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College football scores: Auburn does it again; Ohio State survives
Missouri vs. Texas A&M was the final big game on the Week 14 schedule, and the SEC East title — and the SEC Championship Game — is all Tigers. Missouri will face Auburn (yes, Auburn!) in next week's SEC Championship Game. Catch up on all the Top 25 action on Sporting News' live scoreboard.
So yeah, Auburn's entry comes courtesy of its win on in the final-second over Alabama by returning a missed field goal 100 yards for a touchdown. INCREDIBLE. Meanwhile, Duke beat North Carolina to win the ACC Coastal, and Wisconsin saw its BCS bowl game hopes vanish with a loss to Penn State.
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No. 4 Auburn 34, No. 1 Alabama 28 (recap): How many miracles does Auburn have left? Chris Davisreturns a missed 57-yard field goal 100 yards for the game-winning TD. The Tigers advance to the SEC title game and derail Alabama's chance at a third straight BCS title. Now the question is, could Auburn have a BCS title shot if it wins next week?
MORE: Iron Bowl photos | Cooper's 99-yard TD | Top 10 Iron Bowls of all time
No. 2 Florida State 37, Florida 7 (recap): Coach Will Muschamp's job is not in jeopardy even with this loss. Florida AD Jeremy Foley gave Muschamp the vote of confidence before the game. Meanwhile, the Jameis Winston legal situation looms large over the national championship picture. FSU will play Duke in next week's ACC title game.
No. 3 Ohio State 42, Michigan 41 (recap): Braxton Miller ran for four TDs and passed for two, and the Buckeyes held on after Michigan's 2-point conversion pass attempt in the final minute was incomplete. This game even had a brawl that resulted in three ejections. SN's Bill Bender calls this Buckeyes team the best that Ohio State has ever had in the BCS era.
No. 5 Missouri 28, No. 19 Texas A&M 21 (recap): The Tigers take down Johnny Manziel and in just their second season in the SEC are headed to the SEC Championship Game in Atlanta where they will play Auburn.
No. 10 South Carolina 31, No. 6 Clemson 17 (recap): These teams hate each other, and the loser will hate the winner just a little bit more. This year, that will be the Tigers, who couldn't keep pace with the Gamecocks this season.
No. 8 Stanford 27, No. 25 Notre Dame 20 (recap): The Cardinal already have their spot in the Pac-12 title game wrapped up, so this game didn't mean as much. Regardless, Stanford took care of business and takes momentum into the next week.
No. 9 Baylor 41, TCU 38 (recap): Bears had a 17-point lead early in the third quarter, but Horned Frogs stormed back to make it interesting. Still, it wasn't enough, as Bears reach the 10-win plateau.
No. 11 Michigan State 14, Minnesota 3 (recap): The Spartans were already locked into the Big Ten title game, but finishing unbeaten in Big Ten play was still pretty damn inviting. MSU wins in its patented fashion: Grind the other team into submission.
No. 12 Oregon 36, Oregon State 35 (recap): Ducks pull out another 10-win season with Marcus Mariota's 12-yard pass to Josh Huff in the final minute.
No. 13 Arizona State 58, Arizona 21 (recap): Sun Devils already have their Pac-12 title game bid locked up, and beating their rival was just icing on the cake. Arizona State dominated this one from start to finish.
Penn State 31, No. 14 Wisconsin 24 (recap): Badgers's hopes for a BCS bid go up in smoke. Christian Hackenberg threw four TD passes, and Penn State held on after allowing 10 fourth-quarter points. Melvin Gordon and James White were bottled up incredibly well.
No. 15 LSU 31, Arkansas 27 (recap): Looks like the Tigers have a keeper in Anthony Jennings. Meanwhile, the Razorbacks finish 0-8 in Bret Bielema's first year with the team.
San Jose State 62, No. 16 Fresno State 52 (recap): Bulldogs' BCS dreams die with this loss, opening the door for Northern Illinois to get a second straight BCS bid.
No. 17 UCF 23, South Florida 20 (recap): Knights win despite committing five turnovers. Win against 5-6 SMU next week will give UCF the American title outright and a BCS bid.
No. 18 Northern Illinois 33, Western Michigan 14 (recap): Huskies complete their first unbeaten regular season in 50 years. They'll meet either Buffalo or Bowling Green in next week's MAC title game. Win there, and the Huskies likely are on their way to a second straight BCS bid.
No. 22 UCLA 35, No. 23 Southern Cal 14 (recap): The Bruins snapped a five-game winning streak in this rivalry behind a big effort running and throwing from QB Brett Hundley. Could this also damage Ed Orgeron's shot at getting the interim tag removed?
No. 24 Duke 27, North Carolina 25 (recap): The Blue Devils wrap up their first-ever 10-win season and reach the ACC title game in the process. W-O-W.


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James Cagney was born in the tough Yorkville section of Manhattan, to James Cagney Sr. and Carolyn Nelson Cagney. His father was a bartender and an accomplished amateur boxer.
Cagney learned at a young age how to use his fists. By the time he was 14, he had earned a reputation for being one of Yorkville's best young fighters. During high school, he worked wrapping packages at Wanamaker's Department Store, earning $16 a week. He also attended Columbia University for a semester before withdrawing because of financial considerations.
After the end of World War I, a fellow employee at Wanamaker's informed Cagney of a vaudeville troupe who paid its players $35 a week. Cagney went to audition, saying that he could sing and dance, when he could actually do neither. Nonetheless, his audition was successful, and his very first role was as a member of a chorus of servicemen dressed as girls in the wartime revue, Every Sailor.
Cagney met the actress, Frances Willard, during a play called Pitter Patter, in 1921. They were married a year later and remained together for 64 years.
After years of working in vaudeville and musical shows, Cagney finally got his big break, starring on Broadway with Joan Blondell, in Penny Arcade in 1929. Soon after, the two were both invited to Hollywood for screen tests, and Cagney made his film debut in 1930 with Sinner's Holiday.
Audiences everywhere were astonished by his portrayal as a gangster in his fifth film, Public Enemy, in 1931. The unforgettable "fruit facial" scene, in which he rams a grapefruit into Mae Clarke's nose is exemplary of Cagney's spontaneity, for the script called for him to slap Clarke with an omelette.
Throughout the 1930s, Cagney demonstrated his extraordinary versatility by playing a race car driver in The Crowd Roars in 1932, a boxer in Winner Takes All and a press agent in Hard to Handle, both in 1933. In 1935 he played both a dock rat in The Frisco Kid and Bottom in Max Reinhardt's film of Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream. Cagney was most often cast as a tough guy, whether it be a gangster of a more law-abiding person, who was constantly challenging anyone around him.
From 1934 to 1940, Cagney and Pat O'Brien teamed up eight times to make such films as Ceiling Zero (1935), Angels with Dirty Faces (1938), and Torrid Zone (1940). Angels with Dirty Faces, one of their best efforts, also starred Humphrey Bogart.
Cagney continued to effectively play the jaded individual battling with the world around him in several more films. He played a wrongly imprisoned newspaperman in Each Dawn I Die (1939), a gangster who guns down Bogart in The Roaring Twenties (1939), and a blinded prizefighter in City for Conquest (1940).
