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'Avengers' Stars Scarlett Johansson and Mark Ruffalo on Laughing at Hulk's Leotard (Video)
Despite the number of distinctive or memorable characters that populate the world of The Avengers, much less the team, the Hulk is probably the scariest. A physical manifestation of Dr. Bruce Banner's anger, he wreaks havoc among his fellow heroes as aggressively as he torments Banner's psyche. But actor Mark Ruffalo said that the biggest challenge of playing the Hulk was not feeling silly while he wore the motion-capture costume that technicians later used to transform him into the massive green monster.
PHOTOS: 'Avengers' Premiere: Red Carpet Arrivals
"I'll never forget the first day I walked on set in my little leotard," Ruffalo told THR. "Immediately I saw half of the crew and cast start to giggle. But when I freaked out I was actually pretty scary."
Despite the fact that Ruffalo struggled to intimidate his co-stars – not to mention that his performance in the film as Banner is downright adorable – Scarlett Johansson, who plays Black Widow, said that the filmmakers provided her with a more tangible adversary to square off against.
"What happened was that they had this guy for the height, because he had to be running," she revealed. "So they had this guy that was like seven feet tall, and they painted him green – and he was absolutely terrifying."
With such a large ensemble of characters, all of whom have complex mythologies that not only could but probably need their own individual films, it would be understandable for the actors to worry that they might not have much to do in The Avengers. But any worries that Ruffalo or Johansson had were soon assuaged by Whedon's script, which divided screen time remarkably evenly.
PHOTOS: 28 of Summer's Most Anticipated Movies: 'Avengers,' 'Dark Knight,' 'Prometheus'
"I think Joss Whedon did such a great job of balancing the storylines," Johansson said. Ruffalo agreed: "He really tried to give each person their due moment in the sun, and it's pretty incredible that he was able to weave all of those stories together."
Watch the video above for more detailed insights about Johansson and Ruffalo's experiences making the superhero team-up film. The Avengers opens nationwide on May 4, 2012.
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Euro NCAP has announced its latest crash safety results, which saw the Jaguar XE and XF scoop five stars.
XE and XF scored highly in every category - Adult Occupant, Child Occupant, Pedestrian and Safety Assist - and are among the most highly rated models in their segments.
Both models offer a full suite of active safety technologies and advanced driver assistance systems* including Dynamic Stability Control, Electronic Traction Control, Emergency Brake Assist, Lane Departure Warning, Blind Spot Monitor, Closing Vehicle Sensing, Reverse Traffic Detection, Traffic Sign Recognition and Adaptive Cruise Control. Additional features offered in the XF - and which will be offered in the 2017 Model Year XE - include Lane Keep Assist, Driver Condition Monitor and Adaptive Speed Limiter.
Jaguar XE and XF's Vehicle Line Director, Kevin Stride said, "The XE and XF were engineered without compromise: we placed just as much focus on safety as we did on dynamics, performance, refinement and efficiency, and our stringent in-house standards far exceed the requirements of legislative and consumer tests." He continued, "Everything from the aluminium alloys we developed for the body structures to the state-of-the-art stereo camera at the heart of the Autonomous Emergency Braking system has been painstakingly optimised to deliver world-class levels of safety."
*The features described above may be optional and market dependent.
Euro NCAP has announced its latest crash safety results, which saw the Jaguar XE and XF scoop five stars.

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For Immediate Release: Katie Wright (703) 683-5004 - Thursday, August 26, 2004
In Boston, Networks Avoided Labels, Social Issues, Anti-Kerry Vets, Quibbles on Facts or Policy Ideas
TV: Take the Fair and Balanced Challenge
As much as network anchors like to protest that conventions are carefully crafted infomercials, the Boston convention last month often came to the Democrats packaged in gift wrap. The Democrats were presented as largely non-ideological, with no real divisions, with no exotic positions on social issues, with a convention that emphasized Kerry's manly military strength. Even their liberals were "liberal lions."
As the networks prepare to cover the Republican convention in New York, the long history of liberal media bias and double standards is about to unfold on screen again. If the networks wish to present themselves seriously as a matched set of "fair and balanced" media outlets, they have a high bar of helpfulness to meet. Let's call it the Fair and Balanced Challenge.
A thorough review by MRC news analysts of prime-time convention coverage on ABC, CBS, NBC, CNN, MSNBC, PBS - and for contrast, FNC - demonstrates that if fairness and balance are the goal, the networks will need great restraint.
If the networks are going to treat the parties equally, there will be very little discussion of President Bush's record as Governor or President. Sound ridiculous? ABC, CBS, and NBC avoided John Kerry's legislative and voting record entirely, and failed to notice how Kerry avoided it. CNN and MSNBC touched on it once. But PBS spent several minutes on Thursday night exploring why Kerry was avoiding his record. FNC also noticed Kerry's biography seemed to avoid his Senate years. Fred Barnes said Kerry talked more about the flag than his Senate service.
If the networks are going to treat the parties equally, there will be very little evaluation of factual flaws or political problems in the presidential and vice-presidential speeches. In past conventions, anchors have told viewers to tune into later newscasts for a review of Republican speech errors. In Boston, none of the major networks found any factual errors, and only CBS mentioned on Thursday that Republicans (and not the news media?) would ask of Kerry "where do you get the money to do some of the things he's going to do?" PBS found no problems.
CNN and MSNBC each questioned Al Sharpton's suggestion that George W. Bush could be compared to segregationists. On MSNBC, Howard Fineman noted Kerry mentioned no spending cuts, and none were in the platform, and Republicans will say "your budget doesn't add up, your voting record doesn't add up." Andrea Mitchell also said "it simply doesn't add up." CNN's Judy Woodruff noted "he's got a health care plan that doesn't cover everyone at this point."
If the networks are going to treat the parties equally, there will be little negative coverage of George W. Bush's Vietnam service. Despite the Boston convention's heavy emphasis on their nominee's "heroism" in the Vietnam era, critics of John Kerry's Vietnam war record or anti-war record were avoided by ABC, CBS, NBC, and PBS. MSNBC nibbled around the edges of Kerry criticism on three occasions, much less than they touted his war stories. On Thursday night, CNN discussed some of the charges of swift boat vets opposing Kerry in the 8:00 hour. FNC also discussed anti-Kerry veteran criticism of his Vietnam anti-war activities on Thursday.
