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Samsung, Toshiba, and SanDisk are preparing 32nm production of new Multi-Level Cell NAND flash chips that will be faster, smaller, and cheaper than those currently on the market. This is expected to further drive down the cost of Solid State Drives.
Intel and Micron have been producing 32Gb MLC chips in their 34nm Utah joint venture facility since November, giving them a major cost advantage. Most of that production has been directed towards the space sensitive mobile phone market, as Intel's SSDs use NAND flash produced on 50nm lines.
Samsung will soon counter that threat by beginning production of 64Gb MLC chips on 32nm production lines in the third quarter. It will also use its new Self-aligned Double Patterning Technology (SaDPT), along with Charge Trap Flash (CTF) using silicon nitride and a new structural configuration. It expects all of these advancements together will allow it to lower costs beyond those of its competitors. Samsung is the world's largest producer of NAND flash memory.
SanDisk and longtime NAND flash partner Toshiba have begun preparations to switch Toshiba's Yokkaichi plant from 43nm manufacturing to their own 32nm process. They will begin production in the third quarter of double-bit and triple-bit MLC devices at 32 Gb densities. The X3 MLC chip has a very small 113 mm2 die size, which will enable more chips to fit in SSDs and enable terabyte capacities.
Recently, Toshiba and SanDisk demonstrated a new type of NAND cell capable of holding four bits per cell, for production on 43nm lines. SanDisk has committed to Q2 production of its new X4 memory chip, which it combines with a new X4 controller chip in a multi-chip package (MCP). It hopes to provide a "completely integrated and low-cost storage solution" for SSD production.
Most of Toshiba's NAND flash production is currently on the 43nm process, which they will use for their own line of SSD drives launching in Q2. They have stated that they will put X4 64Gb MLC chips measuring 244.45 mm2 into production, but it has not been confirmed that these will be used in their SSDs.


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(O Eyes of My Beloved)Orlando di Lasso/arr. Robinson - Alfred Music Publishing
A cappella With text in Italian or English, clear choral phrasing, accessible vocal ranges and excellent voice leading, this arrangement of the Renaissance classic is just right for young mixed or treble choirs. The informative performance notes and pronunciation guide help to make this an excellent introduction to madrigal singing at the middle-school level! �
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By Radio.com Staff
Dave Chappelle famously impersonated Prince on his Comedy Central series Chappelle's Show. In a rare, and wide-ranging interview with The New York Times, the comedian reflected on the musician's passing and his contribution to the artist community.
"It's a hard thing to talk about," said Chapelle. "I looked up to him like everybody did. I didn't know him that well, but the times that we hung out were fun and very memorable and often funny. He was very generous with his advice, and he was very generous with his access. He let me see some of his process."
"He fostered a community among artists, he continued. "He used to have these parties where we would go over to his house, and there would be all these musicians that I admired, and they'd just do these jam sessions in the basement. Everybody at the party was playing something. I think when he died there was the icon dying, but then there was this pillar in the community of people dying."


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Steinbach Nutcrackers are the most cherished nutcrackers in the world and are handed down generation after generation. The Steinbach family started making nutcrackers in 1832 by purchasing a timber yard and operating a wood sawmill, which ran initially by water power and then by steam power
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Martin, Wandy click in first game together
Batterymates hadn't teamed up before lefty's season debut Wednesday
By Tom Singer / MLB.com
PITTSBURGH -- The perceived value of a catcher's familiarity with his pitcher took a beating Wednesday night -- along with the Cubs.
When Wandy Rodriguez threw two-hit ball for 6 2/3 innings of the Pirates' 3-0 victory at PNC Park, he was throwing to Russell Martin for the first time, with the exception of sideline bullpen sessions early in Spring Training.
"Shows you how important that is," Martin said with a chuckle Thursday morning.
Before Rodriguez departed preseason camp for World Baseball Classic play, Martin was nursing a sore shoulder. Upon his return, Rodriguez's game appearances were limited to Minor League games at the Pirate City complex, so he and Martin never got together in a game until Wednesday night.
More attention was paid Martin's similar separation from A.J. Burnett -- but they had a previous connection as members of the 2011 Yankees.
Rodriguez, however, was a complete mystery to Russell -- partly explaining why the catcher chose to pay him a mound visit in the most critical point of the game. Trailing, 2-0, the Cubs had the bases loaded with one out in the seventh, and Rodriguez had a full-count on Brent Lillibridge when Russell came to him to ask what pitch he wanted to throw.
"I thought it was awesome that Russell went out there," manager Clint Hurdle said. "As much as you want to just hit the 'play' button, it was important to get it right. Then -- boom! -- he threw it. It was pretty impressive."
"I wanted to make sure we were on the same page. It was a big moment in the game," said Martin, who returned to his crouch knowing the curve was coming.
The breaking ball caught Lillibridge looking at strike three.
"Great pitch," Martin said. "He was looking for something else. Buckled his knees."
Tom Singer is a reporter for MLB.com and writes an MLBlog Change for a Nickel. He can also be found on Twitter @Tom_Singer. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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A Working Woman's Guide to Staying Home
Rachel Vallance
Oxford, GB
From: New Beginnings, Vol. 29 No. 5-6, 2009, pp. 41-42
I'm a hospital pharmacist and I wrote this piece while on maternity leave with my second son when I was really enjoying myself.
I found maternity leave with my first son a much less pleasant experience than with my second. I took too literally the expression "staying home" with my child and didn't go out very much. I suffered a bad bout of postpartum depression. A friend rescued me by taking us out nearly every day for the remaining time before I returned to work. I finally began to learn what a joy having children can be. I enjoyed doing fun things and going to interesting places that I would never have bothered to discover if I didn't have children. Adults without children seldom discover the joys of bouncy castles, soft play areas, and paddling pools.
Our Oxford La Leche League Group recently held a meeting on the topic of returning to work, which quickly turned into a discussion of how to enjoy staying home. Being a working mother has its own challenges. In particular, how do working moms perform professionally while sleep deprived? And how do we nourish relationships with our children when we have less time with them than we'd like? Those of us who had returned to work, however, were quick to say that staying home was not always the easy option. Most crises at work just don't compare to the challenges of keeping a restless toddler happily amused all day, or staying home with a newborn which, for some of us, can seem scary and not necessarily all that interesting.
Some of the strategies our group came up with may sound obvious, but it wasn't obvious to me how to survive, and even flourish, at home with my children and I'm sure I'm not alone.
Strategy One: Mindset
Adjusting to staying home with a baby doesn't come naturally to everyone. But you can apply the same problem solving skills you'd use at work to your home situation. Look at keeping your children fed and happy as your job, rather than as something you're fitting in around what you want to do -- it really saves on frustration. Having been both a working mom and an at-home mom, I find that the time I get for myself alone is about the same: the hour in the evening after the children are sleeping and the chores are done before I'm too tired to keep my eyes open. Relinquishing the expectation that I'd get my own projects done during the day, when first and foremost my job is child care, actually decreased a lot of my frustration. And if I actually happen to have two children asleep at the same time, then that's a rare bonus!
Strategy Two: Structure
We all agreed that it helps to structure the day -- not necessarily to have a rigid routine, but just a definite way to break up the day so it's not an endless desert stretching from breakfast to bedtime. As well as meal times, several moms in our group formalized snack times, such as afternoon tea at the table at 4 o'clock, or half an hour watching a DVD with a drink and biscuit mid-morning and mid-afternoon. Speaking of DVDs and TV, we agreed that such things lose their power if overused, but can provide some much needed down-time if carefully rationed. In our house, we save DVDs for the tired and grumpy half-hour before dinner and for special occasions, such as illness or when we are packing the car to go on holiday and need to keep the children occupied.
Strategy Three: Get out and about
It can help to leave the house every day, if at all possible, even if only to go to the corner store. When things are getting fraught at home, there's nothing like a quick walk around the block to provide a change of scene and to enable a fresh start once back home. I mentally divide expeditions into major and minor ones. Major expeditions are things like a trip into town or to a friend's house. Minor expeditions are things like going to buy milk, post letters, or play on the swings. I aim for one major expedition or event every day, or two minor ones, depending on the weather and energy levels.
Strategy Four: Meet other moms
A big realization for me was that other mothers are just as keen to socialize as I am. We all agreed that it's good to go to groups such as LLL. I'm quite shy about making friends, but have one close, extrovert friend who has introduced me to many groups and happenings on the "Mommy Circuit." I'm now brave enough to go to them on my own, and even to talk to mothers whom I don't already know. We have so much to learn from one another -- what new foods to try, where to find fun playgrounds, which toys are worth buying, what's the best type of sling, and so on. And, of course, there are the games of "I'm more sleep deprived than you are" and "My toddler is an even worse eater than your toddler" to keep us busy.
More Practical Ideas
Stay a meal ahead. It's easier to do preparation while everyone is content and full rather than hungry and restless.
Always keep the diaper bag packed and ready to go, including snacks and drinks for both you and your children. It's easier to replenish the snacks and sort out the diapers when you are just in the door, or in a quiet moment during the day, than when there's a mad rush to get out the door to be on time for something, or to avoid a crisis due to "cabin fever."
Keep some toys and activities in reserve. I have a friend who used to keep about two thirds of her children's toys in the garage and just have a few available at any one time. In our group, we all agreed that keeping some toys aside for a "rainy day" is a good idea, and if something is put away for a few months, when it comes out again it's like new and regains its novelty value.
When I was staying home with my first son, I made the mistake of thinking that it was just six months out of my "real life," which would promptly resume when I returned to work. Consequently, I didn't try many child-centered activities while I was off work. I thought there wasn't much point in getting to know other moms since I was going back to work. I have since learned that motherhood is more than just a temporary phenomenon -- it's to be my major employment for the next couple of decades whether or not I'm concurrently working outside the home. As such, it requires the application of all the ingenuity and energy that I can throw at it.


