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Volunteers of all ages from all walks of life — city employees, farmers, retirees, research scientists, homemakers, and a few school children — gathered Tuesday morning at the Marion County Fairgrounds in Hillsboro to make verenike. Workers interrupted their normal routines and came from churches across central Kansas to mix, slice, shape, stuff, pinch, and pack the tasty treats.
Verenike is one of the most popular items available on the state fairgrounds in Hutchinson during the annual Mennonite Central Committee sale to be held on Friday and Saturday this year. It is a pastry-type pocket filled with cottage cheese and boiled or fried. It can be served plan or covered with syrup or ham gravy, and it is often accompanied by other Mennonite ethnic foods like sausage or pluma moss (cherry or plum pudding).
"Our goal is to make 20,000 verenike," said Zane Unrau of rural Hillsboro and a member of Alexanderwohl Mennonite Church said.
The MCC sale is an annual fundraising event that includes quilt auctions, sales of donated antique cars, tractors, and other farm equipment, plants, and other items, as well as ethnic Mennonite food.
"I've never actually eaten verenike at the sale," said Dale Dalke, Hillsboro resident and member of Ebenfeld Church. "I just like to help make them here."
Dalke and Joel Suderman, rural Hillsboro farmer and an Ebenfeld member, said they worked together three or four years already, mixing the dough with the large industrial sized appliance for the verenike.
"We put in oil, flour, eggs," Suderman said. "We don't need to taste it, they tell us down the line if it is too sticky and needs more flour. That is about the only change we make to the recipe."
After Dalke and Suderman mixed the dough, they scooped it into five-gallon buckets and sent it on down the line.
Unrau, next in the verenike assembly process, shaped the dough into large loaves and sliced off wheels that could then be passed through a roller.
"I can get about 10 slices per loaf, and then they cut about 10 circles per wheel, so there might be about 100 verenike from each batch here," Unrau said.
Volunteers cut the thinly rolled dough in circle shapes, others filled it with cottage cheese, and still more volunteers seated at tables folded and pinched the edges together.
Runners took trays of the completed pockets to packers who carefully placed layers of verenike on brackets and sent the covered boxes onto a refrigerated truck that waited outside.
Cottage cheese scooper Deryll Amstutz of rural Hillsboro said the whole thing was a well-organized process.
"Every once and a while you will hear someone call out for more dough at the tables," he said. "But it all goes smoothly. We pretty much know what we are doing."
Profit from all items sold at the MCC sale is contributed to stop hunger worldwide.
"We make things that taste good simply so others can eat," Amstutz said.


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Sunday, May 20, 2012
Joe and Mary Investor Log On For Facebook Shares
WIth close to a billion users around the globe, newly-public Facebook was a natural to be embraced by small-fry investors.
So it's small wonder that the action is hot and heavy at online brokerages that cater to Main Street stock buyers.
Online brokers geared up for a busy day Friday as some of those IPO shares hit the market around 11:30 am EDT as some trading problems delayed the stock's scheduled 11:05 am opening on Nasdaq.
In reading through the prospectus and parsing the legalese, it appears that Facebook (ticker: FB) wanted to make certain that mom and pop investors were able to buy shares. There's an uncommon focus on retail allocations.
E*Trade Financial's senior vice president Christopher Larkin says that his firm is able to offer a unique and differentiated distribution channel, and is considered more cost-effective than the usual institutional banks.
"It's exciting to offer IPOs to our customers," Larkin says.
E*Trade (ETFC) customers were able to find the Facebook offering in their IPO Center. To indicate an interest in participating, customers must have a funded account with the broker, then go through an eligibility questionnaire that considers their investment experience, objectives, financial background, and corporate affiliations. If the customer's responses pass muster, the next step is to place a conditional limit order for a minimum of 50 shares.
A Barron's reader gave us the details of his experience with E*Trade's IPO process. He placed an order for 200 shares at $40 per share, amending his order after the offering price was increased on Tuesday, and was informed early this morning that he will get 50 shares. His 50 shares appeared in his portfolio listing prior to the open at the offering price of $38 per share.
"I had wanted 100 shares, so I bid for 200," he says.
Larkin was not willing to disclose the specifics behind E*Trade's allocation process, but says it includes the customer's asset level, tenure as an E*Trade customer, and past behavior. E*Trade customers are encouraged to hold the stock for at least 30 days.
E*Trade's past IPOs include eBay (EBAY), Google (GOOG) and Morningstar (MORN), among others.
Fidelity customers were also put through a questionnaire after downloading the Facebook prospectus. Though they aren't a direct underwriter, Fidelity is distributing some shares through their exclusive arrangement with Deutsche Bank. Spokesman Steve Austin says, "We can't meet customer demand with the popular IPOs. The Deutsche Bank allocation is reserved for customers with $500,000 in assets or at least 36 trades in the previous 12 months."
Fidelity also will distribute shares that they receive through another arrangement with private-equity firm Kohlberg Kravis Roberts); this block will be made available to customers of with over $100,000 in certain assets outside 401(k) accounts.
Larkin says that the number of shares each broker is allowed to distribute is never disclosed. The final prospectus will show the shares each broker or bank has agreed to accept, and should give an indication of the order of magnitude, but it's not a specific allocation. Larkin notes, "The number in the prospectus tells you how many shares each entity is obliged to purchase if the deal goes pear-shaped. But they're not the final allocations."
One official very familiar with the prospectus noted that the offering was designed to make sure there were allocations across the board, avoiding the usual focus on institutional allocations. There was a cap on the number of shares an individual could purchase, says this official who requested that his name not be used. "I know brokers would love to throw everybody a bone, but you obviously want to give a bigger bone to your better customers," he says.
If you miss out on scoring Facebook IPO shares, take heart. E*Trade's Larkin says that "we actively go out and speak to companies about participating in these offerings. We'll continue to see if there are opportunities going forward."
Zecco's CEO Michael Raneri notes that his firm is the only one that lets Facebook users actually place stock trades from within Facebook. In advance of his firm's merger with rival TradeKing, Raneri says,
"The Facebook IPO lets us shine a brighter light on that capability," Raneri says. "It's a great opportunity."
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I could easily forgive the Toshiba Excite Write for failing to breach much new ground in the stylus tablet department, but its $600 price is the ultimate deal breaker. There just isn't enough offered here -- whether in performance or features -- to justify that price.
The Write's biggest issue is integration. Or lack thereof. Toshiba's TruNote Stylus app is severely limited in function, and while the pen can be used to navigate the OS, its functionality pales in comparison to Samsung's Note line of tablets whose write-to-text features makes the S Pen feel like a truly integrated and essential component of the interface. The Excite Write simply feels like the Excite Pro with stylus support.
The Write isn't a bad tablet, but its offerings don't match up to the $600 asking price. Stylus tablet shoppers would do well to go with either current Samsung Note tablet, or wait for the new Note 10.1 2014 Edition, which looks extremely promising
The Toshiba Excite Write is essentially the Toshiba Excite Pro with a Wacom digitizer under its screen and follows the company's tablet house design for 2013: a black-bezeled tablet with a textured plastic gray backside. Corners are comfortably rounded, but the back texture actually does little to keep it from slipping out of your hands.
When held in landscape, you'll find the power/sleep button on the top edge somewhat toward the left. The button is actually positioned a bit closer to the middle of the tablet's body than I'm used to, and as a result it was easy to miss it when attempting a no-look press. Thankfully, it protrudes from the surface just enough that most people will have no problem finding it with a simple finger slide across the top.
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The Write's bezels are wide and easily accommodate my rather large thumbs as well as a 1.2-megapixel camera located in the top middle. On the left edge from the top are a headphone jack, volume rocker, microSD card slot, Micro-HDMI port, and a Micro-USB port. The latter three are tucked away behind a 2-inch-long compartment door.
An 8-megapixel camera with an LED flash sits on the back in the top-right corner with dual Harman Kardon speakers on the far ends of the left and right side.
At 1.39 pounds, the tablet is about the same weight as most 10-inchers, but is noticeably thicker than the Nexus 10 or iPad 4. And while it doesn't come off as strictly a durable tablet, the plastic back gives it this "rough 'n tumble" feel, where you'd expect it to be able to take a drop or two. Otherwise, it's an altogether unremarkable design.
