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The last few weeks have been tough for my wife and her side of the family. A few weeks ago, her younger sister died in Arizona.
Her sister, Carol Jean (Wilcox) Janas had been diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis in 1980, but had worked until a few years ago as nurse and educator in the Veterans Administration hospital in Phoenix, Arizona. Her life might be some inspiration to those dealt lemons in life. She made lemonade of most of her problems and managed to lead a very productive life despite the disease symptoms, treatment and medications.
I am no doctor and don't even play one on TV, but it may be that those years of disease and medication finally caused her body to crash at age 62. If you are concerned, curious or were a college or high school classmate of Jean's, you can read her obituary at my notebook page link below.
Dakota Today Notebook..Obituary Page
My wife is back to work after flying to Phoenix for one of the military memorials and to visit her brother-in-law.. That sad trip was the first time she had been on a plane for 35 years or so.
My wife and I are both very sad that her sister's life was cut short, but living in intensive care with failed or near failed heart, lungs, liver, and kidneys is not a good life either. We can celebrate her productive life and not dwell on her passing.
*** Stay tuned, we will soon be back in high gear despite the frigid weather and family sorrow--- Doug Wiken.


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- n. One who fawns; a sycophant.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
- n. One who fawns; a sycophant.
from The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- n. One who fawns; one who cringes and flatters meanly.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- n. someone who humbles himself as a sign of respect; who behaves as if he had no self-respect
Sorry, no etymologies found.
"Alex, I've fawned over Palin and Althouse, Sir, is no fawner by comparison."
A big crowd in Cedarburg, Wisconsin for McCain and Palin today.
Alex, I've fawned over Palin and Althouse, Sir, is no fawner by comparison.
A big crowd in Cedarburg, Wisconsin for McCain and Palin today.
While poor excommunicated Miss Tox, who, if she were a fawner and toad – eater, was at least an honest and a constant one, and had ever borne a faithful friendship towards her impeacher and had been truly absorbed and swallowed up in devotion to the magnificence of Mr
There is no such fawner on the aristocracy, if he has but a chance of getting any thing out of them, as a _parvenu_ by birth, a liberal in politics, and an Independent by "_religious persuasion_."
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 58, Number 358, August 1845
So we met to do him honor; worshipper and eager fawner begged a tassel of his whiskers, or his autograph in ink; never was there so much sighin 'round a pallid human lion, as he stood his lines explaining, taking out the hitch and kink!
He pictured him as either a bit of a fawner, who would cringe through the year, or a keen-headed business man, who would go through it with a steel-trap mouth, and an eye to every weakness in his fellow-workers.
As such persons were usually cringing and fawning, and looked for a reward, the word came to be used also to denote a fawner or flatterer.
The man's chest and shoulders were magnificent, but the stump of a right arm, beyond the flesh of which the age-whitened bone projected several inches, attested the encounter with a shark that had put an end to his diving days and made him a fawner and an intriguer for small favors.
He was a sneak, a spy, a coward, a demagogue, a parasite, a lickspittle, a fawner upon all from whom he hoped help, a slanderer of all who did not care to endure his society.
Consequently, not being a fool or a fawner, he has come to acknowledge his patronage by virtually saying: ` ` Let me alone.

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- I have owned my M40-A1 pistol for around 6years. This is a well built handgun with a great feel in my hands. I have big gorilla hands by the way. Easy takedown,love the built in trigger lock,and love the trapezoid sites,takes getting used to but hard not to love them once you get aquanted with them. This gun has never Jamed on me once that I can remember no matter what ammo I put threw it. All around great firearm.... Wonder if I get a t-shirt from steyr for being the first review;) keep up the good work steyr.


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Door Mount Dog Door Single Flap
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It is a pleasure to welcome you back for the Easter break with a string of excellent research news.
Another of our PhD students (Oksana Koryak) has successfully defended her PhD thesis and joins the fast growing family of IE "doctors". These "doctors" are being very successful and are getting hired by very good schools. It is a real pleasure to see how the seeds planted few years ago when the doctoral program was started are now producing their founding elements of what can be already called the "IE research school". I take this opportunity to thank again all the people that have contributed to this achievement.
I also want to draw your attention to the editorial board appointments of Paolo Quattrone (Accounting Organization and Society) and Garen Markarian (Issues in Accounting Education). They join an already considerable group of IE professors involved at different levels in editorial duties of highly prestigious journals. The time and effort spent in these tasks is crucial to affirm IE as an established institution within the world research community.
Finally it is with great joy that we celebrate the start of the seminar series jointly organized by IE Business School and the Fundación Ramon Areces. This is the first initiative that takes place within the collaboration agreement recently signed between the two institutions. I am confident that many more will follow.
Marco Trombetta
Vice-decano de Investigación
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Royal Academy of Doctors of Spain
Top IE Publications
Hana Milanov and Remzi Gozubuyuk
Other Publicacions
Félix Cuesta and Manuel Alonso
José Esteves, Angel Díaz and Victor Bohorquez
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232 pages, 100 b/w illustrations
An Introduction to Ocean Turbulence provides an introduction to turbulent motion occurring naturally in the ocean on scales ranging from millimetres to hundreds of kilometres. It describes turbulence in the mixed boundary layers at the sea surface and seabed, turbulent motion in the density-stratified water between, and the energy sources that support and sustain ocean mixing. Little prior knowledge of physical oceanography is assumed. The text is supported by numerous figures, extensive further reading lists, and more than 50 exercises that are graded in difficulty. Detailed solutions to the exercises are available to instructors online. An Introduction to Ocean Turbulence is intended for undergraduate courses in physical oceanography, and all students interested in multidisciplinary aspects of how the ocean works, from the shoreline to the deep abyssal plains. It also forms a useful lead-in to the author's more advanced graduate textbook, The Turbulent Ocean.
"An Introduction to Ocean Turbulence by Steve Thorpe is the first book addressing the needs of instructors teaching introductory courses in ocean mixing. After initial explanations of turbulence fundamentals and techniques for measuring it in the ocean, the emphasis shifts to the processes producing the turbulence and how they in turn are generated and drive dissipation, diapycnal fluxes and dispersion. Copious illustrations from journal articles tie these discussions to current research and give students a clear path to reading current literature. By focusing on the energetics of ocean mixing, the final chapter puts the discussion into a global context. With this book, Professor Thorpe provides an invaluable aide to anyone teaching courses about ocean mixing to advanced undergraduates and graduate students, and I recommend it wholeheartedly."
- Professor Michael Gregg, University of Washington
"Mathematical complexity is avoided [...] Thus, young [...] students are allowed to absorb and understand essential ocean physics and the methods used to observe and measure turbulence in the oceans. Unlike other textbooks focusing on mathematical formulism and turbulence modelling, readership and usage of this introductory book shall be broad in marine science."
- Environmental Earth Sciences
1. Turbulence, heat and waves
2. Measurement of ocean turbulence
3. Turbulence in oceanic boundary layers
4. Turbulence in the ocean pycnocline
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Steve Thorpe was a Senior Scholar at Trinity College, Cambridge, where he studied mathematics and fluid mechanics, his PhD being awarded in 1966. He then spent 20 years at the UK Institute of Oceanographic Science, before being appointed Professor of Oceanography at Southampton University in 1986. He has made laboratory experiments on internal waves and turbulent mixing, and has measured and developed instrumental and analytical methods for studying waves and mixing in lakes, as well as making seagoing studies of turbulence in the boundary layers of the deep ocean and shelf seas. Professor Thorpe was awarded the Walter Munk Award by the US Office of Naval Research and the Oceanography Society for his work on underwater acoustics, the Fridtjof Nansen medal of the European Geophysical Society for his fundamental experimental and theoretical contributions to the study of mixing and internal waves, and the Society's Golden Badge for introducing a scheme to assist young scientists. He became a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1991 and is now an Emeritus Professor at the University of Southampton and an Honorary Professor at the School of Ocean Sciences, Bangor.