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Lewes 2, Lowestoft Town 2
PUBLISHED: 14:53 19 March 2012
Substitute Nathan Stone grabbed a last gasp equaliser to keep Lowestoft's title challenge alive on Saturday.
The Blues had fallen two goals behind in the early stages, but fought back to earn a point in the dying seconds of injury time.
Leaders Billericay won on Saturday to move seven points clear of Lowestoft having played a game more, but second-placed Hornchurch were beaten 2-1 by Cray Wanderers.
With Greg Crane still injured and Sam Gaughran unavailable, Lowestoft gambled by including the far from fit Matt Halliday and Andy Reynolds in the starting line-up against a Lewes side who are improving after a change of management.
Things looked promising for the Trawlerboys as they carved the home defence open in the first minute with Matt Nolan and Chris Henderson combining to create an opening for Robert Eagle, who brought a fine diving save from Matt Ingram.
Lewes stunned Lowestoft by taking the lead with their first attack as a high ball forward dropped between Halliday and Reynolds and Nathan Crabb nipped between them to steer the ball into the net.
Worse was to follow for the Trawlerboys as Lewes doubled their lead in the 12th minute. As a Lowestoft attack broke down the ball was quickly played forward by Jack Walder and Crabb used his pace to get clear of Halliday and shoot past the advancing Reynolds.
Dean Sinclair's glancing header went just wide of the far post for the visitors, but they were struggling to contain a lively Lewes attack and Steve Robinson's looping header hit the Blues' crossbar.
On the half hour mark Halliday finally called it a day and was replaced by Michael Frew, with Sinclair dropping back into the centre of defence. The Blues' defence immediately looked more compact, with Henderson moving out to the left where he gave Malvin Kamara a torrid time. The move paid dividends in the 41st minute as Henderson again got the better of the full-back before being brought down in the penalty area. Sinclair stepped up to drill home the spot kick to score for the second consecutive game.
Lewes had a third goal disallowed for a foul on Reynolds at the end of the first half.
The second half was mainly confined to midfield but in the final minute of injury time, Adrian Forbes' quickly taken free-kick saw Stone muscle his way past Robinson before shooting low past Ingram.
• Lewes: Ingram, Kamara, Hamilton, Somner, Robinson, Hustwick, Walder (Draycott, 60), Harding, Crabb (Medlock, 86), Booth, Gregory (Howell, 74). Subs not used: Leach, Schaaf.
Goals: Crabb (6, 12)
• Lowestoft Town: Reynolds, Okay, Smith, Fisk, Halliday (Frew, 32), Mitchell, L Guentchev (Forbes, 76), Sinclair, Nolan (Stone, 55), Eagle. Subs not used: Ainsley, Jessup.
Booked: Fisk, Mitchell, Eagle, Frew, Forbes
Goals: Sinclair (pen, 41), Stone (90)
• Attendance: 680


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For those of refined taste
That try and define art
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Before you answer that
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One bullet
Curved at you, to make you think straight
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How to murder two rocks
One bird, flip a kill switch
Dead bodies in the room
Dead bodies in these streets
Dead bodies by the pool
Still born, that's bodies out the womb
The story of a coon
Just another type of nigga
Trying to climb up out this hell
Till I stand on Beverly hill
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From gangsters in pelle pelles
Who'll Turn ya to Hellen Kellers
We under that weather
They put us under that cellar
Gave us bars forever
Judge spelling out life
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A sore sight for ya
Here's some ice for ya
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How you feel?
(Some more of that real shit)
I say Chance logged on
I hope Vic blow up the Innanet
Till Joey dropped don't stop
I was thinking I won't not
This is the same instrumental used on Joey Purp's "Don't Stop".
Kami and Joey recently formed a group called "Leather Corduroys".
The track serves as a marker in time and tribute to the original track while pointing out the strength of the newly formed group… BITCH!!!!


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Taylor said Friday that Thursday's announcement that the purchase agreement between Mercy and Capella will expire without a sale is a "welcome" decision.
Franklin, Tenn.-based Capella and Chesterfield, Mo.-based Mercy Health announced in September plans to merge National Park Medical Center and Mercy Hot Springs.
Taylor said the sale would require approval from the Vatican because of Mercy's relationship to the Catholic Church. Taylor said Friday that the Vatican had not authorized the proposed sale.
Taylor said the Diocese of Little Rock will work to help Mercy Hot Springs thrive and become more productive.


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Alumna at the Forefront of Rapidly Growing Localization Profession
July 25, 2012

As a Fulbright fellow from the Slovak Republic, Eva Klaudinyova (MAT '01) arrived in Monterey in 1999 to earn a degree in German translation. She returned back home with that and more, with a firm footing in the exciting new field of localization management. During her time at MIIS, Eva secured an internship with Medialocate, a locally-based translation agency, where she worked her way up to become a localization project manager. She kept working for Medialocate when she returned back to Slovakia, establishing a small European field office.

"Eventually I had to decide what direction I wanted my career to take—teaching at the university level in Slovakia, interpreting in Brussels or moving back to the United States and diving into the world of localization." Silicon Valley turned out to have the greatest allure and it is there that Eva took on a leadership role. Eva is currently senior manager of globalization operations at VMWare Inc., where she manages the company's entire localization operations team around the globe. Her team has more than 20 members in South America, Europe, and Asia—including a few MIIS graduates.

"The localization industry has probably tripled since I began my career and it will only continue to grow with increased globalization," says Eva, who notes that the Institute, with its growing Translation and Localization degree program and close proximity to Silicon Valley, has an amazing opportunity to be a leader in the field of localization training and education. "Apart from acquiring a high degree of cultural sensitivity which I am applying in my job on a daily basis, I learned to appreciate the power and importance of networking during my time at MIIS," she adds, adding that she often uses her MIIS network during the recruitment process to fill open localization positions around the world.

Eva is also a strong advocate for women trying to compete in the traditionally male-dominated tech world and is a co-founder and chairwoman of a global professional organization called Women in Localization. And if that was not enough, she continues to "be the solution," volunteering in her free time with the Free the Children Foundation, helping with school building and community education in impoverished third-world countries around the world.

For this and other stories of MIIS alumni, see the online edition of our newsletter, Communiqué.


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MANHATTAN, Kan. – TCU plated three third-inning runs and rode its pitching staff the rest of the way to salvage the final game of the series with a 5-2 victory over Kansas State Sunday at Tointon Family Stadium.
The Horned Frogs improved to 20-23 on the year and 8-10 in Big 12 play, while K-State fell to 31-14 overall and 9-6 in league action. The loss snapped a 13-game home winning streak for Kansas State, which was the second-longest under head coach Brad Hill. The 2006 squad began its home schedule by winning the first 16 games.
In the third inning, TCU registered three-straight singles, the latter by Cody Jones to plate the first run. After a walk loaded the bases, the Horned Frogs produced a pair of runs without the ball leaving the infield as Paul Hendrix recorded a RBI ground out and Jantzen Witte beat out an infield single to make the score 3-0.
That proved to be all TCU needed as the Wildcats had difficulties stringing together base hits against a talented Horned Frog pitching staff. Starter Andrew Mitchell faced just three over the minimum through the first four innings before K-State loaded the bases with no outs in the fifth. Mitchell surrendered a sacrifice fly to Mitch Meyer, and TCU elected to go to submarine right-hander Justin Scharf.
With two runners on base, Ross Kivett swung at the first offering from Scharf (1-2) and grounded into a double play as TCU held on to its two-run lead.
The double play gave the TCU pitchers momentum as Scharf worked 1.1 innings, while Travis Evans, Riley Ferrell and Alex Young finished off the game with 2.1 scoreless innings of relief. Young picked up his third save of the season by tossing a perfect ninth inning with strikeout.
"TCU has a great pitching staff," Hill said. "That's as deep a pitching staff as we've seen all year. They ran guy after guy out there, and, quite honestly, that's the first time I've seen our offense get worn out. We just got worn down."
After Scharf induced the double-play ball, the TCU offense rewarded him with a pair of runs the next half inning. Kevin Cron walked and moved to third base on a wild pitch and a passed ball during Brett Johnson's at-bat, which resulted in a RBI triple. Johnson scored when Kyle Bacak lifted a sacrifice fly to center field, giving the Horned Frogs a 5-1 lead.
TCU was led offensively by Witte, who went 3-for-3 with a RBI, while Boomer White recorded two hits. The Horned Frogs had three infield singles in the game and finished the weekend by totaling eight.
Kansas State starting pitcher Blake McFadden (4-2) suffered the loss by surrendering three runs on four hits with a walk and two strikeouts in 2.1 innings. After allowing two of his three inherited runners to score, Jared Moore went on to toss 2.2 scoreless innings, while Nate Williams, Jake Matthys and Tanner Witt combined for four scoreless frames.
Kansas State had another chance to get back in the game in the bottom of the sixth inning when Austin Fisher hit his 15th double of the year down the left-field line to pull the Wildcats to within three. After a walk, TCU brought in Evans, who struck out RJ Santigate to end the inning with two runners on base. The strikeout began a streak of 10-straight retired batters to finish the contest.
The sixth-inning double extended Fisher's hitting streak to a career-long tying 10 games as the shortstop is hitting an even .500 (18-for-36) during that span.


