would be. But I think that Mr. Starr is under considerable pressure to fish or cut bait and I think that he is going to have to decide to do something in May or June at the latest."
"All this stuff about him being partisan is ludicrous. He doesn't move in partisan circles, and he sure has indicted some of my good Democrat friends over the years. What he's passionate about is that public officials should be held accountable."
"It would depend on how an indictment is structured and whether a civil remedy is pursued instead of a criminal remedy. It all just depends."
"This isn't a good day for Tom Craddick. A number of his very close associates were indicted in circumstances he was actively involved in, ... There is guilt by association, but if (Craddick) is not indicted, it's almost like being declared innocent."


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Sunlight and Clouds
A cloud is a visible mass of water droplets or frozen ice crystals suspended in the Earth's atmosphere above the surface of the Earth or other planetary body. On a cloudy day the surface under the clouds appears darker and cooler. Atmospheric scientists trying to pin down how clouds curb the amount of sunlight available to warm the earth have found that it depends on the wavelength of sunlight being measured. This unexpected result will help researchers improve how they portray clouds in climate models. Additionally, the researchers found that sunlight scattered by clouds — the reason why beach goers can get sunburned on overcast days — is an important component of cloud contributions to the earth's energy balance. Capturing such contributions will increase the accuracy of climate models, the team from the Department of Energy's Pacific Northwest National Laboratory reported in Geophysical Research Letters earlier this month.
The color of a cloud tells much about what is going on inside the cloud. Dense deep tropospheric clouds exhibit a high reflectance throughout the visible spectrum. Tiny particles of water are densely packed and sunlight cannot penetrate far into the cloud before it is reflected out, giving a cloud its characteristic white color. Cloud droplets tend to scatter light efficiently, so that the intensity of the solar radiation decreases with depth. As a result, the cloud base can vary from a very light to a very dark gray depending on the cloud's thickness and how much light is being reflected or transmitted back to the observer.
The role of clouds in regulating weather and climate remains a leading source of uncertainty in projections of global warming. This uncertainty arises because of the delicate balance of processes related to clouds, spanning scales from millimeters to planetary. The complexity and diversity of clouds, as outlined above, adds to the problem. On the one hand, white colored cloud tops promote cooling of the Earth's surface by reflecting shortwave radiation from the Sun. However radiation that makes it to the ground is reflected back in long wavelengths that are easily absorbed by water in the clouds resulting in a net warming at surface level.
Overall, most clouds have a net cooling effect, but atmospheric scientists need to accurately measure when they cool and warm to produce better climate models that incorporate clouds faithfully.
Fair-weather clouds are big puffy white objects that bounce a lot of light around. They can make the sky around them look brighter when they're there, but they float about and reform constantly. Cloud droplets and aerosol particles in the sky — tiny bits of dirt and water in the air that cause haziness — scatter light in three dimensions, even into cloud shadows.
To determine the net cloud effect, researchers need two numbers. First they need to measure the total amount of sunlight in a cloudy sky. Then they need to determine how bright that sky would be without the clouds, imagining that same sky to be blue and cloudless, when aerosols are in charge of a sky's brightness. The difference between those numbers is the net cloud effect.
Researchers have traditionally estimated the net cloud effect by measuring a broad spectrum of sunlight that makes it to the earth's surface, from ultraviolet to infrared. Clouds are white because water droplets within them scatter light of all colors almost equally in the visible spectrum, the part of the electromagnetic spectrum that includes the colors of the rainbow.
On the other hand, aerosols — both within clouds and in the open sky — bounce different-colored light unequally. Broadband measurements that fail to distinguish color differences might be covering up important details.
Instead of taking one broadband measurement that covers everything from ultraviolet to infrared, the new research wanted to determine how individual wavelengths contribute to the net cloud effect. To do so, the team used an instrument that can measure brightness at four different wavelengths of color — violet, green, orange, red — and two of infrared.
This instrument, a spectral radiometer, allowed the team to calculate what the brightness would be if the day sported a cloudless, blue sky. The spectral measurements taken by the radiometer can be converted into the amount and properties of aerosols. Then aerosol properties can be used to calculate clear blue sky brightness.
Comparing measured values for cloudy sky to the calculated values for clear sky, the researchers found that, on average, puffy fair-weather clouds cool down the earth's surface by several percent on a summer day. Although clouds cool overall, two components that the researchers looked at — from direct and scattered sunlight — had opposite effects.
The direct component accounts for the shade provided by clouds and cools the earth. The second component accounts for the sunlight scattered between and under clouds, which makes the sky brighter, warming the earth.
In the Oklahoma summer, the scattered-light effect measured by the researchers could be quite large. For example, if a cloud passed over the instrument, the measured cloudy sky brightness exceeded calculated clear sky value by up to 30 percent. Kassianov, one of the authors, attributes the large difference to scattered sunlight being "caught on tape" by the radiometer.
The team also found that the effect changed depending on the measured visible-spectrum wavelength, and whether the light was direct or scattered.
With direct light, the cooling caused by clouds was weakest on the violet end of the spectrum and strongest at infrared. With scattered light, warming caused by clouds was also weakest at violet and the strongest at infrared. Overall, the least cooling and warming occurred at violet, and the most cooling and warming occurred at infrared.
These results suggest that aerosols — which not only cause haziness but contribute to cloud formation as well — are responsible for the wavelength differences, something researchers need to be aware of as they study clouds in the sky.
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For our class project here at TriplePundit students write a 500 word post on sustainability related to the above.
Too often professional dilemma's are simply dilemma's of communication. In a time when we are all being called to identify missing conversations, bridge professional turfs or speak for those without recourse to human speech these student writings lean into "business as usual" blending the poetic with the professional and surfacing "we are in this together" thinking.
This is our fourth year collaborating with Triple pundit. Enjoy these articles by our future thinking DMBA students.
With appreciations to Nick Aster for his inspiring invitation.
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I look at the Yankees differently than most people here in Boston. There were a lot of people in that organization who were extremely helpful in getting me to the big leagues and establishing my career. There are a lot of good guys in that organization whom I really respect.
I still want to beat them, of course, like everybody else here in Boston, but because there are so many people there who I do have strong and special feelings for, the rivalry is a little different to me. There are people in the Yankees' organization who went out of their way to help me.
I played for the Yankees in 1998 as a rookie. While I only played eight games with New York, I'd been drafted by the organization in '95. I was traded to Florida in 1999 and I've played here in Boston the last two years. But even though I last wore pinstripes nine years ago, it doesn't seem that long ago to me.
It's fun being in a competitive rivalry with the Yankees, but I certainly don't harbor any ill feelings towards the organization. It's fun being in a division race with them.
Most players at least say they don't pay much attention, but I'm a big scoreboard watcher. I've always been a scoreboard watcher. I scoreboard watch in April. It's not like I need to know what the Yankees are doing at every moment, in fact I don't even necessarily check them first. I just like knowing what's going on in baseball because I'm a fan of baseball. I'm interested in all of the division races.
All-Star third baseman Mike Lowell and the rest of his Red Sox face the Yankees six more times this season. Lowell, originally selected by New York in the 1995 First-Year Player Draft out of Florida International University, made his Major League debut with the Yankees on Sept. 13, 1998.
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Nanostructured Energy Devices: Manipulating Electrons, Photons and Ions
Liangbing Hu, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Stanford University
Friday, April 8, 2011, 3:30pm
Spanos Auditorium
This seminar is part of the Jones Seminars on Science, Technology, and Society series
Lowering the cost and improving the performance of devices are essential for making renewable energy feasible for everyday applications. In this talk, I will focus on discussing how abundant materials such as paper, silicon and copper can be engineered to create one dimensional nanomaterial networks (Nano-Nets) which allow us to manipulate fundamental particles in these energy devices to ultimately obtain remarkable performance. Conductive Nano-Nets using carbon nanotubes, silver nanowires and copper nanofibers for transparent electrodes in solar cells, silicon Nano-Nets for high performance Li-ion battery anodes, and conductive paper and textiles for ultracapacitors and microbial fuel cells will be discussed in detail.