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What's better than a free lunch? Free dessert! In honor of the series premier of Top Chef: Just Desserts, Opentable.com is partnering with Bravo TV for a free dessert promotion on Wednesday, September 15th. 83 restaurants are participating in one-way or another. Some pastry chefs are preparing a special dessert for the occasion. You can get red velvet cake at Firefly, vanilla ice cream profiteroles at Mon Ami Gabi, and donut holes with dipping sauce at Darlington House. And many restaurants, like Bistro Cacao, Zola, and Capitol Grille, are
allowing you to choose a dessert off of their regular menu. Personally, I'm grabbing lunch at Againn, and hoping to check out the sticky toffee pudding I've been hearing so much about.
A full list of participating restaurants can be found here. (There are many reservations still remaining).
And don't forget to tune in to Top Chef: Just Desserts at 11pm on September 15th (tomorrow!). DC's own Heather Chittum will be cheftestant.
Note: Restaurants around the country are participating in Free Dessert Day. If you live outside of DC, go to Opentable.com to see which restaurants are participating in your city.


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PressTV/ NATO to chart new military course
SHAFAQNA (Shia International News Association)- NATO foreign ministers have gathered to design a new course forward after a "year of aggression" from Ukraine to the Middle East and the end of its combat mission in Afghanistan.
New NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg and ministers from the 28-nation western alliance met on Tuesday at NATO headquarters in Brussels.
Stoltenberg said prior to the meeting that the participants would discuss how to "drive our alliance forward in a changing world."
According to Stoltenberg, 2014 was "a year of aggression, crisis and conflict."
The NATO chief said he expected four outcomes from the discussions, including an agreement on an interim NATO quick reaction force that would consist mostly of German and Dutch troops and would be operational by early next year.
In addition, the ministers are expected to sign a deal for deploying a support mission in Afghanistan, which would include some 12,500 troops mostly from US.
The other two anticipated outcomes are a deal on expanding forces in Eastern Europe against Russia and more support for Ukraine, which includes the approval of four trust funds for Ukraine to finance the country's military modernization.
Russia has repeatedly condemned NATO's military build-up towards its borders.
Tensions between Russia and the West heightened after Ukraine's Black Sea peninsula of Crimea rejoined the Russian Federation following a referendum in March.
Relations were strained further after Ukraine launched military operations in mid-April to silence pro-Russia protests in the country's mainly Russian-speaking regions in eastern Ukraine.
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My keyboard, mouse and monitor are connected to my Dell XPS 8300 using a KVM switch (USB). Everything works fine until I use sleep mode. The computer will only wake using the power button, and I am unable to use the mouse or keyboard at the lock screen. If I plug a spare mouse directly into the Dell, it works, but then I have to log into the guest account and reboot to get the KVM back online.
I have tried two different KVM switches, first an old Master View CS-104U, the an Iogear GCS632U. Same problem persists with both. In the past, I think this problem only occurred when I manually put the Dell to sleep, but now it happens after auto sleep too.
What can I do?
"What can I do?"
Don't use sleep. Adjust your power settings.
In order to save the planet, XP--and I think later OS's--had a power saving option to shut off power to a USB root hub it determined wasn't in use.
"If you're experiencing mouse lockups or failures, it may be because your computer is automatically turning off the power to a USB Root Hub.
1) Go to your Control Panel > System > Hardware tab > and click on the "Device Manager" button.
2) In the Device Manager window, find the item or items labeled "Universal Serial Bus controllers." Open it, and double-click the first item called "USB Root Hub."
3) In the USB Root Hub Properties dialog, click on the "Power Management" tab.
4) "Allow the computer to turn off this device to save power" is checked by default. Uncheck this box, and click "OK."
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Your Mac hides many features and informational tidbits from you, often in plain sight. Take for example these 20-year-old features The 20-Year-Old Features Hidden In Your Mac The 20-Year-Old Features Hidden In Your Mac Apple has been making computers and software for a long time, but El Capitan is totally modern —right? There's no way it includes any elements from the 90s. Read More that are still around on your Mac.
Surprised? There's more where that came from. Let's explore some other Mac facts and secrets that you might have missed.
How Do You Say OS X?
Have you been referring to your Mac's operating system as OS-Ex? You're not alone, but it's actually pronounced OS-Ten.
The use of X, the Roman numeral for ten, causes the confusion. The Mac has had OS versions 1 through 9, and the current version is the tenth one, with releases numbered 10.9, 10.10, and the latest, El Capitan, numbered 10.11. So if you think about it, OS-Ten makes perfect sense.
You can even ask OS X itself to clear up that confusion for you once and for all. Open the Terminal app, type
say os x, and hit Enter to hear the correct way to say OS X.
What's With the Weird Timestamp on Incomplete Downloads?
Have you ever noticed the Created and Modified timestamps on incomplete downloads on your Mac? Go ahead. Check them out now. They'll read 24 January 1984 — the day Steve Jobs unveiled Apple's first ever Macintosh computer.
There's a Hidden Effect to Minimize Dock Icons
You know that you can choose between the Genie and Scale effects to minimize dock icons (head to System Preferences > Dock to change it). Did you also know that there's a third one that you can switch to? It's called Suck and you'll need to activate it from the terminal.
First, type this piece of code in a terminal window and hit Enter:
defaults write com.apple.dock mineffect -string suck
Next kill the dock:
killall -KILL Dock
You can also open Activity Monitor and force quit the dock, if you want. The dock will restart automatically and the next time you minimize a dock icon, you'll see the Suck effect in action.
While you're trying this tweak, check out a few other terminal commands to customize your dock 10 Hidden Terminal Commands for Customizing the Mac Dock 10 Hidden Terminal Commands for Customizing the Mac Dock From simple tweaks like adding hidden stacks for recent items, to only displaying the currently open applications – there's a lot you can do to customize your Mac's dock. Read More .
A Historical OS X Easter Egg
Open Terminal and type this in:
cat /usr/share/calendar/calendar.history. After you hit Enter, you'll see a long list of historic events corresponding to each day of the year. Educational!
The Original Macintosh Keyboard Was Missing A Few Buttons
I would never ever have managed to guess the answer to that one — arrow keys. That's right. The original Mac keyboard had no arrow keys. The omission was of course intentional. Steve Jobs wanted it so for a couple of reasons:
- To get users comfortable with mouse usage, and
- to force software developers and designers to build applications that were suited to graphical user interfaces rather than command line usage.
Had no idea that you scroll on a MacBook with two fingers…was deadass using the arrow keys…
— Joseph Anderson (@TheMaZaKuR) October 17, 2015
Before Safari, Apple Used A Rival's Browser
You might think that Apple's Safari has been the default web browser on the Mac since forever. But it has been around for only a little more than a decade — 2003, to be precise. Internet Explorer (yes!) for Mac was the default browser found on Apple computers from 1998 to 2003, thanks to a five-year agreement between Apple and Microsoft.
Before Internet Explorer made an appearance, Macs shipped with two other web browsers — Netscape Navigator and Cyberdog.
Need a Psychotherapist? Just Ask OS X
If you want a few laughs, try having a conversation with the virtual psychotherapist on OS X. To start a session, open the Terminal app and follow this sequence of steps:
- Type
emacsand hit Enter
- Press shift+esc and then press x
- Type
doctorand hit Enter
Your virtual psychotherapy session is now live. We promise it'll be amusing, and after some time, frustrating. Here's a sample:
By the way, this feature is not specific to Macs. It works in the GNU Emacs text editor on other platforms as well.
Which Microsoft Product Made Its First Appearance on a Mac?
An early spreadsheet program called Microsoft Multiplan was the first product released on the Mac. It was later replaced by Excel in September 1987 — a full two years before it came to Windows. It looks like Microsoft loved Apple Microsoft Loves Apple – These Mac and iOS Apps Prove it Microsoft Loves Apple – These Mac and iOS Apps Prove it Stuffy, boring, insular. These are three adjectives that have been used to describe the Microsoft of yesteryear. But that Microsoft is gone. They've changed. Radically. Read More even back then.
The First Portable Mac Was Heavy
It weighed a whopping 16 pounds, or 7.2 kilograms. To put things in perspective, that's approximately ten pounds heavier than the 17-inch MacBook Pro, which Apple dropped in 2012. The heaviest portable Mac right now is the MacBook Pro 15-inch (with Ret4ina Display). It weighs about 4.5 pounds (2 kilograms).
The Mac Portable turned out to be a flop product. In the next couple of years, Apple released a far better line of portable Macs — the PowerBook series, which set the stage for the much lighter and relatively cheaper Mac laptops that have since followed.