If the networks are going to treat the parties equally, ABC, CBS, NBC, and PBS will not locate a politically harmful speaker in New York. The most controversial speaker in Boston was leftist Al Sharpton, who wildly compared President Bush to a segregationist. ABC's Peter Jennings liked the speech so much he played a clip of it in prime time, saying the party was "energized...by a truly turned-on preacher." On PBS, Mark Shields said it was "remarkable." David Brooks added it was "fantastic." CNN noted it was "incendiary" and MSNBC's Chris Matthews tore into Sharpton's entire career and the Tawana Brawley hoax. On FNC, Alan Colmes said "it's about time" in lauding the speech. Sean Hannity said "he didn't like" the speech, but at least it deviated from the DNC script.
If the networks are going to treat the parties equally, there will be no talk of September 11 political exploitation. Every network except MSNBC carried the Democrats' Monday 9/11 commemoration in full, and several lauded it. Peter Jennings saluted it as something "which everybody in the country would believe is almost essential to a political convention...to remember 9/11." On CNN, Wolf Blitzer called it a "moving moment," and said there will be similar moving moments at the GOP convention.
If the networks are going to treat the parties equally, there will be almost no talk about abortion policy or the "gay marriage" debate. ABC, CBS, and NBC never mentioned abortion or gay issues in their three nights of coverage. CNN also avoided these issues in prime time. MSNBC avoided abortion talk, and carried two mentions of homosexuality. Chris Matthews asked Virginia Gov. Mark Warner how a pro-gay stand will play in the South.
Only PBS noticed the absence of these issues, with two mentions of abortion and two of homosexuality. Reporter Gwen Ifill noted their absence. The abortion talk is separate from the modicum of talk about stem-cell research, with one exception. On PBS, Mark Shields noted that the Ron Reagan Jr. speech was introduced by "pro-life" Rep. Jim Langevin, showing some pro-life people who are not "ideologically orthodox." By contrast, FNC coverage mentioned abortion on eight occasions and gay issues on eight occasions.
If the networks are going to treat the parties equally, they will never find a "far right" or "ultraconservative" person in New York, and not many "conservatives." No one found a "far left," "ultraliberal," or "radical" person in Boston. ABC, CBS, and NBC used only four ideological labels in their truncated coverage on three nights in Boston - two liberal and two conservative. ABC once called Ted Kennedy a "lion-like liberal." CBS didn't use a single ideological label. Can they match it in New York?
NBC's three labels all came from Tim Russert touting the new tough-on-defense stand of Democrats. On Monday, he found it part of an "extraordinary night" that "liberal" Hillary Clinton wants more defense. He touted on Wednesday night that the Kerry-Edwards ticket was "almost running to the right of George W. Bush" on defense policy, and "trying, again, to almost move to the right of President Bush on defense and security issues."
On the networks offering fuller coverage, there were a few more labels - 28 liberal labels and 12 moderate ones. CNN's regular anchors, reporters, and pundits offered nine liberal labels and two moderate ones. MSNBC on-air personalities used eight and four, and PBS staffers used eleven and six. More than half of the liberal labels (16) came on Tuesday, "Liberal Night," as PBS called it.
Of these 28 liberal labels, seven described Sen. Ted Kennedy, and eight were applied to Kerry. Three of the five liberal Kerry labels on CNN were attributed (or "Republicans say") labels. On Wednesday night, John King noted "Republicans are saying" Kerry is "another liberal from Massachusetts." On the other hand, on PBS Thursday night, regular pundit David Brooks suggested "the party is to the left, the elite, and the Kerry-Edwards campaign is to the center, even the center-right."
Of course, no two conventions can be covered exactly the same, since different parties may have different strengths and weaknesses, not to mention different news events that occur as conventions unfold. But the Big Picture biases of past conventions (on party unity, ideology, and negativity) suggest a great deal of spin that goes beyond the actual distinctions on the ground. Viewers should suspect that the occasion is too serious and the audience is too large for the networks to avoid their everyday temptation to favor one party and punish the other.
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The Army has been executing renewable energy projects at its installations for several years now, and its Office of Energy Initiatives (OEI) continues to become more comfortable with its contracting authority and flexible with its project structures. Throughout the transition in leadership that took place early this year, OEI has remained especially open to outreach from industry stakeholders who wish to provide input on best practices in the renewable energy market generally and the federal procurement process specifically. This outreach is always conducted in the context of "market research" with the understanding that each project must be fully and openly competed through the issuance of a Request for Proposals (RFP) and ultimately awarded to the best offeror.
Recently, it has become apparent that the Army has a significant pipeline of new RFPs in the works likely to constitute hundreds of megawatts in project opportunities for the industry in the coming months. These upcoming projects will hopefully include aggregated procurements for rooftop solar PV across installations such as Army National Guard sites. The attraction of procuring renewable energy for the aggregated demand of numerous facilities is that such projects can leverage economies of scale and bank the saved development and transaction costs over procuring installation by installation. There is even discussion regarding conducting aggregated procurements across military services, utilizing the newly formed partnership between OEI and the Air Force's Office of Energy Assurance (OEA), which will hopefully materialize given the significant resiliency benefits that can be accomplished with this approach.
Additionally, many of these upcoming solicitations may be in the form of Enhanced Use Leases (EULs) whereby the Army leases land or space to a developer in exchange for cash payments or an in-kind consideration (IKC) that enhances the energy security posture of the installation(s). Indeed, EULs have become a "known quantity" to the service and may represent a preference going forward in place of other contracting vehicles. Furthermore, while Assistant Secretary Katherine Hammack remains emphatic on the importance of onsite renewable energy generation in any procurement, there is an increasing openness to a "hybrid" procurement model where the Army procures both power offsite along with a smaller onsite component, as was accomplished with the wind project at Fort Hood in Texas. Since the Army cannot exceed its current energy costs in these projects, the hybrid development model can enable deployments of resiliency that would not otherwise be economically feasible.
The Army has a strong foundation of contracting experience and success. We are at a critical juncture where that fundamental experience can be utilized to accomplish the ultimate goal of this initiative, which is energy resiliency at a cost-competitive prices. Despite a looming change in administration, we hope and encourage the Army to build on its success to date to deploy the clean, reliable, and cost-competitive solutions that are now available.