The Write is essentially the Excite Pro with a Wacom digitizer. That means -- according to Toshiba -- that the screen can detect up to 1,024 levels of pressure from the pen; however, when using Toshiba's included TruNote app, you'd never notice.
TruNote acts as the hub of most of the Write's Stylus functionality. With it, you can write notes, edit pictures, as well as annotate screenshots. You store your work in different folders that can be accessed from a virtual desktop interface within the app.
You can choose from a few different pen styles -- including a pencil or marker -- and you can customize color, pen thickness, and transparency levels. You can also use the selection tool to draw a box around assets you've created and move, resize, or rotate them.
When not in the app, there's a screenshot icon in the bottom-left corner of the screen. Tapping it takes a shot and seamlessly drops you into TruNote where you can then annotate and crop the screen and save it where further edits can be made.
Though simple and visually based, I found the TruNote interface somewhat confusing at first. There isn't much in the way of a tutorial and discovering exactly what the app is capable of took some time and research. The pen and editing options offered are adequate, but the interface isn't nearly as elegant as what Samsung offers on its current versions of the Note 8 and Note 10.1. There are no brushes to choose from in TruNote and the app doesn't sense different degrees of pressure from the Stylus; however, Photoshop Touch responds to differing levels of pressures, making lines fatter or thinner as appropriate. Also, the app frustratingly only orients in portrait mode.
TruNote is surprisingly no-frills, with none of the bells and whistles of Samsung's S Note app.
The pen is mightier than its utilization
Toshiba's Stylus delivered a smooth fluid flow when scribing on the screen. Smoother even than writing with the Note 10.1, but matching the fluidity of using the Note 8. One feature Samsung's stylus is missing, however, is the handy eraser button on the bottom of Toshiba's Stylus. It's a useful and convenient extra, but its detection isn't 1:1 so don't expect much in the way of precision.
The biggest difference between the Note line and the Write is OS integration. The Note tablets include stylus functionality like cutting out a slice of the screen -- any screen, at any time -- and easily dropping the clipping in an app for editing. Also, the Note's write-to-text conversion -- where users can simply write full e-mails and have it (mostly) accurately converted into text -- puts Samsung's tablets in a class all their own. The Excite Write doesn't come near that level of integration, and the overall experience feels restricted for it. There's also no pocket for the pen on the tablet, which feels like a major oversight, given that its rotund body makes it easily susceptible to rolling off your desk, under the couch, and into some lost netherrealm where small accessories go to die.
Software features
The Excite Write ships with Android 4.2.1 and includes a few exclusive Toshiba customizations.
Chief among them is Toshiba's custom camera app, TruCapture. It's essentially an app geared toward business users and used to take improved pictures of items with white backgrounds like whiteboards, magazines, or notebooks.
Say you're in a meeting where the person running it is using a whiteboard to illustrate important items. Instead of actually paying attention, you simply wait until the end of the meeting when all the information is on the board and you snap a quick pic you can look at later. Unfortunately, you also capture a giant glare spot from one of the lights in the room and now part of the information in your pic is illegible.


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Israel News - Stay Informed, Pray Informed
Israel was on high alert Sunday morning after reportedly striking targets
in neighboring Syria twice over the weekend.
According to Israeli and foreign media outlets, Israeli aircraft bombed a
military research outside Damascus late Saturday night. That was likely part of Israel's ongoing effort to prevent Syria's enormous stockpile of chemical weapons from falling into the hands of Hezbollah or hostile rebel groups.
Early Sunday morning, Israel again reportedly struck, this time targeting a convoy trying to transfer long-range missiles to Hezbollah, an ally of the embattled regime of Syrian dictator Bashar Assad.
While Israel offered no official response to the reports, unnamed officials told various media outlets that the Jewish state was behing the bombings. Syrian media accused rebel groups of helping Israel identify its targets.
Former IDF chief and defense minister, Sha'ul Mofaz, said Israel must do everything in its power to prevent Hezbollah from becoming any stronger as a result of the chaos in Syria. Mofaz also noted that the weekend aerial assault had sent a clear message to Iran, which continues its defiant march to attain nuclear weapons.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu delayed by two hours his departure for an official visit to China in order to convene an emergency security cabinet meeting. Meanwhile, the Israeli army hastily deployed two Iron Dome anti-missile batteries to the north in anticipation of retaliatory action either by Hezbollah or Syria.
US President Barack Obama declined to confirm what Israel itself has not, but did say that his government "continues to believe that the Israelis justifiably have to guard against the transfer of advanced weaponry to terrorist organizations like Hezbollah."
Waleed Abdul Malik, a Syrian-American researcher living in the US, wrote on his Twitter account that "most Arabs are cheering for Israel now. Any strike on Assad or Hezbollah by Israel is welcomed with cheers."
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Shaun White After 62 Stitches: 'I Scared Myself'
A nasty crash hasn't kept Shaun White from dreaming up daring tricks as he eyes Olympic gold for a third time.
The snowboarder, currently trying to qualify for the February games in Pyeongchang, needed 62 stitches after hitting his face off the edge of a half pipe during training in New Zealand in October. A video published Wednesday by Yahoo Sports shows the impact and blood-soaked snow before White is flown away in a helicopter with a bloodied face.
"I scared myself," White says later from a hospital bed. "I haven't really had that much blood coming out of me before." Months later, White is back on his feet following surgery. "My health is great," he told USA Today last month, adding his injuries were "definitely jarring more mentally than physically."
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Most people take their prescription medications properly — to relieve pain, anxiety, or attention deficit. The majority of people who are prescribed potentially addictive drugs use them appropriately, but some people end up abusing their prescription medications.
Increasingly, however, that's not always the case. Some people choose to abuse medications that are not prescribed to them. They are often obtained from friends or family members who may have prescription medications on hand, or bought from drug dealers on the street. Some people will also abuse medications that are prescribed to them. The number of teens and young adults ages 12 to 25 who abuse prescription painkillers has more than tripled since the mid 1990s.
Here is a Q and A about prescription medication addiction. It can help you or a loved one seek help, if necessary.
A. Three kinds of prescription drugs are most often abused without a prescription:
Opioids. These are for pain relief. They include morphine, codeine, OxyContin, Demerol, Norco, Percocet, Suboxone, and Vicodin.
Tranquilizers. These are for anxiety and sleep disorders. A few examples are Xanax and Valium.
Stimulants. These are for narcolepsy and attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder. Examples are Adderal, Dexedrine, Concerta, and Ritalin.
A. Signs of addiction include loss of control over taking a medication, hiding pills, obsessively counting them, and finding ways to get more of a medication by making unnecessary emergency room or licensed health care provider visits.
Other symptoms include taking a drug or medication more often than directed, taking higher doses than instructed usually because the previous dose did not provide the same effect, taking it with other drugs or alcohol or, as is often the case with some prescription opioids (pain medicines), crushing and snorting the pill instead of swallowing it.
Q. Who's at risk for prescription addiction?
A. Both women and men abuse prescription drugs at approximately the same rate. Women are twice as likely to become addicted as men.
People at the highest risk for addiction to prescription medications are those who have other addictions or who have abused prescription drugs in the past.
A. Take medications only as prescribed. Get potentially addictive medications only from one licensed health care provider and one pharmacy.
If you have opioids, tranquilizers, or stimulant prescription medications, keep them in a safe place, lock them up to keep them secure, and do not share them with anyone else. The prescription is for you only.


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(AP) Mattingly unsure about future with Dodgers
By BETH HARRIS
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Don Mattingly said Monday that his 2014 contract option vested with the Dodgers' first-round playoff victory over Atlanta, but he isn't sure he'll be back as manager next season.
He said that the organization put him in a difficult position with his players by not exercising a team option going into the final year of his three-year deal.
"It's been a frustrating, tough year, honestly," he told reporters while sitting next to general manager Ned Colletti.
"It puts me in a spot that everything I do is questioned because I'm basically trying out and auditioning, can you manage or can't you manage? That's not a great position for me as a manager."
Mattingly's option worth $1.4 million would allow him to return, but the team has yet to say anything about his future.
Colletti said Mattingly's status would be "resolved very quickly." But it was apparent while Mattingly talked that he would like a multiyear deal.