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Hi, I made a DLL to easily create windows and handle messages. I tried to use std::string for the class and title name, but it causes a crash on the client application. I changed the string type from std::string to char* and everything worked good.
Im confused here, what may be the problem?
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Alford man's body recovered after canoe accident early Saturday
STOCKBRIDGE -- After a massive overnight search and rescue effort by at least 60 public safety officers that extended to midday, the body of an Alford man was recovered on Saturday following a canoe accident on the Housatonic River in the Glendale section of town.
Rupert Norris Vonbockbrader, 21, of Green River Road, Alford, was found dead after the canoe he was riding in with a friend tipped over shortly after 2 a.m., said Stockbridge Police Chief Richard "Rick" Wilcox, who was at the scene during the 10-hour rescue operation.
Vonbockbrader's companion, Peter Mays, 25, of Main Street, Great Barrington, had called police for help before Lee Ambulance transported him to Berkshire Medical Center, where he was released following treatment for exposure and hypothermia.
According to Wilcox, Stockbridge Police Officer Rosario Messina responded to an emergency call from 12 Glendale Road at 2:20 a.m. Mays had reached the home to phone for help after the canoe capsized in the area of Butler Road and Glendale Middle Road, downstream from the Norman Rockwell Museum. Messina had initially been asked to respond to what was described as a motor-vehicle accident.
Upon reaching the scene and learning that Vonbockbrader was missing, Messina alerted Berkshire County Sheriff's Dispatch, which called in area fire departments, state police and state environmental police units. A dive team was assembled quickly to search the river and the shoreline. The Stockbridge, Lenox and New Marlborough fire departments brought rescue boats to the scene, but the pre-dawn portion of the search did not turn up the victim.
After sunrise, the dive teams continued their efforts, aided by an aerial search conducted by a State Police Air Wing helicopter that was flown to the scene from Westover Air Force Base. At 11:30 a. m., Wilcox said, members of the dive team located the body not far from the spot where the canoe had tipped over. The victim's family was notified by state police Detective Brian Berkel.
Friends of Vonbockbrader and Mays who were on shore when the canoe overturned and who attempted to assist the rescue included Sergio Delmolino, 19, of Glendale Middle Road, Stockbridge, Galen Grove, 19, of Main Road, Monterey, and Lincoln Lepine, 22, of West Stockbridge Road in Stockbridge.
"It was really tragic," said Wilcox. "It was a bunch of young kids intending to have a good time."
The units that took part in the nine-hour rescue operation included Stockbridge Police, State Police, State Environmental Police, fire departments from Stockbridge, Lenox and New Marlborough, Lenox and Lee Ambulance squads and the Berkshire County Dive Team.
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Spokeswoman Joyce Hodel told KHOG-TV Tuesday that 60 employees at the facility have been informed of the company's plans.
Kraft Vice President of Operations Jim Durkin says the company will achieve greater efficiencies of scale by combining the majority of the plant's production with external partners. Durkin says Bentonville is a smaller plant and its size isn't suitable for the scale the company needs going forward.
The 65,000 square-foot plant makes ingredient cheeses that are used by other Kraft plants.
Officials plan to sell the property once production has ended.


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G-power SK-II E92 M3 S65 supercharger sets the M3 top speed record officially at 207.10 miles per hour at NardoThis time we definitely have to give G-power credit as they are making their top speed claim with something they never did before, proof. The run was done by Auto Motor Und Sport magazine at the Nardo high speed test ring and as you can see the speed was verified officially. We do not know of any other E9X M3 with a higher officially timed speed. Pretty impressive for what is a 570 horsepower stock motor kit.
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George Smooth - 07-10-2011, 07:46 AM
I think your article needs to be changed a bit. You implying GPower makes top speed claims without backing them up. Not sure if you mean in relation to the M3 but look at what they have done with the E60 M5?
I e-mailed G-power last year for verification of their M5 top speed claim and never received it even after they said they would provide it. Notice the speed M5board hit in the G-power M5 was lower than what they claimed? Notice there was no official timing readout, GPS, video, or anything? I expect proof of very high speed claims like they did here.
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Monte Rosa group > Castor > Climber's Log
Castor Climber's Log
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|Castor & Pollux
Date Climbed: Jul 31, 2008
|Easy but nice summit ridge.
|Posted Aug 17, 2008 11:16 am
|Normal route
Date Climbed: Jul 30, 2008
|Kl. Matterhorn -> Castor -> Pollux -> Kl. Matterhorn. Took the first cablecar up. Good conditions with a hard snow crust. Reached the top of Castor in 3 hours, a pretty easy ascend. Mostly cloudy but we got a few great views. Climbed Pollux on the way back. Speed is important if you want to catch the last cablecar. Another nice day in the mtns.
|Posted Aug 5, 2008 1:34 am
Date Climbed: Jul 15, 2008
|We came back to climb Castor again - a beautiful peak! Very high winds and blowing powder snow in the morning, miserably high temperatures in the afternoon, but a great outing regardless! With my wife Sonya.
|Posted Jul 23, 2008 12:22 pm
|Traverse E-W
Date Climbed: Jun 30, 2008
|Started from Q. Sella Hut, then Felikjoch, then up the East Ridge. Passed numerous guided groups on the descent and then headed up to do Pollux. Easy but aesthetic.
|Posted Jul 9, 2008 5:11 am
|Normal Route from Rif. Guide Val d'Ayas
Date Climbed: Jun 25, 2008
|Left the hut at 5am and reached the beautiful summit around 8am. Not a bad spot to have breakfast. Then, made the long, long trek back to the Klein Matterhorn.
|Posted Jul 6, 2008 5:43 pm
|Skiascent Normal Route
Date Climbed: Mar 29, 2007
|Klein Matterhorn - Schwarztor - Castor - Schwarztor - Zermatt. Great day, but hard work in the steep NNW face due to fresh snow.
More images from this ascent.
|Posted Mar 16, 2008 8:59 am
|Normal Route
Date Climbed: Aug 23, 1992
|A good route for training. Climbed several more times.
|Posted Mar 2, 2008 7:04 am
|Standard route
|Climbed on day 2 of the Frontier traverse starting from the Klein Matterhorn.
|Posted Nov 24, 2007 10:04 pm
|Castor 4223m
Date Climbed: Jul 20, 2003
|Beautiful Tour to Castor 4223m.
my picture are here: Link to Castor 4223m
|Posted Nov 9, 2007 3:07 am
|Normal route to Castor from refuge Sella
Date Climbed: Jun 24, 2007
|Great ascent in a fantastic sunny day with a lot of wind. The quality of the snow was excellent. To the summit in 2 hours and 10 minutes.
|Posted Sep 16, 2007 12:21 pm
|Route climbed: From Quintino Sella hut
Date Climbed: Jul 21, 2007
|Route from Quintino Sella hut. We have nice weather and we have enjoyed in amazing view.
|Posted Jul 22, 2007 1:21 pm
|Castor traverse
Date Climbed: Jul 17, 2007
|ascent from NW face (from Mezzalama hut), descent through SE ridge (to Quintino Sella hut)
|Posted Jul 19, 2007 10:45 am
|Castor Traverse
Date Climbed: Aug 26, 2006
|Climbed late afternoon - quite cloudy and windy
|Posted Jun 5, 2007 8:18 am
|Castor Traverse
Date Climbed: Aug 18, 1996
|Ascended west route and descended E arete as part of single day traverse of Monte Rosa group from KM to Nordend.
|Posted May 25, 2007 2:24 pm
|Castor W Voie Normale
Date Climbed: Jul 31, 1996
|Johanna and I climbed the west side.
|Posted May 25, 2007 2:22 pm
|Normal Route
Date Climbed: Jul 28, 2005
|Normal Route from Rif. Guide Val d'Ayas
|Posted Apr 21, 2007 6:23 am
|via Zwillinggletscher
Date Climbed: Jul 16, 1997
|rarely climbed in summer via Zwillinggletscher
|Posted Nov 12, 2006 5:18 pm
|My first ice-route
Date Climbed: Aug 3, 2003
|It has been my first ice route. I'll always remember this day.
|Posted Nov 6, 2006 10:46 am
|Route Climbed: Normal NNW route from Klein Matterhorn
Date Climbed: Jul 29, 2006
|After we had climbed Pollux we climbed Castor and reached the summit at about 4 o'clock. There were a lot of clouds and the weather started to change rapidly.
|Posted Sep 3, 2006 4:57 pm
|west face
Date Climbed: Jul 27, 2006
|Ascent over the icy west face. The summit ridge is a pleasure.
|Posted Aug 4, 2006 9:36 pm