Cheetah Was the First "OS X Cat"
BTW, this is OS X "Cheetah" because it was so much faster than the public beta before it. pic.twitter.com/yRG8lo2c34
— Eric Hayes (@ehayes) July 9, 2015
Before El Capitan, Yosemite, and Mavericks, OS X releases received code names based on big cats, and Cheetah was the first of those names. It was assigned to version 10.0. After Cheetah came Puma, Jaguar, Panther, Tiger, Leopard, Snow Leopard, Lion, and Mountain Lion, in that order.
Starting with Mavericks, subsequent OS X versions have been named after landmarks in California — the state that houses the Apple headquarters (in the city of Cupertino). Oh, and El Capitan is a rock formation (not a wrestler).
Hunting for More Easter Eggs?
Apple is not the only company to hide humorous or otherwise interesting elements in its products. Check out these other Easter eggs in various operating systems 10 Fun & Surprising Operating System Easter Eggs 10 Fun & Surprising Operating System Easter Eggs Find hidden hilarity and otherwise odd stuff, built right into the operating system you're using. They're hiding in plain site, in software you use every day, and when you find them you'll be delighted –... Read More .
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Do you want watch blu-ray movies on Mac?
Macgo Mac blu-ray player can exactly meet the need.
Uh, I hate to correct you but Microsoft launched Multiplan at the time the Mac shipped in 1984 and was one of the first applications for the Mac.
Cyberdog! I used it as my browser and email app until I upgraded to OSX in 2002! I missed it terribly when I upgraded, but by then, the browser was really long in the tooth, so moved on.
The Mac Portable. What is not so commonly known is that the first PowerBook the PB 100 used most of the internals from the luggable. So, it went from 16 pounds to about 5 pounds.
Oh, and Excel. Microsoft already had a spreadsheet for DOS, it was called MultiPlan, and, IMO, was far inferior. Plus, with Lotus123, it never really stood a chance. Excel was an amazing jump forward, and it was, IIRC, a headline product for the newly released Windows 2.
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Last year was difficult for Microsoft, its customers, and systems administrators who maintain Windows-based enterprises. Thanks to unprecedented digital attacks from worms and viruses such as MSBlaster and SoBig.F, Windows users had more security concerns to worry about in 2003 than ever before. Although Microsoft won't release the next Windows XP update, XP Service Pack 2 (SP2), until mid-2004, the company decided to address some customer demands by releasing an interim bug fix rollup called Update Rollup 1 for Microsoft Windows XP. Here's what you need to know about Update Rollup .
Why Release a Bug Fix Rollup?
In the wake of MSBlaster and SoBig.F, grumbling from Microsoft's enterprise customers finally reached the ears of company executives, who had been preaching a "stay the course" strategy. Although the company refused to reconsider its XP SP2 delivery schedule, it did strike a compromise—a rollup package that comes in two versions: one with all the fixes the company has delivered since it released XP in late 2001 and one for XP SP1, which arrived in late 2002.
Customers have several concerns about updating their XP systems, only some of which Update Rollup 1 satisfies. First, customers complain that Microsoft releases patches too frequently, making it difficult to keep systems up-to-date. Many customers wait for milestone service pack releases so that they can obtain multiple security fixes in one release. But given that XP SP2 won't happen until at least 18 months after SP1, customers have been asking for a way to bulk-install critical security updates. Update Rollup 1 is the company's answer.
Second, consumers who buy XP retail or obtain the OS with a new PC are stuck with a version that's several months old. Consumers report having to install up to 100MB of updates from Windows Update as soon as they turn on their new PC. Update Rollup 1 only partially alleviates this problem (it includes only critical security fixes—it doesn't include the majority of updates Microsoft makes available on Windows Update) and only if Microsoft provides the release to PC makers.
What You Get
Update Rollup 1 includes all 22 critical security fixes that Microsoft has issued since releasing XP in October 2001. Users can install the package in one shot, and enterprises can slipstream the package into an XP installation share to ensure that new system setups are up-to-date, securitywise, the moment they're installed. Microsoft has also issued a smaller version of the rollup package that includes just the updates released since XP SP1. For individuals, an express version of the rollup package will install only those fixes that aren't already installed on the user's system.
Update Rollup 1 didn't receive the same amount of testing that a typical service pack would, which might give some administrators pause. However, all the updates in the rollup have been extensively tested in the real world already, so the rollup is an acceptable risk for all but the most stringently controlled environments. For individuals, and I hope for PC makers, Update Rollup 1 is a no-brainer.


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Scam Alert - prepaid 'Green Dot' MoneyPak cards
By Judith Pannebaker BCC Editor
A new scam involving prepaid Green Dot MoneyPak cards is currently making its way across the country.
For the uninitiated, Green Dot MoneyPak is a prepaid card routinely used by people who do not have bank accounts. The cards can be purchased for $4.95 at retail stores like 7-11, Wal-Mart, CVS/Pharmacy, Rite Aid Pharmacy and KMart. They can be loaded with a maximum of $500 at most retailers or $1,000 if used at Walmart, and then used to shop online or add money to a PayPal account.
In the MoneyPak scam, a con man calls pretending to be a representative from a utility company, an agent from the United States Internal Revenue Service or even a law enforcement officer. The victim is always told he's in default due to some semi-plausible reason, such as being in arrears for a utility service and, to avoid having electricity or water shut off, must pay the bill immediately. Sometimes, a "law enforcement officer" tells the victim he must pay a fine to avoid arrest due to missing jury duty or even to stop deportation proceedings.
As the scam continues, the intended victims are instructed to purchase a Green Dot MoneyPak card or cards, load the requested amount of money owed onto the card and provide the scammer with number on the back of the card. At that point, the swindlers will immediately transfer the funds to another card.
Green Dot MoneyPak cards serve legitimate purposes, including being used in lieu of having a bank account. Since the cards can only be bought with cash, consumers do not have to disclose their personal or financial information to a retail cashier or to make a payment.
For this reason, con men find it easier to simply transfer the funds from the cards rather than asking their victims to wire money to them.
According to the website www.moneypak.com, anyone who asks for a person's MoneyPak number or for information from the receipt, is probably attempting to perpetrate a scam.
The website advises purchasers not to give their MoneyPak number to pay for something bought through the classifieds or to collect a prize or sweepstakes. The website also recommends that purchaser not give away receipt information to another party either.
If MoneyPak numbers or information about the purchase transaction is given to a criminal, Green Dot will not refund the lost money. The website states: "Your MoneyPak is not a bank account. The funds are not insured against loss."
Always remember that anyone with the number on a Green Dot MoneyPak card has access to the funds on the card. So, everyone is advised never to let a caller - aka scammer - talk you into buying a Green Dot MoneyPak card for any reason.
Other important tips include:
• Never paying a bill with a Green Dot MoneyPak Card over the phone.
• Never giving out personal or financial information to unsolicited emails or calls.
• Never wiring money, provide debit or credit card numbers or Green Dot MoneyPak card numbers to anyone you do not know.
Remember, scammers are the only people who will contact you and demand immediate payment via a Green Dot MoneyPak. Always be on alert to avoid becoming the scammer's next victim.
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Mission Hills China
Golf in China is a growing industry, with numerous golf courses being established, especially in the province of Hainan. There are around 358,000 core players (Aged over 18 and play more than 8 rounds a year) among Chinese population, with a growth rate of 7.5%.That figure is projected to grow to about 20 million by 2020.For the general public, golf is considered to be prohibitively expensive. However, it is seen as the top recreational sport for businesspeople and officials.Despite a ban that limits the number of golf courses in China due to environmental impact concerns, the number has more than tripled since 2004. At that time, only 170 courses existed. By 2009 there were almost 600.Around 2008, growth rate of the golf industry is 25 to 30 percent per year.In 2011, the rate is moderated by a much larger base, decreased to 7.5%(45 New courses).
The sport attracts both foreign investment and overseas golfers, who come from such countries as South Korea, Australia, and Japan for the relatively inexpensive fees. China holds such tournaments as the WGC-HSBC Champions in Shanghai, TCL Classic on Hainan Island, the Volvo China Open and the BMW Asia Open.