About the Speaker
Liangbing Hu received his B.S. in applied physics from the University of Science and Technology of China (USTC) in 2002. He did his Ph.D. in experimental physics under Prof. George Gruner at UCLA, focusing on carbon nanotube based nanoelectronics. He studied extensively the charge transport in carbon nanotube thin films with randomly distributed energy barriers and its dependence on geometry (nanotube length, density, etc.) and energy (frequency, temperature and field). He also explored the device applications of such random networks in field effect transistors, sensors and optoelectronic devices. In 2006, he joined Unidym as a co-founding scientist. At Unidym, Liangbing's role was the development of roll-to-roll printed carbon nanotube transparent electrodes and device integrations into touch screens, LCDs, flexible OLEDs and solar cells. Currently, Liangbing is a postdoctoral research fellow at Stanford University in Prof. Yi Cui's lab where he is working on various energy devices based on nanomaterials and nanostructures including Li-ion batteries, ultracapacitors and microbial fuel cells. His work has appeared multiple times in New York Times, BBC News, MIT Technology Review, Stanford News, SmartPlanet and many others in different languages. He has ~ 50 journal publications in nanomaterials, nanoelectronics, printed electronics and energy devices.


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All Internet cafes in the Indian city of Mumbai will have police-sanctioned key-logger software installed on their machines to help combat terrorism. With a population of 13 million residents, cafe owners only in the city of Mumbai will be forced to install the software.
All cafe owners will be forced to register and receive a city license from police headquarters, reveal the number of PCs located in the location and Internet protocol (IP) addresses for all of the PCs. Any cafe owners who do not register can be fined, with harsher punishments possible.
The announcement follows bombings in Hyderabad and Mumbai that were reportedly organized in Internet cafes.
"The police needs to install programs that will capture every key stroke at regular interval screen shots, which will be sent back to a server that will log all the data," said Vijay Mukhi, India Foundation for Information Security and Technology president. "The police can then keep track of all communication between terrorists no matter which part of the world they operate from. This is the only way to patrol the net and this is how the police informer is going to look in the e-age," he added.Privacy experts and bloggers around the world point out different methods criminals can use to remain anonymous. A CNET blog indicates the use of proxy servers and Tor could be two potentially popular methods to get around the keyloggers.


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Lindsay Lohan's Most Conservative Court Outfit Includes Visible Bra
After testing positive for alcohol use during her house arrest following a neverending string of DUIs, probation violations, and an uncontested theft, Lindsay Lohan arrived in court today wearing her most conservative outfit yet: A blue striped button-down and black dress pants. But her bra showed anyway, in the gap between buttons. Modest clothes strain to fly off her body, like misaligned magnets repelling each other.
LiLo is now in court, explaining herself to the judge. Obviously, we will be watching the unfolding news like a hawk. (Or maybe a buzzard. The kind that picks over dead flesh.) TMZ reports that the L.A. Department of Probation wants Lindsay back in the slammer, that there was alcohol present at LiLo's June 9 rooftop barbecue, and that she tested positive for alcohol on June 12 or 13. [Images via Getty and Bauer-Griffin]
Update: LiLo is guilty of "extremely poor judgment," but not a probation violation, says the judge. She has been limited to one visiting friend at a time for the remainder of her house arrest. There also won't be anymore drug or alcohol tests. Technically, she wasn't supposed to be getting tested anymore, anyway.


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Revelations: Religion and terrorism, 'All fired up'
Nov. 4, 2010 at 6:04 a.m.
Updated Nov. 5, 2010 at 6:05 a.m.
BY JENNIFER PREYSSThere's something about chatting with a professor of religious studies that gets me fired up - in a good way. My intellectual juices begin to flow, and its as if I've returned to Georgia State University, and I'm anxiously swirling my arm in the air like a 6-year-old waiting for the professor to call on me.
I controlled my inner 6-year-old during a recent interview with a University of Houston - Victoria professor, who allowed me to talk to him about religious-inspired violence for an article I'm writing.
Professor has an extensive background in anthropology, religion and criminal justice, and in the past, even performed field research while serving undercover as a white supremacist.
Needless to say, I was more than impressed with his relatively unique line of work - seeking out and developing theories on religious folks turned terrorists.
More than a study of Islamic terrorism, although that certainly is included in his research, Professor examines all genres of religions, where a few of its followers seem to organize and behave more like gangs than pious worshipers of God. Rather, they bomb buildings and abortion clinics in the name of Jesus; they fly planes into the World Trade Towers in the name of Allah; and they release deadly gases in Japanese train stations in the name of some strange syncretistic version of Buddhism, Hinduism and apocalyptic Christianity.
Yet, Professor will argue that these few groups of people in every religion, that somehow pervert the original texts of peace and love and turn the words into holy wars, are fundamentally convinced their violence is an act of worship.
When he told me that, I had to stop and settle my mind.
"An act of worship? An act of worship? An act of worship," I thought. I couldn't stop the words from from entering my mind.
I can tell you as follower of Christ, that anyone blowing up abortion clinics and other buildings, holding obnoxious "You're going to hell" signs at someone's funeral, or engaging in any other anti-human act of hate is not at all performing an act of worship. They are not walking in accordance with the message of Christianity, and I would argue also, they are not walking in accordance with the message of any other religion they may identify with. Muslims with zero affiliation with fanatical Muslims (like the ones featured most nights on the news) are likely tired of explaining that the individuals bombing schools, people, and themselves, do not represent the nature of true Islam.
So, as my philosophical juices were flowing, I started wondering why those people are allowed to identify with that faith at all? I'd rather academic and religious leaders give them another name altogether and universally oust them from the umbrella of the religion in which they identify. In my opinion, they should be noted, then studied, as a dangerous cult, and identified in their cult name.
This also got me thinking about nominal Christianity, and why our religious identifiers are so important.
There are academics who spend their lives studying why and how people, even people who do not practice a faith, assign themselves a religious affiliation.
I've heard so many times in conversation where people say, "I'm a Methodist, or a I'm spiritual, or I'm a Catholic or I'm Baptist," but what - philosophically speaking - does that mean if it's only a religious identifier? I remember many years ago meeting a girl at college who told me she was a Methodist, "but that's about as far as it goes," she said.
I've never forgotten her comment because it continues to puzzle me. Did she believe in Jesus? Did she believe in the Bible? Did she believe in church? Did she believe at all? What does being a Methodist, or any Christian name, mean?
Her comment means, in a nutshell, that religious identities cannot be conveniently compartmentalized in one giant pool of this or that.
Religion is not a this or that thing for most people who try to live their faith, and not simply identify with it. I think too, this is part of the problem of where people start developing issues with religion, not just Christianity.
And maybe you won't agree, but I think this is a necessary observation when analyzing religious violence because its corresponding data doesn't always make sense of, or explain away an act of evil. And at it's core, it isn't the religious affiliation that performs these awful acts, it is the evil that lives inside the people who perform them. They are not beyond the limits of forgiveness, but most certainly they have ventured beyond the original meaning of the religion that supposedly causes them to perform these abhorrent acts of worship.
But that's just one gal's opinion, what I do I know anyway? See, I told you those religious professors get me all fired up.
Jennifer Preyss is the Advocate's faith reporter. Contact her at 361-580-6535 or email@example.com.


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College arms in vogue for Crew on Day 2
Only two hurlers selected Tuesday are from high school level
By Jordan Schelling / MLB.com
And while Dylan Covey, their first pick on Monday was a high school pitcher, the Brewers targeted far more collegiate arms on the Draft's second day.
All but two of the 18 pitchers the Brewers selected on Tuesday were from college or junior college programs.