"It's pretty easy to figure out," he said.
"I like being here, but I don't want to be anywhere where you're not wanted. I don't want to be somewhere where people don't think you're capable of doing the job," Mattingly said.
Colletti made it clear that he supports Mattingly's return. But team President Stan Kasten and the ownership group headed by Mark Walter figure to have the final say.
"I think he did great," Colletti said. "I have a lot of respect for this guy. He kept it steady for a tough period of time."
Mattingly is 260-225 in three years as manager, guiding the Dodgers to the NL championship series, where they lost to St. Louis in six games last week.
When the Dodgers stumbled to start the season, falling to last place in the NL West while injuries piled up, speculation was rampant that Mattingly would be fired. Kasten indicated to him at the time that things needed to improve for Mattingly to keep his job.
The team won 42 of 50 games during a torrid midseason stretch to take over first place and eventually won the division by 11 games over Arizona.
"It was quite a remarkable season," Colletti said.
He wouldn't comment on the status of Mattingly's coaching staff, but it's possible changes could be made, although Mattingly indicated he would like to keep it intact.
NOTES: Dodgers CF Matt Kemp had arthroscopic surgery on his left ankle performed by Dr. Robert Anderson in Charlotte, N.C. The team said the procedure "involved removing several spurs, a loose body and doing a microfracture on the talus bone." Kemp is expected to be in a splint for two weeks and a walking boot for another two weeks. But the Dodgers say "he is expected to be competitive in time for the regular season."


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Israel News - Stay Informed, Pray Informed
Israel this week further bolstered its anti-missile defenses in the north of the country amid growing concerns that either Hezbollah or Syrian forces will attack the Jewish state.
A third Iron Dome anti-missile battery was deployed to the north on Tuesday.
Just last week, Israel launched an air strike against a convoy transporting advanced missiles and possibly chemical weapons from Syria to Hezbollah. Israel braced for a retaliatory strike as both Iran and Syria issued threatening statements.
But this week both nations toned down their rhetoric, and tried to save face by insisting that Israel was already so weak that they didn't need to retaliate.
Israel's preemptive strike was a sign of great "weakness" and further evidence that the time of the "Zionists" is coming to an end, according to Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad.
Syrian Defense Minister Fahd Jassem el-Freij added his own spin, stating that "it was the Israeli enemy that was retaliating...for our military operations against the armed gangs."
The Syrian regime insists that the rebel forces it is battling are in league with Israel, and therefore the Syrian army's successes against them are really successes against the Jewish state.
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The Terracotta Army or the "Terracotta Warriors and Horses" is a collection of terracotta sculptures depicting the armies of Qin Shi Huang, the first Emperor of China. It is a form of funerary art buried with the emperor in 210–209 BCE and whose purpose was[citation needed] to protect the emperor in his afterlife.
The figures, dating from approximately the late third century BCE,[1] were discovered in 1974 by local farmers in Lintong District, Xi'an, Shaanxi province. The figures vary in height according to their roles, with the tallest being the generals. The figures include warriors, chariots and horses. Estimates from 2007 were that the three pits containing the Terracotta Army held more than 8,000 soldiers, 130 chariots with 520 horses and 150 cavalry horses, the majority of which remained buried in the pits nearby Qin Shi Huang's mausoleum.[2] Other terracotta non-military figures were found in other pits, including officials, acrobats, strongmen and musicians.
The Terracotta Army was discovered on 29 March 1974[3] to the east of Xi'an in Shaanxi province by farmers digging a water well approximately Script error: No such module "convert". east of the Qin Emperor's tomb mound at Mount Li (Lishan),[4][5] a region riddled with underground springs and watercourses. For centuries, occasional reports mentioned pieces of terracotta figures and fragments of the Qin necropolis – roofing tiles, bricks and chunks of masonry.[6] This discovery prompted Chinese archaeologists to investigate, revealing the largest pottery figurine group ever found in China.
In addition to the warriors, an entire necropolis built for the emperor was found surrounding the first emperor's tomb mound. The earthen tomb mound is located at the foot of Mount Li and built in a pyramidal shape with Qin Shi Huang's necropolis complex constructed as a microcosm of his imperial palace or compound.[7]
It consists of several offices, halls, stables, and other structures placed around the tomb mound, which is surrounded by two solidly built rammed earth walls with gateway entrances. Up to Script error: No such module "convert". of reddish, sandy soil had accumulated over the site in the two millennia following its construction, but archaeologists found evidence of earlier disturbances at the site. During the excavations near the Mount Li burial mound, archaeologists found several graves dating from the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, where diggers had apparently struck terracotta fragments. These were discarded as worthless and used along with soil to back fill the excavations.[8]
According to the writings of historian Sima Qian (145–90 BCE), work on the mausoleum began in 246 BCE soon after Emperor Qin (then aged 13) ascended the throne. The project eventually involved 700,000 workers.[9] Geographer Li Daoyuan, writing six centuries after the First Emperor's death, recorded in Shui Jing Zhu that Mount Li was a favoured location due to its auspicious geology, "famed for its jade mines, its northern side was rich in gold, and its southern side rich in beautiful jade; the First Emperor, covetous of its fine reputation, therefore chose to be buried there".[10][11] Sima Qian, in his most noted work, Shiji, finished a century after the mausoleum's completion, wrote that the First Emperor was buried with palaces, towers, officials, valuable artifacts and wondrous objects. According to this account, 100 rivers had their flow simulated by mercury, and above them the ceiling was decorated with heavenly bodies below which were the features of the land. Some translations of this passage refer to "models" or "imitations," however those words were not used in the original text, which makes no mention of the terracotta army.[9][12]
High levels of mercury were found in the soil of the tomb mound, giving credence to Sima Qian's account.[13]
Later historical accounts suggested that the tomb had been looted by Xiang Yu, a contender for the throne after the death of the first emperor,[14][15][16] however, there are indications that the tomb may not have been plundered.[17]
The terracotta army figures were manufactured in workshops by government laborers and local craftsmen using local materials. Heads, arms, legs, and torsos were created separately and then assembled.[18] Eight face moulds were most likely used, with clay added after assembly to provide individual facial features.[19] It is believed that the warriors' legs were made in much the same way that terracotta drainage pipes were manufactured at the time. This would classify the process as assembly line production, with specific parts manufactured and assembled after being fired, as opposed to crafting one solid piece and subsequently firing it. In those times of tight imperial control, each workshop was required to inscribe its name on items produced to ensure quality control. This has aided modern historians in verifying which workshops were commandeered to make tiles and other mundane items for the terracotta army. Upon completion, the terracotta figures were placed in the pits in precise military formation according to rank and duty.
The terracotta figures are life-sized. They vary in height, uniform, and hairstyle in accordance with rank. Most originally held real weapons such as spears, swords, or crossbows. Originally, the figures were also painted with bright pigments, variously coloured pink, red, green, blue, black, brown, white and lilac.[20][21] The coloured lacquer finish, individual facial features, and weapons used in producing these figures increased the figures' realism. Most of the original weapons were looted shortly after the creation of the army, or have rotted away, while the colour coating flaked off or greatly faded.
The tomb
The tomb appears to be a hermetically-sealed space the size of a football pitch.[22][23] The tomb remains unopened, given concerns about preserving its artifacts.[22] For example, after their excavation, the painted surface present on some terracotta figures began to flake and fade.[24] The lacquer covering the paint can curl in fifteen seconds once exposed to Xi'an's dry air and can flake off in just four minutes.[25] There is speculation of a possible Hellenistic link to these sculptures, due to the lack of life-sized and realistic sculptures prior to the Qin dynasty according to some scholars.[26][27]
Excavation site
Four main pits approximately Script error: No such module "convert". deep have been excavated.[28][29] These are located approximately Script error: No such module "convert". east of the burial mound. The soldiers within were laid out as if to protect the tomb from the east, where all the Qin Emperor's conquered states lay.