Among the country's most successful golfers are Zhang LianWei and Liang Wen-Chong. At the 2007 National People's Congress, acknowledging that the construction of new golf courses is not only a waste of public money, but also an illegal use of space, Premier Wen Jiabao said to the Congress that contracts in building new golf courses should be highly discouraged. The government currently imposes a 24 percent tax on golf clubs.
Shadow Dunes Course
Bringing sand to the city, this course offers a unique environment of towering sand dunes and native vegetation found along the vast beaches of ..
The Preserve Course
With a strong emphasis on beautiful landscaping based upon a backbone of dense palm plantings, this user-friendly course plays off a more modern ..
The Double Pin Course
This collection of 18 par 3 holes incorporates a unique and distinct feature; two pins at each green. Greens are designed to offer two options; one ..
Stone Quarry Course
As a tribute to the many fine courses of Pete Dye, mentor to the Schmidt-Curley team, this course showcases all the wild-ride features associated ..
The Meadow Links Course
Meadow Links Based upon the traditional US Open courses of the eastern United States, this layout features lay-of-the land sensibilities and somewhat ..
The Lava Fields Course
While similar in many respects to the Tournament Course with its irregular lines of turf and wild bunkering, Lava Fields presents far less tree ..
The Stepping Stone Course
The first short par three course is a true pitch and putt course but with dramatic islands of turf surrounded by lava rock and large sand expanses. ..
The Vintage Course
The Vintage is patterned after the classic courses built at the turn of the century. On one hand, there is a distinct natural feel to the layout with ..
The Sandbelt Trails Course
Sandbelt Trails is patterned after the exceptionally strong courses of the Australian Sandbelt. Courses such as Royal Melbourne, Kingston Heath, and ..


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The Verizon Galaxy Nexus went on sale last week, and since the launch a number of users of the device have reported signal problems on Verizon's LTE network.
Now it would appear that Verizon has acknowledged the issue, and are working on a software update which is expected to fix the problems on the Verizon Galaxy Nexus.
The signal strength issue is currently being investigated. We don't have an ETA, but a software update is being developed.
There are no details as yet on when the software update will be released, as soon as we get some more details we will let you guys know. Have a look at our Samsung Galaxy Nexus Review to see what we thought of Google and Samsung's first Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich smartphone.
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There is general agreement that the "polestar" case of Penn Central Transp. Co. v. City of New York is a mess. It's not just our view (see Gideon Kanner, Making Laws and Sausages: A Quarter Century Retrospective on Penn Central Transportation Co. v. City of New York, 13 Wm. & Mary 679 (2005)), but that of others who hold competing substantive views; "[A] 'totality of the circumstances' analysis masks intellectual bankruptcy." Thomas Merrill, "The Economics of Public Use," 72 Cornell L.Rev. 61, 92 (1986); "Sometimes the Penn Central analysis has been described as a 'balancing test,' but this seems nonsensical because the Penn Central factors are completely incommensurate." John Echeverria, 23 UCLA Jour. Env. L. & Pol'y. 171, 208.
After all, what can you say about a case that lacks a holding because in it SCOTUS confessed that it has been "simply unable" to state the elements of an inverse condemnation action, and all it can offer is three ad hoc "factors" whose consideration may — or then again, may not — yield a precedentially usable decision. Why this field of law, and this field alone, should so baffle the intellectually mighty U.S. Supreme Court (and its elite clerks) has never been explained — not really. As Judge James L. Oakes aptly put it, the Penn Central decision "permits purely subjective results, with the conflicting precedents simply available as makeweights that may fit pre-existing value judgments"); it merely allows judges to reach whatever results they choose, with Penn Central providing a convenient makeweight. (56 Wash. L.Rev. 583 (1981).
Nonetheless SCOTUS has decreed that the incomprehensible doctrinal mish-mash that is Penn Central is to be regarded as the "polestar" of the pertinent law. That would be bad enough, but now we get a further complication. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit has just complicated this wretched intellectual mess some more in The Maine Education Association Benefits Trust v. Cioppa, 695 F.3d 145 (1st Cir, 2012). You might think that considering Penn Central's vague "three factor test" without an indication of what weight to assign to each "factor," would be bad enough, wouldn't you? Nope. In the First Circuit those "factors" aren't even real factors to be considered. Quoth their Lordships:
"[T]he context-sensitive 'Penn Central' factors operate not as a 'checklist of items that can be ticked off as fulfilled or unfulfilled,' but rather as 'lenses through which a court can view and process the facts of a given case."
"Lenses"? What the hell does that mean? Will we now need to become legal opticians to discern how the courts should rule in these cases?
Once upon a time it was said that even a bad rule of law is better than a legal regime in which there is no rule at all. It appears that we have arrived at that point. Professor Paul M. Bator hit the bull's eye back in 1990 when he presciently observed in his critique of the Supreme Court's performance:
"[A]ll too often, when when the Supreme Court decides a case, instability and uncertainty and confusion are not alleviated, but, rather, reinforced." Paul M. Bator, What Is Wrong With the Supreme Court? 51 U. Pitt. L.Rev. 673 91990).


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Beekeeping Takes off at O'Hare
Last year we wrote about beekeeping programs at Düsseldorf International Airport and seven other airports in Germany, where bees have helped monitor local air quality since 1999. Chicago's O'Hare International Airport is now the first US airport to have an apiary, with 1.5 million bees that call the airport home. In May, the Chicago Department of Aviation partnered with a community group to start a 2,400 square foot apiary on-site, now with 23 beehives that are expected to yield 575 pounds of honey this year.
Sweet Beginnings, the group that is managing the project, trains felons in the art of beekeeping and the process of making honey, candles, and lotions, which are sold under the brand Beeline. Shops at O'Hare's will start selling the hyper-local honey products soon. "It is the perfect example of a green business operating and growing in Chicago, while also providing opportunities to those who need a second chance," said former Chicago mayor Richard M. Daley.
Related LTT posts on bees.
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text: An endowment given by the Emma G. Musselman Foundation in 1977 supports an annual workshop or presentation by guest artists and scholars. For example, in 2009, Miles Hoffmann - violist, NPR music commentator and founder of the American Chamber Players - came to campus for events surrounding the bicentennial celebration of Abraham Lincoln's birth. In March 2012, we welcomed Walter Everett, Gettysburg alumnus and Professor of Theory at the Universty of Michigan. He spoke about his books, The Foundation of Rock and The Beatles as Musicians.


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I loved seeing Thom Filicia's lake house in upstate New York featured in House Beautiful last month.
The rope "banister" adds such character to the entry.
Every space is full of details and surprises, like the fun decision to hang a picture on a door in the room below.
I love interesting door, black doors always look great!
Filicia makes a statement with repeated design elements, like this diamond "window".
What a great choice of wallpaper for such a small space.
The exposed logs in this living area truly bring the outdoors in.
The perfect vacation home for a winter getaway – don't you think?
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Took 3 people for my Son's B'day this past Friday
By wmw322 on 7/30/2012
Not one to suffer sticker shock, but I surely did when I was presented with the $878.78 (b4 tip) bill for 4 persons. Okay, we did have drinks & the tasting menu, but common, does excessive ring a bell? The food was just okay. I was not wowed by the presentation & sadly the flavors escaped me on the whole. Honestly, my man walked out feeling hungry, & well, you know that's never a good thing. They were very attentive & sensitive to one of my guests who had been to this location a few weeks back & were certain she had a different tasting menu experience, VERY, VERY NICE INDEED! I have visited this restaurant a few times before & truly enjoyed the vibe & food, not so much on this visit. I've never been impressed with the "who's my actual server" style of table service. I don't care for the bar being downstairs. There was no crowd at all & Mori was not in house. I missed that atmosphere a lot. Front desk reception was ice cold upon entry as was their total lack of acknowledging us as we left. When I spend money with you, it's nice to be bid a good evening, doncha think? I mean if you're gonna be in the hospitality biz & @ the front desk, don't look at your feet as if we are not right in front of you!For G*dsake be hospitable. Is that too much to ask? Going forward, based on this experience, NO MORE TASTING MENUS! Sorry to say, The food was not worth the price of admission.