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Its just anotha scene, I'm tryna get the green
A day in the life, feels
Like I'm dodging fiends
I keep a small circle
I don't call it a team, jus sum niggas in a huddle
Bout to live this dream...Yea I'm
Goin Hard, nigga I'm suppose to, asa lama lakem
Goin ham like this is whole foods, but really this is soul food
Somethin to cleanse ya soul to
High grade no lacing, like they boat shoes
He disrespect me lay em' down like he sum vocals
Been in it too long, no pennys in my pocket
So I laugh at a nigga who tells me split the profit, Stop it
Stupid nigga I got this, bitches hug my dick, like they sum boxers
Obnoxious!, hit em below the belt like I'm a boxer & prescribe em like
They doctor, I know it's fake love, but ima really fuck, only a man once
So ima live it up, go ahead & tell me ya problems like I give a
Fuuuuck, I'll act like they're important just to shut u uppppp, I breathe
Life into this game like a paramedic
Quit sleepin wake u up like u on anesthetics, calisthenics
Pushin up these blocks like I'm playin tetris, I'm so eccentric
Step ahead of ya foolish antics, not to be mentioned, unless its twitter
Still no attention, towards these band wagon hoppers starvin 4 attention
Took pessimism, & my visions that's what got me sizzlin
So when my cuz get outta prison he gon' see
I'm gifted, I take a small goals & make em milestones, the fact I'm
Alwayz venting yea that's wat keep me goin, so wen I'm up, see me in
Back a the club, & reach to wassup, Ima throw my hood up & tell em I'm good...
Yea nigga I'm good!
Yea he ask me a question so I gave em a head nod
Ask me how the music goin, tell them shit is just a job
Yea nigga I'm good
[Verse 2]
Look u see me in person, I ain't got much to share
Talkin to these dickriders is a waste of air
A&R's if you ain't on this, you ain't on ya job
If double xl look me over, then we have problem, & the bloggers
No heart resemble little toddlers, some show me love, I feel that way
Regardless, shout out to onsmash, the rest could kiss my ass
I'm speed racing to the top I'm on my damon dash
Switching lanes fast, u denzels wanna act, leave em in the past
I got my fam so I'm never lookin back, watch me bleed on every single track
Cuz thats my passion, no matching, If I don't get no Grammy i'll snatch one
He don't need no help so don't ask em, I don't need bitch I jus smash em
Give em all hard dick then I pass em, lambos 4 dummies I crash em
Like bam margera b spazzin, typical hood dreamin in astons, stupid!
My conclusions similarities cease to exist
If u considered comparing me then cease and desist
I got no mentors, guess that's wat made me reckless as this
You find me competition then show me a list, assassinate, decapitate em
Send him to his bitch, if not, shit Nigga I'm good
Yea nigga I'm good!
Yea he ask me a question so I gave em a head nod
Ask me how the music goin, tell them shit is just a job