In 1942, Cagney got the chance to abandon his tough guy personna and tackle a role dear to his heart. He played George M. Cohan, the multi-talented, super-patriot showman, in Yankee Doodle Dandy, a role for which he won an Academy Award and a Critics Circle Best Actor Award. After completing Yankee Doodle Dandy, Cagney broke away from Warner Brothers to form his own production company with his brother, Bill. Together, they made four films: Johnny Come Lately (1943), Blood on the Sun (1945), 13 Rue Madeleine (1946), and The Time of Your Life (1946).
In 1949, Cagney returned to Warner Brothers to make the gangster epic, White Heat, in which he played a psychotic mobster with an odd fascination for his mother. He improvised to create the intriguing scene where he crawls into his mother's lap. He went on to star in such memorable hits as Come Fill the Cup (1951), Love Me or Leave Me (1955), Mister Roberts (1955), and Man of a Thousand Faces (1957).
Cagney retired in 1961, after playing the manic Coca-Cola executive in Billy Wilder's One Two Three. He spent his later years living with his wife on their 800-acre farm in Dutchess County, NY, relaxing, reading, playing tennis, swimming, and even writing poetry. In March 1974, he was presented with the American Film Institute's Life Achievement Award.
In 1980, Cagney emerged from retirement to star in Milos Forman's film version of E.L. Doctorow's Ragtime with his old friend, Pat O'Brien. His last appearance was in the 1984 television movie, Terrible Joe Moran. The actor died on Easter Sunday 1986 at the age of 86.


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Will we get a banner that links to the main news portion again at some point? I dunno if it's a dumb question to ask, but I need to know these things.
Who cares about the news portion?
Code: [Select]Who cares about the news portion?Code tags don't exactly provide the safety from spoilers like they once did.
but will it be green?
I'd like a click option for spoilers, it's impossible to highlight on a phone or tablet...
Please no, it looks boring as hell. I want my broccoli green back .


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Sandy Hook parents jumping into national debate
Some of the Sandy Hook Elementary School families who lost children and loved ones in the Dec. 14 mass shooting appear poised to become public advocates in the national debate over how to curb gun violence, make schools safer and improve mental health care.
Newtown United, a local group that formed after the shootings to help the families and to forge a community dialogue, is rebranding itself as Sandy Hook Promise. The group says it has members of victims' families among its supporters.
In another sign of some families' willingness to take on public roles, Veronique Pozner, one of the parents of a first-grader slain at the school, has been contacted by White House officials after criticizing President Barack Obama's task force on gun violence earlier this week for not providing an opportunity for Sandy Hook families to participate in its discussion.
"As the mother of a 6-year-old victim of a cold-blooded massacre of schoolchildren, I am puzzled and disappointed by the fact that I have had no information or opportunity to be heard regarding the upcoming legislative proposal in Washington," Pozner said in a statement released by her brother, Alexis Haller, Thursday.
Haller said on Friday that the White House has reached out to him and his sister and "we intend to speak with the White House about the proposals being made and now we have the means to do that."
He added that while much of the debate in past weeks has been on gun control and armed guards in schools, he believes the bigger picture should be addressed.
"This is not a political issue, its a human issue -- how do you stop the killing of children in schools," he said. "That's the issue my sister and I are focused on and where we will try to have a voice. Reducing the debate to things like assault rifles and armed guards is unfortunate. There needs to be a multifaceted approach."
In past tragedies of national scope -- including the 9/11 terrorism attacks, the Oklahoma City bombing and the Columbine school shooting -- some of the most powerful and influential activists have been people and survivors personally touched by those events.
Families of those killed in the 9/11 attacks took center stage in the discussion of how to combat terrorism. Former U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, who survived an attack by a deranged shooter two years ago, has emerged as a national figure for gun-control initiatives.
The Obama administration said Friday it would welcome Sandy Hook parents' involvement. Asked about Pozner's comment, Matt Lehrich, a White House spokesperson, issued this statement: "There is no perspective more meaningful in this process than that of a parent who has lost a child. We remain in touch with families from Newtown and will present an opportunity for all of them to share their views before the president makes any decisions."
Sandy Hook Promise leader Tom Bittman, who has been its liasion with the victims' families, said Friday that the group's sole intent is to represent the interests and voices of these families.
"We are representing, as much as standing with, the families. This isn't about us; this is for them,'' said Bittman who like the other founders have neighbors and friends who lost children in the Sandy Hook Elementary slayings of 20 first-graders, four teachers and two administrators.
A news conference has been scheduled for Monday to unveil the organization's leadership and goals. Some families of victims will be there, though their names were not disclosed Friday.
It's not clear how many families of the 26 Sandy Hook victims are participating in the group's activities or what their viewpoints are. A number of families have signaled their desire to be left alone for now as they mourn their lost ones and rebuild their lives.
One member of a victim's family, who asked not to be identified, said that while Sandy Hook Promise has an "honorable intent'' the events of Dec. 14 remain "a big blur'' for many families.
The parent said that while some victims' relatives are likely to speak out on such issues as gun violence, mental health care and even video game content, others will take a wait-and-see approach.
"Maybe in the future, but now the wounds are so raw,'' the parent said.
Beyond public advocacy, the founders of Sandy Hook Promise have sought to identify how best to connect some of the donations that have poured in from across the country to those families of the victims who need help, Bittman said.
"We don't want our friends or neighbors to have financial issues,'' he said. "Wherever we saw a (need), we helped. We passed on what generous donors did.''
Newtown United held two forums at the public library where community members gathered to talk about the aftermath of Dec. 14.
The Los Angeles Urban Policy Roundtable made a donation to the organization to assist with its initial start-up efforts. The roundtable, a spokesperson said, wants to encourage the Connecticut group to "combat gun violence and fight for tougher gun laws'' and, in general, to help with "their fight to spread their message of peace and healing.''
"We are our brother's keeper,'' said Deborah Washington, the West Coast policy group's spokesman.
Though gun-control legislation is at the forefront of many conversations, Sandy Hook Promise intends to be more than a one-issue lobby, Rob Cox, one of its founders, said earlier this week.
The nonpartisan organization's "fervent hope'' is that families of the victims and survivors, and all those personally affected by the tragedy, have a national platform "that resonates in Washington,'' Cox said.


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Gigabyte isn't particularly well known for its GPUs in the UK, and when you look at the OC version we have in our test bench right now you might think that's a bit of a shame.
This seriously overclocked version of the GTX 660 Ti, with the impressive Gigabyte Windforce cooling array, is around the same price as both of the Zotac and EVGA GTX 660 Ti SC. Because of the tasty 1GHz+ base clock it posts some competitive benchmark numbers too, taking the GTX 660 Ti in isolation.
The three top-spec GTX 660 cards here - the Asus GTX 660 Ti DirectCU II Top, Zotac GTX 660 Ti AMP! Edition and this Gigabyte card - all trade blows in different tests, and that's possibly down to variance in testing as well as the different coolers on offer. It's also a little more svelte than the Asus card, though not as ickle as the impressively mini Zotac offering.