"The college guys right now, they show you the arm strength and they'll show you the physicality," Brewers scouting director Bruce Seid said. "Those guys, as always, you hope that they'll help you sooner than later."
But while Seid and the Brewers targeted several players on the second day that could help the club in the not-so-distant future, they also selected a number of high-end young arms.
Along with Covey, the Brewers' seventh-round pick, Joel Pierce, is a high school right-hander from British Columbia. In the 15th round, the Brewers added a lefty high school pitcher in Christopher Bates.
Regardless of age, the Brewers had specific criteria in mind.
"We [look for] physical hard throwers that have opportunities to be starters and bullpen guys," said Seid, "and try to create some depth within the organization that the fans in Milwaukee to feel good about and bring success here to the Brewers."
Brewers Day 2 Draft capsules
Round 2: James Nelson, RHP, University of Alabama
Nelson can run his fastball up as high as 94 mph with a nice slider -- a tilted, hard, late-breaking pitch -- to go along with it. A Florida native, Nelson also has an average changeup and could soon be a good starting option for the Brewers.
Round 3: Tyler Thornburg, RHP, Charleston Southern
A junior from Atlanta, Thornburg throws a power fastball that can run up to 95 mph and an above-average changeup with excellent arm speed when he throws it. He will need to learn to throw his curveball for strikes to remain a starter, but he could be a good arm out of the bullpen.
Round 4: Hunter Morris, 1B, Auburn
Morris, who was previously drafted by the Red Sox in 2007, has an above-average bat all around, with impressive raw power as a left-handed hitter. A junior native of Huntsville, Ala., Morris also has the arm and athleticism to play a corner-outfield position.
Round 5: Matthew Miller, RHP, Michigan
Miller, a 6-foot-6 junior from Zionsville, Ind., made 17 appearances in 2010, including 10 starts. He had a 3-3 record with a 5.06 ERA while striking out 43 batters and walking 28 over 41 1/3 innings. Miller was most effective out of the bullpen with a 2-1 record, 3.10 ERA and 17 strikeouts in seven appearances.
Round 6: William Hawn, 3B, Tennessee
Hawn, who goes by his middle name Cody, has been previously drafted twice, including once by the Brewers as a high school senior. Hawn was 11th in the SEC in both slugging percentage (.593) and RBIs (61) this season while also belting 14 home runs.
Round 7: Joel Pierce, RHP, Vincent Massey Secondary School
Ranked fourth among Canadian prep players by Perfect Game, Massey stands 6-foot-1 and 170 pounds, with a fastball that can reach 91 mph on the radar gun. In a spring exhibition matchup, Pierce threw three perfect innings against the Toronto Blue Jays.
Round 8: Austin Ross, RHP, LSU
Ross, a native of Shreveport, La., throws a two-seam fastball, sinker and slider. In the summer of 2008, he was rated the No. 2 prospect in the Central Illinois Collegiate League. In '09, Ross was named SEC Pitcher of the Week twice in the month of March.
Round 9: Yadiel Rivera, SS, Manuela Toro High School
Rivera is an excellent defensive shortstop, while still needing some work handling the bat. The Puerto Rico native is tall with good range, a strong arm and smooth mechanics in the infield, but he'll need to work on his strength to improve at the plate.
Round 10: Rafael Neda, C, New Mexico
An excellent offensive catcher, Neda is from Obregon, Sonora, Mexico. He attended high school in Arizona before signing on to play with the Lobos. Neda is far more advanced at the plate than behind it and will need to work on his defense at the next level.
Round 11: Gregory Holle, RHP, Texas Christian
Holle is imposing on the mound at 6-foot-7 and was previously picked by the New York Yankees in 2007. He made 12 appearances (nine starts) for the Horned Frogs in '10, finishing the season with a 5-2 record. Holle struck out 26 batters in 41 2/3 innings while posting a 3.89 ERA.
Round 12: John Bivens, LF, Virginia State
A two-sport star in high school, Bivens originally chose to play football for the University of Virginia before transferring to Virginia State to play left field for the Trojans. Bivens batted .293 with five triples, five home runs, 33 RBIs and 16 stolen bases in 2010.
Round 13: Michael White, RHP, Walters State CC
White posted an 8-0 record with a 2.14 ERA this season, tossing 80 innings in 12 starts, giving up just 29 runs (19 earned) on 57 hits while striking out 84 batters and walking just 35. White finished the 2010 season 23rd in ERA among all NJCAA pitchers and was named a first-team NJCAA All-American.
Round 14: Michael Walker, 3B, U Pacific
A native of Marysville, Calif., Walker batted .327 in 2010 while leading the Tigers in home runs with 12 and RBIs with 52. Walker's defense is behind his offense, however, as the Pacific third baseman led the team in errors with 13.
Round 15: Christopher Bates, LHP, Regis High School
A 6-foot-4 and 175-pound lefty from Ossining, N.Y., Bates participated in the invite-only National Pre-Draft Showcase in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, in May, pitching in front of scouts from all 30 Major League clubs. Bates, who has signed with Tulane, throws a two-seam and four-seam fastball along with a curveball and changeup.
Round 16: Andrew Morris, RHP, Gulf Coast CC
A native of Prattville, Ala., Morris' 12 wins in 2010 was the best among all NJCAA Region 8 pitchers. The 6-foot-3 and 190-pound righty was a major factor in Gulf Coast CC being among the top-ranked teams all season. Morris received honorable mention All-American honors.
Round 17: Brian Garman, LHP, University of Cincinnati
Garman, a 5-foot-11 and 202-pound senior from Ohio, pitched 59 1/3 innings over 17 appearances (five starts) for the Bearcats this season, posting a 4-4 record with a 3.79 ERA. Garman struck out 65 batters while walking just 19 and gave up 31 runs (25 earned) on 65 hits. Garman ranked eighth in the Big East in ERA and third in earned runs allowed.
Round 18: Thomas Keeling, LHP, Oklahoma State
A left-handed Texas native, Keeling, is a 6-foot-3 and 184-pound junior has put up high strikeout totals in each of his past two seasons at Oklahoma State. Keeling struck out 92 batters in just 64 1/3 innings pitched this season while allowing 41 earned runs on 58 hits.
Round 19: Rowan Wick, RF, Carson Graham High School
Another Canadian Draft choice, Wick has plenty of power potential as a 6-foot-2 and 205-pound right fielder. Wick played for the Canadian national junior team and the Vancouver Cannons of the British Columbia Premier Baseball League. Wick also has a scholarship offer from St. John's.
Round 20: Shea Vucinich, SS, Washington State
A 6-foot junior from Idaho, Vucinich has plenty of upside defensively and has been suggested as having the potential to be a plus defender up the middle. Vucinich is a free swinger at the plate, which has aided in his power output, of which he has plenty of potential.
Round 21: Kevin Shackelford, RHP, Marshall
He was the primary catcher for the Thundering Herd in 2009 before he was moved exclusively to the bullpen this season. Shackelford posted a 1-1 record with a 7.50 ERA in 19 appearances, striking out four batters while giving up just 15 earned runs over 18 innings pitched.
Round 22: Kevin Berard, C, Barbe High School
A Louisiana native, Berard has committed to LSU-Eunice. Berard helped lead his high school squad to a 29-9 record in 2010.
Round 23: Ryan Bernal, RHP, Florida Atlantic
A senior from Florida, Bernal was 6-3 with a 3.00 ERA in 30 appearances out of the bullpen for Florida Atlantic this season. Bernal allowed 14 earned runs on 37 hits over 42 innings while recording 44 strikeouts to just 18 walks.
Round 24: Gregory Hopkins, 3B, St. John's
A junior Massachusetts native, Hopkins batted .358 with seven home runs and 59 RBIs while slugging .521. Hopkins' average tied him for third on the team while he was second with 32 walks and tied for first with 21 doubles. He was second on the team with 13 errors.