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Guardians of Middle-earth video profiles Haldir and Lugbol
A new Battle Profile gameplay video for Guardians of Middle-earth has been released featuring Haldir and Lugbol. You can watch it below, courtesy of ZonaPixel's YouTube channel. The MOBA will be made available at select retail stores and via download for PS3 and Xbox 360 December 5.
Guardians of Middle Earth 'MOBA Mastery' trailer #4 looks at loadouts
Guardians of Middle Earth takes a MOBA slant on The Lord of the Rings, throwing the series most memorable characters into fast-paced, strategic battles. Key to winning these skirmishes are load-outs, which can make or break an encounter. Developer Monolith has released a new masterclass video that shows how to get the best of your […]
Guardians of Middle-earth launches worldwide on XBL December 5
Guardians of Middle-earth will launch worldwide on XBL for Xbox 360 on December 5, Warner and Monolith have announced.
Guardians of Middle-earth video profiles Eowyn and Mozgog
Guardians of Middle-earth has a new video available featuring Battle Profiles for Rohan's favorite daughter Eowyn and the orc chief Mozgog. Watch it below. Game's out December 4 in the US and on December 7 in the UK via PSN and XBLA.
Guardians of Middle-earth's latest battle profile video introduces Beregond and Felgrom
Guardians of Middle-earth has a new video available below, which reveals two new characters, Beregond, the twentieth Ruling Steward of Gondor, and Felgrom, a powerful and deranged goblin.
Guardians of Middle Earth release date revealed, box art and pricing detailed
Lord of the Rings MOBA title Guardians of Middle Earth has been dated for PS3 and Xbox 360 by publisher Warner Bros. Pricing detailed and the game's official box art have also been revealed. Fill your boots below.
Guardians of Middle-earth video introduces Nori the dwarf
Guardians of Middle-earth has a new battle profile video available featuring Nori, a key character from The Hobbit who is one of the 13 dwarves accompanying Bilbo to The Lonely Mountain. Also announced today was the character of Wulfrun, who is not part of the Lord of the Rings cannon, but was present in the […]
Guardians of Middle-earth introduces you to Hildifons the Hobbit and Sauron
Guardians of Middle-earth has a new set of shots and a couple of gameplay videos available. Below the break you can have a look at Hildifons, a "resourceful Hobbit who can kindle fires and create explosions from almost nothing," and then, there's the embodiment of himself, Sauron. Players can also play in the game as […]
LotR: Guardians of Middle Earth dev invites top MOBA players to test game
Lord of the Rings: Guardians of Middle Earth developer Monolith recently extended an invitation to eight of the world's top MOBA players to test out its game on Xbox 360 and PS3, and has shown off the player's success in a new video dev diary.
Guardians of Middle-Earth gamescom trailer profiles Legolas and the Witch-King
The Elven prince battles against evil in this new video.
Guardians of Middle-Earth video profile highlights Galadriel, Uglúk
Guardians of Middle Earth, the upcoming MOBA from Warner Bros., has been graced with a new profile trailer for Galadriel and the Uruk-Hai, Uglúk. Each guardian has its own specific moves and role in the fight, which you can see for yourself below. Guardians of Middle-earth is slated for a northern fall release on PS3 […]
Lay-offs confirmed at Warner Bros. Seattle studios
Warner Bros. has confirmed an earlier report of a round of lay-offs at its Seattle studios, which includes the teams behind Gotham City Impostors and Guardians of Middle-Earth.
Warner to announce new games at gamescom, one a "major release"
Warner Bros. has announced its gamescom will include two announcements regarding "new games", one of which will be a "major release". Nice. The games coming along in the firm's pack to the event will include: Batman Arkham City: Armoured Edition, Injustice: Gods Among Us, LEGO: Lord of the Rings, Lord of the Rings Online, and […]
Guardians of Middle-Earth profiles highlight Gollum, Gandalf
Warner Bros. invites you to check out the first two characters for its upcoming console MOBA, Guardians of Middle-Earth – although these two need little introduction.
Guardians of Middle Earth: MOBA comes to console
Guardians of Middle Earth will bring MOBA to console later this year, being the first game in the genre made famous by DoTA to make the jump from PC. Steph Nunneley speaks to Monolith on matters of control. First gameplay video included.
Guardians of Middle Earth gets first trailer
GT's gone live with the first trailer for Guardians of Middle Earth following an airing this morning on GTTV.
Guardians of Middle-earth MOBA game set for fall release on PSN and XBLA
Warner Bros.has announced Guardians of Middle-earth, a new MOBA game developed by Monolith and set to debut in the fall for PSN and XBLA. The game will feature tie-ins to the upcoming The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey motion picture, directed by Peter Jackson. The game allows up to 10 players to compete in 5v5 competitive […]
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Guardians of Middle-Earth video profile highlights Galadriel, Uglúk
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Notes: Wright sore, struggling
Starter could be odd man out with Gagne set to return
By Ken Daley / Special to MLB.com
"He had some shoulder soreness at Frisco the other day [during last Thursday's Minor League start], and he had some soreness today as well," Rangers general manager Jon Daniels said Wednesday. "So, we'll have to see how he's feeling [Thursday]. That will be the first thing we'll evaluate."
The Rangers need a roster opening by Friday to activate Eric Gagne, who is ready to come off the DL and assume the team's closer role. Placing Wright on the injured list would allow the club to keep left-hander Bruce Chen. Chen and right-hander Kameron Loe would be the leading candidates when the fifth starter's spot comes up again April 21 and April 26.
"I hope not," said Wright, who gave up five runs on five hits and three walks in 2 2/3 innings Tuesday. "I don't want to miss any more time. But I understand they have to make a decision, so we'll see what happens."
Wright said he was disappointed in his results Tuesday, but described his shoulder discomfort as mild.
"I'm doing all right, just a little achy," he said. "My ego is also a little achy. That was definitely a game where I should have stuck around for at least five or six innings."
Brumley dismissed: Former utility player Mike Brumley, who had just started his third season as the Rangers' Minor League Field coordinator, was relieved of his duties Tuesday.
Daniels said the decision was the result of a "philosophical difference," but declined to elaborate. No replacement has been named, and Daniels said a decision on filling the job "probably won't happen right away."
Before joining the Rangers, Brumley spent four years as a Minor League manager in the Angels organization, the last three as skipper of Triple-A Salt Lake.
Gunning for glory: The Rangers' Gerald Laird was surprised to learn that Tuesday night he became the first catcher to twice throw out Tampa Bay's speedy Carl Crawford attempting to steal in the same game.
"He's fast, but I was lucky enough to make two good throws right on the bag," Laird said. "If you don't make a perfect throw, you're not going to get him."
Rangers manager Ron Washington gave much of the credit to Wright, who was timed getting the ball to the plate in about 1.2 seconds.
"I don't care how fast he is," Washington said, "you can't steal off that. But he tried, twice."
Crawford, who last year won his third American League stolen-base crown with 58, might have thought something more nefarious was in the works. There were whispers in the Tampa Bay clubhouse that the area around first base at Rangers Ballpark in Arlington had been deliberately overwatered.
"We're not doing anything to change another team's game," Washington said. "They ran themselves out of innings. I ain't gonna talk to the grounds crew about stuff like that. I got enough problems worrying about my team. We all play under the same conditions."
Tuesday's Minor stars: The top three performances from the Rangers' Minor League teams on Tuesday:
Gold: Right fielder Victor Diaz went 4-for-4 with a walk, double and triple, driving in three runs and scoring one in Triple-A Oklahoma's 5-4 loss at Nashville. Diaz raised his batting average to .435 with the performance. He has seven RBI and 10 hits through six games.
Silver: Right-hander Michael Schlact pitched five shutout innings to win his first start of the season for Class A Bakersfield, allowing four hits and no walks while striking out four.
Bronze: Double-A Frisco third baseman Travis Metcalf hit a three-run homer in the first inning of the RoughRiders' 11-9 loss to Springfield.
He said it
"I don't see that -- yet. Once we get to the All-Star break, ask me that question." -- Washington, when asked about the potential of second baseman Ian Kinsler to hit 25 home runs. Kinsler hit three in his first seven games, trailing only Alex Rodriguez among AL players
Briefly: First baseman Mark Teixeira turned 27 on Wednesday. "Just another day at work," said Teixeira, who extended his consecutive-games played streak to 455, second in club history behind Rodriguez's 482. ... Kenny Lofton's leadoff home run Tuesday night was the 29th of his career opening a game, the fourth-highest total among active Major Leaguers and the 11th most all-time. ... Lofton also became just the fourth player ever to homer for at least 10 different big-league teams. Former Rangers infielder Todd Zeile holds the record by homering for 11 clubs.
Up next: The Rangers are off Thursday before opening a three-game series in Seattle on Friday. Right-hander Kevin Millwood (1-1, 4.91) is scheduled to face Mariners right-hander Miguel Batista (0-1, 15.43) in the series opener at Safeco Field. First pitch is scheduled for 9:05 p.m. CT.
Ken Daley is a contributor to MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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Home > Conventions > 2012 > 2012 Resolutions
2012 Resolutions
Farm Bill Priorities
WHEREAS, New Jersey agriculture is diverse, spanning 10 major sectors, and depends upon the vitality of a variety of agricultural products and enterprises to make the overall industry a success; and
WHEREAS, New Jersey farms' proximity to population centers brings with it unique challenges not faced in those states where significantly lower population densities make it less likely that farmers will confront noise, odor and other complaints from neighboring residents; and
WHEREAS, New Jersey's diversified economy and various industries make it more of a challenge for farm operators to find, train and retain adequate labor; and
WHEREAS, New Jersey's continuous dedication to protecting and improving the environment has created the need for farmers to be ever-mindful of the need to be stewards of their land, water and other natural resources; and
WHEREAS, for these reasons, New Jersey farmers face unique challenges in their efforts to keep their farm operations viable and thriving, creating the need to rely on certain government programs to help them meet these challenges; and
WHEREAS, the State of New Jersey can cover the costs of operating these essential government programs only with the assistance of federal funding; and
WHEREAS, the federal Farm Bill, set to be renewed in 2012, contains within it the spending priorities for the nation's agricultural industry; and
WHEREAS, New Jersey farms' needs from federal programs are significantly different from those of farms in many regions of the country; and
WHEREAS, New Jersey's diverse agriculture, typified by smaller farms producing a variety of crops, benefits from a strong emphasis on Specialty Crops Grants designed to increase consumer awareness about fresh produce, improve access to foreign markets, ensure food safety, strengthen research efforts, enhance conservation programs and encourage investment and efficiency; and
WHEREAS, fruit, vegetable and tree nut production in the United States accounts for $40 billion in farmgate value, and when combined with nursery and greenhouse production, accounts for more than 50 percent of total farm cash receipts; and
WHEREAS, a broad array of fruit and vegetable trade associations representing United States growers and shippers are continuing to work on achieving mutual objectives for the Farm Bill and assuring a common platform across regions, commodities, and other interests, including allies in support of the production of "specialty crops"; and
WHERAS, the fruit and vegetable industry is a critical and growing component of United States agriculture, deserving of full and equal consideration as is provided to other sectors in the Farm Bill; and
WHEREAS, the fruit and vegetable industry would not be well served by direct payment to growers but instead by building the long-term competitiveness and sustainability of fruit and vegetable production in the United States; and
WHEREAS, New Jersey works closely with the United States Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Food and Nutrition Service to support a number of feeding programs that bring nutritious products to children, the elderly and those in need; and
WHEREAS, New Jersey is committed to bringing more of the fruits and vegetables produced by its farmers into these programs to ensure that the offerings are of the highest practicable nutritional value; and
WHEREAS, funding targeted for these feeding programs can be stretched by ensuring, whenever possible, that products be bought locally first, regionally second and nationally and internationally as a last resort, thereby cutting the associated transportation costs, especially in times of rising fuel prices; and
WHEREAS, New Jersey also is home to numerous grain and forage producers who receive a much needed benefit from the Farm Bill's commodities funding; and
WHEREAS, grain and forage producers strongly support a minimum safety net for grain producers throughout New Jersey.
WHEREAS, New Jersey is also home to dairy and livestock producers whose stewardship maintains a large percentage of state agricultural lands.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that we, the delegates of the 97th State Agricultural Convention, assembled in Atlantic City, New Jersey, on January 18-19, 2012, urge the Congress of the United States to include within the next Farm Bill, and urge the New Jersey Congressional Delegation to advocate for and support the following:
- Create new definitions and eligibility standards for federally funded economic development programs, such as USDA Rural Development, so that businesses or entities with a direct connection to the agriculture and food complex that are in or near metropolitan areas will not be excluded.
- Fund grant and/or loan programs for innovative projects that would: (1) catalyze investment for cooperatives and companies to develop and improve agricultural infrastructure; (2) boost research and development projects through universities and agricultural groups, through both competitive and non-competitive formula funds to advance the use of science and technology in the industry; (3) provide additional funding for educational programs designed to encourage potential future farmers and those new to the industry; and (4) provide technical assistance to farmers dealing with changing regulations or methods of production.
- Provide matching funds for state farm viability programs and agricultural innovation centers. To support innovation centers, offer a round of $1 million matching grants to start new centers and $500,000 matching grants to continue developing the initial models.
- An emphasis on creating a balance between commodities funding and Specialty Crops Grants /Value Added Grants to ensure that all sectors of New Jersey agriculture benefit from the Farm Bill.
- Refinement of the Value-Added grant programs to ensure greater producer participation.
- Due consideration to equine breeding operations as akin to production agriculture, and their eligibility for the same programs as crops that are currently considered production agriculture, especially given that the equine sector is among the largest agriculture sectors in New Jersey and contributes greatly to keeping farmland green and free from development.
- Funding of a forestry title to encourage agricultural owners of forest land (42 percent of the nation's forest land is owned by farmers) to effectively manage and improve those properties.
- Distribute funding for technical assistance and conservation programs more equitably around the country, with allocations tied to the percentages of market value of a region's agricultural production.
- Streamline Conservation Program application processes by allowing a farmer to apply for multiple programs with one application.
- Support increases in conservation technical assistance dollars for all producers seeking assistance regardless of their enrollment in other Farm Bill programs.
- Provisions that give priority for grants and loans to young farmers determined to sustain agriculture into the next generation.
- Adequate funding to supplement existing farmland preservation programs in New Jersey.
- Amend USDA's policy of distributing funds for the Federal Farm and Ranchland Protection Program (FFRPP) to allow block grants to states and/or preservation entities with qualified preservation programs, with state Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) offices developing qualification standards and determining which programs meet the standards.
- Allow impervious cover/building envelope standards to run parallel to the state's preservation program.
- Provisions to encourage the continuation and expansion of Food and Nutrition Service programs, and that emphasize buying locally first in order to lower the costs and environmental impacts of transportation.
- An emphasis on nutrition education in the Food and Nutrition Service programs to encourage people benefiting from these programs to make informed nutrition choices.
- A focus on access to and availability of fruits and vegetables, particularly to children, through expansion of the school fruit and vegetable snack program, increased commodity purchases, higher allocations to the Department of Defense (DOD) Fresh program for schools, development of a new nutrition program to assist producers in enhancing their markets, and a general requirement that food banks and commodity purchasing programs comply with beneficial dietary guidelines, except where they illogically remove products which provide important health and nutritional benefits.
- Expand support of Farm to School initiatives, including the use of a bidding mechanism that gives preference to purchasing locally produced food for school meal programs to the maximum extent practicable and appropriate.
- Provide adequate funding for The Emergency Feeding Assistance Program (TEFAP) and the associated transportation and storage expenses incurred by states to increase the selection of nutrient-dense foods in concert with USDA's Food Guide Pyramid.
- Provide financial support for developing shared electronic platforms to improve customer service, help farmers better compete in a global economy and enhance food accessibility, affordability and nutrition.
- Significant new investment in prevention of unintentional introduction of plant pests and diseases.
- Adequate funding for the New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station, Rutgers University, our land grant college, and Rutgers Cooperative Research and Extension, to develop and maintain their leading-edge technology and support their contributions to agriculture nationally.
- Adequate funding in research for specialty crops and integrated pest management, particularly through Smith-Lever and Hatch funding, as well as both the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative and programs within the National Institute for Food and Agriculture and Agriculture Research Service (ARS).
- Adequate funding for programs that educate students and young farmers, as well as those that encourage new people to enter farming.
- Continued adequate funding for farm labor housing programs, with special consideration given for the higher costs of real estate and construction in New Jersey.
- Dairy and livestock producers strongly support a modern safety net insurance program for dairy and livestock, a new way that protects minimum margins of milk and livestock prices over input costs, while allowing producers to increase production within their local milk shed to match consumption within the market area and export share.
- Adequate funding for soil conservation practices on agricultural lands.