DirectX 11 tessellation performance
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With both this and the Zotac AMP! edition hitting relatively high clock speeds the overweight Asus card is looking more and more off the pace. But we're in almost exactly the same place as we are with the Zotac AMP! edition. It's a very good example of the GTX 660 Ti, but not necessarily a good example of a graphics card.
The GPU is lacking the ROPs and the memory bus of the GTX 670, and that's a card available for barely £20 more. Inevitably then, we've also got to say it's off the pace in a lot of tests compared with the AMD competition.
Once more we're in a situation were we're looking at a card with a very limited shelf life, with the GTX 660 and its new GPU following up the rear. That card wont win the FPS battles, but will win on price.


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Once she had enough she opened a blueprint in front of her face and began materializing structures in mid-air. Walls, floors, doors and windows appear. First we see ramshackle fortifications that monsters tear through readily. Then we're shown more sturdy and complicated structures; stairs, half-length parts, arches, etc.. The creatures knock that down as well. Finally she goes into the city, harvests some stone from the side of a building, and creates a massive fortress of stone, towering into the sky.
Want. Sounds like a mix of crafting weapons from Dead Island making bases from Minecraft and killing in TF2 style.


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Published at Monday, April 29th, 2019 - 17:42:02 PM. Curtains. By Darcelle Leduc.
Measuring for made to measure curtains:
NB It is important that you get the sequence 100% correct before you make the marks and the holes, should you realize that you want to change the roses around after the holes have been made you run the risk of having gaping holes in your curtain which could look rather messy. The next step will be to measure the top width of the window frame and then cut the dowel or curtain wire in order to fit (using either a pliers if it is wire or a hand saw if you are cutting the dowel).
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So you've added that long awaited addition to your home but never planned to outfit it with audio. No problem, your custom installer can put together a single zone system without ever touching the existing structure of your home using one DMS-100.
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The beautiful capital of the Algarve
In southern Portugal, is a sun-seeker's mecca. And it has the best of both worlds. Turn away from the lure of the beaches and the bars, even for a moment, and you'll discover a town crammed with whitewashed buildings with colonial and Moorish influences, quaint cobbled streets and magnificent sunset views. At certain times of day, you could hear a pin drop. Then it's back to the beach to work on the tan.
In Faro's heart, Rua de Santo Ant�nio and the streets surrounding it are pedestrianised and home to a range of clothing, gift and souvenir shops. There's a daily market in Largo Mercado but the biggest regional market is Saturday's Mercado Municipal (Largo Gago Coutinho) in Loul�, 18km north of Faro. Popular souvenirs include woollen items, Moorish-style pottery and other local crafts. Ceramics enthusiasts can also take a day trip 20km west of Albufeira to Porches Pottery (EN125), a famous hand-painted pottery workshop in Porches, where you can see artisans fashion traditional terracotta tiles, plaques and crockery, or even request your own personalised pieces.
Food & Drink
From piri-piri chicken to salt-dried cod and fresh seafood washed down with local wines, there are many different flavours to tantalise your taste buds in the Algarve. In Faro itself, affordable and authentic Algarvian cuisine is served under the shadow of the cathedral in Sabores da S� (Largo da s� 10). The long undisputed jewel in the Algarve's gastronomic crown is Albufeira's Vila Joya Restaurant (Praia da Gal�), which even often allows four lucky guests into the kitchen to watch two-Michelin-starred chef Dieter Koschina at work. An exciting new competitor on the region's haute cuisine scene is Ocean Restaurant (Vila Vita Parc) in Porches.
Faro International Motorcycle Rally
The roar of exhausts, the sound of rock music and the smell of leather invade Faro in the middle of summer. This is one of Europe's biggest biker rallies, drawing tens of thousands of devotees to town for everything from tattoo contests to all-night bars, parades, a big biker fair and stunt riding displays.
Loul� International Jazz Festival
International jazz artists join Portugal's top instrumentalists to perform a series of open-air concerts in Loul�'s historic Cerca do Convento do Esp�rito Santo. The programme ranges from traditional to contemporary jazz with wider influences.
Festa da Sardinha
The smell of thousands of sizzling sardines fills the air in the Albufeira parish of Olhos d'�gua in August. Hordes of hungry visitors come to guzzle the freshly barbecued fish and to join in the festivities, which include fado music, fireworks and folk dancing.
Festa da Nossa Senhora da Orada
Albufeira's biggest event honours the patron saint of local fishermen. It begins in a sombre mood with mass at Igreja Matriz and a procession to the beach and back, but quickly ups the tempo with parades, festivities and midnight fireworks.
Feira de Santa Iria
Faro locals really let their hair down in this nod to their patron saint, Santa Iria. The merrymaking centres on Largo de San Francisco, with a fairground, music, games, exhibition and crafts.
As gateway to the Algarve, the sun-drenched region around Faro is full of whitewashed villas, hotels and beachside resorts. In the city itself, Hotel Eva (Avenida da Rep�blica 1) is a lovely mid-range spot with a rooftop pool overlooking the marina. Most travellers abandon Faro for the coast, though. Many make a beeline for Albufeira, 45km west, where modernistic five-star CS S�o Rafael Atlantic Hotel (Sesmarias) has its own private beach. In the other direction, Tavira's 16th-century Convento da Gra�a now houses the glorious Pousada de Tavira (Rua Dom Paio Peres Correia), boasting every modern luxury yet maintaining a historic character.


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The OS X El Capitan v10.11.2 update improves the stability, compatibility, and security of your Mac, and is recommended for all users.
This update:
- Improves Wi-Fi reliability
- Improves the reliability of Handoff and AirDrop
- Fixes an issue that may cause Bluetooth devices to disconnect
- Fixes an issue that prevented Mail from deleting messages in an offline Exchange account
- Fixes an issue that prevented importing photos from an iPhone to a Mac using a USB cable
- Improves iCloud Photo Sharing for Live Photos
- Fixes an issue that may prevent Mail from completing the upgrade
- Fixes an issue that may prevent signing in to FaceTime and Messages
Enterprise content:
- Resolves an issue where reinstalling a configuration profile containing a certificate payload causes the certificates to be removed instead of updated
- Resolves an issue that caused multiple authentication prompts in Safari when using NTLM authentication
- Allows for deferred enablement when using the
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For detailed information about the security content of this update, see Apple Security Updates.
How to update your Mac
Use the Mac App Store to install the update. It's a good idea to back up up your Mac before updating.
Some updates become available only after installing other updates. You should install all available updates, and allow installation to complete without interruption. You can also get this update from the Apple Support Downloads site. You might have unexpected results if third-party OS X modifications have been installed, or you modified OS X in other ways.
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2009-10 Yale Women's Swimming and Diving News
Kiernan Sets US Swimming RecordJune 27, 2010On the morning of June 21, Marilee Kiernan 09 swam across the Strait of Gibraltar in three hours and 12 minutes, nine minutes short of the current womens world record.
Yale Swim New Haven Program Completes Another Successful YearJune 02, 2010The Yale swimming and diving teams, in a community outreach program, offered free swim lessons to local youth this spring. This was the second year the teams took part in the program, called Yale Swim New Haven, under the leadership of swimmers Annie Killian and Ileana Lucos. The two juniors founded the program last year and teamed up with New Haven Reads, a community book bank and tutoring center in the Dixwell neighborhood, to make it possible.