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Rep. Jeb Hensarling (R-TX), the co-chair of the joint supercommittee that will attempt to negotiate a debt deal this fall, told the Dallas Chamber of Commerce today that he will not take any policy options off the table before the committee begins negotiating. That includes new taxes, even though Hensarling personally opposes them, the Dallas Morning News reports:
"If I start to take something off the table, then maybe Senator [Patty] Murray takes something off the table and the talks fail before they even get started," Hensarling said, referring to the Washington state senator who co-chairs the panel. […]
"I have an open mind, but it is not an empty mind," Hensarling said before addressing the Dallas Regional Chamber."
In prior negotiations, the GOP held steadfast to its no taxes pledge, a stance that is not only opposed by a majority of Americans but also played a significant role in the downgrade of the nation's credit rating earlier this month. Republican representatives who stonewalled every attempt to raise revenue, even as corporations and the wealthy pay low taxes and oil companies continue to benefit from huge government subsidies, have come under fire during the August recess as voters slam them for signing nonsensical tax pledges instead of listening to their constituents.
The fact that Hensarling isn't immediately discarding the possibility of new revenues is progress, but the chance that he or the GOP have had a major change of heart on revenues is likely slim. House Majority Leader Eric Cantor (R-MD) has urged his colleagues to ignore the implications of Standard & Poor's downgrade report, falsely claiming that it did not smack Republicans for refusing any and all forms of revenue. More likely, Hensarling, who supports the GOP's radical Balanced Budget Amendment and wants the supercommittee to revise the Affordable Care Act, is just positioning himself at the bargaining table before the supercommittee convenes for the first time.


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"This would have been an opportune time for the Government to demonstrate to all Canadians, and to our International colleagues as well, that it truly is committed to ending all forms of violence against Aboriginal women and girls. This report fails to show the needed commitment and resources to adequately address this ongoing tragedy – a tragedy that is a reflection on Canada as a whole." NWAC president, Michèle Audette (March 2014).
Founded in 1974, the Native Women's Association of Canada (NWAC) is a national organization representing Aboriginal women with the collective goal to enhance, promote, and foster the social, economic, cultural and political well being of First Nations and Métis women within First Nation, Métis and Canadian societies. The NWAC is the only national Aboriginal organization with a department solely focussed on addressing violence prevention and safety for Aboriginal women and girls in Canada. The NWAC and its Provincial and Territorial Member Associations (PTMAs) has worked tirelessly with Aboriginal women and girls from all walks of life all over Turtle Island with the premise of supporting and ensuring the continuation of our Nations, seven generations into the future. This dedication and commitment to family and community is now forty years strong and carries with it the respect, devotion, and integrity that can only be gained through relationship building, trust, and shared experiences.
NWAC has been addressing the issue of missing and murdered Aboriginal women and girls in Canada for many years and remains deeply concerned that this issue is far from being resolved. NWAC documented 582 cases of missing and murdered Aboriginal women and girls in Canada through the Sisters In Spirit project, which ended in 2010; however, we continue to hear of "new" cases of missing and murdered Aboriginal women and girls from various regions in Canada. Just recently, research carried out by an Ottawa University Doctoral candidate, revealed that number to be well over 800. NWAC is the only organization to have systemically collected data on this issue and in doing so, was able to identify the many factors and commonalities that put these women and girls at risk.
The ground-breaking work undertaken by NWAC has led to much needed attention right across Canada on the issue of missing and murdered people in general. This has resulted in an increased awareness right across the board, added political will and new initiatives that led to key justice actions such as the National Centre for Missing Persons and Unidentified Remains. It has also led to specific responses to issues such as trafficking of people in Canada, a topic that had previously not been addressed.
NWAC has been and continues to support all initiatives and actions that address the safety and victim needs of all Canadians, regardless of ethnicity. Nevertheless, it should be noted that the resulting Government actions are not specific to Aboriginal women and girls, who, it has been proven, are at a greater risk of experiencing all forms of violence, including being murdered. This government has been quite adamant that they are well aware of the root causes of violence against Indigenous women and girls in Canada, yet they have cut funding and resources for initiatives that specifically serve this vulnerable population.
On February 14, 2013, Dr. Carolyn Bennett, Member of Parliament for St. Paul's, presented a Motion to the House of Commons to strike a Special Committee on the issue of missing and murdered Indigenous women in Canada. This Motion was unanimously passed in the House of Commons on February 26, 2013. At this time, NWAC supported the concept of a committee to begin addressing the issue as an important first step in laying the ground work and foundation that would naturally have led to the recommendation of a National Public Inquiry into missing and murdered Aboriginal women and girls or a National Action Plan to address violence against Aboriginal women and girls. NWAC did not see the establishment of the committee as a replacement for a full-scale national public commission of inquiry and a national action plan for Aboriginal women. It is unfortunate that these two key elements were not presented as recommendations when the Committee tabled its report on March 6, 2014.
NWAC was concerned from the onset that without the expressed and complete inclusion of Aboriginal women and the expertise that could only be provided by National Aboriginal Organizations (NAOs) representatives, notably the NWAC, the committee would fall short of its' mandate. The socio-economic issues in conjunction with the racialized and sexualized violence experienced by Aboriginal women and girls is a complex and challenging issue that is best addressed and known by those who directly experience it.
Early on, the NWAC offered its' expertise and full involvement throughout the Committee's deliberations. The NWAC sought ex-officio, non-voting membership status such as that given with the Penner Commission. The Penner Commission1 enabled non-parliamentary members to participate fully in the parliamentary committee, and provided them with the ability to participate in the committee work plan, witness list, questioning of witnesses, travel with the committee members, and develop the final report.
This request was denied. Instead the Committee responded by way of a motion in November 2013 granting NWAC "expert advisor" and "expert witness" status; but failed to provide NWAC with the necessary materials to action the motion. It is important to note that the Committee had already held 9 out of 20 meetings it had planned and was working on the final theme of the work plan before the preparing the final report. The NWAC was not provided with the SCVAIW work plan, witness list, committee budget, or other internal documents or resources to facilitate real engagement, inclusion and participation.