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Disappointed, ripped off
By irenelo on 8/3/2011
I come here for good food - so let's not focus on the service and decor for now. We ordered the $120 omakase dinner for both of us. There were 5 appetizer courses and 1 main course, 1 dessert course. The sushi appetizer was disappointed - 6 types of sushi, none is outstanding, and ika was not fresh (chewy). Oyster fois was excellent thou. Main course - surf & turf, beef was overseasoned. Sweet potato fries was soggy. Lobster was ok, but doesnt match w/ the lemon foam. Dessert - tofu cheesecake with shortbread and red bean pastry puff on side - I think I can make a better one than that. Overall - this is a good meal, but good is not good enough for Morimoto and the price of $120. I have a "ripped off" feeling walking out the restaurant after dinner... I saw the tables around me ordering from the a la carte menu and those looks better - maybe i'll try the a la carte menu next time.
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maybe not traditional but an amazing experience to a jaded Manhattanite
By maximilianmaurice on 4/21/2011
but an amazing dinner experience to a jaded Manhattanite
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Great Experience
By norikogirl on 6/22/2010
I was in town visiting and a friend, who lives across the street from Morimoto, she recommended we eat sushi for dinner. We are from Japan so, if anyone knows good fish, it's us. We were quite pleased with this restaurant. The atmosphere was chic however the service could have been more warm but we think this is part of the whole "manhattan" vibe trying to be cold but cool. This was a good experience, if you are from a state or country that does not have access to fresh fish, you will like this place.
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Sushi with a side of Milan
By Vittoria on 12/30/2009
After strolling through Chelsea Market, my sister and I were craving sushi and decided to head over to the infamous Morimoto's for lunch. Upon arriving we stared in awe at the decor from outside, and after stepping through the glass doors were immediately seated by the hostess. I had heard that the service at Morimoto's was awful. However, much to my surprise our waiter Milan, a dashing Frenchman, was charming, funny, and very knowledgeable about the menu items. We ordered mixed green salads and a $35 platter of the chef's choice of 10 pieces of sushi and 6 pieces of sashimi. All was very fresh and delicious. On another note, the bathroom was extraordinary. Very futuristic and modern, particularly the part my sister dubbed the "turbo toilet."
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By truurbanite on 6/1/2009
On a long weekend trip to NY with the wife our last dining stop was Morimoto. Undoubtedly the food was very fresh but we both found the food and service to be underwhelming overall. Nothing was awful about the food as much as it was just mundane. After experiencing sushi at places like SEI in Washington, DC one tends to look for sushi to go beyond the typical format and deliver something a little more creative. While my wifeÂs sea bass was light and tender it was bland more than anything. If youÂre looking for an earth shattering dining experience this isnÂt your place. Conversely, if your palate has limited exposure youÂll probably be wooed. The most stimulating part of our dining experience was the décor. Go for drinks if anything...........
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Awesome every time
By hoopster on 3/6/2009
I have been to Morimoto three times and the food has been awesome every time. Service is great, attentive but not rushed, and atmosphere very cheerful. We went there for dinner on a New Year's Eve and Mr. Morimoto was there himself with an apron on! Many restaurants of this price range serve miniscule portions. Not here.
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Domo arigato, Mr. Morimoto!
By EurasianMinx on 3/5/2009
Don't be fooled by the unassuming exterior - Morimoto is beyond amazing! The food is stellar (best sushi I've had in a long time; the kappa rolls had the perfect amount of wasabi INSIDE them) - my guest had a near-orgasm when he tasted the 10-hour pork kakuni. The setting was very innovative and delightful, the service was warm and attentive, and we had a very nice view of the (open) kitchen from where we were seated. I would definitely recommend Morimoto and definitely plan on returning.
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Was Not Impressed
By goldfish827 on 3/4/2009
I went to Morimoto's with my boyfriend for my birthday and I was not impressed. The downstairs bar was wonderful and I could have ate dinner there. Our table was squashed next to a wall and our waiter rushed our order. We had barely began one course when the next came out. He seemed annoyed by us being there and taking up his time. Unless you are a celebrity, do not expect high quality service! For the amount of money that we paid, I expected so much more.
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I don't understand...
By CynicalSunshine5 on 2/27/2009
why they have tables next to a drafty fire exit. For such a nice place, it's shocking that they would seat anyone in this dingy section where, on one of the coldest nights of the year, we had to request for our coats back because we were freezing. Security kept moving in and out of the door. We all ordered soup, for obvious reasons, and found the food to be mediocre. If we do go back, we'll stick with the lounge and small plates, as sushi seems to be something they can manage to do very well.
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I am creating a custom address component. After calling a dynamic data service from a validation script, I would like to notify the form that it is invalid, even if the individual fields were previously validated.
Will the form understand if I return a rejected promise from the validation rule?
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Remodeling of ECM patch into functional myocardium in an ovine model: A pilot study
Scully, Brandi B.
Fan, Chris
Grigoryan, Bagrat
Jacot, Jeffrey G.
Vick, G. Wesley III
Kim, Jeffrey J.
Fraser, Charles D.
Grande-Allen, K. Jane
Morales, David L.S.
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Background: Previous studies have demonstrated that surgical patches comprised of small intestinal submucosa-derived extracellular matrix (ECM) have biological remodeling potential. This pilot study investigated histological, mechanical, and bioelectrical properties of an ECM patch implanted in the ovine right-ventricular outflow tract (RVOT). Materials and Methods: ECM patches (2 × 2 cm2) were implanted in four Western Range sheep (wether males, 37–49 kg, age <1 year) and explanted at 5 months (n = 2) and 8 months (n = 2). In vivo analysis included epicardial echocardiography and contact electrical mapping. Optical mapping was used to map electrical activity of two hearts on a Langendorff preparation. Mechanical testing quantified stiffness. Histological stains characterized structure, neovascularization, and calcification; immunohistochemistry (IHC) assessed cell phenotype. Results: In vivo analysis showed that ECM patch tissue was contractile by M-mode and two-dimensional echocardiographic evaluation. In vivo electrical mapping, and optical mapping confirmed that ECM conducted an organized electrical signal. Mechanical testing of native and ECM patched RVOT tissue showed an elastic modulus of the implanted patch comparable to native tissue stiffness. Conclusions: At 5 and 8 months, the ECM had undergone extracellular matrix remodeling and neovascularization without calcification. The ECM was populated with locally aligned muscle cells positive for sarcomeric alpha-actinin, CD45, and troponin I and T. In sheep, the ECM patch appears to have the potential of remodeling to resemble native, functional ventricular tissue as evidenced by histological, mechanical, and electrical properties.
myocardium; remodeling; angiogenesis/neovascularization; animal model; cardiovascular
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The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) released their quarterly data on property exposures from Australian authorised deposit-taking institutions (ADIs) earlier this week and you can read a lot more about the results at the CoreLogic RP Data Research Blog.
The highlights from the data release were:
- 65.7% of outstanding mortgages were to owner occupiers with the remaining 34.3% to investors.
- Record high 28.6% of all outstanding mortgages were interest-only with 43% of loans approved over the final quarter of 2014 interest-only.
- Average outstanding mortgage size is $241,400 with loans with an offset facility ($285,900) and interest-only mortgages ($311,300) having a much larger outstanding balance than other mortgage types.
- In the December 2014 quarter, there was 7.9% more borrowed by owner occupiers compared to the same period in 2013 and 15.9% more borrowed by investors.
- 11.4% of mortgages written in the December 2014 quarter had an LVR of more than 90%, the lowest proportion of total lending to this cohort since the March 2011 quarter.
The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) released data on construction work done for the December 2014 quarter this week
The data showed that over the December quarter, total work fell by -0.2% over the quarter with engineering construction down -0.6% and non-residential building down -2.9% while residential building rose 2.5%.
Year-on-year, engineering construction is -12.3% lower, non-residential building is down -2.6% while residential building is 12.7% higher.
It is important to note that over the quarter, engineering accounted for 55.4% of all construction work done compared to residential building which was 27.6% and non-residential building which was 17.1%.
Given this, the rise in residential construction is currently not enough to offset the fall in engineering construction nor is it likely to be able to completely fill that void left by the downturn in mining related investment.
CoreLogic RP Data recorded 2,063 auction results over the previous week accounting for 87% of all auctions held across the capital cities.
Auction volumes remain lower than they were at the same time last year, when 2,905 auctions were held over the week.