Round 25: Nicholas Shaw, SS, Barry University
Shaw batted .358 with three home runs and 41 RBIs on the season for the Buccaneers, while adding 14 doubles and a triple. He also slugged .492 while walking a team-high 49 times, which contributed to his .482 on-base percentage.
Round 26, Daniel Gibson, LHP, Jesuit High School
In 2010, Gibson had one of the best seasons in the 106-year history of Jesuit High School. Gibson posted a 14-1 record with a 1.64 ERA while striking out 129 batters in 89 2/3 innings.
Round 27: Alexander Jones, RHP, Jacksonville State
A tall sidearmed reliever, Jones sat out a year after Tommy John surgery, but he returned to pitch again in 2010. Jones posted a 1-6 record but had a 3.53 ERA and a team-high six saves to go along with 61 strikeouts in 51 innings of relief.
Round 28: Dane Amedee, LHP, LSU-Eunice
A 6-foot-1 and 194-pound lefty, Amedee posted a 7-0 record with a 4.14 ERA on the season, striking out 61 batters to just 35 walks over 41 1/3 innings pitched. Amedee also gave up 19 earned runs on 28 hits in 16 appearances.
Round 29: Dan Britt, RHP, Elon University
Britt, a native of North Carolina, posted a 5-2 record with a 4.62 ERA for Elon this season, while striking out 25 batters. Has gone 18-7 with five saves and a 5.27 ERA in his career.
Round 30: Eric Marzec, RHP, Youngstown State
Named the top prospect in the Horizon League by Baseball America before the 2010 season, Marzec went 3-3 with a 3.92 ERA while striking out 56 batters in 39 innings over 20 appearances.
Jordan Schelling is an associate reporter for MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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From heartbreak to joy
"Let my heart be broken with the things that break the heart of God."
As a World Vision employee, I've grown quite familiar with the poignant prayer that our founder, Dr. Bob Pierce, scrawled in the margins of his Bible many years ago.
But on a busy afternoon last fall, as I sat at my desk in the World Vision U.S. headquarters, my heart was far from broken.
It was elated.
Surrounded by my coworkers, a giant bouquet of balloons, and even a photographer, I had received the surprise of a lifetime: My name had been selected in a drawing for a trip to see sponsorship in action! I had earned entries by recruiting friends and family members to become sponsors, and would soon be traveling to the nation of Ecuador to get an up-close look at World Vision's work in the field.
After months of preparation, I set out for my big adventure just two weeks ago. Sitting aboard my flight to Ecuador's capital city of Quito, my mind couldn't help but return to that moment of excitement at my desk.
That's when the guilt hit me like a ton of bricks.
As a World Vision employee and sponsor, I'm no stranger to the heartbreaking poverty that so much of the world faces on a daily basis. I was preparing myself to come face-to-face with this despondence and suffering that I just knew would be present in the communities we were scheduled to visit.
Don't get me wrong -- I was certainly grateful for such a meaningful opportunity. But the fact that I had felt so thrilled about the trip…well, it just didn't seem right. Surely, these places would be somber and troubled. Places where I should feel pensive and solemn -- certainly not excited.
Turns out, I couldn't have been more wrong.
Katrina visits a group of students at a primary school in Ecuador.
Each project we visited was full of energy and vibrancy -- a pure joy that was completely intoxicating and contagious.
I spent time with families who had been given the tools necessary to start their own businesses. I played with children who were healthy, happy, and loved. I visited with young people who had used their free time to start a savings program that provides loans for fellow community members. I toured schools where students were learning, thriving, and growing.
Again, my thoughts returned to that day at my desk, and the adrenaline rush I experienced upon learning I would be coming to such a special place. It was a moment of pure happiness.
But that happiness couldn't even hold a candle to the joy I witnessed and took part in during my trip to Ecuador.
Joy and happiness -- what's the difference, you ask? In my own life, I've found that all too often, happiness is dependent on my circumstances. It hinges on external factors -- and, more often than not, can be fleeting.
But joy? Joy is a force to be reckoned with. Joy is powerful. Joy is not easily shaken.
Joy comes from within.
Community after community, family after family, child after child -- one scripture verse was so clearly demonstrated through the people of Ecuador.
"The joy of the Lord is your strength."
Truly, nothing is better than witnessing the sheer joy that comes from people who have been empowered to follow their dreams and reach their full potential.
Sponsorship works. I've seen it with my own eyes and am forever changed because of it. I cannot begin to express how fortunate I feel, not only to work for World Vision, but to partner with them as I sponsor two children.
Two children I decided to sponsor out of heartbreak.
Two children I will continue to sponsor out of joy -- a joy that multiplies the more it is shared. A joy that empowers those who once felt forgotten and invisible. A joy that transforms hearts, lives, and communities around the world. A joy that comes from the Lord.
I traveled to Ecuador, expecting my heart to be broken -- yet I left with a heart that was rejoicing.
Rejoicing in the things that please the heart of God.
Read "Confessions of a Child Sponsorship Skeptic," a World Vision magazine article by Rachel Held Evans, who traveled to Bolivia with World Vision on our blogger trip last August and witnessed firsthand the impacts of our sponsorship programs.
Sponsor a child in Ecuador or another country of your choice. Your love and support will help provide a child in need with tangible benefits -- such as nutritious food, clean water, education, and healthcare -- as well as the intangible blessings of joy and hope, which the sponsor can experience just as profoundly as the child does.


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(a) Without leave of court, the government may amend the complaint at any time before the trial of the issue of compensation and as many times as desired, but no amendment shall be made which will result in a dismissal forbidden by 43.1035.
(b) The government need not serve a copy of an amendment, but shall serve notice of the filing, as provided in Rule 5(b) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, upon any party affected thereby who has appeared and, in the manner provided in 43.1026, upon any party affected thereby who has not appeared.
(c) The government shall furnish to the clerk of the court for the use of the defendants at least one copy of each amendment, and he shall furnish additional copies on the request of the clerk or of a defendant.
(d) Within the time allowed by 43.1029, a defendant may serve his answer to the amended pleading, in the form and manner and with the same effect as therein provided.History: 1962, PL 7-25; 1967, PL 10-25.


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| Chuck
シジマ Shijima
|"His Roaring Fists Do the Talking"
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|Machoke, Machoke Man!
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Chuck (Japanese: シジマ Shijima) is the Gym Leader of Cianwood City's Gym, officially known as the Cianwood Gym. His specialty is Fighting-type Pokémon. Chuck gives out the Storm Badge to Trainers who beat him.
- 1 In the games
- 1.1 Pokémon
- 1.1.1 Pokémon Gold, Silver, and Crystal
- 1.1.2 Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver
- 1.1.3 Pokémon Black 2 and White 2
- 1.1.4 Pokémon Stadium 2
- 1.2 Quotes
- 1.3 Sprites
- 1.1 Pokémon
- 2 In the anime
- 3 In the manga
- 4 In the TCG
- 5 Trivia
- 6 Names
In the games
Chuck appears in Pokémon Gold, Silver, Crystal, HeartGold, and SoulSilver as the Leader of the Cianwood Gym. A Fighting-type Trainer, he is known to spar with his Pokémon to train both them and himself. His in-game title is "His Roaring Fists Do the Talking". Chuck is married, but spends little time with his wife. She isn't too fond of this, and spends her time standing outside the Gym, perhaps waiting in hope that he will come home.
Chuck's Gym is very different between the two generations it has appeared. In Generation II, once challengers have made their way through his Gym, Chuck will attempt to intimidate them before battle by telling how his Pokémon "will crush stones and shatter bones." He then lifts and tosses a boulder prior to accepting the challenge. In Generation IV, Chuck awaits his challengers underneath a large waterfall. He will not notice the player approach him until the water under which he has been meditating stops flowing.