Pit one
Pit one, which is Script error: No such module "convert". long and Script error: No such module "convert". wide,[30] contains the main army of more than 6,000 figures.[31] Pit one has 11 corridors, most of which are more than Script error: No such module "convert". wide and paved with small bricks with a wooden ceiling supported by large beams and posts. This design was also used for the tombs of nobles and would have resembled palace hallways when built. The wooden ceilings were covered with reed mats and layers of clay for waterproofing, and then mounded with more soil raising them about Script error: No such module "convert". above the surrounding ground level when completed.[32]
Pit two has cavalry and infantry units as well as war chariots and is thought to represent a military guard. Pit three is the command post, with high-ranking officers and a war chariot. Pit four is empty, perhaps left unfinished by its builders.
Some of the figures in pit one and two show fire damage, while remains of burnt ceiling rafters have also been found.[33][34] These, together with the missing weapons, have been taken as evidence of the reported looting by Xiang Yu and the subsequent burning of the site, which is thought to have caused the roof to collapse and crush the army figures below. The terracotta figures currently on display have been restored from the fragments.
Other pits that formed the necropolis also have been excavated.[35] These pits lie within and outside the walls surrounding the tomb mound. They variously contain bronze carriages, terracotta figures of entertainers such as acrobats and strongmen, officials, stone armour suits, burials sites of horses, rare animals and labourers, as well as bronze cranes and ducks set in an underground park.[36]
Weapons such as swords, spears, battle-axes, scimitars, shields, crossbows, and arrowheads were found in the pits.[28][37] Some of these weapons, such as the swords are sharp and were coated with a 10–15 micrometre layer of chromium dioxide and kept the swords rust-free for 2,000 years.[38][39][40] The swords contain an alloy of copper, tin, and other elements including nickel, magnesium, and cobalt.[41] Some carry inscriptions that date manufacture between 245 and 228 BCE, indicating they were used as weapons before their burials.[42]
An important element of the army is the chariot, of which four types were found. In battle the fighting chariots form pairs at the head of a unit of infantry. The principal weapon of the charioteers was the ge or dagger-axe, an L-shaped bronze blade mounted on a long shaft used for sweeping and hooking at the enemy. Infantrymen also carried ge on shorter shafts, ji or halberds and spears and lances. For close fighting and defence, both charioteers and infantrymen carried double-edged straight swords. The archers carried crossbows, with sophisticated trigger mechanisms, capable of firing arrows farther than Script error: No such module "convert"..[42]
A collection of 120 objects from the mausoleum and 20 terracotta warriors were displayed at the British Museum in London as its special exhibition "The First Emperor: China's Terracotta Army" from 13 September 2007 to April 2008.[43] This exhibition made 2008 the British Museum's most successful year and made the British Museum the United Kingdom's top cultural attraction between 2007 and 2008.[44][45] The exhibition brought the most visitors to the museum since the King Tutankhamun exhibition in 1972.[44] It was reported that the initial batch of tickets sold out so fast that the museum extended its opening hours until midnight on Thursdays to Sundays.[46] According to The Times, many people had to be turned away, despite the extended hours.[47] During the day of events to mark the Chinese New Year, the crush was so intense that the gates to the museum had to be shut.[47] The Terracotta Army has been described as the only other set of historic artifacts (along with the remnants of wreck of the RMS Titanic) that can draw a crowd by the name alone.[46]
Warriors and other artifacts were exhibited to the public at the Forum de Barcelona in Barcelona between 9 May and 26 September 2004. It was their most successful exhibition ever.[48] The same exhibition was presented at the Fundación Canal de Isabel II in Madrid between October 2004 and January 2005, their most successful ever.[49] From December 2009 to May 2010 the exhibition was shown in the Centro Cultural La Moneda in Santiago de Chile.[50]
The exhibition traveled to North America and visited museums such as the Asian Art Museum of San Francisco, Bowers Museum in Santa Ana, California, Houston Museum of Natural Science, High Museum of Art in Atlanta,[51] National Geographic Society Museum in Washington, D.C. and the Royal Ontario Museum in Toronto.[52] Subsequently the exhibition traveled to Sweden and was hosted in the Museum of Far Eastern Antiquities between 28 August 2010 and 20 January 2011.[53][54] An exhibition entitled 'The First Emperor – China's Entombed Warriors', presenting 120 artifacts was hosted at the Art Gallery of New South Wales, between 2 December 2010 and 13 March 2011.[55] An exhibition entitled "L'Empereur guerrier de Chine et son armée de terre cuite" ("The Warrior-Emperor of China and his terracotta army"), featuring artifacts including statues from the mausoleum, was hosted by the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts from 11 February 2011 to 26 June 2011.[56] In Italy, from July 2008 to November 16, 2008, five of the warriors of the terracotta army were exposed in Turin at the Museum of Antiquities,[57] and from 16 April 2010 to 5 September 2010 were exposed nine warriors in Milan, at the Royal Palace, at the exhibition entitled "The Two Empires".[58] The group consisted of a horse, a counselor, an archer and 6 Lancers. The "Treasures of Ancient China" exhibition, showcasing two terracotta soldiers and other artifacts, including the Longmen Grottoes Buddhist statues, was held between 19 February 2011 and 7 November 2011 in four locations in India: National Museum of New Delhi, Prince of Wales Museum in Mumbai, Salar Jung Museum in Hyderabad and National Library of India in Kolkata.[citation needed]
Soldiers and related items were on display from March 15, 2013, to November 17, 2013, at the Historical Museum of Bern.[citation needed]
Scientific research
In 2007, scientists at Stanford University and the Advanced Light Source facility in Berkeley, California reported that powder diffraction experiments combined with energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy and micro-X-ray fluorescence analysis showed that the process of producing Terracotta figures colored with Chinese purple dye consisting of barium copper silicate was derived from the knowledge gained by Taoist alchemists in their attempts to synthesize jade ornaments.[59][60]
Since 2006, an international team of researchers at the UCL Institute of Archaeology have been using analytical chemistry techniques to uncover more details about the production techniques employed in the creation of the Terracotta Army. Using X-ray fluorescence spectrometry of 40,000 bronze arrowheads bundled in groups of 100, the researchers reported that the arrowheads within a single bundle formed a relatively tight cluster that was different from other bundles. In addition, the presence or absence of metal impurities was consistent within bundles. Based on the arrows' chemical compositions, the researchers concluded that a cellular manufacturing system similar to the one used in a modern Toyota factory, as opposed to a continuous assembly line in the early days of automobile industry, was employed.[61][62]
Grinding and polishing marks visible under a scanning electron microscope provide evidence for the earliest industrial use of lathes for polishing.[61]
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A rank of soldiers.
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Close-up on the head of an archer.
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Note how the faces of these two soldiers differ from each other. Each statue was constructed to be unique.
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A cavalryman and his mount.
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Ranks of terracotta infantrymen.
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The Terracotta Warriors were once painted. Today only a handful of statues contain small amounts of paint. Also notice the detail put into the soles of the warrior's shoes.
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Bronze chariot for the emperor.
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Terracotta horse and two soldiers
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Sword from Emperor Qin's Mausoleum
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Close-up on an archer's head. Notice the details put into the hair of the archer.
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Pigments used on the Terracotta Warriors
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Original coloring on the warriors
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Original coloring on the warriors
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Restored painted archer and high-ranking officer
See also
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- ^ Portal 2007, p. 167.
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- ^ O. Louis Mazzatenta. "Emperor Qin's Terracotta Army". National Geographic.
- ^ The precise coordinates are 34°23′5.71″N 109°16′23.19″E / 34.3849194°N 109.2731083°ECoordinates: 34°23′5.71″N 109°16′23.19″E / 34.3849194°N 109.2731083°E{{#coordinates:34|23|5.71|N|109|16|23.19|E|type:landmark |primary |name= }})
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- ^ Clements 2007, p. 158.
- ^ Shui Jing Zhu Chapter 19 《水经注·渭水》Original text: 秦始皇大兴厚葬,营建冢圹于骊戎之山,一名蓝田,其阴多金,其阳多美玉,始皇贪其美名,因而葬焉。
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- ^ Shui Jing Zhu Chapter 19 《水经注·渭水》 Original text: 项羽入关,发之,以三十万人,三十日运物不能穷。关东盗贼,销椁取铜。牧人寻羊,烧之,火延九十日,不能灭。Translation: Xiang Yu entered the gate, sent forth 300,000 men, but they could not finish carrying away his loot in 30 days. Thieves from northeast melted the coffin and took its copper. A shepherd looking for his lost sheep burned the place, the fire lasted 90 days and could not be extinguished.