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[1]The Patriarch Tikhon Choir, a unique choral ensemble made up of professional singers from Russia and North America, under the direction of renowned Moscow conductor Vladimir Gorbik, will perform a premiere concert of Orthodox sacred choral works entitled "Their Sound Hath Gone Forth," Monday, September 16, 2013, at St. Malachy's Roman Catholic Church: The Actor's Chapel, 239 West 49th St., The Actor's Chapel, in New York City, at 7:30pm. Tickets (General: $35, Students: $15) can be purchased in advance [2] and at the door.
The program includes works from the Orthodox All-Night Vigil and Divine Liturgy ranging from austere, centuries-old Znamenny Chants to sumptuous polyphonic works by such Russian masters as Dmitry Bortniansky, Alexander Kastalsky, Pavel Chesnokov, Sergei Rachmaninoff, and Sergius Trubachev. Also featured on the program are compositions and arrangements by contemporary American Orthodox composers; several will be concert premieres. In keeping with the choir's multi-cultural approach, the program will be sung in both Church Slavonic and in English.
Other concerts will follow:
• Monday, September 16, 2013, 7:30pm at St. Malachy's - The Actors' Chapel, 239 West 49th St., New York City
• Tuesday, September 17, 2013, 7:00pm at First Baptist Church of Pittsburgh, 159 North Bellefield Ave., Pittsburgh, PA
• Wednesday, September 18, 2013, 8:00pm at St. Peter's on Capitol Hill, 313 2nd St. SE, Washington, D.C.
The recently formed Patriarch Tikhon Choir is a 35-voice mixed choir that brings together, for the first time, professional vocalists and choral musicians from the United States, Canada, and Russia. The singers, who, in addition to performing on the concert stage, routinely sing Orthodox liturgical services, impart an essential spiritual element to their interpretation of Orthodox sacred music.
The conductor, Vladimir Gorbik, is one the most prominent church musicians in Russia today. Since 1996 he has served as the choir director at the Moscow Representation Church (Metochion) of the Holy Trinity-St. Sergius Monastery. He has made more than a dozen outstanding recordings of sacred music, embodying the finest repertoire and interpretive traditions of the Moscow School and the Holy Trinity-St. Sergius Monastery. Critics have hailed Vladimir Gorbik's "consummate choral artistry"--a depth of expression and subtlety seldom encountered in modern-day recordings of Russian sacred music. Since the spring of 2012, Vladimir Gorbik has taught three highly successful master classes in the New York, Pennsylvania, and California, on the topic of "Interpreting Orthodox Sacred Choral Music," the first in a series of educational initiatives aimed at positively impacting the cultivation and practice of Orthodox liturgical choral singing in North America.


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The 2005 LA Galaxy may not have had the best record in MLS, but no one could dispute their knack for winning big games.
Although the team ended the season in fourth place in the Western Conference with 45 points from a record of 13-13-6, the Galaxy were able to earn a berth into the 2005 MLS Cup Playoffs. Part of the reason that LA qualified for the postseason was their ability to win at The Home Depot Center as the club finished with an impressive 10-3-3 regular season record at home.
Waiting for LA in the Western Conference Semifinals were the Supporters' Shield winners, the San Jose Earthquakes. The Galaxy's arch-rivals had finished the season as the runaway winners of MLS, going 18-4-10 on the season, including defeating the Galaxy in three of four meetings during the regular season. The Galaxy approached the first leg at The Home Depot Center with plenty of experience with big games at home, having knocked off FC Dallas just less a month earlier to win the 2005 U.S. Open Cup.
Although they entered the match as heavy underdogs, it didn't take long for the Galaxy to put the Quakes on their heels as Herculez Gomez tallied in the 13th minute. From there, it was former San Jose star Landon Donovan, who had been a thorn in the side of the Galaxy during his days with the Quakes, who took control.
Donovan tallied in the 39th minute before finding the back of the net in the 87th minute to put the Galaxy ahead 3-1 on aggregate, heading into second leg.
The Earthquakes work was cut out for them in the second leg at Spartan Stadium, but they were able to strike first as in the 42nd minute, Brian Ching put San Jose up 1-0, cutting LA's aggregate lead to 3-2. San Jose's comeback bid fell short, however, as Ned Grabavoy tallied in the 67th minute to help seal a 4-2 aggregate win for the Galaxy.
Think this is the best goal in Galaxy playoff history? Vote here.
Advancing to the Western Conference Championship by knocking off the Supporters' Shield winning Earthquakes did wonders for the confidence of the plucky Galaxy side. Fortified by their showing against San Jose, the Galaxy went on the road and knocked off the Colorado Rapids 2-0 with a brace from Donovan to advance to the MLS Cup Final against the New England Revolution.
But we'll have more on that a little bit later…
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>Look What I Can Do!>SmuttyNose Half Marathon - RACE REPORT (We need more race reports)
Before, I can tell you about the race, I have to tell you about my buildup to this race.
My PR before this race was 1:57:54 and I really felt that a HM PR in the 1:55:00 range was within my reach. I started training for this race about 5 months ago by building mileage. My training plan was a hybrid plan using the NOBBY (Lydiard Foundation Plan) as my base or starting point (with a few changes of my liking). I wanted my average mileage to be at around 50 MPW and wanted to do at least one quality workout and sometimes two, and I wanted to segment my training according the Lydiard training principles.
My training was going just fine and I was feeling very confident in my ability to set a solid Half Marathon PR. BUT, my problems started 10 weeks ago when I developed Plantar Fasciitis on my left foot (started hurting like HELL most of the time). Just as I was going into the quality portion of my training plan I was forced to focus my attention on healing my plantar fasciitis instead of quality HM training. Because of that my average mileage dropping to the low 30's and I had number of training weeks when the 20's was all my foot could handle. NO quality, speed or hill workouts and only limited long runs, and I spent the formidable part of my training trying treating my injury. THIS WAS NOT THEY WAY I DREW IT UP WHEN DEVELOPING MY TRAINING PLAN.
NOW TO RACE DAY: Woke up on race morning at 5:00AM and stood up --- and realized that for the first time in about 2 months my left foot wasn't in total pain… Got ready for the race, had my traditional pre-race breakfast of toast with peanut butter/honey and a cup of coffee…..got my stuff together and jumped into the truck for the 1hr 30 minute drive to the race. It was raining but only supposed to be a little misty and a little damp – temps in the upper 50's and no wind…so I figured the weather would be decent by the time the race actually started -- WRONG. Got to the race and the wind was whipping at 20 to 30 miles per hour and it was raining like cats and dog…..the weather really SUCKED for running and even sucked more for a RACING. 30 minute before the race, I was setting in my truck trying to decide if I ought to just go home……but of course, I'm a runner which means I have no common sense when it comes to these types of things so I knew I was going to run. 20 minutes before the race started, I went to bathroom to take care of business and while walking to the starting line I stepped in a HUGE puddle of water and my right foot, shoe and sock were totally soaked from the ankle down (GREAT – This was just how I wanted to warm up for my race)…
ALSO – because it was raining so hard, I decided to leave my Garmin behind because I didn't want it to drown in the race…….as a side note, I found racing without my Garmin to be liberating so I don't think I'll wear it in races any more (only when I go for training runs).
GOING THRU MY MIND WAITING FOR THE RACE TO START: Because of my Plantar Fasciitis, I wasn't confident of any great PR's and because of the weather it even seemed more remote…..I needed to run at least 8:59 per mile for PR, but based on my lower training load and intensity, I wasn't sure if I could do it. To be honest, I wasn't sure if my left foot would hold up for 13 miles that day. In fact, I wasn't even really sure what the hell I was doing there to begin with…………but I was there and planning to give it everything that I had for 13.1 miles.
RACE TIME…..At 9:00 AM the race started with 1,800 Half Marathoners and 700 Marathoners (that's a lot of CRAZY in one place). I was a lot further back in the pack at the start than I wanted to be, so it took more than a minute before I got to the start mat. FINALLY I was running, not too cold and the rain was down to a drizzle….and it seemed like things would be OK.
MILE 1 Split - 9:25 --- I was behind so many people because I started too far back in the pack so I had already lost a little time but I wasn't worried because I thought I could make that up. The wind and rain really picked up again and it was RAGING and blowing right in my face and the face of all of the runners.
Mile 2 split – 18:20 – COOL – I was making up a little time.
Mile 3 split – 27:15 --- OK – still running into the wind but I knew that later on in the race, the wind would be at my back…
Mile 4 – I picked up a few more second and the race turned so that the wind was more to the side now and it felt a little easier to run. It was still pouring.
Mile 5 split – 45:05 – OK – Ive almost caught up to my time and I'm feeling pretty good – but I sure wish it would stop raining….I wear glasses and had a baseball cap on (NO NOT MY RED SOX CAP – I'm pissed at the Red Sox right now) but my glasses kept beading up and I couldn't see half the time….so I would take them off every now and them and wipe them off on the back of my singlet (the only place that managed to stay semi-dry during the race)..
Mile 5 split --- 53:50 --- OK – now I'm ahead and looking at a PR
Mile 7 and 8 --- My left foot was starting to hurt again.
Mile 9 --- Coming into mile 9, the rain stopped and the sun actually peaked out just a bit. Just past mile 9 you turn south and are on the main road and starting on the way back to the finish… As you turn on the main road, the wind is behind you, the rain had stopped and it's a little bit downhill. As you looked to the left, you could see the ocean and beaches and the sun shining thru the clowds..the running felt better and for the first time all day long, I finally remembered why I was there and was glad to be there..(I'm usually glad to be at a race) – I sure wish my foot would stop hurting.
Miles 11 and 12: By this time I was about 60 seconds ahead of my pace but my left foot and my Plantar Fasciitis was hurting like hell again, and my lack of training was starting to catch up to me (and I had developed a blister the size of JUPITER on my right foot – remember I soaked it up good before the race started – instead of doing an actual warm-up)……and FINALLY because my legs were getting really mushy and tired, they felt very very heavy, I ended up HAVING to take a couple of 30 to 45 second walk breaks. I really didn't want to walk but just felt that my legs were getting too tired and I had to give them a bit of a break……
As I came to the mile 13 marker, I could kind of calculate (I'm not too good a math in races)….. that I was still a little ahead but was I ever having trouble running -- I pushed on thru to the end and was very HAPPY to finally finish the race…
Race time 1:57:27 and a PR by 27 seconds ………that's better than staying home……
Actually, considering I had such a lag in training when it really counted the most, and the conditions for the day, I just can't be unhappy with my time. On the other hand, I think I can run a Half Marathon faster than I ran this one if I can get thru a training cycle without an injury. This is the second year in a row I've been injured during training cycle for a target race, so I really have to change something. Also, I have stamina issues – so I need more long runs with the last few miles at HM pace or a little faster so that I can maintain my strength at the end of a race.
Overall it was an interesting race, and an interesting day. I did OK but I'm positive I can do better.
I was going to stay and watch the Marathoners come in but it started pouring again so I decided I'd been there long enough and went home.
Champions are made when no one is watching
great race! fantastic report! very honest with some humor. expressed yourself very eloquently in a way that I could feel your emotions & pain (especially that PF crap). You can add this experience on top of all your others & come up with an even better plan next year with more pr's! Looking forward to more great race reports from you in the future & from others as well.
Loves the outdoors
Congratulations! It sounds like you raced well despite your training issues. And you are right - we do need more race reports!
One day I decided I wanted to become a runner, so I did.
Congratulations! My little brother ran his first half at Smuttynose so I was up there in the rain being silently grateful that I changed my mind on August about running Cape Cod instead of Smuttynose for my full. It was definitely not a day for PRs so all the more credit to you for pulling it off!
Love the race recap, congrats on gutting out a PR in less than ideal conditions.
Half Fanatic #846
VERY nice job - on the race AND the report! I enjoyed reading it.
"I don't always roll a joint, but when I do, it's usually my ankle" - unk. Run like the winded
I ran half my last race on my left foot! "Frankly autocorrect, I'm getting a bit tired of your shirt"
Thanks Everyone......
hows the foot feeling 4 days after?
hows the foot feeling 4 days after?
Surprisingly not much different than before. It was very sore on Monday and not too bad on Tue. I ran 3 miles on Wed and plan to run 3 more this evening (felt OK during the run yesterday, but a little sore afterwards).....I think its slowly starting to turn the corner....
that's very good to hear! what shoes did you wear? taking it easy rest of year? or?
I wore my LOCO Carumba's --- since this was a LOCO sponsored race, I thought it might bring me some good luck to wear LOCO Shoes...
Want to continue my normal running but not a lot of intensity - normal paced runs and moderate mileage until the foot heals a little more but expect to run AT LEAST 30 MPW......then pick the mileage back up in Dec or Jan...
There are a few really good races coming -- a 5 miler just before Thanksgiving and a few others that I have normally run so if I feel like I can run them without my foot hurting (too badly), then I'll probably go ahead and run them..........I have a friend that is a race director for a race on Saturday (4.7 miles) and he talked me into running but i told him I was going to just run normal training pace and not race it...
good ol trusty locos! maybe you can be the poster boy for someone who had PF & figured out how to beat it & then share it with the world, at least the running world here on RA. there are alot of people out there who are/have dealt with this. seriously, wish you success on that. and again congrats on a great race! it was all worth it, right?
Good job gutting it out. It is always disappointing to get rain on race day. Sounds like you turned a negative into a positive!
2016 Goals
2000 miles
Get ready for my 2nd Boston Marathon
No race goals, just stay healthy and work on flexibility and strength.