Chuck enjoys a good battle, but after losing he vows to train 24 hours a day. After he is defeated, his wife will give the player HM02 (Fly), which the successful Trainer will now be able to use outside of battle. She also comments that she is grateful that her husband would be doing more training, since he was getting "a little chubby". In addition to the Storm Badge, Chuck gives out TM01 (DynamicPunch) in Generation II (Focus Punch in Generation IV).
Chuck can be found in his Gym most of the time, but on Sundays the player can have their picture taken with him in the northwestern corner of Route 47 (just south of where the White Flute is found). Because of his punishing training schedule, his phone number can be obtained not from him, but from his wife. If the player calls him on a Wednesday night, Chuck will travel to Saffron City to battle with an enhanced team in the Fighting Dojo.
Chuck also appears in Pokémon Stadium 2's Johto Gym Leader Castle. This is the only time he can be fought using Pokémon not of the Fighting-type; his second six-Pokémon team in this game is actually composed of only two Fighting-type Pokémon.
Pokémon Gold, Silver, and Crystal
Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver
Gym match
Second battle (Rematch)
Pokémon Black 2 and White 2
Pokémon World Tournament
Chuck uses three of these Pokémon in Single Battles, four in Double and Rotation Battles and all six in Triple Battles.
Johto Leaders Tournament
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Round 1
Round 2
Pokémon Gold, Silver, and Crystal
- Before battle
- "Wahahah! So you've come this far! Let me tell you, I'm tough! My Pokémon will crush stones and shatter bones! Watch this! Urggh! Oooarrgh! There! Scared now, are you? What? It has nothing to do with Pokémon? That's true! Come on. We shall do battle!"
- When defeated
- "Wha? Huh? I lost? How about that! You're worthy of Storm Badge!"
- After battle
- "Wahahah! I enjoyed battling you! But a loss is a loss! From now on, I'm going to train 24 hours a day!"
Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver
Cianwood Gym
- Before battle
- "Ooomph! The pounding waterfall right onto my head... Arrgh! Why did you stop the waterfall from pouring on me! You just spoiled my training! I have to warn you that I am a strong Trainer training every day under this waterfall! What? This has nothing to do with Pokémon? ... That's true! ... ... Come on. We shall do battle!"
- After sending out last Pokémon
- "We haven't lost yet!"
- During battle
- "No... Not...yet..."
- When defeated
- "We...lost..."
- After being defeated
- "Hmm... I lost? How about that! All right. You're worthy of the Storm Badge!"
- "The Storm Badge lets your Pokémon Fly to any city or town you've already been to! Here, take this, too!"
- "That is Focus Punch. It doesn't land if the foe you're attacking hits you first, but it's very powerful if it manages to hit!"
- Wahahah! I enjoyed battling you! But a loss is a loss! From now on, I'm going to train 24 hours a day!"
Fighting Dojo
- Before battle
- "There you are! Taste my 24-hour training!"
- After being defeated
- "Wahaha! A battle with you is never boring!"
Pokégear Phone
- For registering his number, see Chuck's wife
- Calling the player:
- "Yo! Chuck here! What's up? You know, I'm just going to say this once, but I... I really like sweets. They're the best. After training every day, the thing that I absolutely look forward to more than anything is sneaking behind my wife's back to eat something sweet. Fortunately, I haven't been packing on too many pounds... Oh! Don't tell my wife! Please!"
- "Yo! Chuck here! What's up? You know, I spend a lot of time training under a pounding waterfall every day. I guess that's why I've been disagreeing with my wife a lot lately. I was thinking of taking her on a trip as an apology, but I can't think of any good places to go. ...That's it! I should take her to Tohjo Falls! What do you think?"
- "Lately my Gym's waterfall device has been malfunction... Aaaaahh!Boomwhooshoowhooshoowhooshoowhooshoowhooshoowhooshoowhooshoowhooshoowhoosh...! ...Haa haaa haaaa. Sorry. While I was on the phone with you, the device broke and I just got doused with water. I'll call you back once things have calmed down a bit here!"
- Calling him:
- "Hello?! Oh, hey, sorry for shouting! I'm doing great! You know there're some stronger Gym Leaders around. Don't lose heart! Keep going!"
- "Hello?! Oh, hey, sorry for shouting! I'm doing great! Let's see... I'm free most Wednesday nights. Give me a call then, OK?"
- On Wednesday nights:
- "Hello?! Oh, hey, sorry for shouting! I'm doing great! Oh hey! I just finished training. Do you want to battle again?"
- No: "Noooooo! That's terrible!"
- Yes:"All right! I'll be waiting over at the Fighting Dojo in Saffron City!"
- "Hello?! Oh, hey, sorry for shouting! I'm doing great! I'll be waiting at the Fighting Dojo in Saffron City. Look forward to it!"
Cliff Edge Gate
- "Hey, <player>! Good to see you again! But I never expected to see you around here. Could it be… that you are on the way to the Embedded Tower? The Embedded Tower is a huge tower piercing the sky. It is said to have something to do with the mythical Pokémon that stretched the seas and that Pokémon that widened the lands. But the tower no longer is standing."
- "The way to the Embedded Tower is harder than you can imagine. You need Rock Climb as well as Surf."
- "I see! So you've defeated all the Gym Leaders in Kanto as well! Then there's nothing to worry about. Believe in yourself and walk your path. Yahaha!"
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In the anime
Chuck made his only anime appearance in Machoke, Machoke Man!. Ash and his friends met a man roughhousing with a Machoke. After following him, Ash discovered that the man was Chuck, Gym Leader of the Cianwood Gym. Even though he is the Fighting master, he gets tired easily as he is a little fat. His wife continually makes fun of him because of this. He is positive-minded and emotional and has a tendency to break out into tears if happy. His battle technique is to battle with his Pokémon to improve their concentration.
Later, Chuck and Ash had their battle for a Storm Badge. Ash used Pikachu who got defeated by Chuck's Poliwrath. Ash then used Bayleef who defeated both Poliwrath and Machoke.
It was later revealed that Brawly, the Dewford Town Gym Leader, used to be one of the many students of Chuck.
This listing is of Chuck's known Pokémon in the anime:
| Machoke is Chuck's main Pokémon in the anime.
Machoke made its appearance in Machoke, Machoke Man!. Chuck and Machoke have a close bond of friendship with one another. This can be seen when both of them cry and hug each other when they are happy. They fight with each other often to improve their concentration in battles; they use this technique even before important matches.
Chuck used Machoke against Ash's Bayleef in a Gym battle. With a powerful Submission attack, Machoke almost defeated Bayleef, but with Ash's support, Bayleef won the match.
Machoke's known moves are Karate Chop, Submission and Cross Chop.
|Machoke, Machoke Man!
|Voice actors
|Eric Stuart
| Chuck's Poliwrath was used as the first Pokémon against Ash in the Gym battle.
Poliwrath dodged Pikachu's Thunderbolt attack three times until it was hit by the fourth one. It then managed to hold off Pikachu's Quick Attack, focusing its energy and then using DoubleSlap, knocking Pikachu out.
Ash then chose Bayleef, and Chuck issued Poliwrath to use Water Gun, which Bayleef dodged. Ash then ordered Bayleef to use Razor Leaf and Vine Whip, which slammed Poliwrath to the ground. Chuck ordered Poliwrath to focus its energy, and while Poliwrath was wobbling, trying to stand up straight, Bayleef used Body Slam to defeat Poliwrath.
Poliwrath's known moves are DoubleSlap and Water Gun.
|Machoke, Machoke Man!
|Voice actors
|Eric Stuart
Voice actors
In the manga
In the Pokémon Adventures manga
Chuck taught Blue martial arts and how to train Pokémon when the boy was very young.
He initially was training for a battle with Walker in his first appearance in Volume 10, but found that he was too late. He then noticed something amiss when he found his sandbags and Walker's jacket slashed, but then he met Suicune, and with help from Walker. He figured out that it was the cause of the jacket and sandbags and attempted to catch it with Walker, but to no avail as previous Gym Leaders such as Clair had tried to do.