- ^ Sima Qian – Shiji Volume 8 《史记·高祖本纪》 Original text: 项羽烧秦宫室,掘始皇帝冢,私收其财物 Translation: Xiang Yu burned the Qin palaces, dug up the First Emperor's tomb, and expropriated his possessions.
- ^ Han Shu《汉书·楚元王传》:Original text: "项籍焚其宫室营宇,往者咸见发掘,其后牧儿亡羊,羊入其凿,牧者持火照球羊,失火烧其藏椁。" Translation: Xiang burned the palaces and buildings. Later observers witnessed the excavated site. Afterward a shepherd lost his sheep which went into the dug tunnel; the shepherd held a torch to look for his sheep, and accidentally set fire to the place and burned the coffin.
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External links
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- UNESCO description of the Mausoleum of the First Qin Emperor
- Official Website of the Museum of the Terracotta Warriors and Horses of Qin Shihuang
- People's Daily article on the Terracotta Army
- Microsoft Photosynth Experience of the Terra Cotta Warriors
- OSGFilms Video Article : Terracotta Warriors at Discovery Times Square
- The Necropolis of the First Emperor of Qin Excerpt from lecture
- China's Terracotta Warriors Documentary produced by the PBS Series Secrets of the Dead


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Republican politicians want to drill offshore. Democrats want to tax oil onshore. Both sides are right.
And both sides are wrong because they basically oppose each other's position, especially in the state Assembly.
In the Senate, there was enough Democratic support two weeks ago at dawn after an all-night session to authorize new offshore drilling in the Santa Barbara Channel. It would have earned the cash-strapped state $100 million this fiscal year -- an estimated $1.8 billion over the next 14 -- and required only a simple majority vote. But nine hours later the bill was buried in an Assembly sump hole.
Last December, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger proposed an oil severance tax on most onshore production, a revenue-raising tool employed by every other major petroleum state. He pegged the year's take at $855 million, but dropped the idea when Republicans protested. Democrats picked it up, but the tax would have required a two-thirds vote and the GOP balked.
Democrats have been anti-offshore drilling zealots for 40 years, ever since a platform off the Santa Barbara coast spilled goo all over 20 miles of beaches. Never mind that new technologies have made offshore drilling much safer today.
Wishful thinkers also fantasize that if America stops producing oil, we'll quit burning it and climb into golf carts. That will happen when electric cars become practical and affordable. Meanwhile, the nation will continue to shape its foreign policy to assure a steady stream of tankers from shifty overseas sellers.
If we're going to keep using oil -- and we are -- we should produce it ourselves. Keep the money in our own economy and away from terrorists.
As for Republicans, their anti-tax crusade began with the Proposition 13 property tax rebellion 31 years ago and they've gradually become fanatics. When the two GOP legislative leaders dared to team with the Republican governor in February to support a temporary tax hike in exchange for fiscal solvency and permanent spending controls, they got dumped by their party colleagues.
But with the red ink only temporarily stanched in Sacramento -- that's everybody's expectation -- the governor and Legislature soon will resume quarreling over spending and taxes. And once again on the negotiating table will be offshore drilling and the oil tax.
Liberals complain about Schwarzenegger closing 100 state parks. They also protest his vetoing of money for abused and neglected children, poor kids' healthcare, domestic violence prevention and services for the elderly. And those were just the final cuts among roughly $30 billion this year.
The $100-million oil deal might seem like chump change. But it could have saved the parks ($14 million), the program for abused and neglected children ($80 million) and community services for the elderly, including Alzheimer's patients ($4 million).
Conservatives scream about releasing prisoners. Schwarzenegger and legislative leaders, trying to close a $26-billion deficit, agreed to save $1.2 billion in prison money. The governor's plan was to release 27,000 "non-violent" inmates from prison cells. Republicans cried foul. So everyone agreed to count the savings, but -- no surprise here -- procrastinate over how to actually achieve it.
About $900 million from an oil severance tax could keep those felons behind bars.
Three federal judges, in ordering the state Tuesday to ultimately reduce its grossly overcrowded prison population by nearly 43,000 inmates, articulated the problem: "The convergence of tough-on-crime policies and an unwillingness to expend the necessary funds . . . has brought California's prisons to the breaking point."
Bulging prisons, failing schools and declining healthcare for the poor all directly relate to the politicians' and voters' failure to raise enough revenue to pay for the programs they want -- revenue such as offshore oil royalties and onshore severance taxes.
But a new poll by the Public Policy Institute of California shows that voters, at least, are rethinking their opposition to offshore drilling: 55% now favor it. Even in coastal counties, 51% OK it, compared to only 36% two years ago.
The offshore drilling bill, sponsored by Assemblyman Chuck DeVore (R-Irvine), replicated an agreement negotiated early last year by a Texas oil company -- Plains Exploration & Production -- with local officials and environmentalists in Santa Barbara County. It would be the first new drilling allowed in state waters since the disastrous oil spill.
But the drilling would be off an existing platform in federal waters and slanted into the state reserves. Pumping would cease in 14 years. The company then would abandon four platforms and dismantle its onshore processing facilities.
It also promised to donate 200 acres of ocean-view property along the Gaviota coast and 3,700 acres of local wine country for public parkland. The state would reap royalties. Santa Barbara County also would benefit from new revenue and 450 good-paying jobs.
The problem is that the State Lands Commission, on a party-line 2-1 vote, rejected the deal. They said there was no proof it could be enforced. Schwarzenegger then tried to circumvent the Lands Commission with the DeVore bill.
Bad policy to circumvent the Lands Commission. Good policy to allow the drilling. So fix the deal and resubmit it.
"The Lands Commission will never pass it," says Tom Sheehy, deputy state finance director who's the lone Republican on the panel. "It's up to the Legislature."
"I call this the vampire project," says the leading opponent, Assemblyman Pedro Nava (D-Santa Barbara). "You can't kill it. You've got to drive a stake through its heart."
Nava advocates what Schwarzenegger once proposed: levying a 9.9% charge on every barrel pumped from the ground.
DeVore and other opponents note that oil companies already pay a property tax on reserves. Yes, but it goes to local governments, mainly Kern County, and much of it is protected by Proposition 13. It's a dry hole for the state.
So compromise. Impose only a 5% severance tax. Loosen up on offshore drilling.
Work it out. But that's probably expecting too much in all the political and petro polarization.


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Three Hope College juniors have received prestigious Goldwater Scholarships for the 2008-09 academic year out of only 321 awarded nationwide.
The three recipients, all of whom are chemistry majors at the college, are Kristin Dittenhafer of Midland; Jonathan Moerdyk of Paris; and Amy Speelman of Darien, Ill.
The scholarships were awarded by the Board of Trustees of the Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship and Excellence in Education Foundation to undergraduate sophomores and juniors. The Goldwater Scholars were selected on the basis of academic merit from a field of 1,035 mathematics, science and engineering students who were nominated by the faculties of colleges and universities nationwide.
The scholarships are for one or two years, depending on the recipient's year in school, and cover the cost of tuition, fees, books, and room and board up to a maximum of $7,500 per year.
"Amy, Kristin and Jon are outstanding students who are well-deserving of this phenomenal recognition. As participants in collaborative faculty-student research here at the college, they have been not only outstanding learners but also active contributors to the process of discovery," said Dr. Moses Lee, who is dean for the natural and applied sciences and a professor of chemistry at Hope. "I am especially pleased because Hope College has one of the largest summer research programs among predominantly undergraduate institutions in the nation. These awards are highly competitive, and this level of recognition exemplifies the incredible education that we provide for our students at Hope."
Several Hope College students have received the prestigious awards or honorable mention in the program through the years. Senior Keith Mulder of Portage holds a Goldwater Scholarship for the current, 2007-08 school year.
Dittenhafer conducts research with Lee and his research associates Drs. Toni Brown and Hilary Mackay. Their research is focused on the development of small molecules capable of recognizing specific DNA sequences in the human genome, with the goal of controlling the expression of deleterious disease-causing genes. She has been conducting research with Lee since the spring of 2007, including during both the school year and summer.