NWAC believes that the SCVAIW's offer to appear before the committee as an "expert advisor" and "expert witness" was meant to pacify NWAC and reduce negative public and media criticism. It is unfortunate that in the Committee's final report NWAC is accused of failing its role, when the NWAC had offered its' expertise and full participation in every aspect of the Committee's work but this was relegated to that of being an expert advisor/witness by the Committee. NWAC fully expected, in the very least, after the passing of the motion to enable NWAC's role of "expert advisor" and "expert witness" that meetings would be held to strategize on how best to address the issue of violence against Aboriginal women and girls in relation to the mandate of the SCVAIW. As indicated, no sharing of information to NWAC was provided which placed NWAC in the precarious situation of appearing to "rubber stamp" the work and final report of the committee without having fully been engaged.
The SCVAIW met for the first time on 26 March 2013, and organized its study along three main themes: violence and its root causes, front-line assistance, and preventing violence against Aboriginal women and girls, and shortly thereafter developed their witness list based on these themes. The NWAC and other Aboriginal organizations were not asked to provide input into the development of the Committee's work plan or witness list, nor was any information provided that outlined how and why these particular themes were developed.
The SCVAIW held 20 meetings in total, hearing from 62 witnesses, 15 of which were family members. Through NWAC's commitment and effort, the Committee was able to hear from family members of murdered Aboriginal women the special session held on December 9, 2013. By coincidence, the NWAC had convened its annual Family Gathering on that particular weekend, bringing together dozens of family members of missing and murdered Aboriginal women and girls to Ottawa. The SCVAIW wanted to hear from family members about their personal experiences and requested NWAC's assistance in this regard. Even though NWAC felt shut out to the Committee process, NWAC assisted in organizing the dialogue session between the Committee and the family members.
The SCVAIW membership included seven members from the Conservative Party, four members from the NDP, and one member from the Liberal Party. All members from the Conservative party were Parliamentary Secretaries, except for the Chair. While the use of Parliamentary Secretaries can be beneficial in many ways, it can also be problematic for a number of reasons; such as that Government witnesses would be less likely to speak critically about their department's work and would opt instead to highlight the current government initiatives. In addition they would be less likely to oppose the current government's stance on a National Inquiry on missing and murdered Aboriginal women and girls and national action plan on ending violence against Aboriginal women and girls.
The SCVAIW's final report and its recommendations did not include the call for a National Public Inquiry into missing and murdered Aboriginal women and girls and a National Action Plan to address violence against Aboriginal women and girls. Of the 16 recommendations provided by the Committee, only five refer specifically to Aboriginal women and girls. The recommendations are primarily general in nature and support existing initiatives and actions that correspond to current Government priorities. Further, there are no concrete actions that will immediately respond to the needs of Aboriginal women and girls who are most at risk and to families of missing and murdered Aboriginal women and girls who need access to support services and resources. Indeed, one may perceive that the overall flavour of the report places the onus and blame on Aboriginal people alone.
It is interesting to note that within the SCVAIW report, there is no mention of the impacts of colonization and the need for real and comprehensive reconciliation. Healing cannot be a one sided affair, as it leads to victim blaming, discrimination, and racism. The systemic issues and root causes that impede healthy life-sustaining progress for Aboriginal people needs to be fully recognized. It could be said, that the SCVAIW itself has demonstrated how these systemic issues and root causes present themselves by virtue of their interactions with the NWAC and its paternalistic approach to engagement. It is a great shame that the Committee convened to undertake such important work would be the same Committee that acted as the barrier to the success of its own work. The most natural conclusion to this work should have been a call to real action by way of a national inquiry and action plan. The NWAC is fearful that the SCVAIW's report is simply that, another report to collect dust, another year of non-action by this Government, and how many lives have been lost during this time? Where are the real solutions, the real actions promised when this committee was first established? Why are there more general actions offered – but none specific to addressing our real needs as Aboriginal women? What do these recommendations offer the families of missing and murdered Aboriginal women and girls?\
NWAC Recommends:
- That a National Public Commission of Inquiry be held on the issue of Missing And Murdered Aboriginal Women And Girls In Canada;
- That a National Action Plan to Address Violence Against Aboriginal Women and Girls be established;
- That a yearly forum be held to inform and educate Canadians, service providers, educators, policing agencies, policy and program managers, directors, leaders, and politicians on the issue of violence against Aboriginal women and girls and missing and murdered Aboriginal women and girls. Further that a special segment of this forum include convening family representatives of missing and murdered Aboriginal women and girls to ensure their voices are heard and that solutions to address their unique circumstances be developed;
- That Special Ministerial funding is set aside to revive and update the NWAC Sisters In Spirit Database and that funding be allocated for research on the incidence and prevalence of violence against Aboriginal women and girls.
The SCVAIW report included dissenting reports from both the NDP and Liberal parties. The NWAC supports the dissenting reports as tabled.


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TKNY: Small Stuff for Small Spaces
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- Website: tkny.com
Yankees go to Japan to learn how it is done. With multiple listings last year in H&H and New York Mag, TKNY arrived in Gotham. Readers give it a "huge thumbs up" and say "it's more like a museum than a store." Filled with "strange and wonderful things you've never seen anywhere else," TKNY specializes in small, cool mainly Japanese design.
Beware, this is gadget central, but many of these things would be lovely little convo pieces in a tiny home. We particularly like the Solar Flower ($128) above (it glows when the sun goes down) and the Flip Flap solar plants that thrive without water ($32). Note: East Village store is closed for summer but reopening in Sept. MGR
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Back by popular demand, following the success of the Autumn series of coaching sessions last year, these short coaching sessions are starting again in the new season. Each one is covering a specific topic of sailing and are intended for sailors competent to race at club level but want to develop their skills and get some pointers and personal help in covering those dodgy areas. The sessions will also be of interest and benefit to sailors of all levels. There is no need to book, just come along and join in.
This is a really good opportunity for Shustoke sailors to get some FREE coaching to brush up any areas of weakness that will help with racing. The programme is being organised by Jane Scott-Davies so please contact her with any questions.
The topics that will be covered are:
Sat 11th November – Mark Rounding – Led by Jim Hopton. Start 9.30am
Sat 18th November – The Sail – Led by Richard Charles. Start 9.30am
Sat 25th November – Sailing the Beat – Led by Stuart and Cole. Start 9.30am
Sat 2nd December – Flying the Spinnaker – Led by Stuart and Adrian. Start 9.30am.
(Evening) Wed 22nd November Fromage Fun and a Day Sailing with Robin Webb-Talk by Robin Webb + Cheese &Wine. Start 7.00pm
Boats to be rigged on the slipway before 9.30 a.m. The theory session starts at 9.30 a.m. followed by a practical session on the water. Then 12.30 p.m. finish for lunch followed by afternoon racing.