The final auction clearance rate over the past week was recorded at 77.3%, compared to 74.0% the previous week and 76.2% at the same time last year.
Last week's clearance rate is the strongest recorded across the capital city market since mid-2009.
The strong clearance rate was reflected in Australia's two largest auction markets with Melbourne recording a clearance rate of 75.8% across 975 auction results, up from 70.9% the previous week and 73.5% at the same time last year.
In Sydney, 86.2% of auctions recorded a successful result, up from 83.3% the previous week and higher than the 84.2% recorded at the same time last year.
There were 921 Sydney properties auctioned last week with 802 results captured.
Number of homes for sale
Note that sales listings are based on a rolling 28 day count of unique properties that have been advertised for sale.
The number of homes being advertised for sale has continued to move higher, however national listing numbers are -2.5% lower than a year ago and capital city listings are -4.1% lower than the same time last year.
Over the past four weeks there have been 45,681 newly advertised properties added to the market which is -2.8% fewer than at the same time one year ago.
A similar trend can be seen across the capital cities where 28,447 new listings hit the market over the past four weeks which is -1.7% lower than at the same time last year.
Brisbane (+0.1%), Perth (+3.1%) and Darwin (+11.7%) are the only capital cities where new listings are higher now than they were a year ago.
Meanwhile, only Perth (+10.4%) and Darwin (+31.6%) have more total stock for sale now than they did a year ago.
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About the Team
Johan & Louise Keller
Johan Keller is the manager and co-owner of Highgate. He is one of two Keller brothers who, with Viljee, have been ostrich farmers in the Klein Karoo for four generations. Johan's beautiful wife, Louise, a skilled and accomplished hostess, with a passion for cooking traditional south african cuisine, operates the couple's De Denne Country Guest House.
Viljee & Hanlie Keller
From its humble beginnings, Viljee and his dynamic wife Hanlie, have established Mooiplaas Guest House as a preferred 4- star accommodation venue in Oudtshoorn. Not only are they co-owners of Highgate, the Keller Brother's farming enterprise are considered to be one of the ten largest Ostrich farms in the world.
Nellie's extensive knowledge, experience and love for good food is reflected in the mouth watering meals from our open air restaurant. The Pepper Tree restaurant is well managed by her, exhibiting a homely yet sophisticated atmosphere where our guests can enjoy their meals in a tranquil setting. Fine wine and fine food with love from The Pepper Tree team.
Our newly appointed accountant for the Keller Group with great accounting and audit knowledge.


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State v Helen, arose out of North Carolina. The facts, on the surface, were about as favorable as it gets for the prosecutor.
The accused had a tail light out. [If I had a dime for every defendant I represented who was pulled over for a tail light...] The officer stopped the motorist; the stop led to a search of his vehicle and, eventually, a drug conviction.
Here is the problem that arose on appeal: in North Carolina, there is a little known wrinkle in their motor vehicle code which provides that, so long as a motorist's other tail light is functioning, having one light out is not a violation.
This case went all the way to the North Carolina Supreme Court. Now, if I was sitting on that High Court, my vote would be to reverse the conviction. If the officer lacked probable cause to conduct a traffic stop, then basic Fourth Amendment constitutional law provides that the evidence seized in an illegal stop and search is excluded as the proverbial "fruit of the poisonous tree".
A constitutional "no-brainer", right? Guess again. The divided High Court essentially created a new traffic law by holding that, so long as the officer held a reasonable belief that a law had been broken, the search was legal.
But citizens, take note that this "reasonably-held-belief" standard does not work both ways. If you, the motorist, reasonably believe that you are obeying the traffic laws, [say you are texting in a municipality where you believe no distraction ordinance has been adopted], but in fact, you are violating a provision of the traffic code, then your ignorance of this law is no defense and you can get a ticket.
The "take away" from this case from North Carolina is that ignorance of the law is ok if you are a peace officer, but not if you are an ordinary citizen.
This lawblog seeks to impart matters of interest to those whose paths intersect with the criminal law and its process. Our goal is to inform our clients and prospective clients about matters in this always evolving area of the law.
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His first day on the "Hunger Games" set, Liam Hemsworth felt the nightmarish vibe. "It was quite horrific to think about," says the 22-year-old Australian actor. Shooting the scene known as the Reaping — the selection of two teenagers for a televised fight to the death called the Hunger Games — he couldn't help putting himself in the shoes of his character, Gale.
"It was very realistic," Hemsworth says. "We're in this warehouse district, in the middle of nowhere. Everyone's in similar gray clothing. It felt like a prison camp. I looked at these 400 young adults and children, and I thought: What if you were one of these kids? What if your best friend or sister or brother was chosen?"
This will be familiar psychological territory to any of the 30 million people who've read the "Hunger Games" saga, Suzanne Collins' dystopian young-adult trilogy about a young girl who's selected as one of the 24 participants in the bloody games — and who unexpectedly becomes a revolutionary icon. Part action thriller and part ominous social commentary, it's a bleak portrait of a post-apocalyptic United States ruled by an obscenely wealthy minority, a world where life-and-death reality television — featuring fresh-faced teenagers impaling one another with spears and crossbows — has become the main distraction for an oppressed and hopeless population.
Series readers have been breathlessly waiting to see it realized on-screen since the first book's release in 2008 (sequels came out in 2009 and 2010). Fans have scrutinized every scrap of news about the making of the film — particularly the contentious casting of the lead role, Katniss Everdeen, which eventually went to 21-year-old Jennifer Lawrence ("Winter's Bone").
Made on a sweeping scale (reportedly for $75 million) and featuring a star-studded cast — Woody Harrelson, Elizabeth Banks, Donald Sutherland — the movie's set to be box-office gold, and has in fact already broken the record for advance first-day ticket sales. But can it possibly surpass the "Games" of fans' imaginations?
Producer Nina Jacobson ("One Day") counts herself among the rabid readers. "The first book was such a page-turner, I couldn't stop thinking about it," Jacobson recalls. "I felt there were so many ways the adaptation could go wrong. I didn't want anybody to mess it up."
She bought the rights to the first book in 2009, and began searching for others in the film industry who'd really get Collins' world view. Director Gary Ross ("Seabiscuit," "Pleasantville") did.
"One of the brilliant things Suzanne did," says Ross, "is understand how spectacle can be used as an instrument of political manipulation." He envisioned the film as a visual feast befitting Collins' sharply realized world, but also rife with metaphors and allusions to the real world, both past and present.
"It's not like one has to study hard to find these things," says Ross. "We can all extrapolate and imagine this future, in which society devolves to that."
In Collins' vision, centuries in the future following a global catastrophe, North America is now the country of Panem, divided into 12 districts whose iron-fisted government is based in an aristocratic city known as the Capitol. The annual Hunger Games require each district to select one boy and one girl as "tributes," to fight to the death in a splashy, televised event set in a giant arena — a punishment designed to remind the populace of the consequences of an earlier failed uprising.
Katniss, the heroine, is a 16-year-old girl from a poor coal-mining district. A skilled hunter, she becomes a leading contender in the arena even as she tries not to play into the Capitol's sensationalistic game plan.
"Jennifer [Lawrence] really understood from the beginning that this character isn't born to be a badass," says Ross. "She just wants to survive. She's looking out for her family. She becomes a revolutionary unwittingly because she's just trying to take care of her own."
Sutherland, who plays Panem's villainous President Snow, saw the potential for huge cultural impact in the Spartacus-like character of Katniss and in Collins' story overall.
"I read the script," he says, "and I said to my wife, 'I have just read the most important script for a film since I can't remember when.' It was as if I had just come out of a screening of 'The Battle of Algiers.' It seemed to me that it had the possibility of changing things."
And Lenny Kravitz, who plays Katniss' stylist in the Capitol, says he quickly realized that the film was a bigger deal than the young-adult lark he'd signed on for. "When I showed up and Gary started talking to me about all his references, about his techniques, the costumes, the lens choices — everything! — I was like, 'Ooh, this is going to be different than I thought. Really interesting.' "
The movie was shot in several expansive locations across North Carolina: A former Philip Morris plant in Concord was turned into the Capitol, and three forests became the setting for the initial scenes of Katniss and Gale hunting in District 12, and for the Hunger Games arena, which in the book is a giant, simulated wooded environment with a sky that can become a broadcast screen.