Susan Kim Receives Nellie Pratt Elliot AwardMay 23, 2010Susan Kim, who was named the Swimmer of the Meet at the Ivy League Championships in February, is the recipient of the 2010 Nellie Pratt Elliot Award, the most prestigious athletic award given to a senior female at Yale. The award was presented at the Class Day exercises on May 23.
Deb Gruen Receives Amanda Walton AwardMay 23, 2010Senior swimmer Deb Gruen (Hamden, Conn.) received the Yale Athletics Departments Amanda Walton Award for 2010 at Class Day exercises Sunday afternoon as part of Commencement Weekend. The award is presented to an outstanding student-athlete who has excelled in competition and who has shown spirit and courage in transcending unforeseen challenges. Gruen, who was born with spina bifida, has inspired those around her with remarkable achievements both athletically and academically. Those achievements include four world and Pan-American records, six American records and two Paralympic Games appearances in addition to her four years swimming for the Bulldogs. She was also a finalist for the Rhodes Scholarship and will graduate with a B.A. in economics on Monday. Her senior thesis is on the application of econometrics to Paralympic swimming classifications.
Eight Bulldogs Named All-AmericanMay 13, 2010Senior Susan Kim and freshman Alexandra Forrester have been named 2010 Mid Major All-Americans by CollegeSwimming.com. Six other Yale swimmers earned honorable mention, including junior Ileana Lucos, sophomores Emily Dominski, Hayes Hyde, and Athena Liao as well as freshmen Molly Albrecht and Joan Weaver.
Moehnke Wins Moss AwardMay 05, 2010Yale diving coach Ryan Moehnke was honored with the prestigious Robert Moose Moss award at the YMCA Nationals in Fort Lauderdale for his work as the head coach of Next Generation Swimming at the Norwalk, Conn., YMCA. The award is given to the coach, athlete, or administrator who embodies the values of the YMCA, and best encourages the development and growth of the sport of diving.
Keefe To Deliver 2010 Kiphuth Fellowship Public LectureApril 21, 2010Frank Keefe, Yales Robert J.H. Kiphuth Director of Swimming who is retiring after 32 years, will receive the 2010 Kiphuth Medal and deliver the Kiphuth Fellowship Public Lecture on Saturday, Apr. 24 at 4:30 p.m. in the Kiphuth Exhibition Pool inside Payne Whitney Gym. The lecture, which is free and open to the public, is one of a number of events that day that will celebrate Keefes outstanding career. Keefe, a member of the American Swimming Coaches Association Hall of Fame, has been the head coach of the Yale mens swimming team since 1978 and the womens team since 1980. He guided the Bulldogs to 488 combined victories.
Deb Gruen Selected to U.S. Paralympic Team, Honored with Bob Casey Courage AwardApril 13, 2010Senior Deb Gruen, a record-setting Paralympic swimmer, will receive the Bob Casey Courage Award from the Connecticut Sports Writers Alliance at its annual dinner April 25. It is the second major honor for Gruen in recent weeks, as she has also been selected as a member of the U.S. team that will compete at the IPC Swimming Worlds in Eindhoven, Netherlands this August.
Seven Bulldogs Honored with Season AwardsApril 13, 2010The Yale season ending banquet saw the announcement of junior Annie Killian as the 2010-11 captain but it also featured the handing out of the teams annual awards. The big winners this year were senior Susan Kim and freshman Alex Forrester. Kim took home three awards, while Forrester took home two.
Annie Killian Elected 2010-11 Swimming CaptainApril 09, 2010The Yale womens swimming and diving team have elected junior Annie Killian their captain for the 2010-11 season. Killian hails from Nashville, Tenn., and swims distance freestyle for the Bulldogs. Killian will take over duties from outgoing captain Andrea Clifford.
Ten Bulldogs Earn Winter Academic All-Ivy HonorsApril 07, 2010Ten Yale student-athletes were honored today, as the Ivy League released its list of those selected for Academic All-Ivy recognition in winter sports. Eligible student-athletes include all starters or key reserves on officially recognized varsity teams that have maintained a cumulative grade point average of 3.0 or higher.
Forrester Takes 10th at NCAAs, Kim 12thMarch 21, 2010Senior Susan Kim and Freshman Alex Forrester wrapped up competition at the NCAA Championships Saturday night with 12th and 10th place finishes, respectively. Kim took 12th in the 200-yard breaststroke with a time of 2:09.85. Forrester took 10th in the 200-yard butterfly with her time of 1:55.32.
Forrester Takes Ninth at NCAAs in 100-yard ButterflyMarch 20, 2010Freshman Alex Forrester made a splash in her first event at the NCAA Championships on Friday. Forrester won the B final in the 100-yard butterfly, taking ninth in the country.
Kim, Forrester Head to NCAA ChampionshipsMarch 16, 2010The swim season may be over for most of the womens swimming and diving team, but senior Susan Kim and freshman Alex Forrester have one more meet left, as they represent the Bulldogs at the NCAA Championships this weekend. The meet will take place Mar. 18-20 at Purdues Boilermaker Aquatics Center in West Lafayette, Ind.
Competition Concludes at Zone Diving ChampionshipsMarch 15, 2010Competition concluded at the Zone Diving Championships Sunday. Sophomore Rachel Rosenberg and freshman Paige Meneses both competed for Yale and had two of the strongest performances in recent history.
Nine Bulldogs Earn All-Ivy HonorsMarch 04, 2010Nine members of the Yale womens swimming and diving team have been honored with All-Ivy status for their performances at the Ivy League Swimming and Diving Championships. The most prestigious award of the meet was given to senior Susan Kim, who was honored with Swimmer of the Meet, as well as three first-team and one second-team selections. Freshman Alex Forrester received the most selections of any Bulldog. She earned six first-team and one second-team selection. Diver of the Meet honors and a first-team selection went to sophomore Rachel Rosenberg.
Bulldogs Take Third at Ivy League ChampionshipsFebruary 27, 2010The Bulldogs finished third at the Ivy League Championships on Saturday. Senior Susan Kim and freshman Alex Forrester continued their dominance each winning another event. Yale also won the 400-yard freestyle relay. Princeton won the Ivy League Championships with a score of 1465, narrowly edging out Harvard who finished with 1438 points. Princeton has now won nine of the last 11 Ivy League Championships. Yale finished in third with 1350 points, after having its best overall performance in years.
Forrester, Kim Win on Day 2 at Ivy ChampionshipsFebruary 26, 2010The Bulldogs fell to third on the second day of swimming, but managed to win three events and stay within reach. The 200-yard medley relay team won, freshman Alex Forrester won the 100-yard butterfly and senior Susan Kim won the 100-yard breaststroke. Princeton still sits in first with 982 points. Harvard is in second at 944, with Yale just behind them in third with 916 points.