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Citation: Margaret Debenham (2013): William Southwell (1736/7–1825): Anglo-Irish Musical Instrument Inventor and Maker - an extraordinary life. © Margaret Debenham. All rights reserved.
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Publications on the internet
The Register of Members' Financial Interests: Part 1
As at 27th August 2013
IRRANCA-DAVIES, Huw (Ogmore)
2. Remunerated employment, office, profession etc
Surveys completed for ComRes, 4 Millbank, London, SW1P 3JA.
Payment of £75 donated to charity. Hours: 30 mins.(Registered 6 August 2012)
Payment of £75 donated to charity. Hours: 20 mins.(Registered 13 November 2012)
Payment of £75 donated to charity for survey on 29 November 2012. Hours: 20 mins.(Registered 10 December 2012)
Payment of £75 donated to charity for survey on 6 March 2013. Hours: 10 mins.(Registered 13 March 2013)
Payment of £75, donated to the Labour Party, for survey on 12 May 2013. Hours: 10 mins.(Registered 13 May 2013)
BIPWA donated £250 to charity after I completed a survey. Address: 123 Pall Mall, London, SW1Y 5ED. Hours: 30 mins. (Registered 7 November 2012)
5. Gifts, benefits and hospitality (UK)
Name of donor: LGA Ltd
Address of donor: Abergarw Industrial Estate, Brynemnyn, Bridgend CF23 9LW
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: tickets for me and my wife at Wales v England rugby match; value £707
Date of receipt of donation: 16 March 2013
Date of acceptance of donation: 16 March 2013
Donor status: company, registration number 02990580
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2) Brittany Ferries
Address of donor:
1) 222 Grays Inn Road, London WC1X 8HB
2) Brittany Ferries (Plymouth Port) Millbay, Plymouth, Devon PL1 3EW
Amount of donation (or estimate of the probable value): accommodation and travel for my wife and me; total cost £970
Destination of visit: Bay of Biscay
Date of visit: 17-19 July 2012
Purpose of visit: whale watching visit in Bay of Biscay organized by ORCA and WSPA, highlighting challenges of marine and cetacean conservation
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A few weeks ago, we wrote about some of the most underrated post-punk bands. The post was pretty popular, so we figured we'd takes things back a bit, and write about our favorite underrated punk songs. Enjoy!
At the heart of the punk rock scene lies a rather troubling paradox, and it's one that I believe most followers of the genre avoid acknowledging at all costs. Simply put, punk rock is a genre that very much celebrates exploring one's musical and nonmusical interests with little to no regard for society's opinion. It's an individualistic genre to be sure.
That being said, it seems that across the world, gathered under the banner of being "the counter-culture", punks have gotten into pretty much the same music. Ask any typical punk kid what his favorite acts are, and chances are his answer and the next five kids' answers will all be remarkably similar.
For a genre that celebrates choosing one's own culture and rejecting the influence of others, there's a hell of a lot of people out there that seem to have chosen the exact same path, often entirely because it's what their friends or family are into.
Deep down, I realize this is because at this point in its history, punk and the culture surrounding it is just another clique, just like the ravers, hipsters, and rappers. Punk has lost it's counter-cultural status; punk is dead.
…or maybe it's simply because not enough people are aware of the fantastic punk music that exists under the radar. In order to educate our readers in some decent punk they may not have heard of, I've compiled a list of the most underrated punk songs of all time. Some are popular, some are underground, and one is simply a tune I happen to be fond of, but whatever. Let's get to the list.
1. "Girl Parts" – The Static Jacks
Across all genres, no musical skill is as overlooked as singing punk. To the layman, the vocal abilities of most punk bands sound like nothing more than "some dude screaming", although to be fair this assumption does fit many underground punk acts. However, some of the more established groups prove that maintaining a wide dynamic range and interesting melodic pattern can improve tracks. The 2011 track "Girl Parts" by the Static Jacks is an example of such a vocal tactic.
The song features two singers, Ceci Gomez of Beast Makes Bomb and the Static Jack's own Ian Devaney, each of whom plays off the others' lyrics throughout the track. Truthfully, it's a rather simple arrangement, though compared to most of their contemporaries, the tune is rather complex.
In particular, this song should be on your radar due to it's impressive ability to bridge the gap between pop-rock and punk vocals. Both Gomez and Devaney have the prowess to sing far more difficult tunes than the punk rock their band plays. However, when the music kicks up, each is capable of breaking their voice and going for a more classic punk sound. This type of versatility is rarely seen in the punk scene, and it's definitely worth checking out.
2. "More Beer" – Fear
The last entry focused on the impressive vocal abilities of the Static Jacks, which is great and all, but try to draw your attention to another aspect of this entry's track, 1985's "More Beer". The track (and frankly the rest of the identically named album) are chaotic, erractic, and rock like nothing else of its time.
Fear was infamous in the 80's for being a party band; likely the peak of their career came during their performance in a 1981 Saturday Night Live episode during which they caused $20,000 worth of damage to the set. That's exactly the kind of punk band that Fear was: the musical talent was questionable, but their ability to party was absolutely legendary.
That's where "More Beer" comes in. If any song can simultaneously be awful and yet intoxicatingly fun, it's definitely deserving of a listen. "More Beer" fits that bill nicely, and exemplifies a band who had a fairly significant effect on the West Coast punk scene back in the day, much like our next overlooked act…
3. "Pipeline" – Agent Orange
Agent Orange was likely the most successful group on this list, even scoring a track on the Tony Hawk Pro Skater 4 soundtrack (and really, what could be a higher honor for a punk band than that?). The group was the prototypical surf-punk band, injecting a healthy dose of sunny California into the classic punk formula.
Living in Darkness was released in 1981 and features most of the group's most popular tracks, including the one we'll focus on, "Pipeline". This tune is instrumental, an anomaly for this group, but that only lets the surf-iness of the instruments shine brighter. In particular, focus on the phased out guitar lines, which can only be described by the adjective tubular.
Most of Agent Orange's music is more traditional punk tunes with surf undertones, but when the group allows that influence to shine, it's really something spectacular. There's little doubt that this group will go down in history as one of the great punk bands of that era, and luckily enough, they're still playing shows, though we can't say how much age has tarnished their punk attitude.