Three volumes later, as fate would have it, Chuck would find himself facing the very disciple he himself raised in the opening ceremony of the Indigo League, and after a tough fight, his Hitmontop fell to Blue's Rhydon. Impressed with his student's progress, especially using a newly captured Pokémon he had to raise anew, Chuck acknowledged Blue as a Gym Leader worthy of his title.
Afterwards, when members of Team Rocket under the Masked Man's command come to ambush the unsuspecting lambs of the Pokémon League, Chuck, alongside other members of the 16 Gym Leaders, fought in the Magnet Train to stop the Rockets' advances, not knowing it was a diversion.
Later, in the HeartGold & SoulSilver chapter, Chuck, along with Falkner and Bugsy, are asked by Morty to guard his Gym from suspicious people that have been constantly asking him to use his clairvoyance. When Silver arrives to meet with Morty, the three Gym Leaders try to stop him from entering. Although Silver beats Bugsy and Falkner easily, Chuck's Hitmontop beats Silver's Weavile easily, forcing Silver touse his Rhyperior against it.
The clash between the two Pokémon leads to the Rhyperior to be revealed as Blue's Rhydon, evolved. After learning that Blue is friends with Silver, Chuck decides to trust him and lets Silver pass. Later, as Silver meets with Morty, Chuck and the others are shocked to see the Alpha Pokémon, Arceus, standing before them. With its amazing power, Arceus destroys the Ecruteak Gym, blowing Chuck and the others away in the process.
This listing is of Chuck's Pokémon in the Pokémon Adventures manga.
| Poliwrath was used to battle Suicune. It was able to hold its own against the legendary beast and succeeded in pinning it down, but even with the help of Walker's Skarmory, failed to capture it.
Poliwrath's known moves are DynamicPunch, Strength and Detect.
|Scrappy Skarmory
| Primeape was used to battle Suicune alongside Poliwrath after Chuck sensed a disturbance going on.
Primeape's only known move is DynamicPunch.
|Scrappy Skarmory
| Hitmonlee was used to battle Blue's Rhydon. Although he had some good combinations, he was no match for it and was soon called back in after landing some damage.
Hitmonlee's known moves are Mind Reader and Reversal.
|Entranced by Entei
| Machamp was used against Blue's Rhydon. Although it had some smart strategies, it could not defeat Rhydon and was soon switched out for Hitmontop.
Machamp's only known move is Vital Throw.
|Entranced by Entei
| Hitmontop battled Blue's Rhydon in the Gold, Silver & Crystal chapter. He lost to his Rhydon after it used a Horn Drill opposite to the direction of Hitmontop's own spin. Later, it fought against Silver's Weavile in the HeartGold & SoulSilver chapter and won. When it fought against Silver's Rhyperior, the battle reminded Hitmontop of its previous battle against it as a Rhydon.
Hitmontop's only known move is Triple Kick.
|Heckled by Hitmontop
At Cianwood Gym
|These Tyrogue were seen helping Chuck's wife make dinner.
|Scrappy Skarmory
In the Pokémon Gold and Silver: The Golden Boys manga
In the Golden Boys manga, Chuck trained Gold, and eventually he injured himself, forcing Gold to serve as the interim Cianwood City Gym Leader. Out of gratitude, Chuck gave Gold the Secret Medicine.
| While Gold was heading to Cianwood City to get the Secret Medicine for Jasmine's Ampharos, he encounters Chuck training with Poliwrath. The training with Poliwrath was postponed as Chuck injured himself.
None of Poliwrath's moves are known.
|The Secret Of The Fighting Type Pokémon
In the Pokémon Pocket Monsters manga
Chuck appears in Defeat Chuck Style Martial Arts!! where he is considered a karate master.
|Primeape is Chuck's only known Pokémon. It is also his training partner and is a master of martial arts.
|Defeat Chuck Style Martial Arts!!
In the TCG
This listing is of cards mentioning or featuring Chuck or his Pokémon in the Pokémon Trading Card Game.
| Chuck's Pokémon
Cards listed with a blue background are only legal to use in the current Expanded format.
Cards listed with a silver background are legal to use in both the current Standard and Expanded formats.
| English
| Japanese
|Chuck's Primeape
|Pokémon VS
|Chuck's Poliwrath
|Pokémon VS
|Chuck's Rhydon
|Pokémon VS
|Chuck's Tauros
|Pokémon VS
|Chuck's Granbull
|Pokémon VS
|Chuck's Donphan
|Tyranitar Half Deck
|Pokémon VS
| English
| Japanese
|Chuck's TM 01
|Pokémon VS
|Chuck's TM 02
|Pokémon VS
- His Japanese Leader title is 唸る拳で語る男.
- Chuck was featured in only one episode of the anime, but has made three appearances in flashbacks.
- Chuck appears as an opponent in Pokémon Puzzle Challenge. He uses a Primeape to battle.
- In Generation II, both Chuck and Pryce's weakest Pokémon are at the same level, level 27.
- Chuck is last Gym Leader until Marlon to appear in just one episode of the anime.
|シジマ Shijima
|ハオルチア・シジマ (Haoruchia-Shijima), Haworthia. Shijima can also mean "silence" (黙) or "four islands" (四島).
|English, French
|To throw, or possibly from nanchaku. Possibly a reference to martial artist Chuck Norris.
|From Hart, hard.
|From furioso, furious.
|From Hannibal.
|사도 Sado
|From 四島 Shijima, an alternate way of writing the name. It's also similar to 싸우다 (Ssauda), fight.
|Chinese (Mandarin)
|阿四 Ā Sì
|四 (four) is from 四島 Shijima, an alternate way of writing the name.
|Gym Leaders of the Johto region
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OCEAN CITY — The planned performing arts center addition to the Roland E. Powell Convention Center has some members of the business community concerned it could have an unfavorable impact if existing bookings decide to go elsewhere.< ?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office">
Last weekend the first of two Reach The Beach cheerleading conventions was held at the convention center, and several hotel companies confirmed this week the future of the event in Ocean City is mired in uncertainty due to questions about the ultimate floor space that will be available once the 1,200-seat auditorium is added to the convention center.
According to Global JBS, a full-service firm that handles the destination management for the annual convention, the cheerleaders and their families reserved 2,385 rooms for the weekend at an average nightly room rate of $125. Total room nights were reported at 4,823 with a total hotel revenue calculated at more than $600,000, according to Global JBS. Similar bookings are expected for the April return of the cheerleaders.
In an email to Ocean City hoteliers and tourism representatives after the weekend event, Jeana V. Colby, housing coordinator for Global JBS, indicated the future of the event in Ocean City hinges on the impact the new performing arts center project will have on floor space availability.
"… we are looking forward to next year's competition and are anxious to get the paperwork out to you; however, until a decision is made on the proposed changes to the Convention Center — we are at a standstill," she wrote. "This competition has taken place in Ocean City 25 times and we desperately want this competition to remain in Ocean City. If the proposed changes to the Convention Center were to be made, we would lose a large portion of floor space that is required to run this competition."
Convention Center Director Larry Noccolino has a meeting planned with Epic Cheerleading representatives Thursday afternoon to discuss renewing the convention for another three years.
"What we are trying to do is present the facts to them. The way 2014 is going to be construction-wise and then what we all have to look forward to in 2015 and 2016," Noccolino said. "That email is fine, but we have had this meeting set up and it was confirmed on Monday."
Last July, the Ocean City Mayor and Council approved the second phase of the convention center expansion, featuring the performing arts center. The state-of-the-art auditorium, when completed, will host shows, theater productions, plays, concerts and other events. The new auditorium will replace the convention center's existing stage, the first-floor exhibit hall and a portion of the second-floor ballroom.