Yale in Second at Ivy League ChampionshipFebruary 25, 2010The Bulldogs are off to their best start in recent memory at the Ivy League Swimming and Diving Championships. Yale (353) currently sits in second place, just 37 points behind Princeton (390) and five points ahead of Harvard (348). Freshman Alex Forrester won her first individual Ivy League Championship title in the 50-yard freestyle and Yales 200-yard freestyle relay team also took first, narrowly inching out Princeton. Yale put at least two swimmers in every A final and managed to score points in B and C finals in every event, as well.
Yale Heads to Ivy League ChampionshipFebruary 24, 2010The Bulldogs finished the regular season in third place in the Ivy League and with an 8-3 record. The Bulldogs only losses in league competition came against Harvard and Princeton, the perennial swimming powerhouses. This weekend the Bulldogs will get a shot to knock them off their pedestal at the Ivy League Swimming and Diving Championships hosted by Harvard in Cambridge, Mass.
Bulldogs Close Out Season and Era Against UConnFebruary 04, 2010The Bulldogs have one last contest before the Ivy League Championships and it promises to be a memorable one. The Bulldogs final home dual meet is also senior day and the night that the Payne Whitney Gyms Kiphuth Exhibition Pool will say goodbye to the Robert J.H. Kiphuth Director of Swimming Frank Keefe. Keefe is retiring after 31 seasons with the Bulldogs and will leave behind a storied legacy.
Bulldogs Defeat Brown 191-107February 03, 2010The Bulldogs got back on the winning track Wednesday, when they soundly defeated the Bears of Brown, 191-107. The meet, which took place at UMass-Dartmouth, featured a number of strong swims across the board for Yale.
Bulldogs Take on Brown in Mid-Week MeetFebruary 02, 2010After suffering their first two conference losses of the season, the Bulldogs are looking to bounce back this week against Brown. What hopes to be a straightforward victory for the Bulldogs will be anything but straightforward in its set-up. The meet will take place mid-week on Wednesday and will be swum at UMass-Dartmouth as opposed to Yale or Brown. Brown comes into the meet 2-6 overall and 1-5 in the Ivy League.
Forrester, Kim Win in Loss at HYPJanuary 30, 2010As has been the case many times this year, senior Susan Kim and freshman Alex Forrester came up with victories for the Bulldogs, but this time it was not enough to take down Princeton and Harvard. Yale could not come up with enough points to keep it close and it suffered its first two Ivy League loses of the year. Yale fell to Harvard180-120 and to Princeton 191-107. Princeton won the meet and the league title defeating Harvard, 196-102.
Big Three Meet in Princeton for HYPJanuary 28, 2010Yale will head to Princeton this weekend to take on the Tigers and Harvard in the Bulldogs toughest meet of the year. Harvard and Princeton have dominated the Ivy League for the last couple of years, and the Bulldogs will be looking to knock them off their pedestal. Yale comes into the meet 6-1 in dual meets and 4-0 in the Ivy League. Harvard and Princeton both come in with undefeated records. Harvard is 5-0 having faced only Ivy opponents and Princeton is 4-0 also having faced only Ivy opponents.
Navy Narrowly Sinks BulldogsJanuary 23, 2010It was the toughest competition the Bulldogs had faced all year. Three pool records fell, two divers qualified for NCAAs, and in the end, only two points separated Yale and Navy. Navy defeated Yale by a score of 151-149 in a meet that could have gone either way. Ultimately the difference was Navy won two more events than the Bulldogs, including the final 400-yard freestyle relay.
Bulldogs Host Navy in Battle of UnbeatensJanuary 22, 2010The Robert J.H. Kiphuth Exhibition Pool will be host to a battle of unbeatens this weekend. The Bulldogs are 6-0 in dual meets, and they will look to pick up number seven when the Midshipmen of Navy come to New Haven on Saturday. Navy comes into the meet 8-0 on the season and with recent history on its side. The Midshipmen defeated the Bulldogs 156-143.5 last year in a tri-meet at Cornell. It was Navy's first win over Yale in program history.
Bulldogs Take Down Ivy FoesJanuary 16, 2010The Bulldogs came into Philadelphia undefeated in the Ivy League, and they leave exactly the same way. Yale faced Penn and Dartmouth, but neither managed to put up much of a fight. The Bulldogs defeated the Quakers by a score of 204.5-95.5 and the Big Green by a score of 234-66. The Bulldogs won the first 13 swimming events of the meet, only falling in the final 400-yard freestyle relay. Overall, Yale won 13 out of 16 events, as Dartmouth managed to claim both diving events. The Bulldogs improved to 6-0 in dual meets and 4-0 in the Ivy League.
Bulldogs Take Unbeaten Streak into PhiladelphiaJanuary 15, 2010The Yale womens swimming and diving team is coming off a big win over Cornell last weekend, and will be looking to ride that momentum into Philadelphia on Saturday when they take on Penn and Dartmouth. The Bulldogs will get to face the second of two teams that gave them a scare at last years Ivy League Championships. The Bulldogs took third at Ivies but had to hold off strong charges from Penn and Columbia on the final day. Yale already defeated Columbia 199-101 to open the season, and it will now get a shot at Penn.
Bulldogs Remain Undefeated in DualsJanuary 10, 2010The Bulldogs lost only two events on Sunday en route to a 207-93 victory over Cornell. Yale swept the top three spots in five events to improve to 4-0 in dual meets. Both senior Susan Kim and Alex Forrester won all four events they swam, each won three individual events and helped lead the 200-yard medley relay to victory. The two swimmers led the Bulldogs to their second Ivy League victory of the season.


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If the components within hydraulic systems never had to be removed, connections could be brazed or welded to maximize reliability. However, it is inevitable that connections must be broken to allow servicing or replacing components, so removable fittings are a necessity for all but the most specialized hydraulic systems. To this end, fitting designs have advanced considerably over the years to improve performance and installation convenience, but the overall function of these components remains relatively unchanged.
Fittings seal fluid within the hydraulic system by one of two techniques: all-metal fittings rely on metal-to-metal contact, while O-ring type fittings contain pressurized fluid by compressing an elastomeric seal. In either case, tightening threads between mating halves of the fitting (or fitting and component port) forces two mating surfaces together to form a high-pressure seal.
All-metal fittings
Figure 1. Pipe fittings have given way to newer fitting designs that simplify assembly, maintenance, and reduce or eliminate leakage. Shown is a 90° adapter elbow with pipe threads at one end that mount permanently into the component port. Other end of fitting uses straight-thread flare fitting for tubing connection.
Threads on pipe fittings are tapered and rely on the stress generated by forcing the tapered threads of the male half of the fitting into the female half or component port, Figure 1. Pipe threads are prone to leakage because they are torque-sensitive - over-tightening distorts the threads too much and creates a path for leakage around the threads. Moreover, pipe threads are prone to loosening when exposed to vibration and wide temperature variations - certainly no strangers to hydraulic systems.
Seepage around threads should be expected when pipe fittings are used in high-pressure hydraulic systems. Because pipe threads are tapered, repeated assembly and disassembly only aggravates the leakage problem by distorting threads, especially if a forged fitting is used in a cast-iron port. Thread sealant compound, a potential contaminant, is recommended for pipe fittings, which is still another reason why most designers consider them to be obsolete for use in hydraulic systems.