Her plans include pursuing either a doctorate in biochemistry or attending an MD/Ph.D. combined program and conducting medically related research in the future. She is the daughter of Mark and Diane Dittenhafer of Midland and a 2005 graduate of Midland High School.
Moerdyk and Speelman both work in Dr. Jason Gillmore's organic photochemistry research group, where they are both actively working on the group's primary effort of making and evaluating new organic photochromes for electron transfer applications in materials science. Speelman also works with Gillmore on using computational modeling to predict the reduction potentials of organic molecules, work recently accepted for publication in the "Journal of Physical Chemistry."
Moerdyk has been conducting research with Gillmore since the summer of 2006, including during both the school year and summer. He plans to pursue a doctorate in chemistry with a probable focus on the material sciences as preparation for a career as an organic or analytic research chemist. He is the son of Phil and Peggy Moerdyk of Paris, and a 2005 graduate of Reed City High School.
Speelman has been conducting research with Gillmore since the spring of her sophomore year, including during the summer. She plans to attend graduate school in physical chemistry with a focus on computational modeling and to pursue a career in the pharmaceutical industry using computational modeling to design synthetic targets and understand molecular behavior. She is majoring in French in addition to chemistry, and plans to spend the fall 2008 semester in Nantes, France. She is the daughter of David and Linda Speelman of Darien, and a 2005 graduate of Timothy Christian High School.
Of the 321 students selected for Goldwater Scholarships this year, 189 are men and 132 are women, and virtually all intend to obtain a Ph.D. as their degree objective. A total of 33 are mathematics majors, 227 are science and related majors, 52 are majoring in engineering and nine are computer science majors. Many have dual majors in a variety of mathematics, science, engineering and computer disciplines.
The Goldwater Foundation is a federally endowed agency established by Public Law 99-661 on Nov. 14, 1986. The Scholarship Program honoring Senator Barry M. Goldwater was designed to foster and encourage outstanding students to pursue careers in the fields of mathematics, the natural sciences, and engineering.
In its 20-year history, the foundation has awarded 5,523 scholarships worth approximately $54 million. The Trustees plan to award about 300 scholarships for the 2009-10 academic year.


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- I've been doing this for three and a half years. There are over 600 posts, a million words etc etc.
- I've probably said it all.
- I'm feeling stale. Less crabbit, more jaded?
- It takes a huge amount of time.
- I've got some writing projects and exciting things on the horizon with my existing books, which badly need my attention.
- I love helping people and I love teaching, but my energy isn't endless.
- Although most people are extremely appreciative of the fact that all this advice is free and that all the above is true, I get the occasional spiteful remark. I had a hate email the other day, along the lines of "Who do you think you are giving advice?" (But nastier! Much nastier...)
- I really really need to write, so, somehow, I have to give less time to the blog.
- I don't want to stop doing it, but I need it to change, to simplify. And I don't want to bore regular readers.
You ask me questions (by email). I try to answer them on the blog. Like an agony aunt, but for writers. I would answer them anonymously (unless for a specific reason we agreed that your name/link should appear.) So it could be a general question or one very specific to your situation. I can't promise to answer them all, but there would be a good chance that your question would be answered.
That way, I will be writing about the things YOU want to know about. I will answer as many questions a week as I have time for.
Interested? See the ASK A QUESTION page above. You can start asking me questions as soon as you like - I have a few posts scheduled ahead but I'll start being your crabbit aunt very soon.


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Students animate clay characters they created using the stop motion process in the Fundamentals of Animation class.
Point Park cinema arts students are gaining hands-on experience in the newly renovated facilities in the Patterson Building and in West Penn Hall.
During the summer of 2013, work was done in the Patterson Building to create a new sound mixing suite and color correction suite. On the first and second floor in West Penn is a flexible production facility, known as Studio Two, a 30-ft screening facility, and new classrooms equipped with computers and digital tools designed for the animation and visual effects program.
"In our new screenwriting room, our student writers now have the ability to project their screenplays for the entire class to view," said Rick Hawkins, artist in residence in the Department of Cinema and Digital Arts. "Our students are having the experience for four years to use state-of-the-art equipment that's being used in Hollywood to make movies."
Ben Jackson, a freshman majoring in cinema production, said one of the reasons he chose to attend Point Park is because of the hands-on opportunities he would have in and out of the classroom.
"The classrooms and equipment we get to use are so up-to-date. Plus, it's really nice to have classes in my major my freshmen year," Jackson said. "The faculty are so nice and have a lot to add to their teaching."
Animation students are putting their creativity to the test in their new lab, equipped with 21 computers with Cintiq screens — a tablet screen designed for pinpoint accuracy — and new software (GameMaker, ZBrush, Maya, NUKE, MotionBuilder, Dragonframe, Sculptris and Adobe Production Suite CC, including After Effects and Premiere).
"Everyone in the classroom has a Cintiq tablet, which means I can demonstrate and the students can follow along, it's very hands-on," said Associate Professor Pahl Hluchan. "I can cover a lot more and I've noticed the students' work has improved dramatically because of it."
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In 2008, the world was watching when the Wachowski siblings delivered their first post-Matrix directorial effort, the big-budget spectacle Speed Racer. Despite that film's disappointing financial and critical reception, anticipation has remained high for the duo's upcoming sci-fi epic, Cloud Atlas. Now it seems fans will be getting to see the finished project sooner than expected.
According to a press release, the film adaptation of David Mitchell's best-selling novel will now hit theaters in the United States on October 26th, 2012 and open internationally early next year. The film - which features A-listers Tom Hanks, Halle Berry, Hugh Grant and Susan Sarandon among its ensemble cast - was previously scheduled for release on December 6, placing it in the heart of Oscar season.
Here's the key paragraph from Warner Bros.' press release:
Warner Bros. Pictures has officially slated the epic Cloud Atlas, from acclaimed filmmakers Lana Wachowski, Tom Tykwer, and Andy Wachowski, for domestic release on October 26, 2012. In addition, the Studio has acquired rights for the film in the major markets of the UK, France, Spain, Australia, and Japan, with plans to release it in those territories in early 2013. The joint announcement was made today by Dan Fellman, President of Domestic Distribution, and Veronika Kwan Vandenberg, President of International Distribution, Warner Bros. Pictures.
Although it certainly has star power and a lot of talent behind it, this ambitious project sounds like it could be a tough sell to mainstream audiences. Darren Aronofsky's The Fountain also dealt with multiple roles for its cast and a time-jumping plotline and ended up grossing a paltry $10 million in 2006. If Cloud Atlas is to succeed, it needs all the time it can get to build word of mouth, and its previous release date placed it just one week before a little film called The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey. Maybe you've heard of it?
Since Peter Jackson's return to Middle-Earth will likely attract some of the same crowds as the Wachowskis' latest, it makes perfect sense that the studio would rethink its decision and bump Cloud Atlas up. In addition, it would have contended with Tom Hooper's much-hyped Les Miserables the very same week. Now the stiffest competition for Atlas will likely be Paranormal Activity 4 in its second weekend and Silent Hill: Revelation 3D. And while Disney's Wreck-It Ralph and Robert Zemeckis' Flight hit the following weekend, neither is expected to yield Lord of the Rings-sized numbers.
Whether or not the Wachowskis' latest project lives up to the hype, the marketing campaign behind Cloud Atlas will likely decide if mainstream audiences turn out to see it. The new release date is certainly a step in the right direction.
Cloud Atlas hits U.S. theaters October 26th, 2012. Stay tuned for further details.


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William Smellie (1697-1763)
Smellie was the most significant figure in the development of obstetrics and midwifery in the 1700s. He was the first to teach them on a purely scientific basis and established obstetrics as a discipline separate from surgery. He advocated proportionate use of obstetrical forceps and established safe rules for this.
Early man-midwives like Smellie were from different backgrounds. Unlike in England, midwifery was part of a doctor's training in Scotland. Scottish physicians, especially Smellie, dominated early British midwifery. From 1739, Smellie gave lectures and practical demonstrations in London for female midwives and medical students, including William Harvey. However, Smellie was criticised by female midwives and rival male practitioners. He used lifelike models to illustrate his techniques, and waived his fee for attending deliveries if his students could observe the birth.