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BREVARD COUNTY, Fla. - An undercover operation in Brevard County led to the recent arrests of 11 people arrested and charged with traveling to meet minors for sex.
The sting was known as Operation Sand Spider, and the suspects, many of whom arrived with items such as beer, candy bars and sex toys, ranged in age from 24 to 69 years old.
One of the men arrested was 42-year-old Todd Kroeber, a federal sex offender and now facing federal charges.
According to the Brevard County Sheriff's Office, the following men were also arrested during the bust: Melvin Adams, Justin Arbuckle, Dexxter Bennett, Christopher Bryant, Christopher Case, Ernesto Corcho, Mackendjo Etienne, Maxwell Loomis, Andrew Reed and Anthony Detrano.
The rest of the suspects are being held in the Brevard County Jail on $35,000 bond.
The suspects traveled from as far away as Miami, according to BCSO, which partnered with agencies from the Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force for the operation.
"Each of them came here with the thought that once they arrived in Brevard County, they were going to be able to have sex with a 14-year-old girl or boy, depending on their preference that they had outlined in their communication," said Sheriff Wayne Ivey.
One suspect brought a 17-year-old boy to engage in sexual relations with another minor, and as a result of the operation, three minor victims were identified and rescued from further exploitation, according to BCSO.
"I think they overlook logic when they are approaching their prey, if you will," said Ivey. "This is one of those where they came here fully expecting to meet a fourteen-year-old."
The arrests are just the beginning of this operation, as Ivey said the next phase is to lock these guys up for as long as possible.
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In the richest country on earth, millions of families have been left out in the cold.
San Francisco Public Library, in partnership with United Way of the Bay Area present a screening of the award-winning documentary American Winter.
Produced and directed by Emmy award-winning filmmakers, Joe and Harry Gantz, American Winter follows the personal stories of families struggling in the aftermath of the worst economic crisis since the Great Depression. Years after the recession began, millions of families are struggling to meet their basic needs, and many formerly middle class families are finding themselves in financial crisis, and needing assistance for the first time in their lives. Meanwhile, the social safety net that was created to help people in difficult times has been weakened by massive budget cuts, creating a perfect storm of greater need and fewer resources to help families in trouble. Filmed over the course of one winter in Portland, Oregon, American Winter presents an intimate and emotionally evocative snapshot of the state of our economy as it is playing out in many American families.
Following the screening, 211 Program Director Maritza Villagomez will talk about the types and number of calls the 211 call center in the Bay Area receives, discuss some of the stories encountered and how people have been connected to the resources they need.
Próximos Eventos
- Video Studio Drop-in
- Miércoles 24 de Enero de 2018, 4:00 pmBiblioteca Central, Mix: Video - 2nd Fl
- Thursdays at Noon Films: Velvet Goldmine
- Jueves 25 de Enero de 2018, 12:00 pmBiblioteca Central, Auditorio Koret
- Movie Night: The Mermaid (2016)
- Jueves 25 de Enero de 2018, 5:30 pmVisitacion Valley, Visitacion Valley: Sala de Reuniones
*Patrocinado por los Amigos de la Biblioteca Pública de San Francisco.


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Rocky Mountain National Park > Mt. Tileston > Climber's Log
Mt. Tileston Climber's Log
[ Sign the Climber's Log ]
|Sarah Simon
|Lawn Lake with Bighorn
Date Climbed: Oct 4, 2014
|We enjoyed an amazing blue bird day on these two peaks ... But it was so cold and windy up top we couldn't even breath on the summit!
|Posted Oct 4, 2014 7:55 pm
|Lawn Lake trail
Date Climbed: Feb 26, 2011
|Excellent winter outing in marginal weather. Some steep trenching to be had on this 11er. Continued south to Bighorn.
|Posted Mar 1, 2011 9:40 am
|With Bighorn Mtn in winter
Date Climbed: Feb 26, 2011
|From Lawn Lake TH. Loop over Tileston and Bighorn in fresh, deep snow. Tileston makes a great winter peak when the weather sucks up high... only the final 10 minutes are exposed to wind and blowing snow. Missed all the supposedly great views though.
|Posted Feb 26, 2011 9:34 pm
|Brian Kalet
|Traverse from Bighorn Mtn.
Date Climbed: Sep 17, 2009
|Great weather!
|Posted Sep 17, 2009 9:52 pm
|Mummy Masochism
Date Climbed: Aug 23, 2009
|Peak 7 of 8, did a variation of "Mummy Mania" we dubbed "Mummy Masochism" because we tacked 2 bushwhack 11ers on to the end. Appx 19 miles, 7000 vertical - climbed Chapin, Chiquita, Ypsilon, Fairchild, Hagues, Mummy, Tileston and Bighorn.
|Posted Aug 24, 2009 10:29 am
Date Climbed: Sep 20, 2008
|Great fall day for hiking. Mild day along the river, snowy and cool closer to treeline. This was a pleasurable hike, with good views from the summit. Mummy Mountain is always nice to look at from this close.
|Posted Sep 22, 2008 2:14 pm
|Northwest Slope
Date Climbed: Aug 4, 2008
|Hiked the Northwest Slope Route after a camp at the Lawn Lake backcountry campsite. I enjoyed the open grassy areas leading up to the summit. Descended east then south to visit peaceful Potts Puddle on the way back to camp.
|Posted Aug 5, 2008 4:48 pm
|Lawn Lake TH
Date Climbed: Nov 25, 1990
|Hiked this in conjunction with Bighorn Mountain. There was snow but really light for this time of year.
|Posted Aug 1, 2008 10:17 am
Date Climbed: Jul 13, 2008
|On the way back from Lawn Lake we hike up the Black Canyon trail until it starts back downhill and then followed the ridge south across reasonably open woods and open meadows to Tileston's summit. Nice views of Mummy and Hagues, plus a great view of Roaring River and the 1982 flood damage. Lovely little summit that doesn't get much visitation.
|Posted Jul 14, 2008 11:41 am
|Mountain Jim
|Frrom Black Canyon Trailhead
Date Climbed: Jun 22, 1986
|Two ascents, both from the Black Canyon Trailhead. Nice point to point hike if you start at Black Canyon Trailhead (now the Lumpy Ridge Trailhead) and finish at the Lawn Lake Trailhead.
|Posted Aug 18, 2007 2:22 pm
|Traverse from Bighorn Mtn.
Date Climbed: Aug 8, 2007
|Kind of a boring summit really. But some cool crags along the top. Good for bouldering. Had great weather and didn't see anyone for most of the day. Can't argue with that.
The views of Mummy Mountain's South face were amazing!
|Posted Aug 10, 2007 4:27 pm