4. "Why Are We Sleeping?" – The Urinals
One of the best parts of punk music is the awful, grimy underground acts that constantly proliferate the scene. While most of these acts are fantastic to see live, their recordings are generally awful, low quality, and for the most part pleasant to the ear.
Every so often, however, the DIY approach works. For whatever reason, in one out every one hundred cases, the clanging drum beats, overly distorted guitars, and drunk sounding vocals clicks, and the product is quite energetic and cool. "Why Are We Sleeping?", the 25th track of the Urinals' Negative Capabiltieis…Check It Out! album, is one such case.
The song isn't particularly well-written, but frankly it doesn't need to be. It's loud, fast, and makes you want to punch somebody in the face, which I'm sure is the exact three goals the Urinals had in mind when making this track. This would be a great one to throw on at a party, especially towards the peak of the party, when the beer is almost gone and the vibe has reached a climax. You know the moment I'm talking about, because it's the exact moment this song was written for. It's the moment when things seem to be all the way up, but then the drum track comes in, and all of sudden things are about to go so much higher.
5. "Doublewhiskeycokenoice" – Dillinger Four
The defining reason that "Why Are We Sleeping?" works is because it's too fun not to work, which is the exact reason "Doublewhiskeycokenoice" was added to this list. The band plays simple, masses-friendly punk music, which rightfully makes most purists shudder. However, there's no denying that "Doublewhiskeycokenoice" has a certain magnetism to it that few other songs from this era can match.
There is, however, one other reason that one should be aware of "Doublewhiskeycokenoice", and it's Green Day. The ultra-popular pop-punk stars supposedly copied this song when writing their track "American Idiot". Now, this blog does not support plagiarism in any form, but frankly, it's hard to give a shit if Dillinger Four copied Green Day or vice versa. What's most ultimately more entertaining (and more telling of the punk scene) is the massive online debates surrounding this topic.
Seriously, go to a punk rock forum, or to YouTube, the mecca of stupid comments, and do a search for this song. You'll find hundreds of individuals from across the world taking advantage of the breathtaking connectivity offered by the internet to relay but one message: "D4 can sux dicks, Green Day 4 life."
Don't feel bad about laughing at these idiots, wasting their time debating who wrote what. It's a three cord riff; it's been written by thousands of people over the history of music, but don't tell them that: I'm still enjoying laughing at their stupidity, and if there's one thing that punk music is really about, it's laughing at stupid people.


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As with every NFL exhibition game, the highlights and lowlights were plentiful for the Saints in their preseason opener against the New York Jets on Friday night at the Superdome.
When Coach Jim Haslett evaluates the game film of the Saints' 23-13 win, the main highlights will come from the unit he expected to see them from most: the defensive line.
Throughout the offseason, Haslett has placed the onus on the unit that includes three first-round draft picks, a franchise player and a prize free agent to start living up to its paychecks and draft status.
On Friday night, the front four and its reserves started to deliver.
The first- and second-team front fours combined to sack Jets quarterbacks three times, force a fumble and recover two more loose balls that set up and prevented first-half scores.
"That's a good thing," defensive end Charles Grant said. "They want us to become playmakers, and that's something we're looking forward to."
It was a collective effort.
Grant and Darren Howard combined to thwart an early Jets' scoring chance when Howard sacked and stripped the ball from Jets backup quarterback Brooks Bollinger and Grant fell on it at the Saints' 41-yard line.
Defensive tackle Howard Green recovered a fumbled snap by Bollinger that led to a 6-yard touchdown pass from Todd Bouman to Jerome Pathon that gave the Saints a 7-3 lead.
Rookie defensive end Will Smith, known for his speed, brandished his strength when he tossed 6-foot-4, 295-pound tackle Adrian Jones back on his heels and ducked inside to sack Bollinger for a 2-yard loss inside the Saints' 10. The Jets settled for a field goal.
But the most impressive performance came from the most unlikely of linemen: defensive tackle Johnathan Sullivan.
Belittled and beleaguered for his poor conditioning throughout the offseason, Sullivan played like a first-round draft pick who'd been demoted to the second team. He led all linemen with three tackles, including a sack for a 9-yard loss, and disrupted at least that many other plays to the delight of a crowd estimated at 45,000 at the Superdome.
"I feel a whole lot better than I did at this time last year," Sullivan said. "I feel like my body's getting back into it, but it hasn't been the last three or four months."
Even though he looked like it, Sullivan said he's not playing with a chip on his shoulder, even though Green, a former street free agent, has been elevated ahead of him on the depth chart.
"Not a chip, but I feel like I've got something to go out there and prove this year," Sullivan said. "But definitely not a chip. If anything it's motivation."
Haslett said he'd prefer to wait until the film review before he commented on Sullivan's performance.
"He flashed plays," Haslett said. "I thought he played much better, but I'll look at the film and evaluate him."
Overall, Haslett called it, "a good start." The Saints outgained the Jets 295-259 in total yardage, but also committed two turnovers and nine penalties for 58 yards. The run defense was shaky, especially in the first half when the Jets gained 81 of their 114 yards on the ground.
"We were slow starting," Haslett said. "The first drive on offense and on defense wasn't the tempo we'd like, but they got acclimated pretty quickly. There was a lot of good and a lot of bad, a lot more good than bad."
Among the good were the offensive performances by offensive reserves J.T. O'Sullivan and Aaron Stecker.
O'Sullivan burned the Jets' reserves like he did NFL Europe defenses. Playing most of the second half, he completed 10 of 13 passes for a game-high 141 yards and directed scoring drives of 69 and 62 yards.
"J.T. is a gamer," Haslett said. "When he gets into a game he usually plays well."
Stecker rushed for 42 yards on 11 first-half carries to bolster his position as the primary backup to Deuce McAllister.
The Saints played without quarterback Aaron Brooks, who is sidelined with a strained quadriceps muscle. Bouman started and directed the Saints to two scoring drives in six first-half series.
His best play was his scoring toss to Pathon, which came on a scramble out of the pocket that showcased his athletic ability. The play helped erase the interception he threw to Jon McGraw on his third attempt of the game.
"He's a guy who hasn't played a lot of football, so he's going to be rough around the edges and the interception is the same interception he threw in practice the other day against the same coverage," Haslett said. "This is a learning experience for him."
Fortunately for Bouman, the defensive line bailed him out when Howard and Grant combined to take the ball back on a sack and fumble recovery against Bollinger three plays later.