As approved, the performing arts center will feature two tiers of fixed seating including 850 seats on the first floor and another 350 in a second-floor balcony. The total cost of the second phase came in at around $14 million, of which the state, through the Maryland Stadium Authority, has committed $5.7 million. The state is also on the hook for 50 percent of the operating deficit for the project for the next 20 years.
Ocean City will fund the remaining $8.5 million, largely from a future bond sale, bond payments and a portion of the food tax rate. The General Assembly last year approved legislation to extend the dedication of a small percentage of the food tax to the convention center expansion.
Legislation currently in the Maryland General Assembly includes the state's portion of the apportionment, but neither the House bill nor its sister bill in the Senate have been approved as of yet. However, it's expected to be a formality on the legislative side before the Board of Public Works has the ultimate say.
Ocean City Hotel-Motel-Restaurant Association (OCHMRA) Executive Director Susan Jones said her organization supports the performing arts center, but membership is concerned about the impact it will have on future convention bookings, such as the cheerleaders.
"We are absolutely not opposed to a performing arts center. We think it's a fantastic idea and a great addition to Ocean City. However, in hearing from convention center users, we are starting to realize perhaps changing to a performing arts center is not the best use of space," she said. "We think we need to look at alternative locations. Wouldn't it be a great thing for the north end of town to have something up there? The state could make it a nice, green building and it could be maybe at 94th Street. It would be a great example of economic revitalization for the north end of town. We see that everything is moving to West Ocean City, and it could be a great economic driver for the north-end businesses."
Mayor Rick Meehan said Wednesday the performing arts center will only bolster the convention center's appeal and believes there is misinformation circulating that needs to be corrected. There are no plans to change the city's course at this time, he intimated.
"We value all our current clients and we need people to realize that once the performing arts auditorium is built we will have the same amount of space we had prior to the expansion. The first phase of the expansion was done to replace the floor area that was going to be taken up by the performing arts center, so the net area will be about the same. Plus, we will have the auditorium," Meehan said. "That's something we have to convey and make sure everybody understands how that space can be utilized and how the auditorium can also be utilized by our current clients. It's the same net amount of space, but it's a much prettier space."
Harrison Group Director of Sales Ruth Waters said the cheerleading convention resulted in her company booking 1,500 room nights over the weekend. She said without the cheerleading event nearly all those rooms would not have been full on a February weekend. Like Jones, Waters is worried about the performing arts center cutting into the large conventions the resort hosts, particularly during the off-season months.
"They booked 26 different hotels in town. Everybody is up in arms about this because they come in both February and in April. Nobody likes singing and dancing more than I do, but I don't think the performing arts center should be cannibalizing our existing business," Waters said. "A lot of the convention's three-year contracts are up this year and it's time for them to sign up again. If that convention center is not full in the winter, there is no business in town. It's our total livelihood here. It's huge. … The plan with this performing arts center is we will lose 800 seats in that new upstairs ballroom and that's 800 hotel rooms in my view … we cannot take away the goose that laid the golden egg."
While understanding of the concerns from the hospitality industry, Ocean City Cultural Arts Advisory Board Co-Chair Patti Miller reflected back to the feasibility study conducted prior to the most recent convention center expansion. She said it clearly stated a "multi-purpose, live performance facility in Ocean City is long overdue" and will enhance the quality of life of residents. She added the study said for the convention center to compete over the long term it needs to diversify its offerings.
"Understandably there are businesses in town that are apprehensive about any change to the Convention Center spaces. So it's certainly time to meet, ask questions, become educated and honestly evaluate the short term and long term impact of Phase II of the Convention Center," Miller said. "The Phase II addition has been studied, methodically planned and well designed. As with any large endeavor, the initial changes will have some short term impacts, some good, some quite challenging. Meeting these challenges head on, together, with a pro-active approach is hopefully the path that will be chosen by all the stakeholders."
At the Roland E. Powell Convention Center this weekend is the OCHMRA's 39th Annual Spring Trade Expo, which is expected to attract 6,500 people to the building over its two days. With the new bayfront ballroom addition, Jones said this year's event will allow for two large exhibit halls of space, rather than three individual "scattered halls", and the event benefited in more vendors booked than ever before and large vendor space being offered. Other larger shows expected to be impacted by the addition include the Seaside Boat Show in February, the Council on Youth Ministry in January, the Barbershopper's in October and the Urban Expo in November.
"This year is going to be our best show yet, and the facility layout is a major reason why. It really is the best use of space for us … some space is not as easy to sell as others," she said. "Next year we would lose half of the upstairs ballroom if it goes through, and we would have to go back to three rooms, one of which is very difficult to sell. Even though they built new space to accommodate for the loss of square footage for a performing arts center, what they built is not conducive for exhibits. The room we would have to use has 24 columns that are not equally spaced apart … causing problems for us as well as others."
Jones reiterated her support for the performing arts center, but present plans worry her.
"Let's not hurt the convention business to help the arts and culture community," she said.
Meehan said future meetings will be held with all existing clients to ensure misinformation about the convention center's expansion is not continuing to circulate.
"We plan to go back and touch base with all current clients and make sure they understand what we are doing and how it will benefit them," the mayor said.


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This recipe was originally developed by Ris Lacoste, our former sous chef. Ris is currently the chef of 1789 Restaurant in Georgetown. This tart makes a nice passed hors d'oeuvre or it can be served as a first course with a small salad garnish. The tart can be made in any type of tart pan or sheet pan and cut into portions, or it can be made as mini tartlets. As a passed canapé, the mini tarts provide a prettier presentation and are easier to eat as finger food. The trick to making this tart successfully is to cook the onions slowly so they become very brown and the natural sugars caramelize. It is the same procedure as for a great onion soup. Store-bought puff pastry can be substituted for the pâte brisée.–Bob Kinkead
LC Contrasting Yet Complementary Note
Contrasting yet complementary tastes and textures work their magic in this easy peasy yet oh so impressive first course. Actually, do they count as a first course if you stand at the stove and inhale them hot out of the oven, or is that considered a main course?
Caramelized Onion and Roquefort Tarts Recipe
- Quick Glance
- Makes 24 to 28 (2-inch) mini tarts
- For the pâte brisée
- 18 ounces all-purpose flour
- 1 1/4 cups plus 1 tablespoon butter, chilled
- 1/4 teaspoon kosher salt
- 1/4 teaspoon cider vinegar
- 2 extra-large eggs
- For the tarts
- 1 recipe pâte brisée
- 3 tablespoons unsalted butter
- 2 large yellow onions, halved and cut into julienne strips (about 7 cups)
- 1 cup heavy cream
- 1/4 cup crème fraîche
- 1 extra-large egg, plus 1 extra-large egg yolk
- 3/4 cup crumbled Roquefort cheese
- 1/4 teaspoon kosher salt
- 1/2 teaspoon cracked black pepper
- 1 cup walnut pieces, toasted and chopped
- Make the pâte brisée
- 1. In the bowl of a food processor fitted with the metal blade, add the flour, butter, and salt. Pulse several times to form pea-sized lumps. Add the vinegar and eggs and pulse to form a moist, crumbly mixture. Do not overprocess.
- 2. Turn the dough onto a work surface and knead a few times by hand. Cut in half and roll into 1-inch-thick disks. Wrap the disks in plastic wrap and refrigerate. Will keep refrigerated for up to 3 days or frozen for 1 month.
- Make the tarts
- 3. Preheat the oven to 325°F (160°C).
- 4. Remove the pâte brisée from the refrigerator and when warm enough to be pliable, roll out to about 1/8 inch thick. Form the brisée into 2- to 4-inch tart molds. Bake the shells for 10 to 12 minutes, until lightly golden. Let cool.
- 5. In a saute pan over medium heat, melt the butter. When bubbly, add the onions. Cook down for 45 minutes, or until the onions are very brown and sweet, stirring from time to time to prevent the onions from sticking. Let cool.