Figure 2. Flare-type fittings offer several design and performance improvements over pipe fittings and are used with thin-walled and medium-thickness tubing.
Flare-type fittings, Figure 2, were developed as an improvement over pipe fittings many years ago and probably remain the design used most often in hydraulic systems. Tightening the assembly's nut draws the fitting into the flared end of the tubing, resulting in a positive seal between the flared tube face and the fitting body. The 37° flare fittings are designed for use with thin-wall to medium-thickness tubing in systems with operating pressures to 3,000 psi. Because thick-wall tubing is difficult to form to produce the flare, it is not recommended for use with flare fittings. The 37° flare fitting is suitable for hydraulic systems operating at temperatures from -65° to 400° F. It is more compact than most other fittings and can easily be adapted to metric tubing. It is readily available and one of the most economical.
Figure 3. Flareless fittings offer advantages similar to those of flare fittings and are used with medium- to thick-walled tubing.
The flareless fitting, Figure 3, gradually is gaining wider acceptance in the U.S. because it requires minimal tube preparation. It handles average fluid working pressures to 3,000 psi and is more tolerant of vibration than other types of all-metal fittings. Tightening the fitting's nut onto the body draws a ferrule into the body. This compresses the ferrule around the tube, causing the ferrule to contact, then penetrate the outer circumference of the tube, creating a positive seal. Because of this, flareless fittings must be used with medium- or thick-walled tubing.
O-ring-type fittings
Surprising as it may seem, leakage in hydraulic systems could have been eliminated more than a generation ago. Although leak-free hydraulic operation had always been desirable, the need became more acute with higher operating pressures that became necessary during World War II, primarily in the hydraulic systems of military aircraft. Until then, common operating pressures had hovered around 800 to 1000 psi. The post-war era ushered in systems designed to operate at pressures to 1500 psi and higher on applications where rapid cycling and high shock pressures were present. It was not long until pressures climbed to 2,500 and 3,000 psi - which certainly are not uncommon today.
Faced with increased hydraulic fluid leakage brought on by higher pressures, a consortium of fittings manufacturers - working under the umbrella of SAE's Committee on Tubing, Piping, Hoses, Lubrication, and Fittings - undertook solving the problem. Their joint effort in the early 1950s culminated in the straight-thread design, which ultimately became known as the SAE straight-thread O-ring boss.
Fittings that use O-rings for leak-tight connections continue to gain acceptance by equipment designers around the world. Three basic types now are available: SAE straight-thread O-ring boss fittings, face seal or flat-face O-ring (FFOR) fittings, and O-ring flange fittings. The choice between O-ring boss and FFOR fittings usually depends on such factors as fitting location, wrench clearance, or individual preference. Flange connections generally are used with tubing that has an OD greater than 7/8-in. or for applications involving extremely high pressures.
Figure 4. Non-adjustable, left, and adjustable SAE straight-thread O-ring fittings offer ease of assembly and high potential for leak-tight connections.
O-ring boss fittings seat an O-ring between threads and wrench flats around the OD of the male half of the connector, Figure 4. A leak-tight seal is formed against a machined seat on the female port. O-ring boss fittings fall into two general groups: adjustable and non-adjustable. Non-adjustable (or non-orientable) fittings include plugs and connectors. These are simply screwed into a port, and no alignment is needed. Adjustable fittings, such as elbows and tees, need to be oriented in a specific direction.
The basic design difference between the two types is that plugs and connectors have no locknuts and require no back-up washer to effectively seal a joint. They depend on their flanged annular area to push the O-ring into the port's tapered seal cavity and squeeze the O-ring to seal the connection. Adjustable fittings are screwed into the mating member, oriented in the required direction, and locked in place when a locknut is tightened. Tightening the locknut also forces a captive backup washer onto the O-ring, which forms the leak-tight seal. Assembly is always predictable, because technicians need only make sure that the backup washer is firmly seated on the port's spot face surface when the assembly is completed and that it is tightened properly.
Figure 5. Flat-face O-ring fitting uses O-ring in recessed groove in male half that mates with flat, smooth surface on female half.
The FFOR fitting forms a seal between a flat, finished surface on the female half and an O-ring held in a recessed circular groove in the male half, Figure 5. Turning a captive threaded nut on the female half draws the two halves together and compresses the O-ring.
Fittings with O-ring seals offer a number of advantages over metal-to-metal fittings. While under- or over-tightening any fitting can allow leakage, all-metal fittings are more susceptible to leakage because they must be tightened to within a higher, yet narrower torque range. This makes it easier to strip threads or crack or distort fitting components, which prevents proper sealing. The rubber-to-metal seal in O-ring fittings does not distort any metal parts and provides a tangible "feel" when the connection is tight. All-metal fittings tighten more gradually, so technicians may have trouble detecting when a connection is tight enough but not too tight.
On the other hand, O-ring fittings are more expensive than their all-metal counterparts, and care must be exercised during installation to ensure that the O-ring doesn't fall out or get damaged when the assemblies are connected. In addition, O-rings are not interchangeable among all couplings. Selecting the wrong O-ring or reusing one that has been deformed or damaged can invite leakage. Once an O-ring has been used in a fitting, it is not reusable, even though it may appear free of distortions.
Some manufacturers offer specially designed, high-pressure fittings that are equal in leak and weep resistance to FFOR fittings and interchangeable with a number of international fittings. Testing has shown these new designs to surpass all requirements with no evidence of leakage when exposed to vibrations up to 15 times more severe than those experienced on a typical hydrostatic drive. These designs may appear similar to standard fittings, but should not be mated with fittings from different manufacturers.
Hydraulic flanges
Fittings for tubing larger than 1-in. OD have to be tightened with large hexnuts which, in turn, require larger wrenches to enable workers to apply sufficient torque to tighten the fittings properly. To install such large fittings, system designers must provide the necessary space to give workers enough room to swing large wrenches. In addition, worker strength and fatigue could be factors affecting proper assembly. Wrench extensions (cheater bars) might be needed for some workers to exert an applicable amount of torque.
Figure 6. Properly designed and installed split-flange fitting has a uniform clearance of 0.010 to 0.030 in. between the port surface and clamp halves.
Fittings manufacturers have designed split-flange fittings so that they overcome both of these problems. Split-flange fittings, Figure 6, use an O-ring to seal a joint and contain pressurized fluid. An elastomeric O-ring rests in a groove on a flange and mates with a flat surface on a port - an arrangement similar to the FFOR fitting. The O-ring flange is attached to the port using four mounting bolts that tighten down onto flange clamps, thus eliminating the need for a large wrench when connecting large-diameter components. When installing flange connections, it is important to apply even torque on the four flange bolts to avoid creating a gap through which the O-ring can extrude under high pressure.
The basic split-flange fitting consists of four elements: a flanged head connected permanently (generally welded or brazed) to the tube, an O-ring that fits into a groove machined into the end face of the flange, and two mating clamp halves with appropriate bolts to connect the split-flange assembly to a mating surface.
Figure 7. Weld-type fittings used in conjunction with SAE 4-bolt flange clamp halves and O-ring flange head couplings offer convenience, economy for hydraulic connection assemblies.