"We'd put on our hiking boots and our safari clothes and go work in the woods every day," Ross says. "It has an intangible effect on you, working there."
Lawrence agrees: "It's helpful to really be dealing with the elements, not pretending like you're dealing with the elements."
The most challenging element was heat. "Katniss has always got her jacket on," Lawrence says. "And she's never walking! The cornucopia scene, that day was over 105 degrees. I had to sprint across a field with long grass like 20 times. I hated Gary that day. I was like, can I do it with no pants on?"
But heat — and the resulting sweatiness of the actors — is an asset when you're depicting a sunny field full of petrified teenagers murdering one another. The cornucopia scene Lawrence references is the very start of the Hunger Games, a mad dash for weapons that sees the deaths of several tributes right off the bat.
"I was concerned they would water that scene down," says Lawrence, "because we knew we had to get to a PG-13 rating. But this violence is so important. Because it's the violence and the brutality that starts this uprising. It has to make you angry."
Ross opted to shoot the scene from Katniss' point of view, a shaky montage of horrific images glimpsed as she tries to get away. "She doesn't have time to pause, or gawk," says Ross.
"It makes it a lot more realistic," Lawrence says. "Violence in real life is quick. You get shot with an arrow, you're dead. There was no room for that gratuitous kind of blood gurgling out of the throat."
Lawrence, who spent eight weeks prior to the shoot training, studied combat, agility, climbing, running and yoga. "Katniss is very catlike and agile," she says. "Yoga helped with that."
Josh Hutcherson, who plays Katniss' fellow District 12 tribute (and initially secret admirer) Peeta Mellark, says having an almost soldier-like rapport with Lawrence helped make the physically challenging shoot easier. "We're just very, like, brutally honest with each other," he says. "Things like, 'Wow, you smell like s – – t right now.' "
Meanwhile, the movie adds a dimension: It gives the audience a look at the outside world watching the events, as well as the master control room where white-suited staffers devise new ways to get tributes to kill one another (or die trying).
"From the beginning, what Suzanne thought was great about a movie was that we'll be able to show things that she couldn't," says Jacobsen. "Things that Katniss can't possibly know."
Wes Bentley, who plays Seneca Crane, the "gamemaker," saw his role expanded from its passing mention in the book.
"My mind went directly to reality TV producers, and where we are with entertainment nowadays," he says. "What creeps me out about it is, the goal is just to pierce the viewer's brain and get a result. Just to have the most extreme thing happen and not care about the consequences of it. And that's what he does with Katniss — OK, let's take this girl, she's on fire. Let's use her."
Bentley's character is the link between the games and the world of the Capitol, where couture-clad viewers watch the carnage on giant screens while stuffing their faces with ornate culinary concoctions and aquamarine-hued cocktails.
"It's the one percent, not the 99 percent, right?" says Ross. "So obviously there's a kind of indulgence, a decadence. It's a sick carnival. But I wanted it to always feel real, to always feel like a threat. This is where excess goes unchecked."
Jacobson sees the large-scale Capitol scenes, simultaneously Roman-retro and futuristic, as proof of excellent synergy between departments. "It's a very successful collaboration of production design, costume, hair and makeup all working together," she says. "You can see how all those colors and the visual palette of it is very orchestrated. It can't feel like Disneyland — it has to feel terrifying. But for these kids coming from District 12, it has to blow their minds."
The embodiment of Capitol excess is Elizabeth Banks' peacock-like Effie Trinket, who selects District 12 tributes, and escorts Katniss and Peeta to the Capitol for the games. "When I shot Effie for the first time, I imagined Joel Grey in 'Cabaret,' " Ross says. "There's a horror to her. It's not just entertainment."
"Gary was like, 'I'm going to get up close to your face with the camera. I want to see cracks in the veneer,' " says Banks, who conferred with Ross about her character's look. "We talked a lot about not being able to tell how old she is. Looking 30 one minute and 110 the next. Because you imagine in the Capitol they have all these crazy ways of messing with their appearance."
Effie's hair, a cotton-candy-like wig that changes color in nearly every scene, had a historical precedent: "Marie Antoinette sits around and says, 'Let them eat cake,' " Banks says. "And the 99 percent around her are all starving. And she's oblivious in her little bubble. That's why she has Marie Antoinette's hair."
Kravitz, whose character, Cinna, is the most understated of the Capitol team, says he could have gone in the opposite direction: "When you start thinking futuristic costumes, the first thing in my head was Chris Tucker in 'The Fifth Element.' Am I going to be sashaying around with crazy hair?" Ultimately, his character — who is sympathetic to Katniss — only shows a touch of flamboyance in his gold eyeliner.
The rocker says he found depressing relevance in the story. "We may not be killing ourselves on television yet, but in a lot of cases we're killing our dignity and our class," he says. "It's so f – – ked up."
Sutherland, claiming eldest cast member status at 76, says he's eager to see what the film might do for its younger viewers. "Katniss Everdeen could motivate young people, who have been pretty dormant," he says. "It was my hope that this would make them stand up and take some kind of action."


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Aragones Dips Groo into Conan's Cimmeria
Since being teased at WonderCon in 2007, legions of Groo the Wanderer fans have been anxiously awaiting his sure-to-be-epic crossover from Dark Horse Comics with Conan the Barbarian. While a sneak preview was posted on artist Thomas Yeates' website a few months back, Groo creator Sergio Aragones, the man behind the character himself, told the assembled at Emerald City Comicon in March that the first two issues have been completed and the four-issue series will likely launch at this summer's Comic-Con International in San Diego.
Speaking in depth about the series for the first-time, Aragones has shared exclusive story details with Comic Book Resources, discussing the process of collaborating with Yeates on art while revealing news about what's next for the Wanderer who loves cheese dip in a 12-issue maxi-series from Dark Horse Comics called, "Friends & Foes," which will celebrate the upcoming thirtieth anniversary of Groo the Wanderer's first appearance in "Destroyer Duck" #1. "Friends & Foes" will focus on the many supporting characters introduced by Aragones, co-writer Mark Evanier, letterer Stan Sakai and colorist Tom Luth over the last three decades, including Chakaal, The Sage, Taranto and more.
In "Sergio Aragones' Groo vs. Conan," the two brutish barbarians face off after Aragones — himself a character in the tale — is hit in the head while trying to stop the destruction of a comic book store. On the printed page, Aragones teams up with Yeates as the two artists draw their respective characters with Aragones providing final details to ensure the linework (and worlds) blend seamlessly into one shared universe.
Aragones also discussed the long-rumored Groo movie, his work on the "MAD" TV series and a new, upcoming comic book series from Bongo called "Sergio Aragones' Funnies."
CBR News: Even when you're not working on a Groo project, is the Wanderer always there with you?
Sergio Aragones: Yes. It's one of those jobs that you work 24 hours a day at it. Not only am I thinking of Groo, I'm thinking about "MAD," I'm thinking jokes, so the day is divided into two parts. The thinking, and the drawing. So, yes, always. [Laughs]
Groo is part of my life. I'm always trying to think of ideas for new stories. Also, the normal mind of a cartoonist is sitting there and thinking up jokes, whether it's for Groo or "MAD" or the new comic that I have coming from Bongo called "Sergio Aragones' Funnies." It's always thinking, thinking, thinking, but yes, Groo is always there.
In this latest adventure, Groo faces off against arguably the greatest and most famous barbarian of them all: Conan the Cimmerian. How did this project come about?
The idea came from [Dark Horse President] Mike Richardson. He has the license to do Conan and we publish "Groo" with them. He said, "We'd love a crossover," which was not exactly what I would like to do because I've never been very keen of crossovers. I love the characters, each one, to belong to their own world. Mark [Evanier] and I have done the comics, "Sergio Aragones Destroys DC," "Sergio Aragones Massacres Marvel" and "Sergio Aragones Stomps Star Wars" because we included ourselves in the comic. That doesn't the break the continuity of the individual universes.
But we said, "They both are barbarians, so let us think about it." Once we had a good, good story, we said, "OK." We found a bridge and it became a very funny story.
When I think of Conan the Barbarian, I don't think of funny books. Do we get to see a lighter side of Conan in this story?