Smellie was made aware of obstetrical forceps while studying in Scotland. This was shortly after they became public knowledge following decades of secretive use by the Chamberlen family. He greatly valued the instrument, but he considered birth a natural process and taught students to use forceps carefully and sparingly. He also showed how they could save the infant, even when the mother's life was not in danger. This was novel when such interventions usually occurred solely to save the mother. He presented several forceps designs to widespread acceptance.
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H King, Midwifery, Obstetrics and the Rise of Gynaecology: The Uses of a Sixteenth-Century Compendium (Aldershot: Burlington, VT., Ashgate Pub., 2007)
P Lieske, (ed.), Eighteenth Century Midwifery, (parts I-III) (London: Pickering & Chatto, 2007)
B Hibbard, The Obstetrician's Armamentarium: Historical Obstetric Instruments and their Inventors (California: Norman, 1999)
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Tabor College's homecoming theme for 2012 is "Dreaming in Color." Homecoming is Oct. 4 through 7.
Traditional homecoming activities include Music Fest, children's activities by the science building, a fun run/walk, the musical, "Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat," and many sporting events.
The Dutch Lunch, a German buffet, will be available in the gymnasium.
Performances of "Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat will be 7:30 p.m. Oct. 4, 5, and 6, and 2 p.m. Sunday. Reserved tickets are available from the Tabor College Student Life office at (620) 947-3121 ext. 1033.
Art by students will be on display in the library Oct. 5 and 6. A reception with artists will be 2:30 to 4 p.m. Oct. 5.
The Tabor College Golf Classic will be Oct. 5 at Reflection Ridge in Wichita, with a shotgun start at 9 a.m.
The Festival Dinner for alumni will be at 6:30 p.m. Oct. 5 at the Hyatt Regency Hotel in Wichita. Alumni honorary awards will be presented. Tickets are required and available from the alumni office.
The Lady Jays volleyball team will play against Southwestern College at 5 p.m. Oct. 5. At 2 p.m. Oct. 6, the football team will play Kansas Wesleyan. An alumni baseball game will be at 10 a.m. Oct. 6.


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|2010-05-20, 09:15
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I got Nina's ending... by accident. I was chasing someone else and ... got her instead. That was... weird.
darthfury78, do you have any problems at Ashford? I have found a good guide, so if you want I can send you the link
|2010-05-20, 11:16
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Senior Member
Join Date: Aug 2007
Are there any plans for Bandai to release a sequel to Lost Colors? It's too bad that the game was never imported outside of Japan. It might have been just as popular as the DVD's.
|2010-05-21, 20:24
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Join Date: Oct 2009
Location: in a happy place - with you besides me.
got on that one... worker... err... translation... what am i supposed to do... with it? BTW - i hope i did the right scene. It's with those goof balls with the mask on the face pretending to be Zero.
P.S.: i will be gone the next two weeks soul-searching for the woman of my dreams... a.k.a wondering around one of the globes countries visiting stuff with hope of a sweet encounter... THE WOMAN OF MY DREAMS IS OUT THERE SOMEWHERE!
|2010-05-21, 20:59
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Join Date: Nov 2009
Location: In your Dreams. And Nightmares
Good luck with your...search, Silverwipe. I'm sure the "woman of your dreams" is waiting out there for you somewhere.
Anyway, thank you Palad for the corrections. Now that I have it, I should be able to have a good copy out by tomorrow.
As for the rest of the translation, things are going slow. Right now I'm doing the "Nunnally kidnapping" scene, which has a LOT of content, especially since there's quite a few choices in it. I still haven't decided how to go on in the game from here. Anyone have any advice?
|2010-05-21, 21:12
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As for the gameplay, I suggest trying a C.C. ending, we already have bits and pieces of translated work on that ending already. So maybe go after Mao? It's been so long since I've played Geass route I can't remember.
I also gave you the scene with Rolo vague translation... Did I? I can't remember. Memories been jumbled lately.
I'll send you the translation for C.C. ending. Almost certain I didn't give you it.
|2010-05-22, 16:03
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Join Date: Nov 2009
Location: In your Dreams. And Nightmares
I've finally posted the corrected version of the scene onto the site! Thanks once again for your corrections, I was able to clean up the translation much better. (I added FINAL to the end of the file name to indicate the change.)
Since you seem eager to continue working on this, I was wondering if you could help me with some other scenes? First is the one with Ohgi in the public park on the first day of the game in the morning, then the one with Tamaki at midday at the same location and day. I especially uncertain about the Ohgi one. I'll send you the scenes in a few minutes. And thanks once again for all your help.
|2010-05-23, 08:41
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Join Date: Nov 2009
Location: In your Dreams. And Nightmares
I've now finished Day 16! Here we finally have the automatic scene where Nunnally gets kidnapped and when Mao finally dies. (You can also Geass Lelouch, if you want.) Besides that, not much else for this day, besides two new scenes with Lelouch in his room at the clubhouse, one in the evening and one at night. I've also changed the times for a scene with Milly in the student council room, as apparently it can happen at night as well as in the evening. (Once again, I have to stress that the days and times that I put up here are rough at best; I really have no way of knowing the exact times when a scene can occur, so make sure not to take my word for it.)
|2010-06-05, 11:53
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Join Date: Nov 2009
Location: In your Dreams. And Nightmares
Sorry it's been so long since my last update! I've been a bit occupied by exams and such, but I've still managed to find some time to translate! Unfortunately, I have only two new scenes for Day 17 this time, both during midday; one is a scene with Lelouch, Suzaku, and Nina in the student council room (Warning: many insinuations and misunderstandings in this one), and a scene with C.C. at the park (I hate to say it, this has to be my most uncertain translation yet; please be patient with this sketchy translation until a better one is made). The rest of the day is taken up by a LONG automatic scene, which includes the battle to rescue Tohdoh, so be warned that this one will probably take some time to complete. (Not to mention I still have a few exams left to complete.) As always, I'll try to update again as soon as I can.
Also, Palad, how goes the work with the scenes I gave you? As you might have already guessed, once you're finished with them, I'd like your help with that C.C. scene I recently did. It's not urgent, though, so just tell me when you can take a look at it.
|2010-06-09, 15:31
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Join Date: Nov 2009
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I've finally finished Day 17! I've uploaded the latest automatic scene 16, as well as the third knightmare battle to rescue Tohdoh that goes with it. (It wasn't as long to translate as usual, as they were no countdown choices in this one.) Now I'm on to day 18, which will probably take a little while to do, as this is another point in the game where it switches to a brand new batch of scenes. Expect them sometime next week or a little after!
|2010-06-09, 15:52
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Join Date: Jan 2010
You are getting closer to the Rolo scene Eternal Dreamer. I hope the translation I found for you is helpful. (A reminder: Pistol = bad. Flashbang = Good. Geass = bad. Use flashbang = Good.)
I'm going to look through youtube comments to see if I can't find any translations I can patchwork for you. Hopefully they will be accurate since I'd hate to slow you down.
Still working on getting that new computer. Hopefully I'll get to the document switching when I get the computer. (Tried on library, it didn't work.)
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|2010-06-16, 19:38
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Join Date: Nov 2009
Location: In your Dreams. And Nightmares
I've completed Day 18 at last! This time we have a bunch of new scenes, most of them including Tohdoh and the Four Holy Blades at the Black Knights hideout: first in the morning is Suzaku in the student council room (careful: he's once again in self-righteous mode), Chiba at the Black Knights hideout's hangar, Senba in the lounge, and Tohdoh in the command center; for midday we first have an automatic scene with C.C. comforting you (in her own way) over the loss of the Gekka, then Shirley in the student council room (this one is sad, as it's here we begin to see how she has forgotten about "Lulu"), Tohdoh at the hangar, and Asahina in the lounge; in the evening we have only Urabe at the hangar; and finally, at night, we have Lelouch in his room (once again talking about his past), Rakshata in the hangar, and Zero in the command center. I've now finally started to near the end of the Geass Route (wow, has it been an entire school year already since I first started this project?), so expect the translation of Rai's "final" scene at the Geass ruins in the next two weeks or so. (As long as I don't get slowed down by anything.) Once I finish, I'll probably fiddle a little to see if I can change the ending in that route (you know, with either Nunnally or C.C.), but after that I'll probably be heading to the next route right away. (I'm trying to choose between the Britannian and Black Knights routes. I should have decided when the time comes. If anyone wishes for me to translate a particular one first, please tell me; I'm open to any suggestions.) The next update should be in less than a week this time, if all goes as plan, so expect Day 19 soon!