All mating surfaces must be clean and smooth. Joints are more likely to leak if either of the mating surfaces are scratched, scored, or gouged. Additionally, wear tends to accelerate on O-rings which are assembled against rough surfaces. Where perpendicular relationships are critical, all parts must meet appropriate tolerances. While 64-µin. surface finishes are acceptable, most flange manufacturers prefer and recommend 32-µin. finishes on mating surfaces to ensure leak-free connections.
In a properly designed split-flange assembly, the flange shoulder protrudes approximately 0.010 to 0.030 in. beyond the clamp face to ensure adequate contact and seal squeeze with the mating face, Figure 6. However, the clamp halves do not actually contact the mating surface. The most critical operation during assembly of a split-flange fitting to its mating surface is to make certain that the four fastening bolts are tightened gradually and evenly in a cross pattern. Air wrenches should not be used because they are difficult to control and can easily over-tighten a bolt.
Figure 8. Unevenly tightened split-flange bolts may cause flange to tip up and damage O-ring, as shown at left, while over-tightened bolts, right, can bend the flange and bolts.
Fully tightening one of the bolts while the others are still loose will tend to cause the flange to tip upward, Figure 8. This action pinches the O-ring, and the joint can then be expected to leak. When the bolts are fully tightened, the flanges sometimes bend downward until they bottom on the port face, and the bolts bend outward, Figure 8. Should flanges and bolts bend, they tend to lift the flange off the shoulder; once again, the result will be a leaking joint.


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Let's see. It is Monday (brilliant deduction). What's the news today?
Well, the PR department arranged for Chase Utley to meet the media this afternoon. Idea was a post-op update from Chase, head athletic trainer Scott Sheridan and Ruben Amaro Jr. Media room needed to be arranged with a three-microphone head table.
Arrangements were made so the press briefing could also be carried live on phillies.com and also on Comcast SportsNet, Philadelphia.
When Chase came into the room, he limped, smiled and then walked normally to the table. He responded to questions for 15 minutes. Basically, barring a setback, he hopes to be ready for the start of the season but said he will proceed rehabbing with caution. He and Sheridan's staff (Mark Andersen and Dong Lien) monitor a program Chase goes through daily.
Chase will head for his California home for the holidays and then return to Citizens Bank Park to continue the rehab in early January.
The briefing turned into more news.
Ruben announced that we have come to an agreement with Jamie Moyer. Jamie was in Florida and couldn't be here for the announcement so the PR department arranged for a conference call with him later in the day.
Ruben also confirmed that we have agreed to a tentative contract with veteran right-handed pitcher Chan Ho Park, pending a physical.
Park held a press conference in Seoul earlier today saying he would be with the Phillies. According to the Korean Times, five teams had contacted Park, the Giants, Diamondbacks, Royals, Blue Jays and Phillies.
"I selected Philadelphia because they are the World Series Champions and have high expectations for a playoff berth next season," Park was quoted in the Times.
With Moyer, 46, and Park, 35, we've stabilized the pitching staff with a couple of proven veterans. Park can start (1-0, 2.16 ERA, 5 starts) and relieve (3-4, 3.84, 49 games), something he did well for the Dodgers last season.
As far as Raul Ibanez, "We will have something for you tomorrow," said the GM.
Any more player moves? "We're always working on improving the ballclub, basically depth in the pitching staff and bench," he responded. Over 40 players were non-tendered contracts for 2009 on Friday night. "We've made contact with 20 or so."
Other news? Brad and Lindsay Lidge became parents of a son, Rowan Thomas, last week, a very precious holiday present. Avery can now help take care of her baby brother.
So, any news today?
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Hi Larry, the World Champions have had a busy month. That has such a nice ring…doesn't it. Quick comment on the signings. I really like that Amaro Jr. is keeping the contracts short. Does that have anything to do w/ the signing of Ibanez instead of Burrell? I suspect that Burrell will get around the same per year. Have a Happy Holiday!
It would be interesting to get some idea about the "20 or so" non-tendered free agents that were contacted.


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In the first quarter of this century, Tennessee Polytechnic Institute was a tiny school, located in the rugged, mountainous Upper Cumberland region where Golden Eagles were plentiful, soaring above the lush, upland forests. It's easy to understand how those early students and faculty could narrow their choices for their athletic team's nicknames to "Golden Eagles" or "Mountaineers."
On February 14, 1925, the nickname "Golden Eagles " was officially adopted. The school newspaper, The Oracle, printed a story that outlined the efforts of a committee to suggest several possible nicknames to Athletic Association members for their consideration. The two most popular names were "Golden Eagles" and "Mountaineers," and the association, by a vote of 139-18, proudly declared its preference.
It wasn't until 27 years later that a tangible mascot found its way to the campus. Several Tech students braved a driving night rainstorm to pilfer a huge block-tin eagle statue from the charred ruins of a resort hotel in Monteagle. They painted the creature - with a wingspan of over six feet - a glistening gold, and suspended it from the rafter for public inspection at the following day's basketball game in Memorial Gym.
Then-Governor Frank G. Clement, a lifelong friend of the hotel owner, was in Cookeville to speak . He worked out a compromise between his friend and the school students, who wanted to retain the eagle as their mascot.
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Who Will Win the 2014 Patriot League Championship?
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The Expendables 2 opens this weekend and is expected to dominate the competition, meaning Expendables 3 is more an inevitability than a far-fetched hope. Series producer Avi Lerner says they've already attached Nicolas Cage to play a character in the threequel - assuming it gets the green light (again, the odds are in its favor).
Lerner is also confirming that grizzled acting icons Clint Eastwood and Harrison Ford have been approached to join the Expendables crew for their third go-round. While that means the two are "in talks," it should be emphasized their discussions are preliminary (so hold off on telling your friends that Dirty Harry and Indiana Jones are in a movie that features Rocky, Terminator, and The Transporter).
Cage was rumored for Expendables 2 last year, but that casting possibility did not come to fruition for undisclosed reasons (the actor was busy starring in as many B-movies as possible). Hence, it's not surprising that a deal was worked out for Cage to join the third Expendables installment. We've heard rumblings that another previously-sought candidate, Steven Seagal could also sign up for Expendables 3 - in addition, Antonio Banderas has said he's open to the idea, after passing on Expendables 2 due to his hectic schedule.
Lerner informed Total Film about Cage being up for Expendables 3, along with news of gestating deals with Eastwood and Ford. The former emerges from semi-retirement in next month's Trouble with the Curve, where he portrays another age-appropriate curmudgeon; it's the sort of role Eastwood and Ford prefer nowadays, and Expendables 3 should offer just that. The threequel may be a bit too, well...
stupid low-brow (not, per se, in a bad way) for Eastwood, so Ford seems the more likely to actually accept.