"It's something we've been working on all offseason," Grant said. "If we keep working hard with Coach (John) Pease, with the great things he's getting us to do, it's going to be a great season."
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Hunter Hayes Gets Honored With Medallion at BMI Country Awards
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Applications available for 2012 David J. Beck Fellowships
As Lamar University's David J. Beck Fellow for 2011, Elisabeth Maxwell of Beaumont is spending the summer in Hermanus, South Africa as an intern with the South African Shark Conservancy. Maxwell, 20, a sophomore biology major, plans a career as a marine biologist and sees the internship as an excellent opportunity to gain experience in the field of marine conservation and management. She is blogging about her internship at elisabethmaxwell.blogspot.com.
Maxwell was able to participate in the internship because of funding provided by the David J. Beck Fellowship, Lamar University's most prestigious undergraduate award.
The Beck Fellowship provides a full academic scholarship to LU covering all tuition, fees, books and on-campus room and board for one calendar year. Additionally, Beck Fellows receive up to $10,000 each for summer projects, which may include research, travel, an internship or some other pursuit to help them achieve their personal and professional goals.
Lamar University is now accepting applications for 2012 Beck Fellowships. Completed application packets, including proposals for summer projects, must be submitted no later than Oct. 1, 2011. For the first time this year, the university will select two recipients of the Beck Fellowship.
Previous David J. Beck Fellows were biology major Michael Zarzosa, who completed an independent research project in Belize in summer 2010, and nursing major Jennifer Mikel, who worked as a nursing intern in Ghana in summer 2009.
The David J. Beck Fellowships were made possible by a $1 million gift to LU's Investing in the Future campaign from distinguished alumnus David J. Beck. A former regent of the Lamar University System, Beck is a founding partner in a premier Houston law firm, Beck Redden & Secrest. A Port Arthur native, he credits Lamar University with giving him the opportunity to attend college and gain a foundation for future success.
Maxwell said the fellowship "puts the right amount of pressure on you. You have certain things you have to accomplish and you have all the resources provided by the university, but you have to do it. It's a lot of pressure, but it's not too much. It's just the right amount that it challenges you to grow, but it doesn't force you to go crazy."
Applicants for the David J. Beck Fellowship must be full-time Lamar University undergraduates in any major with grade point averages of 3.5 or higher. Because the fellowship runs for one calendar year, applicants should be planning to graduate no earlier than December 2012. Fellows are selected based on the strength of their complete application packet, including proposed summer project, academic record and financial need. Finalists will be interviewed in October.
Application packets are available in the offices of the senior associate provost (Plummer 104), Honors Program (Honors Building) or each college dean. For more information, visit lamar.edu/beckfellowships or call (409) 880-8400.
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"11. STROPHIA NANA Novo.
Dwarf Strophia.
Plate II, 11, A, B, & c, shell; D, section.
SP. CH. Size, exceedingly small. Shell, moderately heavy. Striations, present. Tentacles, short, about one fourth as long as the eye peduncles. Whirls, 11. Teeth, long. Examined 2,000 specimens.
Form of shell, an elongated cone, with the first whirl the largest; the next three are successively a trifle smaller, then the shell slopes rapidly to a point, making an angle of about 60 degrees. The striations are 18 on the upper whirl, prominent, and excepting on the first whirl, where they are narrower above and enlarged in the middle, are largest at the top, and gradually become narrower, attaining the minimum near the suture, where both they and the shell are depressed below the diameter; from this point to the suture the striations become suddenly enlarged and widened as much as at the beginning above, and are slightly inclined to the left. The striations are not arranged in lines, and are slightly inclined from right to left; the interspaces are a trifle wider than the prominences which are roof-shaped, with the ridge somewhat rounded, and the surface is smooth. The striations are absent on the two or three lowest whirls. The sutures between the whirls are not very deep.
Aperture, large and open, but does not measure any more within than at the entrance. Lower tooth, not very prominent, is .10 long and .02 high, and the upper which is situated just above it, is not at all prominent, being a mere elevation, but more within the cavity is higher, and makes a complete turn around the column.
Margin, not produced forward quite as far as the diameter of the shell, and is inclined slightly backward; it is not thickened, and the outer portion is produced into a thin, but not prominent, edge that is not rolled downward. The frontal bar is quite prominent and interrupts the striations. Animal, not large; eye peduncles, .20 long; tentacles, .05. Jaw, smooth.
Color of shell, externally, dull ashy. The frontal bar, teeth, and margin, internally, are bluish white, but within the aperture this color gradually deepens into pale purplish brown which pervades the whole interior. Color of animal, pale brown, with the minute granulations on the anterior portion of body and head, black.
Size of types, .62 by .25 and .60 by .18. Largest specimen, .64 by .26; smallest, .53 by .20. Greatest diameter, .28; smallest, .18. Longest specimen, .64; shortest, .53.
The type as described and figured on Plate II, 11, A, is the most prevalent, but a more cylindrical form is very common, ib., B, in which there is but very little difference either in diameter or width between the second, third, and fourth whirls, the first being wider, but not much larger in diameter. The specimen figured has the striations far from prominent, but this one is almost, if not wholly, unique in this respect. The remaining form is shorter than the type, but has about the same proportions. The depressed line above the suture and the inclined enlargment of the base of the striations are some of the singular features of this most remarkable Strophia, and remind one of a similar structure in the genus Chondropoma. The peculiar ashy colors may be partly due to minute, dark, apparently eroded dots, with which the shells are covered. Striations vary from 16 to 20; whirls, 10 or 11.
Known from all other species, by the presence of striations, exceedingly small size, elongated form, and long teeth.
The island of Little Cayman is only ten miles long with an average width of two miles, and is thus a mere spot in the waters of the Caribbean Sea, and the Dwarf Strophias occur in a space which is only five or six yards wide by twenty long, on this little key, and as they were rigidly confined to this narrow area, which on a good sized chart of the West Indies, would be more than covered by the point of a fine cambric needle, I consider that this species has the most restricted range of any animal with which I am acquainted. This spot is on the west end of
In habit, this species is social, and I found many of them clinging to a kind of heath-like plant which was about eighteen inches high, and which had small gray leaves of nearly the same color as the shells, and which on being crushed, gave out a strong odor. Here these Strophias were exposed to the burning rays of a nearly vertical sun, and the heat in which they lived during the day, was intense. Some, perhaps one third of them, had retreated beneath stones, a situation in which it is rare to find a Strophia, the only other species that I have found in a similar situation, being S. incana from Key West, which retreated from the cold of winter, and one other species occurring in the pine woods on the island of New Providence, to be mentioned later.