And Arbitres, thanks for the advice once again. But, just so you know, I'll be translating all the possible choices, including the dead ends, even if it's a bit...bloody. I just wish I could find someone to translate the video that appears at the end , as I, like I've always said, can only translate typed text. (I'll use the translation for C.C. you gave me, so I least it's not completely hopeless.) But that's for another time. I'll focus on what I have for now.
|2010-06-16, 20:05
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Since the cutscenes are straight from the anime why not use translations of those? I could do that since I have the DVDs.
I'm also surprised to see your progress. I... Really didn't expect to see that much.
If you want a challenge try Britannian route, if you want some translation completed (since some of geass route events is also Knk routes.)
I'd love to see you translate Kuro no Kishidan route first, but that's me.
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Topic: What DONT you like aboout the Fetts?
We all pretty much agree that we like the Fetts and the mystery behide them.But what dont you like about them.
For me I would have to say that rocket pack w/missle.I know it looks cool and I think that way also.
But that thing has got to be in the way most of time.Taking it off and on when wanting to go some where in Slave 1.Seeming to always missing with that missle.Going thur side capes right and left from burning them.Running out of fuel because you used the wrist flame thrower a little to much.Never being able to sit and always standing.If Jnago had not used it as a "crutch" to get out of trouble with Mace instead of simply ducking he might have survied.
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It is shameful that New York city's school bus drivers, whose major function is to transport special needs children, have gone on strike today–and even more shameful that they're striking for the guarantee of employment, which may be illegal.
This is yet another example of public employees unions run amok:
The city, Bloomberg said, would be holding firm. It is seeking new bids from bus companies that run some of the city's routes, without the traditional job protection guarantees for union members that have been in past contracts. The Bloomberg administration argues that a recent court ruling has found that the city cannot offer the guarantees sought by the union.
"We couldn't change our mind and cave if we wanted to," Mr. Bloomberg said.
The union has contended that the court rulings are not as clear as Mr. Bloomberg claims and has said the decision for its 8,800 drivers and matrons to strike was essentially about children's safety. (Some buses whose drivers are members of a different union, or not unionized, are still running. The Department of Education is asking parents to call 311 or check its Web site for the status of particular routes.)
Court ruling or not, there should not be any employment guarantees, ever for any public employee. The guarantee of tenure for public school teachers in New York has been a scourge for decades, protecting the incompetent. The freedom to choose who you will or will not employ should be a basic right of any employer, public or private.
I remain in favor of unions' rights to negotiate wages and certain benefits, like health care and pensions. But this right should be limited to wage floors, not ceilings. And basic work rules like length of school day and school year, and who gets hired and fired, should be off the table.
The fact that the working class parents of children, some severely disabled, have had this burden forced on them is disgraceful–and if it isn't illegal, it should be.


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Jan. 7, 2008
Four members of the Yale football team have been named to the Sports Network's 2007 All-America Team. Junior TB Mike McLeod made the second team while senior OG Jeff Monaco, junior LB Bobby Abare and senior NG Brandt Hollander all were honorable mention.
McLeod, who will be honored as the Walter Camp Football Foundation's Connecticut Player of the Year this weekend, was also named to the American Football Coaches Association Football Championship Subdivision All-America Team.
McLeod, a first-team All-Ivy pick for the second season, was named Ivy League Player of the Year after breaking Yale's single-season records for rushing yards and touchdowns. He became Yale's first Ivy MVP in 20 years (QB Kelly Ryan in 1987) after running for 1,619 yards and 23 TDs and leading the nation for most of the year in average yards per game. He managed these numbers despite playing the last five games with a broken bone in his toe.
Hollander, Abare and Monaco were all first-team All-Ivy selections. Hollander, the 2007 Yale captain, will play for the East in this Saturday's Hula Bowl All-Star Classic in Honolulu. Abare led the Blue with 86 tackles while Monaco helped pave the way for one of the best ground attacks in Yale football history.


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Sebadoh and Animal Collective | 29/07/08
If you've got a few minutes free, have a look at these wonderful performances from the recent Pitchfork Festival at Chicago's Union Park.
Here's a stellar Animal Collective performance, blending their single 'Fireworks' with 'Essplode' illuminating the windy city's night sky with colour and panache:
There's also an interview with Deacon, Panda Bear and Geologist speaking about their song writing process while living across different countries as well as working on a 'visual record' collaborative film with Danny Perez (Director of the 'Who Could Win a Rabbit?' video). What really comes across is just how normal, shy and funny these guys are as they talk plainly on how they go about creating their truly ameliorate music.
Sebadoh performed the whole of their seminal Bubble and Scrape album at the festival too and, if ever you needed a gentle reminder of the power Lou Barlow's emotionally explicit plea, here's a beautiful sole version of 'Think (Let Tomorrow Bee)', a stone cold hopeful n' heartbroken gem.
If you've still got time on your hands' there's a goose-pimple inducing footage of Dirty Projectors' playing 'Rise Above', the groovy menace of 'Trem Two' by Mission of Burma, Fleet Foxes doing 'English House', Public Enemy's epic 'Rebel Without A Pause' and more.
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Bam. Right there. It's a biggie and it needs more explanation. It's not essential for happiness but it surely helps a great deal. It's can be a lifelong quest . . . finding The One. How do you DO that? How do you KNOW? Does he/she even exist?
Personally, I wrestled with this for almost the entirety of my teenage and adult life like it was this giant Rubik's cube where I just couldn't get the rows to line up no matter how hard I tried! It seemed a big, complex and incomprehensible riddle, which some people seemed to solve with irritating simplicity and ease. I believe Bridget Jones called them the "Smug Marrieds". Grrrr. "Oh," they would trill, "you just know when you know!" Is there anything more unhelpful and irritating for someone searching for clarity on the issue of The One? I think not.
Finally being a fully signed-up member of the Smug Marrieds I can see that, oh, that damn Rubik's cube was nowhere near as hard as I made it. It was just a case of having the formula; that was what I was missing. Like once you know the shortcut to get the top line on six sides of the cube, then you make a cross on one side, you can solve it. Some people know this intuitively, some of us blunder around from maybe to maybe, frog to frog, in trial and error for an inordinately long time. I wish I had known these short cuts:
1. Either you are a fit or you are not. You shouldn't be wanting the other person to change into someone they are not ("He'll be perfect when he...) or vice versa, they want you to change into someone you are not to suit ("She'll be happy when...) If you are not a fit, that's okay. Don't try and make it a fit when it isn't. Or it looks like it should be a fit but it isn't. If it isn't a fit, it just isn't a fit. That's OKAY! Say goodbye with compassion - sooner rather than later.
2. You will inspire each other to be the best version of yourself you can be. Not the version you are trying to change someone into to suit you. The first is love and growth. The second is manipulation. Learn to tell the difference.
3. Love is not hard. It's easy. Life might be hard, circumstances might be hard, dealing with other people's opinions might be hard, but the relationship itself? If it's right, then it's easy most of the time.
4. Create a life you love and be someone you love to attract the right person into your life. Don't rely on the right person to love you and therefore create a life you love. Do it for yourself first. Get it the right way round.
5. Your body will tell you if they are The One or not. Yes yes, obviously in "that" way, but also in terms of the day-to-day: are you relaxed wearing your PJ's with no makeup? Are you tense or relaxed as you potter round the supermarket together? When you are out with friends? Your body is a super-wise guide that will tell
you if it's right. Learn to listen.
6. Once you have found it, consistently choose in favour of your relationship. Treat it like the rare and precious thing it is. Time, energy and attention to be sprinkled liberally and frequently.
Of course, you will also "know when you know", but having a few other things to look out for is most helpful. Wishing you much love and luck this week.
Louise Thompson is a life coach, yoga teacher and corporate escapee. For more from Louise visit www.positivebalance.co.nz.