Not really. He's still Conan! [Laughs]
Because of something that happens to me inside the comic while I'm trying to defend a comic book shop that is going to be torn down, I get beat up on the head and, of course, I start fantasizing about the whole thing and that's funny. I think that I'm Conan. But then I go into the fantasy and the real Conan is there, drawn by Thomas Yeates. Thomas is an excellent artist who draws Zorro and does an enormous amount of wonderful work. He draws a very serious Conan.
The people of Groo's world are trying to hire the real Conan to defend them against Groo. So we have this mix of styles, which in the beginning, I thought was going to be a little strange, but it just works wonderfully. I was so surprised to see both drawings together. "My God, it works."
How does it work, physically crafting the pages?
Well, first we come with a plot. Then Mark writes the story based on plot that we have worked on together. Then what I do is I pencil, very light, the whole story, the dialogue gets added and then the parts that Conan are going to be in, those pages are sent to Tom and he inks Conan in it. Then I start the Groo part and try to match the drawings together. There are little lines that have to be retouched so it looks like the characters are in the same place. It goes back and forth. Back and forth.
When did this process begin?
Oh my… from conception, it's been more than five years. But once the concept and story was solved, I was able to start working on a page a day. We have the covers done, and because the lettering is going to be done with computers, each font belongs to each of the characters, so it's a great amount of work that has to be done. I am working right now on the third issue. Very soon, I'm bringing it to Mark for him to start adding the dialogue.
What else can you tell us about the story?
It's going to be more along the line, as I said before, of "Sergio Aragones Destroys DC," "Sergio Aragones Massacres Marvel" or "Sergio Aragones Stomps Star Wars." We are incorporated in the story and in both worlds, in the real world that is also supposed to be in the comic book and in my fantasy, these two characters, Conan and Groo, are mixed in it. Both universes are encountering a very parallel problem. In the Groo/Conan world, there is something that is going to be destroyed. And in the world that we are in, the comic book shop is going to be destroyed.
Is it safe to assume Conan was an early inspiration for Groo?
Sergio Aragones: Yes, I always was a fan of Robert Howard, the master of sword and fantasy. It has big, big guys defending all that is right, and when I created Groo, he was to be a character from that type of world. He was not going to be a satire of Conan, in no way whatsoever. He's just a humorous barbarian who was inspired by Conan. But he's not a related to the Conan character because he has none of the characteristics of Conan. Conan is a man that thinks about the things that are important in his life. Groo doesn't. Groo is a simple character, but he lives in world where there are witches, dragons and damsels. It's just the general idea that's the same.
It's like Tarzan and Sheena. They are not related, [but] they live both live in the jungle. It's like Sgt. Rock is not related to the Blackhawks. But of course, if Howard had not created Conan, there probably would have never been a Groo.
You mentioned that this adventure doesn't affect the future of Groo, but what is that future? Do you have more stories planned?
Oh yes, of course. We are planning a series of stories called "Friends and Foes." It will be a whole series of 12 issues dealing with each of the major characters that have been in Groo. So one will be about The Sage and one will be about Taranto. And there is another about Chakaal.
When you create a character, in the beginning, you have to come with the stories. But once that character is established, like Tintin or Asterix or any other character, they write themselves. It's like "The Simpsons." People say they are going to run out of stories. How can you run out of stories of a created universe like Matt [Groening] has done? When he created it, there was just the family Simpsons. And then suddenly, they are in this world where they have a guy who has a store, a police chief, a mayor, and it keeps growing up but all belonging to each other. So they can never run out of stories. Never. Because now they have all of these characters that are very close to each other story-wise, and they are very well connected, so that the stories almost write themselves. The only thing you have to choose is who you are going to write about today. "So let's write about Ralph Wiggum today." There are infinite stories. Forever.
With all the comic book adaptations hitting the big screen over the past several years and so many more on the way, why haven't we seen a Groo movie?
One day a smart producer is going to say, "This is what we want to do." [Laughs] "He's a funny character. Let's do it." It would be different from anything else anybody has ever done.
It's actually been in the process for a long time. It's been there. People have tried to buy it. Some of them have wanted to exclude me of the project and others haven't agreed on the economic-side. It's mostly to the lawyers and accountants to decide. But, oh yeah, it will be there.
In the meantime, you are working in television for the series, "MAD."
It's fun seeing your little characters moving. I just had a book signing in the museum here in California in the town I live, Ojai, and there were a lot of very young kids. I wanted to see if they knew about the "MAD" show. All of them watch it. The parents said, "The children are just waiting for the show." It's very, very popular with a younger age of viewers. It's amazing.
Before we let you go, I want to talk about your new project coming from Bongo Comics.
Yes, it's called "Sergio Aragones' Funnies." It's a monthly and the first issue will be printed and ready for San Diego [Comic-Con]. It's something I've always wanted to do. Do you remember the series DC Comics published called "Solo?" Well, everybody came to me and said, "Oh, we would love to see some more stories about you when you were younger and you were doing stuff." So, the stories in the book are going to be cartoons, gags and one-page jokes, They are things that happened to me, so they are autobiographical stories. There are funny, humorous stories about King Kong, about science fiction, about everything. They are stories narrated by me, just like me telling you what I did through my 50 years of work. Oh, and it will be in color and black & white.
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Monday, December 12, 2016
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Publishers Take On Ad-Agency Roles with Branded Content
Time Inc. now employs 125 writers, producers, developers and marketers at The Foundry, its centralized advertising-content agency. Beyond creating advertisements for brands that runs across its 26 magazine titles, including People and Sports Illustrated, the company also has a growing "enterprise business," through which it creates articles and videos and designs and operates stand-alone websites on behalf of companies such as Ford Motor Co. and Comcast Corp.
Facebook Reveals New Advertiser Number Flaws
Facebook has found more flaws in its ad stats, and is making changes to give advertisers more accurate numbers. This time Facebook said it will tweak how it estimates the potential audience size for new campaigns, an area where advertisers have been saying the figures seemed off.
Hearst's Joanna Coles Still Has Faith in Print Media
Joanna Coles, who was upped from Cosmopolitan editor to Hearst's first-ever chief content officer in September, says print is not dead yet. "The average Instagram post lasts 90 minutes. A magazine is around forever and is a thing of great beauty."
Most Intriguing Awardee Alan Murray On What Intrigues Him Most
Alan Murray: "The Fortune/TIME global forum taking place in Rome and at the Vatican (On December 2 and 3) is an opportunity to get CEOs of the biggest companies in the world to rethink how business can solve social problems. I love seeing us in that position."
ELLE and Melissa Harris-Perry Launches Mentorship Program for Female Journalists
Harris-Perry is leveraging her roles as founding director of Wake Forest University's Anna Julia Cooper Center and editor-at-large of Elle.com to lead a mentorship program for five female Wake Forest undergraduate students focused on creating content on issues that affect women and girls of color.
Meredith Bodgas Named Editor of Working Mother
Bodgas most recently served as executive editor for Xcel Media. She previously worked for Ladies' Home Journal and Parenting.
Foer Joins The Atlantic
"Frank Foer, simply put, is one of the finest magazine journalists of his generation, and his writing will help Scott Stossel, the editor of the magazine, reach our goal of publishing stories of truly global reach in every issue," said Atlantic editor in chief Jeffrey Goldberg, in a statement.
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SAVANNAH, Ga.--- The Emmanuel College women's lacrosse team fell to the No. 1 ranked Savannah College of Art and Design 18-7 on Saturday evening. The Lions fall to 7-8 on the season while the Bees finish their regular season 11-0.
The Lions could not keep up with the Bees in the first half as they quickly found themselves behind 14-2. Savannah Gratz (Ball Ground, GA/North Forsyth) put three points on the scoreboard for EC in the second half. Gratz also collected a team and game-high 7 draw controls.
Freshman Allie Brock (Newnan, GA/Northgate) connected on two of her three shots in the second half. Haley Larson (Loxahatchee, FL/Seminole Ridge) and Megan Hart (Acworth, GA/North Paulding) also scored for EC. Hart had another full-field performance with 5 groundballs and grabbed 5 draw controls.
The Lions are back on the field Monday, April 7th as they host the No. 4 ranked Reinhardt University Eagles as they compete for the 3rd place spot in the south region playoffs. The draw is scheduled for 6:00 p.m.