Expendables 2 adds vintage action movie icons Chuck Norris and Jean-Claude Van Damme to the mix, while also upping the screen time for Bruce Willis and Arnold Schwarzenegger. The sequel is being touted as closer to Sylvester Stallone's vision for the first film, with more bromance, old-fashioned killing, references to its cast's back-catalogue - and, of course, explosions galore. It's not exactly a recipe for a critical darling, but the "bigger and badder" mantra seems to work for Expendables 2 (and thus, logically, should be carried over for Expendables 3)
Wesley Snipes is also on the wanted list for Expendables 3, though Lerner admits they're waiting for the Blade actor to finish his current prison sentence before they can actually make an official offer (he's up for release in July of 2013). Moreover, Mickey Rourke was not brought back for Expendables 2, but could return in Part 3 - so long as "he won't be too crazy," says Lerner. There's increased demand for all aging action stars to sign on for Expendables 3, as it could be the finale.
The Expendables 2 opens in theaters this Friday.
We'll keep you updated on The Expendables 3 as the story develops.
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Missouri's own guide to great gardening and landscaping. A State-by-State Gardening Publication
Make it Last
Freezing fruits and vegetables to extend your harvest
by Richelle Stafne
There is a fine line in a productive summer garden where the harvest goes from plentiful to growing "out your ears." Of course, you can give extra produce away or donate it to a local soup kitchen, but another option is to freeze the abundant harvest. I grew up on a rural farm where food preservation was a way of life. From snapping green beans for canning to washing blackberries for freezing, we learned to help from a young age. Here are tips to help you get started with freezing produce at home.
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Fruit Tree Friends
by Alan Branhagen
Companion planting is the idea that certain plants attract beneficial insects and fix soil nutrients in the edible garden. It's not a dog-eat-dog world out there; it's a bug-eat-bug world that forms the food chain that feeds us.
Fresh fruit picked off your own trees is a hot horticultural pursuit these days. Homeowners envision delectable apples, pears, peaches, plums and cherries dripping from their trees. Well, truth be told, there's a lot of work that goes into those beautiful fruits. Bumps and blemishes from an army of fruit tree pests are the reality of the orchardist. >> read article
Fresh fruit picked off your own trees is a hot horticultural pursuit these days. Homeowners envision delectable apples, pears, peaches, plums and cherries dripping from their trees. Well, truth be told, there's a lot of work that goes into those beautiful fruits. Bumps and blemishes from an army of fruit tree pests are the reality of the orchardist. >> read article
Tomato: Fruit or Vegetable?
by Bob Polomski
When I want to get a room full of gardeners engaged in a lively debate, I bring up the topic of tomatoes. A question that transforms shy, reserved types into outspoken, opinionated verbal wranglers is this one: "Is the tomato a fruit or a vegetable?" >> read article
Sweet Native Fruit Trees That Won't Leave You Bitter
by Scott Beuerlein
With surprising regularity, some poor schlep of a volunteer from a community garden – abuzz with visions of plump, perfect sweet cherries, heirloom apples, and sugar plums dancing in his or her head – will email me with a simple question that they expect will have a simple answer. The question is always some variation on this: "What apples, pears, and peaches would you recommend for a community orchard?" I wish I could see the looks on their faces when they get a big old heaping serving of attitude. >> read article
The Top 10 Reasons Your Tomatoes Fail
by Bob Westerfield
Anyone who has ever grown a backyard tomato knows that there is no comparison to the flavor and quality of a freshly grown tomato compared to one purchased at the supermarket. While tomatoes are arguably the king of the vegetable garden, they can be challenging at times because this tropical fruit can be finicky. By far, tomato problems exceed those of any other vegetable. Whether that is because they just have more problems or because of how popular they are, they are definitely not easy to grow. Here I will outline what I see as the top 10 issues that can lead to tomato failure in the garden. >> read article
Shishito Peppers
by Cynthia Wood
While on a food and native plant pilgrimage to Austin, Texas, I was offered a small plate of charred, wrinkly green peppers sprinkled with sea salt. The waiter said that the peppers were called shishitos and that they were native to Japan. Within a few minutes, I had devoured the entire plateful and was clamoring for more. These odd looking little peppers were seriously addictive. >> read article
2017 New Varieties
Branch out and try something new in the vegetable garden
by Lori Pelkowski
It's that time of year again. The 2017 winners of the coveted All-America Selections Vegetable Awards, which recognizes only the tastiest, easiest-to-grow vegetables, have been announced. The AAS's mission is "to promote new garden seed varieties with superior garden performance judged in impartial trials in North America." I am growing these new varieties this year because, although they may be short in stature, they are heavy on harvest and big on flavor. >> read article
It's All About the Berries
by Susan Crawford
If you have ever seen a beautyberry in fruit, you are not likely to forget it. The brilliant, iridescent purple berries that cluster along the stems of Callicarpa dichotoma and C. japonica in late summer and fall will stop you in your tracks. >> read article


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Comparing 'One-foot step' in FS : Yuna Kim and Adelina Sotnikova
Compare these "One-foot steps with 3+ turns" in the middle of the step sequence each performed by Yuna Kim
and Adelina Sotnikova during the free program of women's figure skating at the 2014 Sochi Olympics.
For clear comparison, all the images were slowed down.
Yuna Kim: Rocker(RBI→RFI)+Bracket(RFI→RBO)+Counter(RBO→RFO)
Adelina Sotnikova: Rocker(RFO→RBO)+Counter(RBO→RFO)+Bracket(RFO→RBI)
Yuna Kim: Twizzle(LFO Tw2.5)+Rocker(LBI→LFI)+Counter(LFI→LBI)
Adelina Sotnikova: Rocker(RFI→RBI)+Counter(RBI→RFI)+Twizzle(RFI Tw1)
Yuna Kim: Counter(RBI→RFI)+Twizzle(RFI Tw2.5)+Three Turn(RBO→RFI)+Rocker(RFI→RBI)
Adelina Sotnikova: Rocker(LFI→LBI)+Rocker(LBI→LFI)+Bracket(LFI→LBO)
- Who has unnecessary tension in her upper body?
- Who has stiff knees and ankles followed by rough rotations?
- Who has softer, cleaner, deeper and more accurate skating skills along with more various turns?
※ When judging GOE(Grade of Execution) of 'Step sequence', bullet points for positive GOE are as follows.
(If a judge sees that the performed step sequence satisfies 2 bullets, GOE of +1 is given, GOE of +2 for 4 bullets , and GOE of 3 is given for 6 or more bullets.)
(1) good energy and execution
(2) good speed or acceleration during sequence
(3) good clarity and precision
(4) deep clean edges
(5) good control and commitment of whole body to accuracy of steps
(6) creativity and originality
(7) effortless throughout
(8) element matched to the musical structure
Sotnikova's one-foot step includes several movements with free-leg held like ice dancers' are, probably intended by the choreographer.
However, the edge of her skating blade is shallow and uncontroled overall, and only her free leg is moving busily while her upper body is untidy and stiff.
As a result, her ice-dance like one foot step using the free leg is loud and busy while what it really does is distracting and compensating for the lack of her edge techniques.
Let's take a look at the image below.
This is the 'One-foot step' of Canadian Ice dancers, Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir.
Basically, skating should be executed on clean, stable edges(deeper the better) without any unnecessary movement .
Only that kind of skating can help free leg-swinging/stretching add to the beauty of step sequence.
Let's go back to the top and take a look at Yuna Kim and Adelina Sotnikova again.
Whose step sequence is closer to that of the ice dancers'?
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