It is evident that in this species, we have a Strophia dwarfed to an exteme degree, from feeding on the pungent leaves of the plant described, and isolated as it is by surrounding areas of rough, jagged rocks, the process of diminution has gone as far as it can go and allow the animal to live as a Strophia, with the ordinary habits of Strophia. The ground as strewed with thousands of dead shells, showing that mortality among them was great, and the, perhaps, recently acquired habits of seeking the shelter of rocks is one to which they are driven in order to preserve the species from utter extermination, but it is doubtful whether they 11 even keep their generic characters under this new mode of existence, for further remarks upon this very interesting subject consult General conclusions. (Maynard, 1889: 27-29).


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Some think that the Battle of Castle Black presented quite a scene on The Game of Thrones. Yet as the saying goes: you ain't seen nothing yet!
The show must go on and what is about to appear next time is even better than the best. And it has the mysterious title of "The Children" which leaves more questions and few answers.
This is all the more grist for the suspense mill. One thing is for sure though. The upcoming episode will be a pattern-breaker. Whatever has occurred in the previous series is history.
The mystery of the unknown will unfold in all its dramatic chaos in the future episode which is due on Sunday. Some very reliable sources have spoken regarding the much-awaited scenes. They will be extremely interesting and create a spirit of eager viewership like none that has been seen up until now.
"It's the best finale we've ever done, bar none," Thrones showrunners David Benioff and Dan Weiss said in a statement. "The performances from our cast, the direction from Alex Graves, the VFX work, the new [music] cues from Ramin Djawadi—all of it came together in perhaps the finest hour we've produced. We're immensely proud of 'The Children.' And a little intimidated by the episode, because now we have to get back to the business of season five and figure out a way to top it."
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"And it makes me wanna take a back road... makes me wanna take the long way home" is part of the lyrics to Rodney Atkins' 'Take A Back Road' song. Those lyrics sum up exactly what the beautiful fall landscape makes me want to do.
Chemistry is the driving force behind the leaves changing colors. Throughout the summer, chlorophyll gives leaves their green color and is essential in the photosynthetic production of food needed by the tree. Once the days grow shorter and temperatures begin to fall, chlorophyll production slows down.
As the temperatures drop, other pigments begin to appear giving leaves their brown, red, orange, purple and yellow hues. The color the leaf takes on depends on which chemical is more prominent: anthocyanin, carotene, xanthophylls, or tannin. When the leaves start to change colors, their outer margins will change first. Slowly the color will change further into the leaf, leaving the midrib to be the last green segment.
Temperature, light, and water supply are the primary factors that influence the pigment of the leaves. Red colors often develop on leaves that receive bright light. Color intensity will decrease if there are several rainy days near the peak of coloration. The biggest impact that weather has is delaying the onset of the fall colors due to a late summer drought. Therefore, it is generally said that the best fall foliage occurs when there is a dry, late summer with rain in early fall or when there is heavy rain and bright sunshine with the gradual drop in temperatures.
The bad part about the leaves changing colors is that the color never lasts as long as we wish it would. Instead, the leaves eventually fall to the ground resulting in a yard that is covered in crumbly red, yellow and orange decaying leaves. This pesky problem can provide you with some free mulch, a new source of compost, and a chance to have some fun.
Some homeowners have issues with the smell that is associated with mulch. One way to get around that is by racking your leaves up and using them as an odor free mulch alternative. Leaves often have enough microorganisms on them to start the composting process fairly easily. The resulting compost is great to use as a soil conditioner when there is adequate moisture in the compost.
One fun way to dispose of your leaves is to spend some time with your family raking and playing in them. In particular, it is often fun to rake the leaves into a huge pile and spend time jumping in them with younger children. Once you get them into a pile, they will be easier to handle regardless of whether you choose to bag them up, burn them, or let them blow away in the wind. Whichever method you choose to do, it best to make sure that it is allowed in your community since some locations do not allow burning of leaves or collecting of them through a waste pick-up system.
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Fans of the game of chess surely remember former world champion Vladimir Kramnik, who held the title back in 2006, but the most recent news regarding the Russian gross-master comes from the world of robotics. Kramnik was the sparring partner for a chess-playing robot called "Chess Terminator", designed by Konstantin Kosteniuk, who is the father of the current women's champion, Alexandra Kosteniuk.
The engrossing video shows the match in full, where the robot-arm's lightning movements certainly match the former champion in terms of speed. The A.I. is also very responsive and doesn't make any big mistakes during the short match, which ended in a draw. The funniest part is at the 2:45 minute mark, where Kramnik offers his hand for a draw, but the robot brushes it away and continues playing.
It is not that the Chess Terminator lacks manners, it's that it can not actually see its environment. It has already been connected to the chess board, and sees the pieces on a digital board, where it chooses the best move from a list of all possible combinations. The robot arm is a steady worker, and can grasp and move around tiny objects like the chess pieces very easily, as well as press the button on the clock. It looks so dedicated and concentrated on the task at hand, providing quite the humorous contrast with Kramnik's relaxed and zestful exterior.
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You'll have to modify the scoreboard file. Find where it does the player loop and then set a conditional to skip any players (groups) you wish.
TTTScoreboardColorForPlayer (ply)ClientCalled to determine what colour a player's name should be on the scoreboard. Hence, it must return a Color object, or return nil (or nothing at all). The "ply" parameter contains a player object, so you can for example check the player's SteamID and give certain people a special colour. Note that TTT also uses this hook for the default colours, so you should return nil for players that you do not want to do anything special with.
Interesting thought. You mean by using TTTScoreGroups to create another group? The issue I have is how do I make that group invisible. I could probably use how Innocents can't see GROUP_NOTFOUND...I'll take a look into it tomorrow. Sent using Tapatalk. Owner of iViscosity Gaming.
Yes, that's what I mean. And I am 90% sure you should be able to use :SetVisible because after a quick look the scoreboard and some point checka if there's less than 1 player in a scoregroup and if so uses that function to hide it, but I'm not sure if that hides everybody in it, or just the label itself.
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