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Film: Tomorrow, the People Will Be…/Zítra se bude… (orig.) Aleš Březina, Jan Hřebejk, (2010), 62 min. + fragments from Tomorrow, the People Will Be Dancing Everywhere (1952), approx. 30 min. - Open to public!!!
The Restless Heart of Europe – a Czech Film Series at UT
Tue, February 8, 2011 | GRG 102 Geography building, corner of 24th and Whitis.
FEBRUARY 8: Tomorrow, the People Will Be…/Zítra se bude… (orig.) Aleš Březina, Jan Hřebejk, (2010), 62 min. + fragments from Tomorrow, the People Will Be Dancing Everywhere (1952), approx. 30 min.
- The filming of the chamber opera on the trial of Milada Horakova, the only woman executed in Communist Czechoslovakia in the sham political trials of the 1950s, was spearheaded by a wish to capture for posterity this unusual musical theater performance staged in 2008 at the National Theater in Prague. Brezina and Nekvasil, leading figures of Czech contemporary opera, utilized the recently unearthed seven hours of film and sound recordings of the real trial. Except for one original song lyrics, the libretto is composed solely of Horakova's own words, along with letters from her family and speeches of the prosecutors. Written specifically for Sona Cervena, the renowned opera soloist who performed around the world including San Francisco and Chicago, the authors masterfully transferred the trial from the theater of life to the theater of art—in reality the trials were fully staged and scripted by the criminal regime.
FEBRUARY 15: Romeo, Juliet, and Darkness (1960), 92 min.
- Set in German-occupied Prague, this is a story about moral choices in times of extraordinary brutality. When Pavel hides Jewish Hanka romance blossoms, a love that is threatened by the fear and cowardice of outsiders. Released in 1960, the film is both a historical tale and a commentary on the place of individual responsibility in the face of power.
FEBRUARY 22: Faust/ Lekce Faust (orig.) Jan Švankmajer (1994), 89 min.
- A very free adaptation of Marlowe's 'Doctor Faustus', Goethe's 'Faust' and various other treatments of the old legend of the man who sold his soul to the devil. Svankmajer's Faust is a nondescript man who, after being lured by a strange map into a sinister puppet theatre, finds himself immersed in an indescribably weird version of the play, blending live actors, clay model animation and giant puppets.
MARCH 1: Champions /Mistři (orig.), Marek Najbrt, (2004), 83 min.
- Ice hockey is a Czech national obsession, and the country's victory over Russia in the 1969 World Championships, the year following the Soviet invasion, is a celebrated moment in its history. In Marek Najbrt's black comedy, the heroic exploits take place only on a black and white TV screen as a group of representative misfits gather and watch the game in a desolate village on the Czech border.
MARCH 8: About the Shoes (2007), 13 min. + Banana Kids (2009), 63 min. NOTE: screening on this day will take place in PAI 4.42 (@ 7pm)
About the Shoes/ O Topánki (orig.) Rozálie Kohoutová
- The author goes to a Romani ghetto in Eastern Slovakia to film a documentary about a kindergarten for Romani children. One little girl, Laura, can't go to the kindergarten because she has no shoes. The author buys the shoes for her and watches what will happen then. The film is about our different attitudes to help, to children, and to education.
Bananas Kids/ Banánové děti (orig.) Martin Ryšavý
- The main theme is based on comparisons of life stories of several child heroes, or several Vietnamese families settled in the Czech Republic. Whereas the adults spend most of their time working, speak Czech badly and feel homesick, their kids learn Czech at school, become accustomed to the Czech environment more quickly, speak Czech better than Vietnamese and have only a weak relation to their country. Vietnamese kids then become a common part of the children's collective in the Czech Republic. In general the film mainly shows the life of people from two very different cultures and the pace of the assimilation processes with an emphasis on expressing the differences in traditional ways of family common life and comparing value scales.
MARCH 22: A Trial In Prague (2000), 84 min.
- This documentary film explores postwar anti-Semitism in Czechoslovakia through the story of the Slánský Trial, a 1952 show trial of 14 communist officials, 11 of whom were identified as "of Jewish origin." Through interviews with the families of the defendants, this film is an extraordinary portrait of a generation of young communists, the allure of ideology, and the dangers of political ambitions in Stalinist Eastern Europe.
MARCH 29: Walking Too Fast (2009), 146 min.
- A thriller set in 1982 Czechoslovakia, Walking Too Fast is an utterly unsentimental look at one man's moral corruption, set amid the broader malaise of communist normalization. The Czech title is Pouta — handcuffs. It's also a play on words because it can refer to relationships, binds, ties.
APRIL 5: Citizen Havel Is Rolling Barrels/ Občan Havel přikuluje (orig.) Adam a Jan Novák (2009), 72 min.
- In 1974, the then banned playwright Václav Havel found a job as a brewery hand so that he would not be accused of social parasitism. He ended up rolling barrels and filtering beer for nearly a year even though he drove a Mercedes to work. His new experiences, described in the film by Arnošt Šerkézy, his boxer buddy from the lager cellar, started him on a new way of writing. He dashed off his first autobiographical - and arguably his best - play, Audience, in a single night. The film relates stories of the genesis, the productions and the cultural reverberations of Havel's influential one-act.
APRIL 12: The Shop on Main Street (1965), 125 min.
- Set in a small town in Slovakia during World War II, this film investigates questions of collaboration and resistance under totalitarian rule. This is the story of Tono, an underemployed carpenter, and his 'career' as the Aryanizer of a store belonging to the elderly, Jewish Rozalie Lautmann. Although the filmmakers inspired audiences to reflect on the limits of individual responsibility in Communist Czechoslovakia, The Shop on Main Street raises questions that we continue to ask ourselves today: Why do ordinary people become participants in the dispossession, persecution, and murder of their neighbors?
APRIL 19: The Plastic People of the Universe, Jana Chytilová (2001) 74 min.
- Formed in 1968, following the Soviet invasion of their beloved Czechoslovakia, the rock band, 'The Plastic People of the Universe' were inspired by American music banned by the Communist dictators including The Velvet Underground, Frank Zappa, Captain Beefheart and The Doors. During the 1970s and early 1980s, the Czechoslovakian government banned 'The Plastic People' from performing and the group conducted a series of clandestine engagements (including play dates in barns and weddings) in defiance of the government restrictions. The band and their fans endured endless and often violent harassment by Czechoslovakian police and the musicians were eventually imprisoned. Following the restoration of democracy in Prague, however, the group was hailed by the new Czech Republic government and by the international music scene for its remarkable courage in keeping the rock sound alive despite the pressures of Communist tyranny.
APRIL 26: In the Attic/Na půdě Jan Bárta (2009), 76 min. A family film - we are cordially welcoming the kids of our staff, faculty, students and others.
- In an attic full of discarded junk, a pretty doll called Buttercup lives in an old trunk together with her friends, the marionette Prince Charming, lazy Teddy Bear and the plasticine creature Schubert. When Buttercup is snatched and taken off to the Land of Evil, her pals set out to rescue her.
All movies are free and have English subtitles!
For more information see our website: http://www.utexas.edu/cola/depts/slavic/
Or contact one of the organizers:
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Tatjana Lichtenstein (email@example.com)
Filip Zachoval (firstname.lastname@example.com)
More details on the films will be sent out as they approach.
Supported by the Department of Slavic and Eurasian Studies, The Center for Russian, East European and Eurasian Studies, and the Department of History.


text: I heard George Lucas/LucasFilms had SW Fan Film contests & they were sort of SW's analogue or parallel of Pocket Books now-extinct Strange New Worlds Contests. If SW can have Fan Film contests where, I'm assuming, winning entries were both officially CANONized {or at LEAST quasi-canonized} & winners, I hope, were financially rewarded as well, then why can't STAR TREK/B&B/Paramount do the same thing I'm right about the SW Fan Film Contests yes Or is that just internet scuttlebutt through the grapewhine What do YOU think about the idea of ST Fan Films Contests? Should they become a reality? If they did, winner's films should be officially CANONized, well, OFFICIALLY quasi-canonized, being realistic considering ST & it's very limited "Sphere of Canonicity". Plus winners should be rewarded financially as well & I don't mean mere bags of shells. Well, that's my idea(s) for ST Fan Film Contests & the rewards I think winners should get. This topic is for the hoped future benefit of ST Fan Film makers. I am not 1 of them/you & due to lack of equipment/supplies, WON'T be a ST Fan Film maker anytime soon. What do YOU think of my suggestion(s) here (whether you're a ST Fan Film maker or not)?