- 6. In a stainless steel bowl, combine the heavy cream, crème fraîche, egg, yolk, and cheese to make a custard. Stir in the salt and pepper and set aside. (You may want to use less salt, depending on the saltiness of the Roquefort.)
- 7. Increase the oven temperature to 375°F (190°C). Fill the tart shells about 2/3 full with the cooked onions. Top with the walnuts. Pour the custard mixture over the walnuts and onions. Bake for 10 to 12 minutes, until golden brown. Serve warm or at room temperature.
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It is possible that the main title of the report Cryptococcosis is not the name you expected. Please check the synonyms listing to find the alternate name(s) and disorder subdivision(s) covered by this report.
- Busse-Buschke Disease
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- Cryptococcosis Skin
- European Blastomycosis
- Torular Meningitis
- Torulosis
Disorder Subdivisions
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General Discussion
Cryptococcosis is caused by a fungus known as Cryptococcosis neoformans. The infection may be spread to humans through contact with pigeon droppings or unwashed raw fruit. Contact with an infected individual may also spread the infection. Individuals with disorders characterized by lowered immunity (for instance, HIV infection) are at high risk for contracting these infections.
Cryptococcosis may appear in various forms depending on how the infection is acquired. In most cases, the infection begins in the lungs (pulmonary form) and may then spread to the brain, urinary tract, skin, and/or bones (disseminated form). When the infection is limited to the lungs, symptoms may be minimal or not apparent at all. Respiratory symptoms may include coughing and chest pain. When the infection spreads, it tends to seek out the central nervous system, especially the brain. In some affected individuals, inflammation of the membranes surrounding the brain and spinal cord (meningitis) may occur as a serious complication. Symptoms associated with meningitis may include dizziness, blurred vision, severe headache, and/or stiffness of the neck. In such cases, immediate treatment is essential to help prevent potentially life-threatening complications.
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STAGE TUBE: Promo - 35MM: A MUSICAL EXHIBITION Set for Release on Ghostlight Records, 8/14
The debut album from composer Ryan Scott Oliver, 35MM: A Musical Exhibition (Original Cast Recording), will be released digitally on Tuesday, August 14th by Ghostlight Records. The album will be available in stores on Tuesday, September 11th. (Pre-orders for the recording are now being taken at http://sh-k-boom.com/35mm.shtml.) An album release concert is being planned for mid-September, about which additional details will be announced shortly. In the meantime, check out a video promo, featuring songs from the album and footage from the live production, below!
Boasting an entirely original score by Ryan Scott Oliver, inspired by the photography of Matthew Murphy, 35MM: A Musical Exhibition (Original Cast Recording) is born from an utterly singular collaboration between two emerging mega talents of different mediums. Oliver explains, "In 35MM, photos inspire songs. Sometimes the songs tell the stories of the photographs; other times the feeling, mood, or tone was captured; and in still others, the photographs are doorways into worlds by which a song comes to life. The collaboration was seamless and we hope it creates a new kind of link betweem music and image for all who hear it."
35MM features twenty-two original songs, including "On Monday," "The Party Goes With You," "Leave Luanne," "Why, Must We Tell Them Why?" "Cut You A Piece," and "The Ballad Of Sara Berry," performed by a cast of five rising stars, including Alex Brightman (Wicked), Ben Crawford (Shrek), Jay Armstrong Johnson (Hands on a Hard Body, Hair), Lindsay Mendez (Dogfight), and Betsy Wolfe (The Mystery of Edwin Drood, Everyday Rapture). The CD package contains a 48-page booklet, in which the original photography that enraptured New York theatergoers through projections is featured, along with song lyrics and photos of the cast in performance. Listeners are able to virtually experience the show through this album.
Representing a collision of artistic disciplines as disparate as musical theater, photography, and pop/rock music, 35MM pushes the limits of self-expression to create an art form utterly its own. A collection of "snapshot stories" are woven together as each of the evening's original songs is performed – with gusto and musical virtuosity – while the audience is immersed in stunning projections of the photography that inspired it. 35MM brings the connection between pleasures visual and aural into razor-sharp focus, creating a singular, multi-sensory emotional journey.??35MM features Music Direction by Michael Borth, and a band that includes Matt Hinkley on Acoustic/Electric Guitars, Allison Seidner on Cello, Rich Silverstein on Keyboard, Yuiko Kamakari on Violin/Viola, Joseph Wallace on Bass, and Jeremy Yaddaw on Drums/Percussion.
The complete track list of 35MM: A Musical Exhibition (Original Cast Recording) is as follows:
1. Stop Time
?2. Crazytown
?3. Transition 1
?4. On Monday?
5. Caralee?
6. The Party Goes With You
?7. Good Lady?
8. Transition 2?
9. Make Me Happy?
10. The Seraph?
11. Immaculate Deception?
12. Transition 3?
13. Leave, Luanne?
14. Mama, Let Me In?
15. Why, Must We Tell Them Why?
16. Twisted Teeth
?17. Hemming and Hawing?
18. Transition 4?
19. Cut You a Piece?
20. Transition 5
?21. The Ballad of Sara Berry
?22. Finale
The original cast recording of 35MM was produced by Dean Sharenow and Ryan Scott Oliver. John Johnson served as Associate Producer. It was recorded and mixed by Dean Sharenow, mastered by Scott Hull at Masterdisk, NYC, and mixed at Steel Cut Audio, NYC. The album was recorded at Sear Sound, NYC in February, 2012.
The recent, sold-out production of 35MM at Brookyln's Galapagos Arts Space was presented by John Johnson and Very Intense Productions in association with Angelina Burnett, Tom & Renee Christina, Diane Finston, Michael Seel and Van Patten Media.
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It is simplistic to say that racism is only looking down on people because of their genetics. It widely considered racism to look down on people's culture and way of life. Which I think Ven. I has done with both Indians and Tibetans. If someone here described other cultures rather than Tibetans as "backward" they would be called racist and in far less polite and subdued language than I have used- look at some of the other threads. How do you think people would react if someone called native American culture backward?The idea that Tibetans are backwards isn't racist, but saying that Sino-Tibetan or Mongoloids are genetically inferior and therefore backwards is.
As I pointed out we trumpet the miracles of the "Modern" Western paradigm as somehow better than "backward" traditional societies, I have already discussed this at length. The Western Industrial model has led to material comforts but an unsustainable lifestyle for the planet. Due to industrial society we are now facing a serious environmental crisis that threatens humanity and will make the discussions we have here seem utterly silly.
"Backward" traditional societies were far more sustainable and in harmony with the environment. The Tibetan plateau was almost like a wilderness reserve until the PRC came and began their program of mining and pillaging.


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ByJanet Adamy
The Senate's fiscal cliff package would avert a steep cut in payments to doctors and officially wipe out a contentious piece of the health overhaul law.
The bill would delay for one year a cut in reimbursements to physicians who treat patients on Medicare, the federal insurance program for the elderly and disabled. The cost: $25.2 billion.
The package would also repeal a piece of the 2010 health law know as the CLASS Act, a long-term care insurance program backed by the late Sen. Edward Kennedy (D., Mass.). The plan was designed to help workers who become unable to do their own basic care, such as bathing and using the toilet, by covering some costs for that care.[wsj-responsive-more-in tag="" category="" ]
Republicans and even some Democratic lawmakers raised concerns that premiums from healthy workers were not enough to finance the program, and that it would become financially unsustainable. Amid those concerns, the Department of Health and Human Services stopped plans to set it up in 2011, though it remained on the books.
The Senate-passed spending bill aims to come up with a new solution to paying for long-term care — a costly problem for the aging population since Medicare generally doesn't cover such services. The bill establishes a commission to establish and finance a new long-term care program.
The bill would also cut financing for the creation of nonprofit health insurance cooperatives, another piece of the health overhaul law. The co-ops were conceived as an alternative to a government-run public insurance option, which got axed by lawmakers.
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